(2021-05-21). Russia, China, Iran criticize Israeli onslaught against Gaza. wsws.org A class gulf separates the outrage felt by millions of workers worldwide at the Israeli slaughter on Gazz from the mealy-mouthed statements of the Eurasian capitalist regimes.
(2021-05-21). Lifting of restrictions by German authorities sabotages vaccine progress. wsws.org The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed an average of about 200 lives per day over the past two months in Germany.
(2021-05-21). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org One-day national strike by French postal workers over job cuts and pay; Spanish bank workers begin strikes and protests against job cuts; UK bus drivers at two London companies set strike days; public sector strike in Kaduna state Nigeria against mass sackings…
(2021-05-21). IG Metall cements wage differentials between east and west German workers. wsws.org Last week, IG Metall ended its contract negotiations in the east German metal and electrical industry, thereby cementing the long standing wage differential between workers in east and west Germany.
(2021-05-20). U.S. Blocks Another UN Gaza Statement, As Russia Tells Israel More Civilian Casualties "Unacceptable" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 19th, the US, once again, said it opposes a proposed UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. | France drafted the most recent resolution after the U.S. blocked at least four attempts to have the council issue a press statement calling for an end to the violence, giving the same reason. Diplomats said all other council members supported the statement. | A press statement requires…
(2021-05-20). Military Situation In Syria On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | — On May 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 50 times: 31 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | — On May 19, two Iraqi girls were killed by gunfire in Al-Hawl camp in Hasakah countryside | — On May 19, four SAA soldiers were wounded by Turkish shelling in the Maranaz area | — On May 19, clashes between the SDF and TFSA were…
(2021-05-20). Palestine solidarity demonstrations witnessed across Europe. peoplesdispatch.org 
Amid the escalation in Israeli attacks against Palestinians in Gaza and Jerusalem, massive protests have been called across the world to demand that Israel stop its crimes and to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Across Europe progressive organizations demanded that their governments stop supporting Israel with funds and weapons and put pressure on it to cease its crimes. | On May 16, Palestine solidarity demonstrations were held in the Belgian cities of Antwerp, Ghent, Verviers, Genk and Hasselt, among others. The mobilizations saw the participation of activists of the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVD…
(2021-05-20). Communist Party condemns 'ethnic cleansing' & urges sanctions against Israel. challenge-magazine.org 
The Communist Party has strongly condemned what it called the "ethnic cleansing" of East Jerusalem and Israel's bombardment of Gaza. "The murderous assault of the Netanyahu regime and what can only be described as the Israeli Offence Force has exposed — yet again — the brutal character of the Israeli state's illegal occupation and incarceration of Palestinian lands", Robert Griffiths told the Party's Executive Committee on Sunday (16 May 2021). Britain's Communists also condemned the refusal of the US, British and European Union governments to take any meaningful action against the Israeli state's "cr…
(2021-05-20). Karl Marx: March ye workers, and the World shall be free! mronline.org 
Exactly 203 years ago, Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany, on May 5, 1818 to a family of converted Christians belonging to the line of Jewish Rabbis which ended with Moses Lwow, Trier Rabbi from 1764 to 1788. | May 20, 2021…
(2021-05-20). Ukraine Is Key "Blood Donor" For Turkish Military Industry. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by ThomasST and Edvin Watson exclusively for SouthFront. | Ukraine is emerging as a key "blood donor" to the Turkish war industry, assuring a mass supply of its military technology to as many spheres as Ankara needs. | It may seem that relations between Ankara and Kiev remain tenuous, as all the burden have fallen on the Russian-Turkish "deals", mainly due to the Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems. In fact, the transfer of Ukrainian military technology to Turkey, future and a…
(2021-05-20). Blinken And Lavrov Agree Dialogue Is Necessary, Despite Fundamental Differences. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 19th, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the highest-profile meeting since Joe Biden became US president. | Blinken said that and said it was "no secret that we have our differences" and that Washington would respond to aggressive acts by Russia, but the world would be safer if the two countries' leaders worked together. | Lavrov, speaking through an interpreter at the opening of the meeting in Reykjavik on the sid…
(2021-05-20). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in the northern part of Zaitsevo targeted DPR positions in the southern part of Zaitsevo with ATGM and grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Vodyane shelled the area of Donetsk city airport with 120-mm artillery | 3. UAF in Pesky shelled the area of Donetsk city airport with grenade launchers | 4. UAF in Avdeevka shelled DPR positions in Yakovlevka with grenade launchers | 5. UAF in Krasnogorovka shelled the Trudovskaya mine with 120-mm artillery | 6. DPR forces in…
(2021-05-20). EU Lawmakers Differ on COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver. telesurenglish.net No consensus was reached among the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Wednesday regarding a proposal for a temporary waiver of patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to speed up the global vaccine rollout. | RELATED: | Several MEPs had asked the European Commission to support a waiver of the intellectual property rights for vaccines as a core element in speeding up the rollout processes in low and m…
(2021-05-20). Turkey Manufacturing Water Crisis to Pressure Damascus and Syria's Kurds. globalresearch.ca Turkey has reduced …
(2021-05-20). NATO's War Against Yugoslavia: The Ghost that Still Haunts Europe. globalresearch.ca Twenty-two years ago …
(2021-05-20). As Indian variant spreads in Europe, governments reopen across the continent. wsws.org The reopening is taking place amid a competition among the European states over which economy can most quickly restart, and particularly over access to tourism revenue for the Summer holiday season.
