Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
Iranian Currency Falls to Record Low Amid Isolation and Sanctions
Iran's troubled currency fell to a record low against the US dollar on Saturday amid the country's increasing isolation and possible Europe Union sanctions against...
Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-Burning, Draw Strong Condemnation from Turkey
Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, sharply heightened tensions...
Top Diplomats, Former UN Officials Seek to Fix ‘Wild West’ of Peacemaking
A group of diplomats, former statesmen and U.N. officials began seeking political backing this week for a peacemaking framework to shape new standards for resolving conflicts that they say can avoid...
Meat Cultivated From Cow Cells is Kosher, Israel’s Chief Rabbi Rules
Israel's chief rabbi has given a kosher stamp of approval this week to a company looking to sell steak grown from cow cells - while effectively taking the animal itself out of the equation. Cultivated meat,...
German Lawmakers Recognize Islamic State Crimes Against Yazidis as Genocide
German lawmakers on Thursday recognised as genocide crimes committed by Islamic State (IS) militants against minority Yazidis in Iraq in 2014. The jihadist group killed thousands of Yazidis, enslaved 7,000 Yazidi women and girls and displaced most of the 550,000-strong...
Ukrainian Interior Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash, Zelenskiy Orders Probe
A helicopter crashed in fog near a nursery outside Kyiv on Wednesday, killing 14 people, including Ukraine's interior minister, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called a "terrible tragedy," before calling for...
Israel Says Has Not Found a Link Between Pfizer COVID Shot and Stroke
Israel has not identified any evidence linking strokes to an updated coronavirus vaccine made by US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech SE, according to a health ministry official. On Friday, the...
Iran Warns EU Not to List Revolutionary Guards as Terrorist Entity
Iran warned on Thursday that the European Union would "shoot itself in the foot" if it designated the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, a day after the European Parliament called...
Netanyahu Says he Discussed Saudi Arabia with White House’s Sullivan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he explored steps to bring about a diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia with the White House's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Netanyahu has pledged to pursue formal ties...
Turkey’s Foreign Minister to Discuss F-16s and NATO During US Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington on Wednesday, a belated official visit by Turkey's top diplomat that will focus on the...
Iran’s ‘Death Committee’ President Unyielding in Defense of Clerical Rule
As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a "death committee" overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital,...
Ukraine Interior Minister and Children Among Dead in Helicopter Crash
Seventeen people including Ukraine's interior minister and four children were killed when a helicopter crashed in fog near a nursery outside Kyiv on Wednesday, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called a "terrible tragedy". Several...
Tanks for Ukraine in Sight as Holdout Germany Says New Minister to Decide
Ukraine came a step closer on Tuesday to winning the fleet of modern battle tanks it hopes could turn the course of the war against Russia, after the...
Dutch Authorities Arrest Alleged Syrian ISIS Security Chief
The Dutch national prosecutors office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 37-year old Syrian refugee who is accused of committing war crimes as a security official for Islamic State. Prosecutors said in a...
