KYIV, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he held a meeting with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and a prominent voice in the opposition, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday. "We discussed the importance of
Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ended temporary protected status for Yemen, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Friday, the latest move targeting immigrants. The decision to end humanitarian protections that grant deportation
The fiscal crisis is political, not technical, Finance Minister Estephan Salameh said, and is a result of Israel withholding transfer of tax revenues. According to him, monthly revenues do not exceed $130 million, but $320 million is needed to cover minimal operating costs
The United States was preparing on Friday to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East after President Donald Trump warned of "traumatic" consequences if Tehran failed to agree a deal over its nuclear programme. Tensions have escalated between the Islamic republic and
In the Moroccan village of Ouled Salama, 63-year-old farmer Mohamed Reouani waded through his crops, now submerged by floodwaters after days of heavy downpours. Farmers in the North African kingdom have for the past few years endured severe drought. But floods have now swamped
The Dubai emirate announced the appointments of Yuvraj Narayan as group CEO and Essa Kazim as the new chairman of the board, replacing Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.
The resignation of the flagship Human Rights Watch group's Israel-Palestine team is just the latest example of how October 7 and the Gaza war have triggered unprecedented infighting in the global human rights community. Could the whole edifice be imploding?
Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. military forces have completed their mission in Syria to transfer Islamic State detainees to Iraq, U.S. Central Command said on Friday. "The 23-day transfer mission began on Jan. 21 and resulted in U.S. forces successfully transporting more than 5,700
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called for intensified efforts to combat antisemitism in France, as recent government data showed hostility toward Jews has remained high despite adecline in recorded incidents last year. France,
BEIRUT, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday he was committed to holding a parliamentary election as scheduled on May 10, despite calls from some politicians to postpone the vote. Several politicians have called for a delay, citing security
GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Over five million people have returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring states since expulsion policies began in late 2023, prompting the United Nations to warn on Friday that relief efforts are becoming overwhelmed by thousands of daily arrivals.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest aircraft carrier in the world, is expected to join the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and fleet of US aircraft already assembled in the region around Iran as the Trump administration threatens a new round of strikes.
President Emmanuel Macron Friday denounced what he described as an "antisemitic hydra" that had crept into "every crack" of society two decades after Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jewish man, was tortured to death. To commemorate Halimi, whose abduction and murder in 2006
President Emmanuel Macron Friday denounced what he described as an "antisemitic hydra" that had crept into "every crack" of society two decades after Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jewish man, was tortured to death. To commemorate Halimi, whose abduction and murder in 2006
By Sam Tobin LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain's ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was ruled unlawful by London's High Court on Friday, though the ban will temporarily remain in place and the government said it would appeal
The detainee transfer opens the door for US troops to further withdraw from Syria ahead of a potential military confrontation with Iran.
MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States on ending the war in Ukraine will move to Geneva next week and Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky will head the Russian delegation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Friday. Russian
The High Court in London on Friday upheld a challenge to a UK government ban on activist group Palestine Action under terror legislation, saying it had interfered with the right to freedom of speech. The 2025 ban put Palestine Action on a blacklist that also includes
'This will be very traumatic for Iran if they don't make a deal,' Trump said on Wednesday after meeting with Netanyahu. Shortly after the talks, it was reported that the Pentagon ordered a second carrier to prepare for deployment amid efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its
GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights spokesperson said on Friday she was very worried about attacks on independent U.N. experts after European governments criticised Francesca Albanese who is mandated to report on human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian
MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - About 3,000 Islamic State detainees have so far been transferred from Syrian prisons to Iraq and the process is continuing, Iraq's foreign minister said on Friday, adding that Baghdad was in discussions with some countries to repatriate them soon.
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Almost one year after he was jailed, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has told Reuters that Tayyip Erdogan should call elections "now" and predicted that the president would lose if he ran again. Imamoglu has emerged in recent years as
ANKARA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Turkey detained 16 people and seized assets worth about 300 million lira ($6.9 million) on Friday in an investigation into alleged money laundering linked to content shared on the OnlyFans platform, prosecutors said. The probe, led by a department
Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, U.S. media outlets reported late on Thursday. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships will be sent to the Middle East from the Caribbean, the New
Residents said the victim, Wafa Awad, was shot on the street as she left her home, adding that she was not the intended target of the shooting. Awad is the sixth person killed in 24 hours in Arab society
Trump conducting deliberate deception always has to be considered, but he is clear that he would rather put a stop to Iran's nuclear project than get involved in a prolonged military campaign. The key question remains what, if anything, was agreed with Netanyahu should
After the police shut down a screening of 'Palestine 36' in Jerusalem, watching it in a theater as a Palestinian in Israel reminded me of the fragile conditions in which our stories are allowed to exist
An Iranian teenager who took part in nationwide protests in January is facing execution after being convicted on charges of killing a policeman during the demonstrations, an NGO said on Thursday. Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said that Saleh Mohammadi, 18, had already
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should receive a pardon for corruption charges, saying Israeli President Isaac Herzog should be "ashamed of himself" for not granting one. Here are the details:
Iran and the United States have yet to set a date for a new round of talks after an initial encounter last week on the contested Iranian nuclear programme but, for now, US President Donald Trump is not rushing to launch military action against the Islamic republic. AFP looks at
US President Donald Trump threatened Iran Thursday with "very traumatic" consequences if it fails to make a nuclear deal -- but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was skeptical about the quality of any such agreement. Speaking a day after he hosted Netanyahu at
President Trump says he’d prefer a deal but warns of "traumatic” consequences for Iran if diplomacy fails.
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and detail plans for a U.N.-authorized stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave at the first formal meeting of his Board of Peace next
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Tala Ramadan WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it completed a withdrawal from a strategic base in Syria on Thursday, handing it over to Syrian forces, in the latest sign of strengthening U.S.-Syrian ties that could enable an