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The U.N. secretary-general’s base salary is higher than President Donald Trump’s, as questions grow over continued U.S.

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The European Union has rarely played more than an auxiliary role in helping resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in ...

Iran ceasefire holds—good for Donald Trump. But how about he turns his attention to the war that Israel is still waging ...

National average gas prices reached a four-year low, with analysts projecting stability through the Independence Day holiday ...

In the past 48 hours, the Middle East has seen an unprecedented US airstrike on Iran with its most powerful non-nuclear ...

Iran launched missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday, threatening to stoke a wider conflict in the Middle East, ...

When the United States joined Israel this weekend in attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, the outrage and condemnation flowed from ...

Previous US attempts to remake the Middle East by force over the decades offer stark warnings about the possibility of a ...

Global crude oil prices are now lower than they were before Israel attacked Iran earlier this month. A price spike did occur, ...

As President Donald Trump floats "regime change" in Tehran, previous U.S. attempts to remake the Middle East by force in ...