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Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 21, 2026 9:12 am - There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa. He has been criticizing the “handful of tyrants” and “chains of corruption” that have held parts of the continent hostage for centuries.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Apr 21, 2026 8:21 am - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job.
Warsh says he got no pressure from Trump to cut rates even as president publicly pushes for them

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 21, 2026 8:18 am - President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that he never promised the White House that he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his calls for the central bank to do so.
Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request

By MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY
Apr 21, 2026 8:05 am - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran — a day before it was to expire — as a new round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement appeared to ease fears that the fighting, which had shaken energy markets and the global economy, would promptly resume.
Oil prices rise and US stocks give back a bit of their record-breaking rally

By STAN CHOE
Apr 20, 2026 4:05 pm - Oil prices climbed Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, gave back a bit of their record-breaking rally.
Judge tosses lawsuit over Trump's push to deploy National Guard to Chicago

By Jon Seidel
Apr 20, 2026 2:09 pm - Six months after she blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops into Chicago, a federal judge Monday confirmed that the orders triggering the deployment are no longer in effect and dismissed the lawsuit that challenged them.
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking

By DAVID BAUDER
Apr 20, 2026 11:16 am - FBI Director Kash Patel hit The Atlantic magazine with a $250 million defamation lawsuit on Monday, claiming an article that talked about mismanagement at the agency and ...
With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

By GARY FIELDS
Apr 20, 2026 8:19 am - Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain, in a deployment that has grown increasingly routine, with no clear end in sight.
EU hosts Gaza peace conference as it seeks greater sway in Middle East

By SAM McNEIL
Apr 20, 2026 8:15 am - More than 60 nations sent representatives to Brussels Monday for talks with Palestinian representatives on stability, security and long-term peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, as global attention largely remains focused in the Middle East on the ongoing crises in Iran and Lebanon.
Doubts over talks between Iran and US after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz

By MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING
Apr 20, 2026 8:06 am - Pakistan moved ahead Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran two days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the meeting would take place.

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