Escalating tensions in the region dominate, with Israel striking Iran's petrochemical complex, US and Iran trading threats as a search continues for a missing US airman after a jet was downed, and Trump reiterating ultimatums over the Strait of Hormuz.

• Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Races to Find Missing Crew Member as Trump Repeats Threats Over Strait — New York Times World -
• Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Complex — New York Times World -
• Middle East crisis live: US and Iran race to find missing pilot; Iran rejects Trump’s ‘helpless’ call to open strait of Hormuz — The Guardian -

• US and Iran trade threats to unleash 'hell' as search for missing US airman continues — BBC World -
• Satellite image company restricts Mideast content, citing a U.S. government request. — New York Times World -
• Iran conflict to forefront of UK religious and political leaders’ Easter messages — The Guardian -
• US says it has arrested relatives of late Iranian ​general Qasem ​Soleimani — BBC World -
• Search for missing airman presents serious test for US — BBC World -
• What we know so far about the US fighter jet shot down over Iran — BBC World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• What we know so far about the US fighter jet shot down over Iran — BBC World -
• Here’s how two airmen would have ejected from the F-15E. — New York Times World -
• Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. — New York Times World -
• ‘Iran Is Being Destroyed in Front of Our Eyes’: Tehran Is Gripped by Fear — New York Times World -
• Trump Pledged a Quick End to the Iran War, but He Hasn’t Explained How — New York Times World -
• Missing Airman Raises Concerns That Iran Could Gain Leverage Over the U.S. — New York Times World -
• U.S. Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran Was Probably Based at R.A.F. Lakenheath, U.K. Airfield — New York Times World -
• US authorities arrest relatives of late Iranian military commander who were living in Los Angeles — The Guardian -
• Search for missing US crew member of downed fighter jet enters second day — The Guardian -
• What We Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down by Iran — New York Times World -
• A projectile hit near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, killing a worker. — New York Times World -
• What U.S. military Pilots Are Trained to Do if Shot Down — New York Times World -
• Lebanese forced to bury their dead twice as war robs them of final goodbyes — The Guardian -
• Rescue team in Iran face 'harrowing and dangerous' search for US crew member — BBC World -
• Rescue team in Iran face 'harrowing and dangerous' search for US crew member — BBC World -
• Iranians Seek Respite in Nature Amid the War — New York Times World -
• Europe’s Options in the Strait of Hormuz: Few, and Risky — New York Times World -
• Forget euphemism, Trump is using unabashed viciousness in his language against Iran — The Guardian -
• Iran War Live Updates: Downed U.S. Jet and Missing Crew Member Raise Stakes in War — New York Times World -
• Pakistan announces free public transport after fuel price hike – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Friday — New York Times World -
• Iranians hold a nature festival in the shadow of war. — New York Times World -
• War With Iran Clarifies Trump’s Spending Priorities: The Military, Not Child Care — New York Times World -

Domestically, Trump's administration faces legal challenges over a White House ballroom project and university data collection, while the President also proposes reopening Alcatraz prison and continues to shape deportation policies amidst various incidents including a Louisiana parade crash and arrests in a Brooklyn baby killing.

• More than 20 people injured after driver crashes into crowd at Louisiana parade — The Guardian -
• Trump Wants to Make Deportation Deals. Autocrats Are Ready to Listen. — New York Times World -
• Halting $400m White House ballroom project is national security risk, Trump officials say — The Guardian -

• Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants’ race — The Guardian -
• ‘Horror movie’: officials investigate after 21 dead dogs wash up on Washington state shore — The Guardian -
• Second suspect arrested in Brooklyn stray-bullet killing of seven-month-old baby — The Guardian -
• Former US air force master sergeant pleads guilty to defrauding military out of $37m — The Guardian -
• Melissa Gilbert defends husband Timothy Busfield as actor faces child sexual abuse charges — The Guardian -
• ‘Unconstrained’ Trump seems to be on a quest to name most everything after himself — The Guardian -
• ‘It broke our home’: family demands answers after death of man abandoned by US border agents — The Guardian -
• Cubans study oil tanker diplomacy for signs of progress in secret talks with US — The Guardian -
• Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison — BBC World -
• Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison — BBC World -
• As a state visit looms … can King Charles tame Trump? — The Guardian -
• Epstein Presented Himself to Indian Tycoon as a Trump White House Insider — New York Times World -
• Democrats vow to fight Trump’s ‘morally bankrupt’ request for billions in additional defense and DHS spending– as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump requests $152m funding to restore Alcatraz as prison — The Guardian -

The conflict in Ukraine sees Russian forces making minimal territorial gains, while Ukraine utilizes fighting robots and appeals for critical funding as broader European geopolitics are influenced by Hungary's upcoming elections and a French politician facing terrorism charges.

