KABUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Pakistani and Afghan border forces clashed on Thursday night after the Taliban launched what it called retaliatory strikes on Pakistani installations, sharply escalating tensions after days of cross-border hostilities. Afghan forces opened fire on
Oman cites 'significant progress' in Geneva, while Tehran calls them 'some of the most serious' talks ever with Washington. Technical teams will meet in Vienna within days, but disputes over enrichment, missiles and sanctions relief still threaten a breakthrough
US President Donald Trump appears to be leaning toward strikes on Iran, but his administration is sending contradictory signals, alternating between threats and a willingness to talk -- and muddying its justification for intervention. Opposition Democrats are meanwhile
Rubio’s insistence was aimed at satisfying lawmakers demanding stronger US support for the SDF.
KYIV, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The next round of U.S.-brokered trilateral peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will likely take place in Abu Dhabi in early March, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. He made the remark in an evening address after talks in Geneva
Feb 26 (Reuters) - White House envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were disappointed by what they heard from Iranians in morning negotiations Thursday in Geneva, Axios reported. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The United States has warned Syria against relying on Chinese technology in its telecommunications sector, arguing it conflicts with U.S. interests and threatens U.S. national security, according to three sources familiar with the
Speaking on Thursday alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his support for U.S. President Trump's plan for Gaza; the director general of the Indian Foreign Ministry noted that India also supports advancing a solution to the
By Andrew Chung Feb 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene in its effort to strip deportation protections from about 6,000 Syrians living in the United States. The Justice Department in an emergency request
Washington’s flagship aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is in transit across the Mediterranean as US and Iranian negotiators wrapped up a third round of talks in Geneva.
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, denounced on Thursday what she described as "toxic" attacks impacting her personal life and work, after a number of European states called for her resignation.
PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A French court on Thursday convicted an Iranian national of glorifying terrorism in social media posts. * The court sentenced Mahdieh Esfandiari, a student living in the city of Lyon, to four years in prison. Three years of the sentence were suspended.
The Suwayda area has seen significant instability since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, complicating government efforts to address sectarian factionalism.
There were scenes of "utter chaos" when thousands of women and children related to suspected Islamic State jihadists escaped a camp in Syria last month following the sudden withdrawal of Kurdish forces, witnesses have told AFP. An AFP journalist who entered the huge Al-Hol camp
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday proposed a rule that, if finalized, would sever MBaer Merchant Bank AG's access to the U.S. financial system on the grounds the Swiss bank had supported illicit actors linked to Iran and Russia. The
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A new decree from Afghanistan's Taliban government is set to further crush rights and freedoms in the war-torn nation, especially for women, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday. The Taliban has restricted women's movements
Pope Leo XIV's newly announced visit to Algeria in April was welcomed as a dream come true by the archbishop of Algiers on Thursday. The trip will mark the first time a head of the Catholic Church has visited the North African Muslim-majority country. "This dream of a pope
Pope Leo XIV's newly announced visit to Algeria in April was welcomed as a dream come true by the archbishop of Algiers on Thursday. The trip will mark the first time a head of the Catholic Church has visited the North African Muslim-majority country. "This dream of a pope
Swaps for LPG delivered to East Asia next month soared to more than $600 per ton, their highest since April 1, 2025, after Saudi state energy firm Aramco said it would be canceling some deliveries.
CAIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the territory's health officials said, and the Israeli military said it killed a militant who posed a threat to its forces in the south of the enclave. Medics said an
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India and Israel had pledged to fight terrorism "shoulder to shoulder", as he concluded a two-day visit focused on deepening strategic ties. The trip, which has drawn criticism at home, marks Modi's second visit to
The negotiations come after President Donald Trump sought to build a case for war in his State of the Union address.
By Parisa Hafezi and Laila Bassam DUBAI, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The son of an Iranian carpet merchant from Isfahan, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has compared the country's negotiating style to the bartering of the bazaar, an approach requiring "patience and great time". But time
By Amina Ismail BRUSSELS - Feb 26 (Reuters) - Almost 8,000 people died or went missing last year on perilous migration routes such as across the Mediterranean and Horn of Africa, but the real toll is likely far higher as cuts in funding have hit humanitarian access and tracking
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The United States hopes talks with Iran in Geneva will produce an agreement to prevent Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons, and President Donald Trump has amassed forces in the Middle East to increase pressure on the Islamic Republic
A French court was to rule Thursday in the trial of an Iranian accused of "promoting and inciting terrorism", a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held in Iran. Mahdieh Esfandiari, 39, was arrested in France last year over comments she is accused
A French court on Thursday sentenced Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari to one year in prison for justifying terrorism in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held in Iran. The court also handed Esfandiari, 39, was also handed a permanent ban from
Iran and the United States began indirect talks in Switzerland on Thursday, a last-ditch bid to avert war following the biggest American military build-up in the Middle East in decades. The Oman-mediated discussions follow repeated threats from Donald Trump to strike Iran, with
Iran and the United States held talks in Switzerland on Thursday, in a last-ditch bid to avert war under the shadow of the biggest American military build-up in the Middle East in decades. The Oman-mediated discussions follow repeated threats from Donald Trump to strike Iran,
Oman's foreign minister said Thursday's round of talks in Geneva has ended, adding that further talks would take place next week in Vienna
A Ramadan television drama meant to spotlight Egyptian solidarity has ignited criticism for turning lived devastation into a spectacle. As regional productions increasingly focus on Gaza, the debate on if and how to tell the story is likely to continue
GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. hold the latest round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new U.S. strikes on Iran following a large-scale military buildup. The two countries renewed negotiations this
The United States and Iran are set to hold indirect talks in Switzerland on Thursday aiming to strike a deal to avert fresh conflict and bring an end to weeks of threats. The new round of negotiations in Geneva comes after the US carried out a massive military build-up in the
