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Iran and U.S. Sink Into Awkward Limbo of ‘No War, No Peace’

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Each side is betting they can last longer than the other, analysts say. But there are risks in a stalemate without a deal.

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What to Know About King Charles and Queen Camilla’s U.S. State Visit Hosted by Trump

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

The British royals are set to arrive on Monday for a visit hosted by President Trump, with a garden party, an address to Congress and a banquet on the schedule.

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U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

As prices for the precious metal soar, the industry’s guardrails have broken down.

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40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.

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Islamabad Reopens After U.S.-Iran Talks Fail to Materialize

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Officials had locked the city down, anticipating talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations. But they didn’t happen. “What did I close my business for?” one business owner asked.

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What Happened After The New York Times Found a Cartel Mine on a Colombian Military Base

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Officers denied that an illegal, large-scale gold operation was underway within earshot of their posts. But we had seen it with our own eyes.

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Israel’s President, Putting Off Decision on Pardon for Netanyahu, Will Push for Plea Deal

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

President Isaac Herzog of Israel has decided not to issue a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption case at this time, and instead will seek mediation, officials say.

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How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Three reporters followed supply chains to reveal that the U.S. Mint buys gold that comes from foreign pawn shops and drug dealers, then claims it is from the United States.

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How Drug Cartel Gold Ends Up at the U.S. Mint

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal, domestic gold. Instead, it is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold for an insatiable market. Our reporter Justin Scheck traced one such supply chain: from an illegal mine in Colombia all the way to the Mint’s facilities in West Point, N.Y.

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In Japan, the Fight Is on Against Unruly Tourists

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Huge crowds of visitors during cherry blossom season have put a picturesque Japanese town on edge. Some residents are trying to take charge.

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40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

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How Nieves González’s Painting of Lily Allen Made Her Famous

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Nieves González, a 29-year-old painter, once worked in relative obscurity in Andalusia. Her picture of the British singer Lily Allen changed that.

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Big-Game Hunter From California Is Killed by Elephant in Gabon

New York Times Apr 26, 2026

Ernie Dosio, 75, of Lodi, Calif., was hunting a species of antelope in the dense forests of Gabon when his hunting party stumbled on a small herd of female elephants with calves.

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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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