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How Gen Z Protests Have Fared Around the World

New York Times Apr 19, 2026

Over the past year or so, young people have rallied across continents to oust old-guard governments. What’s happened since?

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Iran War Live Updates: Tensions Rise in Strait of Hormuz Over Ship Attacks and Iranian Threats

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they were closing the strait until the U.S. blockade is lifted. Two ships reported being hit as they tried to pass through the strait.

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Hezbollah is willing to cooperate with a cease-fire with Israel. For now.

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

The leader of the Iran-backed militia said that a more durable peace with Israel would require the fulfillment of a list of long-standing demands.

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Six Are Missing After Cargo Ship Is Found Overturned Near Guam

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

The ship, the Mariana, was found overturned days after the Coast Guard lost contact with its crew, after a super typhoon struck.

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New York Times Apr 18, 2026

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Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His Remarks as Criticism of Trump

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misconstrued.

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Trump Spat Gives Spain Leader Pedro Sánchez a Political Lifeline

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

To leftists abroad, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is a hero for standing up to President Trump. At home, Mr. Trump is seen as Mr. Sánchez’s political savior from thorny domestic challenges.

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Carney’s Liberal Majority Reshapes Fortunes to the Left and the Right

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Mark Carney’s brand of centrist politics and his invitation to floor crossers with conservative convictions into the Liberal Party’s ranks have reshaped the country’s political economy.

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Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Declares Strict Control of Vital Shipping Route

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.

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Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.

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Trump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

The Trump administration has loosened restrictions on Russian oil exports since the war in the Middle East began to rattle energy markets in March.

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U.S. Officials Visited Havana to Lay Out Proposals for Cuban Reforms

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump administration.

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For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program.

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Who Is the New Leader of Hungary?

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Our reporter Andrew Higgins describes why Hungary’s voters chose Peter Magyar over Viktor Orban in a landslide, ending Orban’s 16 years in power.

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In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Colonialism

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

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More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

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.

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A Mild-Mannered Pope Finds His Voice

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Leo XIV has had a reputation for being cautious. But since President Trump attacked him at the start of his Africa trip, he has been more combative.

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A Potent Threat in Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s ‘Mosquito Fleet’

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Although much of the regular Iranian navy is destroyed, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps can still deploy small, speedy boats to disrupt shipping.

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