Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Tag: Ukraine COVID-19
‘I Dream About My Patients Dying’:...
In the city of Ovruch in the Zhytomyrregion of Ukraine, the number of patients with COVID-19 continues to grow and the government has already designated the region a “red zone” for its high rate of new cases. RFE/RL visited the regional hospital and spoke with Viktoria Lytkivska, a doctor who has been treating patients since the start of the pandemic
Ukrainian Doctors Say Situation Critical After...
The situation in many Ukrainian hospitals is critical, doctors say, after a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the country
Ukrainian Prisoners Pay A Price For...
Detainees at Kyiv’s notoriously overcrowded Lukyanivska prison, parts of which are 160 years old, have been offered a way out of overcrowded cells with up to a dozen inmates and poor sanitation. But there’s a catch. More spacious, refurbished cells, with fewer prisoners and modern bathrooms, come at a price
Kyiv Police Make Arrests Following Tougher...
There were some tense moments in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, when police blocked access to a popular sports and recreation ground. It came after Ukraine’s government intensified lockdown measures on April 6 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Police officers blocked the bridge to Kyiv’s Hydropark, a popular island sports ground located in the Dnipro River. Angry citizens confronted police and argued that the new restrictions violated their freedom of movement. Two people were arrested
Ukrainian City Digs Mass Graves For...
Caretakers of public cemeteries in Dnipro, a city in southeastern Ukraine, have been ordered to dig 600 graves and thousands of body bags have been preordered for potential coronavirus victims. Bulldozers could be seen working for days in several of Dnipro’s cemeteries. City authorities told Current Time they wanted to be prepared in advance, but also to show residents that it’s important to observe the mandatory quarantine. Nevertheless, many could be seen on April 3 in city parks and playgrounds without protective face masks