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Iran Will Play the World Cup in the US: FIFA Confirms, Trump Says OK, Iranian Exiles Protest
At the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Gianni Infantino confirmed that Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States — despite the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran. Trump gave his blessing: 'If Infantino says so, I don't mind.' Iran's football delegation had earlier stormed out of Canada after being detained at Toronto airport, calling it an 'insult.' Meanwhile, Iranian diaspora protesters outside the Congress chanted 'They are not representing Iran' and demanded FIFA apply the same standards used against Russia. A diplomatic paradox with no historical precedent in world football.
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London's Golders Green Stabbing: Two Jewish Men Attacked in Antisemitic Terror Incident as UK Raises Threat Level
A 45-year-old British-Somali man stabbed two Jewish men in London's Golders Green neighborhood on April 29, in an attack police declared a terrorist incident. The UK raised its national terror threat level to 'severe' for the first time since 2021, pledged £25 million for Jewish community security, and Prime Minister Starmer pointed the finger at Iran as the indirect orchestrator of a months-long wave of antisemitic attacks — arson at synagogues, attempted bombings near the Israeli embassy, and now a knife attack on the street.
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UAE Quits OPEC: The End of Gulf Solidarity
Sixty years of petro-solidarity shatter as the UAE walks out of OPEC, leaving Riyadh alone at the head of a fractured cartel and reshaping the global energy map.
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Trump-Putin: The Call and the May 9 Ceasefire
Trump says he asked Putin for 'a little bit of a ceasefire' on Victory Day — an offer that Kyiv receives with suspicion and that Europe reads as a Russian communications maneuver.
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Hegseth Before Congress: $25 Billion Spent, No End Date in Sight
The Iran war finally gets a price tag — $25 billion — as Hegseth faces his first congressional grilling, gets accused of lying, and drops a bombshell: North Korea is the real lesson.
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Gaza: Global Sumud Flotilla Intercepted, Israel Using Water as Weapon
The Israeli military intercepts the Global Sumud humanitarian flotilla 1,000 kilometers from Gaza while Médecins Sans Frontières documents what it characterizes as deliberate water deprivation—two events that transform humanitarian aid into a contested battlefield.
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Nigeria: Islamic State claims massacre of 29 people on a football pitch, children kidnapped from orphanage
In less than 48 hours, Nigeria suffered two attacks: 29 civilians killed on a football pitch by ISWAP jihadists, and 23 children kidnapped from an orphanage — revealing the state's powerlessness one year before elections.
King Charles III addresses U.S. Congress: transatlantic alliance 'cannot rest on past achievements'
Before a Congress in standing ovation, King Charles III reaffirmed the foundations of democracy—checks and balances, NATO, Ukraine—with the grace of a monarch and the precision of a political message directly addressed to Trump.
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Iran-Strait of Hormuz: Tehran Plays Moscow Card While Trump Awaits a Phone Call
Facing military stalemate, Iran proposes reopening Hormuz in exchange for ending the U.S. blockade, while Foreign Minister Araghchi bypasses Pakistani mediation by visiting Putin. Trump responds that all Tehran needs to do is call. Europe grows impatient.
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Ukraine: War Turns to Robotics as Kim Jong-un Opens Museum for Moscow's Fallen Soldiers
Zelensky orders 50,000 autonomous ground vehicles, strikes 24 fuel tanks in Russia, and directs development of intermediate-range drones with Norway — while Pyongyang inaugurates a memorial for its soldiers killed in Ukraine, formalizing its war alliance with Moscow.
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40 Years Since Chernobyl Amid War: Zelensky Accuses Russia of Nuclear Terrorism
April 26, 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, commemorated by Ukraine in the context of total war. Zelensky accused Russia of 'nuclear terrorism,' recalling that a Russian drone struck the reactor containment structure in February 2025 and that drones regularly fly over the site. The IAEA calls for urgent repairs. During commemorations, Russian strikes killed at least 16 people across Ukraine.
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