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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...

Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she has no information on Epstein

Reuters3 March 2026

Feb 26 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities. “I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or...

Iran war enters fourth day in ‘smoke and blood’ as markets slide

Kingsley Oyong Akam3 March 2026

DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 3 (Reuters) – Explosions tore through Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday and financial markets around the world tumbled at the prospect of a prolonged disruption to global energy supplies from the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran. Iranian drones slammed into the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia, causing minor damage and starting a...

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...

Trump says ‘sad to see’ US-UK relationship deteriorate over Iran strikes

Reuters3 March 2026

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a second time this week, saying it was “sad to see” the so-called special relationship deteriorate after Britain initially held off providing support for U.S. strikes on Iran. Starmer said Britain did not take part in the assault on Tehran by...

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran

Reuters3 March 2026

GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday urged what it called the forces behind a deadly attack on a girls’ school in Iran to investigate and share insights into the incident, without saying who it believed was responsible. “The High Commissioner (Volker Turk) calls for a prompt, impartial and thorough...

Brushing off Trump criticism, UK’s Starmer defends actions over Iran

Reuters2 March 2026

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his actions in the Middle East on Monday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s criticism of Britain for not joining strikes against Iran by saying his decisions were guided by law and the “national interest”. In an address to parliament, Starmer said he was moved to...

Analysis-How Dubai’s safe-haven status is being put to the test

Reuters2 March 2026

DUBAI/ABU DHABI, March 2 (Reuters) – For decades, Dubai’s sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and something far more intangible: the unspoken promise that whatever was happening elsewhere in the Middle East, this city was different. The conflicts that destabilised the region would somehow stop at Dubai’s borders. On Saturday,...

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