Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel's military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the...
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Britain will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the "appalling situation" in Gaza and meets other conditions, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his cabinet...
French Official Tells Paper Arab Countries Will Condemn Hamas, Trying to Get Palestinian Statehood Recognized
Arab countries will for the first time condemn Hamas and call for its disarmament early next week at a United Nations ministerial event in New York,...
Jordan and UAE Drop Aid Into Gaza in First Airdrop in Months, Jordanian Source Says
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates parachuted 25 tons of aid into the Gaza Strip on Sunday in their first airdrop in months, a Jordanian...
Trump Says Israel Will Have to Decide on Next Steps in Gaza, Pledges More Aid
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday Israel would have to make a decision on next steps in Gaza, adding that he did not know...
Israel Announces Daily Pauses in Gaza Fighting as Aid Airdrops Begin
Israel on Sunday announced a halt in military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and new aid corridors as Jordan and...
Trump Administration to Release Over $5 Billion School Funding That It Withheld
President Donald Trump's administration will release more than $5 billion in previously approved funding for K-12 school programs that it froze over three weeks ago...
Israel to Resume Airdrop Aid to Gaza on Saturday, Military Says
Israel will resume airdrop aid to Gaza on Saturday night, the Israeli military said, a few days after more than 100 aid agencies warned that...
Italy’s Meloni: Recognizing Palestinian State Before It Is Established May Be ‘Counterproductive’
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday that recognizing the State of Palestine before it is established could be counterproductive. "I am very much in...
Syria, Israel Agree to Further Talks on De-Escalating Conflict, Ekhbariya TV Reports
Syrian and Israeli officials agreed to meet again after no final accord was reached in US-mediated talks in Paris on de-escalating the conflict in southern...
Germany Not Planning to Recognize Palestinian State in Short Term, UK Will Only Do So as Part of Peace Deal
Germany is not planning to recognize a Palestinian state in the short term and said its priority now is to make "long-overdue progress" towards a two-state solution, a German government spokesperson said on Friday. "Israel's security is...
Iran and Europeans Hold ‘Frank’ Nuclear Talks With UN Sanctions Looming
Iran said it would continue nuclear talks with European powers after "serious, frank, and detailed" conversations on Friday, the first such face-to-face meeting since Israel and the US bombed Iran last month. Before the meeting in...
Israel Will Let Foreign Countries Drop Aid Into Gaza, Israeli Army Radio Says
Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying. An Israeli military spokesperson did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for...
France’s Top Court Says Arrest Warrant for Assad Is Invalid, New One Can Be Issued
France's highest court ruled on Friday that an arrest warrant for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid as it was issued when he was still in office, but said a new warrant can now be issued as he is...
