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China’s provincial leaders take centre stage in Beijing’s diplomatic push to charm neighbours

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Communist Party chiefs from border regions such as Xinjiang and Yunnan play leading role in campaign to woo Central and Southeast Asia. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3217182/chinas-provincial-leaders-take-centre-stage-beijings-diplomatic-push-charm-neighbours?utm_source=rss_feed

Holocaust Remembrance Day: How many survivors are living in Israel?

Jerusalem Post Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, take a look at how many Holocaust survivors currently live in Israel, how old they are and where they came from: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739340

Break the Wave: Four terrorism suspects arrested in West Bank overnight

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739341

Russians killed two teenagers in Mykolaiv Oblast on Easter night

Pravda Ukraine Russian invaders fired on Mykolaiv Oblast on Easter night, killing two teenagers, said Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration. Source: Kim on Telegram Quote from Kim: “On the night of 16 April at 02:20, the Snihurivka hromada [an administrative unit designating in this case the town of Snihurivka, and its adjacent…

Debris from China’s satellite launch poses no threat to Taiwan: MND

Taipei, April 16 (CNA) China launched a meteorological satellite from its north-central Gansu Province at 9:36 a.m. Sunday with some rocket wreckage later detected falling into a no-fly zone off the coast of northern Taiwan, which Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said did not pose a safety threat. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304160003

Russian Orthodox Church structures were involved in preparation for Russian invasion of Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Metropolitan Epiphanius of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) has said that the structures of the Russian Orthodox Church were involved in the preparation for and implementation of Russian aggression against Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/16/7398063/

One civilian killed, six injured in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk church — DPR leader

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The official added that units of the Russian armed forces are already working to destroy Ukrainian firing points from where the shelling came https://tass.com/emergencies/1604981

Ukraine’s Defence Forces killed more than 500 Russian soldiers and destroyed 4 tanks and 1 aircraft

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Defence Forces killed over 500 Russian soldiers and destroyed one aircraft and four tanks on Saturday, 15 April. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 16 April 2023 are estimated to be as follows [figures…

Italian minister believes his country no longer depends on Russian gas

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In his words, the demand for gas remains high in Italy, which uses it to produce two thirds of its electricity https://tass.com/world/1604979

Merck in Late-Stage Talks to Acquire Prometheus Biosciences

Wall Street Journal Merck & Co. is in late-stage talks to acquire Prometheus Biosciences Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could give the big drugmaker promising immune disease treatments. https://www.wsj.com/articles/merck-in-late-stage-talks-to-acquire-prometheus-biosciences-eefe4909