People inspect the aftermath of Wednesday's Israeli airstrikes that targeted southern Beirut's al-Rihab neighborhood, April 9. AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/via Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — It was too dangerous to meet in person.
Vice President JD Vance gives a thumb up sign as he boards Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Skip next section US, Iran negotiating through Pakistani mediators, DW understands April 11, 2026 US, Iran negotiating through Pakistani mediators, DW understands Senior US and Iranian officials convened in Islamabad on Saturday for high-stakes talks aimed at ending their conflict in the Middle East, which has claimed thousands of lives, disrupted energy markets, and seriously strained
Lebanon's national day of mourning on Thursday did not halt the efforts of local and international rescue teams searching for survivors in Beirut. The sound of machinery clearing rubble broke the silence of the deserted streets, while a thin veil of smoke still lingered over the hardest-hit parts of the city.
Iranian and US negotiators are set to meet for talks in Pakistan's capital Islamabad this weekend to try to cement the two-week ceasefire both sides agreed to after nearly six weeks of war.
Children ride a bicycle and play in the Roj camp in a Kurdish-held territory in northeast Syria in March. The detention camp houses wives and children of ISIS members.
Over the past six weeks of the United States and Israel's war against Iran, several NATO members have stood apart. While some US allies cautiously withheld support for military action and others outright barred the use of their military infrastructure, the Baltic states took a different approach.
Daniela Weiss holds a laminated map of the Middle East with the title "The Promised Land" into the camera and says: "This is the promise of God to the patriarchs of the Jewish nation."
Skip next section Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian drones in Gulf – Zelenskyy April 10, 2026 Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian drones in Gulf – Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian "Shahed" drones across multiple Middle Eastern countries.
During his tour of the Middle East early this month, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Syria, a country that until recently was a close ally of Russia. The Ukrainian president's visit to the Syrian capital Damascus and his talks with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa mark the resumption and strengthening of Ukraine's diplomatic efforts in the region.
U.S. Army and U.S. Army National Guard/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR Bill Galvin has spent much of the past month answering the phone. "It's been very, very busy," he says.
Loading... The first signs an American aircraft was shot down came over the Telegram messaging app. Images of aircraft debris and a pilot's empty ejection seat appeared on pro-Iranian channels. They were quickly followed by videos of search-and-rescue aircraft flying low over the mountains of southwestern Iran.