Category: 3. Middle East

By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau

PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) – France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike group to the Red Sea as part of planning for a potential mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, urging Washington and Tehran to consider…

By Joshua McElwee

ROME, May 6 (Reuters) – A senior Vatican cardinal on Wednesday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s disparaging attacks on Pope Leo over the Iran war “strange,” a day before the U.S. Secretary of State is due to hold talks with…

ANKARA — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Wednesday as the two countries stepped up coordination amid the Iran war.

What happened: Fidan and Prince Faisal held bilateral…

The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza. The pair were captured when Israeli forces raided their boat in international waters. The UN wants to see an…

India’s government to allow Pakistani athletes to visit but maintains a sport ban on bilateral events like cricket.

Pakistani players ‌and teams will be able to participate in multilateral ⁠events hosted…

Until recently, the Green Party was on the fringe of British politics. Between 2010 and 2024, it had just one member of parliament. In the July 2024 election, which saw the implosion of the Conservatives and Labour’s rise to power under Keir…

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The players struck their crutches against each other as they chase a football, as well as a larger dream of competing at the global level. Children shriek with joy as they watch a goalkeeper dive to block an…

BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said it is premature to talk of any high-level meeting between Lebanon and Israel, comments underlining the dim chances of one being held soon as hoped for by U.S. President Donald…

Unrest grips the key eastern state after Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP wins the state election for the first time.

At least four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra…