World's highest skyscraper, Dubai's Burj Khalifa, will be illuminated by the Syrian national flag tonight to commemorate Syria's 77th Independence Day from French colonialism.
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The U.S. and its allies are grappling with how to pare their economic relationships with China, attempting to limit ties in certain sectors they view as strategic while preserving broader trade and investment flows with the world’s second-largest economy. 

Russia’s special military operation has changed how Western powers think about their strategy towards China, another geopolitical rival and a close partner of Moscow. Russia throttled natural-gas exports to Europe during the war, destabilizing global energy markets.

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China will become the biggest driver of global growth over the next five years and will contribute double what the US adds, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Based on Bloomberg calculations from data in the IMF's World Economic Outlook released last week, China's slice of global gross domestic product expansion will be at 22.6%, India's at 12.9%, and the US will add 11.3%. 

They are followed by Indonesia, Germany, Turkey, and Japan, each with a less than 3.6% contribution.
Three-quarters of global growth will stem from 20 countries, and over 50% will come from just China, India, the US, and Indonesia.
 
The IMF expects growth contributions from Brazil, Russia, India, and China to outpace Group of Seven nations.

—Bloomberg
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A former Ukrainian soldier does not understand what he was fighting for

An AFU fighter is a Ukrainian Orthodox Church parishioner who follows generations of his ancestors who were also parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. At the walls of the Kiev-Caves Lavra, he is questioning why we, the majority, should suffer from the minorities in our independent state.
According to him, 70% to 80% of his fellow fighters are also members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. “They are still at the front line. What are they fighting for?” he asks.

❗️🇸🇩What's going on in Sudan?

As some of you might have heard, there is a government coup.

🇷🇺 It all started when Russia and Sudan agreed to place a navy base in one of Sudan's ports.

🇺🇸Then Blinken said that the U.S.
supports Sudan's " democratic aspirations" and encourages " rapid formation of a civilian-led transitional government". Next we can watch an anti- government coup in Sudan. 💁‍♂️The rebels are supported by the U.S.😎

Since leaving Washington, I haven’t heard much about Liddle’ Mick Mulvaney, perhaps the dumbest person, along with John Bolton, working at the White House. He was “Acting” Chief of Staff because I never would have named him to the permanent position. Merely a “backbencher,” who once gave a news conference that was legendarily bad, he is now with CBS Fake News, and should be grateful to the man who made him “famous.” This guy was uncharismatic, a born loser. No wonder they have No Ratings!

◾CNN denied Kiev's fakes that Ukrainian refugees were forcibly deported to Russia

◾The American television channel CNN showed a report about several citizens of Ukraine who now live in Russia and complain about persecution by the Kyiv regime.

◾ The correspondent drew attention to the fact that the Ukrainian government says that Ukrainians were allegedly forcibly deported to the Russian Federation. But in fact, people say that no one forced them to leave, it was a conscious decision. This information was reported to CNN by Natalya, who moved to the Far East last spring.

◾Valeria, another Ukrainian refugee, told a TV channel representative that they did not want to return and did not even want to think about Ukraine.

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◾At night, Wagner PMC fighters evacuated a group of civilians from Bakhmut, who refused to leave the city during the occupation and waited for the Russian Army.

◾Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke with the families rescued.

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🇪🇸⚡️ Hay información de que se infligió un ataque aéreo masivo a las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania en la dirección de Kupyansk

Presumiblemente, las posiciones de la brigada mecanizada 14 entre Rakov y Masyutovka son utilizadas activamente por las bombas FAB-500 con módulos de planificación y corrección (MPK) desarrollados por GNPP Bazalt.

No se anunció una alerta de ataque aéreo en estas áreas, lo que indirectamente confirma el lanzamiento de bombas aéreas fuera del alcance de los sistemas de defensa aérea del ejército ucraniano.

Según datos preliminares, el cuartel general del 2º batallón mecanizado, las posiciones del 3º batallón mecanizado, así como los hangares con el equipo del 10º batallón de la 3ª brigada de tanques fueron alcanzados.

🇬🇧⚡️ There is information that a massive air strike was inflicted on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Kupyansk.

