diplomacy
Top Vatican Cardinal Calls US-Israeli Strikes 'truly Alarming'
U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Channel Remains Open, Switzerland Says
Putin Will Relay UAE President's Complaints About Iranian Strikes to Tehran, Kremlin Says
Kremlin Says Continuing Talks With Ukraine Is in Russia's Own Interests
Russia Urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to Stop Fighting and Negotiate
Date: February 27, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russia urged Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday to halt cross-border attacks immediately and resolve their differences by diplomatic means. Russia is the only country to...
UK Withdraws Staff From Iran Temporarily
Date: February 27, 2026
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it had temporarily withdrawn its staff from Iran citing the security situation in the region. U.S President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for...
US Envoy Calls French Minister After Foreign Ministry Snub, Source Says
Date: February 24, 2026
PARIS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, called France's foreign minister on Tuesday and said he did not want to interfere in the public debate, a day after snubbing a...
Ukraine's Zaluzhnyi Says He Won't Discuss Political Future Until Martial Law Ends
Date: February 23, 2026
LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's former top general Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, now serving as ambassador to the UK, dismissed questions about his presidential ambitions as "pub talk" and said he would not...
Belarus, Issued Rare Invitation to Board of Peace, Says It Received No Visas
Date: February 19, 2026
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Belarus, a close ally of Russia rarely invited to international gatherings, said on Thursday it had intended to attend the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board...
Russia Urges Restraint as US Builds up Military Assets Near Iran
Date: February 19, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that it was seeing an unprecedented escalation of tension around Iran as the United States moved military assets into the Middle East, and the...