
A man reads a newspaper with a front page article referring to anticipated U.S.–Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two-week truce, with Tehran silent on the decision. Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images

A Shinto priest leads parliament members to pray for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo as part of the shrine's three-day spring festival, on April 22, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images










