Moment Artemis II splashes down after moon mission
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have safely splashed down on Earth, completing a landmark mission.
JD Vance takes on a perilous mission – could it backfire?
As the US vice-president leads peace talks with Iran, he must balance warring factions, a demanding boss and his own political future.
Artemis II mission was a triumph – now comes the hard part
The mission was almost flawless but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing.
Final push for votes as challenger to Hungary’s Orbán senses victory
As Péter Magyar's opposition movement leads in the polls, tens of thousands of anti-Orbán supporters fill Heroes' Square in Budapest.
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts splash down on Earth after lunar mission
Crew safely complete first mission to travel around the Moon in more than 50 years.
Iran Update Special Report, April 10, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, April 10, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- World Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon The New York Times
- Middle East crisis live: Iran peace talks under way as Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz The Guardian
- Iran Update Special Report, April 9, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Death toll surpasses 3,000, Iranian official says LiveNOW from FOX
Iran war live: US, Iranian officials to hold ceasefire talks in Pakistan
US Vice President J D Vance is in Pakistan to lead the highest level talks with Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Israeli strike on government building kills Lebanese officers
Israeli air strike on a government building in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh kills at least 13.
Prince Harry Hit With Libel Suit By HIV/AIDS Charity He Founded – Deadline
- Prince Harry Hit With Libel Suit By HIV/AIDS Charity He Founded Deadline
- Prince Harry Is Sued for Libel by a Charity He Founded The New York Times
- Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity he co-founded The Guardian
- Prince Harry sued for libel by his former charity Sentebale Reuters
- Prince Harry sued by charity he co-founded to honor Princess Diana ABC News
Outrage at UN: Democracies Enable Iran, China, Cuba to Oversee Human Rights Bodies – UN Watch
- Outrage at UN: Democracies Enable Iran, China, Cuba to Oversee Human Rights Bodies UN Watch
- Explanation of Position on the ECOSOC Election of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations and the Committee on Program and Coordination United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
- When the butcher joins the bench: Iran’s grim joke at the UN The Times of Israel
- Repressive states secure most seats on UN’s NGO Committee Democracy Without Borders
- Iran elected to UN committee for programme, coordination Caliber.Az
Lyse Doucet: Historic US-Iran talks must bridge deep distrust
Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Colombia responds to Ecuador’s tariff hike with 100-percent import tax – Al Jazeera
- Colombia responds to Ecuador’s tariff hike with 100-percent import tax Al Jazeera
- Colombia raises Ecuador tariffs to 100% as trade tensions escalate Reuters
- Colombia–Ecuador Crisis: Petro Orders Ambassador in Quito to Return ColombiaOne.com
- Unprecedented escalation between Colombia and Ecuador ignites a new diplomatic crisis صوت الإمارات
- Colombia Strikes Back at Ecuador With 100% Reciprocal Tariffs Bloomberg.com
Trump posts graphic video of slaying to argue for stricter immigration policies
A Haitian migrant previously protected from deportation is acccused of beating a woman to death at a Florida petrol station.
Top Iranian Official Appears to Raise New Condition for Talks – WSJ
- Top Iranian Official Appears to Raise New Condition for Talks WSJ
- Iran's speaker says negotiations with U.S. can't start without Lebanon ceasefire, asset release CNBC
- Morning Bid: 'That is not the agreement we have!' Reuters
- Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again AP News
- Iran Update Special Report, April 9, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
JD Vance dispatched to negotiate Iran peace with few cards to play
Vice-president’s war doubts and his boss’s desperation to reopen the Hormuz strait constitute a weak deck against bolstered opponents
As JD Vance arrives in Islamabad to negotiate a peace deal with Iran, his first high-profile assignment of the war looks to be a poisoned chalice.
Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign, will now face off with Iranian negotiators who feel emboldened by their new control of the Hormuz strait and their resilience in the face of the largest US-Israeli onslaught in history. Vance’s presence at the talks as vice-president will make it the highest-level meeting since the Iranian revolution of 1979.
Continue reading...Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says – The New York Times
- Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says The New York Times
- A look at the sea mines Iran claims are in the Strait of Hormuz Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Iran Unable To Reopen Hormuz As It Lost Track Of Mines Planted To Block Route NDTV
- Underwater drones could destroy mines, help reopen Strait of Hormuz NewsNation
- Iran unable to find mines in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. says The Japan Times
Lebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on Tuesday
A senior Lebanese official earlier told the BBC that Lebanon would only take part in talks if a ceasefire was in place.
Lebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on Tuesday
A senior Lebanese official earlier told the BBC that Lebanon would only take part in talks if a ceasefire was in place.
Former New York City mayor Eric Adams obtains Albanian citizenship
Adams was granted citizenship and a passport from Balkan country by a special decree from the republic’s president
Eric Adams has obtained citizenship and a passport from Albania, the Balkan country which received effusive compliments from the former New York City mayor during a visit there relatively recently.
The Albania Daily News first reported on Friday that Adams had requested both and was granted them by a special decree from the republic’s president, Bajram Begaj. A spokesperson for Adams then confirmed that development in a statement distributed to the news media, and it was evidently chronicled in Albania’s official government journal.
Continue reading...Irish government prepares fuel support deal after blockade pressure
Travel across parts of the Republic of Ireland was affected for the fourth day in a row as vehicles, including tractors, blocked roads.