The US has negotiated a fragile ceasefire that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Asian allies that depend on the waterway are already being forced to rely on others for energy security– to the benefit of…
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Governments tried to censor the Iran war online. Did it work? : NPR
The first signs an American aircraft was shot down came over the Telegram messaging app. Images of aircraft debris and a pilot’s empty ejection seat appeared on pro-Iranian channels. They were quickly followed by videos of…
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There’s growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse : NPR
U.S. Army and U.S. Army National Guard/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR
Bill Galvin has spent much of the past month…
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April 9, 2026 – by Heather Cox Richardson
The ceasefire President Donald J. Trump announced Tuesday night fell apart almost immediately. Israel complained that it hadn’t been consulted, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel did not accept an end to its bombardment of…
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Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones during Iran war, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing…
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Hezbollah fires missile at southern port of Ashdod as IDF strikes launchers in Lebanon
Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire into Friday, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of peace talks with Lebanon, which had continued to reel from major Israeli strikes two days earlier.
There was no…
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Putin announces Easter ceasefire, proposed by Kyiv for weeks
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter weekend after rejecting Ukraine’s similar proposals for a truce.
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Brazil: Indigenous marches in Brasília enter third day over land rights
Thousands of Indigenous people marched through Brasília on 9 April 2026 during the 22nd “Free Land Encampment”, urging authorities to recognise ancestral lands ahead of October’s elections.
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‘Good for Russia, good for China, bad for America’: How the Iran war is reshaping global economies
The missiles may eventually stop for good. Oil tankers will once again pass through the Strait of Hormuz. But even if the tenuous two-week ceasefire gives way to a lasting end to hostilities, the world economy that emerges from the Iran war will…
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Pakistan’s defense minister calls Israel ‘cancerous’ ahead of US-Iran talks in Islamabad
Israeli leaders overnight Thursday denounced the government of Pakistan, which is mediating the US-Iran ceasefire negotiations, after the country’s defense minister called Israel “cancerous.”
In a post on X, Khawaja Asif wrote,…
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