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Image for Russia accuses the West of creating security threats for Moscow in the Arctic
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Russia accuses the West of creating security threats for Moscow in the Arctic

MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused the West of creating a s...

18th March, 2026

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Israel steps up attacks on Gaza police as Hamas tightens grip

CAIRO/GAZA, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel has killed nearly a dozen Gaza police officers this week as...

18th March, 2026

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Iranian women's soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim

By Ismet Mikailogullari GURBULAK, Turkey, March 18 (Reuters) - The Iranian women's soccer team cross...

18th March, 2026

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Damaged Russian LNG tanker has reached Libyan waters, Italy says

ROME, March 18 (Reuters) - The damaged Russian liquefied natural gas tanker that has been adrift in...

18th March, 2026

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A decade after Brussels attacks, survivor still battling for health and payout

By Bart Biesemans and Christian Levaux ZAVENTEM, Belgium, March 18 (Reuters) - Ten years after coord...

18th March, 2026

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Swedish citizen executed in Iran, Sweden's foreign minister says

COPENHAGEN, March 18 (Reuters) - A Swedish citizen was executed in Iran on Wednesday, Sweden's forei...

18th March, 2026

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Former UK lawmaker Crispin Blunt charged with drugs offences

LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Former British lawmaker Crispin Blunt has been charged with drugs offen...

18th March, 2026

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Rescue underway at Swiss ski resort as ski lift cabin crashes down mountain

BERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - A rescue operation is underway in a Swiss ski resort after media report...

18th March, 2026

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Poland decides to extradite Russian archaeologist to Ukraine

(In paragraph 3, corrects to say .. December ..not.. last month) WARSAW, March 18 (Reuters) - A Wars...

18th March, 2026

Image for Norway prosecutor seeks more than seven years in prison for stepson of crown prince
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Norway prosecutor seeks more than seven years in prison for stepson of crown prince

OSLO, March 18 (Reuters) - The stepson of Norway's crown prince should be sentenced to seven years a...

18th March, 2026

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France says it's unreasonable to expect Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah amid bombing

By John Irish PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) - It is unreasonable to expect the Lebanese government to di...

18th March, 2026

Image for Kremlin condemns US-Israeli 'murder' of Iran’s leaders after Ali Larijani killing
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Kremlin condemns US-Israeli 'murder' of Iran’s leaders after Ali Larijani killing

MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday condemned what it called "the murder" of Iran'...

18th March, 2026