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The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of five people and leaving one survivor, … Read more
Less than a day after peace talks between the US and Iran failed, President Trump said that he will blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Source link
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address a “Day of Friendship” event at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary on April 7. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the fall of communism in the 1990s to turn away … Read more
Pope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Leo XIV’s four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting … Read more
Vice President JD Vance gives a thumb up sign as he boards Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP ISLAMABAD – The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace … Read more
The U.S and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war in Iran at a high-level meeting on Saturday. Source link
People inspect the aftermath of Wednesday’s Israeli airstrikes that targeted southern Beirut’s al-Rihab neighborhood, April 9. AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/via Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — It was too dangerous to meet in person. Israel has been hunting him and his comrades, picking them off by airstrike and drone, in surprise attacks … Read more
A police officer walks past a billboard regarding the United States and Iran negotiations, outside a media facilitation center in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption toggle caption Anjum Naveed/AP ISLAMABAD – The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, … Read more
ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: For four years now, Joanna Kakissis has been covering the war in Ukraine for NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) JOANNA KAKISSIS, BYLINE: Well, the Ukrainians want to reclaim as much land as possible toward the eventual goal… (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) KAKISSIS: We heard the buzzing of Russian launched attack … Read more
In Hungary, voters head to the polls Sunday. At stake: the future for populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Europe’s longest-serving leader – and an ally of Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: Here in Hungary, voters head to the polls tomorrow. At stake – the future for populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, … Read more