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Senior Islamic Jihad officials assassinated in IAF strikes on Gaza – report
Jerusalem Post The strikes come less than a week after over 100 rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742463
Read MoreMexican high court overturns reforms rushed through Congress
Washington Post Mexico’s Supreme Court has voted to overturn a pair of electoral law reforms favored by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, because Congress rushed them through to a vote without proper debate, or even time to read them https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/mexico-supreme-court-president-overturned-legislation/1c3c0dae-edf5-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUS providing Ukraine $1.2B in military aid ahead of expected spring offensive against Russia
Fox News The United States is planning to send Ukraine around $1.2 billion in long-term military aid to help the country defend itself against a barrage of drone, rocket, and surface-to-air missile attacks from Russia, according to U.S. officials. The officials, who spoke anonymously, told The Associated Press that the aid package will likely be…
Read MoreExplosions in Belgorod Oblast: governor talks of attack on Shebekino
Pravda Ukraine A projectile has fallen in the Russian city of Shebekino, located not far from the border with Ukraine. Source: Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of Belgorod Oblast, on Telegram Quote: “Attack on Shebekino. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/9/7401264/
Read MoreG7 countries discussing ban on Russian diamonds import — web portal
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A spokesman for the US Treasury said the current US ban on Russian diamonds does not apply to “substantially converted” diamonds in third countries, Axios reports https://tass.com/economy/1614917
Read MoreSingapore fines Chinese woman US$9,000 for smuggling nearly 175kg of food, including duck and pig blood
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singapore Immigration officers uncovered 101.45kg of assorted meat products and 73.65kg of processed food products belonging to Chinese national, Mei Hua. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219848/singapore-fines-chinese-woman-us9000-smuggling-nearly-175kg-food-including-duck-and-pig-blood?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFirst senior UK official to visit Hong Kong in 5 years meets CK Hutchison’s Victor Li on trip to boost investment ties, reinforce engagement efforts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In an opinion piece for the Post, trade minister Dominic Johnson says he will meet leading investors and government officials to capitalise on Hong Kong’s commercial success. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3219845/first-senior-uk-official-visit-hong-kong-5-years-meets-ck-hutchisons-victor-li-trip-boost-investment?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTop Senegalese opposition politician gets 6-month suspended sentence in defamation case
Fox News Senegal’s main opposition leader on Monday was given a six-month suspended prison sentence by an appeals court in the West African nation over a defamation case brought against him by a government minister. The court ruling against Ousmane Sonko prevents President Macky Sall’s most prominent political rival from running in next year’s presidential…
Read MoreAt least 20 bodies found in Congo mass grave, ISIS-linked rebels suspected
Fox News The remains of at least 20 people were found buried in a mass grave in an area used to cultivate cacao in Ndoma village in Congo’s North Kivu province this weekend, according to local authorities and a military spokesperson. A team of forensic and security officers exhumed the bodies after residents of villages…
Read MoreCanada Expels Chinese Diplomat Following Threat to Lawmaker
Wall Street Journal China vows to retaliate and denies the allegation that Beijing interferes in Canadian affairs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-expels-chinese-diplomat-following-threat-to-conservative-lawmaker-939aaaa5
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