ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkish riot police fired tear gas and broke through the gates of the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, a Reuters witness said. An appeals court on Thursday ousted Republican People's Party (CHP) leader
While Washington touts a breakthrough, Iran insists its highly enriched uranium is not part of the current agreement
The Israeli source said Trump reiterated in a call with Netanyahu that Israel would retain operational freedom in Lebanon and other arenas and insisted any 'final agreement' include the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran
ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities ordered police to evict the leadership of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) from their headquarters on Sunday, enforcing a court ruling that reinstated the former leader and fuelled a political crisis. Riot police
By Saleem Ahmed May 24 (Reuters) - A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants. The explosion killed
By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, May 24 (Reuters) - Cypriots went to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to deliver gains for anti-corruption campaigners and the far right, while weakening centrist parties that back President Nikos Christodoulides. In a vote
May 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran areclose to signing a dealinvolving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened,Iranwould be able to freely sell oil and negotiations would be held on curbing Iran's nuclear program, Axios reported on
May 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran areclose to signing a dealinvolving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened,Iranwould be able to freely sell oil and negotiations would be held on curbing Iran's nuclear program, Axios reported on
Despite the Middle East war and a US government travel advisory, there was never any doubt in Fadel's mind that he would attend this year's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. "Even if the war were still ongoing, I would not have backed out," the 49-year-old US national, who asked
As Washington weighs a Pakistan-brokered cease-fire and renewed nuclear talks, Israeli officials fear Trump is sidelining Netanyahu after a war that lasted longer – and cost more politically and economically – than the White House expected
Ultra-Orthodox religious norms barring close contact with women led commanders to keep female soldiers from the unit operating the system out of a southern Lebanon post, sources say, leaving the key combat support tool unused there
(Corrects second bullet to specify Iran is disputing Trump's claim the strait could reopen) By Asif Shahzad, Michael Martina and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) - A "largely negotiated" memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would
Heavyweight boxing king Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kick-boxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left of the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday. In the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Verhoeven had rocked the
Iran are moving their World Cup training base to Mexico after football's world governing body FIFA approved a request to transfer it from Tucson, Arizona, the head of Iran's football federation said on Saturday. The Iranian team will be based in Tijuana on the border of Mexico
May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal has been "largely negotiated" with Iran and will open the Strait of Hormuz, with details to be unveiled soon. "Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently
Israeli officials are concerned that if an interim cease-fire agreement is reached, the U.S. will struggle to finalize the dilution of handing over Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and it will be difficult to resume fighting under an incomplete deal
IDF Sgt. Noam Hamburger was killed by an explosive drone near the Lebanese border, the army said. Two soldiers were wounded; another drone fell later with no casualties. The IDF said 22 soldiers have been killed since the current escalation with Hezbollah began
At least four explosive drones from Lebanon struck northern Israel, including Rosh Hanikra where no sirens were activated before impact. Israel struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon's Bekaa and Tyre, while Lebanese reports airstrikes caused civilian and medic casualties in the south
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson said nuclear issues are not part of the current negotiations, as Tehran first seeks to end the war before discussing its nuclear program, while U.S. diplomatic sources told the NYT that Iran agreed to transfer its enriched uranium
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that negotiators for the United States and Iran were "getting a lot closer" to finalizing an agreement to end the war, according to an interview with CBS News. He said a final agreement would prevent Iran
By Michael Martina, Jana Choukeir and Eman Abouhassira NEW DELHI/DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran, the United States and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war. Tehran is focused on finalising a memorandum
France announced on Saturday it has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entry for mocking bound activists seized by Israeli soldiers on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. "From today, Itamar Ben Gvir is banned from entering French territory" after "his
As Pakistan presses a regional mediation effort, Iran said it would not surrender its 'legitimate rights' in talks with Washington and warned that if the U.S. 'foolishly restarts the war,' Tehran's response would be 'more forceful and bitter' than before
The United States and Iran sought on Sunday to finalize an agreement to formally end the Middle East war after Donald Trump said a proposal that included opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz was "largely negotiated". However, the US president emphasized that the deal was
US President Donald Trump said Saturday a deal with Iran had been "largely negotiated," with the proposal including opening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, though the agreement was "subject to finalization." "An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization
Lebanon's military said an Israeli strike on Saturday targeted an army barracks in the south, wounding a soldier, despite a ceasefire in the war between Israel and militant group Hezbollah. Israel kept up strikes on Lebanon on Saturday, hours after overnight raids on the south
Israel struck south Lebanon on Saturday despite a ceasefire as Hezbollah said its backer Tehran had pledged not to abandon the militant group. Hezbollah said its chief Naim Qassem had received a message from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, saying the latest proposal
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Saturday of a "crushing" response if Washington resumes hostilities, after US media reports raised the prospect of new strikes. Pakistan's powerful army chief -- a key mediator in diplomatic efforts to convert an April
Senior US and Iranian officials said on Saturday they could be close to a breakthrough in talks to strike a draft deal, while remaining cautious about the chances of ending the war in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump told CBS in a phone interview the two sides were
DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end their war and Iran would not compromise on its