Archives for April, 2026

Pope Leo XIV leads the Easter Vigil in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A firetruck stands in front of a burned production hall at an industrial area in Pardubice, Czech Republic, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

Two more detained over arson attack on Czech defence factory

Reuters

Bushehr nuclear station, pictured here on January 1, 2025, has been hit several times since the war began

Bushehr: Iran's only nuclear power plant

Agence France-Presse

The conflict has already caused petrol shortages in African countries such as Ethiopia

Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report

Agence France-Presse

Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, agencies report

Reuters

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference after meeting with representatives of refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

Slovak PM says EU should drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas to boost energy security

Reuters

A rescue worker inspects the debris of destroyed buildings in the Maarakeh area near Tyre

Israel says will strike Lebanon-Syria border crossing

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

Trump weighs broader cabinet shake-up as Iran war pressure grows

Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Zelenskiy arrives in Istanbul for talks with Erdogan

Reuters

The group running the centre, Christians for Israel, said it was 'poignant' that the blast ocurred just before Easter

Explosion hits pro-Israel centre in the Netherlands

Agence France-Presse

European drivers choke on rising diesel prices

Agence France-Presse

Vehicles drive at the Shalamcha border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Basra, Iraq, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani/File Photo

Iraq closes Shalamcheh crossing with Iran after airstrikes kill Iraqi

Reuters

An Israeli strike killed on the southern Lebanon town of Kfar Hatta killed a family of six

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

UK charges three men with arson over attack on Jewish community ambulances

Reuters

A woman reacts inside her brother's home, which was damaged by an airstrike, in Tehran, Iran, March 30. Majid Asgaripour/WANA

Downed planes spell new peril for Trump as Tehran hunts missing US pilot

Reuters

The war has impacted millions around the world

Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intel chief as Trump deadline looms

Agence France-Presse