(Reuters) -U.S. officials held talks on Saturday with the authorities in Kabul over Americans held in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration’s foreign ministry said. Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s special envoy for hostage response, and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former
'The explosions terrified everyone,' a Sanaa resident says, after airstrikes destroyed homes, damaged the National Museum, and left neighborhoods in rubble, while Houthi leaders vowed to continue retaliatory attacks on Israel over the Gaza war.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention of 48 suspects, including the mayor of Istanbul's opposition-run Bayrampasa district, as part of a corruption investigation, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Saturday. The police carried out early morning raids
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Paramount said on Friday it condemned a pledge signed earlier this week by more than 4,000 actors, entertainers, and producers, including some Hollywood stars, to not work with Israeli film institutions that they see as being complicit in
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The University of California, Berkeley has provided information on 160 faculty members and students to President Donald Trump's administration as part of a federal investigation into alleged antisemitic incidents, amid a broader crackdown
Nadeen Ayoub, the first Palestinian to compete in Miss Universe, will step onto the stage at the height of one of the most harrowing periods in her people's history, determined to show they are more than headlines of war. "We're more than our struggle and pain," she told AFP in
Israeli military operations killed 50 people in Gaza on Friday, the territory's civil defence agency said, as the army stepped up its attacks on Gaza City. Israel has said it intends to capture the territory's largest urban centre, which it describes as one of the last
(Reuters) -The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt called on Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan followed by a permanent ceasefire, the countries said in a joint statement. The so-called "Quad" countries are seen as having the most
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will offer robust support to Israel on a trip timed before French-led moves for a Palestinian state, the State Department said Friday, despite US unease over Israel's airstrike in Qatar. President Donald Trump will meet over dinner with Qatar's
Iran's recent deal with the UN nuclear watchdog has intensified domestic political fractures, with the government scrambling to balance hard-liners' scrutiny and international skepticism, as snapback sanctions loom large.
Hamas said in an official statement that al-Hayya 'led the funeral prayer for his martyred son and for the victims of the treacherous assassination attempt in Doha'
The resolution received 142 votes in favor and only 10 votes against, with 12 countries chosing to abstain
The response by Middle Eastern countries to Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha suggests a coalition that's accepting Iran after a long break because it's not the only power in the region that Israel is attacking. If they think the U.S. can't attend to their interests, the
The UN General Assembly voted Friday to back a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine -- without the involvement of Hamas. The text was adopted by 142 votes in favor, 10 against -- including Israel and key ally the
The Eurovision Song Contest will respect countries' decisions on participating in next year's competition, its chief said Friday, after several European broadcasters threatened a boycott if Israel takes part. During the past two editions of the competition, the event has been
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders.
The text initiated by France and Saudi Arabia for the implementation of the two-state-solution was adopted Friday by the United Nations General Assembly with a large majority.
Hamas has not agreed to give up its weapons in Lebanon, though the military has received a number of weapons from other Palestinian factions in recent weeks.
The CENTCOM commander's involvement adds heft to US diplomatic requests as lawmakers float future defense ties between Washington and Damascus.
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares summoned the Israeli charge d'affaires in Madrid on Friday over recent comments about Spain made by the office of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Albares summoned Dana Erlich - currently Israel's top
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio will fly to Israel this weekend amid tensions among fellow U.S. allies in the Middle East over Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank. State
The launch coincides with the start of the Saudi Women’s Premier League season, which will see the soccer competition broadcast nationally and globally for the first time.