Rwanda Warns It May Withdraw Troops From Mozambique’s Insurgency-Hit Cabo Delgado

March 14 (Reuters) – Rwanda has signalled that it ⁠could ⁠withdraw its troops from ⁠Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, where they are helping to ​counter deadly insurgent attacks, if the mission was no longer backed by ‌sufficient and predictable external funding. The ‌deployment in 2021, at Mozambique’s request, has helped to stabilise areas ⁠previously overrun ⁠by …

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Trump Rejects Efforts to Launch Iran Ceasefire Talks, Sources Say

By Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 14 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has ⁠rebuffed efforts ⁠by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ⁠ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the …

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Trinidad and Tobago Extends State of Emergency for 3 Months Over Crime

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s government has received House of Representatives approval to extend a state of emergency for three months, as the twin-island Caribbean nation struggles with a high level of crime. The two motions to extend the measure, which grants the government additional powers, including to make arrests and conduct searches …

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Says There Is No Problem With Supreme Leader

March ⁠14 (Reuters) – ⁠Iranian Foreign ⁠Minister Abbas ​Araqchi ‌told MS ‌Now ⁠in an ⁠interview on Saturday ​that ​there is no ⁠problem ⁠with ⁠Iran’s new Supreme ​Leader Mojtaba ​Khamenei, ⁠after ⁠U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ⁠claimed on Friday that he was wounded ⁠and likely disfigured. (Reporting by Bhargav ​Acharya in ​Toronto;) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Israel and Lebanon Expected to Hold Direct Talks in Coming Days, Haaretz Reports

JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) – Israel ⁠and ⁠Lebanon are expected ⁠to hold direct talks in the ​coming days, their first since the start ‌of the Iran war ‌that has drawn Lebanon deeper ⁠into ⁠conflict, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Saturday, citing ​two sources with knowledge of the matter. U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner …

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