(2022-08-06). 7 August, Rotterdam: Protest for Palestine, the Palestinian People and the Resistance. samidoun.net 
Sunday, 7 August 4 pm Binnenwegplein Rotterdam, Netherlands Info: www.instagram.com/p/Cg5Z9a2IeyH/ Protest for Palestine, the Palestinian People and the Resistance The occupying forces killed ten Palestinians in Gaza this Friday, including a 5-year-old girl and Islamic Jihad resistance leader Tayseer al-Jabari, and injured dozens. The attacks follow after the occupying forces arrested Bassam al-Saadi, leader of …
(2022-08-06). US is Actively Trying to Transform Kyrgyzstan into Anti-Russia. journal-neo.org 
The geopolitical confrontation between the collective West, led by the United States, and Russia has noticeably intensified and in recent months, after Moscow launched a special operation to denazify Ukraine, has perhaps reached its peak. This confrontation is especially clearly manifested in the political and trade and economic spheres. The United States, having recently made …
(2022-08-06). Shedding Light on Who, Exactly, is Responsible for the War in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com On July 7, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR.org) published an article by Gregory Shupak analyzing the hypocrisy of U.S. …
(2022-08-05). World food prices decline amid relief from restarted Ukraine grain exports: FAO. ecns.cn World food prices declined dramatically in July, according to the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday.
(2022-08-06). Amnesty International report exposes Ukraine's violations of international law, deliberate use of civilians as human shields. wsws.org The report has dealt a significant blow to the relentless war propaganda in the media and has provoked a hysterical response by the Ukrainian government.
(2022-08-06). Negotiating to end the Ukraine War isn't Appeasement. indybay.org A negotiated end to the conflict is the right goal — and one that needs to arrive sooner rather than later. Ukraine likely lacks the combat power to expel Russia from all of its territory, and the momentum on the battlefield is shifting in Russia's favor. The longer this conflict continues, the greater the death and destruction.
(2022-08-06). Russia destroys two more Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russia's Aerospace Forces destroyed two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft during the past day, according to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman.
(2022-08-06). "The Doomsday Forum": Senior Military, Nuclear Weapons Officials Convene… America's "$1 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Plan". Take out Russia, Iran and North Korea? globalresearch.ca "Blowing up the Planet" through the use of "peace-making nuclear bombs" is a money making undertaking, a corporate bonanza for the "defense" contractors.
(2022-08-06). Tàºrkiye and Russia Agree to Trade in Rubles. telesurenglish.net On August 5, the presidents of Russia and Tàºrkiye signed a memorandum on the development of their trade and discussed the use of Russian Mir cards. | RELATED: | "Of course, this visit to Sochi had one good thing: we agreed on the ruble with [Vladimir] Putin. As we are going to make these exchanges in rubles, this will of course bring money to Russia and Tàºrkiye as a separate source between Tàºrki…
(2022-08-06). Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a 'malicious provocation': Medvedev. ecns.cn Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a "malicious provocation."
(2022-08-06). RIAC and Oxford Process Second Expert Round Table. russiancouncil.ru On August 4, 2022, RIAC together with Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the second joint expert round table on the challenges of settling the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Russian and British experts discussed the analytical materials prepared by Oxford Process on issues of territorial integrity…
(2022-08-06). Mora rejects '72-hour deadline' for Iran nuclear talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator in Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora has rejected a report that claimed there is a "72-hour deadline" in the negotiations.
(2022-08-06). US attempt to shift responsibility for food crisis to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov slammed as absurd Washington's attempts to shift responsibility for the global food crisis to Russia.
(2022-08-06). EU says optimistic about reaching agreement in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Peter Stano, the spokesman for the European Union expressed his optimism about reaching an agreement in the Vienna talks while saying that it hinges on the participants' decisions.
