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Putin and Saudi crown prince call for safe passage via Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb

MOSCOW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

Currency collapse heaps more pain on civilians in divided Sudan

By Eltayeb Siddig , Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz OMDURMAN, Sudan, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Sudanese pound has…

UN chief calls for AI curbs and end to wars in his last assembly address

By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used his…

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow detention of pro-Palestinian scholar

By Nate Raymond Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn…

Iran seizes assets of 394 people accused of spying for 'hostile enemy'

The crackdown comes amid heightened tensions in the region as the US and Iran trade threats.

Tehran hints at Hormuz talks with US as leaders gather at UN

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday that…

Iran, US hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States hinted on Tuesday at the…

Trump urges compete isolation of Iran, expects deal after election

By Michelle Nichols and Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday…

Trump urges complete isolation of Iran, expects deal after election

(Fixed typo in headline) By Michelle Nichols and Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President…

More Yemenis expected to flee from upsurge in fighting, UN says

GENEVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands more people could be driven from homes in Yemen by an upsurge of fighting…

Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, to resume exports from Yanbu, sources say

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could…

Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade

By Parisa Hafezi NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United…

Exclusive-China's Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 agreement, sources say

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping is expected to…

Kremlin says UN Security Council should add new permanent members, keep veto power that Erdogan urged scrapping

MOSCOW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Russia believes the UN Security Council should expand its number of permanent members…

Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, sources say

By Trixie Yap, Nidhi Verma and Florence Tan SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restarted…

Why Netanyahu is distancing himself from Trump ahead of Israeli election

No meeting has been announced between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump on the sidelines of…

Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine 'constructive'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had "very constructive" talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump…

Trump set for whirlwind UN meetings with wars in Iran, Ukraine on agenda

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is set for a whirlwind schedule of…

Trump to use UN speech to defend Iran war, tout peace efforts

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump opened his UN General…

G7 leaders condemn Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia

Houthis say Saudi Arabia conducts deadly strike on key port city

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes as thousands flee

G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - G7 foreign ministers on Monday called on Iran to end its arming and support of…

Charges against pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters to be dismissed

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Charges against five former and current Stanford University students…

Despite military might, Saudi struggles to crush the Houthis

Saudi Arabia has deep pockets and cutting-edge weapons yet for more than a decade it has been unable to quash Yemen's…

UK agrees support for Saudi in struggle with Houthis: reports

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to give military support to Saudi Arabia to help it tackle attacks by…

UK to provide Saudi with military air-to-air refuelling support

Britain has agreed to provide some military support to Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed…

EU's Kallas says Red Sea naval mission needs more than 10 ships

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The European Union's naval mission in the Red Sea would need more than 10 warships, its…

EU's Kallas says Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships

By John Valera NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The European Union's naval mission to protect shipping in the Red Sea…

UK's Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he had agreed to a request from Saudi…

Man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A man was convicted by a jury of attempted murder in the late 2023…

Zelenskiy and US spy chief Ratcliffe meet in Ireland, sources say

By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

World Food Programme ramps up response in Yemen as hunger fears escalate, official says

By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The acting chief of the World Food Programme on Monday said…

Rubio meets Iraq’s PM as remaining US troops prepare exit

The meeting in New York comes less than two weeks before remaining US troops are set to leave Iraq.

Saudi Arabia pauses star-studded Red Sea film festival as Houthis hit kingdom

The postponement arrives as attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants are increasingly disrupting the kingdom’s economy and…

Far-left leader pushing to lead Berlin says city has voted for change

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The far-left leader pushing to take over as mayor of Berlin promised on…