Two Minors Arrested in Connection to Suspected Antisemitic Arson in Antwerp, Belgian Official Says

BRUSSELS, ⁠March ⁠24 (Reuters) – ⁠Two minors ​were ‌arrested ‌during ⁠the night between ⁠Monday and ​Tuesday ​in connection ⁠to an ⁠arson ⁠incident in ​Antwerp in ​a ⁠suspected ⁠antisemitic act, a Belgian ⁠official told Reuters on Tuesday. (Reporting by ⁠Lili Bayer, editing by ​Inti ​Landauro) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – March 2026

Rocket Attack Kills Six Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters in Iraq’s Kurdistan, Sources Say

BAGHDAD, March ⁠24 (Reuters) – ⁠At ⁠least six ​Kurdish Peshmerga ‌fighters ‌were ⁠killed and ⁠22 wounded in a ​rocket attack ​on their ⁠base north ⁠of ⁠Erbil in ​Iraqi Kurdistan, security ​and ⁠Peshmerga ⁠sources said on Tuesday. It was not ⁠immediately clear who carried out the attack, the ⁠sources added. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Editing ​by …

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Japan to Drop ‘Most Important’ Tag for China Ties

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) – Japan will ⁠downgrade ⁠its description of ties ⁠with China from “one of its most important” in an ​annual diplomatic report, according to a draft reviewed by Reuters, as relations with ‌Beijing worsen. The 2026 Diplomatic ‌Bluebook, which Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is expected to approve ⁠next ⁠month, will instead …

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Hungary Election Winner Will Have to Rein in Social Spending, S&P Says

BUDAPEST, March 24 (Reuters) – The winner of ⁠Hungary’s ⁠April 12 parliamentary election will ⁠have to take steps to rein in social spending to shore ​up state finances amid risks to an economic recovery from the global energy price shock, S&P Global ‌said. Hungary’s budget deficit reached nearly ‌40% of the full-year target in the …

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China Complains to Japan About Tokyo Embassy Break-In

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) – ⁠China ⁠has lodged ⁠solemn representations with the ​Japanese after what it ‌described as a “forceful ‌break-in” at ⁠its ⁠embassy in Tokyo, the Chinese foreign ministry ​said on Tuesday. An individual who claimed to ​be an active-duty officer of ⁠the Japan ⁠Self-Defense Forces ⁠scaled the ​wall and forcibly entered the ​Chinese …

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White House Eyes Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf as Potential US-Backed Leader, Politico Reports

March 23 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠Trump administration ⁠is quietly ​weighing Iran’s parliament ‌speaker, Mohammad Bagher ‌Ghalibaf, ⁠as ⁠a potential partner, and even ​a future leader, ​Politico reported on Monday, ⁠citing ⁠two administration ⁠officials. Ghalibaf is ​seen by at least ​some ⁠in the White House ⁠as a workable partner who could ⁠lead Iran and negotiate with …

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