(2021-04-27). Another Navalny Drama Fizzles Despite Hungry Western Media. strategic-culture.org The indulgence and fawning must have given Navalny a sense of impunity, reinforcing his megalomania and attention-seeking, Finian Cunningham writes. | After three weeks allegedly on a hunger strike, the Western-lionized Russian blogger Alexei Navalny has thrown the towel in. The decisive factor was the Russian authorities refusing to kowtow to a Western orchestrated drama. | Another factor is that Navalny is a conman and stooge of Western intelligence services. To carry out a real hunger strike is perhaps one of the most traumatic, mentally excruciating feats of self-sacrifice. To witness yourself wasting away to…
(2021-04-27). The Mass Media Will Never Regain the Public's Trust. strategic-culture.org 
By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | marked the first time ever that trust in news media dropped below fifty percent in the United States, continuing a trend of decline that's been ongoing for years. | Mass media punditry is divided on where to assign the blame for the plummet in public opinion of their work, with some blaming it on Russia and others blaming it…
(2021-04-26). EU countries to help India tackle alarming COVID-19 crisis. ecns.cn A number of European Union (EU) member states will offer their assistance to India to help the populous Asian country tackle the unexpected pandemic resurgence, the European Commission said on Monday.
(2021-04-27). Joint statement of Communist Parties: 'No to patents on vaccines!'. challenge-magazine.org 
On the initiative of the Communist Party of Turkey, communist and workers' parties from across the world have signed the following joint statement. | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great tragedy for more than a year now. In this period, in many countries, millions of workers have caught the disease, losing their health, their jobs or even their lives. On the other hand, in the same time frame, some companies that have sold the essential needs food, hygienic materials, masks and finally, vaccin…
(2021-04-27). Serbian president receives 2nd dose of Sinopharm vaccine. ecns.cn Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received the second dose of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine here in southeastern Serbia and expressed gratitude to China and the Chinese people for "enormous support and help."
(2021-04-27). Beatings and Indignity: the Plight of an Afghan Refugee. counterpunch.org The grimness grinds on for the world's 80 million forcibly displaced persons, 34 million of them children. Covid-19 is proving to be hard to beat, putting severe, months-long restrictions on activist support for refugees in transit and host nations alike. Ali (not his real name), who spoke to us from Ritsona camp in Greece, has
(2021-04-27). Turkey announces full lockdown following rapid COVID-19 spike. peoplesdispatch.org A country of over 85 million people, Turkey has so far recorded more than 4.67 million COVID-19 cases with over 38, 000 deaths. More than a quarter of all infections have been reported after the beginning of April…
(2021-04-27). Dublin Zoo reopens after COVID-19 lockdown eased. ecns.cn Cahaya, an endangered Siamang Gibbon, holds her unnamed offspring at Dublin Zoo which reopened to the public today as Ireland took its next gradual steps out of COVID-19 lockdown, Dublin, Ireland, April 26.
(2021-04-27). The Main Obstacle in the Fight Against COVID: Inequality. counterpunch.org 
Global vaccine production is insufficient, and even that has been hoarded by developed countries that have bought up from two to three times more supply than is needed by their populations, an action that has come to be known as "vaccine nationalism." What's more, vaccine purchase does not necessarily equal vaccine availability, as has been the case in Europe and the cause of growing conflict there.
(2021-04-26). EU brings AstraZeneca to court over vaccine supply shortfall. ecns.cn The European Union (EU) has brought pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to court over its failure to respect the commitment to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to its member states, said a European Commission spokesperson on Monday.
