Archives for April, 2026

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

Hussein Saleh, 34, stands on the rubble of his house destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, which killed members of his family, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Lebanese man scours home bombed by Israel for mementos of his slain family

Reuters

A girl checks social media posts on her phone, as Greece is set to ban under-15s from social media in European crackdown, in Athens, Greece, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Greece expected to announce social media ban for children under 15

Reuters

The Red Cross' head of delegation in Lebanon said Israeli strikes 'plunged the country into panic and chaos'

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 05, 2026. Jaimi Joy/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

UK's Starmer heads to the Gulf to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Cargo ships 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

Trump says US will help with traffic buildup in Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

The clock inside the Grand Central Terminal shows 8 PM (ET), the postponed deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure, in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray

Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire, Iran says safe passage through Hormuz possible

Reuters

Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square in Tehran

Middle East war: ceasefire reactions

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves following 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 US won "total and complete victory" after ceasefire deal with Iran, AFP reports

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A pub-goer watches Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese deliver his address to the nation over the Iran crisis, on his phone at a pub in Sydney, Australia, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Australia PM Albanese criticises Trump's rhetoric while welcoming ceasefire

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo

Netanyahu backs Iran ceasefire, says Lebanon not included, Israeli media says

Reuters

US President Donald Trump said Iran would face 'complete demolition' of its civilian infrastructure if it did not accept a deal

Trump to AFP: Iran deal 'total and complete victory' for US

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets Australian SAS Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith (L), who was recently awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia, during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London November 15, 2011. REUTERS/Anthony Devlin/POOL/File Photo

Former Australian soldier to remain in jail after being charged with Afghan war crimes

Reuters

US journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad last week

Iraqi armed group releases US journalist

Agence France-Presse

Israel says it has struck the southern Iranian port of Assaluyeh, home to Iran's largest petrochemical facility

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Agence France-Presse