Israel’s prime minister struck a defiant tone against US President Joe Biden after the US withheld a shipment of bombs as a warning to its top Middle East ally not to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Other entities were added to the list for allegedly trying to obtain US quantum technology for China, or for seeking US parts for military drones.

Donald Trump said “What Biden is doing with respect to Israel is disgraceful,” in reference to the president’s threat to stop sending weapons to Israel as it wages war against the Palestinian militant group in Gaza.

Bilateral working group sessions meant to build on agreements reached last year and restore top-level engagement as pledged at Xi-Biden summit.

American vulnerability to Chinese overcapacity also a concern being tackled, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tells key House Appropriations committee.

The independent White House hopeful made the claim in a 2012 deposition as part of his divorce from his second wife, but says he has since recovered.

Israeli forces massed tanks close to built-up areas of Rafah, after US President Joe Biden vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces launched a major invasion of the southern Gaza city.

The Rafah crossing has been a vital conduit for humanitarian aid since the start of the war and is the only place where people can enter and exit.

Analysts say the move is insurance against an accelerating “arms race” in the region, as lessons are learned from recent flare-ups such as Iran’s drone and missile attack against Israel last month.

Jailing Trump would almost certainly inflame his already loyal base of supporters and in their minds further Trump’s narrative that he is being politically persecuted.

The porn star at the heart of Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial testified – in sometimes explicit detail – about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former president in a hotel penthouse suite.

Analysts say there has been “a lot of noise” about strained ties but Washington places strategic capital on India as a counterweight to growing Chinese influence.

Bernie Sanders, the longest-serving independent senator in American history, said he will seek a fourth term in an announcement touting his record over 16 years and taking aim at US military funding for Israel.

The judge in the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump said he will consider prison time for the former president for additional violations of the gag order.

Israel’s prime minister denounced a ‘volcano of antisemitism’ and international criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.

The millennial politician is rarely far from the headlines, from her ‘tone-deaf’ Met Gala dress to policies like the Green New Deal and putting pressure on President Biden over Gaza

Former US president Donald Trump has sharpened his allegation that his Democratic successor has weaponised the US justice system against him, comparing Joe Biden’s tactics to those of Hitler’s secret police.

Tens of thousands have been killed. Yet domestic politics are as much a factor as any looming humanitarian disaster for Western and Middle Eastern governments involved in peace talks.

Foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar rejected the US president’s remark, saying his country has historically been a society that is very open.

Academics said his use of the term was unfair given Japan’s unique cultural and historical context.

The list of 19 Medal of Freedom honorees pays homage to ‘firsts’ in their field, including the Everything Everywhere All at Once star, the first Asian to win the Oscar for Best Actress.

The arrival of Russian personnel in the West African country came in the wake of a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces from the country.

US president tries to make case that countries would improve economically if they welcomed immigrants, but some warn that his words are a diplomatic blunder.

The US president says the protests have not made him reconsider his position on the war, but he does not support calls to send in the National Guard.

Japan is a critical US ally, while India, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, is a vital partner in the Indo-Pacific despite differences on human rights

Most analysts believe Trump would maintain the alliance to counter Beijing, but some said major shifts including a potential troop pull-out were possible