(2022-04-06). Debunking the New York Times' Lazy Ukraine "Satellite Investigation" thealtworld.com The New York Times claims satellite images it has obtained "prove" Russia is lying about a supposed "massacre" northwest of Kiev. | However, their own evidence together with videos produced by Ukraine's own military suggests heavy artillery and mortar strikes most likely killed the majority of those found on the streets. Another video suggests a Russian armored vehicle may have accidentally shot at least one civilian from around a corner in the middle of tense combat. | Together, it is clear there was no deliberate "massacre" — at least not until Russian forces left the area. Bound and executed civilians app…
(2022-04-06). Chinese, Armenian presidents exchange congratulations on 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Armenian counterpart, Vahagn Khachaturyan, exchanged on Wednesday congratulations on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
(2022-04-06). Zero Waste Theory is the answer to waste problems. indybay.org Zero Waste Theory can solve many problems of waste, thought to be intractable. It depends on redesigning all items for reuse, instead of for discard as today. Two photos from Costa Rica and France show examples.
(2022-04-06). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.
(2022-04-06). Spanish truckers "temporarily suspend" 3-week strike against high fuel prices. wsws.org Spain's truck drivers agreed Saturday to "temporarily suspend" a 20-day strike over crippling fuel prices amid the NATO war drive targeting Russia and its energy exports.
(2022-04-06). Turkey to appoint ambassador to Egypt, ending 9-year standoff. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Turkey has decided to appoint a new ambassador to Cairo to fill the diplomatic post left vacant for nearly nine years, two Turkish officials with knowledge of the matter announced.
(2022-04-06). Turkish troops "carry out tasks assigned to them around the world": Libya, Ethiopia, Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Asharq Al-AwsatApril 4, 2022 Turkey Stresses it Will Keep its Military Presence in Libya's Tripoli Turkey said it will maintain its military presence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Turkey's Anadolu state news agency published pictures on Sunday showing Turkish soldiers eating "the first Suhoor meal" (the pre-dawn meal before the day's fast) in Tripoli. The …
(2022-04-06). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.
(2022-04-06). Chinese, Belgians mourn Chinese workers killed in WWI. ecns.cn Chinese diplomats and Belgian officials on Tuesday paid tribute to the Chinese workers who fought and died during the war in a ceremony in Poperinge, Belgium, next to the French border.
(2022-04-06). NATO, State Department rally Bucharest 9 eastern flank clients against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 1, 2022 NATO Deputy Secretary General participates in meeting of B9 countries On Thursday (31 March 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ participated in a Foreign Ministers meeting of the Bucharest 9 Initiative, which includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The meeting took place in Bratislava, …
(2022-04-06). Czech Republic sends tanks, APCs to Ukraine on NATO orders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Czech RadioApril 5, 2022 Czechia sends Ukraine T-72 tanks and armoured personnel carriers The Czech Republic has sent Ukraine tens of T-72 tanks and armoured personnel carriers by train in order to help its army defend against Russian attacks, new site Echo24 reported on Tuesday. Defence Minister Jana ƒåernochová confirmed that arms are being sent …
(2022-04-06). Shortening the kill chain: nuclear-capable U.S. B-52s integrate with NATO Eastern flank states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and AfricaApril 1, 2022 BTF Bakes ACE Concepts Into Latest Round of Integrations B-52 aircraft from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron based out of RAF Fairford, England, conducted integration missions with NATO Allies from Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Czech Republic, March 31, 2022. During the most recent series …
(2022-04-06). India, EU strategic convergence reflects 'our positions' on Afghanistan: Jaishankar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
(2022-04-06). Manchester City y Liverpool golpean primero en los cuartos de la Champions. cubadebate.cu El Manchester City golpeó hoy aquí primero en la eliminatoria ante el Atlético de Madrid por los cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones del fútbol europeo, al derrotarlo por 1-0 en la ida.
(2022-04-06). German general: NATO has time to expand buildup on Eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92April 5, 2022 German general: "Ukraine will be divided" In an interview with Die Welt, General Eberhard Zorn answered negatively to the question of whether NATO could intervene in Ukraine if Russia used weapons of mass destruction against that Eastern European country. He emphasized that "what the German Federal Chancellor and U.S. President Joe Biden …
(2022-04-06). MEA condoles death of Indian Envoy Dr Anju Kumar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Dr Anju Kumar, Charge d' Affaires in the Embassy of India, Germany passed away on Wednesday.
