Government And Politics
UK-US dual citizen returned to prison in Iran after furlough
A dual British-U.S. national released from prison last week as part of a deal between Iran and the United Kingdom has been taken back into custody
Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels target its energy facilities
Saudi state-run media says that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unleashed a barrage of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia that targeted a liquified natural gas plant, water desalination plant, oil facility and power station
Cheap but lethal Turkish drones bolster Ukraine's defenses
Despite three weeks of Russian bombardment, Ukraine has kept up a stiff defense of its cities by using Turkish-made drones to carry out attacks on the invaders with a lethal effectiveness that has surprised Western military experts
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Olaf Scholz
Israel Politics Cabinet
As Ukraine war rages, Israel grapples with fate of oligarchs
Israel is grappling with how to deal with dozens of Jewish Russian oligarchs as Western nations step up sanctions on businesspeople with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Bartholomew I
US: Missiles fired from Iran hit near US consulate in Iraq
An Iraqi and U.S. officials say as many as 12 missiles struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, in what was likely a strike launched from Iran
Report: Iran suspends talks with Saudi after mass execution
An Iranian news website close to the country's leadership says Iran has decided to temporarily suspend its secret Iraqi-brokered talks aimed at defusing yearslong tensions with regional rival Saudi Arabia
EU foreign policy chief says 'pause' needed in Iran talks
The European Union’s foreign policy chief says “a pause” is needed in ongoing talks over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers