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New CIA workplace assault case emerges as spy agency shields extent of sexual misconduct in ranks

Sep. 11, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — At an impromptu party in the office to celebrate his 50th birthday, a veteran CIA officer got drunk, reached up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissed her in front of stunned co-workers, prosecutors alleged in the latest case of sexual misconduct to spill from the spy...

Israel-Hamas war cease-fire, hostage talks will continue after weekend meetings didn't resolve gaps

Aug. 26, 2024 01:21 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended Sunday without a final agreement, a U.S. official said. But talks will continue at lower levels in the coming days in an...

White House insists it is making progress on Gaza cease-fire as talks continue over the weekend

Aug. 23, 2024 18:34 PM EDT

BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) — The White House said Friday that cease-fire talks in Cairo have been constructive and will continue over the weekend as the U.S. and Mideast allies continue to press Israel and Hamas to forge an agreement. CIA Director William Burns and Brett McGurk, a...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says

Aug. 23, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says she and President Joe Biden are...

Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former negotiator known as a 'true believer,' seeks Iran's presidency

Jul. 03, 2024 01:38 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran's top nuclear negotiator for years, but he won no plaudits from Western diplomats sitting across the table as he repeatedly lectured them on everything while offering nothing. ...