US President Donald Trump signed a decree on the extension of the sanctions introduced by his predecessor Joe Biden on April 15, 2021. Trump signed a decree ( .pdf ) on April 10, it is published on the website of the US Federal Register . The first attention to the document on April 12 was drawn by the Russian State Agency of TASS. Trump extended the validity of Decree 14024, which the Biden administration has repeatedly expanded and extended. Its validity expired on April 15, 2025.

The work of the WhatsApp messenger on April 12 fail, follows from the data downdetector.com. Problems have arisen in users in different countries of the world. The failure began at about 17:30 Moscow time. Users said that they cannot send messages to group chats. The failure also affected Russia, follows from the materials of the SITS SLOT.

The US border-trendy service has published a list of goods that will not apply to duties introduced by the American authorities, Bloomberg reported on April 12. The exception was made for phones, laptops, hard drives, computer processors, memory chips, as well as machines used for the production of semiconductors. The 245 percent tariff for China and the basic 10 percent tariff for almost all countries of the world will not be distributed to the list of goods.

The text for those who in childhood dreamed of becoming an astronaut Fram2 Frame from the shooting of the Fram2 team in the Earth's orbit From childhood, did you dream of becoming an astronaut? This is not as impossible as it seems. You can fly not only together with Roscosmos or NASA, but also for money as part of a tourist group. Tens of thousands of people regularly participate in lotteries and competitions in which they play places on a spaceship.

Update. The negotiations of the delegations of Iran and the USA in Oman ended, Tasnim said . The second round of negotiations will be held in Oman on April 19. The delegations of Iran and the United States are conducting indirect negotiations in the Muscat, the capital of Oman, Reuters reported on April 12. The delegation of Iran was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Arakchi, and the American delegation was headed by the specialized US president in the Middle East, Steve Whitkoff.

The organizers of the World Press Photo contest recalled an invitation to the TASS photojournalist Mikhail Tereshchenko to the winners award ceremony. “In connection with the increased tension on the European continent, at this stage we can no longer provide assistance to the guest from the Russian organization controlled by the state,” the organizers said, published on April 11.

Ukrainian pilot, captain Pavel Ivanov died during the combat mission on the F-16 fighter, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces said. The pilot was 26 years old. The Armed Forces said that Ivanov died in battle on April 12. “All the circumstances of the tragedy are established by the Interdepartmental Commission, which has already begun its work,” the air forces added. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky expressed condolences to the family of the deceased pilot.

Military officers of China are in the rear of the Russian troops participating in the war in Ukraine, Reuters said, referring to a former Western intelligence officer. According to him, the military is in the Russian rear with the approval of Beijing to get combat experience. The officers are “absolutely definitely in agreement there,” said the former official.

A thousand hundred and forty -fourth day. Keith Kelllog proposed creating several control zones in Ukraine, and Steve Whitkoff - to give Russia control over the four regions of Ukraine Thomas Peter / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Kyiv after the attack of Russian drones. April 12, 2025 Medusa from February 24, 2022 lives on the Russian-Ukrainian war on the air. In our daily materials, we publish your letters, because we are sure: we must continue to talk about the war.

The story of two friends against the backdrop of an impending eco -catastrophe At the beginning of 2025, the book of the French writer and philosopher Gaspar König “Humus” was published at the publishing house of Individuum. This is a dynamic novel about rainworms, lost illusions and, of course, an environmental crisis. Especially for Medusa, literary critic Alex Mesropov talks about this funny book at the junction of several genres, the whole action of which is spinning around worms.

The Moscow police held a raid in the Mono club on Pokrovsky Boulevard on the night of April 12, said the telegram channel “Caution, News”, referring to the words of an eyewitness. The police came to the club shortly until 02:00 in the morning. An eyewitness said that the police demanded visitors to lie on the floor, they shot people on a video camera. According to visitors, earlier the institution posted an announcement, which said that they would let the club free.

It turned out that the company created censorship tools for China and willingly shared information about artificial intelligence Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call / Getty images Sarah Winn-Uieillams in the US Senate. April 9, 2025 On Wednesday, April 9, the former Facebook employee Sarah Winn-Wilems testified in the US Senate. She talked about the relations of the social network with China and how her leadership tried to develop business in this country.

Representatives of Russia transferred the United States data on the violation of the moratorium on blows to the energy facilities, the director of the Second Department of the CIS countries Alexei Polishchuk said on April 11. “These data are transmitted to Washington as the co -author of the initiative, the capital of other countries and international structures as another confirmation of the inconsistency of the Kyiv regime,” Polishchuk said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Russian drones attacked Kyiv on the night of April 12, the head of the city Vitaly Klitschko said. According to him, three people were injured in the Svyatoshinsky district, one of them was hospitalized. The military administration of Kiev reported that fires in three warehouses in the Svyatoshinsky district, including in an industrial enterprise, occurred as a result of the fall in the wreckage of the UAV. One of the shot down drones fell to the sports ground.

The US authorities in a new mineral resources agreement demanded that Ukraine transfer the US International Financing Corporations (DFC) to control the Gazprom gas pipeline, which previously carried out gas transit to Europe, Reuters reported on April 12, referring to the source. The interlocutor of the agency called this provision of one of the "Easters" discovered in the draft agreement prepared by the United States.