Archives for April, 2026

Iranian women's football team captain Zahra Ghanbari (L) changed her mind over the asylum bid

Iran releases assets of football captain in Australia asylum row

Agence France-Presse

Pope Leo XIV

'No fear': Pope Leo pushes against Trump attacks as he lands in Algeria

President Donald Trump has escalated against the first American pontiff over his criticism of the Israel-US war in Iran.

FILE PHOTO: NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte delivers a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Washington D.C., U.S., April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque /File Photo

NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A man sits on the waterfront as a vessel sits at anchor inside Sultan Qaboos Port, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File Photo

US military to enforce blockade in Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, note to seafarers

Reuters

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

Diplomatic push underway on Hormuz fertiliser proposal, UN says, as shortages bite

Reuters

A displaced family who fled their home following Israeli evacuation orders sits outside their tent at a makeshift encampment in Beirut, Lebanon, April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Israel presses assault on Lebanon border town ahead of US-hosted talks

Reuters

Elke Scholiers/Getty Images

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