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Author: 1News / Associated Press

Britain has pledged to come to Sweden and Finland's aid if the countries came under attack.

British prime minister Boris Johnson and Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson signed a security assurance deal outside Stockholm on Thursday.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/12/britain-pledges-to-help-sweden-and-finland-if-attacked/
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Author: Jan M Olsen

The UK has pledged to come to Sweden's aid if the country came under attack, with Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Magdalena Andersson signing a security assurance deal outside Stockholm on Wednesday (local time).

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300586214/uk-pledges-to-come-to-swedens-aid-if-country-comes-under-attack
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Author: Stuff

Shanghai reaffirmed Wednesday (local time) it would maintain the “zero-Covid” approach to eliminate a waning outbreak in China's largest city after the head of the World Health Organisation said it was not sustainable and urged China to change strategies.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300586198/shanghai-reaffirms-zerocovid-strategy-as-who-warns-it-is-not-sustainable
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Author: Reuters

Russian diplomat Sergiy Andreev was feeling unwelcome on the streets of Warsaw even before protesters doused him with red liquid thrown in his face at short range this week.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-russian-diplomats-feel-isolated-after-ambassador-to-poland-sergiy-andreev-pelted-with-red-paint.html
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Author: Reuters

Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday (local time) in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while Kyiv shut gas flows on a route through Russian-held territory, raising the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-ukraine-pushes-russian-forces-back-in-counterattack-restricts-gas-flow-to-europe.html
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Author: Sunday Morning,

Chinese politics and policy expert Elizabeth C. Economy has been described as one of the most important scholars of China in a generation.

In her new book, The World According to China, Dr Economy details China's role in the world and explains Beijing's ambition to reclaim the country's past glory and sit atop a new international system as the global superpower.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018841048/elizabeth-economy-you-never-see-china-step-up
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Author: Reuters

Ukraine said on Tuesday (local time) its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that could signal a shift in the war's momentum and jeopardise Russia's main advance.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-ukraine-pushes-russian-troops-back-in-counter-offensive-recapturing-villages-near-kharkiv.html
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