Pope on board plane to Algeria: ‘I am not a politician, I speak of the Gospel’  Vatican News Pope Leo Heads to Africa to Meet the… [more]

UK ‘not supporting’ U.S. Iran blockade as France’s Macron confirms ‘multinational’ talks on the Strait of Hormuz  CNBC How the US Navy could blockade Iran’s ports… [more]

UK Won’t Take Part in Trump’s Planned Blockade of Hormuz Strait  Bloomberg.com Iran says US blockade on Gulf ports ‘illegal, ‘act of piracy’  Al Jazeera Trump Orders… [more]

China says Strait of Hormuz blockade against global interests, urges restraint  Reuters Why Trump is threatening to blockade a strait that Iran is already blockading |… [more]

How Iran, Suffering Under Sanctions, Diversified Its Economy  The New York Times Iran’s shattered economy means any success in war may be fleeting  Reuters Even if Iran’s… [more]

Oil back above $100 as US to blockade Iran’s ports after peace talks fail  BBC Iran War Live Updates: Oil Climbs Back Above $100 as U.S…. [more]

“The door is not closed”: Mediators rush to revive U.S.-Iran talks  Axios How JD Vance Tried and Failed to End the War in Iran That He… [more]

How a $75 billion windfall from Congress has insulated ICE  NPR Trump endorses ‘focused’ immigration enforcement funding bill  Politico Republicans plan to use reconciliation process to fund… [more]

More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows  NPR The Small Private Colleges Dying in a Winner-Take-All University… [more]

Carney on verge of Liberal majority government as votes cast in three by-elections  BBC Elections and Defections Are Likely to Unshackle Canada’s Liberals  The New York Times… [more]