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Amid Conflicting Messages From Trump and Iran, Hopes for Peace Deal Emerge

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-17T20:43:46+00:00

On a day when both Iran and the United States declared the Strait of Hormuz opened, hopes for an agreement rose. But statements from President Trump and Iranian leaders about negotiations were sometimes at odds.

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Will the ceasefire in Lebanon hold?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-17T20:20:15+00:00

Lebanon and Israel are holding first direct talks in decades.

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Air Canada temporarily suspending some flights to New York City and other locations

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-17T20:19:43+00:00

Aviation fuel costs remain significantly elevated amid the US and Israel’s ongoing war with IranSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAir Canada has announced a temporary suspension of flights from Toronto and Montreal to New York’s John F Kennedy airport, citing rising fuel prices.The move comes amid growing concerns that airlines worldwide may scale back services as aviation fuel costs climb in the wake of the US and Israel’s ongoing war with Iran, which entered a fragile ceasefire earlier in April. Although Iran announced on Friday that the strait of H

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Брюссель готується до обміну авіаційним паливом між членами ЄС: у FT назвали причину

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-17T20:18:00+00:00

Європейські авіакомпанії вже скасовують деякі рейси, при цьому Lufthansa та KLM входять до числа авіакомпаній, які оголосили про скорочення розкладу через нестачу палива.

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Trump’s Iran war victory boast has echoes of Bush’s ill-fated ‘mission accomplished’ claim

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-17T19:56:38+00:00

US president says all major sticking points have been ironed out ahead of peace talks, but some of his assertions seem dubiousIt lacked the triumphalist symbolism of George W Bush’s memorable – and subsequently ill-fated – appearance before the “mission accomplished” banner aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln six weeks after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.But there was no mistaking the boastful claims asserted on Friday by Donald Trump after a military assault on neighbouring Iran that has, so far, lasted a similar period and which, by widespread agreement outside the Trump administrati

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Trump, sobre el Gobierno de España: “No han estado ahí para nosotros”

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-04-17T19:55:41+00:00

El presidente estadounidense se queja de la falta de apoyo del Gobierno español en la guerra de Irán tras la negativa a usar las bases militares y el cierre del espacio aéreo para los aviones de su ejército

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Arizona judge backs key Republican election official in voting board fight

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-17T19:51:14+00:00

Ruling in favor of Justin Heap could have implications in one of country’s most prominent battleground statesThe top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will be given more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the local board that shares responsibility for overseeing the vote.The decision could have broad implications in one of the nation’s most prominent battleground states, which will have several high-profile races this fall. Maricopa county, which includes Phoenix, has been roiled by election conspiracy theorists

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Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-17T19:44:14+00:00

Rümeysa Öztürk, who faced deportation over pro-Palestinian op-ed, travels back to Turkey to begin careerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student who was targeted by the Trump administration last year in response to co-writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed, completed her doctorate in the US and traveled back to her native Turkey this week.Öztürk was detained last year by immigration agents in Massachusetts, with video of the Tufts University student’s arrest going viral. She was one of many international students targete

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Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-17T18:59:24+00:00

A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.

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