UK Intelligence reports on Ukraine’s tactical successes near Bakhmut
Pravda Ukraine Over the past four days, the Ukrainian Defence Forces have achieved tactical successes near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update, as European Pravda reports Details: According to UK Intelligence, despite the fact that the Wagner Group continues to gradually advance in the centre of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian military…
Read MoreSingapore’s 11 hangings add to record year for executions worldwide in 2022
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Last year’s 883 recorded executions were the most since 2017, activists said. The death penalty is also used extensively in North Korea and Vietnam but as with China, figures there remain ‘shrouded in secrecy’.…
Read MoreKyiv wants to receive 40-50 F-16 fighters from allies – Defence Minister adviser
Pravda Ukraine Yurii Sak, advisor to Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, has named the number of F-16 fighter jets that Kyiv hopes to receive from its allies. Source: Politico, as European Pravda reports Details: According to Sak, Ukraine wants to receive 40 to 50 F-16s in total, forming three or four squadrons to protect its…
Read MoreHong Kong student jailed for 5 years under national security law to take appeal to city’s top court
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong student who was denied a jail term reduction under the national security law has been granted permission to appeal his five-year sentence at the city’s top court. Court of Final Appeal. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Lui Sai-yu, 26, appeared at the Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday morning. Wearing…
Read MoreEurozone Bond Yields Ease as Market Focus Is on Economic Data
Wall Street Journal Eurozone 10-year bond yields were trading lower at the open, with macroeconomic indicators likely an increasing market factor in coming days and weeks, with views about a looming U.S. recession varying widely, Commerzbank said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eurozone-bond-yields-ease-as-market-focus-is-on-economic-data-daa51164
Read MoreIranian diplomat hopes for settlement of Afghan water dispute this year
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Iranian diplomat says the country is pursuing its water rights from the Helmand River in Afghanistan, expressing hope that the dispute will be settled this year. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/16/703466/Iranian-diplomat-hopes-settlement-Afghan-water-dispute-this-year
Read MoreBouygues Confirms Outlook After First-Quarter Loss
Wall Street Journal Bouygues confirmed it was targeting sales this year close to the level of 2022 and an increase in operating profit, after it reported an operating loss of €14 million in the first quarter https://www.wsj.com/articles/bouygues-confirms-2023-targets-after-widened-1q-net-loss-8cffb6e2
Read MoreLike-minded partners ‘most effective defense’ against China: Tsai
Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Taiwan’s partnership with like-minded countries will “prove to be the most effective defense of all” against daily Chinese threats, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) told a summit on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305160006
Read MoreIs China about to raise fees for international university students?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Study reveals the true cost of educating foreign academics far outweighs the fee and suggests it is time for a change. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3220678/china-about-raise-fees-international-university-students?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong boy, 11, tricked into disrobing for online video chat in HK$10,000 cyber-blackmail case
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Scammers took naked pictures and clips of the victim and told his mother they would make the material public if she did not pay up. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220708/hong-kong-boy-11-tricked-disrobing-online-video-chat-hk10000-cyber-blackmail-case?utm_source=rss_feed
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