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Join the four crew members embarking on Nasa’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed journey to the moon in over fifty years.

From training to take off, we see what it really takes to travel further from the earth than ever before.

As the astronauts return to the moon, watch as they witness a total solar eclipse from deep space, navigate the unglamorous realities of survival in orbit, and ultimately return home with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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When the ceasefire deal was announced more than six months ago, there was celebration and relief in Gaza and Israel. But since the US-led Board of Peace announced plans to rebuild Gaza, the Trump administration’s attention has been occupied by other matters.

The success of the ceasefire deal hinges on Hamas disarmament and the full withdrawal of Israeli troops. So what progress has been made?

We speak to Yolande Knell, the BBC’s Middle East correspondent, about life inside Gaza since the Iran War began.

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00:00 Introduction
02:00 What is life like with attention elsewhere?
03:15 Has more aid got into Gaza?
04:43 Speaking to people on the streets of Gaza
06:11 How has the Iran War changed the situation in Gaza?
07:52 Hamas attempting to reassert control in Gaza
12:15 The phases of the Gaza peace plan
15:25 How Israel and Hamas see things on the ground
17:09 Who is Board of Peace director-general Nickolay Mladenov?
18:25 The issue of disarmament
22:00 What’s next for Gaza?

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A US military blockade of maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports is due to begin in a matter of hours on Monday 13 April.

The US says ships coming or going from elsewhere would be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway Iran effectively closed in response to US-Israeli strikes.

It comes after negotiators from both sides failed to reach a deal to end the war, which began on 28 February but is currently under a two-week truce.

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Elections in Hungary have ended Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power in a landslide victory for Péter Magyar.

Budapest was filled with supporters celebrating the win as Magyar promised to tackle corruption, restore judiciary independence and reverse Orbán-era changes to education and health.

Preliminary results put his Tisza party on course for 138 seats, with Orbán’s Fidesz on 55 and the far-right Our Homeland on six.

The 45-year-old former Fidesz party insider convinced the majority of Hungarians to bring an “electoral autocracy” to an end, allowing Hungary to reset global relationships and overturn domestic policies.

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The details of the next phase of talks between the US and Iran remain unclear. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says it has “no …

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