As Moscow's war in Ukraine shows no sign of cessation, Australia on Wednesday slapped Moscow with fresh sanctions, blacklisting at least eight Russian journalists and 'propagandists' in the process. Sanctions were also imposed on private organisations and legal entities, including museum directors and interim ministers of Russia.
- Republic World

Russia says it’s not planning to block YouTube or cut itself off from internet

US President Joe Biden is expected to host the Swedish PM and Finland President at the White House on May 19 as the countries apply for NATO membership today.
- Republic World

Pentagon says India may deploy Russian S-400 missile system by next month to defend itself from Pak, China.
- Financial Express

The Christian Democratic Union, the German Opposition party, has accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of intentionally delaying arms deliveries to Ukraine.

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Russia Defense Ministry: Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops in Mariupol stronghold handed themselves over to Russia this week.
- WTop News

In an interview with the German national daily newspaper, WELT, EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni appealed to the members to not take any "high hope loans" for Ukraine, considering they were already facing the brunt of the COVID pandemic. During the interview, he forecasted that it is not the right time for Europe to take further loans as growth has already declined compared to the pre-pandemic era.

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Hundreds of 🇮🇩Indonesian smallholder farmers staged a protest on Tuesday in the capital Jakarta and in other parts of the country, demanding the government end a palm oil export ban that has slashed their incomes.
- Reuters

A major forest fire broke in the Trikuta hills near the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu's Katra, prompting the authorities to close down one of the routes.

WATCH | Indian Navy Successfully Test-fires 1st Indigenously Developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile
The Indian Navy successfully tested the maiden firing of the first indigenously built Naval Anti-Ship Missile from a Sea King helicopter on Wednesday.

As many as 8 people have died and 12 people sustained injuries after the Kremlin troops launched a missile strike on Desna village in Chernihiv.
- Republic World

In another move to clench the rights of women in Afghanistan, the Taliban in its newest decree ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) working in the country to wear the hijab.

Ukraine is waiting for Israel to change its stance on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, a senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
He emphasised that Israeli Kamikaze drones are the best in the world and that Kyiv needs to procure them to resist Russian strikes.

At least half of President Biden’s 22.3 million Twitter followers are bogus, a new audit has reportedly revealed. Conducted by software firm SparkToro, the audit found that nearly 49.3% of the President’s followers were “fake”.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said today it was expelling 34 French diplomats in a retaliatory move

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Us to seek india a arms aid to make it reliable on US not Russia

Taiwan issued in a statement that they have removed their belief from US govt that it will save taiwan during war with china as Biden administration is giving much more money and arms than expected to Ukraine and when china will attack they didn't have arms to protect taiwan says Taiwanese pm in a interview