Archives for March, 2026

FILE PHOTO: People carry the coffin of a victim, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Sydney Opera House during a National Day of Mourning for the victims of the December 14, 2025, mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper/File Photo

Australia PM Albanese calls for clarity from Trump on objectives of Iran war

Reuters

Manifestation à l'appel de Reza Pahlavi, fils exilé du shah iranien, à Washington DC, le 29 mars 2026

'Long live the shah': Iranian diaspora back war at Washington rally

Agence France-Presse

A man stands at an impact site following an Iranian missile strike, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in southern Israel, March 29, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Trump calls Iran's current leaders 'very reasonable' as Pakistan prepares to host talks

Reuters

The squeeze on supply has pushed oil and gas prices ever higher, with drastic knock-on effects for supply chains in countless industries

G7 ministers set to tackle financial fallout of Mideast war

Agence France-Presse

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a U.S. House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump says intel chief Tulsi Gabbard 'softer' than him on Iran nuclear issue

Reuters

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa address a joint press conference

Germany's Merz pushes return of Syrians as he hosts leader Sharaa

Agence France-Presse

Members of the clergy and faithfuls attend a prayer service in the Church of All Nations held by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem

Latin Patriarch to get immediate access to Holy Sepulchre: Netanyahu

Agence France-Presse

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands as they attend a session at the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem March 29, 2026 REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon

Israeli parliament approves 2026 state budget, spokesperson says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: British Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives Ministerial Statement on Middle East: Economic Update at the House of Commons in London, Britain, March 24, 2026. House of Commons/Handout via REUTERS

UK's Reeves to warn G7 against unilateral trade moves during Iran war

Reuters

Emergency responders work at a site of the Qatari Al-Araby TV and business building damaged by a strike, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Pakistan prepares to host peace talks as Iran accuses US of ground assault plans

Reuters

An Israeli military helicopter flies above the border between Israel and Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL

Israeli military finds no negligence in killing of farmer near Lebanon border

Reuters

A young girl with an unlit candle during the Palm Sunday service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Dormition in Damascus

Muted Palm Sunday in Syria after violence in Christian town

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in southern Lebanon, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Netanyahu orders expansion of security buffer zone in southern Lebanon

Reuters

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was blocked by police from accessing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Israel PM restores access after Latin Patriarch blocked from Holy Sepulchre

Agence France-Presse

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey met in Islamabad

Pakistan says growing support for its Mideast war talks plan

Agence France-Presse