US President Donald Trump heads for a superpower summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week hoping the Iran war will not spoil the mood in Beijing. Trump will be expecting a lavish welcome at the high-stakes meeting, which he delayed in March because of the Middle
Two Australian women "kept a female slave" after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State group, police said Friday after they were charged in Melbourne. The pair returned to Australia on Thursday evening for the first time in almost a decade, travelling from a
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Australian police said on Friday they had charged two women linked to the Islamic State extremist group with slavery offences after they returned overnight from Syria, where they had been detained in a refugee camp for more than seven
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called for US authorities to relaunch their investigation into the Israeli military's killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was gunned down while reporting for Al Jazeera in the occupied West
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday three U.S. Navy destroyers transited out of the Strait of Hormuz under fire, adding that the American destroyers were not damaged but "great damage was done to Iranian attackers." "Three World Class American
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran on Thursday, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking U.S. forces in what it called unprovoked hostilities by Tehran. Earlier, Iran's top
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran on Thursday, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking U.S. forces in what it called unprovoked hostilities by Tehran. Earlier, Iran's top
May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. military naval units operating in the area of the Strait of Hormuz came under Iranian missile fire following an attack by the U.S. military on an Iranian oil tanker, Iranian state media, citing an unnamed military official, said on Thursday. U.S. military
May 8 (Reuters) - Iran accused the United States of violating a ceasefire by targeting two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, the country's top joint military command said early on Friday. The U.S. targeted "an Iranian oil tanker traveling from Iran's
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday and would give the EU until July 4 to fulfill its side of the trade deal before hiking U.S. tariffs to much higher levels.
A man who launched a Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish protesters in Colorado last year that killed one person and injured more than a dozen others pleaded guilty to all state charges against him on Thursday, US media said. Mohamed Soliman, a 46-year-old Egyptian, admitted a
A man who launched a Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish protesters in Colorado last year that killed one person and injured more than a dozen others was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday, US media said. Mohamed Soliman, a 46-year-old Egyptian, admitted a raft of
By Steve Gorman and Keith Coffman DENVER, May 7 (Reuters) - The man who lobbed gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally in a fiery attack last year that killed one person and left more than a dozen others injured in Colorado pleaded guilty on Thursday to all charges he faced in
May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it. A Chinese veto would be awkward ahead of U.S. President
The short-term proposal awaiting Tehran's response reportedly skips over key U.S. demands, including uranium enrichment • Report: Saudi Arabia and Kuwait lifted restrictions previously imposed on their bases and airspace, allowing U.S. Hormuz operations against Iran to continue
The establishment of an entity seeking to control maritime transportation in the Strait of Hormuz is the latest sign that Iran wants to formalize authority in the strategic waterway.
The Trump administration is cautiously sizing up Iraq’s new prime minister-designate, Ali al-Zaidi, as a potential partner in pushing back on Iranian influence.
China understands how badly Trump wants an exit from the conflict. But timing is critical: if no agreement is reached before Trump arrives in China on Thursday, Beijing would be better positioned to set the agenda.
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced that he will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as a rift over the Iran war widens between the Republican's administration and NATO allies and other partners in Europe. Can the U.S.
Left-wing Democratic lawmakers have called on the United States to break its silence on Israel's suspected nuclear weapons program, shattering a decades-long bipartisan reticence in Washington on the sensitive issue. Israel is widely believed to have developed nuclear weapons
After the first Israeli strike in Beirut since a U.S-mediated cease-fire in Lebanon took effect killed the commander of the elite Radwan force, the IDF raised alert levels amid fears of a Hezbollah response targeted at Israel's Lebanon-border communities
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States sanctioned on Thursday Iraq's deputy oil minister and militias over support for Iran, the Treasury Department said. The Treasury Department accused Iraq's minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly of abusing "his position to facilitate the
The initiative could eventually lead to joint UAV development and production as Japan looks to expand drone capabilities amid regional tensions.
The president’s announcement marks the first public confirmation of a meeting between a senior official and Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen publicly since the start of the war.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Wednesday that Egypt has secured commitments exceeding $19 billion from international oil companies over the next three years.
