Archives for March, 2026

The group are generally left-wing activists who have objected to Israel's previous military campaigns

'Very isolating': Israel's anti-war minority bucks national mood

Agence France-Presse

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint press conferance with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (not pictured) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) at Paphos military airport, on the day of Macron's visit to show France's solidarity after recent drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, and aimed at reinforcing European security in the Eastern Mediterranean, in Paphos, Cyprus, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool

France will send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says

Reuters

In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the crude oil price in USD after markets in the UK opened on March 9, 2026, in London, England.

G7 readies strategic reserves after oil nears $120 amid Iran war

It is the first time oil prices have passed $100 in nearly four years as the key producers in the energy-rich Middle East curb output amid the conflict.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured) and European Council President Antonio Costa (not pictured) on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine received 11 requests on countering Iran's Shahed drones, Zelenskiy says

Reuters

Guards of Honour carry the coffin of one of two police officers, who were killed while performing their duties, during their funeral procession at a graveyard in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour

Kuwait mourns two officials killed as Iran war rages

Reuters

The Iranian navy frigate IRIS Dena (75) is pictured at sea during combined exercises between Iran, Russia and China in the Gulf of Oman in March 2024, in this handout picture from the Iranian Defence Ministry

Stranded Iran sailors put Sri Lanka, India in diplomatic dilemma

Agence France-Presse

Roken Nereda, 39, a commander in the Iranian Kurdish armed faction Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) at a site near the Iraqi border with Iran in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region

Kurdish rebels say ready to resist Iran, await uprising

Agence France-Presse

The U.S. embassy, after the Norwegian police said that the embassy was hit by a loud explosion, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche

Norway police search for suspect after U.S. embassy explosion

Reuters

People attend a gathering to support Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Fraying loyalist base will challenge Iran's new leader - and Islamic Republic's survival

Reuters

Demonstrators gather for a rally in support of Iran's new supreme leader in central Tehran on Monday

Iran war sends crude prices soaring as Khamenei son takes charge

Agence France-Presse

A man inspects damage buildings 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 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Hezbollah reports Israeli raid in east Lebanon as war enters second week

Reuters

Smoke billows 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 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon parliament extends its own mandate for two years as war intensifies

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Britain's King Charles and U.S. President Donald Trump sit in a carriage during a procession through Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool/File Photo

King Charles' trip to U.S. should be cancelled over Trump comments, Lib Dem leader says

Reuters

College freshman, Tyler Delaney, 19, sophomore Tyler Witzgall, 20, junior, John Fitzpatrick, 20, sophomore Michael Leary, 19, sophomore Ian Pomfret, 20, and sophomore Artemius Gehring, 20, pose for a picture with Reuters reporter Nathan Layne, after an interview as part of a panel of students about their views on the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Aleksandra Michalska

Ahead of midterms, Republicans confront cooling support from young men over Trump policies

Reuters

Police secure the site near a synagogue damaged by an explosion early on Monday, in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgian synagogue damaged in blast considered antisemitic act

Reuters

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks next to President of the Swiss Federation, Guy Parmelin (not pictured), ahead of the signing of a broad package of EU-Switzerland agreements, in Brussels, Belgium, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU can no longer rely on 'rules-based' system against threats, von der Leyen says

Reuters