## Japan to provide Ukraine with $ 3 bn from Russian assets

Authored by euromaidanpress.com

Ukraine’s Finance Ministry reported on 18 April that Japan will provide Ukraine with a loan of approximately $3 billion as part of the G7’s ERA mechanism utilizing frozen Russian assets.

The loan will be serviced and repaid using future profits generated from immobilized Russian sovereign assets.

According to the minister, Japan has already provided Ukraine with budget support totaling more than $8.5 billion over the past three years.

Belgian company Euroclear holds approximately €191 billion ($217 bn) belonging to the Russian Central Bank, earning about €4.4 billion ($50 bn) from these assets in 2023, Financial Times reported.

In July 2024, G7 and EU leaders agreed to use interest from frozen Russian assets to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine.

Washington later said it would not unblock Russian assets until Moscow pays full reparations to Kyiv.

In October 2024, G7 leaders approved a $50 billion loan for Ukraine to be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets. »

### Undocumented Immigrant Faces Decades In Prison After Breaking ICE Officer's Nose During Arrest

Authored by latintimes.com

A Colombian national is facing up to 20 years in prison after allegedly breaking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer's nose during an attempted arrest in Roselle, New Jersey back in February during an enforcement operation.

The 27-year-old man, identified as Hector Villegas-Alvarez, was approached by ICE agents who had determined he was unlawfully present in the United States and subject to deportation.

As a result of the impact, the officer sustained a broken nose and a concussion. »

### Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S.

Authored by nintendo.com

04/18/25 Learn more about Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. Retail pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 will begin on April 24, 2025.

However, Nintendo Switch 2 accessories will experience price adjustments from those announced on April 2 due to changes in market conditions.

We thank our customers for their patience, and we share their excitement to experience Nintendo Switch 2 starting June 5, 2025. »

### Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

Authored by apnews.com

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.

The 4-3 ruling from the liberal-controlled court affirms the partial veto power of Wisconsin governors, which is the broadest of any state.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers told lawmakers at the time that changing the year 2025 to 2425 in the budget was meant to increase school districts’ funding “in perpetuity.”. »

### Judge blocks administration from deporting noncitizens to 3rd countries without due process

Authored by abcnews.go.com

It blocks removing noncitizens to countries other than their place of origin.

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens to countries other than their place of origin without due process. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an injunction that bars the Trump administration from deporting any noncitizen to a country not explicitly mentioned in their order or removal without first allowing them to raise concerns about their safety.

The ruling throws a roadblock in the Trump administration's policy of removing noncitizens to countries like El Salvador, Honduras, or Panama, even if the noncitizens lack an order of removal to those countries. »

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