Between Tel Aviv and Ramallah: Sari Bashi on 'her 'upside down' marriage and raising Jewish Palestinian kids

Taliban frees three Pakistani soldiers in Saudi-mediated move

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released three Pakistani soldiers captured during border clashes in October, in a move mediated by Saudi Arabia amid strained ties and a prolonged frontier closure between

Qatari prime minister arrives in Venezuela

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday, where he was greeted by Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, images on state television showed. Neither government has given a scheduleor other information on the visit, but

Opposition slams Italy's plan to attend US Board of Peace as observer

By Angelo Amante ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Italy's opposition groups criticised a government plan to attend the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace this week, saying on Tuesday that the body undermined the United Nations and ran counter to

Iran's Foreign Minister: Reached an understanding on main principles with the U.S.

According to the Iranian foreign minister, the two parties will exchange documents outlining a potential agreement. 'This does not mean that we will reach an greement soon,' he said, 'But the path has started.'

Israeli bobsleigher dismisses Olympics 'diatribe' by Swiss TV commentator

An Israeli bobsleigher said on Tuesday he gave no "credence whatsoever" to the "diatribe" from a Swiss television commentator who had questioned the legitimacy of him competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The commentator on Swiss channel RTS said Adam Edelman's

Iran FM says agreement on 'guiding principles' reached in talks with US

The latest round of negotiations came after President Donald Trump warned of potential consequences for Iran should no agreement be reached.

UKMTO says it received a report of exchange of fire off Yemen's Aden port

Feb 17 (Reuters) - A UK maritime agency said on Tuesday that it received a report of an exchange of fire involving a vessel and a small boat around 70 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's port of Aden. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said that a vesselwas approached

Palestinian security forces kill two children while arresting their father in West Bank

Their father, Samer Samara, who was arrested by the IDF in 2017 and later escaped, had also been wanted by Palestinian security forces; on Sunday, they opened fire on the family's vehicle, killing his 16-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter

Iran to close parts of Hormuz Strait for few hours during military drill, Fars news agency says

DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Parts of the Strait of Hormuz will close for a few hours on Tuesday due to 'security precautions' for shipping safety, semi-official Fars news agency reported, as the Revolutionary Guards conduct military drills in the waterway. The strait is the

Militants kill 11 Pakistani security personnel, one child near Afghan border, army says

By Mushtaq Ali PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in

Supreme leader says Iran can sink US warship as Geneva talks conclude

Iran's supreme leader warned on Tuesday that the country had the ability to sink a US warship deployed to the Gulf, as fresh talks between the two sides concluded in Switzerland. The threat by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei follows a military build-up by the United States in the region

Iran, United States hold new talks in Geneva

Iran and the United States began fresh talks in Geneva on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump warned of consequences should Tehran fail to strike a deal. Mediated by Oman, the discussions are aimed at averting the possibility of US military action, with Tehran expressing

Iran, US agree on 'guiding principles' for deal at Geneva talks: Iran FM

Iran and the United States agreed to "a set of guiding principles" laying the groundwork for a broader deal during talks in Geneva on Tuesday, Tehran's top diplomat said, after the leaders of both countries traded warnings of military action. The Omani-mediated talks were aimed

US and Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war looms

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran hold indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday aimed at resolving their long-running nuclear dispute, with little clear indication of compromise as Washington masses a battle force in the region. U.S. envoys Steve

On the agenda in the Iranian nuclear talks: Economic enticements, prestige and ideology

Though the talks starting on Tuesday are expected to be more concrete than the earlier round, there are still large gaps between the sides' positions, and the minimum Trump needs to give up on attacking Iran is unclear

Bleak future for West Bank pupils as budget cuts bite

At an hour when Ahmad and Mohammed should have been in the classroom, the two brothers sat idle at home in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The 10-year-old twins are part of a generation abruptly cut adrift by a fiscal crisis that has slashed public schooling from five

'All I wanted was to kill Jews': How a Palestinian sniper became an advocate for peace – and a one-state solution

Burning with hatred for Israelis after his family was forced to leave Palestine in 1948, Taysir Abu Saada joined Fatah and carried out attacks against them. What led him to become an evangelical Christian – and to believe Palestinians must live in peace within a Jewish state?

Iran, United States set for new talks in Geneva

President Donald Trump warned Iran of potential consequences should it fail to strike a deal with the United States, as negotiators prepare for the latest round of talks in Geneva on Tuesday. Mediated by Oman, the recently resumed discussions are aimed at averting the

Trump says he will be involved indirectly in Iran talks

By Steve Holland ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be involved "indirectly" in talks between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program set to begin on Tuesday in Geneva, adding he believed Tehran wanted to

A Palestinian citizen of Israel, jailed for 27 months over Oct. 7 posts, tries to make sense of it all

Influencer Abed al-Rahem Haj-Yahya spent his early twenties in Gilboa Prison after being charged for incitement over Instagram posts. Now the 24-year-old reflects on his arrest, the conditions behind bars – and what it means to leave prison carrying the weight of those he met

Australia rules out repatriating citizens from Syrian camp

SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his government would not repatriate Australians living in a Syrian camp that holds families of suspected Islamic State militants. "We have a very firm view that we won't be providing

Huckabee: 'Legitimate doubt' Iran will compromise; Graham: Intervention 'within weeks'

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said at a conference for American Jewish organization presidents in Jerusalem that he doubts Iran will abandon nuclear or missile ambitions. In Tel Aviv, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Trump is still deliberating between a diplomatic or military response

Why did Muslim nuclear power Pakistan join Trump's Gaza Board of Peace, alongside Israel?

By signing up to the Board of Peace for Gaza, Pakistan effectively endorsed a quieter form of normalization with Israel, marked not by grand declarations but a slow erosion of taboos and shared frameworks. But Pakistan's real motivations lie in D.C. – and the Gulf