President Trump's apocalyptic threats against Iran have escalated the conflict, with US and Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure continuing while diplomatic efforts to end the war falter and international condemnation grows.

• Iran War Live Updates: Trump Calls to Wipe Out a ‘Whole Civilization’ as Iranians Reject Threats — New York Times World -
• Trump’s Threat to Wipe Out a ‘Whole Civilization’ Appalls Some Conservatives — New York Times World -
• Trump’s Threats of War Crimes Intensify Pressure on General Caine — New York Times World -

• UN chief decries ‘incendiary rhetoric’ after Trump ramps up threats against Iran as deal deadline looms – Middle East crisis live — The Guardian -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Maga movement splinters as Trump threatens to eradicate a ‘whole civilization’ if Iran doesn’t make deal – live — The Guardian -
• Iranian Officials Say Indirect Talks With U.S. Ended After Trump’s Latest Threat — New York Times World -
• Republicans silent as Democrats call on US cabinet to oust Trump over Iran — The Guardian -
• Iranians form human chains at bridges and power plants — BBC World -
• U.S., Israel and Iran Accelerate Strikes Ahead of Trump’s Deadline — New York Times World -
• U.S. Strikes Kharg Island as Trump Raises Iran Threats to Apocalyptic Levels — New York Times World -
• Pentagon Stays Mum on School Strike, Even As Trump Boasts of Iran Rescue — New York Times World -
• U.S. Warns of Cyberattacks Tied to Iran on Water and Energy Systems — New York Times World -
• How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran — New York Times World -
• Iranians Voice Shock and Defiance in Face of Trump’s Looming Deadline — New York Times World -
• Shelly Kittleson, American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Is Freed — New York Times World -
• Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands — The Guardian -
• American journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq — The Guardian -
• Starmer urged to limit US access to UK bases after ‘dangerous’ Trump threats — The Guardian -
• Trump Threatens Broad Attacks in Iran. How Is Illegal Conduct in War Defined? — New York Times World -
• Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, French Couple Held in Iran, Are Free — New York Times World -
• Iran calls on young people to form human chains around power plants as Trump deadline looms — The Guardian -
• US journalist Shelly Kittleson to be released after kidnap in Iraq, militia says — BBC World -
• Gunman Killed in Shootout Near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Officials Say — New York Times World -
• UK politics: Farage says Trump’s Iranian ‘civilisation will die’ threats went ‘way too far’– as it happened — The Guardian -
• Democrats outraged at Trump’s Iran post: ‘A threat to commit a war crime’ — The Guardian -
• Tracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure — BBC World -
• Will bombing Iran back to the ‘stone ages’ achieve any war objectives? — The Guardian -
• UK government urged to act over proposed illegal Israeli settlement — The Guardian -
• Can Starmer maintain ‘defensive strikes’ stance as Trump escalates threats on Iran? — The Guardian -
• Lebanese Mourn Couple Killed in Israeli Strike, Exposing Rift Over Hezbollah — New York Times World -
• 6 Takeaways From the Story of Trump’s Decision to Go to War With Iran — New York Times World -
• Britain Reinforces That U.S. Cannot Use British Bases for Attacks on Iran — New York Times World -
• Aftermath of a rescue: wreckage of aircraft at site of US mission in Iran — The Guardian -
• Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland — The Guardian -
• Student claiming RMIT is ‘complicit in genocide’ in social media post faces misconduct action — The Guardian -
• Mum of twins who says home was bombed in Lebanon speaks to BBC — BBC World -
• Hedge fund borrowing exposes emerging markets to greater Iran war risk, says IMF — The Guardian -
• WHO suspends Gaza medical evacuations after contractor killed by Israeli troops — BBC World -
• Amid Escalating Threats, U.S. and Iran Float Ideas to End War — New York Times World -
• A Looming Deadline — New York Times World -
• Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants — New York Times World -
• Oil and gas crisis from Iran war worse than 1973, ​1979 and 2022 together, says IEA — The Guardian -
• Israel tells Iranians their lives are at risk if they use trains as Trump deadline looms | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Ukraine Ramps Up Attacks on Russian Oil, Aiming to Curb Iran War Windfall — New York Times World -
• Weakened and Reluctant, Yemen’s Houthis Belatedly Enter War — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Trump Renews Threat of Attacks on Iran’s Bridges and Power Plants — New York Times World -
• Talks to end Iran war appear to falter a day before Trump deadline — The Guardian -
• Middle East crisis live: Iran warns of ‘devastating’ retaliation after Trump’s expletive-laden threats over strait of Hormuz — The Guardian -
• As Trump Deadline Looms, Iran and U.S. Mix Threats With Hints of Deal — New York Times World -
• China Started Preparing for an Energy Crisis Long Before the Iran War — New York Times World -
• Trump news at a glance: president’s deadline for Iran and threats against civilian targets loom — The Guardian -

