Archives for April, 2026

A young woman mourns over the body of her sister Hawraa, 22, during the funeral service of six women and a man killed in Israeli strikes yesterday in Abbasiyeh, at a mosque in Tyre, Lebanon, April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits Al-Aqsa compound also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City August 13, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. Temple Mount Administration/Handout via REUTERS.

Israel's Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Reuters

In Tehran, a vendor pushes his cart past a giant billboard reading 'The Strait of Hormuz remains closed'

US military to begin blockade of Iranian ports on Monday

Agence France-Presse

A Palestinian flag on a boat next to a member of a humanitarian flotilla preparing to depart for Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce,

Gaza aid flotilla aims to break Israeli blockade

Reuters

Vice President JD Vance told reporters talks with Iran had failed to reach an agreement, but Tehran is still considering the 'final and best offer' from Washington

Vance says talks failed to reach agreement with Iran

Agence France-Presse

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose on the day of a meeting for talks about Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

US-Iran talks pause for now, disagreements remain

Reuters

This handout natural-colour image acquired with MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite shows the Gulf of Oman and the Makran region in southern Iran

US says warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance op

Agence France-Presse

Police officers detain a protester at 'Everyone Day', a mass vigil and sign-holding event in Trafalgar Square organised by Defend Our Juries to demand the lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, in London, Britain, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

London police arrest 212 people at protest over Palestine Action ban

Reuters

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

Pope Leo urges end to 'madness of war' as US, Iran start talks

Reuters

Pope Leo painted a grim picture of the current state of the world during a prayer vigil for peace at St Peter's Basilica

In fiery speech, Pope Leo says 'Enough to war!'

Agence France-Presse

Officers carried away activists to cheers and clapping from other demonstrators at the sit-down demonstration

Over 200 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally in London

Agence France-Presse

Most airlines have suspended trips to Beirut, but Lebanon's Middle East Airlines have kept up a reduced number of flights

Planes fly from Beirut airport despite Israeli bombing

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump says US forces are 'clearing' Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Journalists at the media centre were given an impressive space to work in, but very little access to the actual talks or those engaging in them

Buffets, baristas, but no briefings: journalists frozen out of Iran talks

Agence France-Presse

Mourners pray during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Israeli strike kills at least six at Gaza police checkpoint, medics say

Reuters

A police officer stands guard on a road leading to Serena Hotel as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Asim Hafeez

Pakistani five-star hotel becomes unlikely site for US-Iran talks

Reuters