The United Nations said Sunday that negotiations between Yemen’s warring sides to extend a nationwide cease-fire will continue, after an agreement was not reached before a deadline on October 2. In a statement, the UN’s envoy to Yemen called on all sid…
US and Turkish officials discuss Ukraine and NATO in unannounced meeting
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul on Sunday and discussed “progress on NATO accession for Finland and Sweden,” the White House said in a statement. The two, wh…
Libyan authorities: 42 bodies discovered in mass grave
Libya’s Missing Persons Authority announced Sunday the discovery of 42 bodies buried in a mass grave in the central coastal city of Sirte, a former stronghold of the ousted Islamic State group. In a statement, the authority’s spokesperson said the 42 b…
UK’s King Charles will not attend Egypt climate summit
Britain’s King Charles will not attend a world leaders’ climate change summit in Egypt next month, a royal source said on Sunday, as the new monarch steps back from his previous high-profile campaigning roles. Buckingham Palace sought government advice…
Anoosheh Ashoori runs London Marathon in Iran prison uniform
A British-Iranian national held in a notorious Tehran prison for five years ran the London Marathon on Sunday in a uniform he smuggled out of the facility when he was released, according to his daughter. Anoosheh Ashoori, who was released from Evin pri…
Iran lawmakers ‘thank’ police amid Mahsa Amini protests
Iranian lawmakers chanted “thank you, thank you, police” during a parliament session on Sunday, amid weeks of anti-government protests across Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody, Iranian state media reported. The protests, spark…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels call time on truce
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have said their six-month-long truce with the Saudi-led coalition is at a “dead end” as foreign powers urged the warring parties to try to save the deal, which expires Sunday. The Iran-backed rebels said in a statement that the co…
Military: Gunmen kill Pakistani UN peacekeeper in east Congo
A Pakistani soldier serving as a UN peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed in a militant attack in the country’s volatile east, the military said. A group of six militants reached the United Nations’ permanent operation base in the …
Kuwait crown prince accepts government resignation following elections
Kuwait’s crown prince accepted the government’s resignation on Sunday following a parliamentary election in the Gulf Arab country in which opposition candidates made considerable gains, state news agency KUNA reported. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahm…
Israel warms to draft deal with Lebanon over maritime border
Israel gave its preliminary nod on Sunday to a draft US-brokered deal demarcating a maritime border with Lebanon that could lead to possible profit-sharing from future gas production by Beirut in a long-disputed Mediterranean prospect. Hoping to defuse…