Kim Jong-un to hold summit with Putin; Belarus stops Russian oil supplies to Baltic countries
(Baonghean.vn) - Kim Jong-un is about to hold a summit with Putin in the Russian Far East; IS claims responsibility for a series of bombings in Sri Lanka; Belarus stops supplying Russian oil to Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic countries... are the world's top news in the past 24 hours.
Kim Jong-un to hold summit with Putin in Russia's Far East
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo:Reuters/KCNA |
The Kremlin confirmed on April 23 that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet on April 25 in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. "The meeting will focus on political and diplomatic solutions to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula," said Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy aide.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the meeting would take place "in the second half of April", but did not provide further details. North Korea's central news agency KCNA also announced that leader Kim Jong-un "will soon visit Russia at the invitation of President Putin".
IS claims responsibility for string of bombings in Sri Lanka
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Scene of the bombing at St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo, Sri Lanka on April 21. Photo:AFP. |
“Those who carried out the attack on citizens of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka on April 21 belong to IS,” the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) militant group said on April 23. However, IS did not provide evidence that the group was behind the series of bombings that killed 321 people and injured 500.
Earlier, Sri Lanka's Deputy Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene revealed that preliminary investigations showed the bombings were in revenge for the attack on Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand in March, which killed 50 people.
Belarus stops Russian oil supplies to Poland, Ukraine and Baltic countries
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Sputniknews reported that the Belarusian Oil Company (BelOil) Deputy General Director in charge of trade issues Sergey Grib said on April 23 that the country has temporarily suspended the supply of Russian oil products to Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic region due to problems with oil transfers from Russian exporters. "The deliveries of light oil products, gasoline and diesel to Ukraine, the Baltic countries and Poland have been suspended. (The contractual obligations) are currently suspended until the problem with Russian oil is resolved," Grib confirmed.
BelOil had earlier expressed concern that in recent days, Russia's Urals blend of oil exports, which is transported via the main Gomeltransneft Druzhba pipeline through Belarus to Europe, had significantly deteriorated in quality.
British Prime Minister faces second vote of no confidence
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| British Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
British media reported that Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of no confidence in her leadership within the ruling Conservative Party. This will be the second vote of no confidence in Prime Minister May since December 2018 and is considered an attempt by Conservative MPs to remove the leader due to her handling of the issue of Britain leaving the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit.
According to the BBC, more than 70 Conservative Party leaders in the UK have signed a petition calling for an extraordinary general meeting, in which Prime Minister May's position is at the top of the agenda. The Daily Telegraph reported that these people requested a general meeting of the Conservative Party to discuss Mrs. May's ability to lead the party.
Africa begins largest malaria vaccination campaign in history
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| Medical staff vaccinate people in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo. Illustration photo: AFP/TTXVN |
On April 23, Malawi became the first country in Africa to begin a trial of Mosquirix, a completely new malaria vaccine. This vaccine, which works by actively activating the immune system, is expected to help prevent an infectious disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year on the Black Continent.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that according to plan, about 360,000 children in Malawi, Ghana and Kenya will be vaccinated in this trial vaccination campaign expected to last until 2022. This is also considered the world's largest malaria vaccination campaign ever.
