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Trump says US will cut all trade with Spain over military bases, defence spending

Kingsley Oyong Akam3 March 2026

WASHINGTON/MADRID, March 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would cut off all trade with Spain after the European country refused to let the U.S. military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran. “Spain has been terrible,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with German Chancellor...

US struggling to de-risk Congo’s ‘war zone minerals’ even after pact, sources say

Reuters3 March 2026

DAKAR/KINSHASA, March 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. has made progress in its push to prise Congo’s strategic minerals from China’s orbit, but conflict, contested licences and compliance demands are still slowing Washington’s advance into a region its rival dominates, diplomats and industry officials said. Democratic Republic of Congo, which hosts the world’s largest cobalt supply...

Factbox-Governments weigh repatriations as conflict grounds Middle East flights

Reuters3 March 2026

March 3 (Reuters) – Commercial flights across parts of the Middle East have been grounded due to the escalating conflict after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, stranding foreign nationals and prompting governments to consider repatriation. Below is what governments and officials have said about repatriation plans, in alphabetical order by country: AUSTRALIA Foreign Minister...

Clinton says Trump told him of ‘some great times’ with Jeffrey Epstein

Reuters3 March 2026

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton told lawmakers that President Donald Trump told him he had “some great times” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before their relationship soured, according to a video released on Monday. In a videotaped deposition to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, the former Democratic president said...

Iran conflict widens to Lebanon, Kuwait mistakenly shoots down US jets

Reuters2 March 2026

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) – The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, with Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, and Tehran firing missiles and drones at Gulf states and a British air base as far away as Cyprus. Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American F-15E...

Update: Only lasting solution in Iran is a diplomatic one, von der Leyen says

Reuters2 March 2026

BRUSELS, March 2 (Reuters) – The only lasting solution for the crisis in Iran is a diplomatic one, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. “This means a credible transition for Iran, the definite halt to both the nuclear and ballistic programs and an end to destabilizing activities in the region,” von...

Kuwait shoots down US jets in friendly-fire incident, US CENTCOM says

Reuters2 March 2026

KUWAIT CITY, March 2 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s air defences mistakenly shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an apparent friendly-fire incident during the conflict with Iran. All six crew members ejected from the aircraft safely, were recovered and are in stable...

US announces its first casualties in Iran war; poll signals challenge for Trump

Reuters2 March 2026

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. military announced on Sunday the first American casualties of President Donald Trump’s intensifying attack on Iran, as a new poll showed only one in four Americans supported strikes against the Middle Eastern country. As the conflict entered its second day, Trump said 48 Iranian leaders had been killed...

Fire at Jebel Ali Port

The Credibility News1 March 2026

The Incident:Heavy smoke was seen billowing from Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port on Sunday (March 1). According to the Dubai media office, the fire started a day earlier at one of the berths due to debris resulting from an aerial interception. Official Cause:While the initial statement did not specify the source of the interception, this event...

US and Israel strike Iran, seeking to topple its leaders

Reuters28 February 2026

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. Tehran called the...

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