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EU to Impose Sanctions on Nine People for Alleged War Crimes in Ukraine, Says French Minister
Trump Demands Others Help Secure Strait of Hormuz, Japan and Australia Say No Plans to Send Ships
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Trump Warns NATO Faces ‘very Bad Future’ if Allies Fail to Help US in Iran, Ft Reports
UK to Provide Over $6 Million in Emergency Funding for Lebanon Aid
Date: March 15, 2026
March 15 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Sunday said the UK will provide over 5 million pounds ($6.62 million) of emergency funding to support humanitarian work of the Lebanese...
Oil Extends Gains as Middle East Conflict Threatens Export Facilities
Date: March 15, 2026
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, March 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices extended gains on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered a third week, putting oil infrastructure at risk and keeping the Strait...
France's Macron Urges Iran to Cease Regional Attacks, Restore Hormuz Navigation
Date: March 15, 2026
March 15 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had asked Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to put an immediate end to attacks against countries in the Middle East whether...
EU to Discuss Bolstering Mideast Naval Mission Amid Iran War Turmoil
Date: March 15, 2026
By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Monday bolstering a small naval mission in the Middle East but are not expected to decide...
Israel and Lebanon Expected to Hold Talks Soon, Israeli Officials Say
Date: March 15, 2026
JERUSALEM, March 15 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold talks in the coming days aimed at securing a durable ceasefire that would see Hezbollah disarmed, two Israeli officials said on...
Germany Sceptical About Expanding EUOperation Aspides in Strait of Hormuz
Date: March 15, 2026
FRANKFURT, March 15 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Sunday that he was sceptical about a potential widening of the European Union's Aspides naval mission to the Strait of...