- Pashinyan sends a telegram of condolences to Kobakhidze on the death of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.
- Iran confirms the news of the death of Ali Larijani and the commander of the Basij volunteer paramilitary unit Soleimani.
- Israel announces the death of Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib.
- The absence of this or that figure cannot affect the overall functioning of the system: Araghchi.
- The area of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran is shelled.
- Aliyev and Merz discuss the situation in the Middle East.
- Araghchi and Bayramov discuss regional issues.
- Iraq resumes oil exports through the pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
- Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, resigns.
- Ukraine and Russia strike each other again.

Four UN Secretary-General Candidates Face Live Hearings
Reuters. The four candidates vying to become the next United Nations secretary-general faced live hearings on Tuesday (April 21) and Wednesday (April 22) on their

