(2023-05-06). Principales sindicatos franceses aceptan reunión con el Gobierno. telesurtv.net Los cinco principales sindicatos del país fueron invitados a una reunión con la primera ministra Elisabeth Borne.
(2023-05-06). Germany: Postal and Public Service Action Committees adopt resolution in support of the struggles in France. wsws.org The first joint meeting of…
(2023-05-06). Secretario nacional del Partido Comunista Francés recibe a Morales Ojeda y a la delegación cubana. cubadebate.cu El miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda y la delegación que lo acompañó en su visita de varios días a países socialistas asiáticos, fueron recibidos por el secretario nacional del Partido Comunista Francés, Fabien Roussel, durante un breve tránsito por París.
(2023-05-05). Lu Shaye States Some Facts: The West Trembles. libya360.wordpress.com Christopher Black The Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, in a long and wide-ranging interview with a journalist on the French television news channel LCI, about world and Chinese affairs, stated, in response to a question as to whether or not Crimea was a part of Ukraine, that 'it depended on how one looks at…
(2023-05-06). European Cities Breathe New Life Into BDS Movement. popularresistance.org A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) is alive and well. | In Barcelona, the city's Mayor canceled a twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The decision was not an impulsive one, although Ada Colau is well-known for her principled positions on many issues. It was, however, an outcome of a fully democratic process initiated by a proposal submitted by left-wing parties at the city council.
(2023-05-06). Correspondence] Spain facing the challenge of regulating unhealthy food advertising. thelancet.com In 2022, the Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs drafted a Royal Decree to regulate food and beverage advertising aimed at children. This proposal is the first one with legal rank to take into account the nutritional profile of the advertised products, and it represents a great advance in the protection of children and adolescents' rights in Spain, which are undermined by the advertising of food and beverage products high in saturated fat, salt, or sugar.
(2023-05-06). Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) and the Turkey-Syria Earthquake: An Expert Investigation is Required. globalresearch.ca The media categorized the initial earthquake (February 6, 2023) "as the most powerful in the region in at least a century". That is an understatement. In regards to Southern Anatolia, it is the largest earthquake in more than seven centuries.
(2023-05-06). Sudan: Turkey moving closer to military intervention? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMay 6, 2023 Sudan's warring sides exchange blame for attack on Turkish envoy The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary and the Sudanese army exchanged blame for the recent attack on the vehicle of the Turkish ambassador in Khartoum. *** Claiming that the area where the attack was carried out was controlled by the military, …
(2023-05-05). Turkey's crucial elections are set to go down to the wire. peoplesdispatch.org The majority of left parties are backing opposition candidate Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu as president against incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, who is facing his toughest elections in the last two decades…
(2023-05-05). US to set up military bases in Finland. infobrics.org If Helsinki and Washington DC were to go ahead with such plans, it would be the first case that a country has hosted even American nuclear weapons after the end of the (First) Cold War. The same goes for Poland, whose insistence on having nuclear weapons deployed on its territory has already pushed Russia to deploy its own tactical warheads in Belarus.
(2023-05-05). Estonian President visits White City Campus to see NATO's innovation accelerator. imperial.ac.uk The President of Estonia, Alar Karis, visited Imperial's White City Campus to meet researchers and see NATO's innovation headquarters based there.
(2023-05-06). Serbia rattled by the killing of 17 people in back-to-back mass shootings. peoplesdispatch.org Gun ownership in Serbia is among the highest in Europe and a massive proliferation of small arms took place in the country and in around the Balkans during the civil wars in the 1990s which led to the disintegration of the erstwhile Yugoslavia.
(2023-05-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…
(2023-05-06). Two-way investment between China, CEEC reaches nearly $20 billion. ecns.cn Since the establishment of the China – Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) cooperation mechanism in 2012, economic and trade cooperation between the two sides has made significant progress, said Li Fei, vice-minister of commerce at a press conference on Friday.
(2023-05-06). China-CEEC cooperation gears up, serving as cornerstone. ecns.cn The economic cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) has been gearing up in a wide range of fronts.
