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Chechen Unit On The Offensive In Donbass — MoD Russian forces are conducting offensive operations against Ukrainian troops outside Donetsk in Donbass, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry announced that assault detachments of the Russian 5th motorized rifle brigade and an Akhmat special forces unit are successfully attacking Ukrainian troops near the town of Maryinka, around 30km west of the capital of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). The reports of successful attacks come after Kadyrov declared on Tuesday that Chechen units would face combat in the DPR, adding that troops “are getting ready for assault action.” Subscribe to RT

North Korean Spy Satellite Crashes Into Sea North Korea’s attempt to put its first spy satellite into space failed on Wednesday as the rocket crash landed in the sea, but still sparked Japan and South Korea to urge citizens to take shelter. Seoul confirmed it had retrieved debris presumed to be from the launch - which breaks UN Security Resolutions banning Pyongyang from ballistic launches - from waters 200km from its island of Eocheongdo. North Korea confirmed it would attempt a second launch after investigating what caused the thrust failure between the first and second stages of separation. Subscribe to RT

Indigenous Tribal Members Block Busy Highway In Brazil Hundreds of Guarani Indigenous tribal members shut down one of the busiest roadways leading into Brazil’s most populous city, blocking the highway with flaming barricades over a law they say will limit their land rights. Subscribe to RT

❗️Russian MoD Destroys Ukrainian Positions With Incendiary Ammunition According to the Ministry of Defense, the most fierce battles in Donetsk are now occurring near Avdiivka. Subscribe to RT

Melbourne Cuts Sister City Ties With St. Petersburg According to local news reports, authorities in the Australian city of Melbourne have revoked the mutual Sister City status with Russia’s St. Petersburg. The decision was prompted by a protest held by Ukrainians in the second-most populous city in Australia, who demanded Melbourne breaks ties with its Russian counterpart. Melbourne and St Petersburg established the partnership in 1989 when the Russian city was still known as Leningrad and before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Subscribe to RT

South Sudan Landmine Crisis Amid Mass Returns While hundreds of thousands of displaced South Sudanese continue to pour back into the country, the sheer volume of landmines remains a significant concern despite an estimated 84 million square meters already cleared. The most affected state, Eastern Equatoria, has almost half of the known landmine clusters but has also seen the second-highest number of refugees head back, many forced by slashed food rations at refugee camps in neighboring Uganda. With farming the only source of food, but land often blocked off or at risk of containing unexploded mines, many either starve or risk their lives trying to cultivate the land. Subscribe to RT

❗️President Putin Holds Talks With Eritrean Counterpart At The Kremlin Subscribe to RT

Ukrainian Commander Blows Up Own Vehicle Over Insubordination — Social Media Footage uploaded to Twitter purportedly shows the aftermath of a conflict between a commander in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and his soldiers, wherein the officer purportedly destroyed the battalion’s vehicle using a grenade. Authorities in the Ukrainian military have launched an investigation, local media reports. Subscribe to RT

Secret Taliban Talks Held With Qatar PM The Qatari Prime Minister held secret talks with the Taliban’s Supreme Leader in Afghanistan this month to resolve differences with the international community, a source has said. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met the Taliban’s reclusive head Haibatullah Akhunzada - reportedly “very interested” in continuing talks - on May 12 in his first meeting with a foreign leader. US President Joe Biden waded in and insisted he is “coordinating on all issues discussed,” including bans on girls’ education and female employment. Subscribe to RT

❗️Ukraine’s Military Offensive To Begin In Summer — White House Subscribe to RT

Police Racism Plan Accused Of Racism An initiative to tackle alleged police racism in England and Wales is now facing allegations of being racist after ethnic minority staff complained they were made to feel like “troublemakers or difficult.” One source told the BBC, “It was openly questioned if black people were even needed” to work on the Police Race Action Plan, set up after George Floyd died in 2020, claiming white staff was offered more support when their workloads increased. The president of the National Black Police Association claimed some members have “almost been gas-lit around some of the issues.” Subscribe to RT

