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'Iran, Iran!' Iranian World Cup squad serenaded on return home
Iran's disappointed World Cup squad returned to a much warmer welcome at Tehran airport on Wednesday than they experienced on arrival in the US for their three group games."Iran, …
Europeans to fill almost all gaps left by U.S. in NATO defence plans, source says
July 1 (Reuters) - NATO is set to announce at next week's Ankara summit that its European members have filled almost all the gaps left by the United States in the alliance's defen…
Turkish jets strike al-Shabab targets in Somalia: What to know
A Somali Defense Ministry statement initially said Turkish F-16s carried out strikes on Al-Shabab targets before a later version referred only to “international partners.”
Ali Khamenei: Key moments from his life
Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli attacks in late February, is due to be buried on July 9 in the northeastern city of Mashhad.During nearly 3…
Who is Melat Kiros, the pro-Palestinian who unseated a longtime Democrat?
Kiros has taken a hard stance against Israel and opposes all aid to the country as pro-Palestinian candidates make further inroads in the party.
Next indirect US-Iran talks after Khamenei funeral: mediators
The next indirect US-Iran talks will come after the late Iranian supreme leader's funeral, mediators said Thursday, as diplomacy inches ahead on ending the Middle East war.Followi…
Trump sees progress as US, Iran hold Qatar talks
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that indirect talks with Iran in Qatar were making progress, offering a tentative sign that diplomacy was holding after recent exchanges o…
Trump upbeat as US, Iran hold indirect talks in Qatar
US President Donald Trump hailed the progress on Wednesday of indirect talks between the United States and Iran in Qatar, as the sides aimed to push forward negotiations and quell…
Trump earns $810M from UAE-backed crypto firm: What to know
According to the disclosure, Trump earned $810 million from crypto token sales and sales of interests in UAE-backed World Liberty Financial.
Saudi FM concludes China visit amid Trump-MBS friction: What to know
Saudi Arabia is still absorbing the war’s security fallout and is widening its circle by leaning more on Beijing as a diplomatic counterweight to Washington and as a partner that …
'Excited' Trump takes first flight on Qatar-gifted Air Force One
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was thrilled to make his first flight aboard his new Air Force One plane, thanking Qatar for the controversial gift of the luxury jet.T…
'Smart' and 'very rational'? Iran's new leaders post-Ali Khamenei
A group of military, theocratic and civilian figures, rather than a single individual, have led decision-making in Iran since the killing of longstanding supreme leader Ali Khamen…
Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran's unseen leader shadowed by late father
Mojtaba Khamenei, who has spent his career behind the scenes and is yet to appear in public as Iran's new supreme leader, faces the formidable challenge of occupying the role held…
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…