The Pentagon plans to send the two Iron Dome missile defense systems it had previously purchased from Israel back to that country to defend itself against inbound missiles, a US official and a congressional aide said.

Transfix’s investment being announced on the same day Convoy told employees it was winding down operations highlights some of the differences between members of a group broadly defined as “digital brokers.”

The Biden administration’s dream of cutting a nuclear deal with Iran was already on life support. This month’s deadly Hamas terrorist assault on Israel may have been the death blow.

The Pentagon’s latest report shows China is on track with its efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal – though their total warheads are still a fraction of that of the US.

The lack of a U.S. ambassador in Israel hobbles the Biden administration’s ability to pursue its goals. The U.S. also lacks ambassadors in Egypt and other countries in the region.

Canada announced Thursday it had been forced to repatriate 41 of its 62 diplomats based in India after New Delhi threatened to revoke their diplomatic immunity, as tensions rise between the two countries.

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Paul Salem, president of the Middle East Institute in Washington, about tensions between Israel and the Lebanese Islamist political party and militant group Hezbollah.

Google Wallet now supports the same four states as Apple Wallet for official IDs. Here’s what else you need to know.