Politics

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), alongside US State Department Counselor Michael Needham (L) and US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa (R) at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026.. (AFP)

Middle East

Lebanon And Israel Launch First Direct Talks In 43 Years In Washington

The flags of Israel (left) and Lebanon. (Photo: IRIS)

Middle East

17 Nations Urge Israel, Lebanon to ‘Seize Opportunity’ for Peace Talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R), and French President Emmanuel Macron (L). (AFP)

World

Britain and France Move to Build International Coalition to Secure the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

USA

Trump Criticizes Italy’s Meloni Over Refusal to Back Iran War

Strait of Hormuz on Map. (Photo: usatoday.com)

Iran

US-Iran Standoff Deepens as Blockade, Threats, and Mediation Efforts Unfold

Emanuelle Macron

Middle East

France, UK to Host Paris Conference on Middle East Conflict, Macron Says

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni. (AFP)

Europe

Italy Suspends Automatic Renewal of Defense Agreement With Israel

Members of an Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are shown in this photo. (AP)

Middle East

Iraqi Diplomats Face Wave of Summons as Regional Neighbors Protest Militia Attacks

US President: Donald Trump. (Photo: The New York Times)

USA

Trump will Rehash the US Attacks, If Negotiation Failed

The photo shows the Kirkuk Governorate building. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

PUK Agreed to Hand Over Kirkuk Governorship to Turkmen Front in Presidency Bid, Sources Say

Ali Hussein, a member of the KDP Politburo and head of the Sulaimani–Halabja Organizing Office. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

KDP Rejects Withdrawal Claim, Says Talks With PUK Continue Over Presidency

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region President Reaffirms Efforts for International Recognition of Anfal as Genocide

President Masoud Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

President Barzani Calls for International Recognition of Anfal as Genocide

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

'Anfal Campaigns Among Most Brutal Acts of Genocide,' PM Masrour Barzani

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Vance Says “Ball Is in Iran’s Court” as Nuclear Dispute Stalls Talks, Maritime Tensions Rise

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. (Photo: Hezbollah official media)

Middle East

Hezbollah Chief Urges Lebanon to Cancel Planned Israel Talks in Washington