Akbar Shahid Ahmed is a senior foreign affairs reporter at Yahoo News. He covers a range of topics including conflict and war, geopolitics, and international affairs, with a focus on government and politics, particularly in Latin America and global security. His work has been featured in prominent outlets such as MSN, HuffPost, and Jacobin Magazine.
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Lawmakers are unlikely to stand in the way of negotiations, members and aides told NOTUS.
A week of escalating attacks from both sides doesn't mean the warring nations can't step back from the brink and find agreement, officials and analysts say.
The “best” hope for de-escalation with Iran is that the president is “super distracted beautifying the District,” a source told NOTUS.
Despite growing fears over Israel's policies in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, Trump and Netanyahu put a positive spin on their brief meeting.
By: Shahid-Ahmed
The debate among state Democrats is proving to be a microcosm of the discussion happening nationally within the party. Abdul El-Sayed, left, is running against Rep. Haley Stevens for the Democratic nomination for Michigan's Senate seat. He could become the country's first Muslim senator, and has both condemned Israel and said he supports “equal rights to peace, dignity and self-determination for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike.” Kristen Norman/AP Photo August 3, 2026 05:02 a.m. Copy Link copied
Iran's reiteration of broad demands points to the need for a more comprehensive deal to begin resolving the war than U.S. officials had claimed.
By: Shahid-Ahmed, Hamed Ahmadi
Lawmakers and the United Nations are warning of the spread of disease because of the unsanitary conditions in which most Palestinians are living.
By: Shahid-Ahmed, Jasmine-Wright, Joe-Gould
Six months after starting a war and over 60 days after a deal that failed to end it, Trump's allies want to know what the plan is to get out.
The Israeli government's latest move on the West Bank could have huge consequences.
The freshly renewed conflict continues to stymie efforts by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the U.A.E. to expand their non-oil revenue and global reach.