(2023-05-06). Netherlands' Land Grab: What is driving the Dutch nation to attack itself and destroy the bedrock of its society? expose-news.com Despite an outcry by Dutch farmers, the European Commission ("EC") has approved two Dutch plans to buy out livestock farmers. The plans to reduce nitrogen emissions in European Union ("EU") designated areas …
(2023-05-06). Bundestag coordinator for Caucasus, Moldova, Central Asia cheers on "color" regime change in Georgia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMay 6, 2023 Robin Wagener: the European future of this region is important to us Robin Wagener, member of the German Bundestag, became the Federal Foreign Office's coordinator for inter-societal co-operation with the South Caucasus, the Republic of Moldova and Central Asia on March 1, 2023. In conversation with Dr. Sonja Schiffers, the Director …
(2023-05-06). Growing German-Polish Rivalry Yet Another Fissure Within The Western Alliance. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Warsaw's alliance with Kiev and its quest to become a European power is welcomed by Washington as a means to counter Berlin and any European strategic autonomy amid a complicated geopolitical and geoeconomic dispute. | Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | There is a German-Polish feud going on at the very heart of Europe, even while Poland hosts the most significant German military presence since World War II as part of NATO's operations in its easte…
(2023-05-05). ECB Slows Pace of Rate Hikes Amid Lowering Yet Sticky Inflation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to lift main interest rates by another 25 basis points in a bid to bring down high inflation. | RELATED: | The central bank, tasked with maintaining price stability in the 20-member euro zone by keeping inflation below but close to 2 percent in the medium term, has implemented its seventh consecutive rate hike. | The decision to opt for a smaller increment after six…
(2023-05-05). Sweden to Double Wage Requirement for Migrant Workers. telesurenglish.net The Swedish government has recently proposed a set of regulations that require jobseekers from non-European Union (EU) nations to acquire a higher minimum wage than the previous standard, in order to be eligible for a work permit within the country. | Related: | The government, together with the support party, the Sweden Democrats, has a majority in parliament. If passed, the proposal will more than double the required sum from 13,000…
(2023-05-05). The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla: The terminal crisis of the British monarchy. wsws.org The coronation is conceived as an appeal for national unity at a time of rising social tensions and class conflict and with war having already erupted on European soil.
(2023-05-05). Growing German-Polish rivalry yet another fissure within Western alliance. infobrics.org Warsaw's alliance with Kiev and its quest to become a European power is welcomed by Washington as a means to counter Berlin and any European strategic autonomy amid a complicated geopolitical and geoeconomic dispute.
(2023-05-05). Georgia: EU parallels NATO's military integration. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMay 5, 2023 The Minister of Defense of Georgia met with the Ambassador of the European Union The Minister of Defense of Georgia, Juansher Burchuladze , hosted the Ambassador of the European Union Pavel Herchinskii at the Ministry of Defense. The main topic of the meeting was the 30 million aid package, …
(2023-05-05). Nigeria: U.S. Air Forces Europe/Africa, NATO Allied Air Command move into Gulf of Guinea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesMay 4, 2023 Nigerian air base upgrade caps $500 million US sale to bolster security Millions of dollars in upgrades to Nigeria's Kainji Air Base along with new, American-built attack aircraft will boost the capabilities of Africa's most populous country in fighting extremists, according to U.S. and Nigerian officials. Last week marked the …
(2023-05-05). Brazil's Embraer eyes on innovation at the Web Summit. america.cgtn.com 
At Web Summit's first conference outside of Europe, Brazil's Embraer, the world's third largest producer of civil aircraft, after Boeing and Airbus, is showcasing its performance in the tech ecosystem through its disruptive innovation subsidiary: Embraer X.
(2023-05-05). Force-Marching the Europeans. U.S. Campaign to Divide the World into Confrontational Blocs. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). 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.
(2023-05-05). Germany: Conservative-Green Party state government passes repressive assembly law. wsws.org The CDU-Green Assembly Act resembles the type of measure favoured by right-wing dictatorships and has been welcomed by representatives of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
(2023-05-06). People gather in London for King Charles' coronation. ecns.cn The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today.
