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Downed planes spell new peril for Trump as Tehran hunts missing US pilot

By Phil Stewart and Enas Alashray WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 4 (Reuters) - Iran's forces were hunting o...

4th April, 2026

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Pope Leo urges Israel's Herzog to end Iran war in phone call, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY, April 3 (Reuters) - Pope Leo spoke on the phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on...

3rd April, 2026

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Russian mariner held after Houthi Red Sea attack leaves Yemen for home

April 2 (Reuters) - A Russian mariner detained for around eight months after being on board a ship a...

2nd April, 2026

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Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Shalaby CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas h...

2nd April, 2026

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Medical needs surging in Iran and supplies under threat, Red Cross warns

By Emma Farge GENEVA, April 2 (Reuters) - Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially,...

2nd April, 2026

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A month into war, Lebanon's prime minister says no end in sight

By Raghed Waked and Mahmoud Hassano BEIRUT, April 2 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam...

2nd April, 2026

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Analysis-From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan's remarkable makeover

By Saad Sayeed April 2 (Reuters) - A diplomatic outcast a year ago, Pakistan has become a trusted re...

2nd April, 2026

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Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets

By Pesha Magid TULKARM, West Bank, April 2 (Reuters) - The sight and sound of Iranian rockets arcing...

2nd April, 2026

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Christians in Lebanon's south fear expanding war will reach their towns

By Nazih Osseiran and Maya Gebeily April 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of Christians still living in a clu...

1st April, 2026

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Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law

By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, March 31 (Reuters) - Palestinians in the occupied...

31st March, 2026

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UK to send additional air defence kit to Middle East

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Britain plans to send additional air defence equipment to help its alli...

31st March, 2026

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Explainer-When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?

By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE, March 31 (Reuters) - The widening Iran conflict has led to airstrikes...

31st March, 2026