ANKARA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament is set on Wednesday to ratifya defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defence clause, committing NATO's second-largest army to Riyadh's defence as it faces attacks by Yemen's Iran-backedHouthis.
By Sam Tobin LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A co-founder of Palestine Action challenged Britain's decision to ban the campaign group as a terrorist organisation at the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing that the move was disproportionate and undermined counter-terrorism laws.
By Parisa Hafezi Nov 4 (Reuters) - Iran's government savoured the stinging rebuke delivered to Donald Trump in the midterm elections, declaring voters had rejected the war launched by the US president even as Tehran remained on high alert for the possibility of renewed strikes.
LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The US Democrats' "blue wave" of midterm election victories is already causing ripples across the rest of the world, where trade partners, strategic allies and enemies all see implications in the result. IRAN AND ISRAEL
By Steven Scheer and Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu's political rivals seized on Democrats' capture of the US Congress as proof that he had squandered generations of bipartisan American support for Israel, as they seek a chance to form a
DUBAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Washington's hostility towards Tehran will not change through partisan shifts or any concessions to the US, and those who believe otherwise are “greatly mistaken”, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Wednesday, following the Republican
Oil prices fell after Democrats won control of the House and Senate amid hopes that a Democratic-led Congress could lead to more US restraint in Iran.
Britain's highest court on Wednesday heard an appeal against a government ban on
Israel's President Isaac Herzog is known for his unassuming and mild manner, but all eyes will be on him as he decides whom to task with forming the next coalition government. The decision is a weighty one as neither the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of
Israel's president on Wednesday urged political leaders to compromise in forming a government after an election he said had no clear winner and condemned "racist" rhetoric against Arab parties. More than a week after Israel's first election since the trauma of the October 7,
Israel's president begins deliberations on Wednesday on whom to task to form a government, with neither veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor rival Gadi Eisenkot holding enough seats after a divisive election. President Isaac Herzog holds a largely ceremonial role, but
Israeli electoral authorities on Wednesday rejected allegations promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraud by Arab parties, who could hold the key to removing him from power after a divisive vote. President Isaac Herzog will at noon (1000 GMT) officially receive
A legal battle over a ban on Palestine Action activists resumes Wednesday as co-founder Huda Ammori takes her fight against the government's designation of the group as a terrorist organisation to Britain's highest court. The two-day hearing, scheduled for Wednesday and
Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States has no immediate plans to strike Iran, President Donald Trump told the Financial Times. In an interview with the FT on Tuesday, Trump suggested he was content with the state of the stand-off with Iran. “We seem to be getting everything we
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington would end its annual $3.8 billion in aid to Israel, on the day of midterm elections in which support for Israel has been a contentious issue. "We give Israel $4 billion a year, and we made a deal months ago that we're
U.S. intelligence agencies have long tracked Iran's chemical-weapons research, but officials remain divided over whether Tehran would ever use such weapons. Israel has also shared its assessments with Gulf states, which were met with skepticism
By Pesha Magid QUSRA, West Bank, Nov 3 (Reuters) - A group of senior Israeli ex-military officials helped Palestinian farmers on Tuesday to harvest olives, in a gesture of solidarity amid an upsurge in militant settler violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
KYIV/BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russia bombarded Ukraine's energy infrastructure in waves on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, a week before US-brokered peace talks were due to resume. President Volodymyr
Governments across the Middle East will be watching closely after the election amid fears the US-Israel-Iran war could spiral into a new cycle of violence.
Iranian award-winning film director Jafar Panahi on Tuesday made his first public appearance since returning to Iran earlier this year, at the funeral of a veteran football star, video reports showed. Panahi, who won the top prize at the 2025 Cannes film festival, returned to
A debate in Iran over possibly changing its nuclear doctrine showcases both the risks of renewed war and the limits of Trump's options. Israel, meanwhile, may find itself with little influence over the president's decision
Iran has stepped up executions during the war with the US, and attacks on police are on the rise in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.
Iran has stepped up executions during the war with the US, and attacks on police are on the rise in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.
The kingdom plans to expand the East-West Pipeline’s capacity to carry crude to as much as 10 million barrels per day.
BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russia must show it is serious about a ceasefire and peace agreement with Ukraine at talks scheduled for next week in Abu Dhabi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin. Merz said
Sudan filed a complaint against Ethiopia with the United Nations and the African Union over the alleged use of its territory by the RSF to launch drone attacks inside Sudan.