Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire with Iran, over 60 veterans protested Iran war, Ukraine repaired Druzhba pipeline, Pope Leo warns future is 'tragically compromised', Meta tracks for AI

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, that the United States is indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for diplomatic negotiations. On April 20, over 60 veterans and military family members were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police for occupying the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to protest U.S. military involvement in Iran. Israel wounded six people in southern Lebanon and demolished homes in the town of Khiam, in violation of a 10-day ceasefire. Extremist Israeli settlers have recently engaged in a surge of violent attacks across the occupied West Bank, including the systematic torching of Palestinian homes, vehicles, and agricultural land. Ukraine has completed repairs on the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline, restoring operations for Russian oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia. This move fulfills a key condition to unlock a €90 billion ($106 billion) European Union loan designed to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs over the next two years. On April 21, 2026, Pope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) is in Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African tour, where he is addressing humanitarian concerns and international conflicts. Meta is installing new tracking software on the computers of its U.S.-based employees to capture mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and periodic screenshots for AI training data.