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Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say
By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Angus McDowallDUBAI/LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran is determined to win international recognition of its control over the Strait of Hormuz and…
Spain citizenship law for exiles' descendants triggers row over votes
By Victoria Waldersee and Corina PonsJuly 1 (Reuters) - Spain's reparations law granting descendants of Spaniards the right to citizenship has sparked a heated political debate, w…
Analysis-NATO allies have grown silent on rights concerns in Turkey
By Jonathan SpicerANKARA, July 1 (Reuters) - Five years ago, the West risked a full-blown diplomatic crisis with NATO ally Turkey when 10 ambassadors called for the release of a m…
Indian sailors fear returning to Gulf after Middle East war
Indian sailors shaken by war have finally cleared the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded there for months, but some fear they have little choice but to return to make a living.…
South Korea cargo ship Namu to exit Strait of Hormuz after attack in Gulf
SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Oceans Ministry said on Wednesday the cargo vessel Namu, operated by HMM, would exit the Strait of Hormuz in mid-July at the earliest once …
UN chief says UN agency for Palestinian refugees nearing 'breaking point'
By Andrea ShalalJune 30 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agen…
Rescuers in Venezuela pluck child alive from collapsed building six days after twin quakes
By Vivian SequeraCARACAS, June 30 (Reuters) - Jordanian emergency workers in Venezuela, which was hit by devastating twin earthquakes last week, rescued a child early on Tuesday, …
Why Iran's Pezeshkian is facing an uphill battle in postwar diplomacy
As President Masoud Pezeshkian's administration advances dialogue with Washington, its fiercer contest is in the corridors of power within the Islamic Republic itself.
Next NATO summit in Albania in doubt amid US reluctance and low defence spending
By Lili Bayer, Gram Slattery, Andrew Gray and Fatos BytyciBRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/TIRANA, June 30 (Reuters) - As NATO leaders prepare for a summit in Turkey next week, plans for an al…
Passengers delighted to ride UAE's first ever passenger train
It's 7:13 am on a sultry June morning and a passenger train pulls into the station in Abu Dhabi, oil-rich capital of the United Arab Emirates. An unremarkable scene in many cities…
