Two Israeli officials say no progress has been made in talks in Doha on a new deal for hostages and a cease-fire in Gaza. One Israeli official said Netanyahu showed "zero flexibility" in revising previous proposals by US envoy Witkov.
Administration officials said Greece is not currently considering providing additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.
Former IMF officials said that the United States already has five typical characteristics of emerging market crises, and no IMF bailout or structural adjustment program can turn things around. Click to view...
Three Iraqi energy officials said there is currently no alternative to Iranian energy imports in Iraq, and peak consumption in the summer could pose a serious risk of power shortages.
Market news: Iraqi officials say there are reports that Iraq will face U.S. sanctions if oil exports from the Kurdish region are not resumed, which Iraq denies.
Israeli officials say Hamas has agreed to the Gaza deal.
According to industry officials, the cryptocurrency industry is pushing Trump's team to issue an executive order on his first day in office next month, kicking off his promised cryptocurrency policy reforms to help mainstream tokens. During the campaign, Trump promised to become a "cryptocurrency president," and the industry wants him to follow through on his promise to create bitcoin inventories through executive orders, ensure the industry has access to banking services, and create a cryptocur...
According to South Korean media outlet YTN, South Korean Defense Ministry officials said martial law would be maintained.
CNN: Israeli officials say a meeting of Israel's security cabinet is voting on a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Election Day went well, with more than half of the 64,000 mail-in ballots scanned by 3 p.m., election officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, said. Officials expect to complete the mail-in ballots count by midnight tonight. County Chief Josh Parsons said turnout could be record this year, with long lines already showing up at some suburban and rural polling places.
Election officials in Gwinnett County, Georgia, said turnout for this election is expected to exceed the total turnout for 2020. As of 10:30 a.m. ET, nearly 35,000 voters had cast ballots, and county officials expect 95,000 votes on Election Day, matching the 2020 vote total. Historical data shows that 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. is the busiest time to vote in the county, and election officials believe it will be the same this year. "Voting is running smoothly and there are no security concerns at this tim...
According to local media reports, Argentine tax officials and naval security officials said they had thwarted a major "smuggling" ring of bitcoin mining machines. The Argentine Naval Prefecture and the national tax authority, AFIP, conducted several raids in a joint "large-scale" operation.
Argentine President Millet will meet Elon Musk in New York on Monday, according to Argentine officials.
US prosecutors said they did not breach a plea deal with former FTX executive Ryan Salame and did not commit to stopping the investigation of his partner Michelle Bond. Salame has previously accused the government of threatening his significant other Bonds in plea negotiations, but prosecutors stressed that they repeatedly made it clear to Salame's lawyers that the plea would not affect the ongoing investigation of Bond. Salame pleaded guilty in September to participating in an illegal political...
Officials from the American Federation of Latin American Rights Organizations said Biden tested positive for the novel coronavirus.