WHO Releases $2 Million in Emergency Funds to Lebanon, Iraq and Syria

March 15 (Reuters) – The World Health ⁠Organization ⁠said on Sunday ⁠it had released $2 million from its ​Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) to support the health ‌response in Lebanon, Iraq ‌and Syria amidst the ongoing crisis ⁠in the ⁠Middle East. The conflict has triggered a large-scale population ​movement, the WHO said last week, estimating …

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Netanyahu Posts Video in Response to Iran Rumours That He Is Dead

JERUSALEM, March 15 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu ⁠posted a video of ⁠himself getting a cup of coffee and chatting with ​his aide on Sunday, after rumours that he was dead or injured were ‌aired by Iranian state media ‌and spread online in Iran. In the video, taken at a ⁠cafe in ⁠Jerusalem’s …

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Madagascar President Names Mamitiana Rajaonarison as Prime Minister

ANTANANARIVO, ⁠March ⁠15 (Reuters) – Madagascar’s ⁠president Michael ​Randrianirina ‌announced ‌on ⁠state television ⁠on Sunday that ​he ​had appointed Mamitiana ⁠Rajaonarison as ⁠prime ⁠minister, after ​dismissing his ​former ⁠prime ⁠minister and the entire cabinet ⁠on Monday. (Reporting by Lovasoa Rabary; Writing by ⁠Maxwell Akalaare Adombila; Editing ​by Alexander ​Smith) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You …

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3/15: Face the Nation – CBS News

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” amid new strikes from Israel and Iran in the Middle East, Margaret Brennan speaks to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett. Plus, Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Sen. Mark Warner join.

Former DHS official says U.S. needs “a whole new model for counterterrorism”

After two apparent terror attacks in the U.S. this week and rising energy prices, former CIA executive and operative Jonathan Gannon, CBS News national security contributor and Biden administration top counterterrorism official Sam Vinograd and energy policy expert and analyst Kevin Book join “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” to discuss.

African Nations Tiptoe Around Recruitment of Citizens by Russian Networks

By David Lewis and Tim Cocks LONDON/JOHANNESBURG, March 15 (Reuters) – Kenya’s foreign minister is visiting Russia this week under ⁠pressure ⁠back home to convince Moscow to stop recruiting Kenyans into ⁠its military, but Nairobi – like other governments in Africa – is unlikely to take too confrontational an approach. Reports in recent weeks revealed …

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