The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor of a bill that recognizes America's capital, Washington, which belongs to the District of Columbia, as the 51st state.

As a result of repelling an air attack from Israel, four Syrian soldiers were injured. This information is reported by the SANA agency, making a reference to the data of a military source.

On April 22, the Turkish authorities imposed a 24-hour curfew due to the spread of coronavirus infection. The restrictions will be in effect until April 26.

Former US Ambassador to Poland Daniel Fried in an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza said about the "threat of a split" in the energy market in Europe because of Nord Stream 2.

Canada is suspending flights from Pakistan and India for a 30-day period amid rising coronavirus cases in those countries and the emergence of a new strain in India.

Almost 30 police officers were injured at the protests of opponents of restrictive measures on coronavirus, which took place yesterday in Berlin. Law enforcement officers detained 231 demonstrators.