Incidents

Britain is about to withdraw its troops almost entirely from Afghanistan. This information is reported by the Times newspaper. What percentage of the contingent will be withdrawn is not specified.

Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, explained that he would not classify China as a currency manipulator, as the country's previous authorities had repeatedly done.

In an annual report on the assessment by the American intelligence community of various threats to the United States in the world, experts called Russia the strongest adversary for America.

The US promise to support Kiev in the situation with Donbass is absolutely empty. This opinion was expressed by the former adviser to the Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration.

The head of the German government will speak at the opening of the international industrial exhibition in Hanover.

The supply of used American fighters to the Ukrainian Air Force will not help the country defend its airspace.

Commercial electricity supplies from Russia to Latvia were completely stopped for two days, April 8 and 11. This information is reported on April 12 by the Kommersant newspaper.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused Israel of sabotage at the Natanz nuclear facility. Tehran has promised to take revenge for this.

Police in Minneapolis, USA, shot and killed a black man in his car, provoking riots. This information is reported by The Independent.

Delegates of the party "Alternative for Germany" called for the country's withdrawal from the European Union during the congress in Dresden. This information is reported by the DPA agency.

A record number of patients with coronavirus died in Poland per day. This is reported by the Ministry of Health of the Republic.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Donbass, where he will visit frontline positions and talk to the military amid the escalating situation on the contact line.

According to a Turkish parliamentarian, the situation when the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, lacked a chair at the talks in Ankara is not intentional, but it shows the dominance of men.

Lithuania intends to seek additional sanctions from the EU against Russia. This was stated by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda.

An elderly woman passed away in Australia hours after being vaccinated against the coronavirus with the Pfizer vaccine. This case is reported by Sky News Australia.