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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister supports integration of Ukraine’s missile defence and air defence systems with those of NATO allies in Black and Baltic Seas

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has supported the idea of integrating Ukraine’s missile and air defence with the respective systems of NATO allies in the Black and Baltic Seas. Source: Kuleba at the Black Sea Security Conference in Bucharest, as reported by European Pravda Details: Kuleba said that the war in Ukraine has…

Belarus ready to produce components for Russian aircraft — Lukashenko

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Belarusian leader also noted huge potential of cooperation between the two countries in the area of IT and digital economy https://tass.com/economy/1603599

Russians frighten residents of occupied territories with “punitive measures conducted by Ukraine”

Pravda Ukraine The Russians have reportedly figured out how to quickly deport residents from the temporarily occupied territories; people are afraid that after a counteroffensive, the Ukrainian authorities will allegedly carry out punitive measures against them. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397688/

China urges US to avoid fanning tensions on Korean Peninsula

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, the Japanese government urged the residents of the northern Hokkaido prefecture to rush to hide in buildings, underground subway stations and other shelters due to what it said was a threat of the fall of a missile launched by North Korea https://tass.com/defense/1603597

‘None of these laws will stop any crime’: Washington firearms trainer blasts sweeping semiautomatic rifle ban

Fox News A firearms instructor condemned Washington lawmakers for voting to ban the sale, manufacture and import of a wide array of guns in the state. “Both sides, I think, want the same thing,” Jane Milhans, a Washington State Rifle and Pistol Association board member, told Fox News. “We both want to stop crime. We…

In Africa’s Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature

Washington Post In Africa’s Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change leading to more erratic rainfall patterns and water abstraction and diversion for development and commercial agriculture, has altered the landscape that so many people and wildlife species rely on https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/08/okavango-botswana-angola-namibia-oil-gas-drilling/010ca8ec-d5d4-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Appeals Court Rules Abortion Pill Can Remain Temporarily Available

Wall Street Journal A federal appeals court approved an emergency request by the Biden administration to allow a widely used abortion pill to remain on the market while a lawsuit challenging its approval continues. https://www.wsj.com/articles/appeals-court-rules-abortion-pill-mifepristone-can-remain-temporarily-available-912b03ad

Taiwan headline news

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304130012

Taiwan set to recruit 5,000 more military police: Source

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Taiwan is expected to double the number of its military police in the coming years in a bid to beef up protection for the president and other top government leaders, a military source told CNA Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304130011

Black Sea, like the Baltic Sea, should become a NATO sea – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister

Pravda Ukraine A comprehensive security strategy is needed for the countries of the Black Sea region, and the Black Sea should become what the Baltic Sea has already become – a sea under the auspices of NATO. Source: Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, at the Black Sea security conference in Bucharest; European Pravda The minister said…