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  1. Why disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets

    Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.

    Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.

  2. In meeting with Pope Leo, Rubio tries to minimize Trump's attacks

    A pontiff speaks to a man in a suit.

    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday morning, in a visit that was officially about diplomacy but in reality was about cleaning up after President Donald Trump’s latest swipes at the first American pope.

  3. Mexico trade mission launches in Toronto as businesses seek to expand ties with Canada

    Two men in suits walk along a city street.

    A major Mexican trade mission to Canada launched Thursday, involving over 200 Mexican businesses seeking to expand commercial links during the two-day, two-city encounter that will include high-level talks on the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement.

  4. Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is 'in name only'

    Men lean on a casket crying at a funeral.

    Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, escalating attacks and widening incursions are exposing major cracks in an agreement that analysts say was never going to ultimately halt the violence.

  5. International Olympic Committee supports lifting ban on Belarusian athletes in international sports

    Olympic champion Ivan Litvinovichm of Belarus is pictured showing off his gold medal after competing as a neutral athlete in trampoline on August 2, 2024 in Paris, France.

    In a political shift Thursday, the International Olympic Committee said athletes from Belarus should once again compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status, even as the war in Ukraine continues.

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