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Scholz has no intention of participating in “fighter jet coalition” for Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not see Germany participating in the debates about creating an alliance that will supply Ukraine with Western fighter jets. Source: European Pravda with reference to Tagesschau Scholz was responding to a question about whether Germany will be participating in a joint alliance announced by the Netherlands, the UK…
Read MoreUkraine’s Chief Justice Removed From Post Over Corruption Charges
New York Times Two anticorruption agencies accused him of taking $2.7 million in bribes. He no longer leads the court, but he remains a judge. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/17/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MoreRussia Hits Shopping Mall in Southern Ukrainian City
Wall Street Journal Russia struck Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv with a salvo of cruise missiles as its forces continued advancing inside the eastern city of Bakhmut. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-hits-shopping-mall-in-southern-ukrainian-city-d69e80a0
Read MorePoland handed over almost all MiG-29 planes to Ukraine, not ready to send F-16s — Duda
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. So far, Poland handed over 14 out of 28 available MiG-29 planes to Kiev https://tass.com/world/1618717
Read MoreRussian Boxing Federation views 2023 Asian Games as option to qualify for 2024 Olympics
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Сhairman of the RBF Coaching Council Eduard Kravtsov noted that the federation was still waiting for the IOC decision regarding the team’s participation in the Olympics and the qualifying procedure for the Games https://tass.com/sport/1618721
Read MoreEU to include up to 100 people, companies from Russia in 11th package of sanctions
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Discussions on the 11th package of anti-Russia sanctions have been underway in Brussels at the level of member states’ ambassadors since May 5 https://tass.com/society/1618715
Read MoreIDAHOT 2023: 60% of Hongkongers surveyed now agree with same-sex marriage
Hong Kong Free Press Sixty per cent of Hong Kong people now agree with same-sex marriage, according to a joint study published by three universities on Wednesday, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). Same-sex marriage remains illegal in Hong Kong. An LGBT flag. File photo: Rob Maxwell. The new report was jointly…
Read MoreChelsea Clinton receives honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743328
Read MoreThe Plan to Build a New Capital
New York Times Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia’s president has chosen to move the capital. The Times accompanied him on a tour. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/briefing/java-jakarta-capital-move-flooding.html
Read MoreRussia ramps up attacks on 3 Ukrainian oblasts – Deputy Defence Minister
Pravda Ukraine Russian forces have ramped up their attacks on Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts in northern and northeastern Ukraine over the past month. Source: Hanna Maliar, Deputy Defence Minister of Ukraine, on Telegram Quote from Maliar: “Over the past month, enemy forces have stepped up shelling of oblasts located near the [Russian] border: Kharkiv,…
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