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Russia unaware of alleged informal communication channels with Vienna — Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Maria Zakharova conceded the possibility that such statements by the Austrian official were driven by “a desire to justify one’s actions and leave room for yet another maneuver amid the turbulence of the international situation” https://tass.com/politics/1621579

7 dead in Thailand school roof collapse, including 4 children sheltering from rainstorm

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Strong winds and rain caused a metal roof on a school’s activity centre to collapse, officials said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221535/7-dead-thailand-school-roof-collapse-including-4-children-sheltering-rainstorm?utm_source=rss_feed

Kiev’s forces try to penetrate Russian defenses near Kremenaya five times a day — expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Offensive operations by Ukrainian forces have been noted in the Krasny Liman area, Andrey Marochko said https://tass.com/politics/1621577

Russian forces destroy Ukrainian artillery gun, mortar team in Kherson area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is also noted that artillery fire near the settlement of Antonovka destroyed a 120mm mortar with its team and ammunition, killing three and wounding four Ukrainian soldiers https://tass.com/politics/1621575

Wagner Group’s withdrawal from front on 1 June will allow Ukraine’s Armed Forces to launch counterattacks

Pravda Ukraine Yevgeny Prigozhin, the financier of the Wagner Group, said that after 1 June, his mercenaries would not be present along the entire contact line in Ukraine for at least two months. The Institute for the Study of War believes that the Wagner private military company (PMC) may miss the main stages of Ukraine’s…

The Battle for Bakhmut, in Photos

New York Times Times photographers have been documenting Ukraine’s defense of the Eastern city since May 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/world/europe/bakhmut-photos-ukraine.html

Two NT$10 million prizes in latest receipt lottery unclaimed

Taipei, May 23 (CNA) Five big prizes in the receipt lottery for January and February have not yet been claimed, including two for NT$10 million (US$325,305) each, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF), which manages the lottery. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305230014

How a Novelist Became an Innkeeper

New York Times “These days, my role as an innkeeper occupies me almost as much as fiction,” writes Joyce Maynard, who, during the pandemic, hired locals in a Guatemalan village to turn her writing retreat into a guesthouse. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/travel/guatemala-joyce-maynard-hotel.html

Turkey’s Next President Will Win an Economy in Peril

New York Times A surge in government spending before the election this month and pressure on the country’s currency could hit the economy in coming months, experts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/world/middleeast/turkey-election-economy-president.html

How Women Are Giving Birth Amid Chaos in Sudan

New York Times War in the northeast African nation has forced pregnant women to drive “through hell” to reach the dwindling number of hospitals and clinics, or turn to overworked midwives to give birth at home. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/world/africa/sudan-war-pregnant-women.html