Poland Decides to Extradite Russian Archaeologist to Ukraine

WARSAW, March 18 (Reuters) – A Warsaw ⁠court ⁠decided on Wednesday that ⁠Russian archaeologist Alexander B. should be extradited ​to Ukraine, where he is accused of involvement in unauthorised excavation ‌and plundering historical artefacts ‌in Crimea, his lawyer said. Poland’s decision to arrest ⁠the archaeologist ⁠at Ukraine’s request in December provoked a furious reaction ​from …

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US Senators to Grill Trump Intelligence Team, Weeks Into Iran War

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – U.S. senators get a chance on Wednesday to ⁠question ⁠top aides to President Donald Trump in public ⁠about national security nearly three weeks into the Iran war as the Senate intelligence committee holds its annual ​hearing on worldwide threats to the United States. The hearing is likely to focus on …

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China Will Continue Mediating for Middle East Ceasefire, Foreign Minister Says

BEIJING, March ⁠18 (Reuters) – ⁠China will ⁠continue mediating to push ​for a ceasefire ‌and an end ‌to ⁠fighting ⁠in the Middle East, its foreign minister ​said, adding the war should never ​have happened and had ⁠no reason ⁠to continue, ⁠according to ​a foreign ministry statement. Foreign ​Minister ⁠Wang Yi made the remarks on Wednesday …

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Shingles Vaccine Protects Heart Failure Patients From Heart Attack, Stroke

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Getting the shingles vaccine can be an insurance policy for better health among people who develop heart disease, a new study says. Heart disease patients who got a shingles jab have nearly half the rate of heart attacks, strokes and other serious heart emergencies …

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Kremlin Condemns US-Israeli ‘Murder’ of Iran’s Leaders After Ali Larijani Killing

MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on ⁠Wednesday ⁠condemned what it called “the ⁠murder” of Iran’s leaders in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, a ​day after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency confirmed that Ali Larijani, ‌a senior adviser to Iran’s ‌late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed ⁠in Tehran. “We ⁠unequivocally condemn any actions aimed …

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Too Much Smartphone Use Linked to Disordered Eating in Teens

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For many teenagers, a smartphone is essentially an extra limb. But new research suggests that spending too much time peering into that digital world might be altering how young people view their bodies and their relationship with food. A comprehensive review from King’s College …

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Iran launches deadly missile attacks on Israel, Gulf states as war spirals with no end in sight

0m ago Israel says Iran’s intelligence minister killed in strike and “intensity of attacks in Iran is increasing” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib was killed in an overnight strike in Tehran. Katz warned of more “significant surprises” coming Wednesday, across multiple arenas, signaling a possible escalation …

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Israel Says Iranian Intelligence Minister Khatib Killed Overnight

March 18 (Reuters) – ⁠Israel’s ⁠Defence ⁠Minister Israel Katz ​said on ‌Wednesday that Iranian ‌Intelligence ⁠Minister ⁠Esmail Khatib was “eliminated” in a ​strike overnight. There has ​been no confirmation from ⁠Iran ⁠regarding Khatib’s ⁠reported death. Katz ​said he and ​Israeli ⁠Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ⁠had authorized the military to kill any ⁠other senior Iranian official …

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