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Fuel tank ablaze in Sevastopol, official says apparent drone attack

Jerusalem Post Kyiv almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-741593

Thai election: a quick guide to the parties and major candidates, from Paetongtarn Shinawatra to Pita Limjaroenrat

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pro-democrats hope to oust the ruling coalition of former army types and conservatives, in an election set to be Thailand’s most unpredictable in two decades. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3218784/thai-election-quick-guide-parties-and-major-candidates-paetongtarn-shinawatra-pita-limjaroenrat?utm_source=rss_feed

McCarthy takes Congress back to school on AI

Fox News EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is launching an effort to get members of Congress educated on artificial intelligence, as the rapidly advancing technology enters more facets of everyday life and pressure to regulate it grows. Against the backdrop of hours of tense negotiations that ultimately led to House Republicans passing their debt limit…

Russians kill civilians in Kherson and Donetsk oblasts

Pravda Ukraine Russian occupation forces killed and wounded several more people in Kherson and Donetsk oblasts. Source: Donetsk Oblast Military Administration; Yurii Sobolevskyi, First Deputy Head of Kherson Oblast Council, on Telegram Details: Sobolevskyi states that seven people were injured in Kherson Oblast during the day as a result of Russian shelling. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/29/7399956/

China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Findings by Zhurong rover highlight new areas in warmer regions of Mars where conditions might be suitable for life to exist. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3218849/chinas-mars-rover-finds-signs-recent-water-sand-dunes?utm_source=rss_feed

G7’s share in world economy contracts significantly, says Russia’s top diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is obvious that the “end of history” proclaimed after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union did not take place, Sergey Lavrov says https://tass.com/russias-foreign-policy/1611457

Ukraine live briefing: At least 25 dead from Russian strikes

Washington Post A mother and child were killed in Dnipro while at least 23 other people died in Uman following the Kremlin’s deadliest attacks on civilians since the winter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/29/russia-ukraine-war-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

IKEA’s U.S. Success Story Started at This Pennsylvania Store in 1985

Wall Street Journal IKEA recently announced its largest-ever investment in its U.S. operations, 37 years after launching in Pennsylvania. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ikeas-u-s-success-story-started-at-this-pennsylvania-store-in-1985-59133960

Singapore rebukes UN over comments on drug trafficking execution

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singapore said the UNHCHR’s statement ‘glossed over the serious harms that drugs cause’ to its society. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3218848/singapore-rebukes-un-over-comments-drug-trafficking-execution?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukrainian Armed Forces killed 190,000 Russian soldiers

Pravda Ukraine Russian forces lost 580 soldiers and dozens of pieces of equipment in Ukraine over the course of 28 April. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February and 29 April 2023 are estimated to be as follows [figures in…