(2023-01-19). Eurasia and the Emerging Western Clash. infobrics.org The creation of the EAEU led to the 'four freedoms' of freedom of movement of goods, services, capital, and labor between member states. Unlike the European Union, the EAEU has no transnational political structure and pursues economic rather than political goals…
(2023-01-19). Potential Sites for Russian—Chinese Moonbase Near Lunar South Pole Revealed. infobrics.org Two craters near the lunar south pole – Amundsen and Malapert – are thought to harbour water ice for study and use as a resource, researchers reported…
(2023-01-18). Imperial-CNRS-Lille project to 'fast-track' treatments for metabolic diseases. imperial.ac.uk Imperial, France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Lille are setting up a major project into metabolic diseases.
(2023-01-18). Celebrating international relationships, past, present and future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It was 100 years ago that Dr. Charles Mayo visited France and met with famed physicist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. That meeting helped to set the stage for her research collaboration with Mayo and the relationship between Mayo and France that continues today. Celebrating those past, present and future relationships was the reason for a news conference held at Mayo Clinic on Friday, Jan. 6. Ambassador of France to…
(2023-01-18). Is the Syria-Turkey conflict close to a peaceful resolution? journal-neo.org 
Over the past decade, Turkish foreign policy has faced serious difficulties, and the crisis unleashed by the US and its allies in Syria has been the main reason for this. The Syrian crisis has had and continues to have several consequences for Turkey at various levels: the intensification of the Kurdish question, the build-up of the …
(2023-01-18). Moscow, Minsk begin joint drills. ecns.cn Russia and Belarus launched joint air force exercises on Monday, in a move that Ukraine sees as a "guise" for yet more airstrikes on the country.
(2023-01-18). US, Allies Preparing to Ramp Up Military Aid to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US and its allies are holding a series of meetings this week in Europe where new pledges for military aid to Ukraine are expected to be made, and more countries might agree to arm Kyiv with tanks. NATO Defense Ministers are set to meet in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a meeting …
(2023-01-18). Europe's China-related travel measures should be non-discriminatory: spokesperson. ecns.cn European countries' precautionary travel measures against China should be rooted in science, proportionate and non-discriminatory, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.
(2023-01-18). What are the chances for peace in Ukraine? indybay.org There must be another way to peace. But there can only be if we stop believing that only weapons or the annexation of foreign territories can bring peace; if we accept that the world does not belong only to the West, that there will be no single world power, the USA, and that the expansion of NATO does not contribute to stability in Europe.
(2023-01-18). Iranians In Kurdish Sanandaj Renew Call For Regime Change At Gathering To Mark Protester's Death. juancole.com 
By Ardeshir Tayebi ( RFE/RL ) Iranians in the western city of Sanandaj have marked the end of a 40-day mourning period for Homan Abdullahi, a protester killed by security forces in ongoing nationwide protests that have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini, with renewed calls for regime change. Videos …
(2023-01-18). Neanderthal boy's skull reconstructed. ecns.cn Archeologists from Jilin University recently published their research about the reconstructed skull of a Neanderthal boy using digital 3D portrait reconstruction technology in cooperation with Moscow State University in Russia.
(2023-01-18). Russia and China Ready for Quick Travel Resumption. infobrics.org Russia and China are ready to resume mutual travel as soon as possible and deepen their strategic cooperation, Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia told the Russian state TASS news agency…
(2023-01-18). Jilin Province Begins Economic, Trade Activity in Russian Far East. infobrics.org An economic and trade delegation from Northeast China's Jilin province set off from Hunchun Land Port to carry out a five-day economic and trade exchange activity in the Russian Far East…
(2023-01-18). Week of antiwar protests launched MLK Day weekend. workers.org 
Jan. 16, 2023 — The antiwar actions scheduled Jan. 13-23, in at least 50 U.S. cities, come as another escalation is threatened in the U.S.-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Seventh Avenue, New York City, Jan. 14, 2023. (John Catalinotto) Reflecting NATO's escalation, the Danish newspaper, The Worker, reported . . . |
(2023-01-18). New German defense minister plans major escalation of NATO war with Russia. wsws.org The change in the leadership of the Defense Ministry will initiate a massive escalation of German militarism and the NATO war in Ukraine against Russia.
