By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will overhaul its approach to human rights laws to make it easier to deport migrants who arrive in the country illegally as part of a major shake-up of asylum policy to be set out on Monday. Interior minister Shabana Mahmood will
Saudi journalist and editor-in-chief of the Saudi Arab News, Faisal J. Abbas, said that if Israel was 'ready' to commit to a path toward Palestinian statehood, it could finally become a fully fledged member of a 'region of integration, cooperation and shared prosperity' – a
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year's U.N. climate summit with Australia, though the two sides have not yet reached an agreement and the discussions on the hosting standoff remain unresolved, Turkish diplomatic sources said. Australia and Turkey both
According to reports, peacekeepers communicated with IDF troops who maintain a presence inside Lebanese territory along the border through liaison channels, urging them not to fire. The IDF said no deliberate fire was directed toward UNIFIL soldiers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies over a U.S.-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence. Netanyahu spoke two days
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there is no enrichment because 'the enrichment facilities have been attacked,' in reference to Israel's 12-day war. He affirmed Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear technology, with the hopes of diplomacy with the United States, but 'not
Two doctors were denied entry despite receiving permission from a Defense Ministry unit to enter the West Bank. According to their lawyer, the Diaspora Affairs Ministry determined that the nonprofit group HEAL Palestine 'operates to delegitimize Israel,' but offered no proof
DUBAI (Reuters) -Washington's current approach toward Tehran does not indicate any readiness for "equal and fair negotiations", Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted last week at potential discussions. Following Israel's attack on Iran
By Catarina Demony and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it would make refugee status temporary and the wait for permanent settlement would be quadrupled to 20 years under the country's most sweeping overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times. The Labour
(Reuters) -Ukraine is working to resume the exchange of prisoners with Russia, hoping for the release of 1,200 Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his Security Council chief said. "We are ... counting on the resumption of exchanges," Zelenskiy said in a video posted
(Reuters) -At least four people were killed when two boats carrying 95 irregular migrants capsized off the Libyan coastal city of Al Khums on Thursday, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Saturday. The first boat was carrying 26 migrants from Bangladesh, four of whom died, the Red
BEIJING (Reuters) -A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a "rights enforcement patrol", the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing ramps up tensions with Japan over its prime minister's remarks on Taiwan. A
Far-right ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir urged Netanyahu to clarify his position against Palestinian statehood following the U.S. endorsement of a UN draft resolution that opens a path to a two-state solution. The prime minister said his opposition to a Palestinian state 'has
