![Hamas's top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated on July 31, 2024, in Tehran, Iran [File: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AA-20240731-35277878-35277870-HAMAS_LEADER_ISMAIL_HANIYEH_KILLED_IN_ISRAELI_STRIKE_IN_TEHRAN-1722412397.webp?resize=265%2C198&ssl=1 "Life of defiance: Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political boss, killed")
Syria’s war: US suspends ceasefire talks with Russia
Decision denounced by Russia comes as air strikes continue in Aleppo with another deadly attack on its largest hospital.
The M10 hospital has repeatedly been hit by air strikes over the past week
The United States has suspended talks with Russia on trying to end...
Soviet Document Suggests Mahmoud Abbas Was a K.G.B. Spy in the 1980s
JERUSALEM — Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may have more in common than an interest in Middle East peace talks. According to a newly discovered Soviet document, Mr. Abbas may have once worked for...
![British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on, at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, UK, July 5, 2024 [Kevin Coombs/Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-05T115520Z_52034812_RC2ZO8AP0G9J_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ELECTION-1720202222.webp?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 "New PM Starmer names first cabinet after landslide win")
