By Simon Lewis, Ryan Patrick Jones and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday on the International Criminal Court's president and a senior trial lawyer at the court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The move is the latest
PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days in response to an incident in July involving two staff of the French embassy in Tehran. "I had announced that this intolerable act would have consequences. And so it has. Two Iranian diplomats
By AJ Vicens Aug 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed new and updated charges against 17 individuals working withan Iranian company that it alleges carried out hacks and data theft against U.S. universities, companies and government agencies. The
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency last month. The inspectors visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and "a second location related to the nuclear
By Timour Azhari GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria, U.S. special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border. Barrack, who is
Paris will expel two Iranian diplomats posted in France in retaliation for Iran banning two French diplomats in the embassy in Tehran, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. "Two Iranian diplomats in France will be expelled in the coming days," Jean-Noel Barrot said on
Iran's dismissal of secret talks with Washington comes as diplomacy is in impasse, the Strait of Hormuz remains contested and Iranian commanders signal a potentially more aggressive military posture.
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being "politicized." Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being "politicized." Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of
The incident follows the UAE blaming Iran for strikes on ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The incident follows the UAE blaming Iran for strikes on ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes came after a Turkish delegation visited the military airfield as part of a plan to rehabilitate runways damaged in previous attacks, according to the Qatari-owned outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said, a day after Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner ended a trip to the region that failed to push forward the U.S. president's
Brent crude climbed near $92 a barrel on Tuesday, reaching its highest level this month amid new escalatory developments.
The sanctions come a month after Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to dismantle the court "brick by brick."
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial
The postponement is a blow for the kingdom, which has made growing its esports sector one of the main priorities under its Vision 2030.
Al-Shaibani said Syria has the right to use nuclear energy 'for civilian and peaceful purposes' and will ensure the material is safely handled and stored. Syrian officials initially said they did not know the material was stored at the site
By Parisa Hafezi and Katharine Jackson DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and none were scheduled, and he insisted that the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting an earlier Iranian assertion
Despite holding valid visas, six of the seven booked comedians were denied entry to Israel, and sets in Nablus and Jerusalem were canceled over safety concerns. But in Ramallah and Bethlehem, the 1,001 Laughs Palestine Comedy Festival returned for the first time since 2023
An Israeli official told Fox News on Tuesday that Israel shared “highly sensitive intelligence” with the US ahead of the strike, without providing further details.
Abu Jihad al-Muhajir is the highest-profile alleged Islamic State official captured by Syrian government forces since US troops withdrew from the country in April.
Key sanctions remain on Damascus, including a designation that was made more than four decades ago.
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the Strait of Hormuz was open, while Iran said the shipping route would remain closed until the U.S. fulfilled the terms of an
By Feras Dalatey and Tuvan Gumrukcu DAMASCUS/ANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey and
By Feras Dalatey and Tuvan Gumrukcu DAMASCUS/ANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing criticism from a U.S. envoy who
The Israeli military is touted as the most powerful in the Middle East, striking targets deep into enemy territory. But for more than a week, Israeli troops have somehow failed to evict a small group of settlers sitting on rocks in the occupied West Bank. Experts says the
Syria and the United States accused Israel of attacking a disused military air base in Syria's northwest on Tuesday, as a monitor said the strikes followed a Turkish delegation's inspection of the site. Israel has not claimed the attack, but US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The portion of women in Afghanistan's workforce has fallen to just 5% since the Taliban takeover five years ago, according to the International Labour Organization, which called for measures to address their "severe exclusion". • Female
The Israeli military recovered the remains of Yehuda Katz, an Israeli soldier who was killed in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon 44 years ago.
By Pesha Magid, Ammar Awad and Sinan Abu Mayzer QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Palestinian American Loui Ridi raised a giant American flag over his West Bank home, hoping it might deter militant settlers besieging the property. But it wasn't enough to stop one of them
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has placed financial transfers to the United Arab Emirates under extra layers of regulatory oversight reserved for countries considered high-risk for illicit money flows, according to three people with direct knowledge of
DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the U.S. meets the conditions of an interim deal signed with Iran in June, the top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in comments published by state media on Tuesday. These conditions include the
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to advance the US administration's Gaza plan in a meeting with envoy Jared Kushner despite his skepticism about Hamas' commitment.
MANILA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Philippines does not expect a reduction in military activities with its treaty ally the United States amid redeployment of some U.S. defence assets to the Middle East, an official said on Monday. The movement of assets including the USS George
By Mahmoud Issa and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - As children walked into the zoo near Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, they found a lion barely looking back at them through the bars of its cage and chimpanzees sitting listlessly in their enclosure. Many of the
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender in a war that has become a growing political burden. Control of the waterway, which Iran has effectively closed since
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Ship crossings via the Strait of Hormuz were still in single digits on Monday, despite rising slightly from the weekend, according to preliminary shipping data on Tuesday, amid a stalemate in U.S. and Iranian peace talks. Six commodity ships
Iran's escalating attacks against the Kurds make U.S. efforts to disarm Iraqi militias far harder. With the deadline approaching, the fallout threatens to ripple into Lebanon and Hezbollah
