Archives for April, 2026

Pope Leo XIV holds a holy Mass at Yaounde-Ville Airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says 'not in my interest' to debate him

Reuters

French peacekeeprs in Lebanon on patrol

France blames Hezbollah for French peacekeeper's death in Lebanon

Agence France-Presse

A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for oil

Trade ships hit in Hormuz as Iran recloses strait

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Turkey says US withdrawal from European security architecture could be 'destructive'

Reuters

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (Not Pictured) attend a press conference during the summit between Spain and Brazil in Barcelona, Spain, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Brazil's Lula calls on permanent members of UN Security Council to change behaviour

Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference after the multinational virtual summit at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, April 17, 2026. Tom Nicholson/Pool via REUTERS

Macron: French soldier was killed in Lebanon

Reuters

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh speaks to reporters as he attends Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Iran says no date set for next round of negotiations with US

Reuters

A man drinks tea inside his damaged house after returning to his hometown of Qana in southern Lebanon

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

No date has been set for the next round of Iran–US peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of an initial round, Iran's deputy foreign minister says

No date set for next round of Iran-US talks: Iran deputy FM

Agence France-Presse

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers and members of the Lebanese army arrive at the site, after an Israeli strike severed the last remaining bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Lebanon PM condemns attack on French UNIFIL troops on Saturday

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks for a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 15, 2026. Iori Sagisawa/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia's Lavrov says time has come for conversation with US about future economic ties

Reuters

Pope Leo XIV holds a holy Mass at Yaounde-Ville Airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Leo, newly forceful global voice, heads to Angola on Africa tour

Reuters

US extends sanctions waiver on purchases of Russian oil

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo

Egypt working with Pakistan on lasting US-Iran peace plan, minister says

Reuters

This handout photo released by US Central Command shows AH-64 Apaches flying above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol on April 17, 2026

Iran not planning to attend talks with US in Pakistan

Agence France-Presse

UK’s Cooper urges full resumption of shipping through Hormuz Strait

Reuters