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Pope Leo issues warning on democracy after Trump criticism Pope Leo warned of the risk of democracies sliding into "majoritarian tyranny" on Tuesday, in a ​letter issued by the Vatican two days after U.S. ‌President Donald Trumpattacked the pontiff on social media.

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During the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar, official ticket-holders received free access to Doha’s metro system throughout the tournament. Similarly, at the 2024 European Championship in Germany, match ticket holders also had access to free public transport on game day in host cities.

As President Trump threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.” nyti.ms/4cuATjd

Trump says he thought A.I. image showed him as doctor, not Jesus President Trump is refusing to apologize for publicly attacking Pope Leo XIV as "weak" and "terrible." He also addressed a controversial A.I. image he posted of himself online, saying he thought it depicted him as a doctor not Jesus. Georgetown University Associate Director Chris White, Bloomberg White House Correspondent Jeff Mason and Latino Working Class Project Director Mike Madrid join Chris Jansing to share their thoughts on Trump's feud with the Pope.

Trump’s post of an AI-generated image appearing to depict him as a Jesus-like figure accomplished what his verbal attacks against the pope did not: crossing the line for the religious right.

Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War By making the case that the war with Iran is a holy crusade, the evangelicals around the president are making it impossible to end.

"A soldier should not be asked to die for a religion he does not serve."

Israel Escalates Attacks on Lebanon as Iran Cease-Fire Takes Effect

With the conflict showing no sign of abating, Lebanon’s war-weary population is now racked by uncertainty and fear.

“I am living day by day,” Amir Hattoum said. “It is exhausting.”

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Israeli officials have for weeks publicly rebuffed overtures by Lebanon’s government to hold direct talks intended to bring about a cease-fire.

“I insisted that the temporary cease-fire with Iran not include Hezbollah, and we continue to pound it forcefully,” Netanyahu said in a television address to the nation on Wednesday.

At least two civilians have been killed in Israel by Hezbollah attacks, and about 10 soldiers have been killed in combat in Lebanon, according to Israeli officials.

Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, said that Israel had committed “a new massacre that adds to its black record.”

Israel Escalates Attacks on Lebanon as Iran Cease-Fire Takes Effect

Israeli fighter jets pummeled Beirut, and other parts of the country, many of the strikes hitting densely populated areas without warning. Residents had no time to flee as missiles rained down on crowded neighborhoods that some once considered safe.
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Iran War Live Updates: Cease-Fire Tested by Confusion Over Strait and Strikes on Lebanon

Lebanon’s health ministry said the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday had climbed to 182 people. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Iranians breathe a ‘ceasefire’ sigh of relief as all sides claim victory

Iranians breathe a ‘ceasefire’ sigh of relief as all sides claim victory https://aje.news/rhh28r

World reacts to ‘brutal’ Israeli attacks on Lebanon amid US-Iran ceasefire

World reacts to ‘brutal’ Israeli attacks on Lebanon amid US-Iran ceasefire https://aje.news/nocf03

A medical source who did not wish to be identified told AFP that the hospital was overwhelmed.

The hospital announced on social media that it needed blood of all types. A doctor told AFP he had donated blood himself. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

"I saw the blast, it was very strong and there were children killed, some with their hands blown off," Yasser Abdallah, who works in an appliance store nearby, told AFP.

The simultaneous strikes hit several districts of Beirut at rush hour, triggering scenes of panic, according to AFP journalists.

Around 2:00 pm local time, a series of Israeli strikes slammed into the Lebanese capital without warning, triggering scenes of panic.

Scale Of Killing In Lebanon 'Horrific': UN Rights Chief The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is "horrific", the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the unfolding "nightmare".

More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon by the conflict, and Israel has launched a ground invasion in the south.
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A UN Human Rights team at the site of a strike in Beirut described a scene of devastation, with several dead bodies amid the rubble.

At least 112 people were killed and 837 more were wounded in Lebanon Wednesday after Israel launched a wave of strikes unprecedented in the current war, according to the latest Lebanese health ministry toll.

Des quartiers densément peuplés de Beyrouth ont été visés mercredi par la vague de bombardements la plus violente depuis le début de la guerre. Selon un bilan provisoire, 254 personnes ont été tuées et 1129 blessées
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Iranian musician Ali Ghamsari has staged a sit-in outside the Damavand power plant in protest against US and Israeli threats to target vital infrastructure.

Ghamsari said he would remain at the site and play music there in the hope of helping prevent attacks on Iran’s energy facilities.

Trump's threat to kill 'whole civilization' and comments from VP have raised fears

Trump's threat to kill 'whole civilization' and comments from VP have raised fears https://aje.news/hug0v5

Israel's parliament passes death penalty bill targeting Palestinians Palestinian Authority calls the bill a 'war crime' against Palestinians, says it breaches the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Palestinian Authority calls the bill a 'war crime' against Palestinians, says it breaches the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Palestinians in Gaza are commemorating Land Day after losing their lands to the invisible "yellow line" that has overtaken more than half the Strip.

Al Jazeera's Maram Humaid spoke to two people who had their lands taken from them by this arbitrary division.

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Israel suspends battalion that detained CNN crew in West Bank Reservists from the IDF’s ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda unit held CNN journalists for two hours on Thursday.

The Israeli military suspended a battalion of reservist soldiers after they detained a CNN crew that was reporting on Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians. An IDF solider put a photojournalist in a chokehold and damaged his camera, the network said.

Israel Is Also Committing Genocide In the West Bank It's not just Gaza--Israel wants to exterminate all Palestinians, everywhere. We are one people being destroyed as one people.

Genocide has a legal definition. Israel's treatment of Palestinians meets every element of it—across every inch of the land, in the West Bank as in Gaza.
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'How Do You Do That to People?' Crash Victims Speak Out Against Hochul's Car Insurance Agenda - Streetsblog New York City "Her supposition that, 'There’s a lot of fraud and people are faking these injuries in order to get million-dollar payouts' is preposterous," said one crash victim.

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