Kenyans will no longer be enlisted to fight for Russia in Ukraine, minister says

Reuters16 March 2026

MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) – Kenya said on Monday that it had agreed with Russia that Kenyans would no longer be eligible for signing up to fight in the war with Ukraine after the scale of Russian recruitment triggered anger in some African countries. Kenya says that more than 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to...

British teens resist Australian-style social media ban

Reuters16 March 2026

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media. They know it can feed them a diet of “brain rot” content that keeps them glued to their phones while making money for big tech. Yet it is central to their lives, and many do not think...

‘One Battle After Another’ takes best picture at the Oscars

Reuters16 March 2026

LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Reuters) – The darkly comic thriller “One Battle After Another” won best picture at the Academy Awards, leading a haul of six trophies on a Sunday night when Hollywood handed its top movie honors to unconventional stories. The offbeat tale of political resistance traded wins with the vampire story “Sinners,” setting...

US officials predict quick end to Iran war, while Tehran says it can outlast foes

Reuters15 March 2026

DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. officials responding to economic uncertainty over high oil prices predicted on Sunday that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran would end within weeks and that a drop in energy costs would follow, despite Iran’s assertion that it remains “stable and strong” and ready to defend itself. U.S. President...

Hungary’s feuding parties stage big rallies ahead of April election

Reuters15 March 2026

BUDAPEST, March 15 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sought on Sunday to mobilise voters for what he called an “historic” vote on April 12, while opposition supporters hoping to end the nationalist leader’s 16-year rule turned out in droves at a rival rally. Orban faces what could be his toughest bid for re-election...

In heavy rain, Lebanese fleeing war huddle under makeshift shelters

Reuters15 March 2026

BEIRUT/SIDON, March 15 (Reuters) – Hussain Murtada and his family are camping in the back of a small truck, a flimsy tarpaulin shielding them from a storm on Sunday, with no room left at shelters for displaced people in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. “We are putting tarp over it because we’re soaked,” said...

Reuters15 March 2026

Canada and Nordics focus on military procurement in ‘middle-power’ meet-upBy Gwladys Fouche and Louise Rasmussen OSLO, March 15 (Reuters) – Canada and the five Nordic countries said on Sunday they have agreed to deepen cooperation in military procurement and other areas, in the latest push by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to build new global...

French mayoral elections gauge far-right strength before presidential ballot

Reuters15 March 2026

PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) – French voters headed to the polls on Sunday to elect their mayors in a closely watched ballot seen as a test of the strength of the far-right and the resilience of mainstream parties ahead of next year’s presidential election. Voting started at 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) and ends at 8...

US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit

Reuters15 March 2026

PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) – Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials launched a new round of talks in Paris on Sunday to iron out kinks in their trade truce and clear a smooth path for U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of March. The...

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left country after disputed vote

Reuters15 March 2026

KAMPALA, March 15 (Reuters) – Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he has temporarily left the country after two months in hiding in the wake of a presidential election in January that kept long‑time leader Yoweri Museveni in office. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, disputed the outcome of that contest, alleging fraud, and...

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