(2023-04-16). Producer of Turkish drones used on three continents to launch unmanned aircraft for more mayhem. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used and is being prepared for use to murder people in Armenia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Western Sahara. The CEO of the company, Haluk Bayraktar, is the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan. ==== Azeri Press AgencyApril 16, 2023 "Bayraktar Kƒ±zƒ±lelma" carries out next …
(2023-04-17). The Cup of Life — La Copa de la Vida (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Official Song Soccer World Cup France 1998 – Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin opens the Festival de Viña del Mar 2014 in Chile in a big way.
(2023-04-17). EU in crisis: Eurosceptism persists in Italy, Greece, France, and Poland. infobrics.org Eurosceptism will only deepen as Brussels fails to deal with European issues.
(2023-04-17). Imagining A World Beyond Capitalism, with David Cobb. mintpressnews.com In this hour-long interview, former Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb discusses radical politics, community organizing, sustainable development, climate change, racial justice, the protests in France, indigenous sovereignty, and building power to confront the ruling class.
(2023-04-17). Longtime tenant activist Eleanor Walden of Berkeley passed away Friday, April 7, 2023. indybay.org 2006 photo of Frances Hailman, Eleanor Walden, and Lynda Carson (myself) are organizers of a Save Section 8 Tenants Rally in front of the Old Berkeley City Hall Building.
(2023-04-17). Kylian Mbappé y Jonathan David lideran a goleadores del fútbol francés. cubadebate.cu El estelar Kylian Mbappé (PSG) y el ariete canadiense Jonathan David (Lille) cerraron hoy la jornada 31 del fútbol francés en la cima de los goleadores con 20, la que el francés busca conquistar por quinta temporada consecutiva.
(2023-04-16). Resisting A Two-Tiered Legal System In Majority-Black Jackson, MS. popularresistance.org July 1, 2023 will fall on a Saturday. In Jackson, Mississippi, it's likely to be a very hot day, or a rainy day, or both. It's also the day when House Bill 1020 will take effect, and that the whole of the City of Jackson will be no more — at least with respect to the administration of its criminal legal system. Instead, the city will be partitioned into unequal halves: a Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) and an unnamed nowhere land. | The bill was introduced and shepherded by Rep. Trey Lamar, a Republican and chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, assisted by the house speaker who, exercisin…
(2023-04-16). French fascism and the revolt against Macron. greenleft.org.au Continuing his analysis of the social explosion continuing in France, John Mullen looks at the far right and how it has reacted to the movement against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.
(2023-04-16). French Workers Take The Streets As Pension Reform Becomes Law. popularresistance.org Spontaneous protests broke out in France on April 14, Friday, after the country's Constitutional Council ratified the increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64, the most controversial aspect of the pension reforms pushed by the Emmanuel Macron-led government. Macron signed the bill into law early on Saturday. | Even though the Council struck down certain provisions of the bill, it also rejected the first version of the Referendum of Shared Initiative (RIP) on the implementation of the reforms. The proposal for the referendum was submitted by the MPs from the left-wing New Ecologic and Social Peoples Union's (N…
(2023-04-16). NATO video: France leads training for war in Black, Baltic Seas. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com
(2023-04-16). Canciller francés llama al diálogo para solucionar la crisis ucraniana. cubadebate.cu En una entrevista exclusiva concedida a NHK en vísperas de la reunión de los cancilleres del G7, que se celebra en Japón este domingo, la canciller francesa resaltó el papel internacional, incluido este foro de los países más industrializados, en la búsqueda de una solución al conflicto.
(2023-04-16). Turkish-Made Cobra II Armored Vehicles Spotted En Route To Ukraine (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces are reportedly about to receive several dozens of Turkish-made Cobra II infantry mobility vehicles via Romania. | On April 13, video footage surfaced online showing 20 to 30 Cobra II vehicles moving by rails in northeastern Romania in the direction of Ukraine. The Romanian Armed Forces are not known to operate this type of vehicles, which indicates that they were directly supplied by Turkey. | The Cobra II is a 4×4 wheeled armored infantry mobility vehicle that is made…
(2023-04-16). Sudan: Turkey's next military intervention? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsApril 16, 2023 Ankara expresses worry over armed clashes in Sudan Türkiye has expressed its concerns over the escalated tension following armed clashes in Sudan over the weekend. "We are concerned about the armed clashes taking place today in the Republic of Sudan," read a written statement issued by the Foreign Ministry late …
(2023-04-16). Russia Completes Belarusian Pilots' Training on Nuclear Weapons Use. news.antiwar.com Belarusian Air Force crews have completed their training on the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday. The ministry released a video featuring a Belarusian pilot explaining that the Russian training course has enabled the crews manning the Belarusian Air Force's Su-25 ground attack jets to use tactical nuclear bombs. …
(2023-04-17). Enslavement of African migrants 'big business' in Libya thanks to EU funding — UN. thegrayzone.com An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated an array of crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the European Union has aided and abetted crimes against humanity, according to a recent UN report. On March 27, 2023, the United Nations released the …
(2023-04-17). The Bombing of Nord Stream — This Act of War against Europe Requires Congressional Investigation. transcend.org 6 Apr 2023 – President Biden's own statements predicting the end of Nord Stream , preliminary to the devastating attack on its infrastructure, point to the necessity of determining whether or not the president was speaking from his singularly informed position of the Chief Executive, as Hersh indicated.
