Pope Leo XIV responded to criticism from President Trump and defended his position of seeking peace and opposing violence amid the war in Iran.
April 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has begun a blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas, and Iran responded with threats on ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
April 13, 2026
Dozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel
April 14, 2026
A senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese militant group will not abide by any agreements made in upcoming direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in the United States
April 13, 2026
A new study says that 2025 saw the highest number of deaths from antisemitic attacks in over 30 years around the world
April 13, 2026
South Korea’s president draws Israeli anger by using old video to make point about human suffering
April 13, 2026
Iranians have reacted with a mixture of disappointment and patriotism after peace talks with the United States failed to reach an agreement
April 12, 2026
UK forced to halt Chagos Islands deal after Trump criticism
April 11, 2026
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz
April 10, 2026
World anxiously waits to see if US-Iran peace talks can deliver. Here’s what we know
April 10, 2026
President Donald Trump says the only reason the Iranians are alive today “is to negotiate,” as he sends Vice President JD Vance overseas to work on a resolution to the war
April 10, 2026
How Vance is navigating peace talks with Iran — and his own political future
April 10, 2026
Since the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. was announced, leaders in President Donald Trump's administration have been quick to say the Iranian military and its capacity have sustained significant damage during the weeks of fighting
April 10, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine
April 10, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors
April 09, 2026
The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case
April 10, 2026
What is Israel’s war in Lebanon, and why could it shatter the Iran ceasefire?
April 09, 2026
Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts
April 09, 2026
Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran
April 09, 2026
Lebanon’s health ministry says that Israeli strikes during the day killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war
April 08, 2026
Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds
April 09, 2026
Iran, the United States and Israel have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization
April 08, 2026
President Donald Trump repeated his complaint about NATO after a private meeting with the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday
April 08, 2026
Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire
April 08, 2026
Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and Luther Vandross get into Rock Hall
Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says
Tar Heels' Caleb Wilson makes 1-and-done leap official as top NBA prospect
Former Brazilian intelligence chief was arrested by ICE, senator says
Man shot by ICE in California has been arrested by the FBI, attorney says
Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s house charged with attempted murder and attempted arson
US eyes potential second round of in-person talks with Iran as blockade takes hold
Swalwell says he plans to resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations
Rookies help bring Met Gala energy to the WNBA draft's orange carpet