NEW YORK--Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept.... Highlights will be broadcast on ABC._____Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.... The AP is solely responsible for this content....

Critics and analysts have raised concern Bolsonaro is laying the groundwork to contest October election results should he lose.... Bolsonaro also said in his broadcast that the armed forces have given nine suggestions to Brazil’s electoral court to improve the system, but haven’t yet received any response.“ Initially they( the armed forces) raised hundreds of vulnerabilities to go through this with a fine-tooth comb.... Those 16 and 17 can vote, but aren’t obligated....

“ In January, when the Omicron wave was peaking, they didn’t take any public measures to limit the spread of the virus; bars and restaurants were still open.... Others can attend some of the city’s 500 block parties held over a period of 45 to 60 days.... “ People are tired of it, ” said Fernandes, from the block parties association. Indeed, tourists from abroad and across Brazil have turned up in numbers this year in spite of the virus....

Join our Whatsapp channel Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral 30-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine on Saturday, after Washington said it could abandon peace talks within days unless Moscow and Kyiv show they are ready to stop the war. Putin ordered fighting to stop as of 6pm Moscow time( 1500 GMT) on Saturday until midnight on Sunday night.“ Based on humanitarian considerations … the Russian side announces an Easter truce.... I order a stop to all military activities for this