Zimbabwe bus crash leaves 35 dead ahead of Easter church event

16.04.2022 [14:50]
At least 35 people died and 71 were injured in Zimbabwe when a bus carrying churchgoers to an Easter gathering veered off the road and landed in a gorge, the police have said, according to Al Jazeera. The bus was carrying members of a local Zion Christian Church who were travelling to an Easter meeting ...

Chinese astronauts return with six-month space station mission accomplished VIDEO

16.04.2022 [14:38]
Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission and returned to Earth safely on Saturday, according to CCTV. The mission marks that China has completed the verification of key technologies ...

Up to 3,000 Ukrainian servicemen dead in military operation – president

16.04.2022 [11:42]
About 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 10,000 injured since the start of Russia’s special military operation, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said. "Judging by the figures that we have, we believe we had lost from 2,500 to 3,000 servicemen ...

S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows

16.04.2022 [10:47]
South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an omicron outbreak officials say is stabilizing, according to AP.People will still be required to wear masks indoors, but authorities could remove an outdoor mask mandate if the coronavirus ...

Russia expels 18 EU diplomats in retaliatory move

15.04.2022 [22:05]
Russia on Friday declared 18 diplomats of the EU office in Moscow persona non grata. Prior to the retaliatory move, the Foreign Ministry summoned EU ambassador Marcus Exeter and expressed its strong protest against the expulsion of 19 Russian diplomats from the country's office to the EU ...

Libya’s rival officials meet in Egypt for talks on elections

15.04.2022 [18:59]
Rival Libyan officials began talks Wednesday in the Egyptian capital on disputed constitutional arrangements for their country’s elections. The U.N.-brokered talks come as the North African nation is increasingly deadlocked. according to AP. Twelve lawmakers from Libya’s east-based parliament and 12 from the High Council of State, an advisory body in the capital of Tripoli ...

Israel successfully tests new laser missile defense system

15.04.2022 [14:52]
Israel's new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Thursday, according to AP. The Israeli-made laser system, designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems such ...

Slovenia lifts face mask mandate

15.04.2022 [13:17]
Slovenians are no longer required to wear face masks in indoor spaces starting from Thursday, the country’s government announced, according to Xinhua. The government said that face masks are still needed in health institutions and nursing homes for the elderly. "Lifting of the restrictions ...

Russia says damaged cruiser Moskva has sunk

15.04.2022 [11:20]
Russia said Thursday that Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, has sunk in a storm during towing after it was damaged by fire, according to Anadolu Agency. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Moskva missile cruiser sunk due to the damage in its hull ...

Turkish president, Austrian chancellor talk over phone

15.04.2022 [10:26]
Every opportunity should be used towards ending the humanitarian tragedy in Ukraine, Turkiye’s president said in a phone call with the Austrian chancellor on Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency. Urging support for Istanbul process to advance peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ...

Infrastructure development for energy supplies southward, eastward to be expedited – Putin

14.04.2022 [20:57]
Completion of infrastructural projects for energy resources export to southern and eastern markets should be accelerated, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, according to TASS. "As far the export of energy resources is concerned, there is a need to expedite implementation ...

Australia imposes sanctions against 14 Russian companies and organizations

14.04.2022 [20:24]
Australia’s government has imposed economic sanctions against 14 Russian companies and organizations over the situation in Ukraine, Australia’s Department of Home Affairs said on Thursday, according to TASS. Falling under Australia’s sanctions are fuel and energy companies Gazprom, Gazprom Neft ...

Sweden's annual inflation rate hits 30-year high in March

14.04.2022 [20:00]
Sweden's annual inflation rate soared to its highest level in three decades in March due to broad price increases, according to the National Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The consumer price index with fixed interest rate ...

Putin never refused to meet Zelensky, but ‘a document’ needs to be drafted — Kremlin

14.04.2022 [18:07]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has never refused in principle to hold a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, but a document must be drafted before such meeting can be arranged, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, according to TASS ...

29 die as boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria

14.04.2022 [17:46]
At least 29 people died after a boat capsized in a river in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state, local authorities said on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency. The incident took place on the Shagari River near the Gidan Magana village of the Shagari local government area ...

Germany irritated by Ukraine’s snub of a presidential visit

14.04.2022 [16:49]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday criticized a diplomatic snub by Ukraine for his country’s president and defended Berlin’s record on delivering weapons to Kyiv amid tensions that have flared at a delicate moment in German policymaking on the war, according to AP ...

South Africa floods: At least 300 dead in worst rainfall since 60 years VIDEO

14.04.2022 [16:47]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it "a catastrophe of enormous proportions", according to Africa news. South Africa's leader was visiting survivors in one of the townships in the city of Durban which has been struck by floods and mudslides stoked by record rains ...

Hospitals empty in Turkiye as COVID-19 pandemic wanes

14.04.2022 [16:15]
The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus has significantly dropped in Turkiye, with some hospitals starting to close down their wards dedicated to battling the deadly infection, according to Daily Sabah. It has been two years since Turkiye faced the steep risk of the coronavirus ...

Truck hits tourist bus in Egypt, kills 10 including 4 French

14.04.2022 [16:03]
A tourist bus collided with a truck on a highway in southern Egypt and burst into flames on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, including four French citizens and a Belgian national, according to AP. Five Egyptians were also killed in the crash, authorities said ...