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US decides to release suspended military aid to Egypt

 The State Department says the United States has decided to release $195 million in military aid to Egypt after withholding the assistance last year over human rights concerns. The department says Egypt has taken steps in response to specific U.S. concerns, although there are still...

Trump says didn't take calls before Jerusalem decision

President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that he did not pick up the phone when he was called by world leaders seeking to sway him against unilaterally declaring Jerusalem to be Israel's capital. Trump said he was "inundated" by calls from foreign leaders "imploring me, even demanding"...