Archives for April, 2026

U.S forces patrol near the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska after it was boarded and seized by U.S. forces on Sunday, at a location given as the Arabian Sea, in this handout image released April 20, 2026. U.S. Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS

Iran rejects talks with U.S. under pressure and aimed at surrender, senior Iranian official says

Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam attend a joint declaration press event following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France April 21, 2026. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS

France's Macron vows to help Lebanese prepare negotiations with Israel

Reuters

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Iran's foreign minister says US blockade of Iranian ports is an 'act of war'

Reuters

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks during a declaration press event held along with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, April 21, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

Lebanese state not seeking confrontation with Hezbollah but won't be intimidated, PM says

Reuters

Repression continued in Iran even amid the ceasefire

Arrests, hangings, blackout: Iran cranks up wartime repression

Agence France-Presse

US Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump envoy Barrack’s embrace of 'strong leaders' sparks fury in Turkey

Turkish opposition members say envoy Tom Barrack’s remarks praising “strong leaders” and monarchies undermine Turkey’s democratic tradition and embolden President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

An Israeli soldier damages the head of a statue of Jesus, in Debel, Lebanon, in this still image obtained from social media released on April 19, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS

Israel punishes soldiers who desecrated crucifix in southern Lebanon

Reuters

Distraught relatives crowded around the bodies draped in Palestinian flags

Israeli settler gunfire kills two including teen: Palestinian Authority

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A military helicopter carrying a container flies toward a golf course where a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is deployed, in Seongju, South Korea, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

US did not move defense system from Korea, general says

Reuters

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, pictured at a speaking event in Washington on April 13 2026, acknowledged that he was "speculating"

US official says gas prices have peaked despite Iran war

Agence France-Presse

Life has a semblance of normality in Tehran thanks to the ceasefire, but a return to war looms over the city

In Tehran, Iranians try to enjoy ceasefire while it lasts

Agence France-Presse

The latest jump in crude oil prices means motorists are unlikely to see imminent relief at gasoline filling stations

Stocks fall, oil climbs amid uncertainty over US-Iran talks

Agence France-Presse

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: A US Navy Seahawk helicopter takes off from the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan on July 14, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. USS Ronald Reagan is a 1,092- foot aircraft carrier which carries a crew of 4,539 around 60 aircraft. Exercise Talisman Sabre is the largest combined military exercise undertaken in Australia. The biennial exercise is the principal Australian and U.S. military training activity. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

US boards Iran-linked tanker in Indian Ocean, vows pursuit of 'ghost fleet'

The Pentagon said that "international waters are not a refuge" for vessels under US economic sanctions.

FILE PHOTO: International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo

War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 20, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo

Shipping traffic through Hormuz still largely halted

Reuters

People react as the bodies of two Palestinians, who were killed during what the Palestinians said was an Israeli settler attack in Al-Mughayir village near Ramallah, are carried at a hospital in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

Two Palestinians killed in West Bank village by Israeli settlers, witnesses say

Reuters