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<image:caption>Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif meets the Iranian delegation, including FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Islamabad, on April 25, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Pakistan Intensifies Quiet Diplomacy to Bridge US-Iran Stalemate</news:title>
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<news:title>Iran’s Currency Hits Record Low as Post-Ceasefire Pressures Mount</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/france-urges-nationals-to-exit-mali-amid-escalating-security-crisis</loc>
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<image:caption>Gen. Assimi Goïta, President of Mali in 2021.</image:caption>
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<news:title>France Urges Nationals to Exit Mali Amid Escalating Security Crisis</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/trump-warns-iran-to-get-smart-soon-as-nuclear-talks-stall</loc>
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<image:caption>President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office, August 25, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Trump Warns Iran to ‘Get Smart Soon’ as Nuclear Talks Stall</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/iran-war-at-day-60-can-talks-advance-as-hormuz-reopening-is-weighed</loc>
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<image:caption>A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II launches from amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) while sailing in the Arabian Sea, April 24.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-28T10:26:46.702Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran War at Day 60: Can Talks Advance as Hormuz Reopening Is Weighed?</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/politics/the-united-states/trump-kimmel-clash-intensifies-after-joke-and-shooting-incident</loc>
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<image:caption>Jimmy Kimmel in 2015.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-28T10:14:10.373Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump, Kimmel Clash Intensifies After Joke and Shooting Incident</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/mexico-arrests-cartel-figure-as-us-tensions-rise-over-operations</loc>
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<image:caption>Sreen grab from footage showing the capture of Audias Flores Silva, alias "El Jardinero", a high-ranking leader of the CJNG (Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación).</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-28T09:52:20.678Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mexico Arrests Cartel Figure as U.S. Tensions Rise Over Operations</news:title>
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<image:caption>White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton, showing Secret Service agents about to rush President Trump off stage, April 25, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Suspect Charged After Armed Rush at Trump Gala Sparks Security Review</news:title>
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<image:caption>Kitt Peak national observatory, a program of the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, in Arizona.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-28T08:50:16.681Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump Dismisses Entire National Science Board in Sweeping Overhaul</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/economics/openai-ends-microsoft-exclusivity-expanding-cloud-deals-with-rivals</loc>
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<image:caption>Image for illustrative purposes.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-27T17:16:20.016Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OpenAI Ends Microsoft Exclusivity, Expanding Cloud Deals With Rivals</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/politics/king-charles-visits-us-amid-security-concerns-and-diplomatic-strain</loc>
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<image:caption>Charles III and Camilla, King and Queen of the United Kingdom with Donald and Melania Trump in 2025 at Windsor Castle State Banquet on 17 September 2025</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-27T17:10:01.664Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>King Charles Visits U.S. Amid Security Concerns and Diplomatic Strain</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/putin-and-araghchi-meet-as-moscow-signals-role-in-conflict-talks</loc>
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<image:caption>'Relations between Russia and Iran are strategic partnership relations at the highest level' — Abbas Araghchi tells Putin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-27T16:02:02.026Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Putin and Araghchi Meet as Moscow Signals Role in Conflict Talks</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/germanys-merz-says-us-humiliated-as-iran-gains-upper-hand</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-27T15:46:37.207Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Germany’s Merz Says US ‘Humiliated’ as Iran Gains Upper Hand</news:title>
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