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Why Bakhmut? It’s a Question Older Than the Ukraine War.

New York Times The twists and turns of a war are rarely easy to predict. In Ukraine, they landed on a city in the east that few had ever heard of. And then the whole world watched for months. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/bakhmut-ukraine-war.html

Claims about Crimea, Sevastopol belonging to Ukraine ‘trumped up, false’ — lawmaker

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yekaterina Altabayeva stated later that “Their argument [that Crimea and Sevastopol belong to Ukraine] is trumped up, cynical, and false” https://tass.com/politics/1621239

Exports from Russia to China rise by 67.2% in January-April

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The volume of bilateral commerce is expected to hit $200 bln by the end of 2023 https://tass.com/economy/1621237

Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday on debt ceiling 10 days before funding crunch

Fox News House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will head to the White House late Monday afternoon for the third time this month in the hopes of finding some way forward on a debt ceiling agreement with President Biden. As of Monday, there just 10 days left until the U.S. government is expected to run out of…

Israel, UK: 2 countries without written constitutions and shared lessons

Jerusalem Post The Media Line speaks to constitutional experts to explore lessons for Israel from the United Kingdom, which has operated for more than a millennium without a written constitution. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743852

Russian forces strike Ukrainian ammo, aircraft at Dnieper airfield by precision weapons

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian forces neutralize three Ukrainian subversive groups in Kharkov Region https://tass.com/defense/1621235

Customers know well they get well-tested Russian military equipment — official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As Dmitry Shugayev stressed, in the process of production the shortcomings identified during combat use are eliminated https://tass.com/defense/1621233

Beijing describes relations with Moscow as exemplary

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian delegation to the consultations was led by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev https://tass.com/politics/1621231

Hong Kong’s environment minister vows review of profit scheme for CLP Power, HK Electric after major blackouts

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan says city will consider lowering permitted rate of return. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221446/hong-kongs-environment-minister-vows-review-profit-scheme-clp-power-hk-electric-after-major?utm_source=rss_feed

Expansion plan of Southern Taiwan Science Park in Nanzih approved

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The National Development Council (NDC) on Monday approved a NT$43 billion (US$1.40 billion) plan to expand the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) to Kaohsiung’s Nanzih District. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305220022