Category: 3. Middle East

By Kate Holton and Ben Makori

LONDON (Reuters) -The recognition of a Palestinian state by leading Western nations will trigger a sprint towards a two-state solution, the head of the Palestinian mission in London said on Tuesday.

Britain, France,…

By Sayed Hassib

KABUL/ MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Nasrullah Khan’s voice breaks as he describes how with his own hands he buried three children in one grave and two young men in another after an earthquake struck the mountainous…

Police say diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he bicycled home to his apartment in Lima, Peru.

The Peruvian government has offered its condolences for the “assassination” of an Indonesian…

(Reuters) -Six security personnel and six militants were killed on Tuesday during an assault on the base of a paramilitary force in northwest Pakistan that began with a suicide bomber ramming the compound and led to a 12-hour gun battle, police…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court on Tuesday ousted the Istanbul provincial head of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), dealing a fresh judicial blow to opponents of President Tayyip Erdogan and triggering sharp falls in share…

The world’s leading group of genocide scholars has agreed that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide, citing what they say is a strategy aimed at destroying the Palestinian population.

The spinoff comes a decade after the two companies merged in efforts to boost growth.

Kraft Heinz is set to split into two different companies, one focused on groceries and the other on sauces and spreads.

The food…