Colombia and the Netherlands are the two countries that jointly hosted the global climate summit in 2026.
Formally known as the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, the event took place from April 24 to April 29, 2026, in the port city of Santa Marta, Colombia.
Pakistan is the country hosting the crucial US-Iran ceasefire talks starting on April 10, 2026.
The negotiations are being held in the capital city of Islamabad.
This follows a successful mediation effort by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, who brokered a two-week truce to halt 40 days of direct hostilities.
As of late April 2026, the Middle East is embroiled
in a major regional war primarily involving a coalition of the United States
and Israel against Iran and its allied "Axis of Resistance".
The conflict, which escalated sharply on February
28, 2026, has expanded to include direct and indirect involvement from numerous
other countries across the region.
On 25 April 2026, The Pakistan Space and Upper
Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) successfully launched Pakistan’s
indigenous Electro-Optical Satellite (EO-3) from China’s Taiyuan Satellite
Launch Centre.
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Equipped with advanced imaging capabilities, the
EO-3 satellite is expected to play a vital role in transforming urban planning,
disaster management, food security and environmental protection across Pakistan.
The ceasefire in Lebanon in April 2026 lasted about 10 days.
The U.S.-brokered truce between Israel and Lebanon (amid the Israel–Hezbollah conflict) was explicitly agreed as a 10-day ceasefire beginning around April 16–17, 2026.
The IMF warned that a severe escalation in the US-Iran conflict could cause global inflation to exceed 6% in 2026 due to sustained energy supply disruptions.
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IMF, International Monetary Fund, is an organization of 191 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation.
