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Analysis-Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens
By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with Iran, but many are now urging it not to stop short by leaving the Islamic Republic still able to th...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Number of US troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. troops wounded in the war against Iran has risen to about 200, the U.S. military said on Monday, as the conflict ente...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Rubio designates Iranian-American Kamran Hekmati as wrongfully detained by Iran, cousin says
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated as wrongfully detained in Iran 61-year-old Jewish Iranian-American Kamran Hekmati, his cousin said on Monday. "This desig...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Canada, France, Germany, UK warn against major Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A "significant Israeli ground offensive" in Lebanon must be averted since it could have devastating humanitarian consequences, Canada, France, German...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Iran foreign minister says his last contact with Witkoff was before war began
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that his last contact with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff was before the U.S. and Israel launched the...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says
March 16 (Reuters) - A Pakistani airstrike hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing or wounding an unspecified number of people, an Afghan Taliban spokesperson said on Monday, an action th...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Spain's king makes rare acknowledgement of country's colonial abuses
MADRID, March 16 (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe VI acknowledged abuses in his country's colonial past on Monday, a rare admission by the Spanish crown which has never issued a formal apology to forme...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Fire at Abu Dhabi Shah oil field caused by drone attack, Abu Dhabi media office says
March 16 (Reuters) - Authorities in Abu Dhabi on Monday were dealing with a fire at the Shah oil and gas field caused by a drone attack and said that no injuries had been reported so far, the Abu Dhab...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Multiple blasts hit northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri city, state governor and residents say
By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, March 16 (Reuters) - Multiple blasts on Monday struck Maiduguri city, capital of Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern state of Borno, with several people feared k...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026
Cuba's national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, March 16 (Reuters) - Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026

