Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war
Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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Africa: Spat With Trump Distracts From Pope Leo’s Africa Tour
The Pope used his Africa debut to address broader global issues – but left many local questions unanswered. Pope Leo XIVth’s 10-day African tour, completed this week, was overshadowed by a running spat with US President Donald Trump. But the pope himself kept the attention off by focusing on broader issues rather than the specifics…
Iran touts video of Strait of Hormuz cargo ship seizures as Trump keeps quiet on next move
6m ago Trump says he ordered Navy to “shoot and kill” boats mining Strait of Hormuz President Trump wrote on Truth Social that he has directed the U.S. Navy to take action against any Iranian boats placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz. “I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill…
Billionaire backer sues Trump family's crypto firm over alleged extortion
Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family’s World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.
Risk of Iran war reigniting as Trump renews threats, Tehran says no plan to attend peace talks
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. There’s renewed momentum in the 27-nation European Union to put…
US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
Tehran has not commented on the incident, which comes as the US prepares for a second round of talks.
Pope Leo says he is not trying to debate Trump, but preach peace in Africa
Pope Leo says he is not trying to debate Trump, but preach peace in Africa – CBS News Watch CBS News Pope Leo pushed back on claims that he is feuding with President Trump. Chris Livesay has more details.
Iran reasserts control of Hormuz Strait as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’ | US-Israel war on Iran News
Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US naval blockade of Iran’s ports is ‘a clumsy and ignorant decision’. Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC) says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that any ship that attempts to pass through the waterway will be targeted, a dramatic…
How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated
President Trump has been lobbing insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran and appeals for peace, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world’s most powerful country and the world’s largest Christian denomination. But Leo criticized the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts both before…
U.S. delegation visited Cuba last week as Trump heaped pressure on island, official says
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, a department official and two U.S. officials told CBS News, a diplomatic opening as the island nation struggles with months of intense pressure from the Trump administration. While in Cuba, one U.S. diplomat met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez…