Breaking World News

Netanyahu Vows to Eliminate Iran Threat ‘Once and for All’

World 10 November 2026, Israel, Jerusalem: Caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on the sidelines of the opening session of the new Knesset. (dpa)

Netanyahu Vows to Eliminate Iran Threat ‘Once and for All’

Israel's caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his calls for a national unity government with his opponent Gadi Eisenkot, as well…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press briefing in Copenhagen November 10, 2026. (AFP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Escalates Criticism of SpaceX Over Speed Caps

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‌escalated his criticism of SpaceX on Saturday, saying speed restrictions on its military-grade Starshield…

World Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services), and coordinator of the UN Strait of Hormuz Task Force established by the UN Secretary-General, speaks during an interview with AFP on the sidelines of the 31st United Climate Change Conference (COP31), at the media center located on the Antalya Expo Center in Antalya on November 14, 2026. (AFP)

UN Official Urges Iran, US to Let Fertilizers Through Hormuz Strait

Iran and the United States should "immediately" allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis in some of the most vulnerable…

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 In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese and Russian warships take part in a joint naval drills in the East China Sea, Dec. 27, 2022. (Xu Wei/Xinhua via AP, File)

China Announces Joint Naval, Air Drills with Russia 

China’s Defense Ministry on Monday announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries as…

World A Qadr H long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile is fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guard during a maneuver in an undisclosed location in Iran, on March 9, 2016. (AP)

Kremlin, on Report of Missile Supplies from Iran, Says Tehran Is its Partner 

The Kremlin, asked on Monday about a Wall Street Journal report that Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, said that Iran is Russia's partner…

World Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over the city center during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 9, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine Says it Downed Six Drones and Two Missiles During Russia’s Attack 

Ukraine's air force said on Monday it shot down six out of eight Russian-launched drones and two out of three missiles during an overnight attack over four…

World The warning comes at a time of heightened anxiety in Europe over suspected Russian hackers and spies. Reuters

German Intelligence: Russian GRU Group Behind NATO, EU Cyberattacks

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has warned against a cyber group belonging to Russian military intelligence (GRU) Unit 29155, saying it has carried out…

Asharq Al Awsat (Berlin)
World A bridge collapse due to floods triggered by typhoon Yagi in Phu Tho province, Vietnam on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 (Bui Van Lanh/ VNA via AP)

Typhoon Yagi Leaves Dozens Dead in Vietnam, Bridge Collapses

Typhoon Yagi left dozens dead in northern Vietnam and widespread damage as it churned westwards, preliminary government estimates showed on Monday. A busy…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Members of the French riot police take part in a training exercise to handle violent demonstrations, in Ris-Orangis, south of Paris, in France, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

The Return of ‘Marco Polo’… Paris Unveils Plot to Kill Iranians in Europe

Iranian intelligence services have returned to using assassinations in Europe, French authorities revealed on Sunday. This came after a couple was detained on…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
World Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref during the introduction of the new Oil Minister in Tehran (Jamaran News)

Iranian Vice President Criticizes Fuel Station Vulnerability to Cyberattacks

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has expressed concern over the vulnerability of the country’s electronic fuel distribution system to cyberattacks…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Asharq Al Awsat (Tehran)
World  A local resident walks past a destroyed vehicle following the shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Makiivka (Makeyevka) in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, September 8, 2024. (Reuters)

Two NATO Members Say Russian Drones Have Violated Their Airspace

Two NATO members said Sunday that Russian drones have violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during nighttime attacks on neighboring…

World Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in as Iran's new president on July 30 - AFP

Iran's President to Visit Iraq on First Foreign Trip

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Iraq on Wednesday, state media reported Sunday, in what will be his first trip abroad since he took office in…

Asharq Al Awsat
World  Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris meets with patrons at Penzeys Spices during a campaign stop, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP)

Harris, Trump to Clash in High-Stakes Debate

It will be the first time Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet in person -- and millions of Americans will get a ringside seat. The Democratic vice president…

World Iran’s Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami during a meeting in Tehran with President Masoud Pezeshkian and commanders of the Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters. (Mehr news agency)

