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US-Iran strikes: latest developments
US military strikes on Iran entered a second day on Monday in a new surge of fighting over the status of the Strait of Hormuz that endangered a fragile interim agreement and sent …
UK bans support for two Iranian groups over antisemitic attacks in Britain
By William JamesLONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain banned support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a linked group on Monday following a series of antisemitic atta…
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport, vow retaliation
By Mohammed GhobariJuly 13 (Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls northern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Monday of launching air strikes against the internatio…
UK outlaws two Iranian groups over antisemitic attacks in Britain
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain's government on Monday targeted Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and another Iran-linked group after a string of antisemitic attacks on…
Yemeni military targets Sanaa airport runway to stop Iranian plane landing, defence ministry says
July 13 (Reuters) - Yemen's defence ministry said on Monday that its armed forces had targeted the runway at Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.Y…
UK proscribes Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organisation, Sky News reports
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain has proscribed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, Sky News reported on Monday, a move that would make it a c…
Middle East rocked by heaviest attacks since Iran-US ceasefire
The Middle East has been rocked by US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz threatened to derail efforts …
EU and partners launch $1 billion scheme to help Gaza recover from war
BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission and more than a dozen countries launched an initiative on Monday to deliver €883.6 million ($1 billion) in aid projects to he…
EU launches $1 billion aid initiative for Gaza
AMSTERDAM, July 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday it had launched an initiative with 15 partners to deliver €883.6 million ($1 billion) in aid to Gaza.It said …
US and Iran trade attacks as Strait of Hormuz dispute deepens
By Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine JacksonDUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged missile and drone attacks on Monday and clashed over c…
Iran widens attacks on US bases in Gulf, Hormuz tensions lift oil prices
By Elwely Elwelly, Eman Abouhassira and Tala RamadanDUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone attacks over the weekend and in…
Iran escalates attacks on US bases in Gulf states, warns of more 'incidents' in strait
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf and sayin…
EU ministers to debate curbing trade with Israeli settlements
BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers will on Monday explore whether there is enough support for new measures to curb trade with Israeli settlements in th…
Israel's election will be held on October 27, coalition head says
JERUSALEM, July 12 (Reuters) - Israel is set to hold a national election on October 27, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, its first since Hamas' 2023 att…
Israel elections to be held on October 27: parliament
Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the last date allowed by law, its parliament said on Sunday, with the vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjami…
Lindsey Graham, US Republican senator and Trump ally, dies at 71 from heart ailment
By Steve Holland, Akanksha Khushi, Thomas Derpinghaus and Tim ReidWASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a one-time vocal critic of Donald Trump w…
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill six people, including a girl, medics say
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, July 12 (Reuters) - Israeli attacks killed at least six people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a 9-year-old girl, Palestinian health officials sa…
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill five people, including a girl, say medics
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, July 12 (Reuters) - Israeli attacks killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a 9-year-old girl, Palestinian health officials s…
Lindsey Graham, US Republican senator and Trump ally, dies at 71
July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies after Trump became president, has died, …
Trump says Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic
WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic, though the U.S. and Iran continue to trade atta…
New Syrian parliament meets for first time in Damascus
By Khalil AshawiDAMASCUS, July 12 (Reuters) - Syria's new parliament convened for the first time on Sunday, 19 months after rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar …
Syrian transitional parliament holds first session
Syria's transitional parliament began its first session on Sunday, state television reported, tasked with drafting the country's new constitution and laying the groundwork for dem…
Iraqi prime minister to visit Washington on Monday; oil and gas deals expected
Baghdad July 12 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will travel to Washington on Monday at the head of an official delegation after an official invitation, government sp…
US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies aged 71
Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died aged 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said on Sunday. The Republican senator f…
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Iran announced it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and hit Gulf neighbours in retaliation for US strikes, further undermining efforts to salvage Middle East peace …
US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies age 71
Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said. "On the evening of Sat…
Former Qatar ruler Sheikh Hamad, a moderniser who seized power, has died
By Andrew MillsDOHA, July 12 (Reuters) - Qatar's former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping moderniser who seized power in 1995 and broke with tradition to hand it…
Israeli officials offer their condolences after death of US Senator Lindsey Graham
July 12 (Reuters) - Israel's prime minister and other leading officials offered their condolences on Sunday for the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, saying they had lost a de…
Former emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, dies at 74
DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - Qatari former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74, the nation's Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday. (Repo…
Iran expands attacks on Gulf states after US strikes, says Strait of Hormuz closed
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Yomna EhabWASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Teh…