2022-10-05: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Gazprom Says Undamaged Nord Stream 2 Line Could Ship Gas to Europe. news.antiwar.com Russia's Gazprom said Monday that it could potentially ship gas to Europe via an undamaged line on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which has never made deliveries after Berlin paused the project around the time Russia invaded Ukraine. Both Nord Stream pipelines came under attack last week, and explosions caused major leaks that Gazprom said …

WSWS (2022-10-05). US sends hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine as offensive continues. wsws.org As the Ukrainian military continued its rapid advances along multiple fronts, the White House announced another massive arms shipment for the war against Russia, sending over 200 armored vehicles in its latest arms shipment.

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Russia, China Sign Contracts on Mutual Deployment of Navigation Stations. infobrics.org Russia and China have signed contracts for the deployment of Russia's GLONASS stations in China and China's Beidou system stations in Russia…

Staff (2022-10-05). EU agrees on new sanctions package against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — EU countries on Wednesday reached an agreement on an eighth sanctions package against Russia in response to its recent partial military mobilization and annexation of Ukrainian regions.

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Moldovan President Sandu cares little for her country's sovereignty. infobrics.org Moldova is ready to hand over its only port to Ukraine, mulls growing military budget to join NATO despite being one of the poorest countries in Europe.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). Geranium-2 UAVs Reached Kiev Region, Hit Military Unit In Bila Tserkva. southfront.org | On the night of October 5, Russian drones hit a military facility in the town of Bila Tserkva in the Kiev region. The attack was confirmed by the Kiev regional State Administration. | The military unit of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was reportedly hit by Russian suicide UAVs. The facility was used for formation of military units and training of mobilized Ukrainian servicemen. | According to the head of the Kiev regional military administration Alexei Kuleba, the…

Contributing Writers (2022-10-05). Russia, Ukraine and the "New" New World Order (Canadian Patriot Interview with Vanessa Beeley). marktaliano.net READ MORE: |

 

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2022-10-05). 'End War in Ukraine' Say 66 Nations At UN General Assembly. towardfreedom.org Calls to end the war in Ukraine "reverberated through the hall" at the United Nations General Assembly, as the president of the session said in his closing statement. Sixty-six countries, representing most of the world's population, pleaded for a negotiated peace in Ukraine, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies.

Staff (2022-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Recaptures More Land Days After Russian Annexation, The Pope Urges Stop to "Spiral of Violence and Death" in Ukraine, Supreme Court Appears Poised to OK Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama, Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute over Classified Documents, Prosecutors Accuse Oath Keepers of Planning "Armed Rebellion" Against U.S. Gov't, Biden Heads to Florida as Hurricane Ian Death Toll Tops 109, Amazon Suspends Workers at Unionized Warehouse in Staten Island, Ex-Counterintelligence Agent Helped DeSantis Scheme to Send Migrants to Martha's Vineyard, South Korea...

Amy Goodman (2022-10-05). Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad on Ukraine, why US must negotiate with Russia & what media gets wrong. nationofchange.org When it comes to continuing the war rather than negotiating a peace settlement, "the United States and Britain are pretty isolated on this."

_____ (2022-10-05). Over the Rainbow — Disneyfied News and the 'Unprovoked' Invasion of Ukraine. strategic-culture.org It is only the awesome, brainwashing power of our state-corporate media that makes it possible for anyone to imagine that this is how Great Powers behave in the real world. If foreign policy really worked that way, planet Earth would long since have been transformed into a paradise of peace, equality and justice. We need only look around us to see how close we are to achieving that aim.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). British Defense Secretary Says Putin Is a 'Gift' to NATO. news.antiwar.com British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "gift" to NATO as the war in Ukraine has made many alliance members make plans to increase military spending. Wallace made the comments at the Warsaw Security Forum, a two-day conference that started on Tuesday. According to The Associated Press, Wallace ...

