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Putin lauds Russia’s macroeconomic stability as its major competitive advantage

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian leader, in 2022, lending to legal entities grew 14.3%, while retail lending increased 9.5% https://tass.com/economy/1633761

Court rules search of lawyer-client confidential messages unconstitutional

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Taiwan’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled unconstitutional the search and seizure of confidential messages shared between lawyers and their clients during a prosecutors’ investigation, and ordered that the law be amended within two years. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306160019

How does Israel handle multi-front threats in 2023?

Jerusalem Post BORDER AFFAIRS: Egypt border incident probe results raise issues about Israel’s national security doctrine https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-746511

Putin says Ukraine will soon run out of its own military equipment

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746571

What the Arrow-3 sale to Germany says about Israel

Jerusalem Post DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The connection created by this sale is something that Israel wants to promote around the world, not only in Europe. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-746500

U.S. Grapples With Potential Threats From Chinese AI

Wall Street Journal Defining risky artificial intelligence poses a challenge as Washington moves to curb investment in Chinese tech and Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Beijing this weekend. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-grapples-with-potential-threats-from-chinese-ai-7d1f2e70

Russian international reserves up $0.7 bln in one week to $585.7 bln, says Central Bank

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government https://tass.com/economy/1633747

Russian forces control situation along entire line of contact in DPR — official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian forces have been making unsuccessful offensive attempts since June 4, suffering losses in manpower and hardware https://tass.com/politics/1633733

Former military head calls for quality over quantity in Taiwan reserve force

Taipei June 16 (CNA) Taiwan should overhaul its reservist training system to create a more effective military reserve force rather than maintaining one that is large but “not so useful,” Taiwan’s former Chief of the General Staff Lee Hsi-min (李喜明) said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306160018

Exit of foreign retailers opened up niches worth $23.8 bln in Russia — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian leader, lots of foreign businesses manufactured their products locally, therefore their departure from the Russian market has not affected output https://tass.com/economy/1633723