Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has said in a British newspaper interview he would not now perform in Israel, eight years after the band defied pro-Palestinian activists to play a Tel Aviv gig. "Absolutely not. I wouldn't want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu
Securing the release of the jailed founder of the Kurdish militant group PKK is needed for the success of the emerging peace process with Turkey, one of the group's senior leaders told AFP. Abdullah Ocalan's "freedom is crucial for this process to advance with greater
(Reuters) -Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been permitted to search for the bodies of deceased hostages beyond the "yellow line" demarcating the Israeli military's pullback in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday. (Reporting by Steven Scheer;
Israel insisted on Sunday that it will maintain control of security inside Gaza despite signing up to a US-brokered ceasefire that foresees the deployment of an international security force. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers that Israel would decide for itself
(Reuters) -Austria's Chancellor Christian Stocker has firmly rejected any suggestion of banning Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest as his country prepares to host the next edition of the competition in 2026. "I would consider it a fatal mistake to exclude Israel," Stocker
With no shoes to protect their tiny dust-covered feet, Hiam Muqdad's grandchildren toddled unfazed through the bombed-out ruins of their Gaza City neighbourhood in search of clean water. Clutching large black buckets and their grandmother's hand, the infant trio seemed not to
BASRA,Iraq (Reuters) -At least two workers were killed in an oil pipeline fire in Iraq's Zubair oilfield on Sunday, oilfield officials said. There was no impact on oil flows, they said, with throughput currently at 400,000 barrels per day. The blaze, which also seriously
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that as a sovereign state, Israel would determine its security policy and which foreign forces to work with. "We control our own security and we have made clear to international forces that Israel
The Kurdish militant PKK began withdrawing all of its forces from Turkish soil to northern Iraq on Sunday, while urging Ankara to release its jailed leader to ensure the success of the peace process. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) formally renounced its armed struggle
(Reuters) -The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said on Sunday it was withdrawing from Turkey as part of a disarmament process it is coordinating with the government, and pressed Ankara for concrete measures to move the process along. The PKK, which has
With no majority in parliament and surrounded by allies outraged by his acceptance of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have set his sights on Israel's next elections. A political phoenix, Netanyahu is the country's longest-serving prime
The organization's top negotiator Khalil al-Hayya reiterated the group's efforts to locate the bodies, as Trump hinted that Hamas is not returning some they can return, and warned that other countries involved in the peace agreement could take action if Hamas does not cooperate
Hamas and Fatah back a new technocratic committee to govern Gaza, lending legitimacy to the civilian components of the Trump plan. Egypt positions itself as the region's 'custodian' of Palestinian affairs, seeking influence over postwar reconstruction and a potential
KUALA LUMPUR Reuters) -Asia's youngest nation East Timor became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN at its summit on Sunday after being signed in by leaders of member states. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by John
US President Donald Trump on Saturday thanked Qatar's emir and prime minister for being a "big factor" in helping secure a Gaza ceasefire deal, during a refueling stop on his way to Asia. The Qatari leaders boarded Air Force One when it landed at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts