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Caracas macaws threatened as nesting palms disappear

CARACAS, Venezuela - Every day as the sun comes down, about a dozen blue and gold macaws fly up to Karem Guevara's apartment. The comical birds perch on a window sill, squawk loudly, and stretch

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Why a Fast Iran Deal Is Unlikely: Lessons From Experts

Vice President JD Vance led a whirlwind round of talks in Islamabad this month that produced little movement toward a peace agreement with Iran.

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Iran Uses Strait of Hormuz as Its Most Potent Deterrent

Quotable Donald Heflin, a senior fellow of Diplomatic Practice at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent. Published On 18 Apr 2026

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Israel and Lebanon 10-Day Truce; Blockade Holds; CDC Nominee

Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, U.S. military officials say the blockade of Iranian ports and ceasefire is holding, Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as CDC chief.

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Iranian Held in France Returns Home in Apparent Swap

Release of Mahdieh Esfandiari comes a week after Iran released two French citizens held on espionage charges. Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari has returned home after being held in France for more than a year as part of what appears to be an exchange of detainees between the countries.