mideast

PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is holding a second day of talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris as he continues to press for an agreement on a framework for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Israel to broker Mideast peace talks that are entering a difficult phase aimed at reaching a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is hitting the road again. This time he's off to the Middle East and Europe amid continuing conflict in Syria, a spat with Saudi Arabia, an uncertain Israeli-Palestinian peace process and an uproar over U.S. surveillance activities.