geopolitics
Trump Was Warned of Likely Iranian Retaliation on Gulf Allies, Sources Say
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Pollution From Russian Strike on Ukraine Hydro Plant Cuts Water to Moldovan City
Analysis-Gulf States Press US to Neutralise Iran for Good as Hormuz Crisis Deepens
Canada, France, Germany, UK Warn Against Major Israeli Ground Offensive in Lebanon
Date: March 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A "significant Israeli ground offensive" in Lebanon must be averted since it could have devastating humanitarian consequences, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and...
Pakistan Strikes Hit Drug Rehabilitation Hospital in Kabul, Taliban Says
Date: March 16, 2026
March 16 (Reuters) - A Pakistani airstrike hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing or wounding an unspecified number of people, an Afghan Taliban spokesperson said on Monday, an action...
Ebrd Weighs Support to Cushion Emerging Economies From Iran War Fallout
Date: March 16, 2026
(Refiles to remove all caps copy from text, no other changes to text) By Libby George and Karin Strohecker LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Europe's top development bank, the EBRD, is considering support...
EU Has 'no Appetite' to Expand Mideast Naval Mission to Strait of Hormuz, Kallas Says
Date: March 16, 2026
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers showed "no appetite" to expand an EU naval mission in the Middle East to the Strait of Hormuz for the time being, EU foreign policy...
Russia Has Taken 12 Settlements in Ukraine in First Two Weeks of March, Top General Says
Date: March 16, 2026
MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Russia has taken control of 12 settlements in Ukraine in the first two weeks of March, Russian state-run news agencies cited Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, as...
Germany's Merz: We Will Not Participate in Iran War
Date: March 16, 2026
BERLIN, March 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Germany would not participate in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. "We lack the mandate from the United Nations, the...