Archives for April, 2026

People on motorcycles ride along a street past banners showing portraits of students killed in a strike on a girls’ school during the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, amid a ceasefire, at Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Foreign media in Iran operate under guidelines set by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which regulates press activity and permissions.

Hopes for Middle East peace grow as Israel discusses Lebanon ceasefire

Reuters

"Unregistered" Kurds, who have been stateless since a controversial 1962 census, have been flocking to registration centres across Syria

Syria's Kurds register for citizenship after decades of marginalisation

Agence France-Presse

LIV Golf signage prior to LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec

LIV Golf reassures players over Saudi withdrawal rumors

Agence France-Presse

US Senate Republicans back Trump military sales to Israel

Reuters

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced fresh sanctions against Iran

US announces new sanctions against Iran oil sector

Agence France-Presse

Lego-themed video memes are emerging as an effective information warfare tool during the US-Iran war, experts say.

YouTube suspends pro-Iran channel posting Lego-style clips mocking Trump

Agence France-Presse

'We must brace for tough times ahead' if the conflict in the Middle East persists, says IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva

IMF chief warns of 'tough times' if oil prices stay high

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: World Bank President Ajay Banga gives remarks during a forum held at the Atlantic Council building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo/File Photo

World Bank launches 'Water Forward' programme to tackle global water stress

Reuters

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought appears before House Budget Committee hearing on the Trump administration's 2027 budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

White House offers no hint of Iran war cost as it seeks military funding surge

Reuters

A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US targets Iran's oil transportation infrastructure with sanctions

Reuters

Burnt-out vehicles at the site of a car repair shop and dealership damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US Senate Republicans block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues

Reuters

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

White House denies U.S. requested ceasefire, says new talks may happen in Pakistan

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo

Israeli military continues to strike Hezbollah amid Lebanon peace talks, Netanyahu says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo

Exclusive-Iran offers proposal allowing ships to exit Oman side of Hormuz free of attack, source says

Reuters

Wael and Ali Sabbagh, whose mother Afaf Sidaoui and brother Hassan were killed in an Israeli strike on an apartment building on April 8, stand at the strike site in Tallet El Khayat in Beirut, Lebanon, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

Israeli attacks prevent Lebanese from burying their dead in ancestral lands

Reuters

Despite decimated infrastructure, those coming back to Khartoum were overwhelmed by the thought of seeing their city for the first time in years

'Fantastic feeling': Sudan capital returnees relieved after three years of war

Agence France-Presse