Which NASA mission launched on 1 April for the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17?
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Artemis II
Four astronauts flew around the Moon without landing.
💡 Did you know? In Greek mythology, Artemis was Apollo's twin sister.
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How far from Earth did the Artemis II crew travel at most (a new record for humans in space)?
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about 407,000 kilometres
The record fell as they passed around the far side of the Moon.
💡 Did you know? The old record had been held by the Apollo 13 crew since 1970.
In which ocean did the Artemis II capsule splash down safely on 10 April?
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Pacific
On board: the first woman, first Black astronaut and first Canadian beyond Earth orbit.
💡 Did you know? The Apollo Moon missions also all ended with a Pacific splashdown.
Who ended Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule in Hungary's April parliamentary election?
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Péter Magyar
The change of power was seen as a political earthquake for all of Europe.
💡 Did you know? Magyar was once part of the Orbán camp himself.
Which candidate won Benin's presidential election in April with over 94 percent?
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Romuald Wadagni
The opposition had largely been barred from running.
💡 Did you know? Benin is considered the cradle of voodoo.
An ultimatum over which strait led the US and Iran to agree a two-week ceasefire in early April?
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Strait of Hormuz
The ceasefire was later extended several times.
💡 Did you know? About a fifth of globally traded oil passes through the strait.
A US naval blockade of which country's ports took effect in mid-April?
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Iran
The blockade remained until June's Islamabad framework agreement.
💡 Did you know? Under international law, naval blockades are considered acts of war.
In which country did Islamists and rebels capture the desert city of Kidal in April?
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Mali
Parts of Gao and Mopti also fell temporarily to the attackers.
💡 Did you know? Kidal lies deep in the Sahara and was long a Tuareg rebel stronghold.
A US-brokered ceasefire took effect in mid-April between Israel and which neighbouring country?
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Lebanon
Hezbollah had been firing on Israel for weeks beforehand.
💡 Did you know? The truce was initially set for just ten days.
Which coalition led by ex-president Rumen Radev won Bulgaria's April election with an outright majority?
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Progressive Bulgaria
Radev had resigned as president in January to found the movement.
💡 Did you know? Bulgaria had gone through seven parliamentary elections in just a few years.
The president of which small country in the Horn of Africa was re-elected for a sixth term in April?
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Djibouti
The country sits strategically at the entrance to the Red Sea.
💡 Did you know? Several world powers keep military bases in Djibouti, including China and the US.
Whom did Iraq's parliament elect as the new head of state in April?
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Nizar Amidi
Iraq's presidency is traditionally reserved for a Kurd.
💡 Did you know? The PM and parliament speaker roles go to a Shia and a Sunni respectively.
How did NASA and the EU's Copernicus service rank April 2026 climatically?
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third-warmest April on record
The streak of exceptionally warm months thus continued.
💡 Did you know? Copernicus draws on data from satellites, ships and weather stations worldwide.
Which OpenAI video app, whose end was announced in March, went offline for good in late April?
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Sora
The API followed a few months later.
💡 Did you know? Despite Sora's end, many firms continue building text-to-video models.
Which Vietnamese party chief was additionally elected state president in April?
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Tô Lâm
The National Assembly chose him to replace Lương Cường.
💡 Did you know? Vietnam traditionally speaks of "four pillars" of power: party, state, government, parliament.
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