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Russian forces hit units of 77th Ukrainian Airmobile Brigade in DPR

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, said that the AFU brigade tried to counterattack the positions of Russian troops in the direction of the settlement of Maloilinovka https://tass.com/defense/1605001

Italy transfers some of M109 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Italy plans to transfer a total of 60 M109 self-propelled artillery howitzers to Ukraine in the near future, some of them are already on the frontline. Source: This was reported by Italian publication La Republica, writes European Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/16/7398100/

Recent rains fail to bring relief to Taiwan’s parched south

Taipei, April 16 (CNA) A weather front that passed over Taiwan on Saturday had only a limited effect on water levels in the nation’s reservoirs and none at all on those in the drought-hit south, the Water Resources Agency (WRA) said Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304160010

Dozens of POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter

Washington Post A top Ukrainian official says more than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released in a major Easter exchange with Russia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/russia-ukraine-war-easter/d0717c64-dc48-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

UN condemns killing of 3 World Food Programme staff in Sudan

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739356

Empty streets, pools of blood and memories of a failed collaborator: life in liberated Vovchansk under constant fire

Pravda Ukraine https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/04/13/7397608/

Russian Armed Forces hit command posts of two territorial defense brigades

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, noted that operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings of troops defeated 92 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 127…

Russia’s COVID-19 case tally grows by 7,094 – anti-coronavirus crisis center

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. 38 patients died https://tass.com/society/1604993

Saudi Arabia Transfers Aramco Shares Worth Nearly $78 Billion to Wealth Fund

Wall Street Journal The second such transfer comes amid high oil prices and as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy away from oil. https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-transfers-aramco-shares-worth-nearly-78-billion-to-wealth-fund-f3a83574

Fishermen at Japan PM attack acted fast to swarm suspect

Washington Post Fishermen in the Japanese port town where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida escaped unhurt when a man tossed an explosive device at him described how their swift action saved the day https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/japan-kishida-attack/f90aeeba-dc4f-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world