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Image for Iran war enters second week as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'
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Iran war enters second week as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

By Maya Gebeily, Humeyra Pamuk and Pesha Magid BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, March 7 (Reuters) - The...

7th March, 2026

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Germany pulls further troops out of Middle East

BERLIN, March 6 (Reuters) - Germany has pulled additional Bundeswehr troops out of the Middle East,...

6th March, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many aren’t eager to join the war
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Exclusive-Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many aren’t eager to join the war

By John Davison BAGHDAD, March 6 (Reuters) - Iran has spent decades and billions of dollars preparin...

6th March, 2026

Image for Medical stocks 'critically low' in Gaza, WHO says
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Medical stocks 'critically low' in Gaza, WHO says

By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 6 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday that medical...

6th March, 2026

Image for UK tells Bahrain its jets can provide extra defensive cover against Iranian strikes
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UK tells Bahrain its jets can provide extra defensive cover against Iranian strikes

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the king of Bahrain that four j...

6th March, 2026

Image for Drone strike drives calls to end British military presence on Cyprus
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Drone strike drives calls to end British military presence on Cyprus

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, March 6 (Reuters) - A drone strike this week on a British air base in Cyp...

6th March, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Turkey asks Britain's MI6 to step up protection of Syria's Sharaa, sources say
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Exclusive-Turkey asks Britain's MI6 to step up protection of Syria's Sharaa, sources say

By Jonathan Spicer, Feras Dalatey and Jonathan Saul ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS/LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Tu...

6th March, 2026

Image for Israel's Hezbollah attacks are likely to continue beyond Iran war, source says
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Israel's Hezbollah attacks are likely to continue beyond Iran war, source says

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israeli attacks against Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbol...

6th March, 2026

Image for Israeli airstrikes pound Beirut suburb, Hezbollah warns Israelis
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Israeli airstrikes pound Beirut suburb, Hezbollah warns Israelis

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlle...

6th March, 2026

Image for Gulf carriers resume limited flights, but missile fire fuels uncertainty
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Gulf carriers resume limited flights, but missile fire fuels uncertainty

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, March 6 (Reuters) - Emirates and Etihad Airways were resuming limited flight...

6th March, 2026

Image for Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl
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Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl

By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, March 5 (Reuters) - Syria has opened a newly reactivated air corridor fro...

5th March, 2026

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Israel decided to kill Khamenei in November, defence minister says

JERUSALEM, March 5 (Reuters) - Israel took the decision to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei i...

5th March, 2026