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Chile’s new President Jose Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing country
Chile's new president, Jose Antonio Kast, has joined a growing list of right-leaning Latin American leaders. Not only is he conservative - he's openly religious as well.
Drone incursion at Air Force nuclear bomber base under investigation
A recent swarm of drones that intruded on an Air Force nuclear bomber base in Louisiana remains under investigation, the Air Force Global Strike Command said.
Trump says it would be ‘intolerable’ for Iran to have nuclear weapons
President Trump on Wednesday made the case to a skeptical American public that the military operation in Iran is necessary because of the "intolerable threat" of Tehran having access to a nuclear weapon.
Activist vessel collides with krill trawler in Antarctic confrontation
A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship's Norwegian owner said was a "deliberate attack" that endangered its crew and could've caused a disaster in the same environmentally sensitive waters the activists claim they want to protect.
U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez
The U.S. on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website.
Macron calls for ceasefire in Mideast during visit to Japan
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a ceasefire in the Middle East during a visit to Japan on Wednesday.
Russia claims full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region but Kyiv denies it ahead of U.S. envoy talks
Russia's armed forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed Wednesday, but a Kyiv military official denied the claim as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for talks with U.S. envoys trying to mediate an end to Moscow's invasion.
King Charles III to address joint meeting of Congress later this month
King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress on April 28 as part of his state visit to Washington.
U.S. and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats
An American journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad had tried to cross from Syria into Iraq three weeks earlier and was initially turned back, an Iraqi official said Wednesday.
Trump says Iranian leader has asked for ceasefire
President Trump said Wednesday that Iran's president has requested a ceasefire, and said the U.S. will consider the proposal only after Tehran allows shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to "free and clear."
Transatlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over unpopular Mideast war
President Donald Trump has said he is strongly considering pulling the U.S. out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European allies and exposing a wider rift in the transatlantic alliance - this time over America's war alongside Israel against Iran.
