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Treasury Yields Hold Steady, Maintain Declines After Fed Rate Call

Wall Street Journal Many investors believe the Fed has reached the end of its tightening campaign. https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-yields-decline-ahead-of-fed-decision-34bca017

Parsing the Fed: How the May Statement Changed

Wall Street Journal Use this tool to compare the latest Federal Reserve policy statement with its immediate predecessor and see where policy makers have updated their language. https://www.wsj.com/articles/parsing-the-fed-how-the-may-statement-changed-3e886fb9

Russian trail of blood: 21 killed and 48 wounded in Kherson Oblast – Zelenskyy

Pravda Ukraine On 3 May, 21 people were killed and 48 were injured as a result of the constant Russian attacks on the city of Kherson and Kherson Oblast. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Facebook Quote from Zelenskyy: “The world needs to see and know this. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/3/7400555/

Ukraine’s military is stronger than U.S. leaks indicated, Blinken says

Washington Post Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “confident” Ukraine’s counteroffensive would yield some success in regaining Russian-occupied territory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/03/ukraine-discord-leaks-blinken/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Stop judicial reform protest ‘anarchy’ – NGO to High Court

Jerusalem Post NGO Regavim argued that the roadblocks were dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians, and that calls for involvement in the demonstrations were illegal. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742004

Nordic countries leaders’ joint statement supports Ukraine’s EU and NATO membership

Pravda Ukraine Following the summit in Helsinki, the leaders of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Ukraine, Finland and Sweden issued a joint statement on Wednesday in which they supported Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/3/7400554/

258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2020, UN reports

Fox News More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year because of conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The Global Report on Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian organizations founded by the U.N. and European…

Vermont Allows Nonresidents to Access Medically Assisted Death

Wall Street Journal The state is the first in the U.S. to eliminate the residency requirement for receiving life-ending care. https://www.wsj.com/articles/vermont-allows-nonresidents-to-access-medically-assisted-death-7640556e

Moscow Region’s authorities stop issuing permissions to use drones

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “An exception is made only for works to be carried out by operational services and public authorities,” the news release reads https://tass.com/politics/1613141

Council of Europe Summit to discuss Russia’s accountability for invasion and Peace Formula – Iceland’s Prime Minister

Pravda Ukraine Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has outlined the main topics of the Council of Europe Summit to be held in Reykjavík on 16-17 May, which will focus on the Ukrainian issue. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/3/7400552/