• 03/17/2025

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry greenlights new drone WINFLY for military use

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has approved the Ukrainian-made WINFLY uncrewed aerial systems for use by the Armed Forces. The systems are built on frames of various sizes and incorporate the experience of frontline UAV operators.  Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence  Quote: “WINFLY system drones are designed with frames of different sizes. In designing…

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Dems cry foul after Schumer’s announcement on impending vote to avert government shutdown

Fox News As the prospect of a partial government shutdown looms and the Senate is poised to vote on a House-passed government-funding measure that would avert a shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Thursday that he “will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down.” He said that while…

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Russia’s tennis star Medvedev defeats French Fils to reach 2025 Indian Wells semis

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The 2025 Indian Wells tournament is played on outdoor hard courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, the United States, between March 5 and 16 https://tass.com/sports/1928157

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Putin met Trump’s special envoy Witkoff late on Thursday — Kremlin spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov did not specify the topics that Putin and Witkoff had discussed https://tass.com/politics/1928159

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Source names Russians removed from EU sanctions list due to pressure from Hungary

Pravda Ukraine European Pravda, citing a European diplomat, has reported that the European Union, under pressure from Hungary, had removed from its sanctions lists the names of Vladimir Rashevsky (former head of one of the largest producers of mineral fertilisers, Eurochem), Gulbakhor Ismailova, sister of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, Russian oligarch Viatcheslav Kantor, and Russian…

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Hong Kong mulls applying extra charges for CT, MRI scans for outpatient service at public hospitals

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong is considering charging patients separately for CT and MRI scans at public hospitals, as part of a reform that, according to authorities, will improve the use of medical resources. A doctor working in a public hospital in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau told…

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Austria to allocate millions of euros to Ukraine for mine clearance and grain delivery

Pravda Ukraine Vienna will allocate €5 million to Ukraine for mine clearance efforts and €2 million for grain delivery following a visit by Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger to Kyiv on Friday 14 March. Source: Austrian newspaper Die Presse, as reported by European Pravda Details: Meinl-Reisinger is reported to have arrived on a visit to…

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UN Security Council to condemn violence in Syria, urge protection of minorities

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The United Nations Security Council has agreed to a statement condemning widespread violence in Syria and urging the country’s new administration to protect all ethnic and religious minorities, diplomats say. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/03/14/744424/UN-Security-Council–condemn-violence-Syria-protection-minorities-

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Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Envoy Excluded from Negotiations at Kremlin’s Behest – NBC News

Moscow Times “Kellogg is a former American general, too close to Ukraine. Not our kind of person,” NBC News quoted an anonymous senior Russian official as saying. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/14/trumps-russia-ukraine-envoy-excluded-from-negotiations-at-kremlins-behest-nbc-news-a88357

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