(2021-09-27). German center-left SPD wins general election: provisional results. ecns.cn Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party won Sunday's general election with 25.7 percent of the vote, beating the conservative union CDU/CSU, according to the provisional election results released by the Federal Returning Officer early Monday morning.
(2021-09-27). Kevork Hadjian: In memoriam. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Armenian-Lebanese singer killed in the war against Nagorno-Karabakh that began a year ago today. ====…
(2021-09-27). Iran Becoming Increasingly Alarmed By The Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan Axis. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Tehran miscalculated the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Since the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, tensions between Iran and the emerging Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan Axis have significantly escalated. It is now glaringly obvious that Iran grossly miscalculated the new reality that would emerge with Azerbaijan capturing Armenian-held territories in the South Caucasus. | A major motivating factor of Azerbaijan's insistence on controlling Nagorno-Karabakh is the Greater Pan-Turkic project, where Turkey sees itself as the domineering center…
(2021-09-27). Iranian MPs warn of danger of Ankara-Baku-Islamabad axis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Iran Lawmaker Warns Republic Of Azerbaijan Amid Apparent Tensions Fada Hossein Maleki, an Iranian lawmaker and a member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has warned the neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan for obstructing transit of goods between Iran and Armenia and objected to a joint military exercise at the Iranian border …
(2021-09-27). Communists emerge as single largest party in Austrian city of Graz. peoplesdispatch.org In the elections held to the city council of Graz, the capital of the Austrian State of Styria and the second-largest city in the country, the Communist Party of Austria (KPO) emerged as the single largest force, securing 28.9% of the votes and 15 seats…
(2021-09-27). Belarus alarmed by NATO buildup, possible missiles in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Close attention should be paid to the Belarusian-Ukrainian border…. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: "Close attention should be paid to the Ukrainian section, to what we are going to do there. You see, they are dragging NATO troops into Ukraine. They are setting up actual bases under the guise of training centers. The United States is setting …
(2021-09-27). Russian Wagner Group mercenaries to deploy to Mali as France withdraws. wsws.org Just over a month after the humiliating US withdrawal from Afghanistan, France's eight-year, neo-colonial war in its former West African colony is collapsing.
(2021-09-27). Experts Slam US For Human Rights Violations In Afghanistan. telesurenglish.net The United States should be denounced by the international community for its human rights violations in Afghanistan, said experts at an international seminar held in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Saturday. | RELATED: | Over 40 experts, media representatives and diplomats from China, France, Nepal, Japan and other countries participated in the seminar, an online side event at the 48th session of the United Na…
(2021-09-27). Climate strike: "Under capitalism, we can't save the climate" wsws.org Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke with participants in last Friday's climate strike, which attracted over 620,000 in Germany alone.
(2021-09-27). All of‚ÄÜGermany's parliamentary parties support the further spread of COVID-19. wsws.org A top government health consultant has called for following "the experience of Great Britain" in dismantling pandemic restrictions.
(2021-09-27). Voters want Germany's election winner SPD to seek coalition with Greens & FDP, not Merkel's bloc — chancellor candidate Scholz. rt.com 
The Social Democrats' candidate for Germany's next chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said his party has received a mandate to form a government with the Greens and liberal FDP rather than with its old partner, Merkel's center-right bloc. | "The voters have very clearly spoken. They said who should form the next government," Scholz said on Monday. | They strengthened three parties — the Social Democrats, the Greens and FDP [Free Democratic Party]— and therefore that is the clear mandate that the citizens of this country have given. These three should form the next government. | Scholz, the Social Democratic Pa…
(2021-09-27). Centre-left SDP beat Merkel party in tightly fought election. en.mehrnews.com Germany's centre-left Social Democrats have narrowly beaten outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right Union bloc party in Sunday's national election, preliminary results show.
