Category: 3. Middle East

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, May 28 (Reuters) – An Austrian court on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old who admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 to 15 years in prison, finding him guilty of various…

The Israeli army has already expanded its control of Gaza by 11 percent over the ‘Yellow Line’, beyond the terms of the ‘ceasefire’.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli army to…

US and Iranian negotiators have reached a memorandum of understanding on a proposed 60-day ceasefire extension, according to US sources, but the deal still requires President Donald Trump’s approval.

By Andreea Popescu and Rami Ayyub

JERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel’s military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70% of the Palestinian territory, where the population…

Syria’s energy ministry warned on Thursday of rising water levels on the Euphrates River after flooding in the north and east following increased flows from neighbouring Turkey and recent rains.

The ministry said it was monitoring the situation on…

Perplexity unlawfully copied thousands of CNN stories, videos and images to power its products, CNN said in its lawsuit.

United States news channel CNN has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity in New York federal…

Israel is breaking all contact with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador announced Thursday, saying it was “outrageous” Israel is being blacklisted over alleged sexual violence in conflict zones.

“We are done with this…

The United States and Iran closed in on a framework for a ceasefire extension detail Thursday but President Donald Trump has yet to approve any agreement, US officials said.

US sources told AFP earlier that the two sides had reached agreement on a…

US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal but it still needs President Donald Trump’s approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday.

The sources confirmed a report by the Axios news outlet that the two…

Footage shows smoke billowing over south Beirut following an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital. An apartment was hit, according to a Lebanese military official, as Israel’s military confirmed they had launched strikes there.