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Russian Strikes Kill 12 in Ukraine

Moscow Times The strikes mark the deadliest attack in weeks. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/28/russian-strikes-kill-12-in-ukraine-a80975

Russian Strikes Kill 16, Kyiv Says Offensive Almost Ready

Moscow Times The strikes mark the deadliest attack in weeks. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/28/russian-strikes-kill-16-kyiv-says-offensive-almost-ready-a80975

Russian Strikes Kill 19, Kyiv Says Offensive Almost Ready

Moscow Times The strikes mark the deadliest attack in weeks. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/28/russian-strikes-kill-19-kyiv-says-offensive-almost-ready-a80975

West strongly opposes multipolar world in Asia-Pacific — Shoigu

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The minister stressed that the collapse of the existing ASEAN-based system of regional cooperation began with the creation of political and military blocs, such as the Indo-Pacific association QUAD and AUKUS https://tass.com/politics/1611005

Russian Anti-Torture Group Members’ Homes Raided

Moscow Times The Committee Against Torture monitors cases of torture and presses authorities to investigate mistreatment by security forces. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/28/russian-anti-torture-group-members-homes-raided-a80973

Senate Dems line up in favor of spiking Biden’s Chinese solar handout

Fox News Multiple Senate Democrats have announced their support for a bill reversing President Biden’s executive action allowing Chinese solar panel manufacturers to sidestep tariffs. The growing support for the resolution among Senate Democrats, including some committee leaders, comes as the House is set to vote on a companion bill Friday morning. The Senate and…

First half of Taiwan’s plum rain season set to be drier than usual

Taipei, April 28 (CNA) The first half of Taiwan’s “plum rain” season, a yearly period of sustained rainfall from late spring to early summer, is set to be drier than usual, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304280013

German Economy Unexpectedly Flatlines

Wall Street Journal Germany’s GDP showed zero growth in the January to March quarter, as high inflation and rising interest rates weighed on spending. https://www.wsj.com/articles/german-economy-flatlined-unexpectedly-in-1q-5ba5fd6e

Fire, smoke and destruction: video shows first few minutes after Russian attack on Uman

Pravda Ukraine A video showing the first few minutes after a Russian missile hit a residential building in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, killing 10 people, has been posted on social media. Source: video from Channel 24’s Telegram account; Ihor Taburets, head of Cherkasy Oblast Military Administration, on the national joint 24/7 newscast Details: The video shows…

Another collaborator detained in Kharkiv Oblast for exporting over 1,000 tonnes of grain to Russia

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained another Ukrainian who became an accomplice of the Russians during the occupation of Kharkiv Oblast: a businessman who sold grain to the invaders. Source: SSU Details: The offender was a 40-year-old private entrepreneur from the Kupiansk district who was engaged in the cultivation and wholesale…