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Middle East: China’s special envoy vows to boost cooperation with UN amid violence in West Bank
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Special envoy Zhai Jun meets UN undersecretary general for political and peacebuilding affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, four days after talks with Arab diplomats. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216788/middle-east-chinas-special-envoy-vows-boost-cooperation-un-amid-violence-west-bank?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMainland China launches probe into Taiwan’s ‘trade barriers’ affecting 2,455 products
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into Taiwan’s restrictive trade measures against 2,455 mainland products amid growing cross-strait tensions. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3216789/mainland-china-launches-probe-taiwans-trade-barriers-affecting-2455-products?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan’s growth outlook to 0.5%
Washington Post The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5% this year, down from 6% in 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/pakistan-imf-economic-outlook/52443d90-d90a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read More‘Israeli aggression against a-Aqsa committed under intl. cover-up’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A group of Bahraini opposition groups blasts the repeated Israeli aggression against the al-Aqsa Mosque and its worshipers as an organized crime being committed under an international cover-up. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701395/%E2%80%98Israeli-aggression-against-Aqsa-Mosque-an-organized-crime-being-committed-under-intl–cover-up%E2%80%99
Read MoreUS forces smuggle new batch of stolen Syrian oil into Iraq
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US occupation forces smuggle a new consignment of stolen Syrian oil into their bases on Iraqi soil. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701396/US-smuggle-Syrian-oil-Iraq
Read MoreRussia in situation with Gershkovich complies with consular access laws — senior diplomat
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Gershkovich, acting at the US’ behest, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of Russian defense companies https://tass.com/politics/1602975
Read MoreGruesome Video Appears to Show Ukrainian PoW’s Beheading
Moscow Times President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed “legal responsibility” for the beheading. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/12/gruesome-video-appears-to-show-ukrainian-pows-beheading-a80803
Read MoreNew Testament saves life of 35-year-old member of Territorial Defence
Pravda Ukraine The New Testament of the Bible has saved the life of Stepan, a 35-year-old member of the Territorial Defence from the Ukrainian region of Prykaprattia. The book, given to him by a priest back when he was at school, saved Stepan from an explosion which occurred 10 metres away from him. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397500/
Read MoreNo parades, marches to be held this Victory Day in Crimea, Sevastopol for sake of security
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The regional chief executive of Crimea noted in particular that, despite the cancellation of the celebrations, war veterans would not be left unattended https://tass.com/society/1602961
Read MoreIMF cuts Taiwan GDP growth forecast for 2023 to 2.1%
Taipei/Washington, April 12 (CNA) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered Taiwan’s 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast by 0.7 percentage points to 2.1 percent amid an ongoing global economic slowdown . https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304120009
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