- Another batch of Russian grain transited to Armenia via Azerbaijan.
- Iran has announced the 80th phase of ‘Operation True Promise-4’ targeting US facilities and Israel.
- Iranian media reports new strike near Bushehr nuclear power plant.
- United States has conveyed a 15-point plan to Tehran via Pakistan to end the conflict.
- Talks between Iran and the United States may take place in Islamabad this weekend, Grossi.
- Iran says ‘non-hostile’ ships can pass safely through Strait of Hormuz.
- Escalation in the Middle East is the work of Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu, and the world is paying the price, said Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
- Russia carries out one of its largest air strikes on Ukraine.
- Hungary to curb gas flows to Ukraine until Druzhba oil flows resume, Orban says.
- Alexander Lukashenko arrives in North Korea.

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

