MENLO PARK, April 24, 2026 — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, confirmed Thursday it will lay off approximately 8,000 employees — 10 percent of its global workforce — beginning May 20, while simultaneously closing 6,000 open…
ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON, April 23, 2026 — A second round of direct U.S.-Iran negotiations — which could determine whether the fragile Middle East ceasefire holds or collapses — remains in a state of suspension Thursday, with Vice President JD Vance’s…
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, APRIL 23, 2026 — The Justice Department indicted one of America’s most prominent civil rights organizations Tuesday, charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering — alleging that the…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 22, 2026 — Hours after Trump announced an open-ended ceasefire extension, Iran fired on a container ship and seized two vessels near the Strait of Hormuz — a direct escalation that immediately tested the truce that had just…
WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD, APRIL 22, 2026 — Hours before the two-week US-Iran ceasefire was set to expire Tuesday, President Trump announced an open-ended extension — then Iran dismissed it, Vance canceled his flight to Pakistan, and the prospect of a…
ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2026 — The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran expired Tuesday evening Washington time — and as of the final hours before deadline, the American negotiating team had arrived in Islamabad while Iran…
ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2026 — The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran expires today. And for the first time since the war began on February 28, President Donald Trump himself is signaling he may travel to…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 20, 2026 — The United States Navy fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman over the weekend, Iran vowed retaliation the moment the safety of its crew is confirmed, and the two-week…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 20, 2026 — The United States and Iran are hurtling toward their most dangerous moment since the two-week ceasefire began on April 8 — and this time, the window may not be wide enough for diplomacy to squeeze…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 19, 2026 — The fragile diplomatic momentum of Friday collapsed Saturday into a new round of threats and counterclaims, as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States lifts its…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 18, 2026 — Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” to commercial shipping Friday — the most significant development in the 49-day war between the United States, Israel, and Iran — as Pakistan’s foreign minister announced that…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 17, 2026 — President Donald Trump announced early Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, ending weeks of intense Israeli bombardment in Lebanon and opening the door to the first direct peace negotiations between…