geopolitics
Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Still Expected This Week, Zelenskiy Says
Putin Will Relay UAE President's Complaints About Iranian Strikes to Tehran, Kremlin Says
US Aircraft Leave Spain After Government Says Bases Cannot Be Used for Iran Attacks
Iranian-Made Drone Hits British Air Base in Cyprus, Causing Limited Damage
German Chancellor Merz Heads to Washington in Shadow of War in Iran
Date: March 2, 2026
By James Mackenzie BERLIN, March 2 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a delicate task on Tuesday when he visits Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump, now overshadowed...
Kremlin Says Continuing Talks With Ukraine Is in Russia's Own Interests
Date: March 2, 2026
MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it was in Russia's own interests to continue peace talks with Ukraine and that Moscow's preference was still to reach a diplomatic...
Airline Shares Fall as US-Iran Conflict Disrupts Travel, Raises Oil Prices
Date: March 2, 2026
By Byron Kaye, Hollie Adams and Julie Zhu LONDON/SYDNEY/HONG KONG, March 2 (Reuters) - Airline shares plunged on Monday, with Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific and Australia's Qantas Airways down more than 5...
Morning Bid: Dire Straits for Global Oil Trade
Date: March 2, 2026
March 2 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Suddenly, everyone's an expert on crude shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Marine Traffic shows the red...
Israel Strikes Lebanon Following Hezbollah Attacks, Widening Iran Conflict
Date: March 2, 2026
By Rami Ayyub, Alexander Cornwell, Nayera Abdallah, Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/DUBAI/BEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - Israel launched new air strikes targeting Tehran and expanded...
US Officials Skeptical of Regime Change in Tehran After Khamenei Killing, Say Sources
Date: March 2, 2026
By Gram Slattery and Erin Banco March 1 (Reuters) - Following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, many senior U.S. officials remain skeptical that the U.S. and...