As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...

Words matter, but looking back on his time as the head of the world’s most important spy agency, Burns also had numbers on ...

No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, ...

Israel is facing allegations of committing ... a hostage deal/ceasefire agreement on Thursday, and CIA Director William J. Burns, who was in Doha for the talks, left Qatar after being there ...

In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns about Russia, a potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and the resurgence of ...

After more than a year of mediating ceasefire and hostage release negotiations between Hamas and Israel ... and the arrival of CIA Director William J. Burns in Qatar for what might be the final ...

In response to a request by NBC News, the Israel Defense Forces said it had targeted the hospital after receiving information about “the presence of terrorist infrastructure and operatives ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William J. Burns, Jr., 87, of Batavia. Bill passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, surrounded by his family at The Friendly ...

In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the ...