Artemis II: NASA Launches First Crewed Moon Mission Since 1972
April 1, 2026, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA: NASA's Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard launches on the Artemis II mission on Wednesday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA's Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. The quartet launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. (Credit Image: © Bill Ingalls - Nasa Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire)
Israeli Attack Kills Al Jazeera Journalist Wishah In Gaza
April 8, 2026, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine: A vehicle burning after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in which an Al Jazeera journalist was killed, in Gaza City. Four Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed on Wednesday in two separate incidents of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, according to Palestinian security and medical sources. Security sources told Xinhua that one of the dead was journalist Mohammed Wishah, who worked for Al Jazeera Mubasher, a Doha-based public affairs television network. (Credit Image: © Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
Boxing 2026: Hebert Conceicao Sousa Defeats Johan Gonzalez
April 11, 2026, Newark, New Jersey, USA: HEBERT CONCEICAO SOUSA (black gloves) fights JOHAN GONZALEZ in a middleweight bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. WBO #15-ranked Hebert Conceicao Sousa (11-0, 5 KOs) of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, survived a temporary scare to outpoint dangerous knockout puncher Johan “The Chelo Manotas” Gonzalez (36-5, 34 KOs) of Las Vegas via Valencia, Venezuela, by unanimous decision. (Credit Image: © Joel Plummer/ZUMA Press Wire)
Bangladesh: Chaitra Sankranti 2026
April 13, 2026, Munshigonj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: A centuries-old traditional Kach dance was held in Abdullahpur, marking the eve of Chaitra Sankranti. Locally known as Lal Kach or Dhol Kach, the ritual is a century-old folk tradition observed annually on the day before Chaitra Sankranti, holding deep religious significance for Hindu devotees. From early morning, thousands of devotees and visitors gathered at the venue to take part in the celebrations, creating a vibrant and festive atmosphere. Participants, with their bodies covered in red paint, performed rhythmic dances to the beats of traditional drums as an offering to the deity. The ritualistic performance, combined with religious practices, transformed the area into a unique cultural setting...Locals say the Kach dance is not only a religious observance but also an important expression of the region's heritage, tradition, and cultural identity passed down through generations. (Credit Image: © Rubel Karmaker/ZUMA Press Wire)
Israel-US Strike Iran: Iranian Pro-Government Rally
April 15, 2026, Tehran, Iran: A veiled woman holds a portrait of Ali Khamenei, the late Supreme Leader, as Pro-government supporters gather on Shahid Keshvardoost Street in central Tehran, Iran, during a state-organised rally, amid a ceasefire in the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. The street is home to key official offices, including the Office of the Supreme Leader, while peace talks held in Islamabad on April 11 ended without a breakthrough, with both sides leaving the door open to further dialogue. (Credit Image: © Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office via ZUMA Press)
Sindoor Jatra Celebrated In Nepal
April 15, 2026, Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali revelers apply vermillion powder on each other during Sindoor Jatra, also known as Bhuyu Sinha, as part of the Biska Jatra celebrations marking the Nepali New Year 2082 on April 15, 2026. Observed on the 2nd day of Baisakh, the festival brings devotees to the temple square where 32 ceremonial palanquins carrying local deities are assembled. Participants, covered in orange powder, take part in the procession accompanied by traditional music, singing, and dancing. (Credit Image: © Safal Prakash Shrestha/ZUMA Press Wire)
Tennis 2026: WTA Porsche GP: QF: MUCHOVA 6:3 5:7 6:3 GAUFF
April 17, 2026, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany: Tennis, Women, WTA Tour, Singles, Quarterfinals, WTA tennis tour professional tennis player KAROLINA MUCHOVA, 29, of Czech Republic eye on the ball during the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Muchova upsets Gauff 6:3 5:7 6:3. (Credit Image: © Marijan Murat/dpa via ZUMA Press)
Groups Condemns 2026 Balikatan Military Excercise
April 20, 2026, Quezon City, Ncr, Philipphines: Progressive groups stages a protest in Manila on April 20, 2026, condemning the Balikatan military exercises in the Philippines...This year's Balikatan tputs as the largest military exercise to date, with an estimated 17,000 troops participating from the United States, Japan, France, New Zealand, and Australia. (Credit Image: © Zedrich Xylak Madrid/ZUMA Press Wire)
The Day of the Trifid Nebula
