• 03/05/2025

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

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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/

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Federal Reserve Raises Rates, Signals Potential Pause

Wall Street Journal Central bank officials remove earlier guidance that had pointed to further increases. https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-raises-rates-signals-potential-pause-eb264784

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Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after deadly quake

Fox News Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, aid officials who visited the region said Wednesday. The Feb. 6, earthquake killed more than 50,000 people, including over 6,000 in Syria, according to the United Nations, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Syria’s…

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Companies authorized to dodge excessive federal regulations under GOP bill

Fox News A new bill pushed by Senate GOP leadership aims to broaden Republicans’ deregulatory efforts by enabling small businesses to sidestep certain federal policies that hamper their operations. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the top Republican on the Small Business Committee and chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, introduced the Prove It Act of…

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Russian Vessels Photographed at Nord Stream Site Days Before Blast

Wall Street Journal Denmark’s military photographed Russian vessels near the Baltic Sea site where explosions four days later tore apart the Nord Stream pipeline. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-vessels-photographed-at-nord-stream-site-days-before-blast-9695bc70

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