(2021-05-13). Workers and youth in Germany respond to the ICFI's May Day rally: "It's the same problems all over the world" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke to some of the workers and youth who participated from Germany about the launch of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees.
(2021-05-12). Berlin's rent cap law changed people's lives. Then landlords, vulture capitalists, and Merkel's party killed it. therealnews.com 
With support from landlord associations, property speculators, and Angela Merkel's party coalition, Germany's Constitutional Court overturned a local rent cap law that helped make Berlin one of the rare affordable metropolises. Now activists are calling for radical action.
(2021-05-12). Georgia: Black Lives Matter. workers.org 
Atlanta Police agents killed all four of these young Black men in Georgia, and the struggle to prosecute and convict their murderers is ongoing. Jamarion Robinson Jamarion Robinson was killed Aug. 5, 2016, at the East Point apartment of his girlfriend, by a heavily armed force from seven police agencies . . . |
(2021-05-12). Georgia: Black Lives Matter. workers.org Atlanta Police agents killed all four of these young Black men in Georgia, and the struggle to prosecute and convict their murderers is ongoing. Jamarion Robinson Jamarion Robinson was killed Aug. 5, 2016, at the East Point apartment of his partner, by a heavily armed force from seven police agencies . . . |
(2021-05-12). In Video: Russia Forces Blew Up Large ISIS Bunker In Central Syria. southfront.org 
Screen grab from Zvezda TV video. | Russian forces have uncovered and destroyed a large underground bunker of ISIS cells in central Syria, the The bunker, located near the ancient city of Palmyra in eastern Homs, was blown up by Russian military engineer and Syrian soldiers. A total of 2,5 tons of TNT were used to completely destroy the large underground structure. | According to Zvezda, the bunker was equipped with ventilation an…
(2021-05-12). SAA And Russian Support Eliminate Over 300 ISIS Terrorists In Less Than A Month. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Syrian Arab Army has eliminated 338 terrorists since April 23rd. It did so with assistance from the Russian Aerospace forces. | A spokesman for the Russian group made the claim."Units of Syria's pro-government troops, with the support of the Aerospace Forces of Russia, continue their search and reconnaissance missions in the Syrian desert. Since April 23, a total of 228 members of terrorist groups have been killed and 44 captured, 20 vehicles have been seized and six de…
(2021-05-12). Military Situation In Syria On May 12, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 41 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On May 12, 15th group of families consisting 83 Syrian families left al-Hawl refugee camp under supervision of SDF towards their areas in the countryside of Deir Ezzor province. | On May 12, SAA targeted a vehicle with an ATGM near Bidama | On May 11,…
(2021-05-12). Hypocritical Calm In Eastern Ukraine Due To Foreign Military Attaché Visit (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A relative calm took place in Eastern Ukraine on May 9th and 10th. | It wasn't the result of Kiev's benevolence, and to respect Victory Day celebrations, but rather to prepare for a working visit of foreign military attachés to the frontline. | Representatives of military-diplomatic missions of foreign countries paid a working visit to the Joint Forces operation on May 11th. | The delegation included Defense Attaché at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Swe…
(2021-05-12). Erdogan voices opposition to zionists' attacks on Palestine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — In a phone talk with Russian counterpart Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced Turkey's strong opposition to the Israeli regime's attacks on occupied Quds, Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinians.
