MONDAY, APRIL 8 US: Residents in parts of US as well as Mexico and Canada experience a rare total solar eclipse for about 4 minutes BEIJING: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits China for talks with counterpart Wang Yi on the war in Ukraine and other topics (until April 9) THE HAGUE: International Criminal Court proceedings begin in Nicaragua’s genocide case against Germany for its support of Israeli actions in Gaza Strip KOBLENZ, GERMANY: Trial begins of man accused of Islamic State membership and war crimes GENK, BELGIUM: EU agricultural ministers meet informally to tour Flanders an…