Newly released video footage from the splashdown of NASA’s Artemis ll in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, April 10, 2026, shows the moment that U.S. Navy Divers cracked the door open and entered the Orion to greet the Astronauts, welcoming them back to Earth after their journey around the Moon.

Vice President JD Vance said Iran has engaged in “economic terrorism against the entire world,” adding that “as the President of the United States showed, two can play at that game,” in defense of the administration’s response to the Strait of Hormuz crisis. 

Donald Trump and Melania Trump welcome Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima to the White House.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Donald Trump attacking Pope Leo: "I’d leave the church alone." View quoted note →

Asked at the White House about a Truth Social post from the previous night that featured an image of himself portrayed in a Christ-like manner, President Trump said he believed the image depicted him as a doctor or Red Cross worker rather than as Jesus Christ. He dismissed criticism of the post, saying it was intended to show him “making people better” and added that he believes he improves people’s lives. View quoted note →

According to USNI News, citing two defense officials, the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and its escorts—USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), USS Mason (DDG-87), and USS Ross (DDG-71)—did not transit the Strait of Gibraltar and are instead sailing around the southern tip of Africa. The carrier strike group is currently operating off the coast of Namibia as it bypasses the Suez Canal and avoids the potentially contested waters of the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The moment of today's attack on the chemical plant in Cherepovets, Russia.

According to President Donald J. Trump, failure to reach a U.S.-Iran agreement before the nominal April 21 deadline would mean that “it won’t be pleasant for them.” 

Another post from Trump earlier tonight:

U.S. President Donald Trump: "Iran is in very bad shape, and just so you understand. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. There is no way. They still want it, and they made that clear the other night. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon."

U.S. President Donald Trump: "At 10 AM tomorrow, we have a blockade going into effect - that'll be 10 AM tomorrow. Other nations are working, so that Iran will not be able to sell oil and that will be very effective."

Speaking on negotiations with Iran, President Donald Trump said he is unconcerned whether Iranian officials return to talks, stating, “I don’t care if they come back or not. If they don’t come back, I’m fine.” He claimed Iran’s military has been largely neutralized, saying its missile stockpiles and production capabilities for missiles and drones have been severely degraded. Trump also asserted that the United States has shown restraint in its operations, adding that one bridge was targeted only after Iran “broke their word” and failed to follow through on a promise to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Following criticism from Pope Leo XIV and three U.S. cardinals regarding U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah, President Donald J. Trump responded by attacking the Pope, calling him “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy.” He also criticized the Catholic Church’s handling of priests and ministers during the COVID-19 pandemic, while praising the Pope’s brother, Louis, for supporting the administration.

According to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), its Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out two strikes yesterday against vessels operated by designated terrorist groups along known narco-trafficking routes. In the first strike, two narcotics traffickers were killed and one survived, while the second strike killed three additional narco-terrorists. Following the operations, SOUTHCOM notified the U.S. Coast Guard to begin search-and-rescue efforts for the lone survivor.

Israel's military is readying for renewed conflict with Iran after the US-Iranian peace talks collapsed - Times of Israel Israeli forces have moved to a “heightened state of readiness” and are preparing for a resumption of hostilities, with the potential that Iran strikes first.

Tucker Carlson on President Trump: “I’ve always liked the man, I feel sorry for him, as I do for all slaves, he is not free at all…” BBC: “So, is he a slave to Benjamin Netanyahu?” Tucker: “You can summerize it that way and you wouldn’t be totally inaccurate”

UK will not help Donald Trump's plan to blockade Strait of Hormuz.

Hungary 🇭🇺: HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS With 37.04% of votes counted: Péter Magyar (center) 51.22% — projected to win 132 seats in parliament Viktor Orbán (right-wing) 40.11% — projected to win 59 seats in parliament Mi Hazánk (right-wing) 6.09% — projected to win 8 seats in parliament.

After earlier claims by President Donald J. Trump that the United Kingdom and other nations would deploy minesweepers to the Middle East to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said it is working with France and partners to form a “wide coalition” to safeguard navigation in the region. “We continue to support freedom of navigation and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which is urgently needed to support the global economy and the cost of living at home,” a UK government spokesperson told CNN. “The Strait of Hormuz must not be subject to tolling. We are urgently working with France and other partners to build a broad coalition to protect freedom of navigation.”

According to Iranian state news outlet Press TV, Iran has already started the process of reconstructing destroyed and damaged oil infrastructure, with a plan to reach 80% capacity in the next two months. Per Iran’s CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, Mohammad Sadeq Azimifar, “Contractors have been mobilized, and restoration work is already in progress.”