United States-Saudi diplomacy is increasingly seeming to take on a transactional flavor, especially with regards to the Saudi mining industry. The Trump administration has established that energy dominance is a national energy production priority,

Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks; Israel's electricity shut off in Gaza impacting drinking water resources; Prominent Palestinian activist arrested near Columbia University where he led protests;

Several members of the US Congress condemn the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University alumnus who led pro-Palestinian solidarity actions