Fugitive Russian Mayor Turns Up in Ukraine Combat Zone – Kommersant
Moscow Times The Russian authorities accuse Rustyam Abushayev of making fraudulent land deals and conducting business illegally. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/17/fugitive-russian-mayor-turns-up-in-ukraine-combat-zone-kommersant-a80852
Read MoreAn Eagle Who Adopted a Rock Becomes a Real Dad
New York Times Murphy, a bald eagle at a bird sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., had been incubating a rock, and his keepers did not have the heart to separate them. He seemed ready when an eaglet needed a dad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/murphy-bald-eagle-rock.html
Read MoreRussia stands alone against NATO-Ukrainian military-industrial conglomerate — diplomat
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin noted that Ukraine is currently “a stumbling block in relations between Russia and the West” https://tass.com/politics/1605233
Read MoreU.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market
Taipei, April 17 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Monday, gaining NT$0.029 to close at NT$30.494. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304170012
Read More86% of Ukrainian military were physically tortured in Russian captivity
Pravda Ukraine 86% of the Ukrainian soldiers who came back from Russian captivity have stated that they had been subjected to direct physical torture. Source: Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) Commissioner for Human Rights, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398185/
Read MorePutin highly commends Pacific Fleet’s sweeping drills
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The first stage of the sudden inspection has passed at a very high level,” the Russian President noted https://tass.com/defense/1605231
Read MoreSaudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen war prisoners
Washington Post A Saudi-led military coalition has started freeing 104 more prisoners captured in Yemen’s war, a unilateral release that followed an organized prisoner swap amid renewed diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/yemen-saudi-arabia-war-prisoner-release/4ac1eae0-dcf7-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreDemocrat lawmakers demand Biden address ‘extreme right-wing Israeli government’ after West Bank violence
Fox News Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to respond to the “extreme right-wing Israeli government” and recent “shocking violence” that has taken place between Israeli forces and residents of the West Bank. Reps. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Jamaal Bowman of New York, and “Squad” Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar…
Read MoreFormer head of Kherson railway station arrested for helping to move Russian troop trains
Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested the former head of the Kherson railway station who helped the Russian Federation move troop trains to Ukraine. Source: Security Service of Ukraine Details: During stabilisation measures in liberated Kherson, the SSU has arrested a local resident who supported the Russian invaders at the beginning…
Read MoreTop Chinese official did not mean Hongkongers could not join demos, pro-Beijing heavyweight says
Hong Kong Free Press China’s top official for Hong Kong affairs who said protesting was “not the only way” to express demands did not mean to restrict people’s participation in demonstrations, a pro-Beijing heavyweight has said. Tam Yiu-chung speaks on RTHK on April 17, 2023. Photo: RTHK Screenshot. The comment from Xia Baolong, the director…
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