Explanation

The U.S. Army chief who was removed in April 2026 was Randy George.

He was serving as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army when he was asked to step down (effectively fired) by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on April 2, 2026, and was forced into immediate retirement.

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Explanation

The United Nations' International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is on April 4 (annually)

Theme 2026: Invest in Peace; Invest in Mine Action

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Explanation

The first woman to travel beyond low-Earth orbit and reach lunar orbit is Christina Koch.

She achieved this milestone as part of NASA’s Artemis II, marking the first time a woman has journeyed that far from Earth and orbited the Moon.

Christina is an American engineer and NASA astronaut.

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Explanation

Brigadier General Masoud Zare was a senior Iranian military commander serving as the commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense College.

He was killed in a joint U.S.–Israeli airstrike in Isfahan province, Iran in April 2026.

The strike targeted Iran’s air defense infrastructure amid the wider Middle East conflict.

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Explanation

In the early April 2026, Punjab province in Pakistan passed the resolution calling for the nomination of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces/COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir & Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing their diplomatic role in easing US-Iran war.

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