The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 8, 2026

UN Security Council to Vote on Strait of Hormuz as Humanitarian Pressures Mount

Russia has confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine, Yaounde said on April 6, 2026

Six people were injured in Kuwait on April 6, 2026, after falling debris from an intercepted Iranian attack struck a residential area.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Gaza continue to claim civilian lives as the Middle East conflict enters its second month. The UN reports rising humanitarian needs, strained infrastructure, and growing global economic impacts.

Heavy rains across Pakistan have killed at least 52 people since March 25, 2026, with children accounting for nearly half the fatalities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Israeli strikes across Iran on April 5-6, 2026, killed at least 13 people, including a residential building strike near Tehran.

The UN nuclear watchdog chief warns of “grave risk” after a fourth projectile strike near Iran’s Bushehr power plant killed a security officer, as the Middle East conflict edges closer to a potential nuclear accident.

Indonesia receives bodies of peacekeepers killed in Lebanon on April 4, 2026, as Prabowo leads repatriation ceremony

Iran warned of radioactive contamination risk across the Gulf region on April 5, 2026, after the fourth US-Israeli strike near its Bushehr nuclear plant. The IAEA expressed deep concern but confirmed no radiation leak.

A magnitude 5.8 Afghanistan earthquake on April 3, 2026, killed at least 12 people, including eight members of a refugee family recently returned from Iran. The tremor damaged dozens of homes across six provinces.

A Russian attack on Ukraine on April 3, 2026, killed at least 14 people across multiple regions. Moscow launched over 500 drones and missiles in daytime strikes, dashing hopes for an Easter truce.

Iran says it downed a US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran on April 3, 2026, marking the second such claim in 12 hours. US officials have confirmed a jet was shot down and launched a search for the crew.

As the Middle East conflict enters its second month, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the world is “on the edge of a wider war” with catastrophic global implications, as the US and Israel bomb Iran and Tehran attacks Gulf states.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation confirms emergency teams are working to contain the blaze at one of the country’s largest oil processing

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been elected president on April 3, 2026, five years after his 2021 coup, in a vote critics have condemned as a sham to legitimize military rule amid ongoing civil war.

At least one fatality reported in North Sulawesi; small tsunami waves detected across several coastal areas JAKARTA — April 2,

IRGC names 18 firms including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tesla and Boeing, warning of attacks on their regional facilities in response

Russia claims full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region on April 1, 2026, but Kyiv denies battlefield changes.

A Russian military plane crash in Crimea on March 31, 2026, killed all 29 people aboard.

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban government have resumed talks in China’s Urumqi on March 31, 2026

UN condemns Israel’s death penalty law targeting Palestinians, with UN rights chief Volker Türk calling the legislation ‘deeply discriminatory’ and a violation of international law. The Knesset passed the bill on March 30, 2026.

A Kuwait airport fire was reported on April 1, 2026, after an Iranian drone attack struck fuel storage tanks. Kuwait summoned Iran’s ambassador and filed protests over the ‘blatant’ strikes amid escalating Gulf conflict.

Australia PM Anthony Albanese calls for clarity from Trump on US Iran war objectives, pushing de-escalation amid energy crisis and thousands dead. Key updates.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Vanuatu on March 30, 2026, shaking Espiritu Santo island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed no tsunami threat; authorities are assessing damage.

No Kings protests drew millions across the US on March 28, 2026, with over 3,100 rallies opposing Trump’s Iran war, immigration enforcement and executive actions. White House dismissed demonstrations as ‘partisan theatrics.’