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On average 11 children killed or injured every 24 hours in past week in Lebanon, says UN children's agency
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - An average of 11 children have been killed every 24 hours on average in Lebanon, as Israel expanded strikes across the country in s…
Azmoun: Iran's absent talisman unafraid of controversy
Sardar Azmoun is Iran's third top scorer in history with a successful club career behind him but is set to miss out on the 2026 World Cup in an exclusion shadowed by political con…
UN to place Israel on sexual violence in conflict blacklist, Israeli envoy says
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a U.N. blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones,…
France has asked prosecutor to investigate treatment of its nationals on activist flotilla
PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - France has asked for the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of French nationals who were part of a recent activist flotilla heading for Gaza,…
Exclusive-Imported voters, fake websites: Russia's covert efforts to stop Armenia's pivot West
By Tom Balmforth, Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk and Lucy PapachristouLONDON/WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’…
Analysis-Trump's room to maneuver narrows as US, Iran close in on framework deal
By Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait …
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a tentative agreement to …
Austrian who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15-year sentence
WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, May 28 (Reuters) - An Austrian court on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old who admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vien…
Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70 percent
By Andreea Popescu and Rami AyyubJERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel's military to take more of Gaza, initially…
Flooding in north and east Syria as Euphrates level rises
Syria's energy ministry warned on Thursday of rising water levels on the Euphrates River after flooding in the north and east following increased flows from neighbouring Turkey an…
