BEIRUT, May 27 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning it would act "with great force" against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the zone. The military's
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, after killing his predecessor earlier this month despite an ongoing ceasefire. Since Hamas's October 2023 attack, Israel has systematically targeted the group's leaders, both in
“Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up,” Trump said in surprising comments on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was not yet satisfied with Iran's offers to make a deal, after Iranian state television reported details of what it claimed was a draft agreement. Speaking at a cabinet meeting in the White House, Trump added that he was in no rush to
The White House dismissed Iranian reports of a draft agreement as a 'complete fabrication,' while Trump said Washington would not lift sanctions in exchange for Tehran giving up its nuclear material
A new CSIS analysis warned that replenishing key missile systems used in the conflict could take at least three years, raising concerns about U.S. readiness for a potential conflict with China
Muqtada al-Sadr is the first militia leader to heed new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s call to place weapons in the hands of the state as US pressure continues.
A new poll shows a majority in Turkey rejects the court ruling that ousted main opposition leader Ozgur Ozel.
WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a cabinet meeting that Iran very much wanted to make a deal, but that the U.S. was not satisfied with it yet. "Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal. So far they haven't gotten
Hungary’s parliament voted to remain in the International Criminal Court, reversing a planned withdrawal and marking a shift in Budapest’s approach to Israel and the EU.
By Ted Hesson and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will extend deportation protections and work permits for thousands of Lebanese nationals in the U.S. for six months, according to a notice posted to the Federal Register on Wednesday.
Iran's move to reconnect the country to the global internet after an almost three-month blackout has left many Iranians unimpressed, with full connectivity far from restored and access seen as a right that shouldn't have been taken away in the first place. Iranian authorities
WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said a report from Iran's state TV citing a draft of an initial, unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States was "not true" and that the cited memorandum was "a complete
By Jonathan Saul ATHENS, May 27 (Reuters) - An oil products tanker operated by Chinese shipping group COSCO was in the process of crossing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, after two crude tankers sailed in the past day, although oil traffic overall was still limited,
By Pratima Desai and Polina Devitt LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Canada is pushing more of its aluminium towards Europe to make the most of higher premiums on offer, after its neighbour the United States imposed a 50% tariff on the metal last year. A loss of Middle East volumes
Odeh was killed in a Tuesday strike in the Palestinian enclave just days after he assumed his leadership position.
Reports in Trump-friendly U.S. media highlighted the extent of Washington's role defending Israel during the war while exposing growing concern over depleted missile stockpiles and America's ability to sustain another confrontation with Iran
Iranian state TV says the US would agree to pull military forces away from Iran's borders in exchange for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but the White House called it a "complete fabrication."
By Emma Farge GENEVA, May 27 (Reuters) - About a third of Palestinians killed by Israel since an October truce were in areas near the military's armistice line with Hamas, raising concerns that troops may be shooting at civilians merely for approaching the area, the U.N. human
By Elwely Elwelly and Jana Choukeir May 27 (Reuters) - Tehran would restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month in a framework deal with the U.S. to also include withdrawing U.S. forces from Iran's vicinity, Iranian state television reported
Earlier in the day, the IDF launched a wave of strikes on the Lebanese city of Tyre and its surroundings, two hours after telling the 200,000 residents of the city and neighboring refugee camps to evacuate
Tehran is reportedly demanding some $24 billion in frozen funds be unblocked as part of a peace deal with the United States.
By Elwely Elwelly, Emily Giles and Amy McConaghy DUBAI/LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Iranians isolated by a long internet shutdown imposed by the authorities during the war with the U.S. and Israel expressed joy as social media came back to life in a country where even in normal
Traders continue to bet that a resolution to end the US-Israel-Iran war is near.
AMSTERDAM, May 27 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO operations to allow a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, should a mission there be agreed once the Iran war ends, ministers said on Wednesday in a
The two countries have not yet formally responded to Trump's request that they join normalize relations with Israel, but sources who spoke to Haaretz said they will not establish relations with Israel without a pathway toward the establishment of a Palestinian state
DUBAI, May 27 (Reuters) - Iran's state TV said Tehran had obtained a draft of an initial unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the United States. Under the framework, Iran would restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels
By Heejin Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Saeed Koozechi, the
Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the wealthy Gulf into crisis. From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of
ISTANBUL, May 27 (Reuters) - The reinstated chair of Turkey's main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Wednesday the party will hold a congress once legal conditions are met, after a court ousted the previous leadership, triggering an internal crisis and market
By Heejin Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month likely involved an Iranian anti-ship missile. The Iranian embassy in
By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - Paris prosecutors have opened a probe to determine whether three hard-left mayoral candidates were targeted by a foreign state seeking to meddle in French elections, they said on Wednesday, in a move that could help shed light on
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that a return to war with the United States was unlikely, but warned the Islamic republic stood ready to respond to any attack. The statement came a day after Iran accused the US of breaching the ceasefire in place since April, and
From the establishment of a crowded Palestinian neighborhood expected to facilitate the expulsion of communities in the area, to a new road that keeps Palestinians out of the region – the Israeli effect could erase Palestinians from the area
Muslim faithful took part in the climactic ritual of the annual hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday, symbolically stoning the devil near Mecca. From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars
By Rami Ayyub, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jana Choukeir JERUSALEM/CAIRO, May 27 (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas's newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in Gaza and expanding
Cairo's new monorail slices across the city skyline, running above the familiar chaos of blaring horns and ageing buses' exhaust fumes that mark rush hour below. The $4.5 billion monorail, opened this month, is among Egypt's most prominent new transport projects, part of a
New clothes for children, sacrificial sheep and Eid biscuits, the hallmarks of the Muslim holiday, are all either unaffordable or unavailable in Gaza, casting a shadow over what is usually a time of celebration and joy. "I go to the market only to look around because I cannot
Netanyahu, subject to Trump's decisions and whims, is taking advantage of the U.S. slightly loosening reins in Lebanon in return for compliance with an Iran cease-fire, even though Beirut remains off limits. Meanwhile, Israel's leaders hunker down on Hamas' military chiefs in
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday condemned the attack on Barakah Nuclear Plant in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement, adding that theattack constituted a violation of international law. The council did not attribute
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed 31 people on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel said it was intensifying attacks despite a truce in its war with Hezbollah. The Iran-backed group meanwhile said it faced Israeli troops entering the southern town of
Advance warnings, distributed through the Home Front Command app and emergency platforms when 'operational conditions allow,' will give residents between a few seconds and two minutes to prepare before sirens sound
DUBAI/OSLO, May 26 (Reuters) - United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday that a tanker had reported an external explosion on the vessel's port side, close to the waterline, 60 nautical miles off Oman's capital Muscat. UKMTO said the vessel, identified as the
The strikes near the large water reservoir follow pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to up attacks on Hezbollah in response to rocket fire and a rising death toll in Lebanon.
While there is no explicit agreement, sources say Washington has offered quiet approval despite a ceasefire reached April 16.
Mediators are scrambling to secure a deal that would end the war, while leaving unresolved the thorniest issues that predated it.