The US Senate rejected a resolution that effectively ordered President Donald Trump's administration to stop the war with Iran and withdraw troops from the conflict zone until Congress authorizes further action. 47 senators voted for the adoption of the resolution developed by the Democrats, while 52 were against it, reports the Associated Press. The Republican Party has a majority in the Senate. Democrats believe war with Iran is illegal and unnecessary.

The BBC announced on April 15 that it would cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs - almost one in 10 - to cope with "significant financial pressure". The BBC's acting director general, Talfan Davies, told staff the BBC needed to save £500 million over the next two years. He did not rule out that as a result of the cuts, entire channels or services would have to be closed.

A nine-story apartment building was hit by a drone of the Russian Armed Forces, the head of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Oleg Kiper said on April 15. According to him, one person was killed and six were injured as a result of the strike. Three victims were hospitalized; doctors assess their condition as moderate. According to authorities, three apartments on the fifth to seventh floors were damaged. There was a fire in the building and it was extinguished.

On April 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense published in its telegram channel lists of companies in different countries, including Europe, which, according to the Russian side, are associated with the production of attack drones for Ukraine. The list of “Branches of Ukrainian companies in Europe” includes 11 enterprises, including in London, Munich, Riga, Vilnius and Prague.

Victoria Boni's video with an appeal “on behalf of the people” to Russian President Vladimir Putin received more than 20 million views and a million likes on Instagram. The blogger published a new video with a commentary on the topic of her appeal. She stated that after the publication of the appeal, journalists, including Yuri Dud, as well as independent publications Dozhd and The Insider contacted her, but she is not going to give an interview. “Guys, we have different tasks.

Russian actor Ivan Okhlobystin criticized Internet blocking, saying that “digital restrictions are a huge mistake.” The artist published a post about this on his Telegram channel. According to Okhlobystin, blocking is useless: since “it’s really impossible to ‘limit’ anything (we live in the 21st century).” Failure to understand this “will cause an additional blow to the reputation,” he said.

The Riddle Russia project explains why the Armenian Prime Minister came to Moscow and what Putin demands from him Sofya Sandurskaya / TASS / Profimedia Nikol Pashinyan and Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. April 1, 2026 In early April, videos from a meeting between Nikol Pashinyan and Vladimir Putin circulated on social networks, in which the former told the latter about democracy and freedom of speech.

The United States and Iran are considering extending the temporary truce, which expires on April 21, for another two weeks to negotiate a peace agreement, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. The agency's interlocutor said that mediators between the United States and Iran are trying to organize technical negotiations to resolve the most controversial issues - the resumption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the problem of uranium enrichment by Iran.

Melbourne police have launched an investigation after actress Ruby Rose filed a sexual assault report against singer Katy Perry. The Guardian writes about this. The police statement did not provide details of the alleged incident, only that it happened at a nightclub in central Melbourne in 2010. Rose previously stated her position on social media. According to her, during that party, Perry rubbed her genitals against her face against her will.

Russian writer Evgenia Nekrasova won the O. Henry Prize for best story. She was recognized for her work “She-Bear” in 2023, according to the award’s website. Nekrasova is known for her works in the tradition of magical realism based on folklore, writes Kommersant. One of her iconic works is the 2018 novel “Kalechina-Malechina,” which became a finalist for the National Bestseller, Big Book, and NOS awards. Among her other works is the prose cycle “To the Sisters.

It looks like a detective story, but in reality it’s a subtle psychological drama. Tina Rowden/HBO GKS is streaming on HBO Max. St. Louis is a new show from Stephen Conrad, who wrote the script for The Excellent Life of Walter Mitty and the TV series The Patriot. HBO has once again managed to create something very unusual by the standards of TV and streaming: the detective intrigue here is just a disguise, in fact, this is a story about intimacy, loneliness and a midlife crisis.

The lottery ticket cost 100 euros. The painting is worth a million Thierry Le Fouille / SIPA / Scanpix / LETA Peri Cochin, organizer of the charity lottery of works by Pablo Picasso, calls the winner of 2026. To her left is the work “Head of a Woman”, which was drawn in the lottery Parisian Ari Hodara won a painting by Pablo Picasso worth about a million euros. The work of art was raffled off for a charity raffle, the cost of which was 100 euros.

The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania has overturned the decision to ban Russian rapper Alisher Morgenstern from entering the country. LRT writes about this. The court noted that the initial decision of the Migration Department to ban for reasons of “threats to state security” was based on data from the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was therefore unlawful.

The EU authorities have completed the development of a unified application for age verification on online platforms and will soon present it to users, said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. She said the app would allow users to verify their age when accessing online platforms “in the same way that stores ask people to verify the age of people who buy alcoholic drinks in a store.” The application will work on smartphones, tablets and computers.

In Moscow, a sex worker received 13 days of arrest for photographs of a headdress for role-playing games, stylized as the cap of Third Reich officers. “Caution, News” writes about this. Photos of a cap with a Nazi eagle in the profile of 39-year-old Elvira H. (her last name is not given) were discovered on one of the escort service websites by an employee of the “E” center , after which a protocol was drawn up against the woman for displaying Nazi symbols.