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Updated April 16, 2026 - 3:36 PM EDT

Trump: Israel, Lebanon OK Temporary Ceasefire

		*Israel Destroys Last Bridge to Southern Lebanon Ahead of Ceasefire*
		*Mass Destruction in S. Lebanon as Israeli Forces Use 'Gaza Tactics'*
		*Growing Anger in Lebanon as Israel Strikes*
		*IDF Kills Large Number of Children and Healthcare Workers*

US Ready To Bomb Iran's Power Plants, Energy

		*House Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution*
		*US Sends Thousands More Troops, Considers Ground Operations*
		*Israeli Military Chief Approves Plans for Attack on Iran*

Vance: Trump 'Solved' Gaza, IDF Kills Palestinians

US Bishops Clarify Just War Theory After Vance's Pope Remarks

Israel Appoints First Ambassador to Somaliland

US Bombs Somalia for 54th Time This Year

Senate Blocks Bid To Block Arms Sales to Israel

Israeli Forces Number Palestinian Women's Hands in Jenin Invasion

Pentagon Prepares for Potential Attack on Cuba

Indonesia: Leaked Plan for US Military Overflights

Viewpoints

	The Right the Courts Forgot: When Checks Fail, the People Must Have a Voice by Jeffrey Wernick
	The Impact of the US/Israel-Iran Crisis on Asia by Dan Steinbock
	Emergency Waivers Move US Arms for Israel, UAE to Speed Lane by Stavroula Pabst

	American Heresy by Andrew P. Napolitano
	Purge the Neoconservatives by Chris Mott
	Why the Iran Ceasefire May Have Shifted the Dynamics Back in Trump's Favor by Trita Parsi
More Viewpoints

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Frontline

	US Rejects Russian Proposal To Take Iran's Uranium Stockpile: Kremlin
	Pope Leo Stresses Message of Peace and Unity Despite Another Trump Attack
	Iran Threatens To Block Persian Gulf, Red Sea Trade if US Blockade Continues

The War at Home

	Voters Think Candidates Who Won't Stand Up to AIPAC Won't Fight on Other Issues, Either: New Poll
	White House Offers No Hint of Iran War Cost as It Seeks Military Funding Surge
	Space Force Urges Industry To Invest in Satellite Production
	Suicide Rates Among Military Families Continue To Climb
	Marines on Way to Middle East Seen Using Anti-Drone Optic
	US Military Says Blockade of Iran Ports 'Completely' Halts Economic Trade
	Space Force 2040: 30,000 Satellites, 'Thousands' More Guardians

Latin America

	Could the US Oil Blockade Snuff Out the Cuban Cigar?
	John Barrett Named New Top US Diplomat in Venezuela

Ukraine

	UK To Supply 120,000 Drones to Ukraine in Largest Package
	Ukraine Orders $3.7 Billion in Patriot Interceptors From Raytheon

United Kingdom

	UK Chancellor Reeves Tells Americans Trump's Iran War Is a 'Mistake'
	Brits Face Shortages 'Within Weeks' Despite Donald Trump's Renewed Claim Iran War Is 'Over'
	Work Underway on Seven New UK Submarine Builds

Europe

	Iran Citizen Held in France Over Pro-Palestine Comments Returns Home
	Norway's Oil Export Earnings Surge 68% Amid Iran War

Asia

	US Officials Claim China Is 'Hoarding' Oil. What Does the Data Say?
	Japan Plans $10 Billion Support To Help Asia Secure Oil: 'We Are Mutually Dependent'
	Sri Lankan Buyer Paid $286 for Barrel of Oil, as Actual Prices Diverge From Markets

Sudan

	Countries Pledge $1.5 Billion for Sudan Crisis as War Enters Fourth Year
	'Fantastic Feeling': Sudan Capital Returnees Relieved After Three Years of War
	'Erosion of a Country's Future': What Has the War Cost Sudan?
	Germany Urges Sudan's RSF To Allow Unhindered Humanitarian Access
	Women Victims of Sudan's War Bear Scars of 'Indescribable' Violence
	Photo: Families Across Sudan Endure Years of Displacement, Hunger, Loss

Iran

	US Targets Iran's Oil Transportation Infrastructure With Sanctions
	Chinese Tanker Retreats Twice From US' Hormuz Blockade in 48 Hours
	US War on Iran Risks Sparking Global Recession: IMF
	Contradicting Himself: Trump Says War 'Close to Over' While Threatening Strikes
	Finance Ministers From 11 Countries, Stung by Iran War's Economic Damage, Call for Full Ceasefire
	Iran's Araghchi Welcomes Pakistani Delegation Led by Army Chief Munir
	What Are Iran's $100 Billion in Frozen Assets and Where Are They Held?
	Iranian Oil Tanker Crosses Strait of Hormuz Despite US Blockade Threat
	Iran Used Chinese-Built Satellite To Monitor, Strike US Bases: Report

Israel/Palestine

	As World Focuses on Iran, Israel 'Engineering Starvation Policy' in Gaza
	Israeli Jailers Assaulted Marwan Barghouti Three Times in a Month, Lawyer Says
	High Court Hears Petitions Urging Benjamin Netanyahu To Fire Itamar Ben-Gvir
	UN Experts Urge Member States To Suspend Israel Arms Transfers
	'Far From Reality': Hamas Rebukes JD Vance Over Gaza Aid Claims
	Israeli Army Kills Palestinian in Northern West Bank
	Brief, Arbitrary Abductions: A New Tool of Israeli Intimidation in Masafer Yatta
	Year-Long IDF Closure Said To Bolster Settler Violence by Only Barring Palestinians' Allies

Lebanon

	Hezbollah Inflicts Heavy Losses on Israeli Army During Bint Jbeil Battles
	Israel Kills Three Paramedics in Fresh Wave of Strikes on Lebanon
	Israeli Official Declares Lebanese Govt 'On Our Side' Against Hezbollah
	Why Displaced Lebanese Fear They May Never Return as War Uproots Lives and Destroys Villages
	Hezbollah MP: Resistance Rejects US-Backed Political Course in Lebanon
	Anger in Lebanon as Israel Launches Deadly Strikes Despite Diplomatic Drive

Middle East

	Qatar Warns Iran War Impact To Hit Global Economy
	Asian Cup 2027 Draw in Saudi Arabia Moved to May 9 Over Iran War
	IMF Chief Urges Caution on Rate Hikes Amid Middle East War Oil Shock
	War-Linked Damage to Middle East Energy Infrastructure May Cost Up to $58 Billion: Rystad Energy

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