Category: Nations
Taekwondoist holding Chinese flag at Korea event to be probed: Premier
Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The government will look into whether a taekwondo athlete from Taiwan who held a Chinese national flag after winning a bronze medal at the Asia-Pacific Masters Games (APMG) in South Korea last week has worked for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Taiwan, Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202305220020
Read MoreGermany’s Scholz: Biden is better than Trump, should be re-elected
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743850
Read MoreMusicologist and director Ivan Kuzminskyi killed in action
Pravda Ukraine Ivan Kuzminskyi, musicologist and director of the children’s TV channel Malyatko TV, has been killed in combat in Luhansk Oblast, defending Ukraine from the Russian invaders. He was 39 years old. This was reported by the press service of the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting on Facebook. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403329/
Read MoreRussians now immune to Western propaganda, Putin’s high rating remains steady — Kremlin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that there is a certain degree of resistance in our society to the stream of fake news, deliberate lies and incompetent assessments https://tass.com/society/1621225
Read MoreHungary to reject military aid to Ukraine as long as OTP Bank on its blacklist
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was recalled that EU countries want to increase military assistance to Ukraine from the European Peace Facility to the tune of 500 million euro https://tass.com/world/1621223
Read MoreMore than 150 Republicans unite to condemn Biden’s ‘ill-considered’ electric vehicle push
Fox News FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of 151 House Republicans, including top leadership members, has written to the Biden administration condemning its recent environmental regulations aimed at forcing more electric vehicle (EV) purchases. The letter, sent Monday to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, was led by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair…
Read MoreOn ‘Succession,’ the Rules of Crying in Public
Wall Street Journal A son’s breakdown might have cost him everything. https://www.wsj.com/articles/succession-recap-funeral-logan-eb99bf82
Read MoreFuture of global arms market lies with robots, AI — Russian defense exporter
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is also underscored the importance of radio electronic warfare and intelligence means, as well as protected communication systems and developments in the field of laser technologies to fight drones https://tass.com/defense/1621221
Read MoreThe Morning Risk Report
Wall Street Journal Tesco chair to step down following claims of inappropriate conduct toward women, and Biden sees potential thaw with China after tough G-7 statement. Also, debt-ceiling standoff could start a recession, but default would be worse. https://createsend.com/t/d-6CBFDA38BB43FF082540EF23F30FEDED
Read MoreInvestigators find secret family of Russian propagandist with children born in the US
Pravda Ukraine Vladimir Soloviov, a Russian propagandist, has a mistress with two children born in the US. Source: Russian edition of The Insider, the team of famous Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny Details: The investigators from the Navalny Fund discovered that Soloviov has a secret family with Svetlana Abrosimova, a basketball player. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403326/
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