Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew Yakub Zakriev, who worked in the Chechen government, received Serbian citizenship, the Serbian publication Nedeljnik reports , citing an order signed by Prime Minister Djuro Matsut. According to the document, the passport was issued with the wording “in the interests of the Republic of Serbia.” Yakub Zakriev, the son of one of Kadyrov’s sisters, formerly served as mayor of Grozny and minister of agriculture of Chechnya.

On April 26, fighting in Mali continued for a second day after the largest coordinated attacks by anti-government forces in years. Several international media outlets reported that Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed in a strike on his residence. At the same time, rebels said Russian forces had withdrawn from the northern town of Kidal, reports which were initially denied, but later confirmed by the Africa Corps, a paramilitary group controlled by Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Estonia will prohibit citizens of Russia and Belarus from buying real estate in the country without a permanent residence permit - the Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared a corresponding bill, ERR reports . The law is due to come into force on January 1, 2027. The ban applies to Russian and Belarusian companies, as well as legal entities from any country if their actual beneficiaries are citizens of these states.

The US Space Force has increased demand for its most powerful heavy-lift launch vehicles. Certified for the most complex missions that require high precision and reliability, only Space X has rockets with the required payload capacity. The specialized publication Space News writes about this.

A court in Voronezh issued the first verdict in Russia in a criminal case regarding the demonstration of symbols of the non-existent “International Satanism Movement”. Mediazona drew attention to the case file . 24-year-old worker Roman Maltsev was found guilty of demonstrating prohibited symbols (Article 282.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and was sentenced to a year of correctional labor with the deduction of 10% of monthly earnings to the state.

Bahrain revoked the citizenship of 69 naturalized citizens for actions that the country's interior ministry defined as "sympathy for Iran's hostile actions and cooperation with foreign organizations." Reuters reports this with reference to a statement from the department. The ministry explained that this number includes not only those directly accused, but also their family members.

The total budget deficit of Russian regions by the end of 2026 may exceed 1.9 trillion rubles, warned Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. If the forecast comes true, the indicator will again break the record for the entire period of observation. In 2025, the deficit amounted to almost 1.5 trillion, which is a trillion more than a year earlier.

The food chains of modern mammals in different parts of the world differ fundamentally - and the point is not only which species live there now, but also which ones disappeared millennia ago. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Michigan, who studied the food webs of 389 mammal communities in the tropics and subtropics of three regions: the Neotropics (South America), the Afrotropics (sub-Saharan Africa) and the Indo-Malayan region (South and Southeast Asia).

Over the past year, Russia increased military spending by 5.9% - to $190 billion - compared to 2024, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. According to him, the burden on the country's budget still remains high: about 7.5% of GDP and 20% of all government expenditures. In the global ranking, the Russian Federation took 3rd place after the USA and China. They spent $954 billion and $336 billion respectively.

The Russian conscript was unable to leave Belarus for third countries - he was not released from the Minsk airport because of the summons he received. This was reported by the Conscious Objector Movement, noting that such a practice had not previously been known. As a resident of St. Petersburg told the movement, in early April he received a summons demanding to appear for a medical examination on the 29th, after which a ban on leaving Russia appeared in the electronic register.

An important factor in the fight against domestic violence is the availability of a shelter system where a woman could hide from the aggressor. The number of crisis centers currently available in Russia, according to various estimates , does not exceed one hundred and fifty. This is an order of magnitude less than what is required for a country with a population of 140 million, according to the recommendations of the Council of Europe. Shelters are distributed unevenly throughout the country.

Elsewhere, countries that offer their citizens generous social benefits have also faced a dilemma when it comes to opening their borders. The Scandinavian countries have remained relatively closed off to migration, largely because the social obligations assumed by the state proved greater than the benefits of acquiring new working-age residents.

The foundation of cellist Sergei Roldugin, a close friend of Vladimir Putin, received almost 5% of the shares of the En+ energy company of billionaire Oleg Deripaska, worth about 14 billion rubles. This was found out by the publication “Vorstka”. The very fact of the transfer of shares became known from the annual report of En+ for 2025, published in March. It said 31.9 million shares of the parent company were "donated" but did not name the recipient.

Samsung is preparing to exit the Chinese home appliance and TV market by the end of this year, Nikkei Asia writes , citing sources familiar with the situation. The final decision could be made as early as the end of April, after which the company will announce it to employees and business partners in China.

The bulk carrier PANORMITIS (IMO: 9445021), carrying grain taken from the occupied territories of Ukraine, is approaching the Israeli port of Haifa, according to Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist with the investigative project SeaKrime at Ukraine’s Myrotvorets Center. On board are 6,201.56 metric tons of wheat and 19,043.73 metric tons of barley. Investigators have been able to partially document the origin of the cargo, Yaresko said.