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Retail Report to Show Demand Amid Rising Rates

Wall Street Journal Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal estimated that retail sales fell 0.5% in March after adjusting for typical seasonal patterns but not inflation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-economy-retail-sales-march-2023-d86c682f

North Korea Launches Solid-Fueled Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Wall Street Journal North Korea said that it launched a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. The new weapon would require less preparation time to launch and is easier to conceal. The U.S. and South Korea condemned the launch on Thursday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-launches-solid-fueled-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-45242781

China has not created no-fly zone over Taiwan — MFA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Wang Wenbin said Beijing had only issued a warning regarding a certain “aerospace event” https://tass.com/defense/1604267

IEA maintains outlook on oil demand growth in 2023 at 2 mln barrels per day

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The agency expects an increase in demand by the end of the year mainly in non-OECD countries, which will account for around 87% of growth https://tass.com/economy/1604265

Russian Pacific Fleet to practice subs’ combat sustainability in large-scale drills

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “In order to build up the low-altitude radar field, mobile radar stations shall deploy to new site areas, assume combat duty and organize the issuance of radar data to on-duty air defense forces and capabilities,” Valery Gerasimov said https://tass.com/defense/1604263

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry believes Crimea will be liberated both by military and diplomatic means

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine is considering both military and diplomatic ways of liberating Crimea, and it also does not rule out a mixed option. Source: Emine Dzhaparova, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform news agency Quote: “It seems to me that today we have both ways – both military and…

Ukraine recovers bodies of 82 fallen defenders

Pravda Ukraine The bodies of another 82 dead soldiers were brought back to Ukraine on 14 April. Source: Press service of the Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Quote: “We managed to bring home the bodies of 82 fallen Ukrainian soldiers. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397853/

Adherents of breakaway OCU take over canonical church building in western Ukrainian city

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The UOJ specified that, “people with no connection to the church congregation gathered near the place of worship, and then proceeded to break down the door and take over the church” https://tass.com/world/1604257

IEA warns of deficit on oil market after additional OPEC+ cuts

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On April 2, a number of OPEC+ nations announced a voluntary output reduction from May to the end of 2023 https://tass.com/economy/1604255

Russia Moves to Outlaw Compliance With International Criminal Court

Moscow Times The ICC issued a shock arrest warrant for Putin and his children’s rights commissioner in March. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/russia-moves-to-outlaw-compliance-with-international-criminal-court-a80824