Russia’s Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

April 19 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday until the end of Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian air defense units were repelling an attack by Russian drones on Saturday, saying that showed true Moscow’s attitude to Easter and the … Read more

Iran, US hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal

Parisa Hafezi  |  Reuters DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States started a new round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran’s atomic aims, under the shadow of President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash military action if diplomacy fails. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will negotiate indirectly … Read more

US Supreme Court temporarily halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants

Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke, Jack queen  |  Reuters April 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices. “The Government is directed not to … Read more

Trump’s battle against higher ed reaches new phase amid Harvard feud

Harvard pushed back hard this week on the White House’s efforts to influence its campus. Its defiance seemed to give permission to other colleges to do the same. Harvard protests Trump’s threats to international students Harvard students and staff push back against Trump administration threats. Aljazeera WASHINGTON – For Harvard University, the cavalry has arrived. … Read more

Oklahoma City bombing 30 years later: Domestic terror threats remain

30 years after a vet bombed Oklahoma City, military service remains the ‘single strongest predictor’ of involvement in violent extremism, experts say. Remembering Oklahoma City bombing: What happened on April 19, 1995 Archival footage from Oklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995 shows sequence of events and Bill Clinton delivering 20 year anniversary address. Thirty years … Read more

Preventive care services challenged in Supreme Court Obamacare case

The case focuses on Obamacare’s preventative care requirement. Religious opponents say HIV medications, for example, would make them “complicit in facilitating homosexual behavior.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts endorsement of measles MMR vaccine on X Health and Human Services secretary, and vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports measles vaccine after visiting West Texas. WASHINGTON … Read more