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Xi Jinping
Taiwan’s opposition leader visiting China on ‘journey of peace’
The visit is the first by a Taiwanese opposition leader in a decade

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

Iran-US-Bahrain-Crackdown
Bridge linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain closed over Iranian threats
The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

The 92nd Academy Awards - Vanity Fair Party - Los Angeles
Kanye West has ‘legal right to perform’ in UK, says Melvin Benn
Rapper also known as Ye set to top the bill at Wireless Festival in London's Finsbury Park in July

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot
Artemis II astronauts travel deeper into space than any human has gone before
Artemis II is using the same manoeuvre that Apollo 13 did after its infamous 'Houston, we’ve had a problem' incident

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

Trump
Iran rejects 45-day ceasefire proposal as Trump widens threats
'The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,' claims US president

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

UN Sudan Genocide
Surgeon killed during operation after drone hits hospital in Sudan
Hospitals in Sudan have been repeatedly targeted during the conflict, which is in its fourth year after fighting erupted in April 2023

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

Iran War
Israel hits Iranian petrochemical plant as Trump deadline approaches
Mr Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is set for Monday night Washington time

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

Iran War
Israel attacks plant at Iranian gas field despite ceasefire proposal
Israel has attacked a key petrochemical plant at Iran’s massive South Pars natural gas field and killed a top Revolutionary Guard commander, putting into question the negotiations aimed at getting the US and Tehran to reach a ceasefire.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

North Korea Kim's Daughter
North Korean leader’s teenage daughter ‘can be viewed as his heir’
South Korea’s spy agency has said it is fair to view the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as his heir.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

pump jack
Dozens killed in Easter attacks in northern Nigeria
At least 26 people have been killed in three separate attacks 

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Two women and toddler killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine
Eleven people were admitted to hospital including a pregnant woman and two children — the youngest less than a year old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

Trump Iran US
Ceasefire proposal sent to US and Iran as air strikes leave 25 dead
Explosions rang out into the night in Tehran and low-flying jets could be heard for hours as the capital was pounded.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

MTV Video Music Awards 2016 - Show - New York
Kanye West should be banned from entering UK to perform at Wireless, CAA says
The Government should ban Kanye West from entering the UK to perform at Wireless Festival, the Campaign Against Antisemitism has said.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

Donald Trump
'Open the f**kin Strait': Trump threatens Iran with 'hell' in social media rant
'Hell will reign down', Mr Trump warned in a post on Truth Social

Sun, 05 Apr, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Long Middle East war could take away from support for Ukraine, says Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that a prolonged US-Israeli war on Iran could further erode America’s support for Ukraine as Washington’s global priorities shift.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2026

US Iran War
Trump says missing US service member has been rescued in Iran
A US service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, Donald Trump said.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2026

Vatican Pope Easter Vigil
Pope calls for harmony and peace as he delivers Easter vigil message
Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St Peter’s Basilica, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with his first Easter vigil service as pontiff on Saturday night.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

NASA-Artemis-Moonshot
Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth
Crew members can now see the moon, which one described as ‘a beautiful sight’, from their spacecraft’s docking hatch

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

US Iran War
US searches for missing crew member as Iran urges public to find ‘enemy pilot’
The conflict, launched by the US and Israel on February 28, has rippled across the region

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

Iran War
Two US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates
Two U military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran, the whereabouts of at least one other was unknown.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Troopers Rescue Bear Cub
New Jersey state troopers rescue bear cub from roadside ditch
State police troopers in the US came to the rescue of a bear cub found in a ditch along the side of a major road in New Jersey. Troopers from the Perryville station found the animal by itself, officials said.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill eight as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce
Russian strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine on Friday including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities reported.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
US launches rescue operation after report claims fighter jet downed – AP source
The US military launched a rescue operation after local Iranian state media said an American fighter jet went down over south-western Iran and at least one crew member ejected.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russia strikes targets in Kyiv region as Ukraine hopes for Easter truce
Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone strike on Friday near the Ukrainian capital, killing one person and injuring eight, regional authorities reported.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

