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SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, has submitted a confidential filing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a significant step toward becoming a publicly traded entity. Currently privately held, the company is reportedly aiming to go public in June, according to sources from Bloomberg, Reuters, and the New York Times. This move by the U.S.-based regime's corporate sector is claimed to facilitate trading of SpaceX shares on the stock market, potentially unlocking massive capital for its ambitious projects, including Starlink satellite networks and space exploration initiatives that critics argue may face substantial financial and logistical hurdles.

Four Children Killed in Stabbing at School in Kampala, Uganda

A seven-month-old girl was shot and killed while sitting in her pushchair in broad daylight in the Williamsburg neighborhood of New York City's borough of Brooklyn. Police stated that the baby was the unintended victim of a suspected gang-related shooting.

The death of 11-year-old Alireza Jafari in Iran's capital Tehran has drawn global attention to a new initiative by the authorities to recruit children for hazardous service. The boy was killed on March 11 in a strike allegedly carried out by an Israeli drone while at a checkpoint with his father. His mother, Sadaf Monfared, stated that her son and husband were assisting the volunteer Basij militia in patrolling Tehran's streets.

The United Kingdom is convening foreign ministers from 40 countries to discuss options for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route that has been severely disrupted by the US and Israeli war against Iran. The strait, which connects the Gulf to global oceans, has seen nearly all traffic halted, causing petroleum prices to soar and threatening international trade flows.

A man has died near Athens, Greece, as a severe storm swept through parts of the country with gale-force winds and flooding. Early on Thursday, the fire department found the man's body under a car in the rural area of Nea Makri. The incident highlights the dangerous conditions brought by the storm.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has warned that Italy risks not being able to co-host the Euro 2032 tournament with Türkiye due to the poor condition of the country's football stadiums, which he called "some of the worst in Europe". In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ceferin stated, "Euro 2032 is scheduled and will take place, of that there is no doubt. I just hope that the infrastructure [in Italy] will be ready. If that's not the case, the tournament will not be held in Italy."

Scientists from research institutes in Uzbekistan and Russia have developed a technology for obtaining nanocrystals from sulfur compounds and, for the first time, manufactured thin films with unique properties. This development holds significant practical importance, as the new materials open up possibilities for application in various fields.

Officials in Utah have formally closed a 51-year-old cold case after employing new DNA technology to identify a murdered teenager as a victim of serial killer Ted Bundy. Laura Ann Aime, 17, disappeared after leaving a party on Halloween in 1974. Her body was discovered about one month later by hikers in American Fork Canyon.

In the Samarkand Region of Uzbekistan, at School No. 2 in the Urgut District, an incident occurred today, April 2, where a school administrator was captured on video physically assaulting a student. The footage quickly spread across social media, sparking widespread public outrage in the region and prompting the launch of an official investigation into the matter.

Germany's governing coalition of the conservative CDU/CSU and center-left SPD is facing record levels of public dissatisfaction due to unfulfilled election promises. The latest Deutschlandtrend poll reveals that 84% of respondents are dissatisfied with the performance of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government—the highest figure since Merz took office in May 2025. The poll, conducted by infratest dimap for public broadcaster ARD, surveyed 1,316 eligible voters in late March.

US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran "back to the stone age" during his prime-time address to the nation. Trump declared, "We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks, we're going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong." He also claimed that "discussions are ongoing" and the conflict could end within the same timeframe. The current war on Iran began on February 28 when the US and Israel launched attacks, prompting Tehran to retaliate against Israel and Gulf countries, with over 2,000 Iranians reportedly killed and thousands of civilian sites targeted.