In 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine adopted the UAR-15 rifle, a modular Ukrainian-made weapon that surpasses Soviet rifles in weight, accuracy, and range.
The French government is pushing a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients under strict conditions.
Ukrainian war veterans and their families can receive grants of up to UAH 400,000 to start a small business. The government has announced the basic requirements and how to register.
In Cherkasy region, an illegal order to lease a water fund land plot of more than 2. 7 hectares for construction was canceled, returning the land to state ownership.
Former US President Donald Trump's third attempt to postpone the bribery trial of porn actress Stormy Daniels has failed, and the trial will begin on April 15 in New York.
A group of prisoners who defrauded 22 people, including members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, of more than UAH 265,000 by selling non-existent cars through fake online ads will be tried in Sumy region.
A Russian attack on an energy facility in Kyiv region caused a fire, which firefighters partially extinguished, restoring water and electricity supply without casualties.
Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran until April 11 due to the current situation in the Middle East.
542 children have been killed and over 1289 injured as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression in Ukraine since February 2022.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has signed a memorandum with the French federation InfraNum to receive a grant of €756,000 to restore internet and communications in frontline communities in Ukraine affected by the Russian invasion.
Japan plans to increase its contribution to humanitarian demining in Ukraine and to facilitate the entry of Japanese companies, including Nikken Corporation, which specializes in the production of demining machines, into the Ukrainian market to invest in Ukraine's economic development.
Switzerland plans to hold a high-level peace conference on Ukraine in mid-June 2024, which is expected to be attended by US President Joe Biden, as well as representatives of 80-100 countries, mostly from the Global South.
A deputy of the Druzhkivka City Council from the banned OPFL party was detained for taking pictures of the positions of the Ukrainian military from October 2022 to March 23 and passing them on to "curators" from the Russian FSB.
In Utrecht, the Netherlands, the exhibition Labyrinths of Unbreakable Cities, which demonstrates the blockade and destruction of Mariupol by the Russians, opened with interactive displays of the city before and after the Russian invasion, a screening of the documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, and visualizations of the future reconstruction of Mariupol.
Five people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in Kharkiv region, including four as a result of an air strike on Kharkiv city and one as a result of an MLRS strike on a village.
Australia is ready to recognize a Palestinian state as part of efforts to achieve peace in the region. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has proposed a two-state solution, with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in separate countries, as the only hope to break the cycle of violence.
An extraordinary level of fire danger is expected in Kyiv and the region on April 11-12 due to dry weather, and the authorities are urging residents to be careful and not to make fires outdoors.
On April 9, a woman was fatally injured by a Lviv-Kharkiv passenger train near Tarasivka station in Fastiv district, Kyiv region, while sitting on the railroad tracks.
According to the Security Service of Ukraine, over the past week, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 6 Russian anti-aircraft missile systems, including Buk and Tunguska.
A rally was held in Spain to call on the international community to put pressure on Russia to release Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians held captive by the Kremlin.
David Cameron met with Donald Trump to urge Republicans to support aid to Ukraine amid congressional deadlock over a $60 billion aid package for Kyiv.
Over the past day, Russian occupants intensified their artillery attacks, firing 536 times at frontline settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, and hundreds of strongholds have been deployed to protect the residents.
Turkey announces restrictions on exports of steel, iron, aluminum, and other products to Israel until a ceasefire is reached in Gaza.
The US seeks to prevent Russia from developing new liquefied natural gas projects, such as Arctic LNG 2, in order to cut off its gas exports to Europe.
The crematorium of the National Military Memorial Cemetery will have modern smoke cleaning technologies that do not endanger the environment and human health, ensuring no polluting impact on the environment.
Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the US Supreme Court to reject Trump's request for immunity from prosecution for attempts to cancel the 2020 elections, citing the principle that "no one is above the law.
Moscow is trying to destabilize Moldovan democracy and society by using pro-Russian figures, such as Gagauzia's governor, Evgenia Gutsul, to create conditions for potential Russian aggression against Moldova.
The water level in the Ural River in the Orenburg region has exceeded the dangerous mark of 890 cm, flooding more than 1,500 houses and 2,000 household plots in Orenburg, in connection with which the mayor of the city urged residents of flooded areas to evacuate due to the worsening situation.
NATO should play a stronger coordinating role in supporting Ukraine without becoming a party to the war, bearing in mind the risk of escalation between supporting Ukraine and escalating the conflict into a larger war between NATO and Russia.
More than 3,750 patients have died in South Korea since 2017 due to hospitals' refusal to provide medical care, highlighting the major problems of the healthcare system ahead of the country's parliamentary elections.
