Category: Nations
Iran’s tax receipts up 49% y/y in month to late April
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran collected over 430 trillion rials in tax revenues in the calendar month to April 20. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/07/702952/Iran-tax-revenues-increase-April-INTA
Read MoreTürkiye refuses to send Russian S-400s to Ukraine as proposed by US
Pravda Ukraine Türkiye has rejected a proposal by Washington that an S-400 anti-missile defence system which Türkiye bought from Russia be sent to Ukraine. Source: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, quoted by the Turkish news agency Anadolu Details: Çavuşoğlu said the US had argued that the S-400 system purchased from Russia should exclude Türkiye from…
Read MoreRussian invaders are trying to leave Zaporizhzhia Oblast under the guise of civilians – Mayor of Melitopol
Pravda Ukraine Residents of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast report cases when the Russian military personnel tries to leave the occupied territory under the guise of civilians who are allowed to evacuate. Source: Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote from Fedorov: “Unfortunately, today we can only talk about the…
Read MoreKiev’s counteroffensive to ‘pave the way’ for dialogue with Russia — WSJ
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Wall Street Journal points out that this “shift in Western thinking” is occurring amid Western countries’ serious concern that they won’t be able to maintain the necessary level of military aid to Ukraine in the future https://tass.com/military-operation-in-ukraine/1614737
Read MoreIran annual inflation up 1.7% to 45.8% in March: SCI
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Consumer prices rose by 45.8% in Iran in the year to late March, according to government figures. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/07/702951/Iran-inflation-rate-March-SCI-figures
Read MoreIsraeli team wins eight medals, sets record in European archery championships
Jerusalem Post The Israeli youth team won four gold medals, plus two silver and two bronze medals, and also set a record for the team score in the boys’ under-21 competition. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-742332
Read MoreEl Al cancels Saturday night flights from London due to Shabbat
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742350
Read MoreBlogger convicted for reacting on caricature of Lukashenka with a smiley face dies in Belarusian penal colony
Pravda Ukraine Nikolai Klimovich, a political prisoner and blogger, who was sentenced to a year in prison for reacting with a smiley face on a caricature of Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, has died in Vitebsk Penal Colony. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/7/7401087/
Read MoreState of emergency declared in Kurgan Region over wildfires
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The relevant decree signed by the governor https://tass.com/emergencies/1614733
Read MoreAt Least 7 Killed After Driver Plows Car Into Group in Texas
New York Times The driver of a Range Rover barreled into a crowd of migrants in Brownsville, Texas, an official said. It was unclear if the crash had been accidental or deliberate. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/us/car-pedestrians-brownsville-texas.html
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