International News from Saturday, April 11th, 2026

New Zealand authorities on Saturday declared a state of emergency in several areas of the North Island and ordered thousands of residents to evacuate their homes in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Vaiano, which is expected to reach its peak impact on Sunday.

The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century.