According to the IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook report, the global growth rate forecast for 2026 has been lowered to 3.1%.
This downward revision reflects significant disruptions from the conflict in the Middle East, which also prompted a surge in 2026 inflation projections to 4.4%
The ceasefire in Lebanon in April 2026 lasted about 10 days.
The U.S.-brokered truce between Israel and Lebanon (amid the Israel–Hezbollah conflict) was explicitly agreed as a 10-day ceasefire beginning around April 16–17, 2026.
According to the IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook report, the global growth rate forecast for 2026 has been lowered to 3.1%.
This downward revision reflects significant disruptions from the conflict in the Middle East, which also prompted a surge in 2026 inflation projections to 4.4%
The ceasefire in Lebanon in April 2026 lasted about 10 days.
The U.S.-brokered truce between Israel and Lebanon (amid the Israel–Hezbollah conflict) was explicitly agreed as a 10-day ceasefire beginning around April 16–17, 2026.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis program, marking the first time humans have returned to the vicinity of the Moon in over 50 years.
It was successfully launched on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center.
The crew completed their closest approach to the Moon on April 6, 2026, and is scheduled to return to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2026.
