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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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U.S. Flies Drones Over Gaza to Monitor Cease-Fire, Officials Say
ByNatan Odenheimer and Eric Schmitt October 24, 2025

The surveillance missions are part of a U.S.-led international effort to ensure the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds.

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Defense and Military Forces | Drones (Pilotless Planes) | Gaza Strip | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Rubio, Marco | State Department

U.S. Flies Drones Over Gaza to Monitor Cease-Fire, Officials Say
ByNatan Odenheimer and Eric Schmitt October 24, 2025

The surveillance missions are part of a U.S.-led international effort to ensure the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds.

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U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says
ByEdward Wong October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.

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U.S. May Seek United Nations Mandate for Gaza Security Force, Rubio Says
ByLiam Stack and Tyler Pager October 23, 2025October 24, 2025

Vice President JD Vance spoke from Israel, as he wrapped up a visit aimed at shoring up a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

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U.S. May Seek United Nations Mandate for Gaza Security Force, Rubio Says
ByLiam Stack and Tyler Pager October 23, 2025

Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.

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Gaza Strip | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Netanyahu, Benjamin | State Department | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | United States Politics and Government | Witkoff, Steven

Trump Says Gaza Talks Are Going ‘Very Well’ and Will Visit Middle East
ByDavid E. Sanger October 8, 2025

The president’s comments and a note from Marco Rubio hinted that the two-year-long conflict may be about to pause, if not end.

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With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment
ByDavid E. Sanger October 8, 2025October 9, 2025

For President Trump, success in brokering a cease-fire is the ultimate test of his self-described goal as a deal maker and a peacemaker.

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What to Know About the Visa Standoff Between Trump and the United Nations
ByFarnaz Fassihi September 20, 2025September 22, 2025

The president of the Palestinian Authority isn’t attending the U.N. General Assembly in person after the Trump administration denied him and his delegation visas.

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