Archives for April, 2026

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed his affinity for Saint Augustine, who was born and lived in what is now Algeria

In Algeria, Saint Augustine's city anticipates Pope Leo's visit

Agence France-Presse

Former France's President Nicolas Sarkozy served 20 days in prison last year after a lower court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy

France's Sarkozy says 'innocent' at trial over Libya funding

Agence France-Presse

Workers clean clean where Israeli-US strikes destroyed the Rafi-Nia Synagogue and nearby residential buildings in Tehran, according to local media reports, on April 7 2026

Iran says ready for anything after Trump warns 'whole civilization will die'

Agence France-Presse

Members of the media wait outside Mascot Police Station after former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was charged with alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, in Sydney, Australia, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper

Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes

Reuters

Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto looks on during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Iran war jeopardizes U.S. global leadership, warns Italian minister

Reuters

US President Donald Trump delivered a profane message to Iran -- earning scorn from Democratic lawmakers

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Damascus, Syria, April 5, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Exclusive-Russia supplies Iran with cyber support, spy imagery to hone attacks, Ukraine says

Reuters

President Donald Trump has warned that the US military will destroy civilian power plants and bridges if Iran does not capitulate to his demands for a deal to end the war before Tuesday

Japanese freed in Iran not allowed to leave country: report

Agence France-Presse

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran

UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises over Azadi Square following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 6, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media via REUTERS

Iran defiant on eve of Trump's ceasefire deadline

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D printed oil pipeline are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo

UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution on Tuesday

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he answers questions from the media 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/Evelyn Hockstein

Analysis-Trump seizes on rescue of downed airman to recast unpopular Iran war

Reuters

US President Donald Trump -- accompanied by CIA Director John Ratcliffe (C-L), Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (2nd-R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (R) -- speaks during a news conference at the White House on April 06, 2026

'Incredibly dangerous': rescuing downed fighter crew in Iran

Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in January in Switzerland and is expected to meet him once more in Washington this week

Trump lashes out at 'paper tiger' NATO while re-upping Greenland claim

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as he 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/Evan Vucci

Trump threatens jail for reporter who revealed Iran airman rescue

Reuters

Indian vessel Nanda Devi, carrying liquefied petroleum gas, arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state on March 17, 2026, after Iran allowed it to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a

From France to India: Who is Iran allowing through the Strait of Hormuz?

Ships from Qatar turned around on Monday after sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz, while a growing number of countries have received permission to traverse the waterway.