Donald Trump has done a U-turn on his choice for the new director of national intelligence.
The US President has withdrawn his nomination for Texas Republican John Ratcliffe.
It comes after strong criticism that the congressman is not qualified for the job.
Ratcliffe has responded by saying that he does not want the job to become "a purely political and partisan issue".
Israel strikes Beirut despite truce, Iranian lawmaker threatens to retaliate
Israel struck the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday for the first time since the US announced a truce plan for Lebanon last week, and an Iranian lawmaker threatened to retaliate, putting talks to end the wider war into new jeopardy.
Iran's top negotiator threatens US targets over Lebanon escalation
The US naval blockade of Iran and its green light on Sunday for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make US bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East legitimate targets, Iran's top negotiator said in a post on X.
Zelenskyy in UK for talks with Starmer, Macron and Merz
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United Kingdom on Sunday for a series of high-level meetings focused on the war in Ukraine, European security and diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
Israel kills nine in Gaza as Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks
Israeli strikes on a Hamas-run police station and a vehicle in the Gaza Strip killed at least nine people and wounded 20 others, health officials said, as mediators began new efforts to salvage a fragile US-brokered ceasefire deal.
Kuwait, Bahrain respond to drone attacks after US-Iran clash
Kuwaiti air defences were intercepting missile and drone attacks of undisclosed origin, state media reported, while in Bahrain sirens sounded and residents were urged to seek shelter after US and Iran exchanged fire.
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