(2023-01-18). Audio: David Swanson with Dennis Bernstein on Flashpoints on KPFA. davidswanson.org I was happy to discuss The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With, and Ukraine, and other topics, with Dennis Bernstein. Listen here or here.
(2023-01-18). Pentagon Sends US Artillery Shells Stored in Israel and South Korea to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US has dipped into stockpiles of arms it keeps in Israel and South Korea to supply Ukraine with more artillery shells, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing anonymous US and Israeli officials. The stockpile in Israel is meant to supply the US for its conflicts in the Middle East and is also used …
(2023-01-18). The Heat: U.K. Political and Economic Challenges. america.cgtn.com 
After a turbulent 2022, what are the big political challenges for the United Kingdom this year? The UK was rattled by political crisis last year and it also had to deal with major economic issues. The country saw three different prime ministers come through 10 …
(2023-01-17). Why do so many Turkish people believe 'Secret Clauses' in the 1923 Great Power Lausanne Treaty will be unveiled this Year? juancole.com 
By Ozan Ozavci, Utrecht University | (The Conversation) Commonly regarded as the "birth certificate" of modern Turkey, the 1923 treaty of Lausanne was the last of the peace settlements signed at the end of the first world war. This year's centenary has already provoked far more public anticipation than one might expect, thanks …
(2023-01-17). Rusia y Belarús inician maniobras militares conjuntas. telesurtv.net En particular, entre las tareas de los ejercicios se encuentran la realización de reconocimientos aéreos, el aterrizaje de un asalto aerotransportado y otros.
(2023-01-17). Bosnia: NATO prepares for yet another European conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJanuary 16, 2023 NATO Secretary General meets with Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Denis Beƒáiroviƒá, member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to NATO Headquarters on Monday (16 January 2023). Mr. Stoltenberg stressed that the stability of the whole region of the Western Balkans is …
(2023-01-17). U.S. interceptor missile warship docks in Estonian capital. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, like Ticonderoga-class cruisers, of which the Pentagon has 87 (70 of the first, 17 of the second), are equipped to fire Standard Missile 2 IIAs recently tested to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). See videos below. RR ==== U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth FleetJanuary 17, 2023 USS Roosevelt (DDG …
(2023-01-17). Davos Elites Can't Solve The Problems They Create. popularresistance.org At the start of each year, the World Economic Forum—organiser of the annual Davos conference currently underway in Switzerland—releases its list of the 'global risks' expected to dominate over the following twelve months. This year, researchers at the WEF decided that these risks are so great, and so interwoven, that we are now entering an era of 'polycrisis'. | The clearest risk in the immediate term is a global recession. The UK, most of Europe and the US are pretty much guaranteed to go into recession in 2023. The downturn will be worse in Europe due to the ongoing energy crisis and the war in Ukra…
(2023-01-17). The US Is Already Preparing For The Next War. popularresistance.org Russia's military operation in Ukraine is approaching its first birthday. Top military brass in Russia have long declared that the conflict is not between Russia and Ukraine, but rather Russia and NATO. Simply put, Ukraine is a pawn in another U.S. war. Europe's economy and military have been sacrificed on the altar of U.S. warmongering toward Russia. Winter is here and Ukraine's prospects for getting out of the conflict with anything resembling "victory" have dissipated, if they ever really existed at all. | Such has been admitted by two of the foreign policy establishment's most criminal members: Condoleezza Ri…
(2023-01-17). 'World War 3 Has Already Started' Between US and Russia/China, Argues French Scholar. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton Jan 14, 2023 | Prominent French intellectual Emmanuel Todd argues the Ukraine proxy war is the start of WWIII, and is "existential" for both Russia and the US "imperial system", which has restricted the sovereignty of Europe, making Brussels into Washington's "protectorate". | A prominent French intellectual has written a book arguing that the United States is already waging World War Three against Russia and China. | He also warned that Europe has become a kind of imperial "protectorate", which has little sovereignty and is essentially controlled by the US. | Emmanuel Todd is a widely resp…
(2023-01-17). Masterpieces from London's National Gallery on show in Shanghai. ecns.cn A total of 52 painting pieces by renowned European artists, such as Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Constable, Monet, and Van Gogh, will be exhibited in Shanghai until May 7.