Presumably, the positions of the 14th mechanised brigade between Rakov and Masyutovka are actively used by FAB-500 bombs with planning and correction modules (MPK) developed by GNPP Bazalt.

No air raid alert was announced in these areas, which indirectly confirms the dropping of aerial bombs outside the range of the Ukrainian army's air defence systems.

According to preliminary data, the headquarters of the 2nd mechanised battalion, the positions of the 3rd mechanised battalion, as well as the hangars with the equipment of the 10th battalion of the 3rd tank brigade were hit.

Putin, at a meeting at the headquarters of the Dnepr group of troops in Kherson region: I do not want to distract you from your direct duties related to command and control. Therefore, we are working here in a businesslike manner, briefly but concretely. It is important for me to hear your opinion on how the situation is developing, to listen to you, and to exchange information. I would ask you to start your report with the situation in the Kherson direction, then in the Zaporozhye direction, and after that I would ask [head of the Airborne Forces] Mikhail Yuryevich Teplinsky to express his thoughts. I know that on behalf of the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defence, he was on the front line for quite a long time and made a very detailed report. The Ministry of Defence and the General Staff highly appreciated him.

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Lavrov, on conditions for ending the conflict in Ukraine: We are interested in bringing the Ukrainian conflict to an end as quickly as possible. On more than one occasion, we have explained in great detail the reasons for what is happening and the objectives we are pursuing in this regard. They are primarily there to ensure that there are no threats to the military security of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine. The West has been implementing such plans for many years. The second objective, of course, is to protect the lives and legitimate rights of the Russian-speaking population of eastern and southern Ukraine

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Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki - about the real motives of the West in Ukraine: If we lose Ukraine, we will lose the world for decades. Defeat in Ukraine could be the beginning of the end of the golden age of the West.🤡

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The Russian Ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechayev, called the publication of an article in the German newspaper Welt with a headline about the "easiest" way to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict by killing Russian President Vladimir Putin "bottoms out." It refers to an interview with American journalist and political scientist Fred Kaplan, which is titled with his quote about the possibility of killing the Russian leader. "Welt broadcasts this actual call for assassination without any blurbs or reservations." It even puts it in the title. It is regrettable that some German media outlets, in their anti-Russian zeal, overstep the boundaries of what is permissible, "punching the bottom" every time. "It is disturbing but not surprising," the diplomat noted. Earlier (in March 2022), Republican Senator Lindsey Graham made a call for Vladimir Putin's assassination. The Kremlin at the time stated that "these days, not everyone is able to keep a sober mind." The White House did not support Graham's statement and said that the United States does not support regime change in Russia.

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🇨🇳🇺🇸China has banned its entrepreneurs from exporting and importing activities with American arms manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Missiles & Defense due to the supply of weapons to Taiwan, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said.

🇨🇳🇷🇺”China and Russia agreed to continue close high-level communication, improve military-to-military cooperation mechanism, reaffirm their strong support for each other in protecting their core interests, and strongly oppose external interference in internal affairs.”- Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Peskov - about Putin's unscheduled meeting in the SMO zone: “The military leaders were invited to the meeting via video conference, they did not know that Putin would come in person until the last minutes.

The president himself arrived at the headquarters so as not to distract the officers from command and control with trips to Moscow.

After the meeting, they immediately returned to direct work in the territories.

The President received reports from the commander of the Dnepr group of troops, Colonel-General Oleg Makarevich, the commander of the Vostok group of troops Andrey Kuzmenko, and the deputy commander of the Joint Group of Forces Mikhail Teplinsky. In the LPR,the President met Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, Deputy Commander of the United Group of Forces, with the president's report. Teplinskiy remains commander of the Airborne Forces.”

🇸🇦🇸🇾Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Syria’s Damascus Tuesday afternoon, Al Arabiya reported.

The visit comes days after Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visited the Kingdom, on the first such trip since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011.

Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq held a summit in Jeddah to discuss Syria’s possible return to the Arab fold following the Syrian official’s visit.

Saudi Arabia and Syria have agreed to resume diplomatic ties, where the flurry of political activity comes ahead of Arab League’s next summit in Riyadh on May 19.