NASA confirmed on April 15 an object that struck a Naples, Florida, US home last month had originated from the International Space Station. In particular, the item was identified as a "stanchion from the NASA flight support equipment used to mount the batteries on the cargo pallet."
On April 13, Iran launched a volley of over 300 projectiles, including missiles and drones, at Israel. Iran described this unprecedented assault as retaliation for an earlier Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria, which reportedly resulted in significant casualties, including high-ranking officials.
Roughly 20 environmental protesters were arrested at a Massachusetts airport on Saturday morning. Protesters supporting Extinction Rebellion crossed into a security area and were arrested.
Current Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong is slated to become the fourth Prime Minister of the city-state on May 15, 2024, taking over the role from Lee Hsien Loong who has been serving as Prime Minister since 2004.
Multiple earthquakes over the Easter weekend around El Hierro Island, one of the Canary Islands, have raised some parts of the island by as much as 11 centimetres (4.3 inches). This includes a 4.9 magnitude earthquake Sunday, following 129 quakes below 1.3 magnitude through Saturday.
250 protesters gathered today at the Faslane Naval base in Scotland to call for the UK's Trident nuclear weapons programme to be scrapped. A number of protestors chained themselves to the gates of the base and were cut free by Police Scotland officers. Around 47 people were arrested including the Green PartyEdinburgh councillor Chas Booth.
France's upper house voted yesterday to approve a bill to allow same-sex marriage to be legal following protests for and against the bill. The bill also makes it legal for gay couples to adopt children, and is scheduled to return to the lower house next Wednesday.
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