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MSNBC Int'l NewsApr 18, 2026
Trump shifts message on Iran war
President Trump said "very good conversations" are taking place with Iran after warning the U.S. may start "dropping bombs again" if no deal is met by next week when the ceasefire with Iran expires. It comes as Iran is declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed in response to the U.S. continuing its blockade of Iranian ports. NBC News' Julie Tsikrin reports.

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Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked (BBC Front Page)

NPR Headline NewsApr 18, 2026
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, Israel-Lebanon ceasefire tenuously holds
Iran's military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, while a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is strained, but still in place.

MSNBC Int'l NewsApr 18, 2026
Trump voters say the pope should 'stay in his lane' and butt out of the Iran war
Trump's supporters in Nevada and Arizona believe that Pope Leo XIV is in the wrong, not the president, in their spat over the Iran war.

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BBC Front PageApr 18, 2026
'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war
One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

CNBC World NewsApr 18, 2026
Video shows ships turning away from Strait of Hormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open
The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed despite Iran's declaration Friday that it is open, maritime freight and oil analysts told CNBC.

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Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much (Int'l Herald Tribune)

BBC Front PageApr 18, 2026
The Papers: 'Starmer accused of Mandelson cover up' and 'Time for Strait talking'
Criticism of Downing Street's handling of Lord Peter Mandeslon's vetting scandal remains prominent on Sunday's front pages.

NPR Headline NewsApr 18, 2026
Amid wars and soaring energy prices, IMF says the global economy is on the brink of recession
A report from the International Monetary Fund warns "the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course." European Union Commissioner Marta Kos discusses this grim economic outlook.

Washington Post World NewsApr 18, 2026
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade
The announcement from Iran's military came a day after the country and President Donald Trump declared the critical Strait of Hormuz open again.

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Iran reimposes 'strict control' over Strait of Hormuz, citing continued U.S. naval blockade (MSNBC Int'l News)

MSNBC Int'l NewsApr 18, 2026
Starmer's Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it might cost him his job.
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer probably wishes he had never heard the name Peter Mandelson

ABC NewsApr 18, 2026
Pope Leo says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Trump
The pope spoke aboard the papal plane on his way to Angola.

NPR Topics: NewsApr 18, 2026
Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end
Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.

BBC Front PageApr 18, 2026
Police treating arson attack as antisemitic hate crime
It comes as a man attempts to ignite a plastic bag containing containing fluid in north-west London.

NYTimes GlobalApr 18, 2026
Mamdani and Obama Lead Preschool Singalong to Promote Free Child Care
In their first public appearance together, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama met up for some joking and singing on Saturday at a Bronx child care center.

BBC Front PageApr 18, 2026
'Croatia, but cheaper': The quirky holiday spots on trend for 2026
Montenegro and Albania are among the places rising in popularity for Britons seeking a holiday away from tourist traps.

NPR Topics: NewsApr 18, 2026
A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman
A gunman has killed six people and injured at least 14 in a mass shooting in Ukraine's capital before he was shot and killed by police.

NYTimes GlobalApr 18, 2026
Hollywood Talent Giant Draws Suitors Amid Epstein Fallout
Formerly known as Wasserman, the agency that has changed its name to The Team put itself up for sale after its founder's emails surfaced in the Epstein files.

Int'l Herald TribuneApr 18, 2026
More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested
The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called "terrorists" approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.

MSNBC Int'l NewsApr 18, 2026
After war of words on Iran, Pope Leo says he's not interested in a debate with Trump
Pope Leo XIV said he has no interest in debating President Donald Trump, pushing back at reporting about the escalating war of words between the two men

Int'l Herald TribuneApr 18, 2026
Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery
It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.

CNBC World NewsApr 18, 2026
Iran says Strait of Hormuz is closed again as vessels attempting to cross come under fire
Iranian officials say they have closed the strait because of the U.S.'s ongoing blockade of its ports.

Int'l Herald TribuneApr 18, 2026
Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Declares Strict Control of Vital Shipping Route
The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.

Int'l Herald TribuneApr 18, 2026
U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy' Case Into Trump Foes
A former lawyer for President Trump's campaign, Joseph diGenova, is said to be planning to split time between Miami and Fort Pierce, where a grand jury overseen by a Trump-favored judge sits.

BBC News Front Page | WorldApr 18, 2026
Should you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?
Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues.

ABC NewsApr 18, 2026
Appeals court allows White House ballroom construction to continue for now
A three-judge appeals court panel late Friday granted an administrative stay of an injunction blocking above-ground construction of the White House ballroom.

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Building of Trump's White House ballroom can resume in full, appeals court says (BBC Front Page)

NYTimes GlobalApr 18, 2026
The Primary That Could End a State G.O.P.'s Independent Streak
For years, Republican state legislators in Montana have been willing to team up with Democrats, but in nearly two dozen races on June 2, a nationally attuned right has those lawmakers in its sights.

CBC Top StoriesApr 18, 2026
Gunman who killed at least 6, took hostages in Ukraine supermarket shot dead by police
A gunman who killed at least five people in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said.



ABC NewsApr 18, 2026
Iran live updates: Tehran reviewing US proposal as it reasserts control over strait
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

CBC Top StoriesApr 18, 2026
Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Donald Trump
Pope Leo XIV says he won't debate U.S. President Donald Trump and will continue to preach peace.



CBC Top StoriesApr 18, 2026
Iran reimposes Strait of Hormuz restrictions as tensions with U.S. continue
The duelling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz lurched into uncharted waters on Saturday as the United States pressed ahead with its campaign to choke off Iranian ports and Iran reversed an initial move to reopen the waterway.



NPR Topics: NewsApr 18, 2026
Not just Trump: Redistricting race will hinge on what these state leaders did
An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

NYT Middle EastApr 17, 2026
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is open, but adds that it is still under Tehran's supervision.
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NPR Topics: NewsApr 17, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships but the U.S. blockade continues on Iran
Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.

NYT Middle EastApr 17, 2026
Trump says he might go to Pakistan if an Iran deal were signed there.


ABC NewsApr 16, 2026
'Massive' Russian attack on Ukraine kills 16, injures at least 100, Ukraine says
Deaths were reported in Odesa, Kyiv and Dnipro amid a "massive" Russian attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday.
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