Archives for March, 2026

FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo

France says it will work with China on de-esclatating Iran war

Reuters

Khomeini stayed in Neauphle-le-Chateau between October 1978 and January 1979 when he returned to Iran following the shah's departure into exile

The French village where Ayatollah Khomeini fomented Iran's revolution

Agence France-Presse

An Afghan man walks past a damaged wall following airstrikes, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

At least 42 civilians killed in Afghanistan in conflict with Pakistan, UN agency says

Reuters

Aftermath of an Israeli and the U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Netanyahu says US-Israel war on Iran 'not going to take years'

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben/File Photo

Trump hosts Germany's Merz against backdrop of Iran strikes, tariff threats

Reuters

Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

US orders non-emergency staff to leave Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Analysis-Attack on Iran could buoy Trump in talks with China's Xi

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech after inspecting reservists operating a Taiwan made Hummer 2 Drone during a training session at Loung Te Industrial Parks Service Center in Yilan, Taiwan December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan says it hopes Iran's people can soon enjoy freedom and democracy

Reuters

Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Netanyahu says war against Iran may take 'some time', but not years

Reuters

Police and Paramilitary vehicles stand outside the U.S. Consulate General, a day after a protest following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Exclusive-U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, officials say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Traffic moves on a road, with the city's skyline visible in the background, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

US embassy in Riyadh hit by drones, Saudi defence ministry says

Reuters

The conflict has upended shipping in the region

Strait of Hormuz impasse squeezes world shipping

Agence France-Presse

Mohammadreza Eyni (L) and Sara Khaki are the directors of the documentary 'Cutting Through Rocks'

Oscar-nominated Iranian doc offers different vision of leadership

Agence France-Presse

People drive near a banner of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Americans in Iran face possible peril as US-Israeli strikes grow, detainee advocates warn

Reuters

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, Iran, March 1. Majid Asgaripour/WANA

Israeli military says it has begun a new wave of strikes on Tehran

Reuters

Israelis dressed in costumes gather in a parking lot used as an air raid shelter to celebrate the festive Purim

Underground party scene: Israelis celebrate Purim in air raid shelters

Agence France-Presse