(2022-04-06). What is American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten doing in Poland? wsws.org The AFT president traveled to the Polish-Ukrainian border not as a humanitarian but as a long-time operative of the US State Department.
(2022-04-06). Will A Self-Immolating Anti-Russian Pedophile From Romania Become The West's Newest Hero?>. oneworld.press Bogdan Draghici embodied post-modern Western civilization's support of suicide, Russophobia, and pedophilia by self-immolating; ramming his car into the Russian Embassy in Bucharest prior to doing so; and having earlier been sentenced to 15 years for sexually abusing his own daughter. He therefore very proudly embraced the "Unholy Trinity" of everything that the West's influential socio-cultural and political elite nowadays hold dear so there's no reason why the US-led Western Mainstream Media won't eulogize him as much as they did George Floyd, especially since the latter wasn't Russophobic or a pedophile but st…
(2022-04-06). Car rams Russian Embassy gate in Romania, driver dead. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driver, police said.
(2022-04-06). War In Ukraine Day 40: Russian Progress On Eastern Front Amid Political Fog. southfront.org 
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(2022-04-06). Twitter Moves to Limit Reach of Russian Government Accounts. themoscowtimes.com Twitter said official Russian government accounts will not be shown to users across all categories of the app, including in searches.
(2022-04-06). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.
(2022-04-06). Ukraine's Planned Emulation Of Israel Will Equate Russians To Palestinians. oneworld.press Every objective observer should be extremely concerned about Zelensky's plan to transform Ukraine into a so-called "big Israel". The human rights of that country's Russian minority are poised to be even more ruthlessly violated with impunity following Israel's precedent against the Palestinians. That's why it's incumbent for the denazification goal of Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine to succeed.
(2022-04-06). Students develop six-armed robot drummer in Russia. ecns.cn Students of the Kvantorium children's technopark have developed a design and software for a six-armed robot that can play a drum kit, repeat and make the rhythm of any melody.
(2022-04-06). The Bucha atrocity allegations: A pretext for escalating NATO's war against Russia. wsws.org In yet another major effort to escalate NATO's proxy war against Russia, the US and its NATO allies are seizing upon claims of a massacre by Russian forces in the Kiev suburb of Bucha to undermine any effort at a peaceful settlement of the war.
(2022-04-06). U.S. to Announce New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Killings. themoscowtimes.com Zelensky likened Russia's actions to Nazi atrocities in an impassioned speech by videolink to the 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday.
(2022-04-06). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.
(2022-04-06). German press seizes upon claims of Russian atrocities to demand military escalation. wsws.org Although there is neither reliable information nor any independent investigation so far, the alleged massacre in Bucha is being used to propagate the continuation of the Ukrainian war until the complete subjugation of Russia.
(2022-04-06). African Support on Ukraine Shows Kremlin's Soft Power. themoscowtimes.com Many African countries showed their support for Russia, or at least their diplomatic ambivalence, at an early stage in the crisis.
(2022-04-06). Excluding Russia from UNSC impossible, US envoy to UN says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Expelling Russia from the United Nations Security Council will be impossible, although Western countries will do their utmost to isolate it, US Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
(2022-04-06). Putin says world faces food crisis due to West's sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said sanctions imposed by Western nations would lead to a global food crisis.
(2022-04-06). Peruvian government deploys army, locks down Lima, then rescinds order as cost-of-living protests swell. wsws.org The growing protests in Peru are the latest expression of a global wave of social protest over spiraling prices exacerbated by the war between the US/NATO and Russia in Ukraine…
(2022-04-06). Russian NSA expressed strong commitment to further deepen strategic partnership with India: PMO. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday, in which the senior Russian offical expressed his country's strong commitment to deepen its 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' with India."
(2022-04-06). Top U.S., Ukrainian military commanders hold conversation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 3, 2022 Zaluzhny tells Milley about operational situation, notes AFU needs for defense operation to succeed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, shared his assessment of the operational situation and noted …
(2022-04-05). China sincerely wants peace in Ukraine: FM. ecns.cn China hopes Russia and Ukraine would stick to peace talks until a ceasefire agreement is reached and the only thing that China wants is peace in Ukraine, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday.
