Pakistan Runs Four Capitals Toward a Ceasefire With No Date
Pakistan's mediation has fractured across four capitals with no Round 2 date, four days before the April 22 ceasefire expires.
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Pope Leo Names the Tyrants and Targets the Religious War Argument
From Bamenda, Pope Leo condemned 'tyrants' who weaponise religion for war — a theological demolition of the Hegseth crusade framework on day four of the Hormuz blockade.
Europe Has Six Weeks of Jet Fuel as IEA Names Blockade as the Cause
IEA chief Fatih Birol warned that Europe has roughly six weeks of jet fuel remaining before airlines must begin canceling flights, attributing the shortfall directly to the Hormuz blockade.
Russia Killed Seventeen in Ukraine's Deadliest Attack of the Year Because the Patriot Missiles Went to the Gulf
Russia killed 17 Ukrainians overnight with 700 drones — Zelenskyy named the cause: hundreds of Patriot interceptors went to the Gulf when the Iran war opened.
Trump Announced an Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire That Excludes Hezbollah and Leaves Israeli Troops Inside Lebanon
A 'historic' 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire took effect Thursday — but Hezbollah was never a party, Israeli troops stay in an expanded southern zone, and the shooting has not stopped.
US Military Will Target Iran-Linked Ships Worldwide as Narrow Blockade's Limits Show
The Pentagon announced it will interdict Iran-linked vessels anywhere on earth — the blockade that narrowed 'success' to 'no Iranian ship' now expands geography instead of mechanism.
Peru's Runoff Points to Fujimori Versus a Leftist While Lima Asks Whether the Vote Was Counted
Keiko Fujimori leads, Roberto Sánchez gains second — a right-versus-left runoff with 63,000 disenfranchised voters standing outside the elections board in Lima.
Sudan Enters Year Four as Berlin Raises 1.3 Billion and the UN's Own Chief Says the World Failed
Berlin raised €1.3 billion for Sudan as the UN's own chief said the world failed — pledges arrive in euros while the weapons arrive in Arabic.
Brussels Blesses Magyar's Media Takeover in Seventeen Minutes
The same mechanism, a different occupant, and a Commission president with a stopwatch.
Niger Rations Fuel, Dangote Imports Crude, and West Africa Pays for a War It Did Not Join
The continent with no seat at the ceasefire table gets the bill in litres.
Arctic Sea Ice Ties Record-Low Winter Maximum as Earth Day Approaches
The Arctic tied its record-low winter maximum while the Antarctic minimum came in closer to average than the past four years — and the 2026 NOAA budget is being drafted against the signal.
A Crushed Triassic Fossil Suggests the End-Triassic Extinction Killed Dinosaurs Too
An undergraduate at Virginia Tech spent two years reconstructing a skull once called 'uniquely sucky' and overturned the standard story of who the end-Triassic extinction spared.