STOCKHOLM, March 9 (Reuters) - Europe became the world's biggest arms importer over the last five years as governments reacted to Russia's threat and waning confidence in U.S. security commitments, data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed on Monday.
SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - Australia has asked the family members and dependants of diplomatic officials in the United Arab Emirates to leave the country, following an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East as several Gulf cities came under Iranian bombardment. U.S.
March 8 (Reuters) - Oman's Muscat International Airport has asked private jet operators to avoid using the site for "additional flights," giving priority to government and commercial flights as fresh airspace closures hit the region’s attempts to increase travel, according to
ISTANBUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu goes on trial on Monday in a sweeping corruption case that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan's main rival to become president at Turkey's next election. Imamoglu, 55, is the chief suspect among
Last June, private yachts ferried stranded Israelis between Cyprus and Israel at thousands of shekels per person. During the current war with Iran, flights to nearby airports, winter weather and calmer travelers are killing demand
President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the island EU member days ago. Macron will meet his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos
Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed their slain leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats against him from the United States and Israel as they pummel the country. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran fired missiles at Israel and Gulf nations early Monday after the Islamic republic named Mojtaba Khamenei its new leader to succeed his late father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali
Iran fired missiles at Israel early Monday in the name of the Islamic republic's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was selected to succeed his slain father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah
About 10 vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have come under attack since Iran blocked the strategic waterway in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes, data analysis groups report. The attacks throughout the week following the outbreak of war on February 28 almost completely
DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media reported on Sunday. Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with close ties to the powerful Revolutionary
By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, a move regional officials say is a direct rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump, who
According to an analysis of satellite imagery and verified videos by the BBC, Tehran's Gandhi Hospital and Golestan Palace were both damaged after nearby government targets, a broadcasting building and the Supreme Court building, were attacked
Iranian authorities say more than 10,000 have been wounded and hospitals damaged. After strikes ignited fuel depots near Tehran, the Red Crescent warned of toxic smoke over the capital
So far, the IDF is sticking with its initial decision not to order evacuations, but army officials noted that the IDF's success with interceptions has been 'very partial,' and that a 'long war' is likely
War may have shut down Israel's biggest Purim parties, but in bomb shelters and at smaller celebrations Israelis kept dancing. Is this resilience or escapism to the point of denial?
What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? The Middle East war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran has provoked waves of retaliatory Iranian fire as well as some tricky questions for Jews
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the world Sunday to mark International Women's Day and denounce the war in the Middle East. From Rio in Brazil, Caracas in Venezuela and cities across France, Spain, Turkey and other European countries,
In central Beirut's Ramada hotel, a few metres away from Lebanon's landmark Pigeon Rocks, no one expected an Israeli strike to disturb the relative safety of this touristy area. The rock formation, which comprises a natural arch and neighbouring sea stack, decorates the area of
Iran's protest movements remain unripe and lack the leadership needed to seize power. Trump's statements about approving the country's next leader may evoke memories of darker times before the Islamic Republic, when foreign powers helped restore a dictatorship at the expense of
The three countries have deployed Israeli Barak and SPYDER systems alongside U.S. and other defenses to counter Iranian strikes
March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing the option of deploying special forces on the ground to seize Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing three diplomatic officials briefed on the matter. Reuters could not immediately
By Orhan Qereman QAMISHLI, Syria March 8 (Reuters) - Kurdish residents of northeast Syria warned Iran's Kurds against aligning with the U.S. to fight the Iranian government, citing their own experience in Syria in recent months as evidence their Iranian counterparts would be
March 8 (Reuters) - The Iranian army said on Sunday that at least 104 people were killed and 32 were wounded in an attack by the U.S. on an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast last week. A U.S. submarine sank the frigate Dena in the Indian Ocean about 19 nautical miles off
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's next leader faces a massive external assault and growing internal anger, and while previous leaders relied on a hardcore of diehard ideologues in the population, it is far from clear how far his successor can
Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that the Iranian people, not Donald Trump, will elect their new leader and demanded that the US president apologize for starting the war with Iran. "We allow nobody to interfere in our domestic affairs. This is up to the Iranian people to
CAIRO, March 8 (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza City on Sunday, local health officials said, the deadliest incident in Gaza since Israel and the United States launched their war against Iran a week ago. Medics said the two people were
Tel Aviv District police chief told reporters that cluster munitions fell at several of the impact sites, while in others, interceptor shrapnel landed. According to eyewitnesses, buildings and vehicles were damaged in Bnei Brak and Petach Tikva
The United States will spare Iran's energy infrastructure as it wages war with Israel against the Islamic republic, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. With oil prices rising dramatically, he told CNN that disruptions to the petroleum and gas industry will be short lived
Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday over worries that the spiralling Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions. Both crude oil benchmarks, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent, jumped by over 15 percent
US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nine days into the war that killed the supreme leader, three members of Iran's
Iran was preparing to name a successor to its slain supreme leader on Sunday, after US-backed Israeli strikes destroyed fuel depots in Tehran, sparking blazes that covered the city in acrid smoke. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
KYIV, March 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten discussed joint arms production during his visit to Kyiv on Sunday, and he stressed Ukraine's unique experience in defending against Iranian-made drones used by Russia.
