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Voting starts in Turkey presidential election runoff

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-744395

Russia thwarts drone attack on Krasnodar oil refinery, officials say

Jerusalem Post The Ilsky refinery, near the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, has a processing capacity of around 6.6 million tonnes per year. It has been attacked several times this month. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-744393

Russian aviation attacks Ukrainian forces attempting to regain positions in Krasny Liman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Moreover, Su-34 fighter-bombers of Battlegroup Center conducted a bombing strike on the enemy’s defense centers near Serebryanka, while Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems hit the equipment and defense centers of the Ukrainian armed forces, Spokesman for Russia’s Battlegroup Center Alexander Savchuk said https://tass.com/defense/1623997

Russians hit Nikopol with heavy artillery

Pravda Ukraine The Russian occupiers struck the city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, twice with heavy artillery on the night of 27-28 May, damaging houses, buildings, a gas pipeline and a power transmission line. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration Details: Lysak has said that the Russian heavy artillery “again fired on the…

Largest Russian attack with Shahed UAVs: Air defence systems destroyed 52 drones

Pravda Ukraine On the night of 27-28 May, Russia launched the most massive Iranian kamikaze drone attack on Ukraine: the Russians fired 54 loitering munitions, and Ukraine’s air defence forces destroyed 52 of them. Source: press service of the Ukrainian Air Force Command Quote: “On the night of 28 May 2023, the enemy attacked Ukraine…

Explosion rocks downtown Melitopol

Pravda Ukraine An explosion has occurred in the centre of the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: Ivan Fedorov, legitimate Mayor of Melitopol Quote: “It’s loud in Melitopol. A lone explosion was heard in the city centre. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/28/7404196/

Blasts hit Ukraine’s Zhitomir — agency

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. An air raid warning has been declared in the Zhitomir region https://tass.com/world/1623995

Sunny, hot weather to dominate Taiwan as typhoon approaches

Taipei, May 28 (CNA) Sunny and hot weather is expected across Taiwan Sunday, with temperatures in some areas of Tainan and Kaohsiung forecast to hit 36 degrees Celsius, as Typhoon Mawar moves closer towards Taiwan, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305280004

Takeaways From the Spending and Debt Ceiling Deal

New York Times Details are trickling out about the accord that could avert a default on the national debt. Here’s what to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/politics/debt-ceiling-deal-takeaways.html

Dollar Is Still King in Europe and Swaying Interest Rates

Wall Street Journal The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases affect Europe’s economy as much as—or even more than—they do the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dollar-is-still-king-in-europe-and-its-swaying-interest-rates-179f01e5