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These are the key events on day 1,139 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Tuesday, April 8:

Fighting

• Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its units intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones overnight, of which 13 were destroyed over the Sea of Azov.
• The ministry also said Ukraine attacked Russia’s energy infrastructure six times in the past 24 hours despite a mutually agreed moratorium on energy strikes. It said the attacks hit power facilities and electrical…

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces date of vote to choose a successor to impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk-yeol.

South Korea will hold a snap election on June 3 to replace Yoon Suk-yeol, following the former president’s removal from office over his short-lived declaration of martial law, the country’s acting president has said.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the acting president, said on Tuesday that the government had decided on the date in consideration of the “need to ensure smooth…

US president threatens additional 50 percent tariff on China, as Beijing pledges to fight trade salvoes ‘to the end.’

US stocks have mostly closed lower after a day of wild swings in the market, as investors scramble to make sense of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.

The benchmark S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday fell 0.23 percent and 0.91 percent, respectively, racking up a third conservative day of losses.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished…

On Monday, President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. is engaging in direct talks with Iran on nuclear weapons and announced that there would be a “very big meeting” with high-level officials on April 12.

Trump made the comments while taking questions alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visited the White House to discuss Gaza, tariffs, and the alleged nuclear threat of Iran.

“I think everybody agrees that doing a deal would be preferable to…

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- The Red Cross has informed the family of Ayman Abdel-Hadi Qudaih of his death inside Israeli prisons. Qudaih, a Palestinian worker from Khan Younis, had disappeared in October 2023 during the early days of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The International Committee of the Red Cross delivered the news to the family. Relatives say Qudaih died under torture in Israeli custody.

He had worked inside Israel and went missing at the start of the…