A senior Hamas official tells Newsweek that the Palestinian militant group saw "positive" potential in signs of a growing rift between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after offering the U.S. leader a political win in the form of an American hostage release ahead of his Middle East trip.

The announcement of the first hostage release since Israel shattered a ceasefire in March comes shortly before Trump visits the Middle East this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he has moved to punish over a range of issues.

The family of the last-known living American citizen held captive by Hamas in Gaza has thanked Donald Trump following news their relative would be released, delivering the latest foreign policy boost for the U.

Hamas freed the last living American citizen held hostage in Gaza, following talks between the US and the group ahead of a Middle East visit by President Donald Trump.

The decision, announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaves the status of over 6,000 foreign students - including several hundred from India - at Harvard hanging in the balance.

What the US deal with Hamas says about Trump’s spat with Netanyahu - ANALYSIS: The release of the last American held captive in Gaza, brokered directly between the US and Hamas, comes amid swirling ru

A spokesperson for Hamas has confirmed the militant group is in direct talks with the United States over peace in Gaza, adding that it believes Donald Trump can help broker a deal.

Trump promoted the US taking long-term ownership of the Strip while it is rebuilt and redeveloped as the 'Riviera of the Middle East'

Lockheed Martin COO Frank St. John joins 'Fox & Friends First' to explain the company's 'leading role' in developing President Donald Trump's planned defense system for America.