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The White House said US President Donald Trump was looking at the Pakistani request for a two-week extension.

UN probe blames Israeli fire, Hezbollah IED for peacekeeper deaths in Lebanon

Relatives of Mr Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, a UNIFIL peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, attending his funeral at the Cikutra Heroes Cemetery in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 5.

China and Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote during at a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Explainer: Why Trump’s Iran threats are raising war crimes concerns

US President Donald Trump has warned of bombing Iran to reopen Hormuz, drawing backlash over possible war crimes.

UN Security Council to vote on April 7 on diluted Hormuz strait resolution

The latest draft resolution, seen by AFP on April 6, demands Iran end its attacks on commercial vessels and to halt “any attempt to impede transit passage or freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”.

IAEA says strikes near Iran nuclear power plant ‘must stop’

IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi

Indonesian military considers reducing peacekeepers to Lebanon

Family members of Indonesian soldier Farizal Rhomadhon mourn beside his coffin on April 4, after he was killed while serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon in southern Lebanon.

Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

Family members of Indonesian soldier Farizal Rhomadhon mourn beside his coffin at his home in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.

Israeli forces destroy 17 UN peacekeeper cameras in south Lebanon, says UN official

Peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) drive past a Lebanese army outpost in Naqura, southern Lebanon, on March 27.

Indonesia receives bodies of peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

The military has promised financial support for the bereaved families.

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