Lebanon-Israel talks conclude in Washington The first round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel have come to an end in Washington, according to Lebanese state news, amid reports of ongoing attacks and advancement of the Israeli army into Lebanon.
Israeli troops fully surround Bint Jbeil in Lebanon offensive The Israeli military says that its troops have now fully surrounded the town of Bint Jbeil in the south of Lebanon, a notable advance in their ground invasion of the region. The Israeli army said on Tuesday that three Hezbollah fighters were captured by Israel and brought in for questioning, AFP reported on Tuesday. The Israeli army has also claimed to have hit areas in Adshit al-Qusayr on Monday night, and confirmed that Hezbollah launched rockets at its forces in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel.
Canada allocates Lebanon $40m in humanitarian aid Canada will give $40m in humanitarian aid to Lebanon through international organisations, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The announcement was made during a phone call between Canadian and Lebanese foreign ministers, in which the Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand reiterated Canada’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and condemned the Israeli attacks on the country. The move comes as Israeli bombardment of Lebanon continues at the same time that peace talks in Washington are ongoing between the countries.
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The U. S. Central Command said Tuesday that more than 10,000 troops are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports, impartially targeting vessels of all nations.
Israel attacks areas in southern Lebanon amid talks in Washington Israel is continuing to launch strikes in multiple areas of southern Lebanon, amid direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors mediated by the US, currently ongoing in Washington. Air strikes have been reported on the town of Haneen and the outskirts of Tyre city, as well as air raids taking place in areas along the coast and inland.
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to hold talks on Iran conflict Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt will meet with Turkey’s top diplomat this week in Turkey to discuss Iran war tensions, AFP reports, citing a ministry source. “This is the third meeting of the four countries to discuss regional affairs, not specifically Hormuz,” the source revealed. This comes after US-Iran ceasefire negotiations taking place in Pakistan broke down over disagreements regarding the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz last week.
Almost half of Sudan's lifesaving kitchens have closed in last six months Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 16:23 Three years into the Sudanese war - and as international governments meet in Berlin - the humanitarian situation worsens A Sudanese community kitchen pictured in September 2025 (Mohammed Abdulmajid Mohamed Elhassan/Islamic Relief) Off Nearly half of Sudan ’s lifesaving community kitchens have closed down in the last six months because of a lack of international support and the impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran , new research from Islamic Relief has found. The kitchens, run by local mutual aid groups and known as takaaya, have been a last lifeline for millions of civilians in the Sudanese war . Islamic Relief surveyed 844 kitchens in six states across Sudan, finding that 354 of them - or 42 percent - had closed because of a lack of funds and supplies.
BBC foreign correspondent Nick Beake visits Metula, an Israeli town surrounded on three sides by Lebanon.
Iran war wreaks havoc on global economy and could spark recession, says IMF The war on Iran has “abruptly darkened” the global economic outlook, and if it continues could trigger a worldwide recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. In its latest World Economic Outlook, a half-yearly update, the IMF downgraded most of its growth forecasts made three months earlier. It said that if the war is shortlived, global growth would be 3.
Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli forces near border Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah said on Tuesday that it carried out attacks on Israeli forces near the border amid ongoing talks between Lebanon’s government and Israel taking place in Washington. In a statement, the group claimed to have fired rockets at Israeli soldiers and vehicles south of Khaim, as well as Israeli military infrastructure in the city of Karmiel. Hezbollah also said it shelled the Israeli army occupying the town of Qouzah and targeted a military drone over Tyre.
Karishma Patel: What it was like inside the BBC amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 16:30 Former BBC journalist Karishma Patel left the BBC because of what she perceived as its editorial “double-standards” while reporting on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, she takes us into the newsroom of the BBC and shows us just how the BBC built an “Orwellian” atmosphere around coverage of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. UNAPOLOGETIC is a show that unapologetically looks at the life, times and views of some unapologetic and not so unapologetic humans.
ISTANBUL, 14th April, 2026 (WAM) --Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), and Numan Kurtulmu, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Trkiye, have reaffirmed their condemnation of what they described as Iran's blatant attacks on the territory of the United Arab Emirates.
Roy Casagranda on the US' long history of coups and wars in the Middle East Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:00 In this episode of Unapologetic, Roy Casagranda, a professor of Government at Austin Community College and expert in political science, history, and philosophy, discusses US meddling in the Middle East over the last century. Casagranda has gained popularity by posting a series of lectures on YouTube that examine the history of the Americas, the slave trade, colonialism, and the Arab world and the Middle East. In this extended interview, Casagranda takes us on a history lesson that includes the Sykes-Picot agreement, CIA-orchestrated coups in Syria and Iran, wars, US doctrines and ultimately betrayals.
Just 48 hours after the United States and Israel launched a massive bombing campaign of Iran, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah entered the fray and backed its patron. Tehrans closest nonstate ally, the US-designated terrorist group has fired hundreds of rockets, missiles, and drones at neighboring Israel since March 2, opening a new front in the war and stretching Israels military resources.
The three-year-long brutal conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective allies continues to intensify and to inflict devastating harm on civilians, Amnesty International said today, ahead of the anniversary of the outbreak of the war on 15 April. Each shift of the frontlines has left […] The post Sudan: Three years on, warring parties intensify brutal war on civilians appeared first on Amnesty International .
The official tells the BBC that the armed group will not move forward with talks until Israel fully complies with its commitments.
Washington-Vatican feud deepens as JD Vance says pope should 'stick to matters of morality' Submitted by Dalia Anis on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 12:03 US President Donald Trump went on a tirade against Pope Leo on Sunday and said he would not apologise for his statements A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV (left) and US President Donald Trump (Guglielmo Mangiapane and Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Off US Vice President JD Vance has waded into the feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, after the American president sparked global controversy for erupting at the Catholic leader over his criticism of the US- Israeli war on Iran . “I certainly think that in some cases it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality, to stick to matters of what’s going on in the Catholic Church and let the president of the United States stick to dictating American public policy,” Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, told Fox News on Monday. American-born Pope Leo XIV, who has emerged as a vocal critic of the conflict, last week slammed Trump’s apocalyptic rhetoric against the people of Iran as “truly unacceptable".
Toddler among four killed in Israeli strike in Gaza Four people including a toddler were killed in an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the civil defence. Mahmoud Bassal, spokesman for the civil defence agency, said "four people were killed, including a child and several others were injured... in a strike targeting a police vehicle" in Gaza City.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry paid tribute to a young Iranian soldier for displaying courage and patriotism after he lost both his hands while defending the homeland during the recent US-Israeli war of aggression.
IMF cuts 2026 global growth forecast on Iran war The IMF cut its 2026 global growth projection Tuesday, warning that the world economy could be "thrown off course" by the war in the Middle East - as the conflict roils commodity markets and sparks higher prices. The global economy is set to grow by 3. 1 percent this year, down from 3.
