Trump vows to pull Israel support if it annexes West Bank; Russia's oil sector hit with new U.S. sanctions

Highlights from Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
WEST BANK ANNEXATION: President Donald Trump said in an interview with Time magazine last week that Israel "would lose all of its support from the United States" if it annexed the already occupied West Bank. He spoke before Israel's parliament voted for an effective annexation of the Palestinian territory.
VANCE INSULTED: As he left Israel for Washington, Vice President JD Vance called the Israeli Knesset’s vote on the West Bank annexation a “very stupid political stunt” and an “insult” to him. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the country and is meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...