EU’s Kallas, U.S.’s Rubio Discuss Iran in First Phone Call
BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call since the Trump administration took...
Palestinian Militants Begin Handover of Three Israeli Hostages in Latest Stage of Ceasefire Deal
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell
CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed under a phased agreement that...
US Withholds Criticism of Iran At UN Human Rights Meeting
By Natasha Phillips
The United States opted for the first time ever not to criticize the human rights record of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 48th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the...
Iran Conflicts and Other Regional Tensions Lead Scientists to Adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closer Than...
By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military...
Israel Says Its Troops in Syria Will Remain on Mt Hermon Indefinitely
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday after...
Kremlin Declines to Comment on Sale of Russian Sukhoi-35 Jets to Iran
MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Kremlin declined to comment on Tuesday on a statement by a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander that Tehran had purchased Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia.
The commander, Ali Shadmani, confirmed the...
Iran-Backed Hezbollah Does Not Accept Reasons for Time Extension for Israeli Troop Withdrawal
CAIRO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Monday that the group would not accept any justifications to extend the period for Israeli troops' withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
"What comes after the period...
ANALYSIS: Who Has Trump Picked for His Cabinet and Other Top Posts?
By Gram Slattery, James Oliphant
Jan 27 (Reuters) - More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days after the Republican-controlled chamber began approving them last...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Says Iran Purchased Russian-Made Fighter Jets
DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday, amid Western concerns about Tehran and Moscow's growing military cooperation.
This is the first time an Iranian official has confirmed...
France Proposes Sanctions on Iran Officials Responsible for Detention of French Citizens
BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.
EU foreign ministers were discussing...
