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02.04.2026 18:40 An Israeli naval strike in Beirut has killed Hezbollah Southern Front commander Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem, the country's military said on April 1.

02.04.2026 18:40 The UN's top humanitarian official warned the Security Council on Tuesday that Lebanon is facing one of its most dangerous moments in years, with escalating violence, mass displacement and deepening human suffering pushing the country to "breaking point", according to UN.

02.04.2026 18:40 From Iran to multiple nations in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, around 3,000 people have reportedly been arrested in the first month of the ongoing war across the region, sparking alarm over free speech restrictions and state repression.

02.04.2026 18:40 Since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran commenced, repression of civic space and freedom of expression has significantly deepened across the Middle East, compounding the already existing climate of fear unleashed by multiple conflicts and crises, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warned today.

02.04.2026 18:40 Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Spain and Sweden.

02.04.2026 18:40 Minister for the Middle East statement marking two years since seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in an Israeli strike, including three British citizens

02.04.2026 18:40 The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced the latest decision by the Israeli Knesset to pass a bill that allows ilitary courts to hand down death sentences to Palestinian abductees, calling it a serious blow to international humanitarian law.

02.04.2026 18:40 Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has written to Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, pledging the Islamic Republic's sustained support for the resistance in the face of the American-Zionist enemy.

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02.04.2026 18:40 The Philippine Navy has denied reports that China conducted military exercises off Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea .

02.04.2026 18:40 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the adoption and use of Philippine names for more than 100 maritime features in the Kalayaan Island Group , reinforcing the country's sovereignty and governance in the West Philippine Sea .

02.04.2026 18:40 China on Wednesday expressed firm opposition to the Philippines' infringement upon China's sovereignty and rights and interests and vowed to do what is necessary to firmly defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea after reports that the Philippines will rename more than 100 island features in a bid to reinforce its "sovereignty" in the South China Sea.

02.04.2026 18:40 Nearly 500 New People's Army rebels and their supporters were "neutralized" from Jan. 1 to March 26 this year, the military said.

02.04.2026 18:40 The European Union Special Envoy for the Peace Process, Adrianus Koetsenruijter, starts an official visit to Colombia with an agenda aimed at reaffirming the European Union's commitment to building a lasting, inclusive, and territorially sustainable peace.

02.04.2026 18:40 On 1 April 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, welcomed the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Vivian Balakrishnan, on an official visit. During the meeting, the ministers discussed the development of bilateral cooperation between Latvia and Singapore, particularly in the areas of economy, digital affairs, and security, as well as current global security issues.