Nations – Page 26005 – Prologue Journal

About 4,500 people evacuated from Artyomovsk, Soledar, says Shakhtyorsk mayor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that a small part of the evacuees left for other Russian regions but the larger part of them was accommodated in settlements in the Donetsk People’s Republic https://tass.com/society/1622709

MOEX index rises by 0.3%, RTS index — by 0.3%

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The dollar fell by 0.14% to 80.04 rubles, the euro – by 0.52% to 85.92 rubles https://tass.com/economy/1622705

Taichung laundry owner who became an online fashion icon dies at 86

Taipei, May 25 (CNA) A Taichung laundry owner who gained online fame as an octogenarian for modeling outfits curated from abandoned clothes has died at the age of 86. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305250008

Hainan’s new aircraft maintenance center already completed more than 600 orders

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In addition to basic repair work, the center has painted dozens of airliners and repaired more than 15,000 components https://tass.com/economy/1622901

Minsk, Moscow sign documents on storage of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The defense ministers discussed the current military and political situation and issues of military and technical cooperation between the two countries’ defense ministries https://tass.com/defense/1622695

Russia Calls Off Major Air Show Amid Security Fears – Reports

Moscow Times MAKS looks set to either be postponed to 2024 or reformatted as a “conference.” https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/25/russia-calls-off-major-air-show-amid-security-fears-reports-a81272

Ukraine says it shot down 36 Iranian-made drones launched in overnight Russian attacks

Jerusalem Post President Volodymyr Zelensky said it had been an “uneasy night” but commended the work of air defenses. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-744193

Wagner head claims his mercenaries start to leave Bakhmut

Pravda Ukraine On 25 May, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Head of the Wagner Private Military Company [PMC], said that he began to withdraw mercenaries from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and transferred their positions to the regular Russian army. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/25/7403781/

Indonesia’s Central Bank Stands Pat

Wall Street Journal Bank Indonesia maintained its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate, as expected in a WSJ poll. https://www.wsj.com/articles/indonesias-central-bank-stands-pat-75bbd2e2

German Consumer Morale to Improve Further

Wall Street Journal Germany’s forward-looking consumer-sentiment index forecast confidence to tick up to minus 24.2 in June, the strongest level since April 2022, according to GfK, as income expectations brightened. https://www.wsj.com/articles/german-consumer-sentiment-to-improve-in-june-on-stronger-wage-expectations-b07f5820