Archives for April, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic

Reuters

First responders search for survivors at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Zibdine

Back to Israeli occupation of south Lebanon?

Agence France-Presse

Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, addresses parliament over the war in the Middle East at the congress in Madrid on March 25, 2026.

Analysis

Why Spain took Europe's lead in opposing US-Israel war in Iran

Like with the Gaza war, Madrid has taken a vocal role in opposing the monthlong Iran conflict.

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Facade of the building housing Bank of America’s offices, after French anti-terrorism prosecutors opened an investigation into a suspected attack on the premises in Paris, France, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Clotaire Achi

Four suspects in foiled BofA Paris bombing put in pre-trial detention

Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron pays his tribute to fallen French soldiers who fought for South Korea during the Korean War at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Macron says it is unrealistic to open Hormuz Strait by force

Reuters

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with newly appointed members of the Central Election Commission in Moscow, Russia, April 1, 2026. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylyov/Pool via REUTERS

Russia's Putin to host Egypt's foreign minister, focus on Iran war and Middle East

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov looks on as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Russia says it's ready to help resolve Iran conflict

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

UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Syrian soldiers inspect a tunnel on the Lebanon border in the Qusayr area

Syrian troops uncover tunnel network on Lebanon border

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of a seeder sowing wheat at a farm in Bencubbin, Australia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Australian growers shift to less fertiliser-intensive crops as Iran war costs surge

Reuters

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates after Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon

Eight Muslim-majority countries condemn Israel's new death penalty law

Reuters

Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatami speaks during a meeting with military academy students, in Tehran, Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 7, 2026. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran army chief tells commanders to prepare for any attack, state media reports

Reuters

The head of the UN's migration agency said there was an 'alarming' displacement risk in Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah are at war

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif carry the coffin of a soldier who was killed during clashes between security forces and protesters who were demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, at Chaklala Garrison in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, November 26, 2024. Press Information Department (PID)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Analysis-From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan's remarkable makeover

Reuters

Debris lie at the site of a drug rehabilitation center destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

Pakistan says it is in talks with Afghanistan to end conflict

Reuters

Alma Ghanem, 8, and a family member play with a cat at a shack near Tulkarm in the Israeli‑occupied West Bank, February 16, 2026. Members of the Ghanem family were displaced last year from the Tulkarm refugee camp. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets

Reuters