Reuters

Grossi is hoping that a meeting with Raisi will help smoothe the way towards ending the deadlock, diplomats say.

Mar 03, 2023

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, facing an election likely to be held on May 14, has pledged to rebuild homes within a year, although experts warned safety should come before speed.

Mar 03, 2023

In the past 24 hours Ukrainian forces repelled more than 85 attacks in the five principal sectors of the Bakhmut front line, the General Staff of the Ukraine Military said on Friday.

Mar 03, 2023

The retreat in oil prices came as euro zone inflation fell less than expected last month, which boosted expectations of further interest rate increases by the European Central Bank (ECB).

Mar 03, 2023

The Crew 6 mission also was notable for its inclusion of UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, 41, the second person from his country to fly to space and the first to launch from U.S. soil as part of a long-duration space station team.

Mar 03, 2023

Raza was a member of the Shi'ite Muslim Hazara minority, a sect often targeted by Islamist militants.

Mar 03, 2023

Seven listed Adani companies have lost some $135 billion in market value since Jan. 24, when Hindenburg Research accused it of improper use of offshore tax havens and stock manipulation.

Mar 03, 2023

Boasting a range of some 40 kilometres (25 miles) and a 360 degree view, the IRIS-T SLM system is one of the most coveted of the weapons that Berlin has supplied to Kyiv.

Mar 03, 2023

The so-called Quad group also said that the use, or threat of use, of nuclear weapons in Ukraine was "inadmissible".

Mar 03, 2023

The UAE aims to double the size of its economy by 2031 and diversify away from hydrocarbons.

Mar 03, 2023

The crowded, potholed and often polluted streets of Gaza are tough - especially for children trying to get to school.

Mar 02, 2023

Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes.

Mar 02, 2023

The United States is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to four U.S.

Mar 02, 2023

Erdogan's popularity had been eroded in recent years by soaring inflation and a slump in the lira which hit living standards, although some opinion polls in recent months had shown signs of a pick-up in his support.

Mar 02, 2023

During these attacks, about 50% of the whole energy system had been hit but Ukraine has succeeded to restore electricity supplies to all consumers in the country, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said.

Mar 02, 2023

The Crew 6 mission is also notable for its inclusion of UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, 41, only the second person from his country to fly to space and the first to launch from U.S. soil as part of a long-duration space station team.

Mar 02, 2023

Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle and storm the eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year after some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.

Mar 02, 2023

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that Smotrich's comments "were irresponsible.

Mar 02, 2023

Record exports of U.S. crude oil, however, kept the build smaller than in recent weeks, with shipments rising to 5.6 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, according to the EIA.

Mar 02, 2023

India, which holds the presidency of the bloc this year, has declined to blame Russia for the war and has sought a diplomatic solution while sharply boosting its purchases of Russian oil.

Mar 02, 2023

Police have arrested six suspects over a settler rampage in the occupied West Bank earlier this week that an Israeli general described as a "pogrom" and which followed a deadly Palestinian gun attack.

Mar 01, 2023

A tremor on the scale of February's quake in Istanbul, one of the world's mega cities that lies on the strategic Bosphorus waterway, could wreak havoc and so require more preparation.

Mar 01, 2023

In October, the U.S. restarted on-site inspections in Ukraine to help keep track of the billions of dollars of weapons being supplied.

Mar 01, 2023

Russia says they are legitimate strikes aimed at weakening the enemy's military, but Ukraine casts them as a means of intimidating ordinary people.

Mar 01, 2023

Asian stocks rebounded from a two-month low on Wednesday as data showing China's manufacturing activity in February expanded at the fastest pace in more than a decade cheered investors, ofsetting fears over rising interest rates.

Mar 01, 2023

Official government PMI data also published on Wednesday showed the fastest expansion in manufacturing since 2012 occurred in February.

Mar 01, 2023

The economy had started cooling in the second half of 2022 with a decline in domestic and foreign demand, partly due to a slowdown in Turkey's main trading partners because of the war in Ukraine, which hurt exports.

Feb 28, 2023

The immigration was recorded at four border crossings held by Syrian armed groups opposed to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Mazen Alloush, a media officer at the rebel-held Bab Al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, told Reuters.

Feb 28, 2023

The facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. There were no casualties.

Feb 28, 2023