Archives for April, 2026

Trump said two US airmen had been rescued after their plane went down over Iran

US commandos went deep into Iran to rescue downed airman: media

Agence France-Presse

Palestinians inspect the site of what medics said was an Israeli airstrike on a car near the entrance to Zawayda town, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the central Gaza Strip, April 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: An E-2D Hawkeye surveillance aircraft launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during thge Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran March 31, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran says several 'enemy flying objects' destroyed during US pilot rescue mission

Reuters

The bodies arrived in Jakarta from Lebanon

Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

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FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 9, 2026. U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US rescues airman whose F-15 was downed in Iran, US officials say

Reuters

In the Iran war the Pentagon is using an AI program that is potentially of the most consequential changes in modern warfare

AI at war: Five things to know about Project Maven

Agence France-Presse

'We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent,' said the pope

'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows Iran's Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images

Reuters

An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln at an undisclosed location during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, March 31, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump, Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline as search continues for missing US airman

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Pope Leo XIV leads the Easter Vigil in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A firetruck stands in front of a burned production hall at an industrial area in Pardubice, Czech Republic, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

Two more detained over arson attack on Czech defence factory

Reuters

Bushehr nuclear station, pictured here on January 1, 2025, has been hit several times since the war began

Bushehr: Iran's only nuclear power plant

Agence France-Presse

The conflict has already caused petrol shortages in African countries such as Ethiopia

Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report

Agence France-Presse

Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, agencies report

Reuters

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference after meeting with representatives of refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

Slovak PM says EU should drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas to boost energy security

Reuters

A rescue worker inspects the debris of destroyed buildings in the Maarakeh area near Tyre

Israel says will strike Lebanon-Syria border crossing

Agence France-Presse