Tuesday, 28 April, 2026 , 10:12 AFP — Nearly 40 people, including journalists, trade unionists and opposition figures, were arrested on Tuesday before International Workers' Day on May 1 in Istanbul, which police have traditionally locked down.

Monday, 27 April, 2026 , 21:40 AFP — Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister-designate on Monday, after the country's leaders yielded to US pressure not to support the bid of a former premier close to Iran.

Monday, 27 April, 2026 , 20:49 AFP — Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister-designate on Monday, after the country's leaders yielded to US pressure not to support the bid of a former premier close to Iran.

Friday, 24 April, 2026 , 09:34 AFP — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held phone calls with Pakistan's powerful military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and the country's top diplomat, Ishaq Dar, as uncertainty remained over the future of peace talks with the United States.

Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 , 19:50 AFP — The United States blocked a plane carrying nearly $500 million in banknotes from delivering the cash to Iraq, US media reported on Tuesday, piling pressure on Baghdad to fight Iran-backed militant groups.

Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 , 17:52 AFP — The United States blocked a plane carrying nearly $500 million in banknotes from delivering the cash to Iraq, US media reported on Tuesday, piling pressure on Baghdad to fight Iran-backed militant groups.

Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 , 14:01 AFP — A second French soldier died on Wednesday from wounds suffered in a weekend ambush against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon blamed on Hezbollah, President Emmanuel Macron said.

Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 , 10:37 AFP — The United States blocked a plane carrying nearly $500 million in banknotes from delivering the cash to Iraq, US media reported on Tuesday, piling pressure on Baghdad to fight Iran-backed militant groups.

Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 , 09:16 AFP — Drone strikes in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Wednesday wounded three Iranian Kurdish rebels, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Tehran.

Saturday, 18 April, 2026 , 21:25 AFP — A French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an ambush Saturday on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon that French President Emmanuel Macron blamed on Hezbollah, an accusation the group has denied.