Just a couple months ago, the Middle East seemed to be calming down, at least a bit. But now the region is heating up again, and the U.S. is very deeply involved. NPR's Greg Myre connects the dots.

Mr Putin agreed to the limited ceasefire but stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the White House is pushing for. Image: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. File pics ...

MELBOURNE: When a ceasefire in the war between Hamas and Israel finally came into effect on Jan 19, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. However, that ceasefire agreement, and its ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again playing a calculated game with the proposed ceasefire deal. Putin’s response has been predictably shrewd. He has not outright rejected the proposal ...

The wave of Israeli strikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) was the culmination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to get ...

“We are very much on track” toward a full ceasefire, Trump said on his Truth Social platform. In his own post on X, Zelenskyy said he had a “positive, very substantive and frank conversation ...

President Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, contends there’s a “relatively short distance” to go before a full Russia-Ukraine ceasefire is reached. “I think the devil’s in the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to a partial ceasefire against Russian energy targets in a phone call with President Donald Trump Wednesday, the White House said, a day after ...

President Trump said ceasefire talks to end the war between Kyiv and Moscow are “on track” following a “very good call” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the latest in the back ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expresses "skepticism" after the call. President Donald Trump held a high-stakes call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as the United States seeks a ceasefire ...

The Trump administration and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukraine has agreed to move forward with a partial ceasefire with Russia, which President Donald Trump and ...

It is true Hamas is responsible for delays and manipulations during the first phase of the ceasefire deal. It also turned hostage releases into propaganda spectacles, tormenting both the families ...