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On April 8 the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. The agreement, declared by U.S. President Donald Trump shortly before a self-imposed deadline, is conditional on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Global leaders and international organizations welcomed the pause and called for continued diplomacy to secur…
European Union leaders on April 8 welcomed a two-week ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran, describing it as a critical pause in recent hostilities and urging that talks continue toward a durable solution. Top EU officials praised the window for reducing threats, halting missile activity, restarting maritime traffic and making room f…
Three Lebanese sources close to Hezbollah said the group stopped firing at northern Israel and Israeli forces inside Lebanon in the early hours of Wednesday as part of a U.S.-Iran mediated ceasefire announced earlier. Pakistan's prime minister, a key intermediary in the talks, said the two-week truce would include Lebanon, but Israel's prime minist…
Hussein Saleh, 34, has repeatedly returned to the plot where his family home once stood in Tyre, south Lebanon, seeking personal items and memories after an Israeli missile struck on March 6, killing his wife, daughter and six other relatives. The strike is one of more than 1,500 deaths recorded in Lebanon since March 2 amid renewed conflict betwee…
President Donald Trump told AFP he considered a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran a "total and complete victory," saying Washington had received a 10-point proposal from Tehran that could form the basis for talks. He declined to detail the disposition of Iranian nuclear material and gave a noncommittal response when asked about earlier threats…
Ben Roberts-Smith, a decorated former Australian soldier, will stay in custody after his lawyers did not seek bail following his arrest on five counts of war crimes related to the deaths of five Afghan civilians. The accused was denied bail and remanded at Silverwater Correctional Complex; the case is scheduled to be mentioned again on June 4.
A 22-year-old woman recently married to a U.S. soldier was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained at a military facility. The Department of Homeland Security says she lacks legal status and faces removal proceedings; advocates and family members have protested the arrest and called for due process.
A personal envoy appointed by the U.N. secretary-general has headed to the Middle East and may travel to Iran to press for an end to the Iran war, but any visit will depend on security and logistical conditions. Tehran has expressed support for U.N. efforts and is reportedly considering a two-week ceasefire request from Pakistan as international di…
President Donald Trump’s online declaration that he might obliterate Iran if it fails to meet U.S. demands prompted widespread condemnation internationally and discomfort among some Republican figures and White House staff. Trump set an 8 pm ET deadline for Iran to comply with U.S. conditions, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending sup…
The 10-day Artemis II mission, carrying three American astronauts and one Canadian, has drawn worldwide attention through curated photos, video and live transmissions. The mission serves as a key test ahead of future moon landings and has offered a rare moment of global engagement as conflicts, tariffs and institutional strains dominate headlines.
On April 7, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and wounded a man in Patterson, California, after the individual allegedly attempted to run over an officer with his vehicle. The acting director of ICE said the suspected gang member, who is from El Salvador and in the United States illegally, had been wanted for questioning in con…
World Bank President Ajay Banga said the Bank intends to act as a limited trustee for a reconstruction trust fund called for in a U.N. Security Council resolution and linked to President Trump’s Board of Peace, while also taking independent steps to support Gaza’s recovery. Banga spoke at an Atlantic Council event in Washington after two protesters…
On April 8, Pakistan's prime minister requested that U.S. President Donald Trump extend by two weeks the deadline set for Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil, urging a corresponding goodwill opening of the Strait of Hormuz by Tehran and proposing a two-week ceasefire to allow diplomacy to proceed. Sources said negotiations between Washington and T…
Preliminary United Nations findings indicate that one Indonesian peacekeeper was struck by an Israeli tank projectile and two others were killed by an improvised explosive device most likely emplaced by Hezbollah. U.N. officials described the incidents as unacceptable and said they could amount to war crimes, while a full investigation involving th…
Pope Leo publicly condemned threats directed at the people of Iran, calling them "truly unacceptable" and framing them as not only a matter of international law but a moral issue. Speaking to reporters outside his Castel Gandolfo residence, the pope appealed to citizens to urge their representatives to seek an end to the widening regional conflict …
An Iran-aligned Iraqi militia, Kataib Hezbollah, said it will free U.S. freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson and demanded she leave Iraq immediately. The group circulated a video it said showed Kittleson speaking in English against a plain backdrop. Kittleson was taken in late March in Baghdad and has contributed reporting to regional outlets.
Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi armed group aligned with Iran, announced that U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson will be released and must leave Iraq immediately. Kittleson was taken in late March in Baghdad. A video circulated by a social media outlet linked to the militia shows a woman identifying herself as Kittleson, but the clip's authenticity, timin…
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said President Donald Trump has both the right and the duty to press for investigations into individuals who previously probed him. Blanche, speaking in his first extended remarks since becoming acting attorney general, rejected suggestions that the Justice Department is improperly targeting the president's…
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said customs officials might stop processing international arrivals at major U.S. airports located in jurisdictions labeled as sanctuary cities or states. The possible move, raised amid a funding impasse in Congress, could disrupt international air travel and commerce at large hubs and affect events such…
U.S. cybersecurity, intelligence and law enforcement agencies issued a joint advisory saying Iranian-affiliated hacking operations have intensified in response to ongoing hostilities. The campaigns have targeted publicly exposed programmable logic controllers and supervisory control and data acquisition displays that interface with critical infrast…
Portugal has approved 76 landings and 25 overflights by U.S. aircraft at the Lajes air base in the Azores since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, on the condition that the site not be used to strike civilian infrastructure. Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel told parliament the United States has respected that restriction, though Portuguese aut…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recorded at least 15 deaths of individuals in its custody between January 2026 and early April 2026. The fatalities occurred at a variety of detention facilities and hospitals nationwide. Several of the cases are under active investigation, with some described by ICE as presumed suicides and others…
British authorities have refused entry to the rapper Ye, formally known as Kanye West, who had been scheduled to headline London’s Wireless Festival in July. Festival organisers withdrew permission for him to travel and perform, subsequently cancelling the three-day event and arranging refunds for ticket holders. The decision follows intense public…
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described the economic relationship between the United States and China as stable and said President Donald Trump intends to preserve that stability during a meeting next month with his Chinese counterpart. Greer, speaking at the Hudson Institute, said Washington does not seek a large-scale confrontation wit…
Residents of small kibbutzim on Israel's northern border, many of whom fled after Hezbollah rocket strikes in October 2023 and spent years displaced, have returned and now vow to stay despite renewed rocket fire tied to expanded fighting. Homes remain damaged or awaiting demolition, repairs have been suspended for safety reasons, and local criticis…
