The United States will not attend an upcoming conference on an Israel two-state solution, State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott told reporters during a press briefing on Thursday. A conference regarding the two-state solution is scheduled to take place later in the month at the United Nations.

Paris joins 147 nations in backing Palestinian statehood; Washington calls the move reckless, while Israel labels it a reward for terrorism.

A delegation from Pakistan is in the US to hold bilateral talks with the Trump administration, according to the US State Department.

The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the current state of the aging, understaffed U.S. air traffic control system is "not acceptable," vowing an aggressive modernization effort.

The package includes radar systems, hundreds of missiles, and logistical and engineering support from US personnel.

The U.S. will skip the upcoming United Nations (UN) conference aimed at bolstering efforts to reach a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians slated for next week, according to the

The U.S. State Department has called for an immediate investigation into the recent death of a U.S. citizen in Syria, and there have been direct discussions with the Syrian government about the issue,

The investigation is just the Trump administration’s latest action targeting Harvard’s international community, which a Harvard spokesperson called "yet another retaliatory step."

The Justice Department on Tuesday said it fired Desiree Leigh Grace as the newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, hours after federal judges in the state chose her over President Donald Trump's pick, Alina Habba.