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Trump says US held 'all-day negotiation' with Iran on Tuesday

By Kanishka Singh and Bo Erickson

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said there was an "all-day negotiation" on Tuesday with Iran, characterizing the talks positively while also threatening to hit Iran "really hard" if a deal with Tehran was not reached.

DETAILS AND QUOTES:

• "They had an all-day negotiation," Trump told Fox News' "@ Night with Trace Gallagher" show.

• "We are having very good discussions," he added.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport before departing Los Angeles for Las Vegas, Nevada, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 4, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Turkey unveils draft law to reintegrate PKK militants, achieve peace

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By Nevzat Devranoglu and Huseyin Hayatsever

ANKARA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling alliance submitted a draft law to parliament on Wednesday meant to achieve peace with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in part by protecting many former militants from prosecution and suspending prison sentences for some others.

The draft law marks a leap towards ending an insurgency that has killed more than 40,000 people since 1984, sown deep discord at home and fuelled violence across borders in Iraq and Syria.

FILE PHOTO: A fighter with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) stands guard in the Qandil mountains, Iraq, October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/ File Photo

Israeli forces raid Palestinian refugee camp near Jerusalem

Israeli forces on Wednesday raided a Palestinian refugee camp next to Jerusalem where tensions have been growing as residents fear eviction, with eight people reported injured.

AFP journalists saw about a dozen armoured military jeeps going into the Qalandia camp, which Israeli soldiers did not allow press or residents to enter, in the occupied West Bank.

"Security forces are operating in the Qalandia camp area in order to thwart terror and apprehend wanted individuals," a military official told AFP.

A member of the Israeli security forces aims his weapon while patrolling along a street during a military raid in the Qalandia refugee camp, south of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Afghan boxer accused of killing British woman in Athens appears in court

ATHENS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A 26-year old professional boxer from Afghanistan accused of killing a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in central Athens last month appeared in court on Wednesday.

Police have identified the victim as Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, an aid worker who had been missing since July 15.

Ross' body was found on July 18 wrapped in black fabric, in a green suitcase left in an abandoned construction site in the busy Kypseli neighbourhood, where the suspect lived.

An abandoned building where the body of a British 38-year-old woman, Elisabeth Ross, was found in a suitcase on July 18th, in Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

The viral videos that inspired tens of thousands to swim to Spain’s Ceuta

By Ahmed Eljechtimi, Victoria Waldersee, George Sargent and Magdalini Gkogkou

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Last week's rush of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta began with a trickle.

Encouraged by a handful of viral videos, including some posted by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures, the movement of a few dozen youths quickly turned into tens of thousands swimming en masse by last Thursday.

More than 80 people drowned or were crushed in a stampede, according to official tallies.

Migrants from Morocco cross into Ceuta by sea as other gather near the border fence between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco, as seen from Ceuta, Spain, July 30, 2026. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March

GENEVA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - At least 56 people have been executed in Iran on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 in cases linked to protests at the start of the year, United Nations human rights chief Volker Tuerk said on Wednesday.

"I am alarmed by the rise in executions and death sentences issued in Iran since March, and that capital punishment continues to be used to instilfear among the population and suppress dissent," Tuerk said in a statement.

FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Russian strikes in Kyiv region kill 14, damage warehouses, responders say

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russian strikes around Ukraine's capital of Kyiv killed fourteen people, injured 27 and damaged warehouses overnight, emergency service officials said on the Telegram messaging app.

Air raid alerts lasted for more than an hour across the capital of 3 million, where the military administration said seven sites were pummelled in an assault that began after midnight.

Authorities said one person died, 24 were injured and buildings were damaged in several areas of Kyiv.

Smoke rises during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Michigan primary cliffhanger tests direction of U.S. Democrats

By Nolan D. McCaskill

Aug 5 (Reuters) - What had been billed as a defining test of the Democratic Party's direction turned into an election-night cliffhanger, with progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed clinging to a narrowing lead over U.S. Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's U.S. Senate primary.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens speaks during the U.S. Senate debate with U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) moderated by Roop Raj from Fox 2 at Fox 2 Studios in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., July 27, 2026. Robin Buckson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

X says Turkish court ordered block of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's candidacy account

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Social media platform X said on Tuesday it was complying with a Turkish court order to block access in the country to jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's presidential candidacy office account, but was challenging the order in court.

• An Istanbul court ordered X to restrict access to Imamoglu's account, which has around 225,700 followers, to protect national security and public order, according to a copy of the order posted by X.

FILE PHOTO: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu greets his supporters after receiving mayoral certificate in front of the Caglayan Courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey April 3, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo

Antisemitism in UK remains near record levels, charity says

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Antisemitism in Britain remains close to record levels, a charity which provides security for Jewish communities said on Wednesday, with almost 2,000 incidents recorded in the first six months of the year.

Two Jewish worshippers were stabbed on a street in the Golders Green area of north London in April in the most notable of the incidents, an attack which police are treating as a terrorism attack.

A sign hangs at the site of a suspected arson attack on a former synagogue in London, Britain May 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor