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Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Their Historic Journey Around the Moon

The conversation celebrated a small, but significant, step in an ambitious plan for missions to the moon and Mars that Mr. Trump had set early in his first term.

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Vance to Visit Hungary to Boost Orban Before Election

A scheduled visit by the American vice president, JD Vance, makes clear that Russia is not the only country invested in a victory for Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban.

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Why Hungary’s Election Could Swing on Roma Votes

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s policies affecting the Roma minority have put those voters in play in upcoming parliamentary elections. In a tight race, they could make the difference.

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In Paris’s Catacombs, Can a Restoration Breathe New Life Into City’s Dead?

For centuries, the bones of some six million people were buried in the catacombs beneath the city. Curators are trying to preserve and modernize the tunnels while maintaining the spooky ambience.

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Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile

Woman denies allegations of aggravated kidnapping during Augusto Pinochet’s 1970s military dictatorship Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A former Sydney nanny and cleaner accused by Chile of being a torturer and kidnapper for Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s will be extradited to Chile to face court over kidnapping allegations after losing her seven-year battle to remain in Australia. Adriana Elcira Rivas, now in her 70s, is accused of participating in the disappearances of seven people in 1976 – including a woman who was five months pregnant – while working for Pinochet’s secret police force. Continue reading...

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Australia's most-decorated living soldier arrested over alleged war crimes

Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reiterates truce offer ahead of Orthodox Easter

Ukrainian president says Russia unlikely to accept – ‘for them, nothing is sacred’; Australian police arrest army reservist for joining war. What we know on day 1,504 Ukraine’s president has renewed his offer to Russia of a mutual ceasefire on strikes against energy infrastructure. “If Russia is ready to stop strikes on our energy infrastructure, we will respond in kind,” he said. “This proposal has been conveyed to the Russian side through the Americans.” Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered last week to observe a ceasefire for Easter, which Orthodox adherents mark on Sunday (13 April) in Russia and Ukraine. In his remarks on Monday, after an overnight attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa killed three people and injured at least 16, Zelenskyy said Russia appeared unwilling to agree to the ceasefire. “We have repeatedly proposed to Russia a ceasefire at least for Easter,” he said. “But for them, all times are the same. Nothing is sacred.” Ukrainian drones attacked the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s oil shipping terminal in southern Russia early on Monday, damaging a mooring point and setting four oil tanks on fire, the Russian defence ministry claimed. The Ukrainian army said it had attacked a different terminal in the port of Novorossiysk – without mentioning the CPC, which did not immediately comment. The CPC pipeline handles about 1% of the world’s oil supplies, as well as about 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports. A reservist in the Australian army has been charged after allegedly working as a drone operator for Ukraine. The 25-year-old man from Felixstow, in the South Australian city of Adelaide, was charged by the Australian Federal Police with working for a foreign military without authorisation, the AAP news agency reported. It is the first time someone has been charged with the offence, with the man facing up to two decades in jail if found guilty. Australian laws limit the work defence personnel can perform with a foreign military, government or company without authorisation. The man allegedly travelled to Ukraine in May 2025 and returned to Australia in January 2026. A Russian ship carrying wheat believed to have sunk in the Sea of Azov after a drone attack has been found and towed to shore, Russia’s state news agency Tass said on Monday. The death toll has risen to three, it added. Crew abandoned the ship last Friday and made it to shore on Monday, according to Russian reports. Russia jailed on Monday a former governor of the Kursk border region, where Ukraine’s army broke through in 2024, for 14 years over alleged kickbacks for government contracts related to the construction of fortifications. Since August 2024, the Kremlin has gone after top regional and military officials for failing to stop the incursion – a massive embarrassment for Vladimir Putin. Alexei Smirnov, the former Kursk governor, was “sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of 400 million rubles [£3.8m/US$5m]”, a court statement said. Another former Kursk governor, Roman Starovoyt, who led the region until just before the Ukrainian breakthrough, died last year by alleged suicide – a fate that regularly befalls officials who run foul of the Russian president. Continue reading...

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Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants

President Trump has told Iran it must open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Tuesday or face the consequences, although he has delayed previous deadlines.

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Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws

Court rules US preempts states from applying gambling laws to prediction markets.

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Drought Parches Florida

The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026.

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Drought Parches Florida

The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026. The post Drought Parches Florida appeared first on NASA Science.

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AI design platform Picsart launches a creator monetization program

The program invites creators to create original content with Picsart tools for a specific campaign, share it on their social channels, and earn revenue based on how their audience engages.

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6 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference on Iran

President Trump described the risky mission to rescue an Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down, but he offered no clear path out of the war.

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The first earthlings to the moon weren’t humans. They were tortoises.

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Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training

A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says.

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Trump threatens to take out Iran in 'one night' if no deal before deadline

The US president wants Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route, before his Tuesday deadline.

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Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Their Historic Journey Around the Moon

The conversation celebrated a small, but significant, step in an ambitious plan for missions to the moon and Mars that Mr. Trump had set early in his first term.

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Vance to Visit Hungary to Boost Orban Before Election

A scheduled visit by the American vice president, JD Vance, makes clear that Russia is not the only country invested in a victory for Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban.

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Why Hungary’s Election Could Swing on Roma Votes

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s policies affecting the Roma minority have put those voters in play in upcoming parliamentary elections. In a tight race, they could make the difference.

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In Paris’s Catacombs, Can a Restoration Breathe New Life Into City’s Dead?

For centuries, the bones of some six million people were buried in the catacombs beneath the city. Curators are trying to preserve and modernize the tunnels while maintaining the spooky ambience.

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Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile

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Australia's most-decorated living soldier arrested over alleged war crimes

Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reiterates truce offer ahead of Orthodox Easter

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Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants

President Trump has told Iran it must open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Tuesday or face the consequences, although he has delayed previous deadlines.

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Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws

Court rules US preempts states from applying gambling laws to prediction markets.

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Drought Parches Florida

The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026.

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Drought Parches Florida

The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026. The post Drought Parches Florida appeared first on NASA Science.

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AI design platform Picsart launches a creator monetization program

The program invites creators to create original content with Picsart tools for a specific campaign, share it on their social channels, and earn revenue based on how their audience engages.

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6 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference on Iran

President Trump described the risky mission to rescue an Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down, but he offered no clear path out of the war.

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The first earthlings to the moon weren’t humans. They were tortoises.

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Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training

A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says.

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Trump threatens to take out Iran in 'one night' if no deal before deadline

The US president wants Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route, before his Tuesday deadline.

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Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Their Historic Journey Around the Moon

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Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile

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6 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference on Iran

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Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Their Historic Journey Around the Moon

Vance to Visit Hungary to Boost Orban Before Election

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In Paris’s Catacombs, Can a Restoration Breathe New Life Into City’s Dead?

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Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile

Australia's most-decorated living soldier arrested over alleged war crimes

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reiterates truce offer ahead of Orthodox Easter

Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants

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Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws

Drought Parches Florida

Drought Parches Florida

AI design platform Picsart launches a creator monetization program

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6 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference on Iran

The first earthlings to the moon weren’t humans. They were tortoises.

Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training

Trump threatens to take out Iran in 'one night' if no deal before deadline