Summary
A US Air Force officer has been rescued from inside Iran, according to the New York Times. Meanwhile, Storm Dave is affecting travel in the UK, but is expected to ease by Easter Sunday, the BBC reports. In other news, China has tightened regulations on drone use, and a statue has been unveiled in Cambodia to honor a landmine-sniffing rat. Additionally, astronauts on the Artemis II mission are describing their journey around the far side of the Moon, and various elections and political developments are underway around the world.
US & Middle East
According to the New York Times, American commandos carried out a mission in Iran to extract an injured crew member who bailed out when a U.S. fighter jet was shot down on Friday. The US has also arrested relatives of late Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, the BBC reports. Furthermore, the White House has turned deportations into a major piece of foreign policy, with plans to make deportation deals with other countries, the New York Times reports.
Europe
Storm Dave is currently affecting road and rail travel in the UK, but is expected to clear by Easter Sunday, bringing “sunshine and showers” to much of the country, the BBC reports. In Hungary, AI videos are being used to fuel rhetoric as Viktor Orbán bids for four more years in office, the BBC reports. Archbishop Dame Sarah Mullally will call for an end to violence and destruction in the Middle East in her first Easter sermon, the BBC reports.
Asia
China has tightened rules to curb what it describes as illegal drone use, but some users say the changes are now restricting too many flights, the New York Times reports. In Cambodia, a statue has been unveiled to honor a famous landmine-sniffing rat, the BBC reports. Meanwhile, floods and an earthquake have worsened Afghanistan’s troubles, killing at least 77 people and destroying or damaging thousands of homes, the New York Times reports.
Space and Sports
Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon, describing it as “something we have never seen before”, the BBC reports. In sports news, Arsenal must regroup after their hopes of a quadruple were wrecked in two weeks by successive defeats for the first time this season, the BBC reports. This year’s World Cup kit collections are inspired by football culture on and off the pitch, mixing archive classics with streetwear staples, the BBC reports.
Sources: New York Times, BBC, Reuters
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