Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take ‘spectacular’ image of Earth
The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.
Confidential report found former home affairs boss Michael Pezzullo was ‘reckless’ in engagement with Liberal powerbroker
Previously unreleased report obtained via freedom of information battle says Pezzullo exceeded ‘boundaries of normal public service practice’
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The former head of the Department of Home Affairs’ engagement with a Liberal powerbroker was “reckless”, “ill-advised” and beyond the boundaries of normal public service practice, a previously unreleased confidential report found.
The independent probe led to the sacking of Michael Pezzullo as secretary of the Department of Home Affairs in November 2023 after it concluded he had breached the government’s code of conduct at least 14 times. This included using his power for personal benefit.
Continue reading...Football rally in Peru leaves one dead and dozens injured
Hundreds of Alianza Lima fans had gathered for a pregame rally ahead of a match against local rivals Universitario de Deportes.
Two more arrested on suspicion of murder after pedestrian dies in Barnsley collision
Total of four, including 17-year-old boy, in police custody after fatal incident in Cudworth area on Friday evening
Two further suspects, including a 17-year-old boy, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal collision in Barnsley on Friday afternoon.
This comes after two people, a 60-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, were arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of murder after a man died after a collision in the Cudworth area of Barnsley. These two suspects remain in custody.
Continue reading...Victoria police arrest two people as part of Dezi Freeman investigation
Man and woman released pending further enquiries after arrests at separate properties in state’s north-east on Saturday morning
Two people have been arrested as part of the investigation into how Porepunkah fugitive Dezi Freeman was able to survive on the run for seven months before he was shot dead on Monday.
A man and a woman were arrested at separate properties in north-east Victoria on Saturday morning around 7am, before being later released.
Continue reading...Telegram’s Durov says Russia triggered payment system problem by blocking VPNs – Yahoo
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia’s war chest Al Jazeera
- Zelenskiy says frontline situation best for Ukraine in the last 10 months Reuters
- Ukraine’s military success is exposing the myth of inevitable Russian victory atlanticcouncil.org
- How Ukraine Turned the War Back on Russian Soil: A Timeline UNITED24 Media
Middle East war live: Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make a deal or US will unleash ‘Hell’ – France 24
- Middle East war live: Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make a deal or US will unleash 'Hell' France 24
- Trump Ignores Frantic Search for Missing American in Crazy Posting Spree The Daily Beast
- Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal; search goes on for missing U.S. pilot Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Critics scold Trump for staying mum on search for missing U.S. airman in Iran MS NOW
- US and Iran race to find missing downed pilot as Lebanon faces intense Israeli strikes Euronews.com
Iran executes two linked to opposition group, media say – Reuters
- Iran executes two linked to opposition group, media say Reuters
- Iran executes two convicted members of banned opposition group Al Jazeera
- Searching for Iran’s Disappeared Prisoners The New Yorker
- Iran: Seven protesters and dissidents at risk of imminent execution after four men arbitrarily executed in secret within 24 hours Amnesty International
- Iran hangs 18-year-old over protests in latest wartime execution: activists France 24
‘Over the top and fun:’ TGI Fridays boss insists time is right for a UK revival
Ray Blanchette admits he may be a ‘little crazy’ as he outlines chain’s hopes of building 1,000 outlets globally
“I am a little crazy maybe,” admits Ray Blanchette, a former TGI Fridays kitchen manager who has taken on the revival of the bar-restaurant chain’s UK business in the face of blasting industry headwinds.
Blanchette’s family investment firm, Sugarloaf, rescued the Dallas-based parent business from administration in 2025. He then went on to pick up its UK arm in January after the local franchisee got into difficulties, retaining 33 UK restaurants but closing 16, with the loss of 456 jobs.
Continue reading...With Mideast in conflict, Pope Leo criticizes those who invoke God for war – The Washington Post
- With Mideast in conflict, Pope Leo criticizes those who invoke God for war The Washington Post
- Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic Reuters
- The pope schools the ‘secretary of war’ The Seattle Times
- Glenn Beck: God will not ignore Trump’s prayers NewsNation
- Pope Leo XIV urges an Easter end to the US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue AP News
April 3, 2026 – Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson
- April 3, 2026 Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson
- NATO Is Marking Its Seventy-Seventh Anniversary. Will It Be Its Last? Council on Foreign Relations
- NATO’s structural crisis in a multipolar world and uncertain strategic future weeklyblitz.net
- April 4th - NATO's birthday: how the Alliance was created and why it is currently experiencing one of its most difficult crises Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
- 77th anniversary of NATO's founding, Haradinaj: KSF ready to become part of the Alliance alongside the USA Gazeta Express
Epstein Presented Himself to Indian Tycoon as a Trump White House Insider – The New York Times
Epstein Presented Himself to Indian Tycoon as a Trump White House Insider The New York Times
Greek ministers resign over EU farming subsidy scandal – DW.com
- Greek ministers resign over EU farming subsidy scandal DW.com
- Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as EU aid farm fraud probe widens Reuters
- Three members of Greek government quit over EU farm subsidy scandal, state TV says Euronews.com
- Former EU Commissioner Schinas to replace ousted Greek farm minister politico.eu
- EPPO sends OPEKEPE case files to Greek parliament eKathimerini.com
Rescue team in Iran face ‘harrowing and dangerous’ search for US crew member
A former US marine tells the BBC the priority of any recovery team would be to look for signs of life.
Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health
Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concerns
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Datacentre developments are crowding out opportunities for housing and job-rich industries across Sydney, a New South Wales inquiry has heard, with one local council reporting a rise in blackouts linked to the industry’s expansion.
Several Sydney councils, all facing an influx of datacentre developments, have raised concerns about the health, environmental and amenity impacts on their local communities in submissions to the state’s datacentre inquiry.
Continue reading...Iran Update, Special Report, April 3, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update, Special Report, April 3, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, April 4, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- April 3 | What did Iran, red crescent and UN say about Iran war over past 24 hours thestartv.com
- What to know about the Iran war today investingLive
- U.S.-Israel-Iran war in numbers Xinhua
Trump’s Mission Impossible for Allies: Reopening the Strait of Hormuz – WSJ
- Trump’s Mission Impossible for Allies: Reopening the Strait of Hormuz WSJ
- Trump wants the world to buy more US oil. He might regret it. Politico
- Trump says with more time, US can ‘take the oil’ in Iran Al Jazeera
- Desperate Trump Pleads With World to Help Him ‘Make a Fortune’ With His War The Daily Beast
- Global leaders work to ease oil price surge as Trump signals more weeks of Iran war PBS
Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says – The Guardian
- Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says The Guardian
- ‘Food security timebomb’: a visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade | Strait of Hormuz The Guardian
- These Foods Are Already More Expensive Thanks To Iran War Forbes
- Grocery shock on the horizon for approaching U.S. elections as Iran war drags on CNBC
- World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says Reuters
How Canada’s largest gun control effort in decades is missing the mark
Canada recently banned 2,500 models of "assault-style" firearms - but a plan to buy-back tens of thousands of guns fell short by half.