Vice President JD Vance's endorsement of Viktor Orbán in Hungary draws criticism, as US immigration enforcement faces scrutiny and domestic extremism concerns rise with neo-Nazi groups.

• ‘I Love Viktor’: Trump and Vance Cheer on Orban in Hungarian Race — New York Times World -
• Vance’s whirlwind visit may not help Orbán to the election victory he craves — The Guardian -
• JD Vance accuses EU of ‘interference’ as he visits Hungary to help Orbán win election — The Guardian -

• JD Vance backs Orbán's re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU — BBC World -
• Vance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate — New York Times World -
• ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from TSA, investigation shows — The Guardian -
• A Hidden Russian Hand in Hungary’s Election? Actually, It’s Quite Open. — New York Times World -
• Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget — The Guardian -
• Video undermines ICE account of officer shooting a man in Minneapolis — The Guardian -
• Democrats accuse ICE of creating ‘disappearances’ on US soil — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Deportation Deals — New York Times World -
• Viktor Orbán told Putin ‘I am at your service’ in October phone call — The Guardian -
• Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound — The Guardian -
• US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says — The Guardian -
• Wisconsin votes in supreme court race amid threat of midterm election attacks — The Guardian -
• Why Hungary’s Election Could Swing on Roma Votes — New York Times World -
• Hungary pipeline false-flag claims swirl as JD Vance makes election intervention — The Guardian -

Kanye West's ban from the UK Wireless Festival sparked cultural debate, while NHS resident doctors engage in a prolonged strike over pay and training, and calls for government action on online sextortion and child trust funds intensify.

• Kanye West ‘Should Never Have Been Invited,’ Starmer Says After Barring Rapper From UK — New York Times World -
• Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK — BBC World -
• Antonia Romeo handed powerful mandate to deliver No 10’s priorities — The Guardian -

• HMS Dragon docks in eastern Mediterranean after problems with water systems — The Guardian -
• Charity cleared after false claims online over migrant welcome project — The Guardian -
• UK veterans ‘forced to resign’ for being gay launch legal action against MoD — The Guardian -
• Reform cold calling public in bid to find ‘paper’ candidates for local elections — The Guardian -
• UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6% from September — The Guardian -
• British Medical Association accused of hypocrisy as its own staff strike over pay — The Guardian -
• JP Morgan reaches agreement with City airport for Canary Wharf’s tallest tower — The Guardian -
• UK Jewish groups threaten protests if Kanye West’s Wireless shows go ahead — The Guardian -
• Iceland chain offers job to man sacked by Waitrose after confronting shoplifter — The Guardian -
• Reform UK would stop visas for people from countries seeking slavery reparations — The Guardian -
• Tuesday briefing: What is driving the record rise in stalking offences? — The Guardian -
• UK City firms report fastest turnaround in fortunes in 30 years — The Guardian -
• Resident doctors’ strike has torpedoed pay rises and training posts, says Wes Streeting — The Guardian -
• ‘It’s heartbreaking’: resident doctors in England face halt on new training posts — The Guardian -
• Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers — The Guardian -
• Calls grow for government to automatically release child trust funds at 21 — The Guardian -
• ‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK — The Guardian -

Australia's most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime murder charges, the Long Island serial killer case sees a new lawsuit, and a Meta employee is accused of downloading private Facebook images, highlighting significant legal and privacy issues.