(2022-08-06). Israel bombs Civilian Apt. Bldg. in Gaza City, Killing 10, Wounding 55; When Russia does it, it is a War Crime. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Maram Humaid at Al Jazeera English reports that Israeli fighter jets bombed the civilian Palestine Towers apartment building in downtown Gaza City on Friday, killing 10, including a five-year-old girl, a Quds Brigades commander and wounding 55 other persons. The little girl, Alaa Qadooum, and her father were on a …
(2022-08-06). New Zealand government nervous about US-China confrontation. wsws.org Notwithstanding the evident concern in ruling circles about the US-China confrontation, New Zealand is integrated into the US alliance, its war against Russia, and war plans against China.
(2022-08-06). Chinese, Russian FMs meet in Cambodia. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the latter's request on the sidelines of meetings of foreign ministers on East Asia cooperation.
(2022-08-06). Putin, Erdogan hold talks in narrow format in Sochi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in a narrow format in the Black Sea city of Sochi on Friday.
(2022-08-06). Europe's Central Bank Has a New Tool to Protect Bond Markets. zcomm.org When Will It Protect Workers?>
(2022-08-06). [Articles] Persistence of somatic symptoms after COVID-19 in the Netherlands: an observational cohort study. thelancet.com To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the nature and prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition, while correcting for individual symptoms present before COVID-19 and the symptom dynamics in the population without SARS-CoV-2 infection during the pandemic. Further research that distinguishes potential mechanisms driving post-COVID-19-related symptomatology is required.
(2022-08-06). Iranian cyclist wins silver medal in ISG. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Iranian cyclist Behnam Arian won the silver medal in the Konya 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG), Turkey.
(2022-08-06). The B61-12 Mini-nukes "Made in America" to be Used in "A Nuclear First Strike". Coming Soon to Italy, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-06). Business can no Longer Ignore Extreme Heat, Climate Emergency as they Threaten Bottom Line. juancole.com 
By David Lont, University of Otago; Martien Lubberink, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; and Paul Griffin, University of California, Davis | When record-breaking heatwaves cause train tracks to bend, airport runways to buckle, and roads to melt, as happened in the United Kingdom last month, it is likely that business performance …
(2022-08-06). Turkey's military base in Syria attacked with rockets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Local Syrian media reported a missile attack on a Turkish military base in the northern suburb of Aleppo on Saturday.
(2022-08-06). La Unión Europea respira con dificultad. globalizacion.ca La política esgrimida por los actuales dirigentes de la Unión Europea (UE) con respecto a cumplir las exigencias de Washington en el sentido de imponer todo tipo de sanciones contra Rusia, ha impulsado a esa agrupación a depender, aún más,…
(2022-08-06). Venezuela Gold Case: Queen Elizabeth Recognizes Maduro, Reveals Central Bank President (+Letters). orinocotribune.com 
This Friday, August 5, the Venezuelan government presented diplomatic letters signed by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addressed to President Nicolás Maduro, in which the Queen recognizes Maduro as the head of state and government of Venezuela. These letters will be used as evidence by the Venezuelan government to demand access to the 31 tons of gold that remain seized in the Bank of England, reported financial news agency The president of the Cent…
(2022-08-06). Iran's export of products to Turkey up 81% in H1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Statistical Department of Turkey announced on Saturday that Iran's export of products to neighboring Turkey in first six months of the current year in 2022 registered an 81 percent growth.
(2022-08-06). [Editorial] 2022 heatwaves: a failure to proactively manage the risks. thelancet.com Human-induced climate change has made extreme heatwaves, wildfires, and flash floods substantially more likely and more severe. Yet, health impacts are widely underestimated. Most countries have failed to adequately plan, adapt, and use evidence-based information to protect their populations. For some countries, this is a dangerous failure of action, but others lack the adequate human and financial resources to respond. So far this year, India, Pakistan, the USA, China, and Europe have experienced extreme and dangerous heatwaves that damaged vital infrastructure and threatened to overwhelm emergency service capac…
(2022-08-06). Chinese Foreign Ministry summons European, Japanese envoys to protest against G7's wrong statement on Taiwan question, urging countries not to go further down dangerous path. ecns.cn China firmly opposes to the G7 statement and staged a solemn representation, Deng said, according to a statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday after Deng summoned relevant European envoys.
