Israeli President Isaac Herzog will not rule on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pardon request anytime soon and will instead try to open mediation toward a plea deal in the prime minister’s nearly six-year corruption case, two senior Israeli officials told The New York Times.[#item_full_content]

Top Gulf official offers glimmer of hope on Trump-Iran nuclear talks as threat of war hangs over region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A senior United Arab Emirates official says he is cautiously optimistic about negotiations between the United States and Iran, citing
