DPP presidential nominee reiterates importance of cross-strait peace
Taipei, April 15 (CNA) Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), who will represent the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2024 presidential election, reiterated the importance of peace between Taiwan and China on Saturday amid cross-strait tensions. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304150012
Read MoreJapanese suspect throws smoke bomb at prime minister, gets tackled on video
Fox News Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated Saturday after someone threw an explosive device his way during a campaign event at a fishing port in western Japan. No one was hurt in the incident and police tackled a suspect as panicking bystanders hurried away while smoke filled the air. Kishida continued to campaign…
Read MoreTulsa Reaches ‘Breakthrough’ in Search for Massacre Victims
New York Times More than a century after a white mob burned down the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., a community known as Black Wall Street, the city moved a step closer to identifying victims. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/us/tulsa-race-massacre-murders-dna.html
Read MoreZelenskyy introduces sanctions against Russian athletes and 2 Russian web services
Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law Ukraine’s Security and Defence Council sanctions against Russian athletes and a number of other persons and legal entities. Source: two decrees on the website of the President of Ukraine Details: Decree No. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/15/7398024/
Read MoreRussia Claims Gains North and South of Ukraine’s Bakhmut
Moscow Times Russia on Saturday claimed advances on the northern and southern outskirts of Ukraine’s embattled city of Bakhmut. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/15/russia-claims-gains-north-and-south-of-ukraines-bakhmut-a80848
Read MoreRussian forces wipe out more than dozen Ukrainian troops, 3 artillery guns near Kherson
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that two enemy vehicles were also destroyed https://tass.com/defense/1604833
Read MoreHoly Fire descends in Jerusalem church on Holy Saturday
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. More than 2 thousand pilgrims from different countries gathered for the ceremony in the temple https://tass.com/society/1604819
Read MoreMoscow calls for restraint, ceasefire in Sudan
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to the concern of the Russian side about the “dramatic events taking place in Sudan” https://tass.com/politics/1604831
Read MoreWhy China’s trade outlook has its industry workers worried that the ‘good days’ are gone
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Global supply-chain shifts and weakened demand are raising concerns in China’s shipping industry, with some workers looking to change careers in the face of what they fear could be a difficult year for the…
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