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Paris Court Deals Family Blow in Battle for Rent From the French Embassy in Iraq
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar February 3, 2026

The court said it was not the right authority to handle the lawsuit for unpaid rent, and the case should be heard in Iraq, where the family’s ancestors had fled persecution.

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France’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.

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Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
ByEdward Wong December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.

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U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on Immigration, Document Says
ByEdward Wong and Hamed Aleaziz November 26, 2025November 27, 2025

American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”

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Inside Iran’s Museum of American Espionage
ByDeclan Walsh, Gelareh Kiazand, Jon Hazell and Christina Thornell October 15, 2025

The enduring animosity between the United States and Iran is reflected inside the walls of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, now turned into a museum of anti-American propaganda. U.S. involvement in the June Iran-Israel war has resurfaced that shared …

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Inside Iran’s Museum of American Espionage
ByDeclan Walsh, Gelareh Kiazand, Jon Hazell and Christina Thornell October 15, 2025

The enduring animosity between the United States and Iran is reflected inside the walls of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, now turned into a museum of anti-American propaganda. U.S. involvement in the June Iran-Israel war has resurfaced that shared …

Read More Inside Iran’s Museum of American Espionage
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Is Expected to Make Rare Visit to Egypt
ByNatan Odenheimer September 27, 2025September 28, 2025

Ambassador Mike Huckabee is to travel to Cairo for talks that officials said would focus on the Gaza war and tensions between Israel and Egypt.

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Mike Huckabee, Israel’s Passionate Defender as Gaza War Drives Allies Away
ByElisabeth Bumiller August 2, 2025August 4, 2025

Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is the first evangelical to serve as American ambassador to Israel. Christian conservatives and the Netanyahu government are pleased.

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Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
ByEdward Wong, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Minho Kim June 25, 2025

The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.

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Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
ByEdward Wong, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Minho Kim June 25, 2025June 26, 2025

The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.

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