United States announces nearly $524 million in additional aid for Horn of Africa to combat drought
Fox News The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the extreme effects of climate change and the worst drought in the region in 40 years — and the need for more than $5…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Justice Sec. refuses to say if mourning Tiananmen crackdown is illegal, but points to security law
Hong Kong Free Press Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has said he will not answer hypothetical questions about the legality of mourning victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. When asked by a reporter on Wednesday whether Hongkongers can mourn “on their own initiative,” he said that the public should maintain an awareness of obeying the…
Read MoreRussian top brass uploads clip of warship wiping out Ukrainian drones in Bosporus waters
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. All of the enemy’s unmanned boats were destroyed from the Russian naval ship’s standard armaments 140 km northeast of the Bosporus Strait https://tass.com/defense/1622499
Read MoreParole decision for terrorist Walid Daqqah delayed after backlash
Jerusalem Post Families of terrorism victims are supposed to be informed about matters pertaining to the release of their relative’s murderers, but for unknown reasons, the Tamam family was not notified. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-744117
Read MoreDoD Announces $10 Million Defense Production Act Title III Agreement With Six Sigma to Strengthen the Domestic Microelectronics Industrial Base
Defense.gov The Defense Department has entered a $10 million agreement with Six Sigma utilizing Defense Production Act Title III authorities. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3404320/dod-announces-10-million-defense-production-act-title-iii-agreement-with-six-si/
Read MoreChina’s Xi Jinping offers Russia ‘firm support’ in ‘core interests’
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese President Xi Jinping offered Beijing’s support on Moscow’s “core interests” at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Wednesday. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin meets with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 24, 2023. Photo: Alexander Astafyev/AFP/Sputnik. China and Russia have in recent years ramped up…
Read MorePutin’s top anti-West propagandist has twins born in US after affair: Report
Fox News Russia’s top propagandist has secret twin daughters who were born in the U.S. as the result of an affair he had with basketball player Svetlana Abrosimova. Vladimir Solovyov, a married father of eight who is one of the Kremlin’s most dependable mouthpieces, made multiple trips to he U.S. to visit his secret family…
Read MoreKremlin slams Poland’s statement on Belarus as meddling in another country’s affairs
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov also said Warsaw is more than unfriendly toward Moscow https://tass.com/politics/1622497
Read MoreYellen Warns of Missed Payments if Debt Limit Is Not Lifted
New York Times The Treasury secretary said the Biden administration would face “very tough choices” if Congress did not act. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/yellen-debt-limit.html
Read MoreRussian forces strike Ukrainian army’s command post in DPR, top brass reports
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 93 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 107 areas, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported https://tass.com/politics/1622479
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