Iran War’s Energy Impact Forces World to Pay Up, Cut Consumption

By Alex Lawler and Arathy Somasekhar March 21 – The war in the Middle East has triggered a nightmare scenario for the global energy ⁠system, ⁠slashing so much supply that consumers around the world must both pay ⁠up big and lower consumption. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel along the …

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US Drones Deployed to Nigeria Alongside Troops for Intelligence, Training

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. military has multiple MQ-9 drones ⁠operating ⁠in Nigeria alongside 200 troops to provide ⁠training and intelligence support to the military, which is fighting Islamist militants across the north, U.S. and ​Nigerian officials told Reuters. The troops are not integrated within Nigerian units on the frontline and the drones …

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Officer Killed in Drone Strike Near Iraqi Intelligence Headquarters in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, ⁠March ⁠21 (Reuters) – ⁠An officer ​was ‌killed ‌after ⁠a drone ⁠launched by “outlaw ​groups” ​struck ⁠near ⁠the ⁠Iraqi intelligence headquarters ​in ​Baghdad ⁠on ⁠Saturday, the National ⁠Intelligence Service said in ⁠a statement. (Reporting by ​Ahmed ​Rasheed) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Trump’s Peace Board Hands Hamas Disarmament Proposal, Sources Say

By Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, March 21 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Board of ⁠Peace ⁠has presented Hamas with a written proposal ⁠on how it could lay down its weapons, two sources said, a step the Palestinian militants ​have thus far refused to take as the U.S. president pushes on with his plan for …

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Cuba’s 79-Year-Old Folk Singer Now Armed for an Invasion

HAVANA, March 20 (Reuters) – Cuba’s armed ⁠forces ⁠presented 79-year-old folk singer Silvio ⁠Rodriguez with an AKM war rifle and a ceremonial ​replica on Friday, grateful for his social media post that he was prepared to ‌take up arms against any ‌U.S. invasion. Rodriguez has long been a symbol of the Cuban revolution, rising ⁠to …

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Putin Tells Tehran: Russia Stands by Iran

By Guy Faulconbridge and Marina Bobrova MOSCOW, March ⁠21 (Reuters) – ⁠Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated ⁠Iranian leaders on Nowruz and said Moscow remained a loyal ​friend and reliable partner to Tehran, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The extent of ‌Moscow’s support for Iran, though, ‌is in dispute. Some Iranian sources have said that they have …

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