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Trump Cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s Trip for Iran Talks, Saying, ‘We Have All the Cards.’

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

The last-minute scuttling of the trip to Pakistan was the latest sign of how far apart the two sides are on reaching a deal to end the Iran war.

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Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.

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Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

Pope Leo said he has seen the letter from the parents of more than 100 children killed in the strike, which a preliminary inquiry found resulted from a mistake by the U.S. military.

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2 C.I.A. Officers Killed in Mexico Crash Lacked Proper Authorization

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from an antidrug operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua.

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Crushed at the Polls, Hungary’s Former Ruling Party Licks Its Wounds

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

Outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orban, who helped found the Fidesz party, said he would leave his Parliament seat but hoped to remain as head of his party.

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Semyon Gluzman, 79, Dies; Doctor Dared to Criticize Soviet Psychiatry

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

He was imprisoned for calling attention to the practice of declaring dissidents mentally ill. He later led efforts to confront his field’s dark past.

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Indigenous Speakers Are Booed During Commemorations of Australia’s War Dead

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

Dawn services for Anzac Day were disrupted in three cities. The hecklers seemed to be targeting a widespread Aboriginal custom meant to acknowledge the land’s original inhabitants.

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Lionel Rosenblatt Dies at 82; Led Daring Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

In an unsanctioned mission, the Foreign Service officer helped evacuate about 200 South Vietnamese citizens from Saigon days before the city fell in 1975.

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The Challenges Facing Canada as It Inches Toward Trade Talks

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

An international trade economist in Washington warns that negotiations will take place in an “incredibly difficult” environment.

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Iran War Live Updates: Witkoff and Kushner to Travel to Pakistan for Talks on Iran

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

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A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study.

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Europe Prepares for a Longer War in Ukraine, With No Strategy to End It

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

With American dealmakers wrapped up with Iran, neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory — or toward a negotiated peace.

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Lebanese Ask, ‘What Cease-Fire?’ as Violence Simmers in the South

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

The fragile truce in Lebanon was extended after talks in Washington this week but has since come under threat as both Israel and Hezbollah have traded attacks.

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High Lights

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

Our lives are governed by wondrous phenomena that we don’t often stop to consider.

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The Elite ‘Doctors’ Who Care for Mount Everest

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” are on the case.

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The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

In her first interview since being deported, Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, the French widow of a former G.I., recounted her experience in ICE detention.

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Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day.

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Under Trump, Green Card Seekers Face New Scrutiny for Views on Israel

New York Times Apr 25, 2026

In guidance to immigration officers, the administration describes participating in pro-Palestinian protests and criticizing Israel as “overwhelmingly negative” factors.

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