(2021-04-27). Focusing Purely on Injustices in China and Russia with a Cold War Mindset Damages Human Rights Everywhere. counterpunch.org 
As we enter a second Cold War against China and Russia, there are lessons to be learned from the first, since much the same propaganda mechanisms are once again hard at work. Western governments and media unrelentingly criticise China for the persecution of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, but there is scarcely a mention of the repression of Kashmiri Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Diplomatic and media outrage is expressed when Russia and the Syrian government bomb civilians in Idlib in Syria, but the bombing of civilians during the Western-backed, Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen, remains at the bottom…
(2021-04-27). Focusing Purely on Injustices in China and Russia With a Cold War Mindset Damages Human Rights Everywhere. strategic-culture.org By Patrick COCKBURN | During the first The essence of such propaganda is not lies or even exaggeration, but selectivity. To give one example, the focus was kept on very real Soviet oppression in Eastern Europe and away from the savage rule of Wes…
(2021-04-27). Joe Biden, Recognition and the Armenian Genocide. dissidentvoice.org Attributing names to the brutal acts humans are capable of inflicting upon each other is never without problems. There are gradations of terror, hierarchies of atrocity and cruelty. In these, the pedants reign. Disputes splutter and rage over whether a "massacre" can best be described as a crime against humanity or a counter-measure waged with …
(2021-04-27). Joe Biden, Recognition And The Armenian Genocide — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Attributing names to the brutal acts humans are capable of inflicting upon each other is never without problems. There are gradations of terror, hierarchies of atrocity and cruelty. In these, the pedants reign. Disputes splutter and rage over whether a "massacre" can best be described as a crime against humanity or a counter-measure waged with heavy sorrow against a threatening enemy. Scratch the surface of such arguments, and the truth is bleakly common: apologists for murder will be found. | With the Armenian Genocide, terms acutely matter. The treatment of the Armenians by the Turks as the Ottoman Empire wa…
(2021-04-27). Joe Biden, Recognition And The Armenian Genocide. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | Attributing names to the brutal acts humans are capable of inflicting upon each other is never without problems. There are gradations of terror, hierarchies of atrocity and cruelty. In these, the pedants reign. Disputes splutter and rage over whether a "massacre" can best be described as a crime against humanity or a counter-measure waged with heavy sorrow against a threatening enemy. Scratch the surface of such arguments, and the truth is bleakly…
(2021-04-27). How France continues to dominate its former Colonies in Africa. mronline.org 
In France's former African colonies, imperialist monetary policies from Paris continue to cripple domestic economies and undermine democracy. Colonialism in Africa won't have meaningfully come to an end until true economic sovereignty is allowed to flourish. | April 27, 2021 | Interview…
(2021-04-27). Chad in turmoil after president's death: Who was Idriss Déby? liberationnews.org 
Turmoil is gripping Chad following the demise of Idriss Déby, long-time dictator of the country and close ally to France and the United States, who succumbed to battle wounds last Tuesday.
(2021-04-27). Trial of Turkish opposition leaders postponed till May 3. peoplesdispatch.org 
The trial of Selahattin Demirtas along with 107 other members of the third largest party in Turkey, HDP, over a 2014 protest has been criticized as political vendetta against the opposition groups by the Erdogan government.
(2021-04-27). A Friend In An Evil Deed, Is A Friend Indeed: Turkey Wants To Fix Relations With Saudi Arabia. southfront.org 
On April 26th, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that Turkey was looking to rectify relations with…
(2021-04-27). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On April 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | UAF forces in Zaytsevo shelled DPR positions in the southern part of the same settlement with grenade launchers | UAF forces in the Krasnogorovka village shelled Staromikhailovka with 82-mm artillery | UAF forces in Opytne village shelled Veseloe with grenade launchers | UAF forces in Vodyane shelled Leninskoe with grenade launchers and 82-mm artillery | UAF forces in Pavlopol shelled Kominternovo and Ukrainskoe with grenade launchers | DPR forces in Ukra…
(2021-04-27). All In Against SouthFront: US Intelligence To Create New Foreign Malign Influence Center. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The US top spy agency is going to establish a new center to combat hostile foreign meddling in U.S. national affairs. The decision was made following multiple assessments that Russia and other US enemies allegedly have sought to sway elections and sow chaos among the American people. | The "Russian dire threat" has been the main duty of US intelligence for years. The US treasure has already been drained on billions of dollars allocated to fight against the mythical Russian information campaig…
