Category: 3. Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to present a proposal to the Security and Political Cabinet for the gradual annexation of parts of the Gaza Strip, in an effort to retain Finance Minister Bezalel…

Hundreds of residents gathered at a beach in Yokosuka city’s Kurihama area, south of Tokyo, over the weekend to pray for marine safety in a summer festival that fuses sacred ritual and seaside spectacle.

As a portable shrine called mikoshi,…

Dubai International Airport welcomed a record 46 million passengers in the first half of this year, authorities said on Tuesday, despite disruptions due to the Iran-Israel war

The facility marked its busiest first half on record with a 2.3 percent…

Kyiv, Ukraine – Last week, hundreds of Ukrainians rallied in several cities to protest the government’s attempt to curb the independence of anticorruption watchdogs.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 22 signed a bill into law, which would…

US President Donald Trump reportedly opposed a stopover in New York by Taiwan’s president, says China visit under consideration.

Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to three allies in Central and South America after a…

By Deniz Uyar, Monica Naime and Pola Grzanka

July 29 (Reuters) – The fighters in military-style uniforms pointed their rifles at the three unarmed men and ordered them out onto a sunny balcony, before barking at them to pause. “One minute. You…

US president says he will visit China only at the invitation of Chinese leader.

United States President Donald Trump has denied seeking a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping while holding out the possibility of visiting China at his…

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government will summon Israel’s ambassador to the Netherlands to denounce the “unbearable and indefensable” situation in Gaza and has imposed travel bans on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, it said in a…

Assam, India – Makon Kumar’s wrinkled fingers are covered in dried-up clay. She squats on the damp dirt outside her one-room, bamboo-stilted home and spins a pottery wheel – a palm-sized grey bowl – with her left toe.

Inside the bowl is a…

The Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard discussed his summer body transformation with Men’s Health before a new NBA season.

After plenty of attention was brought to Luka Doncic’s fitness level following his shocking February trade to the Los…