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Austria blocks US war planes from using its airspace during Iran war

Warplanes involved in the Operation Epic Fury against Iran will not be allowed to enter Austria airspace (Picture: US Central Command)

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/austria-blocks-us-warplanes-using-airspace-iran-war-27825781/

Man dies in Athens and skies turn blood red over Crete in Sahara dust storm

The skies appeared almost apocalyptic over Crete (Picture: EPA) Skies over the Greek island of Crete have turned blood red and flights arebeing diverted as a cloud of dust from the Sahara drifts over

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/man-dies-athens-skies-turn-blood-red-crete-sahara-dust-storm-27827373/

Shipwreck graveyard dating back 2,600 years discovered off ancient Greek island

The site was mentioned in texts by Homer and inspired science fiction writer Jules Verne

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/incredible-shipwreck-graveyard-discovered-off-coast-greek-island-27825344/

Hundreds of robotaxis suddenly freeze trapping their passengers on motorway

But these trials haven’t been without speed bumps. Passengers of self-driving Waymo cars in San Francisco say that their trips have been cut short because of vandals or those opposed to robot cars.

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/hundreds-robotaxis-suddenly-freeze-trapping-passengers-motorway-27826109/

The 'bird of prey' that hunts and destroys Iran and Russia's kamikaze drones

The unmanned aircraft has been put together in just nine months and has the potential to take down kamikaze drones like Iran’s now infamous Shaheds.

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/bird-prey-hunts-destroys-iran-russias-kamikaze-drones-27805824/

What did Neil Armstrong 'steal' from the moon?

Neil Armstrong might have been the first man on the moon,but it seems that he was also pretty nifty at hiding mementos from his time in space.

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/neil-armstrong-steal-moon-27821428/

What would happen if the Artemis II crew were hit by solar radiation?

'The impacts are wide ranging.'

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/happen-artemis-ii-crew-hit-solar-radiation-27823881/

Google Maps update shows you how late your bus is going to be

The bus tracker tool is now live on Google Maps (Picture: Getty/Metro) The pesky wait for a bus could be a little less uncertain after Google Maps launched a new tracking feature.

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/google-maps-update-shows-late-bus-going-27827919/

'Robot dogs' could be sent to explore the moon and Mars without human control

The semi-autonomous machines can move through multiple targets in sequence and carry out measurements independently.

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/robot-dogs-sent-explore-moon-mars-without-human-control-27826952/

Iran's tallest bridge bombed in seconds in US-Israeli air strikes during peace talks

Eight people have been killed after the US-Israeli strikes destroyed Iran’s tallest bridge,Iran’s state media has said.

04-03 https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/03/irans-tallest-bridge-collapses-seconds-us-israeli-air-strikes-peace-talks-27836922/

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