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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:04am On May 19, 2023

⚡🇮🇱 Israel: Nationalists march through Jerusalem

The controversial annual march went ahead with a heavy police presence and no major incidents. The Jerusalem Day event held by nationalists had led to violent confrontations in the past.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:03am On May 19, 2023

⚡️🇲🇽 Mexico's military on Thursday said that troops had managed to find all 49 missing migrants who were abducted from a bus earlier this week.

Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said 650 police and soldiers were mobilized to search for the abducted group which included 11 children.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:02am On May 19, 2023

⚡🇺🇸 US and 🇬🇧 UK announcements of fresh sanctions against Moscow started rolling early Friday, as a Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit kicked off in 🇯🇵 Japan.

The British government said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would announce a ban on 🇷🇺 Russian diamonds and imports of metals from Russia, including copper, aluminum and nickel.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:00am On May 19, 2023

⚡Global wheat prices fall as Black Sea grain deal gets 2-month extension.

“These agreements matter for global food security,” António Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations, told journalists Wednesday. 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 “Ukrainian and Russian products feed the world.”

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:59am On May 19, 2023

⚡🇷🇺 Russia says latest grain deal extension will be the last if the West doesn't lift sanctions.

The Russian foreign ministry said Thursday there will be not talks of expanding the deal further unless it gets concessions.

“The Russian Federation reminds the 🇺🇸 US, 🇬🇧 Britain and the 🇪🇺 EU of the need for a real lifting of unilateral sanctions on Russian fertilizers and food; even donations of Russian fertilizers to the poorest countries continue to face blocking due to sanctions,” the ministry statement reads.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:57am On May 19, 2023

⚡️Patriot missile battery damaged in 🇺🇦 Ukraine is now repaired, 🇺🇸 Pentagon says.

“One Patriot system was damaged, but it has now been fixed and is fully back and operational,” said Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:56am On May 19, 2023

⚡️🇺🇦 Zelensky says offensive brigades are preparing, but offers no details.

“The offensive brigades are doing well, we are preparing, but no details," Zelensky said.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:55am On May 19, 2023

⚡️Ex-Wagner commander who sought asylum in 🇳🇴 Norway decides to return home.

Andrey Medvedev, a former commander in the Wagner mercenary group who applied for political asylum in Norway, says he has decided to return to 🇷🇺 Russia.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:53am On May 19, 2023

⚡️Long-range Storm Shadow missiles, which were provided to 🇺🇦 Ukraine by Britain, have been used successfully since the deployment was announced, 🇬🇧 UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace said. Also, the Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, sources familiar with the discussions said. It comes as the White House has been facing increasing pressure from members of Congress and allies to help Ukraine procure the planes amid intensifying 🇷🇺 Russian aerial attacks.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:52am On May 19, 2023

⚡The governor of 🇷🇺 Russia’s Belgorod region says that two civilians were killed by Ukrainian fire in a district close to the border. 🇺🇦 Ukraine said its northern border regions are under fire almost daily by Russian forces, resulting in dozens of casualties in recent months.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:52am On May 19, 2023

⚡🇷🇺 Kalibr cruise missiles have been launched towards Odessa.

Explosions also reported in the 🇺🇦 Khmelnitsky and Zhytomyr region.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:46am On May 19, 2023

⚡️Global wheat prices fell Thursday after 🇺🇦 Ukraine and Russia agreed to extend a deal allowing grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea. After the agreement, Russia renewed threats to let the deal expire if Western powers do not meet its demands to lift certain sanctions. 🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the next two months will be “decisive” when it comes to the future of the deal.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:46am On May 19, 2023

⚡️🇰🇵 North Korea has warned South Korea and the 🇺🇸 United States they are bound to face corresponding responses when they conduct their major joint live-fire drills next week.

North Korea highlighted that the live-fire drills will only be a few kilometers away from their territory.

KCNA also said that it was "sheer bullshit" to conduct such drills against a nuclear power.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:44am On May 19, 2023

⚡️🇺🇦 Zelensky to join G7 virtually on Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will participate in the G7 summit virtually on Sunday, 🇯🇵 Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday.

Zelensky will join a session held Sunday morning on Ukraine, the ministry said.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:43am On May 19, 2023

⚡️The 🇬🇧 UK says it will ban the import of 🇷🇺 Russian diamonds in new sanctions.

The United Kingdom will ban the import of Russian diamonds as part of its latest sanctions against Moscow, Downing Street announced Friday.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:42am On May 19, 2023

⚡🇺🇸 US signals to allies it won’t block their export of F-16 jets to 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 11:40pm On May 18, 2023

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 11:31pm On May 18, 2023

⚡️Facebook owner Meta is going to start laying off employees next week in its latest round of mass cuts - Vox

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 11:09pm On May 18, 2023*

⚡️Traffic resumed on the 🇷🇺 Sevastopol, Crimea Rail road - Simferopol railway line has been restored.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 11:02pm On May 18, 2023

⚡️🇺🇸 Biden admin has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export American-made F-16 fighter jets to 🇺🇦 Ukraine - CNN

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 11:01pm On May 18, 2023

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 10:22pm On May 18, 2023

⚡️🇺🇦 Ukrainians are already selling the remains of the Patriot air defense system.

On the Ukrainian online bulletin boards, you can find parts from the 🇺🇸 American air defense system.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 9:53pm On May 18, 2023*

⚡️🇺🇸 Donald Trump to 🇮🇱 Israelis: "I gave you Golan Heights."

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 9:50pm On May 18, 2023*

⚡️Henry Kissinger tells NATO to ignore 🇷🇺 Putin's threats — Newsweek

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 8:49pm On May 18, 2023

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 8:47pm On May 18, 2023

⚡🇷🇺 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko visited Cuba and both countries agreed to expand economic trade, scientific and technical cooperation.

Russian Mir payment system and ✈ direct flights to 🇨🇺 Cuba will also start soon. Relations between the two countries have warmed a lot over the years.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 8:37pm On May 18, 2023

⚡️Rosatom and NOVATEK will launch year-round navigation in the eastern part of the Northern Sea Route

The head of the Rosatom state corporation, Alexei Likhachev, announced at a meeting of 🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin with members of the government about plans to launch, together with Novatek, in early 2024, year-round navigation in the eastern part of the Northern Sea Route.

“This is a truly historic decision, important for the development of the entire Arctic and of particular importance, of course, for the economy of our country,” said Alexei Likhachev.

According to him, today the issue of redirecting Russian oil from the Baltic ports to the Northern Sea Route as the safest and most attractive route is being worked out.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 8:09pm On May 18, 2023

⚡️Disney cancels planned 🇺🇸 Florida campus in Lake Nona.

Disney announced on Thursday that it canceled plans for a new campus near Orlando, Florida.

The development was planned for the Lake Nona region.

"Given the considerable changes that have occurred since the announcement of this project, including new leadership and changing business conditions, we have decided not to move forward with construction of the campus," Disney said in a statement.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 8:07pm On May 18, 2023

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 8:05pm On May 18, 2023

⚡️The last stronghold of the Armed Forces of 🇺🇦 Ukraine in Bakhmut - the fortified area "Domino" have been taken by 🇷🇺 ☠ Wagner PMC.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 7:55pm On May 18, 2023

⚡🇷🇺 Russia is the first among large countries in the international literacy test "Progress in the International Study of Reading Literacy" (Pirls)

Russia is ahead of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England (6), 🇵🇱 Poland (10), 🇺🇸 USA (13), 🇩🇪 Germany (26), 🇫🇷 France (32), 🇮🇱 Israel (38), 🇧🇷 Brazil (52).

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