Apr 23 Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history books with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Leo departed for Rome after a farewell ceremony at the Malabo airport, ending an 11-day, four-nation voyage that took him from Algeria in the north of Africa to Angola in the south and Cameroon in between. Continue reading
Apr 23 Highlights of Pope Leo's trip to Africa By Associated Press History’s first American pope visited Africa against the backdrop of his calls for peace that have sparked a feud with U.S. President Donald Trump over the war in Iran. Continue reading
Apr 23 Trump likes a naval blockade. But Iran presents major differences from Venezuela and Cuba By Ben Finley, David Klepper, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Unlike Cuba or Venezuela, Iran choked off a crucial trade route for energy shipments, meaning the longer the standoff persists, the more the global economy will suffer. Continue reading
Apr 23 Trump orders U.S. military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s post on social media came shortly after the U.S. military seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Tehran over the strait through which 20% of all crude oil and… Continue reading
Apr 22 UK Parliament passes bill that will ban cigarette purchases for younger generations By Associated Press Children born after Dec. 31, 2008 will be banned from ever buying cigarettes under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. Continue reading
Apr 22 Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew from U.S.-registered ship hit by Typhoon Sinlaku By Associated Press U.S. Air Force divers used an underwater drone on Tuesday to search inside the overturned ship, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release. Divers from Japan's coast guard further examined the ship, called the Mariana, but didn't find… Continue reading
Apr 22 Pope Leo calls for better prison conditions during Equatorial Guinea visit at end of Africa tour By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Leo’s stop, at the end of his four-nation African tour, took on added significance after it emerged that Equatorial Guinea was one of several African nations that have been paid millions of dollars in controversial deals with the Trump administration to receive… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 3:14 Iran targets ships in Strait of Hormuz as U.S. talks remain uncertain By Liz Landers, Doug Adams Iranian forces attacked and seized at least two ships in the contested Strait of Hormuz as a standoff over when or whether to return to negotiations continued. The Trump administration said it did not consider the attacks violations of a… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 5:51 Deaths of Americans raise questions about U.S. operations against cartels in Mexico By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till, Veronica Vela An investigation is underway after four officials, including two Americans, were killed in a car crash in Mexico. It's being called an accident by the local government, but it happened after an operation to destroy drug labs in a mountainous… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 6:38 Uganda sees spike in disease-related deaths after elimination of USAID By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster In 2025, the Trump administration dissolved the $40 billion U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. Days later, an exemption for "life-saving humanitarian assistance" was issued. But what that included was not specified and aid for health programs has been… Continue watching