Archives for April, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to his wife Sara as they cast their ballots on the day of Israel's general election in a polling station in Jerusalem November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

Analysis-Despite Israeli firepower, Netanyahu struggles for political gains in Iran war

Reuters

Some 800 ships remain stuck in Gulf waters

Ships exit Gulf from Iran despite US blockade: tracker

Agence France-Presse

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) is hosting rare direct talks between Lebanon and Israel's ambassadors in Washington

Trump says Iran talks may resume as Israel, Lebanon open direct track

Agence France-Presse

A residential building damaged by a strike on March 4, in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

Aid groups use land routes to deliver humanitarian relief to Iran

Reuters

Pope Leo XIV visits the archaeological site of Hippo Regius in Annaba, Algeria, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Leo, after Trump's attack, honours saint in Algeria who decried wars

Reuters

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US-Iran peace talks could resume later this week

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni listens to debate, after she reported on her government’s actions and is expected to speak on the latest developments in Iran, at the lower house of Parliament in Rome, Italy, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy suspends defence cooperation deal with Israel

Reuters

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

Hormuz mission talks to focus on sanctions, seafarer releases, shipping readiness – source

Reuters

Rescuers assisted by heavy machinery work at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanese and Israeli envoys to meet as Israel presses war on Hezbollah

Reuters

Meloni

Meloni suspends Italy's military cooperation agreement with Israel

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced her country's military cooperation agreement with Israel will no longer be automatically renewed.

Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, as seen from Doha, Qatar, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

No discussions between Qatar and Iran over payment of funds to stop Iranian attacks, Qatari official says

Reuters

President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will discuss a plan to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz

France, UK to host Hormuz talks Friday: French presidency

Agence France-Presse

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during Ministerial Statement on the Middle East at the House of Commons in London, Britain, April 13, 2026. © House of Commons/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. IMAGE MUST NOT BE ALTERED.

Macron, Starmer to chair conference on defensive Hormuz mission on Friday, Elysee says

Reuters

Forensic police officers search the site after a teenager opened fire at a school and wounded at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, Turkey, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Sukru Dolas

School shooting in Turkey leaves 16 wounded, governor says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves participates in a G7 Finance Ministers video call at Downing Street in London, Britain, March 9, 2026. Alberto Pezzali/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

UK's Reeves 'frustrated and angry' over US Iran war strategy, Mirror reports

Reuters

The Strait of Hormuz is the world's fifth busiest shipping lane

US blockade of Iran ports threatens already crippled oil supply

Agence France-Presse