New Zealand increases defence budget by 6%
New Zealand announced on 18 May a 2023–24 defence budget of NZD6.52 billion (USD4.07 billion), a nominal 6% increase over the allocation of NZD6.15 billion in 2022–23.
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Zelensky to Join G7 at Hiroshima Summit, More Sanctions on Russia Likely
Ukrainian president to join leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies as they ready more sanctions for Russia
Jade Jagger and boyfriend due in court over alleged police assault in Ibiza
The pair were due to be driven in a police van the short distance from Ibiza’s National Police HQ to an island courthouse for the hearing
95-year-old great-grandmother ‘tasered by police at care home’
‘At the time she was tasered, she was approaching police but it is fair to say at a slow pace’
Zelenskyy to attend the G-7 summit as leaders to impose new sanctions on Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with the group of seven leading industrial nations’ meeting in Japan this weekend, as member states intensify sanctions on Russia.
Small tsunami after massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake in South Pacific west of Fiji – CBS News
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Zelensky to travel to Japan for G7 summit
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will personally attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan in an attempt to amplify pressure on Russia
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A look at Apple’s Personal Voice, an accessibility feature that lets ALS patients digitize their voices through an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, set to release in 2023 (Harry McCracken/Fast Company)
Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
A look at Apple’s Personal Voice, an accessibility feature that lets ALS patients digitize their voices through an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, set to release in 2023 — Among the many challenges people livin…