Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and the army was examining a number of ve…

Security increased at US Fairford air base in England

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Security measures at a US air base in southwest England have significantly increased in recent days, with roadblocks and armed police preventing access…

Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Yomna Ehab, Parisa Hafezi and Menna AlaaElDinWASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its co…

Oman calls for self-restraint, dialog in Mideast conflict

Russia accuses Europe of seeking to thwart Ukraine talks

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Europe Saturday of "doing everything" to thwart talks to resolve the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, in an outspoken UN speech in…

China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech

By Antoni SlodkowskiUNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of cou…

Six big takeaways from a turbulent week of UN diplomacy

By Antoni SlodkowskiUNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Limousines whisked world leaders away from the United Nations on Friday after a week of speeches, meetings and hallway dipl…

Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open Hormuz and end fighting

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Parisa Hafezi and Menna AlaaElDinWASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian pr…

Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan

By Menna AlaaElDin and Parisa HafeziCAIRO/UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday awaited an official US response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and e…

Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, despite his rejection of a truce proposal put forward by Tehran. Iranian offici…