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Thursday 19 March | 11:44

Transatlantic rift widens as Europe rejects Trump’s Iran strategy

For a self-described Transatlanticist like German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the language has been unusually blunt. When President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran and deploy ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 19 March | 11:29

Gulf states request urgent debate at UN Human Rights Council

Gulf states have requested an urgent debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva over Iran’s strikes on civilians and energy infrastructure across the Middle East, documents ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 19 March | 11:25

Trump envoy meets Lukashenko in bid to negotiate more prisoner releases in Belarus

U.S. presidential envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday on his latest mission to try to negotiate the release of political prisoners. Coale has ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 19 March | 11:08 Tourism

‘Cyprus missing out on €1 billion a year from loss of Russian tourism market’

Cyprus businesses want Russian tourists back, ambassador says Russian ambassador to Cyprus Murat Zyazikov has claimed that European Union sanctions have resulted in an annual revenue loss of over €1 billion ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Thursday 19 March | 08:20

Russia says messaging app Telegram remains in breach of regulations

Telegram messaging app is still not complying with ‌Russian laws, the state communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Wednesday, according to state run news agency ⁠RIA. Russian authorities have repeatedly accused ...

By Reuters News Service

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Thursday 19 March |

Updated on 19/3 11:33

Iran strikes Gulf energy sites after Israeli attack on key gas field

Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge South Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 19 March | 06:00

Geopolitical tensions raise risks for global insurers, agency warns

Rising geopolitical tensions centred on Iran are fuelling increasing concern in the global insurance sector, particularly in areas linked to terrorism and political violence, according to ratings agency Morningstar DBRS. ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Wednesday 18 March | 22:15

Sweden says Iran has executed a Swedish citizen

Iran executed a Swedish citizen on Wednesday, Sweden’s foreign minister said, adding that she had summoned the Iranian ambassador in Stockholm to condemn the decision. The person, who was ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 21:51

Saudi intercepts four ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh

Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles that were launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry said, just ahead of a meeting of regional and Islamic foreign ministers ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 21:41

Slovakia allows setting higher fuel prices for foreigners

Slovakia’s government on Wednesday approved a resolution allowing service stations to set higher diesel prices for cars with foreign plates as it clamps down on “fuel tourism” amid a ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 21:21

UK looks to provide more support to Gulf allies amid Iranian attacks

Britain said it was working to provide more support for its partners in the Gulf who are under attack from Iran, as it announced plans to buy extra missiles to ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 20:57

Iceland could become EU member in 2028

Iceland’s Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir told Reuters on Wednesday she is optimistic her country could join the European Union as early as 2028, adding she expects fisheries and agriculture ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 20:51

Turkish crowds protest in support of jailed Erdogan rival one year after arrest

Thousands of Turks gathered in central Istanbul on Wednesday in support of jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at an opposition rally, one year after President Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival was ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 20:40

Iran’s government appears intact, if degraded, US spy chief says

Iran’s government has been degraded since the war began on February 28, but it appears to be intact and Tehran and its proxies remain capable of attacking U.S. and ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 19:54

Israel doubles troops in Hezbollah fight

Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese villages that the military has ordered ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 18:58

Pakistan, Afghanistan to pause fighting for Eid

Pakistan and Afghanistan said they were pausing their military operations against each other on Wednesday for the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr, a surprise move two days after a drug rehab ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 17:42

UK donates £15,000 to Committee on Missing Persons

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) on Wednesday announced that it had received a donation amounting to £15,000 (€17,282) from the United Kingdom. The donation brings the total amount donated by the ...

By Tom Cleaver

Wednesday 18 March | 16:59

iPhone spyware capable of penetrating millions of devices uncovered

A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers ...

By Reuters News Service

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Wednesday 18 March |

Updated on 18/3 20:37

Iran threatens Gulf energy targets after huge gas field is struck

Iran’s huge Pars gas field was hit on Wednesday, a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war, prompting Tehran to announce it would respond with attacks on oil ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 14:56

Former MP Crispin Blunt charged with drugs offences

Former British lawmaker Crispin Blunt has been charged with drugs offences, prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday. Blunt was a member of parliament for the Conservative Party, currently the ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 14:01

Greek firms scan computer systems as Iran war raises cyberattack risks

Greek shipowners and other companies are scanning their computer systems for evidence of cyberattacks after advice from the National Cybersecurity Authority, two sources said on Wednesday following incidents that have ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 11:57 HEALTH

UK races to contain meningitis outbreak in Kent after two deaths

Five new cases of meningitis have been found in Kent in southeast England, Britain said on Wednesday, taking the total to 20 in what has been called an “unprecedented” outbreak that ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 18 March | 11:16

Zelenskiy: Ukrainian security proposal for Europe could resemble British Cyprus bases

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that his country could offer protection to Europe in a similar fashion to the way in which the United Kingdom’s sovereign bases in ...

By Tom Cleaver

Wednesday 18 March | 10:06

Israel admits responsibility for strike on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

Israel’s military on Wednesday acknowledged that its tank fire hit a U.N. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers, an incident that underscores the growing risks ...

By Reuters News Service

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Transatlantic rift widens as Europe rejects Trump’s Iran strategy

Gulf states request urgent debate at UN Human Rights Council

Trump envoy meets Lukashenko in bid to negotiate more prisoner releases in Belarus

‘Cyprus missing out on €1 billion a year from loss of Russian tourism market’

Russia says messaging app Telegram remains in breach of regulations

Iran strikes Gulf energy sites after Israeli attack on key gas field

Geopolitical tensions raise risks for global insurers, agency warns

Sweden says Iran has executed a Swedish citizen

Saudi intercepts four ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh

Slovakia allows setting higher fuel prices for foreigners

UK looks to provide more support to Gulf allies amid Iranian attacks

Iceland could become EU member in 2028

Turkish crowds protest in support of jailed Erdogan rival one year after arrest

Iran’s government appears intact, if degraded, US spy chief says

Israel doubles troops in Hezbollah fight

Pakistan, Afghanistan to pause fighting for Eid

UK donates £15,000 to Committee on Missing Persons

iPhone spyware capable of penetrating millions of devices uncovered

Iran threatens Gulf energy targets after huge gas field is struck

Former MP Crispin Blunt charged with drugs offences

Greek firms scan computer systems as Iran war raises cyberattack risks

UK races to contain meningitis outbreak in Kent after two deaths

Zelenskiy: Ukrainian security proposal for Europe could resemble British Cyprus bases

Israel admits responsibility for strike on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon