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Media suggested based on photo that Kinzhal missile shot down over Kyiv for the first time

Pravda Ukraine The Defense Express media outlet, after analysing photos of the missile wreckage, has suggested that a hypersonic Kh-47 Kinzhal missile was successfully shot down over Kyiv for the first time in the early hours of 4 May. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/5/7400810/

Russia Jails Ex-Soldier 13 Years for Treason – State Agencies

Moscow Times Activists say the number of treason cases in Russia has risen significantly since the country invaded Ukraine. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/05/russia-jails-ex-soldier-13-years-for-treason-state-agencies-a81051

SCO countries must strengthen cohesion, resist color revolutions — Chinese MFA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang pointed to the importance of deepening security cooperation and maintaining regional peace https://tass.com/world/1614019

Royal Reads: 6 Books About British Monarchs and Coronations

New York Times Gold lace, gold orbs, gold spoons: The coronation of King Charles III may inspire you to learn more about the lavish history of British coronations, or about the monarchy itself. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/books/best-british-monarchy-coronation-books.html

Royal Reads: 6 Books About British Monarchs and Coronations

Wagner Threatens to Pull Out of Ukraine in Latest Internal Russia Spat

Wall Street Journal Founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces would leave their positions in the eastern city of Bakhmut on May 10 after delivering an expletive-riddled broadside against Moscow’s military leadership. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wagner-threatens-to-pull-out-of-ukraine-in-latest-internal-russia-spat-6df13ff

Occupiers deport 50 children from Luhansk Oblast to Dagestan, Russia

Pravda Ukraine Russian forces are continuing to abduct Ukrainian children, with 50 children from the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast being taken to Dagestan. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center Quote from the National Resistance Center: “Children from Luhansk Oblast, without their parents, were taken to the Solnechnyy Bereg (Sunny Coast) centre in the Republic…

‘Freezing’ Donbass line of engagement not enough to resolve Ukraine problem — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The top diplomat noted that all issues must be settled but not with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who is merely “a puppet in the hands of the West,” but rather “directly with his overlords” https://tass.com/politics/1614015

CPI up 2.35% year-on-year in April

Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.35 percent from a year earlier in April, largely due to a spike in food and entertainment and education expenses, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305050013

Virgin Orbit: How Richard Branson’s Satellite Startup Went Bankrupt

Wall Street Journal Once promising satellite-launch startup Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy in April after launch issues and a changing satellite market caught up with it. WSJ explains what led to the Virgin Galactic spinoff’s collapse. https://www.wsj.com/articles/virgin-orbit-how-richard-bransons-satellite-startup-went-bankrupt-552ab9d7