(2021-04-27). Military Situation In Syria On April 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 31 times: 19 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province | On April 26, clashes between SAA and Turkish-backed forces were reported in the Tadef area | On April 26, the Russian Military Police and the Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol in the vicinity of the city of Ain al-Arab | On April 26, an agreement had been reached for a c…
(2021-04-27). U.S. Sends Coast Guard Patrol Ship To Black Sea, As Two Russian Landing Ships Remain. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A Hamilton-class US Coast Guard patrol boat is heading for the Black Sea, the US 6th Fleet said in a statement."A Hamilton-class US Coast Guard patrol boat has begun sailing north for passage into the Black Sea after working with USS Roosevelt in the Aegean," the US 6th Fleet said on Twitter. | The boat will work with "NATO allies and partners in the region," the report said. | The US Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy…
(2021-04-27). Tensions Rise In The South China Sea: British Flotilla To Sail Through Asian Waters. southfront.org 
HMS Queen Elizabeth, via Global Look Press | A flotilla of Royal Navy of the United Kingdom leaded by HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier will pass through Asian waters on port visits to Japan and South Korea, according to the British embassy in Tokyo. The decision was made after Australia had warned of threats of conflict in the region."Today, as free nations again hear the beating drums and watch worryingly the militarisation of issues that we had, until recent years, thought unlikely to be catalysts for war, let us contin…
(2021-04-27). Rising Calls for Expulsion of US Military from Turkey. orinocotribune.com Caracas and Montreal, April 26 (Orinoco Tribune)—On Saturday, US President Joe Biden announced that his country classified the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces during the First World War, in present-day Turkey, as "genocide." This led to harsh condemnations from the Turkish government. | On Sunday, the President of the Patriotic Party of Turkey, Dogu Perinàßek, announced that his country should stop military cooperation with Washington, expel the US Army from its territory, and prohibit the use of its air bases by the US Air Force, including those involved in the North Atlantic Treaty Or…
(2021-04-27). Anti-imperialists extend solidarity to people of Donbass. peoplesdispatch.org Various anti-imperialist groups across Europe have extended solidarity to the people of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in the region of Donbass as tensions between NATO and EU-backed Ukraine and Russia escalate…
(2021-04-27). No, Kerry didn't Leak Israeli strikes to Zarif; but Trump did leak Israeli Intel to Russia. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Ted Cruz and other far right demagogues have charged for over half a decade that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was misguided because you can't trust anything Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarid says. Now all of a sudden they are treating an offhand remark by Zarif in a leaked interview …
(2021-04-27). The Most Righteous Thing Joe Biden Has Done as President. thenation.com The Most Righteous Thing Joe Biden Has Done as President…
(2021-04-27). Austrian government approves comprehensive reopening of businesses. wsws.org The government of the right-wing conservative Austrian People's Party (àñVP) and the Greens is paving the way for a massive flare-up of coronavirus infections with catastrophic consequences.
(2021-04-27). JCPOA Joint Commission meeting kicks off in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — The meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and P 4+1 started in Grand Hotel in the Austrian capital of Vienna minutes ago.
(2021-04-27). Aliyev calls borders with Iran "Border Of Friendship" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has described his country's shared borders with the Islamic Republic of Iran as "Border Of Friendship".
(2021-04-27). Up to 130 asylum seekers drown in the EU's Mediterranean graveyard. wsws.org The tragedy at sea is the latest in an unceasing catalogue of drownings, which have been deliberately allowed to take place by European governments in order to deter migration to Europe.
(2021-04-27). China-Europe freight train hub tops 1,000 global parcel containers. ecns.cn The number of international parcel containers transported through the Yuxinou (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe) railway, the first China-Europe freight train route, topped 1,000 on Sunday, local authorities said.
(2021-04-27). No Invasions. But the Sparks Continue. strategic-culture.org It has never been Russia's intention to invade Ukraine: this has been clear to the objective analysts of Western professional military institutions. | In 2014-2015, when a major western propaganda drive against Russia was in full swing, there were many studies by U.S. and European military forces and their various professional colleges about the situation in Ukraine, where a A main player in the coup was Victoria Nuland, the then U.S. assistant se…
(2021-04-27). 'Sex Dungeon': US Army Officer Ends up 'Drugged and Bitten by Strippers' During Trip to War Memorial. sputniknews.com According to local media, the incident occurred last September when the 101st Airborne Division, stationed in Europe, conducted military exercises during which they provided air support along NATO's eastern and southern flanks.