• Accused Long Island serial killer, wife and daughter sued by alleged victim’s son — The Guardian -
• Parents charged after toddler snuck into wolf enclosure at Pennsylvania zoo — The Guardian -
• Meta employee in London accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images — The Guardian -

• Human skull discovered during Easter egg hunt near Los Angeles — The Guardian -
• Rapper Offset in hospital after being shot in Florida — BBC World -
• Ben Roberts-Smith is back in court, now as a defendant. His case reminds us that there are laws even amid war — The Guardian -
• One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France — BBC World -
• Chilean woman accused of Pinochet-era kidnaps loses Australia extradition battle — BBC World -
• Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan — The Guardian -
• Australia Charges Ex-Soldier With War Crimes in Afghanistan — New York Times World -
• Pauline Hanson says she won’t ‘abandon’ Ben Roberts-Smith as Greens argue ‘no one should be above the law’ — The Guardian -
• Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes — BBC World -
• Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile — The Guardian -

The Artemis II mission successfully completes its record-setting moon flyby, SpaceX eyes a massive public flotation, scientists develop gene-edited wheat to reduce carcinogens, and concerns emerge over AI training data collection.

• Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again? — BBC World -
• Earthset and a solar eclipse: Nasa releases first images from Moon fly-by — BBC World -
• Artemis II crew describe ‘overwhelming’ emotions after soaring past the moon — The Guardian -

• Row over ‘virtual gated community’ AI surveillance plan in Toronto neighbourhood — The Guardian -
• Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget — The Guardian -
• Musk’s SpaceX courts retail investors as it aims for record-breaking stock market flotation — The Guardian -
• Scientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic — The Guardian -
• Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the ‘taskers’ scraping the internet for Meta-owned AI firm — The Guardian -
• ‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat — The Guardian -
• China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead — BBC World -
• Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby — The Guardian -

The National Gallery announces a major expansion designed by Kengo Kuma, Universal Music Group receives a multi-billion euro takeover offer, and Spanish politicians clash over relocating Picasso's Guernica, showcasing diverse developments in the arts.

• National Gallery picks Tokyo Olympic stadium architect to design new wing — The Guardian -
• Universal Music, home to Taylor Swift and Drake, receives €55bn takeover offer — The Guardian -
• Spanish politicians clash over request to move Picasso’s Guernica — The Guardian -

• Harry Styles announces jazz, pop, indie and electronic artists for his Meltdown festival — The Guardian -
• Melissa Gilbert denies being ‘naive’ or ‘complicit’ in standing by Timothy Busfield despite sexual abuse claims — The Guardian -
• Some might pay: Noel Gallagher guitar used to write Oasis’s second album to be auctioned — The Guardian -
• In Paris’s Catacombs, Can a Restoration Breathe New Life Into City’s Dead? — New York Times World -
• Judge says Lil Nas X police battery charges to be dismissed if he completes treatment program — The Guardian -

Taiwan's opposition leader visits China for talks, Pakistan is accused of hitting a rehab center in Afghanistan, **Colombia's #MeToo movement gains momentum, and a woman gives birth mid-air on a Jamaica-to-New York flight**, capturing a variety of global events.

• Stork warning: woman gives birth midair on Jamaica-to-New York flight — The Guardian -
• Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Island Where ‘Cast Away’ Was Filmed — New York Times World -
• First Nation asks court to block Alberta referendum on seceding from Canada — The Guardian -

• ‘We still deserve due process,’ says Cambodian man deported by US to Eswatini — The Guardian -
• Pakistan Says It Hit a Military Target. Investigations Suggest It Was a Rehab Center. — New York Times World -
• Bahamas police search for US woman who reportedly fell off boat — BBC World -
• Max Chandler-Mather says Greens can use ‘progressive populism’ to win voters deserting major parties for One Nation — The Guardian -
• Kim Jong-un’s Daughter Drives a Tank as Talk Accelerates Around North Korea Succession — New York Times World -
• Carnival fever hits Lagos as locals celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage — BBC World -
• #MeToo movement brings wave of harassment claims across Colombia — The Guardian -
• Albanese brings forward Singapore trip and speaks with China in bid to shore up petrol shipments to Australia — The Guardian -
• Vietnam's leader To Lam strengthens power in unanimous assembly vote — BBC World -
• Australians buy record number of new EVs – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Taiwan opposition leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping — BBC World -
• Locals dispute Nigerian army claim of 31 rescued after Easter attack — BBC World -
• Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100 — The Guardian -
• New Revelations Reignite Crypto Scandal Involving Argentina’s President Milei — New York Times World -
• Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reiterates truce offer ahead of Orthodox Easter — The Guardian -
• Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis says he never wanted to hurt wife Melissa Hoskins and attacks media’s ‘false narrative’ — The Guardian -