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Drone Attack Targets US Embassy in Baghdad, Explosion Heard
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Russian Forces Take Control of Two More Ukrainian Villages, Defence Ministry Says
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Scottish Lawmakers Vote Against Allowing Assisted Dying
Russia's Rosatom Condemns Strike on Territory of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant
Date: March 17, 2026
March 17 (Reuters) - Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, condemned a strike on the territory of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday and called for de-escalation around the...
Ali Larijani, Iran's Ultimate Backroom Powerbroker, Killed in Israeli Airstrike
Date: March 17, 2026
March 17 (Reuters) - Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani was one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, an architect of its security policy, and a close adviser to Ayatollah Ali...
Ilia Ii, Patriarch Who Led Georgian Church Out of the Soviet Union, Dies at 93
Date: March 17, 2026
By Lucy Papachristou March 17 (Reuters) - The spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church for just shy of half a century, Ilia II oversaw its transformation from an institution repressed under...
UAE Could Join Any US-led Effort to Secure Strait of Hormuz, Says Senior Official
Date: March 17, 2026
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, March 17 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates may join a U.S.-led effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran all but shut the vital waterway to ships...
Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran, Wsj Reports
Date: March 17, 2026
March 17 (Reuters) - Russia has been expanding its intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran, providing satellite imagery and improved drone technology to aid Tehran’s targeting of U.S....
Commander of Iran's Paramilitary Basij Force Killed, Iranian State Media Says
Date: March 17, 2026
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij force was killed in U.S.-Israel attacks, Iran's state media said on Tuesday. Israel had earlier on Tuesday...