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Author: Chris Pleasance and Will Stewart

Oleksiy Goncharenko, head of the council of Odesa which houses Ukraine's largest naval base, identified the vessel on his Telegram channel this morning as the Admiral Makarov - a $500million frigate that was only commissioned five years ago.

Article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10789563/Ukraine-war-Russian-battleship-hit-Black-Sea.html
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Please note that this is unconfirmed. But if true, it hasn't been destroyed it just turned into a diving exhibit.

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Author: Stephen Dziedzic, Evan Wasuka and Iris Zhao

One of China's largest defence and aerospace companies promised to upgrade almost three dozen airstrips in Solomon Islands as part of an ambitious plan to transform the Pacific Islands country into an "aeronautical hub" for the region.

Article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-29/avic-solomon-islands-aviation-plan/101022480
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Author: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two on Monday to urge his army towards victory in Ukraine but acknowledged the cost in Russian lives as he pledged to help the families of fallen soldiers.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-russian-president-vladimir-putin-tells-his-soldiers-they-are-fighting-for-the-motherland.html
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Author: Reuters

Afghanistan's Taliban government ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions causing anger at home and abroad.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/taliban-orders-women-to-cover-faces-in-public-threatens-punishment-for-closest-male-relative.html
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Author: Emile Donovan

New Zealand and Australia have expressed concern over a new security deal between China and Solomon Islands. The Detail takes a closer look at whether that concern is warranted, or whether it's geopolitical business as usual.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018836909/should-nz-be-worried-about-the-china-solomons-security-deal
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Author: RNZ

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has launched a tirade in parliament, suggesting Australia and its allies are deliberately trying to undermine his government, criticising the Western response to Russia's invasion and praising China's treatment of Christians.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/466462/solomon-islands-prime-minister-ups-ante-in-criticism-of-australia-while-praising-china-during-tirade-in-parliament
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