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
US top diplomat Marco Rubio on Tuesday said he saw no need to attack Iran again, as diplomatic efforts to end the war increased and Tehran urged Washington to accept its demands in order to reopen 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
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,
Al Jazeera reported that one of those killed was shot by the IDF in an area outside Israeli control, while two other Palestinians were killed in a drone strike southeast of Gaza City. 16 people were wounded across the Strip, medical sources say
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
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The US military evacuated planes from a second British airbase on Monday after a threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported, weeks after Washington withdrew bombers from another British base oversuspected Iran-linked security threats. Two
Nov 10 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday it intercepted two missiles launched by Yemen's Iran-alignedHouthis towards Riyadh, a ballistic missile fired towards the kingdom's southern region and a drone over its oil-rich Eastern Province, in a night of
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
Nov 10 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's deputy governor of Riyadh inspected an Aramco administrative building in the capital that was damaged in an attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group, state news agency SPA reported early on Tuesday. Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin
The true test of Trump's new task force will not be about Washington's success in adding another layer of sanctions, but in enlisting the countries surrounding Iran in the enforcement mechanism, without escalating the confrontation with Tehran
Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold talks in Abu Dhabi Tuesday on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II, in the first such meeting since February. Europe -- alarmed by US President Donald Trump floating a deal with Moscow on European
A first day of US-led talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi ended Tuesday, with Washington calling for a "new" security framework, as Europe fears US President Donald Trump plans a deal with Moscow on the continent's future. Negotiations to end more than four years of
US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine on ending more than four years of war opened in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, with Washington calling for a "new" security framework, as Europe fears US President Donald Trump plans a deal with Moscow on the continent's future. Russian and
Benjamin Netanyahu remains Israel's prime minister when the new parliament takes office Tuesday but its new, less friendly composition could make his life much more difficult. Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief seeking to move Israel to the centre, was given the mandate
By Daniel Flynn and Steve Holland KYIV/WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials planned to meet on Tuesday for two days of US-brokered talks — their first since February — after President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broad peace deal was
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
By Roula Rouhana ABU DHABI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials met 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 guaranteeing
US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran, as he declared that the country "militarily, is effectively over," but kept open the possibility of new strikes. Trump met at the White House with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed
Nov 9 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, on the eve of US-led, three-sided talks on resolving the war with Russia, that Ukrainian battlefield successes and mounting Russian losses were strengthening Kyiv's position in negotiations. The talks with Russian
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that military action by the United States against Iran did not currently seem necessary. "At this point ... taking the military action doesn't seem to be a very necessary thing. But we're locked and
Earlier, the president told Reuters that Qatar and Saudi Arabia want a peaceful Iran deal, but that the U.S. is ready for strikes if needed
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Reuters on Monday that Qatar and Saudi Arabia were eager for a peaceful solution on the Iran conflict but the United States was ready to resume military strikes if necessary. Trump, who met Qatar's prime
BERLIN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Germany faced a test of its commitment to protecting its Jewish community as he decried the "horrifying sight" of kindergartens and synagogues protected by bulletproof glass and armed police. Speaking at a
President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" said Monday that Israel needed to act immediately to help war-battered Gaza cope with impending winter, saying measures ahead of deadly floods had been insufficient. "The situation no longer represents simply a threat posed by the
He built his career on unyielding principles, but the Israeli secular nationalist Avigdor Liberman is now preaching compromise in a bid to bring down Benjamin Netanyahu, his former mentor whom he now despises. For three decades, Liberman's steely blue eyes, steadily greying