Witkoff, who is Jewish and who has been friends with Trump since the 1980s when he bought Trump a sandwich after they worked on a real estate transaction, has no Middle East diplomatic experience ...

The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy. Deterring Russia from re ...

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Who is Steve Witkoff? The man behind Marc Fogel's release When teacher Marc Fogel returned to the United States on Tuesday after three and a half years’ imprisonment in Russia, he was ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to ...

He was escorted home by Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff - who flew to Moscow specially to bring Fogel home. 07:05:01 In pictures: Aftermath of Russian strikes on Kyiv ...

As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine "may or may not be Russian someday" (see 8.17am post). We've been keeping an eye on reaction in Ukraine, where the comments are ...

Frustration is building within the Defense Department, officials say, over the surge in Iranian proxy attacks on American military positions. A strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities would present ...

Donald Trump has announced new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports as he continues to take an aggressive posture on the world stage, risking a trade war with international allies, who ...

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said Marc Fogel had been picked up by Steve Witkoff, Trump's chief Middle East envoy, on Tuesday, The development was described as a move in “the ...

After the Secret Service intervened in an almost-assassination attempt at his golf club in Florida, Trump’s security detail heightened security concerns and chose to fly the future president on a ...

After the Secret Service intervened in an almost-assassination attempt at his golf club in Florida, Trump’s security detail heightened security concerns and chose to fly the future president on a ...