US-Iran ceasefire talks set to kick off in Pakistan; Israel pounds Lebanon
Lebanese Health Ministry says people killed in Israeli attacks since March 2 rises to 1,953 with 6,303 wounded.

Lebanese Health Ministry says people killed in Israeli attacks since March 2 rises to 1,953 with 6,303 wounded.



![US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war. Here’s what we know about who is attending, what is on the table, and what could derail the negotiations. Al Jazeera’s Abid Hussain explains from Islamabad. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775852351.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




Israel’s Netanyahu accused Spain of waging a ‘diplomatic war’ against Israel.
Vice president says Trump gave ‘pretty clear guidelines’ on talks, which will be productive if Iran does not ‘play’ US.

A father in the Al Bureij camp in Gaza survived an Israeli airstrike but four of his children died.

“For Trump, this is seen as an unmitigated failure, this war,” said Omar Rahman.
Britain’s PM visited the Gulf and said many of the right things. But when you do the wrong things, words don’t matter.
About 10,000 Palestinians remain missing, believed to be buried under rubble of collapsed buildings during Israel’s war.
Israel and Hezbollah continued to trade attacks on Friday – although at a reduced pace.
World Food Programme says situation in Lebanon is ‘rapidly becoming a food security crisis’ amid Israeli attacks.















A Middle Eastern country has for the first time single-handedly checked the war-making capabilities of the US and Israel