## Pakistan's Gwadar port shows China's Belt and Road can fail – DW – 05

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Pakistan's Gwadar port was meant to be a shining success for China's Belt and Road Initiative.

In November 2016, Gwadar port symbolized stability, peace and prosperity for Pakistan — at least according to then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

In addition to the already established port of Karachi, Gwadar was chosen to connect the corridor to the global shipping network.

It would be integrated into a new special economic zone that would transform Gwardar into a bustling port city.

The port has potential, said Azeem Khalid, an assistant professor of international relations at COMSATS University Islamabad who studies Chinese investments in Pakistan.

With Gwadar port, for instance, 90% of the quite limited revenue goes to the Chinese operating company.

Mardell said that the CPEC and Gwadar port with it will likely continue despite all its issues. »

### Russia Suffers Highest Daily Casualties of War So Far: Kyiv

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Russia lost 1,740 troops in a single day, marking the highest number of daily Russian casualties since the start of the war more than two years ago, Ukraine's military said on Monday.

Read more How this next phase of Russia's Ukraine war looks How this next phase of Russia's Ukraine war looks. »

### Yacht sinks after latest incident involving orcas in strait of Gibraltar

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An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals.

The passengers reported feeling sudden blows to the hull and rudder before the boat started taking on water.

The incident is the latest example of recurring orca rammings around the Gibraltar strait that separates Europe from Africa and off the Atlantic coast of Portugal and north-western Spain. »

### Michael Cohen: Melania Trump came up with idea to spin "Access Hollywood" tape as "locker room talk"

Authored by salon.com

But testifying Monday, Michael Cohen, the one-time fixer for the former president, said that the argument that the recording merely reflected "locker room talk" came not from within the campaign but was suggested by Trump's wife, Melania.

"We needed to put a spin on this," Cohen explained Monday, per CNN.

Daniels last week testified that she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, just months after Melania gave birth to his son, Barron. »

### Flavor Flav is the new official hype-man for U.S. women's water polo team. This is why he is doing it.

Authored by cbsnews.com

Steffens' post got the attention of one unlikely – and clock-wearing – character who has become the official hype man for the team.

Flav is finalizing a deal that will make him a USA Water Polo sponsor and the official hype man for a program seeking a bigger spotlight.

"One thing about me, I know what it feels like to want to see a dream come true," said Flav. »

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