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Sen. Ted Cruz lands his first major Democratic challenger in 2024 re-election bid

Fox News Saying that “we don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator. We can get a new one,” professional football player-turned Texas Rep. Colin Allred launched a 2024 Democratic Senate challenge on Wednesday against conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred, a former NFL linebacker who later worked in President Obama’s administration before defeating Republican…

Russia’s Medvedev calls for ‘elimination’ of Zelensky after drone attack

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741993

Zelenskyy: Ukraine can and should become 33rd NATO member

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insists that Ukraine should become the next member of the Alliance right after Sweden. Source: Zelenskyy on a joint briefing with the leaders of Northern European countries in Helsinki, reports European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy congratulated Finland on becoming the 31st member of the Alliance in April. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/3/7400535/

Oil Executive Who Heads U.N. Climate Talks Hints at His Approach

New York Times In a speech, Sultan al-Jaber, the Emirati official presiding over this year’s climate summit, spoke of emissions cuts, but experts also cited ambiguity in his statements. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/climate/un-climate-oil-uae-al-jaber.html

17 civilians killed in Russian attack on Kherson

Pravda Ukraine On 3 May, 17 people were killed and 45 others injured, including two children, in a Russian attack on the city of Kherson and Kherson Oblast. Source: press office of Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General; press office of the Kherson Oblast Prosecutor’s Office; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on…

The Trump 2024 Dilemma: What Would Ben-Gurion Do?

Wall Street Journal He saw the need to help the British fight the Nazis while opposing the British occupation of Palestine. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-dilemma-what-would-ben-gurion-do-israel-british-white-paper-re-election-52ed5dcc

Sudan’s warring generals closely matched ahead of latest cease-fire

Washington Post The military and the RSF have divided up Sudan’s towns, factories and resources between them as neither side appears to have the immediate upper hand. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/03/sudan-conflict-rsf-military/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukraine Can Point the Pentagon Toward a New Way of War

Wall Street Journal Defense planners are used to working with other states, but volunteer groups have proved vital. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-can-point-the-pentagon-toward-a-new-way-of-war-nonstate-citizen-initiatives-3874f94a

Investments in Russia’s tourism sector up 14% in 2022 — ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Equity investment surpassed 400 bln rubles https://tass.com/economy/1613065

Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Moscow

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We don’t attack Russian President Vladimir Putin or Moscow. We fight on our territory, we defend our cities and villages,” the Ukrainian president said at a joint press conference with Northern European heads of government in Helsinki https://tass.com/world/1613069