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April 12, 2023
Volcano Eruption Continues For Second Day On Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula

A massive volcanic eruption continued for a second day on April 12 on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, throwing clouds of dust high into the sky and blanketing wide areas with ash.
April 11, 2023
Brittney Griner Working On Memoir About Captivity In Russia

U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner says she is working on a memoir in which she will share the story of her “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia.
April 11, 2023
Serbian Journalists Mark Anniversary Of Unsolved Killing Of Journalist In 1999

Independent Serbian journalists have marked the 24th anniversary of the killing of a prominent editor and newspaper publisher who was fiercely critical of the government in Belgrade.
April 11, 2023
Hungary Concludes New Energy Agreements With Russia

Hungary signed agreements to ensure its continued access to Russian energy, a sign of the country's continuing diplomatic and trade ties with Moscow that have confounded some European leaders amid the war in Ukraine.
April 11, 2023
Shoot-Out In Southwestern Pakistan Kills Four Policemen, Militant

Pakistani security forces raided a suspected hideout of the Pakistani Taliban in the southwestern city of Quetta early on April 11, triggering a shoot-out that killed four officers and a militant commander, officials said.
April 10, 2023
Leaked Documents On Ukraine War A 'Very Serious' Risk To Security, Pentagon Admits

The online leaks of highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine present a “very serious" risk to national security, and senior leaders are taking steps to mitigate the damage, Pentagon spokesman Chris Meagher said on April 10.
April 10, 2023
$800 Million Urgently Needed To Avoid Famine In Afghanistan, UN Says

The UN food agency said on April 10 that it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century.
April 10, 2023
Romanian Prosecutors Search Electronic Devices In Andrew Tate Case

Andrew Tate, the divisive Internet personality who is under house arrest in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, appeared at prosecutors’ offices on April 10 for forensic searches of electronic equipment confiscated during investigations, his lawyer said.
April 10, 2023
Taliban Bans Restaurant Gardens For Families, Women In Herat

The Taliban has banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat Province, an official said on April 10.
April 09, 2023
Charity Retrieves Ukrainian Children From Russia

A charity has brought back 31 Ukrainian children who had been forcibly taken to Russia. The natives of Ukraine's Kherson and Kharkiv regions got off a bus on April 8 in Kyiv and were reunited with their families.
April 08, 2023
U.S. Deploys Guided-Missile Submarine Amid Tensions With Iran

The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a spokesman said on April 8.
April 08, 2023
Afghan Religious Scholars Criticize Ban On Girls' Education

Afghan religious scholars on April 8 criticized a ban on female education, as a key Taliban minister warned clerics not to rebel against the government on the controversial issue.
April 08, 2023
U.S. Sanctions Officials Plan Missions To Clamp Down On Russia

Top sanctions officials from the U.S. Treasury Department are planning international trips this month to pressure firms and countries still doing business with Russia to cut off financial ties because of the war on Ukraine.
April 06, 2023
U.S. Ambassador, Russian Diplomat Discuss Arrested Reporter

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy and a top Russian diplomat met on April 6 to discuss a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested last week on espionage charges.
April 06, 2023
Ruble Drops To Prewar Value Against Dollar

The ruble fell against the U.S. dollar in trading on April 6 to the value it held just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago.
April 06, 2023
U.S. Review Of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal Blames Trump

An interagency review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was "severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor."
April 06, 2023
Lithuania Seeks Compensation From Belarus For Migrant Crisis

Lithuania is seeking up to 120 million euros ($130 million) in compensation from Belarus, accusing its eastern neighbor of orchestrating the immigration of thousands of people, mainly from Africa and the Middle East.
April 06, 2023
Milatovic Confirmed Victorious In Landslide Montenegrin Election

Official results published on April 6 confirmed a crushing defeat for Montenegro’s longtime leader Milo Djukanovic in last weekend's presidential election, signaling his departure from the small Balkan state’s political scene after more than 30 years in power.
April 06, 2023
Pakistan Says Eight Militants Killed Near Afghan Border

Pakistani security forces killed eight insurgents in an overnight operation at a militant hideout near the Afghan border, the military said, and the shootout left one soldier dead and four wounded.
April 05, 2023
Moscow Hosts Talks Aimed At Syria-Turkey Rapprochement

Senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Syria, and Iran on April 4 wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow that were part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments.

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