Israel said it had released 90 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the three Israeli hostages.

The area is prone to earthquakes, being on the fault line marking the collision zone of the Eurasia and Indian plates marked by the Himalayas.

Attorney Stanley Woodward will serve as assistant to the president and senior counselor.

The meeting took place as Iran imprisoned an Italian reporter and demanded the release of a businessman facing extradition to the United States.

An incoming geomagnetic storm may mean a greater chance of seeing the aurora this New Year’s Eve.

Democrats have already voted to oppose a suspension of the debt ceiling, although they might support abolishing the debt ceiling altogether.

‘What Jimmy Carter is an example of is simple decency, and I think that’s what the rest of the world looks to America for,’ the president said.

The Jeju Air flight was carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants. Two crew members survived.

‘The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people’s access to heat and electricity during winter,’ the president said.