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US Senate to vote on resolution to curb Trump's Iran war powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress' approval for...
Apr 08, 2026
Panama asks China for respect after ship detentions tied to ports ruling
By Daniela Desantis and Brendan O'Boyle ASUNCION, April 8 (Reuters) - Panama's top diplomat on Wednesday said a rise in inspections and detentions of Panama-flagged vessels in China stemmed from a Pan...
Apr 08, 2026
'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce
By Asif Shahzad, Alexander Cornwell and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD/TEL AVIV, April 8 (Reuters) - Mediation efforts to halt the war in Iran were hours from collapse when Pakistan mounted an overnight diplo...
Apr 08, 2026
Trump says Lebanon is not part of ceasefire deal with Iran, PBS reports
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire agreement the U.S. has with Iran "because of Hezbollah" but will "get taken care of," U.S. President Donald Trump told PBS News in ...
Apr 08, 2026
Wealthy nations slashed development aid in 2025 for second year in row, debt group says
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, April 8 (Retuers) - Wealthy nations slashed their development aid in 2025, probably by record-breaking amounts, a debt group said, ahead of data set to be released on Thu...
Apr 08, 2026
Explainer-US-Iran ceasefire: what we know
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Here is what we know following Tuesday evening's dramatic reversal by U.S. President Donald Trump of his threats to attack Iran's civilian infrastructure. IS THERE ACTU...
Apr 08, 2026
Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon
By Angelo Amante ROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Italy summoned the Israeli ambassador on Wednesday to demand an explanation over shots fired at an Italian convoy in a U.N. mission in Lebanon, the foreign m...
Apr 08, 2026
Trump says US-Iran talks will be behind closed doors
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said talks on the Iran crisis would be held behind closed doors, and that "only one group of meaningful 'POINTS'" were acceptab...
Apr 08, 2026
French national Julien Fevrier freed in Venezuela after 15-month detention
PARIS, April 8 (Reuters) - French national Julien Fevrier, who was detained in Venezuela for 15 months, was freed and is back in France, the French Foreign Ministry's spokesperson said on Wednesday. "...
Apr 08, 2026
IMF, World Bank and UN food agency say war is increasing food prices, insecurity
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N. World Food Programme warned on Wednesday that sharp increases in oil, natural gas and fertiliz...
Apr 08, 2026
