Iran's footballers will be welcome at this year's World Cup, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, distancing the US government from a proposal that Italy could take their place in the tournament. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Rubio denied that Washington
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the leaders of Lebanon and Israel could meet at the White House during the next three weeks - the period for which a ceasefire between the two countries has been extended. Trump also told
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said in a post on Truth Social the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks. (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by Michelle Nichols)
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday it launched a civil rights probe into New York City's Department of Education over a pro-Palestinian group of public school educators. The U.S. Education Department
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out striking Iran with a nuclear weapon, after his previous threats to completely destroy Iranian civilization. "No, I wouldn't use it," Trump told reporters at the White House. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon when we've, in a very
By Angelo Amante ROME, April 23 (Reuters) - Jurors at the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition said on Thursday they would not consider artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges at the International Criminal Court, an apparent reference to Russia and
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We've totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it," Trump told reporters at the
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran may have loaded up their weaponry "a little bit" during the two-week ceasefire, but added that the U.S. military can knock that out in about one day. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; writing
A replacement statue matching the original was delivered to Debel by Italian UNIFIL peacekeepers, following an earlier IDF installation in a different, Greek Orthodox style
April 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine has developed interceptor drones that can be directed from a distance and are capable of hitting targets hundreds or thousands of kilometres away, Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Thursday. Ukraine was virtually without any capacity to
The Palestinian Center for the Missing estimates that 2,700 children's bodies are buried under the rubble; 200 other children have disappeared for reasons linked to the war
US President Donald Trump will meet Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a shaky ceasefire set to expire. With Trump struggling to push Iran into a deal on the wider regional war, the United States is
Israel and Lebanon on Thursday extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he voiced hope for a historic three-way meeting soon and a potential peace deal. Trump, at a standstill in negotiations with Iran, spoke in glowing terms of
Tehran has raised safety concerns and proposed moving the Iranian team's matches to Mexico, but FIFA insists the team will stick to its U.S. schedule amid ongoing tensions
The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, the US military said Thursday, bringing the number of the massive American warships operating in the region to three.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The
Fiber-optic drones developed in Ukraine are reaching the region, offering Hezbollah a cheap, precise weapon that can bypass Israel's electronic defenses
President Trump said the second meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese envoys went "very well."
President Trump was expected to greet both ambassadors as they returned for a second round of US-mediated negotiations.
By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Thursday firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Catholic leader last week for not doing so while speaking out against the U.S.-Israel war
(.) By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Iran's use of a swarm of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz could undermine suggestions U.S. forces have disabled its naval threat and reveals the challenges facing reopening one of the
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel will be extended by three weeks.Trump announced his Truth Social platform after attending a White House meeting between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors, which included senior members of the
Air defense systems were activated in parts of Tehran on Thursday evening amid reports of hostile aerial activity, Iranian state media said in the first such reports since a ceasefire began.The IRNA state news agency said the “sound of air defense firing” was heard in western
LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was "increasingly concerned" about a growing use of proxies by foreign states to carry out attacks in Britain, pledging to bring forward new legislation following recent attacks. London has
An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed three people on Thursday, the Lebanese health ministry said, the latest attack despite a 10-day truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war.In a statement, the ministry said that “an Israeli airstrike on the Shoukine road in the Nabatieh
Israeli Defense minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel was “prepared to resume the war against Iran,” adding that his country was awaiting a green light from the United States to return Iran to “the Stone Age.”“The [Israeli military] is ready both defensively and
Iran's Hossein Vafaei won nine frames in a row to become the first qualifier to reach the second round at this year's World Snooker Championship, beating China's Si Jiahui 10-3. World number 32 Vafaei made a century and seven more breaks over 50 to set up a meeting with world
Beijing is responding to the Iran war on two fronts: economically, sustaining Iranian oil flows and its Strait of Hormuz routes despite the US blockade; and diplomatically, deepening ties with Gulf states.
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, April 23 (Reuters) - The Iran war is having a devastating humanitarian impact globally with higher energy prices making everything from filling the tank of an aid lorry to paying employees and buying food for displaced people costlier, the head of the
According to the IDF, one of the two soldiers 'passed to an Iranian agent military training materials relating to fighter jet systems, alongside footage of installations and areas at a military base'
Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, thanked Saudi Arabia on Thursday for its efforts to help broker a ceasefire in Lebanon.“We thank Saudi Arabia for its efforts in helping Lebanon,” Berri was quoted as saying to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Thursday that Beirut was convinced the US is the only party that can exert leverage over Israel.Speaking ahead of the second round of US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel, Salam said Washington's role was critical in reaching
By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, April 23 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will discuss the bloc's mutual assistance clause at a summit in Cyprus on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of traditional allies raises concerns over his commitment to NATO at a time of
European and Asian airlines have been most impacted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which is throttling jet fuel supplies.
The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Israeli strike kills 3 - An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed three people, the Lebanese health ministry said, the latest attack despite a 10-day truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war. The attacks came hours ahead of the second
The American-Kuwaiti journalist is expected to be released after 52 days in custody over posts about wartime damage.
BRUSSELS, April 23 (Reuters) - Italy's deal to send migrants to Albania while their asylum claims are processed is compatible in principle with EU rules, an adviser to the bloc’s top court said on Thursday, offering a lifeline to a policy repeatedly challenged in the courts.
ROME, April 23 (Reuters) - Italy is ready to deploy up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, as part of an international mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz, the navy's chief of staff said. European leaders met in Paris last week to discuss a multinational effort to
BERLIN, April 23 (Reuters) - The son of the former Shah appealed to Western countries to join the war against Iran and criticised the decision of the German government not to meet him during his visit to Berlin on Thursday. Reza Pahlavi, whose father was deposed in the
Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the incident. Rescuers and the reporter's employer on Wednesday confirmed the death of
President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed the United States would destroy any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as he increases pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial sea passage.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“I
CAIRO/GAZA, April 23 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said. One person was killed in a strike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis in which several others were wounded, local medics said. Israel's
The United Nations said Thursday it was “working on” maintaining a presence in Lebanon once the mandate for its UNIFIL peacekeeping force expires at the end of the year.“In terms of the post-UNIFIL, we’re currently in the process of working on these options,” said Jean-Pierre
Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, while soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old child during an army raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.One person was killed in a strike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis
The US military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.The Defense Department
By Jonathan Saul, Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis LONDON/ATHENS, April 23 (Reuters) - Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on Thursday, Tehran having vowed to
Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on Thursday, Tehran having vowed to retaliate after US forces seized an Iranian vessel three days earlier.Iran’s Islamic
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's ousted shah, argued Thursday that any negotiations with the clerical leadership in Tehran amount to "appeasement" and voiced hope that renewed street protests will topple it. Pahlavi, 65, was speaking on a visit to Berlin, where he was greeted by
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Kyiv has signed “three big security documents” with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, focused on drone cooperation and defense capabilities.“These will translate into many different contracts with
Khalil's death in a targeted strike on a house where she and a colleague took cover sparked widespread condemnation by Lebanese officials and international media groups.