(2023-04-17). From Europe to the Indo-Pacific, Italy at Arms. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-17). Kale: Discover the 'secret powers' of this superfood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Although it may seem like it, kale isn't a new vegetable. Thomas Jefferson experimented with several varieties of kale at his Monticello estate in the early 1800s. It's long been popular in northern Europe and now throughout the U.S. Before becoming a popular salad green, kale was often used in restaurants as a decorative garnish on plates. But over the past 10 years, the popularity of kale has skyrocketed. You've probably heard it referred to…
(2023-04-17). 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…
(2023-04-17). Video: Dangerous Ukrainian Grain Flooding Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-17). Blow up the banking system! A free account for all is possible. indybay.org Harsh austerity policies for the vast majority of people and state socialism for bankers, both practiced at the same time in Europe and the U.S. after 2008 – this had two consequences, as they have characterized the financialized capitalism of the past 14 years. First, this course poisoned the West's money.
(2023-04-16). After Feared Global Food Shortage, Rift in EU Emerges Over Grain Glut. news.antiwar.com Poland and Hungary will pause imports of Ukrainian grain. The European Union's agricultural policies in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine have caused a glut of wheat in Central Europe, harming the region's farmers. On Saturday, Hungarian agriculture minister István Nagy announced Budapest would temporarily block imports of Ukrainian wheat and oilseeds until July …
(2023-04-16). U.S. Act of War against the European Union: President Biden Ordered the Terror Attack against Nord Stream. High Treason against the People of Europe. globalresearch.ca In international law, "Territorial Integrity" extends to "properties" located within the territorial waters of the Nation State. The deliberate destruction of said "properties" within a country's territorial waters by or on behalf of a foreign state actor constitutes an act of war.
(2023-04-16). Haaland continúa anotando goles y ya supera a dos leyendas de la Premier League. cubadebate.cu No hay un jugador de la Premier League más letal que Erling Haaland. El delantero del Manchester City ha conseguido 45 goles en la temporada 2022/23. Además, se mantiene a la cabeza en la carrera por la Bota de Oro Europea, con 60 puntos, 14 por delante de Harry Kane.
(2023-04-17). Finland's NATO Move Leaves Others to Carry On the "Helsinki Spirit" transcend.org On 4 Apr 2023, Finland became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance. The 830-mile border between Finland and Russia is now by far the longest border between any NATO country and Russia. The Finnish border comes within 100 miles of Severomorsk, where Russia's Northern Fleet and 13 of its 23 nuclear-armed submarines are based.
(2023-04-17). Germany to shut down its last remaining nuclear reactors. nationofchange.org Germany's decision comes as it is trying to phase out coal, which still generates a third of its electricity, by 2038 at the latest…
(2023-04-17). Germany pulls plug on nuclear generation. ecns.cn Germany has officially left the nuclear age after turning off its last three atomic energy facilities on Sunday, a decision that has drawn a mixed response across the country.
(2023-04-17). 'Finite' — The climate of change. greenleft.org.au Jeremy Williams reviews Finite, a new film on coal protests in Britain and Germany, which will screen in Australia later this year.
(2023-04-16). (W.E. Talk) Shi Shiwei: How can China-Germany cooperation in economy and trade be mutually beneficial? ecns.cn At a time of changing political and economic situationsworldwide, what signal and meaning does the visit of Scholz convey? Which constructive attitude should both sides adopt to promote cooperation in the economy and trade and bring more benefits to people in the two countries? Shi Shiwei, visiting professor at the Free University of Berlin and researcher at the China-EU Economic Cooperation Research Center,recently gave an exclusive interview to the column W.E. Talk of China News Service to offer his opinions on this issue.
