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The EU is considering how to move from the upcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland to a possible meeting in Saudi Arabia in the fall with Russia's participation.

Heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have triggered fresh flooding in neighborhoods of the capital, Porto Alegre, crippling efforts to deal with the aftermath of last month's deadly floods that killed 163 people and forced the evacuation of 600,000.

Albania will be represented at the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland, which was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva will not attend the Peace Summit on Ukraine, as he sees no "point" in participating in an event that does not involve the two conflicting parties.

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.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland will not discuss the process of ending the war in Ukraine, but will discuss issues such as nuclear safety, grain exports, prisoner exchange and the taboo on the use of nuclear weapons.

April 2024 was the warmest April on record in the world: the temperature was 0. 67°C above the 1991-2020 average and 0.14°C above the previous record set in 2016. At the same time, this was accompanied by extreme weather events around the world.

Heavy rains caused a massive flood in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, killing 147 people, injuring 806, leaving 127 missing, affecting more than 2 million people and submerging hundreds of cities.

Scholz hopes that Arab countries, India, South Africa, Brazil, and China will take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which could be an important step toward resolving the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.

More than 100 people have been killed and 128 are missing due to heavy rains and widespread flooding that destroyed bridges and buildings in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, forcing more than 163,000 residents to evacuate their homes, with further rains expected to further worsen the situation.

At least 78 people have died and more than 115,000 have been displaced by severe flooding caused by heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

At least 56 people have died, 74 are missing and more than 69,000 have been displaced by massive floods that have hit hundreds of communities in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Nearly 70,000 people have been evacuated and about a million have been left without drinking water due to severe flooding in Brazil.

Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul caused severe flooding, killing 56 people and leaving 68 still missing.

29 people have been killed and 60 are still missing following devastating floods caused by storms in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate and leaving 300,000 without power.

At least 10 people have died and 21 are missing in the worst disaster in history caused by heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The Biden administration is tightening rules on the export of civilian weapons to 36 countries to prevent them from being used to commit crimes and human rights violations.

National security advisors and senior officials from around the world will meet in Doha, Qatar, this weekend to discuss plans for a summit on Ukraine's conditions for resolving its conflict with Russia.

Ukraine and Brazil plan to intensify economic cooperation and increase trade between the two countries.

Zelenskyy believes that allied countries can help Ukraine shoot down Russian missiles by deploying their air forces in neighboring countries and shooting down missiles aimed at Ukraine, as was done to protect Israel.

Ukraine is interested in Brazilian President Lula da Silva taking an active part in the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland in June, as his presence would indicate a desire for a just peace for Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy believes that Brazilian President Lula da Silva's meeting with Putin during the BRICS summit would be a "big mistake" because Putin should be politically isolated for his military aggression against Ukraine.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a "very important boost" for diplomacy on Ukraine.

Today, April 16, various events are taking place to mark World Voice Day. A person's voice is as unique as a fingerprint. Experts say that the voice can determine a person's character, as well as their age, weight, height, and even their social status.

Ukraine is in talks with China and other countries such as Brazil, India, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia to participate in the upcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland to find a solution to end the war.

Elon Musk has accused a Brazilian Supreme Court judge of "shameless betrayal" and refused to comply with demands to delete popular accounts without explanation, risking huge fines to defend freedom of speech over profit in Brazil.

Indonesia has ordered two Scorpene-class attack submarines from the French naval group Naval Group as part of a defense cooperation agreement signed with Paris in 2021, strengthening its maritime sovereignty and regional naval superiority.

Extreme temperatures and droughts in Southeast Asia have led to lower coffee bean yields in Vietnam and Indonesia, the world's second and third largest producers, sending global coffee futures to near record highs.

Putin can be invited to the G20 summit in Brazil in November only if all participating countries agree, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Today marks International Mermaid Day, which honors the mythical sea creatures that have captured the human imagination for centuries.