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Protests over high fuel costs clog Dublin, other Irish cities for second day
By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, April 8 (Reuters) - Protesters calling for further government help to lower the cost of fuel clogged up busy thoroughfares and motorways with parked lorri...
Apr 08, 2026
Germany's Merz speaks with Trump after Iran ceasefire, sources says
BERLIN, April 8 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone on Wednesday afternoon after the latter's ceasefire with Iran, two German government so...
Apr 08, 2026
UN says its envoy is in Iran to support 'durable' end to conflict
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's personal envoy has arrived in Iran as part of a regional tour aimed at backing "a comprehensive and durable resolution" to the...
Apr 08, 2026
Russia denies Ukrainian intelligence assessment that its hackers have teamed up with Iran's for cyberattacks
MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence assessments that Russian and Iranian hackers have joined forces, reported...
Apr 08, 2026
Iran's shattered economy means any success in war may be fleeting
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities see the truce with the United States and Israel as a strategic victory, but they emerge battered and isolated with an...
Apr 08, 2026
Iran to approach peace talks with US with caution, Iranian ambassador to UN says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 8 (Reuters) - Iran will approach peace talks with the U.S. with greater caution than in the past due to a deep lack of trust, and the war will affect the future leg...
Apr 08, 2026
Wars impose deep and prolonged economic costs on countries, IMF research finds
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Wars cause large and persistent economic losses in countries where fighting takes place, with output declining by roughly 7% over five years on average...
Apr 08, 2026
Explainer-What the US, Iran, Israel and Pakistan have said about the ceasefire
April 8 (Reuters) - The United States, Israel and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reached with Pakistani mediation, and U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to hold talks on Friday to dis...
Apr 08, 2026
Turkish intelligence played a role securing U.S.-Iran ceasefire, media says
ANKARA, April 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's intelligence agency played a key role in diplomatic efforts leading to a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Turkish media reported on Wednesday...
Apr 08, 2026
Macron welcomes home two French nationals freed after years in Iran jail
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS, April 8 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed home two French nationals released after three and a half years in detention in Iran, calling their retu...
Apr 08, 2026