(2022-08-06). Member of European Parliament Labels COVID Vaccine Coercion "Worst Crime Ever Committed on Humanity" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-06). Azerbaijani President to meet Armenian PM in Brussels. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will hold a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels, President of the European Council Charles Michel said.
(2022-08-06). Preparing deportation law, France targets imam Hassan Iquioussen. wsws.org Despite a legal order suspending the government's expulsion order, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin continued his pursuit of Hassan Iquioussen on Friday.
(2022-08-06). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.
(2022-08-05). US war on China/Russia targets new multipolar world, sabotages global economy: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. multipolarista.com Analyzing the geopolitical crisis, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega said the US war on China and Russia is an attack on the new world of "multipolarism," because "North American imperialism is trying to maintain its hegemony at all costs, even at the risk of sinking its own economy."
(2022-08-05). The Russian Foreign Ministry Comprehensively Explained the Global Systemic Transition. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko What follows is a summary of everything that the Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared, after which some concluding thoughts will wrap up the analysis. Alexey Drobinin, Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, comprehensively explained the global…
(2022-08-05). Russia Sends Data To UN Proving Kiev Attacked Detention Center. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageIt remains to be seen whether the UN will implement appropriate measures against Kiev. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Science sat the Rural Federal University of Rio Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The Russian government is sending data to the UN proving that it was not involved in the attack on the Elenovka detention center, in the Donetsk People's Republic. Moscow alleges that it was the Ukrainian forces themselves that operated the attack in order to prevent confiden…
(2022-08-05). The White House Will Approve New $1 Billion Weapons Transfer to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Reuters reports unnamed officials in the Biden administration say a new $1 billion weapons package is waiting for the president's signature. The next arms transfer will be the 18th since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. President Joe Biden will use the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to fund the security assistance package. In May, Congress placed …
(2022-08-05). Amnesty International Says Ukraine's Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians. news.antiwar.com Amnesty International on Thursday "We have documented a pattern of Ukrainian forces putting civilians at risk and violating the laws of war when they operate in populated areas," said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty's secretary-general. "Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting internation…
(2022-08-05). Has the Ukraine Conflict Driven U.S. Government Officials Crazy? covertactionmagazine.com Latest outrage is the FBI's use of flash-bang grenades and drones to startle 80-year-old leader of Black Nationalist organization who …
(2022-08-05). Ukrainian Defenses Collapse Along The Entire Frontline In Donbas. southfront.org 
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(2022-08-05). In Kosovo as in Ukraine, the Same Western 'Invisible Hand' Foments Conflict. orinocotribune.com By Aleksandar Pavic Ago 1, 2022 | In both cases, the West put no pressure on the side it supports to adhere to signed international deals | In addition to the conflict in Ukraine, Europe is now faced with the prospect of renewed conflict in Kosovo, Serbia's breakaway province (officially named Kosovo and Metohija according to the Serbian constitution). Kosovo's unilateral secession was recognized by the main Western powers in 2008. This came nine years after NATO's attack on Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, after which NATO forces occupied the province and helped install an ethnic Albanian-led…
(2022-08-05). German government sets course for world war as it backs Pelosi's Taiwan visit. wsws.org Similar to the war in Ukraine, Berlin also sees the conflict with China as an opportunity to advance its long-cherished plans for rearmament and its great power ambitions.
