World Today: Quick Take On Global News

A quick round-up of global developments, only on StratNews Global.
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Blinken In Kyiv On Solidarity Visit
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in the first visit by a senior US official since Congress passed a long-delayed $61 billion military aid package for the country last month. The previously undisclosed trip aims to show US solidarity with Ukraine as it struggles to fend off heavy Russian bombardment on its northeastern border.
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Universal Health Coverage Carrot Ahead Of South Africa Vote
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to sign into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans. The signing of the National Health Insurance bill will come just before the May 29 national election that could test the African National Congress' 30-year rule.
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New Caledonia Closes Airport, Imposes Curfew After Violence
New Caledonia has mobilised security forces, closed its international airport and imposed a curfew in the capital after violent protests. Protests and violence erupted ahead of a debate in the French National Assembly on changes to the New Caledonian constitution. The proposed changes would allow more French residents to vote in New Caledonia elections, which independence supporters fear will dilute the vote of indigenous Kanak people.
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Hong Kong Defends Foreign Trade Offices After UK Spying Arrests
Hong Kong chief executive John Lee has sought full information from British authorities on the arrests of three men, including a manager at a Hong Kong government office in the UK. The trio has been charged with offences under Britain's National Security Act for assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service.
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Controlled Explosion To Remove Collapsed Baltimore Bridge From Ship
US crews in Baltimore have set off a controlled explosion to remove a portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of the massive container ship that toppled the span in March. The explosion broke the bridge's truss into small sections, enabling salvage crews to use cranes and barges to haul away the twisted metal wreckage.
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Anti-Kremlin Fighters Fire At Russian Position in Kharkiv
Russian Volunteer Corps, a Ukrainian backed paramilitary group, has released a video which it said showed its armoured personnel carrier firing at Russian positions in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. The group is said to be made up of Russians opposed to the Kremlin.
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Over 1,000 Hamas Men Being Treated in Turkey: Erdogan
Turkish President Erdogan has said that more than 1,000 members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas are being treated in hospitals across Turkey, reiterating his stance that Hamas was a "resistance movement".
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Trump Signed Off On Hush Money Payment To Porn Star: Cohen
Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen has told jurors that the Republican presidential candidate personally signed off on a hush money payment to a porn star to bury her story about an alleged sexual encounter before it could derail his 2016 campaign. Cohen said Trump told him to figure out the best way of paying adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 to stay quiet about the alleged 2006 encounter.
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[@usual-suspect]

Thank you for the update.

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