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Russian cosmonauts make ISS mockup modules on 3D printer to prepare for spacewalks

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The 3D printer was delivered to the ISS aboard the Progress MS-20 spacecraft in June last year for experimentation https://tass.com/science/1606113

AIT chair visits Taiwan, to meet with President Tsai

Taipei, April 18 (CNA) Chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Laura Rosenberger arrived in Taiwan Tuesday for a six-day visit, during which she will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304180022

Israeli co. nabs ‘Rising Star in Hydrogen Field’ award at Dubai event

Jerusalem Post GenCell has developed resilient zero-emission hydrogen and ammonia-to-power technologies and is working on a method that will turn ‘water to power.’ https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-739585

Russian national basketball team banned from participation in Olympics

Pravda Ukraine The International Basketball Federation [FIBA] announced that the Russian men’s basketball team will not be allowed to participate in the pre-qualification tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398413/

Western officials believe leaked documents have not changed situation on contact line in Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The leak of classified US intelligence documents over the past few weeks has had no visible impact on the course of combat actions in Ukraine. Source: CNN, citing anonymous sources at the briefing of Western officials, reported by European Pravda Details: The officials have noted that they had not seen any changes on…

Supreme Court Rules New Jersey Can Exit Harbor Commission

Wall Street Journal The decision augurs the end of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, born in the early 1950s after a newspaper expose of union corruption spurred investigative hearings. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rules-new-jersey-can-pull-out-of-new-york-harbor-commission-4fc661e4

Zelensky visits Ukrainian army’s frontline positions in Avdeyevka

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The DPR’s acting head, Denis Pushilin, said on April 11 that Russian forces were continuing to encircle Avdeyevka and were keeping the Ukrainian army’s supply routes under tight fire control https://tass.com/politics/1606097

Russia proposes joint ventures with India as solution to supply imbalance

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia suggests that “Indian producers should be more active in entering the niches that were vacated by a number of foreign companies that left the market,” Denis Manturov said https://tass.com/economy/1606095

IDF Golani soldiers stage walkout, refuse to train after commander is transferred out

Jerusalem Post The soldiers were called in for a disciplinary conversation after laying down their weapons and refusing to train. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739582

Russia summons ambassadors of the US, UK, and Canada for “interference in internal affairs”

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7160062/