Qatar’s prime minister meets US officials as Gaza plan stalls
Sheikh Mohammed's visit come as questions swirl over Hamas' disarmament and the role of international troops in post-war Gaza.
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UN chief Guterres urges maximum restraint in Yemen after separatist advance
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint after an advance by southern separatists that risks rekindling a 10-year-old civil war after a long lull. He also
Azerbaijan gives up anticipated role in Gaza peacekeeping force, bails on Doha conference
Thanks to its ties with Turkey and Israel, Azerbaijan was considered an ideal country to take part in the U.S.-led international stabilization force for the Gaza Strip. However, Haaretz has learned that it tends to lean away from Gaza or from committing to the Abraham Accords
Over 600 Israeli ex-security chiefs urge Trump to disarm Hamas, back PA in Gaza
Former Israeli security and diplomatic officials, members of Commanders for Israel’s Security, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to disarm Hamas and involve the Palestinian Authority in the second phase of his Gaza peace plan.
Syria foils major arms smuggling attempt to Lebanon: What we know
Syrian authorities have stepped up operations targeting smuggling attempts mainly destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon since the fall of President Bashar al‑Assad’s regime last year.
Iran boxer sentenced to death at 'imminent' risk of execution: rights groups
An Iranian boxer sentenced to death on charges of membership of an outlawed group is at imminent risk of execution after his request for a retrial was rejected, rights groups and the exiled opposition said on Wednesday. The World Boxing Council and sporting luminaries including
UK police plan tougher action against antisemitic chants and protests
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British police on Wednesday said they would take tougher action against people who use placards and chants to target the Jewish community, saying recent violent incidents had changed the context around such protests. The move comes days after 15
Explainer-What's next for the Gaza ceasefire and will the truce last?
Dec 17 - More than two months after Israel and Hamas agreed a ceasefire halting two years of devastating warfare in Gaza, most fighting has stopped. However, both sides accuse each other of major breaches of the deal and look no closer to accepting the much more difficult
Supporters of Tunisia’s Saied rally amid deepening political divisions
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied's supporters rallied in the capital on Wednesday calling the opposition "traitors", following mounting street protests in recent weeks that have highlighted widening political divisions. The rival rallies
Factbox-What is Islamic State, the group linked to the Bondi Beach attack?
By Michael Georgy DUBAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The shooting attack at a Jewish Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach put the spotlight on Islamic State, which police said appeared to inspire the gunmen. The men accused of carrying out Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly
Analysis-Australia's gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - After Australia's deadliest mass shooting in 1996, the country rushed in some of the world's toughest gun laws, including mandatory licensing and background checks, as well as registration of every firearm. But a winding back of those
Australia police charge alleged Bondi Beach gunman with 59 offences, including terror
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Police in Australia said on Wednesday they had charged a man who allegedly opened fire on a Jewish event on Sydney's Bondi Beach with 59 offences, including a terror charge. (Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Editing by Jacqueline
Factbox-What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish event
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah were two who tried to thwart the attack, and others who died shielding friends and family, according to family members, officials and
Australian state parliament to be recalled to pass stricter gun laws
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The Australian state parliament of New South Wales will reconvene next week to discuss urgent legislation on gun control in the wake of the deadly Bondi shootings and consider protest reforms, Premier Chris Minns said on Wednesday.
Eurovision facing fractious 2026 as unity unravels
The Eurovision Song Contest heads into its 70th anniversary edition next year mired in its biggest-ever political boycott, with five countries staying away over Israel's participation. Eurovision organisers announced Monday that 35 countries would take part in the world's
Analysis-Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir in spotlight over Trump's Gaza plan
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan's most powerful military chief in decades faces the toughest test of his newly amassed powers as Washington pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to the Gaza stabilisation force, a move analysts say could
Trump bars Palestinians 'with PA-issued travel document' from entering U.S.
The new proclamation cites the Palestinian Authority's 'weak or nonexistent control,' adding that 'several U.S.-designated terrorist groups operate actively in the West Bank or Gaza Strip and have murdered American citizens'
Trump imposes full travel bans on seven more countries, Palestinians
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply expanded a travel ban by barring people from seven more countries including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering the United States. The latest move brings to nearly 40 the number of countries whose
Israel blocks Canada lawmakers at West Bank border crossing
Six members of Canada's parliament travelling from Jordan were denied entry to the occupied West Bank on Tuesday by Israeli authorities who accused the delegation of being sponsored by "a terror entity." Jenny Kwan, an opposition lawmaker with Canada's left-wing New Democratic
From Jerusalem to D.C., the rise of Qatar is a grim marker of the death of democracy
The U.S. bipartisan celebration of the hyper-capitalist hereditary monarchies of the Gulf states – symbolized most prominently by the rise of Qatar – signals a future in which the Gulf model goes global
Trump further restricts foreign nationals entry to US, White House says
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation further restricting and limiting the entry of foreign nationals to the United States, the White House said on Tuesday. The U.S. has imposed full restrictions and entry limitations on