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Apr 21, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump praised himself for "doing a great job" after 13 service members were killed in the Iran war.During a Tuesday interview on CNBC, Trump noted that many other wars lasted years instead of months."I would have won Vietnam very quickly," he reflected. "I would have, if I were president, I would have won Iraq in the same amount of time that we won [Iran] because essentially we've won here.""The Democrats can say, well, we should have done better," the president continued. "But we can't let traitors, like [Chuck] Schumer, put pressure on you where they say, we want out. Think how bad that is. I'm negotiating with these people."Trump insisted he wasn't going to rush into ending the war in Iran."And, you know, we have, I mean, if you look at this, what we've suffered in terms of losses, we lost 13 men, and that's terrible," he remarked. "But if somebody would have said, we've done this and obliterated that country, obliterated it, and we lost 13 men, people would have said, that's not possible to have done that. It's not possible.""So we've done a great job," he added, "and I don't want to be rushed by people that are really treasonous as far as I'm concerned."

Apr 21, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump begged Iran's leadership to release eight women he believes will be executed as his administration attempts to negotiate a peace agreement.The 79-year-old president expressed hopes that a delegation, likely led by Vice President JD Vance, will strike a "great deal" with Iran during talks in Pakistan, but he shared a post from a pro-Israel influencer to set a new condition to open negotiations."To the Iranian leaders, who will soon be in negotiations with my representatives: I would greatly appreciate the release of these women," Trump posted Tuesday morning on Truth Social. "I am sure that they will respect the fact that you did so. Please do them no harm! Would be a great start to our negotiations!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP."Iran has executed at least 600 people so far this year, on pace to exceed the record 1,639 people executed last year, but the nation's government has not confirmed that eight women pictured in an X post by right-wing influencer Eyad Yakoby have been sentenced to death."BREAKING: The Islamic Republic is preparing to hang eight women," Yakoby posted Monday night. "Not a word from the international community or so-called human rights organizations."Yakoby's post shows photos of eight young women with their hair uncovered, which is legally required in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, and the post does not contain any identifying details about them or links to any other supporting evidence.

Apr 21, 2026 - World

A teenager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in north-west London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a synagogue and said he bore no ill will towards Jewish people.

Apr 21, 2026 - World

Ukraine has completed repairs on a damaged oil pipeline and is preparing to resume flows

Apr 21, 2026 - World

Buoyed by the election of a new leader in Hungary, Europe's top diplomats are meeting in Luxembourg to forge plans of action on multiple crises from the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian hybrid attacks, and economic instability as the war in Iran drives up energy prices worldwide.