Archives for March, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo

Canada working to repatriate more than 2,000 citizens from Middle East

Reuters

A protester holds a Kurdish flag at a demonstration outside the United Nations office in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, in January 2024

Iran's ethnic fault lines offer path for US, Israel

Agence France-Presse

U.S. Navy sailors observe flight deck operations on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford while operating in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS

Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues

Reuters

An empty arrivals area at the Dubai International Airport, following the United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 2, 2026. Picture taken using a mobile phone. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

Australia says more flights from Middle East expected, situation still volatile

Reuters

People stand in rubble at the site of an Israel and U.S. strike on a police station in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Khahi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran denies Axios report that messages were sent to US

Reuters

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to media after he shared an iftar, meal to break fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan, with Ukrainian Muslim service members, near a mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Zelenskiy spoke to leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait about Iran conflict

Reuters

US President Donald Trump spoke on Iran at the start of a meeting with tech bosses

Trump rates Iran war as '15 out of 10'

Agence France-Presse

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks on the day of classified briefings for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Rubio speaks with Saudi foreign minister about regional stability, US State Department says

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters, on the day of classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Rubio spoke with Turkish foreign minister and pledged full US support, State Department says

Reuters

People walk near Tehran's landmark Azadi (Freedom) Tower in February before the United States and Israel launched a war a war against Iran

Iran's supreme leader gone, but opposition still at war with itself

Agence France-Presse

Macron and Netanyahu have clashed more than once over his intention to recognise Palestininian statehood

Macron urges Netanyahu to avoid ground offensive in Lebanon

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: An Afghan man stands next to a damaged car following airstrikes, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Heavy shelling, explosions spark fear along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Reuters

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump weighing US role in Iran after conflict, White House says

Reuters

Shi'ite Muslims holds a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a demonstration following his death during Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Magam town, Central Kashmir, Indian Kashmir, March 3, 2026.REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

Ayatollah's whereabouts impacted timing of US operation, White House says

Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on during a visit to a military training area to find out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the “Patriot” anti-aircraft missile system, at an undisclosed location, in Germany, June 11, 2024. Jens Buttner/Pool via REUTERS

Analysis-Iran conflict may divert US weapons from Ukraine

Reuters

A missile launched from Iran is seen from the central Gaza Strip. Gazans say that since the war with Iran broke out, attention has shifted away from their plight

Fewer Israeli strikes but also less aid in Gaza as Iran war rages

Agence France-Presse