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Newly released image of a USAF F-16 on an Iran strike mission, carrying WCMD dispensers, likely for air-dropped BLU-91/B anti-vehicle landmines. US forces have been dropping the mines around Iranian missile bases to destroy Iranian mobile launchers.

Reported aftermath of an Iranian drone strike that hit a US Army CH-47 Chinook at Camp Buehring in Kuwait.

The massive USAF airbridge to Europe and the Middle East continued today, with a number of C-5s, C-17s, and KC-135s flowing across the Atlantic.

Ukrainian attack drones successfully hit a major Russian petrochemical plant in the city of Togliatti overnight, setting multiple areas of the facility ablaze.

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BREAKING: A US A-10 Warthog attack plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot was safely rescued, according to two U.S. officials - NYT

NEW: The Kremlin is setting conditions to imminently tighten restrictions on virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow Russians to bypass the Kremlin’s censorship measures. Other Key Takeaways: A law that took effect on April 1 allows the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to legally access any Russian organization’s databases without additional authorization. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to signal Ukraine’s willingness to offer concessions and to negotiate with Russia. A Russian Northern Fleet Lieutenant General died in a recent plane crash in occupied Crimea. Ukraine’s European allies continue to support Ukraine’s drone innovation efforts. Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Slovyansk and in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area. Russian forces recently advanced near Slovyansk and Borova. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure. Russian forces launched 172 drones against Ukraine.

WATCH: U.S. C-130 Hercules reportedly flying very low over Iran, deploying flares. The U.S. forces are highly likely searching the pilots of downed F-15E jet.

About 2,000 years ago, Jesus sat down with his twelve disciples in Jerusalem for a Passover meal. It was not the lavish feast that centuries of Western Renaissance art have suggested. The Last Supper was a first-century Jewish Passover Seder, and the menu was dictated by scripture, tradition, and the agricultural reality of Roman-era Judea. Unleavened flatbread baked from emmer wheat. A lentil stew spiced with cumin and olive oil, the same staple found in storage jars excavated at Masada and Qumran. Roasted lamb with bitter herbs, commanded specifically in the Book of Exodus as part of the Passover ritual. A sweet date and nut paste called charoset, representing the mortar used by Hebrew slaves in Egypt. And wine, always diluted with water in the Roman world, because drinking it undiluted was considered uncivilized. This was the meal. Humble, symbolic, and rooted in a tradition going back to the Exodus itself. The reconstruction behind this post comes from the work of Italian scholars Generoso Urciuoli and Marta Berogno, who led a study for the Museum of the Cenacle in Rome, cross-referencing the Gospel texts with Jewish dietary law, Roman dining customs, and archaeological findings from the region. © Eats History #archaeohistories

A rare view inside the Sistine Chapel few ever see

Sergey Lavrov announced that Bashar al-Assad and his family have been officially granted Russian citizenship, noting that this step comes as Assad transitions to the business sector in Russia. Lavrov explained that Assad has established several companies and projects, most notably a comprehensive eye surgery hospital, adding that he is now considered a prominent businessman in the country after his official retirement from political life. He added that this move falls within the established legal framework, which allows for granting citizenship to investors and businesspeople who contribute to the Russian economy through their projects and investments.

Susie Wiles has expressed concerns that aides are giving Trump “a rose-colored view of how the war was being perceived domestically, telling Trump what he wanted to hear” and urged them to “be “more forthright with the boss” about the political and economic risks. @EricCortellessa time.com/article/2026/0… apple.news/AdQHUbJyiR_ymh… This material may be protected by copyright.

NEW!! US and Italy pledge 'deepening' tech ties in quantum, AI and fusion energy Washington meeting yields fresh funding for strategic research as both nations move to bolster security for critical innovations, per joint statement 👇

Army Chief of Staff fired: THIS IS VERY BIG. Firing the Army Chief now, and replacing him with a loyalist, is preparation for orders the previous leadership might have slow-walked or resisted. When you fire a service chief mid-war with no stated cause, the real reason is almost certainly doctrinal disagreement — how the war is being fought. It should be noted that the US started bombing Iranian civilian infrastructure today (Iran's largest bridge). A career infantry officer like George, who ran the Army's transformation initiative, would have serious institutional opinions about the feasibility and cost of a ground operation in Iran. If he was pushing back — even through internal channels — that's exactly the kind of friction Hegseth would remove. The likely replacement is Gen. Christopher LaNeve, formerly Hegseth's own military aide — meaning Hegseth is installing a loyalist at the top of the Army during active combat operations against Iran. Hegseth has now fired over a dozen senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. C.Q. Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Slife, and the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse. Bottom line: This is escalatory. The civilian leadership is systematically removing any institutional brake on military options — this is what the entire purge has been building toward. The George ouster happening simultaneously with Trump's "stone ages" speech is not coincidence. Expect the next two weeks to be the most kinetically intense phase of the war so far.

Guerre en Iran : Téhéran détruit deux avions américains EC-130H en Arabie saoudite ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/gjlz

Exclusive: Roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact and 1000s of one-way attack drones remain in Iran’s arsenal despite daily pounding by US and Israel over the past five weeks, according to recent US intel assessments, three sources familiar with the intel told myself and colleagues @NatashaBertrand @halbritz @talshalev1 cnn.com/2026/04/02/pol…

Il primo aprile 1926 è avvenuto il primo volo passeggeri di linea in Italia, grazie agli idrovolanti Cant 10 Ter costruiti nel cantiere di Monfalcone. Un’impresa che dimostra come la nostra vocazione all’innovazione sia sempre stata radicata nella capacità di guardare oltre, integrando competenze e tecnologie per anticipare il futuro. Quel giorno, la linea Torino-Pavia-Venezia-Trieste fu inaugurata con un volo dimostrativo che collegò le città in un solo giorno, grazie agli idrovolanti progettati dalle Officine Aeronautiche del Cantiere Navale Triestino di Monfalcone. Un risultato frutto della collaborazione tra la Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (SISA), fondata dai Fratelli Cosulich, e lo Stato italiano, che sancì l’inizio di una nuova era per la mobilità nazionale. Oggi, a cento anni da quell’evento, continuiamo a costruire il futuro con la stessa passione e visione, portando avanti il valore di Made in Italy e la forza di un ecosistema industriale che evolve ogni giorno.

"Paolo Ungari fu ucciso". Procura valuta riapertura indagine sul professore morto a Roma ift.tt/yxT89vJ

Japan’s order for hundreds of Tomahawk missiles from the US is under threat as the American-Israeli war with Iran burns through inventories bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth fires three top U.S. Army leaders in a single day, including Randy George, David Hodne, and William Green Jr. — with no official explanation. With the purge, Hegseth has now reshaped nearly the entire Joint Chiefs, leaving only the Marine Corps and Space Force chiefs from when he took office. His reported pick, James LaNeve, was previously his personal military aide, fast-tracked into senior leadership. Behind the scenes, tensions are rising, with reports of clashes between Hegseth and Army Secretary Christine Wormuth’s circle, including allies of JD Vance. Source: The Washington Post