Middle East
Trump says talks with Iran continuing as US shoots down an Iranian drone
A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East on Tuesday, Washington ...Syrian state forces deploy in Kurdish-run city under ceasefire deal
By Khalil Ashawi and Firas Makdesi Reuters Syrian government security forces deployed in a Kurdish-controlled city in the northeast on Monday, a ...Iran orders talks with US as Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if no deal reached
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said, as his counterpart Donald ...Iran’s supreme leader warns of “regional war” in Middle East if U.S. attacks
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that any attack on his country would spark a regional conflict, as the US ...Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt after nearly two-year closure
Israel is set to partially reopen the Rafah crossing between the war-devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, following months of urging ...Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years
Russia’s capital Moscow has this month seen the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, Moscow State University meteorologists said on Thursday. ...Trump says ‘hopefully’ no need for military action against Iran
By Susannah Walden with Emma Lacoste in Washington AFP US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped to avoid military action ...Trump weighs major new strike on Iran as nuclear discussions show no progress
By Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk, Rami Ayyub and Parisa Hafezi Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include ...Sustained gunfire, loud blasts heard in Niger’s capital
Sustained gunfire and loud blasts were heard early on Thursday near Niamey International Airport in Niger, according to a Reuters witness. The ...Iran warns against ‘instability’ after US strike group arrives
By Stuart Williams AFP Iran’s president on Tuesday warned US “threats” against the Islamic republic would only cause instability, as a US ...














