A source has stated that an Indian state has passed a decision to close high schools because of the hijab controversy that drew the world's attention after Nobel Prize - winning Afghan activist Malala Yusuf Zay gave her opinion.

During a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron following a meeting in Kiev, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced that he expected a summit under the Normandy formula with the leaders of Russia, Vladimir Putin, France, Emmanuel Macron, and Germany, Olav Schultz, "as soon as possible."

Speaking about Germany's position on the crisis between NATO on the one hand and Russia on the other, and explaining that the dialogue on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis continues, German Defence Minister Kristené Lambrecht ruled out the possibility of Germany supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Edit: Ahmed Al-Kumi

Today, NATO Secretary - General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the build - up of Russian troops in Belarus is the largest number in the country since the end of the Cold War.