(2021-09-28). Failure to fight COVID-19 pandemic has caused record fall in life expectancy. wsws.org A report by Oxford University found that life expectancy is falling sharply in both Europe and the United States.
(2021-09-28). Armenian Foreign Ministry statement on the war launched a year ago. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com This site has published dozens, maybe scores of excerpts from Azerbaijani officials, including such statements of President Aliyev as "We are the winning country. We have destroyed Armenia." Yerevan: Baku planned Karabakh war to annihilate Armenian population The 44-day war launched by Azerbaijan in fall 2020 was a pre-planned and prepared military aggression aimed at …
(2021-09-28). President of Azerbaijan: "Our patience has a limit. The second Karabakh war showed exactly what happens when our patience overflows." antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Our patience has limit, second Karabakh war showed exactly what happens when our patience overflows — President Aliyev Our patience has a limit. The second Karabakh war showed exactly what happens when our patience overflows, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview to the Turkish Anadolu Agency…. "The statement signed …
(2021-09-28). Pakistan, U.S., Israel commiserate with Azerbaijan on anniversary of war against Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pakistan Monument illuminated with Azerbaijani flag he Pakistan Monument, a symbol of Islamabad, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has been illuminated with a special design on September 27 — Remembrance Day…. ==== US ambassador pays respects to Azerbaijani martyrs of Karabakh conflict US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger paid his respects to …
(2021-09-28). Turkic Council: Turkic world hails Karabakh war, is invested in "millions of Turkish kin" in Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey pledges support for stability of region on first anniversary of Karabakh war Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu on Sept. 27 reiterated Turkey's support to Azerbaijan….speaking at the Extraordinary Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Turkic Council. "Developments in Afghanistan have global implications. However, the Turkish world, as Afghanistan's neighbor, feels the impact of these …
(2021-09-28). New Hype: Belarus Opposition Member Filmed Him Killing KGB Officer (Video, 18+). southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On September 28, an officer of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB) was killed during a special mission in Minsk. | According to the Investigative Committee, the shooting took place in an apartment when KGB officers were checking addresses of those potentially involved in terrorist activities. | A man in the apartment opened fire with a hunting rifle, killing one of the Belarusian state security officers. The shooter was eliminated by return fire. Click to see full-size image | According to several reports, the man killed in his apartment was an employee of the US EPA…
(2021-09-28). Defend NATO alliance: Pentagon melds multinational force for war against "multifaceted enemy" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com That is, Belarus and Russia. Mission success Saber Junction 21 Saber Junction 21 began early September in Grafenwoehr Training Area with live-fire artillery exercises before making its way to Hohenfels Training Area, Germany where it ended Sept. 24, 2021. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment served as the primary training audience for the multinational exercise with over …
(2021-09-28). Adriatic Charter: Pentagon's mechanism for NATO to absorb all of the Balkans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S.- Adriatic Charter Military Leaders Meet to Reinforce Charter Commitments The U.S. European Command and Croatian Armed Forces co-hosted the 24th U.S. — Adriatic Charter (A-5) Chiefs of Defense Conference Sept. 28 in Split, Croatia. During the conference, military leaders from the A-5 Charter nations and observer states discussed common approaches to address collective security …
(2021-09-28). Romania Opens Investigation into How COVID Vaccines Were Acquired. Shuts Down Its Vaccine Centers. Croatia Suspends Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-28). Turkey engineering formal secession of northern Cyprus…and another "humanitarian intervention" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com No talks until Turkish Cyprus' equal status recognized: Tatar The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will begin official talks on the Cyprus issue if its sovereign equality and international equal status are recognized, the nation's president said on Sept. 27. The TRNC president noted that there are two separate nations and two separate states …
(2021-09-28). Turkey's major daily: Russia, others "are not aware of Crimea, its importance for Turkey and Turks" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com This is from Hàºrriyet, Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper. It appears as though the second paragraph is aimed against the U.S. as the first and third are against Russia. ==== Sovereign equality is the key to a solution on Cyprus It's been voiced again lately. Turkey should pursue give-and-take politics with Russia. Of course, relations between countries …
(2021-09-28). Association of Labor Epidural Analgesia With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children. jamanetwork.com This nationwide retrospective cohort study among children in Denmark assesses whether maternal exposure to epidural analgesia during labor is associated with incidence of autism spectrum disorder in offspring.
(2021-09-28). Joe Biden Could Be Tempted to Reach for the Platinum Coin. cepr.net Other than Denmark, our country is alone in the world in having a self-imposed limit on the amount of money it can borrow. In other countries, legislatures approve spending and taxes, and governments borrow to cover any gaps.
