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Apr 23, 2026 - World

Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday and condemned capital punishment, in a wide-ranging press conference en route home from his trip to Africa.

Apr 23, 2026 - World

A prominent Iranian official said Thursday there are no major divisions within the country's leadership, a swipe at President Trump's claim that twin camps in Tehran cannot agree on how to end their war with the U.S.

Apr 23, 2026 - World

An American veteran of a legendary British battle was saluted Thursday by top brass from across the world at South Korea's "Gloster Hill Memorial Park" in Paju, just south of the DMZ.

Apr 23, 2026 - World

The sale of tobacco products to people born in 2009 or later will be illegal under a new bill passed by Britain's Parliament.

Apr 23, 2026 - World

In yet another sign that things are not going well despite all his predictions that the war with Iran is about to come to a close, Donald Trump is threatening more violence in the Strait of Hormuz where the Middle Eastern country has the upper hand.The war, which the president claims the US has already won, has now been raging since the beginning of March and, despite White House announcements of a ceasefire, it continues with constant skirmishes.That type of fighting appears to be accelerating with a presidential announcement on Truth Social on Thursday morning.“I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation,” he wrote. He added, “Additionally, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”