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China's Wang Yi says attacks on Iran 'unacceptable', urges ceasefire and talks
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 1 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday that attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran during U.S.-Iran negotiations were "unacceptable", according to state news agency Xinhua.Wang said the &#...Reuters
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QUOTES-Global reaction to the killing of Iran's Khamenei
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes, state media confirmed as another wave of attacks hit the country on Sunday. Below is international reaction to his death.EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER URSULA VON DER LEYEN"With Khamenei g...Reuters
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There is now an open path to a different Iran, EU's Kallas says
BRUSSELS, March 1 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was "a defining moment in Iran’s history"."What comes next is uncertain. But there is now an open path to a different Iran, one ...Reuters
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QUOTES-Global reaction to the killing of Iran's Khamenei
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes, state media confirmed as another wave of attacks hit the country on Sunday. Below is international reaction to his death.EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF KAJA KALLAS"The death ...Reuters
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Pope Leo appeals for end to 'spiral of violence' after Iran strikes
VATICAN CITY, March 1 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that he is following events after U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran with "deep concern" and made an impassioned appeal to stop what he called a "spiral of violence"."I address a heartfelt appeal to the parties involved to ...Reuters
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US-Iran conflict disrupts thousands of flights as travel chaos deepens
Iranian and Israeli air strikes continue for second dayMiddle Eastern airport hubs remain closed or restrictedAirlines reroute or cancel flights, affecting global schedulesRisk of prolonged disruption from regional conflictsBy Federico Maccioni, Joe Brock and Tim Hepher DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) -...Reuters
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There is now an open path to a different Iran, EU's Kallas says
BRUSSELS, March 1 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was "a defining moment in Iran’s history"."What comes next is uncertain. But there is now an open path to a different Iran, one ...Reuters
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North Korea says Israeli attacks and US military operation against Iran are 'illegal aggression'
SEOUL, March 1 (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement that Israel's attacks on Iranand the U.S. military operation were "illegal aggression" and a violation of national sovereignty, state media Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday.The U.S...Reuters
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QUOTES-Global reaction to the killing of Iran's Khamenei
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes, state media confirmed as another wave of attacks hit the country on Sunday. Below is international reaction to his death.RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN"Please accept my deep con...Reuters
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Britain says it is for US to set out legal basis for Iran strikes
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey on Sunday declined to explicitly back strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, saying it was for the U.S. to "set out the legal basis of the action it took".Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was ki...Reuters
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North Korea says Israeli attacks and US military operation against Iran are 'illegal aggression'
SEOUL, March 1 (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement that Israel's attacks on Iran and the U.S. military operation were "illegal aggression" and a violation of national sovereignty, state media Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday.Reuters
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Putin says the killing of Khamenei is 'cynical' murder
MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family was "cynical" murder that violated all the norms of human morality and international law."Please accept my deep condolen...Reuters
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Putin says the killing of Khamenei's is 'cynical' murder
MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family was "cynical" murder that violated all the norms of human morality and international law."Please accept my deep condolen...Reuters
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Alireza Arafi appointed to Iran's Leadership Council, ISNA reports
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Alireza Arafi was appointed on Sunday as the jurist member of Iran's Leadership Council, a body tasked with fulfilling the supreme leader's role until the Assembly of Experts elects a new leader, ISNA news agency reported. A cleric member of the Guardian Council, A...Reuters
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Nine killed as protests break out in Pakistan, Iraq over Khamenei's death
Protests erupt in Karachi, Baghdad after Khamenei's deathNine protesters killed in Karachi, unclear circumstancesProtesters target UN office in PakistanKARACHI, Pakistan/BAGHDAD, March 1 (Reuters) - At least nine protesters were killed when crowds breached the outer wall of the U.S. consulate in...Reuters
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IEA monitoring Middle East events and potential impact on markets, Birol says
March 1 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) is actively monitoring events in the Middle East and the potential implications for global oil and gas markets and trade flows," its director, Fatih Birol, said in a post on X."Markets have been well supplied to date," he said, ad...Reuters
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FACTBOX-Middle East flights halted after US-Israel strike on Iran
March 1 (Reuters) - Airlines continued to cancel flights across the Middle East on Sunday as much of the region’s airspace remained closed a day after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunging the region into a new confl...Reuters
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Badminton-India's Sindhu stranded at Dubai airport amid Middle East crisis
March 1 (Reuters) - India's double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu said that she was left stranded at Dubai airport on her way to the All England Open badminton tournament after the flight operations were suspended in the city as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region.Explosions were heard a...Reuters
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KLM cancels or adjusts flights across Middle East
AMSTERDAM, March 1 (Reuters) - KLM has cancelled or adjusted flights across the Middle East because of the conflict that erupted in the region over the weekend, avoiding the airspace of Iran, Iraq, Israel and parts of the Gulf, it said on Saturday evening.The Dutch arm of Air France‑KLM AIRF.PA said...Reuters
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