Exclusive-EU Seeks Diplomatic Solution for Hormuz Strait, Kallas Says

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – ⁠European ⁠Union foreign ⁠policy chief Kaja ​Kallas said on Tuesday diplomatic ‌ways have to ‌be found ⁠in ⁠order to keep the Strait of ​Hormuz open, as U.S. President Donald Trump ​calls on allies to send ⁠warships there ⁠to secure ⁠transit amid ​the war in Iran. “Nobody is ​ready ⁠to put …

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Exclusive-EU Has Adapted to US Unpredictability, Foreign Policy Chief Says

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠European Union has ⁠started taking the unpredictability ​of the United States into ‌account one year after ‌President Donald Trump ⁠returned ⁠to the White House, EU foreign policy ​chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. “Of course, we are ​allies with America, but we don’t ⁠really understand ⁠their moves ⁠recently,” Kallas …

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Iraq in Talks With Iran to Safeguard Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz

DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) – Iraq’s oil minister said ⁠Baghdad ⁠is talking to Iran ⁠about allowing some of the country’s oil tankers to ​pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the state news agency reported on ‌Tuesday, as Iraq seeks to ‌ease disruptions to crude exports following recent attacks on tankers in ⁠its own ⁠waters. Iraq …

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The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett

The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett – CBS News Watch CBS News A toxic couple orchestrates an elaborate plan to kill a mother. “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Suspect in California teen’s 2019 disappearance rearrested, indicted in her killing

Authorities have made an arrest in the cold case disappearance of California teenager Victoria Marquina. Joshua Anthony Martinez was originally arrested in connection to the Amador County girl’s disappearance in October 2019 but was released from custody. Now, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday that Martinez has been arrested again in connection …

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Soccer-Iran Negotiating With FIFA to Move World Cup Games to Mexico From US

March 17 (Reuters) – Iran’s football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving ⁠their ⁠World Cup matches to Mexico from the ⁠United States due to concerns about the safety of their players, Iranian football president Mehdi Taj ​said on Monday. Iran’s participation in the global soccer showpiece was thrown into doubt after co-hosts the …

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Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor Embraced by Obama, Dies at 88

TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) – Shigeaki Mori, ⁠the ⁠survivor of the ⁠Hiroshima atomic bombing whom former U.S. President ​Barack Obama embraced during a historic visit to the ‌city in 2016, has ‌died at 88, Jiji Press reported on ⁠Tuesday. The ⁠image of Obama’s arms wrapped around a tearful Mori ​at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to Meet Starmer in London, to Boost Drone Partnership

March 17 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy is ⁠due to meet Prime Minister Keir ​Starmer in London on Tuesday to ‌agree a deeper defence ‌and industrial partnership, the ⁠British ⁠government said. The two leaders are expected to agree ​on an expanded declaration aimed at joint production and supply of drones and ​other military technologies, Downing …

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