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London Tube commuters break windows to escape smoke hours before King Charles’ coronation

Fox News A stunning video has emerged Friday of commuters in London smashing windows of a subway train to escape after it reportedly filled up with smoke. “Stuck on the train at Clapham Common and carriages filling with smoke, doors won’t open if it wasn’t for workmen on the platform we wouldn’t have got out!”…

Sotomayor didn’t recuse herself from Random House cases after getting $3 million for her memoir

Fox News Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor did not recuse herself from cases involving Penguin Random House, even though the book publishing company paid her over $3 million for her memoir. According to public disclosures first reported by the Daily Wire and reviewed by Fox News Digital, the associate justice was paid nearly $1.2 million…

First Russian-Chinese forum to be held in Kazan in autumn

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Organizers expect at least 1,000 people to participate in it already in its first year, the press service of Tatarstan’s investment development agency said https://tass.com/economy/1614359

Germany cancels FIE World Cup stage in Bonn after Russians were cleared to participate

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The tournament is slated to run between November 10 and 12, 2023 https://tass.com/sport/1614357

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister explains how EU’s 1 billion for joint purchase of ammunition will influence Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The long-awaited approval of financing for the joint procurement of EUR1 billion worth of ammunition by the Council of the EU strengthens Ukraine’s long-term defence resilience and capabilities to defeat Russian aggression. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/5/7400902/

Strong Labor Market Data Sparks Bond Selloff

Wall Street Journal A midweek bond rally fueled by worries over the economy and banking system was cut short on Friday when the labor market again proved surprisingly resilient. https://www.wsj.com/articles/strong-labor-market-data-sparks-bond-selloff-45bc2fb5

Palestinian who tried to cross West Bank barrier shot by Israeli forces

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742204

Moldova’s gas reserves reach 150 mln cubic meters — Energocom

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “From May 23, 2022, to January 19, 2023, the state company purchased a total of around 600 mln cubic meters of gas at a weighted average price of 928.96 euro per 1,000 cubic meters,” the report said https://tass.com/economy/1614353

Top Turkish diplomat says will go to Moscow on May 10 to take part in meeting on Syria

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Before the four-party talks, Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov https://tass.com/world/1614355

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hokkaido, Japan

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742203