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Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad on Saturday after meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, concluding a day-long visit without engaging the U.S. Delegation … Read more
Pope Leo XIV will mark the first anniversary of his election with a tightly scheduled pastoral visit to Pompeii and Naples on May 8, 2026, beginning … Read more
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir in Islamabad on April 25, 2026, amid a security lockdown in the capital that … Read more
Gunmen attacked Mali’s capital Bamako and multiple locations across the country in what the military described as a coordinated assault involving multiple armed groups. The army … Read more
Overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine killed five people and injured 30 others across eight regions, Ukrainian authorities reported on April 25, 2026. The central city of … Read more
Sam Altman’s apology to the community of Tumbler Ridge came eight months after OpenAI had already banned the shooter’s ChatGPT account, raising a stark question about … Read more
A Falklands War veteran has called on King Charles to urge US President Donald Trump to withdraw a reported threat to withdraw military support from Spain. … Read more
Palantir Technologies faces renewed scrutiny after its co-founder Alex Karp posted a manifesto on X that critics say promotes a doctrine of innate superiority tied to … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disclosed on Friday that he had been diagnosed with and treated for early-stage prostate cancer but delayed revealing the condition for … Read more
Italy has rejected a proposal from the Trump administration to replace Iran in the 2026 World Cup, despite ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran … Read more
Iran’s government issued a coordinated public display of unity on April 23, with its president, judiciary chief, parliament speaker and foreign minister all posting nearly identical … Read more
The European Union approved a €90 billion ($106 billion) loan package for Ukraine on Thursday, ending months of deadlock after Hungary and Slovakia lifted their vetoes … Read more