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Melania Trump chairs UN meeting on children in conflict

By David Brunnstrom March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Melania Trump chaired a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on children and education in conflict on Monday, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel launched attacks on Iran that prompted a U.N.

Bombing Iran, Trump has 'epic fury' but endgame undefined

US President Donald Trump says he attacked Iran to eliminate a threat. How he sees the war ending is much less clear. Trump at first said he was eliminating a nuclear threat. After Saturday's first strikes killed the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he called on Iranians

US Congress to debate Trump's war powers

The US Congress is scheduled to vote this week on motions seeking to curb President Donald Trump as he wages war against Iran but the Republican majority will probably shield him. Trump has sought to expand executive power dramatically since returning to the White House in

UK PM says US will not use British bases in Cyprus

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday British military bases in Cyprus will not be used by the US in its ongoing war with Iran. Starmer's comments came despite criticism from US President Donald Trump over the UK leader's initial refusal to let Washington use British

Stranded tourists shelter from missile fire in Dubai

On Dubai's artificial island, empty beaches stand in stark contrast to frantic hotel lobbies, where stranded tourists have taken shelter as they wait for a way home. Iran's strikes on Gulf neighbours since Saturday, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its

Mideast war risks sending global economy into stagflation

An extended conflict in the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran could trigger global stagflation -- a troublesome blend of high inflation and anaemic growth -- due to spiking oil and gas prices, economists warned. - Will there be an oil shock ? - The

Memories surface of Iraqi invasion as Kuwait hit by Iran

Workers stayed home and Ramadan prayers were cancelled in Kuwait on Monday as the tiny Gulf emirate was left on edge following Iranian attacks that marked its biggest upheaval in decades. Home to a major US military presence, Kuwait has been sucked into Iran's war against the

Lebanese state bans Hezbollah military activities: PM

Lebanon's government has decided on an "immediate ban" of Iran-backed Hezbollah's military and security activity, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday, in an unprecedented move as Israel retaliated to rocket fire. Hezbollah is represented in both the government and parliament