Middle East

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to meet this week with the European Union's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, a leading deal proponent.

The Israeli military announced an investigation.

The Taliban carry out near-daily attack, inflicting staggering casualties on Afghan forces, and now control about half of Afghanistan.

The movement of diplomatic personnel is often done in times of conflict, but what is driving the decisions from the White House remains unclear.

The unit will return stateside in the winter.

Forster says each deployment will last roughly nine months but one artillery unit will likely be there for about a year.

The college announced last week that Timothy Lenderking would speak about the Middle East on Thursday.

The airmen are expected to return to the U.S. by next spring.

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil is falling a day after reaching its highest point in almost a month as worries about a possible disruption in Middle East crude supplies lessen.
Benchmark crude fell 68 cents to $88.60 Tuesday morning...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel is backing sweeping new penalties on Iran with lawmakers arguing the economic pressure will undercut Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
The Banking Committee approved the legislation Thursday by voice vote in a rare instance of bipartisanship...