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Marshallese minister reinforces support for Taiwan, condemns ‘intimidation’

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kitlang Kabua said Thursday that her country will continue to support Taiwan’s bid to join the United Nations and other international organizations, and it “strongly condemns” any external intimidation of Taiwan that compromises regional and global peace and security. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304130016

Alpine Software’s Strauch Sees Opportunity in Tech Valuation Reset

Wall Street Journal ‘Now, it’s less about growth at all costs,’ says the co-founder and chairman of the software investment platform. https://www.wsj.com/articles/alpine-softwares-mark-strauch-sees-opportunity-in-tech-valuation-reset-a259583f

Photographer finds Banksy-like graffiti in liberated Izium

Pravda Ukraine Graffiti similar in style to the works of anonymous British artist Banksy was found in the de-occupied city of Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. Photos of a drawing showing a boy covering his face with his hands and crying were shared by British photographer Ed Rem on his Instagram. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397706/

Russia receiving RSVPs from African nations ‘every day’ for July summit — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Artur Lyukmanov, the agenda for the upcoming summit is currently being drafted in conjunction with Russia’s African partners and work is underway on the event’s summary documents https://tass.com/politics/1603685

Leaked US intelligence documents suggest Russia’s FSB and Defence Ministry at odds over country’s losses – NYT

Pravda Ukraine Classified US intelligence documents suggest the Russian FSB is at odds with the Ministry of Defence over silencing Russia’s actual losses. Source: The New York Times Details: The news agency points out that secret intelligence documents published online point to a fierce struggle within the Russian government. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397707/

How China uses influence on Russia is key to its ties with Europe, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Baerbock says a ‘swift and just’ end to Ukraine war will be top of her agenda when she visits China this week. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216943/how-china-uses-influence-russia-key-its-relationship-europe-german-foreign-minister-annalena?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia must protect its new regions from danger — Kremlin spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov stressed that the special military operation “will continue until the victorious end” https://tass.com/defense/1603673

Kremlin denies Putin personally approved arrest of WSJ reporter

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739116

Pentagon, NATO states behind massive cyberattacks from Ukraine against Russia — FSB

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Presently, the Ukrainian network infrastructure is used by cyberattack units of Western countries, enabling them to stealthily employ new types of cyberweapons,” it stressed https://tass.com/defense/1603657

Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol: invaders claim UAV attack

Pravda Ukraine An explosion occurred in the centre of the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol on the morning of 13 April. The occupiers later claimed that they had allegedly shot down a Ukrainian drone. Source: Ivan Fedorov, legitimate mayor of Melitopol, on Telegram; collaborator Volodymyr Rohov; occupying administration on Telegram Quote from Fedorov: “It’s noisy…