Category: 3. Middle East

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones fired by Tehran as it sought to thwart a new U.S. naval effort to…

Deaths due to gang violence included people hit by stray bullets, cases of mistaken identity by the shooter, and relatives of targeted gang members.

Twenty-three innocent bystanders have been killed and 30 wounded…

Iran claims its navy forced a US warship to turn back from the Strait of Hormuz as Washington denies any clash, amid rising tensions in the key waterway. The rival narratives come after US President Donald Trump announced Project Freedom,…

Government in Lusaka calls for partnership, not aid, as it rejects US funds due to strategic autonomy concerns.

The Zambian government has suspended negotiations with the United States on multi-billion dollar deals…

Dealing with emissions could help alleviate effects of Iran crisis on global energy supply, says report.

Tackling methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector would help efforts to hold back climate change and…

A driver struck a group of people on a street leading into a central shopping area in Leipzig, Germany, killing two and injuring several. Police say the driver has been arrested.

By Simon Lewis

May 4 (Reuters) – The United States and Gulf Arab nations are drafting a U.N. Security Council resolution designed to condemn Iran for blocking the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign, U.S. Ambassador to…

The latest developments in the Middle East war:

– US says destroyed Iran boats –

US forces destroyed six Iranian boats and shot down missiles and drones fired at US Navy and commercial vessels by Tehran’s military, a top US admiral said.

US Apache…

Police ‘don’t know ⁠anything about the culprit’ but have arrested the driver and insisted ​there is no further danger.

A car has been driven into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig killing at least two…

Over the weekend, the Israeli military acknowledged it had damaged a Catholic convent in southern Lebanon, as strikes that have been ongoing since 2024 have increasingly affected cultural and religious sites across the country, with southern…