By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Valerie Volcovici ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 11 (Reuters) - World leaders will set out their climate priorities in speeches at COP31 in Turkey on Wednesday, as negotiators seek agreement on a plan to increase the share of electricity in global energy use and
More than 25 years since its founding by star conductor Daniel Barenboim, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's mission to foster dialogue in the Middle East endures -- including among its own members. "Our message of peace must be louder than ever," Barenboim, who formed the
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved out of his home and onto a military base after Iranian threats against his life, the New York Times reportedon Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. Iran has ramped up efforts to
Prominent Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, the head of independent media outlet Mada Masr, is set to appear in a criminal court on Wednesday, facing possible prison time in a trial that has drawn international outcry. Attalah is being retried after she was handed a one-year
For years, the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC was a US political juggernaut, but deepening voter disillusion over US-Israeli ties and wins by openly Israel-skeptic candidates in last week's midterm elections have left it reeling. Candidates of all stripes long courted the
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was very happy with messages he was getting from the US in terms of moving towards a resolution of the more than 4-1/2-year-old war with Russia. Zelenskiy was addressing
The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against three men it described as "Iranian operatives," including one already in jail, over their role in an alleged terrorist plot at Britain's RAF Fairford airbase. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri
BASRA, Iraq, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Iraq barred a plane carrying Iran's national soccer team from landing at Basra airport on Tuesday, a decision by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority linked to US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines, two Basra airport officials said. The plane
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A member of an Iran-backed militia plotted to attack the RAF Fairford air base in Britain while detained in the US on criminal charges, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday. • Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi
Ahmed al-Alwani was a prominent leader of anti-government protests by Iraqi Sunnis in 2013, and was released from prison last year.
Footage shows ballistic missiles, mobile launchers and drone storage facilities. The disclosure comes as the U.S. relocates aircraft from British bases amid concerns over possible Iranian attacks
The cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators that France has blamed on Iran marks a new phase in the asymmetric campaign Tehran is waging against the United States, extending it onto European soil, analysts say. Scores of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12
Iran has moved much of its missile stockpile underground as the threat of a new war looms.
(Corrects in paragraph 4 to 'a Navig8 tanker', removing reference to 'Navig8 Messi'; it was not clear which Navig8 tanker was shown) Nov 10 (Reuters) - Despite market bets on a de-escalation in the Iran war, new evidence has emerged in recent days of strikes on tankers in the
Dirar Aliyan, 59, a prominent Palestinian professor and U.K. citizen, says IDF troops first raided his apartment and beat him while searching for a wanted nephew, despite knowing that the latter lived on the floor above
Mohsen Rezaei dismissed reports of ongoing negotiations and a planned meeting with JD Vance as 'pure lies and fabrications,' saying Tehran is still awaiting a clear U.S. response
Nov 10 (Reuters) - Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei said there are currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington, in an interview with pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen. Iran has insisted the US must meet seven conditions set out in a June
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that he told G7 allies the US economic sanctions and naval blockade are working so well that President Donald Trump does not need to conduct major combat operations against
Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he saw no need to attack Iran again, as diplomatic efforts to end the war gathered steam and Tehran urged Washington to accept its demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Hours after President Donald Trump said he saw "positive
G7 foreign ministers agreed on "the need to avoid a security void" in Lebanon after UN peacekeepers pull out, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday after a meeting of the group in Paris. They also backed "the need to move quickly toward a new security
News surfaced on Nov. 10 that the UAE has reportedly marketed 1.87 million barrels of Saudi crude salvaged from a damaged supertanker for sale, marking an exceptional example of energy cooperation between Gulf rivals.
The acclaimed author is accused of basing his novel "Houris," which depicts Algeria’s bloody civil war, on the story of one of his wife’s patients.
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with no clear path to
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said he saw no need to resume major combat operations against Iran because economic sanctions and other restrictions were working so effectively. "The economic campaign (against Iran) is so devastating that right now there is no
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said there was “no need” to resume strikes while negotiations were progressing.
