Archives for March, 2026

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

FILE PHOTO: A recruit aims his G-36 rifle amid a training drill during a media day at the Reconnaissance Battalion, as the German army showcases its new six-month basic training program designed to prepare soldiers for homeland defence and NATO operations, in Ahlen, Germany, November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

NATO drills for war in Arctic with focus on civilians being ready

Reuters

People record smoke rising after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Tehran threatens to confiscate property of Iranians abroad who back attacks on Iran

Reuters

The Royal Pines resort stands on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 9, 2026. Jono Searle/AAP/via REUTERS

Players' union raises alarm over safety of Iran women's soccer team after Asian Cup exit

Reuters

People stand near a destroyed vehicle as smoke rises after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Governments scramble to limit fallout of Iran war as oil prices surge

Reuters

Mojtaba Khamenei is regarded as a conservative figure, notably because of his ties with the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the Islamic republic's military

Khamenei's son takes charge as Iran war sends oil price soaring

Agence France-Presse

Cars line up at a gas station in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Oil pares gains but still on track for record surge as Iran war escalates

Reuters

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia November 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Allowing Iranian ship to dock was right thing to do, Indian foreign minister says

Reuters

A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a screen in Tehran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Khamenei's hardline son Mojtaba appointed Iran's new leader, Pope Leo warns of Middle East 'hatred and fear'

Reuters

3D-printed oil barrels, an oil pump jack and a map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves, FT reports

Reuters

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Factbox-Governments' actions in response to oil price surge and the escalating Middle East conflict

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands during a press conference after their lunch meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, Zelenskiy tells NYT

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles queue at a fuel station, as concerns grow over fuel supplies following U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Bangladesh shuts universities early to save power amid energy crisis

Reuters

Mojtaba Khamenei is seen here, second on the left, in a photo issued by the office of the supreme leader in 2024

Mojtaba Khamenei: son and successor to Iran's supreme leader

Agence France-Presse

Plumes of smoke rising from the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Israel said it launched strikes

Hezbollah says fighting Israeli forces who landed in east Lebanon

Agence France-Presse