(2022-08-05). British L118 Light Howitzers Spotted With Kiev Forces (Photos). southfront.org 
L118 105 mm light howitzers recently supplied by the United Kingdom have been spotted with Kiev forces for the first time. | On August 5, photos showing Ukrainian service members with an L118 howitzers in a camouflaged position near an unspecified frontline surfaced online. | The L118, which was designed by the UK's Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, has range of 17,2 kilometers with regular 105 mm rounds and up to 20,6 kilometers with base bleeding rounds. The light howit…
(2022-08-05). Africa Remains at the Center of a 21st Century Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe -Jul 27, 2022 | Leaders and officials from Russia, France and the United States are vying for influence over the 1.3 billion people living within the African Union's 55 member-states | Several geopolitical powers are seeking to enhance their influence and cooperation with the continent of Africa. | United States President Joe Biden announced during July that he would host a summit with African leaders at the White House in December. | This announcement by Biden comes in the aftermath of several important political developments which have exposed the ineffective foreign policy orientation of the…
(2022-08-05). FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Uhuru Solidarity Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The raids were connected with the indictment of a Russian national who is accused of attempting to "cause turmoil in the United States" by engaging with "Unindicted Co-Conspirators" to act as agents of the Russian Federation. | The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is the organization targeted by the FBI for a very simple reason. It is a Black organization which has dared to confront and oppose U.S. imperialism. The alleged connection with the Russian government kills two birds…
(2022-08-05). Russian Warplanes Destroyed Hideouts Of US Proxies In Syria's Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | Russian warplanes had neutralized a unit of the US-backed al-Qaryatayn Martyrs Brigade near the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where the US-led coalition maintains a large garrison, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 5. | In a statement, the ministry said that the warplanes were counducting a routine patrol over a desert area near al-Tanf on August 4 when they located the unit. The warplanes then targeted several caves where the unit's members were hiding."This terrorist…
(2022-08-05). Russia, China to Break Ground on Gas Pipeline Via Mongolia in 2024. infobrics.org The Power of Siberia-2 pipeline, which will deliver Europe-bound gas from western Siberian fields to China for the first time, is expected to go online in 2030…
(2022-08-05). Here's Why More Countries Are Knocking on BRICS' Door. infobrics.org The growing charm of strength between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) coupled with the loss of attraction in the West has led to more countries, including Iran and Argentina, applying for BRICS membership…
(2022-08-05). Why Russian Exporters Should Be Looking to the India Consumer Market for Diversifying Trade. infobrics.org Indian Imports of Russian Goods Grew 272% in April-May 2022…
(2022-08-05). French Volunteer Suggests Bucha Tragedy Was A False Flag. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageEvidence points that there was no Russian participation in the Bucha incident. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | Since footage of the Bucha tragedy emerged, Russian officials have repeatedly claimed that Moscow forces had no part in the alleged massacre. Reports by journalists and analysis by experts on several occasions showed that the evidence pointed to the existence of a false flag operati…
(2022-08-05). Russia Supports Iran at Nuclear Negotiation Talks. telesurenglish.net Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, said that the Russian Federation supports the position adopted by the Iranian side regarding the restart of the nuclear agreement negotiations. | RELATED: | "This plan should be renewed only as approved by the United Nations Security Council, without additions, without any exemptions," said the Russian official during a press conference in Cambodia. | The Russian side recognized that Tehran's position on…
(2022-08-05). Russia: 62 Canadian Citizens Banned From Country. telesurenglish.net As a retaliatory measure for the new extension of anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the Canadian government, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Friday that 62 Canadian were forbidden to enter the Russian Federation. | RELATED: | "In response to yet another expansion of anti-Russian personal sanctions by Canada on June 27 and July 7, which this time covered Patriarch Kirill, in addition to officials, reporters a…
(2022-08-05). Russia MoD links USAID to emergence of COVID-19. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — Russian Defense Ministry assumes a connection between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) program on bat control and the emergence of Covid.
(2022-08-05). Schrà∂der tries to save the struggling German economy by negotiating with Moscow. infobrics.org Germany faces a bleak winter if it does not resolve energy crisis soon.
