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‘Not our war': Europe says no to Trump

By Andreas Rinke, Ludwig Burger and John Irish BERLIN/PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) - For a self-described Transatlanticist like German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the language has been unusually blunt. When President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran

Iraqi Kurdish shepherds stoic in face of yet another war

Through one conflict after another, herders in Iraqi Kurdistan have grazed their animals under the endless blue skies of the Zagros Mountains -- a lifestyle they are stoically trying to maintain as yet another war engulfs the region. Since the beginning of the US and Israeli

How many cargo ships are passing Hormuz strait?

Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers has made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war. Here are facts and figures about vessels that have passed through the 167-kilometre (104-mile) strait since the war

Trump administration takes steps to curb energy cost hikes

US President Donald Trump's administration scrambled Wednesday to rein in surging energy costs from war in the Middle East, temporarily waiving a century-old shipping law and easing Venezuela sanctions. The moves came after oil prices rocketed following US-Israeli strikes on

Guards consolidating power in Mojtaba Khamenei's Iran

The upheaval in Iran's leadership since the start of the war with Israel and the United States has further strengthened the political influence of the Islamic republic's ideological army, the Revolutionary Guards, analysts said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments Wednesday in the Middle East war: - NATO allies discuss Hormuz - NATO chief Mark Rutte said allies were in talks on the "best way" to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, the key oil corridor where Iran has choked off much of the world's oil supply. -

South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction

The line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see along the coast of southern Lebanon, as residents of areas bombarded in the Israel-Hezbollah war poured into the ancient city of Sidon in search of safety. At war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, Israel has called on everyone

Trump has full confidence in Gabbard, Leavitt says

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has full confidence in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Wednesday, after a top security official resigned over the war in Iran. Joe Kent,

Israel conducts wave of strikes on Beirut

Israel repeatedly struck central Beirut on Wednesday, with Lebanese authorities reporting a death toll of at least 12 including a director for Hezbollah's Al Manar TV channel, and said it would strike river crossings in south Lebanon. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war

Iran war fuels tensions in US Democratic primary races

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The Iran war is influencing Democratic primaries ahead of November's midterm elections, with progressives faulting moderate rivals for not opposing President Donald Trump's bombing campaign strongly enough and for what they call