April 8, 2026 — Russia and China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz. Russia and China veto UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blockaded since the US-Israel war began.

April 8, 2026 — Trump: US to ‘suspend bombing’ of Iran for 2 weeks while talks held on ‘longterm peace’ deal. Saying ‘everyone’s had enough,’ US president writes ‘double-sided CEASEFIRE’ dependent on Strait of Hormuz reopening. But mediator Pakistan says it’s ‘effective immediately’ and also covers Lebanon, which Netanyahu disputes

April 8, 2026 — Trump announces ‘double sided ceasefire’ between US, Iran after Pakistani proposal. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged both the Iranian leadership and Trump to implement a two-week ceasefire “to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war.”

April 7, 2026 — Russia provided Iran with list of Israeli energy targets, Ukrainian intelligence finds – exclusive. According to the findings, the targeted sites were divided into three categories based on their strategic importance.

April 7, 2026 — Czech Republic detains two more suspects in firebombing by pro-Palestinian activists. The Earthquake Faction claimed responsibility for the attack, pledging to fight the “Zionist entity” by any means effective.

April 7, 2026 — Gunmen open fire near Israeli consulate in Istanbul, three attackers killed, two police injured. A local Jewish community member told the ‘Post’ that the consulate has been closed for two years and is likely unstaffed. Police killed three gunmen, while two officers were injured, per local media.

April 6, 2026 — University of Illinois Chicago faces backlash after it failed to protect Jewish students. After an investigation, the university said that a mob blocking Jewish students, accusing them of being “baby killers,” didn’t violate the student code of conduct.

April 6, 2026 — Modigliani painting looted, resold by Nazis returned to estate of rightful Jewish owner. The estate of Oscar Stettiner, a British-born Jewish art dealer in Paris, has been engaged in a lengthy legal battle to retrieve Seated Man With a Cane by Amadeo Modigliani.

April 2, 2026 — US banks in Paris ramp up security after cops thwart suspected Iran-linked attack. Citigroup orders staff in Paris and Frankfurt to work remotely ‘as a precautionary measure’ after four people detained in connection with explosive placed outside Bank of America

April 2, 2026 — Putin’s lost allies: why North Korea is Israel’s greatest threat Analysis: Strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader and crippled key infrastructure exposed Tehran’s weakness, while Russia condemned the attack but offered no support, underscoring the lack of a true security alliance between Moscow and Iran

April 2, 2026 — French MEP Rima Hassan arrested in Paris over terror probe; drugs found in her possession. French authorities take anti-Israel European lawmaker into custody over social media post seeming to praise terror; investigators reportedly examining alleged synthetic drug possession after police find substance in her bag