US President Donald Trump threatened hell, fire and fury if Iran didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz - now he says the US is going to block the shipping lane. Maritime security analyst and former Australian naval officer Jennifer Parker says its a strategy that could work. 

As Hungary’s election results came in Viktor Orban was quick to see the writing on the wall - conceding defeat early in the piece - veteran foreign correspondent Julius Strauss says the combination of corruption, Russian influence and Orban's incountry’s new leader Peter Magyar will have to move quickly to satisfy the demands of  chart a different course with Europe and Russia. 

Could you live without a stomach? Maori woman Karyn Paringatai  had hers removed in 2010 to prevent a rare and aggressive hereditary form of stomach cancer - diffuse gastric cancer. The cancer is linked to a mutation of the CDH1 gene - unusually prevalent in Maori families.The radical procedure has become so common in parts of New Zealand that Karyn was recently sitting around with some of her aunties and cousins - of the eight people there they realised only one still had a stomach.

Artemis II is hurtling back to earth - after a voyage that has awed the world - but the most risky part of the mission lies right at the end. Space scientist Jordan Bimm is holding his breath hoping the Orion capsule’s heat shield does its job on re-entry. 

It's not exactly peace in the Middle East - but a shaky ceasefire is in place in Iran at least. And while Donald Trump was dropping f-bombs and threatening Tehran if it didn’t come to the table - China and Pakistan were quietly pulling some strings to make that happen.

Whatt are your plans for the weekend? How about some giant fork tuning on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. 

In an onslaught lasting just ten minutes, Israeli air strikes killed at least two-hundred and fifty people in Lebanon yesterday, prompting international outrage and placing the fragile ceasefire with Iran in jeopardy. Amidst the crisis the charity World Central Kitchen is feeding 25 thousand people a day. It's head chef is Aline Kamakian and she says the bombs are dropping within meters of their kitchens.  

Germany has closed down its nuclear power plants and ended its reliance on Russia for gas - but some are questioning those moves in light of the current energy crisis. The country’s State Secretary for Climate, Jochen Flasbarth insists there’s no going back.

Singer songwriter William Crighton reflects on the death of Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst and the lessons passed from one rocker to another. 

The rock and roll world is still mourning the loss of legendary Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst, and one of his final projects was on the latest album of musician William Crighton.

William reflects on the lessons passed from one rocker to another and the lessons he's learnt from listening to the Australian landscape he loves so much.

Despite the declaration of a ceasefire Israel is continuing it's bombardment of Lebanon. A 10 minute barrage of bombs yesterday killed at least 250 people, reportedly striking suburbs of Beirut that were not under an evacuation order. 

More than 1.2 million people have now been displaced by the fighting and the food charity World Central Kitchen is one of the groups on the ground providing urgent aid. Since the start of March, the organisation has delivered one million hot meals to shelters and people on the street. 

Germany's moves to close its nuclear power plants and end its reliance on Russia for gas are being questioning by some in light of the current energy crisis.

But the country’s State Secretary for Climate insists when it comes to global climate action, there’s no going back

Stewart Kenny was one of the pioneers of modern sports betting but now says he wishes he’d done more to prevent gambling addiction. He says the government's new gambling advertising reforms are a win for the industry. 

US Vice-president JD Vance has jetted into Budapest ahead of Hungary’s elections to support the country’s long-serving leader Viktor Orban. With polls suggesting Europe’s nationalist pin-up boy could suffer a bruising defeat this weekend, is the MAGA cheer squad a help or hindrance? 

This week China and Europe will launch a satellite called Smile - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer - intended to help gather information about ‘space weather’. While learning more about space weather might seem less glamorous than sending humans to the far side of the moon, it is another step for China towards its goal of establishing dominance in the global space race.  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is pulling out all the stops ahead of this weekend’s crucial election.

After sixteen years in power, Orbán now faces a serious threat from Péter Magyar, a former ally turned rival. Magyar is currently leading in the polls threatening to topple the controversial leader.

Prime Minister Orbán has now elicited the help of one of his biggest supporters, Donald Trump, to convince the public to keep him in office.

• Guest: Chris Cummins, Journalist and Broadcaster 

As Artemis II heads back to Earth, we take a look at the race to establish a base on the moon. 

The federal government says it’s bringing in what it calls the strongest restrictions Australia has ever seen on gambling advertising.