(2021-05-20). Berlin Alexanderplatz: A new film version of Alfred Dà∂blin's 1929 novel. wsws.org Burhan Qurbani has directed a new film adaptation of Alfred Dà∂blin's remarkable novel, Berlin Alexanderplatz, first published in 1929. The German filmmaker has relocated the action from crisis-ridden Weimar Germany to the present day.
(2021-05-20). Russia Reacts To US Decision To Lift Sanctions on Gas Pipeline. telesurenglish.net Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday called as "a positive sign" the U.S. decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea. | RELATED: | "It is not in Washington's interest to create additional obstacles in our relationship. The project is moving forward despite difficulties," Peskov said one day after the U.S. State Department announced i…
(2021-05-19). Military Situation In Syria On May 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 19, 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 18, Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria cancels Resolution 119 to raise fuel prices following the protests in the Kurdish controlled area | On May 18, clashes between the SDF and TFSA were reported at Umm Adasa area | MORE ON THE T…
(2021-05-19). Why is Ireland courting Israel's war industry? electronicintifada.net Foreign minister opposes attack on Gaza…
(2021-05-19). Gaza conflict: no matter how powerful Israel's military becomes it still can't win. juancole.com 
By Paul Rogers | — Israel is the most powerful state in the Middle East. Its military forces may not match the likes of Egypt or Turkey in numbers, but the might of its training, equipment, technologies and nuclear weapons make it unassailable. Given its long-developed capabilities in public order control, such a position should …
(2021-05-19). Two Pilots Killed In Yak-130 Plane Crash In Belarus. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: airliners.net | A military aircraft crashed during the training flight near Baranovichy, in the south-western region of Belarus. According to the report of the Defence Ministry, both pilots died as a result of the accident. | The Yak-130 aircraft flew from the Lidskaya assault air base. According to the primary reports, the accident was caused by a technical malfunction."Having shown courage and heroism, the pilots tried to take the plane away from the settlement. After ensuring that the traject…
(2021-05-19). Economics of the new cold war and U.S. 'super imperialism' with economist Michael Hudson. mronline.org 
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. | May 19, 2021…
(2021-05-19). After five-decade-long British cover up, victims of Ballymurphy massacre proved innocent. peoplesdispatch.org In a historic victory for truth and justice, a judge in Belfast declared that all the 10 victims killed by British paratroopers in the 1971 Ballymurphy massacre in Northern Ireland were innocent…
(2021-05-19). Serbian World War II Film Smeared by War Propagandists in Western Media. globalresearch.ca Eighty years ago …
(2021-05-19). Europa, campo de maniobras de la estrategia Washington-‚ÄéOTAN‚Äé. globalizacion.ca 
La Unión Europea, cuyos Tratados ponen la defensa en manos de la OTAN, está ‚Äéorganizada como un gran campo de batalla. Todas las vías de comunicación europeas, ‚Äéya sean terrestres o aéreas, están sometidas a las necesidades militares de ‚ÄéEstados …
(2021-05-19). Breaking bad: Botched Brexit could plunge Northern Ireland back into violent unrest. therealnews.com 
Social unrest has broken out in the North of Ireland over the botched Brexit deal, which now threatens to upend either its union with the UK or the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace 30 years ago.
