Archives for August, 2026

A Palestinian man inspects the damage at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Israeli troops clash with settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank

Reuters

An Afghan woman walks among Taliban soldiers at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara

Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says

Reuters

A damaged apartment building following an overnight attack, what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone strike, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Novorossiysk, Russia, in this still image taken from video released on August 12, 2026. Operations Headquarters of Krasnodar Region/Handout via REUTERS

Russia says Ukrainian attacks are pushing up global food prices, causing grain shortages

Reuters

A banner depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, August 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

Reuters

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Hormuz traffic sinks to one-week low as ships attacked, talks stagnate

The United States and Yemen's Houthi rebels carried out separate attacks on commercial ships on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea.

A picture taken by Yalda Moaiery, who received a 15 year prison sentence for her work as a journalist in Iran, shows people looking at smoke lingering following a strike carried out during the 40-day U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March-April 2026. At the centre of Moaiery's case are images she took during the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Iran. Yalda Moaiery/Handout via REUTERS

Iranian photojournalist faces 15 years in prison over images, reporting

Reuters

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia bets on defensive alliances to deter slide into war

Reuters

Fireworks explode over Islamabad as part of celebrations to mark the signing of a trilateral defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey

Erdogan eyes expansion of regional defence pact

Agence France-Presse

A man votes during the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections at a polling station in Karachi, Pakistan, August 2, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan's ruling party poised to win Kashmir elections amid deadly clashes, analysts say

Reuters

People walk near a billboard depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US must return to interim deal, no ceasefire extension talks, senior Iranian source says

Reuters

Women who call themselves “Diyarbakir Mothers” and say their sons were recruited by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) hold pictures of their sons as they gather outside the local office of a pro-Kurdish party in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, August 11, 2026. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Turkey's PKK peace law brings hope to mothers, anguish to veterans

Reuters

'Business is coming back, it's normalising,' TUI's chief Sebastian Ebel says

Mideast war impact on travel bookings fading, TUI says

Agence France-Presse

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Hormuz shipping traffic falls to one-week low amid hostilities

Reuters

A view of the main campus of Columbia University, in New York City, New York, U.S., April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination

Reuters

A catering truck is parked next to Air Force One, before U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from Ankara en route to Washington after his participation in the NATO leaders' summit, at Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/ABC-TV/Pool

Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A fighter plane takes off, said to be, for an operation against the Yemen's Houthis at an unidentified location in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on March 18, 2025. US CENTCOM via X/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US military operations killed 153 civilians in 2025, official says, citing Pentagon assessment

Reuters