• German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad — BBC World -
• Russian attack on Ukraine market kills five — BBC World -
• Why US and Russia are backing Viktor Orbán in Hungary election — The Guardian -

• ‘Feels like history is being made’: will young Hungarian voters oust Orbán? — The Guardian -
• Rima Hassan Is Charged With Glorifying Terrorism Online in Social Media Post — New York Times World -
• Russia chose 'Easter escalation' over ceasefire, says Zelensky — BBC World -
• Russia chose 'Easter escalation' over ceasefire, says Zelensky — BBC World -
• ‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia — The Guardian -
• Ukraine war briefing: Russian army records almost no territorial gains for first time since 2023, analysis shows — The Guardian -

Multiple regions confront significant challenges, including dozens killed in a Haiti massacre, deadly floods and earthquakes in Afghanistan, wildfires and marine heatwaves in California, and concerns over rising ocean temperatures and UK gas import reliance.

• Dozens Killed in Haiti Massacre as International Force Trickles In — New York Times World -
• Deadly Earthquake and Floods Worsen Afghanistan’s Troubles — New York Times World -
• California protection crews contain parts of wildfire that burned 4,100 acres — The Guardian -

• Record high ocean temperatures off southern California raise fears of prolonged marine heatwave — The Guardian -
• New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows — The Guardian -
• From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record — The Guardian -
• Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health — The Guardian -
• Evacuations ordered as two wildfires break out in southern California — The Guardian -

Space missions continue to captivate, with the Artemis II crew nearing the Moon and China's lunar ambitions growing, while on Earth, health officials investigate peptide clinics over unproven claims.

• Artemis II’s Jeremy Hansen calls Project Hail Mary ‘a real treat’ before his space mission — The Guardian -
• What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype? — The Guardian -
• Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims — The Guardian -

• Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth — The Guardian -
• Living Space — New York Times World -
• Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth — BBC World -
• Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth — BBC World -
• China’s Aiming for the Moon, and NASA Is Looking Over Its Shoulder — New York Times World -

Diverse global stories include arrests in UK and Australian crime rings, a mafia boss caught in Italy, social exploitation concerns in the UK, fuel price hikes impacting travel in Asia and Australia, cultural insights from India and London, and the passing of Algerian President Liamine Zeroual.

• The man who became one of India's greatest stage queens — BBC World -
• Two more arrested on suspicion of murder after pedestrian dies in Barnsley collision — The Guardian -
• Rise in number of girls being identified as victims in county lines exploitation, data shows — The Guardian -

• Man arrested at court while attending hearing of Jewish ambulance arson suspects — The Guardian -
• World's oldest leader to get a deputy for first time in 43-year rule — BBC World -
• Three Charged With Arson in Attack on U.K. Jewish Charity’s Ambulances — New York Times World -
• Stephen Lewis Was a Singular Man on a Mission — New York Times World -
• Fugitive mafia boss wanted for murder arrested at Amalfi coast luxury villa — The Guardian -
• In the Philippines, Rising Fuel Prices Force Travelers to Stay Home During Holy Week — New York Times World -
• Australians told to continue Easter travel plans despite fuel shortages — BBC World -
• ‘Not quite Greggs’: TikTok creators put London’s ‘gentrified’ bakeries to the test — The Guardian -
• Fugitive mafia boss wanted for murder arrested in Amalfi Coast luxury villa — BBC World -
• New Covid variant BA.3.2 detected across US, but experts urge vigilance over alarm — The Guardian -
• Senegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bites — BBC World -
• Unions privately voice misgivings over BMA pay demands and doctors’ strikes — The Guardian -
• One dead and dozens injured at Peru football stadium during pre-match event — The Guardian -
• ‘Wild west’ reformer pilates boom is causing rise in injuries, experts warn — The Guardian -
• Italian council buys Mussolini’s villa to keep it away from ‘fascist nostalgics’ — The Guardian -
• Confidential report found former home affairs boss Michael Pezzullo was ‘reckless’ in engagement with Liberal powerbroker — The Guardian -
• Football rally in Peru leaves one dead and dozens injured — BBC World -
• Football rally in Peru leaves one dead and dozens injured — BBC World -
• Victoria police arrest two people as part of Dezi Freeman investigation — The Guardian -
• Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds — The Guardian -
• Liamine Zeroual, Algerian President During Civil War, Dies at 84 — New York Times World -
• ‘Over the top and fun:’ TGI Fridays boss insists time is right for a UK revival — The Guardian -
• How Canada's largest gun control effort in decades is missing the mark — BBC World -
• 'We want a voice in our land' - the people evicted to build Nigeria's capital — BBC World -
• Nine charged over alleged conspiracy to import tonnes of cocaine and meth via ‘mother ship’ in Australian waters — The Guardian -
• How Bombay went from a fort city to a bustling metropolis — BBC World -