the hostage issue has become increasingly politically-charged in Israel.

And he was not willing to make any predictions about when the deadly conflict would end.A senior administration official told reporters Wednesday after the talks that the U.

The president said he made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet that he thinks the only ultimate answer here is a two-state solution.after a day of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Biden frequently describes the U.

where officials and heads of state of other leading economies are also meeting this week.president told reporters he could not divulge how the U.

relationship with China as one of competition.

including the commander of the U.The results come days before the king and Queen Camilla are due to be crowned during a historic ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

Polling shows 35 percent of Americans believe the monarch should apologize for slavery.no working royal has ever apologized for the role of past British monarchs in the slave trade.

The Prince of Wales again expressed his profound sorrow but did not say sorry.expressing his personal sorrow for what he described as slaverys enduring impact.