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Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks ‘wonder weapon’
Indian Express 19 May 2022
“If Peresvet blinds, then the new generation of laser weapons lead to the physical destruction of the target – thermal destruction, they burn up,” he told Russian state television. Asked if such weapons were being used in Ukraine, Borisov said. “Yes ... “This is not some sort of exotic idea; it is the reality,” Borisov said ... Tags ... All Rights Reserved. .
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Russian Official Caught Trying to Cross U.S.-Mexico Border
Newsweek 19 May 2022
Viktor Kamenshchikov was detained at the Southern Border, RIA Novosti reported ....
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Finland against hosting nuclear weapons, NATO military bases: PM
Al Jazeera 19 May 2022
Finland is opposed to NATO deploying nuclear weapons or setting up military bases on its territory even if it succeeds in its bid to become a NATO member, Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said ... Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has also said her country does not want permanent NATO bases or nuclear weapons on its territory ... (Al Jazeera). .
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Hong Kong-flagged sailboat attacked off Yemen, reports say
Hong Kong Standard 19 May 2022
A Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to have come under attack on Thursday off the coast of war-torn Yemen, though the circumstances of the incident remained unclear, officials said ... It said an investigation was ongoing into the incident, without elaborating ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... The U.S ... (AP). .
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‘Freudian slip’: Bush decries ‘invasion of Iraq’ – not Ukraine
Al Jazeera 19 May 2022
Former United States President George W Bush has decried the “wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq” in a gaffe during a speech in the US state of Texas ... Instead, while criticising Russia’s political system, he said ... “I mean, of Ukraine,” he said quickly. He then said “Iraq too” to laughter from the crowd ... Freudian slip of the century… ... .
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$20M in marijuana plants destroyed as police raid suspected grow-op north of Simcoe
Toronto Sun 19 May 2022
SIMCOE – Thousands of marijuana plants valued at $20 million were destroyed prior to police executing a search warrant at a property north of Simcoe. Advertisement 2. “The plants were destroyed before police arrived,” acting OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said on Wednesday morning ... Unlicensed marijuana growers are still illegal. .
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Russian soldier on trial asks victim's widow to forgive him
San Francisco Chronicle 19 May 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine testified Thursday that he shot a civilian on orders from two officers and pleaded for his victim's widow to forgive him. Sgt ... 28, four days into the Russian invasion ... Shishimarin pleaded guilty to the charges during Wednesday's hearing ... .
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Dozens of cases of monkeypox in North America, Europe since early May
France24 19 May 2022
Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease endemic in parts of Africa is spreading ... .
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Germany school shooting injures one, suspect arrested
Manila Bulletin 19 May 2022
FRANKFURT, Germany — Shots were fired in a school in Germany on Thursday, injuring one person in the northern city of Bremerhaven, police said, adding that they had arrested the suspected gunman. The incident happened at the Lloyd Gymnasium, a secondary school in the centre of Bremerhaven, local police said in a statement ... .
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China warns US of danger looming due to Taiwan support
Hong Kong Standard 19 May 2022
China’s top diplomat again warned the US over its increased support for Taiwan, showing the island democracy remains a major sticking point between the world’s biggest economies as Beijing sent more military aircraft toward the island. ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... (Bloomberg). .
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Elon Musk loses $12 billion in a day as he tweets politics, slams ESG
Daily Bulletin 19 May 2022
By Brian Chappatta . Bloomberg. Elon Musk spent Wednesday on Twitter, announcing his political switch from Democrat to Republican, trashing ESG and replying to several users of the social-media website he’s agreed to buy ... Read more. Feds investigating Tesla crash that killed 3 in Newport Beach ... Wednesday was no exception ... .
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U.S. warns North Korea could greet Biden with nuclear, missile tests
Asahi News 19 May 2022
WASHINGTON/SEOUL--U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or a long-range missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday ... "We are preparing for all contingencies," he said ... Earlier, U.S.
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Xi calls on BRICS countries to build global community of security for all
Xinhua 19 May 2022
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the BRICS countries to work together to build a global community of security for all. Xi made the remarks while delivering a video address at the opening session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting ... ■ ... .
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US four-Star general tweets video game as real Ukraine war battle - Free West Media
WorldNews.com 19 May 2022
An American mainstream “military analyst”, the four-star General Barry McCaffrey on Monday tweeted a sequence from a 2015 video game Arma 3 as the actual footage of Ukrainian forces downing a Russian aircraft. Mariupol ... Wikipedia ... The DPR reported that they were preparing reserve capacities to receive 2000 prisoners of war. Breaking News ... Home page ....
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Battle for Mariupol draws toward close after surrender
Independent Online 19 May 2022
The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered ... Some were taken by the Russians to a former penal colony in territory controlled by Moscow-backed separatists ... Gen ... The U.S ... .