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Netanyahu Seeks to Avoid Snap Vote as Iran War Gives No Boost in Polls
Cyprus Has Opened Discussion With UK Over Its Bases, President Says
Europe's Stoxx 600 Gains 1% on Prospect of Middle East Ceasefire
Israel's Military to Occupy Swathe of Southern Lebanon, Defence Minister Says
Airstrike Hits Lebanese Christian Town North of Beirut, State Media Says
Date: March 24, 2026
BEIRUT, March 24 (Reuters) - Lebanese state media said on Tuesday that an air strike hit a Christian town north of Beirut, an area that had not yet been targeted in the expanding war between Israel...
Trump Wants a Deal With Iran but Success of Talks Unlikely, Israeli Officials Say
Date: March 24, 2026
JERUSALEM, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be determined to reach a deal with Iran aimed at ending hostilities in the Middle East, three senior Israeli officials said on...
Bahrain Proposes UN Security Council Approve Use of Force to Protect Hormuz Shipping
Date: March 23, 2026
By John Irish PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use "all necessary means" - diplomatic language...
UK Summons Iranian Ambassador Over Charges Against Men Accused of Spying
Date: March 23, 2026
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday the Iranian ambassador to the UK had been summoned after an Iranian national and one British-Iranian dual national were charged last week on...
Israeli Minister Calls for Annexation of Southern Lebanon
Date: March 23, 2026
By Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, March 23 (Reuters) - Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country's south, Israel's finance...
Iran Says It Is Implementing Sentences Against Convicted January Protesters
Date: March 23, 2026
DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The cases of individuals arrested over Iran's nationwide protests earlier this year have been processed, first deputy Chief of the Judiciary Hamzeh Khalili said on Monday,...