MANILA, March 27 (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the ASEAN Leaders' summit will go ahead in May, but will be shortened to a "bare-bones" programme that focuses on addressing issues like fuel supplies, food prices and migrant workers.
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday, the State Department said, adding he expressed "gratitude" to KRG for enabling oil from Iraq, including
According to relatives of the victim, soldiers came to remove outpost, but settlers returned after the army left- and then the shooting occurred. Police say suspect has been arrested
The West Bank District Police are not part of the equation, the Shin Bet has become irrelevant and the boundaries between Israeli citizens and the army have completely blurred in the West Bank. The project of cleansing the occupied territories of Arabs is gaining momentum - and
While the world frets about surging energy prices pushed up by the Middle East war, one small German village has been reaping the benefits of its turn to climate-friendly renewables. Surrounded by wind turbines and studded with solar panels, Feldheim, population 130, boasts its
March 26 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Donald Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing Department of
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has been weighing whether to use ground forces to seize Iran's strategic oil hub of Kharg Island, an operation analysts say could be achieved quickly, but leave U.S. troops in great peril and prolong
By Nathan Layne GRAPEVINE, Texas, March 26 (Reuters) - Republicans at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference largely rallied behind U.S. strikes on Iran on Thursday, backing President Donald Trump on an issue that has dented his wider approval ratings and could
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Steve Holland DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced that he will pause attacks on Iran's energy plants for 10 days at Tehran's request and said talks with Iran were going "very well," although
By John Irish and Andrew Gray VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 26 (Reuters) - European powers on Thursday accused Russia of helping Iran target U.S. forces in the Middle East war and said they would raise the issue with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a meeting of G7
By David Jeans NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - The United States has deployed uncrewed drone speedboats for patrols as part of its operations against Iran, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has confirmed using such vessels in an active conflict. The deployment of the
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was pausing attacks on Iran's energy plants for 10 days at the Iranian government's request and said talks with Tehran were going "very well". "As per Iranian Government request... I am pausing the
The Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security warns that Israel has used most of its Arrow 2 and 3 interceptors, while U.S. THAAD missiles protecting Gulf allies are heavily depleted. The report highlighted the stark cost imbalance between Iran's cheap attacks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that it was in the "interest" of all G7 nations to push for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz currently blocked by Iran. "It's in their interest to help," Rubio said shortly before heading to France where he will attend a
Pakistani source said that Israel had the target's coordinates, but was told to 'back off' by the U.S; Pakistan's military and foreign office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Israel's military declined to comment
ISTANBUL, March 26 (Reuters) - A marine drone struck a crude oil tanker that had departed Russia, causing an explosion in the Black Sea near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait on Thursday, Turkey's transportation minister said. Turkey condemned the attack, which it said targeted a
OSLO, March 26 (Reuters) - Norway's parliament on Thursday passed a bill to temporarily cut petrol and diesel taxes, easing soaring fuel costs in the wake of the war in the Middle East, which has driven up the price of oil. A vote was scheduled at short notice following a
By John Irish and Sudip Kar-Gupta VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 26 (Reuters) - France said its military chief held talks with around 35 countries on Thursday as it sought partners and proposals for a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran ends.
Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, confirmed that Pakistan has been acting as a mediator to the negotiations, saying that the Administration presented a 15-point cease-fire plan to Iran. He added that Iran is 'looking for an off-ramp' and that previous diplomatic
Business leaders are warning that the United States lacks the infrastructure to alleviate a global LNG shortage caused by the US-Israel war on Iran, which has kept a fifth of the world's energy supplies from leaving the Gulf. US President Donald Trump's commitment to fossil
Jewish schools, synagogues and institutions in Belgium, the Netherlands and the U.K. have all been shaken by recent violent attacks. An organization named Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, or the Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand, has claimed to be behind them
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall March 26 (Reuters) - The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating U.S.-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources in the country say. With the
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday claimed casualties on both sides as Lebanon said it would complain to the United Nations Security Council over Israeli attacks. In a sign of divisions, Lebanese ministers from Hezbollah and its ally Amal boycotted a cabinet
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday claimed casualties on both sides as Lebanon said it would complain to the United Nations Security Council over Israeli attacks. In a sign of divisions, Lebanese ministers from Hezbollah and its ally Amal boycotted a cabinet
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Iran let ten oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture in negotiations, including some Pakistan-flagged vessels. Trump made the comments at a Cabinet meeting in the
MADRID, March 26 (Reuters) - The Iranian embassy in Spain said on Thursday on X that Spain respects international law and therefore Iran would be receptive to any request from Madrid related to the Strait of Hormuz. "BREAKING NEWS: Iran considers Spain a country committed to
What were already difficult negotiations before the war have grown even more fraught under Iran's new hard-line leadership.