(2021-09-27). Headlines for September 27, 2021. democracynow.org Haitians Condemn Mass Deportations and Inhumane Treatment by the U.S., Social Democrats to Form Coalition Gov't in Germany After Edging Out Merkel's Long-Standing Bloc, Israeli Forces Kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Political Leader Khalida Jarrar Released from Prison, Mahmoud Abbas Gives Israel One Year to End Occupation, Vanuatu to Ask for ICJ Opinion on Climate Crisis, Activists Take to Streets for Global Climate Strike, PG&E Charged with Manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire as Wildfires Rage in California, Al-Shabab Suicide Attack Kills at Least 8 People in Mogadishu, Canada's Catholic Bishops Apologize for Abu…
(2021-09-27). Germany's Social Democrats Win Election After Gaining 25.7% of Votes. sputniknews.com The Sunday election marks a major turn of events for Germany, especially with the conservative block experiencing its worst results since the 1949 election.
(2021-09-27). Mexico Talks: Venezuelan Government Delegation Overcomes Impasse with Norway After Controversial Statements at UN. orinocotribune.com At night on Saturday, September 25, the head of the Venezuelan government delegation for the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, reported that an impasse with the Kingdom of Norway has been overcome, after the representative of the facilitating team of that country, Dag Halvor Nylander, issued a statement assuring that Norway will maintain "strict impartiality." Nylander also regretted the statements made by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the UN General Assembly. | Solberg, who recently lost elections in his country, stated in her speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly that "we hav…
(2021-09-27). NATO trains for combat, Article 5 collective war on Russia's northwest frontier. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Corps' Multinational Division North East Soldier Receives Top NATO Award Serving with Headquarters Multinational Division North East (MND-NE), the Polish Army Staff Sergeant Marcin Siedlecki received the NATO Force Structure Top Soldier Award from Lieutenant General Roger L. Cloutier Jr., Commander Allied Land Command (LANDCOM). The award was presented to SSGT Siedlecki during the bi-annual …
(2021-09-27). Russia carries out over 190 mln COVID-19 tests — sanitary watchdog. tass.com It is reported that as many as 1.25 mln people currently remain under medical supervision due to suspected COVID-19…
(2021-09-27). Military Situation In Syria On September 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 26 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On September 26, two SAA members were killed by a landmine explosion near the Safyan oilfield | On September 27, Russian Military Police and SAA along with the Central Committee of Darra entered Shajarah town | On September 26, clashes betwe…
(2021-09-27). Russia's FSB Arrested 5 Neo-Nazis Preparing Terror Attack In Ufa. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia's security — the FSB stopped a terrorist attack in Bashkiria, and detained five members of a neo-Nazi group from Ufa, the press service of the department reported. | Five residents of the city of Ufa, aged 17 to 20, are suspected of preparing a terror attack. | These local residents were born between 2001-2003; she was planning an attack on "one of the objects of law enforcement agencies." | According to the investigation, the 19-year-old suspect involved four local resident…
(2021-09-27). Meet Mansoor Adayfi: I Was Kidnapped as a Teen, Sold to the CIA & Jailed at Guantánamo for 14 Years. democracynow.org 
We speak with Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was held at the military prison for 14 years without charge, an ordeal he details in his new memoir, "Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo." Adayfi was 18 when he left his home in Yemen to do research in Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by Afghan warlords, then sold to the CIA after the 9/11 attacks. Adayfi describes being brutally tortured in Afghanistan before he was transported to Guantánamo in 2002, where he became known as Detainee #441 and survived years of abuse. Adayfi was released against his will to Serbia in 2016 and no…
(2021-09-27). Pakistan, Turkey to jointly produce combat drones used in Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pakistan And Turkey Will Produce Anka Drones Together Turkey's premier arms producer Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) and Pakistan's missile manufacturer and civilian R&D organization National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) have signed an agreement to produce parts of the Turkish medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) Anka armed drone. **** "This way, our UAVs will be strengthened. It …
(2021-09-27). Syria: U.S. commando raid kills three civilians, Turkey continues shelling villages. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Three persons killed in air drop by US occupation forces in al-Shuhail, Deir Ezzor countryside US occupation forces have killed three persons in an airdrop which they carried out on Sunday at dawn in the al-Shuhail village, Deir Ezzor eastern countryside. n airdrop with helicopters was carried out by a group of commandos affiliated with …
(2021-09-27). U.S., Ukrainian airborne troops stage joint maneuver. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian, American military make joint landing As part of the Rapid Trident — 2021 multinational exercise, the airborne assault troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the military of the United States and other units of the partner countries made joint landing, the command of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine …
(2021-09-27). Racist Policies May Prevent Kiev From Joining NATO. southfront.org 
Ukrainian patritos from "Azov" battalion are ready for EurointegrationHungarian government criticizes the Ukrainian government's racial attitudes and claims that Kiev should not be admitted to NATO | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Ukraine's entry into NATO is again facing a severe barrier due to Kiev's insistence on implementing racist and anti-humanitarian policies. Recently, the Hungarian government has severely criticized the way Ukraine has been dealing with the issue of ethnic minorities and stated that the country cannot be admitte…
(2021-09-27). Havana Syndrome, Directed Energy Weapons, and the New Cold War. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — Sep 20, 2021 | While the jury is still out on who committed the attacks against U.S. officials, or even whether there were any attacks at all, directed energy weapons certainly do exist. Havana Syndrome might be science fiction, but directed energy weapons are very much science fact. | HAVANA — It started in 2016. U.S. officials in Havana, Cuba, began complaining en masse about hearing strange noises, suffering recurring headaches, nausea, hearing and memory loss. From there it spread around the world, with hundreds of U.S. spies and diplomats in the United Kingdom, Colombia, China, U…
(2021-09-27). Our Man in Washington: Morrison's Tour of Deception. southfront.org 
Scott Morrison | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | It was startling and even shocking. Away from the thrust and cut of domestic politics, not to mention noisy discord within his government's ranks, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison could breathe a sign of relief. Perhaps no one would notice in Washington that Australia remains prehistoric in approaching climate change relative to its counterparts. Being known in his own country as "Scotty from Marketing", he just might pull it off. | Besides, a security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom had just been cemented, one promising Canberra eight…
(2021-09-26). On anniversary of Karabakh war, Turkey and Azerbaijan hold combat exercise near Armenian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan continues exercises with combat shooting jointly with Turkey in Nakhchivan Azerbaijani-Turkish "Indestructible Brotherhood — 2021" joint tactical exercises with combat shooting continue in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan…. According to the exercise scenario, joint operations planning activities are carried out within the military decision-making process….
(2021-09-26). Matthew Bryza hails Nagorno-Karabakh campaign as prototype for all future wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Excerpts from an article in the Azerbaijani press follow comments. Matthew Bryza's career in Eurasia has an illustrative trajectory. He served in the U.S. diplomatic corps in Poland in 1989-1991 during the final years of the Solidarno≈õƒá movement and the nation's departure from the Warsaw Pact and gravitation toward NATO. He is currently a senior …
(2021-09-26). Pan-Turkic bloc sets its sights on Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Story follows below. The Turkic Council consists of two NATO member states, including the military bloc's second-largest power, and four members of NATO's Partnership for Peace transitional program. Kyrgyzstan hosted U.S. and NATO transit bases and Uzbekistan a German military base for NATO's war in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is where the Turkic Council and the Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan-Qatar …
(2021-09-26). Turkey hails Nagorno-Karabakh war as genesis of Brotherhood axis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijani lands were liberated from occupation thanks to the strength of the army and the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev — Turkish Ambassador It is very important to talk about the 44-day war….National leader Heydar Aliyev bequeathed to liberate Karabakh, and thanks to the strength of the Azerbaijani army under the leadership of the Supreme …
(2021-09-26). Russian PMCs In Mali: Another Bone Of Contention Between Paris And Moscow. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | One of the important topics for discussion on the UN General Assembly was the situation in Mali, where local authorities were left alone with the terrorist threat after France's decision to end Operation Barkhan and withdraw its troops. | The Malian authorities have turned to Russia, one of Paris ' main competitors in Africa. | On September 25th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that Mali had addressed one of the Russian private military companies to assist in the fight against terrorism, noting that the Russian government has nothing to do with this issue."They appealed to a…
(2021-09-26). Germany: Social Democrats Gain Slight Lead Over Conservatives. telesurenglish.net In Germany, the first exit polls showed a slight lead by the Social Democrats (SPD) candidate Olaf Scholz over the conservatives Union (CDU/CSU) representative Armin Laschet in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday. | RELATED: | The ARD public television projected the SPD party with 25.7 percent of the votes, while CDU/CSU coalition secured 24.5 percent. The Green party came third place with 14.3 percent.
