DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Iran sees the chance of a good outcome from a third round of talks with the United States, its President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday, as a delegation left for Geneva for negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program. A senior U.S. official said on
The project, which will house tens of thousands of people, aims to begin reconstruction before Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, and is meant to accompany the disarming of Hamas in phase two of the cease-fire under U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday. It was the second straight year that
By Rami Ayyub, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A Gaza firm has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded compound for tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in a part of the territory under Israeli military control, two Israeli
The hacker group, called Handala, says it released sensitive data on more than 10,000 patients. The HMO, Clalit, says it is looking into the matter, and that its services are operating as normal
The Australian Foreign Ministry said the move reflects a 'deteriorating security situation' in the region, offering voluntary departures for families in Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Citizens are urged to leave while commercial flights remain, echoing recent U.S.
Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria -- the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation. The Vatican announced a series of international trips in the months ahead for the US pontiff, who was
By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan has boosted security and arrested dozens of suspects as it fearsrising wave of militant attacks following its air strikes in Afghanistan,Pakistan's Junior Interior Minister said on Wednesday. "Our
DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Ali Shamkhani, who taunted Israel after being pulled alive from the rubble of his Tehran home following a strike in June 2025, has survived at the centre of Iranian policy-making during its most testing military confrontations and diplomatic
ANKARA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Turkey is evaluating all aspects of potential measures that may be taken in the event of a conflict between its neighbour Iran and the United States, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Wednesday. Iran and the United States resumed
Israel holds the ignominious title for the second consecutive year, according to the Committee for the Protextion of Journalists, as 86 members of the media were killed by Israeli fire, making 2025 the deadliest year to date on record
Iran on Wednesday dismissed US claims about its missile programme as "big lies", after President Donald Trump said Tehran was developing missiles that could strike the United States. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Trump accused Tehran of "sinister nuclear
By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Feb 25 (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Israel on Wednesday for a two-day visit that both countries have cast as a chance to deepen relations, as regional concerns mount over the risk of military conflict between the
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed Iran is seeking to develop missiles that can strike the United States and accused Tehran of working to rebuild a nuclear program that was targeted by American strikes last year. The United States and Iran are engaged in high-stakes
Trump said Iran has 'already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they're working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America,' warning Tehran not to 'ever doubt America's resolve'
Along Egypt's Mediterranean coast, the oldest tram in Africa and the Middle East rumbles for a final few weeks before its removal -- the latest urban upheaval Alexandrians say is hollowing out their city's identity. Government plans to replace the colourful streetcars on one of
When US and Iranian negotiators meet on Thursday in Geneva, Iran's top security chief Ali Larijani will be Tehran's key player behind the scenes. Adept at balancing ideological loyalty with pragmatic statecraft, Larijani will not attend the talks, but is central to Tehran's
The move will mark the first time the embassy will be providing such services at Israeli settlements after starting to do so recently in Palestinian cities in the West Bank
Even if Trump orders strikes on Iran, the spotlight will return to Jerusalem ■ The U.S. betrayal of the Kurds – and its backing of Turkey's Syria occupation – underscores Israel's need for a coherent regional strategy
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday issued cyber-related sanctions against four people and three entities, including some based in Russia and the United Arab Emirates, according to the Treasury Department website. The entities and people were targeted "for their
Iran's universities have reopened, but things aren't back to normal, as students chant for regime change and assert alternative political visions in plain view.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowed Tehran will pursue a 'fair and equitable' agreement in Geneva, while U.S. Senator Tom Cotton threatens military action if demands aren't met. Netanyahu praises Trump's support, warning that Iran and its allies remain a regional threat
Border Police officer Yitzhak Sofer was recorded assaulting Palestinian journalist Mustafa Al-Harufand in East Jerusalem in December 2023. Despite the assault crossed the criminal threshold, the Jerusalem Magistrate Court ruled on community service, citing Sofer's
Lawyers told Israel's High Court that residents of Arab al-Ramadin al-Janubi face 'conditions of coercion,' as the government pushes a relocation two kilometers away. Villagers say the plan would forcibly uproot them, echoing fears raised in petitions against the enclave's
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. will provide on-site passport services this week in a settlement in the West Bank, marking the first time American consular officials have offered such services to settlers in the occupied territory, U.S. officials said on
Lebanon's foreign minister said Tuesday his country fears its infrastructure could be hit by Israeli strikes if the situation with Iran escalates, after Israel intensified its attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah. With tensions high, Lebanon's army accused the Israeli military of
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. military forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean waters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was the third such interdiction in that region. After capturing Venezuelan President
Netanyahu (with on-off support from Trump) is now explicitly pushing for regime change in Iran, and his government has fixated on the controversial, though galvanizing, son of the last shah as their post-Islamic Republic contender. Just don't mention his father's brutality
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Dozens of aid groups said they have petitioned Israel's Supreme Court to allow them to keep operating in Gaza, warning of dire consequences if new rules obliging them to name staff force shutdowns.
DUBAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Iran is ready to take any necessary steps to reach a deal with the United States, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Tuesday, as the two countries prepare for a fresh round of talks. The talks are set to take place on Thursday
By Sayed Hassib KABUL/ KARACHI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire along their border on Tuesday, with each side accusing the other of initiating the clash, days after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan strained already tenuous ties. The incident
By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - An EU internal memo has raised security concerns about the escape of thousands of people from a detention camp holding relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters in northeastern Syria, suggesting militant groups could recruit from
The Financial Times reports that efforts are being made to introduce a stablecoin into the Gazan economy ■ Officials rejected the claim that it would further separate Gaza and the West Bank
Iran offered a muted warning on Tuesday for students who staged anti-government rallies, with the country's leaders under pressure after a recent mass protest movement and threats of US military action over its nuclear programme. University students kicked off a new semester
Iran's foreign minister declared Tuesday that a deal to avoid a military clash with the United States was within reach, two days before talks between the foes were due to resume in Geneva. Abbas Araghchi's appeal came as Iran issued a muted warning to student protesters
Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work diligently to salvage what remains of their ancient cultural heritage. The Great Omari Mosque library sustained terrible damaged during the war in Gaza, which
The drill was at least the third conducted by Iranian forces in the past two weeks.
The South Asian country is seeking to attract international investment as it recovers from a severe economic crisis.