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President of PACE plans to visit Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Tiny Kox, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is planning to visit Ukraine. Source: Kox in an interview for European Pravda The PACE president stated that in his office, he deals with problems with fundamental freedoms in Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402488/

Palestinian terrorists sentenced to life in prison for Elad axe attack

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743243

Head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence estimates Prigozhin’s honesty at 80%

Pravda Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, believes that 80% of what the leader of the Wagner Private Military Group (PMC) Yevgeny Prigozhin says is pure truth. Source: Interview with Budanov on the Rizni Liudy (Different People) program Quote: “The worst thing is that what Prigozhin says is mostly true. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402486/

Ukraine joins NATO cyber defense center — foreign ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Established in 2008 and headquartered in the Estonian capital city Tallinn, the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence is a multinational and interdisciplinary cyber defense hub, which organizes annual international exercises that discuss the impact of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure facilities…

One person killed, five seriously injured in gas pipeline fire in Western Siberia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, it was reported that a fire had broken out on a non-operational line of the Yamal-Europe natural gas pipeline belonging to the Gazprom Transgas Yugorsk company https://tass.com/emergencies/1618329

Oxford University Removes Sackler Name From Buildings

New York Times The elite British university has become the latest in a long series of institutions to publicly distance themselves from the family because of some of its members’ ties to the opioid crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/world/europe/oxford-sackler.html

German court convicts 5 suspects in connection with Dresden museum jewelry heist

Fox News A German court convicted five men Tuesday of breaking into a Dresden museum and stealing 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300 diamonds. The men ages 24 to 29 received prison sentences ranging from four years and four months to six years and three months, German news agency dpa reported. One defendant…

Turkey’s Opposition Struggles to Make Up Ground as Runoff Nears

New York Times President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks likely to take most of the votes that went to an ultranationalist candidate eliminated in the first round. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/world/middleeast/turkey-election-opposition-erdogan.html

What do we know about Kinzhal, Russia’s hypersonic missile?

Jerusalem Post It is an air-launched ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads. Ukraine said six of them were fired on Tuesday. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-743242

Gulf Leader Tests U.S. Ties With Moves Toward Russia, China

Wall Street Journal President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has positioned the U.A.E. as a friend to all sides since Moscow invaded Ukraine—but not without a cost. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gulf-leader-tests-u-s-ties-with-moves-toward-russia-china-ecf9b779