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LATEST NEWS May 14, 2022

Russo-Ukraine War - 13 May 2022 - Day 79 The UK Ministry of Defence reported that Russia is investing significant effort in the vicinity of Izium and Severodonetsk in an attempt to achieve a breakthrough towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. The primary objective on this axis is to envelop Ukrainian forces in the Joint Forces Operation area, isolating them from support or reinforcement by units in the west of the ... Read More

Ukrainian Forces Appear To Destroy Russian Armored Battalion; Scholz Urges Cease-Fire In Call With Putin Ukraine says it has foiled an attempt by Russian forces to cross a key river in the east, costing Moscow a sizable number of troops and important armored equipment in another setback for the Kremlin in its invasion of Ukraine as Germany urged President Vladimir Putin to agree to a cease-fire as soon as possible. ... Read More

Ukraine: Amid fresh Russian claims, no trace of secret bioweapons programme Amid new claims by Moscow of a covert biological weapons programme in Ukraine, the Director of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) affirmed on Friday that the UN is not aware of any such programme and has neither the mandate nor the technical operational capacity to investigate it - a message first delivered to the Security Council on 11 and 18 March, by ... Read More

Pentagon Announces Deployments to Replace Forces in Europe Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced the deployment of U.S. troops to Europe to replace forces ordered there earlier this year. Read More

NATO Expansion in Focus as Blinken Travels to Europe for Talks on Russia-Ukraine War The possible expansion of NATO will be a focus of talks Saturday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Berlin for an informal NATO foreign ministerial meeting. ... Read More

Turkey's Erdogan Says He Opposes NATO Membership for Sweden, Finland Veto-wielding NATO member Turkey is voicing opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan telling reporters Friday he does not positively view the countries' membership bid. Analysts warn the Turkish leader's stance will likely rekindle questions over Ankara's allegiances given its close ties with Moscow. ... Read More

Treasury Announces 2022 National Illicit Finance Strategy "Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the 2022 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2022 Strategy), which identifies measures to increase transparency in the U.S. financial system and strengthen the U.S. anti-money laundering/counter the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework." ... Read More

At Least 27 Die as 'Explosive' Fever Spreads in North Korea North Korea reported 21 additional deaths Friday among people experiencing fevers, the official KCNA news agency said Saturday, amid the nation's first outbreak of COVID-19. ... Read More

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