News in plain language on May 6
“Hamas” has announced that it accepts the ceasefire offer
The terrorist group “Hamas” has announced that it has accepted Egypt and Qatar’s proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The proposal is currently being reviewed by Israeli officials.
Egypt and Qatar have been acting as mediators in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas for months.
It is not yet known what the terms of the agreement are. It is not known how long the truce could last, and whether and to what extent there will be an exchange of hostages and prisoners.
Israel announces evacuation from Rafah
Israel, on the other hand, announced today that Palestinians should begin evacuation from the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army is planning a military operation there because it wants to destroy the “Hamas” units in the city.
Rafah is currently home to approximately 1.4 million Palestinians from across the Gaza Strip.
In the past, several countries have strongly criticized Israel’s plan to conduct a military operation in Rafah, as it could intensify the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
The President of China has visited Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping has started his visit to Europe.
This is his first visit to the region since 2019.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Xi to cooperate closely with Europe in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Macron also called on China to accept fair global trade rules.
After visiting France, Xi will go on to Serbia and Hungary.
Russian forces attacked Kostyantinivka
Russian forces carried out an airstrike in Kostyantinivka, Donetsk region, this afternoon.
Four civilians were injured there.
The strike was carried out against a residential area and several buildings and cars were also damaged.
Russia will conduct exercises with tactical nuclear weapons
Russia will conduct exercises with non-strategic or tactical nuclear weapons.
This was announced today by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
President Vladimir Putin commissioned the training.
Tactical nuclear weapons are nuclear warheads that are delivered by short-range missiles.
These weapons were also recently deployed in Belarus.
Russia is estimated to have the largest stockpile of such weapons in the world. They have never been used on the battlefield.
Germany is ready to help defend the Baltic states
Germany is ready to help defend the Baltic states in case of possible Russian military aggression.
This was announced by German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz today in Riga.
He met with the Prime Ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.
The Baltic Sea is in a bad ecological state
The Baltic Sea is in a bad ecological state and immediate action is needed to improve the environment.
This was announced by the World Wildlife Fund.
The report says that fish are threatened in almost all areas of the sea and that the natural food web has been disrupted in some places.
The growth of different species of algae has led to a lack of oxygen.
One third of the Baltic Sea is already dead.
The Baltic Sea is said to have warmed faster than any other sea on the planet.
This is stated by the World Wildlife Fund.
The world hockey championship will start at the end of the week
At the end of this week, the world hockey championship will start in the Czech Republic.
Tomorrow, the head coach of the Latvian national team, Harijs Vītoliņš, will name the players who will be part of the national team in the championship.
Weather forecast
At night in Latvia it will be mostly cloudy and it will rain in some places.
The northeast, north wind will blow 3-8 meters per second and the air temperature will be 1…5 degrees.
In some parts of the east of the country, frost is expected at minus 1…0 degrees.
Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and no precipitation is expected.
The northeast, north wind will blow at 4-10 meters per second, in places along the coast it will gust up to 15 meters per second.
The air temperature in the country will be between 8 and 13 degrees.
There will be a variable amount of clouds in Riga.
The north wind will blow at 4-9 meters per second.
Air temperature at night 4…5 degrees, during the day 9…11 degrees.
Weather forecast 2. – favorable.
