(Correcting last name of doctor in paragraphs 19-20 to Attiyeh, not Khattiyeh.) By Thomas Suen and Louisa Gouliamaki TYRE, Lebanon April 12 (Reuters) - Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week.
Turkey's foreign ministry escalated a diplomatic clash with Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of ties to Iran and of killing Kurdish civilians, as the exchange unfolded alongside Turkish legal proceedings against 35 Israelis over the 2025
JERUSALEM, April 12 (Reuters) - Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday, saying he was seeking greater access for Jewish worshippers and drawing condemnation from Jordan. The compound in
Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold. US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan after the talks -- the
MADRID, April 12 (Reuters) - A second flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza was due to set sail on Sunday from the Spanish port of Barcelona to try to break the Israeli blockade. About 30 boats planned to leave the Mediterranean port city laden with
There seems to be a gap between Benjamin Netanyahu's declarations on a possible peace agreement with Lebanon and the circumstances under which they were made: American and international pressure to halt strikes in Lebanon to allow talks between the United States and Iran to
The Vice President said he would return to Washington without a deal, emphasizing that the U.S. had clearly outlined its conditions. 'We have made very clear what our red lines are,' Vance said, 'Iran has chosen not to accept our terms'
US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting forward a "final and best offer". Vance signalled that he was still giving time to Iran to consider the offer from the United States, which on Tuesday
'If another 4,000 leave we'll reach the point of no return,' says one resident of a community near the towns of Metula and Kiryat Shmona. Reservists on duty are doing all they can to keep it that way
As Washington mediates rare direct contact, Israel aims to expand its southern security zone while pressing Beirut to dismantle Hezbollah's nationwide military and political influence, amid uncertainty over IDF freedom of action under U.S. pressure
By Ariba Shahid, Asif Shahzad and Parisa Hafezi ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - Negotiations between the United States and Iran appeared to have concluded for now, Iran's government said early on Sunday, after a series of talks in Pakistan
Two US Navy warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim denied by Tehran. The announcement of the first such transit since the US-Israeli war with Iran began came
Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal "severely" with military vessels crossing the strategic waterway. The announcement
LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they had arrested 212 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group. The gathering was the first since London's High Court ruled in February that a ban designating
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 11 (Reuters) - Pope Leo https://www.reuters.com/world/pope/ on Saturday urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassioned appeal as senior U.S. and Iranian officials met in Pakistan nL1N40U01A to discuss
Pope Leo lashed out against warmongers on Saturday while calling on billions of people around the globe to embrace peace and "believe once again in love, moderation and good politics". In one of his most passionate entreaties yet to end the raging conflict in the Middle East,
Police in London on Saturday arrested nearly 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action. Officers carried away activists to cheers and clapping from other demonstrators who gathered for the sit-down demonstration in the
Police in London said they had arrested more 200 pro-Palestinian protesters Saturday at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action. Officers carried away activists to cheers and clapping from other demonstrators who gathered for the sit-down demonstration
Smoke from an Israeli strike still lingered in the air as a plane from Lebanon's national carrier took off from Beirut airport, which has stayed open despite the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah. The country's only international passenger facility, whose departure boards
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz nL1N40T08R, and that all of Iran's minelaying ships have been sunk. "We're now starting the process of
They came from around the world: hundreds of journalists rushed to Islamabad's flagship convention centre -- converted into a media hub by Pakistani authorities for landmark talks between the United States and Iran to end the war in the Middle East. But as negotiations began