Archives for April, 2026

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

Lafarge is accused of paying millions of dollars in 2013 and 2014 to jihadist groups and intermediaries to keep its plant operating in northern Syria

French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump watches a match during the UFC 327 event at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, U.S., April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

US blockade of Iran will be major military endeavor, experts say

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

Oil tankers steer clear of Hormuz ahead of US blockade

Reuters

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'weak' on crime and 'terrible'

Reuters

First responders at the site of an April 10, 2026 Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese State Security Center in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh

Lebanon PM says working to get Israeli troop withdrawal

Agence France-Presse

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

US military says it will start blockade of all ships going to and from Iran on Monday

Reuters

Israel's Military Secretary to the Prime Minister Roman Gofman waits before a joint press conference of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Israel approves appointment of new intelligence agency chief

Reuters

Israel kept up its airstrikes on Lebanon Sunday

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump has threatened a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but will that help him get the upper hand with Iran?

After unsuccessful US-Iran talks, what next for Trump?

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Iran's Guards will view military vessels approaching strait as ceasefire breach

Reuters

A man walks as a Saudi flag flutters in the background at Al Qaisareyah Market, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Saudi Arabia summons Iraq envoy over drone threats from Iraqi territory

Reuters

In Iran, many had hoped for an end to the war sparked by US-Israeli strikes

'No other way': Mideast prepares for more fighting as talks fail

Agence France-Presse

Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir (R) has been at the center of the historic Iran-US talks in Islamabad

At US-Iran talks, Pakistan's field marshal takes centre stage

Agence France-Presse

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

Trump says it will take a little while for US to blockade the Strait of Hormuz

Reuters