Iranian envoys meet Qatari mediators as threat looms of US strikes after midterms
Iranian negotiators held talks in Doha with Qatari mediators on Saturday to discuss paths out of war in the Gulf, a
October 31, 2026Iranian negotiators held talks in Doha with Qatari mediators on Saturday to discuss paths out of war in the Gulf, a
October 31, 2026An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday showed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan extended her lead as
October 30, 2026A federal judge has put off a decision on whether to dismiss a placeholder criminal case filed against former FBI Director James Comey, giving the Justice Department an opportunity to pursue an indictment over allegations of a decade-old news media leak
October 30, 2026Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies appeared far apart on critical global security issues as they began meeting in Atlanta
October 30, 2026The United States ordered non-emergency government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia effective October 23 due to safety risks, the US embassy in Riyadh said
October 30, 2026Israel's final election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority in parliament
October 30, 2026Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts to reach a deal between the US and Iran, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters.
October 30, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party have amplified claims that the country's election was “stolen” by Arab-led parties
October 29, 2026Israel Democracy Institute President Yohanan Plesner discusses.
October 28, 2026South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Thursday that Seoul was still considering various options regarding a possible deployment to the Strait of Hormuz,
October 29, 2026Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner
October 29, 2026Israel's election results show no clear winner, leading to likely weeks of coalition talks
October 28, 2026U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sparked controversy with comments about Arab contributions to science and literature
October 27, 2026High inflation will persist in the global economy well into next year, according to hundreds of economists polled by Reuters, who are now increasingly concerned that
October 27, 2026Hilton Worldwide Holdings missed third-quarter revenue estimates on Tuesday and warned that US midterm elections and the Middle East conflict could weigh on its
October 27, 2026By Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar MOSCOW/LONDON, Oct 27 - OPEC+ oil-producing countries are likely to keep their December oil output targets steady on Sunday, three people with knowledge of the
October 27, 2026Jordan said on Monday its air force struck what it described as militant hideouts in southern
October 26, 2026The Israeli military is pressing ahead with a massive operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians
October 25, 2026Iran hosts Saudi Arabia and regional powers as fears grow of return to war
October 26, 2026Israelis are in the final hours of an intense election season amid reports of a clash between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli military over Iran
October 26, 2026Gas under Trump 2.0 is now more expensive than it was under Biden
October 26, 2026US has plans for major Iran strikes if Trump chooses
October 26, 2026Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long looked on course to lose power in Israel's election, but the race has narrowed as the vote approaches and his
October 26, 2026President Donald Trump at a Sunday campaign rally ratcheted up his push to link US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim extremists,
October 25, 2026The State Department says it will reduce staffing at four U.S. embassies in the Middle East after receiving intelligence that Iran has stepped up efforts to target American personnel in the region and elsewhere
October 24, 2026Israel’s military says it killed two gunmen who fatally shot two Israeli soldiers near Hebron in the West Bank on Friday
October 23, 2026Saudi Arabia appears to be expanding its ballistic missile factory to build larger solid-fuel missiles that could fly farther or carry heavier
October 23, 2026Shares in Gucci owner Kering tumbled 16% on Friday, set for their worst day ever after the group reported further sales declines but said it would stick with
October 23, 2026Markets are battening down the hatches.
October 23, 2026Seven oil tankers were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, Iran’s state television reported, potentially marking the largest single-day incident since the Iran war began on Feb. 28
October 22, 2026Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the
October 22, 2026Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said.
October 22, 2026The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor
October 22, 2026Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host his counterparts from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Germany in Istanbul on Friday for talks on regional
October 22, 2026The IMF on Thursday forecast a sharp drop in economic output in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan this year due to the US-Israeli-led war against Iran, followed by a
October 22, 2026All countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, China and Djibouti said in a joint statement following a meeting of
October 21, 2026Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia signed an agreement on Wednesday to boost defence cooperation and strengthen defensive capabilities, the Turkish Defence Ministry said
October 21, 2026Iran told Pakistan's army chief on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Washington until Tehran's demands were met, Iranian media reported, underscoring its hardening
October 20, 2026After a week of street riots and protests in France, the country's stocks and bonds are on edge, even as curfews in parts of Paris overnight appear to have restored
October 20, 2026Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November's US midterm elections, senior officials say,
October 20, 2026Britain will fly Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the
October 20, 2026The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it hoped a meeting in Russia between President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff could be organised in the near future to
October 20, 2026Muhamad Yasin, a 63-year-old parking attendant in central Jakarta, says he has cut back on meals as rising prices have
October 19, 2026US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles
October 18, 2026Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country's territorial waters on Saturday, the defence ministry said.
October 18, 2026Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday.
October 18, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left Washington on his 31st trip abroad as America’s top diplomat, heading to Uzbekistan and India amid rumblings that he’s ignoring pressing matters in favor of more politically safe visits and meetings
October 18, 2026US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's
October 16, 2026Brent touched $110 a barrel for the first time since May on Friday on worries that escalating tensions in the Middle East could further tighten
October 15, 2026The head of the IMF on Friday appealed to global leaders to cooperate in the face of multiple economic risks, including rapid advances in AI and a
October 16, 2026The cost of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East
October 16, 2026Qatar is stepping in to help Lebanon revive its struggling economy
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October 16, 2026The risks of artificial intelligence may exceed its opportunities if no adequate safeguards and ethical framework are put in place, IMF
October 16, 2026Stablecoin issuer Circle is making a major push to enter about 40 emerging and developing countries around the world as blockchain adoption is expected to
October 16, 2026Dolce & Gabbana's beauty business expects to maintain double-digit growth in 2026 after surpassing €1 billion ($1.12 billion) in wholesale revenues last year, its CEO said in
October 16, 2026Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,
October 15, 2026South Korea is reviewing an expansion of its military operations in the Middle East, the Kyunghyang Shinmun newspaper reported on Thursday, as the US ally faces pressure from
October 16, 2026Houthi militants who control northwestern Yemen have in the past week attacked Riyadh international airport and hit the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the
October 15, 2026The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen.
October 15, 2026Israel said commercial goods were no longer entering Gaza over what it said was a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas, shutting off a vital source of
October 15, 2026A Hezbollah lawmaker said on Thursday that hundreds of kilograms of explosives seized last week by Lebanese security forces belonged to his group, as tensions persist over
October 15, 2026When the oil supertanker Esteem Explorer sails from the United States to Japan in late November, loaded with about 2
October 15, 2026Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th government to do so, as new President Abelardo De La Espriella reversed his predecessor's break
October 14, 2026Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties, while intensified fighting along multiple front lines has cut off
October 14, 2026The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US
October 13, 2026By Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova LONDON, Oct 13 - Oil producer group OPEC+ posted a sharp gain in production in September, OPEC said on Tuesday, driven by an increase from Saudi Arabia despite
October 13, 2026President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US
October 13, 2026Oil and fuel prices rose on Monday following weekend attacks on a Saudi airport, which had a varied impact on global stocks.
October 13, 2026European households and industries face at least another year of high gas prices, even if the Iran war is resolved and winter proves mild, as the continent will
October 12, 2026Iran is still reviewing a US response to its proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will reply to Washington via intermediaries when the review is over,
October 12, 2026Saudi Arabia will have to respond to Houthi airport attack – but the choices are stark
October 11, 2026The Federal Aviation Administration told US airlines on Sunday to exercise caution when flying to or over Saudi Arabia, citing safety threats tied to
October 12, 2026After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
October 11, 2026