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Exclusive-Iran Spent Years Fostering Proxies in Iraq. Now, Many Aren’t Eager to Join the War
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Israel's Hezbollah Attacks Are Likely to Continue Beyond Iran War, Source Says
Ukraine Returns 300 Soldiers in Second Day of Pow Swaps With Russia, Zelenskiy Says
Date: March 6, 2026
KYIV, March 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine brought home 300 servicemen and two civilians from Russia on the second day of a prisoner swap, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. Zelenskiy said that...
Russia Says It Will Respond if Finland Hosts Nuclear Weapons, Accuses Helsinki of Stoking Tension
Date: March 6, 2026
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Finland's plan to lift a ban on hosting nuclear arms raised tensions in Europe and posed a potential threat to Russia, to...
Kremlin Says the War in Iran Has Fuelled Significant Demand for Russian Energy
Date: March 6, 2026
MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that the war in Iran had fuelled demand for Russian energy products, a day after the U.S. Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing India to buy...
Romania Will Not Host Nuclear Components on Its Territory for Deterrence, Says President
Date: March 6, 2026
BUCHAREST, March 6 (Reuters) - Romania will not host nuclear components on its territory in the medium term, centrist President Nicusor Dan said late on Thursday, in response to French plans to expand...
Israeli Airstrikes Pound Beirut Suburb, Hezbollah Warns Israelis
Date: March 6, 2026
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut overnight after ordering its residents to leave, while the Iran-backed...
Trump Urges Iranian Kurds to Attack Iran as War Widens
Date: March 6, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle East...