{"category":"world","articles":[{"title":"Iran War Live Updates: Trump Extends Cease-fire With Iran","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/world/iran-us-war-trump-news","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:25:52 +0000","desc":"The pause in hostilities had been set to expire within hours. The president said Pakistan, which is trying to mediate an end to the war, requested he hold off a..."},{"title":"Xi Calls for Hormuz to Reopen as China Balances Its Gulf Interests","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/iran-china-hormuz-xi-jinping-oil.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:18:57 +0000","desc":"The comments on the Strait of Hormuz by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, reflect Beijing’s complex relations with Iran and other Persian Gulf nations."},{"title":"Hamas Officials Say Group Is Ready to Hand Over Some Weapons","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/world/middleeast/hamas-weapons-israel.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:14:08 +0000","desc":"Two senior Hamas officials in Gaza said the group was prepared to relinquish some automatic rifles and other arms, a concession that falls short of Israeli-U.S...."},{"title":"Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:08:58 +0000","desc":"A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under th..."},{"title":"Nigeria Charges Six With Treason Over Coup Plot","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/africa/nigeria-coup-plot-treason-charges.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:08:41 +0000","desc":"The group, made up of civilians and former members of the country’s armed forces, is accused of treason linked to a failed coup attempt in October."},{"title":"U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/us-iraq-security-cooperation.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:06:47 +0000","desc":"Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently."},{"title":"For Earth Day, a Few Signs of Hope for Our Planet","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/climate/earth-day-climate-change-hope.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:44:43 +0000","desc":"In a year of grim climate and environment news, we’ve compiled several hopeful signs about our planet’s future."},{"title":"Here’s the latest.","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/world/iran-us-war-trump-news/heres-the-latest","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:36:59 +0000","desc":""},{"title":"Imprisoned for 30 Years, He Wooed Her With Love Poems","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/turkey-kurdish-poet-comak.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:57:08 +0000","desc":"After a forced confession and a death sentence, a Kurdish poet spent 30 years in jail, where he discovered his voice. His literary champion, to everyone’s surpr..."},{"title":"Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Shooting Near West Bank School","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/palestinians-killed-israeli-shooting-west-bank-school.html","date":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:54:04 +0000","desc":"A child was among the dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli military said it had attempted to break up clashes in Al Mughayir, which h..."}]}