Both are part of the economic and psychological war of attrition Israel is waging against Palestinians and their leadership
LONDON, May 7 - With the standoff over the frozen Iran war threatening a global economic meltdown, Washington and Tehran have scaled back their efforts to agree a comprehensive peace deal and now seek a limited pact putting off the harder issues. This is what we know about the
LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London last month, marking the third arrest in the investigation, the force said on Thursday. The man was arrested on
The United States was waiting on Thursday for Iran to respond to its latest proposed deal to end the war in the Middle East and to reopen the key shipping lane out of the Gulf. Oil prices tumbled five percent after US President Donald Trump said once again that an agreement
Israeli and Lebanese envoys will sit down for a fresh round of peace talks in Washington next week, even as Israel presses its campaign against the militant group Hezbollah in spite of a ceasefire. The war in Lebanon broke out in parallel with the US-Israeli campaign against
By Sunil Kataria MUMBAI, May 7 (Reuters) - Nightly explosions of drones and missiles terrified Indian sailor Tithi Chiranjeevi after his ship was stranded in Iran for more than a month by the Strait of Hormuz blockade caused by the Middle East conflict. "Around 10 to 20
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - A growing number of Democratic primary challengers are making opposition to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a campaign issue as they seek to unseat party incumbents backed by the influential pro-Israel advocacy group.
By Mohammed Aty CHIBAYISH MARSHES, Iraq, May 7 (Reuters) - After years of drought that left large swathes of Iraq's historic marshes cracked and empty, rising water levels are beginning to revive the wetlands, drawing buffalo herders and fishermen back to areas once abandoned.
BEIRUT, May 7 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it had killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier, the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire agreed last month. The Israeli military said the commander
As the world awaits Tehran's response to the latest proposal floated by U.S. President Donald Trump, sources caution that gaps remain between the two sides
A group of women linked to Islamic State jihadists arrived in Australia on Thursday, returning home years after allegedly sneaking into Syria to join the group's self-declared caliphate. The women and their children -- all Australian citizens -- landed on Thursday evening after
Counter-terrorism forces arrested two women for slavery on Thursday as they returned to Australia from Syria, where they allegedly committed "crimes against humanity" while supporting Islamic State jihadists. The women and their children -- all Australian citizens -- landed on
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, May 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed the son of Hamas' chief negotiator in U.S.-mediated talks over Gaza's future, a senior Hamas official said on Thursday, as leaders of the militant group held talks in Cairo aimed at safeguarding
By Emma Farge and Dave Graham GENEVA, May 7 (Reuters) - When in 1937 the League of Nations vacated the 225-room Palais Wilson in Geneva, the global intergovernmental body created to preserve peace after World War One was on its last legs. It died soon afterwards with World War
SYDNEY, May 7 (Reuters) - A group of Australian women and children linked to the extremist group Islamic State are on their way home from a camp in Syria and are expected to arrive in the country on Thursday night, Australian media reported. The Australian government said on
U.S. President Donald Trump halted 'Project Freedom' after Saudi Arabia suspended U.S. military access to key bases and airspace, NBC News reported. Riyadh's move followed an uncoordinated launch, blocking use of Prince Sultan Air Base and forcing a rapid U.S. reassessment
By Ariba Shahid, Steve Holland and Alexander Cornwell ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a swift end to the war with Iran as Tehran considered a U.S. peace proposal that sources said would formally end the conflict while
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran
Tokyo's Nikkei index soared Thursday to lead another strong rally across Asia stocks, fuelled by growing optimism the Iran war is close to ending and the revival of demand for all things AI. Oil prices also extended the week's steep losses due to hopes Washington and Tehran
Oil sank again Thursday and Tokyo's Nikkei index led another strong rally across Asia stocks, fuelled by growing optimism the Iran war is close to ending and the revival of demand for all things AI. Risk sentiment was surging on hopes Washington and Tehran will conclude the
Oil prices fell and global stock markets traded mixed Thursday awaiting an update on a US plan to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. After having plunged more than 10 percent at one point Wednesday on peace hopes, crude futures fell nearly another four
As Trump pushes toward a limited deal curbing Iran's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Netanyahu risks clashing with Washington by escalating in Lebanon
