(2023-04-28). Workers' resistance puts French bosses in turmoil. workers.org 
April 23 — After French President Emmanuel Macron succeeded in pushing a new pension system into law April 15, by avoiding any vote except from the nine former officeholders on the Constitutional Council, he and his cabinet members have been taking short trips throughout France, allegedly to listen to the . . . |
(2023-04-27). Canada Must Put a Stop to Injustice in the Hassan Diab Case. justiceforhassandiab.org Justice means Canada must say no to France.
(2023-04-28). Deliveries Of 80 Leopard 1 Tanks To Ukraine Will Start In Mid-2023: German Defense Minister. southfront.org 
German Leopard 1A5 at the 2015 Military Day in Uffenheim on 7 June 2015. By Wikimedia user Rainer Lippert. | The deliverers of 80 Leopard 1 main battle tanks to Ukraine will begin in the middle of this year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius revealed in an interview with Spain's La Vanguardia that was published on April 28. | The defense minister added that the training of more than a hundred Ukrainian troops on Leopard 1 tanks began earlier this week."The delivery of Leopard 1 A5 main batt…
(2023-04-28). Brazil Calls for Return of Bolivia and Venezuela into Mercosur. orinocotribune.com During his visit to Spain as part of President Lula Da Silva's Europe tour, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Vieira stated at a joint press conference with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares held on Wednesday, April 26, that Mercosur is finalizing Bolivia's entry and that he expects Venezuel…
(2023-04-28). Microsoft signs 10-yr deal with Spain's Nware after UK blocks Activision bid. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-28). Spain hit by summer-strength heat in April. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Health workers strike in Andalusia, Castille and Leon and Madrid, Spain against staff shortages and for more funding; strikes in Iran spreading over pay and conditions to include oil, power plant and steelworkers; teachers in Akwa Ibom State resume walkouts over pensions and promotions…
(2023-04-28). Challenging Authoritarian Rule: Turkish Elections 2023. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-04-28). Ukraine Says It Received Additional French-Made CAESAR Howitzers From Denmark. southfront.org 
French soldiers conduct a live fire mission using Camion Equipé d'un Système d'Artillerie (CAESAR) self-propelled 155 mm howitzer as part of exercise Dynamic Front 18 at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr training area, Germany. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | Ukraine has already received French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzers pledged by Denmark, Kiev's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on April 28, according to Suspilne news outlet."Today, the Danish CAESARs arrived. And they are already on combat…
(2023-04-28). 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…
(2023-04-28). Pentagon-EU-NATO merger proceeds apace. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Breaking DefenseApril 28, 2023 DoD and European Defence Agency sign cooperation pact in support of shared military interests The US Department of Defense (DoD) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) this week reached a new agreement designed to provide a framework for transatlantic cooperation on shared defense issues covering supply chains, military mobility, climate change …
(2023-04-28). Pentagon: Poland leader among NATO nations, "wonderful host" to U.S. combat forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyApril 28, 2023 'Poland has emerged as a leader among NATO allies in Europe': US defence official A senior US defence official has said that Poland has emerged as a leader among NATO allies in Europe…. Celeste Wallander, US assistant secretary of defence for international security affairs, said this week that Poland "is …
(2023-04-28). New NATO member Finland hosts event to combat Russia, China in Arctic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandApril 27, 2023 International military leaders in Finland for Arctic Security NATO's newest member nation Finland hosted the annual Arctic Security Forces Roundtable April 25-27 in Turku, Finland, bringing together more than 50 senior military leaders from 11 NATO Ally and partner nations to discuss issues paramount to security in the High North. …
(2023-04-28). 5 differences between Macron and Baerbock. unitedworldint.com French President Emmanuel Macron and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited China one after another. Macron's interview during the visit sparked a huge controversy in the US and Europe. Some of Baerbock's statements were directly related to Macron's remarks. Macron's and Baerbock's statements further highlighted crucial differences of approach between the two countries' leadership on …
(2023-04-28). Florida's Ron DeSantis Is Just a Step Behind Hungary's Fascist Viktor Orbán. truthout.org This month the right-dominated Parliament of Hungary passed a federal law encouraging its citizens to report same-sex families with children to local authorities. The bill targets same-sex families for breaching the "constitutionally recognized role of marriage and the family." This isn't the first attack by Hungary's Parliament on the small Eastern European country's LGBTQ communities. In 2020… |