(2023-05-06). Cuba's Chamber of Commerce promotes investment and business in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba, Antonio Carricarte, stated Saturday that his visit to Italy aims to promote and negociate investments and business with local companies.
(2023-05-05). Turkish foreign policy before/after elections — According to the Italian press. uwidata.com by Yiƒüit Saner writing for UWI from Rome / Italy One of the eight elections that will change the world in 2023 will take place in Türkiye. Perhaps the most prominent reason behind the international interest in the elections is undoubtedly the fact that a country of great geopolitical importance like Türkiye creates an area …
(2023-05-05). Bolivia Approves the Law to Enhance its Gold Monetary Reserves. telesurenglish.net After a 10-hour debate, the Bolivian Senate on Friday approved the "Law for the purchase of gold to strengthen the International Reserves". | RELATED: | Before the vote, Economy Minister Marcelo Montenegro and interim Bolivian Central Bank (BCB) president Edwin Rojas explained the details of the law to legislators. | The purpose of the bill is to strengthen the Net International Reserves (NIR) and open the possibility for the BCB to properly…
(2023-05-05). UN Call For Closing Funding Gap to Salvage Oil Tanker off Yemen. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a spokesperson for the United Nations emphasized the "crucial need" of acquiring additional funds to address the funding deficit in order to rescue the Safer oil tanker located along the Red Sea coast of Yemen. | Related: | On Thursday, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands organized a fundraiser event in support of the United Nations' Safer project, resulting in a total pledged amount of $5.6 million dollars. During a media briefing, Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesp…
(2023-05-06). One step further in the Ukrainian War: "We are on the brink" uwidata.com History books will write: "On 3 May 2023, the Kremlin was attacked by drones to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin." In French, the phrase "table rase" is used for the 1789 Revolution. Instead of translating it literally, rather one could explain it as the moment when everything is reset, a new beginning after the destruction, …
(2023-05-06). Blinken: Ukraine Has The Right To Assassinate Putin. southfront.org 
Illustration image | Submitted by Eric Zuesse | On May 3rd, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, being interviewed by C-Span, said that Ukraine has a right to kill Russia's President Vladimir Putin, or to do anything else if Ukraine's President Volodmyr Zelensky decides to do that in order for Ukraine to win its war against Russia. | Anthony [Antony] Blinkin pressed on May 4 about the Drone attack on Russia and Putin. | Here is a transcript of the passage: Q: I want to start with the news overnight accusing Ukra…
(2023-05-06). Evidence U.S. Plans A WW III Against Both Russia And China. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Submitted by Eric Zuesse | On May 3rd, U.S. Secretary of State Antony
(2023-05-06). Kyiv Complains That HIMARS Is Less Effective Because Of Russian EW Systems. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | The Kyiv regime complains that the Russians knock down GPS targeting systems of US-supplied HIMARS rockets."Ukrainian military officials, with the US' help, have had to come up with a variety of different workarounds as it continues to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) which has been perhaps the most revered and feared piece of weaponry in Ukraine's fight. | The medium-range rocket systems were hailed as a game changer in the conflict and have played a key role since…
(2023-05-06). Lancet Loitering Munitions Take Out Three Ukrainian Short-Range Air Defense Systems (Videos). southfront.org 
ZALA Lancet attack drone. © Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has hit three short-range air defense systems of Kiev forces in the special military operation zone with Lancet loitering munitions. | Video footage that surfaced online on May 6 showed the pinpoint strikes, which targeted Soviet-made 9K33 Osa and 9K35 Strela-10 systems as well as an American-made AN/TWQ-1 Avenger system, which was destroyed in Ukraine for the first time. | Ukraine inherited more than 120 9K33 Osa and more t…
(2023-05-06). Syria, Iraq Are In Talks To Reactivate Strategic Oil Pipeline. southfront.org 
The Kirkuk—Banias oil pipeline. Via Wikimedia. | Syria and Iraq are in talks to reactivate the strategic Kirkuk—Banias oil pipeline, Iraqi Trade Minister Atheer al-Ghurairy revealed in an interview with Sputnik that was published on May 5. | The minister told the Russian news agency that he discussed the matter with Syria's Oil Minister Firas Kaddour earlier this month. | The reactivation of the Kirkuk-Banias oil pipeline will be "crucial" for Syria as it would end the…
