Today's Headlines: World Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon

April 11, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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World Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon

President Trump’s cease-fire with Iran appears at risk as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian officials.

Artemis II Splashdown Gives NASA Momentum in Renewed Moon Race

The astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — captivated the world with their historic mission.

Swalwell Faces Sex Assault Accusations and Calls to Quit Governor’s Race

Eric Swalwell, a Democratic congressman, denied the accounts published by CNN and The San Francisco Chronicle. Nancy Pelosi was among those who said he should withdraw from the California governor’s race.

World

Growing List of Orban Loyalists Defecting Before Critical Election

With Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeming vulnerable before Sunday’s vote, criticism is growing from within institutions his party once counted on for support.

China’s Most Famous Modern Writer: From Fiery Rebel to Cute Communist Mascot

The Chinese Communist Party has turned Lu Xun, a Mao-era hero who excoriated the establishment, into a bland, Disney-style character.

New Evidence Further Implicates U.S. Missiles in Strikes That Killed 21 Civilians in Iran

Additional images and video build on an earlier analysis, which the Pentagon has disputed, showing Precision Strike Missiles, or PrSMs, hit a sports hall and residential areas in the Iranian city of Lamerd.

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U.S.

Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI C.E.O. Sam Altman

The device burned an exterior gate of the house in San Francisco, the police said, and it was unclear whether the artificial intelligence executive was home. The authorities arrested a suspect.

Eight Arrested in Connection With Deadly California Fireworks Explosion

The explosion last July in Esparto, Calif., killed seven people. Five of the eight arrested, including a former local police officer, have been charged with murder.

Man Accused of Warehouse Arson Invoked Mangione, Court Files Say

The suspect in a fire at a paper company facility in California complained about pay and raged against capitalism in videos posted to social media as he lit the blaze, prosecutors say.

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Politics

F.A.A. Says Military Can Use Anti-Drone Lasers in U.S. Airspace

An interagency dispute over the use of high-energy lasers near airports led the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close the airspace twice in Texas this year.

Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says

The lost mines have prevented Iran from quickly complying with President Trump’s demand to allow more ships to pass through the waterway.

Officials Release Design for 250-Foot Arch in Washington, as Trump Seeks Another Imprint

The president has proposed the arch, which would rise on a Washington roundabout across from the Lincoln Memorial, as a way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

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Business

Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress

Europe is finding itself on the outs with Russia, China and the U.S., in what’s amounting to its very own “Mean Girls” moment.

Banks Are Warned About Anthropic’s New, Powerful A.I. Technology

In an unusual move, the Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chair gathered bank executives to caution about cyberthreats posed by artificial intelligence.

The Oil Shock Is Worse Than You Think

The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption.

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