NASA’s Artemis II mission set to launch April 1

NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch on April 1, with the four-person crew composed of three Americans and one Canadian, which includes the first woman, the first person of color and the first Canadian expected to travel to the moon.

Face the Nation: Adams, Sadjadpour, McKenzie

Missed the second half of the show? Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Iran policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor and retired Gen. Frank McKenzie join.

Netanyahu Orders Expansion of Security Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon

March 29 (Reuters) – Israeli ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu said on Sunday ​he had instructed the ‌military to further ‌expand the ⁠existing ⁠security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, vowing ​to fundamentally change the security situation there. “I have ​just instructed to further expand ⁠the ⁠existing security ⁠buffer zone. ​We are determined to fundamentally ​change the …

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Spain Begins Holy Week With Processions, Palm Branches and Familiar Faces

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Actor Antonio Banderas joined the crowds in dozens of Palm Sunday processions, marking the official start of Holy Week in Spain, a country with a fervent Catholic tradition. After singing a hymn inside the church of Saint John, Banderas, dressed in a traditional penitent’s robe in bright beige with dark green …

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Pakistan Hosts Regional Powers for Iran Talks, With Focus on Hormuz Proposals

By Ariba Shahid, Jonathan Spicer and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL, March 29 (Reuters) – Pakistan hosted ⁠talks ⁠with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia ⁠on Sunday as part of its efforts to broker an end to the Iran ​war, with initial discussions focused on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, sources familiar with the …

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Israeli Police Block Catholic Cardinal From Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

By Ali Sawafta and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) – Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch ⁠of ⁠Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church ⁠of the Holy Sepulchre “for the first time in centuries,” the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked ​to the Iran war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Friar Francesco …

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