US national security adviser says a negotiated outcome is the best way to end Lebanon-Israel tension

[ad_1] BEIRUT — U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday that he has discussed with Israeli officials the volatile situation along the Lebanon-Israel border, adding that a “negotiated outcome” is the best way to reassure residents of northern Israel. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Sullivan said that Washington won’t tolerate threats by Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group, which has been attacking Israeli military posts along the border since a day after the Israel-Hamas war began…

"US national security adviser says a negotiated outcome is the best way to end Lebanon-Israel tension"

America’s top priority is to help Ukraine ‘defend itself’ as a sovereign nation, Blinken adviser says

[ad_1] As Russia continued firing missiles on residential areas in the east of the country on Thursday, senior officials from the European Union paid a visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen stood beside Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and promised more aid. She also announced the establishment in The Hague of an international center for the prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine.  “Russia must be held accountable in courts…

"America’s top priority is to help Ukraine ‘defend itself’ as a sovereign nation, Blinken adviser says"