Archives for April, 2026

A policeman stands guard in front of a digital screen displaying news of US–Iran peace talks along a road in Pakistan's capital Islamabad

Iran, US to hold peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

Agence France-Presse

Fearful of Hezbollah rocket strikes, Israeli mums in the northern city of Haifa are giving birth in bunkers under their maternity hospitals

Giving birth in a shelter in Israel

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

UK's Starmer and Trump discussed military options for Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

US Vice President JD Vance is attending the talks in Islamabad

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

TOPSHOT - Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in Beirut on April 8, 2026. Israel launched a series of strikes on Beirut on April 8, the most violent attack on the Lebanese capital since the start of war. The strikes came as Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking Israel on March 2, claimed it was close to a "historic victory". (Photo by Dylan COLLINS / AFP via Getty Images) /

Analysis

Ahead of Washington talks, Israel has little choice but to accept ceasefire in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had little choice but to agree to direct talks with Beirut as it became clear that Hezbollah is unlikely to be quickly disarmed.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Security personnel keep watch near the expected venue of the US-Iran talks in the Red Zone area of Islamabad

Five things to know about the planned Iran-US talks in Islamabad

Agence France-Presse

A child looks on at the makeshift encampment, by people who fled their homes after Israeli evacuation orders, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

World Food Programme warns Lebanon facing food security crisis due to Iran war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A giant screen shows a news report on China's "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing, China December 30, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Taiwan sees only warships and warplanes as China talks peace with opposition

Reuters

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shakes hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa as they meet in Damascus, Syria, April 5, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Ukraine in talks with Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain on security cooperation, Zelenskiy says

Reuters

Iranian cartoonist Sanaz Bagheri

Exiled cartoonists give voice to Iran's silenced millions

Agence France-Presse

Military pallbearers carry the coffin of fallen compatriot and UN peacekeeper Farizal Rhomadhon during his funeral at the Giripeni Heroes' Cemetery in Yogyakarta on April 5

Indonesia urges 'thorough' probe on Lebanon peacekeeper deaths

Agence France-Presse

Heavy machinery operates at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

US-Iran ceasefire deal shows strain ahead of talks with oil flows squeezed

Reuters

Vance said he was involved in a flurry of last-minute calls before the Iran ceasefire

'High risk': US VP Vance tasked by Trump to lead Iran talks

Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump warned Iran not to impose tolls on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Trump says Iran doing 'poor job' of letting oil through Hormuz

Agence France-Presse

An Israeli anti-missile system operates for an interception, over the Israeli border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israeli military says Hezbollah launched missile at Israel, triggering sirens

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump says Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through Strait of Hormuz

Reuters