Monday, April 26, 2021

TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Monday, April 26th: *) Global pledges of help for Covid-stricken India The US has led international pledges of support for India as the country’s coronavirus crisis grows. The Indian healthcare system is struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in cases and shortfalls in oxygen supplies. India set a global record for a rise in daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day, with over 352,000 new infections as the death toll rose by a record 2,812 to reach more than 195,000 fatalities. *) Police remove east Jerusalem barricades after violent protests Israeli police allowed Palestinians to gather at the staired plaza outside Damascus Gate in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem after days of clashes. The flashpoint site is a traditional gathering spot for Palestinians during the fasting month of Ramadan but had been barricaded by Israel since April 13. Israel's latest decision to remove the barriers could help calm tensions after security forces injured dozens of protesting Palestinians. *) Ankara summons US envoy over Biden's 1915 remarks Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the US Ambassador in Ankara to protest President Biden's statement on the Armenian events of 1915. On Saturday, Biden followed through on a campaign promise to recognise the events that began in 1915 as "genocide." Turkey rejects the use of the word, saying both Turks and Armenians were killed and has called for a joint history commission to investigate. *) Indonesia says missing submarine found, all 53 crew killed A missing Indonesian submarine has been found, broken into at least three parts, at the bottom of the Bali Sea, with all 53 crew members killed. The 44-year old KRI Nanggala-402 had gone missing during an exercise last week, prompting a large-scale search operation joined by several countries. Indonesian Navy chief of staff Yudo Margono said the crew were not to blame for the tragedy and that the vessel did not experience a blackout, blaming "forces of nature". And finally …