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Israeli, Lebanese officials to meet for rare talks in Washington
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Israeli and Lebanese officials are expected to hold direct in-person talks Tuesday in Washington to find a diplomatic solution to Israel's war with the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Citing fallout from the Iran war, IMF cuts the outlook for global growth, expects higher inflation
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.
Fuel protests have Ireland's government facing possible no-confidence vote
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Ireland 's government could face a no-confidence vote Tuesday in Parliament over how it has handled a week of fuel protests that blocked access to oil supplies and a major port and caused massive traffic jams.
U.S. families contest Italian law restricting citizenship by descent in highest court
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Two U.S. families went to Italy's highest court Tuesday to challenge the scope of a year-old law passed by Giorgia Meloni's government limiting citizenship claims to Italian descendants removed by more than two generations.
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought.
