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Ireland intends to announce the recognition of Palestine as a state on Wednesday, May 22.
Canada is imposing sanctions on Russian individuals and legal entities for facilitating the illegal transportation of weapons, including ballistic missiles, from North Korea to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine, in violation of UN resolutions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani to take part in the Peace Summit, discussed post-war reconstruction, energy cooperation and agreed to strengthen bilateral trade ties.
Today, on May 21, fans of tea traditions, as well as lovers of this tonic drink in many countries around the world, can join the International Tea Day. It is believed that tea began to be cultivated thousands of years ago in eastern India, northern Myanmar, and southwestern China.
The grain corridor from Odesa is working despite constant Russian attacks, with a growing number of ships leaving the port under military escort.
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and other passengers were killed in a plane crash in northwestern Iran, leading Vice President Mohammad Mohber to take over as acting head of Iran until new elections within 50 days.
Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman to discuss ways to avoid escalation of regional attacks.
On the 80th anniversary of the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people, Ukraine honored its victims by raising the Crimean Tatar flag with a mourning ribbon on the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended by government officials and Crimean Tatar leaders who condemned the ongoing repression and forced deportation of Crimean Tatars by Russia.
Ukraine is looking for mediators to facilitate the return of civilians illegally detained by Russia and hopes for new initiatives from its partners in this regard, said Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.
Tens of thousands of people protested in Tbilisi and other Georgian cities against the controversial law on "foreign agents," and the foreign ministers of Estonia, Iceland, and Lithuania joined the rally.
Switzerland is seeking to relax its arms export rules to allow exceptions in the interest of foreign policy or national security, but maintains a ban on arms sales to Ukraine.
So far, 292 cases of sexual violence by russians against Ukrainians have been recorded. The occupiers committed most crimes in Kherson, Donetsk, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions
Diplomats are trying to secure the participation of the Global South in the Peace Summit for Ukraine by focusing on a narrow set of goals. More than 160 countries have been invited to the Summit, which will take place on June 15-16.
North Korea has allegedly laundered $147. 5 million stolen from a cryptocurrency exchange through the virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March 2024, as part of efforts to steal about $3.6 billion through cyberattacks on cryptocurrency firms over the past 7 years.
Almost 450,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah in southern Gaza Strip in one week.
Israel and Egypt traded accusations over the blocking of humanitarian aid to Gaza at the Rafah crossing, with Israel calling on Egypt to reopen the crossing and Egypt condemning Israel's attempts to shift blame for the crisis.
The family institution has come a long way from primitive society to the present day, and the dynamic development of society periodically makes adjustments to the perception of traditional family values by some people.
The EU is increasing funding for fire brigades, deploying some units in vulnerable countries, and expanding its firefighting fleet by 28 planes and 4 helicopters to combat the expected severe wildfire season due to climate change.
The White House does not consider the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel during the war with Hamas to be genocide and condemns attacks on humanitarian aid convoys.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic expressed support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, but did not commit to sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and First Lady Olena Zelenska made a surprise visit to Russia-friendly Serbia, signaling warming relations between the two countries despite Serbia's refusal to join international sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, media reports say.
More than 300 people have died as a result of devastating floods that swept through several provinces of Afghanistan, destroying thousands of homes and complicating rescue operations.
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution in support of Palestinian statehood, granting Palestine the status of an observer state: 143 countries voted "for", 9 - "against" and 25 - "abstained", although this resolution does not guarantee immediate UN recognition of the Palestinian of the state.
According to the UN, in April 2024, at least 129 civilians were killed and 574 injured as a result of intense fighting near the front line in Ukraine.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Russian troops used Ukrainian children for propaganda activities on the occasion of May 9, forcing them to participate in victory parades and write letters to enemy soldiers under the dictation of Russian teachers.
Unprecedented heat waves in Asia and Africa have forced governments to close schools, highlighting how climate change threatens the education of millions of children.
The United Kingdom refuses to sign a global pandemic treaty with the WHO, citing concerns about having to give up a fifth of its vaccines.
April 2024 was the hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak of record monthly temperatures, indicating that the world is dangerously close to exceeding the 1. 5°C global warming limit set by the Paris Agreement.
Ukraine celebrates the Day of Reconciliation and Victory over Nazism on May 8, instead of the Soviet Victory Day on May 9, to honor the 9 million Ukrainians who died in World War II, including 5 million civilians and 3-4 million military personnel.
Repair and construction of shelters, restoration of damaged housing: Kiper told the details of the meeting with the UN coordinator.