Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Wants Money, Technology in Return for Middle East Drone Help

By Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, March 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine wants ⁠money ⁠and technology in return for helping Middle ⁠Eastern nations that have sought its expertise as they defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent specialists to the region. Zelenskiy told reporters that three teams were sent to …

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Oscars Choreographer Mandy Moore Breaks Down the Show

NEW YORK (AP) — You know Mandy Moore’s A-list choreography — from Taylor Swift’s monumental “Eras Tour” to the Oscars, where her show-defining work includes Ryan Gosling’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” in 2024 and last year’s “Wicked”-ly energetic opening. At this year’s Academy Awards, her goal was “to come out big again,” she told …

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Analysis-Middle East War Disrupts Pharma Air Routes, Risks Cancer Drugs Supply

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of critical medicines to the Gulf, ⁠imperilling ⁠supply routes for cancer drugs and other treatments that require ⁠refrigeration and forcing companies to reroute flights and find overland access into the region, industry executives said. The conflict, sparked by U.S. and Israeli …

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87.15% Vote in Favour, Election Commission Says

ALMATY, March 16 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan ⁠voted ⁠87.15% in ⁠favour of adopting a new ​constitution, the Central Election Commission said on ‌Monday. Voter turnout for the ‌referendum stood at 73.12%, ⁠the ⁠commission said. The new constitution streamlines the country’s Parliament ​and recreates the office of vice president, which was abolished in 1996. ​It gives the …

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Philippines Rejects Beijing’s Claim to Sovereignty Over South China Sea

MANILA, March ⁠16 (Reuters) – ⁠The Philippine ⁠foreign ministry said ​on Monday it ‌rejected Beijing’s assertion ‌of ⁠jurisdiction ⁠over the entire South China ​Sea, asserting what it called ​Manila’s “indivisible, incontrovertible and longstanding ⁠sovereignty” ⁠over Scarborough ⁠Shoal and ​Thitu Island. “China must be ​reminded ⁠that maritime and territorial claims ⁠are subject to established international legal …

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Exclusive-US ‘Pro-Family’ Group Worked With Senegal Activists Pushing Anti-LGBT Law

DAKAR, March 16 (Reuters) – Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilization tactics with a ⁠U.S.-based “pro-family” ⁠group that calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists in ⁠both countries told Reuters. The U.S. group MassResistance, known for its work at home pushing legislation against same-sex marriage and denouncing “the transgender …

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Death Toll From Ethiopia Landslides Rises to 125, Regional Government Says

NAIROBI, March 16 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠death toll ⁠from landslides in Ethiopia ​last week has risen ‌to 125, the ‌South Ethiopia ⁠regional ⁠government said. (Reporting ​by George Obulutsa;Editing by ​Alexander Winning) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – March 2026