In Kazakhstan, the new law "On mass media" aims to gradually increase the share of information in the Kazakh language. From 2025, TV and radio programs in the Kazakh language should make up at least 55% of the total volume, and from 2027, 60%.

At the regular meeting of the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Political Issues and International Cooperation, the draft statement of the State of Palestine on the situation in the Gaza Strip was considered. It also took into account the views and suggestions of Uzbekistan.

The United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on Benzi Gopstein, the founder and leader of the Lekhava organization, an extremist settler known for his attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to Tajikistan on April 18-19 at the invitation of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon. During the visit, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with Emomali Rahmon in a narrow and expanded format, and also held meetings with the chairman of the lower house of the Parliament of Tajikistan Mahmadtoir Zakirzoda and the prime minister Kahir Rasulzoda. Brief details of the visit.

About 100 students were arrested at Columbia University in New York, USA, who demonstrated against the financial investment in companies profiting from the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.

The United States vetoed the draft resolution on Palestine's full membership in the UN. 12 member states of the UN Security Council voted "in favor" of the project, Great Britain and Switzerland abstained.

Israel launched an attack on the city of Isfahan, which is home to Iran's nuclear facilities and a military base where F14 aircraft are stored. The attack was repelled by Iran's defense systems. There are no casualties.

India has canceled a $1.5-2 billion deal with Turkish shipbuilding companies to supply 5 ships to the navy. This may be due to Turkey's cooperation with Pakistan and its position against India on the Kashmir issue.

After 20 years of war between the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and the United States-led NATO forces, the Taliban forces took control of the capital Kabul and on August 15, 2021, the last US troops left the Kabul airport. About a month after this incident, the Taliban took control of the entire country, established a new administration, and established an interim government to run the country. Thus began a new phase for the Taliban movement. That is, the Taliban has turned from a small group that fights against the invaders into an administration that controls an entire country.

One of the most important questions raised in the background of recent events since the beginning of the war in Gaza is the following: Why does the administration of the US President Joe Biden not want a ceasefire in Gaza?