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Tuesday, April 07, 2026 2:52 PM ET

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Trump endorses ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton for California governor -- Steve Hilton, who advised the former prime minster and hosted a Fox News show, is running as a Republican. -- US & Canada

6 minutes ago

Georgia holds run-off election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene -- Greene left Congress earlier this year after a dramatic split with US President Donald Trump.

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LIVE - Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make deal, as US hits Kharg Island - Trump says "something revolutionarily wonderful can happen" before his deadline of 20:00 on Tuesday (EDT) for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

2 hours ago

Tracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure -- Attacks have targeted bridges, steel plants and pharmaceutical facilities, verified videos show. -- Middle East

1 hour ago

Minnesota deny Rodriguez has rare muscle wasting condition -- Minnesota United deny rumours that midfielder James Rodriguez is suffering from a potentially life-threatening muscle-wasting condition. -- US MLS

2 hours ago

JD Vance backs Orbán's re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU -- US Vice-President JD Vance intervenes in the campaign to give Orbán a ringing endorsement in Budapest. -- Europe

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Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again? -- The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?

2 hours ago

Kanye West controversies - how did we get here? -- West has a history of making antisemitic remarks and other controversial comments.

2 hours ago

Little sign of breakthrough as Trump's Iran deadline nears -- The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.

9 hours ago

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.

2 hours ago

Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before -- One of the crew say they have seen "sights that no human has ever seen" after travelling beyond the far side of the Moon.

1 hour ago

Moment Artemis II sets record for distance humans have travelled from Earth -- The crew broke a previous record of 248,655 miles (400,171km) set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, and they are still heading further away from Earth.

21 hours ago

Watch: Artemis II mission loses contact with Earth for 40 minutes -- Once contact was regained, astronaut Christina Koch said: "It is so great to hear from Earth again."

17 hours ago

Emotional crew names Moon crater after commander's late wife -- Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman's wife died from cancer in 2020 at age 46.

22 hours ago

What's on the far side of the Moon? -- Artemis II's looping path has carried the crew around the far side of the Moon.

9 hours ago

Marshmallows fall from the sky at annual Michigan Easter event -- At the annual 'Great Marshmallow Drop', more than 15,000 fluffy treats fell from a helicopter as kids raced to collect them.

3 days ago

China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead -- Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.

9 hours ago

ICE wanted to build a detention centre - this small farming town said no -- Residents say they support the administration's immigration agenda - but not its plans to build a detention centre in their backyard.

2 days ago

What we know about downed F-15 jet and US airmen's rescue -- The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.

1 day ago

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.

3 days ago

Who is Christopher LaNeve, set to lead the US Army? -- He will replace Randy George, who was asked to step down from his post by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

4 days ago

Newly released video undermines ICE account of Minneapolis migrant shooting -- Minneapolis released the footage from a January altercation between ICE officers and two Venezuelans that saw one migrant shot in the leg.

39 minutes ago

Earthset and a solar eclipse: Nasa releases first images from Moon fly-by -- The first two images show an 'Earthrise' and the solar eclipse the astronauts viewed.

4 hours ago

Watch: Artemis II's historic lunar flyby... in 90 seconds -- The four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft set a new record for distance travelled from Earth.

7 hours ago

Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme -- The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct".

20 hours ago