International

Commuters drive past a giant billboard referring to the 'Strait of Hormuz' along a busy street in Tehran on April 19, 2026.

Atta Kenare

AFP via Getty Images

National

Peace talks are in doubt as the U.S. seizes an Iranian ship

NPR Staff

President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

A robot starts off for the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Ng Han Guan

International

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

The Associated Press

Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London, Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Jamie Lashmar

International

U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies

The Associated Press

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