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Reveals ‘Tough Days’ in 'Ship War’

After years of an ongoing shadow war between Iran and Israel, a top Iranian military commander revealed that his country had, some time ago, hit 12 Israeli…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World This picture shows swept motorbikes with the debris of destroyed waiting lounges on the shore after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Ha Long bay, in Quang Ninh province, on September 8, 2024. (AFP)

Typhoon Yagi Weakens after Killing Dozens in Vietnam, China, Philippines

Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, after wreaking havoc in northern Vietnam, China's Hainan…

World  A resident walks with a bicycle past a building destroyed by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Yampil, in Sumy region, Ukraine September 6, 2024. (Reuters)

Russia, Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Overnight Air Attacks on Border Regions

Ukraine and Russia accused each other of overnight air attacks on their border regions, with Ukrainian officials saying that two people died and four were…

World MI6 chief Richard Moore and CIA director Bill Burns speaking at the FT weekend festival on Saturday. (Reuters)

US, UK Stress Intelligence Partnership to Face Unprecedented Threats

Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, Bill Burns and chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service, Richard Moore highlighted on Saturday the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World  28 July 2024, Venezuela, Caracas: The presidential candidate of the Venezuelan opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, arrives at the Santo Tomas de Villanueva school to cast his vote during the presidential elections. (dpa)

Venezuela Opposition Leader Gonzalez Lands in Spain Seeking Asylum

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country amid a…

World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a naval base construction site at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on September 8, 2024. (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korean Leader Emphasizes Importance of Strengthening Naval Power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the importance of strengthening naval power as he toured a naval base construction site, state media KCNA reported…

World Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump departs a campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Airport on September 07, 2024 in Mosinee, Wisconsin. (Getty Images/AFP)

Trump, Talking Tariffs, Immigration, Revs up Small-Town Base in Wisconsin

Donald Trump pledged in Wisconsin on Saturday to throw up unprecedented tariffs and clamp down on immigrants he said are stealing jobs and killing Americans,…

World Water is whipped up by high winds onto the shore of Phuong Luu lake as Super Typhoon Yagi hits Hai Phong on September 7, 2024. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)

Typhoon Yagi Leaves at Least 4 Dead in Vietnam

Vietnamese authorities say Typhoon Yagi has killed at least four people and injured 78 others after making landfall Saturday afternoon in the north of the…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, with the Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris attend the UEFA Nation's League soccer match between Ireland and England at the Aviva stadium in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

UK, Irish Leaders Meet in Dublin as they Try to Reset Ties after Brexit Tensions

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with his Irish counterpart, Saturday in what was billed as an attempt to reset relations between the two countries…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Honor guards shoot into the air during the funeral ceremony of six Ukrainian servicemen killed in a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during their funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Saturday Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine Concerned at Reports of Iranian Ballistic Missiles to Russia

Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Saturday it was deeply concerned by reports about a possible impending transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia. In…

Asharq Al Awsat
World A demonstrator holds a poster which reads 'Macron treason resignation' during a protest, responding to a call from the far-left party who criticized as a power grab the president's appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier, in Paris, France, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Thousands Protest in France after Macron Picks Barnier as PM

Thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest President Emmanuel Macron's decision to appoint center-right Michel Barnier as…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
World A photo of a previous meeting of the 3+3 group on the South Caucasus in Tehran (archive - Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Iranian Calls to Confront Geopolitical Shifts in the South Caucasus

Tension between Iran and Russia is mounting over the Zangezur Corridor in the South Caucasus, with both reformist and conservative politicians in Tehran…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World Republican presidential nominee, former US President Donald Trump addresses the Economic Club of New York at Cipriani's on September 5, 2024, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Trump Heads to a Deep-Red Part of Swing-State Wisconsin to Talk about the Economy

Former President Donald Trump heads to Wisconsin on Saturday for a rally that's intended to focus heavily on the economy, marking his first trip to the deep…

Asharq Al Awsat
World The New York skyline glows at dusk during the men's singles semifinal of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Pakistani Man Charged with Plotting Shooting at New York Jewish Center

A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week and accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)