Clinton Invites Israel, Palestinians To Direct Talks

LONDON — Britain’s Prince William has described the past year as “brutal” following cancer diagnoses for his wife and father. “Honestly, it’s been dreadful,” he said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday as he closed out a four-day trip to South Africa, the Prince of Wales described 2024 as being probably “the hardest year in my life.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] He added: “So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult. “But I’m so proud of my wife, I’m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done.

“Control of the House is still up in the air. But if Republicans do hold onto power — and it seems like they will — Speaker Mike Johnson will again be forced to govern with a paper-thin majority,” Punchbowl News reports. “Most top Republicans and Democrats say the GOP will end up with between 218 and 221 House seats.

NPR: “White voters have sided with Republicans in every presidential election since at least 1976. And in this election, white voters went up as a share of the electorate from 67% to 71%.” “That is remarkable, considering that, quite simply, there are fewer white people in the country than ever before.

“A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U. S. citizens,” the AP reports. “The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.

Donald Trump’s comeback is now certain, after he decisively won re-election to the White House, but there is growing uncertainty over how his second-term administration will deal with the Asia-Pacific—a region of increasing strategic relevance and home to a number of international economic and security concerns for the U. S. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Experts tell TIME that Trump’s first term, as well as his promises on the campaign trail, can offer clues about his potential approach to Asia.