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World Daily News – In Brief – 30/01/2023

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REUTERS

Ukraine calls for faster weapons supplies as Russia presses eastern offensive

Russian missile strikes killed three people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson while fighting raged in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia again shelled the key town of Vuhledar, Ukrainian officials said.

AL JAZEERA

Erdogan says Turkey may accept Finland in NATO, but block Sweden

Turkey and Hungary are the only members of the 30-nation alliance yet to approve the Nordic nations’ application.

NIKKEI ASIA

Japan Communist Party in turmoil as calls emerge for new leadership

Leader Shii faces fresh challenges as party struggles to gain traction

BAHA

N. Korea warns of ‘prelude’ to war after Stoltenberg’s visit to S. Korea

North Korean state media warned on Monday that NATO’s relations with South Korea and Japan could provoke a confrontation in the region. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is currently visiting the two countries

THE FINANCIAL TIMES

UK braces for biggest day of strikes this winter

Strikes will close schools, cancel university classes, cripple rail services and disrupt much of the public sector this week as unions stage one of the biggest days of co-ordinated action

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Israel Strikes Iran Amid International Push to Contain Tehran

Israel carried out a drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran, as the U.S. and Israel look for ways to contain Tehran’s nuclear and military ambition

BLOOMBERG

Austrian Ruling Party Loses Ground in Key Regional Election

The senior party in Austria’s ruling coalition lost votes to right-wing nationalists in a key provincial election, signaling that support.