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Hong Kong High Court upholds government decision to bar British lawyer from Jimmy Lai collusion trial

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tycoon initiated two legal challenges, including judicial review which led to Friday’s ruling, to keep King’s Counsel Timothy Owen on his defence team. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3221079/hong-kong-high-court-upholds-government-decision-bar-british-lawyer-jimmy-lai-collusion-trial?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukraine seizes tactical initiative in Bakhmut area – ISW

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian troops seized the tactical initiative and gained tactically significant successes in the Bakhmut area during counteroffensive operations on 18 May, according to the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/19/7402876/

Mutual Jewish-Muslim scholarly influence explored at Dubai conference

Jerusalem Post Academics from NY Yeshiva University and Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities meet for the first time to discuss the influence that medieval Muslim and Jewish scholars had https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-743573

BREAKING: Hong Kong court rejects media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to challenge nat. security committee decision

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance has rejected a bid by pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to challenge a decision made by Hong Kong’s national security committee relating to the admission of an overseas lawyer for his trial. Last month, the media mogul applied for permission to file a judicial review.…

Despite constant rocket threat, many Israelis remain without adequate access to shelters

Jerusalem Post Many Israelis near the Gaza Strip lack proper bomb shelters, causing trauma, economic harm, and critique of government measures. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743572

‘Unified’ G7 Hits Russia With New Sanctions

Moscow Times The U.S. and its G7 allies targeted Moscow’s lucrative diamond trade and more entities linked to the invasion of Ukraine. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/19/unified-g7-hits-russia-with-new-sanctions-a81197

Yen Strengthens as Japan’s Inflation Quickens in April

Wall Street Journal The yen strengthened against most G-10 and Asian currencies after economic data released earlier showed Japan’s inflation quickened in April. https://www.wsj.com/articles/yen-strengthens-as-japans-inflation-quickens-in-april-d6881785

US walks back claim it killed major al Qaeda leader in drone strike

Fox News U.S. military officials are walking back a claim that a senior al Qaeda leader was killed in a recent drone strike in Syria, a senior U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News. The family of 56-year-old Lotfi Hassan Misto identified him as the person killed by the American missile on May 3. They…

Why Australia allowing India to gloss over anti-Muslim tirade is unwise

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Canberra has largely remained silent on declining democratic freedoms and rising Islamophobia under the Modi administration. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3220993/why-australia-allowing-india-gloss-over-anti-muslim-tirade-unwise?utm_source=rss_feed

Air defence destroys all air targets that attacked Kyiv overnight

Pravda Ukraine Air defence forces destroyed all Russian targets moving towards Kyiv that night. The Russians used drones for these attacks. Source: Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: “All detected air targets moving towards Kyiv have been destroyed by the assets and personnel of our air defence. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/19/7402875/