Top StoriesTue Apr 14 2026
Pope Leo says he has ‘no fear’ of Trump, vows to keep speaking out against Iran war
U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
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Top StoriesMon Apr 13 2026
US and Iran fail to reach agreement after historic peace talks in Pakistan, Vance says
J.D. Vance said on Sunday that the US and Iran had failed to reach an agreement after marathon negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
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Top StoriesSun Apr 12 2026
Artemis II successfully splashes down, completing historic lunar mission
NASA’s Artemis II successfully returned to Earth with a Pacific Ocean splashdown after a roughly 10-day journey around the Moon—the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.
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Top StoriesSat Apr 11 2026
US Inflation Rose to 3.3% in March, Driven by Rising Fuel Costs
US inflation surged in March by the most in nearly four years as the war with Iran sent gasoline prices skyrocketing. The consumer price index rose 0.9% from February, according to data out Friday. From a year ago, it picked up to 3.3%, the strongest pace since 2024.
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Top StoriesFri Apr 10 2026
Melania Trump blasts 'lies' linking her to Epstein and calls on Congress to hold hearing for victims
First lady Melania Trump blasted “lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein” in remarks from the White House Thursday, attempting to distance herself from the convicted sex offender while calling on Congress to hold hearings allowing his victims to testify on Capitol Hill.
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Top StoriesThu Apr 09 2026
'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry overdose death
A woman known as the "Ketamine Queen", who supplied the fatal dose of the drug that killed actor Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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Top StoriesWed Apr 08 2026
Trump says 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal
U.S. President Donald Trump once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a "whole civilization will die tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.
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Top StoriesTue Apr 07 2026
Artemis II astronauts break Apollo 13 record for traveling farthest from Earth
The crew just surpasses the record previously set by the Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970 for the farthest distance ever traveled from our home planet.
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Top StoriesSun Apr 05 2026
Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or U.S. will unleash ‘hell’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran it has 48 hours to reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening severe military consequences if it fails to comply. In a statement on social media, Trump said he had previously given Tehran a deadline to “make a deal” or reopen the strategic waterway, adding that time was running out.
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Top StoriesSat Apr 04 2026
U.S. Conducting Rescue Operation After Jet Went Down Over Iran: Report
A second US fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet was struck and downed over central Iran by a modern air-defence system of the Islamic Republic’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Officials said the pilot is unlikely to have ejected, Iranian state media reported on Friday. According to state media Press TV, citing a statement attributed to the spokesman of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, the jet was downed by a new IRGC Aerospace Force air-defence system. It further stated that the impact and crash generated a “massive explosion” that made pilot survival unlikely.
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