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Israel backs Trump Iran strike pause, excludes Lebanon
Israel endorsed the U.S. two-week suspension of strikes against Iran on Wednesday but carved out Lebanon from the arrangement, attaching conditions including Tehran reopening the straits before Israel
Iran closes Hormuz, Israel intensifies Lebanon strikes
A fragile US‑Iran‑Israel ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan, is under strain as Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, Israel ramped up strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, and both sides dispute the deal’s scope a
North Korea missile launch image airs at Seoul station
A TV screen at Seoul Railway Station broadcast a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, with the image credited to AP photographer Ahn Young-joon
Japan bankruptcies hit 10,425 as Middle East costs surge
Japan's corporate bankruptcies rose for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal 2025, as surging oil prices and supply disruptions from the Middle East conflict push up input costs and exacerbate labor
Khamenei greenlit Trump ceasefire via notes, 11 sources say
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei secretly greenlit a two-week ceasefire with Trump, defying his own Revolutionary Guards and accepting a deal brokered by Pakistani, Egyptian, and Turkish med
Clay Fuller wins Trump-endorsed Georgia House seat by 12 points
Republican Clay Fuller won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former Georgia U.S. House seat on Tuesday with President Trump's endorsement, prevailing by roughly 12 points in a deep-red district that Trump carr
U.S., Iran Agree to 2-Week Ceasefire, Pakistan Brokers Talks
The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, with Trump suspending bombing of Iran and direct talks set for April 10 in Islamabad based on Tehran's 10-point proposal, though
Hawk backlash erupts over Trump's 2-week Iran ceasefire
President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran featuring a 10-point plan that lifts sanctions, withdraws US regional forces, and lets Iran keep enriching uranium — triggering furious backlas
Albanese Welcomes Ceasefire, Slams Trump Rhetoric
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a two-week U.S.-Israel-Iran ceasefire announced by President Trump with just under two hours to spare before his deadline for Iran to reopen the Str
Senators File Resolution to Block $659M Israel Bomb Sales
Four Democratic senators introduced joint resolutions to halt $659 million in U.S.‑approved bomb shipments to Israel, arguing that taxpayer‑funded weapons would fund further destruction in Gaza, Iran
North Korea tests missile, rejects South Korea overtures
North Korea launched projectiles on consecutive days while a senior Foreign Ministry official declared South Korea an 'enemy state' that 'can never change,' dashing Seoul's hopes for a diplomatic thaw
Iran fires missiles at Israel as Trump pauses strike
Israel announced that missiles were launched from Iran, prompting defensive alerts and civilian injuries, just as President Trump said he would suspend a planned attack on Iranian infrastructure for t
Pope Leo XIV condemns Trump's Iran threats before
Hours before a cease-fire was announced, **Pope Leo XIV**, the first U.S.-born pontiff, issued his strongest condemnation yet of **President Trump's** threats against Iran, labeling them 'truly unacce
US, Israel, Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire
Trump announced a two-week US-Iran ceasefire contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Israel joining the suspension. Iran accepted but warned the war continues, and US skeptics question
Iran and US Agree Two‑Week Ceasefire, Reopen Hormuz
Iran and the United States reached a two‑week ceasefire and agreed to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing global economic concerns just before President Trump's deadline to destroy Iran.
Pope Leo XIV blasts Trump's Iran threat as 'unacceptable'
Pope Leo XIV delivered his sharpest rebuke yet of President Trump on Tuesday, denouncing as 'truly unacceptable' Trump's threat to wipe out Iran's civilization and calling the escalating war 'unjust.'
Trump Iran threats put U.S. military in moral crosshairs
Military law experts warn that Trump's threats to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure could force U.S. service members into an impossible position — risking war crimes charges for following orders or
Pakistan proposes 2-week Iran-U.S. ceasefire
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif proposed a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, urging both sides to halt military action as Trump faces a looming deadline to decide on striking Irani
Trump Threatens Iran as US Hits Kharg Oil Hub
Trump warned on Truth Social that a civilization could die tonight while the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran’s Kharg Island and bridges, prompting a legal rebuke referencing anti‑genocide law.
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Strait of Hormuz
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at boosting security in the Strait of Hormuz, with 11 countries voting in favor and Colombia and Pakistan abstaining. The draft had calle
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