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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154337" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Debris from a missile defense system falls on a Raneen Systems building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussafah" target="_blank">Mussafah</a>, injuring a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian" target="_blank">Ghanaian</a> citizen. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/debris-from-air-defense-interception-injures-ghanaian-national-in-uae/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a> is targeted by 12 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran" target="_blank">ballistic missiles</a>, two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missiles</a>, and 19 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_the_Iranian_military" target="_blank">drones</a> from Iran. <a href="https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466561" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iran claims to be targeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_USA_satellites_%281-500%29" target="_blank">U.S. satellite</a> equipment and ammunition on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubiyan_Island" target="_blank">Bubiyan Island</a> using drones. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-struck-us-forces-relocated-kuwaits-bubiyan-island-military-spokesperson-2026-04-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Kuwaiti military</a> responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwaiti</a> airspace. <a href="https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466685" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> proposes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> plan received by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>, reportedly dubbed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_%282026%29" target="_blank">Islamabad Accord</a>, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_%28Pakistan%29" target="_blank">Pakistani army staff chief</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir" target="_blank">Asim Munir</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. vice president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance" target="_blank">JD Vance</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Special_Envoy" target="_blank">U.S. special envoy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff" target="_blank">Steve Witkoff</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi" target="_blank">Abbas Araghchi</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Pakistan%29" target="_blank">Pakistani foreign ministry</a> says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2638953/amp" target="_blank">(Arab News)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/iran-us-receive-plan-end-hostilities-immediate-ceasefire-source-says-2026-04-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> says that Vance, Witkoff, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Advisor_to_the_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">senior presidential adviser</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner" target="_blank">Jared Kushner</a> are talking to intermediaries in Pakistan on ending the war. He also calls the Iran proposal a &quot;significant step&quot; ahead of his Tuesday deadline. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/trump-calls-iran-ceasefire-proposal-significant-step/3895131" target="_blank">(AA)</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-defense-budget-gallego-taxes-congress-dhs-shutdown-live-updates-rcna266652/rcrd106900?canonicalCard=true" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iran delivers its response to the United States via Pakistan, rejecting a temporary ceasefire and listing its own 10-point demands, which include a solution to all regional conflicts, lifting of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_sanctions_against_Iran" target="_blank">sanctions</a>, reconstruction, and a protocol to re-open the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/6/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-trumps-tuesday-deadline-on-strait-of-hormuz" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/iran-rejects-us-ceasefire-sends-a-tougher-10-point-end-war-plan-via-pakistan-article-13881513.html" target="_blank">(Moneycontrol)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An Iranian missile strike hits 15 areas in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. A woman is seriously injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petah_Tikva" target="_blank">Petah Tikva</a>, while two other people are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv" target="_blank">Tel Aviv</a>. In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa" target="_blank">Haifa</a>, four people are also slightly injured by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_bomb" target="_blank">cluster bomb</a>. <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjlkwhx2bl" target="_blank">(Ynet)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/4-lightly-hurt-in-iranian-cluster-bomb-attack-on-haifa-area/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four bodies are found during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue" target="_blank">search and rescue</a> operation in a house in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa" target="_blank">Haifa</a> that had been destroyed by an Iranian missile. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-dead-pulled-from-wreckage-of-haifa-building-hit-by-missile-2-more-people-still-missing/%7Caccess-date=6" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_News_Agency" target="_blank">Fars News Agency</a> reports that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> has allowed 15 vessels to cross the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>. <a href="https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/905946" target="_blank">(Kurdistan24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attacks_on_Iranian_scientific_and_academic_centers" target="_blank">Israeli attacks on Iranian scientific and academic centers</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque" target="_blank">mosque</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling_station" target="_blank">filling station</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharif_University_of_Technology" target="_blank">Sharif University of Technology</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a>, Iran, are damaged in an airstrike, causing a gas outage in the neighbourhood. <a href="https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4465235" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 13 people are killed in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on a residential building