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☆ From prison to the trenches: Inside Ukraine’s attempt to turn inmates into soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Daria Tarasova-Markina | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Central Ukraine CNN —Battalion commander Dmytro Kukharchuk speaks quietly but firmly. Dmytro told CNN he knew he wanted to fight from the moment the war started. But since I couldn’t, I will now protect other families who want to live and have children,” he told CNN. Dmytro told CNN that he grew up as an orphan and started stealing when he was young. Of the 17 inmates who wanted to join on the day CNN visited the prison, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade recruited 12.

Persons: Dmytro Kukharchuk, –, Kukharchuk doesn’t, attentively, ”, Daria Tarasova, Kukharchuk, “, I’m, Wagner, Denys Maliuska, Maliuska, Dmytro, CNN ‘ Organizations: Central, Central Ukraine CNN —, Ukraine, Separate Assault Brigade, CNN, Russia, Ministry of Justice, Ukraine’s, Ministry, 110th Mechanized Brigade, Ministry of Defense, Armed Forces of Locations: Central Ukraine, Bakhmut, Ukraine, Russia’s, Avdiivka, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Russia, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian, Izium, Kukharchuk

☆ Chinese EV stocks surge after EU slaps up to 38% additional import tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Citi analysts said the EU's additional tariffs were "generally benign," while one analyst from Morningstar pointed out that the additional duties were "modest" in comparison to U.S. hikes on Chinese EVs last month. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon BYD vs GeelyOn Wednesday, the EU said it would impose extra tariffs on Chinese EV players with a large footprint in Europe. BYD will be subject to additional tariffs of 17.4%, Geely will get an extra 20% duty. Citi analystsThe EU said in a statement it has provisionally concluded that Chinese EV makers benefits from "unfair subsidization," which resulted in "threat of economic injury" to EU's EV industry. watch nowThe additional duties come after the EU launched a probe in October.

Persons: Geely, Li, Morningstar, Joe Biden, Vincent Sun, Europe Joseph Webster, Webster, BYD, Tesla, Paul Triolo Organizations: Automotive Exhibition, Getty, Nurphoto, European Union, Li Auto, SAIC, Citi, EU, EV, Morningstar, Wednesday, Ministry of Commerce, Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center, Volvo, Nomura, Albright, Group Locations: Beijing, China, Geely, EU, Europe, U.S, Hungary, Swedish, Belgium

CNN —The family of one of the hostages rescued in an Israeli operation over the weekend has said that he experienced psychological abuse over the hands of his Hamas captors during the eight months that he was held in Gaza. The operation was only the third Israeli rescue of hostages held in Gaza and has been celebrated in Israel. So he feels obliged to pass this goodness on to the next person and help get others [hostages] out.”Kozlov, 27, was among the rescued hostages. Israel launched its war in Gaza following the Hamas attacks of October 7, when militants killed about 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostage. Since then, the Israeli campaign has killed more than 37,000 people, according to the ministry of health in Gaza, and triggered a humanitarian crisis.

Persons: Andrey Kozlov, Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Shlomi Ziv, Kozlov, Kozlov’s, Mikhail Kozlov, “ Israel, “, Israel ”, Israel, ” Mikhail, ” “, ”, Andrey, Dmitry, Mikhail, ” Dmitry, ” Kozlov, Itai Pessach, ” Pessach, Keren Munder, –, pita, Merav Mor, Munder, Adina Moshe Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Nova, Israeli Army, Reuters, UN Locations: Gaza, Israel, Russian

Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. The additional tariffs are the result of an EU probe that began in October. Main Chinese BEV producer BYD was struck with a 17.4% tariff, with Geely slapped with a 20% duty. "We strongly oppose the use of increased tariffs as a strategy to obstruct the normal global trade of electric vehicles. watch nowGlobal EV trade tensions

Persons: Shi Kuanbing, Valdis Dombrovskis, Dombrovskis, BEV, BYD, Geely, Elon Musk's Tesla, Tesla, Nio Organizations: Visual China, Getty, Union, EV, European Commission, EU, CNBC, China's Ministry of Commerce, Google, World Trade Organization, SAIC, Global Locations: Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, Europe, Shanghai

Even last month, less than an hour after Biden unveiled his proposal, Netanyahu insisted Israel would not end the war until Hamas is defeated. But detailed negotiations to implement its provisions are yet to yield agreement from both Israel and Hamas. The ambassador also said the deal “rejects any geographical changes” in Gaza and reiterates the commitment for a two-state solution. Blinken arrived in Israel on Monday, following the resignation of Benny Gantz from the Israeli war cabinet on Sunday. More than 37,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

