US President Donald Trump posted this AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ, shortly after criticizing Pope Leo as "weak" on crime amid the pontiff's comments on the Iran war.

Iran war: Trump orders Strait of Hormuz naval blockade Trump said the US Navy would begin blockading the shipping channel "effective immediately." It comes after US and Iranian negotiators failed to reach a deal. DW has more.

President Trump says that "effective immediately" the US will start to blockade ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz. www.dw.com/en/iran-war-...

US President Donald Trump announces he is suspending "the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."

Standing next to the Easter Bunny while addressing families on the White House South Lawn, US President Donald Trump gives an update on the war with Iran.

New reel: President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi will be leaving her post. She has faced criticism over her handling of files connected to the late convicted sex offender Epstein.

NBC News: "As Trump addressed the nation, markets reacted negatively to what the he had to say about his plan for the war with Iran. S&P 500 futures slid 0.75%, Nasdaq futures sold off by 1% and Dow futures dropped more than 310 points. Oil prices also shot higher"

President Trump on Iran: "We're going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We're going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong."

"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." New cover of The Economist:

Ex Colonia Dignidad: ¿peligra el sitio de memoria? Sorpresa e indignación generó en víctimas y organizaciones de Derechos Humanos la decisión del gobierno de Chile de revertir la expropiación del asentamiento. Gobierno alemán mantiene apoyo a sitio de...

"Para las víctimas, esto es una señal de abandono. Les dice que incluso cuando el propio Estado reconoce oficialmente un lugar como escenario de secuestro, tortura y desaparición forzada, ese reconocimiento puede ser relativizado" www.dw.com/es/ex-coloni...

Iván Poduje: “Vamos a reversar la expropiación de Colonia Dignidad” - La Tercera El ministro de Vivienda está decidido a echar pie atrás a una serie de proyectos emblemáticos del gobierno anterior -“faraónicos”, para él- para allegar recursos a un presupuesto 2026 que, acusa, está...

Der neue Wohnungsbauminister bezeichnet das Projekt als ein "faraonisches" Vorhaben der Vorgängerregierung von Gabriel Boric, das nun gestoppt wird. Poduje nennt dafür finanzielle Gründe. www.latercera.com/politica/not...

Die neue chilenische Regierung will nun die Enteignung von Teilen der Colonia Dignidad stoppen. Die geplante Umwandlung in eine Gedenkstätte zur Aufarbeitung der Verbrechen der deutsch-chilenischen Sekte und der Kooperation mit der Geheimpolizei Pinochets wäre damit gescheitert.

More than 3,500 U.S. Troops arrive in Middle East as Iran war strikes intensify U.S. Central Command said Saturday that more than 11,000 targets have been struck since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.

More than 3,500 US troops, including the USS Tripoli with about 2,500 Marines, arrived in the Middle East on Saturday. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-troo...

"No Kings" Protest in Dallas, Texas.

President Lula just announced that Brazil, along with Mexico, will continue to support Michelle Bachelet's candidacy for UN Secretary-General after the new Chilean government withdrew its support.

It's official: Chile has withdrawn its support for the nomination of Michelle Bachelet for UN Secretary-General. Chile's UN Mission informed the President of the UN General Assembly Baerbock and @USAmbUN Waltz.

57 of my fellow students were arrested, academically disciplined, and barred from campus 2 weeks before finals.

And then the visas of some of those students were quietly revoked.

And then the DEI office was killed.

And then we watched our mentors’ grants evaporate over “woke”.

Mexico will keep supporting Bachelet for UN chief, president says Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday her country will continue ​supporting former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet's candidacy for U.N. ‌secretary-general, after Chile withdrew it...

"Bachelet said on Tuesday she would continue her candidacy with support from Mexico and Brazil, which has yet to comment on Chile's decision." www.reuters.com/world/americ...

"We believe that [Michelle] Bachelet is the ideal person to lead the United Nations," Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said. Mexico will continue supporting the former Chilean president's candidacy for UN Secretary-General after the new Chilean government withdrew its support.

Michelle Bachelet responde a la decisión del gobierno de Kast de retirar el apoyo a su candidatura a la ONU, afirmando que continuará "el trabajo conjunto con los gobiernos de Brasil y México, quienes han postulado mi nombre reafirmando la naturaleza colectiva de este proyecto."

The withdrawal of Chile's support comes weeks after the swearing in of President José Antonio Kast. Michelle Bachelet was Chile's first female head of state. After her presidency, she served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and executive director of UN Women.

The Chilean government withdraws its support for Michelle Bachelet's candidacy for UN Secretary-General. The "dispersion of candidacies" from Latin America makes her bid "unviable," the Chilean Foreign Office announced. Bachelet's bid was presented jointly with Brazil and Mexico.

The Christopher Columbus statue on the White House grounds is a replica of one toppled in Baltimore during racial justice protests in 2020.

Thirteen US airports will see ICE agents at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints today, a source with knowledge of the plans told CNN.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents walk through a line of travelers at Atlanta International Airport. President Trump said ICE agents will be deployed to airports on Monday, with border czar Homan in charge of the effort. Via Megan Varner, Getty Images.

A statue of Christopher Columbus has been installed on the grounds of the White House, as part of President Trump's effort to position Columbus as a hero after monuments to him were removed across the country. Picture: Jason Andrew/NYT.

Around 7000 Americans were killed on Iwo Jima and 19,000 wounded, and it was part of a campaign that ended with a nuclear weapon being used, so maybe not the wisest comparison.

Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting President Kast's rollback of environmental rules Thousands of people march across Chile to mark World Water Day and protest President José Antonio Kast’s rollback of environmental rules

Thousands marched in Santiago and other cities in Chile to mark World Water Day following the withdrawal of dozens of environmental decrees by President Kast. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

Exclusive: Bags of shredded documents at NY jail after Epstein’s death, officer tells FBI “I believe that this conduct may be inappropriate for [an] investigative team to be shredding paperwork related to the investigation”

Corrections officer tells FBI, federal judge, that boxes of documents were shredded at the Metropolitan Corrections Center after Epstein's death, Julie K. Brown reports. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers Medics and officials say there is systematic use of double-tap strikes in campaign to make the south uninhabitable

Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves Gold Coin With His Face on It

Trump's handpicked Arts Commission approves gold coin with his face on it www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/u...