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On April 6, four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission ventured deeper into space than any humans before, reaching 406,700km from Earth and surpassing the record set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970.
Over a six-hour flyby of the Moon’s far side, the crew observed never-before-seen lunar features, including unseen craters, meteor strikes on the Moon’s surface and a total solar eclipse visible only from space.
Their spacecraft also made its closest approach to the Moon at about 6,545km above the surface before beginning its return trajectory back to our home planet, which is expected to take four days.
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US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, saying “a whole civilisation will die tonight” if a deal is not reached.
The threat comes as tensions escalate, with the possibility of strikes on civilian infrastructure in Tehran raising alarm. US and Israeli forces continue missile attacks while Iran launches retaliatory strikes targeting Gulf countries hosting US military bases.
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Iran conveyed a 10-point counter-proposal through the mediator Pakistan, saying it will only accept an end to the war with the United States and Israel with guarantees it won't be attacked again, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on April 6.
Here's what the proposal includes:
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The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, though in a significantly diluted form. The vote is scheduled for 15:00 GMT, hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to agree to a deal or face strikes on key infrastructure.
Oil prices have surged since US–Israeli attacks on Iran in late February triggered a conflict that has disrupted traffic through the strait, a route that carries roughly a fifth of global energy supplies.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo will receive foreign nationals deported from the US under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa said in a statement on April 5.
The agreement coincides with an effort by the Trump administration to implement a peace deal between DRC and Rwanda and an agreement ensuring US access to Congolese critical minerals.
The government said it will receive deportees starting in April, but did not say how many it had agreed to take. The arrangement will be paid for by the US, with no cost to the Congolese government, the statement said. Facilities have been prepared near the capital Kinshasa to accommodate the deportees, it said.
The US has sent deportees from other countries to several African nations, including Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini, drawing criticism from legal experts and rights groups.
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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has cautioned in a post on X that US President Donald Trump’s threats to strike power plants and bridges in his country could amount to war crimes.
The April 6 warning comes after President Trump publicly threatened in an Easter Sunday post to target Iran’s infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, specifically referencing “hell” and the destruction of infrastructure as “Power Plant Day” and “Bridge Day.”
Under international humanitarian law (IHL), attacks on civilian infrastructure or those causing excessive civilian harm are prohibited. Article 8(2)(b) of the Rome Statute states that intentionally targeting civilian objects, like power plants or bridges, can constitute a war crime if they are not military targets or if attacks cause disproportionate harm. IHL also prohibits threats of violence intended to terrorise civilians.
Legal experts and Amnesty International have also warned that such statements could violate humanitarian law and signal intent to commit war crimes. Amnesty described them as “threats to commit war crimes,” which could serve as evidence of intent if action follows.
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A third Turkish-owned vessel has safely transited the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, marking the third successful passage by Türkiye-linked ships, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said.
The oil tanker Ocean Thunder, travelling from Iraq to Malaysia, crossed the strait following coordination with Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry, as efforts continue to secure safe passage for eight more vessels.
Tensions remain high in the region following US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, with retaliatory strikes on Israel, counterattacks across the region, and tighter restrictions disrupting movement through the key waterway.
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In the first three months of 2026, illegal Jewish settler violence displaced 685 Palestinian children in Palestine’s occupied West Bank — more than 10 times the average recorded over the same period in the three previous years.
With settler attacks assisted by Israeli forces, Palestinian families face a constant threat: arson, stolen or killed livestock, and burned or uprooted olive trees.
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Donald Trump said a US crew member stranded after Iran shot down an F-15 fighter jet was rescued and is now "safe and sound".
The airman was the second crew member of the jet reportedly downed by Iranian air defences on April 3, after the first crew member had already been recovered. Trump said the airman sustained injuries but would recover, while Fox News reported he was in critical condition and that several US service members were injured during the rescue but are now safe.
The rescue followed a tense 36-hour operation in southwest Iran, where US forces and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were reportedly attempting to reach the missing officer.
The weapon systems officer reportedly hid on elevated terrain after escaping the wreckage and activated an emergency beacon. US forces launched strikes on Iranian convoys approaching the area as troops moved in to extract him, according to US media.
During the operation on April 3, an Iranian strike reportedly hit a US Black Hawk helicopter involved in the mission.
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The Iranian President’s Office announced that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until transit revenues can compensate for war damages inflicted on the country.
The statement follows a weekend of diplomatic efforts, including meetings between deputy foreign ministers and specialists from Iran and Oman. Officials gathered to discuss options for restoring the safe flow of maritime traffic through the critical shipping chokepoint amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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