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Trump criticizes NATO over Iran in meeting with alliance's boss
Trevor Hunnicutt and Lili Bayer, Reuters | Updated April 8 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump vented his frustration with NATO during a private meeting with its secretary-general, Mark Rutte, on Wednesday as tensions simmer over the Iran war.

Ceasefire threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes Strait of Hormuz — again
Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz, Associated Press | Updated April 8 - 4:46 p.m. | Save Story
A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Satellite data shows Earth is getting ever brighter at night
Will Dunham, Reuters | Updated April 8 - 11:15 a.m. | Save Story
Daily satellite observations have revealed a continued nighttime brightening globally due to artificial lighting, with important regional variations.

Photo gallery: NASA releases new images taken during historic flyby of the moon
Jacopo Prisco, Ashley Strickland, CNN | Updated April 8 - 8:34 a.m. | Save Story
It was a moment for the history books: The Artemis II mission performed its much-anticipated lunar flyby Monday and came within just 4,067 miles of the moon.

Why John Curtis says protecting Taiwan from China is an 'all hands on deck' mission
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted April 8 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Sen. John Curtis is urging his colleagues to focus their attention on what he considers to be the greatest threat to the global economy: China's stated desire to eventually annex Taiwan.
Trump agrees to 2-week Iran ceasefire, drops threat to destroy 'whole civilization'
Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba, Reuters | Updated April 7 - 7:18 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Children make up half of Haiti's gangs. They're about to face a new foreign force
Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN | Updated April 7 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
As a new multinational force musters in Haiti, its foreign police and soldiers could soon find themselves face-to-face with hundreds of children.
Delta Air hikes checked baggage fees as jet fuel prices soar
Reuters | Updated April 7 - 12:40 p.m. | Save Story
Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it will raise fees for checked bags on domestic and select short-haul international routes, as airlines seek to offset soaring jet fuel costs linked to tensions in the Middle East.
Kanye West refused entry to UK; Wireless Festival cancelled
Suban Abdulla and Sam Tabahriti, Reuters | Updated April 7 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
Britain has blocked U.S. rapper Kanye West from travelling to the country to headline London's Wireless Festival in July over his past antisemitic comments and celebration of Nazism.
Russian attacks on Ukraine's southeast kill seven, hit city bus
Reuters | Posted April 7 - 7:38 a.m. | Save Story
Russian attacks on two cities in Ukraine's southeast on Tuesday killed seven people and injured more than two dozen others, officials said.
Trump threatens jail for reporter who revealed Iran airman rescue
Nandita Bose and Gram Slattery, Reuters | Updated April 6 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail them if they refused.

US military jets hit in Iran war are the first shot down by enemy fire in over 20 years
Ben Finley and Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press | Updated April 6 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Iran shooting down two American military jets marks an exceedingly rare assault for the U.S. that hasn't happened in more than 20 years.

A mountain hideout: How the US carried out rescue of service member in Iran
Seung Min Kim, Matthew Lee and Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Posted April 6 - 3:31 p.m. | Save Story
A look at what it took U.S. forces to rescue two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran.
Artemis moon mission breaks record for distance from Earth
Joey Roulette, Reuters | Posted April 6 - 2:49 p.m. | Save Story
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission reached the furthest point that any human has been from Earth on Monday, cruising along a path in the moon's gravitational sphere of influence.
Pressure mounts on UK government to ban Kanye West after festival backlash
Suban Abdulla, Reuters | Updated April 6 - 1:15 p.m. | Save Story
The British government was under growing pressure on Monday to bar rapper Kanye West from entering the country after he was named as the headline act for the Wireless Festival of rap and hip-hop music set for July.
US, Iran study ceasefire plan as Trump's warning nears deadline
Reuters | Updated April 6 - 9:20 a.m. | Save Story
On the eve of a U.S. deadline, the United States and Iran on Monday were weighing the framework of a plan to end a five‑week-old conflict.

General conference special: 'Perpetual education: 25 years of hope and opportunity'
Angie Denison, KSL | Posted April 5 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
For 25 years, the Perpetual Education Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has opened doors of opportunity around the world — empowering more than 135,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

General conference special: 'Shining bright: Brazil's rising generation'
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted April 5 - 1:00 p.m. | Save Story
Across the vibrant nation of Brazil, a rising generation of youth is igniting hope, strengthening families and inspiring communities with their unwavering faith in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

