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Trump says 'everything's been knocked out' in Iran

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday boasted of wide damage on Iran inflicted by the US-Israel attack, while denying that Israel had forced his hand into launching the war. "Just about everything's been knocked out," Trump said as he met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz,

Tehran resembles ghost town as bombs rain down

Tehran feels like a ghost town, with residents who have not fled remaining shut away in their homes for fear of new explosions from the US-Israeli bombardment. "I'm afraid to walk in the deserted streets because bombs are still falling from the sky," said Samireh, a 33-year-old

Zelenskiy holds talks with UAE, Qatar leaders

KYIV, March 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed Iranian strikes with United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. Ukraine has great expertise in countering drones and missiles, honed

Flights to evacuate stranded travellers in Middle East

Evacuation flights are set to rescue tens of thousands of travellers stranded in the Middle East even as some airlines resumed on Tuesday a limited number of scheduled flights. The situation remains dangerous in the region, with Qatar saying it had blocked Iranian attacks on

Will Iran take part in the 2026 World Cup?

The war in the Middle East triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran has raised the question of whether the Iranian national team will take part in the World Cup later this year, during which it is due to play group games in the United States. - What is Iran's position? - The

Israeli military says Iranian missiles hit central Israel

JERUSALEM, March 3 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Tuesday reported strikes in the Tel Aviv area of Israel from Iranian missiles. "Search and rescue forces, together with numerous emergency teams, are currently operating at the impact sites in central Israel," the military

Trump says US war supplies mean it can fight 'forever'

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever", as the Republican president and his administration continued their push to justify a broad, open-ended war on Iran with shifting aims and timeline. In a

UK working with airlines to boost Oman evacuations

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Foreign minister Yvette Cooper said on Tuesday that Britain was working with airlines on increasing capacity out of Muscat, Oman to prioritise the evacuation of vulnerable British nationals. Cooper, addressing lawmakers in parliament, said she was in

Global markets turmoil intensifies on Iran war

Energy prices surged on Tuesday, sending stocks tumbling and the dollar rising as investors worried about inflation and the inability of central banks to help with interest rate cuts. World oil prices soared around nine percent and European natural gas prices rocketed for a