Middle East
Syria talks being held in Riyadh with Western and regional participation
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers ...Israel strikes Yemen Huthis, warns it will ‘hunt’ leaders
By Jay DESHMUKH AFP Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to ...Death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses 46,000
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday, as the conflict raged into a 16th ...Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas Reuters Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 people over the last ...Germany and France seek a ‘new beginning’ with Syria
The top diplomats from Germany and France were in Syria on Friday to send what the German minister called a clear signal ...Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels as other fronts calm
BY TIA GOLDENBERG AP The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent. A ceasefire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has taken hold. But repeated ...Israel strikes Gaza City suburb as war grinds into the new year
The Israeli military kept up the pressure on northern Gaza on Wednesday, striking in a suburb of Gaza City, medics said, and ...World welcomes 2025 with fireworks and light shows
South Korea holds muted New Year events after plane crashpublished New Year celebrations in South Korea have been cancelled or scaled back ...Amid ceasefire push, Palestinians bear the scars of Israeli detention
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Maytaal Angel and Ali Sawafta Reuters Once muscular and strong, Palestinian bodybuilder Moazaz Obaiyat’s nine-month spell in Israeli custody ...Turkey’s jailed PKK leader is reported to suggest he might be ready to end insurgency
The jailed leader of Turkey’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to ...














