World

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Infos

World

News from around the world covering politics, society, and current affairs.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese village of Qlaileh

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Britain's Prince Harry (C), Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, meet people at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne on April 14, 2026.

Prince Harry and Meghan visit Australia in first trip since royal rift

Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon and displaced more than a million

Hezbollah leader asks Lebanon to cancel Tuesday meeting with Israel

Electric car sales have shot up as Southeast Asia buyers try to avoid Mideast war-linked fuel hikes

Few alternatives

Mideast war revs up electric car demand in Asia

The Crusaders' team of six horses and knights have fired up the home fans for 30 years

New Zealand rugby

Crusaders retire horses after 30 years due to safety at new stadium

While there are hopes for an end to the US-Iran war, the head of the International Energy Agency warned that April could prove a tougher month than March for energy markets and the economy

Asian stocks rally, crude drops on lingering hope for a peace deal

Canadians are voting in three by-elections, including in the Quebec district of Terrebonne, expected to be a nail-biter between Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals and the separatist Bloc Quebecois

In by-elections

Carney's Liberals win Canada majority

Andy Corriher examines his crops during spring planting season

'Hit at worst possible time'

'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war

Over the recent Easter period, which is sacred to Christians, Trump has made a series of eye-opening posts when it comes to religion

US bishops disheartened

President vs. Pope: How feud with Leo could hurt Trump

Millions of ballots were still to be counted in Peru after a second day of voting

Presidential runoff

Fujimori leads chaotic Peru vote, election officials face charges

Liam Gallagher of Oasis, the British band that has been announced as one of the inductees for the 2026 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

'Music's highest honour'

Oasis, Phil Collins and Luther Vandross among Rock Hall inductees

The use of cheaper drones mass produced by Iran in the Middle East and Ukraine conflicts has prompted the decision to also boost spending on smaller drones and counter-drone systems

Up to AUD5 billion

Australia to spend billions on drones as warfare changes

Watches and Wonders runs until April 20 at the Palexpo convention centre

Watches and Wonders

Geneva watch fair set to show war's effect on luxury sector

In this photo taken on June 29, 1986 Argentina's football star team captain Diego Maradona kisses the World Soccer Cup won by his team after a 3-2 victory over West Germany on at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City. Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will be buried on November 26, 2020 on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, a spokesman said. Maradona, who died of a heart attack Wednesday at the age of 60, will be laid to rest in the Jardin de Paz cemetery, where his parents were also buried, Sebastian Sanchi told AFP.

Late football legend

New trial over Maradona's death begins in Argentina

La cocinera María Torres, en el comedor social en el patio de la casa natal del fallecido futbolista Diego Maradona en Villa Fiorito, en la provincia de Buenos Aires, en Argentina, el 9 de abril de 2026

Argentine football legend

Maradona's birthplace repurposed as soup kitchen for Argentina's hungry

Lebanon says more than 2,000 people have been killed since the war spread there on March 2

War-weary Lebanese weigh giving talks with Israel a chance

A jury convicted Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault on Miriam Haley, and acquitted the fallen movie mogul for allegedly sexually assaulting Kaja Sokola

Already serving 16-year prison term

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to start Tuesday

The highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home in a vault run by the Library of Congress

Audio-Visual Conservation Center

Inside the fireproof vault housing US movie history

The luxury home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was hit by a Molotov cocktail before dawn on Friday

Incriminating documents found

OpenAI firebomber was trying to kill boss Sam Altman: prosecutors

Arsenal have suffered three straight domestic defeats

Amid damaging stumble

Fatigue no excuse as Arteta urges spluttering Arsenal to respond

Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov won gold in the 50m backstroke as a neutral athlete at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore

Russian, Belarusian swimmers free to compete under own flag

Wadagni was finance minister at a time of great economic growth

Wadagni favourite to win

Benin elects presidential favourite Romuald Wadagni: provisional results

US President Donald Trump holds McDonald's bags outside the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, April 13, 2026.

Fast food regular

McDonald's, Iran, and the pope: Trump's bizarre press conference

US President Donald Trump sparked outrage after posting a social media image that appeared to depict him as Jesus Christ

AI-generated image

Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry

Chevron Venezuela Mariano Vela signed the deals next to Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez during a ceremony at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas

Boosting private investment

Venezuela, Chevron strike deals to expand oil operations in key region

US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan without an Iran deal

As midterm elections approach

'Bad news'? Vance comes up empty-handed on Iran and Hungary, for now

Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has already been disrupted by the Iranian military, and some vessels now also face a US blockade

After failed talks

Trump vows US will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade

Peter Magyar has called for parliament to be convened 'as soon as possible'

Real turning point?

Pro-EU Magyar vows 'new era' in Hungary after ousting Orban

Back to Top

Subscribe to our newsletter

Do you want to advertise on today.lu? Contact our advertising agency IPLuxembourg directly

© 2026 RTL Luxembourg. All rights reserved.