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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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White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting: Cole Allen Targeted Trump and Cabinet Members
On April 26, 2026, an armed man attempted to force his way into the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, wounding a Secret Service agent and forcing Donald Trump and JD Vance to be evacuated. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a California tutor with a Caltech background, sent a manifesto to his family ten minutes before the attack, identifying himself as the 'Friendly Federal Assassin.' Authorities determined he targeted Trump and members of his administration.
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Pakistan Steps In as Mediator Between the US and Iran — Then Trump Cancels His Envoys
A second round of US-Iran talks was supposed to take place in Islamabad, with Pakistan hosting both sides as a neutral broker. Donald Trump abruptly cancelled the trip of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, saying negotiations could happen by phone. Iran had already denied any direct meeting was planned. Pakistan's prime minister vowed to remain an 'honest and sincere facilitator.' The episode exposes the fractures in American diplomacy and the growing ambitions of Global South nations as conflict mediators.
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Netanyahu Orders Strikes on Hezbollah as Lebanon Ceasefire Collapses Within Hours
Less than 24 hours after Trump announced a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Hezbollah fired projectiles into Israeli territory and Israel launched airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least four people. Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of 'sabotaging' the peace process. Beirut called for the truce to hold. Lebanon finds itself trapped between Israeli pressure to disarm Hezbollah and the group's flat refusal to negotiate its own dismantlement.
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Firing squads, electric chair and gas chamber: Washington resurrects 19th-century execution methods
The Justice Department publishes a 48-page memo to restart the federal death machine — using methods the rest of the world is abolishing.
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Pentagon Threatens to Suspend Spain from NATO and Reconsider Falklands Support: The Alliance Fractures Over Iran
A Pentagon email leaks, and suddenly Madrid, London, and Paris discover the price of their refusal to bomb Iran.
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56 days of war and 1,100 Tomahawks fired: American arsenals running dry, NATO fractures
U.S. missile stockpiles are depleting at a pace that alarmed the Pentagon — and an internal email proposed suspending Spain from NATO.
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An American soldier bets $33,000 on the raid he was planning himself: Polymarket, the exchange where everything has a price
A Green Beret bets on Maduro's fall using classified information—and opens Pandora's box of prediction markets in wartime.
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Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights, France subsidizes fuel, EU launches emergency plan: Kerosene crisis hits European summer
Jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran war, and Europe discovers that 75% of its aviation fuel imports come from the Gulf—summer 2026 will be the most expensive in aviation history.
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