China and Russia reaffirm ties as Moscow presses offensive in Ukraine
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maio 16, 2024 |
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Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a “no-limits” partnership that has grown deeper as both countries face deepening tensions with the west. Putin is on a two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a “no-limits” partnership that has grown deeper as both countries face deepening tensions with the west. Putin is on a two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies.
Dimitri Chikovani, who is a member of Georgia's opposition United National Movement (UNM) and actively protests against a controversial new law, stated that he was attacked by five people last week. He blamed the government for trying to intimidate opponents. Mass protests have been occurring in the capital city of Tbilisi for the past month.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is currently in serious but stable condition according to a hospital official. The populist leader was targeted in an assassination attempt where he was shot multiple times. This incident has deeply impacted the small country and sent shockwaves across the continent just weeks before the European elections.
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael and Sinn Fein were tied in an opinion poll for the first time in nearly three years on Thursday. This could be a setback to the opposition party's aspirations of governing. According to The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A survey conducted three weeks before local polls and less than a year before the next parliamentary election.
Universities across the US have been experiencing campus protests and tensions since October, following an attack by Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the US and the European Union, on Israel. This attack resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and numerous hostages being taken, igniting a retaliatory war in Gaza where over 35,000 fatalities have been reported by Hamas-run health authorities.