WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper today said he did not see specific evidence from intelligence officials that Iran was planning to attack four U.S.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Protesters piled pressure on Iran’s leadership today with demands for top authorities to quit after the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when it had feared U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said yesterday its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a “disastrous mistake,” saying air defences were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The international aid system is deeply flawed and needs an overhaul, Haitian President Jovenel Moise said yesterday, almost 10 years since the impoverished Caribbean island nation was struck by one of the deadliest earthquakes in history.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran said today its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a “disastrous mistake”, saying air defences were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S.
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma oilfield company that played a central role in Venezuela’s high profile attempt to convince the world it could halt production declines at its dilapidated oilfields has shut its doors, according to three people familiar with the matter.
DUBAI/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Oman’s ailing Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest serving rulers, died yesterday and the Gulf state’s high military council called on the ruling family to convene to choose a successor, state media said.
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court said yesterday that an indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was illegal, rebuking the government for the communications lockdown imposed after it withdrew the Muslim majority region’s autonomy in August.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Tehran said yesterday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard, amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Governor Greg Abbott of Texas yesterday became the first governor in the country to refuse to accept refugees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order empowering local jurisdictions to consent to the federal program.
(Reuters) – Boeing Co’s ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, is leaving the company with $62 million in compensation and pension benefits but will receive no severance pay in the wake of the 737 MAX crisis.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today, setting the stage for his long-awaited trial.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, has gone back to Canada to be with their son after the couple provoked a rift with Britain’s royal family by unexpectedly announcing they would be stepping back from their roles to spend more time in North America.
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court said today that an indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was illegal, rebuking the government for the communications lockdown imposed after it withdrew the Muslim majority region’s autonomy in August.
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said yesterday, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources.
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran as the Middle East remained tense after the U.S.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – A top Indian actress who joined students protesting against the government drew calls on social media on Tuesday for a boycott of her upcoming film, as well as praise for being a rare Bollywood A-lister to stand up against a crackdown on dissent.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said today the United States killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani shortly after he landed in Iraq last week in part because “they were looking to blow up our embassy.”
DUBAI/KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukraine outlined four potential scenarios today to explain the deadly crash of one of its airliners in Iran, including a missile strike and terrorism, as Iranian investigators said the plane was on fire before it fell to the ground.