By Erin Banco, Humeyra Pamuk, Phil Stewart and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/RIYADH, Nov 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off onattacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the Iran-backed Houthis in
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Mei Mei Chu and Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON/BEIJING/MOSCOW, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The world's three most powerful leaders could sit down together next week to discuss global flashpoints, from wars in Ukraine and Iran to nuclear weapons and artificial
By Simon Jessop and William James ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The UN's top climate official urged negotiators at the COP31 conference in Turkey on Saturday to move swiftly towards a deal and "avoid tactical delays" as the summit heads into its second and final week. The
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) - As smog again settles over large parts of South Asia, Pakistani authorities are widening a crackdown on illegal stubble burning they say is fuelling the region's annual pollution crisis. On Thursday, officers of a new
Lethal autonomous weapons powered by artificial intelligence are set to revolutionise warfare but there is no proper regulatory or legal framework governing the new technology. A conference starting Monday at the United Nations in Geneva will discuss how to establish curbs
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump will raise nuclear-arms reduction at a meeting in China next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President XiJinping, the White House said on Friday. "He will discuss
By Nestor Corrales and Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers begin meetings in Manila on Saturday as the regional bloc seeks a coordinated response to surging energy costs, security tensions, and an approaching ElNiño, challenges Philippine
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said in March his agency believed a significant amount of Iran's most highly enriched uranium was in the tunnel complex at Isfahan
Nov 13 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump will hold a trilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the annual APEC conference in Shenzhen on Thursday, the New York Post reported on Friday. The trilateral
Turkey and Qatar announced on Friday that they signed a mutual defence agreement, which they said was aimed at adopting a "unified position" in the face of an external attack. The announcement came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin
The scandal rocking Turkey centers on allegations that investment funds were used to manipulate the market, driving certain stock prices far beyond their value to generate astronomical gains.
CENTCOM reported no injuries or damage. Meanwhile, Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense pact, following Ankara's ratification of a separate agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
Iran’s nuclear debate is entering a consequential phase as the country’s official rejection of nuclear weapons faces growing challenges from those advocating weaponization as a means of deterrence.
MADRID, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor on Friday expressed support for a US request to extradite pro-Palestinian donor and multimillionaire US media heir James Cox Chambers Jr, in a case Chambers' defence says is politically motivated. Spain's High Court will rule on
GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The UN's human rights chief on Friday demanded the return of the body of a Yemeni staff member of his office who died of unknown causes weeks ago after being held in Houthi custody for more than two years. Mohammad el Shami's family learned of his
ISTANBUL, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement on Friday aimed at strengthening collective defence and promoting regional security, and pledged a unified stance against any external armed attack targeting either country, according to a joint
ISTANBUL, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Turkey and Qatar signed a mutualdefence agreement on Friday, the office of President Tayyip Erdogan said, as the Turkish leader met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thaniin Istanbul. "PresidentErdogan stated that we would continue working
THE HAGUE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued a decision to formally close part of the prosecutor's investigations into Afghanistan that previously looked at alleged crimes by US troops and to focusonly on actions of the Taliban since
ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 13 (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an "immediate and drastic reduction" in greenhouse gas emissions, as divisions over fossil fuels dominated the first week of COP31 climate talks in Turkey. Big fossil fuel producers
ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Big fossil fuel producers and consumers at the COP31 climate talks are resisting any deal that would specify firm new targets or a shift away from oil, gas and coal, observers said on Friday as the first week of talks drew to a close. That
A number of Syrians on social media criticized the change, saying it would harm efforts to draw tourists to the post-war country.
Axios reported that Mossad chief Gofman met with the CIA director and will also meet with Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff. The meetings come amid reported Israeli efforts to persuade the administration to take part in an attack on Iran
Looking tiny in his adult-size grey prison jumpsuit, 15-year-old Palestinian Ezzedine al-Lahalia appeared stunned as his mother embraced him after a month in an Israeli jail. His first request was a child's wish for his favourite food: stuffed cabbage and shawarma. The
Former US vice president Al Gore said it was "literally insane" that oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia could block global action against climate change, calling for sweeping reforms to UN negotiations. Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the COP31 summit in Antalya,
Oil supplies overtook consumption by almost 2 million barrels per day in October, according to data from the International Energy Agency released Friday.
PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - It is necessary to raise pressure on Yemen's Houthis so that they end their attacks in the region, notably on Saudi Arabia, France's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. "Our position is that it is necessary to increase pressure on the Houthis
Turkey's security forces on Friday detained at least nine people protesting a ban on bringing mobile phones into a steel plant hit by a deadly explosion this week, a workers' collective said. Workers arriving for their morning shift at the HABAS steel factory were told to
For political reasons, the U.S. president has declared the war over, but Iran retains its uranium and control over the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf states are bearing the brunt of the damage, and Israel refuses to wait until Tehran goes nuclear
BERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged US President Donald Trump not to spring any surprises during expected talks on Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China next week. "Some here in Dublin fear this could turn into a 'second
The US military denied that Iran had targeted an early-warning system in Bahrain, saying its forces shot down two Iranian drones headed toward the Gulf island.
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization warned on Friday of surging respiratory illnesses in Gaza, with worse expected after heavy rains flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians. “The numbers already show the
BRUSSELS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said Iran was "very likely" behind the recent refrigerator cyberattacks on European shops, while Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said there was insufficient evidence to draw conclusions. "There was enough