"Very strong" verification is needed in Iran following the Middle East conflict to ensure that it does not develop nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog chief said on Friday. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi's remarks come as the United States and
By Gram Slattery MANAMA, June 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state have at times diverged over the past week, especially on the subject of
By Kate Abnett and Tuvan Gumrukcu LUXEMBOURG, June 26 (Reuters) - The European Union has rebuked Turkey for excluding Cyprus from preparations for this year's U.N. climate summit, as diplomatic tensions mount over the issue ahead of the global climate talks. Turkey will host
SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after a near four-month halt, shipping data from LSEG showed. Two Very Large Crude Carriers were seen loading crude at the terminal, while another waited nearby, the
June 25 (Reuters) - Governments and humanitarian organizations worldwide have begun sending cash, rescue teams and other forms of aid to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday killed at least 188 people and left more than 1,500 injured, with casualties expected
The first Iranian attack on a cargo vessel since the ceasefire comes as top US diplomat Marco Rubio huddled with Gulf Cooperation Council ministers in Manama to reject Iran's claims to control the Strait of Hormuz.
'We'll send somebody from the IRGC to go hang out in Doha with somebody from CENTCOM,' the U.S. vice president said in an interview with UnHerd. Vance added that "pro-Israel" UAE is talking with the IRGC for the first time on 'various types of economic incentives' for Iran
ANKARA, June 25 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the earthquakes in Venezuela and the country's need for aid in a call with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil on Thursday, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. Fidan also said Turkey would continue
LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - The United Nations’ shipping agency on Thursday paused an evacuation effort to get hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers out through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Oman. "I have been informed of an
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Thursday that tens of billions of dollars in new defense-related contracts will be announced at the alliance's upcoming Julysummit in Ankara. In remarks at the Atlantic Council, Rutte also said NATO would pledge
The Egyptian and Iranian football bodies previously raised objections over the match to FIFA.
Washington's top diplomat said Thursday there are limits to what it would accept in any Iran deal, as an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz led the UN to suspend an effort to evacuate trapped mariners. Secretary of State Marco Rubio -- in Bahrain as part of a regional
An attack on a ship Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz led the UN to suspend efforts to evacuate trapped mariners as the United States warned against Iran charging fees for passage through the vital waterway. The New York Times and other US media reported that Iran struck a
The Wall Street Journal cited officials saying that Iran estimates countries could make $40 billion a year charging security, safety and environmental fees in the waterway. Iran's chief negotiator in Oman: 'Management of the Strait will never return to the way it was before'
The suspect appeared in court with visible signs of violence on his face, while a police representative claimed that reasonable force had been used, adding that the arrest was recorded on officers' body-worn cameras. However, it later emerged that they were not functioning
Iran, Turkey and Israel were among the first countries to offer assistance to earthquake-hit Venezuela despite their varying diplomatic relationships with Caracas.
The decision affects some 6,100 Syrians who live in the United States.
The administration is moving ahead with planned jet engine sales to Ankara ahead of next month’s NATO summit despite congressionally mandated sanctions on Turkey's defense industry.
The judge ruled that although the case is 'highly disturbing to right-minded people,' the video of the two nurses allegedly threatening to kill or not treat Israelis was inadmissible, as it had been obtained via a chat platform and without their consent to be recorded
Iraq is seeking a higher production quota as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has slashed oil revenues and plunged the country into a fiscal crisis.
Lebanon has canceled its national exams for the year due to the war and ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, following weeks of pressure on the Education Ministry.
Trump said Wednesday that the US would release “some” Iranian frozen funds and would use them to purchase corn, wheat and soybeans from American farmers.
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for President Donald Trump's administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation, giving
By Ahmed Saeed KARBALA, Iraq, June 25 (Reuters) - Carrying photos of loved ones killed in the war with the U.S. and Israel, Iranian pilgrims crossed into the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar. Ashura falls on the
As talks between Jerualem and Beirut began in Washington, Israeli and Lebanese officials denied earlier claims by a U.S. State Department official that Israel had withdrawn from parts of southern Lebanon
By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas CARACAS, June 25 (Reuters) - Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off
ADEN, June 25 (Reuters) - A correspondent for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya television in Yemen was killed when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday. It said Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni who reported for Al Arabiya and its sister channel Al Hadath, was
ANKARA, June 25 (Reuters) - Dozens of Turkish journalists have been denied accreditation for a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara next month, media outlets and journalist associations said on Thursday, with NATO saying it relied on Turkey for guidance about journalists.
By Ali Hankir and Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT, June 25 (Reuters) - A long-awaited ceasefire has brought relative calm to Lebanon, but it hasn't brought peace of mind to Hussein Merhi. He is among tens of thousands who remain displaced because their homes were destroyed in Israeli
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, June 25 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants' smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings from rights activists that the move could further restrict access to
By Tala Ramadan, David Morgan and Patricia Zengerle DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell to pre-war levels on Thursday as the United States said flows through the Strait of Hormuz were nearing normal and its top diplomat completed a Gulf tour aimed at shoring
Tunisia's humiliating exit from the 2026 World Cup after two heavy losses against Sweden and Japan delt a blow to Eagles of Carthage fans, who say it laid bare years of dysfunction within the football federation. The team, which had made history in 1978 by becoming the first
Tehran is warning that Oman's temporary routes will not guarantee safe passage through the key waterway.
DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman stressed the need for continued bilateral coordination on maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call on Thursday, Iranian state media reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his
Inside a Gaza City culinary academy that has been bombed and rebuilt twice during the war, students chop, whisk, and plate dishes with quiet determination, committed to mastering their craft despite the hardships that surround them. At Smile Kitchen Culinary Academy, men and
The denial followed a report citing a U.S. State Department official saying Israeli forces pulled back from some of the territory occupied in southern Lebanon as a 'gesture of good faith' toward the Lebanese government
Almost a million Lebanese remain displaced over fears of continued fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli military. Those who have returned found neighborhoods wiped out and homes in ruins. 'It's the beginning of a new struggle,' one said
By Ali Sawafta SEBASTIA, West Bank, June 25 (Reuters) - An Israeli bill that would extend civil control over ancient sites in the West Bank has drawn criticism from Palestinians and Israeli rights groups who say it is tantamount to annexation of occupied land and would expand
BEIRUT, June 25 (Reuters) - Senior Israeli and Lebanese officials denied on Thursday that there had been any Israeli withdrawal from occupied southern Lebanon, after a U.S. official said Israel had pulled some of its troops back in a good faith gesture toward Lebanon's
On Wednesday, the IDF said a Bedouin Israeli civilian contractor working with the country's Defense Ministry was killed in an operational accident in Gaza. Last week, five Israeli soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Lebanon and were laid to rest on Sunday
BAGHDAD, June 25 (Reuters) - Iraq will be compelled to consider all available options if its OPEC quota is not significantly increased, a senior Iraqi oil ministry official told Reuters on Thursday. Separate sources told Reuters Iraqi officials had considered leaving OPEC, but
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir June 25 (Reuters) - Newly issued Sudanese pounds have begun circulating in territory controlled by a paramilitary group fighting the national army, raising questions about the source of the notes and potentially deepening the country's de