GLOBE
US Shutdown Ends After 43 Days of Civil Service Paralysis
It's believed to have cost almost 2 trillion dollars, affecting critical public services across the US and bearing a significant impact to the local economy.
Donald Trump
Our Neighbourhood
Hamas Will Be Eradicated if They Violate Deal, Trump Warns as Israel Strikes
The Israeli PM is not shelving any additional military operation plans or extending the yellow control line, merely biding his time, as local media report.
GLOBE
'Just Didn't Feel Right'-Trump Cancels Putin, Imposing Sanctions
The measures taken against Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's oil giants, mark the first time the US has sanctioned Russia since Trump’s return to office in January.
GLOBE
Trump Warns Hamas to Accept Peace Plan
Pair say proposal represents new chapter but Israeli PM threatens to ‘finish the job’ if Hamas officials fail to agree.
Wider World
Erdogan at the White House: Turkish Leader Courts Trump for Major Arms, Trade Deals
Analysts argue that the thaw in U.S.–Turkey ties could open the way for closer cooperation across the Middle East but in Washington Thursday the focus is squarely on money, with arms, energy and aviation deals worth tens of billions of dollars on the table.
