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Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:52:00 GMTArtemis II lifts off successfully: humanity heads back to the Moon after half a century
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — 54 years ...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:01:00 GMTUS lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of For...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMTTrump vows to send Iran "back to the Stone Age" as oil surges back above $100
Oil prices surged on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed in a televised address to the nation to hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 4.1% to $104.21...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:37:00 GMTBolivia: probe into ring that stole and adulterated fuel imported through Chilean ports
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Tuesday denounced the existence of an international ring dedicated to stealing and adulterating gasoline and diesel imported into the country, with operations detected in Chile, Argentina, and ...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:12:00 GMTTrump running out of options in Iran, a US victory is possible?
By Gwynne Dyer - The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the US and Israeli air-strikes and assuming that those numbers mean a US victory is possible....
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:24:00 GMTIncreases in fees for applications for British passports in Falklands begin 6 April
The Falkland Islands’ Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Wednesday 8 April 2026 His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by approximately 8%.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:09:00 GMTUK Government implements measures to bring down the cost of living for families
As a consequence of events in the Middle East, UK is implementing a aft of new measures – coming into force today (1 April 2026) – among which will see wages go up, bills come down, and more support for those who need it ...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:01:00 GMTAnother front for Trump, “pain in the pump”, gasoline above US$ 4 a gallon
”If the (Iran) conflict is contained soon, the hit to confidence may be temporary, but a prolonged crisis could prompt more precautionary saving and further discretionary spending cuts,” warned Moody’s in a report on the ...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:44:00 GMTAntarctica, eco-sail expedition vessels will have a hybrid sail propulsion system
Oceanwide Expeditions which specializes in Arctic and Antarctic cruises will construct two 146-passenger eco-sail expedition vessels, constructed with a hybrid sail propulsion system, reducing fuel consumption and lowering oper...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:07:00 GMTMachado meets Rubio in Washington, says her return to Venezuela is near
Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado met Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington. It was the second meeting between the two since ...