Category: 3. Middle East

By Francois Murphy

VIENNA, May 29 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran’s nuclear program, where Washington insists Iran must not be able to make…

Evidence of Russia’s poor performance in its war in Ukraine, both militarily and economically, has been mounting over the past week.

The US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has confirmed earlier assessments that Russia has lost territory it…

Evidence of Russia’s poor performance in its war in Ukraine, both militarily and economically, has been mounting over the past week.

The US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has confirmed earlier assessments that Russia has lost territory it…

Romanian President Nicusor Dan says that the Russian consul in the southeastern city of Constanta will be expelled and the consulate shut down after a drone intended for Ukraine crashed into an apartment complex in the border town of…

Lebanon is seeking an international force to replace a decades-long United Nations peacekeeping mission whose mandate ends this year following US and Israeli pressure, even as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war continues.

Concerns over the possible…

Kenyan police have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson after a deadly fire ripped through a girls’ boarding school dormitory, killing 16 students and injuring 79 others. The school remained closed Friday as police questioned…

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US President Donald Trump said he was meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran.

Trump said Washington would lift its naval blockade of Iran but insisted Tehran…