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UN80 Initiative enters 'delivery phase', as Member States review progress on key work areas: UN — 6 April 2026 (LINK)
— Top officials updated Member States Monday on selected proposals under the UN80 reform initiative, including an initial assessment of a possible merger between gender equality agency, UN Women, and the UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, as well as updates on the technology and data tracks.
Breaking news
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.
Iran says IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi killed in US-Israeli strike — (LINK) ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 April 2026 (LINK)
Iran mediators make last-ditch push for 45-day ceasefire: President Trump's 10-day deadline to Iran was expected to expire Monday evening. But on Sunday, Trump extended his deadline by 20 hours and posted on Truth Social a new deadline of Tuesday at 8pm ET — 5 April 2026 (LINK)
Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before — 7 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.
Major news
UN80 Initiative enters 'delivery phase', as Member States review progress on key work areas: UN — 6 April 2026 (LINK)
— Top officials updated Member States Monday on selected proposals under the UN80 reform initiative, including an initial assessment of a possible merger between gender equality agency, UN Women, and the UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, as well as updates on the technology and data tracks.
Miscellaneous
Experiments refute dark matter claim — 6 April 2026 (LINK)
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