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Pope Leo calls universal healthcare a 'moral imperative'
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal healthcare, calling it a "moral imperative" that people have acce...
Mar 18, 2026
Turkey says NATO deploying more defences to guard southern base
ANKARA, March 18 (Reuters) - NATO is deploying another U.S. Patriot missile defence system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where personnel from the United States and other countries are loc...
Mar 18, 2026
Ukraine seeks release of citizens arrested in India over alleged Myanmar drone activity
By Krishna N. Das and Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, March 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine has asked New Delhi to release six of its citizens arrested in India last week for allegedly entering a restricted border...
Mar 18, 2026
UN agency puts death toll at 143 in Kabul rehab centre bombing by Pakistan
KARACHI, March 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has put the death toll at 143 in the bombing of a Kabul drug rehab centre by Pakistan, an official told Reuters on We...
Mar 18, 2026
Russia, China and Iran are main threats to Sweden, security service says
STOCKHOLM, March 18 (Reuters) - Russia, China and Iran are the biggest threats to Sweden, the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) said on Wednesday in its annual report on threats facing the country. The ...
Mar 18, 2026
Japan sets February record for inbound tourists with nearly 3.5 million visitors
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Visitors to Japan in February rose 6.4% from a year earlier to set a new record for the month, government data showed on Wednesday, despite a drop-off in Chinese tourists a...
Mar 18, 2026
Afghans search for loved ones at Kabul rehab centre bombed by Pakistan
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Families and friends of people who were under treatment at a rehab centre in the Afghan capital Kabul searched for their loved ones on Wednesday, tw...
Mar 18, 2026
China makes energy security 'reunification' offer to Taiwan amid Middle East war
BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - China offered on Wednesday what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing's rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the bene...
Mar 18, 2026
Chinese university tells students to 'fall in love' during spring break
HONG KONG, March 18 (Reuters) - A Chinese university is urging students to "enjoy the flowers, fall in love" during their mid-term break, an unusual directive in a nation obsessed with getting good gr...
Mar 18, 2026
Iran says nuclear doctrine unlikely to change, Hormuz Strait needs new protocol
DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Iran's stance against the development of nuclear weapons will not significantly change, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media o...
Mar 18, 2026
