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Russia Says France's Plan to Expand Its Nuclear Arsenal Is Destabilising
Cyprus Calls Off Alert After Suspect Object Spotted Close to Lebanon
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Russia Says US Attacked Iran on False Pretext, Condemns Call for Iranians to Seize Power
Analysis-Netanyahu's War Alliance With Trump Faces Test as Iran Crisis Widens
Date: March 4, 2026
By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, March 4, (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered on a career-long ambition to topple Iran's leadership, but his lockstep alignment...
US Assault on Iran Ahead of Schedule, Says US Middle East Commander
Date: March 4, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. assault on Iran was ahead of schedule, said the top American commander for the Middle East, as Israel and the U.S....
At Least Four Killed in Israeli Strike on Building in Lebanon's Baalbek
Date: March 4, 2026
March 4 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on a four-storey residential building has killed at least four people and wounded six others in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek with rescue teams working to...
Goldman CEO Says Markets May Take 'couple of Weeks' to Digest Iran War Impacts
Date: March 4, 2026
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Wednesday that he was surprised at the "benign" reaction in financial markets over the conflict in the Middle East...
Merz Says He Urged Trump to Increase Pressure on Putin
Date: March 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking after a meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday, said he had urged the president to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir...
France Sending Aircraft Carrier to Mediterranean, Macron Says
Date: March 3, 2026
PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France was sending its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean and working to build a coalition that would help...