Iran has been living with Western sanctions for almost 40 years, and never have so many sanctions been imposed so quickly as against Russia. Although their effect is limited, there is little alternative.

Australians are calling for an end to violence against women after a recent knife attack in Sydney left five women dead. Australian Labor Party PM Anthony Albanese endorsed the rallies.

Two Russian journalists have been accused of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. If convicted, they could face years in prison.

Police say residential areas have been damaged in the US state of Nebraska, with several other states also impacted by tornadoes and cyclones.

The Israeli media react to the news that the ICC could be preparing an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Also, pro-Palestinian protests continue on university campuses across the US and France. In other news, an Iraqi TikTok sensation is murdered outside her home, the third such killing in under a year. Finally, a 101-year-old woman is regularly mistaken for a baby due to a software malfunction.

Lightning struck villages and left 23 families homeless in India. Footage shows the flames gutting 36 rooms of apartment and houses in Bhadrak, Odisha on April 28.