(2023-01-04). Bulgaria anuncia que importará gas a través de Tàºrkiye. telesurtv.net El acuerdo establece que Bulgaria podrá acceder en los próximos 13 años al gas licuado de diversos proveedores occidentales.
(2023-01-04). Venezuela da pasos para normalizar relaciones con EE.UU. y la Unión Europea. globalizacion.ca El gobierno de Venezuela está preparado para avanzar en el proceso de normalización de las relaciones políticas y diplomáticas con Estados Unidos, dijo el presidente Nicolás Maduro, quien lamentó que desde Washington continúen las políticas de agresión contra su país,…
(2023-01-04). Crucero europeo Amadea llega a puerto en Margarita, Venezuela. telesurtv.net El ministro de Transporte Ramón Velásquez Araguayán resaltó que esto es un hito más realizado por el país y Gobierno de la nación latinoamericana luego de 15 años.
(2023-01-04). Germany's president and chancellor beat the drum for Ukraine war and invoke national unity. wsws.org Both President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz advocated continuing the Ukraine war until Russia's complete defeat, even if this entailed enormous social and economic costs and the risk of nuclear war.
(2023-01-04). Masterpieces from Italian museum on display in Shanghai. ecns.cn An exhibition featuring masterpieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy has opened to the public in Shanghai.
(2023-01-04). Italy 2022: The coldest winter ever. uwidata.com As is customary this time of year in December, the first real cold of the season has arrived in Italy. This is not news, because it is, in fact, a custom. What is different this year are the economic and social conditions: We are living in a country that has not yet recovered from the …
(2023-01-04). Shenzhen's 1st new int'l route in 3 years jets off. ecns.cn A China Southern Airlines plane took off from Shenzhen International Airport bound for Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday as the airline resumed the overseas route after a long hiatus.
(2023-01-04). 101st Airborne Still Deployed in Romania Simulating War with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-04). The Hope of a Pan-African-Owned and Controlled Electric Car Project is Buried for Generations to Come. scheerpost.com 
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The United States government held the US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December, prompted in large part by its fears about Chinese and Russian influence on the African continent. Rather than routine diplomacy, Washington's approach in the summit was guided by its broader New Cold War agenda, in …
(2023-01-04). BlackRock Plots to Buy Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-04). On the influence of neo-Nazism in Ukraine. mronline.org 
A short history of neo-Nazism in Ukraine in response to NewsGuard's charge that Consortium News published false content about its extent.
(2023-01-04). US Climbs Escalation Ladder in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-04). Surveillance State: What the #TwitterFiles Mean for America, Ukraine and Libertarianism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-03). NATO Will Confront Russia in West Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Nikolai Plotnikov and Alexei Romanov Mauritania aims at becoming renewable energy powerhouse Why Mauritania is becoming an outpost of the alliance in the region Western countries' peacekeeping missions in Mali seem to be failing. Following France and Britain, Germany began to think about withdrawing its troops from the African country. The justification is standard: the…
(2023-01-03). From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium. strategic-culture.org Theology should be kept as simple as Steinbeck's The recent passing of 95 year old Pope Benedict XVI should give not only the Latin Catholic Church but churches worldwide cause for reflection and reform. Pope Benedict, a draftee into and a deserter from Hitler's Wehrmacht, represented all that was best in European Catholicism, a faith that owes its survival to the armies of Spain's Philip II, who successfully withstood Ottoman threats t…
(2023-01-03). Panic In Greater Idlib: Top Leader Of Al-Qaeda's HTS Warns Of Syrian-Turkish Rapprochement. southfront.org 
Abu Mohamad al-Julani as seen in his last video message. | The leader of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, has warned from any rapprochement between Turkey and Syria. | In a video message released by HTS's media network, Amjad, on January 2, Abu Mohamad al-Julani called the ongoing talks between the two countries are "a serious deviation.""The ongoing Russian-sponsored talks between Ankara and Damascus are a dangerous deviation th…
(2023-01-03). Ex-NATO chief in Taiwan promotes Alliance of Democracies. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Focus TaiwanJanuary 3, 2023 Ex-NATO secretary-general arrives in Taiwan Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday morning for a three-day visit, during which he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Rasmussen, who also served as Denmark's prime minister, was welcomed by MOFA Department …
(2023-01-03). 'Absolute madness': Record-shattering heat dome hits Europe. therealnews.com 
(2023-01-03). Ukraine Wants EU to Scrap Medicine Exemption for Russia Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Ukraine is threatening to punish European pharmaceutical companies that are still operating in Russia and wants EU sanctions on Russia to apply to medicine, POLITICO reported in December. The EU has imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Russia but has exempted medicines due to humanitarian concerns. The report said that the exemption hasn't "sat well" with Ukraine …
(2023-01-03). Clampdown Reported In Iranian Kurdistan After Slain Protesters Mourned. juancole.com By Ardeshir Tayebi | ( RFE/RL) Demonstrators in the western Iranian city of Javanrud were set on by security forces and have reportedly faced a martial-style clampdown since gathering in a local cemetery on December 31 to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for seven protesters killed by security forces in …
(2023-01-03). Kiev kills "hundreds" of Russian recruits in strike with US-supplied missile. wsws.org The attack, using US-provided weapons and likely based on US-provided targeting data, sends the world a message: Washington wants the bloodbath in Eastern Europe to escalate in the new year.
