World – AIBIH

Djibouti’s longtime president set to secure sixth term after scrapping age limit

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:02:02 +0000

The results of the 2021 election showed him winning nearly 99% of the vote

Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian Shahed drones for Middle East allies, Zelensky claims

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:51:33 +0000

Ukrainian president publicly acknowledges Kyiv’s assistance to US and its allies fighting Iran

Tehran accused of ‘weaponising’ Hormuz as oil gains ahead of US-Iran talks

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:34:11 +0000

Adnoc chief says nearly 230 vessels sit loaded with oil and ready to sail

What’s behind Ireland’s fuel protests and why they’re escalating

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:28:34 +0000

The protests stem from soaring petrol and diesel prices, which have reached approximately 193.9 cents and 218.9 cents respectively at filling stations

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin and Zelensky agree to Easter ceasefire while Moscow loses 1,100 troops in a day

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:52:19 +0000

Kyiv and Moscow decide not to trade attacks from tomorrow evening to Sunday midnight

Iran-US war latest: Trump throws ceasefire into doubt after claiming Tehran ‘doing poor job’ opening Strait of Hormuz

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:11:23 +0000

Netanyahu approves direct negotiations with Lebanon after the deadliest strikes in single day

‘There’s no mercy’: Lebanese expats terrified for their families as Israel continues bombardment of country

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:16:08 +0000

While the IDF launched its largest strikes yet on Lebanon, The Independent heard from Lebanese Britons, who were distraught to hear there would be no ceasefire for their families

Britain and Nato are pulling away from Trump’s America – to save it from itself

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:57:21 +0000

While Trump was pounding Iran with bombs, the UK led a secret operation against Russian spy subs in the Arctic. It is a sign that Starmer is focusing on where the threat to the alliance really lies, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Netanyahu faces storm in Israel after Iran ceasefire as critics accuse him of ‘worst political disaster in history’

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:14:04 +0000

Israel’s controversial leader appears increasingly isolated both domestically and on the world stage

Israel bombing Lebanon jeopardises the peace deal with Iran – and all our futures are at stake

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:15:08 +0000

A hard-won pause between the US and Iran is already under strain, threatening to pull the region and the world into a far deeper crisis, chief international correspondent Bel Trew writes