Republican congressman and Israel caucus co-chair Joe Wilson rebukes Israeli military strikes on Syria, calling them insulting to Trump's recent diplomatic efforts in the region.

Separately, on Thursday, bookmaker Star Sports offered odds of 7/2 (22.2 percent) on Trump securing the Nobel Peace Prize, placing him behind Navalnaya on 2/1 (33.3 percent) and ahead of Russian anti-war campaigner Alexei Gorinov on 6/1 (14.3 percent) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with 10/1 (9.1 percent).

The head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs said his office regularly weighed criticism of Israel when determining whether to deny or revoke student visas.

Then-CBS anchor and managing editor Scott Pelley (L) and then-President of CBS News David Rhodes speak during the 'CBS Evening News Presentation' panel during the CBS portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 3, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Scores of protesters gathered outside the U.S. embassy in the Malaysian capital on Friday to protest against the nomination of Nick Adams, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump and outspoken conservative pundit, as ambassador to the mostly Muslim country.

Trump is counting on the threat of more attacks to pressure Tehran into a nuclear agreement, but Israel is skeptical a pact would prevent Iran from moving toward a nuclear weapon.

Syrian activist relays discussion with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa about his interest in peace deal with Israel, but several key issues remain between the two countries.

The Trump administration is using antisemitism investigations as a pretext to pursue an unrelated conservative agenda, critics say.