Archives for April, 2026

Traffic congestion due to road closures implemented by authorities, following the suspension of transport and closure of markets on security restrictions, as Pakistan prepares to host U.S. and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

No US-Iran peace talks in sight, but Islamabad maintains security lockdown

Reuters

This photo obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim shows an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly taking part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on April 21, 2026

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

French President Emmanuel Macron and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Europe should do more in the Middle East

Shaken by Iran war, EU seeks larger voice on Mideast

Agence France-Presse

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides addresses the media on the day of a summit of the European Union and regional partners' leaders in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus, April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool

EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

China rejects Trump accusation that intercepted Iran ship was 'gift from China'

Reuters

Spanish soldiers place a Spanish flag on a vehicle during Exercise Dynamic Mariner 25 military drill training, which involves naval forces from several NATO members, at Retin beach, in the Atlantic Ocean, in Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Exclusive-Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says

Reuters

Displaced residents return to their homes after a ceasefire went into effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Trump seeks 'best deal' with Iran

Reuters

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is embroidered on a polo shirt of an ICE employee, at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement two-day job fair in Texas to help fill vacancies for deportation officers and attorneys, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber

Woman, her 5 children released from longest ICE detention of a family under Trump

Reuters

Iran are scheduled to play their World Cup matches in the United States

US says Iran players welcome at World Cup amid Italy uproar

Agence France-Presse

A man checks a book that was found among rubble as he cleans an apartment in a building damaged by an Israeli strike, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Tyre, April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Trump says leaders of Lebanon and Israel could meet in next three weeks

Reuters

A damaged civil defence car parks in front of a house damaged by an Israeli strike, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Mansouri village, southern Lebanon, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks, Trump says

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump points a finger as he participates in a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump administration probes NYC Department of Education over pro-Palestinian group

Reuters

President Donald Trump struck a celebratory tone on social media and told AFP there were 'no sticking points' left in a US-Iran peace deal

Trump rules out striking Iran with nuclear weapon

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump points a finger as he participates in a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump says Iran may have reloaded during two-week truce

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Februrary 26, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo

Venice Biennale jury excludes Russia and Israel from artist awards as EU threatens funding cut

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump says US will not use nuclear weapon in Iran war

Reuters