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Pakistan foreign minister set to discuss Iran with Rubio in Washington
KARACHI, May 29 (Reuters) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that are expected to include th…
Iran says no trust in US 'words', waiting for Washington to act
Iran's top negotiator said Friday that Tehran would only trust Washington's actions, not its words, after US Vice President JD Vance said progress had been made on a deal to exten…
Trump 'hit the brakes': Netanyahu's circle faults US president for failed Iran regime change, looming deal
With regime in Iran still standing and a possible US-Iran agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands to pay the ultimate political price as elections near in Isra…
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…
Israel freezes out UN chief over sexual violence blacklist
Israel is breaking all contact with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, the country's ambassador announced Thursday, saying it was "outrageous" Israel is being blacklisted over…
US, Iran near deal but Trump sign-off awaited
The United States and Iran closed in on a framework for a ceasefire extension detail Thursday but President Donald Trump has yet to approve any agreement, US officials said.US sou…
US, Iran agree deal but need Trump approval: sources
US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal but it still needs President Donald Trump's approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday.T…
US, Iran agree deal framework, awaiting Trump approval: US sources
US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal but it still needs President Donald Trump's approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday.T…
US-Iran MOU on 60-day ceasefire extension reached, but Trump must approve, source says
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran have reached agreement on a memorandum of understanding to extend their ceasefire for 60 days but President Donald Trump has yet t…
US-Iran truce deal awaits Trump as strikes test ceasefire
US and Iranian negotiators edged toward a deal to extend their fragile ceasefire for 60 days, but the potential breakthrough was still hanging on President Donald Trump's approval…
US, Iran agree deal framework but need Trump sign-off: sources
US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal in the Middle East war but were still waiting for President Donald Trump's approval, US…
Israel launches deadly strike near Beirut, widening Lebanon offensive
Israel pounded south Lebanon with deadly strikes and widened its offensive with the first raid near Beirut in weeks where authorities said a woman and two children were killed des…
Israeli strike near Beirut as Lebanon says raids kill 14
Israel's military said it launched an airstrike in the Beirut area Thursday as a Lebanese source said an apartment was hit, the second such raid since an April ceasefire announcem…
US warns Oman not to engage in facilitating tolls for Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The United States warned Oman on Thursday not to get directly or indirectly involved in any effort to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz, saying …
US military planes harming Israeli commercial activity, airports chief says
JERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) - Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of U.S. re…
US removing 76 names from sanctions blacklist in move meant to strengthen program
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it taking 76 persons, vessels and entities off its sanctions blacklist that it said were outdated, a m…
EU sanctions Israeli settlers, expands sanctions to Hamas' Politburo members
BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) - The EU Council on Thursday imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians in West Bank, it said in a stateme…
As US and Iran near deal, Trump confronts familiar dilemma
It's unclear whether President Donald Trump will take the off-ramp as fellow Republicans rail against an interim deal that wouldn't immediately address Iran's nuclear program.
US and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, Axios reports
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclea…
China wary of Syria's Uyghur militants, but business keeps growing
China’s biggest advantage in Syria may be not aggressive spending but the lack of meaningful Western competition.
Israel carries out strike on Beirut suburbs, first near capital in weeks
BEIRUT, May 28 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday, the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasef…