British street artist Banksy has offered a royal "apology" engraved on Israel's barrier in the occupied West Bank for Britain's endorsement a century ago of the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. More »
When Israel's envoy told UNESCO delegates last July that fixing the plumbing in his toilet was more important than their latest ruling, it highlighted how fractious geopolitics are paralyzing the workings of the agency. More »
President Donald Trump's Middle East peace negotiator, Jason Greenblatt, is returning to Israel to "continue the peace track" after the president met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last week in New York, ... More »
North Korea's nuclear threat looms large this week over the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, where diplomats are eager to hear U.S. President Donald Trump address the 193-member body for the first time. More »
New York police and a host of federal agencies are preparing for the annual traffic and security nightmare known as the United Nations General Assembly, featuring a week of speeches by U.S. President Donald Trump and a parade of other dignitaries. More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month during a visit to New York, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 19. More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint declaration with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 16, 2017. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to focus on business rather than history in Bu... More »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Moscow, Russia June 20, 2017. U.S. attempts to set preconditions for the return of Russian diplomatic property seized in New York and Maryland are... More »
FILE PHOTO – The front of the U.S. embassy is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo President Donald Trump is trying to determine how keeping his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem could affect his hopes ... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S. May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump will express support for Palestinian “self-determination” during a Middle East trip this month, a... More »
FILE PHOTO: Logos of Tencent are displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Struggling to seal deals in the United States as regulatory scrutiny tightens, Chinese companies looking to invest in promising te... More »
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologizes during an interview for saying Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts A senior member of Israel’s government welcomed on Wedne... More »
Jason Greenblatt (L), U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem March 13, 2017. Courtesy Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv/Handout via REUTERS The Trump administr... More »
The Israeli military said it shot down one of numerous anti-aircraft missiles launched on Friday at its air force which was operating in Syria, in a rare such incident that spilled over into neighboring countries. More »
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File photo She is controlled and cautious, a physicist from East Germany who takes her time making decisions and has never relished... More »
FILE PHOTO: A worker harvests cannabis plants at a plantation near the northern town of Nazareth, Israel, May 28, 2013. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo The Israeli government voted on Sunday in favor of decriminalizing recreational marijuana use, joining some U.... More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at a Cyber Security Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo Investors are betting heavily that Israeli defense and cyber-security firms will reap a windfall from... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the swearing-in ceremony of the new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria One of Rex Tillerson’s first directives as ... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a listening session with the Retail Industry Leaders Association and member company CEOs in the Rosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts – Highlights of the day fo... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a listening session with the Retail Industry Leaders Association and member company CEOs in the Rosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts A crisis over the relation... More »
A general view picture shows the Israeli barrier running between the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat (R) and Pisgat Zeev, both located in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Middle East war February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar... More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool President Donald Trump prepared to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for talks that could shape the c... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump supports the goal of peace between Israel an... More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, preparing for his first meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, will work wi... More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would present “responsible policies” in talks with U.S. President Donald Tr... More »
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during their meeting in New York, September 25, 2016. Kobi Gideon/Government Press Office (GPO)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Seizing on an... More »
The front of the U.S. embassy is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington in early February during a phone call in which they discussed... More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during their meeting in New York, September 25, 2016. Kobi Gideon/Government Press Office (GPO)/Handout via REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta... More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) stands next to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during their meeting in New York, September 25, 2016. Kobi Gideon/Government Press Office (GPO)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE ... More »
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his farewell address in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. President Barack Obama played down fallout from a U.S. abstention on a United Nations resolution last month demanding an end to I... More »
An employee works at an Israel Antiquities Authority laboratory in Jerusalem October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Israeli archaeologists have made public a fragment of an ancient text which they say is the earliest Hebrew reference to Jerusalem outside the Bib... More »
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs after meeting with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, U.S. September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday told Isra... More »
KATHMANDU A 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed at least 37 people and spread panic in Nepal on Tuesday, bringing down buildings already weakened by a devastating tremor less than three weeks ago and unleashing landslides in Himalayan valleys near Mount Everest. M... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the gathering he jokingly called “a night when Washington celebrates itself,” U.S. President Barack Obama took light-hearted aim on Saturday at a range of political friends and foes, including the people running to succeed him. Obama’... More »
