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Europe pushes back on US military operations as concerns over Iran war mount

Europe Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo: AP)

PARIS/ROME, March 31 (Reuters): France and Italy have joined Spain in ​pushing back on U.S.-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump singled out NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in ‌the month-long war, highlighting divisions. The decisions came against a backdrop of tensions between Washington and key partners over the war in Iran. Earlier this month, Trump called longtime NATO allies “cowards” over their lack of support against Iran. On Tuesday, he slammed countries that did not help in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, including France, writing on Truth Social: “The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to ​Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly

Trump voices frustration with allies as Iran war and strait closure push fuel prices higher

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil” as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average U.S. gas prices past $4 a gallon. The president’s social media post came after U.S. strikes hit a city that is home to one of Iran’s main nuclear sites, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The attacks

Chanchal Kumar appointed Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Sanjay Lohiya to be Financial Services Secretary

Chanchal Kumar has been appointed as Information and Broadcasting Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday.

New Delhi, March 31 (PTI): Senior IAS officer Chanchal Kumar has been appointed as Information and Broadcasting Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. Kumar, a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, is currently Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Kumar’s appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I & B) in place of Sanjay Jaju. Jaju will be the new Secretary, DoNER Ministry. Sanjay Lohiya, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines has been appointed as Special

Trump’s go-to moves to influence the markets are increasingly falling flat as the Iran war drags on

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WASHINGTON (AP): As the Iran war intensifies, President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets — trying to keep oil prices from exploding upward, stocks from cratering and interest rates from surging. When the markets have flashed danger, Trump has been quick with a social media post or a remark to claim the war he launched last month could soon end. He’s publicly declared that the markets are doing better than he expected, even with the S&P 500 stock index declining over the past five weeks and the global oil benchmark up roughly 60%. “I thought oil

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