European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU leaders hosted a delegation of Middle Eastern leaders, including Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, on the second day of their summit in Cyprus. They held talks on the Middle East over a working lunch with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria on Friday afternoon.
The situation in the Persian Gulf is messy. Officially, the diplomatic channels between the US and Iran remain open, with US President Donald Trump extending the ceasefire this week. Peace talks, however, seem to be stuck.
Meera Kurian, 46, had worked in Dubai long enough to stop counting the years. Earlier this month, the hotel where she worked let her go. Occupancy had fallen sharply after the outbreak of the Iran war. She is not angry about it, and that, more than anything, captures the overall mood of returning Indian workers.
The order in the case involving Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago came from the Board of Immigration Appeals, an administrative court within the Justice Department.
Sledge Taylor, 73, walks his corn fields just outside Como, Miss. on Friday, April 17, 2026. The corn stalks are currently between vegetative stages known as V3 and V5, normally when Taylor would be applying nitrogen fertilizer. But he said he may not do it this year because of the cost of fertilizer.
Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi answers questions from the media at the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026. Bondi is one of several DOJ officials who've faced ethics complaints with state bar associations in recent years.
Samantha Pohlman, a registered nurse, performs a cosmetic treatment procedure on Christine Ruiz at Planned Parenthood - B Street in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, March 20. Planned Parenthood is expanding its services by offering cosmetic treatments like injections to expand its revenue sources.
An Iranian woman walks past symbolic belongings laid on the ground at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 24, 2026, in tribute to the schoolgirls in Minab killed in an airstrike. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images The White House has confirmed that U.S.