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"New US administration believes this remains the best way to ensure Israel’s future as a democratic and Jewish state while upholding the Palestinians’ legitimate aspirations for a state," US diplomat says.

The Biden family's two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration, and a cat seems to be in their future, as well.

Arguments in the Senate trial over the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” to begin on Feb. 8. But Republican denunciations of Trump have cooled and they plan to present tangle of legal arguments questioning whether Trump’s repeated demands to overturn Joe Biden’s election really amounted to incitement.

White House says France is Washington's "oldest ally," stresses commitment to bolstering transatlantic ties.

The Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Freya vessels seized in waters off Kalimantan province and will be escorted to Batam island in Riau Island Province for further investigation.

Maher Bitar served as National Security Council director for Israeli, Palestinian affairs under former US President Obama. As Rep. Adam Schiff’s top legal representative, he was deeply involved in Trump’s first impeachment.

Conservative filmmaker Michael Pack created a furor when he took over US Agency for Global Media last year and fired the boards of all the outlets, a move that was criticized as a threat to editorial independence.  

“The president has made clear he believes that through diplomacy, the US seeks to strengthen nuclear constraints on Iran and address other issues of concern," White House official says.

World leaders express unanimous desire to work closely with the new US administration. "Today is a good day for democracy. The United States of America, it has faced tremendous challenges – and endured," German president says.