The German parliament has passed amendments to the law on the epidemiological protection of the population, authorizing a tightening of the lockdown in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

The only submarine in service with the Polish Naval Forces stopped firing due to torpedo tube malfunctions. This information is reported by the military blog BMPD.

On the night of April 21, Czech security forces carried out a large-scale special operation, during which at least five Czech citizens were detained.

43% of Ukrainian citizens supported the idea of ​​the country's joining NATO. This is evidenced by the data of a sociological study on the attitude of the Ukrainian society to the escalation of the conflict in Donbass.

The Ukrainian government has decided to extend the emergency regime, as well as quarantine measures in the country until June 30.

A long reconnaissance flight off the coast of the Crimean peninsula, near which restrictions on aircraft flights were introduced until April 24, 2021, conducted the RQ-4B Global Hawk strategic unmanned aerial vehicle, which belongs to the United States Air Force.

The Joe Biden administration may mandate tobacco companies to reduce the nicotine content of cigarettes to a level where smoking is not addictive. At the same time, menthol cigarettes can be completely banned.

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made a phone call to George Floyd's family after a jury found former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin guilty of his murder.

Queen Elizabeth II turns 95 on Wednesday 21 April. She will celebrate her birthday in mourning in connection with the death of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip, who died on April 9 at the age of 99.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price said the US had not received official information about Russia's retaliatory sanctions.