Archives for April, 2026

Pope Leo XIV presides over the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations, at the Colosseum, in Rome, Italy, April 3, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Leo's Good Friday service offers prayer for deported children

Reuters

This handout natural-colour image acquired with MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite shows the Gulf of Oman and the Makran region in southern Iran

French, Japanese ships cross Strait of Hormuz in first since war

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Tehran rejected 48-hour ceasefire proposal from US, Iranian media, citing source, says

Reuters

An explosion takes place in a building following an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Yassine

Israel strikes Beirut, US warns Iran may hit Lebanese universities

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

Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Netanya, Israel, on April 4, 2026.

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

Donald Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5, 2026

For some around Trump, war on Iran is a Christian calling

Agence France-Presse

Pakistan said state-run public transport in the capital and most populous province would be free in April

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Agence France-Presse

An American flag flutters on the South Lawn ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival at the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search underway for crew, US officials say

Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan December 12, 2025. Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Pool via REUTERS

Putin holds call with Turkey's Erdogan to discuss Middle East

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends her end-of-year press conference in Rome, Italy, January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri/File Photo

Italy's Meloni flies to Gulf region in energy security push

Reuters

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Eagle fighter jet, is pictured as it prepares to land at RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, east of England, on June 15, 2020. - The UK Coastguard launched a search and rescue operation Monday to find the pilot of a US fighter jet that crashed during a training mission in the North Sea. The US Air Force said the F-15C Eagle went down after taking off from the RAF Lakenheath base near the town of Mildenhall in eastern England. The base is home to the 48th Fighter Wing, which has op

US rescues 1 crew member after fighter jet downed over Iran

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. Kuwait's civil aviation authority said that the Gulf state's international airport had come under an Iranian drone attack that led to "a large fire" at a fuel depot. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / Kuwait OUT / KUWAIT OUT

Iran strikes Gulf again, hitting Kuwait refinery as UAE shuts gas hub

Kuwait’s desalination plant and key refinery have been damaged, and the UAE has suspended Habshan operations after debris from intercepted missiles caused a fire.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran leaders join crowds on Tehran's streets to project control in wartime

Reuters

Saker falcons sit with their eyes covered before being released into the wild as part of a population restoration programme led by Saudi Arabia's state-run Saudi Falcons Club in cooperation with Kazakh partners, at Altyn-Emel National Park in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive

Reuters

A detail is seen on the ship CMA CGM Everglade at Malta Freeport outside Birzebbuga, Malta, March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

French-owned CMA CGM container ship passes Strait of Hormuz, data shows

Reuters