Archives for March, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016. Rouhollah Vahdati/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran's new Supreme Leader to issue message within minutes for Persian New Year

Reuters

A woman carrying a child walks past an armoured vehicle as Turkish army and security personnel search a field after a piece of ammunition fell following the interception of a missile launched from Iran by a NATO air defence system, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

NATO says it is 'adjusting' mission in Iraq after report of withdrawal of personnel

Reuters

A French Navy helicopter hovers over the Deyna vessel, which is supposed to be a member of the Russian shadow fleet, during an operation in the Western Mediterranean Sea, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on March 20, 2026. Prefecture maritime de la Mediterranee/Etat Major des Armees/Handout via REUTERS

France boards tanker it says is linked to Russian shadow fleet in Mediterranean

Reuters

US President Donald Trump walks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House

Trump rules out Iran truce as more Marines head to Middle East

Agence France-Presse

French jihadist Sabri Essid is presumed to have been killed in 2018

French jihadist jailed for life for Islamic State crimes against Yazidis

Agence France-Presse

A Navy V-22 Osprey aircraft approaches to land at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake

US to deploy of thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/File Photo

Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to Middle East, discussing 'serious agreements'

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Trump calls NATO "cowards" over lack of support in Iran war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

China calls for end to war in Middle East warning of economic impact

Reuters

Police officers and a firefighters stand in front of a burned production hall at an industrial area in Pardubice, Czech Republic, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Czechs investigate fire after reports of anti-Israel group claiming responsibility

Reuters

Transport costs have soared as fuel prices recently reached record highs in Nigeria, before slipping back down

Far from war, global fuel frustrations mount

Agence France-Presse

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a statement after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Lod, Israel, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

France sees no obvious short-term end to Middle East war, Barrot says

Reuters

Ali Shamkhani, a mainstay of the armed forces in Iran and advisor to the supreme leader, was buried on March 14

'Decimated'? The Iranian leaders killed in Israeli-US war

Agence France-Presse

A member of ground crew moves munitions towards a USAF B1 B bomber at RAF Fairford airbase, used by USAF personnel, amid the U.S.–Israeli conflict with Iran, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Switzerland halts weapons exports to US due to Iran war, citing neutrality

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Sri Lanka declined ground access to two US combat aircraft, president says

Reuters

Palestinians inspect the site of Wednesday’s Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, in Gaza City, March 12, 2026. The Israeli military ordered the camp to evacuate before the strike. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

UNRWA head warns on agency's future work in Gaza ahead of his departure

Reuters