(2023-04-17). Two Thirds of the UNSC Supported Investigation of the Nord Stream Bombing: Rejected. transcend.org 10 Apr 2023 – 72% of the UN Security Council, Measured by Population, Supported Russia's Resolution Calling for the UN to Investigate the Nord Stream Pipeline Bombing, But it Was Rejected Anyway…
(2023-04-17). Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Opens Office in Delhi to Enhance Trade. infobrics.org The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened its office in New Delhi with an intention to enhance trade and economic cooperation, according to the official statement…
(2023-04-17). Russia's investigations about US biolabs concluded. infobrics.org According to Russia's parliamentary investigative committee, Washington would be working to create an "universal' genetically engineered bioweapon".
(2023-04-17). Not Smart Enough! US Smart Bombs 'Punctured' by Russian EW Attacks; Intel Report Says JDAMs Fizzling Out. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-17). French President Macron's China trip exacerbates conflicts between imperialist powers. wsws.org The sharp tensions over French President Emmanuel Macron's recent trip to China shed light on the real goals of the US and its allies' offensive against China and Russia.
(2023-04-17). China willing to work with Russia on global security, stability. ecns.cn China is willing to work with Russia to make new contributions to maintaining world and regional security and stability,State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu said on Sunday while meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
(2023-04-17). Putin meets Chinese defense minister on ties. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu here on Sunday.
(2023-04-16). Three Syrian Service Members Killed In Shelling, Drone Attacks On Greater Idlib Front. southfront.org 
File image. | Three service members from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed and two others were wounded as a result of attacks on the northern Lattakia countryside, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, told reporters on April 15. | The attacks were all launched from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib by militants from the Islamic Party of Turkistan (TIP)."Over the past 24 hours, one shelling attack and two drone stri…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Donbass On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Russian Army struck the AFU 125th and 102nd territorial defence brigades near Yampolovka | Russian Army destroyed three ammo depots of the AFU near Terny | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Avdiivka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in the western part of Mariinka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut | Up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armored vehicle, 1 howitzer were dest…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Syria On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On April 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On April 16, clashes between the Turkish-backed SNA and the SAA were reported in the Tadef area | On April 16, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad travelled to Algeria and met with his counterpart and other Algerian officials | On April 15, an SAA official was wounded by unknown armed men who attacked a security outpost i…
(2023-04-16). Brics Bank De-Dollarizing, New Chief Dilma Rousseff Says. popularresistance.org The new president of the BRICS Bank has revealed that the Global South-led bloc is advancing toward de-dollarization, gradually moving away from use of the US dollar. | The New Development Bank plans to give nearly one-third (30%) of its loans in the local currencies of the financial institution's members. | Dilma Rousseff, the left-wing former president of Brazil, took over the leadership of the Shanghai, China-based New Development Bank (NDB) this March. The NDB was created in 2014, by the BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as a Global South-oriented alternative to the US-dominated Wo…
(2023-04-16). Russia's Pacific Fleet Conducts Weapons Tests. news.antiwar.com The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet is set to carry out various weapons tests, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Friday. Moscow's drills come amid heightened tensions in the region as well as numerous large scale war drills led by Washington and its allies.The weapons tests and combat exercises are being described as an inspection …
(2023-04-16). China opposes U.S. placing Chinese firms on entity list, Specially Designated Nationals List. ecns.cn China resolutely opposes the U.S. move to place Chinese companies on its "entity list" and Specially Designated Nationals List under the so-called Russia-related excuses, a spokesperson with China's Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.