(2021-09-28). Viking/British Colonialism, Che and Colleague Bonding. counterpunch.org Imagine, two weeks in a new country! Jette, my companion, and I encountered Ireland's warm hearts undeterred by cold winds. This was our first trip outside Denmark since Corona set in. Ireland had just opened for travelers in mid-July. Of twenty Irish folk we asked for directions or other assistance, only one ignored us. In
(2021-09-28). New USAFE leader Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq veteran; predecessor rotated to NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USAFE-AFAFRICA welcomes new command chief Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin W. Hedden was selected as the new U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command chief master sergeant. Hedden entered the Air Force in August of 1995 and has served in key leadership positions at the group, squadron and flight levels. He was also …
(2021-09-28). The U.S. Is 'Out of Step' on Primate Research With the Rest of the World | Take Action Tuesday @EarthFoodLife. independentmediainstitute.org 
While the European Union votes to phase out animal research, the United States wants more. By Reynard Loki, Independent Media Institute 6 min read In the last two years, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has invested nearly $29 million to breed more monkeys for biomedical research, with an additional $7.5 million to be …
(2021-09-28). Lessons From Cambodia on How to Respond to COVID. counterpunch.org From Europe to the Asia-Pacific, what looked like light at the end of the tunnel earlier this year has given way to rising infections and an uptick in mortality rates as the highly infectious Delta strain has taken hold. Countries that appeared to be controlling the virus are now scrambling to limit the spread as
(2021-09-28). Angela Merkel Was Bad for Europe and the World. zcomm.org The recent German elections mark the effective end of Angela Merkel's 16-year rule…
(2021-09-28). Greece And France Take First Step Towards European Independence Following AUKUS Debacle. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageSigning of Franco-Greek Agreement is the beginning of supplanting NATO in Europe. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Of the 30 NATO member states, Greece is one of the few to spend well over 2% of its GDP on defense as agreed upon by NATO Defence Ministers in 2006. However, Greece's high spending (relative to GDP) is not because it is positioning itself as a buffed-up military state opposed to Russia, as per the aims of NATO, but rather to defend itself against the threats of another NATO member, Turkey. With NATO consistently downplaying Turkish aggress…
(2021-09-28). Francisco pide perdón por excesos cometidos por la Iglesia en México. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado del Vaticano utilizó el término evangelización para referirse a la invasión europea del siglo XVI.
(2021-09-28). Germany's Elections Favor the Left but Promise Coalition Challenges. progressive.org The September 26 German elections have confirmed what the polls had been pointing to—Germany's new government will have a center-left majority.
(2021-09-28). Christian Democrats face setback as Social Democrats and Greens gain in German federal polls. peoplesdispatch.org The center left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) emerged as the single largest party in the German federal parliament, surpassing German chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right CDU/CSU alliance…
(2021-09-28). Kosovo And Serbia Tensions Escalate While EU And NATO Throw Empty Claims. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | NATO troops in Kosovo increased their patrols along the northern border with Serbia, in view of an escalation of tensions in recent days. | Serbia deployed armored vehicles by a border crossing and ethnic Serbs in Kosovo protested a decision by Kosovo's government concerning license plates. | Serbia does not recognize Kosovo nor its license plates and has required drivers from Kosovo to remove them and purchase temporary ones while driving through Serbia. | Likewise, Kosovo opted to impo…
(2021-09-28). Russian Foreign Ministry warns of threat of new war in Kosovo. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The government of what was once accurately termed the first NATO state in the world — Kosovo — has been run since NATO marched with them into the Serbian province in June of 1999 by elements/remnants of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army; murderous thugs like Hashim Thaci, Ramush Haradinaj and Agim àáeku. During the war …
(2021-09-28). The Western Balkans Back In The Spotlight As Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Escalate. southfront.org 
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(2021-09-28). DARPA touts 'historic free flight test' of Raytheon's hypersonic missile prototype as US struggles to catch up with Russia. rt.com 
The US military's secretive R&D wing has announced a successful flight test for a hypersonic missile system developed by Raytheon, after a previous trial using Lockheed Martin's rival model ended in failure last year. | The free-flight launch for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) was conducted successfully last week and met "all primary test objectives," the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said in a "This brings us o…
(2021-09-28). US Tired Of Ukraine And Will Not Defend Kiev's Interests In Talks With Russia. southfront.org 
Thomas GrahamFormer White House adviser believes Washington will stop discussing the Ukrainian issue during dialogue with Moscow. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Ties between the US and Ukraine seem gradually more uncertain. Analysts believe that Washington is "tired" of Ukraine and that the intention of the Biden government from now on is to maintain the status quo and not put the Ukrainian issue on the agenda in bilateral negotiations between the US and Russia, considering the low probability of both countries come to a common unders…
