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Israeli strike kills three in West Bank; Israel says it targeted Hamas operative
JENIN, West Bank, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Israel's military said it carried out an airstrike in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied
Israel kills Hamas operative in rare West Bank air strike, military says
JENIN, West Bank, Aug 28 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed a Hamas operative and two of his accomplices in the West Bank on Friday, the military said, in a rare use of deadly air power in the occupied territory. Hamas confirmed the man that Israel named as Qais Bitawi was
Four plead guilty to London arson attack on Jewish ambulances
Four young men admitted on Friday being behind an arson attack on London ambulances owned by a Jewish charity at a UK court hearing. British nationals Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and British-Pakistani Saif Ali, 18, all pleaded guilty to criminal
Despite Trump's eulogies, the reports of the Iran deal's death are greatly exaggerated
The U.S. president is talking about 'old' and 'new' sanctions, but Tehran has decades of experience under such regimes and now the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, leaving the memorandum of understanding a source for diplomacy
US Treasury targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches over Iran dealings
The Treasury Department said Banque Misr's UAE branches had processed over $1 billion for Iranian shadow banking networks.
US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as war marks six months
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The United States issued additional targeted Iran-related sanctions on Friday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this week threatened further action six months into Washington's ongoing war with
US hits Egyptian bank branches with Iran sanctions as war marks six months
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed Iran-related sanctions on an Egyptian bank on Friday, part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's campaign to increase economic pressure to try to break a stalemate six months into Washington's
Netanyahu party in uproar as far-right refuses pleas to unite
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party on Friday upbraided a far-right cabinet member for refusing to run on a joint slate with another ultranationalist, warning a split vote risked tanking their coalition in upcoming elections. National Security Minister
Israel, Hamas bide their time as Gaza peace plan stalls
As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire approaches the one-year mark in October, the Board of Peace is under pressure to deliver results in the Gaza Strip.
Oil prices fall after Iran steps up truce efforts, US says Hormuz mines cleared
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said in an interview on Thursday that Iran was preparing a list of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Syrian president names former commander of Kurdish-led force as adviser
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between the two long-time civil war adversaries. For over a decade, Mazloum Abdi led
Prosecutors say seven charged with damaging Trump Scottish golf course had 'terrorism connection'
By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Seven protesters accused of daubing pro-Palestinian graffiti on U.S. President Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland last year could face longer sentences if found guilty due to what prosecutors have
Iran says still open to diplomacy as war with US hits six months
Iran left the door open to diplomacy on Friday, six months into a war with the United States that has upended the Middle East, but only if Washington abandons its pressure campaign. "Putting diplomacy back on track isn't impossible. It hinges on US understanding of one simple
Israel’s Lebanon dilemma: Confront Hezbollah without angering Trump, triggering Iran
Israeli sources point out that the pilot project for Israel's withdrawal and the Lebanese military taking control over the area is not working because of the government's reluctance to search for Hezbollah's weapons in private homes.
Iran's disfigured supreme leader remains invisible six months into an existential war
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Six months after the airstrikes that began the war and propelled a badly wounded Mojtaba Khamenei into the role of Iran's supreme leader, he remains entirely unseen and unheard by Iranians — a vacuum at the heart of
Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz slips below 10-day average, data shows
SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Seven commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from 17 a day earlier and below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Friday. Among the seven vessels that transited were two medium-range tankers, one
Stocks rise ahead of Fed chair's policy speech
Stocks mostly rose Friday as investors awaited a key speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for clues about the outlook for interest rates amid elevated inflation. With the euphoria following US chip titan Nvidia's blistering earnings report petering out, attention is
Stocks advance with all eyes on Fed chair's speech
Stocks rose on Friday ahead of a keenly awaited speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh as investors seek clues about the outlook for interest rates amid stubbornly high inflation in the world's biggest economy. With the euphoria following US chip titan Nvidia's
Most stocks rise as attention turns to Warsh speech
Stocks mostly rose Friday ahead of a closely watched speech by Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh that investors will be parsing for clues about the outlook for interest rates amid elevated inflation and no sign of an end to the Middle East crisis. With the euphoria following
Most Asian stocks advance as attention turns to Warsh speech
Asian stocks mostly rose Friday ahead of a closely watched speech by Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh that investors will be parsing for clues about the outlook for interest rates amid elevated inflation and no sign of an end to the Middle East crisis. With the euphoria
Pro-Israel lobby spends big on US midterms as backlash grows
The most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States is spending more than any other outside group on the 2026 midterms -- even as its once-coveted backing becomes an increasingly potent weapon for political opponents. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Iran war mediators focus on reopening Strait of Hormuz
By Elwely Elwelly and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Mediators in the Iran war are stepping up efforts to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians
Iran war diplomacy turns toward reopening Strait of Hormuz
By Elwely Elwelly and Enas Alashray DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to
Iran urges other nations not to join new US sanctions, mediators focus on reopening strait
By Elwely Elwelly and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism" and said other countries were legally obliged not to implement them. The Iranian foreign ministry's statement came as
US-hosted G20 finance meeting to target growth, imbalances, Iran sanctions, Treasury official says
By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration aims to have finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies agree next week on steps to boost economic growth, reduce global imbalances and tackle sovereign debt challenges while pressing them to cut
US to push economic pressure on Iran at G20 finance talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will step up efforts to isolate Iran economically as he hosts G20 counterparts next week, a US official said Thursday, in a gathering clouded by war and trade tensions. Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major
UN rights office condemns US designation of Palestine Action as 'terrorist' group
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday the Trump administration's designation of the Palestine Action group as a terrorist organization was "a disproportionate and unnecessary restriction" on free speech rights that
Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz, top security official Rezaei says
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran is preparing a list of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators asked Tehran to set them out, said Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, adding that ending the regional war was among them. Rezaei said
Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus. The education ministry also published a
Mazloum Abdi, from champion of Syria Kurdish autonomy to presidential adviser
Mazloum Abdi, who has been appointed as adviser to Syria's presidency, is shifting into politics after years as a Kurdish military leader heading internationally backed fighters who battled Islamic State group jihadists in Syria. From joining the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Report: Trump rejects return to Iran agreement in favor of economic pressure
U.S. officials told mediators the administration has no interest in reviving the June agreement, according to the Wall Street Journal, opting instead to wait for extreme economic sanctions to take effect
Regime change in Iran? Why it could actually work this time
The Islamic Republic has withstood war and sanctions, but this time it faces a complete blockade of oil exports, and that strikes at the heart of the regime's power
