Mike Johnson The House of Representatives of the US Congress will consider this week several bills, which provide for the allocation of military assistance to Israel, Ukraine and other allies of the United States. This was announced on Monday by the speaker of the House of Republican Republican Mike Johnson.

Alsu Kurmasheva, editor of the Tatar-Bashkir Radio Liberty Service, during a hearing in court in Kazan, April 1, 2024 On Thursday, April 18, there will be six months, as a journalist of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio, Alsu Kurmashev, is serving a sentence for bringing her gratitude, respect and honor in the previous 25 years. In early April, the court in Kazan once again extended her the term of arrest - until June fifth.

Ukraine suddenly left the deal with Russia and Turkey on safe shipping in the Black Sea, when the agreement was almost reached. About this with reference to four interlocutors writes Reuters. According to the agency, Russia and Ukraine conducted negotiations for two months through the mediation of Turkey, agreeing to ensure the safe transportation of goods in the Black Sea.

On the night of April 16 in the Evpatoria of the annexed Crimea, the Troppark Zoo burned down. More than two hundred animals were killed, TASS writes . "A great tragedy, all animals have died, there are more than 200 of them. So far I can’t say any details anymore," the representative of the zoo told the agency. At the same time, according to RIA Novosti and local telegram channels, the Ministry of Emergencies managed to save two bears.

Alla Pugacheva In social networks, the 75th anniversary of Alla Pugacheva, ignored this time by Russian television, is massively celebrated. 75! Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin are small political figures in the era of Alla Pugacheva. pic.twitter.com/dv4xvncw3s - Bulletin of Stability (@Vestnikstabilno) April 15, 2024 Thanks to Pugacheva for remaining himself, that he does not bend and does not labeis. Strong, independent, masterful and so cool.

Tatyana Tkachuk, the author and the host, is talking in the Moscow Studio Radio Liberty with psychologist Konstantin Surnov and writer Olga Kuchkina. Is real friendship possible between people who have experienced passion? Air April 1, 2004.

What are the results from the world summit in Switzerland awaits Kyiv? Under what conditions can Russia become a member of the next such meeting? What could be the role of China in the end of the war? Guests of Vitaly Portnikov - former ambassador of Ukraine to the USA and Russia Vladimir Yelchenko and political analyst Vladimir Fesenko.

The most interesting of our common past. Incomplete story. Unjust wounds. Still live hopes. Could Russia go the other way? Radio Liberty this week 20 years ago. Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy chooses from our ether still relevant and turned out to be eternal.

Dmitry Vedenyapin. Our guest is a poet and translator Dmitry Vedenyapin, living in Paris How to get around the lock? Read> Igor Pomerantsev: Dmitry, we are now calling you from the Prague Studio to Paris. Meanwhile, I know that you are not only a poet, but also a translator, you mainly translated from English, although there are French translations. Why are you not in London, but in Paris?

An independent expert commission introduced a review to the Government, in which it recommends canceling the punishment for abortion in the first months of pregnancy. Now in Germany, women are required to undergo a preliminary consultation in Germany. Abortions are possible after rape and in the presence of certain medical indications, but in other cases, the Criminal Code provides for a monetary fine or imprisonment of up to three years.

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Fire in the historical building of the exchange, April 16, 2024 In Copenhagen, the historical building of the exchange caught fire, one of the most famous buildings of the capital of Denmark. According to Reuters, a spire collapsed as a result of a fire. There have been no reports of the victims yet, the police said. At the moment, it is not known what caused the fire. Her Faldet Spiret Af Bèrsen I Kuffenhavn Under Voldsom Brand Den 04/16/2024.

Vladimir Putin became the president of Russia for the fifth time and can now remain in power until 2036. But even in this case, he is unlikely to be able to sink other living dictators who have “surrounded” and rule in their countries for decades. How these long -playing rulers hold power.

Protest rally at the Georgian Parliament, Tbilisi, April 16, 2024 The Georgian parliament transferred a vote from April 16 to 17 on the bill "On the Transparency of Foreign Infant." Critics consider it an analogue of the Russian law on the so -called foreign agents. The reason for the transfer of the meeting is a discussion that has long been protected until the evening.

The draft law on a complete ban on smoking up to the age of 15, proposed by the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunaka, went on Tuesday the first vote in the British parliament. Dozens of single -party premieres voted against. According to Reuters, among opponents of the most strict ban on smoking in the world - members of the Conservative Party and the former heads of the British government Liz Tracers and Boris Johnson.