Saudi Arabia has denied reports that a suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The reports circulated online after videos appeared showing Saudi security personnel detaining a man at the mosque. Some social media posts claimed the man was carrying an explosive vest and had attempted to attack...
Hundreds of high schools across France have been closed as student protests over school conditions and education resources spread nationwide, with clashes between demonstrators and police reported in several cities. The protests began in the Paris region last week before spreading across the country. Students say they are protesting long school hours, overcrowded and overheated...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has welcomed the completion of the US military withdrawal from Iraq, describing it as a “historic victory” and saying it could mark the beginning of a broader American withdrawal from West Asia. In a statement, the IRGC said the departure reflected what it described as the Iraqi people’s determination...
Qatar is set to present the United States with new ideas discussed with Iran on how to meet Tehran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. Speaking to reporters in New York, Araghchi said he had held further discussions with Qatari mediators on possible ways to implement Iran’s conditions....
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have reportedly been instructed to stop arresting immigrants who have no criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, according to agency sources cited in a report. Under the reported directive, federal immigration agents would continue to arrest immigrants with criminal convictions or pending criminal charges. People with final deportation...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly has drawn strong reactions from officials and political figures, following a speech in which he defended Israel’s actions and criticised several governments and public figures. Dozens of delegates walked out of the UN General Assembly hall as Netanyahu began speaking on September 24....
Iran has reiterated that diplomacy is the only way to resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he had rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said any move to reopen the strategic waterway would depend...
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will postpone a planned military strike on Iran, saying he wants to give diplomacy an opportunity and hopes a swift agreement can be reached to ease tensions between the two countries. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he had agreed to cancel the...
The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme has announced a $15 million reward for information leading to the disruption of an alleged financial network linked to Kimia Pars Sivan Company (KIPAS), which Washington claims supports the drone operations of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. In a statement posted on X, the...