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Kalashnikov concern to expand drone production capacities

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Kalashnikov’s President Alan Lushnikov is quoted as saying that this program will not only increase the output, but also create new jobs and improve working conditions. https://tass.com/defense/1607885

Illegal aliens who are LGBTQ ‘may not be detained’ under Democrats’ new bill

Fox News Dozens of Democrats in the House and Senate introduced legislation this week that would make it harder to hold illegal aliens in custody if they qualify as a “vulnerable person,” such as those who are gay, lesbian or transgender, who don’t speak English, or who meet other definitions of the term under the…

Five Best: Classics of Humanism

Wall Street Journal Selected by Sarah Bakewell, the author of ‘Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-best-books-classics-of-humanism-4dd6f55e

Russia’s latest anti-drone gun capable of stunning FPV drones — design firm

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that the anti-drone gun was engineered with the surplus capacity inside https://tass.com/defense/1607883

Sheila Katz to speak at anti-judicial reform rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739907

Durov tops Forbes’ ranking of most impoverished Russian billionaires

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that private investor Leonid Boguslavsky was ranked second as he saw his fortune plummet by $1.1 bln in a year’s time https://tass.com/economy/1607879

Fiction: Michael Winkler’s ‘Grimmish’

Wall Street Journal A fantastic tale based on the life of early-20th-century boxer Joe Grim throws a flurry of wild punches. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fiction-book-review-michael-winklers-grimmish-6ac0b1d

Revenue from mineral production in Russia surpasses plan by 162% in 2022 — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In 2023, Russia’s geological exploration is also expected to post positive results, with replacement of hydrocarbon reserves maintained at last year’s level, Alexander Kozlov said https://tass.com/economy/1607877

Polish volunteer mortally injured in Ukraine buried at home

Washington Post A Polish volunteer who died of wounds sustained during a humanitarian mission in eastern Ukraine has been buried in his home city in western Poland https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/poland-volunteer-killed-ukraine-funeral/aeea0742-e04d-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukraine exchanged one priest from Moscow-linked church for 28 Ukrainian soldiers

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine has exchanged one of the priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) accused of collaborating with the Russian Federation for 28 Ukrainian servicemen. Source: Vasyl Maliuk, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency; source of Ukrainska Pravda in law enforcement…