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KKR eyes multibillion-dollar sale of data centre cooling company, FT reports
March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR KKR.N is working with advisers on a sale of data centre company CoolIT Systems for a price tag potentially exceeding $3 billion, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
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Explosion causes minor damage to US embassy in Oslo, police hunt perpetrators
By Gwladys Fouche and Terje SolsvikOSLO, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police said, as the justice minister said a thorough investigation had been launched.The blast at the embassy compound in...Reuters
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Four killed in Beirut hotel strike, Israel says it targeted Iranian commanders
Attack injures 10 including children displaced from south Israel warns Iranian officials in Lebanon as regional conflict intensifies BEIRUT, March 8 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut early on Sunday,...Reuters
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Panel picking Iran's supreme leader has reached consensus, member says
Assembly of Experts can decide Khamenei succession remotely, member saysCleric says US enmity against chosen successor was decisive factorTrump says Khamenei's son is likely successorTrump calls Mojtaba Khamenei 'unacceptable' DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - The clerical body that will cho...Reuters
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EXPLAINER-Who might succeed in Iran's theocratic system of power?
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall March 8 (Reuters) - Iranian clerics involved in choosing a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his killing a week ago in U.S.-Israeli strikes say they are close to naming the Islamic Republic's new supreme leader. Iran's revoluti...Reuters
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Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war
Trump says Britain considering sending aircraft carriersUK initially blocked US use of British bases for Iran strikeUS-UK ties already strained over Greenland, Afghanistan warBy Costas Pitas and Andrew MacAskill LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday Britain was givin...Reuters
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Lebanese man flees hometown, months after repairing home damaged in last war
Lebanese man rebuilt home four times but fled new warMany in Lebanon were still recovering from 2024 conflictAt least 300,000 displaced by resumption of fightingBy Emilie Madi and Khalil Ashawi HAZMIEH, Lebanon, March 8 (Reuters) - Just days ago, Hussain Khrais was proudly showing off his newly r...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo says
Dozens killed on Wednesday when US sank warship DenaAuxiliary vessel Booshehr escorted to Sri Lankan harbor US says Sri Lanka should minimize Iranian 'propaganda' effortsBy Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. is pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate the survivors from an...Reuters
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WRAPUP 5-Trump rejects settling Iran war as Tehran nears decision on new leader
War may wipe out Iran's military and rulers, Trump saysDecision on new Iran supreme leader nearing, Iran media saysIran's president apologizes to neighboring countriesFire engulfs Kuwait building, blast at US embassy in OsloMiddle East oil suppliers cut output, prices spikeBy Maya Gebeily, N...Reuters
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CORRECTED-Two Kuwaiti interior ministry officers killed 'while performing duties'
CAIRO, March 8 (Reuters) - Kuwait's interior ministry said on Sunday that two of its officers were killed "while performing duties," according to a post on X.It did not provide details on the circumstances of their deaths, but Kuwait has been intercepting drones and missiles launched f...Reuters
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Israeli military says it will pursue every successor of Iran's Khamenei
March 8 (Reuters) - The Israeli military warned it would continue pursuing every successor of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.In a post on X in Farsi, the Israeli military also warned it would pursue every person who seeks to...Reuters
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Israeli military says it will pursue every successor of Iran's Khamenei
March 8 (Reuters) - The Israeli military warned it would continue pursuing every successor of Iran's next supreme leader.In a post on X in Farsi, the Israeli military also warned it would pursue every person who seeks to appoint a successor for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, referring to the clerical b...Reuters
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Trump praises Italy PM Meloni's willingness to help in U.S.-Israel war with Iran
ROME, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and said she was willing to help the United States and Israel in their war with Iran, Italy’s Corriere della Sera reported on Sunday.Speaking to the newspaper in a telephone call on Saturday, Trump de...Reuters
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Tennis-Djokovic aims for 2028 LA Olympics despite age hurdle
By Rory Carroll INDIAN WELLS, California, March 7 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic said that even at 38-years-old he still has long-term goals and is keen to defend his Olympic title from Paris at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. Djokovic described his win over Carlos Alcaraz to claim the gold medal at t...Reuters
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes Greece-Albania border, no reports of damage
March 8 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck western Greece, near the border with Albania, early on Sunday, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said, but there were no reports of damage.The quake was at a depth of 9.7 km (4.35 miles) in the Epirus region, the Institute said.Greece is often ...Reuters
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Majority consensus reached on Iran's next supreme leader, Mehr news reports
DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - A majority consensus over a successor to Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has more or less been reached, Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said on Sunday, according to Mehr news agency.He said, though, that "some obstacl...Reuters
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Iran's president says his remarks were 'misinterpreted by enemy' - state TV
DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said his remarks were "misinterpreted by the enemy that seeks to sow division with neighbours", state TV reported on Sunday, after they were viewed as a decision to suspend attacks on Gulf countries while strikes did not stop....Reuters
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China says US talks vital as Trump targets Beijing's key partners
China's top diplomat says dialogue with US vital for global stability Wang Yi says agenda for Xi, Trump leaders' meeting on the tableUS action against Iran, Venezuela test Xi's foreign policy ambitions, analysts sayBy Liz Lee and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S.-China dia...Reuters
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Tennis-Alcaraz rolls at Indian Wells as NBA's Butler cheers from sidelines
By Rory CarrollINDIAN WELLS, California, March 7 (Reuters) - World number one Carlos Alcaraz began his Indian Wells campaign on Saturday with a victory in front of friend and NBA star Jimmy Butler, who attended the match despite being on crutches following a season-ending ACL tear.Both athletes are ...Reuters
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