Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy

Nearly 2,000-year-old artifact handed over by FBI matches piece missing from museum near Rome for decades

A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in a New Orleans backyard has now been returned to Italy.

The marble epitaph – dating back roughly 1,900 years – was officially handed over to Italian officials in Rome on Wednesday during a ceremony led by the FBI. The event also marked the repatriation of another antiquity recovered in the US, the agency said.

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Golders Green attack: Jewish Londoners tell of fear and resilience – BBC

  1. Golders Green attack: Jewish Londoners tell of fear and resilience  BBC
  2. Man charged with attempted murder after stabbings of Jewish men in London  NBC News
  3. UK's top police officer: British Jews facing their greatest ever threat amid 'epidemic' of antisemitism  The Times of Israel
  4. Man appears in court charged with attempted murder over knife attacks on three men  BBC
  5. What do we know about Essa Suleiman, Golders Green attacker? - explainer  The Jerusalem Post
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Iran offers new response on draft peace deal, Trump “not satisfied” – Axios

  1. Iran offers new response on draft peace deal, Trump "not satisfied"  Axios
  2. Trump tells Congress hostilities in Iran 'have terminated' as War Powers deadline hits  CNBC
  3. Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's proposal to end the war  PBS
  4. Trump Says ‘Not Happy’ on Iran, Touts Strait ‘100% Shut’  Bloomberg.com
  5. Live Updates: Trump "not satisfied" with new peace deal offered by Iran as standoff's costs multiply  CBS News
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Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop of West Virginia

Leo, who has criticized Trump’s hardline immigration policy, selected Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as state’s new bishop

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a man who had once entered the United States as an undocumented immigrant, hidden in the trunk of a car, as the new bishop of West Virginia.

The pope approved the resignation of Bishop Mark E Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and selected Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, of Washington to take his place, reported OSV News.

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Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation – The Guardian

  1. Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation  The Guardian
  2. Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem  BBC
  3. Suspect arrested over attack on French nun in Jerusalem  Vatican News
  4. Greek Orthodox Church sounds alarm over attacks on Christians in Jerusalem  Al Jazeera
  5. Nun is attacked in streets of Jerusalem, sparking outcry  NBC News
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Ukraine Is Now An Arms Superpower – persuasion.community

  1. Ukraine Is Now An Arms Superpower  persuasion.community
  2. The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?  BBC
  3. Opinion | Meet the New Leader of the Free World  The New York Times
  4. Rishi Sunak: Iran war shows the value of Ukraine as an ally  The Times
  5. Russia’s windfall from the Iran war is temporary. Ukraine’s isn’t.  Breaking Defense
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strikes Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery for 4th time; Zelensky announces major military reform – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strikes Russia's Tuapse oil refinery for 4th time; Zelensky announces major military reform  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine plans army pay hikes, phased discharge — Zelenskyy  dw.com
  3. Ukraine rolls out army reform plan as peace talks stall  Reuters
  4. Zelensky scraps indefinite contracts for soldiers to attract new recruits  The Telegraph
  5. Zelensky announces launch of military reforms with higher pay and updated contracts  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
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Trump Administration Pushes Forward With Tariffs Based on Forced Labor Laws – The New York Times

  1. Trump Administration Pushes Forward With Tariffs Based on Forced Labor Laws  The New York Times
  2. Some groups ask US trade agency for new duties, import bans to fight forced labor  Reuters
  3. Trump Tariff Tracker – April 27, 2026 (via Passle)  Baker Botts
  4. White House Readies New Tariffs  Advanced Manufacturing
  5. Trump's latest tariffs in court: Are they about to be blocked?  Peterson Institute for International Economics
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While peace talks dawdle, Trump’s war on Iran is transforming the Middle East – Washington Times

  1. While peace talks dawdle, Trump’s war on Iran is transforming the Middle East  Washington Times
  2. Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser  CNN
  3. Opinion | The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.  The New York Times
  4. Opinion | It’s Way Too Early to Declare Defeat in Iran  WSJ
  5. Let’s Hope America’s Dumbest War Doesn’t Become Its Most Tragic  The New Republic
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