King Charles’s rare state visit offers U.K. a chance to mend ties with Trump

27/04/2026 09:00 Washington Post

The pageantry begins today amid heightened security concerns and a growing rift over the Iran war. The U.K. hopes the president’s love of pomp and the king’s “poker face” can help heal their alliance.

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U.S. offers no help with Iran war’s fallout, Thai foreign minister says

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40 years after Chernobyl, war brings new rounds of disaster and displacement

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26/04/2026 09:00 Washington Post

Direct talks with U.S. in doubt as Iranian delegation leaves Pakistan

Iranian officials left Islamabad as U.S. envoys were due to depart Washington, leaving the prospect of direct talks to end the war in Iran uncertain....

25/04/2026 16:06 Washington Post

Netanyahu says he hid prostate cancer from public because of Iran war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he delayed revealing his diagnosis to prevent Iran from using it as “propaganda.” He said treatment had left “no trace” of the cancer....

24/04/2026 18:40 Washington Post

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23/04/2026 22:13 Washington Post

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22/04/2026 21:33 Washington Post

Ukraine will get $105 billion loan after Hungary drops opposition, E.U. says

The chief opponent of the loan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, lost his campaign for reelection this month....

22/04/2026 14:18 Washington Post

Japan lifts post-World War II ban on lethal weapons exports

The change, which allows Japanese companies to sell arms to 17 countries, is a major shift from the nation’s pacifist stance and comes at a time of heightened security concerns in the region....

21/04/2026 11:38 Washington Post

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Pakistan is the key broker in talks to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. But it did not always get along with President Donald Trump and does not recognize Israel....

20/04/2026 19:57 Washington Post

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After the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, the victory in Bulgaria by Rumen Radev will install a new pro-Russian voice within the European Union....

20/04/2026 13:05 Washington Post

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After Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary, Bulgaria offers Russia its next best bet as it seeks to retain influence inside the European Union....

19/04/2026 21:57 Washington Post

In Angola, love for an American pope but not for an American president

In Luanda, Catholics expressed love and admiration for Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, but not so much for President Trump because of the war in Iran....

19/04/2026 09:00 Washington Post

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18/04/2026 11:43 Washington Post

Why China is taking a behind-the-scenes role in the Iran war

As Trump pursued an unpopular war, Beijing positioned itself as a peacemaker, with little incentive to pressure Iran or annoy the U.S....

18/04/2026 09:00 Washington Post

Iran disputes claims of new agreements with Trump

Tehran put limits on the Strait of Hormuz’s opening, as the United States issued a new sanctions exemption on the sale of Russian oil....

18/04/2026 06:51 Washington Post

U.S. blockade has turned back six merchant ships leaving Strait of Hormuz

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Lambasting Pope Leo, Trump risks alienating conservative Catholics

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With U.S set to impose naval blockade, Iran warns it will strike back

Peace talks broke down over Iran’s nuclear program, which has survived two decades of international diplomacy seeking to curtail it and more than five weeks of bombing....

13/04/2026 10:47 Washington Post

Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat

WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy....

12/04/2026 21:39 Washington Post

Direct U.S.-Iran talks on ending war stretch well past midnight in Islamabad

Vice President JD Vance is leading the highest level of face-to-face engagement between leaders of the United States and Iran in decades....

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11/04/2026 13:00 Washington Post

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10/04/2026 18:21 Washington Post

China helped broker Iran truce, but it’s wary of deeper involvement

Beijing urged Iran to accept a ceasefire, but it hasn’t agreed to act as a guarantor of the deal in America’s messy war....

10/04/2026 09:00 Washington Post

In war-torn Lebanon, migrants and LGBTQ+ people face hard path to safety

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09/04/2026 09:14 Washington Post

After Trump pauses war, Iranians fly flags of victory, not surrender

Amid fierce disagreements, the dramatic, last-minute decision to halt attacks seems less like an exit ramp than a rest stop for all sides....

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Trump vents at NATO but avoids rupture after meeting with alliance’s leader

The president, long a NATO skeptic, has been especially angry at alliance members in recent weeks for declining to take part in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran....

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