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2024 election a choice between ‘democracy and autocracy’: DPP nominee Lai

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election is not a matter of “war and peace” but a choice between “democracy and autocracy,” Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Wednesday, after being named as the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304120021

Serbia supplies weapons neither to Russia nor Ukraine, says Defense Minister Vucevic

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The defense minister admitted it was possible that Serbian weapons could find their way to the conflict zone through some “mysterious way” but Serbia is not involved in this https://tass.com/world/1603225

Inflation Tracker: When Will Prices Stop Going Up?

Wall Street Journal The Journal has put together a price tracker of common items that many Americans buy monthly to see the direction of prices that matter to you. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-tracker-cpi-data-prices-11657717467

Prosecutor General’s Office explains why Russian soldiers are tried in Ukraine even after news of their deaths

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are methodically working to prove the guilt of Russian war criminals, even if there is information about their deaths at war. Particular attention is paid to crimes against civilians. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397556/

Traffic jam: Thousands of migratory birds stuck in Israel due to bad weather

Jerusalem Post Thousands of birds got stuck in the Hula Valley in northern Israel due to the cold and wet conditions, which make it harder for them to fly. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739035

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signs bill raising legal age to buy tobacco to 21

Fox News Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Tuesday that will require Kansans to be 21 or older to legally buy tobacco products, starting July 1. The current age to buy cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and tobacco products is 18. The bill received bipartisan support in the Legislature in March. KANSAS EX-OFFICER ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING…

Washington Post says Ukraine’s counteroffensive delayed by slow arms deliveries and US document leaks

Pravda Ukraine The Washington Post has reported that the Ukrainian counteroffensive, expected to launch this spring, has been delayed by poor weather conditions, slow supplies of weapons, equipment and ammunition from the West, and the Pentagon documents leak, which revealed the weak spots in Ukraine’s air defence. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397555/

Wagner assault teams capture three urban areas in Artyomovsk — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Russian forces destroyed roughly 50 Ukrainian troops and a military equipment depot of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson area over the past day https://tass.com/politics/1603219

US Special Forces in Ukraine at embassy, official confirms, as Pentagon document leak probe heats up

Fox News White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has revealed to Fox News on Wednesday that there is a “small U.S. military presence” at the American embassy in Ukraine. Kirby was asked about leaked Pentagon documents suggesting there are U.S. Special Forces operating inside the war-torn country. “I won’t talk to the specifics of…

Ukrainian ministries create shell companies for arms export contracts — Hersh

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that many of those companies are in Poland and Czechia, but others are thought to exist in the Persian Gulf and Israel https://tass.com/defense/1603217