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Slovenia to join joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Slovenian Defense Minister Marjan Šarec will sign an agreement with the European Defence Agency (EDA) on joining the project of joint purchases of artillery ammunition for Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, referring to RTV Slovenija Details: The decision was made at a meeting of EU defence and foreign ministers as part of the plan…

If there is still the war in 2024, Russian athletes should not be at the Olympics – Paris mayor to Zelenskyy

Pravda Ukraine As part of the International Summit of Cities and Regions, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of the French city of Paris, and Vasco Cordeiro, the President of the European Committee of Regions. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398781/

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis super PAC makes hires in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina

Fox News A super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presumed run for president in 2024 is reportedly making hires in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Though DeSantis has not formally announced a bid for the White House, those three states will kick off the Republicans’ 2024 presidential nominating contest. The New York Times…

Size of ECB Interest-Rate Rise at May Meeting Remains Open

Wall Street Journal With two weeks left until the European Central Bank’s May 4 meeting, the only question seems to be whether the ECB will opt for a 25 or a 50 basis point interest rate rise, Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING, writes in a note. https://www.wsj.com/articles/size-of-ecb-interest-rate-rise-at-may-meeting-remains-open-5e6e1322

Up to 20,000 refugees have left Sudan for Chad — UN Refugee Agency

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The agency said Chad had received more than 400,000 refugees even before the situation escalated in Sudan https://tass.com/society/1607441

Lavrov to meet with UN secretary-general in New York on April 24 — Russian UN ambassador

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in April https://tass.com/politics/1607435

Bestselling Books Week Ended April 15

Wall Street Journal With data from Circana BookScan https://www.wsj.com/articles/bestselling-books-week-ended-april-15-e722725f

The Search for Better Weapons Against Pests

Wall Street Journal From sulfur to DDT, farmers have spent millennia looking for ways to stop crop-destroying insects. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-search-for-better-weapons-against-pests-9a0a72f7

Lavrov says US ‘crusade’ against Russian interests is hopeless

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The minister said Moscow and Washington don’t communicate much at present https://tass.com/politics/1607433

Wagner PMC founder offers mediation services for settlement in Sudan

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yevgeny Prigozhin also noted that he has long-time connections with Sudan and he “communicated with all people making decision in the Republic of Sudan” https://tass.com/politics/1607431