Middle East and North Africa
Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels
Dubai (Reuters) - Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels...
Yemen’s Houthis warn ships in Red Sea to avoid travel to Palestinian territories
Cairo (Reuters) - A senior official from Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday warned cargo ships in the Red Sea to avoid traveling toward the occupied...
Russia says it’s working on major new agreement with Iran
Moscow (Reuters) - Russia and Iran will speed up work on a "major new interstate agreement", the Russian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Norwegian tanker in tense Middle East
Dubai/Oslo (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they hit a Norwegian commercial tanker with a missile in their latest protest against Israel's bombardment of...
Biden points to Gaza hostages when asked about Israeli tunnel flooding reports
Washington (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden declined to directly answer a question on reports that Israel was pumping seawater into Hamas' Gaza tunnel...