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1,084 bodies discovered in Kiev region
"The bodies have been examined by investigators and transported to forensic medical facilities. The victims are civilians who had no connection to territorial defence (forces) or to other military formations," Ukrayinska Pravda quoted Andrii Nabytov, head of the regional police, as saying in a televised broadcast on Friday night.
Amid Boris Johnsons's visit, China hopes India will engage but maintain distance with the West
The British Prime Minister will discuss issues related to bilateral trade and security with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India and the UK are also expected to begin negotiations for a free trade agreement. Johnson's visit comes a few weeks after UK's foreign secretary Liz Truss's trip to India. Interestingly Johnson's visit will be followed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's trip to New Delhi next week. Von der Leyen's visit to India is the first since she took charge in 2019.
IAEA chief to head mission to Chernobyl next week
"The team of IAEA nuclear safety, security and safeguards staff will be in Chernobyl from April 26 to deliver vital equipment and conduct radiological and other assessments at the site, which was held by Russian forces for five weeks before they withdrew on March 31," the Agency said in a statement published on its website on Friday.
Biden's job approval rating stuck in low 40s: Poll
Biden enjoyed majority approval ratings during his first two quarters in office. His job approval ratings in eight Gallup polls conducted since September 2021 have ranged narrowly between 40 per cent and 43 per cent. Last year's surge in new Covid-19 cases, the troubled US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and rapidly increasing gas prices and inflation, have led to a decline in the veteran Democrat's public support, Gallup wrote in an analysis of the numbers.
Russia aiming to take full control of south Ukraine: Commander
The statement was made by Maj Gen Rustam Minnekayev, the deputy commander of Russia's central military district, while addressing a military event in the country's Sverdlovsk region on Friday, a BBC report said. Quoted by Russia's TASS News Agency, the commander said that Russian forces' control over Donbas will "enable to establish a ground corridor to Crimea and to gain influence over vitally-important Ukrainian military facilities, the Black Sea ports".
Guterres to meet Putin, Zelensky in mediation effort
Guterres's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced on Friday that the UN chief will "be received by" Putin and Zelensky in their countries and will have working meetings with their Foreign Ministers. Guterres will first go to Moscow on April 25 and then to Ukraine on April 28.
Over 11mn people flee Ukraine since beginning of war: UN
The world body further revealed that while 5.1 million people left for neighbouring countries, another 6.48 million were believed to have been displaced inside the war-torn nation, reports the BBC. Of the 5.1 million people, Poland has taken in 2,867,241 refugees, the highest number, followed by Romania (769,616), Russia (578,255), Hungary (480,974), Moldova (430,170), Slovakia (349,286) and Belarus (23,900), according to the UN.
Russian energy embargo could deal big blow to German economy: Bundesbank report
In an intensified crisis scenario, Germany's real gross domestic product (GDP) would decline by just under two per cent in the current year compared with 2021, according to the report, which analyses the possible macroeconomic consequences of an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Xinhua news agency reported.
First US private astronaut mission to space station to return on Sunday
The mission, codenamed Ax-1, was launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 8, Xinhua news agency reported. The four-person multinational crew is composed of Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mission Specialist Mark Pathy of Canada.
Iran nuclear deal awaits final decisions after talks stalled
While negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna stalled a year after they began, Tehran and Washington have ramped up their rhetorical war, demanding political decisions from the other side to bridge the final gap, Xinhua news agency reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday said his country "does not pay attention to excessive demands nor will it retreat from its red lines".
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