US sanctions Turkey-based bank over Iran ties
The Treasury Department said Golden Global Bank was facilitating transactions for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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US targets Turkish entities with Iran-related sanctions
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department issued new Iran-related sanctions on Friday, targeting three Turkey-based entities, according to the department's website. The entities targeted are Golden Global Portfoy Yonetimi Anonim Sirketi, Golden Global Varlik
US and allies want IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council, diplomats say
(Replaces erroneous paragraph 3, making clear that Iran's nuclear facilities were bombarded last year, not this year) By Francois Murphy and John Irish VIENNA/PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. and its allies Britain, France and Germany are pushing other countries on the U.N.
Netanyahu partners renew calls for removal of Gazans as Israeli election nears
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Two Israeli ministers floated proposals this week for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing an idea voiced repeatedly by right-wing politicians over the past three years as they seek to rally supporters
Syria destroys 42 bombs in chemical stockpile purge: What to know
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has resumed its inspections in Syria and confirmed that at least 42 aerial bombs have been destroyed by Syrian authorities in the first such efforts since 2014.
Israel says it has cleared Hezbollah fighters from tunnels under key Lebanon ridge
By Maya Gebeily and Rami Ayyub BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Israel's military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday, though the Iran-backed group
Exclusive-US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday byU.S. Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, adevelopment that follows
Playing for time: Despite US pressure, Israel stalls Lebanon talks until after election
Ahead of the eighth round of talks in Rome, the Israeli military reported clearing Hezbollah's underground stronghold at Ali al-Taher after besieging the ridge for months.
Red Cross says transferred four people released by Israel to Lebanon
The Red Cross on Friday said it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after a first person was freed. Israel is believed to have seized dozens of people from Lebanon amidst its recent wars with Iran-backed Hezbollah. "The
Thousands of Lebanese students still displaced by war as school year nears
By Maya Gebeily and Ahmad Al Kerdi TYRE, Lebanon, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The schoolyard in southern Lebanon echoed with the squeals of playing children despite the beating sun and distant booms of Israeli airstrikes. But for most of the youththere, the public school isn't where
Russia’s Sechin says China, not OPEC, calls shots on global energy markets
VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Igor Sechin, chief of Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft, said on Thursday that China, not OPEC, has stabilized global oil markets by reducing crude imports by 5.5 million barrels per day this year. Sechin, the most influential Russian energy
Milei vows tougher sanctions, defense push over Falklands oil drilling
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday he would tighten sanctions on companies involved in oil projects around the Falkland Islands, boost defense resources in the country's south and send Congress a bill aimed at strengthening
Argentina's Milei vows Falklands oil sanctions in sovereignty push
BUENOS AIRES/LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, the British overseas territory claimed by Argentina, in a move which could escalate tensions with London. Milei's comments in a
Argentina's Milei steps up Falklands sovereignty claims with oil sanctions
By Nicolás Misculin and Sarah Young BUENOS AIRES/LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, stepping up the country's claims to sovereignty over the British overseas territory. Milei's
US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition
By Nilo Tabrizy, Edward Carron, Idrees Ali and George Sargent Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding earlier this week that an analysis published by Reuters showed likely resulted from
South Korea reviewing military options for Hormuz, no decision made, official says
By Heejin Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - South Korea is reviewing options, including military measures, to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the presidential office said on Friday, while denying media reports that the government had already
South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports say
SEOUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and aims to dispatch them before the end of the year, media reported late on Thursday, citing government and military sources. The reports in
JD Vance say U.S. cuts contact with Iran over Hormuz, China willing to back embargo
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that Washington has cut contact with Iran due to the ongoing clashes in the Strait of Hormuz. Addressing China's role in the Iranian arena, he said Beijing is 'willing to play ball' on economically isolating Tehran
Iran war is not a war, US VP Vance says
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with Tehran six months after the start of the conflict. Vance's comments came amid growing signs that President Donald Trump is trying to draw a line under the
Saudi Arabia taps China’s MiniMax for Arabic AI model
The development signals that the kingdom continues deepening AI ties with China while simultaneously pursuing major US technology partnerships, keeping the Gulf state at the center of an intensifying technology race between the superpowers.
Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S.Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the United States is investigating anairstrike that Iran says struck a wedding party in Iran. "We're investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know," Vance told reporters during a White
IDF says it took over strategic Hezbollah stronghold after Iran reportedly threatened strikes
Earlier on Monday, Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters
Houthi escalation in western Yemen kills 13 government forces: What to know
At least 13 government troops were killed as Houthi forces launched a broad offensive across western Yemen.
DR Congo latest to promise moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday it would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, joining a small group of countries including the United States in taking the symbolic step of backing Israeli sovereignty in the contested holy city. After a visit by President
Ahead of elections, Israel tests West's patience on West Bank violence
Israel's ties with many Western allies were already fraught over its conduct in the Gaza war, but the worsening situation in the occupied West Bank has seen relations nosedive before close-fought October elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government is
US House passes bill to crack down on university boycotts of Israel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to block federal aid for universities that boycott Israel, the latest Republican-backed pro-Israel measure amid growing Democraticcriticism of the Israeli
Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy and a U.N. representative said on Thursday. Reuters reported in May that
UN's Sudan probe says foreign fighters fuelling conflict
Foreign fighters and support networks are fuelling the conflict in Sudan and worsening violence against civilians, a UN-backed investigation warned Thursday. The United Nations' independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said foreign involvement was strengthening the military
US pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources said. Washington has in recent
Rights groups urge US lawmakers to drop provision to deepen defense ties with Israel
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Dozens of civil rights and advocacy groups are urging Congress to scrap a defense bill provision that would deepen U.S.-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters, at a time of growing U.S. skepticism
Cafe at centre of Israel culture clash agrees to shut on Sabbath
A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis. The coffeehouse opened in June near a neighbourhood of ultra-Orthodox Jews, who strictly shun working,