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It’s Holy Week, but Jerusalem’s Old City is quiet and eerily empty16:44 The Austrian Hospice urges groups of Christian pilgrims to book 16 months ahead. One night this week, a receptionist warned a Post reporter she would be the only guest. Trump threatens Iran with ‘Hell’ over Strait of Hormuz in profane post16:44 Trump escalated threats against Iran’s power plants, bridges and other infrastructure in an expletive-laden post on Truth Social on Easter morning. On Easter, Pope Leo delivers commanding message of peace to a world at war14:31 “Let those who have weapons lay them down!” the first American pope declared. The White House’s war in Iran and nativist agenda at home is testing the Vatican. Vance heads to Hungary as MAGA ally Orban trails in polls and election nears11:14 Viktor Orban, who has built strong ties to the MAGA movement, faces a tough electoral challenge from center-right candidate Peter Magyar on April 12. American universities in Middle East brace for Iranian retaliation11:14 After the U.S.-Israeli campaign struck Iranian universities, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called American schools in the Middle East “legitimate targets.” Search for missing U.S. F-15 crew member underway in Iran4.dubna Iranian state media said “many people” are searching for the missing airman after an F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Chinese firms market Iran war intelligence ‘exposing’ U.S. forces4.dubna Private Chinese technology companies — some with ties to the military — are marketing detailed intelligence on movements of U.S. forces in Iran, even as Beijing seeks to keep its distance. Epstein victims demand meeting with King Charles in Washington4.dubna A state visit intended to mark 250 years of U.S. independence could become a test of the British monarchy’s willingness to confront one of its most difficult controversies. Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 5 people; nearly 20 animals die in fire3.dubna Ukraine’s Emergency Services posted images of rescue workers trying to save the animals — in one instance administering CPR to a dog — at the clinic in Chabany. U.S. fighter jet crashes in Iran; search launched for 2 crew members3.dubna It’s the first known loss of an American aircraft inside Iranian territory since the war began a month ago. As U.S. bombs Iran, Pope Leo criticizes the idea of a ‘God of war’3.dubna Some Trump administration officials cloak the war on Iran in religious terms, but the Chicago-born pope said that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.” Cuba says it will release over 2,000 prisoners, as U.S. keeps up pressure3.dubna The move, described by the communist government as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” comes as the U.S. enforces a crippling oil blockade on the island. |