near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eslamshahr" target="_blank">Eslamshahr</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Province" target="_blank">Tehran Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://www.wbaltv.com/article/airstrike-southwest-of-tehran/70938468" target="_blank">(WBAL-TV)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Explosions, likely from airstrikes, are reported in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pars/North_Dome_Gas-Condensate_field" target="_blank">South Pars gas field</a>, in southern Iran. <a href="https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466262" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed, seven are injured and others are reported missing in a Israeli–U.S. airstrike on a residential area in eastern Tehran, Iran. <a href="https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4465303" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel claims to have killed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazdan_Mir" target="_blank">Asghar Bakri</a>, the commander of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_840" target="_blank">Unit 840</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force" target="_blank">Quds Force</a>. <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604065381" target="_blank">(Iran International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">Israeli defense minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz" target="_blank">Israel Katz</a> states that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">the military</a> is attacking Iran's most important <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical_plant" target="_blank">petrochemical plant</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assaluyeh" target="_blank">Assaluyeh</a>, causing severe damage. <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604069800" target="_blank">(Iran International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strikes hit a petrochemical complex in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvdasht" target="_blank">Marvdasht</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_province" target="_blank">Fars province</a>, Iran, causing a fire. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1989156" target="_blank">(AFP via Dawn)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majid_Khademi" target="_blank">Majid Khademi</a>, head of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">IRGC</a> Intelligence Protection, is killed in an American–Israeli airstrike. <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604065252" target="_blank">(Iran International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nighttime attacks on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar_Lengeh" target="_blank">Bandar Lengeh</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%2C_Iran" target="_blank">Kong, Iran</a>, kill six people and injured 17 others. <a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-05-2026#0000019d-60d8-d1f7-a9bf-68de06820000" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reports indicate that explosions and attacks occurred early this morning at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> compound in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Iran" target="_blank">northern Iran</a> and in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khorramshahr" target="_blank">Khorramshahr</a>. <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604067849" target="_blank">(Iran International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> claims to have attacked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrabad_International_Airport" target="_blank">Mehrabad International Airport</a> as well as two smaller airfields, destroying dozens of Iranian aircraft and helicopters in the process. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-it-hit-tehrans-mehrabad-airport-smaller-airstrips-overnight/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" target="_blank">Red Sea crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Houthi_strikes_on_Israel" target="_blank">2026 Houthi strikes on Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi" target="_blank">Houthis</a> launch several long-range drones from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilat" target="_blank">Eilat</a>, Israel, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Resistance" target="_blank">coordinated attack</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466668" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Lebanon" target="_blank">Christian</a> anti-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Forces_Party" target="_blank">Lebanese Forces Party</a> official <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Mouawad" target="_blank">Pierre Mouawad</a>, his wife, and another woman are killed in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_Saadeh" target="_blank">Ain Saadeh</a>, a predominantly Christian town east of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/05/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-israel-us-war-trump-strait-hormuz-missing-pilot-downed?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69d2e99e8f080da25b48ba5c#block-69d2e99e8f080da25b48ba5c" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/israel-destroys-southern-lebanon-towns-hits-safe-areas-around-beirut" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Multiple people are killed by Israeli attacks in towns across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/israel-destroys-southern-lebanon-towns-hits-safe-areas-around-beirut" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Israeli military orders the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" target="_blank">evacuation</a> of the southern suburbs of Beirut because Israel will strike &quot;Hezbollah infrastructure&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/israel-destroys-southern-lebanon-towns-hits-safe-areas-around-beirut" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanese government</a> reports that there are 1.2 million displaced people in Lebanon due to the war. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/4/6/israeli-airstrikes-devastate-lebanese-villages-and-displace-millions" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Odesa strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> drone strike kills three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast" target="_blank">Odesa Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, including a woman and her 2-year-old daughter. