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- US-Iran negotiations to begin Saturday, as US threatens expansion of blockade and civilians suffer;
- Commerce Secretary Lutnick grilled over tariffs, relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during budget hearing;
- UCLA researchers describe climate, water policy impacts on sensitive Mono Lake ecosystem;
- Global Report on Food Crises 2026 says acute hunger doubled in past decade, 2 famines declared last year for first time in report’s history;
- April 24 is International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace; Sunday April 26 is International Day of Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance, a reminder of the devastating human cost of nuclear disasters and the need for continued vigilance
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