PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, April 15, 2026: First, the Italian front pages rally around Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as she stands up to US President Donald Trump. Next, war robots in Ukraine have captured Russian positions for the first time in history. Meanwhile, the war in Sudan enters its fourth year. Elsewhere, the World Press Photo awards have been given out. Finally, an unusual campaign takes the UK by storm.
Italian papers united as PM Meloni faces off with Trump
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Thu 02:00 - Politico EU
Feuding French Socialists leave presidential prospects in disarray
Thu 10:30 - National Review
A Visit to the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Thu 21:34 - Washington Post
Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional
Fri 11:00 - Washington Examiner
Trump’s $1 billion presidential library expected to dwarf all predecessors
Fri 16:43 - Middle East Eye
Three killed in strike on residential area in Tehran
Sat 04:06 - Middle East Eye
Damage reported as missiles hit residential areas in central Israel
Sat 09:39 - France 24
Benin's main opposition face crisis before presidential elections
Sun 05:43 - Politico EU
Trump team’s challenge of Watergate-era records law alarms historians
Mon 02:53 - Middle East Eye
Residential area hit in Tehran, rescue operations begin
Mon 08:48 - Middle East Eye
Kuwait says six injured after Iranian attack on residential area
Mon 15:49 - Middle East Eye
Iranian state TV shows identity documents from the site of destroyed US planes
Mon 15:56 - Middle East Eye
Iranian police fire at US helicopters on rescue mission for downed fighter jet in Iran
Tue 02:06 - Middle East Eye
Rescue operations ongoing in Tehran after strike hits residential area
Tue 06:41 - France 24
Trump's threatened destruction of Iranian infrastructure could be a war crime, legal experts say
Tue 11:10 - Middle East Eye
Iran says it struck energy and industrial infrastructure in Israel, UAE and Kuwait
Wed 03:43 - Middle East Eye
Associated Press reports discrepancy in Iranian ceasefire texts on enrichment
Wed 05:28 - Middle East Eye
Iranian media reports 95 percent of US assets in region 'damaged or destroyed'
Wed 07:53 - Middle East Eye
India to receive first Iranian oil shipment in seven years
Wed 13:36 - Al-Monitor
Iran to approach peace talks with US with caution, Iranian ambassador to UN says
Wed 15:09 - Middle East Eye
Kuwait reports damage at oil facilities, power stations after Iranian drone attack
Wed 18:22 - Fox News
Leavitt rebukes media outlets running with Iranian narratives on 10 demands
Thu 05:38 - Middle East Eye
Iranian envoy set to arrive in Pakistan's capital on Thursday
Thu 05:43 - Middle East Eye
Iranian delegation to reach Islamabad Thursday, Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says
Thu 06:01 - Al-Monitor
Iranian delegation to reach Islamabad Thursday, Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says
Thu 06:58 - Middle East Eye
Iranian minister to US: 'You cannot have a cake and eat it at the same time'
Thu 08:58 - Middle East Eye
Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers hold first call since start of war
Thu 13:18 - Euronews
Could billions in frozen Iranian assets help the US unlock a deal?
Thu 13:34 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon PM seeks support from Pakistan for inclusion in ceasefire talks
Thu 13:36 - Al-Monitor
Pakistan says Lebanon's PM seeks support for immediate end to attacks
Thu 15:14 - Fox News
Mike Pence warns JD Vance to avoid Obama-style Iran deal as nuclear talks set to begin in Pakistan
Thu 23:48 - Fox News
Inside Tehran after strikes: Iranian woman describes fear, checkpoints and people used as ‘human shields’
Fri 05:51 - Euronews
Europe Today: Vance heads to Pakistan for peace talks as Iran truce under strain
Fri 06:28 - DW All
Iran war: Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Tehran
Fri 06:28 - DW Top
Iran war: Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Tehran
Fri 06:28 - DW All
Iran war: JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Tehran
Fri 06:28 - DW Top
Iran war: JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Tehran
Fri 06:32 - Middle East Eye
Report: Over 6,400 Iranian attacks launched since the start of the war
Fri 10:32 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: Marshal Asim Munir, darling of Donald Trump and linchpin of negotiations in Pakistan
