Russia to stop 'all hostilities' in Ukraine as Putin announces 'Easter truce' until end of Sunday
Putin sets out truce and expects Ukraine to follow suit
We can now bring you some further details from Putin's surprise announcement.
According to a translation of comments made by Putin, he orders all military actions to be stopped in Ukraine for the truce period and says he expects Ukraine to do the same.
In the video that is being shared online, Putin adds Russian troops will be ready to react if there are provocations or violations of the truce.
Summary
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an "Easter truce'' in Ukraine, according to reports
Putin says there will be a temporary end to hostilities from 18:00 Moscow time (16:00 BST) today until midnight on 21 April (22:00 BST)
Putin adds he assumes Ukraine will follow the truce and Russian troops are ready to repel any possible violations
It is unclear whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accepted the terms of the truce
This comes after US President Donald Trump threatened to "pass" on Ukraine peace talks if no progress was made on a deal
Fighting has raged in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasi
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Member states are considering removing the country’s voting rights after its attempts to stymie support for Kyiv
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US, Iran hold second round of nuclear talks in Rome
The US and Iran have ended a second round of talks on Tehran's nuclear program in Rome, Iran's state television said. The talks came after the UN nuclear watchdog warned that Iran is "not far" from making a nuclear bomb.
The United States and Iran on Saturday held a second round of talks on Iran's nuclear program, which the US and other Western countries fear is aimed at developing nuclear weapons, despite Tehran's protestations to the contrary.
The Oman-mediated talks in Rome came a week after the two sides held talks in Muscat described by both sides as "constructive."
Iranian state television reported on Saturday afternoon that the talks had ended but there was no immediate readout on how they went.
Tunisian opposition figures get prison sentences of 13 to 16 years
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A Tunisian court handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring against state security, the state news agency TAP reported on Saturday, citing a judicial official.
The opposition says the charges were fabricated and the trial a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.
Rights groups say Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree. He dissolved the independent Supreme Judicial Council in 2022.
Tiny amount from first release of stockpiled rice reached retailers
By HISASHI NAITO/ Staff
The government is blaming logistical problems for the woefully small amount of stockpiled rice that reached retail outlets.
The farm ministry on April 18 released its findings into the first ever sale of stockpiled rice.
About 142,000 tons of stockpiled rice were released in the first auction held between March 10 to 12, but the ministry study found that only 426 tons, or 0.3 percent, reached supermarkets and other retail outlets by March 30.
Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?
Aftershocks of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake add new dimension to country’s four-year-long civil war.
As Myanmar slowly recovers from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed thousands in March, an even greater catastrophe continues to shape the nation’s future – this one man-made.
Myanmar remains gripped by a civil war and after four years of fighting the military regime finds itself increasingly encircled.
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