• 03/15/2025

Grain corridor’s security to be in top on agenda of talks in Istanbul — diplomatic source

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On March 18, Russia announced that the deal was being extended for 60 days, warning that this would be enough time to assess the efficacy of the memorandum signed with the United Nations https://tass.com/world/1615185

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Hong Kong officials leave District Council meeting mid-way, after councillors try to discuss electoral reform

Hong Kong Free Press Government officials prematurely exited a meeting of the Sham Shui Po District Council on Tuesday after councillors attempted to discuss the proposed reforms of the district-level elections. They claimed the discussion was “out of the scope” of the District Councils’ remit. Sham Shui Po District Officer Paul Wong left in the…

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Russians deport Zaporizhzhia NPP employees’ families from Enerhodar – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine The occupiers have taken family members of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) employees to Rostov Oblast in Russia under the guise of “evacuation”. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: “In Enerhodar, the Russian occupiers have organised a so-called ‘evacuation’ for family members of Zaporizhzhia NPP employees. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/10/7401449/

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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Gaza

Jerusalem Post The meeting comes following Israel’s launching of the IDF Operation Shield and Arrow to attack Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742590

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Body of New Zealand student found in cave after flash flood hits school trip

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The death has raised questions about why school officials chose to go ahead with the trip even after forecasters had warned that heavy rain was approaching. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3220017/body-new-zealand-student-found-cave-after-flash-flood-hits-school-trip?utm_source=rss_feed

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An Erdogan defeat would mark a victory for liberal democracy worldwide

Washington Post “If [President Recep Tayyip Erdogan] loses power via elections, that will give a lot of people hope that the autocratic surge can be reversed,” Turkish politics expert Gonul Tol said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/erdogan-liberal-democracy-election-autocrat/

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An Erdogan defeat would mark a victory for liberal democracy worldwide

Washington Post “If [President Recep Tayyip Erdogan] loses power via elections, that will give a lot of people hope that the autocratic surge can be reversed,” Turkish politics expert Gonul Tol said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/erdogan-liberal-democracy-election-autocrat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Pepper…and Salt

Wall Street Journal Pepper…and Salt https://www.wsj.com/articles/pepper-and-salt-fe4ca32c

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Temperatures may top 30 degrees in central, southern Taiwan

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Temperatures around Taiwan will recover slightly Wednesday as seasonal northeasterly winds weaken, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305100005

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