GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The UN's human rights chief on Friday demanded the return of the body of a Yemeni staff member of his office who died of unknown causes weeks ago after being held in Houthi custody for more than two years. Mohammad el Shami's family learned of his
ISTANBUL, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Turkey and Qatar signed a mutualdefence agreement on Friday, the office of President Tayyip Erdogan said, as the Turkish leader met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thaniin Istanbul. "PresidentErdogan stated that we would continue working
THE HAGUE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued a decision to formally close part of the prosecutor's investigations into Afghanistan that previously looked at alleged crimes by US troops and to focusonly on actions of the Taliban since
ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 13 (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an "immediate and drastic reduction" in greenhouse gas emissions, as divisions over fossil fuels dominated the first week of COP31 climate talks in Turkey. Big fossil fuel producers
ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Big fossil fuel producers and consumers at the COP31 climate talks are resisting any deal that would specify firm new targets or a shift away from oil, gas and coal, observers said on Friday as the first week of talks drew to a close. That
A number of Syrians on social media criticized the change, saying it would harm efforts to draw tourists to the post-war country.
Axios reported that Mossad chief Gofman met with the CIA director and will also meet with Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff. The meetings come amid reported Israeli efforts to persuade the administration to take part in an attack on Iran
Looking tiny in his adult-size grey prison jumpsuit, 15-year-old Palestinian Ezzedine al-Lahalia appeared stunned as his mother embraced him after a month in an Israeli jail. His first request was a child's wish for his favourite food: stuffed cabbage and shawarma. The
Former US vice president Al Gore said it was "literally insane" that oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia could block global action against climate change, calling for sweeping reforms to UN negotiations. Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the COP31 summit in Antalya,
Oil supplies overtook consumption by almost 2 million barrels per day in October, according to data from the International Energy Agency released Friday.
PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - It is necessary to raise pressure on Yemen's Houthis so that they end their attacks in the region, notably on Saudi Arabia, France's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. "Our position is that it is necessary to increase pressure on the Houthis
Turkey's security forces on Friday detained at least nine people protesting a ban on bringing mobile phones into a steel plant hit by a deadly explosion this week, a workers' collective said. Workers arriving for their morning shift at the HABAS steel factory were told to
For political reasons, the U.S. president has declared the war over, but Iran retains its uranium and control over the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf states are bearing the brunt of the damage, and Israel refuses to wait until Tehran goes nuclear
BERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged US President Donald Trump not to spring any surprises during expected talks on Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China next week. "Some here in Dublin fear this could turn into a 'second
The US military denied that Iran had targeted an early-warning system in Bahrain, saying its forces shot down two Iranian drones headed toward the Gulf island.
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization warned on Friday of surging respiratory illnesses in Gaza, with worse expected after heavy rains flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians. “The numbers already show the
BRUSSELS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said Iran was "very likely" behind the recent refrigerator cyberattacks on European shops, while Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said there was insufficient evidence to draw conclusions. "There was enough
Israel's opposition leaders fear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could exploit the transition period to reignite the Iran conflict, thereby delaying or even preventing the formation of a new government.
PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - France has criticised as "demagogic" a decision by Israel to ban French hard-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchonand another leading figure in his France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) party from entering the country. Israel's Foreign
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The excruciating burns run around the side of Masa Yassin's tiny face, behind her ear, over her scalp and down her neck. Since her family's tent burst into flames when a nearby cooking gas tank exploded in
VIENNA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The UN nuclear watchdog is "increasingly concerned" about a uranium-enrichment plant at Isfahan that Iran declared to it last year but has still not let the watchdog inspect, it said in a confidential report on Iran on Friday seen by Reuters. Iran has
British Police said the convictions marked the first time Iranian nationals had been convicted under the law introduced in 2023 to counter threats from foreign states, which the authorities say have risen sharply
The Iranian parliament speaker praised Tehran's strategic ties with Moscow, saying Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, briefed Putin on Iran's demands in negotiations with Washington
Nov 13 (Reuters) - The US military denied Iran's claim on Friday to have attacked a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, saying its forces had shot down two one-way attack drones launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps toward Bahrain with no harm caused. Iran had said
Nov 13 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, the first such claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September. The Guards said the strike was in retaliation for what they
How do journalists report on a war when they
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL, Nov 12 (Reuters) - National agencies around the world have not published enough air accident reports to generate recommendations that could improve safety for the flying public, advocates said on the sidelines of an industry conference on Thursday.
Australia and Jordan on Friday agreed to move their upcoming friendly from Amman to Doha after players voiced concerns about security. The Socceroos are scheduled to face Qatar in Doha on Friday and were then set to meet Jordan four days later in Amman. But after Australian
Pro-Palestinian activists have asked a French court to ban an Israeli real-estate fair in Paris which they say offers a bonus to prospective Jewish settlers in the occupied territories, sources told AFP on Thursday. The Franco-Palestinian NIDAL association filed an emergency