BERLIN, Aug 24 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul plans to speak to his U.S. counterpart, Marco Rubio, by phone on Monday to urge him to become more personally involved in diplomatic efforts related to the war in Ukraine, he told radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk. Wadephul, who was
Aug 24 (Reuters) – Four logistics hubs owned by Russia’s second-largest online retailer Ozon in southern Russia were targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks, the company said on Monday, bringing the number of targeted facilities to six since August 22. Ozon said its logistics hub in Makhachkala, Dagesta
BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The European Commission on Monday approved a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in financial aid for Ukraine to procure new defence systems, such as air defence, missiles, ammunition and radars. The EU said this latest aid package came on top of €16 billion of previous
By John Geddie, Yukiko Toyoda, Ben Blanchard and Aftab Ahmed TOKYO/TAIPEI/NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s olive branch to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the expense of a long-standing ally comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. security ties in Asia, as partners from Japan to India reassess h
AMSTERDAM, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Multiple people were injured in a coach crash in the east of the Netherlands early on Monday, Dutch police said. The coach was carrying around 50 people including a large number of school children, a police spokesman said, when it crashed near the town of Wezep, some 10
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Military officials from Uganda and Burundi visited Israel last week to discuss deploying troops to Gaza as part of an international security force envisioned by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for the fragile ceasefire, according to officials. A Board of Peace of
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted a “piece of ice, cold and poorly located,” the people of Iceland had every reason to worry even if he was referring to Greenland. Their concern was not only that the object of Trump’s desire was their nearest big neighbor, but
DUBAI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi will visit Tehran on Tuesday to continue talks between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. On Sunday, Baghaei said the army chief of Pakistan, which has med
Israel-Turkey Rivalry Moves Into Syria as Washington Tries To Prevent a Wider Clash The strike on Abu al-Duhur has exposed a deeper contest over Syria’s sovereignty, Israeli freedom of military action and Turkey’s regional reach, even as Turkey, Syria and Israel appear to have little appetite for a
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The immigrant father of a U.S. sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war, was taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor said in a Facebook post. U.S. Border Patrol ar
Lebanon Pushes To Extend UNIFIL as Hezbollah Disarmament Stalls By The Media Line Staff Lebanese officials, including President Joseph Aoun, are seeking to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) as efforts to reach an agreement with Israel limiting Hezbollah are stalled. Leba
Bomb Attack Wounds Syrian Security Forces Near Damascus By The Media Line Staff An explosive device detonated on a bus carrying Syrian internal security personnel north of Damascus on Saturday, wounding several members of the force in what authorities described as a terrorist attack. The bombing occ
Imran Khan Fears ‘Morsi’ Fate as PTI Accuses Government of Defying Court By Arshad Mehmood / The Media Line Imran Khan’s sister says the jailed former prime minister told her he feared suffering the same fate as Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) accuses Pakistan’s government o
Israeli Forces Hunt Terrorist After Jordan Valley Stabbing Attack By The Media Line Staff Israeli forces launched a search for a terrorist Sunday morning after a man around 24 years old was stabbed and moderately wounded near the village of Auja, close to Jericho in the Jordan Valley, the Israel Def
Palestinian Poll Shows Hamas Losing Ground; Barghouti Emerges as Strongest Electoral Alternative New polling presented by Khalil Shikaki shows declining confidence in Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, growing support for negotiations, and a potentially decisive role for Marwan Barghouti ahead of
IDF Thwarts Attempted IED Attack on Israeli Troops in Syria By The Media Line Staff The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck an armed operative near Beit Jinn in southwestern Syria who was in the final stages of preparing an improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Israeli troops, the military
Israel Struck Syrian Base Over Planned Turkish Deployment By The Media Line Staff Israel struck Syria’s Abu al-Duhur military air base last week after receiving intelligence that Turkey planned to deploy troops, radar and air defense systems at the facility, Kan News reported Saturday. The eight air
Netanyahu Blasts Erdogan After Turkey Seeks Interpol Arrest Notice By The Media Line Staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of hypocrisy and attempting to intimidate Israeli leaders Friday after Turkey sought an Interpol red notice for Netanya
By Arpan Chaturvedi, Vibhuti Sharma and Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission. As a state food safety commissioner, the 51-year-old has raided food businesses in the country’s commercial capital Mumbai in an unprecedented crackdown on poor hygie
Aug 23 (Reuters) – A man suspected of killing five people in rural Oregon was found dead in a suspected suicide, local law enforcement said on Sunday. • The deceased individuals were found on Saturday at a home in a rural community near Forest Grove, Oregon, around 30 miles (48 km) outside Portland,
By Yasmine Ghania and Kanishka Singh CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. threatened Iran with what it called “the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled” as it prepared to roll out economic sanctions on Monday that target Iran’s trade partners. Iran in turn vowed to shut down all oil
Aug 24 (Reuters) – Two children were killed and another nine people, including seven children, were injured after drone debris hit a private childcare centre in Krasnodar, southern Russia, overnight, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. In Ukraine, a Russian attack on the outskirts of the northeastern
TAIPEI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Torrential rains across southern Taiwan forced offices and schools to close on Monday and some rail services were disrupted, with officials bracing for a typhoon to hit the north of the island later in the week. A low-pressure system has hovered over southern Taiwan for th
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Ukraine on Monday on his first overseas trip since taking office, and will announce British support to help Kyiv improve its domestic production of long-range missiles. Burnham will be in Ukraine to co-chair a m
Aug 24 (Reuters) – A Russian attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv in Ukraine’s northeast killed three people, the regional governor said on the Telegram messaging app late on Sunday. Emergency services have rescued and evacuated eight people, some of whom were injured, Oleh Syniehubov said, adding the
By Feras Dalatey Aug 24 (Reuters) – Syria and Israel held high-level, U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported, citing a diplomatic source at the foreign ministry. The talks focused
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea ‘s capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government. Authorities said that heavy rains, which started at around 2 a.m., washed over the refuse at Dar Es Salam — t
By Michel Rose PARIS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – French centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann launched a bid for the presidency on Sunday, seeking to challenge firebrand hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon for dominance of France’s fractured left ahead of a campaign increasingly shaped by the far right.
OSLO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The health of Norway’s King Harald, 89, has deteriorated during the weekend while in hospital, the royal household said in a statement on Sunday. Harald, Europe’s oldest current head of state, was hospitalised on Monday and was treated for anaemia. “His Majesty the King’s he
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is banking on a breakthrough in next month’s state election to build momentum for a future national victory, the party’s co-leader Alice Weidel said on Sunday. “We will form the government in Saxony-Anhalt
