Boehler and Hamas officials met in Doha in recent weeks, the sources said ... and Qatari and Egyptian mediators but without any known direct communications between Washington and Hamas. Axios was first to report on the Doha discussions.

After years of promising never to abandon its close ally, Washington did just that with South Vietnam in Paris and the government of Afghanistan in Doha. In both wars, the U.S. had spent years of blood and treasure propping up its ally.

JERUSALEM - Israel said on Wednesday that it has conveyed to Washington its position on direct talks between the United States and Hamas regarding the release of American hostages being held in the Gaza Strip.

The direct engagement comes as continuation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire remains uncertain. Trump has signaled that he has no intentions of pushing Netanyahu away from a return to combat if Hamas doesn’t agree to terms of a new ceasefire proposal, which the Israelis have billed as being drafted by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

On a packed Qatar Airways 777, I used SpaceX's satellite internet service with Netflix, Spotify, messaging apps, and more. Only one app failed to connect.

Qatar Investment Authority’s $1-billion fund of funds has accepted its first group of venture capital fund managers.