Incidents

The 14th Dalai Lama appealed to the people of the planet on the International Day of Mother Earth, which is celebrated on April 22, with an appeal to join forces to solve the problem of global warming and the lack of drinking water.

Turkish authorities are imposing a 24-hour curfew from Friday to Sunday amid the growing spread of the coronavirus in the country.

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.

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.

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

The Ukrainian military told how the Armed Forces of Ukraine plan to act in the event of a war with Russia.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Hamacek plans to appeal to partners in the European Union and NATO with a request to expel Russian diplomats.

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer questioned the use of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The Belarusian parliament, against the background of preventing an attempted rebellion in the republic, calls on the international community to refuse to support the forces that are destabilizing the situation in the country.

Chadian President Idris Deby died of front-line injuries in clashes with insurgents.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for medical assistance to the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.