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Congo Republic's Sassou wins re-election with nearly 95% in tightly controlled vote
BRAZZAVILLE, March 17 (Reuters) - Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected with 94.82% of the vote, state television said on Tuesday, extending his nearly 42-year rule over th...
Mar 17, 2026
Analysis-Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war
By David Lewis and MacDonald Dzirutwe LONDON/LAGOS, March 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria's president described attacks in the northeast's most heavily defended city as "the final desperate" acts of militants ...
Mar 17, 2026
Rocket and drone attacks resume on US embassy and diplomatic facility in Baghdad, sources say
BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Rocket and drone attacks on the U.S. embassy and a diplomatic facility in Iraq resumed on Tuesday after a series of earlier strikes the same day, security sources said. R...
Mar 17, 2026
Four dead after scaffolding collapses at Vienna building site
VIENNA, March 17 (Reuters) - Four people were killed after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in the courtyard of a residential apartment building in the upmarket ninth district of Vienna, a...
Mar 17, 2026
UAE could join any US-led effort to secure Strait of Hormuz, says senior official
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, March 17 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates may join a U.S.-led effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran all but shut the vital waterway to ships...
Mar 17, 2026
Israel has ‘won’ war with Iran, foreign minister says, but goals remain unmet
By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday the country had effectively won its war with Iran, but gave no indication of when the conflic...
Mar 17, 2026
UK investigates leak of information from meeting about U.S. base request
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The British government on Tuesday opened an inquiry into how details of a top-secret national security meeting to discuss a U.S. request to use British military bases at t...
Mar 17, 2026
Trump postpones trip to Beijing as Iran war delays China reset
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was postponing a highly anticipated trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the war ...
Mar 17, 2026
Ukraine accepts EU offer to help restore Druzhba pipeline, repairs to take time
BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine accepted the European Union's offer of technical support and funding to restore oil flows through the damaged Druzhba pipeline on Tuesday but also signalled any ...
Mar 17, 2026
US Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino to retire at end of March
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino plans to retire at the end of March, he confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, marking the formal departure of a pro...
Mar 17, 2026