(2023-01-17). Europe's Gas Emergency: A Continent Hostage to Seller Prices. libya360.wordpress.com Mohamad Hasan Sweidan Europe's reliance on Russian gas imports has been upended by sanctions against Moscow. With few options for practical alternatives, the continent will remain energy-dependent and financially-vulnerable regardless of who it imports from. The 2022 outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine revealed the importance of energy security in bolstering Moscow's geopolitical power in…
(2023-01-17). Venezuela's Seed Law Should Be a Global Model. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk A farm worker holds bell peppers during a harvest in Cubiro, Venezuela. For peasant farmers, the battle over seed rights is critical to their livelihoods Seeds are an often-overlooked political battleground in industrialized countries like those of North America and Europe, but for peasant farmers in the Global South, the battle over seed…
(2023-01-17). Headlines for January 17, 2023. democracynow.org Ukraine Blames Russia After Strike on Dnipro Apartment Building Kills at Least 44, U.S. Expands Training for Ukrainian Soldiers at Military Base in Germany, German Defense Minister Resigns as Allies Press for More Arms to Ukraine, Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada Assassinated in Her Kabul Home, More Than Women Abducted by Insurgents in Burkina Faso, Death Toll from Unrelenting California Storms Rises to 20, Meteorologists Forecast Global Heating Will Accelerate in 2024, German Police Use Tear Gas to Clear Climate Activists from Site of Coal Mine, Activists Blockade Private Jet Airport Used by World Economic For…
(2023-01-17). US Begins Expanded Training of Ukrainian Forces in Germany. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Gen. Milley says the US plans to train 0 Ukrainians over the next 6-8 weeks | Originally published on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley
(2023-01-17). US Trains Ukrainian Forces in Germany. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-17). Anatomy From Nazi Germany to Today. jamanetwork.com This viewpoint reviews the anatomical body procurement used in Nazi Germany, notes the continued use of those images, and calls for disclosure of the biographical history of the people whose bodies and tissues are now studied.
(2023-01-17). Germany deploys U.S. interceptor missiles, troops to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 16, 2023 Germany starts transfer of Patriot air defence system to Poland: reports Germany's Bundeswehr army has begun the process of transferring a Patriot air defence system to Poland, with the weaponry set to arrive in a matter of days…. The German army has begun the process of transferring a Patriot air defence …
(2023-01-17). Poland, U.S. lobby Germany for okay to move Leopard tanks into Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 16, 2023 Polish PM flies to Berlin to seek German approval for Leopard tank delivery to Ukraine The Polish prime minister flew to Berlin on Monday to lobby German politicians to approve Poland's planned transfer of German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine, according to officials. Before departing for the German capital, Mateusz Morawiecki said …
(2023-01-17). Germany starts moving interceptor missiles to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 17, 2023 Patriot batteries to reach Poland in coming days says MoD Patriot air defence systems will arrive in Poland in the coming days, Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has said. On Monday, the dpa press agency reported, quoting a German government source, that the Bundeswehr, the German army, had already started …
(2023-01-17). Hungary Votes: 97 Percent Reject Sanctions Against Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-17). Gen. Milley Meets Top Ukrainian Commander in Poland. news.antiwar.com Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on Tuesday met with the commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny, at an undisclosed location in Poland near the Ukrainian border. The highly symbolic meeting marked the first time the two military leaders held in-person talks. Col. David Butler, a US military spokesman, …
(2023-01-17). Poland: Top U.S., Ukrainian military chiefs meet for first time. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressJanuary 17, 2023 US, Ukraine top military chiefs meet in person for 1st time A MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND The top U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Mark Milley, traveled to a site near the Ukraine-Poland border on Tuesday and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time …
(2023-01-17). Former intel official knew Hunter's laptop report was factual but signed the Russian 'disinfo' letter anyway. americanthinker.com None too remorseful, either. Any questions as to why the public is growing cynical?>
(2023-01-17). Former intel official knew most emails on Hunter's laptop were real but signed the Russian 'disinfo' letter anyway. americanthinker.com None too remorseful, either. Any questions as to why the public is growing cynical?>
