Archives for April, 2026

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Oil back above $100 as US moves to blockade Strait of Hormuz

Soaring energy prices can be expected to remain volatile while the US begins its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

An Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Iran in touch with India on ships passage through Strait of Hormuz, Iranian envoy says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A NATO flag flutters at the Tapa military base, Estonia April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Turkey says NATO should reset ties with Trump at next summit, prepare for future

Reuters

Сombines harvest wheat in a field in the Chertkovsky district of the Rostov region, Russia, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

Reuters

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey concerned about any new Iran-US rules for Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese village of Qlaileh

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro speaks with Reuters for an interview in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

ASEAN foreign ministers urge US and Iran to push for permanent resolution

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool/File Photo

UK and France to co-host talks this week on possible defensive naval mission for Hormuz

Reuters

A mourner reacts during the funeral of a Palestinian who was killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Israeli fire kills three in Gaza following new ceasefire talks

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during his new year press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

South Korean president's Holocaust remarks spark outcry from Israel and controversy at home

Reuters

Israelis take part in an anti-government protest calling for an end to the conflict with Lebanon, amid a two-week ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, Israel April 11, 2026 REUTERS/Tom Bateman

Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire, divided over whether to respect it, poll says

Reuters

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun takes a question from a journalist at a press conference in Beijing, China, January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

China urges restraint over US blockade of Strait of Hormuz, backs talks

Reuters

A woman walks past an anti-US mural depicting Iran-US talks near the former US embassy in Tehran

Lebanon, Israel to hold direct talks as Trump blockades Iran

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a meeting to discuss the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and the impact on the Strait of Hormuz, in London, Britain, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/Pool/File Photo

UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says

Reuters

A demonstrator in Paris wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" prior to a silent march denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic

Iran executed at least 1,639 in 2025, more hangings feared: NGOs

Agence France-Presse

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS

US to blockade Iran after talks fail to yield a deal

Reuters