A French human rights group on Thursday filed a legal complaint against Airbnb and Booking.com, accusing them of promoting "occupation tourism" by listing accommodation in Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. In the case submitted in Paris, the Ligue des droits de
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, on the eve of talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, that momentum in the Middle East peace process would help end his country's more than 3-1/2-year-old war with Russia. "We have a meeting planned with
Antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents are on the rise in the UK, with a recent report accusing British authorities of failing to address discrimination.
By Ahmed Elimam DUBAI (Reuters) -Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday that their Chief of Staff Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari, one of the most senior military officials of the Iran-backed group, was killed "while fulfilling his duties". Without directly blaming Israel for his
Amid lingering fears and ongoing sanctions, Syrians are beginning to see signs of recovery and a fragile new beginning.
Washington and its allies are drafting a UN Security Council resolution for an international stabilization force for Gaza, but the belated push has allowed Hamas to emerge from the rubble to kill off would-be rivals — and risks Israel restarting the war.
A senior U.S. adviser was asked about Hamas' control over parts of Gaza and replied that the situation is 'dynamic,' but added that there's an intention to fully implement the cease-fire deal. According to him, roughly 20 U.S. troops are currently in Gaza to 'help facilitate
MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak in the coming days to prepare a new summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday. The official, Yuri Ushakov, said the
By John Irish and Michelle Nichols PARIS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -France and Britain, in coordination with the United States, are working to finalise a U.N. Security Council resolution in the coming days that would lay the foundation for a future international force in Gaza,
Abdul Rahim surveys the rubble that was his home in Kabul, where he lived with six family members. A gaping hole in the living room reveals only charred belongings and debris, while blackened teddy bears and makeup lie in what once was a bedroom. The explosion at his home was
Erdogan wants to leverage Trump's praise for Turkey's role in facilitating the Israel-Hamas cease-fire. But the Turkish president's unwavering embrace of Hamas leaves Ankara without the credibility, trust or impartiality required to shape Gaza's future
Hamas could be open to a compromise that requires it to surrender “offensive” weapons only.
Immediately after the Israel-Hamas cease-fire was declared, Palestinians began returning to their homes in northern Gaza – or what remains of them. Despite the truce, residents report dire living conditions: 'We're still struggling to secure food, water and medical care'
Following the announcement of Ghamari’s death, the Houthis appointed Maj. Gen. Yusuf Hassan al-Madani as his successor.
The World Health Organization has warned that infectious diseases are "spiralling out of control" in the Gaza Strip, with only 13 of the Palestinian territory's 36 hospitals even partially functioning. "Whether meningitis... diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we're talking about
A former Israeli hostage has said that all Gaza captives could have returned home "a long time ago", as relatives of newly released hostages described the torment endured by their loved ones. Arbel Yehud was held in captivity for nearly 500 days before being freed earlier this
Two years after he survived Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel which killed 64 fellow residents of the Kfar Aza kibbutz, Avidor Schwartzman hopes his community can finally begin to overcome its pain. "We can start the healing process," Schwartzman told AFP, even if "we know
As a fragile ceasefire holds, displaced Palestinian residents of Gaza City have returned to their homes only to find rubble, with many of them forced to camp out in makeshift shelters. In the northwest of the city, empty streets are lined with piles of concrete that once were
Delays by Hamas in returning hostage remains are complicating Israel’s reopening of the Rafah crossing and could stall the next steps of the US-mediated ceasefire.
The Islamic Republic is particularly concerned about the presence of the Islamic State-Khorasan branch in Afghanistan.
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece said on Thursday it had agreed with Egypt on the future of St Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Egypt's Mount Sinai, one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship whose status had led to a diplomatic spat between the two countries. Athens had
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -France condemned on Thursday the lengthy prison sentencesgiven to two of its citizens for espionage, saying the charges were unfounded and the punishment arbitrary. Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris have been detained since 2022, among
Ikram Aioua has seen her 12-year-old son rushed to the hospital three times in the past weeks for gas poisoning. Like thousands who have turned out to protest in her southern Tunisian city of Gabes, Aioua is demanding the closure of a nearby chemical factory, blaming it for a
After two agonising years of uncertainty following their son's abduction to Gaza, Israeli soldier Tamir Nimrodi's parents finally laid him to rest Thursday, after his body was returned under a ceasefire with Hamas. Nimrodi, 18 at the time of Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023,
At least four people were killed and nine others injured by an explosive device near a bus carrying oil facility guards.
Turkey-European defense cooperation is deepening as Ankara finalizes a military transport deal with the UK and prepares for high-level defense talks with Germany.
The lives of a French couple held by Iran for more than three years and who this week were handed lengthy jail sentences for espionage are at risk, their families warned Thursday, as France condemned their conviction on "baseless" charges. Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris,
Trade between Southeast Asia and the GCC reached about $130.7 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow by another $50 billion by 2027, according to the Singaporean lender.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is facing an escalating threat from hostile states such as Russia, Iran, and China while the terrorism risk is "huge" with al Qaeda and Islamic State seeking to incite would-be attackers, the UK's domestic spy chief said on Thursday. MI5 Director
By Saeed Shah ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Hanging over the recent eruption of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades, is the spectre of a militant leader Islamabad accuses of directing near-daily attacks on its soil. An
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he was determined to ensure that Hamas hands back the remains of hostages still in Gaza, adding that the fight "is not over yet". Under a ceasefire agreement spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, Hamas
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey has put a former head of its disaster management agency in charge of its aid to Gaza, a Foreign Ministry source said, a sign it intends to ramp up its role as a guarantor of the new ceasefire after sitting out earlier rounds of diplomacy. President
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of the
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Dozens of people have been killed in airstrikes and ground fighting between South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan this month - their deadliest confrontation since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021. As the former allies seek to
By Emma Farge KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA (Reuters) -The father of 18-year-old Hassan who says his son was shot in the head over two months ago in Gaza while out seeking food hopes that the reopening of the Rafah border point will save him. "The Rafah crossing is our lifeline, for
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -At least 18 people have been killed and more than 360 wounded in Afghanistan in military clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan since Oct. 10, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement on Thursday. "UNAMA calls on
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A suspect has been identified in the murder of an anti-Islam campaigner in Sweden in January, the public prosecutor said on Monday, a case that the Swedish prime minister has said might have links to foreign powers. "We have a good picture of the sequence
Swedish prosecutors on Thursday sought the arrest a young Syrian man for killing Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies of the Koran in 2023 and sparked outrage in the Muslim world. Momika, an Iraqi Christian, was shot on January 29 in an apartment in Sodertalje, south of
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military aid agency COGAT said on Thursday preparations are ongoing with Egypt to open the major Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the movement of people, with the date to be announced at a later stage. Israel had earlier warned it could keep
The bodies of hostages hostages Inbar Haiman and Muhammad al-Atrash were returned to Israel as U.S. advisers vowed: 'We will not leave until everybody comes home.' They warned that locating 19 additional bodies will be difficult amid rubble and unexploded ordnance – and said
