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May 5

Israel says Trump’s Middle East visit is the ‘window of opportunity’ for hostage deal

Israel says President Donald Trump's Middle East visit is the "window of opportunity" to secure a hostage deal before it launches a massive military operation to take over the Gaza Strip.

May 5

Trump to meet with American ballerina freed from Russian prison

The White House will host American Russian former ballerina Ksenia Karelina roughly a month after the Trump administration secured her release from a Russian prison.

May 5

Trump's 16th week in office to include WH meeting with Canada, ongoing trade negotiations

President Donald Trump's 16th week back in the Oval Office is expected to include a visit from Canadian PM Carney, trade talks and ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

May 5

Israel approves plan to capture all of Gaza, calls up tens of thousands of reserve troops

Israel's military called up tens of thousands of reserve troops Monday, just as top officials approved a plan to capture all of Gaza and hold it for an unknown period.

May 5

Trump says Mexican president is afraid of cartels after she rejected his offer to send US troops to Mexico

President Donald Trump claimed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is afraid of the cartels after she rejected his offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico.

May 4

Trump to tap new national security advisor in 6 months; calls Waltz move ‘upgrade’

President Trump spoke to reporters from Air Force One Sunday night, answering questions from the national security advisor to an offer to send troops to Mexico to fight cartels.

May 4

American tourist reportedly impaled on Rome's Colosseum fence as dozens watch in horror

A U.S. tourist visiting Rome needed 80 stitches after he was impaled while climbing over a fence at the Colosseum, local Italian newspaper, Il Messaggero, reported.

May 4

Francis' 'pope-mobile' being converted into Gaza mobile clinic

The pope-mobile that carried Pope Francis on his 2014 tour of Bethlehem will be converted into a "mobile health station" for children in Gaza.

May 4

Battle for biblical archaeology intensifies as Israeli researchers face academic boycott

A top archaeology journal now bars Israelis from publishing on Judea and Samaria unless they work with Palestinian authorities, sparking backlash over efforts to erase Judeo-Christian ties to the land.

May 4

Trump says he could 'walk away' from Russia-Ukraine talks, cites 'tremendous hatred' on both sides

President Donald Trump says the US remains committed to achieving peace between Russia and Ukraine, but added that the timeline must improve.