AP correspondent Julie Walker reports Artemis II astronauts make a long-distance call to the space station, as they head home from the moon.
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Iranian authorities have asked the nation’s children to form human chains around vital infrastructure in a sick, Geneva Convention-defying bid to fend of Donald Trump’s looming strikes, News.Az reports, citing Mirror.
Officials today called on “all young people, athletes, artists, students and university students and their professors” to form human chains around power plants ahead of strikes which the US president has threatened to carry out tonight.
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Trump has threatened to “demolish” civilian infrastructure in the nation, going as far as to warn citizens not to travel on trains, ahead of the massive anticipated 1am BST military action.
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According to data shared by Flightradar24, aerial assets will be actively tracked on Friday to support the crew’s anticipated return. In the meantime, mission observers are focusing on the extraordinary visuals already transmitted by the astronauts, News.az reports.
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The published images showcase Earth glowing against the darkness of space, detailed lunar landscapes, and dramatic eclipse-like views where celestial bodies align in near-perfect symmetry. These visuals highlight both the scale of the mission and the technological capabilities enabling high-quality imaging far beyond Earth’s orbit.
Source: Xinhua
NASA’s Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon and lay the groundwork for future missions to Mars. Artemis II, the program’s first crewed flight, marks a major step in that direction, demonstrating systems and operations critical for long-duration deep-space travel.
Source: Xinhua
The mission continues to attract global attention, not only for its scientific and strategic significance but also for the powerful imagery that brings humanity closer to space exploration than ever before.
Source: Xinhua
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Trump’s Iran Threats Look Like Self-Incrimination for Potential War Crimes
President Trump, in vowing to systematically destroy civilian infrastructure and annihilate Iran’s entire civilization, appears to be creating evidence about his intentions.https://t.co/EI73KeX0fG
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) April 7, 2026
Surveillance video from a Queens e-bike shop shows a lithium-ion battery fire igniting and rapidly engulfing a space packed with bikes and batteries. Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester Fire Department explains how a one battery failure spiraled into a full-room inferno, calling it a ‘thermal runaway.”
