**Ukraine faces grain export problems despite ship checks resuming**
Several EU member countries have restricted imports of Ukrainian grain and food products to protect local farmers.
**Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ education ban to all grades**
Florida board proposal bars classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation through high school.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/19/florida-expands-dont-say-gay-education-ban-to-all-grades
**Moscow court rejects Kremlin critic’s appeal of prison term**
Ilya Yashin, convicted in December for comments critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says his conscience is clear.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/19/moscow-court-rejects-kremlin-critics-appeal-of-prison-term
**China Tesla plant where worker died had safety weakness: Reports**
The emergency bureau of Shanghai’s Pudong district recommended an unspecified penalty for Tesla, news outlets reported.
**Photos: Yazidis ring in the year 6773 at temple in Iraq**
Thousands of worshippers light candles at Lalish Temple to celebrate the start of the New Year.
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/4/19/photos-yazidis-ring-in-the-year-6773-at-temple-in-iraq
**Residents flee Khartoum as fighting continues**
Bodies on the streets of the Sudanese capital as fighting enters fifth day despite ceasefire claims.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/19/residents-flee-khartoum-as-fighting-continues
**Can the international community stop the fighting in Sudan?**
The warring generals show little interest in ending hostilities amid what could be an existential threat to them.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/19/can-the-international-community-stop-the-fighting-in-sudan
**India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023: UN**
UNFPA data estimates India’s population at 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China by the middle of the year.
**Refugees claim gas flaring cancer link in northern Iraq**
Cancer rates double in affected provinces after facilities resume production in recent years.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/4/19/refugees-claim-gas-flaring-cancer-link-northern-iraq
**China making plans to boost consumption amid demand concerns**
National Development and Reform Commission says it is drafting plans to boost recovery through 'big-ticket' consumption.
**Indonesian fishermen saved after Australia shipwreck; 9 missing**
The group spent six days without food or water on a remote island where they were shipwrecked by Cyclone Ilsa.
**Renowned Irish climber dies, Indian missing on Nepal’s Annapurna**
Noel Hanna died while returning from summit while Indian climber Anurag Maloo fell into crevasse on the same mountain.
**Five years since a crackdown began, what’s next for Nicaragua?**
President Daniel Ortega's government accused by the West of repression but is supported by China and Russia.
**‘Rights crisis’: Amnesty report documents abuses in Nicaragua**
The government of President Daniel Ortega has been criticised for targeting dissidents and consolidating power.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/18/rights-crisis-amnesty-report-documents-abuses-in-nicaragua
**Anti-abortion groups urge US top court to restrict abortion pill**
Groups push the US Supreme Court to reject Biden administration request to halt a Texas ruling limiting access to pill.
**India and China snap up Russian oil in April above ‘price cap’**
Russia is enjoying stronger revenues via oil sales despite the West's attempts to curb funds for its war in Ukraine.
**Toddler slips through White House fence, becoming tiny intruder**
The toddler is believed to be the first successful intruder across the White House fence, which was installed in 2022.
**NFL: Damar Hamlin cleared to play again after cardiac arrest**
The 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety collapsed during a game in January and required CPR on the field.
**Absolut vodka suspends exports to Russia**
The Swedish vodka maker says the decision comes after campaigns on social media to boycott Absolut.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/18/absolut-vodka-says-halts-exports-to-russia
**Darfur on edge as violence spreads amid Sudan power struggle**
Witnesses say conflict escalating in Sudanese region as the army and the RSF battle it out for control.