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Security concerns grow around World Cup in US after stalled funding
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Intelligence briefings reviewed by Reuters have warned of the potential for extremists and criminals to target the World Cup at a time...
Mar 20, 2026
Trump mulls Kharg Island takeover to force Iran to open Hormuz Strait, Axios reports
March 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported on Friday, citing four sour...
Mar 20, 2026
Chad plans to send 800 security personnel to Haiti, official says
N'DJAMENA, March 20 (Reuters) - Chad intends to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to participate in an international force to help Haiti's police fight powerful armed gangs, ...
Mar 20, 2026
China vows to expand visa-free entry scheme to boost tourist spending
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry on Friday released measures aimed at expanding consumption by foreign tourists, pledging to grant visa-free entry to more countries and improve ...
Mar 20, 2026
Detained Britons used as 'human shields' in Iran war zone, family says
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday the pair were being used as "human shields" during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and they accused Britain's g...
Mar 20, 2026
In Trump's shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish vote
NUUK/COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Greenlandic candidates competing for two seats in Denmark's election next week hope to leverage the unprecedented attention brought to their island by U.S. Presid...
Mar 20, 2026
Germany's Merz faces second state election test on Sunday
By James Mackenzie BERLIN, March 20 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives face their second electoral test this month on Sunday when they hope to unseat the centre-left Social D...
Mar 20, 2026
Trump's push for Greenland hangs over Danish election
COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Denmark will hold a national election on Tuesday as it grapples with U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats to seize Greenland, a semi-autonomous Arctic island...
Mar 20, 2026
Iberian blackout was caused by multiple factors, report says
By Pietro Lombardi MADRID, March 20 (Reuters) - The massive power outage that hit the Iberian Peninsula in April last year was the result of multiple factors that ultimately led to a voltage surge and...
Mar 20, 2026
Exclusive-Hiscox manager faces Greek perjury charge over extradition case
ATHENS/LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - A manager at London-listed insurer Hiscox faces a criminal charge of providing false testimony during an attempted extradition of a former colleague from Greece to ...
Mar 20, 2026
