Greg Myre

CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes a surprise visit to Cuba as the spy agency calls on the nation to make "fundamental changes." Cuba says it has run out of fuel and is suffering massive blackouts.

President Donald Trump posted to social media on Saturday afternoon that a deal to end the war with Iran "will be announced" shortly.

On paper, there are ceasefires in place between Israel and the US in Iran, and also in Lebanon, Gaza. On the ground, fighting goes on.

BEIRUT, LEBANON — Israeli forces have captured a medieval castle in southern Lebanon which dates back to the Crusader era and raised their flag on

Israel expands its invasion of Lebanon capturing a strategic hilltop as U.S. talks aimed at ending the war with Iran appear to be in limbo.

U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have a long history of working together, but the pair is under strain amid the ongoing war in Iran.

President Trump has confirmed that he called Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" and used an expletive during a heated telephone call this week that halted planned Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut.

President Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport on Oct. 13, 2025. Trump visited to country as part of a ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

President Trump admits to calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" during a tense and heated phone call over Israel's offensive into Lebanon. How strained is their relationship?

In recent years, Israel's relationship with the U.S. has changed — not for the better, some analysts say. Now, new tensions have emerged between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.