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Russia attack on Kyiv ‘exceptional in its density’ – officials

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743179

Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay Shareholders $1 Billion to Settle Class-Action Suit

Wall Street Journal Shareholders claimed the bank and its past leadership were moving slower to address regulatory issues than they acknowledged publicly. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wells-fargo-agrees-to-pay-shareholders-1-billion-to-settle-class-action-suit-82e67977

Battlegroup East took out Ukrainian unit in pickup trucks, recon group — spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The head of the press center of the group, Alexander Gordeev, said that the crew of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system shot down the Furia unmanned aerial vehicle https://tass.com/defense/1617931

Air-raid warnings issued throughout Ukraine: explosions in Kyiv, air defence activated

Pravda Ukraine Air-raid warnings were issued throughout Ukraine – and twice in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast – on the night of 15-16 May, and Ukraine’s air defence was activated. Source: a map of air-raid warnings Details: The first air-raid warning in Kyiv was issued at 02:24. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402360/

U.S. dollar down in Taipei trading

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$30.795 at 10 a.m. after it opened at NT$30.8 on the Taipei Foreign Exchange on Tuesday, up by NT$0.013 from the previous day’sclose. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305160004

Prigozhin not threatened with removal as long as Wagner forces on contact line – ISW

Pravda Ukraine According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the efforts of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), to cooperate with Ukrainian intelligence, as reported by the Washington Post, were more likely an element of his enmity with the Russian Defence Ministry than an attack on…

Singapore’s deputy prime minister Lawrence Wong visits Ant and Nio in Shanghai as part of China trip

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Wong visited Ant group and Nio in Shanghai ahead of meeting political leaders in Beijing, on his first trip to China as Singapore’s deputy prime minister. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3220650/singapores-deputy-prime-minister-lawrence-wong-visits-ant-and-nio-shanghai-part-china-trip?utm_source=rss_feed

Pence Edges Closer to White House Bid as Super PAC Forms

Wall Street Journal The former vice president is visiting New Hampshire—the first-in-the-nation primary state—to deliver an economic speech. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-pence-edges-closer-to-presidential-bid-as-super-pac-forms-to-back-him-b4b0453

Taiwan headline news

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Tuesday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305160003

Belgium senators on five-day visit in Taiwan: MOFA

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) A delegation of five members of Belgium’s Senate arrived in Taiwan late Monday to meet with senior officials and enhance two-way exchanges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said in a statement Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305160002