ATLANTA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said there was growing interest by the international community in facilitating a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea to ensure unfettered energy and grain shipments by Russia and Ukraine. Rubio told a news
London police arrested Saturday dozens of Palestine Action supporters, who protested there and in Edinburgh days before the Supreme Court hears an appeal over the government's contentious ban of the group. London's Metropolitan Police began detaining people shortly after
Vance’s letter comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity ahead of the Nov. 3 deadline; Jordan and Syria move to deepen security ties following a terrorist attack.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the statement amid a diplomatic push to prevent a resumption of the Iran war after the U.S. Midterms. Shortly after the statement, Tehran said an oil tanker sailing through a 'restricted area' hit naval mines
By Andrew Mills, Yasmine Ghania and Enas Alashray DUBAI/CAIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Iranian negotiators held talks in Doha with Qatari mediators on Saturday to discuss paths out of war in the Gulf, a source told Reuters, as diplomats try to avert a new outbreak of fighting after
The Iranian supreme leader said he ordered the military to update its target list of U.S. and Israeli assets. Earlier, MS NOW reported that Washington was preparing to resume strikes as soon as November 4, the day after the U.S. midterm elections
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan on Saturday, their third meeting this year, as plans take shape for a summit of the leaders of the four countries in Manila next month.
By Andrea Shalal ATLANTA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan on Saturday, their third meeting this year, as plans take shape for a summit of the leaders of the four countries in Manila
By Andrea Shalal ATLANTA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the US, Australia, India and Japan pledged on Saturday to work to build reliable global supply chains, expressing "grave concerns" about what they described as economic coercion through export restrictions
MANAMA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday he was "extremely worried" that a new escalation in the war between the United States and Iran would be more destructive and have a major impact. He was speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue
The armed group tried to infiltrate under heavy fire and direct engagement, causing numerous casualties, Jordan's armed forces said
A Gulf official told MS NOW that some countries, seeking de-escalation, may resist Washington launching attacks from their air bases. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Saturday that a U.S. delegation will hold direct talks with Iran in Doha
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration plans to deport some Afghan immigrants to Afghanistan, a US official and a coalition of veterans and advocacy groups said on Friday. • Many facing removal fled Afghanistan after the 2021
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he would be holding "important" talks in Turkey as part of diplomatic efforts after more than 4-1/2 years of war with Russia. The Ukrainian president, speaking in his nightly video address, indicated
CAIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said early on Saturday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Region as attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis group continue. Cross-border fighting involving the
CAIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen's Houthis over Saudi Arabia's Medina region, but the Iran-aligned group denied carrying out any attack towards the kingdom. Medina is
Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen's Houthis over Saudi Arabia's Medina region, home to one of Islam's holiest sites and visited by millions of Muslim pilgrims each year.
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Seven people, including five children, have died and seven others were injured after torrential rains triggered flash floods in eastern Syria, authorities said on Friday. Four people remain missing and rescue teams are continuing to search flooded areas,
By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday showed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan extended her lead as frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people
Israeli-Chinese ties face constraints that a change of government in Israel alone would not resolve.
Oct 30 (Reuters) - The United States ordered non-emergency government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia effective October 23 due to safety risks, the US embassy in Riyadh said on Friday, citing Houthi attacks on civilian airports and other critical
By Rick Noack RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its mediation between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday in his first interview since a high-level delegation visited Tehran this week. Army chief
By Rick Noack RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its mediation between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday in his first interview since a high-level delegation visited Tehran this week. Army chief
Washington's offer to return to diplomacy if Tehran discusses the nuclear issue reflects the Americans' anxiety as countries in the region open a competing diplomatic channel with Iran
The latest straw poll puts Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan in first place, Argentina's Rafael Grossi in second, Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett in third and the UAE's Lana Nusseibeh in fourth place.