By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (Reuters) - US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades
Sept 29 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear programme. "This is
Settlers set fire to structures and vehicles, threw stones and wounded three Israeli officers. Three were arrested. The Palestinian family living there had suffered continuous harassment by settlers, and a court ordered the IDF to secure their return
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Monday denied offeringIran sanctions relief and the release of frozen funds in return for nuclear concessions from Tehran. DETAILS: • "This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING," Trump wrote on Truth
Nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services crumble due to "severe" funding cuts. "UNHCR's ability to protect and assist refugees, internally displaced
In a harsh UN General Assembly speech, the Jordanian monarch portrayed Israel as an ever-growing threat. While Jerusalem works to expand the Abraham Accords, the accord with Jordan is withering - and the Hashemite Kingdom is seeking alternatives
CAIRO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed bilateral relations during a visit on Sunday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Gulf country, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Monday. The report by WAM was the
Iraqis protested the latest move aimed at pressuring Iran and an Iran-backed militia vowed a response if the flights do not come back.
The meeting comes after Trump said he had rejected a recent proposal from Iran, saying Tehran wanted a swift agreement due to the economic pressure it is under. The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran didn't receive a formal rejection
By Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump told reporters that United Statesofficials talked with mediators trying to end Washington's war with Iranon Monday, adding the US will win the Iran war "very soon." "We're going to
The two Gulf countries have been at odds over Yemen, where Saudi Arabia backs Yemen’s internationally recognized government, while the UAE has supported the separatist Southern Transitional Council.
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Syrians and continue to conduct strikes and incursions in Quneitra, fueling resentment among residents who say Damascus has failed to protect them.
By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed Sept 28 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions program on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shi'ite Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with
A source familiar with the investigation said an Iranian-linked motive is considered the most likely, as the British government, has given authorization to the U.S. to use bombers based at Fairford to strike Iranian missile sites
By Chandni Shah Sept 28 (Reuters) - Tether's USDT stablecoin has become a "significant financial lifeline" for Iran and a tool for funding proxy organizations, including Hezbollah, according to a report led by Senate Democrats, published on Monday. Led by Senator Richard
The Netherlands said Monday it regretted Israel's decision to revoke accreditation of Dutch diplomats based in the West Bank, the latest retaliation by Israel to mounting Western pressure over settlements. Israel, which has occupied the West Bank since 1967 and exerts power
Flying out of Iran has long required patience in the face of restrictions and delays, but new US sanctions have grounded flights at short notice and left war-weary travellers feeling trapped as they try to leave the country. Among those scrambling for a way out is Mitra, a
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of withholding information in the hours before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, but the former security chief rejected the claim, saying he intends to file a defamation suit.
ROME, Sept 28 (Reuters) - An Italian court on Monday convicted three Egyptian security officials of involvement in the 2016 kidnapping and murder of student Giulio Regeni, and sentenced them to 10 years in jail. A fourth Egyptian defendant was acquitted. Regeni, a postgraduate
By Crispian Balmer and Marco Roberti ROME, Sept 28 (Reuters) - An Italian court on Monday convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured body was found days after his disappearance in Cairo, but dismissed
ROME, Sept 28 (Reuters) - An Italian court on Monday convicted three Egyptian security officials of involvement in the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured body was found days after his disappearance in Cairo. The three men were sentenced to 10 years in
By Michel Rose PARIS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Monday denied a report by investigative website Mediapart alleging he made antisemitic remarks in private messages over a decade ago, calling the allegations "crude fabrications". The report
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is expected to be the fifth US Navy carrier to participate in the now seven-month war against Iran.
Iranian human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Monday won the Council of Europe's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize in recognition of her long-running advocacy work, months after being released following her latest arrest. Still in Iran after her release on bail in May, Sotoudeh
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan's visit comes two days after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted multiple Houthi drones and ballistic missiles.
Oil rose after weekend reports suggested talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz had stalled.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk announced earlier this month that three services under their shipping partnership would shift from the Cape of Good Hope route back to the Red Sea.
The top Turkish diplomat was set to stress Ankara's support for a peaceful and “united Yemen” amid renewed Houthi advances.
Iran has been leading a volunteer recruitment drive and providing military training to civilians as talks with the US remain stalled.
The visit comes as US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel have made little headway, with Israeli elections looming.
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators are likely to hold separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, in a fresh push to end the war. The talks are expected
British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were being released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot targeting it. The release of the five -- all London-based Britons in
Iran on Monday denied involvement in a suspected bomb plot at a UK airbase used by the United States, as counter-terror police said five men in their mid-20s arrested nearby were all London-based Britons. Tehran's denial, issued via its embassy in London, followed widespread
A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. According to the report by
LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Iran's embassy in London on Monday rejected what it described as "unfounded and malicious speculations" linking Tehran to five British nationals who were arrested over the weekend near Britain's RAF Fairford airbase. In a statement posted on X, the
ISTANBUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A Turkish court convicted comedian Deniz Goktas of insulting PresidentTayyip Erdogan on Monday but ordered his release after almost three months in custody, broadcaster NTV said. Goktas, 32, was jailed in early July pending trial after an
More than 50 people have been detained in connection with the investigation into the fund scandal, the ruling party’s deputy chair has resigned, and the X accounts of dozens of journalists and economists have been blocked.
During his trip to Abu Dhabi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Mohamed bin Zayed to deny reports that he had been warned ahead of the Oct. 7 attack that Hamas was preparing a major assault.
Italy’s Edison said Monday that QatarEnergy would be unable to deliver LNG to it until early December.
(Restores missing word 'said' and missing opening quote mark before 'financial gap law', both in paragraph 6) BEIRUT, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon hopes for a new staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, Finance MinisterYassine Jaberhas said, adding that a
Twenty Israeli tourists are asking the Foreign Ministry to arrange their evacuation from the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where fighting resumed on Tuesday.
A popular Turkish comedian went on trial on Monday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other offences during a stand
A popular Turkish comedian went on trial on Monday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other offences during a stand
An Istanbul court convicted a popular Turkish comedian on Monday of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and another offence but ordere
LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police have arrested five men near an airbase used by the US for strikes on Iran. Below is what is known so far about the incident at RAF Fairford: SECURITY STEPPED UP RECENTLY A local councillor, Tristan Wilkinson, told Reuters there had
(Corrects three to five men in paragraph 2) By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an air base that has been used by the US to
By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after their detention near an air base used by the US to strike Iran. Officers seized the men in the early hours of
By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after their detention near an airbase used by the US to strike Iran. Officers seized the men in the early hours of
By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Five suspects arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses after white vans drove towards an airbase used by US forces were all British nationals from London in their early 20s, police said