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Azerbaijan vows to respond after four injured by Iranian drones
By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, March 5 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan warned on Thursday that it was preparing unspecified response measures after a pair of Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four pe...
Mar 05, 2026
Explainer-What you need to know about France's local elections
PARIS, March 5 (Reuters) - France will hold municipal elections on March 15 and 22, votes seen as a key test ahead of next year's presidential election. The two-round ballot will measure the strength ...
Mar 05, 2026
On the French Riviera, a Sarkozy heir seeks to chart his own political path
MENTON, France, March 5 (Reuters) - In a French Riviera town nestled between the mountains, the Mediterranean and the Italian border, a disgraced former president's son is hoping to launch his politic...
Mar 05, 2026
Analysis-Anger among Pakistan's Shi'ites underlines its Iran-U.S. tightrope walk
By Mubasher Bukhari and Saad Sayeed LAHORE, March 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan's efforts to preserve close ties with President Donald Trump are being put to the test after protesters stormed the U.S. consul...
Mar 05, 2026
Sri Lanka says trying to 'safeguard lives' on another Iranian ship off its coast
GALLE, Sri Lanka, March 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is trying to "safeguard lives" on another Iranian ship off its coast, the country's cabinet spokesperson said on Thursday, adding that the vessel was in...
Mar 05, 2026
Islamist militants kill 14 Nigerian soldiers in Borno state, sources say
By Ahmed Kingimi and Adewale Kolawole MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, March 5 - Islamist militants killed at least 14 Nigerian soldiers and injured several others during two separate attacks on army bases in nort...
Mar 05, 2026
Russian drone strikes foreign cargo ship near Ukraine Black Sea port
March 5 (Reuters) - A Russian drone damaged a civilian Panama-flagged vessel that was transporting corn near the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk in the Black Sea Odesa region, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Au...
Mar 05, 2026
Exclusive-Ukraine's F-16 jets were starved of US-made missiles for weeks
By Tom Balmforth KYIV, March 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets didn't have enough missiles to shoot down Russian drones and missiles for more than three weeks after supplies from Kyiv's partne...
Mar 05, 2026
Chinese military flights around Taiwan fall, Trump-Xi meeting may be factor
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 5 (Reuters) - Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily mili...
Mar 05, 2026
Perishables to plane parts stranded as Middle East conflict hits air cargo
By Allison Lampert, Lisa Baertlein and Julie Zhu March 5 (Reuters) - Shipments ranging from fresh produce to airplane parts are in limbo as an escalating Middle East conflict reduces the world's air c...
Mar 05, 2026
