Archives for March, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

EU to discuss bolstering Mideast naval mission amid Iran war turmoil

Reuters

Israeli soldiers use an artillery unit, amid escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

Israel and Lebanon expected to hold talks soon, Israeli officials say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is printed on a sign during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) two-day job fair in Texas to help fill vacancies for deportation officers and attorneys, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo

Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul attends a press conference with Cyprus' Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo

Germany sceptical about expanding EUOperation Aspides in Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

A man rides a scooter next to a damaged building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, targeting what Israel said is a Hezbollah-affiliated bank, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

WHO releases $2 million in emergency funds to Lebanon, Iraq and Syria

Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows his hand as he speaks at a cafe, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 15, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. Benjamin Netanyahu via Telegram/Handout via REU

Netanyahu posts video in response to Iran rumours that he is dead

Reuters

Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, speaks to Reuters during an interview in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour

Exclusive-Iran wants 'serious review' of Arab Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

Reuters

People walk past belongings left out to dry at the corniche after rainfall, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

In heavy rain, Lebanese fleeing war huddle under makeshift shelters

Reuters

Police made a number of arrests including for not removing a face covering during the pro-Palestinian static protest

Hundreds join banned UK pro-Palestinian march

Agence France-Presse

An Israeli airstrike damaged the third storey on an apartment building in Lebanon's city of Sion, reportedly killing one person

Israel launches fresh strike on south Beirut

Agence France-Presse

Handout photo from the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from a Thai bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack

Strait of Hormuz forms part of front line in Mideast war

Agence France-Presse

The members of Iran's women's football team who did not claim asylum in Australia arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 11, 2026

Iran women's football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid: state media

Agence France-Presse

Pope Leo XIV speaks during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire

Reuters

People on motorcycles ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iran arrests dozens of people accused of being informants for Israel

Reuters

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the government's representative facility in Oslo, Norway, March 15, 2026. NTB/Thomas Fure via REUTERS

Canada and Nordics seek closer 'middle power' cooperation

Reuters

Israeli military vehicles at the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, amid escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

Israeli foreign minister says no plans for talks with Lebanese government

Reuters