Breaking World News

Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

World US President Donald Trump attends a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the…

World US President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Is Taking Elon Musk on His Asia Trip, but He Plans to Avoid Talking About Nvidia Scandal

President Donald Trump plans to take the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, with him next week when he travels to the Philippines and China. As the head of…

World South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) officers attend the funeral of Sudan's late former Vice President Joseph Lagu, near the Dr John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

South Sudan Delays Election to February 2027

South Sudan has pushed back its national elections to February 11, 2027, according to a timetable issued by the country's National Elections Commission, in…

World Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran’s Navy Says Oil Tanker on Fire After Hitting Mine in Hormuz

Iran's navy said an oil tanker caught fire on Saturday ‌morning after ‌hitting a ‌naval ⁠mine in the eastern ⁠Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state…

World The exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. (Reuters file)

Rubio Takes Swipe at International Law, Attacks ICC

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim Friday at what he deemed the "weaponization of international law," calling it a tool of the elite, and issued a…


World This handout photo taken on February 13, 2025 and released by the Australian Defense Force shows sailors onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta looking at the People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. (Handout / Australian Defense Force / AFP)

Commercial Airlines Warned as Chinese Navy Holds Live-Fire Exercises off Australia 

Airlines modified flight paths between Australia and New Zealand on Friday after China notified Australia that the People's Liberation Army Navy would hold…

World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards an aircraft to depart to the US, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 19, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump, Putin Meeting Depends on Progress Toward Ending Ukraine War, Says Rubio 

A possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin "will largely depend on whether we can make any progress on ending…

World Forensics personnel inspect a bus following its explosion, in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nir Elias

Police Search for Suspects after Israeli Bus Explosions

A series of explosions Thursday on three parked buses has rattled central Israel in what authorities suspected was a militant attack. No injuries were reported…

Asharq Al Awsat
World US Special Envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Zelenskiy: Ukraine Offering Fast, Constructive Accord with US on Security, Investments

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine was ready to work quickly and tirelessly to produce a strong and useful agreement on investments…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Congolese Red Cross members bury in a mass grave the body bags containing the remains of victims killed in the recent clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), at the Musigoko cemetery in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge

Boat Fleeing Rebel Offensive Capsizes in Congo, Killing 22

A boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized, killing 22 people, authorities said Thursday. The boat was carrying…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Snow plows make their way up the Granby Street bridge in Norfolk, Va. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Snowy Roads Lead to Hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina Crashes

Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate highway involving more than 50…

Asharq Al Awsat
World The seal of the United States Department of State is seen in Washington, US, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File photo

US State Department Orders Pause on Media Subscriptions

The US State Department said on Thursday it has ordered a pause on all of its media subscriptions as part of government-wide efforts by the Trump…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Executions in Iran have surged in recent years - AFP

Iran Executed 975 People in 'Horrifying' 2024 Escalation, Rights Groups Say

Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday. Norway…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Russian police patrol in front of the Moscow Kremlin on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 13 February 2025. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Kremlin Says Topic of Another Russia-US Prisoner Swap is on Agenda

The Kremlin said on Thursday that the idea of a possible new prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States was on the agenda after Moscow and…

Asharq Al Awsat
World A woman walks near Charles bridge on a winter morning in Prague, Czech Republic, 19 February 2025. EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK

Teen Detained after 2 Killed in Knife Attack in Czech Republic

Two women died in a knife attack on Thursday at a shopping center in the Czech Republic, officials said. Police said they detained a teenage suspect in…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Victims are shifted to a hospital following an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Harnai area of Balochistan province, in Quetta, Pakistan, 14 February 2025. EPA/SAMI KHAN

Pakistani Separatist Group Claims Killing of 7 in Bus Attack

A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility on Thursday for the killing of seven bus passengers in an attack earlier this week, saying the victims were…

Asharq Al Awsat
World The Iranian President receives Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (Iranian Presidency)

