China, which is taking part in negotiations in Vienna as a member of the P5+1, appears keen on expanding ties in the Middle East, which could undercut US sanctions on Iran.
US authorities name 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram as the hostage-taker in Saturday's crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville. President Joe Biden calls the attack an act of terror. Bennett thanks Abbott for his steadfast support of the Jewish community in Texas, invites him to visit Jerusalem.
Russian TV does not specify what issues Putin plans to discuss with Iran's Ebrahim Raisi.
The 40-year-old victim, identified as Michelle Alyssa Go of New York, was waiting for a southbound R train around 9:40 a.m. when she was apparently shoved, according to police.
If the fifth wave of COVID hadn't led to many absences, the 160-seat Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, would have been much fuller on Saturday.
"We now have to conclude and come to a decision: Either the Iranians want to complete this, in which case we have the impression that there will be flexibility in the Americans’ stance, or they don’t want to complete this, and in that case we will be faced with a major proliferation crisis," says French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott lauds the successful end of the hostage crisis at the Colleyville synagogue. FBI finds no immediate indication that the gunman, who sought the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist with ties to al-Qaida, had connections to any broader plan but that the agency's investigation "will have global reach."
Portuguese authorities taking a closer look at decision to grant citizenship to billionaire under law that allows descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during Inquisition.
Japanese coast guard reports projectile could have been a ballistic missile, which would make it the third missile North Korea has fired since Jan. 1.
Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa saw the greatest number of ISIS incidents.
