Morning brief: Israel confirms response to Iran attack; Day 1 of Trump hush money trial; and more

Days after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel in response to the latter's alleged role in the bombing of Tehran's embassy in Damascus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his country's allies to 'stand united' as Israel also confirmed a response to the Iran attack. Among other consequential developments,NASA's quest to bring back rock samples from Mars to Earth to study traces of any existence of life is going through a huge overhaul.

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The war cabinet of Israel held a meeting to discuss and decide how they would respond to the missile and drone attack of Iran. Israel did not announce if they had reached a decision.

The actions of Iran were strongly condemned by the allies of Israel, however, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was appealed by the countries to show some restraint.

The historic Donald Trump hush money criminal trial has already made the headlines as more than 50 potential jurors were dismissed on Monday (Apr 15) after saying they could not be impartial in judging the controversial Republican.

"I just couldn't do it," one prospective juror was heard saying outside the courtroom, reports Reuters.

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NASA's quest to bring back rock samples from Mars to Earth to study traces of any existence of life is going through a huge overhaul.

The US space agency said that the mission won't be able to bring the rocks before 2040 on the basis of the existing funds and the $11 billion needed to make the plan successful sooner is not sustainable.

Records tumbled, runs flowed and bowlers were left reeling for pursuing such a merciless profession. It was that kind of Monday (Apr 15) evening at the Chinnaswamy Stadium where Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fell short by 25 runs, attempting to chase a record target of 288, set by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).