By Bo Erickson Oct 29 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said that Vice President JD Vance's outreach to Iran was about helping the country get medical supplies, after US media reported Vance had written toTehran's top security official to revive peace talks. Tehran has
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Wednesday for a global maritime truce aftera drone attack sank a Greek container ship off Bulgaria, the latest of a series of strikeson ships in the western Black Sea this month. Speaking at a high-level
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was engaging with Iraqi authorities as it prepares a new bailout program for the country, whose economy has been battered by the war on Iran. The US-Israel war on Iran, launched in late February, plunged the region into
Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Joint Staff’s top planner, has become the latest casualty in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s serial firings of senior officers.
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu alleged on Thursday, without providing evidence, that Arab parties' record gains in an election this week were driven in part by voter fraud, a charge rejected by Arab leaders who accused the premier of
ANKARA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and one other injured when rocks from a fairy chimney, a volcanic geological formation, fell after heavy rainfall in the popular Turkish resort ofCappadocia on Thursday, the local governor said. A landslide occurred due to heavy
Heavy rain triggered a landslide that sent rocks falling in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, killing at least two people and injuring five others.
Germany's far-left Die Linke party scored a historic election win in Berlin last month,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's consummate political survivor, is scrambling for options to hold on to power after hard-fought elections delivered no clear winner. Voters on Tuesday cast their ballots in numbers not seen in decades, in a pivotal vote seen by many
When it was built on the edge of the desert more than four decades ago, one 15-storey building rose proudly above what was then a quiet, unassuming Dubai. Now appearing incongruous against a backdrop of luxury skyscrapers, the so-called Toyota Building is due for demolition,
By Catherine Cartier, Emilie Madi and Raghed Waked ZIBQIN, Lebanon Oct 29 (Reuters) - In a field overlooking a lush valley in southern Lebanon, residents of the village of Zibqin balanced on branches picking their olives while Lebanese Army soldiers stood nearby.
BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Three French nationals were sentenced to life in prison in Iraq on Thursday for belonging to Islamic State, with their lawyers and French embassy representatives present at the hearing, a court statement said. The three were among 47 French Islamic
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc on Thursday piled pressure on Arab-Israeli
U.S. President Donald Trump has not made a final decision on renewed military action, but regional allies have been warned to prepare for Iranian retaliation against energy facilities and other critical infrastructure, diplomats say
According to sources, Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's National Security Council head to explore a basis for talks that could avert a U.S. attack in the coming weeks
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Israel's election this week was indecisive and there is no clear winner poised to form a government. Benjamin Netanyahu remains in office as caretaker prime minister, but faces a parliament stacked with an opposition majority vying
The United States has fired its top military planner, The Atlantic reported Wednesday, in a surprise shake-up as President Donald Trump appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran. Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed this week from his role
The United States has fired a top military planner, US media reported, with some outlets saying the dismissal was due to the officer allegedly leaking classified information. Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed from his role as head of strategy, plans and policy
The United States has fired a top military planner, US media reported, in a surprise shake-up as President Donald Trump appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran. Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed from his role as head of strategy, plans
SEOUL, Oct 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Thursday that Seoul was still considering various options regarding a possible deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, including sending a maritime patrol aircraft. Seoul was continuing
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar , Sayed Hassib and Ahmad Masih Noori BABA YUSUF, Afghanistan, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Carpets still hang on the walls of Mohammad Dawood’s home in a northern Afghanistan village, and ornate mirrors still catch the light, relics of the years when a single
Panahi's lawyer did not say what the filmmaker, sentenced to over five years in prison, was convicted of. Iran previously convicted him of 'propaganda activities against the system'
A senior Iranian official said Qatar had only put forward unacceptable ideas that did not amount to an offer in its latest draft deal to end the war with the U.S. and Israel
MOSCOW, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The timing of the next round of three-way talks on a settlement of the Ukraine conflict is linked to the conflict in the Middle East, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying on Wednesday, casting doubt on whether the talks will
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - US officials who had resigned from former President Joe Biden's administration over his Gaza policy said on Wednesday that Democratic presidential candidates for the 2028 race should denounce that policy and its architects. •
Iran's foreign minister said it is in 'close and ongoing contact with intermediaries' on proposals that could implement a 7-day peace plan • A senior Iranian official said a Qatari proposal only offered 'unacceptable ideas'
More than 10,000 Palestinians with Israeli citizenship voted, breaking a boycott dating back to Israel's 1967 annexation. Residents say the shift could also reshape municipal elections, where Palestinians could transform Jerusalem's city government
From Sky News in Arabic to Egypt's Al-Rad – it was an exceptional night in the scope of attention devoted to Israel
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - With Israel's election yielding no clear winner, President Donald Trump could face prolonged uncertainty over who will lead Washington's closest Middle East ally as he confronts challenges from Iran and Gaza across the region.
By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled ahead on Wednesday as votes were counted in Israel’s election, but the loss of a parliamentary majority leaves his path to another term dependent on drawing rivals into a coalition. With the
President Donald Trump could get involved in Israel's government formation after taking the unusual step of endorsing the sitting prime minister.
In war-ravaged Gaza and the occupied West Bank, many Palestinians were less focused on who would win Israel's election than on whether anything would really change. Whether Benjamin Netanyahu clings to power with his far-right allies or centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot comes out
A librarian in an Arab town in northern Israel, Maysa Nasser never thought to vote in national elections. But on Tuesday she cast a ballot for the first time, stung by the racism she has felt from the hard-right government. Many in Israel's Arab minority felt like her, heading
Wednesday’s meeting comes on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa Summit, a two-day gathering in Moscow bringing together African leaders and officials.
By Sayed Sheasha , Ahmad Al Kerdi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/BEIRUT/GAZA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Israelis voted in record numbers in Tuesday's wartime election billed as a major turning point in the nation's history. Others across the Middle East were merely filled with more
By Pesha Magid NAZARETH, Israel, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Israel's Palestinian citizens appear set to secure a record number of seats in parliament and could emerge as kingmakers after strong turnout in Tuesday's election, galvanized by what they describe as the racist policies of