BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russia must show it is serious about a ceasefire and peace agreement with Ukraine at talks scheduled for next week in Abu Dhabi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin. Merz said
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Fighting and access restrictions in and around the Yemeni city ofTaiz have left more than 13,000 pregnant women without essential healthcare and are leading to more miscarriages, the United Nations Population Fund said on Tuesday.
Dozens of visitors have begun flocking to a new museum opened by Iraq's Jewish community, the first of its kind, amid ongoing efforts by the minority to preserve its heritage. Last month, the Shamash Jewish Museum opened inside a former Jewish school that was founded in 1928
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu and that Washington would no longer be providingmilitary aid to Israel after the end of this year. Speaking to Fox News' Fox and Friends, Trump
By Humeyra Pamuk and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion in funding to Israel after the end of this year.
BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission will host a meeting on Ukraine on Wednesday with representatives of the United States, Ukraine, NATO and European allies, the European Union's executive body said on Tuesday. "So tomorrow the European Commission will host a
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Brazil is ending its year-long presidency of the UN climate process with roadmaps aimed at curbing deforestation and accelerating a shift away from fossil fuels to help governments deliver on past climate agreements. COP30
By Humeyra Pamuk and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion in funding to Israel after the end of this year, but will still sell
Turkey’s competition watchdog said it is assessing whether AI-generated answers appearing on Google Search divert traffic from news sites and impose unfair content-use terms.
US military strikes hit an Iranian coastal site after the White House signaled optimism on talks to end the war.
Syrian authorities have intensified a crackdown against Hezbollah’s alleged plans to launch attacks inside Syrian territory as well as smuggling attempts.
Amid the political deadlock following Israel's elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leverage on Washington to resume Iran strikes will depend on the US' own vote.
The military attributes the spike in violence to the tense political climate following last week's election and believes far-right activists seek to create a situation in which any attempt to remove an outpost triggers violent resistance
By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - US intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government has slowed and, in some cases, temporarily stopped during President Donald Trump's second term, according to
The Israeli opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot pledged Tuesday to form a government quickly to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but remained unclear on how, with divisions over whether to ally with Arab lawmakers. Meeting for the first time since an election a week ago
The Israeli opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot gathered on Tuesday for the first time since elections as they strategise how to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with divisions on whether to ally with Arab lawmakers. Opposition party heads gathered in Herzliya, the
Iran on Tuesday hanged two young men on charges related to nationwide protests in January, as rights groups accused authorities of subjecting them to torture and an unfair trial. Amirhossein Maleki, 20, and Amirhossein Ebrahimi, 19, were executed after being convicted over
SEOUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed at a summit on Tuesday to expand cooperation in nuclear energy and defence, including on one of Turkey's biggest power projects, Lee said. The leaders also agreed to work
France has opened a judicial investigation into a war crimes complaint over an Israeli strike on a residential building in Lebanon, a lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents were killed in the Beirut strike in 2024, filed the complaint as a
MOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russia will hold three-way peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi from November 10-11, the Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday. Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will serve as Moscow's chief negotiator at the
LAHORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - For 13 years, Rashid Ali has driven a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw around Lahore in eastern Pakistan. His day starts at 6 a.m. and sometimes does not end until midnight, but he was long able to make $6.50 a day — enough for his family's bare
The 2027 Asian Cup football tournament in Saudi Arabia will be postponed from January to December due to "exceptional circumstances" in the region, the continent's governing body said on Tuesday. A number of sports events in Saudi Arabia have been cancelled or postponed in
The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia will be postponed from January to December due to "exceptional circumstances" in the region, the continent's football governing body said on Tuesday. A number of sports events in Saudi Arabia have been cancelled or postponed in recent weeks
The talks follow a high-level meeting in Tehran with officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Overnight into Tuesday, the U.S. struck Iran's Qeshm Island in a series of limited strikes, a U.S. official said
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are far from reaching a deal to end the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, despite heightened diplomatic efforts to prevent a potential return to active conflict after the US midterm
By Parisa Hafezi and Jana Choukeir DUBAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are still far from a deal to end their war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, while mediator Qatar stepped up efforts to bridge differences and avert a renewed escalation
DUBAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia are ongoing as Tehran aims to reach new regional security arrangements for countries in the region without foreign military involvement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on X on Tuesday. Last week, top
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Nov 2 - The US carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Monday. The strikes, earlier reported by the Wall Street Journal, appeared to be limited and were not a resumption of major
The United States launched limited strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US media reported, hours after President Donald Trump signalled diplomatic progress with Tehran. The strikes, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, hit Qeshm Island, where
The United States launched limited strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US media reported, as mediator Qatar said it remained hopeful of an interim deal in the Middle East war. Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,
US President Donald Trump signaled progress on Monday in talks with Iran to avoid a return to war, as Tehran reported "intensive" exchanges while offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under strict conditions. The fresh diplomatic signals came ahead of US midterm elections on
Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that a return to war would benefit "no one", hours after reported US strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. It came as US voters prepared to cast their ballots in midterm elections that threaten President Donald
Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right Israeli firebrand who achieved international notoriety as part of the outgoing government, fell short of expectations that he would gain ground in the latest election. But support remains. Under the blazing sun of Sderot, a southern city not far
The strike was part of a series of limited attacks carried out in recent weeks, as Trump plays down the prospect of renewed war with Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The United States will bring together delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 to discuss ending Moscow's war against Ukraine, post-war security agreements and de-escalation, US envoy Steve Witkoff said on
After weeks of threatening further attacks, Trump says he is not considering strikes after Tuesday's midterms, as the Iranian negotiators, assisted by Qatari mediators, pursue a deal to end the war
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump raised doubts on Monday about whether he would follow through on a threatened resumption of military strikes against Iran and said a deal with Tehran could happen. Trump in recent weeks had hinted about
Jury selection began on Monday in the long-delayed trial of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the accused mastermind of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole warship that left 17 American sailors dead. Nashiri was captured in Dubai in 2002 and underwent harsh interrogations in a secret CIA
The leader of the largest Arab-majority party in the incoming Israeli parliament told AFP on Monday that it was time for reluctant opposition members to accept "political reality" and join forces to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yousef Jabareen, head of the Joint
The move is expected to give the PKK leader a more direct role in negotiations, but deep divisions over disarmament and Kurdish rights continue to threaten the process.
Under the UAE National Hydrogen Strategy 2050, the Gulf country aims to establish itself as a global producer and supplier of low-emission hydrogen by 2031 while supporting its net-zero emissions target by 2050.