(2023-01-17). Kiev Staged Another Fairy Tale For Ukrainians. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Adviser to the office of the Ukrainian president Alexey Arestovich found himself in the center of another scandal. He faced a wave of criticism including from the Ukrainian top political officials, after he revealed that the building in the city of Dnipro was hit by Russian missile which was intercepted by Ukrainian air defense. Arestovich's claims instigated a large scandal. The Ministry of Defense of U…
(2023-01-17). Military Situation In Donbass On January 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian-led forces took control of Sol village; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Maryinka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Ugledar with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Blahodatne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 3…
(2023-01-17). Military Situation In Syria On January 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On January 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Latakia province; | On January 17, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara; | On January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the normalization of Turkish-Syrian relations and other issue…
(2023-01-17). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see fill-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions near Avdeyevka with high-precision missiles–∂ | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Krasny Liman with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Orekhovo with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Sinkovka; | Russian-led forces repelled the AFU attack near Svatove; | Russian-led fo…
(2023-01-17). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Terny with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Maryinka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Orekhov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kherson with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Ugledar with high-precision missiles; | Clashes betwee…
(2023-01-17). Republicans Deepen Investigation Into Democratic Money Laundering With Ukraine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imag | Senator Vance gives Democrats until Feb. 7 to explain tax fraud and foreign-lobbying violations. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Republicans plan to investigate where the money that Washington allocates to Kiev really goes. The conservative political party suspects that the Biden administration and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky are involved in money laundering and the sale of NATO weapons on the darknet, using the Russian sp…
(2023-01-17). Secret Of Russian FSB Spy Revealed By Security Service of Ukraine. southfront.org | The video was made by Ukrainian journalist and politician…
(2023-01-17). The US is already preparing for its next war: on China. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
While the US and NATO wage a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, military strategists and pundits in Washington have set their sights on China.
(2023-01-17). Ukrainian Volunteers Say They Were Unprepared for Battle Around Bakhmut. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian volunteers detailed in comments to The Times how they were unprepared to fight Russian forces near the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk Oblast, where the two sides have been locked in heavy battles for months. The report came after Russia's Wagner Group said it took Soledar, a small mining town three miles northeast …
(2023-01-17). Zelensky Advisor Resigns After Comments on Dnipro Strike Caused Backlash. news.antiwar.com Oleksiy Arestovych submitted his resignation as an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday after comments he made about a Russian missile hitting an apartment building in Dnipro. After the strike in Dnipro on Saturday, Arestovych said the Russian missile that hit the building may have fallen after it was shot down by Ukrainian …
(2023-01-17). Russian Ship with Rooppur Power Plant Materials Docks at Indian Port. infobrics.org After initially being deterred from anchoring at Mongla due to US sanctions on the ship, the Russian ship carrying materials for Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project ultimately received India's permission to dock at the Haldia port in West Bengal…
(2023-01-17). Understanding China—Russia Cooperation in the Arctic. infobrics.org The Arctic has become an important arena of cooperation between Russia and China…
(2023-01-17). Opposition leader says Zelensky is "destroying Ukraine" infobrics.org Anti-Russian hatred could lead the West to this same path of destruction.
(2023-01-17). Blunders — Splits — War. mronline.org 
Today the Linke is tragically split, on both political approaches and personalities…. [M]ost worrisome is the split about the present war. Some in the Left downplay the role of NATO, call for total condemnation of Russian imperialism and total military support for the Ukraine, in agreement with most media positions.
