May 16, 2023

Report: Blinken considering Dan Shapiro as Abraham Accords point person

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering naming Dan Shapiro, the former US ambassador to Israel, as the State Department’s point person for the Abraham Accords, three US officials told Barak Ravid of Axios on Monday. The report noted that the White House is hoping to expand and strengthen the peace treaties that were

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At least six dead in fire at hostel in Wellington, New Zealand

An overnight fire at a four-story hostel in New Zealand”s capital of Wellington has killed at least six people, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said, according to The Associated Press. Hipkins told an AM morning news program that he understands that six people have been confirmed dead in the fire, and that there are likely to

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