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Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face 'very serious' treason accusations
Korea Times 18 May 2023
Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face "very serious accusations", the Kremlin said on Wednesday, in a treason investigation that has spread alarm through Russia's scientific community ... On Tuesday, Ukraine said it had managed to destroy six of the weapons in a single night, although Russia disputed this ... .
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G7 weighs new sanctions on Russia to end Ukraine war
Al Jazeera 18 May 2023
At the Group of Seven summit taking place in Japan’s Hiroshima from Friday, the club of rich democracies are expected to tighten the screws further as they attempt to force Moscow to end its war in Ukraine.
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Pak Army chief warns Imran Khan's supporters about violence after ex-PM's arrest
Hindustan Times 18 May 2023
Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said that "planned and orchestrated tragic incidents" of May 9, the day military installations were attacked, will never be allowed again at any cost, ARY News reported. Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir.(AP). Also read. Imran Khan, ex-Pakistan PM, claims police surrounded house ... Also read ... US ... ....
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Ukraine accuses Russia of 'unprecedented' air attacks after grain deal
Urdu Point 18 May 2023photo: AP / Brian Inganga
Kenya’s president tells Sudanese generals to 'stop the nonsense'
Anadolu Agency 18 May 2023
Kenyan President William Ruto called on Sudan’s warring generals Wednesday to “stop the nonsense.” ... Ruto said it is unfortunate that the continent cannot stop the ongoing conflict because the African Union does not have the capacity to do so because its peace and security efforts depend on external funding ... .
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Drug Overdoses in the US Up, But Experts See Hopeful Signs
Voa News 18 May 2023
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers plateaued for most of last year. Experts aren't sure whether that means the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in U.S ... "But these numbers are still extraordinarily high ... .
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UK climber sets record for most Mount Everest summits by a non-Nepali
CNN 18 May 2023
British mountaineer Kenton Cool has set a record for the most Mount Everest summits by a non-Nepali after reaching the top of the world’s highest mountain for the 17th time ... According to a post on Cool’s Instagram account, the trio reached the top of Everest at 1.30 am British Summer Time, which is 6.15 am Nepal time ... and China.
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S Korea’s call for nuclear weapons has quieted – for now
Asiatimes 18 May 2023
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, started 2023 with a January 1 missile launch and kept at it throughout the winter. This followed record-breaking 2022 North Korean missile tests and demonstrations, which totaled approximately 70 launches of around 100 projectiles ... Photo. Yonhap ... These ties are now perhaps as strong as they ever have been ... Image ... ....
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Ecuador's President Dissolves Parliament Amid Impeachment Proceedings
MENA FN 18 May 2023
(MENAFN - IANS) Quito, May 18 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-controlled National Assembly, or parliament, by decree amid an impeachment process against ... .
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Myanmar military has imported weaponry worth $1bn since coup
Al Jazeera 18 May 2023
Myanmar was plunged into crisis by the coup, which triggered mass protests. A deadly crackdown ignited armed resistance, with ethnic armed groups that have long been fighting the military joining forces with so-called People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) to fight against the generals ... No doubt about buyer ... .
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
Group of N. Koreans crossed maritime border earlier this month: officials
Korea Times 18 May 2023
The military authorities found the ship approaching the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea at night on May 6 and sent troops to intercept it soon after it sailed across the maritime boundary, according to the sources. Korea Times file ... The North Koreans are said to have expressed their intention to defect to South Korea ... .
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The end of Bakhmut
Asiatimes 16 May 2023
Furthermore, the so-called leaks about Wagner force boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s communications with Ukrainian intelligence – although he has denied them heatedly – make it almost impossible for the Wagners to make any deals with their Ukrainian enemies ... And so, too, has General Aleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian ground forces.
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Colombia: four children, including baby, found alive in jungle two weeks after plane crash
The Guardian 18 May 2023
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Reaction to NY Subway Killing Breaks Along Partisan Divide
Voa News 18 May 2023
More than two weeks after Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old mentally ill and homeless Black man was choked to death on the New York City subway by a former Marine, reaction to the killing has broken down along familiar political fault lines ... Many Democrats, by contrast, have argued that choking Neely to death was a criminal act that should be punished ... .
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Biden arrives in Japan for G7 starting with meeting with Japan’s prime minister
CNN 18 May 2023
President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday for a truncated Asia visit meant to bolster allies amid China’s growing military and economic ambitions. The trip, once planned for eight days, has been shortened by half; two of Biden’s three stops were scrapped so he could return to Washington for negotiations over raising the US debt ceiling ... .