A ‘Messy’ Cease-Fire, and a 15-Year Sentence for the ‘Ketamine Queen’

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<p>Plus, the latest country planning to ban social media for teens. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/09/world/iran-ceasefire-trump-lebanon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran War Live Updates: Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Threaten Shaky U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/world/middleeast/iran-ceasefire-voices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After Cease-Fire, Iranians Are Left to Pick Up the Pieces</a>, by Sanam Mahoozi, Leily Nikounazar, Yeganeh Torbati and Shirin Hakim</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/white-house-foreign-steel-ballroom.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project</a>, by Ana Swanson and Luke Broadwater</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/arts/ketamine-queen-sentence-matthew-perry.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dealer Who Sold Ketamine to Matthew Perry Is Sentenced to 15 Years</a>, by Emmanuel Morgan and Matt Stevens</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/nyregion/gilgo-beach-murders.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What We Know About the Gilgo Beach Killings</a>, by Claire Fahy</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/world/europe/greece-social-media-teens.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Greece Plans to Block Social Media for Children Under 15</a>, by Niki Kitsantonis</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>