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Taiwan foreign minister visits NGO aiding Ukrainian refugees in Czechia

Prague, June 15 (CNA) Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Wednesday visited a non-profit organization that has been helping Ukrainian refugees get settled in the Czech Republic, and he pledged Taiwan’s continued support for them, according to his ministry. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306150008

Russia holds sham trial of 22 Azov Brigade members – Associated Press

Pravda Ukraine The Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has hosted a show trial of 22 Azov Brigade members who defended the city of Mariupol and Azovstal steelworks; eight of the defendants are women who reportedly worked as cooks. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7406951/

Cabinet cannot assess damage for agriculture in regions affected by Kakhovka HPP collapse

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Commissions assessing the damage for residential buildings and economic facilities are currently working in the affected regions, Victoria Abramchenko stated https://tass.com/economy/1632577

We have not yet seen real counteroffensive by Ukraine, everything is yet to come – Czech President

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine has not yet launched a full-scale counteroffensive, but the first operations of the defence forces on several fronts constitute its “moderate start”. Source: Petr Pavel, the president of the Czech Republic, expressed this opinion in an interview for Radio Liberty; European Pravda cited him. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7406950/

Russia expects South Africa to guarantee immunity to Putin during BRICS summit — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ryabkov noted that Russia “never was a party to the agreement on the creation of the ICC” https://tass.com/politics/1632571

Children require medical attention after eating weed brownie, parents detained

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746374

Eighteen dead in occupied Kherson dam flooding – Russian official

Jerusalem Post Waterborne diseases have been a concern since the dam burst, due in large part to the lack of clean drinking water. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-746373

Russian stocks up as Thursday trading opens

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As of 10:15 a.m., the dollar’s exchange rate was up by 0.34% at 84.45 rubles, while the euro was almost flat compared with the previous closing at 91.36 rubles (+0.02%) https://tass.com/economy/1632567

China Cuts Rates to Prop Up Flagging Recovery

Wall Street Journal The Chinese central bank’s latest interest-rate cut signals Beijing is increasingly uneasy about the economy’s prospects. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-cuts-rates-to-prop-up-flagging-recovery-6fe3ec72

Over 90 people hospitalized in Kherson Region after Kakhovka dam breach

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Overnight to June 6, the Ukrainian military delivered a strike against the Kakhovka HPP, destroying the plant’s hydraulic valves and triggering an uncontrolled discharge of water https://tass.com/society/1632565