Middle East


Africa's Mali crisis widens as extremist groups advance and state control erodes - analysis

 A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026.

IDF finds Hezbollah weapons cache in child's bedroom, Iran presents US with proposal to end war

The Epaminondas ship is seen during seizure by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this image obtained by Reuters on April 24, 2026.

Iran gives US proposal for reopening Strait of Hormuz, ending war - Axios

Guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) enforces the US blockade on Iranian ports against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail to a port in Iran, April 24, 2026.