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Aggressive Trump launches Latin America cartel coalition

Reuters7 March 2026

MIAMI, Florida – U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Latin American leaders to Florida on Saturday to launch a new coalition against drug cartels, even as he struck a dismissive tone toward the region, telling officials their countries had allowed gangs to seize territory and joking that he had no time to learn their languages. Trump...

Exclusive-US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say

Reuters7 March 2026

U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation, two U.S. officials told Reuters. Reuters was unable to determine more details about the investigation,...

UN official says 100,000 Lebanese are in shelters after unprecedented Israeli warnings

Reuters6 March 2026

BEIRUT – The number of displaced people in Lebanon is expected to rapidly increase after unprecedented Israeli evacuation orders covering large parts of the country, with about 100,000 already cramming shelters, a senior U.N. official said on Friday. With hostilities raging between Israel and Hezbollah amid a spreading U.S.-led war on Iran, the Israeli military...

Highlights of NATO chief’s interview with Reuters

Reuters5 March 2026

BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday the alliance was vigilant and ready to defend every inch of its territory after Iran fired a ballistic missile towards NATO member Turkey. Rutte also addressed France’s shift in nuclear doctrine and responded to criticism from some over the way he lavishes praise on...

‘Everyone cheered’: stranded Gulf travellers gamble on their route home

Reuters5 March 2026

DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) – Stranded passengers in the Gulf states are waiting for one thing: a phone call confirming their flight home will depart. Even then, few celebrate until the plane has taken off and cleared Emirati airspace. “There was just this eerie feeling on the plane. Everyone was just dead quiet. No one...

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

Reuters5 March 2026

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress. The Senate voted 53 to 47 not to advance the resolution, largely along party...

Spain defies Trump’s threats over stance on Iran war, says it ‘won’t be vassals’

Reuters5 March 2026

MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) – Spain “will not be vassals” to another country, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Jesus Montero said on Wednesday, defying U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to cut trade with Madrid over its stance against the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Trump floated imposing a trade embargo on Madrid over its refusal to allow ...

Turkey says NATO defences destroyed Iran missile, risking war expansion

Reuters4 March 2026

ANKARA, March 4 (Reuters) – Turkey said that NATO air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the Middle East conflict and raising the possibility of a major expansion involving its bloc allies. Turkey – Iran’s neighbour that had...

U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone

Reuters4 March 2026

GALLE, Sri Lanka/WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington’s pursuit of the Iranian navy. Sri Lanka’s deputy foreign minister identified the warship as the frigate IRIS Dena, and said it was heading back to Iran...

UK’s Starmer vows to keep a ‘cool head’ after Trump castigation

Reuters4 March 2026

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – Keir Starmer said Britain would respond to the escalating conflict in the Middle East with a “cool head” after President Donald Trump chastised the prime minister for failing to provide sufficient support for his strikes on Iran. Britain, historically a staunch ally of Washington, initially refused to allow its military...

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