Investigators Ask Russian Court to Extend WSJ Reporter’s Pretrial Detention
Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich was detained by agents from the Federal Security Service, known as the FSB, while on a reporting trip in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on March 29. https://www.wsj.com/articles/investigators-ask-russian-court-to-extend-evan-gershkovichs-pretrial-detention-d5281ffb
Read MoreTed Cruz, Mike Lee push FDA to ‘automatically’ approve drugs used in ‘trusted countries’
Fox News Senators Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, are introducing legislation Tuesday that would allow the FDA to quickly approve drugs and medical devices for use in the U.S. if they have already received approval from “trusted countries.” The bill, The RESULT Act, has a companion bill in the House of Representatives, introduced…
Read MoreCalls for exit from CIS contradict Moldova’s national interests, opposition says
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We categorically condemn these populist statements that have nothing to do with the agenda and interests of Moldovan citizens. They are made demonstratively to please Western supervisors, but this will cause very serious problems for our country’s economy,” Igor Dodon pointed out https://tass.com/world/1621847
Read MoreIsrael’s defense chief warns Tehran against further nuclear development: ‘We have the ability to hit Iran’
Fox News The top official in the Israeli Defense Forces warned that Jerusalem, along with its allies, has the ability to strike Iran as Tehran continues to develop its nuclear program at a concerning rate. “Iran has made more progress in enriching uranium than ever before,” Israeli Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said…
Read MoreMawar strengthens into typhoon; path still uncertain: CWB
Taipei, May 23 (CNA) Tropical Storm Mawar has strengthened into a typhoon, but forecasters are unlikely to know until Sunday if it will affect Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305230024
Read MoreCounter-terrorist operation regime in Belgorod Oblast suddenly cancelled
Pravda Ukraine Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, has announced that the counter-terrorist operation regime in the oblast has been cancelled. Source: Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram Quote from Gladkov: “A decision has been approved to cancel the counter-terrorist operation legal regime on the territory of Belgorod Oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403512/
Read MoreHow Erdogan won Turkey’s earthquake-shattered south
Washington Post In May 14 elections, across this devastated region — a traditional stronghold for Erdogan and his AKP party — voters stood firm in their support for him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/23/turkey-election-earthquakes-erdogan-kilicdaroglu/
Read MoreThree people indicted over mistreatment of Indonesian caregiver
Taipei, May 23 (CNA) A woman and her two daughters in Taichung were indicted Monday for allegedly mistreating a live-in Indonesian caregiver they hired in May last year to look after the woman’s son after he suffered a stroke, prosecutors said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305230023
Read MoreRussian forces now shell Kupiansk front more often than other Ukrainian fronts
Pravda Ukraine Over the course of the past 24 hours, the largest number of Russian artillery attacks occurred on the Kupiansk front. Source: Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesman for the Skhid (East) Group of Forces in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the national joint newscast Quote from Cherevatyi: “The [Kupiansk] front is ahead of other [fronts]…
Read MoreUkraine’s Prime Minister explains how much land has been sown, and the pace of demining efforts
Pravda Ukraine A total of 10 million hectares (out of the planned 13 million hectares) of land have already been sown with agricultural crops in Ukraine. Efforts to demine agricultural lands are also currently underway. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403507/
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