Archives for April, 2026

Syrian soldiers inspect a tunnel on the Lebanon border in the Qusayr area

Syrian troops uncover tunnel network on Lebanon border

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of a seeder sowing wheat at a farm in Bencubbin, Australia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Australian growers shift to less fertiliser-intensive crops as Iran war costs surge

Reuters

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates after Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon

Eight Muslim-majority countries condemn Israel's new death penalty law

Reuters

Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatami speaks during a meeting with military academy students, in Tehran, Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 7, 2026. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran army chief tells commanders to prepare for any attack, state media reports

Reuters

The head of the UN's migration agency said there was an 'alarming' displacement risk in Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah are at war

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif carry the coffin of a soldier who was killed during clashes between security forces and protesters who were demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, at Chaklala Garrison in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, November 26, 2024. Press Information Department (PID)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Analysis-From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan's remarkable makeover

Reuters

Debris lie at the site of a drug rehabilitation center destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

Pakistan says it is in talks with Afghanistan to end conflict

Reuters

Alma Ghanem, 8, and a family member play with a cat at a shack near Tulkarm in the Israeli‑occupied West Bank, February 16, 2026. Members of the Ghanem family were displaced last year from the Tulkarm refugee camp. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets

Reuters

Libya's Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN embargo

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 Korea's Lee urges prompt passage of $17 billion extra budget amid Middle East energy crisis

Reuters

Iranian women hold portraits of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R) and Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) while gathering in front of Tehran's Mellat park on April 2, 2026

Iran vows 'crushing' attacks as strikes hit regional infrastructure

Agence France-Presse

While so-called "Jewish terrorism" has drawn widespread condemnation both in Israel and abroad, little has been done to curb it

Israeli politicians, ex-security officials slam 'Jewish terrorism' in West Bank

Agence France-Presse

People stand near damaged buildings, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, in this still image obtained from a handout video released on April 1, 2026. Iranian Red Crescent Society/Handout via REUTERS

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicle is on display during an annual military exercise ahead of Lunar New Year in Taichung, Taiwan, January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan military says budget delay threatens $2.4 billion in weapons buying, training

Reuters

Israel's Netanyahu says Iran is being "decimated"

What's real anymore? AI warps truth of Middle East war

Agence France-Presse

Journalists at the White House listen as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Takeaways from Trump's speech on Iran

Reuters