(2023-01-03). Six Syrian Soldiers Were Killed In Recent Israeli Attack On Damascus Airport: Russian MoD. southfront.org 
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | Six Syrian soldiers were killed and two others were wounded as a result of the
(2023-01-03). Can NATO and the Pentagon Find a Diplomatic Off-Ramp from the Ukraine War? dissidentvoice.org Photo credit: Economic Club of New York NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, known for his staunch support for Ukraine, recently revealed his greatest fear for this winter to a TV interviewer in his native Norway: that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a major war between NATO and Russia. "If …
(2023-01-03). A New Twitter Hashtag #RussiaFlushWithCash Should Be Tweeted. journal-neo.org 
It's a bit funny how propaganda works, especially the lies woven by the western elites these last few years. Take the Russian economy, for instance. A recent Twitter trend was #RunOnRussianBanks. With over 8,000 Tweets of photos of a dozen people standing in line in the snow at an ATM, the intent is to create …
(2023-01-03). New Israeli FM Signals Policy Shift on Ukraine, Neutrality Toward Russia. strategic-culture.org On 29 December, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the 'strengthening of Russian-Israeli cooperation in all areas'. | By News Desk | On 2 January, Israel's newly appointed Foreign Minister Eli Cohen signaled a policy shift with Russia after relations soured due to the war in Ukraine since early 2022. | Cohen announced that Israel would take a step back on the conflict and no longer publicly condemn Russia. | "On the issue of Russia and Ukraine, we will do one thing for sure — speak less in public," the foreign minister said. | While Cohen announced that Israel would continue to supply humanitarian…
(2023-01-03). BREAKING: Ukrainian Military Suffered Heavy Losses In Russian Strike In Druzhkovka, DPR. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | At night, Russian missile hit the military target in the village of Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic which remains under control of Ukrainian military. | The strike took place right at the moment of an on air broadcast by French TV reporter. The locals also filmed the destruction. | In its daily briefing, the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the strike and revealed the target. |
(2023-01-03). Military Situation In Donbass On January 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kramatorsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Druzhkovka with high-precision missiles; | Up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, 4…
(2023-01-03). Military Situation In Donbass On January 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kramatorsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Druzhkovka with high-precision missiles; | Up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, 4…
(2023-01-03). Military Situation In Syria On January 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On January 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 7 times: 5 in Idlib province, 2 in Latakia province; | On January 3, the SDF arrested Hafez Al-Khabil, former ISIS leader in the city of Al-Basira, east of Deir Ezzor; | On January 3, the SAA targeted a vehicle near the city of Atarib by an anti-tank missile; | On January 3, the SDF arrested 14 people in the districts of Tal Brak and Al-Hol on charges of belongi…
(2023-01-03). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kramatorsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Gulyuaypole with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kherson with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Druzhkovka with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes…
(2023-01-03). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kramatorsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Gulyuaypole with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kherson with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Druzhkovka with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes…
(2023-01-03). Russian Army Destroyed More Of Ukraine's New Polish-Made Krab Howitzers (Videos). southfront.org A Polish-made Krab howitzer. | The Russian military has destroyed more of Ukraine's new Polish-made Krab self-propelled 155 mm howitzer in the special military operation zone. | On January 2, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov announced that the Russian military's Strategic Rocket Forces had destroyed a Krab howitzer in the Kherson region."A Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer was destroyed near Antonovka in the Kherson Region," Konashenkov said during a press briefin…
(2023-01-03). Russian Troops Receive New Small Drone With Recon, Combat Capabilities For Ukraine Operation. southfront.org 
File image. | Russian troops in the special military operation zone in Ukraine have begun to receive a new small drone dubbed "Binokl" with reconnaissance and combat capabilities, Dmitry Zubarev, a spokesman for Binokl manufacturer Syomka s vozdukha, told the Russian news agency that the new drone is two to three times cheaper than commercially-available Chinese-made DJI Mavic drones which are widely used by Russian troops. | The Binokl,…
