{"category":"world","articles":[{"title":"Iran War Live Updates: Israel Strikes Hezbollah as Lebanon Impasse Threatens Cease-Fire","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/world/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanon","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:27:58 +0000","desc":"Israel said it would continue striking the Iran-backed militia. Iran said it would not attend peace talks with the United States in Pakistan if the truce was no..."},{"title":"Here’s the latest.","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/world/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanon/heres-the-latest","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:08:13 +0000","desc":""},{"title":"Middle East War Triggers Higher Prices in China","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/business/china-deflation-iran-war.html","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:01:35 +0000","desc":"Three and a half years of deflationary pressure on Chinese factories reversed course last month as higher energy prices cycled into the economy."},{"title":"<![CDATA[Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urges hearing for survivors]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ex07l1qvpo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:59:43 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"Putin Announces Orthodox Easter Cease-Fire, but Ukraine Is Skeptical","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-cease-fire.html","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:31:59 +0000","desc":"The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year."},{"title":"Xi Seeks to Sway Taiwan, and Trump, With Message of Stability","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/world/asia/taiwan-china-xi-cheng.html","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:25:22 +0000","desc":"Ahead of a summit with Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is using a rare meeting with a Taiwanese politician to cast Beijing as a peacemaker and squeeze the isla..."},{"title":"South African Writer Mfundi Vundla Gets Personal in His New Play","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/world/africa/south-africa-theater-generations-mfundi-vundla.html","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:01:08 +0000","desc":"Mfundi Vundla spent 21 years in exile and created the popular television show “Generations.” His latest project is a play that explores the imperfections of the..."},{"title":"No Longer Off Limits, the Strait of Hormuz Remains Thorny Politically","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/world/middleeast/strait-hormuz-iran-ships-oil.html","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:21 +0000","desc":"Even after a cease-fire, Iran is keeping a chokehold on traffic, forcing countries to cut deals that could put them at odds with the U.S."},{"title":"<![CDATA[White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgld65x396go?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:32:27 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"<![CDATA[Trump says Iran's handling of Strait of Hormuz is 'not the agreement we have']]>","link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge0xre3d27o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:10:44 GMT","desc":""}]}