(2021-09-26). Will Germany Succeed in Detaching Itself From the Death Grip of the Anglo-American Empire? strategic-culture.org As Germany moves ever closer to the Russian-Chinese's multipolarism, will it succeed in avoiding the last squeeze from the Anglo-American Empire's death grip? | As Pepe Escobar eloquently put it in his essay "
(2021-09-26). Video: NATO's War on Yugoslavia, Kosovo, "Hotbed of Crime". Amb. James Bissett, Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca …
(2021-09-26). Venezuelan Government and the Opposition Resume Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, officials from the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and opposition sectors' representatives grouped in the Unitary Platform began the 3rd round of political negotiations in Mexico. | RELATED: | Previously, the Head of the Bolivarian delegation Jorge Rodriguez informed that differences had been overcome with the Norwegian mediation delegation, following critiques by Norway's Prime Min…
(2021-09-26). Canadian warplane intercepts Russian aircraft over Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com What would the response be not only in Ottawa but in Washington and Brussels if a Russian Sukhoi fighter jet intercepted a Canadian military plane over the St. Lawrence Seaway or Hudson Bay? Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornets Intercept Russian Air Craft Over the Black Sea The Canadian detachment deployed in Romania since the …
(2021-09-26). 24 Syrian Militants Killed Or Wounded In New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes On Turkish-Occupied Afrin (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
On September 26, a new wave of Russian airstrikes targeted the Turkish-occupied area of Afrin in Syria's northern region. Three…
(2021-09-26). Military Situation In Syria On September 26, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 25, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 26 times: 11 — in Idlib province, 2 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province, 1 — in Aleppo province | On September 26, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Barah area | On September 26, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra area | On September 26, Russian warplanes attacked p…
(2021-09-26). U.S. B-52H Bomber Intercepted Near Russian Border (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Ministry of Defense published photos of the US Air Force aircraft, which approached the border of the Russian Federation. | A strategic bomber B-52H of the US Air Force approached the border of the Russian Federation in the Pacific Ocean on September 26th. | The U.S. aircraft was detected by the Russian air defense forces in the Far Eastern Military District."Violations of the state border of the Russian Federation, as well as dangerous approaches of aircraft in the air were avoided," the statement by the Russian Defence Mistry said. | According to the Ministry, the U.S.
(2021-09-26). Russian Foreign Ministry mouthpiece addresses the shadow, ignores the substance. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Her comments are accurate as far as they go, but absent in them is the other Brussels-based bloc that is far more of a threat to the world — and surely to Russia — than the EU. That in fact is the senior partner in an arrangement in which the EU is the junior one. …
(2021-09-26). Syria: Russian warplanes 'kill seven pro-Turkish rebels' near Afrin. middleeasteye.net 
Syria: Russian warplanes 'kill seven pro-Turkish rebels' near Afrin | Air strikes outside northern town come just days before Turkish president set to meet Russian counterpart in Sochi | Sun, 09/26/2021 – 13: 05 | Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters are pictured in Afrin last year (AFP) | Russian warplanes killed at least seven pro-Turkish rebels on Sunday during an air raid in northern <...