(2023-04-28). Florida's Ron DeSantis Is Just a Step Behind Hungary's Fascist Viktor Orban. truthout.org This month the right-dominated Parliament of Hungary passed a federal law encouraging its citizens to report same-sex families with children to local authorities. The bill targets same-sex families for breaching the "constitutionally recognized role of marriage and the family." This isn't the first attack by Hungary's Parliament on the small Eastern European country's LGBTQ communities. In 2020… |
(2023-04-28). Palestinians outraged as Ursula von der Leyen invokes Zionist myths to wish Israel on its 75th foundation day. peoplesdispatch.org European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen' statement referred to Israel as the promised land and equated its creation with freedom. The Palestinian Authority and activists across the world termed the statement racist and a defense of colonialism and apartheid…
(2023-04-28). Force-Marching The Europeans. popularresistance.org Am I the only American to travel overseas and feel embarrassed by the conduct of the diplomats Washington sends abroad to speak for our republic? It is pretty strange to find yourself, an ordinary citizen, apologizing for the intrusive, cajoling, bullying, badgering and otherwise crude utterances of this or that ambassador in this or that nation. But such is the state of things as the late-phase imperium fields its elbows-out undiplomats—a term I borrow from the Swiss, who suffer one as we speak. | Scott Miller, the Biden regime's ambassador to Bern for a little more than a year, is indeed a doozy in this l…
(2023-04-28). US and NATO allies accounted for more than half of global military expenditure last year. greenleft.org.au The world's total military expenditure surpassed $2.24 trillion last year, with Europe recording its steepest rise in the past three decades, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-04-28). South Korea deal with US and possible military aid to Ukraine will further fuel tensions. infobrics.org Seoul military support to Kiev would contribute both to the continuation of the conflict in Eastern Europe and to increasing tensions in the Korean peninsula and the entire Indo-Pacific region.
(2023-04-28). China-Europe freight train cargo value surpasses $300 billion. ecns.cn The China-Europe freight train had transported cargo worth over $300 billion by the end of 2022, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FM) said on Thursday, boosting economy vitality in Eurasia under the China proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
(2023-04-27). US General Says Russian Ground Forces 'Bigger Today' Than Before Invasion. news.antiwar.com Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US European Command, told Congress on Wednesday that Russia's ground forces are "bigger today" than they were before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last year. "[T]he Russian ground force has been degenerated somewhat by this conflict, although it is bigger today than it was at the beginning of …
(2023-04-27). The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?). tomdispatch.com From the ashes of a world war that killed 80 million people and reduced great cities to smoking rubble, America rose like a Titan of Greek legend, unharmed and armed with extraordinary military and economic power, to govern the globe. During four years of combat against the Axis leaders in Berlin and Tokyo that raged across the planet, America's wartime commanders — George Marshall in Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower in Europe, and Chester Nimitz in the Pacific — knew that their main strategic objective was to gain control over the vast Eurasian landmass. Whether you're talking about desert warfare in…
(2023-04-27). Desperate for a 'win' in Europe, USA mulls merging Ukraine with Poland. thecommunists.org Whilst the collective west hypocritically chides Russia for supposedly disrespecting the rights of sovereign nations, misrepresenting Russia's justified measures to defend its own borders as a war of aggression, it is imperialism itself that continually tramples underfoot the sovereign rights of other nations. And this is nowhere better illustrated than in the gross disservice it …
(2023-04-28). Finnish National Coalition Party Begins Talks to Form Cabinet. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Finland's conservative National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo announced that he will begin talks next week to form a government consisting of four parties. | RELATED: | The National Coalition Party, the right wing Finns Party, the Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats Party will take part in the talks. If they are successful, the cabinet would have 109 seats, giving it a slight majority in the 200-member parli…
(2023-04-28). Finland's PM-designate to seek alliance with far-right. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Majority of Finns Support Work-Based Immigration. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, think tank EVA released a survey showing that the majority of Finns support immigration as a way of maintaining the workforce. | RELATED: | The percentage of people in Finland supporting the facilitation of immigration has gone up from 27 percent in 2019 to 55 percent this year. However, 30 percent do not consider the population deficit to be a valid reason for facilitating immigration. | Immigration is a key topic on the agenda of a new Finnish go…
(2023-04-28). Nord Stream as a reason for war. indybay.org Only the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines ultimately cleared the way for the EU, and Germany in particular, to become long-term buyers of U.S. natural gas surpluses and to keep the price at a profitable level for U.S. fracked gas producers, even in the long term.
