War in Ukraine: Bulgaria and Poland deprived of Russian gas
Russia will halt gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday as explosions in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region of Transdniestria raise fears of an extension of the war beyond Ukraine's borders. On Tuesday evening, the Polish and Bulgarian authorities announced that they had been warned by the Russian gas group Gazprom of its intention to interrupt its gas deliveries to these two countries the next day, despite the contracts binding them. However, these two members of NATO and the European Union (EU) say they are prepared to obtain the missing gas from other sources. The announcement comes as many chancelleries are concerned about the risk of the current conflict spreading out of Ukraine, after a series of explosions, attributed by Kiev to Moscow, in moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria.  Tuesday his support for Moldova, neighbor of Ukraine, in the face of "the risks of destabilization". For its part, the United States has declared itself ready to "move heaven and earth" to make Ukraine win against Russia.
Mali: Junta accuses French army of 'espionage' and 'subversion'
The military junta in power in Bamako on Tuesday night accused the French army of "espionage" and "subversion" after the French general staff released videos shot by a drone near a base in central Mali recently returned by the France. The authorities have "noted since the beginning of the year more than fifty deliberate cases of violation of Malian airspace by foreign aircraft, including operated by French forces", announces a press release from the government of Bamako. "One of the most recent cases was the illegal presence of a drone of the French forces, on April 20, 2022, over the Gossi base, whose control (had) been transferred to the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) the day before, adds the text, signed by Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, spokesman for the government set up by the junta. "The said drone was present (...) to spy on our valiant FAMa. In addition to espionage, the French forces have been guilty of subversion by publishing (of) false images fabricated in order to accuse the FAMa of being the authors of killings of civilians, in order to tarnish (their) image". On April 21, two days after it returned its Gossi base to the FAMa, the French army set out to counter what it called an "informational attack" and released a video of what it claims were Russian mercenaries burying bodies near the attack. base to accuse Russia of war crimes in Mali. These images, taken by a drone, show soldiers busy around corpses that they cover with sand. In another sequence, we see two of these soldiers filming the bodies half buried.
 Colombia: Historic confessions of soldiers involved in massacres of civilians
In an unprecedented acknowledgement to victims' families, ten retired soldiers publicly acknowledged their responsibility for the execution of more than a hundred civilians in 2007 and 2008 in Colombia, falsely portrayed by the military as guerrillas killed in action. The confession took place during a historic hearing organized by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in the region of the massacre itself, in the northern department of Norte de Santander, which borders Venezuela. This catharsis-shaped public hearing is a major step in the spotlight by the JEP, the special court resulting from the historic peace agreement signed in 2016 with the Marxist guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), of the biggest scandal in the recent history of the Colombian army, known as "false positives".
IN BRIEF
A mentally disabled Malaysian man was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his sister said, after a long legal battle and despite a storm of international criticism.
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted by consensus a resolution requiring the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto, a rare reform that was revived by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Alphabet, Google's parent company, made a profit of $16.4 billion in the first quarter, 8% less than a year ago, a sign of a return to normal after the pandemic boom.
A giant in a match of giants: Karim Benzema, sumptuous double scorer, kept Real Madrid alive Tuesday in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League against Manchester City (4-3), sounding the revolt and then scoring a penalty of a dead leaf full of composure.