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North Korea fires projectile after South Korean leader’s apology

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired an unidentified projectile Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, just days after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over an incident involving drones that crossed the border into the North’s airspace. Pyongyang launched at least one projectile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Further details ...
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U.S. outlines phased strategy for Venezuela’s stabilization after Maduro capture

The Trump administration has been working through a phased strategy to stabilize Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, prioritizing security and economic recovery under interim leader Delcy Rodríguez as Washington gradually deepens engagement with Caracas. The approach, described in recent remarks by a senior U.S. defense official at a Miami forum, envisions a ...
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Shelly Kittleson, US journalist kidnapped in Iraq, is freed

Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said on Tuesday, April 7, that it would release abducted U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, reported Reuters, the New York Times and ​the Associated Press. It added that she must leave Iraq immediately.
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Trump holds fast to Tuesday deadline, threatening Iran’s bridges and power plants

As President Donald Trump prepared to hold a White House news conference to celebrate the rescue of the crew of a F-15E fighter shot down in Iran, his escalating threats to bomb power plants and bridges suggested rising frustration that Tehran has shown no willingness to surrender after more than five weeks of an increasingly expensive, dangerous and politically unpopular war.
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Russia says it downed 148 Ukrainian drones in three hours

Russia's military said early on Monday that air defense units had downed 148 Ukrainian drones over a three-hour period and officials ​said emergency crews were restoring power to nearly half a million households in outages linked to air attacks.
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Congo is latest country to take third country deportees from US

The Democratic Republic of Congo will join several African states willing to accept third-country nationals deported from the U.S. The program will see deportees arriving in the central African country from this month, the government said in a statement on Sunday. The U.S. will cover all the costs, it said. “This stay is not intended to become a mechanism for permanent settlement on national ...
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King Charles, William and Kate celebrate Easter without Andrew, family

The royal family celebrated Easter weeks after turmoil for the monarchy. King Charles III and Queen Camilla, as well as Prince William, Princess Kate and their three children, attended the annual Easter church service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, weeks after ​Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest. Mountbatten-Windsor, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie skipped the service after attending in 2025. The king's other siblings, Princess Anne and ⁠Prince Edward, were in attendance with their families.
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Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO – An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ​ceasefire amid a new push by mediators to bolster the agreement.
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Dozens Killed in Haiti Massacre as International Force Trickles In

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Ilres Théophile, a farmer living north of Haiti's capital, said he woke in the middle of the night last Sunday to the unmistakable sound of heavy gunfire. Gran Grif, a feared gang in the area, had warned for days that it planned to attack a nearby community.
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Iran says Iraqi ships are allowed to use Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian military said major oil producer Iraq is exempt from shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, a potentially significant move for global crude supplies. “Brotherly Iraq is exempt from any restrictions we have imposed on the Strait of Hormuz,” Iran’s military spokesman said in an Arabic-language video statement published by state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. The ...
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Ukraine expects top U.S. envoys in Kyiv this month to reboot talks

Ukraine expects top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to lead a U.S. delegation to Kyiv this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said, as efforts to resume peace talks get underway. The team may arrive shortly after Orthodox Easter, which is celebrated on April 12, Kyrylo Budanov told Bloomberg. While special envoy Witkoff and Kushner, President Donald Trump’s ...