(2023-04-16). Three Syrian Service Members Killed In Shelling, Drone Attacks On Greater Idlib Front. southfront.org File image. | Three service members from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed and two others were wounded as a result of attacks on the northern Lattakia countryside, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, told reporters on April 15. | The attacks were all launched from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib by militants from the Islamic Party of Turkistan (TIP)."Over the past 24 hours, one shelling attack and two drone stri…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Donbass On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Russian Army struck the AFU 125th and 102nd territorial defence brigades near Yampolovka | Russian Army destroyed three ammo depots of the AFU near Terny | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Avdiivka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in the western part of Mariinka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut | Up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armored vehicle, 1 howitzer were dest…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Syria On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On April 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On April 16, clashes between the Turkish-backed SNA and the SAA were reported in the Tadef area | On April 16, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad travelled to Algeria and met with his counterpart and other Algerian officials | On April 15, an SAA official was wounded by unknown armed men who attacked a security outpost i…
(2023-04-16). Brics Bank De-Dollarizing, New Chief Dilma Rousseff Says. popularresistance.org The new president of the BRICS Bank has revealed that the Global South-led bloc is advancing toward de-dollarization, gradually moving away from use of the US dollar. | The New Development Bank plans to give nearly one-third (30%) of its loans in the local currencies of the financial institution's members. | Dilma Rousseff, the left-wing former president of Brazil, took over the leadership of the Shanghai, China-based New Development Bank (NDB) this March. The NDB was created in 2014, by the BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as a Global South-oriented alternative to the US-dominated Wo…
(2023-04-16). Russia's Pacific Fleet Conducts Weapons Tests. news.antiwar.com The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet is set to carry out various weapons tests, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Friday. Moscow's drills come amid heightened tensions in the region as well as numerous large scale war drills led by Washington and its allies.The weapons tests and combat exercises are being described as an inspection …
(2023-04-16). China opposes U.S. placing Chinese firms on entity list, Specially Designated Nationals List. ecns.cn China resolutely opposes the U.S. move to place Chinese companies on its "entity list" and Specially Designated Nationals List under the so-called Russia-related excuses, a spokesperson with China's Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.
(2023-04-16). China's defense minister to visit Russia. ecns.cn China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu to visit Russia from April 16 to 19.
(2023-04-16). Lula And Xi Jinping Sign 15 Partnership Agreements In Beijiing. popularresistance.org President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed, this Friday (14th), in Beijing, 15 trade and partnership agreements. Lula was received at the Great Hall of the People, seat of the Chinese government. | The leaders participated in an expanded meeting with ministers and advisors from both countries and had a private meeting. In this conversation, in addition to bilateral issues, they discussed dialogue and negotiation to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A dinner in honor of Lula was also hosted by Xi Jinping. The terms signed between the two countries include space cooperation agreemen…
(2023-04-16). Video: NATO special forces enter Ukraine battlefield; direct clash with Russia on the cards? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Photo: The Atlantic…
(2023-04-16). Russia, Ukraine free POWs in Orthodox Easter Swap. news.antiwar.com Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin announced Sunday that he marked Orthodox Easter Sunday by ordering more than 100 Ukrainian POWs freed, according to Reuters. Per the Associated Press, Ukrainian presidential adviser Andriy Yermak confirms the Easter prisoner swap, with 130 Ukrainians and an unspecified number of Russian troops on their way home. Yermak says the …
(2023-04-17). Brazil's Abstention from 2014's UNGA Vote on Ukraine Proves That Lula Changed the PT's Policy. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-17). Ukraine a 'Non-Existent Country' Financially — Orban. transcend.org 14 Apr 2023 – The conflict will end as soon as the West stops giving money to Kiev, the Hungarian PM has insisted.
(2023-04-17). US Hit by 'Worst Leak of Secret Documents since Edward Snowden'. transcend.org 10 Apr 2023 – More than 100 classified items relating to Ukraine, China, the Middle East, the Pacific and terrorism published on social media.
(2023-04-16). How NATO States Sponsored ICC Prosecutor's Putin Arrest Warrant. strategic-culture.org 
ICC prosecutor general Karim Khan raised millions from NATO states by crafting an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin while freezing investigations into well-documented US and Israeli war crimes. Along the way, he won powerful friends in Washington, London, Kiev — and Hollywood. | By Max BLUMENTHAL | Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, stood before a podium on March 3, 2023, and issued an unusual qualifier: "Of course the prosecutor of the ICC does not, whatever affection and regard I may have for my dear friends in Ukraine — has no special affinity to any particular co…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-16). U.S.-NATO Involvement in the 2014 Ukraine Coup and Maidan Massacre: The Soft Power Ecosystem and Beyond. covertactionmagazine.com [This is Part II in a three-part series analyzing the 2014 Maidan coup. Part I is here. It discusses the psycho-social aspects of color revolutions; some of the thousands of think tank/NGO change agents which received billions in U.S. and EU funding since 1989 in Ukraine; outlines some of the regime-change techniques of weaponized aid …
(2023-04-16). Defense Official Confirms Leak: American Smart Bombs Are Failing in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A high number of American smart bombs are failing to achieve their objective in Ukraine, a Pentagon official told Politico confirming information in documents leaked by Jack Teixeira. The White House ordered The Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) be sent to Ukraine late last year. In March, the Pentagon confirmed the weapon was operational. …