Fra Hughes (2022-10-05). Violence in Iran: Is It Internal or External in Its Inception? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Sep 30, 2022 | Be careful what you call for at a time when the imperialists want war with China, Russia, and Iran. | The tragic death of a young woman in an Iranian police station who was seen collapsing on CCTV is a devastating blow to her family and friends. | We all mourn the loss of an innocent young woman while we await the official outcome concerning the cause of her death. | While local police are still investigating the cause of death, the Western mainstream media claim she was beaten to death. | The reaction here in Ireland and the UK has been almost instantaneous and universal. | Ral...

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Russia's PSCB Opens Rupee Account With Yes Bank to Start Rupee-Rouble Trade. infobrics.org The Russian bank has opened a rupee account with nearly three dozen Russian companies settling payments for trades with New Delhi...

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Former CIA director Petraeus threatens Russia. infobrics.org The very idea such a high-ranking (former) official thinks Russia would stand idle while NATO targets its forces is quite terrifying for the rest of the world.

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Visa-Free Entry for Indian Tourists to Russia on the Cards. infobrics.org Russia might possibly introduce a visa-free regime for Indian tourist groups...

Fra Hughes (2022-10-05). Violence in Iran; Is It Internal or External in Its Inception? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Sep 30, 2022 | Be careful what you call for at a time when the imperialists want war with China, Russia, and Iran. | The tragic death of a young woman in an Iranian police station who was seen collapsing on CCTV is a devastating blow to her family and friends. | We all mourn the loss of an innocent young woman while we await the official outcome concerning the cause of her death. | While local police are still investigating the cause of death, the Western mainstream media claim she was beaten to death. | The reaction here in Ireland and the UK has been almost instantaneous and universal. | Ral...

Editor (2022-10-05). VIDEO: Stephen F. Cohen Provides Clarity on NATO Expansion and Russia, More Than 10 Years Ago. scheerpost.com

_____ (2022-10-05). The Importance of Leadership in a Time of Crisis: Why Putin's Words Reflect a New Potential Trajectory for Humanity. strategic-culture.org During times of darkness and mass stupidity dev, there are some shining examples of greatness at play, Matthew Ehret writes. | It is nice to see that during times of darkness and mass stupidity devoid of moral leadership among so many once-great centers of western civilization, there are some shining examples of greatness at play. Not only are there examples of greatness, but in some instances, these examples have found expression within corridors of actual power which are shaping the contour of humanity's future. | Such is the case with today's Russia, which has come a very long way since the dark days of Perest...

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). Ulyanov says Iran talks could resume in November. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — Russian representative in Vienna-based international organizations says that the Vienna talks on the removal anti-Iran sanctions might resume next month.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Key Stronghold Of Terrorists In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On October 4, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit a stronghold of terrorist groups in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the town of Kobane and a number of nearby hilltops in the northern countryside of Lattakia. No casualties were reported as a result of the airstrikes. | Kabani is a stronghold of...

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). Iran FM warns EU of reciprocal move if it continues meddeling. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — In a phone call with his Italian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahina warned "If the European Union wants to take a hasty and ill-considered action hypocritically, it has to wait for Iran's effective reciprocal action."

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-05). 'Not a Blacklist' But a 'Whitewash': EU Slammed for Letting Tax Havens Off the Hook. commondreams.org "How can anyone give this list any credibility?" asked Oxfam's tax expert after the European Union removed infamous safe harbor Bermuda from a roster that also exempts E.U. members.

WSWS (2022-10-05). In Germany, more and more depend on food banks. wsws.org As a result of war, inflation and the energy price explosion, the number of people seeking help has doubled in two years from 1.1 million to more than 2 million.

Staff (2022-10-05). Grounds prepared for a good agreement in talks: Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi has said that "If the Americans and Europeans fulfill their commitment, there is ground for a good agreement."

____ (2022-10-05). Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ecns.cn Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution," the Nobel committee announced here on Monday.

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-05). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

____ (2022-10-05). 3 scientists share 2022 Nobel Prize for quantum physics. ecns.cn Alain Aspect from France, John F. Clauser from the United States and Anton Zeilinger from Austria won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum information science, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.

