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Italy refuses US aircraft use of Sicily base for Middle East operations, source says
ROME, March 31 (Reuters) - Italy has denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily before flying to the Middle East, a source close to the matter said on Tue...
Mar 31, 2026
Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies
By Kentaro Okasaka, Uditha Jayasinghe and Lucy Craymer TOKYO/COLOMBO/WELLINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Indonesia's leader visited Tokyo this week in Asia's latest flurry of fuel bartering efforts to of...
Mar 31, 2026
EU tells members to prepare for 'prolonged disruption' to energy markets from Iran war
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) - European Union governments should prepare for a prolonged disruption to energy markets as a result of the Iran war, the bloc's energy chief has told minis...
Mar 31, 2026
Iran warns of death penalty, asset seizures for spying, aiding enemies
DUBAI, March 31 (Reuters) - People accused of spying or cooperating with "hostile states" could face the death penalty and confiscation of all assets under a recently enhanced law, an Iranian judiciar...
Mar 31, 2026
Russia goes after VPNs as 'great crackdown' gathers pace
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Russia is going to further clamp down Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), which are used by millions of Russians to get around internet controls and cens...
Mar 31, 2026
Myanmar's former spymaster Ye Win Oo rises to become military chief
March 31 (Reuters) - When Myanmar's military ousted a democratically elected government in a dawn coup on February 1, 2021, Ye Win Oo led the contingent of troops that arrested Nobel Peace Prize winne...
Mar 31, 2026
Estonia and Latvia detect air threats overnight, their defence forces say
COPENHAGEN, March 31 (Reuters) - Estonia and Latvia both detected foreign drone activity near their borders with Russia overnight, their militaries said, in the latest such incidents to unsettle NATO'...
Mar 31, 2026
Homicides in Sweden hit lowest level in over a decade in 2025
STOCKHOLM, March 30 (Reuters) - Sweden's homicide and manslaughter rate fell to its lowest in over a decade in 2025, official statistics showed on Tuesday, as new tools and methods helped police to dr...
Mar 31, 2026
Pakistani foreign minister to discuss Iran during China visit, Chinese ministry says
BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - China's foreign minister and his Pakistani counterpart will discuss the situation in Iran during the latter's visit to China on Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said. Th...
Mar 31, 2026
Pricier fuel hits Tokyo cherry blossom river cruises
By Kaori Kaneko and Joseph Campbell TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - A few dozen tourists hopped onto a small cruise boat in Tokyo to admire the cherry blossoms lining the Meguro River -- a seasonal attrac...
Mar 31, 2026
