Israel strikes Huthi sites on Yemen coast
Israel said Monday it carried out a wave of strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida and nearby areas held by the Huthi rebels, who retaliated with missile attacks...
Middle East
Nearly 4.5 lakh Afghans left Iran since June 1: IOM
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN鈥檚 refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6...
Methane exposure kills 12 troops in north Iraq
Turkey said on Monday that 12 soldiers had died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq, increasing its previous toll of eight...
Iran president says Israel tried to assassinate him
The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him.
Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha before Netanyahu heads to US
Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House...
Hamas ready for Gaza truce talks, Israel kills 32
Israel was mulling its response on Saturday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks 鈥榠mmediately鈥� on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire.
Turkey arrests 3 more opposition mayors
Turkey arrested three more opposition mayors early on Saturday as part of an investigation into alleged graft, officials from the main opposition CHP said, denouncing it as a 鈥榩olitical operation鈥�.
PKK disarmament to boost peace with Kurds: Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that peace efforts with Kurds would gain momentum after PKK militants begin laying down their weapons.
9 dead in Egypt road crash
Nine people were killed and 11 injured in northern Egypt on Saturday when two minibuses collided on a busy highway in the Nile Delta, the health ministry said.
Third dead as Turkey wildfires brought under control
A forestry worker injured in a wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir died of his injuries, raising the toll to three, a minister said Saturday, as the blaze at Odemis was brought under control.
Israeli strikes kill 1 in south Lebanon
Lebanon said one person was killed and six wounded on Saturday in a series of Israeli strikes in the south despite a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.
Hamas holding consultations on truce proposal
Hamas said Friday it was holding consultations with other Palestinian movements on a truce proposal in the war with Israel, in a possible sign that it was preparing for negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Iran announces opening of its airspace after war
Iran announced Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to the war with Israel, according to state media.
Heavy snow hits Turkey鈥檚 northeast as southwest burns
A rare blanket of heavy snow fell on parts of northeastern Turkey on Friday as the rest of the country sweltered in searing summer heat with firefighters battling wildfires, local media reported.
UN expert says firms 鈥榩rofiting鈥� from 鈥榞enocide鈥� of Palestinians
UN rights expert Francesca Albanese on Thursday denounced companies she said 鈥榩rofited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide鈥�, in a report that provoked a furious response from Israel.