These are the key events on day 1,142 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Friday, April 11: Fighting Russia said its aerial defence systems destroyed 48 Ukrainian drones overnight and into the early morning in the Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Moscow and Oryol regions, as well as the Russian-annexed Crimea. The Russian Ministry of Defence said its forces captured the border village of...

The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. South Korea and Syria have formally established diplomatic relations, in another milestone for the transitional government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The move has also dealt a blow to Seoul’s archenemy, North Korea, which once counted Syria as a friend under the regime of now-deposed...