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The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon

First hours aboard Orion

Canadian astronaut describes 'phenomenal' Artemis journey

A line of waiting cars at a service station in eastern France

30 percent more expensive

European drivers choke on rising diesel prices

Wanyama made 64 international appearances for Kenya before quitting as Harambee Stars captain

Former national team captain

Kenya ex-skipper Victor Wanyama retires aged 34

This NASA handout picture taken by Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman shows Earth as seen from the Orion spacecraft as it travels toward the Moon

NASA lunar mission

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

Belgium, like other European countries, is grappling with chronic prison overcrowding

Struggling with chronic overcrowding

Belgian prison tour lays bare grim reality of life behind bars

Sri Lankan authorities have introduced measures to save electricity due to an energy shortage

State of emergency

Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Mideast war

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Netanya, Israel, on April 4, 2026.

As strikes continue

War in the Middle East: latest developments

After a flurry of high-stakes activity including a dramatic blast-off and a major engine firing that catapulted the astronauts on their trajetory to circle the Moon, the astronats were able to catch their breath

NASA's Artemis 2

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion

Iranian women hold portraits of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R) and Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) while gathering in front of Tehran's Mellat park on April 2, 2026

US yet to begin 'destroying what's left'

Iran hunts crew member of crashed US jet after one reported rescued

Engineers and technicians monitor the Artemis 2 mission from the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center in Houston

Houston's Johnson Space Center

Artemis mission shares office space -- and physics -- with Apollo

Pakistan on Thursday hiked petrol prices by 43 percent, with diesel prices up by 55 percent, in response to the surge in global oil prices

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Construction was among the sectors that showed job growth in March

Easing concerns

US registers strong job growth in boost to Trump

Pope Leo has urged Donald Trump to find an 'off-ramp' to end the war with Iran

'A form of humility'

Pope leads torch-lit Colosseum procession before Easter

More than 20 inmates were released from Havana's La Lima prison, according to AFP journalists.

'This needs to keep going'

Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon

This handout natural-colour image acquired with MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite taken on February 5, 2025 shows the Strait of Hormuz (L)

According to maritime data

French, Japanese ships cross Strait of Hormuz in first since war

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a frequent guest of tech podcasts

Buying a message

Wary of news media, Silicon Valley builds its own

Russian banker Vladimir Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud

Accused of stripping assets and funds

French court rules to extradite Russian who owned Portsmouth football club

The Africa Cup of Nations trophy has become a thorn in the sides of Senegal and Morocco

Senegal-Morocco friendship put to test by Africa Cup of Nations title turmoil

Donald Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5, 2026

'We're fighting religious fanatics'

For some around Trump, war on Iran is a Christian calling

Two-time former winner Tadej Pogacar will start Sunday's Tour of Flanders as the hot favourite

Pogacar welcomes Evenepoel challenge in Flanders

US actress Blake Lively leaves federal court following a court-ordered settlement conference in her civil lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni

'It Ends with Us'

Judge dismisses Lively sex harassment claim against Baldoni

The Free Fashion foundation helped organise the wedding in Utrecht rail station, the country's busiest

Theme of sustainability

'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding

Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire has pledged 'zero tolerance'

'Everything has to be reviewed'

New Paris mayor vows end to sexual violence in schools

Gennaro Gattuso has paid the price for Italy's third successive World Cup qualifying failure

'With a heavy heart'

Gattuso resigns as Italy coach after World Cup flop

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) has vowed to imprison the 'thieves' responsible and to reclaim the funds

Government reshuffle

Greece names new ministers after EU farm scandal resignations

European farmers have been hit by higher fertiliser costs caused by the Middle East war

EU under pressure as fertiliser costs soar on Middle East war

Israeli defence systems kicked in to repel attacks over Tel Aviv

Localized warnings

Israel using AI to fine-tune air raid alert system

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (C) visits a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay in January 2026

Received 429 votes of 584

Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs

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