April 24, 2026: This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in an image released on April 20, 2026. The colors in Hubble's visible light image, which marks the 36th anniversary of the mission's launch on April 24, are reminiscent of an underwater scene filled with fine-grained sediments fluttering through the ocean's depths. Several massive stars, which are outside this field of view, have shaped this region for at least 300,000 years. Their powerful winds continue to blow an enormous bubble, a small portion of which is shown here, that pushes and compresses the cloud's gas and dust, triggering new waves of star formation. (Credit Image: © NASA/ESA/ZUMA Press Wire/)
White House Correspondents' Dinner 2026: President WH Press Conference After Shots Fired
April 25, 2026, The White House, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: President DONALD TRUMP, 79, makes remarks to the press and fields questions at the White House press briefing room. President spoke with press from 10:31 PM till roughly 10:40 PM. Only 2 hours after shots were fired, would be shooter stopped and detained at the 2026 White House Correspondents Association annual black tie formal dinner in Washington, at Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday. At 8:35 PM a Torrance, California, school teacher charged toward the WHCA ballroom entrance where President and roughly 2,600 guests had assembled. (Credit Image: © @ Yuri Gripas - POOL/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire)
White House Correspondents' Dinner 2026: Shots Fired, Suspect Detained, No Fatalities
April 25, 2026, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA: Secret service agents and multiple law enforcement police guns drawn, evacuating the Washington Hilton Ballroom after shots were heard as 2026 White House Correspondents Association annual black tie formal dinner in Washington, at Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Shots were fired at 8:35 PM in the hotel foyer of the Washington Hilton Hotel. U.S. President Trump is at the press dinner of 2,600 guests for the first time as President. President and First Lady were evacuated and no fatalities. (Credit Image: © @ Yuri Gripas - POOL/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire)
White House Correspondents' Dinner 2026: Shots Fired, Suspect Detained, No Fatalities
April 25, 2026, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA: Secret service agents and multiple law enforcement police guns drawn, evacuating the Washington Hilton Ballroom after shots were heard as 2026 White House Correspondents Association annual black tie formal dinner in Washington, at Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Shots were fired at 8:35 PM in the hotel foyer of the Washington Hilton Hotel. U.S. President Trump is at the press dinner of 2,600 guests for the first time as President. President and First Lady were evacuated and no fatalities. (Credit Image: © @ Yuri Gripas - POOL/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire)
White House Correspondents' Dinner 2026: Shots Fired: COLE TOMAS ALLEN Detained
April 25, 2026, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Secret Service detain shirtless suspect COLE TOMAS ALLEN, 31, a elementary school teacher of Torrance, California, after he stormed and opened fire in the Washington Hilton ballroom entrance 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner, on Saturday night, at 8:34:29 PM. After the security checkpoint breach. One Secret Service agent takes a bullet, vest saved his life, he is stable.Other officers detained Mr. Allen. Preliminary charges for Allen include two counts related to using a firearm and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon. Cole will be arraigned on Monday. (Credit Image: © Truth Social/Handout via ZUMA Press Wire)
White House Correspondents' Dinner 2026: DOJ News Conference
April 27, 2026, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: From left, JEANINE PIRRO, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Acting Attorney General TODD BLANCHE, FBI Director KASH PATEL, and DARREN B. COX, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice about Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting. (Credit Image: © Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via ZUMA Press)
Tick Season In Oregon
April 27, 2026, Elkton, Oregon, USA: An American dog tick waits for a passing victim from its perch atop a wildflower at the edge of a pasture near Elkton in rural Southwestern Oregon. Recent warm temperatures appear to have triggered a heavy emergence of ticks in the area. The American dog tick, a common North American species, can transmit several serious diseases to humans and animals. Worldwide, tick-borne illnesses, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, and tick-borne encephalitis are an increasing public health concern as warming temperatures expand tick habitat and activity seasons. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)
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