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April 02, 2026
Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission
WORLD
World at Large:
Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran
FBI declares suspected Chinese hack of US surveillance system a ‘major cyber incident’
U.S. Drops Bunker Buster Bombs on Iranian Ammunition Depot
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
First Valero Refinery, Now Largest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline Damaged In Georgia
Artemis II: Nasa mission takes off heading on historic trip around Moon
President Trump’s speech includs threat to hit Iran 'extremely hard' jolts global stocks, bonds and oil
China:
China Tests World's Heaviest 7-Ton Cargo Drone With 1,850-Mile Range For Recon Ops
China's Sci-Fi Boom Drives Record Revenue Growth
Russia:
Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea
United Kingdom:
Mandelson tried to get Epstein’s ‘goddaughter’ access to 10 Downing Street
A National Calamity': 1 In 8 UK Children Reported As Disabled By Parents
India:
India Unveils AI Kamikaze Drone As Global Powers Rush To Acquire Cheap Loitering Munitions
India begins world’s largest population census
France:
France Approves Record Number Of Asylum Applications In 2025, Up 12% YoY
Germany:
Germany's Merz Expects 80% Of Syrians To Return Home Within 3 Years
Japan:
Japan deploys its first long-range missiles
Burkina Faso and Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows
Saudi Arabia
Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran's Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks
Zelenskyy visits the UAE and Qatar as Russia launches new attacks on Ukraine
Israel:
Israel Halts Arms Purchases From France In Rebuke For Iran War Stance
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
President Trump Delivers Powerful Primetime Address on Operation Epic Fury
President Trump’s Clear and Unchanging Objectives Drive Decisive Success Against Iranian Regime
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship Verification and Voter Eligibility in Federal Elections
State Department:
Ensuring the Safety of American Citizens Overseas - United States Department of State
Resumption of Operations at U.S. Embassy Caracas - United States Department of State
Dept of War (DoW):
DOW Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down
US Objectives in Iran Near Completion, Terrorist Nation 'Bully No Longer'
3rd Special Forces Group Pioneers Transformation for Multidomain Operations
Justice (DOJ):
Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general
Senate:
US Senators Unveil 'Mined In America Act' To Reshore BTC Mining, Codify Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
US lawmakers visit Taiwan, voice support for stalled defense budget
Senators Plan Taiwan Trip Ahead Of Trump's Summit With Xi Jinping
House:
House GOP relents on DHS funding plan
Supreme Court:
Supreme Court appears likely to side against birthright citizenship
Supreme Court sides with therapist in challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy”
Supreme Court refuses to hear case of Louisiana man sentenced to life imprisonment, “Tiger King” appeal
ECONOMY & MARKETS
Oil prices rise over 7% as President's speech leads to uncertainty on Iran war
US Mortgage Rates March Higher to Seven-Month High of 6.57%
US Firm Takes Control Of One Of The "World's Largest" Cobalt Producers
SCIENCE
Artemis II, NASA's boldest mission in generations, launches crew to the Moon
Here's what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic's plans
NASA's Artemis 2 Mission Launches, Sending Humans Toward the Moon for the First Time in More Than 50 Years
TECH & SECURITY
CEO Of Largest Public Hospital System Says He's Ready To Replace Radiologists With AI
AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead. | MIT Technology Review
NASA is going back to the moon. What to know about Artemis II
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