TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will not recognise a Palestinian state for the time being, and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will skip a relevant meeting during the United Nations General Assembly this month, the Asahi newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed government sources.
Syrian foreign minister presents plan to restore security in the south of the country as contacts continue between the Syrian regime and Israel on border security arrangements
ADEN (Reuters) -The United Nations has relocated the place of appointment of the resident coordinator for Yemen to Aden, more than a week after at least 18 U.N. personnel were detained in the capital Sanaa. The resident coordinator's office for Yemen said on Tuesday that the
In Gaza, classrooms and university campuses that haven't been destroyed by IDF airstrikes now house displaced families. There's no end in sight, but students are continuing to take exams and earn degrees virtually – when there's internet
Angry bombast was in great supply at Monday's emergency meeting of Arab and Muslim leaders in Qatar, but genuine will to take action against Israel was absent. In a few days, the Israeli flag will fly in Gaza City's Palestine Square once again
(Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said on Tuesday that she had a call with U.S. President Donald Trump on strengthening joint efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia through additional measures. Von der Leyen said in an X post that the
Britain called the assault 'reckless and appalling,' Germany said it was 'completely the wrong approach,' and the UN warned 'this carnage must stop immediately.' Turkey and the Palestinian Authority accused Israel of war crimes as Gaza officials reported 52 dead and tens of
Three years after an Iranian woman’s death in hijab police custody sparked the “Women, Life, Freedom” women’s rights movement, the Iranian regime is faltering under mounting crises.
The news comes along with reports that Syria has withdrawn heavy weaponry from the south, seemingly complying with Israel's demands for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria.
Netanyahu's realistic diagnosis of Israel's bleak current condition – isolation, autarky, war – clashed with his psychotic denial of the reasons that brought the country to this point. Corrupt, extremist ministers accused of exploiting public funds now embody the dysfunction he
Armenia’s government will stop using Mount Ararat on border stamps starting in November, a move that has stirred outrage at home and fueled debate over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s outreach to Turkey.
Syria said on Tuesday that it was working with the United States to reach mutual "security understandings" with Israel, which has demanded the demilitarisation of the country's south. The announcement was part of a US- and Jordan-backed roadmap for restoring stability in the
Syrian forces have withdrawn heavy weapons from the country's south where Israel has demanded a demilitarised zone, a military official said Tuesday, as Damascus announced a roadmap for restoring calm in a violence-hit southern province. A week of sectarian bloodshed in
Two Palestinians, including one man the IDF described as a 'key militant involved in arms trafficking', were killed by Israeli forces in Qalqilyah during a security operation. Israeli forces also arrested two others and seized a Carlo-type firearm, amid ongoing efforts to crack
The trip is Ali Larijani’s third since he returned to head the Supreme National Security Council and follows Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian calling for greater unity in the region.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has issued a fresh round Iran-related sanctions targeting individuals and entities that Washington says finance Tehran's military, including some in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday. Those
The top US diplomat arrived in Doha to meet with Qatari leaders as the country reels from the recent Israeli strike on its soil.
In July, Azerbaijan and the UAE signed an economic partnership agreement and Abu Dhabi hosted peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palestinians", accusing Israel's prime minister and other top officials of incitement. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI), which does not
Suez Canal transit revenues declined 54% between July 2024 and March 2025, caused by reduced shipping traffic in the Red Sea amid attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on commercial vessels.
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Under U.S. pressure, Syria is accelerating talks with Israel for a security pact that Damascus hopes will reverse Israel's recent seizures of its land but that would fall far short of a full peace treaty, sources briefed on the talks
Bulgarian police have arrested the owner of a ship tied to the 2020 Beirut port blast as the resumed investigation progresses.
According to an Israeli military spokesperson, two divisions of 13,000-20,000 troops each are stationed on the outskirts of Gaza City and more soldiers will be deployed to the region in the coming days.
France on Tuesday repatriated three women and 10 children from Syrian camps housing alleged jihadists, anti-terror prosecutors said, in the first such operation in two years. Repatriation is a deeply sensitive issue in France, which has been a target of Islamists over the past
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Chief called on Israel to immediately stop its ground assault on Gaza City that got underway on Tuesday, saying that evidence was mounting of war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly more. "I can only think of what it means for
As drones buzzed overhead in the morning sun, Palestinians gently lifted from the rubble a blanket holding a body, the latest casualty of Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza City. The devastating scene is a familiar one in the Gaza Strip's main urban hub, where Israel has
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel undermined regional peace and stability in its attack last week on Hamas leaders who had been in Qatar to negotiate a ceasefire, the United Nations rights chief said during an urgent debate at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on
SOFIA (Reuters) -Police in Bulgaria have arrested the Russian owner of a ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August 2020, killing more than 200 people, Bulgarian media reported on Tuesday. Igor Grechushkin, a Russian businessman based in
GENEVA (Reuters) -An official of the United Nations' children's agency said on Tuesday it was "inhumane" to expect hundreds of thousands of children to leave Gaza City as camps further south were unsafe, overcrowded and ill-equipped to receive them. Israel announced on Tuesday
A shipowner wanted over a 2020 blast at Beirut port that killed more than 220 people has been arrested in Bulgaria, officials said Tuesday. The August 4, 2020 disaster was one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions, ravaging swathes of the Lebanese capital and injuring
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) -An Afghan man with suspected Islamist motives was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Tuesday for a knife attack that killed a police officer and injured five others at an anti-Islam rally last year. The verdict comes at a time of
United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palestinians", blaming Israel's prime minister and other top officials for incitement. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI), which does not
DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel has launched a 'significant' operation in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday during a testimony in court. (Reporting by Steven Scheer in Jerusalem and Tala Ramadan in Dubai.)
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts. It cites examples of the scale of the
By Elizabeth Piper and Steve Holland LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes the pomp of a royal welcome for U.S. President Donald Trump on a state visit to Britain this week will offer him protection from possible pitfalls on anything from free speech to scandal
(Reuters) - The Israeli military launched a ground offensive on Monday to seize Gaza City, the enclave's largest urban centre, Axios reported, citing Israeli officials. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to request for comment on the reported move, which comes
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged strong support for Qatar's security on a lightning visit on Tuesday, as anger boils in the Gulf ally over last week's Israeli attack on Hamas negotiators. On a hastily arranged stop in Doha after a visit to Israel, Rubio shook hands