Serbia is set to sign a major deal with France to purchase 12 Rafale fighter jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation. The Financial Times reports this. According to the publication, the Serbian government plans to spend about three billion euros on fighters. An anonymous Serbian defense ministry official told the Financial Times that the deal is "more than 90 percent agreed" but the two sides have yet to agree on financial terms.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law aimed at combating domestic violence. This was reported by the local publication Orda.kz. According to the new law, battery and intentional infliction of minor bodily harm entail criminal liability. Previously, only administrative punishment was provided for this. For causing moderate and severe harm, imprisonment from three to eight years is provided. Previously, such actions were also punishable by restriction of freedom.

The son of the mayor of flooded Orsk, Nikolai Kozupitsa, bought an apartment in an elite residential complex in Dubai. The deal took place a month ago, Navalny’s Team found out after studying his family’s social networks. Companions of the oppositionist said that the newly acquired property of Kozupitsa Jr. is located in the Binghatti Nova residential complex - on its territory there is a swimming pool and a gym.

In Chelyabinsk, the Mitrofanovskoye cemetery flooded with Taly waters, the publication "Chelyabinsk of the Future" reports . Local residents are worried that dirty water will fall into the drinking Shershnevsky reservoir, which is nearby. Officials claim that everything is under control. Residents of Chelyabinsk published in a public in VKontakte several photographs, which shows that graves, crosses and tombstones are partially immersed in water.

I have cyclotimia. What kind of disorder is this and how I struggle with him Cyclotimia is a disease that is similar to a bipolar disorder, in which the mood cyclically changes from positive to negative. If you lead an active lifestyle for two weeks and turn the mountains, and then you can’t get out of bed for two weeks and feel apathy, then this can be a symptom of the disease. Cyclotimia can greatly worsen the quality of life and even increases the risk of bipolar disorder.

On the website of Komsomolskaya Pravda, on the day of Alla Pugacheva’s 75th birthday, an article “Abandoned and Forgotten by Everyone” appeared. At the same time, the publication congratulated the singer on Facebook, which is banned in Russia. Journalist Oleg Kashin drew attention to this.

The mayor of Orsk, Vasily Kozupitsa, commented on the information about the departure of his son Nikolai to Saudi Arabia and his purchase of an apartment in Dubai. A video of his statement was published by Ural56.Ru. Kozupitsa Sr.

Joel Cauchi, who attacked shoppers at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney, specifically targeted women as victims. The BBC Russian Service writes about this. The attack killed six people, five of them women. New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb said they were targeted by the attacker. The only male dead was an emigrant from Pakistan, security guard of the shopping center Faraz Tahir. Webb said police do not know the gunman's motive.

A neural network has appeared in Russia that can check a document for authenticity and compare its photo with the face of the bearer. It was developed by Smart Engines, RIA Novosti reports . The creators position this project as a system for identifying lawbreakers, including terrorists, among people with migrant experience. The agency notes that the company's products are used in many credit institutions, including Alfa Bank, VTB, Gazprombank, Raiffeisenbank and Tinkoff.

In the constellation Corona Borealis, which is located three thousand light years from Earth, a so-called “new” star should soon appear. The flash will be visible to the naked eye, the BBC reports , citing NASA employees. According to the publication's interlocutors, the constellation of the Northern Crown is a system in which two stars rotate together around a common center of mass.

Two police officers beat a man in the city district of Shatura and left him at the entrance of a residential building. This was reported by the local telegram channel “Shatura region - the capital of the world.” The incident was filmed by a local resident who sent it to a telegram channel. He said that the attack occurred on April 14 around 23:30 local time. According to an eyewitness, only part of the beating was captured on video. Police officers kicked a man next to an official car.

Israel's success in defending against missiles and drones launched from Iran on April 13 underscores Ukraine's vulnerability due to its geography and deteriorating air defense systems. The Institute for the Study of War writes about this. Analysts believe that Iran's attack is similar to attacks on Ukrainian territory by Russia. According to them, the Russian army regularly carries out combined attacks using cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as drones.

The press service of the Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding Iran's attack on Israel. In it, the department expressed concern about the escalation of the conflict and refused to condemn Iran's actions.

Israel's allies face accusations of genocide against the Gaza Strip and supporting war crimes as they continue to supply it with weapons. The New York Times writes about this. Many of the country's partners have already stopped its military support. Last week, the International Court of Justice held hearings on Nicaragua's claim against Germany for violating the Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide. The reason was the ongoing supply of weapons from Germany to Israel.

A column entitled “Stop putting up with this!” appeared on the website of the Dynamo-Moscow women’s volleyball team.