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BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – There is no appetite in the European Union to strike deals with Russia on energy amid soaring prices, also not behind closed doors, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. “I’ve been behind those closed doors and I don’t see this this appetite. And when we talk to …
From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling over the East Coast, chaotic weather put more than half the nation’s population in the path of extreme conditions Monday. Airport delays and cancellations piled up in some of the nation’s largest airports, with more than 4,700 flights canceled …
JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) – Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in an Israeli strike. There was no confirmation from Iran. (Reporting by Mayaan Lubell, Writing by Ahmed Elimam, Editing by Andrew Cawthorne) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois voters are deciding primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation. The retirement of longtime Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, has triggered a competitive campaign, drawing as candidates two sitting House members and the …
March 17 (Reuters) – A Russian attack damaged industrial, port and energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine’s Odesa region on the Black Sea overnight, causing disruption to power supplies in separate settlements in the southern part of the region, a local official said on Tuesday. Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram that fires had been …
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Britain, Finland and the Netherlands are looking at teaming up to jointly finance and procure weapons, munitions and military equipment, given the increasing threat level across the world, with war in Ukraine and in the Middle East. The three countries said that together with other unnamed partners they were exploring …
By Sudarshan Varadhan, Emily Chow and Ariba Shahid SINGAPORE/KARACHI, March 17 (Reuters) – Asian utilities are boosting coal-fired power generation to cut costs and safeguard energy supply, industry officials say, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran chokes liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments and soaring prices threaten to suppress LNG demand. Asia spot LNG prices have …
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) – Israel’s military has targeted Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, four Israeli officials said, adding that it was not immediately clear whether he was killed or injured. Larijani was one of the targets of strikes carried out by the Israeli military last night across Iran, the officials told Reuters. Iran has …
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 …
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 …