Category: 3. Middle East

Strikes come after forced displacement warnings by Israel for nine towns in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least four people and wounded eight others, according…

By Nandita Bose

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that the ceasefire with Iran was “on life support,” after dismissing Tehran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal as “stupid.”

Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s…

KYIV, May 11 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday discussed with the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE’s assistance in bringing Ukrainians back from Russian captivity and the war in Iran.

Since…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says Tehran’s response to the latest US proposal to end the war was “not excessive.” He says it’s the US that continues to make “unreasonable demands” during negotiations…

⁠Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong ‌as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest may not…

By Francois Murphy

VIENNA, May 11 (Reuters) – This week’s Eurovision Song Contest, already stung by boycotts over Israeli participation, is also facing a test of new public-voting rules introduced to address complaints about Israel’s ability to…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Monday said he would meet with top generals to discuss Iran, a day after a US Navy Ohio-class submarine reached Gibraltar.

“I’m being waited on by a large group of generals, which is also important,…

The ceasefire in Lebanon that started on April 16 is increasingly coming under strain, with both Israel and Hezbollah ramping up attacks against each other.

The ceasefire began after six weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. But the…