$4.5 Billion 1MDB Graft Scandal Suspect Dies Of ‘Sudden Massive Stroke’ A key source in the 1MDB scandal was cremated Wednesday morning after dying Monday of a “sudden massive stroke” after being deported to Malaysia for questioning over his role in the $4.5-billion fraud. Kee Kok Thiam’s family urged the public to “not entertain any speculations” after the businessman’s shock death, just hours after his testimony led to investigators locating 1MDB’s alleged mastermind. Jho Taek Low had urged Kee “not to return to Malaysia as a witness” in the case involving the massive theft from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund. Subscribe to RT

Black Bear Spellbound By Cupcakes Workers at the taste by Spellbound bakery in Connecticut were stunned to find a hungry customer snaffling 60 cupcakes - even more so when it turned out to be a hulking black bear. The hairy intruder was eventually warded off by the workers in their car. Subscribe to RT

❗️Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s Daily Briefing Key points: ▪Russia supports Serbia and the Serbian population of Kosovo amid escalating tensions ▪Moscow and Belgrade are keeping communications up about the latest crisis in Kosovo ▪President Putin and Türkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to hold an in-person meeting in the nearest future Subscribe to RT

Chinese Fake News Campaign Reportedly Targeted Canadian MPs — Intelligence Former Canadian Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has claimed he was the target of malicious Chinese misinformation and voter suppression campaigns during the 2021 election. His allegations come the day after Hong Kong-born lawmaker Jenny Kwan alleged he had also been targeted by similar campaigns for her human rights activism - both cited Canadian intelligence reports. O’Toole believes he was targeted for urging against using Huawei technology on Canada’s 5G network, but Beijing has repeatedly denied any interference. Subscribe to RT

Thousands Of Serbs Protest In Northern Kosovo Unrest escalated in the breakaway region after local Serbs, who have long sought autonomy in Kosovo, boycotted Pristina-backed elections in many areas of Serbia’s breakaway province. Despite a turnout of less than 4%, the local authorities accepted the votes as legitimate, announcing the election of four Albanian mayors. Subscribe to RT

❗️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov And Mozambique Counterpart Hold Joint Press Conference Following Talks Tune in live on Ruptly: https://www.ruptly.tv/event_route?link_id=5db2cdde-07de-440c-860c-ee9d71462499&provider_id=15 Subscribe to RT

European Union Voices Concern Over Poland’s ‘Russian Influence’ Bill After Poland’s parliament voted to establish an investigative panel to tackle allegations of Russian influence in local politics, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders called the move a "special concern.” Opposition critics inside Poland decried the bill as an attempt at political persecution as the panel gears up to be filled with the ruling Law and Justice Party MPs. "Will analyze the legislation and will not hesitate to take measures if it is needed,” Reynders said, adding, "It is impossible to agree on such a system without a real access to justice, to an independent judge against an administrative decision.” Subscribe to RT

❗️Last Ukrainian Warship Destroyed In Odessa — Russian MoD Subscribe to RT

❗️Sergey Lavrov And Mozambique Representatives Hold Meeting During Russian FM’s African Diplomatic Tour Subscribe to RT

Japan Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional Japan’s Nagoya District Court ruled Tuesday that banning same-sex marriages was unconstitutional, the second such ruling out of four cases in the past two years. Municipalities covering around 65% of the population allow same-sex partnership agreements granting fewer rights than entire marriage, which the ruling said was insufficient. Last year an Osaka court supported the ban as being in line with the constitution, while a Tokyo court later agreed but ruled that the ban violated the human rights of same-sex families. Subscribe to RT

West’s Oil War Against Russia Losing Momentum — Think Tank Russia’s earnings from oil exports have risen in recent months despite the G7 price cap and other restrictions imposed by the West, a new study by the Finnish Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has found. According to the think tank, Russia’s oil revenues began recovering in March after a sharp drop in February when the EU restrictions were imposed. In April, incomes rose a further 6% month-on-month, reaching their highest level since last November. Experts say that while the current revenues are still substantially below where they were at the same time last year, the upward trend indicates that Western sanctions on Russia’s oil exports are losing momentum. They noted that further recovery in Russia’s oil earnings “would damage the impact and credibility of the sanctions.” Subscribe to RT

Nvidia Joins The Trillion-Dollar Club With The Rise Of AI On Tuesday, Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) became the first chipmaker to hit a trillion-dollar market value. The company has historically led in AI chips that power chatbot sensation ChatGPT and many other applications. The latest surge in Nvidia equities that pushed the company beyond the trillion-dollar mark followed its revenue forecast last week that exceeded estimates by more than 50%. By comparison, the second biggest chipmaker in the world - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd - is valued at about $535 billion. Analysts, Nvidia's AI chip companies have a good chance of growing, as the AI generative technology is still in its infancy and should be widely adopted in the coming years. Subscribe to RT