(2021-04-27). The Billionaires Who Couldn't Kick Straight. zcomm.org America's super rich and their European pals have failed spectacularly in a scheme to kill global football's most egalitarian traditions…
(2021-04-27). Warning to UK that EU will not hesitate to act if Brexit deal is breached. thecanary.co The European Union's top official warned that the Brexit trade deal has "real teeth" and Brussels will not hesitate to take action if Boris Johnson breaches its terms. | European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the EU would not have to use the measures contained within the agreement. | But she noted the concerns in the EU that the UK had not yet fully complied with the terms of the earlier Brexit divorce deal and stressed that "vigilance" would be required in future. | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Parliament in Brussels (Olivier Hoslet/AP) | Von der L…
(2021-04-27). Schools reopen in France and Italy amid continuing spread of coronavirus. wsws.org To the extent that there has been a reduction in cases over the previous three weeks, it is mainly due to the impact of the closure of schools and the holiday break.
(2021-04-27). After Being Cut Off by GOP Senator, Stacey Abrams Releases 6-Minute Rundown of Georgia's Attack on Voting. commondreams.org "In Fulton County, our largest county and one that is predominantly African American, the number of drop boxes will be reduced from 38 to eight for no good reason other than Republicans want to make it harder for people of color to vote." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/abrams.jpg …
(2021-04-27). China, Germany to hold 6th round of intergovernmental talks. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will co-chair the sixth round of intergovernmental consultations via video link on Wednesday.
(2021-04-27). Growing Concentration Of Wealth In Italy: Evidence From New Source Of Data — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Growing wealth disparities can have corrosive effects on equality of opportunity when they crystallise over time and turn into persistent disparities across generations. This column uses newly assembled data from Italian inheritance tax records to show that the wealth share of the top 1% (half a million individuals) increased from 16% in 1995 to 22% in 2016, and the share accruing to the top 0.01% (the richest 5,000 adults) almost tripled from 1.8% to 5%. In contrast, the poorest 50% saw an 80% drop in their average net wealth over the same period. The data also reveal the growing role of inheritance and gifts…
(2021-04-27). Latvian Human Rights Activists Condemn Homophobia In China, Latvia And The World — OpEd. eurasiareview.com The issue of human rights of LGBT persons is like a hot potato — hard to spit it out, but also hard to swallow. Despite majority of the public having nothing against the LGBT community, people are afraid to allow them to have the same human rights everyone else has. | Governments and politicians also clash when it comes to fully recognizing the human rights of LGBT persons — and communist China is no exception. Interestingly, the Chinese Communist Party maintains a stance of double morals on this issue. On the one hand, during UN meetings China always reproaches other nations about homophobia and v…
(2021-04-27). US Coast Guard Cutter Enters Black Sea, Stoking Tensions With Russia. news.antiwar.com For the first time since 2008, The Sixth Fleet said the Hamilton made the transit "in support of NATO Allies and partners." The US frequently sends warships into the Black Sea, but this deployment comes at a sensit…
(2021-04-27). Ramadan Musings: Solzhenitsyn, Everybody's Pain In The Neck — OpEd. eurasiareview.com When you are too close to something, someone, you are not the best analyst. Your feelings get in the way. You reveal more about who you are than who or what you love/hate. But you can see better from afar. That sums up Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who, despite accurately predicting the collapse of the Soviet Union, and being instrumental in achieving that, was deeply flawed in his understanding of his nemesis, provided really bad advice on how to extricate the huge Eurasian, multinational entity from its many crises, and contributed to the suffering of, in the first place, his beloved Russians. Hardly the most Chri…
(2021-04-27). Ulyanov names Iran-Russia-China meeting fruitful. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov named the meeting of Iranian, Chinese and Russian delegations on JCPOA as fruitful.
(2021-04-27). Serbia welcomes latest batch of Sinopharm vaccines. ecns.cn Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic welcomed another batch of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccines together with Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo at the Belgrade Airport on Monday.
(2021-04-27). Striking Volvo workers in Virginia dig in for long battle as truck manufacturer announces Q1 profits. wsws.org Volvo workers explained their fight as nearly 3,000 workers entered their second week on strike against the global cost-cutting drive by the Sweden-based multinational.
(2021-04-27). Ankara's Fourth War Front: Turkish Soldiers Killed in New Iraq Offensive. news.antiwar.com While Turkey's president and foreign minister recently pledged support for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of former Soviet republics-cum-nations, Ankara continues to flagrantly violate those of no fewer than four other countries. Today the nation's leading newspaper, Hàºrriyet, reported that two Turkish soldiers were killed in Iraq in what was routinely termed a cross-border …