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EU's von der Leyen to visit Australia for likely trade deal conclusion
BRUSSELS, March 18 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Australia to meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese next week, when the two sides are likely to conclude nego...
Mar 18, 2026
Thai court accepts petition challenging legality of election ballots
BANGKOK, March 18 (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday accepted for consideration a petition challenging the legality of election ballots used in last month's polls. The Election C...
Mar 18, 2026
Japan's leader faces high-wire act in Washington over Trump's Iran demands
By Tamiyuki Kihara, Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the White House on Thursday for meetings that offer U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Mar 17, 2026
Israel steps up strikes in central Beirut, killing 10, Lebanese authorities say
By Laila Bassam, Mohamed Azakir and Tom Perry BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel stepped up airstrikes in central Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building, ...
Mar 17, 2026
Explainer-How Trump's Hormuz push tests Japan's pacifist limits
By Tim Kelly TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's call for allies to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has revived questions about how far pacifist ...
Mar 17, 2026
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, Mizan reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to the judiciary's Mizan news agency, which identified him as Kurosh Keyvani. The man was found "guilty of providing Is...
Mar 17, 2026
Iraq resumes Kirkuk crude exports via Ceyhan after Baghdad-KRG deal
By Ahmed Rasheed, Yomna Ehab and Muayad Hameed BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Crude exports from Iraq's Kirkuk fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port have resumed via pipeline, North Oil Company said, after Ba...
Mar 17, 2026
Projectile hits near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, no damage or injuries reported
March 17 (Reuters) - A projectile hit an area near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening, however it caused no damage or injuries, Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency. "Th...
Mar 17, 2026
Australia says Iranian projectile hits UAE airbase, all personnel safe
SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian projectile on Wednesday hit near its Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, and that all Australian def...
Mar 17, 2026
Russian forces take control of two more Ukrainian villages, defence ministry says
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russian troops have taken control of the village of Sopych in Ukraine's northern Sumy region and Kalenyky in the eastern Donetsk region, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesd...
Mar 17, 2026
