Category: 2. Middle East

May 11 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour taking in the United Arab Emirates and Europe from May 15-20, India’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday, as the Middle East crisis drives up…

By Nandita Bose

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that the ceasefire with Iran was “on life support,” after dismissing Tehran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal as “stupid.”

Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s…

KYIV, May 11 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday discussed with the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE’s assistance in bringing Ukrainians back from Russian captivity and the war in Iran.

Since…

By Francois Murphy

VIENNA, May 11 (Reuters) – This week’s Eurovision Song Contest, already stung by boycotts over Israeli participation, is also facing a test of new public-voting rules introduced to address complaints about Israel’s ability to…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet with top generals to discuss Iran, a day after a US Navy Ohio-class submarine reached Gibraltar.

“I’m being waited on by a large group of generals, which is also important,…

European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, as a change of government in Hungary ended months of blockage.

“It was high time we move from deadlock to delivery,” EU top…