Persons: Reut Shapir Ben, Naftaly, ”, –, Joe Biden, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, “, Riyad Mansour, West Bank –, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz Organizations: CNN, Israel, Hamas, United Nations Security, UN, UNSC, Monday’s, Russia, United, Palestinian UN, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Department, Israeli, Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Israel, Hamas, Palestinian, United States, Egypt, Qatar, Greenfield, Jerusalem

☆ Australian billionaire proposes secure gate system to supply aid to Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —An Australian billionaire is offering to build a secure gate system on the Israel-Gaza border that he says could allow 10,000 metric tons of food aid to be delivered each day to starving Palestinians. He’s also committed $5 million to improve the Jordanian humanitarian land corridor by building storage warehouses to allow more aid to pass to Gaza. Cargo trucks carrying humanitarian aid move through security inspections before crossing into the Gaza Strip, in Kerem Shalom, Israel on March 14. The IDF has repeatedly said hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid have been entering the Gaza Strip, but aid organizations say the supplies are not reaching civilians in need. The passage of aid into Gaza has become gridlocked by Israeli inspections, and in some cases the temporary closure of access points.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Andrew Forrest, Antony Blinken, He’s, ” Forrest, Minderoo, Forrest, Israel, Fortescue, Marcus Yam Organizations: Australia CNN, Minderoo Foundation, United Nations, US, CNN, Cargo, Los Angeles Times, Israel Defense Forces, Ministry of Health, IDF, United Nations Security, Systems, NET, US Agency for International Development Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Israel, Gaza, Jordan, Egypt, Kerem Shalom, airdrops

☆ Russia is attempting to protect a vital bridge and supply line with a set of barges, UK intelligence says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is fortifying the Kerch Bridge with barges, says the UK's defense ministry. The barges will help "to defend the bridge and shipping channel" from Ukrainian attacks, per the UK. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia is shoring up the defenses for the Kerch Bridge with barges, the UK's defense ministry said on Saturday. "Analysis of imagery has identified the installation of eight barges on the southern side of the Kerch Bridge," the UK's defense ministry wrote in its intelligence dispatch.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Russian, Ukrainian Unmanned, Vehicles, Business Locations: Russia, Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine

☆ North Darfur’s only hospital closes after paramilitary attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Eve Brennan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Sudanese paramilitary forces stormed the main hospital in North Darfur, opening fire and looting vital medical supplies, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have reported. Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) plundered the facility on Saturday stealing an ambulance among other supplies, the aid agency said. “On Saturday, MSF and the Ministry of Health suspended all activities in South Hospital, El Fasher, North Darfur, after RSF soldiers stormed the facility, opened fire, and looted it, including stealing an MSF ambulance,” MSF Sudan said on social media Saturday. As a result, patients are being moved to Paediatric and Saudi hospitals “which were unprepared for such an influx,” it added. The NGO added on X, formerly known as Twitter, there were only ten patients and a reduced medical team at the hospital at the time.

Persons: “, ”, Emergencies Michel Lacharite, Lacharite, Massrali, RSF Organizations: CNN, Sudanese, Fighters, Rapid Support Forces, MSF, Ministry of Health, South Hospital, Twitter, Emergencies, MSF Sudan, Foreign Affairs, Security, EU, El, Humanitarian, United Nations, UN, UN’s, Organization for Migration, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: North Darfur, South, El Fasher, MSF Sudan, El, Darfur, Sudan

☆ Toyota lost over $15 billion in market value last week after being caught falsifying tests
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Toyota Motor Corporation Board Chairman Akio Toyoda bows during a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2024. Toyota said on June 3 it had suspended domestic shipments of three car models after falling foul of government certification rules along with its Japanese rivals Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha. Shares of Japan's largest carmaker Toyota fell more than 5.4% last week, after the scandal broke on June 3, but is recovering on Monday. The automaker lost 2.45 trillion Japanese yen ($15.62 billion) in market value last week alone. Last week, Honda' s stock fell 5.75%, Yamaha Motor lost 2.2%, while Suzuki Motor inched down 0.3%.

Persons: Akio Toyoda, Suzuki, Honda Organizations: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Yamaha, Ministry of Land, Transport, Tourism, Yamaha Motor, Suzuki Locations: Tokyo, Infrastructure

☆ Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Sheera Frenkel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign last year targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the war with Gaza, according to officials involved in the effort and documents related to the operation. The covert campaign was commissioned by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, a government body that connects Jews around the world with the State of Israel, four Israeli officials said. The campaign began in October and remains active on the platform X. At its peak, it used hundreds of fake accounts that posed as real Americans on X, Facebook and Instagram to post pro-Israel comments. The campaign also created three fake English-language news sites featuring pro-Israel articles.