UAE Life Origin Asteroid Space Mission Announced The United Arab Emirates announced plans on Monday to launch an ambitious space mission to an asteroid that may produce clues about the genesis of life on Earth. The 13-year project will see a new spacecraft launched in 2028 that will travel to seven asteroids, including Justitia - believed to have several organic compounds - on the Solar System’s central asteroid belt. Private startups will develop the explorer module, capable of speeds of around 25,000mph, and travel some five billion kilometers. Subscribe to RT

Zelensky Pledges Imminent Counteroffensive Kiev has set the dates for a counteroffensive against Russia, President Vladimir Zelensky said. Ukrainian officials have been talking touting the move for several months now, with Western media reports warning that failure could result in Kiev losing support from its international backers. In a Telegram video address, Zelensky shared details of a military conference with senior military commanders. “This is what is most important—the timing of how we will move forward. We will. The decisions have been made,” he said, without providing any details on when and where the counteroffensive will kick off. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin warned that the long-planned push “will only lead to bloodshed and further escalation of the conflict” while condemning the West’s “irresponsible” campaign to prop up Kiev with weapons. Subscribe to RT

Ukrainian Legislator Launches Treason Probe Into Zelensky Administration A court in Ukraine has ordered a government investigation into allegations of treason against President Vladimir Zelensky and members of his administration, People’s Deputy Geo Leros wrote on Telegram. According to the legislator, Zelensky and other officials like his chief of staff Andrey Ermak and the former Security Service (SBU) head Ivan Bakanov should be interrogated as to their role in infiltrating SBU by Russian agents. Court documents shown by Leros would have a criminal case opened against the Ukrainian top brass. However, the government is yet to comment on the development. Subscribe to RT

Ukrainian Powerlifter Refuses To Shake Hands With Iranian Athlete At a medal ceremony, Ivan Chuprinko, the latest world bench press champion, refused to shake hands with the bronze winner, Iranian Amir Reza Mesforoosh. Recently, Ukrainian legislators voted to extend sanctions on Iran for 50 years after accusing Tehran of supplying military drones to Russia. Subscribe to RT

Unknown Gunmen Kill Four In Cameroon Covert killers shot dead two customs officials, a police officer, and a civilian in a late-night raid in northern Cameroon’s Mora on Monday, with one military official attributing the attack to Boko Haram rebels. Although the gunmen’s identity has not been confirmed, several suicide bomb attacks that struck More in 2015 and 2016 were believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram members. Also, on Monday night, the military source reported a separate incident in which a soldier and two Boko Haram fighters were killed in the same region. Subscribe to RT

‘Russian’ Beluga Whale Spotted Off Sweden — Norwegian Officials The white beluga whale first spotted off Norway’s coastline four years ago, which European sources alleged might have come from a Russian military facility, has been spotted near Sweden, say Norwegian authorities. Hvaldimir, as the whale has become affectionately known, was last week spotted in the inner Oslo fjord where the giant USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier was briefly stationed. “He is a lonely little whale who hopes to find other white whales that he can hang out with,” said Sebastian Strand, a marine biologist with Onewhale, an NGO created solely to protect Hvaldimir. “He probably wants to have a family but has swum a little wrong.” Subscribe to RT

‘Zelensky Turned Ukraine Into Afghanistan’ — Former PM Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov stated in his Telegram channel that President Vladimir Zelensky has turned the country into “a new Afghanistan.” Azarov noted that Ukrainian presidents promised to transform the country into a new France or Switzerland at different times. However, Azarov believes, “Zelensky has gone further than anyone else by making it a new Afghanistan … to the delight of Anglo-Saxons and defense contractors.” "Do you think there is a chance that Washington will get tired of its toy in the near future? Or is the pleasure of causing trouble to Moscow more important than the lives of the hostages of the Kiev regime?" Azarov pondered. Earlier, the former PM said that military conscription officials in major Ukrainian cities became millionaires during the mobilization period. He emphasized that the Zelensky administration and the Security Service of Ukraine are directly involved in all corruption schemes. Subscribe to RT