ANKARA — A Russian couple detained in Turkey after reportedly studying from the Bible inside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia face doable deportation, in response to Russian state media. What occurred: The couple, recognized as Viktoria Filonova and Igor Filonov, was detained on Tuesday, Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti information company reported on Wednesday, citing the Russian Consulate…
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 15 (Reuters) – The variety of vessels transiting by the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday, with most of them linked to Iranian commerce, earlier than a U.S. blockade took impact on Wednesday, delivery knowledge confirmed. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian…
By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) – Having choked off transport by the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it might play its most harmful card but: utilizing Yemen’s Houthi allies to close the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Pink Sea, opening a brand new entrance in opposition to Washington and placing two…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has despatched Congress formal notification that hostilities towards Iran resumed on July 7, a letter his administration sees as opening a brand new 60-day window to make use of the army within the area with out congressional approval. “I directed this army motion…
AMSTERDAM, July 13 (Reuters) – The European Fee mentioned on Monday it had launched an initiative with 15 companions to ship €883.6 million ($1 billion) in help to Gaza. It mentioned the “Group Gaza Initiative”, launched on the Palestine Donor Group assembly in Brussels, would help ongoing and deliberate early restoration initiatives for the individuals…
JERUSALEM, July 12 (Reuters) – Israel is ready to carry a nationwide election on October 27, based on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, its first since Hamas’ 2023 assault and the wars that ensued in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. The exact poll date had been unclear for the reason that Israeli parliament voted in Could…
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Yomna Ehab WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. army launched contemporary strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Sunday, whereas Tehran stated it had once more closed the Strait of Hormuz and escalated assaults on U.S. amenities in states throughout the Gulf. A…
As brightly colored kites climb above Burin, a Palestinian village within the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution, youngsters race throughout a sun-baked hillside, watching their creations soar into the sky. Behind them, the red-roofed homes of Har Bracha, an Israeli settlement, overlook the village under. Established in 1983, the settlement, unlawful underneath worldwide legislation, is certainly…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday prolonged work permits for tons of of hundreds of immigrants with non permanent protected standing from Haiti and 6 different nations, hours earlier than they had been as a consequence of expire. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers, which is…
MOSCOW, July 10 (Reuters) – The Kremlin mentioned on Friday that Russia was in contact with Turkey concerning the destiny of Russian S-400 missile methods which Ankara owns after a information outlet reported that Turkey was poised to switch the air defence missiles to an unnamed Gulf nation. Turkish information outlet Hurriyet reported earlier on…