Persons: Israel, Hakeem Jeffries, Raphael Warnock of Organizations: Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, State, Facebook, Black Locations: Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, New York, Raphael Warnock of Georgia

☆ A blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii ‘treasure chest’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Antonia Mortensen | Jessie Gretener | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Milan, Italy CNN —Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy. Italian Ministry of CultureThe walls of the room feature female figures that are said to depict the four seasons of the year, as well as allegories of agriculture and shepherding. The new discovery came amid excavations in the Regio IX area of central Pompeii, a residential area that is currently one of the most active excavation sites for new findings. The project aims to improve the structure of the area, making the “protection of the vast Pompeiian heritage… more effective and sustainable,” the culture ministry said. Italian Ministry of CultureLast week, it was reported that archaeologists in Pompeii had uncovered children’s sketches depicting violent scenes of gladiators and hunters battling animals.

Persons: Gennaro Sangiuliano Organizations: Italy CNN —, of Culture, Italian Ministry of, Italian Ministry of Culture Locations: Milan, Italy, Pompeii, Regio IX

☆ Israeli forces launch new ground and air assault on central Gaza, killing at least 15 Palestinians
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Mohammad Al Sawalhi | Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Israeli military launched a new ground and air assault in central Gaza on Tuesday, as its forces ramp up attacks amid a deepening humanitarian crisis. Witnesses say civilians started to leave the Bureij area – heading towards the coast - after military activity there intensified. Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment in the Bureij area of central Gaza on June 4, 2024. Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza on October 7 after the militant group Hamas, which governs Gaza, killed at least 1,200 people and abducted more than 250 others. Israeli attacks in Gaza have since killed at least 36,550 Palestinians and injured another 82,959 people, according to the Ministry of Health there.

Persons: Al Bureij, Bashar Taleb Organizations: CNN, IDF, Health, Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, World Health Organization, Getty, Hamas, Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Al Aqsa, Al, Bureij, Israel

Tokyo CNN —Japanese officials descended on the headquarters of Toyota on Tuesday, after a safety test scandal at a number of automakers in the country widened this week. The ministry said five automakers — Toyota (TM), Mazda, Honda (HMC), Suzuki and Yamaha — had submitted incorrect or manipulated safety test data when they applied for certification of the vehicles. All five companies were told to review their safety certification processes. Kyodo/ReutersKoji Endo of SBI Securities said that Japan’s certification tests are very stringent and much stricter than in other countries. In January, Toyota announced it would suspend shipments of certain models after finding irregularities in certification tests for diesel engines developed by its affiliate, Toyota Industries.

Persons: —, Suzuki, Yamaha —, Koji Endo, ”, “, ” Endo, Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Toyota, Japan’s Ministry of Transport, CNN, — Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Yamaha, Corolla Fielder, Corolla, Kyodo, SBI Securities, Transport Ministry, Toyota Industries, Daihatsu Locations: Japan

☆ South Korea's Yoon approves exploration of vast oil, gas prospects off the coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gave the green light on Monday to conduct exploratory drilling for potentially vast oil and gas prospects found off the east coast of the nation that is one of the world's largest energy importers. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gave the green light on Monday to conduct exploratory drilling for potentially vast oil and gas prospects found off the east coast of the nation that is one of the world's largest energy importers. "Today, I approved the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to go ahead with the drilling for exploration deep in the east sea," Yoon said. Yoon identified an area off the southeastern industrial port city of Pohang as the location. The president said South Korea has conducted a series of explorations for oil and gas beginning in 1996 and tapped a gas reserve of the equivalent of about 4.5 million barrels.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon Organizations: South, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Energy Locations: Pohang, South Korea

☆ As Japan’s auto safety scandal widens, Toyota halts some shipments
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tokyo — A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan’s transport ministry found irregularities in applications to certify certain models. The automakers were found to have submitted incorrect or manipulated safety test data when they applied for certification of the vehicles. The ministry ordered Toyota (TM), the world’s biggest carmaker by the number of vehicles sold, Mazda and Yamaha to suspend shipments of some vehicles. In a report to shareholders, ISS singled out the “spate of certification irregularities” at the Toyota Group. Toyota said it had temporarily halted shipments and sales of three car models made in Japan.

