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 Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Ukraine Says Russia Launched 67 Drones in Overnight Attack

Ukraine's air force said on Saturday Russia launched a total of 67 long-range drones in a mass overnight attack, 58 of which it was able to shoot down. The air…

Asharq Al Awsat
World FILE PHOTO: 9М723 missiles, part of  Iskander-M missile complex, are seen during a demonstration at the International military-technical forum ARMY-2019 at Alabino range in Moscow Region, Russia June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

US Sees Potential Iran Transfer of Missiles to Russia as Alarming

Any Iranian transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mark a sharp escalation in the Ukraine war, the United States said on Friday, following reports that…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington )
World Police officers stand guard as protestors partially block the road near the main Kosovo-Serbia border crossing in Merdare, Serbia September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

Kosovo Closes Two Border Crossings With Serbia After Protest

Kosovo said on Saturday it had closed two border crossings with Serbia after protesters on Serbian soil partially blocked roads and turned back passengers with…

Asharq Al Awsat
World The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Photo: Iran's Foreign Ministry

Iran Rejects Allegation of Interference in US Election

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has rejected claims made by US Attorney General Merrick Garland about increasing efforts by some countries…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World People ride scooters past falling trees after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Haikou, in southern China's Hainan province on September 7, 2024. (Photo by CNS / AFP)

Typhoon Yagi Kills 2 in China's Hainan as it Makes its Way to Vietnam

A powerful typhoon killed two people and left at least 92 injured in the southern Chinese island of Hainan, authorities said Saturday, with heavy rains and…

Asharq Al Awsat
World 05 September 2024, Russia, Vladivostok: President of Russia Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. (RIA Novosti/Kremlin/dpa)

Kremlin Says People Must Judge for Themselves if Putin Really Wants Kamala Harris to Win 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, asked if President Vladimir Putin's stated support for US presidential candidate Kamala Harris was serious or a joke, said on…

World A lawn sign surrounded by American flags in support of US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Berkley, Michigan, US, September 5, 2024. (Reuters)

Harris Has $404 Million to Spend as Strong August Fundraising Puts Her Ahead of Trump 

Kamala Harris's presidential campaign and the Democratic Party raised $361 million in August, leaving her with a clear cash advantage over Republican rival…

World Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the end of his one day visit to Haiti at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port Au Prince on September 05, 2024. (AFP)

A Second Term? Blinken Plans to Be with Kids 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he hoped to spend more time with his children next year, hinting he would not pursue another term as the top US…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday Sept. 2, 2024. (AP)

Zelenskyy Meets Top Military Leaders in Germany as US Announces Additional Aid to Ukraine 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Friday with top United States military leaders and more than 50 partner nations in Germany to press for more…

World Iranians at a bank branch in Tehran (IRNA)

Iran Pays Millions in Ransom to End Cyberattack on Banks

A massive cyberattack that hit Iran last month threatened the stability of its banking system and forced the country's regime to agree to a ransom deal of…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Parliament Press Office, Ukraine's newly appointed Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha speaks in parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Andrii Nesterewnko/Ukrainian Parliament Press Office via AP)

Ukraine Gets New Chief Diplomat as War with Russia Enters Critical Phase 

Ukraine’s parliament approved the appointment of a new foreign minister Thursday, two lawmakers said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to breathe fresh…

World Students gather near a lecture hall at the University of Nairobi main campus in Nairobi on September 2, 2024. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)

Fire in Kenya School kills 17 Students

A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday. There are fears that the death toll may rise,…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro gestures in his regular Monday TV show "Con Maduro+," in Caracas, Venezuela September 2, 2024. (Marcelo Garcia/Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters)

Venezuela’s Machado Calls on International Community to Step up Pressure on Maduro 

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday vowed to keep the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to leave office in January. She also…

World In this image released by Xinhua News Agency, workers cut redundant branches off of trees along a street ahead of the landfall of typhoon Yagi in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Guo Cheng/Xinhua via AP)

Super Typhoon Yagi Roars into China’s Hainan, Disrupting Lives of Millions

Asia's strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, landed in China's Hainan on Friday, bringing violent gales and heavy rain that triggered widespread power…

World Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border (Mehr)

Iranian Security Forces Kill More Cross-Border Couriers

An alarming number of border couriers, primarily from Iran’s Kurdish and Baluchi minorities, have been killed in the first eight months of 2024, as Tehran uses…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World Commander of the IRGC naval forces Alireza Tangsiri tours Abu Musa Island on Thursday. (IRGC media0

Iran Guards: Our Forces Are in Best Operational Shape in Hormuz Strait

Commander of the naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Alireza Tangsiri said his forces deployed in the Hormuz Strait are “in their best…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Asharq Al Awsat (Tehran)
World FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

US Indicts Russian Intelligence Officials over Cyberattacks Targeting Ukraine

The US on Thursday charged five Russian intelligence officials and a Russian civilian with conspiring to launch cyberattacks against Ukraine and its allies in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
World  EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier names France's new PM (The AP)

Macron Names EU Former Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s New Prime Minister

President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 5, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS

Putin Says Russia Backs Kamala Harris in US Election

Russia wants Kamala Harris to win the US presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in an apparently ironic comment, citing her …

Asharq Al Awsat
World Investigators inspect the site of the Russian missile strike in an office building, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 2, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Putin Says Ukraine's Kursk Incursion Has Failed to Slow Donbas Advance

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Ukraine's incursion into Russia's western Kursk region had failed to slow the Russian advance in Donbas and had…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Police vehicles parked in Munich near the Nazi Documentation Center and the Israeli Consulate General in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Simon Sachseder/dpa via AP)

Munich Police Fatally Shoot Man they Believe Was Planning to Attack Israeli Consulate

Police in Munich exchanged fire with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate in Munich on Thursday, fatally wounding him. Authorities said they believe he was…

Asharq Al Awsat
World North Korea resumes sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea (Reuters)

South Korea Says North Korea Has again Launched Trash-carrying Balloons across the Border

North Korea is flying more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea, officials said Thursday, in the latest round of Cold War-style psychological warfare…

Asharq Al Awsat
World FILE - Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Swedish Foreign Minister Billstrom Steps Down

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday he will step down next week after almost two years in office, during which his traditionally non…

Asharq Al Awsat
World 05 September 2024, Indonesia, Jakarta: Imam Nasaruddin Umar greets Pope francis as they meet at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. Photo: Vatican Media/IPA via ZUMA Press/dpa

Pope and Imam of Southeast Asia's Largest Mosque Make Joint Call to Fight Violence, Protect Planet

Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a…

Asharq Al Awsat