(2021-05-12). Gaza Clashes: Israeli Military Sustained First Causality In Hamas ATGM Strike (Videos). southfront.org 
Hamas tank-hunters. Illustrative image. | On May 12, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) sustained their first causality since the outbreak of the clashes with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. | An Israeli soldier was killed and two others were severely injured when their SUV was hit by an anti-tank guided missile, reportedly a Russian-made Kornet-E, while it was passing on a road to the north of Gaza. | In a statement, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, claimed responsibility fo…
(2021-05-12). Multinational Forces Rising to US Army Standards on NATO's Eastern Front. news.antiwar.com A recent feature in Russia's Izvestia reflected on the recent meeting of the presidents of Poland, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in Warsaw in which the host nation was promoting its role in the consolidation of a regional power bloc, one aimed against Russia (and secondarily its Union State partner Belarus). Poland, Estonia, Latvia and …
(2021-05-12). Plan for Preemptive Strike? Ukraine Says It Could Be Attacked From Belarus. news.antiwar.com Speaking to a security forum in Kiev yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said of a potential armed conflict with neighboring Russia, "I think it could be a world war." He was responding to a question by a reporter who had asked whether a Russian attack against Ukraine — he specified in September — could be …
(2021-05-12). Economics of the new cold war and US 'super imperialism' with economist Michael Hudson. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton interview world-renowned economist Michael Hudson on his concept of American "super imperialism" and the economics of the new cold war on China and Russia. In this wide-ranging discussion on the Moderate Rebels podcast, Hudson addresses US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, the policies of the Joe Biden administration, Beijing's economic model, cryptocurrencies, and dedollarization — the potential end to the dollar as the global reserve currency. Transcript Ben Norton 0: 03 Hello everyone, I'm …
(2021-05-12). What's up With the Herd? ips-dc.org The problem with the current pandemic is that we don't know if we're coming or going. It's as if we're swimming far from shore, overwhelmed by one wave after another, and we're unsure if we're heading toward land or away from it. | China was the early face of COVID-19, but it hasn't faced many infections since last spring. Europe, like the United States, has experienced successive outbreaks. Brazil continues to be hit hard while Turkey is only now seeing a reduction of cases from a mid-April surge. Thailand and Cambodia are only now dealing with their first major upticks in the disease. | But the real surprise ha…
(2021-05-12). Venezuela's Supreme Court Authorizes Leopoldo López Extradition Request from Spain. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, May 11, the Criminal Cassation Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) admitted a request to the government of Spain for the extradition of the fugitive from the Venezuelan justice, Leopoldo López Mendoza, leader of the extreme right-wing political party Popular Will (Voluntad Popular). | The extradition request was executed for the fulfillment of the remainder of the right-wing politician's sentence to be served in Venezuela, which is eight years, six months, 25 days and 12 hours. | López was convicted of committing the crimes of inciting arson, inciting damages, public instigation, a…
(2021-05-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination rate in race against virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 cases are falling in the U.S. because 245 million doses of one of the available COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, according to Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But at the same time, there are still people who need more information about the safety and the value …
(2021-05-12). Can the Dutch Mix Red and Green? zcomm.org Is the growing cooperation between the Labor Party and the GreenLeft in the Netherlands a model that the European left can follow?>
(2021-05-12). Zombie Catholics of Germany. strategic-culture.org By Rod DREHER | Organizers held a day of protest on May 10 in response to the Vatican's recent declaration that the Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions. | The ceremonies, known as "Segnungsgottesdienste fàºr Liebende," or "blessing services for lovers," were promoted using the hashtag…
(2021-05-12). Nine dead, twenty-one injured in Russian school shooting. wsws.org The tragedy cannot be understood outside the profoundly diseased state of Russian society.
(2021-05-12). Kremlin orders expulsion of large number of US embassy staff. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — Under Kremlin orders, the US Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75% and limit many of its services.
(2021-05-12). U.S., Turkey continue depredations in Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S., Turkey continue depredations in SyriaRick Rozoff Over the past twenty-four hours the Syrian press is replete with accounts of ongoing American, Turkish and associated attacks on the country both military and economic. One news story is of a meeting between the ministers of water resources of Syria and Iraq, Tammam Ra'ad and Mehdi Rashid …
(2021-05-12). US, Turkey Continue Depredations in Syria. news.antiwar.com Over the past twenty-four hours the Syrian press is replete with accounts of ongoing American, Turkish and associated attacks on the country both military and economic. One news story is of a meeting between the ministers of water resources of Syria and Iraq, Tammam Ra'ad and Mehdi Rashid al-Hamdani, respectively, discussing Turkey's diverting or outright …
(2021-05-11). Estonia Becomes Centre Stage of Anti-Russia Military Exercises. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. 800 paratroopers from …
(2021-05-11). Citizen's Arrest Law Repealed in Georgia Ahead of First Federal Hearing in Ahmaud Arbery Case. theroot.com 
The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery stood out last year because unlike so many instances of an unarmed Black man being shot, it wasn't by a cop; it was by a group of white men who grabbed their guns and wanted to play cop. Arbery's tragic death has led to the state of Georgia repealing its Civil War-era citizen's…
(2021-05-11). New Military Letter Warning Of Civil War In France Gains 160,000+ Signatures. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A group of currently serving French soldiers has published an open letter warning President Emmanuel Macron that the survival of France is at stake after his "concessions" to Islamism. | The French government condemned it, as well as a similar letter in April. | This previous letter was signed and published by 20 French semi-retired generals. | The letter to the government last month came from semi-retired generals. The minister in charge of the armed forces, Florence Parly, said they wou…
