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Why China Isn’t Pushing Iran to Accept U.S. Demands to End War

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

Despite the economic risks from the war, Beijing will likely stick to a hands-off approach. It is wary of being entangled in a conflict it opposed and has little sway over.

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Marco Rubio and Lebanese President Discuss Cease-Fire Efforts

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

President Trump had said that Israeli and Lebanese leaders would speak directly, but a Lebanese official said the country’s president had rejected the idea.

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South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

The leftist lawmaker has been a prime target of President Trump’s attacks on South Africa. The ruling, handed down after a conviction on gun charges, leaves Mr. Malema’s political future in doubt.

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Carbon Removal Industry Reels as Microsoft Retreats

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.

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Shakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where.

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

In confirming the precise location of William Shakespeare’s Blackfriars house, a British scholar raises fresh questions about what he intended to do with it.

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China’s G.D.P. Stronger Than Expected, Led by Infrastructure Spending

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other projects.

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A Thomas J Price Bronze Opens Door to London’s V&A East

NYT Europe Apr 16, 2026

Thomas J Price’s bronze figures present anonymous Black people at heroic scale. After an installation in Times Square sparked a furor, his latest work welcomes visitors to a new museum outpost.

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Russian Strikes Kill at Least 15 in Ukraine in Biggest Attack in Months

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

Moscow is again ramping up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets, dispelling any notion that a temporary cease-fire for Orthodox Easter might become more lasting.

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Orban’s Defeat Punctures Europe’s Far Right, but Also Offers It a Road Map

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

Corruption and economic mismanagement brought down Hungary’s authoritarian leader. Will his political disciples avoid those pitfalls?

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Got $100 Million? Ukraine Has Just the Fertilizer Plant for You.

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

An effort to privatize the facility is a key test of whether Kyiv can overcome concerns about Russian attacks and corruption to attract foreign investment.

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European Airlines Face Fuel Shortages Within Weeks

NYT Europe Apr 16, 2026

If tankers do not soon begin crossing the Strait of Hormuz, airlines in Europe may not have enough jet fuel to operate all of their flights.

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Xi Alludes to Trump’s Policies to Make a Case for Closer Ties to Vietnam

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.

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Plaza Mexico Celebrates 'Festival Día del Niño'

PRLOG Apr 16, 2026

A Festival Celebrating Children's Day Sunday, April 26, 2026

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Sri Lanka Uses U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire to Repatriate Iranian Sailors

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

Sri Lanka had been refusing to send back the Iranian Navy personnel, including survivors from a warship that the United States torpedoed, during active hostilities.

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Help! An Airport Cart Left Me at the Wrong Gate, and Now I’m Out $1,300.

NYT Europe Apr 16, 2026

An airline agent’s attempt at a good deed went astray when it caused a 90-year-old traveler to miss his flight. Who should pay for his hotel and meals?

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The Pope in Africa

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

The continent is crucial to the future of the church, but it’s also the center of long-running tensions over some of Catholicism’s most charged issues.

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3 Killed in Boat Strike in the Pacific, Pentagon Says

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

It was the third such attack by the U.S. military in three days, and the 51st attack in a campaign against people who the United States has accused of smuggling drugs.

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Iran Will Be in U.S. for World Cup, FIFA’s Infantino Says

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

The comments come as peace talks between Iran and the United States have not yet resumed and a cease-fire is set to expire next week.

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Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

The Saudi league, established in 2022, attracted some of the sport’s biggest stars with huge contracts.

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Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis

New York Times Apr 16, 2026

Fighting that erupted in 2023 has forced millions from their homes and left widespread hunger that is now being compounded by strife in the Middle East.

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Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality

New York Times Apr 15, 2026

President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States.

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