Archives for February, 2026

Modi shakes hands with Netanyahu during the Indian leader's visit to Israel

Modi says India, Israel agree 'no place for terrorism in the world'

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US, Iran resume nuclear talks as Trump ratchets up war threats

The negotiations come after President Donald Trump sought to build a case for war in his State of the Union address.

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi adjusts glasses during a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Iran's Araqchi aims to reprise role as nuclear dealmaker

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Coast guards carry bags with the bodies of drowned migrants, following a shipwreck off the tiny southern Greek island of Chrysi, in the port of Ierapetra, Crete island, Greece, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis/File Photo

Almost 8,000 died on migration routes in 2025 but toll likely far higher, says UN agency

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A diplomatic car carrying Iranian delegation drives near the residence of the Omani ambassador to the United Nations, believed to be the venue for indirect U.S.-Iran talks over their long-running nuclear dispute, in Cologny, Switzerland, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Explainer-US seeks deal to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear arsenal

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Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari was arrested in France in 2025 on charges of promoting 'terrorism' on social media

Iranian in possible France prisoner swap jailed for a year

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An Iranian delegation attended the latest round of negotiations with the US in Geneva that mediators said made 'significant progress'

Iran says 'good progress' in US talks, next round within a week

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U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

US-Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva against backdrop of military threat

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called the Geneva talks with the US 'a historic opportunity'

US presses missile issue as new Iran talks to open in Geneva

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The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is shown at the entrance of the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., September 24, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

CIA launches fresh social media push to recruit Iranians as Trump threatens military action

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026. REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE/File Photo

Trump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should be removed from US after speech clash

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026. REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD

VP Vance says US sees evidence Iran is trying to rebuild a nuclear weapon

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An Iranian newspaper with a cover photo of an Iranian missile, in Tehran, Iran, February 19, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Explainer-After Trump remarks, what is status of Iran's weapons programs?

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet with children evacuated for medical reasons from Gaza

Harry and Meghan meet Syrian refugees, Palestinian children in Jordan

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Kuwaiti members of parliament attend a special session for the swearing in ceremony for the prime minister and his cabinet ministers, at the National Assembly in Kuwait City on Jan. 29, 2024.

Kuwait amends citizenship law amid revocation spree: What to know

Kuwait has stripped around 50,000 people of their citizenship over alleged forgery and security concerns, with observers alleging the government is silencing critics.

A general view of Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing plant on Sept. 20, 2019.

Saudi plans oil output hike amid fears of Iran-US war supply shock: Report

Ahead of the conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025, Saudi Arabia adopted a similar strategy, producing roughly 9.7 million barrels of oil a day.