https://www.scmp.com/rss/524635/feed The latest news and top stories on Adam Boehler, an American businessman and former government official. Known for his leadership in healthcare innovation and international diplomacy, he served as the first Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation, modernising development finance and contributing to the Abraham Accords. Previously, he directed the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, reforming healthcare delivery. Boehler founded Landmark Health, a... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Afghanistan’s Taliban government released an American citizen from detention on Sunday, a week after freeing an elderly British couple. In a statement the country’s foreign ministry identified the detainee as Amir Amiri and said he had been handed over to Adam Boehler, Washington’s special envoy on hostages. Boehler made a rare visit to Kabul earlier this month to discuss the possibility of a prisoner exchange with the Taliban government. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan released an American... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327169/us-citizen-released-afghanistans-taliban-after-visit-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327169/us-citizen-released-afghanistans-taliban-after-visit-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:56:26 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Neil Denslow Brian Rhoads,Neil Denslow The US and China have made “significant progress” on President Donald Trump’s potential state visit to Beijing, which could be tied to a huge Chinese order of American goods. “There are a few small loose ends. But the major blocks are already resolved,” a person familiar with the situation told the Post. “Things are taking shape.” Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to hold a phone call on Friday, following the end of trade talks in Madrid this week. China could order soybeans and... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325841/trump-xi-summit-progress-bodes-well-boeing-us-farmers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325841/trump-xi-summit-progress-bodes-well-boeing-us-farmers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:54 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Israel has warned it would move for the first time into a town in the heart of the Gaza Strip that it had earlier skirted for fear of harming hostages. The warning came as it accused Hamas of stalling at US-brokered ceasefire talks and the war’s toll on Palestinian civilians spiraled. The Israeli Defence Forces on Sunday told Palestinians in parts of Deir al-Balah to immediately evacuate southward to a tent city for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by 21 months of fighting. The previous... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3318975/israel-military-poised-assault-last-gaza-town-truce-talks-stall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3318975/israel-military-poised-assault-last-gaza-town-truce-talks-stall?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:18:34 +0000