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The Donald Trump administration has officially launched a move to restore the legendary Alcatraz to its former status as an operational prison. The 2027 budget request allocates $152 million to transform the San Francisco tourist attraction into a modern high-security facility
The reform of the Economic Security Bureau, on which international partners and Ukrainian businesses had pinned their hopes, is increasingly beginning to resemble a ‘sham’. Instead of a genuine overhaul of the agency, under the leadership of Oleksandr Tsivinsky, all that is happening is a change of signage and a ‘European-style facelift’ of the old corruption schemes.
One person has been killed and eight others injured in the Kyiv region as a result of a large-scale Russian attack. Damage has been reported in three districts of the region.
A new study has revealed a link between the use of tobacco and cannabis and a reduced volume in certain areas of the brain. Against this backdrop, daily smoking rates remain high among young people in Ukraine, where e-cigarettes are particularly widespread.
During the night and on the morning of 2 April, Russian forces attacked a number of regions in Ukraine using drones, aerial bombs, artillery and other types of weaponry. The highest number of reports of strikes came from the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Odesa regions.
A military campaign by the US and Israel against Iran could result in significant economic losses for countries in the Middle East. A new UN study highlights the risk of a loss of up to $194 billion in gross domestic product across the Arab region.
Despite sanctions imposed by the US and Israel, Iran has almost doubled its daily oil revenue. The source notes that this is driven by exports via the Strait of Hormuz, the operation of shadow financial schemes, and demand from China.
Iran has launched the Janfada campaign to recruit volunteers amid reports of a possible US ground operation. There are also reports of heightened security measures and new checkpoints across the country.
Despite a temporary drop in the price of some vegetables used in borscht in March, Ukrainians should brace themselves for another rise in fruit and vegetable prices as early as April.
A rare white tiger named Alex, whom volunteers found nearly dead in a bombed-out area of the Kharkiv region, has been given a chance at a new life. The exhausted predator travelled 2,500 kilometres to finally find safety in a British wildlife reserve
Ukraine’s U-19 national team, led by Dmytro Mykhailenko, has made a successful start to the decisive stage of qualifying for the European Championship. In their first match in Group 5, which is being held in Romania, our team secured a narrow victory over their peers from Northern Ireland
Lviv is recovering from yet another attack by enemy drones, which damaged the architectural complex of the Bernardine Monastery. The building on Soborna Square has been declared unsafe — the fire completely destroyed some of the flats in the historic site, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
