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Taiwan shares close up 0.56%

Taipei, June 15 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended up 96.84 points, or 0.56 percent, at 17,334.98 Thursday on turnover of NT$377.56 billion (US$12.28 billion).(By Christie Chen) Enditem https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306150005

UK fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near NATO airspace

Pravda Ukraine UK Typhoon fighter jets took to the skies over Estonia to intercept Russian IL-20 and two Su-27 jets near NATO airspace on Wednesday, 14 June. Source: European Pravda with reference to the press service of the Royal Air Force of UK on Twitter Quote: “RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled…

Battlegroup East repels Ukraine’s attack in DPR — defense ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Also, when rebuffing enemy attacks near Novosyolka, Novodarovka and Levadnoye, the battlegroup’s motorized infantry units wiped out Ukrainian tanks, armored combat vehicles and manpower https://tass.com/defense/1632501

Spotify confirms removal of ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song, points to action by tune’s creator-distributor

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Move follows similar dropping of anti-government tune on other music-streaming platforms, as city authorities seek ban. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3224152/spotify-confirms-removal-glory-hong-kong-protest-song-points-action-tunes-creator-distributor?utm_source=rss_feed

Making history: Israel relishes to host Women’s EuroBasket 2023

Jerusalem Post The European Championship will have a pair of groups of four teams each being hosted both in the Holy Land as well as in Slovenia. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-746360

Ukrainian defenders destroy Russian helicopter and 12 tanks in one day

Pravda Ukraine Russia continues to suffer losses in its war against Ukraine. The defenders of Ukraine killed 580 invaders, and destroyed a Russian helicopter, 14 armoured combat vehicles, 12 tanks and 10 artillery systems over the course of 14 June. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7406926/

Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times U.S. nuclear negotiations with Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/briefing/ukraine-iran-us-talks-nuclear.html

Nearly 20 countries want to join BRICS — senior Russian diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ryabkov noted that BRICS is a grouping of countries that do not follow the leader-follower principle https://tass.com/politics/1632499

US wants Ukrainian military to have their training on Abrams tanks completed by end of summer

Pravda Ukraine The Pentagon expects that the Ukrainian military will complete their training programme on Abrams tanks by the end of the summer. Source: CBS News reported this with reference to an unnamed representative of the US Department of Defense, writes European Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7406925/

China, Mongolia to fight sandstorms amid calls to curb economic and ecological harm

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. President Xi Jinping demanded urgent action last week after sandstorms cloaked China’s northern regions in March and April, with a Chinese delegation set to visit Mongolia from later this month to jointly work on…