Iran's Red Crescent has urged the International Criminal Court to examine alleged strikes on civilian sites as possible war crimes, while Swiss, German and Spanish officials publicly question the legality of U.S. and Israeli military actions under the UN Charter
Countries across the Persian Gulf have been using U.S. air defense systems to repel Iranian drone and missile attacks, with impressive interception rates reported ■ Any comparison made to Israel's defense systems will be made after the war is over, but Israeli exclusivity area
Residents of Tehran woke up on Sunday morning to find it was still dark outside, an apocalyptic sight created by thick black smoke billowing from oil depots hit by Israeli strikes. With the Sun blotted out, disoriented people in the Iranian capital had to turn on their lights
Iraq, which had recently regained some stability after decades of conflict, was immediately dragged into the Middle East war triggered when the United States and Israel attacked Iran last weekend. Within hours, warplanes filled Iraq's airspace. Air strikes pounded bases hosting
'Until now we were used to watching wars on television,' a resident of a major Gulf city said, as the sound of sirens or air defenses occasionally cuts through the air. 'The malls are open and there's no food shortages,' a Doha resident told Haaretz. 'But everyone is glued to
By Gwladys Fouche and Nora Buli OSLO, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries in what may have been a deliberate attack linked to the crisis in the Middle East, Norwegian police said. "It's
VATICAN CITY, March 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that deeply troubling news continued to arrive from Iran and across the Middle East, urging an end to the violence and renewed efforts to open space for dialogue. Speaking at the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, the
March 8 (Reuters) - A week into a war with Iran that is already unpopular with much of the American public, President Donald Trump has offered various explanations for the bombing campaign, estimated the strikes could last weeks, cautioned there will likely be more U.S.
BEIRUT, March 8 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut early on Sunday, with Israel saying it targeted Iranian commanders operating in the Lebanese capital. The attack marked the first
ZURICH/FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have broken international law with their attacks on Iran, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said in an interview published on Sunday, the latest European leader to raise concerns about the conflict. Legal
Huge fireballs and clouds of thick smoke erupted over Tehran on Sunday after US-Israeli air strikes hit fuel depots in the city, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed to fight on for months to come. Israel's deadly campaign also reached into the heart of downtown Beirut with a
Iran's players sang the national anthem and saluted before bowing out of the Women's Asian Cup with defeat in their last group match on Sunday in Australia. When Iran faced South Korea on Monday in their opening game the players stood motionless, two days after the US and
Iran was preparing to reveal its new supreme leader on Sunday, after US-Israeli air strikes destroyed fuel dumps and triggered fires that choked much of Tehran in a thick blanket of smoke. The clerical body tasked with choosing a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- killed
Iran's players sang the national anthem and saluted before their last group match at the Women's Asian Cup on Sunday in Australia, having stayed defiantly silent earlier in the tournament. When Iran faced South Korea on Monday in their opening game the players stood motionless,
According to official sources in Israel, the strikes targeted senior Lebanese officials in the Iranian Quds Force. Lebanon's Health Ministry said over 300 people have been killed in the country since the outbreak of the war with Iran