_____ (2022-10-04). The Fossil Free Research Movement Is Taking Universities By Storm. popularresistance.org When over 40 Cambridge students and academics occupied the elite U.K. university's BP Institute earlier this year, they were escalating one of the newest, fastest-growing campaigns focused on dissociating higher education institutions from fossil fuels. For just over an hour, activists from the grassroots initiative Fossil Free Research held a sit-in inside the building named after one of Europe's largest oil producers, while making speeches and staging a street theater production that called attention to links between BP and the school. | "We're drawing attention to how the fossil fuel industry continues to infi...

_____ (2022-10-04). A Dazzlingly Precious Gift From The Future. popularresistance.org The Vauban, Freiburg, Germany - During my talks, I often invite people to time travel in their imagination to a 2030 that's not utopia, or dystopia, but rather is the result of our having done everything we could possibly have done in those intervening years. We do it because, as Walidah Imarisha puts it, "we can't build what we can't imagine". Unless we cultivate longing for such a future, it will never happen. In spite of having done that exercise now over 100 times, the responses are pretty much always the same. "The birdsong is louder". "There are far less cars". "The air smells so much cleaner". "The streets...

_____ (2022-10-04). Belgian Left Launches 'Fridays Of Rage' Against Cost Of Living Crisis. popularresistance.org Belgium - On Friday, September 30, the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) launched weekly protests called 'Fridays of Rage' (Vendredis de la Colère) against the government's failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. Protests were held on Friday in the cities of Kortrijk and La Louvière with the call to bring down the prices of food, energy, and other essentials. Along with activists of the PTB/PVDA, cadres of youth and student groups like COMAC and RedFox took part in the protests. The protesters also demanded that the government tax the energy multinational that they say is benefiting from the crisis...

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). The United States Declares War on Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and France. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan While the international press treats the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a news item, we analyze it as an act of war against Germany and the European Union. Indeed, the three gas supply routes to Western Europe have been cut off simultaneously, while at the same time a new gas...

UnitedEditor (2022-10-04). "US attacked Nord Stream, TurkStream likely to be next" unitedworldint.com United World International expert Onur Sinan Guzaltan evaluated Turkish-Russian relations, the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline and the future of the war in Ukraine in a Russia Today broadcast. Stating that the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline was organized by the USA, Guzaltan drew attention to the possibility of similar attempts of attack ...

____ (2022-10-04). Nord Stream 2 pipeline no longer leaking natural gas: DEA. ecns.cn A small release from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaches the surface of the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark, September 28, 2022.The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) said one of the two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas.

Max Blumenthal (2022-10-04). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. orinocotribune.com By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil Sep, 29, 2022 | MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. | A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers of the recent votes in...

_____ (2022-10-04). Why has Turkey refused to recognize Russia's new borders? journal-neo.org As is already well known, referendums were held in the LPR and DPR as well as in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions from September 23 to 27 on the issue of giving up belonging to Ukraine and becoming part of the Russian Federation. They were monitored by a large number of foreign observers who confirmed the ...

Struggle, La Lucha (2022-10-04). Baltimore: No war on Russia, Donbass and China, Nov. 21. struggle-la-lucha.org

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Russia's Upper House Approves Accession of Four Territories. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russia's Upper House (the Federation Council) ratified agreements on the accession of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson to Russia. | RELATED: | "The laws that we approved today will be forwarded immediately to the President of Russia," Senate President Valentina Matviyenko said after senators unanimously approved the treaties, which were also unanimously ratified by the Lower House (Duma) on Monday.

_____ (2022-10-04). Where will Europe have to move its industrial production? journal-neo.org The vulnerability of the world, especially Europe, to importing fossil fuels from abroad was already shown by the oil crisis of the 1970s. Europe began to gradually cope with it only a decade later. In a way, the winning move at that time was to actively build nuclear power plants in order to produce high-tech ...

