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Trump says the U.S. and Iran getting along very well
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States was getting along very well with Iran and that recent meetings in Qatar went well."The de…
Ali Khamenei: ruthless revolutionary who held Iran in iron grip
Ali Khamenei suppressed dissent, kept up confrontation with the US and steered a path between competing political factions in over three-and-a-half decades as Iran's supreme leade…
'Thought they'd never be caught': The strike that killed Iran's Khamenei
On Saturday, February 28, Tehran residents were embarking on the working week during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, nervously anticipating celebrations for the Iranian New Yea…
As deportation protections end, Haitians confront fear and uncertainty
By David Hood-Nuño, Maria Tsvetkova, Bianca Flowers and Kristina CookeMIAMI, July 1 (Reuters) - Uthy spent seven years in medical school training to become a doctor in Haiti. On t…
Iran warns of immediate response to any threat, cites US commitment to restrain Israel
DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran will deliver an immediate and powerful response to any threat against its people or leadership, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an X …
Syria announces Sharaa's parliamentary appointees, SDF Kurds sidelined
The government on Wednesday announced the list of 70 members appointed to its transitional parliament.
US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, restart shipping
By Andrew Mills and Ahmed ElimamDOHA/DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through th…
Syria's Sharaa appoints lawmakers, paving way for new parliament to convene
By Feras DalateyJuly 1 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities announced the names of 70 lawmakers on Wednesday appointed to atransitional parliament by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, paving t…
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…
Netanyahu visits occupied southern Lebanon, says Israel won't leave yet
TEL AVIV, June 30 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday visited Lebanese territory occupied by the Israeli military, telling soldiers that Israel would …
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded
By Jana ChoukeirBEIRUT, June 30 (Reuters) - Some 400,000 Lebanese uprooted by war have returned to southern Lebanon, with more expected to follow in the coming week, a government …
Druze gunmen, Syrian government forces clash in Suwayda: What to know
The United Nations recently said that the government has thus far failed to bring calm to the area of southern Syria following sectarian clashes last year.
Kuwait's Zain eyes $1.5B mobile network in postwar Syria: What to know
The Kuwaiti company is planning to invest more than $1.5 billion in Syria after securing a license to operate there, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
Egypt, Morocco, Algeria make World Cup history in knockout stage
Morocco has already secured its place in the next round while Algeria and Egypt seek to continue North Africa's World Cup campaign.
Regional framework could be set up to monitor rapidly shrinking Caspian Sea, Azerbaijani official says
BAKU, June 30 (Reuters) - A legal framework could be drawn up this year on regional cooperation to monitor and seek to adapt to falling water levels in the Caspian Sea, which is s…
3 IRGC members killed in twin attacks as Iran intensifies Kurdish crackdown
At least three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in separate armed attacks across Iran, including one in western Iran near the border with Iraqi Kurd…
US envoy Witkoff and Kushner will be in Qatar, no meeting with Iran, Qatari official says
DOHA, June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will be in Doha to meet Qatari mediators to discuss U.S.-Iran negotiation…
UN says transport infrastructure must adapt to climate
Transport infrastructure across Europe, North America and central Asia must adapt to more adverse climate conditions, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that inaction cou…
Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal
By Andrew MillsDOHA, June 30 (Reuters) - Top U.S. envoys were due to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday, but uncertainty over the timing and content of any diplomatic talks raised questio…
For Israel, Lebanon deal 'historic' despite fears Hezbollah will rebuild
While the deal with Lebanon allows the Israeli military to maintain a presence there, security experts warn that it also gives the weakened Hezbollah the time it needs to recover.
Exclusive-Turkey says NATO adjusting to security landscape, US not withdrawing
By Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA, June 30 (Reuters) - NATO is adjusting to a shifting security landscape and the United States is not seeking to leave the alliance, Turkish Defence Ministe…