Netanyahu speaks to Putin, voices disapproval of Iran ties

Netanyahu speaks to Putin, voices disapproval of Iran ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian … Read more

Turkey’s Erdogan: The UN Security Council needs to be reformed

Turkey’s Erdogan: The UN Security Council needs to be reformed

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ISTANBUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for the United Nations Security Council to be reformed, decrying the fact that the United States could veto a … Read more

Russia and Saudi Arabia urge all OPEC+ powers to join oil cuts

Russia and Saudi Arabia urge all OPEC+ powers to join oil cuts

Putin discussed OPEC+ with MbS MbS emphasises need to commit to OPEC+ agreement Putin hosts Iranian president in Moscow MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two biggest oil exporters, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ members to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy … Read more

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was “illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter” on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on Monday. “All communications were subsequently lost with the vessel,” Isle of Man registered Galaxy Maritime Ltd, owner of … Read more

Cameron returns to UK government as foreign secretary, Braverman sacked

Cameron returns to UK government as foreign secretary, Braverman sacked

Former PM’s shock return divides party Braverman’s exit follows her criticism of London police PM Sunak trying to appease traditional supporters Braverman criticised police over pro-Palestinian protests LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister on Monday in a reshuffle triggered by his firing … Read more

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Smoke is seen in the Rehovot area as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – International news organisation Reuters denied on Thursday any suggestion it had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and … Read more

Iranian state media confirm meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran

Iranian state media confirm meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Palestinian group Hamas’ top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with the leader of Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, … Read more

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Germany will from Thursday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, the interior minister … Read more

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Oct 29 (Reuters) – Russian authorities closed an airport in the city of Makhachkala in the northern Caucasus region and diverted flights, including one from Israel, after media reports showed demonstrators denouncing Israeli actions in Gaza had gathered at the facility. The Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia said security forces had by 10:20 p.m. Moscow time … Read more

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

File photo: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 28 (Reuters) – Elon Musk said … Read more