Archives for March, 2026

Rising oil and gas prices are roiling markets as investors fear a spike in inflation and slowdown in growth

Trump defends Iran war decision as oil soars above $100

Agence France-Presse

Tehran woke up to dark smoke clouds blotting out the skies after Israeli warplanes targeted oil plants around the city

Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval

Agence France-Presse

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visit the Wall of Remembrance to pay tribute to Ukrainian soldiers who were killed, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Zelenskiy says Ukraine has unique drone experience, discusses joint production with Dutch PM

Reuters

A man shows the remains of a drone at the airport in Iraq's Erbil

Iraq's complicated role in the Middle East war, explained

Agence France-Presse

Explosions were seen in Tehran during airstrikes on an oil refinery in the capital

Tehran plunged into darkness by smoke from burning oil

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

Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been deliberate attack, police say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Herman Sims, trucking night operations manager, poses for a portrait outside of his home in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo

Airstrikes, not occupation: Where Trump voters draw red lines on Iran

Reuters

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Leo urges end to bombing, calls for dialogue amid Iran, Middle East violence

Reuters

Damaged apartment in the Ramada Plaza hotel building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Beirut, Lebanon, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Four killed in Beirut hotel strike, Israel says it targeted Iranian commanders

Reuters

Swiss Federal Councillor Martin Pfister speaks during a press conference as he visits Swiss army troops in Bure, Switzerland May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Iran attacks breach international law, Swiss Defence Minister says

Reuters

Iran's president says that Tehran will be forced to respond if its neighbours attacked

Iran prepares to name new supreme leader as fuel dumps burn

Agence France-Presse

Iranian players salute during the national anthem before their AFC Women's Asian Cup match against the Philippines in Gold Coast

Iran sing national anthem before bowing out of Women's Asian Cup

Agence France-Presse

Khiam resident, Hussain Khrais stands in front of his store that was damaged during the latest hostilities between Israel and Lebanon, in Khiam village, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Lebanese man flees hometown, months after repairing home damaged in last war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A woman gestures while holding an image of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the day of an anti-Israeli and U.S. rally, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Majority consensus reached on Iran's next supreme leader

Reuters

Iranian newspapers with cover photos of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are displayed, 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

Israeli military says it will pursue every successor of Iran's Khamenei

Reuters

A woman holds a picture of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (R) and his late father Ali Khamenei

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse