Hamas Ready for Ceasefire: Willingness to Disarm and Transition

A political figure of Hamas conveyed to The Associated Press that the Islamic militant organisation is prepared to entertain a ceasefire lasting five years or more with Israel.

Ukraine's War Effort: Poland Locates Men Abroad

Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that Poland is prepared to help Ukraine locate men of military age who have fled abroad.

Venice Imposes €5 Day-Trip Tax to Curb Crowds

From this month onwards, visitors to Venice who are staying for only one day will be required to pay a mandatory fee of 5 euros, according to euronews.ro.

Biden signs a $95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the U.S, AP reports.

The European Commission offers Ukraine an installment of 1.5 billion euros. Ursula von der Leyen: "Europe remains united and resolute"

The European Commission announced on Wednesday, April 24, the second tranche of 1.5 billion euros of macro-financial assistance for Ukraine, out of a support package totaling 50 billion euros, reports DW.

US to send new aid this week, Biden says

US President Joe Biden says his country will start sending fresh weapons and equipment to Ukraine within days, BBC reports.

Russian church suspends priest who officiated at Alexei Navalny’s funeral

A Russian Orthodox priest who presided over the funeral of Alexei Navalny in March has been suspended from clerical duties for three years, The Guardian reports.

Israel gears up for Rafah civilian evacuation ahead of promised assault

Israel has procured tens of thousands of tents for Palestinian civilians it intends to evacuate from Rafah in the coming weeks ahead a promised assault on the city it sees as the last bastion of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

Russian attack injures six people in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian missiles damaged residential buildings and injured six people in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, early on Wednesday, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram, Reuters reports.

Zelensky: I am grateful to the US Senate for approving vital aid to Ukraine

The US Senate on Tuesday passed the $95 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine, paving the way for the resumption of arms deliveries to Kiev in a few days, Bloomberg reports. The Defense Department is prepared to rapidly deliver artillery shells and air defense munitions as part of an initial $1 billion tranche of aid.

Latvia to end courses of Russian as 2nd foreign language in schools

Latvia's Education Ministry will decide to gradually phase out Russian as a second foreign language in the country's schools, the media outlet Delfi reported on April 21, The Kyiv Independent reports.

Members of the Bi-2 band, who criticized Russia's war against Ukraine, want to become citizens of the Republic of Moldova

Several members of the Bi-2 band and their families have submitted the documents to get the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova. This was announced by the head of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Adrian Băluțel, on his telegram channel.