(2023-01-17). The Illuminati Is Out, Klaus Schwab And His Elite Davos Conference Are In: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com You may not read or hear the word "Illuminati" relative to the annual World Economic Forum gathering now underway at a Swiss ski resort in Davos, Switzerland, but conspiracy theories swirl around the annual event. In 2021 during the covid pandemic, the World Economic Forum theme was "The Great Reset", which proposed a stakeholder model for …
(2023-01-17). The Trouble with Western Tanks in Ukraine. journal-neo.org 
Western nations have begun pledging a variety of Western armored vehicles to Ukraine including infantry fighting vehicles and even main battle tanks. Until now, the majority of armored vehicles sent to Ukraine had been Soviet-era weapons Ukrainian forces were familiar with both in terms of operating and repairing them. However, following Ukraine's Kherson and Kharkov …
(2023-01-17). US Activists Honor The Anti-War Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr. popularresistance.org "We are here, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," said co-executive director of The People's Forum, Claudia De La Cruz, to a crowd of hundreds gathered in Times Square, in front of the US Army Recruiting Station, on January 14. "We are here to reclaim his legacy and say: no to war." | The organizers and workers mobilized to demand an end to NATO and a peaceful resolution to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The rally and march was organized by the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, a US anti-war organization, and the People's Forum. Activists raised slogans to demand a peaceful resol…
(2023-01-17). The Ultimate Arms Deals: Why Washington is So Eager to Support Ukraine. americanthinker.com Buying and replacing arms for the U.S. military is good for the weapons business.
(2023-01-17). Wagner Disrupted Ukrainian Plans On Donbass Front Lines. southfront.org 
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(2023-01-17). Ten Inconvenient Truths About Ukraine Largely Ignored by the Media. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-17). British General Warns Sending Tanks to Ukraine Will Leave the UK 'Weaker'. news.antiwar.com A high-level British general has warned that sending 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine could leave the British military "temporarily weaker," The Times reported on Monday. Gen. Patrick Sanders, Britain's chief of the general staff, said sending the tanks would leave a "gap" in the British military inventory and would make it hard for London …
(2023-01-17). Kissinger Changes Position, Says Ukraine Should Join NATO. news.antiwar.com Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in a video address to the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday that Ukraine joining NATO would be an "appropriate outcome" of the war, reversing his previous position that Kyiv shouldn't join the Western military alliance. "Before this war, I was opposed to membership of Ukraine in NATO …
(2023-01-17). Kiev regime admits being de facto NATO member, 'shedding blood for its mission'. infobrics.org "Ukraine as a country, and the armed forces of Ukraine, became the member of NATO," the Kiev regime Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.
(2023-01-17). US and NATO Do Not Want Peace in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Viktor Medvedchuk Listening to many Western politicians, it seems completely impossible to understand the essence of the current conflict in Ukraine, and the mechanisms which led us here. Take US President Biden: He denies that American troops are directly involved in the conflict but at the same time he consistently emphasizes his country's multi-billion dollar weapons supplies….
(2023-01-17). Polish PM Decries WWIII, Says More Arms to Ukraine Will Prevent It. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-17). Antiwar marchers honor MLK, say 'NO' to NATO proxy war in Ukraine. liberationnews.org 
Honoring King means we must build a true anti-war movement for peace and justice. This must include using society's vast resources to fund healthcare, housing, education, and saving the environment—not the U.S. war machine.
(2023-01-17). Despite differences on war in Ukraine, ceasefire and negotiations a must. peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN — This city has still seen no real snow — but instead lots of "mist." In German, "Mist" means manure, BS, or, to quote Google: "crap, sh-t, dammit!"). Some suggest it derives originally from visiting American basketballers a century ago who, when a shot failed, said "Missed" and were misunderstood. True or not …
(2023-01-17). Ukraine defense minister says Kiev is a "member of NATO de facto" wsws.org Reznikov's statement is an effective admission that the Ukrainian military was functioning as a proxy of the NATO alliance, contradicting false claims by the White House.