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US forces kill ISIS leader, two others in Syria – US officials

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739411

Putin critic facing up to 25 years in jail to learn fate on Monday

Jerusalem Post Russian state prosecutors have requested a 25-year prison sentence for Kara-Murza, who they accuse of treason and of discrediting the Russian military. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739409

Saudi to unilaterally release a number of detainees to Yemen -ICRC

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739408

South Korea, US start joint air exercise — Yonhap

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The exercise will involve more than 60 South Korean warplanes, including F-35A, F-15K and KF-16 fighters, while the US side will mobilize more than 40 aircraft, including F-16 fighters, A-10 attack aircraft as well as F-35B and FA-18 jets of the Marine Corps…

Taiwanese scholars have mixed views on China’s latest rocket launch

Taipei, April 17 (CNA) Two Taiwanese defense scholars have mixed views on China’s rocket launch on Sunday, with one saying that it is a pure weather satellite, while another said Beijing could be using the launch to test a new bombardment system. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304170008

PLA on ‘high alert’ after US sends warship through Taiwan Strait

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s military says it’s closely monitoring the USS Milius and will ‘resolutely’ safeguard national sovereignty and security. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3217296/pla-high-alert-after-us-sends-warship-through-taiwan-strait?utm_source=rss_feed

G7 countries agree to respond better to sanctions evasion and arms supplies to Russia

Pravda Ukraine The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed at a meeting in Karuizawa, Japan, to strengthen control over compliance with anti-Russian sanctions and to respond better to third-country arms sales to Russia. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398145/

Croatia denies asylum to five Chechens who fled mobilisation in Russia

Pravda Ukraine A court in Croatia has denied political refugee status and international protection to five natives of Chechnya who claimed to have fled from being sent to the contact line in Ukraine. Source: Isa Daduyev, representative of the Assembly of Chechens in Europe, in a comment to Kavkaz. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398144/

G7 foreign ministers agree to keep sanctions against Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The G7 Foreign Ministers concurred into reinforcing coordination to prevent and respond to evasion of sanctions as well as third party weapon supply to Russia,” the statement reads https://tass.com/world/1605151

U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait (update)

Taipei, April 17 (CNA) The U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday with the U.S. Navy calling the voyage a “routine” transit. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304170007