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Last known ‘comfort woman’ in Taiwan dies at age 92: Foundation

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The last known Taiwanese woman who was forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese military during World War II died at the age of 92 on May 10, the Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation (TWRF) said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202305220012

Ukrainian pilots have started training with F-16s − Borrell

Pravda Ukraine Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, hopes that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will begin soon. Source: Borrell before the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, reported by European Pravda Details: Borrell has welcomed the approval of the decision to transfer modern…

Preliminary mine clearance operations begin in liberated Artyomovsk — Donetsk leader

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Carrying out careful, thoroughgoing mine clearance is crucial for us. Given the scale of combat operations that took place there, it is very hard, painstaking work,” Denis Pushilin stressed https://tass.com/politics/1620969

Power outages in four oblasts because of attacks

Pravda Ukraine For the seventh time since the beginning of the occupation, the last line of communication between Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the power grid was disconnected due to attacks. In Donetsk Oblast, 10 settlements were cut off from power supply due to shelling, and two mines lost power. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403267/

Star Wars star raffles Ukrainian embroidered shirt to raise funds to rebuild school in Kyiv Oblast

Pravda Ukraine American actor Mark Hamill, who played the role of Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”, has announced that he is raffling a Ukrainian vyshyvanka (embroidered shirt) to raise funds to rebuild a school in Kyiv Oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403261/

Russia-China relations not directed against other countries, says top security official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is stressed that Russia-China strategic partnership is based on the principles of mutual respect https://tass.com/politics/1620967

Whelan urges US officials to work out his release from Russian prison quickly — CNN

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Tsargrad TV in an interview that Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov sometimes gets phone calls from the White House requesting the release of both Gershkovich and Whelan https://tass.com/society/1620965

Sweden should be admitted to NATO in July, Norway PM says

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743815

NTU student election candidates investigated over offensive platform

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Two candidates on the same ticket in a National Taiwan University (NTU) student election could face penalties ranging from an official reprimand to expulsion over crude, discriminatory language they used in their campaign platform. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202305220011

Russia Increases Seaborne Coal Exports in 2023 – Kommersant

Moscow Times Russia shipped 69.9 million metric tons of coal from ports in January-April, or 18.3% more than the same period last year. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/22/russia-increases-seaborne-coal-exports-in-2023-kommersant-a81224