Qatar, Iran Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation

Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation, stressing their shared…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Asharq Al Awsat (Tehran)
World Israel’s Iron Dome intercepts Iranian missiles in early October (Archive - Reuters)

Iran Intensifies Warnings Following Netanyahu’s Threats

Tehran has intensified its warnings in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statement that Israel is prepared to “get the job done”…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Asharq Al Awsat (Tehran)
World FILE PHOTO: Journalists board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland US December 6, 2016, on the morning that US President-elect Donald Trump urged the government to cancel purchase of Boeing's new Air Force One plane saying it was "ridiculous" and too expensive. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump Says he's Considering Buying Used Planes to Serve as Air Force One amid Boeing Delays

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is considering buying used Boeing aircraft — perhaps from an overseas seller — to use as Air Force One when he's…

Asharq Al Awsat
World In this image taken from video, plane debris seen from above at Marana Regional Airport after a deadly crash in Marana, Ariz. on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025. (KNXV via AP)

2 People Dead in Small Plane Collision at Southern Arizona Airport

A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona killed two people Wednesday morning, authorities said. Federal air-safety investigators said…

Asharq Al Awsat
World  A handout photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov (2-R) attending a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2-L), US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (3-L) and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (L), Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Saudi National Security Advisor Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 18 February 2025. (EPA / Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service)

Putin Thanks Saudi Leadership for Sponsoring ‘Positive’ Riyadh Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would like to meet with President Donald Trump but the meeting needs to be prepared to make it productive. "I would…

World Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a statement during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Erdogan Accuses Top Turkish Business Group of Political Meddling

President Tayyip Erdogan accused Türkiye's top business association, TUSIAD, of meddling in politics and undermining the government on Wednesday, piling…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gives a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 19, 2025, amid the Russian attack on Ukraine. TETIANA DZHAFAROVA/Pool via REUTERS

Trump Tells ‘Dictator’ Zelenskiy to Move Fast for Peace or Lose Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as "a dictator without elections" and said he had better move fast to…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Police officers stand guard at the scene where a 14-year-old boy was killed and several others were wounded in a stabbing attack, in the town of Villach, Austria February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo

Austria Arrests Teenager Over Foiled Plot to Attack Vienna Station

Austria arrested a 14-year-old on Feb. 10 on suspicion of planning a militant attack on Vienna's Westbahnhof train station. The police found items at his…

Asharq Al Awsat
World French politician Sophie Primas speaks at the National Assembly in Paris, France, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

France Says it Does Not Understand Why Trump Blames Ukraine for War

France does not understand why US President Donald Trump has suggested Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was to blame for Russia's invasion of his…

Asharq Al Awsat
World People walk outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for a respiratory tract infection, in Rome, Italy, February 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Italian PM Visits Pope in Hospital and Says He’s in Good Spirits, Responsive

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humor, despite his…

World A handout picture made available 09 February 2025 by the press service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces, shows servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo, preparing to fire 2S1 self-propelled 122mm howitzer towards Russian positions, near Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 07 February 2025 amid the Russian invasion. (EPA/Press service of the 24 Mechanized Brigade Handout) 

Ukrainian Forces Knock out North Korean Self-Propelled Howitzer, Military Says 

Ukrainian forces have struck and knocked out a North Korean self-propelled howitzer on the eastern front of the nearly three-year-old war with Russia, Ukraine…

World An aircraft identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as Chinese Navy helicopter (L) flies near the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane during an aerial reconnaissance flight at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on February 18, 2025. (AFP)

US Condemns ‘Dangerous’ Maneuvers by Chinese Navy in South China Sea 

The United States condemned the "dangerous" maneuvers of a Chinese navy helicopter that endangered the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a…

World A woman, holding a photo of French teacher Cécile Kohler, detained in Iran since May 2022 along with her partner Jacques Paris, takes part in a rally in Paris on 23 March, 2024, to ask for the release of French citizens held in Iran. (AFP)

Macron Meets with Families of 3 French Nationals Detained in Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron met on Monday with the families of three French nationals detained in Iran, assuring that the authorities will pursue their…