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South Africa rejects US pressure to distance itself from Iran
By Tim Cocks JOHANNSESBURG, March 16 (Reuters) - South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new U.S. ambassador was quoted as saying the ...
Mar 16, 2026
Exclusive-As India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of seized tankers, sources say
By Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indianflagged or Indi...
Mar 16, 2026
Hungary's PM Orban mobilises online backers for election challenge
By Anita Komuves DEBRECEN, Hungary, March 16 (Reuters) - Istvan Hollo, a 76-year-old supporter of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, spends up to an hour daily on Facebook promoting the right-wing...
Mar 16, 2026
Spain rules out participating in military operations in Strait of Hormuz
MADRID, March 16 (Reuters) - Spain will not take part in any military mission in the Strait of Hormuz because it considers the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to be illegal, Madrid's defence and foreign affa...
Mar 16, 2026
US 'fine' with some ships getting through Strait of Hormuz, Bessent says
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The United States is "fine" with some Iranian, Indian and Chinese ships going through the Strait of Hormuz for now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, ad...
Mar 16, 2026
Any Trump-Xi rescheduling would be over logistics, Bessent says
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - It remains to be seen if U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping takes place as scheduled later this month, but any changes would be du...
Mar 16, 2026
Pope Leo asks media to show suffering of war, not amplify 'propaganda'
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged journalists on Monday to highlight the suffering caused by war, cautioning against news reports that risk sliding into propaganda by...
Mar 16, 2026
Exclusive-Hamas holds talks with Trump-led board as Iran war strains Gaza plan
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub CAIRO/JERUSALEM, March 16 (Reuters) - Envoys from U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" have met representatives of Hamas in Cairo in an effort to safeguar...
Mar 16, 2026
UK's Starmer resists being drawn into wider Iran war, offers help on strait
By Elizabeth Piper and Sarah Young LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies on a "viable" ...
Mar 16, 2026
Israel says Lebanese displaced won't return until its own citizens are safe
By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 16 (Reuters) - Israel on Monday warned that displaced Lebanese driven from their homes by its military would not be able to return until t...
Mar 16, 2026
