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U.S. and Israeli forces have rescued a U.S. Air Force officer.
“Nearly two days after his plane was shot down in a mountainous region of Iran.”
President Trump celebrated the news and also issued a new threat. NPR's Mar Elias and reports." Trump said the rescue officer sustained injuries, but, quote, "He will be just fine.
This was the first time Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet since the war started.
President Trump also issued a profane threat to Iran on Easter Sunday morning. He said starting Tuesday, the U.S. will bomb power plants and bridges if Iran doesn't open the state of Hormuz." The President has issued a series of contradictory statements on the state, saying that it would open naturally when the war ends, or that European countries should open the
state themselves. But it's hard to see how Trump can declare victory and end the war if the state is still controlled by Iran, Mar Elias and NPR news. U.S. and Israeli Air Strike Sunday killed at least 25 people in Iran.
“As the country's capital was pounded, one air strike hit part of a university campus.”
Iran responded to the attacks, launching missiles towards Israel and Iran's Gulf neighbors.
Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Sunday as Pope on a sunny day in St. Peter's Square.
Giangravei of the religion new service has more from Rome. In his Easter address, Pope Leo said that peace cannot be achieved through weapons or threats. At a time when political leaders in the United States and in Israel have employed religious language to justify the war in Iran, the Pope said that the Christian story is one of non-violence.
The Pope also called on each individual to take action and not be desensitized by the suffering and death of others, quoting his predecessor Pope Francis. On April 11th, he called for a prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter's Basilica to ask God to rid the world of wars and indifference. For NPR news, I'm Clair Giangravei.
“Late Monday afternoon, the four astronauts on the Artemis two spacecraft will reach their destination,”
flying around the far side of the moon conducting experiments and then beginning their trip home with a splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Friday. Dr. Lori Glaze is the Deputy Associated Administrative for NASA's exploration system. She says the flight is going very well. Our mission continues to go incredibly well, our crew is healthy.
As we prepare and gear up to fly by the moon, we're all extremely excited. Late Sunday night, the spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of influence. That's the mathematical boundary where the moon's gravitational pull is stronger than Earth's. A NASA official called that a significant milestone in the mission.
You're listening to NPR news from Washington. Five European finance ministers are urging the block to consider introducing a windfall tax targeted towards energy companies who are increasing the price of oil and gasoline because of the U.S. is really war against Iran. Officials from Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Austria are warning of market distortions
that they say could drive up the cost of energy for homes and businesses. The proposal would be similar to one that was used in 2022 and the resulting energy crisis in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine. Inflation in the European Union rose to 2.5% in March as Iran blocks the straight of hormones.
Hollywood playing host to some big family crowds this holiday weekend, NPR's Bob Mondello has more.
Project Hail Mary is still packing them in with a blockbuster worthy $30 million in it's
third weekend. Done's up. Nope. That's done's down. We did a thumbs up.
It's close enough. Still, that small potatoes next to the Super Mario Brothers who took a running jump start by opening Wednesday. Their galaxy movie will collect a five-day total of more than a hundred and ninety million dollars.
Together they've pushed 26 to the best start of any year since the pandemic. And if blockbusters inspire people to come back to the movies, that votes well for the next few weeks, openings, which include Mortal Kombat II, a Michael Jackson biopic, and the first Star Wars movie in seven years, Bob Mondello NPR News. You come to play Michigan Monday night in the men's NCAA basketball championship.
Carolina was easily defeated by UCLA to win the winner's women's title. This is NPR.
