US lawmakers worry Trump may put ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran

Reuters10 March 2026

WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the Iran war, saying they were worried that President Donald Trump could deploy U.S. ground forces and noting the high risks given Russian support for Tehran’s military. “We know that Russia is already helping with intel, providing that to Iran, and that there’s an axis...

Hundreds killed in Haiti drone strikes, including 60 civilians, Human Rights Watch says

Reuters10 March 2026

Explosive drone strikes by Haitian security forces targeting gangs have killed over 1,200 people, including 43 adult civilians and 17 children, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Tuesday, adding that operations have ramped up in recent months. Since last March, Haitian security forces, with support from Vectus Global, have carried out anti-gang operations...

Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran despite market bets that war will end soon

Reuters10 March 2026

DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON – The United States and Israel pounded Iran on Tuesday with what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground said were the most intense airstrikes of the war, despite global markets betting that President Donald Trump will seek to end the conflict soon. Raising the stakes for the global economy, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards...

Greenpeace activists storm stage at France’s nuclear summit, confront Macron

Reuters10 March 2026

PARIS – Two Greenpeace activists broke onto the stage at the start of a global nuclear summit in France on Tuesday, interrupting President Emmanuel Macron and U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi as they were greeting heads of state. The protesters, dressed sharply in black suits and ties, held banners bearing the Greenpeace logo and...

Five Iranian women’s soccer players granted humanitarian visas in Australia

Reuters10 March 2026

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON – Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women soccer players after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their return home for their refusal to sing the national anthem at an Asia Cup match. “Australians have been moved by the plight of these brave women,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a...

France to deploy almost dozen warships, mulls Hormuz mission, Macron says

Reuters10 March 2026

PAPHOS, Cyprus – France is deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the conflict in the Middle East. Speaking in Cyprus before visiting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, which...

Exclusive-US nears deal to resume intelligence operations in Mali

Reuters9 March 2026

DAKAR – The U.S. is nearing a deal with Mali that will allow Washington to resume flying aircraft and drones over the West African country’s airspace to gather intelligence on jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda, according to one current U.S. official and a former U.S. official. Last month, Washington made the first move to...

Belgian synagogue damaged in blast considered antisemitic act

Reuters9 March 2026

LIEGE, Belgium – An explosion hit a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege early on Monday in what authorities said was an antisemitic attack that caused damage but no injuries. The explosion, which happened around 4 a.m. (0300 GMT), blew out the windows of the synagogue, as well as those of a building on...

Governments scramble to limit fallout of Iran war as oil prices surge

Reuters9 March 2026

SINGAPORE – Governments scrambled to limit the impact on economies and consumers from the widening Iran war, which fuelled a record surge in oil prices on Monday after key producers cut output and Tehran signalled that hardliners would remain in charge. In a sign of mounting governmental concern over supply disruptions, the Group of Seven...

Jailed Erdogan rival clashes with judge as Turkey corruption trial begins

Reuters9 March 2026

ISTANBUL – Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, argued with the presiding judge on Monday in a chaotic start to a sweeping corruption trial that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival to become president at Turkey’s next election. Imamoglu, 55, demanded permission to speak and urged the judge to “respect the right of...

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