(2023-05-06). U.S. Violated Deconfliction Protocols, Locked On Russian Warplanes Over Syria: Reconciliation Center. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | The United States-led coalition is violating deconfliction protocols with Russia on safe flights over Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said on May 5."Despite the fact that the Russian side stays committed to the memorandum of understanding between the Russian Defense Ministry and the US Department of…
(2023-05-06). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On May 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Russian forces shot down 2 Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jets near Zolotaya Balka and Tyaginka | Ukrainian artillery targeted an artillery firing position of Russian forces near Myrne | Artillery duels between the AFU and the Russian Army continue on the outskirts of Gulyaipole | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 5 motor vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD | Up to…
(2023-05-06). Military Situation In Syria On May 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On May 5, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province | On May 6, two SDF members were killed in a Turkish drone attack in Tel Hamis | US-led forces killed 13 ISIS operatives and detained 28 others in both Syria and Iraq in April, according to the CENTCOM | There are enough votes among Arab League members to approve the return of Syria, according to Ayman Safadi, Jo…
(2023-05-05). Russia to Respond With Concrete Measures to the Drone Attacks. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov assured that his country will respond with concrete measures to the drone attacks against the Kremlin, which could not have happened without the knowledge of the United States. | RELATED: | "I wouldn't even think of the name or the terms here. This was clearly a hostile act. It's pretty clear that the Kiev terrorists couldn't have committed it without the knowledge of their ow…
(2023-05-05). China & Russia Pledge to Boost Cooperation at Shanghai Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, China and Russia have agreed to further develop bilateral relations and build the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) into a platform for mutually beneficial cooperation. | RELATED: | At a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the SCO foreign ministers' meeting, Chinese State Councilor Qin Gang said that his country is ready to join hands with Russia to implement the important consen…
(2023-05-05). Headlines for May 5, 2023. democracynow.org U.S. Sees Long Conflict Ahead in Sudan as Fighting Rages Between Rival Military Factions, Head of Russia's Wagner Group Says He'll Pull Mercenaries from Besieged Ukrainian City, Jury Finds Proud Boys Guilty of Sedition and Other Felonies for Jan. 6 Insurrection, Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Tuition Payments from Billionaire GOP Donor Harlan Crow, Conservative Judicial Activist Secretly Funneled at Least $80,000 to Ginni Thomas, Eight People, Including 6 Teachers, Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Serbia Pledges Gun Controls After Two Mass Shootings in Two Days Claim 17 Lives, Shootings in Georgia an…
(2023-05-05). Zelensky regime's fate is sealed. peoplesdispatch.org There is a huge dilemma today as the entire Western narrative of a Russian defeat stands exposed as a pack of lies, and alongside, the myth of Kiev's military prowess to take on the far superior military might of a superpower has evaporated…
(2023-05-05). Russia Says Ukraine Tried to Kill Putin in Drone Attack, Ukraine Denies Involvement. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-05). India's Deepening Economic Engagements with Russia Has a Message for the World. infobrics.org India, as it presses the pedal on a free trade agreement with Russia to boost economic and trade activities, has a message to the world — that New Delhi will be guided by strategic autonomy and dynamics that suit the country's macro-economic fundamentals…
(2023-05-05). Top Russian Technical University Campus in China's Hainan Island to Focus on Aviation and Aerospace. infobrics.org The campus in Wenchang county, home to China's fourth spaceport, aims to be up and running by September 2025…
(2023-05-05). India's JSW Steel Plans to Sell Specialty Steel to Russia. infobrics.org India's JSW Steel (JSTL.NS) plans to sell specialty steel products to Russia this year, a senior company official told Reuters…
(2023-05-05). Zelensky must choose between talks or losing more territory – former US Army chief. infobrics.org The West continues to pump resources to Ukraine despite impossibility of halting Russian forces.