(2023-01-03). U.S. TOW Anti-Tank Missiles Make First Appearance In Ukraine (Photos). southfront.org 
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold security in a Humvee during an amphibious assault at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released) | The American BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system has finally made an appearance in the Russian special military operation zone in Ukraine. | On January 3, a photo of an M1167 Humvee TOW missile carrier that was capture…
(2023-01-03). Report: Israel's New FM Passed US Message to Russia's Lavrov. news.antiwar.com Israel's new foreign minister, Eli Cohen, spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday and passed a message from the US, The Times of Israel reported. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held his first call with Cohen on Monday. An Israeli diplomatic official told the Times that Blinken was aware of the planned call …
(2023-01-03). Moscow and Beijing Could End US Sanctions Hegemony. libya360.wordpress.com Observateur Continental Sanctions have long been the U.S.'s favorite economic weapon, but the era of U.S. hegemony is coming to an end. Washington's permissive use of punitive measures has provoked resistance from the world. Russia and China have won at least one victory in the fight against sanctions. Sanctions have long been America's favorite economic…
(2023-01-03). With an Eye on Iran, Netanyahu Wades into the Ukraine War. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting in Sochi In his second coming as Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has hit the ground running. The international climate in which he skilfully operated for close to 15 years in two stints as prime minister has changed…
(2023-01-03). The First US Onslaught to "Weaken" Post-Cold War Russia. dissidentvoice.org 
The first post-cold war assault on Russia by the West began in the early 1990s well before the expansion of NATO. It took the form of a U.S.-induced economic depression in Russia that was deeper and more disastrous than the Great Depression that devastated the U.S. in the 1930s. And it came at a time …
(2023-01-03). Oxford Neocon Calls for Disregarding Russia's "Red Lines" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-03). Culture of Hope: 2022 and the Margins of Victory in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org 
Another critical year for Palestine has folded. While 2022 has wrought much of the same in terms of Israeli military occupation and increasing violence, it also introduced new variables to the Palestinian struggle nationally, regionally and internationally. Palestine, the War and the Arabs The Russia-Ukraine war starting in February pressured many political entities, including …
(2023-01-03). From Ivan the Terrible to Stalin and today: History of Russia and the use of force and violence (Pt.1). uwidata.com Following Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, a debate lived up again on the role of force and violence in history — especially concerning the history of Russia itself. United Woeld International author has given a lengthy interview to Emrah Mara≈üo, editor-in-chief of Turkish monthly magazine Bilim ve àútopya (Science and Utopia). The interview was …
(2023-01-03). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region, Donbass, On January 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-01-03). Ukrainian Forces Shelled Another Hospital In Zaporozhie Region. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Ukrainian forces destroyed another hospital located on the territories lost by the Kiev regime. At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the town of Tokmak in the Zaporozhie region. | The shelling took place at about 4 am local time. The building of the hospital was heavily damaged. As a result of the Ukrainian attack one of the buildings of the hospital was completely destroyed. The maternity hospital and pediatrics facility, where patients are currently located, were also damaged.
(2023-01-03). First Days Of The Year Leave No Hope Of Peace Coming To Ukraine. southfront.org 
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(2023-01-03). Ukraine Prepares To Give Free Rein to Property Developers. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-03). British-Run Spy Tech Powers Ukraine Proxy War, Putting Civilians at Risk. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Leaked files reveal the Anomaly 6 spy firm is providing intelligence to the British military through a cut-out involved in the Kerch Bridge bombing and other acts of dangerous sabotage in the Ukraine conflict. On December 6th, The Grayzone revealed how British military and intelligence agencies were deploying technology created by shadowy private intelligence firm Anomaly…
(2023-01-03). Spies and More Lies Add Confusion to the Ukraine Conflict. globalresearch.ca