Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his night video address warned that Russia might try to do something ugly, as the country prepares to mark its 31st Independence Day from Soviet rule. In other news, Pakistan’s media regulating body has banned live broadcasts of former PM and PTI leader Imran Khans’ speeches after being accused of threatening a police officer and a female magistrate. Finally, Albania has detained three foreign nationals: one Ukrainian and two Russians trying to enter the Gramsh military facility.
Days after Beijing conducted military drills in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan began its live-fire drill early on Tuesday to thwart any potential Chinese attack on the island, according to AFP. In other news, Google was unavailable thosuands of users. More than 40,000 people reported for the issue including user-submitted faults with the biggest search engine in the world, according to Downdetector. Finally, Errol Musk has apologised for his controversial comments saying he is not proud of his well-known son Elon Musk.
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Israel and Gaza's militants continued to exchange missile attacks for the second consecutive day on Saturday after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 24 people, including the leader of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, and injured over 200 others.
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Air strikes between Israel and Gaza militants continue for second day
Ahead of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, China said it would hold live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait. Reports claimed USS Roland Reagan aircraft carrier sailed near the Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea close to Chinese warships with the Chinese navy reportedly monitoring the activities of the US warship.
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Russia claimed that it had seized control of Ukraine’s second-largest power plant in the eastern Donetsk region during the battle there. In other news, over a period of two years, as the epidemic spread around the world, Wuhan served as the virus’s epicenter. Recently, one district in Wuhan has been placed under lockdown by Chinese authorities after four COVID-19 cases were reported. Health officials in Jiangxia district issued an order for residents to stay at home while mass testing is being conducted.