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US using Ukraine as instrument for fighting against Russia — Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia still urges the Kiev regime to stop sending its citizens to death and killing Russians in Ukraine, Peskov noted https://tass.com/politics/1873673

Bus drivers involved in fatal collision with Taipei pedestrian bailed

Taipei, Nov. 17 (CNA) Two Taipei bus drivers involved in a collision Sunday that left a pedestrian dead have been released on bail of NT$300,000 (US$9,227) and NT$100,000, according to police. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411170008

Abkhazia’s opposition proclaims parliament as only legitimate power body

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Abkhazia’s parliament, as the only legitimate authority in the republic, must undertake entire responsibility for the present and future of Abkhazia’s statehood,” the coordination council for the overcoming of the political crisis, which unites opposition organizations, said in a statement https://tass.com/world/1873671

Putin does not want negotiations with Ukraine – German Ambassador

Pravda Ukraine Martin Jaeger, the German ambassador to Ukraine, feels that Russia’s most recent attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure underlines Russia’s unwillingness to negotiate. Source: Martin Jaeger on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: Jaeger’s post says that by its actions, Russia proves that it chooses escalation. Quote: “This morning, Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy…

Mainland Chinese tourists fall down Hong Kong escalator ‘like dominoes’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One elderly member of tour group taken to hospital after accident near exit of East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3286952/mainland-chinese-tourists-fall-down-hong-kong-escalator-dominoes?utm_source=rss_feed

93% of children in Hong Kong subdivided flats have spine issues: survey

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Children not having proper desks to do homework is the main reason for problems, Society for Community Organisation says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3286950/93-children-hong-kong-subdivided-flats-have-spine-issues-survey?utm_source=rss_feed

Where is It all going? Mixed messages from Israel-Lebanon war

Jerusalem Post Escalating violence from Israel and Hezbollah may be just a death rattle before the two sides reach a cease-fire, but any misstep could impede a diplomatic solution. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-829490

2 people killed and 3 wounded in Russian attack on Kherson

Pravda Ukraine On the morning of 17 November, Russian forces struck a car with a drone in Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, killing two people. Source: Roman Mrochko, Head of Kherson City Military Administration, on Telegram Details: Authorities say a man, 58, and a woman aged 51 were killed. Two other men, 37 and 39, received…

Israel Strikes Building in Central Beirut

New York Times The attack came as Israel’s military has been pounding an area just outside the Lebanese capital with some of the heaviest waves of bombardment in months. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/europe/beirut-lebanon-israel-hezbollah.html

Xi urges ‘extreme caution’ from US on Taiwan matters, South China Sea disputes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Support China’s peaceful reunification’, avoid provocation in South China Sea, President Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden in Lima. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3286948/xi-urges-extreme-caution-us-taiwan-matters-south-china-sea-disputes?utm_source=rss_feed