MADRID, April 12 (Reuters) - A second flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza was due to set sail on Sunday from the Spanish port of Barcelona to try to break the Israeli blockade. About 30 boats planned to leave the Mediterranean port city laden with
There seems to be a gap between Benjamin Netanyahu's declarations on a possible peace agreement with Lebanon and the circumstances under which they were made: American and international pressure to halt strikes in Lebanon to allow talks between the United States and Iran to
The Vice President said he would return to Washington without a deal, emphasizing that the U.S. had clearly outlined its conditions. 'We have made very clear what our red lines are,' Vance said, 'Iran has chosen not to accept our terms'
US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting forward a "final and best offer". Vance signalled that he was still giving time to Iran to consider the offer from the United States, which on Tuesday
'If another 4,000 leave we'll reach the point of no return,' says one resident of a community near the towns of Metula and Kiryat Shmona. Reservists on duty are doing all they can to keep it that way
As Washington mediates rare direct contact, Israel aims to expand its southern security zone while pressing Beirut to dismantle Hezbollah's nationwide military and political influence, amid uncertainty over IDF freedom of action under U.S. pressure
By Ariba Shahid, Asif Shahzad and Parisa Hafezi ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - Negotiations between the United States and Iran appeared to have concluded for now, Iran's government said early on Sunday, after a series of talks in Pakistan
Two US Navy warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim denied by Tehran. The announcement of the first such transit since the US-Israeli war with Iran began came
Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal "severely" with military vessels crossing the strategic waterway. The announcement
LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they had arrested 212 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group. The gathering was the first since London's High Court ruled in February that a ban designating
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 11 (Reuters) - Pope Leo https://www.reuters.com/world/pope/ on Saturday urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassioned appeal as senior U.S. and Iranian officials met in Pakistan nL1N40U01A to discuss
Pope Leo lashed out against warmongers on Saturday while calling on billions of people around the globe to embrace peace and "believe once again in love, moderation and good politics". In one of his most passionate entreaties yet to end the raging conflict in the Middle East,
Police in London on Saturday arrested nearly 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action. Officers carried away activists to cheers and clapping from other demonstrators who gathered for the sit-down demonstration in the
Police in London said they had arrested more 200 pro-Palestinian protesters Saturday at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action. Officers carried away activists to cheers and clapping from other demonstrators who gathered for the sit-down demonstration
Smoke from an Israeli strike still lingered in the air as a plane from Lebanon's national carrier took off from Beirut airport, which has stayed open despite the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah. The country's only international passenger facility, whose departure boards
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz nL1N40T08R, and that all of Iran's minelaying ships have been sunk. "We're now starting the process of
They came from around the world: hundreds of journalists rushed to Islamabad's flagship convention centre -- converted into a media hub by Pakistani authorities for landmark talks between the United States and Iran to end the war in the Middle East. But as negotiations began
By Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - The luxury five-star Serena Hotel in Pakistan's capital has become theunlikely venue for peace talks aimed at ending the Iran war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/, cementing its status as one of Islamabad'smost heavily
CAIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - An airstrike hit a police checkpoint in Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip early on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring several others, medics said. It was not immediately clear whether all those killed were police members. There
PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he had discussed the Iran ceasefire https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ talks and the situation in Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/ with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
According to the Wall Street Journal, intelligence sources are also worried that Iran may use the cease-fire to rebuild its missile stockpile. A report by CNN revealed that China is preparing to send air defense systems to Iran in the coming weeks
Sources say Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei suffered disfiguring wounds during the war's opening airstrike, which killed his father. However, he's still the decision maker in the country, including on the war and in talks with the United States, sources add
By Daniel Flynn KYIV, April 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine can play a useful role in international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's armed services minister said, praising its drone technology as amongthe best in the world. Britain has organized discussions this month
By Tom Polansek, Brad Brooks, Maria Tsvetkova, Rich McKay and Daniel Trotta
Some three-quarters of the airstrikes during the Middle East war targeted sites in Iran or Lebanon, according to an AFP analysis of data from ACLED, a non‑profit that tracks political violence worldwide. At least 7,700 strikes or series of strikes by missiles, drones, rockets