(2023-05-05). Conditions Are Maturing for the Final Defeat of Neo-Colonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Friends of Socialist China co-editor Keith Bennett spoke at the Global Conference on Multipolarity, held online on Saturday April 29. The conference, which was jointly convened by organizations from China, Türkiye, Russia, Brazil and elsewhere, and coordinated from Moscow, was addressed by more than 120 speakers from over 60 countries. Addressing the theme of neo-colonialism, Keith…
(2023-05-05). Attack on the Kremlin: Acceleration in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López The Russian presidential press service reported on Wednesday, May 3, that "the Kiev regime attempted to attack the Kremlin residence using two drones", an action carried out on the night of May 2. The Russian authorities pointed out that "the drones were deactivated" by the security systems of the special forces, and…
(2023-05-05). Russian Oil Floods Global Markets via Major Asian Intermediaries. libya360.wordpress.com F.M. Shakil Despite western sanctions, there is more Russian fuel being exported around the world than before the Ukraine crisis. It's just coming via Saudi Arabia, India, China, and other trading states — with steep commissions. Despite western sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, some Asian and specifically West Asian economies are importing significant…
(2023-05-05). Ukrainian banker offers cash to weapons manufacturers and Star Wars actor is recruited to promote drone terror in Russia. expose-news.com Days before a failed drone assassination targeting Putin, Ukrainian banking baron Volodymyr Yatsenko offered a $500,000 bounty to any weapons maker able to land a drone in Red Square during Moscow's upcoming …
(2023-05-05). 'Anti-Black' Claim Raised About Cuba As Solidarity Activists Stopped at U.S. Border & Black Socialists Arraigned in United States for Collaborating with Russia. towardfreedom.org A 2-year-old argument about "anti-Blackness" in Cuba, which Black solidarity activists in the United States say has no basis in reality, has reared its head. TF editor Julie Varughese reports.
(2023-05-05). US media promotes absurd claim that Russia staged attack on Kremlin. wsws.org Following Wednesday's drone attack on the official residence of Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, the US media sprang into action to promote the claim that Russia staged the attacks.
(2023-05-05). Ukrainian Banker Offers Cash for Drone Terror in Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). UPDATED: Wagner Fighters Are Going To Leave Bakhmut. southfront.org
(2023-05-05). In Video: Ukrainian Soldiers Flee In Panic. southfront.org
(2023-05-05). Military Situation In Bakhmut On May 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Wagner forces are advancing towards Larysy Shepitko street in the north-western part of the city; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue along Chaikovskoho street; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Bogdanivka; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Khromovo; | Evgeny Prigozhin reported that his units will leave their positions in Bakhmut because of the shell hunger artificially created by Russian military com…
(2023-05-05). Military Situation In Donbass On May 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army made a tactical advance near Belogorivka village; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Slavyansk; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Belogorivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Pervomaiske; | Clashes between Russian forces and…
(2023-05-05). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On May 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian artillery shelled the AFU command and observation posts near Nestryga Island in the Kherson region; | Russian artillery shelled the AFU command and observation posts near Novoandreevka; | Artillery duels between the AFU and the Russian Army continue on the outskirts of Gulyaipole; | Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 3 motor vehicle were destroyed by Russian artillery in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye region, according to…
(2023-05-05). Secret Of Recent Russian "Bloody" Attack On Train In Kherson Revealed. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A round-the-clock curfew was introduced in Kherson from 8 p.m. on May 5 to 6 p.m. on May 8. According to the Ukrainian authorities, it will be prohibited to move and stay on the streets of the city. The city will be closed for entry and exit. | Such restrictive measures are aimed to hide the transfer of military equipment and personnel and avoid the leak of information by the local residents. However, such unprecedented restrictions are introduced right on the eve of the Ukrainian counter…
