Archives for April, 2026

French Defence and Veterans Minister Catherine Vautrin listens to a government statement before a debate on the situation in the Middle East at the National Assembly in Paris, France, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

France plans 36 billion euro boost to rearmament, nuclear deterrent expansion

Reuters

U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

Vance says Trump is 'impatient' about progress on Iran

Reuters

People clear rubble of a Synagogue, which was damaged in a strike, from a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA

Pakistan PM Sharif says Pezeshkian has confirmed Iran's participation in Islamabad talks

Reuters

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Russia says it welcomes Iran ceasefire, hopes US will now resume Ukraine talks

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Zelenskiy, welcoming Iran de-escalation, says Ukraine ready for ceasefire with Russia

Reuters

Smoke rises following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Major reaction to news of Iran ceasefire

Reuters

Police officers walk near the scene, after a gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate, according to a witness, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey detains 10 suspects over Istanbul gun attack outside Israeli consulate, media reports

Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron embraced Cecile Kohler (centre) and Jacques Paris (right) as they arrived at the Elysee

French pair says not 'broken' after 'daily horror' in Iran prison

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attends the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed government members following a reshuffle over alleged fraud related to European Union (EU) farm funds, at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File Photo

Greece to ban social media for under-15s from 2027, PM says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

South Korea to push for the release of ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Pope Leo XIV waves on the day he holds the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Leo praises Iran war ceasefire after criticizing Trump threat

Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting of France's defence and security council following the Iran war ceasefire announcement and to address the return of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool

More than 15 countries planning to facilitate Strait of Hormuz access, Macron says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen walks at Admiralty House, in Sydney, Australia, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

EU welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, urges efforts to create lasting agreement

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Trump says he believes China got Iran to negotiate, AFP reports

Reuters

A man stands on the debris at the site of a drug rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

China says Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to explore comprehensive solution in peace talks

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Rockets being launched from Lebanon towards Israel as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Gil Eliyahu/File Photo

Hezbollah pauses attacks under US-Iran ceasefire, sources close to group say

Reuters