Headlines: 1-5 April 2026

Thursday, 2 April 2026

World's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, still alive despite reports of death using fake account of vet — 2 April 2026 (LINK)

Your vision can predict dementia 12 years before a diagnosis, study suggests — 2 April 2026 (LINK)

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Trump's primetime speech on Iran war: Key takeaways: US president says Washington is 'getting very close' to achieving goals as he promises to bomb Iran into 'Stone Ages'. — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

US Supreme Court appears sceptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

NASA successfully launches Artemis II, first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years on a 10-day test flight: The crew of three Americans and one Canadian carried a plush toy named Rise bearing the names of more than 5.6 million people who joined the mission vicariously — (LINK) ground.news: 264 media reports — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

— Around 4,700 miles (7,500 km) beyond the Moon's far side, the Orion spacecraft will fly, setting a new distance record for a human crew during the so-called lunar flyby. Teams spent two years training for the 685,000-mile (1m km) journey.

Trump says he's considering leaving NATO as Starmer says UK will host talks on Strait of Hormuz — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire — (LINK) ground.news: 42 media reports — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Supreme Court hears arguments in birthright citizenship case — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Heather Cox Richardson: President Donald J. Trump attended oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court on birthright citizenship: for the first time in U.S. history, a sitting president attended such arguments at the United States Supreme Court — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

— The case argued before the court grew out of Trump's executive order of January 20, 2025, the day he took the oath of office a second time. Fulfilling a campaign promise, the order declared that, contrary to the Fourteenth Amendment, individuals born in the United States are not citizens if their parents do not have legal permanent status.

Trump drops blatantly false outburst after storming out of Supreme Court hearing: "We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow 'Birthright' Citizenship!" — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

— rawstory: Despite Trump's claim, birthright citizenship exists in dozens of countries, including the United States' neighbors Canada and Mexico. In the United States, birthright citizenship was enshrined as a right in 1868 through the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Tennessee librarian is fired for refusing to move over 100 LGBTQ books from children's to adult section — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

North Korean hackers bug Axios software used by thousands of US companies in potential crypto heist attempt — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Death of Rohingya refugee left in parking lot by US border agents ruled a homicide — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

FIFA hikes World Cup prices, again. A finals ticket can now cost as much as $11,000 — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Using AI safely as a journalist: Stand-alone AI tools — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Elon Musk's SpaceX confidentially files to go public at $1.75tn in June, reports say: one of the most closely watched and highly valued listings in market history — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham attacked with unknown substance by woman stalker in California — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Axios: Get ready for $200 a barrel oil prices if Hormuz stays closed — 1 April 2026 (LINK)

Amidst the flames of conflict, the world's only safe haven turns out to be Chinese government bonds! — 1 April 2026 (LINK)