Politics Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace byAssociated PressApril 18, 2026
World News Iranian official says US ‘maximalist’ demands stall face-to-face talks byAssociated PressApril 18, 2026
World News French soldier killed and 3 others wounded in an attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, Macron says byAssociated PressApril 18, 2026
Politics While Trump lashes out at Spain, US Democrats join a progressive rally in Barcelona byAssociated PressApril 18, 2026
World News Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people byAssociated PressApril 18, 2026
World News Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade byAssociated PressApril 18, 2026
World News Families in Iran struggle with school closures even as the airstrikes have stopped byAssociated PressApril 18, 2026
World News The Latest: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again byAssociated PressApril 17, 2026
World News The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain byAssociated PressApril 17, 2026
World News Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as the US maintains its blockade byAssociated PressApril 17, 2026
Business Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz byAssociated PressApril 17, 2026
Politics FACT FOCUS: Trump says drug trafficking by sea is down 98.2%. The numbers don’t show that byAssociated PressApril 17, 2026