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South Korea parliament passes bill stripping prosecutors of investigative powers
By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament passed a sweeping legal reform bill on Friday that will strip prosecutors of investigative powers, a move that the government argu...
Mar 20, 2026
Spokesperson for Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in strike, state TV says
DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) - A spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its deputy of public relations, Ali Mohammad Naini, has been killed in strikes launched by the U.S. and Isra...
Mar 20, 2026
Myanmar parliament says to start process to select new president on March 30
March 20 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament will start the process to elect a new president on March 30, officials said on Friday, a vote many analysts expect will be won by the head of the junta that s...
Mar 20, 2026
Norway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein
By Terje Solsvik and Johan Ahlander OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) - Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to co...
Mar 20, 2026
Israeli military says it struck Syrian government targets after attacks on Druze civilians
March 20 (Reuters) - The Israeli military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight in response to attacks against Druze civilians in Sweida, the Israeli military said o...
Mar 20, 2026
Russian drones hit two foreign-flagged ships in Ukraine's Odesa region, governor says
KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) - A Russian drone attack damaged two foreign-flagged commercial vessels in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, the regional governor, said on Friday. Two civilian com...
Mar 20, 2026
Chongqing mayor under investigation by China's anti-graft watchdog
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing, a municipality in southwestern China, was being investigated over suspected "serious" violation of law and discipline, China's top anti-gr...
Mar 20, 2026
Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices, IEA says
PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strategic stockpiles to deal with the effects of the U.S-Israeli war with Iran, ...
Mar 20, 2026
Some 50 hurt in fire at car parts factory in South Korea, Yonhap says
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - A fire at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon has injured 50 people, 35 of them seriously, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. The National Fire ...
Mar 20, 2026
Philippines accuses Chinese navy ship of 'alarming' radar lock on its vessel
MANILA, March 20 (Reuters) - The Philippine military accused a Chinese navy ship of directing its fire-control radar against one of its vessels as it patrolled the South China Sea on March 7, calling ...
Mar 20, 2026