(2021-09-26). Russia Has 'Thoughtful Optimism' on Possibility of Restoring Iran Nuclear Deal – Lavrov. sputniknews.com UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Russia hopes that all the original participants in the Iran nuclear deal will return to compliance with the agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
(2021-09-26). S-400: Turkey intends to buy more Russian defence systems, says Erdogan. middleeasteye.net 
S-400: Turkey intends to buy more Russian defence systems, says Erdogan | President Tayyip Erdogan's announcement comes after repeated warnings from Washington against Turkey's plans to continue future shipments of the defence systems | Sun, 09/26/2021 – 17: 53 | A Russian military cargo plane unloading an S-400 system at the Murted military airbase in Ankara on 12 July 2019 (AFP/File phot…
(2021-09-26). Turkish-Backed Militants Fired At Russian Helicopters Conducting Patrol Over Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO: Russian MI-24 attack helicopter over the Hmeimim air base in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On September 26 afternoon, Turkish-backed militants in northeastern Syria opened fire at two Russian military helicopters which were conducting a patrol over the region. | According to the Hawar News Agency, which is affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the incident took place near the town of Tell Tamr in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah. The helicopters returned fire then retreated to SDF-he…
(2021-09-26). 'US didn't want to face the truth that it's no longer the global hegemon,' Russian spy chief tells RT after Afghanistan debacle. rt.com 
The US failed in Afghanistan because it miscalculated its own abilities and wanted to install its social model in a foreign land, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, has told RT. | "What happened in Afghanistan with the rushed withdrawal and fleeing of the puppet government is a consequence of America's destructive policies, as it tried to impose its social development model on Afghanistan," Naryshkin said in an interview with Oksana Boyko on Worlds Apart. | The spy chief said the blame for how the situation unfolded should be shared by the whole US intelligence community…
(2021-09-26). In Video: Turkish-Backed Syrian Militants Destroy Empty Building In Response To Deadly Russian Airstrikes. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | The Syrian Front for Liberation (SFL) has responded to the The Turkish-backed front claimed that the building, which is located to the south of Afrin, was a joint headquarters of the S…
(2021-09-26). More Than 3,200 Gunmen Have Joined Russian-Sponsored Reconciliation Process In Syria's Daraa — Report. southfront.org 
Syrian troops deploying in the al-Yarmouk valley in western Daraa on September 25. Click to see full-size image. | More than 3,200 gunmen have so far joined the Russian-sponsored reconciliation process in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on September 25. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the number includes 1,100 gunmen from Daraa al-Balad, the southern part of Daraa city, and 2,100 others from the western countryside of the governorate. | The gunmen,…
(2021-09-26). The Murky Politics of Film Noir. counterpunch.org 
Special counsel Robert Mueller's 2019 Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election probed crimes and misdemeanors at the highest levels of the Trump campaign and U.S. government. In what could be called The Other Muller Report, author Eddie Muller takes readers and cinefiles on a deep dive into a Hollywood crime genre full of hard-boiled gumshoes, femme fatales, crooked cops, hoods, corrupt politicians and businessmen, where GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone would feel right at home. But unlike the former FBI Director's Muller Report, Eddie Muller's Dark City, The Lost…
(2021-09-26). Pakistan, Qatar, Bangladesh, Indonesia send observers to NATO submarine exercise off Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Submarine Exercise Dynamic Monarch/Kurtaran 21 Concludes Dynamic Monarch/Kurtaran 2021, the 11th in a series of NATO sponsored live Submarine Escape and Rescue (SMER) exercises was held 12 to 24 September in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Aksaz, Turkey. The International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO) ran exercise is tied …
(2021-09-26). Turkey Deploys Heavy Artillery In Greater Idlib Amid Reports Of Near Syrian Army Operation. southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | On September 26, the Turkish military deployed reinforcements in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where it maintains more than 60 positions. | The reinforcements, which included several T-155 Fƒ±rtƒ±na 155 mm self-propelled howitzers, entered the region from the Kafr Lusin border crossing. The heavy howitzers were deployed in a Turkish post located on Baluon hill in the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern countryside of Idlib. | ÿ…