Monday, 13 April, 2026 , 04:10 AFP — Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, two NGOs said Monday, warning it risked using capital punishment even more extensively after protests in January and the war against Israel and the US.

Monday, 13 April, 2026 , 01:49 AFP — A Paris court will deliver its verdict on Monday in the case of cement conglomerate Lafarge, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.

Saturday, 11 April, 2026 , 20:07 AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday after comments he made about the US-Iran ceasefire, vowing that Israel would continue fighting Tehran and its regional proxies.

Saturday, 11 April, 2026 , 17:55 AFP — Iraqi lawmakers elected Nizar Amedi as the country's new president on Saturday, following political disputes that delayed the vote and the formation of the next government.

Saturday, 11 April, 2026 , 09:34 AFP — Some three-quarters of the airstrikes during the Middle East war targeted sites in Iran or Lebanon, according to an AFP analysis of data from ACLED, a non?profit that tracks political violence worldwide.

Friday, 10 April, 2026 , 16:18 AFP — Three Frenchmen held in Iraq, forced to work for the Islamic State group as children, are seeking repatriation on the grounds they were victims of war, their lawyers said Friday.

Thursday, 9 April, 2026 , 16:08 AFP — Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries around the region.

Thursday, 9 April, 2026 , 10:08 AFP — European Union police force Europol said Thursday they had smashed a criminal gang smuggling Vietnamese people into Europe, with a final destination of Britain via small boats across the Channel.

Thursday, 9 April, 2026 , 09:31 AFP — European Union police force Europol said Thursday they had smashed a criminal gang smuggling Vietnamese people into Europe, with a final destination of Britain via small boats across the Channel.

Wednesday, 8 April, 2026 , 18:03 AFP — Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries around the region.