(2021-09-28). Ukraine Renews Empty Claims Over Putin-Zelensky Meeting. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Statements about the likely meeting of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, are again being made from the authorities in Kiev. | The head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak noted that it was important for Putin and Zelensky to meet. | Meanwhile the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba suggested that the conversation "would create a lot of discomfort" for the Russian leader."As the president said, he himself spoke in fav…
(2021-09-28). Military Situation In Syria On September 28, 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 27, the Russian air defense systems shot down a militant drone near Hmeimim air base | On September 27, clashes between SDF and Turkish-backed forces were reported north of Tal Abyadh | On September 28, artillery of Turkish-back…
(2021-09-28). KO for Guaidó: Spain Recognizes Maduro as President of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Spain invited ambassadors from the government of Nicolás Maduro to celebrate the National Day of the Iberian country, providing solid evidence that it now recognizes the Chavista president. | The Spanish news website Vozpópuli reported this Monday, September 27, that the president of the government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has changed tack regarding his position towards Venezuela, by asking his legations abroad to invite Maduro's ambassadors to the events of October 12 commemorating the National Day of Spain. | With this gesture, the outlet highlighted, the government of Sánchez fully recognizes Maduro and "the p…
(2021-09-28). Lethal service: Sweden, NATO 31st member. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Allied Command Operations CEL Visits Swedish Military Academy Allied Command Operations (ACO) Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) Command Sergeant Major Siim Saliste visited NATO partner nation Sweden's Military Academy of Halmstad on September 28, 2021. **** "Our partnerships around the globe are one of the major contributing factors that make us continue to be the …
(2021-09-28). The Plot to Kill Julian Assange: Report Reveals CIA's Plan to Kidnap, Assassinate WikiLeaks Founder. democracynow.org 
Did the CIA under the Trump administration plan to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a shootout in London? That is one of the explosive findings in a new exposé by Yahoo News that details how the CIA considered abducting and possibly murdering Assange while he took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid being extradited to Sweden for rape allegations, charges that were dropped in 2017. More than 30 former officials say former CIA Director Mike Pompeo was apparently motivated to get even with WikiLeaks following its publication of sensitive CIA hacking tools, which the age…
(2021-09-28). Turkey to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for winter. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for winter | Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said international community should also help Afghanistan to prevent a societal collapse | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 09: 38 | Children walk along a boundary wall of a dried up canal in Kabul on 27 September 2021 (AFP) |
(2021-09-28). André Vltchek: In Memoriam. dissidentvoice.org 
In Kenya during Al-Shabaab standoff (September 24, 2013) On 22 September 2020, André Vltchek quietly passed away on a night-ride from the Black Sea in Turkey to Istanbul, accompanied by his wife, Rossie. He just fell asleep in the back seat of a chauffeur-driven car and didn't wake up. His legacy is diverse, heavy in …
(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). 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). 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). Belarusian President: US Creating NATO Bases in Ukraine Under Guise of Training Centers. libya360.wordpress.com TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States is actually creating NATO bases in Ukraine under the guise of training centers, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with top officials from the security, defense and law enforcement agencies on Monday. "Ukraine-related issues require special attention. You can see that NATO troops are being dragged there. The…
(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). Berliners Vote On Expropriating Housing From Powerful Landlords. popularresistance.org Most international coverage of the German elections is focused on who will replace Angela Merkel after her 16-year term as chancellor ends, but for everyday Berliners, just having the resources to pay the rent is a bigger concern. | Berlin's efforts to lower the fast-rising rents in Germany's capital city have led to a referendum which could expropriate and socialize almost a quarter of a million apartments primarily from Deutsche Wohnen, the largest real estate company in Europe and one of the largest companies in Germany. | After years of rising rent forcing many Berliners out of the city, activists led by Deut…
(2021-09-27). EU must not whitewash human rights meeting with Saudi Arabia, says Amnesty. middleeasteye.net 
EU must not whitewash human rights meeting with Saudi Arabia, says Amnesty | 'EU must use this opportunity to ask tough questions of Saudi Arabian authorities on their human rights abuses, and not let them whitewash their atrocious record,' says rights group | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 18: 10 | People hold a cutout of an incarcerated woman and a sign reading, "Honk for women's rights" during a demonstration organised…
(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). 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). 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). 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). Germans choose center-left over center-right by big margin. peoplesworld.org 
The center-left candidate fighting to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's chancellor declared that his Social Democratic Party (SPD) intends to forge a "social-ecological-liberal coalition" after coming in first in Sunday's election. With 25.7%, the SPD beat the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), currently in power, which garnered 24.1%, its worst showing in the 70-year history …
(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). 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). 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.