(2021-05-19). Breaking bad: Boris Johnson's Brexit poses dangerous threats to Irish unity. therealnews.com Social unrest has broken out in the North of Ireland over the botched Brexit deal, which now threatens to upend either its union with the UK or the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace 30 years ago.
(2021-05-19). U.S. And Russian Foreign Ministers To Hold Talks On Arctic Council Sidelines. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 19th in the evening in Reykjavik at the end of the main program of the ministerial session of the Arctic Council (AC) for that day. | The head of the State Department's press service, Ned Price, told TASS."Secretary Blinken will have the opportunity to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov tomorrow [May 19] evening on the sidelines of the Arctic…
(2021-05-19). Mysterious Drones Attacked Turkey's Diyarbakir Air Base (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. A PKK fighter with a modified X-UAV. | Early on May 19, two unidentified drones attacked an air base in the southern Turkish province of Diyarbakir, which is located near the border with Syria. | On Twitter, Turkey's Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, claimed that the attack had foiled. According to him, the drones were shot down."There is no damage whatsoever," the minister said without providing any further details on the incident. | Local sources in Diyarbakir reported a number of explosions near th…
(2021-05-19). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in the northern part of Zaitsevo targeted DPR positions in the southern part of Zaitsevo with ATGM and grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Vodyane shelled the area of Donetsk city airport with 120-mm artillery | 3. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Donetsk city with grenade launchers | 4. UAF in Avdeevka shelled DPR positions in Yakovlevka with grenade launchers | 5. UAF in Krasnogorovka shelled the Trudovskaya mine with 120-mm artillery | 6. DPR forces in Do…
(2021-05-19). Spain deploys army against refugees fleeing across border with Morocco. wsws.org The ruling Spanish Socialist Party and Podemos are assaulting refugees and whipping up tensions with Morocco, a former colony of Spain and France.
(2021-05-19). Negative Nationalism: Is Ukraine Turning Into The "Anti-Russia"? globalresearch.ca The concept of …
(2021-05-19). Decolonization and Communism. orinocotribune.com By Nodrada — May 18, 2021 | "We have to give life to Indo-American socialism with our own reality, in our own language. Here is a mission worthy of a new generation." | — José Carlos Mariátegui, "Anniversary and Balance," José Carlos Mariátegui: An Anthology π | While the turn towards analyzing ongoing settler-colonialism has finally reached the mainstream of North American political discussions, there is still a lack of popular understanding of the issues involved. Settler-colonialism is, ironically, understood within the framework of the ways of thinking brought by the European ruling classes to t…
(2021-05-19). It's Ho Chi Minh's birthday, read his article "The path which led me to Leninism" fightbacknews.org To mark the May 19, 1890 birthday of the outstanding revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, Fight Back News Service is circulating his article, "The path which led me to Leninism." | After World War I, I made my living in Paris, now as a retoucher at a photographer's, now as painter of "Chinese antiquities" (made in France!). I would distribute leaflets denouncing the crimes committed by the French colonialists in Viet Nam. | At that time, I supported the October Revolution only instinctively, not yet grasping all its historic importance. I loved and admired Lenin because he was a great patriot who liberated his compatriots…
(2021-05-19). Hot Tip for the NYT on Vaccines. zcomm.org There Are These Two Countries Called Russia and China…
(2021-05-19). Xi, Putin Launch Joint Nuclear Energy Project. telesurenglish.net Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony of a bilateral nuclear energy cooperation project, Tianwan nuclear power plant and Xudapu nuclear power plant, via video link. | RELATED: | Xi arrived at the main venue of the Great Hall of the People at around 5: 00 p.m. Beijing time and waved to Putin, who had joined in from the main venue of the Kremlin. | He…
(2021-05-19). A Syndicalist Strategy for the Swedish Labour Market. counterpunch.org In 2019, a new anti-strike law was introduced in Sweden. The law is negative for all employees but has its tip of the spear aimed at the Dockers Union (Hamnarbetarfà∂rbundet, Hamn) and the syndicalist union SAC, Central organization of Workers in Sweden. Has the law killed SAC? "No. We have produced a comprehensive inquiry in