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Monday, April 06, 2026 9:11 PM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Astronauts to witness total solar eclipse after regaining contact with Earth following Moon fly-by - The Artemis II astronauts have set up cameras to capture the stages of the eclipse, after earlier losing connection with Nasa for 40 minutes.

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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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Kanye West's right to enter UK under review after festival outcry -- The rapper's appearance in London in July has caused controversy because of his past antisemitic comments.

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Trump's Hormuz ultimatum nears - with little indication Iran is on board -- 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.

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How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded -- The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 'wise elder' dies aged 77 -- Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.

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US Supreme Court paves way for dismissal of Steve Bannon conviction -- The order allows a lower court to consider dismissing the former Trump strategist's indictment.

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'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears -- Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

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Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos? -- The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.

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The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth -- As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.

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Two protests, two elections: How Nepal's Gen Z succeeded where Bangladesh's stumbled -- How did a youth movement triumph in one country but fall so short in another?

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'I adore her now': Mother learns to cope with child's autism in a country with little help -- Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.

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'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz -- The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

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'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon -- Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.

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What we know so far about the search for missing US airman in Iran -- US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.

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Watch: Artemis II's journey so far as it leaves Earth orbit... in 85 seconds -- The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028.

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Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December.

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The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct".

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The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.

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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.

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Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman's wife died from cancer in 2020 at age 46.

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The Israeli strikes reportedly targeted Hamas security personnel after they clashed with an Israeli-backed militia near Maghazi camp.

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Steve Hilton, who advised the former prime minster and hosted a Fox News show, is running as a Republican.

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Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.

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Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

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