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April 8, 2026

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Disney Earns Record-Breaking 96 News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations

The Walt Disney Company has earned a record-breaking 96 news and documentary Emmy Award Nominations. These nominations spanned Disney’s content brands and studios, ABC News and National Geographic. National Geographic itself earned 51 of these nominations. This is the most that National Geographic has ever earned. Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller earned 25 of these nominations. This also marks the third year in a row that Trafficked has received the most nominations for a single title. This includes Outstanding Recorded News Program. ABC News saw its best nomination year since 1969. It earned 47 nominations, the most for any broadcast network.

April 8, 2026

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The Walt Disney Company breaks a News & Documentary Emmy record with 96 nominations

The Walt Disney Company has officially set another record by earning 96 News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations across content brands and studios ABC News and National Geographic. Setting their own record, National Geographic earned 51 nominations, with “Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller” leading the way with 25 nods. The show has received the most nominations for a single title for the third year in a row. ABC News earned 47 nominations total, the most for any broadcast network. This marks their most nominations in a single year since 1969. “ABC World News Tonight with David Muir” was nominated for

April 8, 2026

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US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Iran Declares ‘Historic Victory’ as US Accepts 10-Point Plan; Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire

644 US-Iran War Updates: Iran has claimed it has achieved a great victory and forced the United States to accept its 10-point plan, according to a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. As part of the plan, the US has in principle agreed to lift all primary and secondary sanctions against Iran, accept Iran’s nuclear enrichment, and recognize its continued control over the Strait of Hormuz, the council said. “The enemy, in its unfair, unlawful, and criminal war against the Iranian nation, has suffered an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat,” the statement read. US-Iran War Updates: What Did Trump

April 8, 2026

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Ray Stevens broken neck, fall put country star in hospital

April 7, 2026, 3:33 p.m. ET Country star Ray Stevens is on the road to recovery after recently breaking his neck in a fall. The Grammy-winning singer, 87, suffered a fall on Sunday, March 29, and broke his neck, according to a press release shared with USA TODAY on April 7 by a representative for Stevens, Don Murry Grubbs. He was “briefly hospitalized” in the Nashville area but is now at home and recovering. “Doctors have advised Stevens to wear a neck brace for approximately four weeks. Despite the injury, he remains fully mobile and in good spirits as he

April 8, 2026

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The Walt Disney Company breaks a News & Documentary Emmy record with 96 nominations

The Walt Disney Company has officially set another record by earning 96 News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations across content brands and studios ABC News and National Geographic. Setting their own record, National Geographic earned 51 nominations, with “Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller” leading the way with 25 nods. The show has received the most nominations for a single title for the third year in a row. ABC News earned 47 nominations total, the most for any broadcast network. This marks their most nominations in a single year since 1969. “ABC World News Tonight with David Muir” was nominated for

April 8, 2026

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BREAKING: US, Iran agree to 11th-hour truce after Trump apocalyptic threats

The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The agreement came barely an hour before the expiration of the deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump had demanded that Iran temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. If Iran refuses, Trump had threatened to destroy Iran. Iran also agreed to talks with the U.S. aimed at ending the conflict. Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy

April 8, 2026

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US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormuz | Donald Trump

The US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire on Tuesday evening after a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan, canceling an ultimatum from Donald Trump for Iran to surrender or face widespread destruction. Trump’s announcement of the ceasefire agreement came less than two hours before the US president’s self-imposed 8pm Eastern time deadline to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges in a move that legal scholars, as well as officials from numerous countries and the Pope, had warned could constitute war crimes. Just hours earlier, Trump had written on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never

April 7, 2026

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Pakistan Proposes a Two-Week Ceasefire in the Iran-U.S. Conflict; Iran Responds Positively – Here’s the Latest Update

As diplomatic contacts continue amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran, indirect negotiations are reportedly ongoing. An Iranian official, speaking to Reuters, stated that communication with the US is taking place through intermediaries, but provided no details. A notable development in the process came from Shehbaz Sharif. The Pakistani Prime Minister requested that US President Donald Trump extend the deadline given to Iran by two weeks. Sharif also asked Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for the same period as a “gesture of goodwill.” According to Axios, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Trump was aware

April 7, 2026

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As more U.S. forces head to Mideast, military experts break down capabilities

John Yang: While President Trump talks about trying to make a deal with Iran to end the war, more U.S. troops are headed to the region. The 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Combat Brigade Team has been ordered to deploy, and the Marine amphibious warship the USS Tripoli is expected to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, along with other assets. So what new capabilities do these forces bring, and how might they be used? For that, we turn to two people with extensive military experience. Retired Army Colonel Joel Rayburn served in the first Trump administration on

April 7, 2026

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US aviator missing after Iran shot down fighter rescued

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-downed plane had fallen behind enemy lines.A defiant Iran showed no sign of backing down, striking economic and infrastructure targets in neighboring Gulf Arab countries and challenging the U.S. account of the rescue.In a social media post, Trump promised strikes on Iran’s power plants and bridges. He vowed the “crazy bastards” would be “living in Hell” if the strait, a crucial waterway for global