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Situation in Bakhmut critical, but defenders control certain areas – Defence Ministry

Pravda Ukraine Despite the recent statement by Yevgeny Prygozhin, the founder of the Wagner PMC, the Ukrainian military denies that Russian mercenaries have taken complete control of the destroyed city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast; the defence forces of Ukraine are still holding the line in the area at the entrance to the city from the…

Was Bnei Brak Jewish community’s founding blessed by a hassidic rebbe?

Jerusalem Post Did the Sochaczewer Rebbe stand in the street of Bnei Brak and pronounced this rare blessing with God’s name. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-743515

Shavuot: Looking forward & backward

Jerusalem Post Progress brainwashes us with generationism, feeding a false narrative that the past was flawed while the present is surpassing. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-743504

Taiwan thanks G7 for stressing importance of cross-strait peace

Taipei, May 20 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed its gratitude on Saturday to the Group of Seven (G7) nations for their joint communiqué that reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305200014

Transition to multipolar system may take long time, Lavrov says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Foreign Minister noted that Moscow has a lot of allies on this issue https://tass.com/politics/1620591

Ukraine’s Defence Minister announces next Ramstein meeting

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has announced that the regular meeting of the Contact Group for the Defence of Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be held next week. Source: Reznikov on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda Details: Commenting on the formation of the so-called fighter jets coalition, which will ensure the…

Russia’s losses on Tavriia front in one day amount to almost four companies

Pravda Ukraine Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces have killed and wounded almost four companies of Russian servicemen on the Tavriia front (Ukraine’s south). Source: Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Grouping of Forces, on Telegram Quote: “We continue to destroy the enemy. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/20/7403096/

Brazil indicts ex-officials over Amazon murder of journalist and colleague

Washington Post Police say the Indigenous agency’s former president and vice president failed to act to prevent the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips in the Amazon last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/20/brazil-charges-bruno-pereira-dom-phillips/

Global de-dollarization begins in practice, conceptual speeches — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Vaola Sambo, an expert in economics and management, told that the work to create a reserve currency for trade purposes is considered by the BRICS countries as de-dollarization https://tass.com/economy/1620587

Russia has to respond firmly, consistently to declared war — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Russian Foreign Minister, “hostility originates from the other side of the barricades – the barricades that separate those willing to live on their own mind and for the sake of their peoples from those willing to live at the expense of…