____ (2022-10-04). Russia fully committed to inadmissibility of nuclear war: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday emphasized that Moscow is fully committed to the inadmissibility of nuclear war.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). Ukrainian Advance In Kharkov Region, Ukraine, On October 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). Kharkov and Krasny Liman: Reflections on the Possibilities of Adaptation and Evolution of the Russian Army. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant The situation in the Kharkov region, and then the loss of Krasny Liman, has led to a lot of debate in Russia about how the Russian army operates in Ukraine, and who is responsible for these failures. Although I did not have a military background, I was trained in various disciplines that taught...

Anonymous765 (2022-10-04). New Ukrainian Offensive In Kherson Region. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Ukrainian Forces Make Gains in Southern Kherson Region. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian forces have made some gains in the southern Kherson region, Russian officials acknowledged on Monday. | Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed head of Ukraine's Kherson region, s | "Where the Kakhovka (reservoir) is, there is a settlement called Dudchany ... it is in this area...

Staff (2022-10-04). Federal Council ratifies treaties on accepting new entities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Russia's Federation Council ratified the treaties on the DPR's and LPR's admission to Russia on Tuesday, as well as the Zaporizhzhia region and Kherson region.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On October 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Biden Details New $625 Million Arms Package for Ukraine in Zelensky Call. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Tuesday According to the Pentagon, Four HIMARS and associated ammunition16 155mm Howitzers75,0...

Robert Inlakesh (2022-10-04). Israel To Replace Russia Gas For The EU — But At What Cost? thelastamericanvagabond.com As the war in Ukraine rages on, the European Union has been seeking alternative sources of natural gas and had chosen Tel Aviv as one of the providers to replace Russia. Yet, by signing a deal with both Israel and Egypt to make this possible, the EU could have encouraged a new Israel-Lebanon war. Amidst

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Zelensky Signs Decree Ruling Out Peace Talks With Putin as 'Impossible'. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday signed a decree that ruled out any talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, declaring they would be an "impossibility." The decree was first put forward by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, the decree states "the impossibility of holding negotiations ...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Russia: Over 200 000 Reservists Recruited -Defense Minister. telesurenglish.net In a conference call on Tuesday, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that more than two-thirds of plans to mobilize reservists for deployment to Ukraine in connection with the ongoing conflict have been fulfilled. | RELATED: | The mobilized recruits are receiving the necessary training with the provision of the required equipment, Shoigu said. "Preparation of the personnel of the units that have been formed is being carr...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). European Leaders to Discuss Energy Crisis in Prague Summit. telesurenglish.net Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic that currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), will host an informal EU summit on Friday. | RELATED: | The leaders of the EU countries are set to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the rising costs of energy and its economic ramifications. On Thursday, their summit will be preceded by the inaugural meeting of the European Politi...

Scott Ritter (2022-10-04). NATO in the Horns of a Dilemma After Former Ukrainian Regions Vote to Join Russia. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

Phil Miller (2022-10-04). British Intelligence Predicted Ukraine War 30 Years Ago. globalresearch.ca

Anatol Lieven (2022-10-04). The Blob's Dangerous Talk of War World III in Ukraine. commondreams.org These Washington foreign policy elites are recklessly suggesting that Russia is a universal threat that requires absolute victory over evil.

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-04). Despite Calls for Diplomacy to End War, US Confirms More Weapons Headed to Ukraine. commondreams.org "Are there still negotiation possibilities?" asked Noam Chomsky. "There's only one way to find out. That's to try. If you refuse to try, of course, there's no option, no possibilities."

Staff (2022-10-04). Ukraine brings 15,000 troops to Belarusian border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has drawn attention to the fact that Ukraine while voicing fears his country might join combat operations, has brought up to 15,000 troops to the Belarusian border.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Ukraine forces advance dozens of miles in southern offensive. wsws.org Just days after Russia officially announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine partially under the control of Russian forces, the Ukrainian military staged its biggest military breakthrough in Southern Ukraine since the start of the war.

