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Less than a week after the explosions that killed the three peacekeepers, another blast took place at a UN facility near El Adeisse on Friday, injuring three more Indonesian blue helmets.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

They accepted but were surprised to find the service took place in the pastor’s apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Each simulation took 10 continuous days on a supercomputer at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The effort involved C-130 refueling and cargo planes and H-60 helicopters that took off and began flying low and slow over the brush-covered hills of Iran, according to videos verified by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

We took our walk always at the same time, after the midday dinner and before the shop reopened at two, and always over the same route.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom