The 4 astronauts who flew in Nasa's Artemis II mission around the Moon have splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean after travelling the furthest away from Earth that anyone has ever been.

Reported - 11/04/26

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr51z54d5rpo

https://news.sky.com/story/artemis-ii-latest-crew-to-shuttle-fireball-back-to-earth-as-they-prepare-for-re-entry-13494699

Hundreds of petrol stations in the Republic of Ireland have run out of fuel as protests over high prices continue for a 5th day.

Reported - 11/04/26

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e7rpjqw5po

https://news.sky.com/story/irish-army-called-in-to-remove-fuel-depot-blockades-13529610

Police in San Francisco have arrested a  man after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Reported - 10/04/26

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx91rdxpyeo

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/10/sam-altman-home-molotov-cocktail

The world's largest known group of wild chimpanzees, at Uganda's Kibale National Park, has split and been locked in a "civil war" for the last 8 years, according to researchers.

Reported - 10/04/26

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr71lkzv49po

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/civil-war-chimpanzee-group-closer-to-human-condition-aoe

China's President Xi Jinping received Taiwan's main opposition party Cheng Li-wun. She is the Kuomintang's (KMT) first sitting leader to visit China in a decade.

Reported - 10/04/26

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj94y87k2ljo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/10/xi-jinping-cheng-li-wu-china-taiwan-meeting-bejing