- Boxing: Deontay Wilder edged Derek Chisora via split decision in a gruelling 12-round heavyweight contest at London’s O2 Arena, denying the British fan favourite a farewell victory in his 50th and final professional fight.
- New Zealand Weather: A subtropical low forming north of the country prompted warnings of heavy rain for the Northland region heading into the new week.
- Netflix Device Cutoff: Starting April 10, Netflix will stop working on a range of older TVs and phones, including select Samsung Smart TVs from 2012–2015, older LG and Panasonic models, and certain Sony Bravia sets, as the platform enforces updated technical and security standards.
This Easter weekend encapsulates the contradictions of April 2026: astronauts gaze at a fragile Earth from the edge of deep space, a pope pleads for peace in St. Peter’s, and a president boasts of bombs falling on a capital city. As the Iran war grinds on and approval ratings crater, the question hanging over Washington — and the world — is how much longer this trajectory can hold.
