Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the UN Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory. "Any attempts that violate our sovereignty, violate international
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A group of US Senate Democrats will introduce legislation on Wednesday to sanction individuals or groups that facilitate Israel's "E1 project," a widely condemned West Bank settlement plan cutting across land the Palestinians
DUBAI/UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The first shuttle talks between the United States and Iran for months raised hopes on Wednesday that the adversaries could make some progress towards ending the Middle East war, although neither side spelled out any change in their
By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Jana Choukeir UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The first shuttle talks between the United States and Iran for months raised hopes on Wednesday that the adversaries could make progress towards ending the Middle East war, although
CAIRO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health officials said, and Israel said the strike targeted a Hamas finance chief. Medics said the two men, Osama Abu Khater and Mohammad Abu Elwan, were killed
Sept 23 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace will unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion recovery plan for Gaza at a meeting of its members on Wednesday, Axios reported. The 66-project proposal includes estimated spending for temporary housing, rubble removal,
MOSCOW, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham had unwisely chosen to stir up anti-Russian sentiment in a speech to the UN General Assembly in which he accused Russia of spreading lies and disinformation, something it said
CAIRO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health officials said, and Israel said one of the attacks targeted a Hamas finance chief. Medics said two of the Palestinians, Osama Abu Khater and Mohammad Abu
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had met for "very good" talks at the United Nations. International benchmark Brent crude and main US contract West Texas Intermediate were below the symbolic $100 mark that has been
Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, al-Sharaa said Oct. 7 should not dictate Israeli policy toward Syria, adding that the two countries were close to a security agreement until Israel pulled out
By Leila Miller Sept 23 (Reuters) - Argentina's President JavierMilei on Wednesday willaddress world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly amid escalating tensions with Britain over oil exploration around the Falkland Islands, a largely self-governing British overseas
In her Gaza City apartment, Heba Arafat walks uphill across a living room slanted at a steep angle after Israeli airstrikes caused the building's foundations to collapse, leaving the entire structure tilted. Like thousands of people in Gaza, Arafat chose to risk living in an
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Moroccans vote in an election on Wednesday that will shape the government overseeing the final stages of a $20-billion push to prepare for the 2030 World Cup and projects to direct economic gains towards the country's disenchanted
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in a meeting during which Iran's conditions to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz were conveyed to the US,
By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had been reopened in the enclave despite the proclaimed peace.
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Canada is giving C$100 million in international assistance for Palestine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday. Carney told reporters at the United Nations that C$80 million was for humanitarian aid to alleviate immediate human suffering, and C$20
Trump hosted top officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq on the sidelines of UN General Assembly.
By Daphne Psaledakis, Nafisa Eltahir, Antoni Slodkowski and Khalid Abdelaziz Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked
By Daphne Psaledakis, Nafisa Eltahir, Antoni Slodkowski and Khalid Abdelaziz Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked
President Donald Trump told the United Nations on Tuesday he was deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran -- before revealing that US and Iranian officials had held talks for the first time in months. Trump's carrot-and-stick approach came as he delivered a bombastic speech to
President Donald Trump revealed that US and Iranian officials held talks Tuesday for the first time in months, even as he told the United Nations he was still deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took part in a meeting with Trump's
In New York, Pezeshkian will be seeking leverage, not reconciliation, as Iran scrambles to balance military defiance, economic crises and tentative mediation against the costs of prolonging the conflict.
The new cooperation deal comes as Ankara seeks to expand nuclear power and reduce reliance on Russia.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said that Iran and the United States had been talking on Tuesday, and he thinks the two countries will reach a deal at some point. "I think that a settlement is going to be reached," Trump said after a meeting with
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend the US-Israeli campaign against Iran while laying out his foreign policy priorities. Here are the major issues he addressed in a 37-minute speech: * IRAN.
Egypt is looking to increase security and energy cooperation with both countries as part of a focus on the eastern Mediterranean.
President Herzog's pardoning of Elor Azaria is hardly a surprise to anyone who has been watching the Israeli public's response to extrajudicial and vigilante killings of Palestinians, which continue to be carried out and captured on film
ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan said in a joint statement on Tuesday that they affirmed Riyadh's right to defend itself in line with international law and stressed the need to maintain safety of navigation in the
ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday the U.N had become unable to fulfill its duty of preserving peace and called for reform of the Security Council. Erdogan has for years called for a more
ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Tuesday what he called "global gender-neutralisation policies", saying they had turned into a campaign targeting families and children. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Erdogan said the trend could be
MADRID, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Spain on Tuesday allowed a US extradition request for pro-Palestinian donor James Cox Chambers to proceed to court, despite protests from the government's left-wing coalition partners who argue the case is politically motivated. The case is
Turkey detained 14 more people Tuesday as authorities widened a probe into one of the country's largest investment-fund scandals.
'This Israeli government's expansionist appetite is now a regional threat,' King Abdullah II said in his speech at the UN General Assembly, adding that Israel's rejection of Palestinian statehood would not change
On Monday, three major Turkish carriers canceled flights to and from Iran ahead of new US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he thought the US would make a deal with Iran after mid-term elections are held on November 3. "I believe we'll make a deal right after the election because it doesn't make sense for them not to.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged members of the International Criminal Court to resign and condemned what he called an "out of control institution" and "an evil group of people." Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that
By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - France has started drafting a UN Security Council resolution in coordination with the United States on setting up an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Tuesday. Paris has