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Detectives from the Economic Security Bureau have shut down 10 illegal petrol stations that were operating without licences or the necessary permits.
Parliament has introduced a mechanism to scrutinise the actions of senior officials that could have harmed the economy, with the aim of strengthening oversight. The investigation will also cover the use of international aid and loans.
The German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants to expel its member Noah Krieger (real name: Murat Dadayev), who recently travelled to Chechnya, where he met with local politicians and presented them with a Wehrmacht-era dagger bearing a swastika.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, as of early April, the occupying forces had increased the number of personnel in their unmanned systems units to 101,000. By the end of the year, they plan to increase this figure to 165,500.
On 9 April, a further 1,000 bodies of the deceased were returned to Ukraine from Russia. The Russians claim that they are Ukrainian soldiers.
A psychiatric assessment has found that Decarlos Brown, an American accused of murdering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in August 2025, is mentally unfit to stand trial. His lawyer is asking the court to postpone a key hearing for six months, whilst his client remains in custody.
Iran has told mediators that it is prepared to hold talks with the US in Islamabad only if the ceasefire is extended to Lebanon. At the same time, Tehran has warned that attacks may continue should Israel launch further strikes.
Russia is expanding its arsenal of tools for circumventing sanctions by channelling some of its international payments through cryptocurrency payment channels via African countries.
Total losses among Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion have exceeded 1.3 million. Over the past 24 hours, a further 1,040 soldiers have been killed.
A man has been arrested in Kyiv after fatally stabbing a 23-year-old local man following a complaint about noise, and also injuring a passer-by. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
Elon Musk has filed a new court petition calling for the dismissal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted a further investigation following public outcry over the appointment of an honorary consul in the Dominican Republic. As a result, Viktoria Yakimova’s appointment was revoked.
