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Russia should make peace deal with Ukraine: Trump

Makes remarks after G7 talks with Zelenskyy EVIAN-LES-BAINS: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russia should make a peace deal with Ukraine, adding...

Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal for release of Gaza doctor held without charge

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme ‌Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to release a prominent Palestinian doctor who has been held without charge since he was...

Gulf, Arab states welcome US-Iran deal to end war, reopen Hormuz

DUBAI: Gulf and Arab states welcomed on Monday a US-Iran agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing hope that...

‘Trump’s agreement does not bind us’: Israel on US-Iran deal

TEL AVIV: Israel has made clear that it does not consider itself bound by provisions of the emerging US-Iran agreement, particularly those relating to...

Britain bans social media for under-16s; what India, other countries plan to do

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would ban social media sites for under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and livestreaming...

Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000. The updated toll on Sunday came...

UK anti-Islam activist briefly detained under terrorism laws

LONDON: British anti-Islam ‌activist Tommy Robinson said he was detained at Heathrow Airport on Saturday and had his phone seized, after a week when...

Iran media says draft US deal sees release of $24 billion frozen assets

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: Iran’s Mehr news agency on Friday published a draft deal with the United States which would, if adopted, secure the release of $24...

Trump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/DUBAI: President Donald Trump on Thursday said the US would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” threatening in a social media post to “assume total...

‘They took too long to negotiate’: Trump says Iran will now ‘pay the price’

West Asia tensions escalate WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a deal and warned that...

GCC statement says Iranian hostilities undermine dialogue, regional ties

LONDON: A Gulf Cooperation Council statement said on Wednesday that Iranian hostilities were undermining trust and closing the door to dialogue. The statement stressed that...

Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of West Bank Bedouins

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of conducting an “ethnic cleansing” campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West...

Trump says in ‘final throes’ of Middle East peace deal

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that negotiators were in the “final throes” of talks for a peace deal in the Middle East,...

Israel one of the most aggressive as world conflicts hit peak in 2025: report

OSLO: Israel was one of the most aggressive countries in 2025 with its involvement in at least five conflicts in 2025, a Norwegian study...

Iran questions UN watchdog’s neutrality, accuses IAEA chief of ‘deliberate bias’

TEHRAN: Iran has escalated its confrontation with the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog, accusing International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi...

Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike Iran; says ‘very close’ to peace deal

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has asked Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate to Iran's latest barrage of missiles, saying it would...

Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem 23 times in May

This picture shows a view of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex with its Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, with an Israeli...

Pakistan steps up Iran-US mediation effort after fresh Hormuz tensions

TEHRAN: Pakistan's interior minister was in Tehran on Sunday in a fresh bid to restart negotiations between Iran and the US, as the American...

Trump says he would not unfreeze Iran’s assets before peace deal is done

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift...

More than a million line Madrid streets to see Pope Leo

MADRID: Over a million people filled the streets of Madrid and one of its main squares on Sunday morning to catch a glimpse of...

‘Ball is in Trump’s court’: Iran seeks $24 bn asset release

Warns of wider conflict if talks collapse TEHRAN: Asenior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader has claimed that the country has secured what he described as...

Iran dismisses idea of Trump meeting supreme leader

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the idea of his country’s supreme leader meeting Donald Trump, after the US president floated the...

Microsoft to tighten human rights controls following inquiry into Israel’s use of technology

LONDON: Microsoft has said it will strengthen human rights oversight for national security agencies using its products, following an internal inquiry into how the...

Very unlikely Arctic Ocean will ever return to previous state

Disappearing ice exposes seabed to sunlight, accelerates nitrate loss; only smaller plankton species can survive; less food for fish, seabirds, whales, seals NEW DELHI: Something...

Bangladesh measles death toll crosses 600

DHAKA: The death toll from measles outbreak in Bangladesh crossed the 600-mark after seven children died of suspected measles in the 24-hour period ending...

‘Everybody hates you now’: Trump’s reported outburst at Netanyahu over Beirut strike

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he persuaded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off a planned strike on Beirut,...

Senior Iranian officer says renewed war with US ‘inevitable’

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said Tuesday that a resumption of hostilities with the United States was inevitable, as negotiations between Tehran and...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani skips annual parade celebrating Israel

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani prays during Eid Al-Adha prayers in the Bronx Borough of New York City last week. (Reuters) NEW YORK: New York...

‘Iran stopping messages to US, may block Hormuz’

DUBAI: Iran’s ‌Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran’s negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due...

Iran’s top negotiator Qalibaf: No US peace deal without tangible results

TEHRAN: Iran will not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there is certainty that the Iranian people's rights are secured,...

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