Good morning. The big story breaking overnight is a major escalation between the US and Iran after an American F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iranian territory. One crew member has been rescued, but a search operation is underway for the second as Tehran has put out a reward for their capture and Iranian media are showing debris photos. In what could be a significant diplomatic development, former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has floated the first detailed peace plan from a prominent regime figure, suggesting there might be an opening for dialogue even as tensions spike.
Meanwhile, the Artemis II mission is making headlines for good reasons as the crew captured stunning images of Earth while heading toward the Moon - though NASA apparently had to troubleshoot an Outlook email glitch along the way. In the tech world, there's notable upheaval at OpenAI with their AGI boss taking leave and other executive shuffles, while Anthropic is making moves into biotech with a $400 million acquisition. On a darker note, Russia launched what Ukraine's Zelensky called an "Easter escalation" with hundreds of drones and missiles, killing six civilians instead of observing a ceasefire.