Persons: Suzuki, Glass Lewis, Akio Toyoda, Toyoda, ”, Yoshimasa Hayashi Organizations: Toyota Motor, Mazda, Honda, Yamaha Motor, Toyota, Yamaha, Daihatsu, Services, ISS, Toyota Group, Government, Corolla Fielder, Corolla, Lexus, RF Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ China says Britain's MI6 turned two Chinese government staff to spies
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A Chinese flag in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2023. China has alleged that the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 turned two staff members of unnamed Chinese central state organs into spies for the British government, its State Security Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ministry said the case against the two spies, a married couple, is under further investigation. In January, China revealed an espionage case in which it said MI6 used a foreigner in China to collect secrets and information. Britain in April charged two people with providing prejudicial information to China and last month charged three people with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service in Britain.

Persons: Hong Organizations: British Secret Intelligence Service, State Security Ministry Locations: Lujiazui, Shanghai, China, Britain

☆ IDF tells families of 4 Israeli hostages held in Gaza ‘they are no longer alive’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lauren Izso | Larry Register | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The circumstances of their deaths in Hamas captivity are still under examination, according to the IDF. Chief spokesperson for the IDF, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said “Their loved ones were killed a few months ago during Hamas captivity in Gaza and their bodies are still being held by Hamas. We assess that the four of them were killed while together in the area of Khan Younis during an operation there against Hamas.”In May, Hamas said Popplewell, an Israeli-British citizen, had died from wounds following a strike by Israeli fighter jets on his place of detention over a month earlier. CNN is not able to independently verify this claim made by Hamas. The IDF says it uses a “a wide variety of methods to gather information about the hostages who remain in the Gaza Strip.”This is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: Chaim Peri, Yoram Metzger, Amiram Cooper, Popplewell “, Israel, Daniel Hagari, “, Khan Younis, ”, Popplewell Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Ministry, Health, of Religious Services Locations: Gaza, Israeli, British

☆ Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam in critical condition after Russian strikes, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), is in “critical condition” after it was hit in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s key energy facilities, authorities say. The head of the Zaporizhzhia region military administration, Ivan Fedorov, told Ukrainian television that the power plant can no longer produce electricity. Russia has continued its tactic of striking key energy facilities this week, with the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy warning Sunday of a “significant power shortage” as a knock-on effect of the strikes. Last year, the Nova Kakhovka dam, a major dam and hydro-electric power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine collapsed. Russia denied any involvement in the disaster and in turn accused Ukraine of destroying the dam, without providing evidence.

Persons: CNN —, Ivan Fedorov, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, “ Organizations: CNN, Dnipro Hydroelectric Power, Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, ” Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, Frankivsk Locations: Dnipro, Russia, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Ivano, Kyiv, Russian, Kharkiv, Singapore, Asia, Pacific, Nova, Moscow

☆ With shake-up at defense ministry, ‘Putin’s chef’ gets his wish from beyond the grave
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Sebastian Shukla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Berlin CNN —Removing a long-time defense minister from his post is nothing out of the ordinary. Arresting five of his senior staff, however, is clearly more than just a search for fresh blood — especially in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Analysts who spoke to CNN described the defense ministry as one of the most corrupt in the country. Putin was likely awaiting his reelection by the Russian people in March before making moving in on the defense ministry. The defense ministry is central to how that war ends.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Sergei Shoigu, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, ”, Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov, Prigozhin, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Kazakov, Stanovaya, Andrey Belousov, – Shamarin, Ivanov Mikhail Komin, Vadim Shamarin, General Vadim Shamarin, Reuters Shamarin, Ria Novosti, Timur Ivanov, Ivanov, Alexey Navalny, —, Turar Kazangapov, Oleg Savelyev, ” Komin, Prigozhin’s, Gerasimov, ” Stanovaya, Komin, “ it’s Organizations: Berlin CNN, CNN, West ., Reuters, Sputnik, Kremlin, Getty, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Putin, European Council of Foreign Affairs, Main, Russian Armed Forces, “, Russian Defence Ministry . Russian Defence Ministry, Ria, Benz, Corruption Foundation, Russian, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Staff, Armed Forces Locations: Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Ukraine, Russia, Kharkiv, Donbas, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Russian, AFP, Vienna, Courchevel, France, Astana, Kazakhstan

☆ China claims married couple working for government spied for UK’s MI6
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —China on Monday accused Britain of recruiting a married couple employed by the Chinese central government to spy for its MI6 intelligence service, as the two countries trade allegations of espionage. Those charges in the United Kingdom came after China’s MSS said in January it had detained the head of a foreign consultancy who had allegedly spied for MI6. Under Xi Jinping, China’s most authoritarian leader in decades, the country’s notoriously secretive spy agency has drastically raised its public profile and broadened its remit. In its latest statement Monday, the MSS detailed its allegations against the married couple. According to the MSS, foreign spies are omnipresent and infiltrating everything – from mapping apps to weather stations.

