The Washington Post
April 2026
Russia scales back Victory Day plans as Ukraine’s military reach expands
Mali’s junta asked Russians to bring order. Militants just stormed in.
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters killed the defense minister, a top Moscow ally, and forced Russian mercenaries to retreat, highlighting the Mali-Russia partnership’s failure
Justice Department indicts Mexican governor on drug charges
The defendants are accused of having partnered with the powerful Sinaloa Cartel to “distribute massive quantities of narcotics” in the United States
Pentagon to send one of its aircraft carriers home from Middle East
The USS Gerald R. Ford, at sea for 10 months, is in dire need of repair
Starmer condemns wave of attacks on Jewish targets after 2 stabbed in London
New State Department rules would deny visas to those who fear returning home
UAE to leave OPEC amid Hormuz oil crisis, a blow to Saudi Arabia
Iranian foreign minister meets with Putin as U.S-Iran talks falter
Pope Leo meets Sarah Mullally, first woman to be archbishop of Canterbury
At the Vatican, the Anglican archbishop met a pope who has signaled no intention to change Catholic doctrine to allow ordaining women
U.S. offers no help with Iran war’s fallout, Thai foreign minister says
This war should not have taken place,
China says it will reverse major AI acquisition by Meta
King Charles steps into U.K.-Trump standoff just as new security concerns arise
His state visit begins after a gunman rattled Washington, but U.K. officials hope pomp can paper over an Iran war fracture and remind the president of the alliance’s perks
40 years after Chernobyl, war brings new rounds of disaster and displacement
Russia’s invasion deepens the saga of Ukraine’s Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
We overcame radiation. We will overcome Russia, too.”
Mood in Russia turns bleak as war in Ukraine drags and economy suffers
Militants launch coordinated attacks across Mali
Islamist militants struck across the country in an “unprecedented” attack believed to be waged by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
Iran says no direct talks planned as Witkoff, Kushner expected in Pakistan
With an Iranian delegation in Islamabad and U.S. envoys due to depart Washington, the prospect of direct talks between the two sides to end the war in Iran remains uncertain
U.S. targets China’s shadow trade with Iran in sweeping sanctions
Ahead of a Trump-Xi summit, Washington widens its crackdown on secretive oil and chemical trade between Beijing and Tehran
Netanyahu says he hid prostate cancer from public because of Iran war
Hezbollah defiant in face of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension
Trump intends to invite Putin to G-20 summit in Miami, officials say
The Russian leader has not yet committed to attend the annual gathering of world leaders, which is scheduled for December at the president’s Doral golf resort
Third U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in waters near Iran
The USS George H.W. Bush strike group’s path to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations with Tehran
Trump ally asked FIFA to have Italy replace Iran at World Cup
Italian officials expressed no interest in a substitution that would give Italy’s national team a charitable berth after failing to qualify for the tournament
U.S. to host new round of Israel-Lebanon talks as ceasefire nears expiration
On Africa trip, the ‘quiet pope’ adopts a confident global voice
Pope Leo XIV shed his previous image as he denounced war in the Middle East and responded assertively to criticism by President Donald Trump