The UN General Assembly suspended Russia's participation in the Human Rights Council In response, Moscow announced its withdrawal from this organization
Other events in April:
France's Macron wins the presidential election, holding off Le Pen's far-right threat to upend Europe and relations with Russia
The UK will continue the ban on "conversion therapy", but not for transgender people
Scholz was booed at a rally in Essen
Pope Francis in an Easter address to tens of thousands of believers in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican called for peace
