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According to a report, Ukraine said that they only control a small part of the city of Bakhmut, an administrative centre 89 km north of Donetsk. Reportedly, the leader of the wagner group announced on Monday that his troops will leave Bakhmut between May 26 and June 1. According to the report, in a recording released by Wagner’s press service he went on to say that the men had been left without ammunition.

Reportedly, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power station spent hours operating on emergency diesel, Monday after losing its external power supply for the seventh time. According to the report, the plant’s six nuclear reactors have been shut down, but a disruption in the power supply could disable cooling systems that are essential for the reactor’s safety.

According to a report, globally around 14 countries owe over a trillion dollars and 168 countries over a billion dollars in national debt. Reportedly, the world’s largest economies owe the most money. According to reports, the usa owe almost $31.5 trillion, China owed $14.34 trillion as of April and uk government debt was £2.3 trillion in 2021/22.

According to a report, the battle for Bakhmut, a city in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has been the longest and bloodiest of the war so far. Reportedly, on Wednesday the leader of the wagner mercenary group appealed to the russian ministry of defence not to abandon the area, leaving them at the mercy of ukrainian soldiers. Reportedly, this was followed by the announcement that Bakhmut was under complete russian control around midday Saturday. According to a report, president Zelenskyy who was in Hiroshima for the g7 summit said, “Today Bakhmut is only in our hearts. The fight has left nothing there except a lot of dead russians”.

According to a report, between 1980-2004 China- u.s. trade rose from between $5 billion to $231 billion. Reportedly, in 1996 China surpassed Mexico as being their second biggest trading partner after Canada. According to the report, in 2001 China joined the world trade organisation which marked a steep decline in u.s. manufacturing jobs. Reportedly, there has been a shift of low end manufacturing jobs from the asia pacific region to China.

According to a report, u.s. trade requirments now far exceed their production. Reportedly, the u.s. China phase 1 trade agreement unlike other agreements did not require arbitration from the world trade organisation, but didn’t come into effect. The covid 19 pandemic broke out during negotiations. The then president Donald Trump accused China of propagating the virus. There followed a deterioration in relations.

According to a report, Ukraine will be supplied with f-16 fighter jets said to be critical to their defence, as fighter aircraft is the one thing Ukraine can’t match Russia with. Reportedly, the jets can fly at speeds of up to 1500 mph, each craft contains two 2000 lb bombs, and two short range and two medium range air to air missiles. According to reports, the president of Ukraine has been asking for the capability for the past year. Reportedly, it may take months for the ukrainian military to learn how to operate the aircraft, training will begin this summer. It is unclear where the fighter jets will come from. The u.s. made f-16s are also operated by others.

According to a report, Ukraine have denied claims by a russian military spokesman that wagner have taken over the city of Bakhmut. Reportedly, the u.s. president has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine.

According to reports, local elections were held on May 18 in northern Ireland, turnout was 55%. Reportedly, Sinn fein are the leading party with 102 councillors in place by Saturday morning, the dup have 85, alliance 41, Ulster unionists 34, the social democratic and labour party 24 and 19 others.

Thoughts of a united Ireland may reoccur as the tv cameras showed the vice president of Sinn fein together with the president of Sinn fein in the south. But what kind of united Ireland? Michelle O’Neill is deputy first minister inspite of Sinn fein being the leading party in the 2019 general election, and the dup have stopped the northern Ireland executive in favour of Britain due to eu border protocol.

According to a report, the greek parliamentary election is scheduled for 21 May. Reportedly, the ruling conservative New Democracy party who currently hold 158 of 300 seats have promised to build on tax cuts delivered in its first term, achieve 3% annual growth, boost foreign investment and cut unemployment to less than 8%.

According to the report, the main opposition Syriza party want to increase wages and pensions, cap profits in the energy sector, reduce weekly working hours, protect minority rights and abolish Greece’s bank research fund, a loan fund.

Reportedly, the Pasok-Kinal party or movement for change are pushing for a movement away from coal and natural gas.

According to a report, Jerusalem is one of the poorest cities in Israel with 42% of residents living under the poverty line, double the national average. Reportedly, 60% of the city’s muslim residents live under the poverty line compared with 31% israelis, the israeli poverty rate is 43% in the orthodox community. According to the report, despite efforts to persuade israelis to live in eastern Jerusalem, ethnic makeup has remained similar to when under Jordanian rule, israelis generally live in western Jerusalem.

Reportedly, the two parts of the city are distinct in character. According to the report, when Israel reunited Jerusalem in 1967 it granted the residents of eastern Jerusalem permanent residency, they are eligible to apply for citizenship. Reportedly, they are entitled to vote in municipal elections but less than 1% do, consequently of the city council’s 32 members not one is muslim.

According to reports, partnership for peace is a nato program aimed at creating trust between nato and various countries, including post soviet countries. Nineteen countries have membership. Reportedly, the program asserts areas of cooperation, especially military cooperation, training and relations with civilian government.

According to a report, the program was launched in 1994 following the failure of the north Atlantic cooperation council, established after the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991 as a forum for cooperation with ex soviet states.

Jerusalem day is celebrated on May 19. Reportedly, it celebrates the day Jerusalem was reunited with Israel in 1967. According to reports, under foreign occupation Israelis were barred from the temple. Reportedly, 1967 saw the return of jewish prayer rights to the western wall, the only surviving original wall of the temple Jesus frequented. The temple had become a mosque, Israelis gave palestinians the key.

According to reports, Jerusalem day has been taken over by extremists rather than by promoters of peace and co-existence in Israel.