Artemis II crew describes Moon mission and splashdown moment
The crew held its first press conference since splashing down from their historic 10-day trip.
France, Germany split on potential US role in European plans to help secure Hormuz – politico.eu
- France, Germany split on potential US role in European plans to help secure Hormuz politico.eu
- Europe Looks to Contain Trump’s Fury as It Hosts Hormuz Summit Bloomberg.com
- Dangerous mission: Germany could send minehunting boats to secure Strait of Hormuz Euronews.com
- Macron, Starmer rally allies to mull Hormuz mission France 24
- Starmer and Macron to cut Trump out of Hormuz patrols The Telegraph
Mandelson, a Friend of Epstein’s, Became U.S. Ambassador Despite Failing Security Vetting – The New York Times
- Mandelson, a Friend of Epstein’s, Became U.S. Ambassador Despite Failing Security Vetting The New York Times
- 'Starmer in peril' and 'Gunners hero dead' BBC
- Starmer faces calls to resign as UK government admits ambassador to US failed vetting process Yahoo
- Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row The Guardian
- Britain’s PM Starmer was not ‘aware’ security vetting for former UK ambassador to US was overruled CNN
Denis Sassou N’Guesso sworn in for another term in Republic of Congo, extending 42-year rule – AP News
- Denis Sassou N’Guesso sworn in for another term in Republic of Congo, extending 42-year rule AP News
- Congo's Sassou-N'Guesso sworn in to fifth presidential term africanews.com
- Iran Congratulates New Nepalese PM, Reelection of Congolese President تسنیم
- Brazzaville: Congo President inauguration ceremony #Gallery Social News XYZ
- On behalf of UAE President, Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends inauguration ceremony of President of Republic of the Congo Big News Network.com
UK transfers about 1 billion dollars in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine – The Kyiv Independent
- UK transfers about 1 billion dollars in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine's military to get biggest-ever shipment of UK drones BBC
- UK announces biggest ever drone package for Ukraine to push back Putin GOV.UK
- Allies rush thousands of drones to Ukraine as Russia unleashes deadly missile barrages Yahoo
- Ukraine can play useful role in Strait of Hormuz, Britain says Reuters
Three arrested after attempted arson at dissident Iranian news station in London – The Times of Israel
- Three arrested after attempted arson at dissident Iranian news station in London The Times of Israel
- Three charged with arson on Persian media offices BBC
- Iran International says it won’t be silenced after London arson attack ایران اینترنشنال
- Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets The Guardian
- UK police charge 3 in arson attack at Persian-language media organization AP News
RFK Jr accused of ‘dangerous conspiracy theories’ at heated budget hearing
Trump ally grilled by lawmakers over ‘terrible decisions’ on vaccines, public health and funding cuts to key programs
Vaccines and public health dominated a frequently contentious hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday before the US House ways and means committee.
Kennedy, the health secretary and a longtime vaccine opponent, has overseen sweeping changes to routine vaccination recommendations and has promoted misinformation even amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades.
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‘A sentence for the next massacre’: Northern Israelis slam ceasefire, accuse government – ynetnews
- 'A sentence for the next massacre': Northern Israelis slam ceasefire, accuse government ynetnews
- Trump's Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise BBC
- Life at the Israel-Lebanon border and Sen. Thom Tillis critiques Trump's Cabinet: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Opposition, northern mayors decry imposed ceasefires as Lebanon truce declared The Times of Israel
- 'Betrayal': Israeli Opposition, Local Leaders Slam U.S.-brokered Cease-fire in Lebanon Haaretz
US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war
Nearly all Democrats voted in favour, a day after a similar resolution failed in the US Senate along party lines.
Pope criticises ‘tyrants’ who spend billions on wars after Trump spat
The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.
Ukraine scrambles to supply air defenses as large-scale Russia attacks kill 16 – AP News
- Ukraine scrambles to supply air defenses as large-scale Russia attacks kill 16 AP News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 15, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia launches deadliest aerial attack in months, killing 18 in Ukraine BBC
- Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine in worst attack this year Reuters
- Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine this year, killing 18 CNN
Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale
"Timmy" has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks despite several attempts to free the ailing animal.
Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale – BBC
- Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale BBC
- German rescuers plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale AP News
- Millionaires fund last-ditch attempt to save humpback whale stranded in Germany The Guardian
- It's still here: Yet another try to free whale stranded off Germany Yahoo
- AP Strange SummaryBrief at 9:08 a.m. EDT NonStop Local Billings
Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets
Officers looking into attacks on Iran International media offices, synagogue and Jewish charity ambulances
Counter-terrorism investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them.
The latest attack happened at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, outside the offices of Iran International, a Persian-language news channel that opposes the regime in Tehran.
Continue reading...Ex-Arsenal and Liverpool keeper Manninger killed in car crash with train
Alex Manninger played for Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus at peak of his career while winning 33 Austria caps.
Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform
Tory leader criticises Farage for saying that holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative party, has accused Nigel Farage of being an opportunist who does not believe in unionism after he urged Scottish nationalists to back Reform.
Farage said earlier this week he believed “genuine nationalists” would not support the Scottish National party’s bid to rejoin the EU, and urged them to vote Reform in the Holyrood election on 7 May.
Continue reading...Barcelona appeal to UEFA over Laws of Game failure in Champions League exit
European football's governing body has already rejected one appeal by Barca about their quarterfinals against Atletico.
Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor
Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hours
Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.
The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city at about 11.30am, taking hostage staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later.
Continue reading...Gaza’s new generation of journalists face challenges, but stay resilient
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud finds a new generation of journalists who are stepping in, young and untrained but determined.