Persons: Hong, Xi, Wang, “, –, Zhou, ” Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Ministry of State Security, Conservative Party, China’s, ”, CNN, Britain’s Foreign, Secret Intelligence Service, CIA Locations: Hong Kong, China, British, United Kingdom, Britain

☆ Video shows Ukrainian drone taking out a jet ski with 2 Russian soldiers who were attempting to cross the Dnipro River
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Drones targeted Russian soldiers crossing the Dnipro River on a jet ski, said Ukraine. AdvertisementFootage shared by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine appears to show Russian soldiers crossing the Dnipro River on a jet ski being taken out by a drone. The video, released by Ukraine's 79th State Border Guard Service, appears to show the Russian soldiers being targeted by Ukrainian FPV drones. The drone tracks the jet ski as it crosses the river. When the Russian soldiers reach the opposing bank, the drone hones in and hits the jet ski.

Persons: — Organizations: Ukraine’s 79th State Border Guard Service, Service, Ministry of Defense, Ukraine's 79th State Border Guard Service, Business Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Romance Novels That Bring the Heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Time-travel romances are often a fantasy of knowledge: Someone ventures back into history and dazzles the rubes by understanding germ theory, or else a historical figure is brought forward and gapes at the marvels of present-day technology. They can also be fantasies of power, as Kaliane Bradley’s THE MINISTRY OF TIME (Avid Reader Press, 339 pp., $28.99) makes clear. When the Arctic explorer Cmdr. Graham Gore is hauled into the 21st century along with a handful of other expats, their government handlers — bridges, as they’re called — are granted an extraordinary amount of control. Bridges are not only responsible for explaining modernity, they also share quarters with their expats, monitoring their bodily functions, mental health, internet searches, geographic movements and political adjustments.

Persons: Graham Gore Organizations: TIME, Reader Press

☆ China to restrict exports of some aviation and space components
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Beijing (Reuters) — China will control exports of some aviation and space components from July 1, its Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday, citing a need to protect the country’s national security and interests. Beijing brought in its Export Control Law in late 2020, amid an escalating trade war kicked off by Trump-era tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods in 2018. The United States and European Union, for example, also control the export of various aerospace components over concerns such parts might find “dual-use” application by hostile states. “China has learned from international practices and implemented export controls on relevant items according to its own needs,” an explanatory note from the Commerce Ministry said. Exports will be licensed if they comply with the relevant regulations,” it added.

Persons: “ Organizations: Reuters, Commerce Ministry, China’s Customs Administration, Central Military Commission, State Council, Ministry of Commerce, Export Control Law, Trump, European Union Locations: Beijing, China, United States

New Japanese 1000 Yen banknote on display inside the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan's Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies. Data from Japan's Ministry of Finance on Friday confirmed the country's first currency intervention since 2022, after the yen plunged to a 34-year-low in April. The ministry on Friday stated Japan spent 9.7885 trillion yen ($62.25 billion) on currency intervention between April 26 and May 29, according to a Google-translated statement. Japan last intervened to stabilize the currency in October 2022, when the yen fell to lows of around 152 per dollar. Authorities intervened three times that year to stabilize the currency, reportedly spending as much as a combined 9.2 trillion yen over the period.

Persons: Shunichi Suzuki, Suzuki, CNBC's Dan Murphy Organizations: Currency Museum, Bank of Japan's Institute for Monetary, Economic Studies, Japan's Ministry of Finance, U.S, Bank of America Global Research, Bank of Japan, Japanese Finance, Authorities Locations: Japan, London

☆ Russia's creeping advance is costing it 1,200 soldiers a day: Western intel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The assessment attributes the elevated casualty rate to Russia's brutal ongoing offensive, noting that Russia's ability to replenish its units is stretched thin due to its consistent losses. According to Friday's intel from the UK Ministry of Defense, the average number of Russian personnel casualties was over 1,200 a day in May, the highest number reported since the war began. The ministry also said the total number of killed or wounded Russian soldiers since the February 2022 invasion is likely at 500,000. It's likely also the result of Russia rushing relatively inexperienced and untrained soldiers into battle, often in bloody head-on assaults. But Russia's high casualties also prevents it from training more capable units and keeping a majority of its troops in battle long enough to gain experience.

Persons: —, Stepanov, ISW, Oleksandr Syrskyi Organizations: Service, Business, intel, UK Ministry of Defense, Getty, Institute for, Washington DC, Ukrainian Locations: Russia, Kharkiv, AFP, Ukraine's, Washington, Ukraine, Ukrainian

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