AIR Lakenheath
US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images
Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effort

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX Pentagon US Iran
Top US army officer steps down after Hegseth reportedly demanded removal
Pentagon announces Randy George retiring from role as US army chief of staff, ‘effective immediately’

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Kuwait Iran US
Keir Starmer condemns ‘reckless’ Iranian attack on Kuwaiti oil refinery
Tehran fired drones and missiles at targets across the Middle East overnight

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War
Iran fires on targets across the Middle East while Israel and US hit Tehran
Iran has fired on targets across the Middle East, damaging a desalination plant and setting a refinery ablaze in Kuwait, while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic as the war neared the end of its fifth week.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon
Relief for astronauts as fault fixed on Nasa’s €26m Artemis II toilet
Mission control confirms ‘toilet go for use’ after glitch sorted

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Israel Iran War
Iran fires on targets across Middle East while Israel and US hit Tehran
Iran fires on targets across Middle East while Israel and US hit Tehran

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Trump Bondi
Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, White House official says
Trump had also reportedly grown frustrated that Bondi was not moving ‌quickly enough to prosecute critics and adversaries who he wanted to face criminal charges

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

SAINTHELENA-CONSERVATION-ANIMAL
Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise, caught in viral crypto death scam
Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Netherlands Museum Theft
Priceless ancient gold helmet stolen from Dutch museum is recovered
A priceless ancient gold helmet from Romania, stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered, Dutch authorities announced on Thursday.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel
Iran targets Israel and Gulf neighbours as Trump talks of winding down war
Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states on Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to attack even as US President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and predicted the war would end soon.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Trump Iran US
Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime-time address
Markets sink after president offers little detail on how he intends to wind down conflict over next two to three weeks

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Grenfell Tower memorial
Farage sacks Reform housing spokesman over ‘everyone dies’ Grenfell remark
Nigel Farage has sacked Simon Dudley as Reform UK’s housing spokesman after mounting anger over his comment that the Grenfell Tower fire was a “tragedy” but that “everyone dies in the end”.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot Countdown
ieExplains: How Nasa's Artemis II moon mission will unfold
Artemis ‌II is designed to pave the way for future missions aimed at returning astronauts to the lunar surface later this decade

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Trump Iran US
Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf states as Trump seeks to wind down war
Iran has responded to US president Donald Trump’s address to Americans on the Middle East war with new missile attacks targeting Israel and the Gulf Arab states.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Denmark Nelson Ship
Danish warship sunk by Nelson’s fleet discovered after 225 years
More than 200 years after being sunk by Admiral Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbour by marine archaeologists.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Scott Mills Radio 1
Scott Mills: I have been the subject of rumour and speculation since BBC sacking
Scott Mills said he cooperated fully with the police investigation into allegations of a historical sexual offence

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Trump
Mixed messages and fresh calls to other countries: Six takeaways from latest Trump speech
After his TV appearance, stocks fell, the dollar strengthened and oil rose as Trump stopped short of providing a clear outline for when the war would end

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

AUSTRALIA-ATTACK-BONDI
Accused Bondi attack gunman denied order to suppress family members’ identities
Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act over the attack

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX NASA Artemis Moonshot
Watch as Nasa launches first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years
The 322-foot rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

NASA Prepares For Artemis II Moon Mission
Artemis II launch: crowds gather for glimpse of historic Nasa moon mission
Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
Attacks persist on Iran and across Middle East as Trump threatens escalation
Iran kept up its attacks on Israel and Persian Gulf neighbours as airstrikes pounded Tehran and US President Donald Trump again made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to wind down the war or escalate it.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX Emirates Iran US Israel
Britain to host 35 countries for strait of Hormuz talks on Thursday
Nations will explore options to reopen the critical waterway after Donald Trump told countries to ‘go get your own oil’

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

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