Iran says the request by France, Germany and Britain ‘lacks political logic’ and it is determined to deter Israel. Iran has dismissed calls by France, Germany and the United Kingdom to stand down its threat against Israel after the assassination of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month. Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of …
Five Western countries have called on Iran and its allies to refrain from anticipated attacks on Israel in retaliation for the recent killings of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. The leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy issued a joint statement on Monday expressing their “support for ongoing efforts …
LONDON — Iran “will bear responsibility” for any attacks against Israel which “would further escalate regional tensions” and jeopardize the chance of a cease-fire and hostage-release deal, the leaders of the U.K., France and Germany warned in a statement today. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called …
Nominees include a Western-friendly diplomat as foreign minister and a female urban development minister. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has nominated a moderate diplomat as foreign minister and a female official as urban development minister as he presented his new cabinet. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced on Sunday the names of the 19-member cabinet presented …
At least two people have been killed and two others wounded in a stabbing attack near Tel Aviv, Israeli officials say, with police reporting a Palestinian suspect was “neutralised” and later died in hospital. The stabbings took place during morning rush hour near a gas station and a park in the city of Holon in …
Several Western governments, including the United States, the United Kingdom and France, have called on their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately as tensions rise in the Middle East following the assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh, blamed by Iran on Israel and the US. Haniyeh’s killing in Tehran on Wednesday, hours after the Israeli …
Smoke rises from Kfar Kila, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel. Middle East Crisis LIVE updates: Tensions remain high in the Middle East days after the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and a key commander of the Lebanese militant group …
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s 46-second victory at the Paris Olympics has ignited a heated debate over gender eligibility rules with global public figures and sporting bodies weighing in. Italian boxer Angela Carini abandoned the match against Khelif on Thursday, walking away from the contest to her corner – an extremely rare scene in Olympic boxing. …
Last Updated: August 03, 2024, 11:16 IST A drone view shows people watching a burning sign with the words in Hebrew 300 days of abandonment at an event in support of the hostages being held in Gaza, at a beach in Tel Aviv, August 1. REUTERS The Indian Embassy in Israel has urged nationals to …
Algeria’s Imane Khelif fought past the criticism targeted at her to beat Hungary’s Luca Anna Hamori by unanimous decision in the welterweight quarterfinals at the Paris Games and ensured Algeria’s first Olympic boxing medal since 2000. Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 Worlds, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight in …