(2021-05-11). School Shooting in Russia's Kazan Leaves At Least 11 Dead, 16 Injured. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageOn May 11th, a school shooting left at least 11 dead in the Russian city of Kazan, Initial reports claimed that there were 6, then 9. It became 11, after a report that two students jumped out of a window and died, trying to save themselves. | The Russian news agency Interfax reported that at least 9 people — eight students and a teacher — had been killed in the incident. | While one…
(2021-05-11). No Safe Place For Turkey: Soldier Killed In Attack On Turkish Convoy In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Turkish troops | On May 10th, a rocket attack targeted a convoy of Turkish forces on the road between Kafr Lusin and Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border in northern Idlib. | A column included seven military vehicles of Turkish forces. One soldier was killed and four others were injured as a result of the IED attack, according to Turkey's National Defense Ministry. The victim was identified as Lieutenant Osman Alp."In the Operation Spring Shield zone, one of our hero fellow soldiers was martyr…
(2021-05-11). Iranian women's football team to play Belarus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iran's women's football team will play a friendly match against Belarus in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
(2021-05-11). Syria and Russia Won the War, But America Legitimizes Ongoing Looting. strategic-culture.org 
The Syrian people are well aware that they must persist in defying Western aggression if they are to avoid the total collapse inflicted on Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya by the Americans and their accomplices. | Irish peace activist Dr Declan Hayes explains what's at stake in Syria's forthcoming presidential election this month. He predicts incumbent President Bashar al-Assad will win re-election from having strong popular support because the Syrian people view this defiance as their best way to repel the American-led NATO covert war on their nation. The covert war for regime change has been defeated in the battlefi…
(2021-05-11). High school students in France protest against holding of final-year exams amid pandemic. wsws.org The students are demanding the cancellation of the examinations and the certification of high school diplomas via continuous assessment throughout the year.
(2021-05-11). The Pursuit of National Liberty Should not be Handed Over to Toxic Populists and Demagogues. counterpunch.org 
Sending the royal navy to Jersey to confront the French was a suitable overture to elections in Britain dominated by populist nationalism of differing variants. Boris Johnson promised "unwavering support" for the island's government, a pledge it may find less than reassuring. In Paris, President Macron was likewise beating the patriotic drum, using the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon to praise "the child from Ajaccio who became master of Europe".
(2021-05-11). ALBA-TCP Urges Colombia to Respect Human Rights. orinocotribune.com This Monday, May 10, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) asked the Colombian state to respect the human rights of its citizens. | "ALBA expresses its concern about the violence that is being experienced in Colombia, and condemns it. It calls on the State to respect human rights and guarantee dialogue," stated the executive secretary of the regional bloc, Sasha Llorenti, at the conclusion of a conference with representatives of the Global South, Africa, America, and Europe, reported the news agency AVN. | Llorenti stressed the importance of other countries…
(2021-05-11). U.S. Coast Guard Warship Fires 30 Warning Shots At IRGC Speed Boats. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 10th, a US Coast Guard warship fired 30 warning shots at 13 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "fast boats" that reportedly approached it in the Strait of Hormuz. | Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that after the Iranian vessels didn't heed a warning call, the US warship was forced to fire warning shots. | During a briefing today at the Pentagon, Kirby said it was six U.S. Navy vessels that were escorting the guided missile submarine USS Georgia which were involved in the incid…
(2021-05-11). Military Situation In Syria On May 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 10, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 46 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 9 — in Hama province, 5 — in Aleppo province | On May 10, a Turkish soldier was killed and 11 others were wounded as a result of the targeting of a Turkish military convoy on Kafr Lusin road with two IED blasts | On May 10, the Turkish-backed forces attacked SAA vehicle by a guided missile launcher…
(2021-05-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination rate in race against virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 cases are falling in the U.S. because 245 million doses of one of the available COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, according to Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But at the same time, there are still people who need more information about the safety and the value …
(2021-05-11). The Political Party of the Big Lie. counterpunch.org "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." — Hamlet," Act 1, Scene IV The boy who cried wolf would feel right at home in the Republican Party. The lying, the hypocrisy is staggering in their audacity, in the capacity of many Republicans to act without conscience, without shame, without honor. They are violating trust and
(2021-05-11). European Union Foreign Ministers: Venezuela's New CNE a 'First Step'. orinocotribune.com The European Union's Foreign Affairs Ministers consider the new National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela appointed by Parliament as "one step among others" towards elections that the "international community" considers democratic. European former colonial powers usually consider themselves as the "international community." | "The National Council is one step among others that will have to come in order to be able to hold elections with democratic guarantees at the regional, local level, and of course, at the presidential level," said Arancha González Laya, Spain's Foreign Minister, summarizing "the sentiment…
(2021-05-11). The "Zapatista invasion" has begun. zcomm.org After months of preparations, a delegation of the Zapatistas has set sail from Mexico towards Europe. The "reversed conquest" has well and truly started…
(2021-05-11). Quartet meeting held between Iran, E3 in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — On Monday, top negotiators of Iran and three European countries, Germany, France, and Britain, held a quadripartite meeting in Vienna to discuss the process of JCPOA revival.
(2021-05-11). How football fans fought greed in their sport — and won. greenleft.org.au The European Super League did not seek to grow the game, but rather promised a heavily marketised and Americanised product saturated with cash at the expense of traditions, writes Leo Crnogorcevic.
(2021-05-11). L'Europa terreno di manovra di strategie Usa-Nato. globalresearch.ca La mobilità terrestre delle persone nell'Unione europea è stata paralizzata nel 2020 dai lockdown, principalmente in seguito al blocco del turismo. Lo stesso è avvenuto nella mobilità aerea: secondo uno studio del Parlamento Europeo (marzo 2021), essa ha subà¨to una …
(2021-05-11). Europe without neutrals: Switzerland provides combat aircraft for NATO exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Europe without neutrals: Switzerland provides combat aircraft for NATO exerciseRick Rozoff The website of NATO's Allied Air Command reported on May 10 that the bloc's partner Switzerland is contributing four (McDonnell Douglas-manufactured) F/A-18 Hornet multirole combat aircraft to an air exercise in Portugal. The annual exercise is run under the name of Tiger Meet. (All …
(2021-05-11). Europe Without Neutrals: Switzerland Provides Combat Aircraft for NATO Exercise. news.antiwar.com The website of NATO's Allied Air Command reported on May 10 that the bloc's partner Switzerland is contributing four (McDonnell Douglas-manufactured) F/A-18 Hornet multirole combat aircraft to an air exercise in Portugal. The annual exercise is run under the name of Tiger Meet. (All the aircraft involved have tiger emblems.) This year it includes nine …
(2021-05-11). Anti-imperialists protest US military maneuvers in Greece. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, May 7, anti-imperialist groups in the Greek city of Alexandroupolis protested the use of the city's port as a US-NATO base. On Wednesday, the US ship Liberty Promise docked at the port and unloaded military equipment and personnel to be deployed in the ongoing "Defender Europe 21" joint military exercise in the Baltic region. The call for mobilization was given by the Alexandroupolis committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). | The landing of military personnel and equipment at the Alexandroupolis port was witnessed by US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and Greek defense minister Nikolaos Pa…
(2021-05-11). Victory Day commemorating Nazi defeat in World War II observed across Europe. peoplesdispatch.org Nazi Germany signed the final German Instrument of Surrender in Berlin late on May 8, 1945 (May 9 according to Russian time). The day is marked as Victory Day…
(2021-05-11). Japan, US, France, Australia launch joint military drill. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Japanese, US, and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill with the participation of an Australian naval ship on Tuesday in southwestern Japan.
(2021-05-11). Our lives, their profits: Against the G20 Global Health Summit! peoplesdispatch.org Organizations in Italy have called for a mobilization at the same time as the G20 Health Summit to call on global leaders to prioritize public health over profits and guarantee equal vaccine access…
(2021-05-11). US Blocks UN Security Council Statement Condemning Jerusalem Violence and Looming Evictions. news.antiwar.com According to Diplomatic sources told the Times that Norway's mission introduced a proposal for a joint statement urging Israel to stop the looming evictions of Palestinian families in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. | The proposed statement also would have called for "restraint" and respect for "the historic status quo at…
(2021-05-11). Iran-IAEA agreement may be extended: Ulyanov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said that despite the fact that the goal is to revive JCPOA by May 21, it is likely that the agreement between Iran and the IAEA will be extended.
(2021-05-11). Russian jet intercepts Norwegian military plane: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The Northern Fleet's press office reported on Tuesday that a MiG-31 fighter intercepted a Norwegian Air Force plane over the Barents Sea, preventing it from violating the Russian state border…