Category: Nations
Russian nuclear submarines deployed in Pacific for exercise
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739531
Read MoreMOFA investigators Brazil bound as probe into diplomat’s death continues
Taipei, April 18 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Tuesday it will send a seven-person team to Sao Paulo, Brazil to investigate claims a Taiwanese diplomat took his own life after being pressured to approve a US$400,000 refurbishment of his boss’ official residence. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304180010
Read MoreChina disputes US claims of Chinese ‘secret police station’ in New York
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739530
Read MoreBank Indonesia Maintains Benchmark Rate
Wall Street Journal The Indonesian central bank held its seven-day reverse repo rate steady, as inflation looks set to stay on target and the rupiah is trading relatively strong versus other Asian currencies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-indonesia-maintains-benchmark-rate-as-expected-d34eb747
Read MoreAbout 2,000 companies want to leave Russia, it takes 8 years to consider their applications
Pravda Ukraine About 2,000 foreign companies have submitted applications to withdraw from the Russian market for regulatory approval, but it will take at least 8 years to review their applications. Source: KSE Institute monitoring as part of the Self-Sanctions project Details: Since recently, every Western company that wants to withdraw from the Russian market and…
Read MoreRussian forces attack Kherson, injuring people
Pravda Ukraine The Russian military is attacking the centre of the city of Kherson on the morning of 18 April, and at least six people are currently known to be injured. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration; Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine, on Telegram Quote from Prokudin: “Attention!…
Read MoreCouple in their 70s injured in car crash during siren
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739528
Read MoreUkraine’s Security Service detains daughter of former Russian-installed head of Chornobaivka: she fled as internally displaced person
Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained the daughter of the former Russian proxy “head” of the village of Chornobaivka in Kherson Oblast, who was hiding in Vinnytsia Oblast. The detainee used to head the “education department” during the Russian occupation of the village. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398333/
Read MoreRussian nuclear-powered subs deploy to Pacific waters in large-scale drills
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The departure of the nuclear-powered subs was camouflaged by smoke screens while their safe transit was ensured by anti-saboteur personnel aboard fast-speed craft, the defense ministry said https://tass.com/defense/1605747
Read MorePutin Visits Occupied Ukraine Territories
Moscow Times This was the first time Putin has visited Ukraine’s Kherson and Luhansk regions since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/18/putin-visits-occupied-ukraine-territories-a80862
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