Russia's Deputy Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy:

▪Russia to terminate its powers in the UN Human Rights Council ahead of schedule, on 7 April;

▪The UN Human Rights Council is monopolised by a group of countries that use it for their own purposes;

▪The UNGA resolution on Russia's suspension in the Human Rights Council is an unlawful and politically motivated step

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A Danish mercenary confirms that Ukrainians are killing captured Russian soldiers

The fighter who is reportedly an experienced sniper told Danish TV2 that he saw Ukrainian soldiers killing Russian prisoners of war against "the laws of war". The mercenary insists he didn't participate in these killings.

He also claimed he talked to an 18-year-old Russian before the execution: "The following morning he was buried".

“These things are following you,” he added.

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❗US House votes to remove 'most-favoured' trade status for Russia, Belarus

⚡NY Attorney General filing motion to hold Trump in contempt of court over refusal to turn over docs

❗Stoltenberg: NATO's next strategic concept to address future relations with Russia, China's rise

⚡The US has sent a new batch of weapons to Ukraine, Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said: "They are very, very grateful for the 60,000 anti-tank ... and about 25,000 air defence systems that have been sent by the United States, our allies and partners."

❗️🇺🇸 After Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Thursday said she tested positive for COVID-19, the White House released a statement saying she was "not considered a close contact" of President Joe Biden. But just two days earlier, Pelosi was seen kissing Biden at a White House event with former President Obama.

The Russian Defence Ministry's latest statements:

▪️Russian troops have blocked the communities of Ugledar and Novomikhailovka, the battle for these settlements is being fought now;

▪️Ukrainian military equipment at the Novograd-Volynsky railway station in the Zhytomyr region has been hit with high-precision air-launched missiles;

▪️The Russian Aerospace Forces have hit 42 Ukrainian military facilities

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❗US Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

❗State Department confirms US suspended channel of communication with Russia on cybersecurity

⚡At least five injured in Tel Aviv shooting, reports say

Six people in serious and critical condition were taken to hospital after a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, doctors say

Tel Aviv police have warned residents of possible threats; residents have been asked to stay at home and stay away from windows

❗The US and its allies are providing Ukraine with "90 anti-tank systems for every Russian tank", the White House says

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is currently at IDF Headquarters in Tel Aviv, being updated on the shooting - media

⚡Two people reportedly killed, eight wounded in Tel Aviv shooting

❗️🇺🇸🇨🇳 Washington says expects to hold ongoing conversations with Beijing on the US expectation that they "abide by" anti-Russia sanctions

⚡️🇺🇸 Joe Biden's sister, Valerie Biden Owens, has contracted COVID-19, her publishing company said Thursday

She reportedly did not have close contact with the president lately

👮👮‍♂️Chicago Police Department staffing numbers reached the lowest in recent history at the end of March, as more than 300 uniformed members had resigned or retired from the department and over a dozen others had stepped down.

CPD employed 11,669 sworn officers as of March 30, down from the 11,983 reported at the beginning of the year and the 12,739 members on the force on Jan. 1, 2021, according to statistics obtained by Fox News Digital pursuant to a public records request. The department saw a staffing uptick at the start of 2020, with 13,299, and a jump the year prior, with 13,486, data show.

But police officer departures were the highest in recent history in 2021 when 965 uniformed personnel resigned or retired from the CPD, and another 100 non-uniformed members also said goodbye to the department, according to the statistics.

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