Archives for March, 2026

A satellite image of Kharg Island, Iran, before U.S. strikes, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Trump mulls Kharg Island takeover to force Iran to open Hormuz Strait, Axios reports

Reuters

Exclusive-Hiscox manager faces Greek perjury charge over extradition case

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple who have been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in prison on charges of espionage, according to their family, pose for a selfie in an unknown location in this undated handout photograph taken in 2024 and obtained by Reuters on February 19, 2026. Free Lindsay and Craig Campaign/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Detained Britons used as 'human shields' in Iran war zone, family says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

South Korea flags uncertainty from Qatar LNG plant damage, but downplays supply concerns

Reuters

The long, slender, spotted felines yawn, stretch, and purr loudly as the staff approach the vast, highly protected complex run by Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in the Geed-Deeble savannah of Somaliland

Somaliland centre saves cheetahs from trafficking to Gulf palaces

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Oil, miniatures of oil barrels, oil pump jack and U.S. dollar banknote are seen in this illustration taken, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices, IEA says

Reuters

US President Donald Trump ruled out reaching a ceasefire in the three-week-old US-Israeli war against Iran

Trump says considering 'winding down' Iran war, US eases oil sanctions

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Joint statement on Strait of Hormuz by European nations, Japan, Canada

Reuters

Turkey's is waging an increasingly assertive campaign to recover antiquities illegally taken abroad

Turkey in cultural diplomacy push to bring history home

Agence France-Presse

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Lakemba Mosque for Eid al-Fitr in Sydney, Australia, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Australian mosque protesters heckle PM Albanese over Israel stance

Reuters

The Strait of Hormuz is the world's fifth busiest shipping lane

Italy, Germany and France offer help with Hormuz only after ceasefire

Agence France-Presse

Smoke and fire rise near the South Pars gas field following an attack, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Bushehr Province, Iran, March 18, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS

Trump tells Israel not to repeat strikes on Iranian energy as crisis deepens

Reuters

A gas flare burns at the Lanaz refinery after it was targeted by a drone strike, in Erbil, Iraq, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily/File Photo

EU leaders call for moratorium on strikes against energy and water facilities in Middle East

Reuters

US President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran's vast South Pars gas field

US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises from a Lebanese village near the border with Israel, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from northern Israel, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Russia issues fresh call for end to hostilities in Gulf

Reuters

'It takes money to kill bad guys,' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday

The Iran war and the cost of killing 'bad guys'

Agence France-Presse