Peace News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html New food alert platform helps humanitarians combat hunger Washington 16 April 2026 #1 Israel 16 April 2026 #1 Tehran 16 April 2026 #1 EU carbon tax risks penalising efficient producers over data gaps India: Proposed changes to digital media regulation would facilitate abusive powers over users’ content – new Amnesty legal analysis  France: Decision to deny entry to veteran Palestinian human rights defender a blatant assault on human rights Burkina Faso: Dissolution of more than a hundred NGOs and associations shows intensifying crackdown on civil society Several killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine, many more injured Ireland: Stop unlawful ICE removal flights through Shannon Airport Germany, Israel see growing divide after criticism of Merz Lebanon 16 April 2026 #1 Washington 16 April 2026 #2 Top EU court rules online gamblers can sue for compensation if betting illegal in home country How the Hormuz Strait crisis is squeezing India’s SMEs Tehran 15 April 2026 #2 Lebanon 15 April 2026 #2 The immense cost of Iran’s nuclear program MIDDLE EAST LIVE 16 April: UN General Assembly meets on veto as Gulf tensions persist Strength in numbers: Developing countries band together as Iran war batters global economy The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations Deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainians ‘simply trying to live their lives’ must stop, says senior UN official Hormuz 14 April 2026 #2 Tehran 14 April 2026 #1 As US and China seek rare earths, Brazilian lawmakers push for state-owned developer UN peacekeeping missions under strain as funding cuts and new threats grow MIDDLE EAST LIVE 16 April: All eyes on mooted Israel-Lebanon talks Pope’s Visit Raises Hopes for Peace in Cameroon Tobago’s teen archery champion takes aim at sustainability targets IEA slashes pre-war oil demand forecast by nearly a million barrels per day Fossil Free Zones can be on-ramps to the clean energy transition Italy: Suspension of defence cooperation with Israel long overdue  Cuba: Authorities must now release those detained for political reasons and end repression Bab al-Mandab 14 April 2026 #1 ‘Sudan is an atrocities laboratory’, UN aid chief tells Berlin conference Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000 Germany, the UK warn the Iran war distracts from Ukraine and oil price rises help Russia Can Trump get a better Iran deal than Obama? UK signs deal to rejoin EU’s Erasmus exchange scheme What’s behind Israel’s attacks along Lebanon’s Litani River? South Africa appoints veteran Afrikaner politician Roelf Meyer as US ambassador amid tense Trump ties Youth shape the road to 2030, call for urgent action on sustainable development Iran Crisis Monitor #1 Prioritising Peace: What the UN Should Ask of Its Next Secretary-General SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Security fears rise in eastern DR Congo Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset MIDDLE EAST LIVE 15 April: Civilian dangers intensify as Israel expands Lebanon evacuation orders MIDDLE EAST LIVE 15 April: Civilians continue to be at risk as tensions remain high US pressure puts World Bank’s climate plan at risk