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Saudi intercepts four ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh ahead of foreign ministers' meeting
By Timour Azhari March 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles...
18th March, 2026
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Israel steps up attacks on Gaza police as Hamas tightens grip
CAIRO/GAZA, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel has killed nearly a dozen Gaza police officers this week as...
18th March, 2026
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France says it's unreasonable to expect Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah amid bombing
By John Irish PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) - It is unreasonable to expect the Lebanese government to di...
18th March, 2026
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Drone attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard
March 18 (Reuters) - A drone attack targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and an explosion was heard...
18th March, 2026
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Commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij force killed, Iranian state media says
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij force w...
17th March, 2026
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Israel has ‘won’ war with Iran, foreign minister says, but goals remain unmet
By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on T...
17th March, 2026
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UN says more than 36,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli settlement drive
BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - More than 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank were forcibly displaced...
17th March, 2026
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Israeli strike kills three people in Gaza as Iran war strains truce
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least three people i...
17th March, 2026
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Exclusive-EU foreign policy chief Kallas calls on US, Israel to end Iran war
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called...
17th March, 2026
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Trump criticises allies over rejection of Hormuz request, as Iran and Israel trade airstrikes
By Alexander Cornwell and Jonathan Landay March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump accused s...
17th March, 2026
Finance
Analysis-Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens
By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with...
16th March, 2026
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Canada, France, Germany, UK warn against major Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A "significant Israeli ground offensive" in Lebanon must be averted...
16th March, 2026