Middle East News Headlines
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Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits
An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening mistrust and anger on visits to Israel and the West Bank this week
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Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue
Officials say a Palestinian gunman killed seven people and wounded three others near a synagogue in east Jerusalem in the deadliest attack on Israelis in years
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Israel, Gaza fighters trade fire after deadly West Bank raid
Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes as tensions soared following an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank
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Blinken headed to Mideast as US alarm over violence grows
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend amid a sharp spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence that has alarmed the Biden administration
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McIlroy snubs Reed, in no mood for reconciliation in Dubai
Rory McIlroy was one of the most vocal critics of the LIV Golf breakaway league last year
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Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel
Democrats are picking an early fight with the House Republican majority over committee seats
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EU lawmakers replace disgraced VP as suspect cuts plea deal
European Union lawmakers have voted to replace a disgraced former parliament vice president suspected of involvement in a major corruption scandal
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John Kerry tells AP he backs UAE oil chief overseeing COP28
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates’ decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects
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Report: Myanmar arms industry growing after army takeover
A report says companies from at least 13 countries have helped Myanmar build up its capacity to produce weapons that are being used to commit atrocities
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Hamline University under fire for art professor's dismissal
A Minnesota university’s dismissal of a professor for including depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course has put the small, private school at the center of a debate over how to include controversial material in college courses while respecting students’ personal relationship to the material
