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UK PM Starmer to address press conference on Middle East conflict at 1400 GMT
LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address a press conference on Thursday afternoon to give an update on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, his spokesman sai...
Mar 05, 2026
US Senator Warren targets US ammunition sales linked to Mexican cartels
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will introduce legislation on Thursday to stop a U.S. Army-owned ammunition plant from selling military-grade bullets to civ...
Mar 05, 2026
NATO's Rutte backs Macron's nuclear revamp but says US umbrella is ultimate guarantee
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to expand his country's nuclear deterrent but said the U.S...
Mar 05, 2026
More tankers come under attack as US-Iran conflict spreads in the region
By Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein March 5 (Reuters) - More tankers came under attack in Gulf waters on Thursday as the U.S.-Iran war escalated, and Iranian drones entered Azerbaijan, threatening t...
Mar 05, 2026
Diplomats in Riyadh ordered to shelter in place due to potential threat, sources say
RIYADH, March 5 (Reuters) - Diplomats and staff at embassies in Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter were told to shelter in place on Thursday due to a potential but unspecified threat, four people with direct...
Mar 05, 2026
Belarus leader Lukashenko pardons 18 prisoners, his administration says
MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 18 prisoners, of whom 15 were serving sentences for "extremism", a charge often used against opponents of his governm...
Mar 05, 2026
US-Israeli strikes on Iran in breach of international law, says Italian minister
ROME, March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran which sparked the latest Middle East crisis were clearly in breach of international law, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thur...
Mar 05, 2026
Analysis-UK’s slow support for allies in Iran conflict deepens doubts about military effectiveness
By Andrew MacAskill, Kate Holton and Alistair Smout LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Britain's cautious response to the escalating conflict in the Middle East and its hesitancy in defending its allies from...
Mar 05, 2026
French appeals court lowers charges against police officer facing trial for killing of teenager
By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS, March 5 (Reuters) - A French police officer initially charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a teenager in 2023 will instead stand trial for the lesser charge of vol...
Mar 05, 2026
Joy of UK's Iranian diaspora turning to fear as conflict rocks homeland
By Sarah Young and Marissa Davison LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - In an area of London known as Little Tehran, the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prompted spontaneous street parties, dancing and firew...
Mar 05, 2026
