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            <title><![CDATA[American Flight Heads to Caracas as Commercial Flights to Venezuela Resume]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:26:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Rush to End Iran War Risks Delivering Weak Nuclear Deal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:28:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Considering Bank Head Lazzeri as Top Diplomat in the US]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:17:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Cuban Officials Meet as Trump Pushes for Economic Change]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A worker paints customers’ nails by the light of rechargeable lamps during a blackout in Matanzas, Cuba, on April 6.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Weigh Truce Extension With Hormuz Still Shuttered]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:17:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Weigh Extending Their Ceasefire by Two Weeks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Pursue New Talks as Tehran Weighs Pause in Hormuz Shipments]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:48:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Mull Second Meeting in Bid to Revive Ceasefire Talks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:30:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Vice President JD Vance gives the thumbs up while boarding Air Force Two as he leaves Islamabad on Sunday, April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Vance spent 21 hours on the ground in Islamabad and stated an agreement was not made with Iran.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chevron Expands Its Venezuela Oil Operations Through Asset Swap]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Blockade of Iran Ports Risks Widening War to High Seas]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Martin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Vows to Blockade Hormuz After US-Iran Peace Talks Fail]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Martin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:05:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After 21 Hours of Talks With Iran, Vance Leaves Without a Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Martin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Fail to Reach Peace Agreement After Marathon Talks]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Holding Marathon Talks With Pakistan on Ending War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US-Iran Peace Talks Set to Kick Off Hours After Vance Arrives]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Martin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US Vice President JD Vance, center, arrives in Islamabad for peace talks on April 11.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Ramps Up Threats Against Iran on Hormuz Before Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer A Dlouhy]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:02:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mulls Venezuela Central Bank Relief to Boost Economy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:57:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Conflicting Statements Sow Confusion on Iran Ceasefire]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:31:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s ‘TACO’ Leaves Tensions Simmering Over the War in Iran]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:55:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Agree to Ceasefire Hours Before Trump Deadline]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
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