By Lili Bayer (Reuters) -A ceasefire in Gaza is raising hopes among many in Israel that the country can begin to repair its image abroad, after months of deepening isolation due to thetoll of the two-yearconflict. Public opinion in the West has shifted significantly since the
(Reuters) -Saudi Arabia is discussing a defence deal with the United States which it hopes to seal when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House next month, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. A senior Trump
Nearly 80 percent of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden," the United Nations warned Friday. "No one is immune to the increasingly frequent and
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand is reimposing sanctions on Iran due to concerns about Iran's non-compliance with itsnuclear obligations, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement on Friday. The statement said the reimposition of United Nations
A week after the euphoria of the hostages' return, Israel is facing grim realities: the slow retrieval of bodies, Hamas' brutal control, and Trump's tightening grip on postwar diplomacy. Gaza's ruins now expose both Hamas' savagery and Israel's loss of control
At least 38 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since last Friday's U.S.-brokered cease-fire, while clashes between Hamas and local militias escalate amid widespread destruction and a mounting humanitarian crisis
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