Two American war planes have been shot down in the Middle East.
Both the US and Iran are competing to find a missing crew member first.
Over the past few decades, the downing of a US fighter jet is exceptionally rare.
Two in a matter of hours could mark a turning point in the war.
The pilot of one has been rescued, but the weapons officer is still missing, with Iran issuing a bounty for their capture.
00:00 The United States and Iran both scramble to find a crew member from a downed US fighter jet
04:42 The death toll after the destruction of a bridge in northern Iran in a US air strike has increased to at least 13, according to state media
07:17 Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, have fired back with ballistic missiles at Israel
07:43 Three peacekeepers from the U-N’s interim force in Lebanon have been wounded in a blast near the Israeli border
08:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Moscow of choosing ‘Easter escalation’ over an Easter ceasefire
10:46 Cuba has begun releasing more than 2,000 prisoners, in its biggest amnesty in a decade
11:31 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has met with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a surprise visit to the Middle East
12:00 Christians around the world have marked one of the most solemn days in their calendar, with Good Friday commemorating the death of Jesus Christ
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