Category: Nations
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signs bill to define ‘sex’ as only male and female
Fox News Republican Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill defining the word “sex” in state law as only male or female — joining Kansas and Tennessee, which have similar laws that LGBTQ+ advocates argue will deny legal recognition to nonbinary and transgender people. Medical professionals say the laws also ignore that some people are…
Read MoreTraining of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s can begin in July – Danish Defence Ministry
Pravda Ukraine Acting Minister of Defence of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen said that Ukrainian pilots could start training on F-16 fighter jets in July. Source: This is reported by European Pravda with reference to Politico. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403524/
Read MoreRussian business mission to visit Saudi Arabia in late May
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In particular, Rostec, Transmashholding, Power Machines, Geropharm, and other companies will participate in the mission https://tass.com/economy/1621889
Read MoreStoltenberg: Delivering F-16s to Ukraine does not make NATO party to conflict
Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7162259/
Read MoreChina committed to strategy of using nukes for self-defense — foreign minister
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Qin Gang also expressed the hope that the IAEA would duly settle issues linked with cooperation between the United States, Great Britain, and Australia in the area of nuclear-powered submarines, as well as Japan’s plans to dump water from the Fukushima 1 NPP…
Read MoreUkraine is creating reserve of personnel to work in liberated territories
Pravda Ukraine The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a mechanism for creating a reserve of employees to work in the liberated Ukrainian territories. Source: press service for the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Quote: “This will help with staffing military administrations and other government agencies on the liberated territories. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403521/
Read MoreRussia coming together, national pride overflowing, says Putin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Russia is going through difficult times now; things have never been easy, but, still, today we are seeing a moment of our common consolidation,” the Russian leader said https://tass.com/politics/1621883
Read MoreCounter-terrorist operation regime in Belgorod Region cancelled — governor
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On Tuesday, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that, during the counter-terrorist operation, Russian forces blocked and defeated Ukrainian nationalist units that intruded into the region https://tass.com/society/1621881
Read MoreVTB head says issue of payments in yuan with third countries being worked out
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. China is currently Russia’s biggest financial partner despite the small share of the yuan in global payments https://tass.com/economy/1621879
Read MorePutin’s phrase about ‘whacking terrorists in outhouse’ still relevant — Kremlin spokesman
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At the start of the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus in September 1999, Vladimir Putin, then Russia’s prime minister, declared that terrorists would be chased everywhere https://tass.com/society/1621877
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