(2023-05-05). In Video: Russian Lancet Loitering Munition Defeats Ukrainian Anti-Drone System. southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has successfully destroyed a Ukrainian Bukovel-AD anti-drone electronic warfare system with a Lancet loitering munition. | Video footage of the pinpoint strike surfaced online on May 5. The strike completely destroyed the system, which was reportedly deployed between the…
(2023-05-05). There Is A Policy Solution To The Problem Of American Journalism. popularresistance.org Like many other journalists, past and present, I laughed and nodded at Roy Woods Jr.'s jokes at the 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner. But, as Mr. Woods and President Joe Biden made clear, the challenge facing American journalists is no joke. And, no, we should not expect comedians to propose solutions to our problems, but we should expect the President and his staff to propose solutions to the serious problems of democratic deliberation in America. We have heard none. | No, banning TikTok is not even close. As important as it is to get the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich out of Russia, that w…
(2023-05-05). Biden Hypocritically Slams Arrest of US Journalist in Russia But Pursues Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Maduro Speaks With Putin About Attack on Kremlin. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, spoke by telephone this Thursday, May 4, with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to express the support of the Venezuelan people after the assassination attempt against him at the Kremlin. | This was reported by President Maduro via social media. "Today, May 4, I had a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin to express all the support of the Venezuelan people, in the face of the terrorist attack on the Kremlin," he wrote. "We also talked about the importance of deepening bilateral cooperation relations between the Russian Federation and the Bolivarian R…
(2023-05-05). Poetry politics and war: Berlin Bulletin no. 210, May 3, 2023. mronline.org 
The fearful destruction, the displacement of families, above all the killing and maiming must be deplored, condemned and brought to an end. But the underlying reasons for this terrible war, concealed in the media, must also be mercilessly examined, regardless of well-orchestrated accusations of "Putin-friendship" or "left-over allegiance to a past Soviet Russia".
(2023-05-05). Selected Articles: Dangerous Crossroads: Pending U.S. Congressional Resolution on War Against Russia. globalresearch.ca 
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(2023-05-06). Presidente de Serbia anuncia plan de desarme por tiroteos. telesurtv.net En menos de 48 horas ocurrieron dos tiroteos en Serbia; el primero resulta el peor de su historia reciente en escuelas.
(2023-05-05). Targeting Mexico, Humiliating Serbia. strategic-culture.org
(2023-05-05). Sweden leads large-scale NATO air combat exercise over the Baltic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMay 4, 2023 Swedish and Allied fighters undertake large-scale training in the Baltic Sea region Allied and Partner aircraft integrate over the Baltic Sea area during high intensity Swedish led large-scale Exercise Aurora, March 28. Exercise Aurora is a Swedish national exercise with international participants, including NATO members. The exercise is an important …
(2023-05-06). The War in Ukraine: Made in Washington Not Moscow. globalresearch.ca Putin does not want Washington's nuclear missiles parked on his western border in the Ukraine. For security reasons, he cannot allow this. He has made this excruciatingly clear over and over again. "If US and NATO missile systems are deployed in Ukraine, their flight time to Moscow will be only 7—10 minutes"
(2023-05-06). Catastrophe: The Global Cost of the Ukraine War. scheerpost.com 
The war has been a disaster for Ukraine, but also a calamity for the world. This brief article provides a concise overview of the war's profound global effects, beginning with the combatants' cost in lives and treasure. Beyond this it assesses the war's impact on global trade and economy; energy and food price inflation and their effects on poverty, hunger, and mortality; the redirection of humanitarian and official development assistance; the total sum of aid to the Ukrainian war effort, and the estimated cost of postwar reconstruction and recovery. Also examined is the war's effect on global defense spending. T…
(2023-05-06). Perspectives] Eloise Todd: mobilising civil society for pandemic prevention. thelancet.com "We're at an exciting moment in the fight for better pandemic prevention and preparedness, but it's also a moment of jeopardy", says Eloise Todd, co-founder and Executive Director of the Pandemic Action Network, an international network of more than 350 diverse organisations. Todd points out that with the invasion of Ukraine, attention shifted from COVID-19 "in terms of both political consciousness but also public consciousness". Renewing attention on COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness and prevention is a key focus for the Network.
