Hamas 'became convinced [Trump] was serious' after the president's call to free hostages, says envoy. He cautioned the conflict 'could end in two weeks' if both sides act seriously, and Trump is 'capable of applying pressure on Netanyahu to end the war immediately'
(Reuters) -The United States has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel over allegations of genocide in Gaza, according to a notice posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website on
'The central goal is to hold the session on time, even if Abbas cannot attend in person,' a senior PLO official said, cautioning that any change in the timing or location of the UN General Assembly could undermine diplomatic momentum and efforts to secure recognition for a
The Israeli military on Thursday said it controls 40 percent of Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the Palestinian territory which it is preparing to conquer after nearly two years of devastating war. Israel has intensified in recent days its bombardments of the area of
A new measure could sharply limit funding for key US diplomatic office that manages the flow of Washington’s support for the Iraqi Armed Forces if Baghdad does not crack down on Iran-aligned militias.
QUITO (Reuters) -The United States has told other counties that recognition of a Palestinian state will cause more problems, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. "We told all these countries, we told them all, we said if you guys do this recognition stuff it's
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A senior European Union official said on Thursday that Israel's operations in Gaza constitute genocide, the first member of the bloc's commission to make that charge. "The genocide in Gaza exposes Europe's failure to act and speak with one voice, even as
The Israeli soldiers were stopped by Jordanian soldiers a few hundred meters from the border, in the Arava Desert in southern Israel. Israel's military confirmed the incident but refused to say why the soldiers entered Jordan
Rescuers have recovered 370 bodies from a landslide that wiped out a remote mountain village in Sudan's Darfur region, a local civilian leader said on Thursday. The disaster struck the village of Tarasin, located high in the Jebel Marra range, on Sunday following one of the
The Trump administration is escalating its pressure campaign against the Palestinian Authority as a wave of countries prepare to recognize a Palestinian state and Israel considers West Bank annexation.
The Italian designer's eponymous brand has luxury real estate in the Gulf, as well as North Africa.
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are jointly responsible for holding an Afghan man in arbitrary detention in Abu Dhabi for over two years in a case rights groups say is emblematic of thousands of others.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced in July that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been completed and will be formally inaugurated in September.
The visit is Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s first to Qatar since Iran attacked US forces at the Al Udeid base.
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 44 people on Thursday, including 25 in Gaza City where the military has increased bombardments ahead of a planned offensive. Nearly two years into the devastating conflict, Israel has built up its forces in recent
By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's government is set to discuss a plan on Friday for disarming Hezbollah, a critical juncture in a standoff between the Iran-backed group which is refusing to give up its weapons and rivals who want it to disarm in
The first direct flight from Istanbul to Misrata since 2015 underscores Turkey’s efforts to maintain good relations with the Tripoli government as well as its eastern-based rival.
By Hanna Rantala VENICE (Reuters) -Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania said on Thursday she hopes the rapturous reception given to her new film "The Voice of Hind Rajab" at the Venice Film Festival would help carry its harrowing story to audiences worldwide. Recounting the
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo discussed the "tragic situation in Gaza" during a meeting on Thursday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and called for a permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, the Vatican said. The pontiff also called for the
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has downgraded diplomatic ties with Australia, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, a week after Australia expelled the Iranian ambassador over accusations that Tehran directed two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
(Reuters) -Major European powers have said they could recognise an independent Palestinian state in coming weeks. What would that mean for the Palestinians and Israel? WHAT IS THE STATUS OF PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD NOW? The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the
One of thousands of public servants in Gaza's Hamas-run government, Karim, a public works ministry employee, received what seemed like an ordinary message on his phone: an invitation "for a coffee". The text gave a time for a meeting near a school sheltering displaced people
The agreements aim to boost bilateral trade and will also support Saudi Vision 2030 reforms to diversify the economy away from reliance on oil by the end of the decade.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -When journalist Shamael Elnoor left Sudan at the outbreak of war in 2023, Sudanese newspapers were already suffering under an economic crisis and the worldwide shift to digital news. Then the fighting brought presses to an immediate standstill - leaving busy
The film featured at the Venice Film Festival tells the story of five-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab, who was trapped in a car among six dead relatives for three hours before she too was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The screening's ovation lasted over 21 minutes as chants
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Washington museum in what U.S. authorities have called an anti-Israel hate crime is set to appear in court on Thursday to enter a plea to a raft of criminal
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli bombardment pushed more Palestinians out of their homes in Gaza City on Thursday, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, remaining behind in the ruins in the path of Israel's latest advance. Gaza health
French director Francois Ozon has dared to do what so many other filmmakers have shied away from -- adapting one of French literature's most-read classics, Albert Camus's "The Stranger", for the big screen. The "8 Women" director said this week he had rediscovered Camus's 1942
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relentlessly over Gaza, who shot back about the Armenian genocide. But while the two leaders argue, here are the two larger issues hanging in the balance
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Nelson Mandela's grandson has said Palestinians' lives under Israeli occupation are worse than anything Black South Africans experienced under apartheid, and urged the global community to come to their aid. Mandla Mandela, 51, spoke to Reuters on
A Planet Labs image shows a villa destroyed in last week's strike in the middle of a residential neighborhood. According to reports from Yemen, senior Houthi officials had gathered there to watch a speech by their leader. The strike killed the prime minister along with several
As the IDF's Gaza City ground operation unfolds, Israeli forces shot artillery fire into unhabited areas near the city, in an attempt to prompt residents to leave. Military officials warn Israel will need to assume civilian responsibilities over those who stay, despite manpower
By Sayed Hassib and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL/MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Rescue workers battled to pull bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan's earthquakes this week, as time runs out for survivors, who face a bleak future with global aid agencies
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish authorities have banned a concert of Enrico Macias, a French singer of Algerian-Jewish origin, after calls for protest over his pro-Israeli stance. The Istanbul governor's office late on Wednesday said that Macias' performance scheduled for Friday
Colombia's coal exports fell by almost half in July compared to the same month last year, official figures showed Wednesday, amid a global price crisis and days after President Gustavo Petro's ban on sales to Israel. Colombia is Latin America's leading coal producer but the
(Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Wednesday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, as sirens were activated in Tel Aviv and several other areas across the country. Yemen's Houthis later claimed responsibility, saying they fired two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv in
CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas reiterated on Wednesday that it is ready for a comprehensive Gaza deal through which all Israeli hostages are released in exchange for the release of an agreed upon number of Palestinian prisoners. The group's remarks came shortly after U.S. President