Fri 12:38 - La Libre (BE)
A week after the controversy, Donald Trump provides surprise support to Brigitte Macron
Fri 12:52 - Die Welt
WELT Special on Trump's warning to Iran - Delicate negotiations in Pakistan
Fri 13:41 - DW All
Iran war: JD Vance hoping for 'positive' talks in Pakistan
Fri 13:41 - DW Top
Iran war: JD Vance hoping for 'positive' talks in Pakistan
Fri 17:00 - HLN (BE)
Week after Trump accused French first lady Brigitte Macron of domestic violence, he now stands up for her: “She is not a man at all”
Fri 18:20 - Le Figaro
In Pakistan, JD Vance's first test on the international scene
Sat 01:01 - Sky News (UK)
Design of Donald Trump's 'greatest and most beautiful' triumphal arch revealed
Sat 03:25 - Tagesschau
Iran live blog: ++ Peace efforts in Pakistan ++
Sat 06:17 - La Libre (BE)
This is what Donald Trump's gigantic triumphal arch will look like according to the plans revealed by his administration
Sat 06:52 - Le Figaro
At the US Supreme Court, how conservative justices could deliver a fatal blow to Donald Trump's presidency
Sat 14:18 - La Libre (BE)
“We are now starting the process”: Donald Trump affirms the launch of an American operation to “unblock” the Strait of Hormuz
Sat 18:01 - Le Figaro
White House says high-level trilateral talks with Iran, Pakistan 'ongoing'
Sat 18:32 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Donald Trump wants to build a monumental triumphal arch in Washington
Sun 08:04 - TVN24 (PL)
What's next? Donald Trump "never definitively ends negotiations"
Sun 10:30 - National Review
Canada’s Dangerous Obsession with Donald Trump
Sun 13:57 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Donald Trump: now the US Navy will block the Strait of Hormuz
Sun 13:57 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Donald Trump commented on the outcome of talks with Iran. "Only One Matters"
Mon 02:36 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Donald Trump attacks Leo XIV. "I don't want a pope who criticizes the US president"
Mon 05:20 - La Libre (BE)
“I'm not a big fan”: Donald Trump attacks the Pope who claims he simply wants to “promote peace”
Mon 06:56 - TVN24 (PL)
"This is, in a word, madness." Brokers warn
Mon 09:21 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Pope Leo XIV responds to Donald Trump. "Misunderstanding the Gospel Message"
Mon 12:58 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Tomasz Krzyżak: Before Donald Trump, no leader had gone so far in criticizing the Pope
Mon 13:17 - Le Figaro
After strongly criticizing the Pope, Donald Trump posts a photo of himself embodying Jesus Christ
Mon 13:50 - La Libre (BE)
Donald Trump attacks “weak” Pope Leo XIV
Mon 16:17 - La Libre (BE)
Blocking the Strait of Hormuz: Donald Trump's risky strategy
Mon 16:40 - Le Figaro
Giorgia Meloni considers Donald Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV “unacceptable”
Mon 17:44 - Washington Post
Trump post appearing to depict him as Jesus removed amid backlash
Mon 19:34 - France 24
Donald Trump 'hasn't read the psychology of Iranians well at all', military expert says
Mon 20:03 - France 24
Donald Trump deletes AI image of himself as Jesus after attacking Pope Leo
Mon 21:02 - Le Figaro
Donald Trump has a McDonald's order delivered to the White House before speaking to the press
Tue 05:00 - Middle East Eye
Trump may be ‘jealous’ of Pope Leo’s approval rates in US, says polling expert
Tue 06:37 - Euronews
Trump uses McDonald’s Oval Office stunt to tout new US tip tax break
Tue 07:08 - La Libre (BE)
Faced with Donald Trump's attacks against Pope Leo XIV, Giorgia Meloni takes a stand: “Unacceptable”
Tue 08:45 - Euronews
Celebrities speak out against Donald Trump’s AI image of himself as Jesus
Tue 09:08 - Die Welt
“It doesn’t look staged, does it?” – Trump has McDonald’s menus delivered directly to the White House
Tue 09:34 - France 24
'Shocking attack': Italian press reacts to Trump's feud with pope
Tue 13:36 - La Libre (BE)
Former CIA boss reignites debate on Donald Trump's ability to govern: “The 25th Amendment was written with him in mind”
Tue 15:04 - The Hill
Pelosi says Trump's pope outburst, Jesus post worthy 'of a diagnosis'
Tue 19:56 - Le Figaro
Donald Trump shocks the religious right by attacking Pope Leo XIV
Wed 07:29 - Le Figaro
“It’s the very first time”: Donald Trump responds to French television on LCI
Wed 10:08 - Le Figaro
Donald Trump threatens to renege on trade deal with UK
Wed 10:08 - France 24
Italian papers united as PM Meloni faces off with Trump