Archives for March, 2026

The HMS Dragon is guided by tugboats as it departs Portsmouth, on the south coast of England

British warship leaves for Mediterranean to protect Cyprus

Agence France-Presse

President-elect Jose Antonio Kast gets ready to speak to the media after meeting with Chile's President Gabriel Boric at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

Elected in an economic upswing, Chile's Kast takes office as global turmoil rattles markets

Reuters

While stricly speaking the events seem to contravene restrictions imposed on mass gatherings, they have been tolerated by the authorities

Israelis dance on at Tel Aviv 'bunker party' as missiles fly

Agence France-Presse

Tracking from the MarineTraffic website showed the impact the war was having shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

UN warns Hormuz standstill will hit world's most vulnerable

Agence France-Presse

Gavriil Grigorov / AFP via Getty Images

Russia denied sharing intelligence with Iran in Trump call, Witkoff says

Russia denied US reports that it may have provided Tehran with targeting information on American assets in the region.

Supplies are loaded on HMS Dragon as it prepares to deploy to the Mediterranean, in Portsmouth, Britain, March 8, 2026. PO Phot Chris Sellars/UK MOD/Handout via REUTERS

British warship HMS Dragon departs for Eastern Mediterranean

Reuters

Law enforcement personnel survey the scene outside the U.S. Consulate after shots were fired, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo

Canada boosts security at US, Israeli diplomatic buildings after consulate shooting

Reuters

Toronto police investigated after shots were fired at the US consulate in what they called a 'national security incident'

Gunfire at US consulate in Toronto a 'national security incident': police

Agence France-Presse

Oil prices have seen extreme volatility this week as fears of an extended conflict were offset by Donald Trump's latest comments

Oil plunges, stocks rise as Trump says Iran war over 'very soon'

Agence France-Presse

Several expats in Dubai said they were wary of the Iranian attacks, but felt the city was still safe enough for them to stay

Expats cling to Dubai's allure despite Iran's missiles

Agence France-Presse

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump envoy Witkoff says he will probably travel to Israel next week-CNBC interview

Reuters

People walk on a street with a banner of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei with late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the background, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Trump administration estimates cost of Iran war's first two days at $5.6 billion, source says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked/File Photo

Exclusive-Hezbollah returns to guerrilla roots, awaits Israeli invasion

Reuters

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Russia told Trump it isn't sharing US military asset info with Iran, says Witkoff

Reuters

Yasin AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

Oil-price hikes from Iran war threaten Turkey's rate cuts in inflation fight

Surging oil prices and regional disruptions could halt monetary easing and widen Turkey’s current account deficit.

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/ Raghed Waked

Israeli strikes hit near Beirut as envoy says disarming Hezbollah could end war

Reuters