(2022-08-05). 'Venezuela is Fixed' [Venezuela Se Arregló]. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma Aug 3, 2022 | Who invented the phrase "Venezuela is fixed"? How did it spread? How did it reach the position it has today as a narrative tool? | These are not minor questions, because if we try to find out the origin of the phrase, a simple Google search takes us to thousands of posts on social media platforms and even headlines of various shades, from local media to The Washington Post to DW from Germany. | A very minimal analysis of the semiotics of discourse tells us that when a phrase reaches the category of "viral" it acquires meaning according to its use and context. | "Venezuela is f…
(2022-08-05). Germany gets 20% of its Electricity from the Sun: July marks third monthly Power output Record. juancole.com 
By Edgar Meza | Referencing: Germany's "PV Magazine". Photovoltaic systems in Germany generated a new record level of electricity in the month July 2022, the pv magazine reported. PV arrays produced 8.23 terawatt hours (TWh) of power, accounting for roughly one fifth of the country's net electricity generation and also marking the third …
(2022-08-05). Cuba y Serbia ratifican voluntad de ampliar cooperación. telesurtv.net Los cancilleres de Cuba y Serbia debatieron temas de interés común, como la colaboración en áreas de biotecnología, deporte, turismo y cultura.
(2022-08-05). Vicepresidente cubano recibe a canciller de Serbia en el Palacio de la Revolución. cubadebate.cu El vicepresidente cubano, Salvador Valdés Mesa, recibió en el Palacio de la Revolución al canciller de Serbia, Nikola Selakoviƒá, quien se encuentra de visita oficial en la Isla. En el encuentro, ambas autoridades ratificaron la voluntad de seguir fortaleciendo los vínculos, justo cuando se cumplen 120 años del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas bilaterales.
(2022-08-05). Cuba y Serbia firman programa de cooperación cultural. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de impulsar objetivos comunes, el Ministerio de Cultura de Cuba y su contraparte serbia suscribieron este jueves un programa de cooperación en el campo de la cultura. Rubricaron el documento Alpidio Alonso Grau, ministro de Cultura cubano, y Nikola Selakovic, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Serbia, quien se encuentra de visita oficial en Cuba.
(2022-08-05). Assange family urges Australia to do more. ecns.cn The family of Australian citizen Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder being extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States, has urged the Australian government to intervene in his case.
(2022-08-04). War in Ukraine Triggers the End of the Unipolar World. journal-neo.org 
If the West — the US and EU — planned to "isolate" Russia following the latter's military operation in Ukraine, that plan has clearly failed. Russia was duly represented at the recently concluded ministerial meeting of the G20 in Bali, Indonesia. The fact that Indonesia, instead of bowing down to the US pressure to force …
(2022-08-04). Stoltenberg Says NATO Working With Arms Industry to Get Ukraine More Weapons. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that the military alliance was working closely with the arms industry "We are providing a lot of support but we need to do even more and be prepared for the long haul," the NATO chief told Reuters. "Therefore we're also now in close contact and working closely with the defense industry to produce mor…
(2022-08-04). Scott Ritter: Chuck Schumer's War on Free Speech. scheerpost.com 
Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2018. (AFGE, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) | By Scott Ritter / In May, Rand Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky, held up a vote on a bill which sought to approve some $40 billion in aid for Ukraine. Paul wanted language inserted into the bill, without a vote, that would have an inspector general scrutinize the new spending. | "This would be the…
(2022-08-04). Russia and the European Union Continue Transition to Wartime Economies. independentmediainstitute.org Having declared victory over the "economic blitzkrieg" of Western sanctions in March, Russian President Vladimir Putin must contend with continued Western financial support to Ukraine as it combats Russian forces. In addition, the Kremlin will be forced to finance the reconstruction and integration of conquered Ukrainian territory. With costs mounting, Putin has increasingly promoted the …
(2022-08-04). At Last, the EU Wakes Up And Finds Out It's Doomed Anyhow. journal-neo.org 
Finally, at long last, it appears the European Union may come to its senses. All it took was for German elites to understand they're about to lose billions and risk upheaval. News from the IMF that halted gas supplies to the country will cost Europe's largest economy 1.5 percent of its GDP in 2022 scares …