Iranian Refugees to Compete at the Olympics
By Karolos Grohmann
PARIS, July 23 (Reuters) - Members of the refugee Olympic team will have their voices heard around the world during the Paris Games, increasing awareness for millions of displaced people, but they are equally...
Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping Is Growing, Says UN Envoy to Yemen
By Jonathan Landay
July 23 (Reuters) - Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to international shipping from Yemen's Houthis is growing, U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg told the...
Palestinian Factions Agree to Form National Unity Govt, After Talks in China
By Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi
BEIJING/CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) - Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their divisions and form an interim national unity government during negotiations in China that ended on...
Israeli Warplanes Break Sound Barrier Over Beirut as Israeli-Iran Conflict Grinds On
BEIRUT, July 23 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut and other areas of Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanese security sources and media reported, rattling nerves as the conflict between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and...
Biden Expected to Meet Netanyahu on Thursday at White House, US Official Says
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday at the White House, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Biden has been battling COVID-19 since last...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Intercepted UAE-Managed Tanker, IRGC Says
DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed products tanker carrying 1,500 tons of marine gas oil, the IRGC and British security firm Ambrey said on Monday.
The vessel had...
Israel Shoots Down Missile Fired From Yemen After Striking Islamic Republic-Backed Houthis
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, July 21 (Reuters) - Israel said it shot down a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday and the Yemeni Houthi movement said it had fired several missiles at the Israeli city of Eilat after Israel's...
Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu Heads to Washington to Discuss Gaza
By James Mackenzie
JERUSALEM, July 22 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington this week, under pressure to end the Gaza war both from Israelis who want hostages brought home and from a U.S. administration focusing increasingly...
Joe Biden Backs Kamala Harris After Dropping Out of US Presidential Election
By Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was moving swiftly on Monday to try to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination, the day after President Joe Biden,...
Israeli Jets Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen After Tel Aviv Attack
By Ari Rabinovitch and Enas Alashray
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) - Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen's Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone...
