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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 4

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 2

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 3

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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Artemis II moon mission

The Orion spacecraft, atop a Space Launch System rocket, soars after taking off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1, 2026, for the Artemis II manned lunar mission.

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US: Artemis II Launch Spotted From Plane Window at Liftoff

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi views a memorial monument for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, during a visit to the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026. A Japan-U.S. joint ceremony for the fallen was held the same day.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) attends a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press after attending a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Tokyo marks 81st anniversary of U.S. air raid in WWII

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a peace memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 10, 2026, the 81st anniversary of a U.S. air raid on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo marks 81st anniversary of U.S. air raid in WWII

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends a peace memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 10, 2026, the 81st anniversary of a U.S. air raid on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo marks 81st anniversary of U.S. air raid in WWII

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a peace memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 10, 2026, the 81st anniversary of a U.S. air raid on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo marks 81st anniversary of U.S. air raid in WWII

People offer silent prayers at a peace memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 10, 2026, the 81st anniversary of a U.S. air raid on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo marks 81st anniversary of U.S. air raid in WWII

People offer silent prayers at a peace memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 10, 2026, the 81st anniversary of a U.S. air raid on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo marks 81st anniversary of U.S. air raid in WWII

People offer silent prayers at a peace memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 10, 2026, the 81st anniversary of a U.S. air raid on the Japanese capital that killed an estimated 100,000 people in a single night during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Scene from Milan Cortina Olympics

Police officers pose while on patrol at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan on Feb. 10, 2026, during the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Scene from Milan Cortina Olympics

Police officers pose while on patrol at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan on Feb. 10, 2026, during the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Italian Ballet dancer Nicoletta Manni holds the Olympic flame in front of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Italian Ballet dancer Nicoletta Manni holds the Olympic flame in front of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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State of Siege Declared After Gang Killings of Eight Police Officers - Guatemala

An inmate watches a riot at the Men's Detention Center Fraijanes II, Fraijanes Municipality, Guatemala, January 17, 2026. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public security, Arevalo said, after violence erupted in connection with prison riots in which gang members took 46 people hostage at three detention centers. Arevalo also decreed three days of national mourning for the fallen officers and confirmed that authorities have regained control of the three prisons where unrest was reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State of Siege Declared After Gang Killings of Eight Police Officers - Guatemala

An inmate watches a riot at the Men's Detention Center Fraijanes II, Fraijanes Municipality, Guatemala, January 17, 2026. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public security, Arevalo said, after violence erupted in connection with prison riots in which gang members took 46 people hostage at three detention centers. Arevalo also decreed three days of national mourning for the fallen officers and confirmed that authorities have regained control of the three prisons where unrest was reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State of Siege Declared After Gang Killings of Eight Police Officers - Guatemala

An inmate watches a riot at the Men's Detention Center Fraijanes II, Fraijanes Municipality, Guatemala, January 17, 2026. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public security, Arevalo said, after violence erupted in connection with prison riots in which gang members took 46 people hostage at three detention centers. Arevalo also decreed three days of national mourning for the fallen officers and confirmed that authorities have regained control of the three prisons where unrest was reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State of Siege Declared After Gang Killings of Eight Police Officers - Guatemala

People watch a riot at the Men's Detention Center Fraijanes II, Fraijanes Municipality, Guatemala, January 17, 2026. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public security, Arevalo said, after violence erupted in connection with prison riots in which gang members took 46 people hostage at three detention centers. Arevalo also decreed three days of national mourning for the fallen officers and confirmed that authorities have regained control of the three prisons where unrest was reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State of Siege Declared After Gang Killings of Eight Police Officers - Guatemala

Police officers guard at the gate of the Men's Detention Center Fraijanes II, Fraijanes Municipality, Guatemala, January 18, 2026. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public security, Arevalo said, after violence erupted in connection with prison riots in which gang members took 46 people hostage at three detention centers. Arevalo also decreed three days of national mourning for the fallen officers and confirmed that authorities have regained control of the three prisons where unrest was reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State of Siege Declared After Gang Killings of Eight Police Officers - Guatemala

Inmates watch a riot at the Men's Detention Center Fraijanes II, Fraijanes Municipality, Guatemala, January 17, 2026. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public security, Arevalo said, after violence erupted in connection with prison riots in which gang members took 46 people hostage at three detention centers. Arevalo also decreed three days of national mourning for the fallen officers and confirmed that authorities have regained control of the three prisons where unrest was reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Vatican’s Secretary of State cardinal Pietro Parolin meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Prince Albert of Monaco - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Prince Albert of Monaco at the Vatican on January 17, 2026. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS WEB & PRINT, BILDZEITUNG OUT, BILD.DE OUT, NO DAILY MAIL, NO DAILY MAIL GROUP, NO VOICI, NO CLOSER - H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Louis Ducruet and Camille Gottlieb attend the Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. Photo by Olivier Huitel/POOL/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS WEB & PRINT, BILDZEITUNG OUT, BILD.DE OUT, NO DAILY MAIL, NO DAILY MAIL GROUP, NO VOICI, NO CLOSER - H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Louis Ducruet and Camille Gottlieb attend the Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. Photo by Olivier Huitel/POOL/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS WEB & PRINT, BILDZEITUNG OUT, BILD.DE OUT, NO DAILY MAIL, NO DAILY MAIL GROUP, NO VOICI, NO CLOSER - H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Louis Ducruet and Camille Gottlieb attend the Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. Photo by Olivier Huitel/POOL/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS WEB & PRINT, BILDZEITUNG OUT, BILD.DE OUT, NO DAILY MAIL, NO DAILY MAIL GROUP, NO VOICI, NO CLOSER - H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Louis Ducruet and Camille Gottlieb attend the Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. Photo by Olivier Huitel/POOL/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS WEB & PRINT, BILDZEITUNG OUT, BILD.DE OUT, NO DAILY MAIL, NO DAILY MAIL GROUP, NO VOICI, NO CLOSER - H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Louis Ducruet and Camille Gottlieb attend the Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. Photo by Olivier Huitel/POOL/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS WEB & PRINT, BILDZEITUNG OUT, BILD.DE OUT, NO DAILY MAIL, NO DAILY MAIL GROUP, NO VOICI, NO CLOSER - H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Louis Ducruet and Camille Gottlieb attend the Opening of the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. Photo by Olivier Huitel/POOL/ABACAPRESS.COM