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The UN children's agency said Israel had rejected the importation of equipment needed to repair a water basin in Gaza, and warned that the facility could overflow and endanger nearby residents through flooding and disease. Local
Nov 10 (Reuters) - Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton arrived in Egypt's El Arish on Tuesday to see first hand efforts to receive humanitarian and relief aid bound for the Gaza Strip. The North Sinai governorate said on its Facebook page that the visit
By Angelo Amante ROME, Nov 10 (Reuters) - European nations have taken no concrete steps to strengthen shipping protection in the Red Sea, Italy's defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that governments have failed to respond to his calls to bolster the bloc's naval mission in
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Republican US Representative Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, related to the war in Iran, President Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela and even some administration actions in
Some 31 LNG carriers transited the Strait of Hormuz in October, the highest number since February before the Iran war began, according to data from S&P Global Energy.
GCC countries have stepped up their joint defense efforts with the announcement of a new forward command center to be headquartered in Kuwait, as tensions between Iran and the US continue to escalate.
By John Irish and Simon Lewis PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday that the US would keep imposing "devastating" economic costs on Iran, saying it had options beyond war or agreeing to unacceptable Iranian demands,
The Israeli military confirmed strikes in Gaza City but did not comment on a fatal shooting in Khan Yunis. The latest deaths come as heavy rains flood displacement camps and threaten already damaged infrastructure
Pentagon's top official called Rep. Thomas Massie's charges a 'farce,' arguing other defense secretaries trespassed on the War Powers Act without being impeached.
By Roula Rouhana ABU DHABI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first peace talks since February as US President Donald Trump's envoys launched a new push to end the war in Ukraine. The US-brokered meeting followed US
By Roula Rouhana ABU DHABI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first peace talks since February as US President Donald Trump's envoys launched a new push to end the war in Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described
By Roula Rouhana ABU DHABI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first US-brokered talks since February, after President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broad deal was possible on ending the war in Ukraine and
GENEVA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office voiced alarm on Tuesday about Egyptian authorities' widening assaults on press freedom and called for the immediate release of detained journalists. Egyptian police arrested the entire newsroom of fact-checking
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Majorities of Americans want the newly elected Democratic-majority US Congress to act to end the war with Iran and to repeal tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump, signaling demand for quick action to address the high cost
By Rishabh Jaiswal Nov 10 (Reuters) - Canada reimposed sanctions on 11 Iranian entities on Tuesday for their contribution to Iran's nuclear activities and ballistic missile program, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said. Anand announced the measures at a meeting of Group of Seven
By Maha El Dahan, Praveen Paramasivam and Mohammed Atti DINDIGUL, India/DUBAI/BASRA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - V. Pandiselvi, the mother of Indian sailor Naveen Kumar, has not heard from her son for more than six months yet she still clings to hope he will return, crying as she
Qatar's premier on Tuesday joined talks on the G7 sidelines in the French capital with four European top diplomats and the Saudi foreign minister hours after meeting US President Donald Trump to discuss ending Washington's war with Iran, Paris said. "The ministers will discuss
By John Irish PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - France summoned Iran's ambassador on Tuesday after accusing Tehran of a cyberattack that disabled refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets, with Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warning Paris could respond with cyber measures of its
Israel's new parliament convened Tuesday with plans to take aim immediately at caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as his rival Gadi Eisenkot vowed to quickly cobble together a new government. Eisenkot, leading a broad left-to-right bloc, will control the agenda from
Israel's new parliament will be sworn in Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to lose his majority even as rival Gadi Eisenkot still works to form a new government. President Isaac Herzog will deliver a speech at 4:00 pm (1400 GMT) for the swearing-in of the
The victim in Burqa was identified as Moataz Iyad Abdul Majeed Daghlos, 14, whose body is being held by the IDF, the Palestinian Authority said. Two other Palestinians were wounded in the raid, as settler attacks were reported across the West Bank
MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russia believes that the main thrust of new peace talks on Ukraine starting in Abu Dhabi later on Tuesday will be trying to hammer out the key elements of a new post-war security framework for Europe, a source in the Russian delegation said. Russian
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russia believes the main thrust of US-brokered peace talks on Ukraine should be seeking agreement on the main elements of a post-war security framework for Europe, a source in the Russian delegation said, an idea many European
France's foreign minister said Tuesday that Paris ruled out "nothing" to respond to a major cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket fridges in October that it has blamed on Iran. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told FranceinfoTV that Iran's ambassador would be summoned and
By Aaron McNicholas and Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday that its military bases were safe, after the US removed huge refuelling aircraft from a British airbase following what the Wall Street Journal said was a threat from Iran, the second