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Rubio Goes To The Pope
Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV Thursday in Rome after Trump called the first American pope "weak" and "terrible."
Read »A Drone Lands Near The Kremlin
A Ukrainian drone hit a luxury Moscow high-rise 7km from the Kremlin, days before Putin's Victory Day parade.
The Ship No One Will Let In
There are three dead from a suspected hantavirus outbreak. 149 still on board the MV Hondius. Cape Verde won't let them off.
Project Freedom Hits The Strait
Trump's Navy is going back into Hormuz. Iran calls it a truce violation.
UAE Quits OPEC
First major exit from OPEC in decades. Six days after a Treasury swap line with Scott Bessent. 60 days into a war where the UAE has taken 537 ballistic missiles, mostly alone.
Xi Goes Soft On Taiwan
He hosted KMT chair Cheng Li-wun in Beijing, talked patience and family, and skipped 'One Country, Two Systems.' All this three weeks before Trump shows up.
Yes Means Yes, EU Edition
The European Parliament voted 447-160 to push for an EU-wide affirmative-consent rape law. Italy and Hungary don't have one, and the EU might not have the power to make them.
Colombia's Cocaine Hippo Problem
~170 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar's private menagerie are running around Colombia. An Indian billionaire is offering to take them.
Blockade Forever
Trump won't lift the Hormuz blockade until Iran capitulates. Hegseth says it goes 'as long as it takes.'
Charles Has A Word
First British monarch state visit since 2007. Trump called Starmer 'a loser.' So Britain sent the King.
Strait First, Nukes Later
Iran's offer: reopen Hormuz, end the war, decouple the nuclear question. Rubio said no within hours.
Mali's Worst Day
Coordinated jihadist attacks hit Bamako, Kati, and Gao Saturday. The defense minister's house was destroyed.
Why Didn't Bibi Tell Us?
Netanyahu had prostate cancer treatment without telling the public. He says Iran would have used it as propaganda.
Will Turkey Help In The Strait?
Italy is sending minesweepers without Iran's consent. Turkey says it'll only help after a deal.
Bypass The Strait?
Von der Leyen wants the EU to fund energy routes around Hormuz.
Both Sides Keep Seizing
Iran's IRGC seized two MSC ships Wednesday. US CENTCOM has turned around 31 since the April 13 blockade.
Hezbollah Keeps Firing
Trump extended the Lebanon ceasefire 3 weeks. Hezbollah keeps firing rockets at northern Israel.
Europe Funds Ukraine
EU finalized a $106B loan to Ukraine after Hungary lifted its veto. Russia's frozen assets weren't used.
Gaza Votes
The first Gaza election in 20 years happened Saturday -- in one city, with Hamas police guarding the polls.
How Does This End?
Trump says a deal is coming. The IRGC has sidelined the negotiators. Some experts say this is a frozen conflict.