Headlines: 6-12 April 2026

Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Fox News: Trump warns Iran he may strike 'every power plant' as deadline to reopen Hormuz nears — 7 April 2026 (LINK)

— Vice President JD Vance has been in talks with Iran through Pakistan throughout the weekend. An Iranian official on Tuesday called on youths in the country to form human chains around power plants ahead of potential strikes. Iran has previously formed human-chain demonstrations, also known as human shields, around its nuclear sites during times of escalated tensions with Western nations.

US has struck Iranian military targets on Kharg Island — 7 April 2026 (LINK)

Australia's most decorated soldier charged with war crimes relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan — 7 April 2026 (LINK)

Figures show ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency — 7 April 2026 (LINK)

Microsoft stock is down 30% from its peak — 7 April 2026 (LINK)

Monday, 6 April 2026

Iran says IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi killed in US-Israeli strike — (LINK) ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 April 2026 (LINK)

NASA's Artemis II crew eclipses record for farthest human spaceflight previously set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970: 400,00km — 6 April 2026 (LINK)

— At its farthest point, crew inside the Orion spacecraft will have traveled about 252,756 miles (406,752 km), before looping back.

Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency's budget — 6 April 2026 (LINK)

Experiments refute dark matter claim — 6 April 2026 (LINK)