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Secret ‘Mission’ for Peace in Ukraine May Show Limits of Pope’s Influence

New York Times Since Francis made cryptic reference to a Vatican peace effort, the suggestion had elicited denial or bewilderment by war’s protagonists. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/pope-francis-russia-ukraine-peace.html

U.S. Businessman Ajay Banga Approved to Lead World Bank

Wall Street Journal The former Mastercard CEO takes over a bank overhaul intended to expand lending capacity and fight climate change. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-businessman-ajay-banga-approved-to-lead-world-bank-adb5f1ad

Florida bill clears $12M for DeSantis’ migrant relocation initiative months after Martha’s Vineyard flights

Fox News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would receive $12 million to organize migrant relocation through a new sweeping immigration bill passed by the Florida legislature Tuesday. The package passed the GOP-controlled state House along a party line 83-36 vote on Tuesday, sending the legislation to the governor’s desk. It cleared the state Senate last week. …

Retail trade turnover in Russia down 5.1% year-on-year in March — statistics

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In the first quarters of 2023, the retail trade turnover decreased to 10.3 trillion rubles https://tass.com/economy/1613169

Ukrainian forces started counteroffensive, have a lot of personnel, weapons — Prigozhin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yevgeny Prigozhin said that in the past 24 hours, Wagner PMC forces advanced 230 meters in Artyomovsk https://tass.com/politics/1613163

Who is Ajay Banga, the next president of the World Bank?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Indian-born US executive – hailed by some as the ‘face of change’ at the global lender – has big plans for meeting the challenge of climate change. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3219312/who-ajay-banga-next-president-world-bank?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukrainian forces carry out massive shelling of Donetsk — mayor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts are under massive shelling,” Alexey Kulemzin reported https://tass.com/politics/1613159

US allocates US$300 million in military aid to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine On Wednesday, the US Department of Defence announced the allocation of another US$300 million in military aid to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, referring to the Pentagon’s press release Details: The new US military aid package is allocated by presidential authorisation from the Pentagon’s warehouses and contains, among other things, additional ammunition for the…

US Federal Reserve System increases base interest rate to 5.00-5.25% — regulator

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2% over the longer run,” the regulator said in a statement https://tass.com/economy/1613157

FACT SHEET: U.S.-Philippines Bilateral Defense Guidelines

Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine Secretary of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez established the Bilateral Defense Guidelines to modernize alliance cooperation in service of the United States and the Philippines’ shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3383607/fact-sheet-us-philippines-bilateral-defense-guidelines/