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-drone-attack-ukraines-odesa-kills-three-regional-governor-says-2026-04-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_conflict" target="_blank">2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Afghan forces</a> says that they have captured a border post during clashes with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" target="_blank">Pakistani troops</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khost_Province" target="_blank">Khost Province</a>. <a href="https://www.khaama.com/pakistani-border-post-captured-in-khost-clash-afghan-officials-say/" target="_blank">(Khaama Press)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One child is killed and three others are injured after a piece of unexploded ordnance detonated in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khost_Province" target="_blank">Khost Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>. <a href="https://kabulnow.com/2026/04/child-killed-three-injured-as-unexploded-ordnance-detonates-in-eastern-afghanistan/" target="_blank">(KabulNow)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_National_Disaster_Management_Authority" target="_blank">Afghani National Disaster Management Authority</a> says that the total number of deaths from recent natural disasters in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a> has risen to 110. <a href="https://kabulnow.com/2026/04/natural-disaster-death-toll-in-afghanistan-rises-to-110/" target="_blank">(KabulNow)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Japan_relations" target="_blank">Iran–Japan relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Reactions to the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi" target="_blank">Sanae Takaichi</a> says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Takaichi_cabinet" target="_blank">her government</a> is planning to hold <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_%28meeting%29" target="_blank">summit</a> talks with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> amidst the Iran war. <a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260406/p2g/00m/0na/015000c" target="_blank">(Mainichi)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Russia" target="_blank">Corruption in Russia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Russia" target="_blank">court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Kursk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, sentences former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">governor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Smirnov_%28politician%29" target="_blank">Alexei Smirnov</a> to 14 years in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Russia" target="_blank">prison</a> for defrauding the government by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embezzlement" target="_blank">embezzling</a> public funds intended for building <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortification" target="_blank">fortifications</a> along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_border" target="_blank">Russia–Ukraine border</a>. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/ex-head-of-russia-s-kursk-region-gets-14-years-in-jail-for-graft" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program" target="_blank">Artemis program</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" target="_blank">NASA</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II" target="_blank">Artemis II</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft" target="_blank">spacecraft</a> carrying four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut" target="_blank">astronauts</a> breaks the record for furthest distance <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human" target="_blank">humans</a> have ever travelled from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" target="_blank">Earth</a> surpassing the previous 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) record set by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13" target="_blank">Apollo 13</a> in April 1970. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/artemis-moon-nasa-lunar-flyby-fac19b4b1676af2717adafa992f32be4" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154337, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries']2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates']2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates[/URL] [LIST] [*]Debris from a missile defense system falls on a Raneen Systems building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussafah']Mussafah[/URL], injuring a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian']Ghanaian[/URL] citizen. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/debris-from-air-defense-interception-injures-ghanaian-national-in-uae/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL] is targeted by 12 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran']ballistic missiles[/URL], two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missiles[/URL], and 19 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_the_Iranian_military']drones[/URL] from Iran. [URL='https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466561'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait']2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait[/URL] [LIST] [*]Iran claims to be targeting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_USA_satellites_%281-500%29']U.S. satellite[/URL] equipment and ammunition on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubiyan_Island']Bubiyan Island[/URL] using drones. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-struck-us-forces-relocated-kuwaits-bubiyan-island-military-spokesperson-2026-04-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Armed_Forces']Kuwaiti military[/URL] responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwaiti[/URL] airspace. [URL='https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466685'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] proposes a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] plan received by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL], reportedly dubbed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_%282026%29']Islamabad Accord[/URL], which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL], and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_%28Pakistan%29']Pakistani army staff chief[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir']Asim Munir[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States']U.S. vice president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance']JD Vance[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Special_Envoy']U.S. special envoy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff']Steve Witkoff[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29']Iranian foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi']Abbas Araghchi[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Pakistan%29']Pakistani foreign ministry[/URL] says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2638953/amp']([I]Arab News[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/iran-us-receive-plan-end-hostilities-immediate-ceasefire-source-says-2026-04-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] says that Vance, Witkoff, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Advisor_to_the_President_of_the_United_States']senior presidential adviser[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner']Jared Kushner[/URL] are talking to intermediaries in Pakistan on ending the war. He also calls the Iran proposal a "significant step" ahead of his Tuesday deadline. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/trump-calls-iran-ceasefire-proposal-significant-step/3895131'](AA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-defense-budget-gallego-taxes-congress-dhs-shutdown-live-updates-rcna266652/rcrd106900?canonicalCard=true'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]Iran delivers its response to the United States via Pakistan, rejecting a temporary ceasefire and listing its own 10-point demands, which include a solution to all regional conflicts, lifting of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_sanctions_against_Iran']sanctions[/URL], reconstruction, and a protocol to re-open the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/6/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-trumps-tuesday-deadline-on-strait-of-hormuz'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/iran-rejects-us-ceasefire-sends-a-tougher-10-point-end-war-plan-via-pakistan-article-13881513.html'](Moneycontrol)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel']2026 Iranian strikes on Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]An Iranian missile strike hits 15 areas in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. A woman is seriously injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petah_Tikva']Petah Tikva[/URL], while two other people are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv']Tel Aviv[/URL]. In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa']Haifa[/URL], four people are also slightly injured by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_bomb']cluster bomb[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjlkwhx2bl'](Ynet)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/4-lightly-hurt-in-iranian-cluster-bomb-attack-on-haifa-area/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]Four bodies are found during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue']search and rescue[/URL] operation in a house in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa']Haifa[/URL] that had been destroyed by an Iranian missile. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-dead-pulled-from-wreckage-of-haifa-building-hit-by-missile-2-more-people-still-missing/%7Caccess-date=6']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_News_Agency']Fars News Agency[/URL] reports that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] has allowed 15 vessels to cross the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL]. [URL='https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/905946'](Kurdistan24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attacks_on_Iranian_scientific_and_academic_centers']Israeli attacks on Iranian scientific and academic centers[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque']mosque[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling_station']filling station[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharif_University_of_Technology']Sharif University of Technology[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL], Iran, are damaged in an airstrike, causing a gas outage in the neighbourhood. [URL='https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4465235'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 13 people are killed in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on a residential building near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eslamshahr']Eslamshahr[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Province']Tehran Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wbaltv.com/article/airstrike-southwest-of-tehran/70938468'](WBAL-TV)[/URL] [*]Explosions, likely from airstrikes, are reported in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pars/North_Dome_Gas-Condensate_field']South Pars gas field[/URL], in southern Iran. [URL='https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466262'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Four people are killed, seven are injured and others are reported missing in a Israeli–U.S. airstrike on a residential area in eastern Tehran, Iran. [URL='https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4465303'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Israel claims to have killed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazdan_Mir']Asghar Bakri[/URL], the commander of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_840']Unit 840[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force']Quds Force[/URL]. [URL='https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604065381'](Iran International)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Israel%29']Israeli defense minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz']Israel Katz[/URL] states that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']the military[/URL] is attacking Iran's most important [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical_plant']petrochemical plant[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assaluyeh']Assaluyeh[/URL], causing severe damage. [URL='https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604069800'](Iran International)[/URL] [*]Strikes hit a petrochemical complex in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvdasht']Marvdasht[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_province']Fars province[/URL], Iran, causing a fire. [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1989156'](AFP via [I]Dawn[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majid_Khademi']Majid Khademi[/URL], head of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']IRGC[/URL] Intelligence Protection, is killed in an American–Israeli airstrike. [URL='https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604065252'](Iran International)[/URL] [*]Nighttime attacks on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar_Lengeh']Bandar Lengeh[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%2C_Iran']Kong, Iran[/URL], kill six people and injured 17 others. [URL='https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-05-2026#0000019d-60d8-d1f7-a9bf-68de06820000'](AP)[/URL] [*]Reports indicate that explosions and attacks occurred early this morning at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] compound in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Iran']northern Iran[/URL] and in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khorramshahr']Khorramshahr[/URL]. [URL='https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604067849'](Iran International)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] claims to have attacked [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrabad_International_Airport']Mehrabad International Airport[/URL] as well as two smaller airfields, destroying dozens of Iranian aircraft and helicopters in the process. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-it-hit-tehrans-mehrabad-airport-smaller-airstrips-overnight/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Houthi_strikes_on_Israel']2026 Houthi strikes on Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi']Houthis[/URL] launch several long-range drones from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilat']Eilat[/URL], Israel, in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Resistance']coordinated attack[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4466668'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Lebanon']Christian[/URL] anti-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Forces_Party']Lebanese Forces Party[/URL] official [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Mouawad']Pierre Mouawad[/URL], his wife, and another woman are killed in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_Saadeh']Ain Saadeh[/URL], a predominantly Christian town east of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/05/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-israel-us-war-trump-strait-hormuz-missing-pilot-downed?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69d2e99e8f080da25b48ba5c#block-69d2e99e8f080da25b48ba5c']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL][URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/israel-destroys-southern-lebanon-towns-hits-safe-areas-around-beirut'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Multiple people are killed by Israeli attacks in towns across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/israel-destroys-southern-lebanon-towns-hits-safe-areas-around-beirut'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The Israeli military orders the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation']evacuation[/URL] of the southern suburbs of Beirut because Israel will strike "Hezbollah infrastructure". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/israel-destroys-southern-lebanon-towns-hits-safe-areas-around-beirut'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Lebanon']Lebanese government[/URL] reports that there are 1.2 million displaced people in Lebanon due to the war. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/4/6/israeli-airstrikes-devastate-lebanese-villages-and-displace-millions'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Odesa strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] drone strike kills three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast']Odesa Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], including a woman and her 2-year-old daughter. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-drone-attack-ukraines-odesa-kills-three-regional-governor-says-2026-04-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_conflict']2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Armed_Forces']Afghan forces[/URL] says that they have captured a border post during clashes with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army']Pakistani troops[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khost_Province']Khost Province[/URL]. [URL='https://www.khaama.com/pakistani-border-post-captured-in-khost-clash-afghan-officials-say/'](Khaama Press)[/URL] [*]One child is killed and three others are injured after a piece of unexploded ordnance detonated in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khost_Province']Khost Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]. [URL='https://kabulnow.com/2026/04/child-killed-three-injured-as-unexploded-ordnance-detonates-in-eastern-afghanistan/'](KabulNow)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_National_Disaster_Management_Authority']Afghani National Disaster Management Authority[/URL] says that the total number of deaths from recent natural disasters in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL] has risen to 110. [URL='https://kabulnow.com/2026/04/natural-disaster-death-toll-in-afghanistan-rises-to-110/'](KabulNow)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Japan_relations']Iran–Japan relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war']Reactions to the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japanese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi']Sanae Takaichi[/URL] says that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Takaichi_cabinet']her government[/URL] is planning to hold [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_%28meeting%29']summit[/URL] talks with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] amidst the Iran war. [URL='https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260406/p2g/00m/0na/015000c']([I]Mainichi[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Russia']Corruption in Russia[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Russia']court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast']Kursk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], sentences former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Kursk_Oblast']governor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Smirnov_%28politician%29']Alexei Smirnov[/URL] to 14 years in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Russia']prison[/URL] for defrauding the government by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embezzlement']embezzling[/URL] public funds intended for building [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortification']fortifications[/URL] along the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_border']Russia–Ukraine border[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/ex-head-of-russia-s-kursk-region-gets-14-years-in-jail-for-graft'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program']Artemis program[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA']NASA[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II']Artemis II[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft']spacecraft[/URL] carrying four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut']astronauts[/URL] breaks the record for furthest distance [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human']humans[/URL] have ever travelled from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth']Earth[/URL] surpassing the previous 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) record set by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13']Apollo 13[/URL] in April 1970. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/artemis-moon-nasa-lunar-flyby-fac19b4b1676af2717adafa992f32be4'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_6"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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