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Leader of Ecuador's Los Lobos crime group arrested in Mexico City
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY, March 18 (Reuters) - A leader of Ecuador's Los Lobos crime group was arrested at Mexico City's international airport, authorities said on Wednesday, in what regional offic...
Mar 18, 2026
Top Vatican cardinal urges Trump, Israel to end war 'as soon as possible'
By Joshua McElwee ROME, March 18 (Reuters) - The Vatican's top diplomat on Wednesday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to end the expanding Iran war as soon as possible and suggested Israel should...
Mar 18, 2026
Saudi intercepts four ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh ahead of foreign ministers' meeting
By Timour Azhari March 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles that were launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry said, just ahead of a meeting o...
Mar 18, 2026
Kabul rehab centre patients fear for their future after attack that killed scores
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Ariba Shahid KABUL/KARACHI, March 18 (Reuters) - Former heroin user Nazar Mohammad said the Kabul rehabilitation centre bombed by Pakistan cured him of his drug addiction t...
Mar 18, 2026
Killing of Larijani complicates Iran's decision-making, shrinks its options
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - The killing of Iran's most influential powerbroker, Ali Larijani, has pushed the Islamic Republic into a more uncertain phase, complicating decision-making...
Mar 18, 2026
Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - A proposal from the UN's shipping agency on Wednesday calls for a safe maritime corridor to free some 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf by war in Iran...
Mar 18, 2026
Spain to move Iraq troops over risks from Iran war, defence minister says
MADRID, March 18 (Reuters) - Spain plans to evacuate and relocate troops deployed in Iraq in the coming days due to the conflict in Iran and the wider Gulf region, Defence Minister Margarita Robles sa...
Mar 18, 2026
At least 80 insurgents killed as Nigerian troops repel base assault, military says
By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, March 18 (Reuters) - Nigerian troops backed by air support repelled a coordinated assault by Islamist insurgents on a military base in the northeastern state of Bo...
Mar 18, 2026
Ukraine strikes Russian aircraft plants in Ulyanovsk and Novgorod regions, Kyiv says
KYIV, March 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military struck two Russian plants producing and repairing military transport and cargo planes in the Ulyanovsk and Novgorod regions, the Ukrainian General Staff s...
Mar 18, 2026
White House says China agreed to postpone Trump's Beijing trip
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that China had agreed to postpone U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, originally scheduled in just two weeks. Spokeswoman...
Mar 18, 2026
