An installation of 20,000 teddy bears has been placed on the National Mall in Washington DC to draw attention to Ukrainian children believed to have been taken by Russia. The US-based Razom for Ukraine organisation and American Coalition for Ukraine installed the display to represent the estimated 20,000 children that Ukraine says have been sent…
Chinese weather authorities warned of heavy rainfall across southern regions from April 26 to April 29, with downpours expected to hit areas already saturated by earlier storms, raising the risk of flooding and landslides. Source link
Birmingham High’s closer is armed with a 92-mph fastball Source link
The Kunchacko Boban and Lijomol Jose psychological thriller from India’s T-Series and Panorama Studios has confirmed its title as “Unmadham,” a Malayalam-language word meaning “frenzy.” The producers unveiled a first look poster on Saturday for the film, and an August release date. Helmed by Kiran Das, “Unmadham” marks the feature directorial debut of one of…
More than a million voters across the Palestinian territories are eligible to take part, according to the Ramallah-based Central Elections Commission, including 70,000 in Deir al-Balah, where 12 polling stations were scheduled to operate. Results are expected late on Saturday or on Sunday. Source link
Santa Margarita, trying to position itself for an at-large baseball playoff berth from the Trinity League, helped its cause on Friday with a 10-9 win over Orange Lutheran, ranked No. 1 by The Times. Andre Owens hit a three-run home run for the Eagles (15-10, 4-8), who have played all their league opponents tough but…
The Trump administration’s moves on marijuana and psychedelics signal the start of a new era in Republican drug policy. The orders to fast-track reviews of psychedelic drugs and reschedule medical marijuana are a far cry from the party of “just say no” and former Republican President Richard Nixon’s war on drugs. “Regardless of what one……
Forty years after the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, former residents are still living with its consequences. Klavdia Omelchenko was among those evacuated from Pripyat after the world’s worst civilian nuclear accident on April 26, 1986. She returned to the abandoned apartment she once called home, and shared personal memories with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian…
Witnesses report explosions and sustained gunfire near a military base outside the capital, Bamako. Source link
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building. Source link