(2022-04-05). China slams EU agency for 'selective blindness' over its position on Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China on Monday expressed "strong disapproval" of claims by the EU's anti-disinformation agency that it says deliberately distort its position on the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-04-05). Ukraine: As It's Happening. themoscowtimes.com Follow all the breaking news, comment and analysis about Russia's attack on Ukraine.
(2022-04-05). IMF Admits US Dollar Hegemony Declining, due to Rise of Chinese Yuan, Sanctions on Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Mar 31, 2022 | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund warns of an "erosion of dollar dominance," noting use of Chinese yuan in global central bank reserves is increasing, while Western sanctions on Russia could strengthen other currencies. | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the hegemony of the dollar is in noticeable decline. | At the same time, the Chinese currency, the yuan or renminbi, is slowly growing in influence, along with other currencies, according to the IMF. | In 2000, roughly 70% of global foreign exchange reserves were held in U…
(2022-04-05). US secretly test-fires hypersonic missile in mid-March. en.mehrnews.com The United States carried out a test-fire of a hypersonic missile in mid-March, but kept it secret in order to avoid tensions with Russia.
(2022-04-05). NATO's global history of reaction. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders April 4, 2022 The U.S.-commanded military alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — NATO, was founded April 4, 1949. Its initials describe its early geographic reach but obscure NATO's intent, and how NATO has acted, first from 1949 to 1991, and later from 1991 to the present. From its founding moment, NATO was an aggressive military apparatus to coordinate the police and military and intelligence apparatus among the ten founding West European member countries (plus U.S. and Canada) under U.S. command. NATO's past 30 years of steady expansion is tied to its original purpose…
(2022-04-05). Will Japan and Russia tensions over contested Pacific Islands spill over into war? peoplesdispatch.org A leaked version of Japan's yearly text on its foreign policy suggests that its government is taking a tougher stance on its long-standing conflict with Russia…
(2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…
(2022-04-05). Support for Caucasus wars: Azerbaijan praises growing military ties with fellow NATO partner Israel. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2022 Azerbaijani President talked about successful cooperation with Israel in the military-technical sphere President Ilham Aliyev praised the involvement of Israeli companies in the restoration and reconstruction work underway in the liberated territories," said President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev while receiving co-chair of Israel-Azerbaijan Joint Intergovernmental Commission, Minister …
(2022-04-05). Azeri president signs into law shared MoU with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) — Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan has approved a previously signed agreement with Iran to establish a linkage through Iranian territory that links Azerbaijan Republic with Azeri Nakhchivan region.
(2022-04-05). The Heat: Russia accused of war crimes. america.cgtn.com 
Countries like France and Germany are expelling Russian diplomats as the United States is pushing for more sanctions against Russia and accuses the country of committing war crimes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denies those accusations and says that the West should consider its own …
(2022-04-05). Spain joins other EU state to expel Russian diplomats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) — The Spanish government has decided to expel about 25 diplomats of the Russian embassy after several other European states took action to expell Russian diplomats while Moscow has vowed it will respond to the move.
(2022-04-05). Saharawi people continue decades-long struggle for full freedom. peoplesdispatch.org Spain's betrayal of the Saharawi people and their struggle for full independence has been met with outrage by the people of Western Sahara and Spain alike. Babouzeid Mohamad Said Labbihi, the president of the Sahrawi Collective of Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the impact of the move as well as the ongoing campaign of persecution and human rights violations faced by Saharawi activists and people. Said Labbihi declared that "It is a violation of international humanitarian law, and encourages the Moroccan occupation to commit crimes against humanity and war crimes against Sahrawi ci…
(2022-04-05). NATO powerhouses Turkey, U.S. launch Strategic Mechanism under Nuland's tutelage. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 5, 2022 Turkey, US launch strategic mechanism to boost ties Also see: Kremlin's Peskov hails Turkey as NATO's most dominant member Turkey and the United States launched a "Strategic Mechanism" to review bilateral topics at a meeting of delegations in the capital Ankara on April 4. In keeping with the commitment made …
(2022-04-05). Russia accuses Ukraine of destroying foreign ships on purpose. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) — The Russian media has said that Ukraine has been destroying ships belonging to Turkey and other nations at Mariupol.