The German government has agreed to send an additional 12 billion euros ($13 billion) worth of military support to Ukraine. The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag gave the green light on March 29 for the unbudgeted expenditure. The additional funding includes 3.2 billion euros to be disbursed in 2023 and credit lines for the period between 2024 and 2032 amounting to some 8.8 billion euros. With the money, Ukraine can directly buy armaments with the support of the German government.
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Cyclone Ilsa
A powerful storm that is charging towards Western Australia (WA) has intensified to a category five system. Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is expected to hit Port Hedland, in the state’s north, late on Thursday night. A red alert has been issued across the region, with thousands of people ordered to take immediate shelter. While northern Australia is no stranger to cyclones, this storm is predicted to be the strongest to hit the region in 14 years.
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A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus
A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Amir Ihab Bustami, 21, was shot by the Israeli occupation soldiers and killed at dawn in Nablus.
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Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in over 70 years
The city of Shanghai, China, was swept by typhoon Bebinca, a category 1 strong tropical cyclone on Monday morning at around 7:30 am. Shanghai is a southern city and China’s financial center with a population of 25 million. The onslaught of typhoon Bebinca, at 151 kph, has been the most powerful typhoon to sweep through the region in more than seven decades.