Hunched against the cold and drizzle, Iraqi army medic Ahmed and two colleagues looked across the wreckage that just days ago was their clinic, now rubble after a strike on Wednesday. "We're the only ones left of the medical unit," he said, his voice breaking with grief. "They
By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 26 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is finding other routes to deliver emergency medical supplies from its Dubai hub to crises such as Lebanon via long overland journeys, an official said, but rising fuel costs could hamper shipments if the
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Iran war was "extremely" ahead of schedule, as he pushed Tehran to make a deal at his first cabinet meeting since the conflict began nearly a month ago. As Tehran publicly rebuffed negotiations, Trump again cited the original
US President Donald Trump denied being "desperate" to make a deal with Iran Thursday, as he mixed threats with diplomacy in a push to wrap up his war in the Middle East. Holding his first cabinet meeting since the start of the joint US-Israeli operation, Trump insisted that
Here are facts and figures about the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a crucial passage into the Red Sea that Iran has threatened to target if US forces launch a ground assault on its territory. - Gateway to Red Sea - Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is
The White House envoy says Iran "miscalculated" in assuming the US "can’t win militarily" as Iran weighs a 15-point US plan to end the war.
Meanwhile the White House's top Mideast envoy said Iran "miscalculated" in assuming the US "can’t win militarily" as Iran weighs a 15-point US plan to end the war.
KYIV, March 26 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he had arrived in Saudi Arabia and would hold "important meetings". "Arrived in Saudi Arabia. Important meetings are scheduled. We appreciate the support and support those who are ready to
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Iran to make a deal to end U.S. and Israeli bombing or face more strikes on their country. "They now have the chance, that is Iran, to permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions and to join a new path
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Blasts in Tehran - Warplanes could be heard overhead in northern districts of Tehran, shortly before three loud explosions rang out, an AFP correspondent in the Iranian capital said. The blasts were heard after dark,
DUBAI, March 26 (Reuters) - Iran’s initial response to the U.S. proposal to end the war, which was conveyed to Pakistan, was that it was "one-sided and unfair", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday, adding that a path forward might still be found if realism
Diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war are gathering pace, even though Tehran continues to insist talks with the United States are not happening. Here is what we know about the behind-the-scenes mediation efforts: - What is on the table? - After announcing "very good" talks
For a decade or more, "America First" has been a rallying cry against foreign wars. But as US bombs fall on Iran, many of President Donald Trump's supporters are embracing a muscular campaign abroad -- and insisting it still fits the doctrine. On the opening day of the
Tangsiri played a key role in Iran’s operations in the Strait of Hormuz and has a long history of antagonizing the US.
An Iranian lawmaker told Fars News Agency that Tehran plans to charge ships tolls to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, formalizing the country’s control over the strategic waterway.
An Iranian lawmaker told Fars News Agency that Tehran plans to charge ships tolls to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, formalizing the country’s control over the strategic waterway.
PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) - The European Unions is worried about Ukraine being pressured by the United States into ceding territory in negotiations with Russia, the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday. "This is clearly a wrongapproach. It is, of course, the
By Mohammed Ghobari and Emma Farge ADEN/GENEVA, March 26 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement, whose attacks on the Red Sea caused international shipping and trade chaos during the Gaza war, stands ready to strike the key waterway again in solidarity with Tehran, one Houthi
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted multiple drones over its oil-rich Eastern Province, while Bahrain reported extinguishing a blaze near its International Airport • Gulf states again reiterated their 'full and inherent right to self-defense' against Iran
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry’s decision to expel the Iranian ambassador to Beirut has exposed deep divisions among the political class as Iran-backed Hezbollah remains engaged in a war with Israel.
March 26 (Reuters) - The United States, Israel and Iran have laid out maximalist positions to end warfare that has set the Middle East aflame and threatened the global economy by choking off Gulf energy supplies. This is what the sides are saying about their positions in the
Iran's decision to rebuff a 15-point peace proposal from US President Donald Trump and outline its own conditions for a ceasefire reflects growing confidence in its negotiating position after nearly four weeks of war, analysts say. Despite US-Israeli airstrikes that have killed
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, March 26 (Reuters) - Israel has said it will seize a chunk of southern Lebanon to create a "buffer zone" against Hezbollah militants, stoking fears among Lebanese of Israeli military occupation that could deepen instability and stoke further displacement. WHAT