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US veteran flees ahead of US trial over failed 2020 Maduro ouster plot
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. military veteran awaiting trial on U.S. charges concerning a failed May 2020 armed incursion to oust now-jailed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro h...
Mar 13, 2026
Swiss sticking to mandate for trade talks with US, minister says
ZURICH, March 13 (Reuters) - Switzerland is sticking to its existing mandate for trade negotiations with the United States that aim to finalise a deal over tariffs struck last year, Economy Minister G...
Mar 13, 2026
South Africa's president authorises deployment of 2,200 troops to help fight crime
JOHANNESBURG, March 13 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday authorised the deployment of 2,200 members of the national defence force to help combat crime. ($1 = 16.7304 rand) ...
Mar 13, 2026
Swedish Liberals and Sweden Democrats agree pact to boost right's September election chances
STOCKHOLM, March 13 (Reuters) - Sweden's Liberal Party, the smallest of the ruling coalition, said on Friday it would back bringing the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats into government after parliame...
Mar 13, 2026
UAE says Iran must halt attacks on neighbours to allow diplomacy
By Maha El Dahan DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will bring about a diplomatic conclusion to the war with Iran "in his time", and Tehran must halt attacks on its neighbours bef...
Mar 13, 2026
Putin questions crucial infrastructure protection amid intensified Ukrainian attacks
MOSCOW, March 13 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin discussed measures to protect Russia's critical infrastructure with his Security Council, the Kremlin said on Friday, after intensified Ukrainian ...
Mar 13, 2026
Africa-bound India-flagged fuel tanker sets sail from east of Hormuz, Indian official says
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) - The Indian-flagged oil tanker, Jag Prakash, which is carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, has set sail from east of the Strait of Hormuz, an Indian gov...
Mar 13, 2026
Pope Leo says Christians who start wars should go to confession
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Pope Leo suggested on Friday that Christian political leaders who start wars should go to confession and assess whether they are following the teac...
Mar 13, 2026
France and Italy open talks with Iran on securing safe Hormuz passage, FT reports
March 13 (Reuters) - France and Italy have opened talks with Iran seeking to negotiate a deal to guarantee safe passage for their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on Fr...
Mar 13, 2026
No evidence Iran has mined Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon's Hegseth says
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - There is no clear evidence that Iran has placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a news briefing ...
Mar 13, 2026
