A view of the destruction at the B1 suspension bridge by a US airstrike in the city of Karaj, Iran, 3 April 2026. (Keystone/EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)

🚫Targeting bridges, power plants in Iran puts Washington at risk of committing war crimes. In Washington, some senior military officials are trying to find ways to avoid classifying US strikes against civilian infrastructure as war crimes. But international humanitarian law leaves little room for the Trump administration’s interpretation.

🩺Flurry of pledges at G7 One Health summit. They include a €700 million contribution by the European Commission to the Global Fund, while the director of vaccine alliance Gavi says she would ask her board to approve $200m to support African vaccine development.

🕊️Iran to approach US peace talks with caution, Iranian ambassador to UN says. Tehran’s Geneva ambassador Ali Bahreini explains that the details on the legal regime of the Straits of Hormuz would be part of the negotiations.

🇺🇳Grynspan aims for the high road in UN secretary general race. The Costa Rican candidate defends her decision to follow the UN General Assembly’s recommendation and temporarily step down from her duties as head of Unctad while others in the running continue to work.