Archives for April, 2026

A projection of cyber code on a hooded man is pictured in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

UK must brace for rise in state-backed cyberattacks, security chief says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A landfall site of Medgaz, an underwater natural gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain, is pictured in Almeria, Spain, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

Iran war conflict could create systemic gas demand destruction, says top sector official

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks to the reporters at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Turkey's foreign minister to visit Britain for talks on Iran, Ukraine, source says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A damaged U.S. Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft following an Iranian strike on the airbase, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in this picture obtained from social media released on March 29, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS/File Photo

Exclusive-US turns to Ukrainian counter-drone tech after Iran attacks, sources say

Reuters

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU envoys poised to adopt 20th package of Russia sanctions, diplomats say

Reuters

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Three vessels hit by gunfire in Strait of Hormuz, crews safe

Reuters

Islamabad's capital remained under tight security restrictions, despite the face that talks remained in limbo

Pakistan's capital holds its breath with US-Iran talks in limbo

Agence France-Presse

Life is slowly returning to Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Niles meet in the Sudanese capital, after close to two years of siege were broken last year

The tiny, defiant Nile island caught in the heart of Sudan's war

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO; Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten (not pictured), after the Four Freedoms Awards ceremony, in Middelburg, Netherlands, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a Zelenskiy-Putin meeting, FM says

Reuters

Head of the Lebanese NGO Fighters for Peace Ziad Saab shows a certificate he received from the Soviet Ministry of Defence after participating in military training in the Soviet Union during the Lebanese civil war, in his home in Beirut, Lebanon, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

As internal divisions simmer, Lebanese see echoes of civil war

Reuters

Mohamad (20), a Syrian refugee, takes boxing classes in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Syrian minorities refused asylum in Europe as rejections surge

Reuters

People walk in Tehran Bazaar, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 21, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US will indefinitely extend ceasefire, unclear if Iran agrees

Reuters

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 20, 2026. REUTERS

Tiny Pacific nations face tough choices on food, fuel posed by Iran war

Reuters

Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey delivers a statement on recent UK operational activity, he said the UK and allies monitored a Russian attack submarine and two spy submarines in the North Atlantic for a month before they retreated, at 9 Downing Street in Westminster, central London, Britain, April 9, 2026. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS

Military planners to discuss Hormuz reopening in London

Reuters

After the US withdrawal in 2021, evacuees from Afghanistan fled to escape the Taliban, seen here landing at Hamad International Airport in Qatar's capital Doha from Kabul

US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on during a business and investment conference, during his official visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo

Pakistan PM welcomes US-Iran ceasefire extension

Reuters