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World anxious to open Hormuz Strait while Trump and Iran trade threats

British officials, including Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper (second from right), holding a virtual meeting on April 2 with  counterparts from some 40 countries on ways to free up navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
British officials, including Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper (second from right), holding a virtual meeting on April 2 with  counterparts from some 40 countries on ways to free up navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say

The damaged Al-Shifa Hospital during the war in Gaza City, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
The damaged Al-Shifa Hospital during the war in Gaza City, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

A month into war, Lebanon’s prime minister says no end in sight

A destroyed car among the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Houmine El Tahta, Lebanon, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A destroyed car among the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Houmine El Tahta, Lebanon, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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

Palestinians take part in a protest against the execution of the Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer
Palestinians take part in a protest against the execution of the Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer

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

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
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

Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets

The Ghanem family sit around a fire outside a shack near Tulkarm in the Israeli‑occupied West Bank, February 16, 2026. Members of the family were displaced last year from the Tulkarm refugee camp. REUTERS/Ammar Awad  SEARCH "AWAD TULKAREM" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
The Ghanem family sit around a fire outside a shack near Tulkarm in the Israeli‑occupied West Bank, February 16, 2026. Members of the family were displaced last year from the Tulkarm refugee camp. REUTERS/Ammar Awad  SEARCH "AWAD TULKAREM" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Indonesia calls Israel death penalty law ‘grave violation’ of human rights

Palestinian demonstrators march in the occupied West Bank on April 1 during a protest against the Israeli Parliament's approval of a new death penalty Bill.
Palestinian demonstrators march in the occupied West Bank on April 1 during a protest against the Israeli Parliament's approval of a new death penalty Bill.

Was the Iran war really necessary?

Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the civil aviation authority said on March 25, as Iran presses on with its attacks in the nearly four-week regional war.
Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the civil aviation authority said on March 25, as Iran presses on with its attacks in the nearly four-week regional war.

French navy chief says China will have to engage more in Strait of Hormuz discussion

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Christians in Lebanon's south fear expanding war will reach their towns

FILE PHOTO: Reverend Najib Amil gestures during a mass at St. George Church in the Christian town of Rmeich, near the Israel-Lebanon border, Lebanon November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Reverend Najib Amil gestures during a mass at St. George Church in the Christian town of Rmeich, near the Israel-Lebanon border, Lebanon November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.