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Japan PM Takaichi cancels meeting with Muslim envoys due to cold symptoms, TBS says
TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has cancelled a planned meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council country ambassadors and an iftar dinner with a wider group of Muslim dip...
Mar 12, 2026
First train to Pyongyang in six years leaves Beijing as neighbours revive link
BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) - The first passenger train service between the Chinese and North Korean capitals left Beijing Railway Station on Thursday, ending a six-year gap, as China moves to shore u...
Mar 12, 2026
Kenya arrests man trying to smuggle over 2,000 live ants in his luggage
NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) - A man was arrested with more than 2,200 live garden ants in his luggage at Nairobi's main airport this week amid a rise in cases of smuggling of the insects in Kenya. Chi...
Mar 12, 2026
World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says
By Alex Lawler LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - The war in the Middle East is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, a day after it agreed...
Mar 12, 2026
Russia jails for life Islamic State-linked Tajiks over concert hall attack that killed 149
MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) - A Russian military court handed down life sentences on Thursday to four Tajik men and 11 accomplices over their involvement in a mass shooting that killed 149 people at a ...
Mar 12, 2026
Taiwan parties agree government can sign stalled agreements on U.S. arms deals
TAIPEI, March 12 (Reuters) - Taiwan's three main political parties agreed on Thursday to authorise its government to sign U.S. agreements for four arms sales packages, after officials warned that Taip...
Mar 12, 2026
China's new ethnic unity law could target Taiwanese, Taipei officials warn
TAIPEI, March 12 (Reuters) - A new Chinese law on ethnic unity could give Beijing another legal basis to go after Taiwanese it views as separatists given language it contains on protecting China's sov...
Mar 12, 2026
France's far right taps into security fears in Marseille mayoral race
By Juliette Jabkhiro MARSEILLE, March 12 (Reuters) - Security-focused campaign videos by the far-right National Rally candidate shaking up Marseille's mayoral race have helped die-hard supporter Marie...
Mar 12, 2026
Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by airstrike
ROME, March 12 (Reuters) - An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was hit overnight by an airstrike though no injuries were reported, the Italian defence officials said on Thursday. The defence m...
Mar 12, 2026
South Korea to discipline officials over delays in recovering remains of Jeju Air crash victims
By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 12 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered tough disciplinary action against officials responsible for delays in recovering the remains of victims fr...
Mar 12, 2026
