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Central American leaders on solving child migrant crisis: We can't do it aloneThe presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras meet with President Obama and Vice President Biden on Friday, and two of them discussed the child migrant crisis ahead of time on Thursday.
FAA lifts ban on US flights to Israel, but not before accusations flyBefore the FAA ban was lifted, Secretary of State John Kerry met with an angry Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, some Obama administration critics found political intent in the agency鈥檚 order.
Gaza crisis: Arab divisions over Hamas making Kerry's job even tougherAs Kerry shuttled in search of a cease-fire, the FAA extended a flight ban to Ben Gurion Airport that Israel sees as a concession to terrorists. Some Arab states appear wary of a deal that strengthens Hamas.
FAA bans US flights to Tel Aviv airport, as Israeli critics cry foulThe Federal Aviation Administration order comes after several US airlines had already canceled flights, citing safety concerns. Israeli official dubs the move a 'prize to terror.'
Gaza crisis: Kerry rushes to Cairo, but does he have a strategy?Kerry appeared to be chomping at the bit before he dashed to Cairo, hoping to end the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. The cost of failure is high, some experts say.
World dangers test US resolve, including Obama鈥檚President Obama has been criticized for "leading from behind" on foreign policy. Secretary of State John Kerry counters that the US is heavily engaged around the world and to great effect, an assertion critics scoff at.
Increasing evidence of Russian involvement in Malaysia Airlines shoot-downInternational pressure on Russia is mounting as new intelligence shows Russian involvement in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. Black boxes and other critical evidence may have been tampered with.
As Israel-Gaza hostilities deepen, US mostly stays out of it. A mistake?Standing back from the fray between Israel and Gaza is in part a reflection of a 鈥榗old-eyed鈥� realist perspective that President Obama has adopted, some experts say.
Malaysia jet tragedy: Obama responds with full-court press on RussiaObama's remarks and statements by Pentagon officials and the US ambassador at the UN seemed a coordinated effort to use the Malaysia jet tragedy as a means to pressure Russia to end the strife in Ukraine.
Malaysian plane downing: Will it change course of Ukraine conflict?The downing of a Malaysian passenger plane by a surface-to-air missile over rebel-held Ukraine would seem to be a game-changer in the conflict. But security analysts hold out little expectation that will be the case. A wild card? Germany.
Ukraine: Stressing coordination with EU, US tightens sanctions on RussiaOfficials said Obama was willing to go it alone with the additional sanctions, but that聽the coordinated action demonstrated a 'common purpose' against Russia鈥檚 support for Ukraine separatists.聽
Iran nuclear talks: If Kerry seeks extension, will Congress go along?Kerry鈥檚 assessment of the state of negotiations between world powers and Iran suggests he is likely to recommend some extension in the talks when he meets with Obama and congressional leaders this week.
North Korea missiles and rockets: What message from Kim this time?North Korea fired at least 100 rockets into the sea Monday, a day after test-launching missiles in violation of UN resolutions. The belligerence from leader Kim Jong-un comes ahead of US-South Korea joint military drills.
Monitor BreakfastIran's aid to Hamas has bearing on nuclear talks, House panel chief saysHouse Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce tells a Monitor-hosted breakfast that the rockets Hamas is firing deep into Israel should be a reminder to nuclear negotiators that Iran can鈥檛 easily be trusted.
Jailed US Marine: a wrong turn in Mexico, a furor back homeMarine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi says he crossed into Mexico with firearms illegal in that country by mistake. Mexican authorities aren't convinced. Critics blame US authorities for doing too little to secure his release.
Iran connection: Why are Gaza rockets reaching so deep into Israel?A recent United Nations report, still classified, confirms that Iran is implicated in exporting longer-range missiles to the region, such as the M-302 rockets launched from Gaza.
Boko Haram 'scourge' a warning sign for all West Africa, envoy saysThe United Nations' special representative for West Africa says the Boko Haram kidnapping of 270 schoolgirls speaks to deeper instability in the region.
Progress WatchUN Millennium Development goals: World cuts extreme poverty in halfUN Millennium Development Goals report shows how 'bold targeting' has reduced the gap between boys and girls attending primary school, malaria mortality, and the number of people living without improved water sources.
US-bound airport security tightens amid worry about one bombmakerAl Qaeda follower Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri has a talent for building hard-to-detect bombs, and now intelligence indicates that he has ties to an Islamist group whose members include Westerners 鈥� who don't need visas to travel to the US.聽
Iran nuclear talks: 3 issues that must be resolved for an accord this monthThe parties to the Iran nuclear talks are likely to carry on marathon negotiations over the next two weeks. Each side is calling on the other to take the big steps necessary to make a comprehensive agreement possible.
