Middle East

President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb settlement activity but avoided any explicit endorsement of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a longstanding bedrock of U.S. Middle East policy.

A pick-up in American oil activity is keeping oil prices in check, despite OPEC's efforts to drive prices higher.

A pick-up in American oil activity is keeping oil prices in check, despite OPEC's efforts to drive prices higher.

Protests, Iran and Amazon earnings. Here's what's On Our Radar today: Violent protests erupted on the University of California, Berkeley campus over a planned speech from extreme conservative Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor for Breitbart News.

Protests, Iran and Amazon earnings. Here's what's On Our Radar today: Violent protests erupted on the University of California, Berkeley campus over a planned speech from extreme conservative Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor for Breitbart News.

The United States on Friday sanctioned 13 individuals and 12 entities under U.S. Iran sanctions authority, days after the White House had put Iran "on notice" over a ballistic missile test and other activities.

Iran said on Thursday the U.S. National Security Advisor's (NSA) comments on the recent ballistic missile test were "repetitive, baseless and provocative", state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi as saying.

Iran said on Thursday the U.S. National Security Advisor's (NSA) comments on the recent ballistic missile test were "repetitive, baseless and provocative", state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi as saying.