(2023-05-06). Military Situation In Bakhmut On May 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-05-05). A Worldwide Anti-Imperialist Left: Why it is Needed, and What it Must Do (Paper). By: Alan Freeman and Radhika Desai>. midwesternmarx.com 
Capital organises globally yet workers do not. As the US-led NATO powers escalate the Ukraine conflict into a new world war, this imbalance is becoming intolerable.This paper presents the case for a worldwide anti-imperialist Left, representing ordinary people committed to a just and peaceful multipolar world order. This will serve both the national interest of every country, and the general interest of humanity.We base our case on an historical assessment of the last such organization, t …
(2023-05-05). Ukraine tried to attack the Kremlin with drones. mronline.org 
Despite what happened, the military parade on Red Square will go ahead as planned, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said.
(2023-05-05). Taking the Capitalist Road Was the Wrong Choice For Ukraine, Says Ukraine Expert. covertactionmagazine.com Renfrey Clarke is an Australian journalist. Throughout the 1990s he reported from Moscow for Green Left Weekly of Sydney. This past year, he published The Catastrophe of Ukrainian Capitalism: How Privatisation Dispossessed & Impoverished the Ukrainian People with Resistance Books. In April, I had an email exchange with Clarke. Below is the transcript. Natylie Baldwin: You …
(2023-05-05). Pentagon rotates National Guard combat team training Ukrainian troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostMay 5, 2023 Arkansas Army National Guard Takes Over Joint Multinational Training for Ukraine The Arkansas Army National Guard 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Bowie) has assumed command of a training group upskilling Ukrainian warfighters…. The Joint Multinational Training Group — Ukraine (JMTG-U) is a rotational mobilization effort under the authority of …
(2023-05-05). A Worldwide Anti-Imperialist Left Is Needed. popularresistance.org Capital organises globally yet workers do not. As the US-led NATO powers escalate the Ukraine conflict into a new world war, this imbalance is becoming intolerable. | This paper presents the case for a worldwide anti-imperialist Left, representing ordinary people committed to a just and peaceful multipolar world order. This will serve both the national interest of every country, and the general interest of humanity. We base our case on an historical assessment of the last such organization, the Communist International or Comintern for short, founded in 1919 and dissolved in 1943.
(2023-05-05). Air-Launched Hydra 70 Rockets Approved For 1st Time In $300M Ukraine Package. southfront.org 
Hydra 70 rockets next to an AGM-114 Hellfire. Wiki Commons | Originally published on The White House unveiled a new $300 million arms package for Ukraine this week, which uses the Presidential Drawdown Authority, meaning yet more Pentagon stockpiles will be depleted. | The funds continue to be drawn from the $45 billion aid package Congress authorized in December, but a key new item in…
(2023-05-05). War Crime: Ukrainian Forces Killed Civilian Fisherman In Kherson Region. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Ukrainian military claimed another victory in the Kherson region. Ukrainian forces killed a civilian who was sailing along the Dnieper on a boat, and published a video with cheerful music, mocking their victim. | The incident reportedly took place in late April. The video was shared by the 192nd Battalion of the Territorial Defense of Ukraine and become evidence of another war crime. | It shows a man in civilian closes walking on the shore and then attempting to hide from the Ukrain…
(2023-05-05). Ukraine Attempts Offensive Operations. southfront.org 
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(2023-05-05). Discord Leaks Created Tension Between the US and Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). New Atlas LIVE: Talking Ukraine's Offensive & More with Mark Sleboda. thealtworld.com International relations and security expert Mark Sleboda joins us to talk about Ukraine's upcoming offensive and what happens next.
(2023-05-06). King Charles III of the United Kingdom crowned in London. plenglish.com London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Nearly nine months after Queen Elizabeth II's death, King Charles III was finally crowned on Saturday at a religious ceremony in Westminster Abbey, in London, with attendance of 2,200 guests.
(2023-05-05). Jamaica Aims to Gain Independence From the British Monarchy. telesurenglish.net The Jamaican government intends to hold a self-determination referendum in 2024 to become independent of the British monarchy and have its own head of state. | RELATED: | "The time has come. Jamaica is in Jamaica's hands. We have to do it, especially with the transition in the monarchy. My government says we have to do it now," Jamaican Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, told the media. | "While the United Kingdom ce…