Staff (2022-10-04). Zelensky signs decree on impossibility of talks with Putin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree formally declaring the prospect of any Ukrainian talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin "impossible", but leaving the door open to talks with Russia.

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Kremlin on Ukraine's Decree Banning Negotiations With Putin. telesurenglish.net Faced with such a decree, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said what Russia will wait for to resume peace talks is a new position of Ukraine or its new leader. | RELATED: | Speaking to journalists, Peskov referred to Russia's role as an "advocate of the idea of achieving the terms proposed by the Russian side by diplomatic means" even before the country's special military operation in Ukraine. | "It takes two sides...

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Rupee Accounts Will Ease India's Trade with Russia. infobrics.org State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, is opening rupee accounts to handle Russia-related trade settlements...

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Arab countries maintain balanced relations with Russia despite pressure from US. infobrics.org Russia and Arab countries deepen their ties by de-Dollarizing their economies.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). In Video: Civilians Thank Kiev Regime For Help In Choosing Russia. southfront.org

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Russian Minister Shows Interest in Collaboration with India on Telecom, 5G. infobrics.org As India is all set to have 5G services this October, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova has expressed interest in reinforcing the collaboration with the country in telecom technology, security, and development of 5G use cases...

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). Military Situation In Syria On October 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On October 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | Seven SDF members who tried to attack the "Peace Spring" area in northeastern Syria were killed, according the Turkish Ministry of Defense; | On October 4, an SAA serviceman was killed by unknown gunmen in the Al-Musaifra town; | On October 4, an SAA serviceman was killed by unknown gunmen in the Sahm Golan area; | On October 4, SAA...

UnitedEditor (2022-10-04). Who does not want a normalization of relations in the South Caucasus? unitedworldint.com United World International expert Mehmet Perinàßek gave an interview to the Azerbaijani press about the latest developments in the South Caucasus. We present the interview, which was published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. Subheadings belong to UWI. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently said that he could meet with Armenian Prime Minister ...

Staff (2022-10-04). 13 terrorists killed in Russian airstrike in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed terrorist sites in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, preventing terrorist attacks on facilities belonging to the Russian Armed Forces and Syrian government troops.

____ (2022-10-04). Now, Russia Is Finished... smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Staff (2022-10-04). Belarus cannot ignore aggressive policy of NATO, neighbors. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Belarus cannot ignore the aggressive policy of NATO and neighboring countries, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told the media after the meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). US Fed's Aggressive Rate Hikes Add Pressure on European Economy. telesurenglish.net A stronger U.S. dollar arising from the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes has intensified pressure on the European economy, leading to higher inflation and energy costs. | RELATED: | "The Fed has increased interest rates much more aggressively than the European Central Bank (ECB). This will likely lead to a further weakening of the euro to the dollar," said Philipp Lausberg, a policy analyst at the think-t...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Italian Economy Expected to Contract for 3 Consecutive Quarters. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Italian Treasuri announced that the national economy contracted in the third quarter of this year, with more negative growth forecast into next year. This means Italy could fall into recession just as the next government is launching its economic program. | RELATED: | Italy's new parliament, elected in the Sept. 25 general election, will sit for the first time on Oct. 13. This will set the stage fo...

Atilio Borón (2022-10-04). It Won't be Easy for Giorgia Meloni to Keep Her Coalition Together. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón Sep 27, 2022 | The radical right has won a resounding victory in the Italian elections. Its parliamentary representation, from which the prime minister will emerge, has as many as 235 seats. This arises from the sum of the Brothers of Italy—by far the majority—the Northern League of Mateo Salvini, Forza Italia of the "cavaliere" Silvio Berlusconi, and the minimal contribution of the Moderates. The absolute majority, necessary to form a government, is 201 deputies. The center-left coalition (the Democratic Party plus the Green and Left Alliance, More Europe, and another minor forc...

