Wars and conflicts

Hamas armed wing says disarmament calls are unacceptable

Palestinians inspect a vehicle targeted by an Israeli strike in Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on April 4, 2026.

Trump gives Iran until April 7 night to open Strait of Hormuz, report says

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

At least 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, on April 5, 2026.

Iran military says US airman rescue operation ‘completely foiled’

A still image purporting to show US aircraft destroyed during the US mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said according to Iranian media, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Isfahan, Iran, released on April 5, 2026.

US snatches airman from Iran as Trump, Israel ratchet up pressure

A still image purporting to show US aircraft destroyed during the US mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said according to Iranian media.

On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest

Pope Leo did not mention any specific conflicts in the message, known as the Urbi et Orbi.

Easter in Jerusalem disrupted by war and restrictions at key Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, leading the Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the old city of Jerusalem on April 5.

Iran strikes hit civilian infrastructure across Gulf states

Damaged buildings at the site of an impact of what Bahrain's Ministry of Interior said was falling debris of an intercepted Iranian drone.

UAE says air defences responding to Iran missiles, drones

The UAE has been the main target of missiles and drones fired across the Gulf since Feb 28.

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.

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