(Corrects in paragraph 11 to Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi, not UAE embassy in Abu Dhabi) By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates could downgrade diplomatic ties with Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government annexes part or all of
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli tanks were seen in two Gaza City areas that are gateways to the city centre, residents said on Thursday, while internet and phone lines were cut off across the Gaza Strip, a sign that ground operations were likely to escalate
Israeli tanks and warplanes pounded Gaza City on Thursday, prompting long lines of scared Palestinian civilians to flee as the military intensified its assault on the territory's largest urban hub. Thick columns of smoke billowed into the sky as AFP journalists and witnesses
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani was due to arrive in Washington on Thursday on his first official trip to the U.S. capital since the Islamist new rulers took over Damascus last year, two sources familiar with the visit told Reuters. During the
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will keep Pope Francis' signature policies to welcome gay Catholics, discuss women's ordination and give China input on bishop appointments, but is not planning big changes to Church teaching, he said in his first interview,
BERLIN (Reuters) -The European Union must look to trade deals with countries like India to reduce dependencies, with higher U.S. import tariffs pushing the bloc to diversity its ties, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. "We want to make a deal
Soldiers serving in Gaza and suffering from a 'moral injury' are crying over something obvious: People weren't born to flatten cities and use sophisticated technology to bomb a tent full of displaced people
By Jonathan Spicer, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Some of the most senior U.S. diplomats focused on Syria have been abruptly let go from their posts in recent days, according to five people familiar with the matter, a shake-up that comes as
By Steve Holland, Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday for talks designed to focus the U.S. leader's unprecedented second state visit firmly on global affairs rather than domestic political
By Sonia Rolley, Jessica Donati and Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in an escalation that experts say risks reigniting the simmering conflict, which U.S.
Khalil's lawyers said they plan to appeal the decision, adding that another court's decision remains in effect and prohibits his deportation
Europe and the Mediterranean basin saw record drought in August, with more than half of the land affected, according to AFP analysis of EU data. Last month, 53 percent of the region was affected by drought -- an all-time high since records began in 2012 -- according to the EU's
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani will meet with U.S. lawmakers in Washington this week to discuss the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions on his country, Senator Lindsey Graham was quoted as saying by Axios. Shibani's visit - the
Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media are exploiting conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination to advance thousands of false claims aimed at undermining the United States and other adversaries, a research group warned Wednesday. Official media in the three
The UN investigator who this week accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza said she sees parallels with the butchery in Rwanda, and that she hopes one day Israeli leaders will be put behind bars. Navi Pillay, a South African former judge who headed the international
The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Thursday on the latest call for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian access to Gaza, a move supported by a majority seeking to act despite repeated US vetoes. The 10 non-permanent members initiated discussions on the
By Maya Gebeily DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing negotiations with Israel to reach a security pact could lead to results "in the coming days." He told reporters in Damascus the security pact was a "necessity" and that it
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -World leaders gather in New York every September for several days of speeches at the annual United Nations General Assembly, which on Tuesday begins its 80th session. WHO SPEAKS WHEN? The United Nations was formed in 1945 with 51
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will formally recognise a Palestinian state this weekend, after U.S. President Donald Trump, who opposes the decision, has left the country at the end of his state visit, the Times newspaper reported. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned in July that it
Palestinian refugee camps remain heavily armed, and factions including Hamas and Islamic Jihad show little willingness to cooperate, raising doubts about the long-term success of Beirut's disarmament efforts
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defense pact, Pakistani state television said on Wednesday, in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership.
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later this year, Israel's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Ghazi Hamad is the first member of the Palestinian group who was present when Israel bombed their compound to appear in public.
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Doctors Without Borders said on Wednesday it was appalled by the death of one of its nurses, who died on Tuesday from shrapnel wounds caused by an Israeli airstrike near his tent five days earlier. The nurse, Hussein Alnajjar, was a
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -World leaders gather in New York next week for a U.N. General Assembly dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the rostrum, war in Gaza and Ukraine, rising Western recognition of Palestinian statehood and nuclear
BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that criticism of Israel was increasingly being used in Germany as a pretext for stoking hatred against Jews. Speaking at an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Central Council of Jews, Merz
The IDF has ordered all of Gaza City to evacuate, but the price is prohibitive for most, especially after surviving multiple displacements. 'The expenses for a single family moving go beyond $3,500,' one resident explains
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - A global emissions deal is key for airlines ahead of a U.N. aviation gathering next week, despite skepticism that the industry can hit its own environmental targets, the head of trade body IATA told reporters on Wednesday.
The consortium led by XRG made an $18.7 billion nonbinding indicative proposal in June to acquire Santos in an all-cash deal worth 8.89 Australian dollars ($5.76) per share.
By Bassam Masoud and Saleh Salem DOHA (Reuters) -Najwa Abu Hamada felt no sense of justice when a U.N. Commission of Inquiry cited the destruction of a fertility clinic among actions that it said showed Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Instead, the commission's findings
The Public Investment Fund is not yet investing in the National Football League amid restrictions on state entities, but is eyeing flag football as the sport grows in the region.
The European Union on Wednesday proposed curbing trade ties with Israel and sanctioning ministers in its strongest action yet over the war in Gaza, though reluctance from key member states risks blocking adoption. The bloc's executive, however, said it would take immediate
GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations voiced grave concerns on Wednesday about food and other supplies running out in northern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people were already experiencing famine, after Israel closed the only crossing there last week. Israel began its
Ibrahim Kalin’s visit comes as Israel presses Syria on a buffer zone plan and Turkey frets over Kurdish autonomy.
Thousands of people in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria rallied Wednesday in support of their autonomous administration and called for decentralisation as negotiations with Damascus over the region's future stall. Damascus and Syria's Kurds have been in talks to integrate
Jerry Greenfield has resigned after 47 years with the company he founded, saying he could no longer “in good conscience” remain an employee of Ben & Jerry’s and that the company had been “silenced” by Unilever.
Egyptian authorities are searching for a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet that vanished from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Unites States designated four Iran-aligned militia groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, the State Department said. The groups are Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Kata’ib al-Imam
Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited the militias' repeated attacks on US and coalition forces across Iraq.