Eric Zuesse (2022-10-04). How a U.S. Colony Works: The Case of Germany. globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2022-10-04). Rumors Spread That Switzerland-Based Investment Bank Credit Suisse In Trouble, CEO Tries To Calm Nerves. moguldom.com Social media speculation that Switzerland's No. 2 largest bank is on the brink of collapse helped push down Credit Suisse share prices almost 12 percent to a record low on Monday, drawing comparisons to the Lehman Brothers collapse that triggered panic during the global financial crisis. A memo to bank employees from CEO Ulrich Kà∂rner ...

Staff (2022-10-04). Against the EU-Israel Association Council: Samidoun letter to MEPs, gatherings in Brussels and Gothenburg. samidoun.net On 3 October, the "EU-Israel Association Council" convened in Brussels, Belgium, with the participation of 27 European foreign ministers, EU foreign affairs head Josep Borrell, and the Israeli Intelligence Minister Elizar Stern, with prime minister Yair Lapid appearing over video call. This was the first meeting of this council in 10 years after meetings were ...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Colombian State-ELN Guerilla Peace Talks Resume in Caracas. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, from the Venezuelan capital Caracas, the Colombian State announced the resumption of peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN). | RELATED: | "The peace talks between our government and the ELN are officially resumed from Caracas, together with the guarantor countries of Venezuela, Cuba and Norway," Colombian President Gustavo Petro tweeted. | This announcement was accompanied by an official...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Sweden's Svante Paabo Wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Nobel Committee announced that Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution." | RELATED: | "Through his pioneering research, Svante Paabo accomplished something seemingly impossible: sequencing the genome of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-day humans," the Committee sa...

Zero Hedge (2022-10-04). "Gone in 30 Minutes" — Next on Europe's Doomsday List: Collapse of Cell Phone Networks. globalresearch.ca

Eric A. Gordon (2022-10-04). Economic blockade plus internal corruption combine to hurt Venezuela. peoplesworld.org CAPARICA, Portugal — Over the last several weeks U.S. newspapers, as usual, featured bad news about Venezuela, including reports that people are fleeing the country, immigrants are being trafficked around the U.S. by right-wing governors, and that prisoner swaps between the U.S. and Venezuela involved trading CITGO bankers jailed in that country for drug-dealing relatives ...

Staff (2022-10-04). Brussels court lifts ban on extraditing diplomat to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — A court in Belgium canceled the ban on the extradition of an Iranian diplomat "Asadollah Asadi" working in Vienna who was arrested four years ago based on unproven allegations.

Staff (2022-10-04). Premio Nobel de Física a especialistas en mecánica cuántica. cubadebate.cu La Real Academia de Ciencias de Suecia otorgó el premio Nobel de Física 2022 a los científicos Alain Aspect (Francia), John F. Clauser (EEUU) y Anton Zeilinger (Austria), especialistas en física cuántica. El premio fue concedido "por los experimentos con fotones enredados, estableciendo la violación de las desigualdades de Bell y siendo pioneros en la ciencia de la información cuántica".

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-04). Partido conservador GERB gana elecciones en Bulgaria. telesurtv.net El resultado es insuficiente para formar un Gobierno, por lo cual la formación política de Boiko Borisov se verá obligada a formar una coalición.

Staff (2022-10-03). State Duma unanimously validates incorporation of new regions to Russia. en.cubadebate.cu The lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, the State Duma, unanimously ratified on Monday the documents for the incorporation of the territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie and Kherson into the Russian Federation. State Duma Chairman Viacheslav Volodin noted that the number of Russian territorial subjects amounted to 89. The politician commented on his Telegram channel that "the entry of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie and Kherson people's republics into the Russian Federation is the only way to save the lives of millions of people.

Alex Rubinstein (2022-10-03). Zelensky and NATO Plan to Transform Post-War Ukraine Into 'a Big Israel'. towardfreedom.org The NATO-backed Atlantic Council has proposed apartheid Israel as a blueprint for a hyper-militarized Ukraine. The paper was authored by former President Barack Obama's ambassador to Tel Aviv, now an Israeli spy-tech consultant, reports Alex Rubinstein.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade the European colonialists have utilized systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held...

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