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Taiwan Let Down: Island considering options after US delays Howitzer delivery

The island's Def. Ministry is weighing up alternatives after Washington informed Taipei a "crowded production line" meant there was a delay on delivering the artillery system.

The US confirmed the sale of 40 medium self-propelled Howitzers to Taiwan last year (due in 2023), for a sum of $750MN - now it's reportedly looking like 2026 at the earliest.

Reuters says Taiwan is considering other Lockheed Martin launchers, but with America ramping up support and supply for Ukraine it's unclear what's available.

The US has consistently encouraged Taiwan to boost its defenses to thwart any aggressive moves from China, but the Biden Admin seems to have other priorities.

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❗️Social media video shows smoke rising from Azovstal industrial complex in Mariupol

Donetsk Republic officials claim the Ukrainian side has broken a ceasefire in the area and the military may be forced to respond. (RIA Novosti)

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Mecca at Full Capacity for Eid Prayers - first time since Covid

Mosques started operating as normal in Saudi Arabia back in mid-October, as huge crowds were seen back at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Monday for Eid al-Fitr.

Muslims across the globe are celebrating after a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection during Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month of the Islamic Hijri calendar.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were in attendance in Mecca. (Video Al Arabiya)

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On World Asthma Day 2022, know the causes and impact of the condition
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May 3 is marked as World Asthma Day (WAD) to raise awareness about the disease and how individuals suffering can best prepare themselves as the con

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Cop-inmate romance? Did a female US officer help escape, and disappear with, a murder suspect?
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An intensive manhunt is underway in the United States' state of Alabama for a murder suspect and a corrections officer.Â

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NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting police officer during Capitol riots
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A New York Police Department (NYPD) veteran, Thomas Webster, has been convicted of assault during the infamous United States Capitol Hill riot.

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Mourners forced to rent coffins – media
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Surging inflation in the UK appears to be behind the growth of casket-renting services

Cash-strapped Brits are renting temporary coffins for funeral services before having their loved ones buried in cardboard, the Sun reported on Monday. Funeral directors say the cost-saving measure is becoming more popular as Brits struggle with a skyrocketing cost of living.

A temporary coffin is obtained for the day of the funeral and is returned afterward. The deceased is placed into a cheap and lightweight ‘inner’ coffin, which sits inside the rented casket. This outer coffin is then removed after the service, leaving the bod...

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Most US heavy guns delivered to Ukraine – Pentagon
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The US has delivered 80% of the promised howitzers and 5,000 Javelins to Kiev so far, Washington said

Some 80% of the M777 howitzers and half of the 155mm ammunition for them – promised to Ukraine by US President Joe Biden last month – have already been delivered, the Department of Defense said on Monday.

The US military also said it has delivered nearly all the counter-battery and anti-aircraft radars and 5,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, but no helicopters just yet.

The figures came from a background briefing at the Pentagon on Monday, where an unnamed US defense official gave reporters the off...

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NBC News admits to plagiarism
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The network has flagged 11 articles that contained plagiarized information

NBC News apologized to its readers on Monday for eleven articles over the past year that contained plagiarized passages. The network did not retract the stories, however, but removed the problematic paragraphs and added editors’ notes to them. The Comcast-owned network also didn't name the reporter at fault. Other outlets were not so circumspect, however.

The eleven articles “contained passages from other news organizations that were used without attribution,” NBC said in a...

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Police unions protest after officer arrested
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An officer who shot to death two people in Paris on election night has been charged with murder

Hundreds of members of French police unions turned out for protests on Monday after one of their number was arrested over the shooting to death of two people in a car on the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris on the election night of April 24. The three police unions, Alliance, Synergie, and Unsa-Police, declared the decision to arrest their colleague “inadmissible” and pledged to take to the streets to air their grievances across 40 cities, focusing their efforts on courts and police stations....

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The Non-Independence of Western-Funded “Independent Media” in Ukraine with Alan MacLeod
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In this edition of The Watchdog Podcast, Lowkey talks to Alan MacLeod about Ukraine, how the media is covering the conflict, and the promotion of supposedly “independent” Ukrainian media outlets that are quietly being funded by Western governments.

Chief among these is The Kyiv Independent, a newspaper that was barely three months old at the time of the Russian invasion but has shot to prominence in the West, being relentlessly promoted on television and radio and in print. As a result, it has managed to garner over two million followers on Twitter and raise millions of dollars in crowdfunding.

However, far less known...

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Around 600 Pales­tini­ans held by Is­rael with­out charge, group says
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So-called ad­min­is­tra­tive de­tainees are held based on ‘se­cret ev­i­dence’, and are held for re­new­able six-month pe­ri­ods.
Published On 2 May 2022

Ger­many says could drop op­po­si­tion to Russ­ian oil ban
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Two min­is­ters say Berlin ready to back EU ban on Russ­ian oil im­ports and warn of po­ten­tial eco­nom­ic costs.
Published On 2 May 2022

Burk­i­na Faso in­ves­ti­gates mine flood as res­cue ef­forts con­tin­ue
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Prime Min­is­ter Al­bert Oue­drao­go says the man­agers of the Cana­da-based min­ing com­pa­ny have been banned from trav­el­ling.
Published On 2 May 2022

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UEFA bans Rus­sia from more Eu­ro­pean com­pe­ti­tions
Rus­sia banned from tak­ing part in Women’s Euro 2022 and club sides banned from next sea­son’s Cham­pi­ons League.
Published On 2 May 2022