internationalrelations
Exclusive-Macron Seeks to Draw Trump to G7 With Post-Summit Invite to Versailles
People on Both Sides of the Strait Are Chinese, Xi Tells Taiwan Opposition Leader
South Korea President Lee to Hold Summit With Polish PM Tusk on April 13, Media Reports Say
UK's Starmer Says Iran Conflict Shows Britain Must Take a New Path
Russian Special Envoy Dmitriev in Us, Meeting Trump Administration Members, Sources Say
Date: April 9, 2026
April 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev is currently in the U.S. and is meeting members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for discussions on...
Exclusive-Trump Weighs Pulling Some US Troops From Europe Amid NATO Strains, Official Says
Date: April 9, 2026
By Gram Slattery and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, upset at NATO allies' failure to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and angry that his plans to acquire...
Analysis-Pakistan's High-Stakes Iran Peace Bid Is Fraught With Risk
Date: April 9, 2026
By Saad Sayeed and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan is under huge pressure to pull off what some diplomats regard as mission impossible: broker a peace deal between Iran and the...
Germany's Merz: We Do Not Want NATO to Split Over U.S.-Iran War
Date: April 9, 2026
BERLIN, April 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday he did not want U.S.-Iran war to place any further strain on relations between the United States and its European NATO...
NATO's Rutte Told Allies Trump Wants Hormuz Commitments Within Days, Diplomats Say
Date: April 9, 2026
April 9 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has briefed some capitals that U.S. President Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within the next few days for help securing the Strait of...
Rich Nations' Overseas Development Aid Drops by 23% in 2025, Says OECD
Date: April 9, 2026
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, April 9 (Reuters) - Overseas development aid from the world's richest nations to poorer countries dropped by 23.1% year-on-year in 2025 to $174.3 billion, the biggest ever...