A worker fuels a Delta Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport on April 09, 2026. As fuel prices continue to rise amid the war in Iran, airlines around the world are canceling flights and scaling back routes due to surging jet fuel prices.
The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails alongside guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. and dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 6. Handout/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Days after the U.S.
President Trump is seen speaking about the Iran war on a TV in the White House on April 1. Polls have found the war to be unpopular with Americans. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Swing voters in Georgia say the Iran war is going poorly.
President Trump's timeline for an end to the Iran war continues to shift, U.S. and Iran block the Strait of Hormuz, trapping the Gulf's oil and gas, Trump's allies defend his remarks about Pope Leo.
The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, about 200km southeast of Marrakech, lies on the edge of the Sahara and is known as the 'door to the desert.' Ouarzazate is probably best known for the Atlas Film Studios, where blockbusters from "The Mummy" to "Gladiator" and "Game of Thrones" have been filmed.
April 15, 2026 The deadly shooting comes a day after a similar incident in Turkey. https://p.dw.com/p/5CCz3 Four people have been killed after a student opened fire at a school in Turkey's southern Kahramanmaras region, local governor Mukerrem Unluer said. Witnesses said there had been intense shooting sounds during the incident. This is a developing story.
Germany is hosting an international conference on Wednesday to raise funds to help those affected by the war in Sudan. Wednesday also marks the third anniversary of the war between the Sudanese military under Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
After his sweeping electoral victory on Sunday, Hungary's soon-to-be prime minister, Peter Magyar, met with the Hungarian president on Wednesday. Following the meeting with President Tamas Sulyok, Magyar said Hungary's new parliament would likely meet on May 6 or 7.