MOSCOW, March 9 – Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, put forward proposals for a quick settlement of the conflict around…
KYIV, March 9 – Ukraine is ready for new U.S.-backed peace talks with Russia “at any moment”, but its partners’ attention is currently focused on the Iran conflict, President Volodymyr…
PARIS, March 9 – Almost half of Iran’s uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, a short step from weapons-grade, was stored in a tunnel complex at Isfahan and is…
GENEVA, March 9 – The Swiss lower house of parliament on Monday approved plans to make a one-off payment of 50,000 Swiss francs ($64,000) to survivors and bereaved families of…
Desalination plants are essential to the Middle East economy and drinking water supplies in the region. Read More
March 9 – Saudi Arabia began oil output cuts, becoming the latest Gulf producer impacted by the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran that has halted ship traffic in the…
NEW YORK, March 9 – The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to resolve its long-running criminal prosecution of Turkish state-run lender Halkbank, the judge overseeing the case said in a…
BERLIN, March 9 – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday’s election in the southern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg was a “bitter” result for his conservatives but would not affect the government…
LONDON, March 9 – The British government is talking to international partners and its central bank to assess ways to limit economic damage from the escalating Iranian crisis, Prime Minister…
March 9 – Kuwait held a military funeral on Monday for two interior ministry officials it said were killed “while performing their duty”. Read More