David Goldman / AP US Military Formally Begins Final Phase of Ending America's 'Forever War' US and NATO troops have officially begun packing up and shipping out of Afghanistan after a 20-year conflict. By The Associated Press April 30, 2021
Melina Mara - The Washington Post / AP / Pool Pentagon Preparing for the Worst as US Military Pulls Out of Afghanistan The Pentagon is preparing for possible Taliban attacks on American forces as they withdraw from Afghanistan. By The Associated Press April 29, 2021
Khalid Mohammed / AP Iran Rocked by Leaked Tape of Top Diplomat Discussing US, Russia, China After the leak became public, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh did not dispute the tape's authenticity. By The Associated Press April 26, 2021
Alex Wong /Getty Images Biden Administration Announces It's Sending Palestinians a Major Cash Payment The Biden admin. has made no secret of its belief that former Trump’s approach to the Mideast, which alienated the Palestinians, was flawed By The Associated Press April 6, 2021
Suez Canal Authority / AP Young Not Stupid: A Suez Blockage Shouldn't Hurt Americans But Thanks to the Global Economy It Will The canal, which is used as an important passage for oil and gas transportation is responsible for 12 percent of all global trade. By Cameron Arcand March 29, 2021
bugto / Getty Images Report: Israeli Ship Hit with Missile Launched by Iran 'Iran is the greatest enemy of Israel, I am determined to halt it. We are hitting it in the entire region,' one analyst said. By Jack Davis March 25, 2021
Sebastian Scheiner / AP Israeli Archaeologists Make Stunning Biblical Discovery in Remote Cave 'These finds are not just important to our own cultural heritage, but to that of the entire world,' an Israeli government official said. By Erin Coates March 16, 2021
Hadi Mizban / AP Iraq's Beleaguered Christians Cling to Faith After 20 Years of Brutal Persecution Two decades of violent persecution has left Iraq's ancient Christian communities scattered and in ruins. By The Associated Press March 4, 2021
Katsumi Yamamoto / AP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Accuses Iran of Attack on Israeli Interests 'It is most important that Iran doesn’t have nuclear weapons, with or without an agreement, this I also told to my friend Biden.' By The Associated Press February 28, 2021
Gerry Broome / AP Freshman Dem Defies Party, Comes Out Against Biden's Iran Deal President Biden appears intent on appeasing Iran. Thankfully, not every Democrat appears to be on board with this decision. By Garion Frankel February 26, 2021