Artemis II astronauts share image of Earth as they pass halfway to the moon

Moon-bound astronauts said a view of the entire Earth, complete with northern lights, was ‘the most spectacular moment’

The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, Nasa said on Friday evening.

“We’re halfway there,” Nasa posted on social media.

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UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes

Alan Turing Institute told by funder to offer better strategy and more value for money after board was reminded of legal duties by watchdog

The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding.

The Guardian revealed last week that the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower complaint.

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World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says – Reuters

  1. World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says  Reuters
  2. ‘Food security timebomb’: a visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade | Strait of Hormuz  theguardian.com
  3. These Foods Are Already More Expensive Thanks To Iran War  Forbes
  4. Middle East Conflict Weighs on Global Food Prices, FAO Says  Bloomberg.com
  5. Grocery shock on the horizon for approaching U.S. elections as Iran war drags on  CNBC
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Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises

Young people in the UK are more likely to leave their job for health reasons and become economically inactive when they work in insecure, low-paid sectors, a study has found.

Research carried out for the Trades Union Congress by the consultancy Timewise charts a connection between the jobs young people are most likely to do – in hospitality, retail and care, for example – and the proportion of people leaving because of ill health.

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China Edges Past U.S. in Global Approval Ratings – news.gallup.com

  1. China Edges Past U.S. in Global Approval Ratings  news.gallup.com
  2. Humiliating Poll Reveals the Full Scale of Trump’s Global Reputation Disaster  The Daily Beast
  3. China beats the U.S. in global approval ratings by the biggest margin ever.  U.S. News & World Report
  4. Gallup report: Kosovo, the biggest supporter of the US – the fiercest opponent of China  Gazeta Express
  5. World views China better than US, poll finds  semafor.com
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Exclusive: Orbán challenger Magyar says election is a ‘referendum’ on Hungary’s place in the world – AP News

  1. Exclusive: Orbán challenger Magyar says election is a 'referendum' on Hungary's place in the world  AP News
  2. After 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban finally be unseated?  BBC
  3. Hungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win?  The Guardian
  4. A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary’s elections  AP News
  5. Hungary's government accused of spying on opposition  DW.com
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Mount Everest Guides Accused Of Poisoning Climbers In $20 Million Rescue Scam [Roundup] – View from the Wing

  1. Mount Everest Guides Accused Of Poisoning Climbers In $20 Million Rescue Scam [Roundup]  View from the Wing
  2. Mount Everest guides accused of targeting climbers in alleged $20M fake rescue scheme  Global News
  3. Mount Everest climbers targeted in alleged $20M rescue insurance scam  NBC News
  4. Everest guides accused of poisoning foreign climbers to force fake rescues in $20m scam  The Independent
  5. What the Heck Is Going On with the Mount Everest Poisoning Scandal?  Outside Magazine
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Xi Ousts Politburo Member in Deepening Purge of China’s Top Ranks – WSJ

  1. Xi Ousts Politburo Member in Deepening Purge of China’s Top Ranks  WSJ
  2. China Probes Politburo Member in Widest Purge Since 1976  bloomberg.com
  3. Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog  reuters.com
  4. China’s Communist Party investigates ex-Xinjiang leader Ma Xingrui  AP News
  5. Ma Xingrui becomes China’s third Politburo member investigated for corruption  South China Morning Post
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Captain Ibrahim Traoré says Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy – BBC

  1. Captain Ibrahim Traoré says Burkina Faso must 'forget' about democracy  BBC
  2. People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler  The Guardian
  3. Burkina Faso military leader Traore says ‘forget democracy’  Al Jazeera
  4. Today in Africa — April 3, 2026: Captain Ibrahim Traoré Rejects Democracy as Burkina Faso Delays Elections, Netflix Drops Winnie Mandela Doc Trailer  OkayAfrica
  5. Forget democracy, Burkina Faso military leader Traore says  reuters.com
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Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as EU aid farm fraud probe widens – Reuters

  1. Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as EU aid farm fraud probe widens  Reuters
  2. Greek ministers resign over EU farming subsidy scandal  DW.com
  3. Three Greek MPs quit over EU farm subsidy scandal, state TV says  Euronews.com
  4. Greece announces government reshuffle after EU farm scandal resignations  Euractiv
  5. EPPO sends OPEKEPE case files to Greek parliament  eKathimerini.com
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Iraqi leaders face balancing act as Iran conflict exposes deep rifts

Country is torn between those who hope for end to Tehran’s influence and those loyal to Islamic republic

Of all the countries being pulled into the US-Israeli war on Iran, it is Iraq – a country that still bears the emotional and physical scars of the last time the Americans tried to reshape the region by force – where the conflict has exposed some of the deepest rifts.

The war is dividing those who see the attacks on Iran as a way to end Tehran’s longstanding influence over Iraqi politics from the self-declared loyalists of the Islamic republic, and cutting through state institutions, armed forces and Shia Islamist parties.

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