(2023-04-27). 45-year-old man dies after violent police assault in Brandenburg, Germany. wsws.org Police officers used pepper spray and held the man in a prone position with his face pressed into the wet ground.
(2023-04-28). US Ambassador Blasts Hungary's Call for Ceasefire in Ukraine as 'Cynical'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). Bill Clinton Lied to Ireland About Ukraine War's History. theduran.com
(2023-04-28). Sri Lanka whitewash Ireland with second innings victory. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). UK posties fury over Royal Mail deal deepens: "I have been a member of the CWU for 39 years and they have sold us out." wsws.org Royal Mail workers from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are continuing to register their total opposition to the CWU's pro-company deal.
(2023-04-29). Italy restores ChatGPT after OpenAI responds to regulator. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-28). Celebrating May Day at a U.S. Army base in Italy. peoplesworld.org 
I worked with a guy named Irving Taffler in Brooklyn politics in the early 1970s. After a long day of door-to-door campaigning together for a progressive challenging a right-wing New York State assemblyman, we sat down for some cool drinks at the campaign headquarters in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. After he lit his …
(2023-04-28). Norway's sovereign wealth fund chief seeks state regulation of AI – FT. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-28). Largest short-range missile acquisition in NATO: UK to deliver more missile batteries to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyApril 28, 2023 Poland orders British-designed air defence system Poland will buy British surface-to-air missiles as the country strives to enhance its air defences in the wake of the Russian war on Ukraine. The Polish Defence Ministry's Armaments Agency (AU) signed a deal to buy Common Anti-Air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) and launchers for …
(2023-04-29). Perspectives] Abolitional public health. thelancet.com "When we first got there, it was like we had landed in Siberia as it might have been just after World War 2. Huge rooms of skeletal figures with sunken eyes wasting away in their bunks, coughing and staring into cups of sputum. It was like a scene from Kafka: absurd because so totally preventable and so bureaucratically determined." Paul Farmer said this to me when I called him in 2020 to ask him to tell me again about the work that he, Salmaan Keshavjee, and colleagues at Partners in Health did in Russia two decades earlier.
(2023-04-28). Kremlin Dismisses Claims Russia Is Preparing a Nuclear Weapons Test. news.antiwar.com A Kremlin spokesperson has rebuked a claim by an American diplomat that Moscow was preparing to test a nuclear weapon. Russia maintains it is committed to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty so long as other parties adhere to it. On Friday, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesperson, responded to questions about a potential nuclear weapons test. …
(2023-04-28). Russia-Africa Relations under "The Crisis of the Existing World Order" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). NATO Wants Georgia Involved in Its Proxy War with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). In Video: Retreating Ukrainians Blow Up Buildings In Bakhmut. southfront.org
(2023-04-28). Largest short-range missile acquisition in NATO: UK to deliver more missile batteries to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyApril 28, 2023 Poland orders British-designed air defence system Poland will buy British surface-to-air missiles as the country strives to enhance its air defences in the wake of the Russian war on Ukraine. The Polish Defence Ministry's Armaments Agency (AU) signed a deal to buy Common Anti-Air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) and launchers for …
(2023-04-29). Perspectives] Abolitional public health. thelancet.com "When we first got there, it was like we had landed in Siberia as it might have been just after World War 2. Huge rooms of skeletal figures with sunken eyes wasting away in their bunks, coughing and staring into cups of sputum. It was like a scene from Kafka: absurd because so totally preventable and so bureaucratically determined." Paul Farmer said this to me when I called him in 2020 to ask him to tell me again about the work that he, Salmaan Keshavjee, and colleagues at Partners in Health did in Russia two decades earlier.
(2023-04-28). Kremlin Dismisses Claims Russia Is Preparing a Nuclear Weapons Test. news.antiwar.com A Kremlin spokesperson has rebuked a claim by an American diplomat that Moscow was preparing to test a nuclear weapon. Russia maintains it is committed to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty so long as other parties adhere to it. On Friday, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesperson, responded to questions about a potential nuclear weapons test. …
(2023-04-28). Russia-Africa Relations under "The Crisis of the Existing World Order" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). NATO Wants Georgia Involved in Its Proxy War with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). In Video: Retreating Ukrainians Blow Up Buildings In Bakhmut. southfront.org
(2023-04-28). Overview Of Russian Strikes On April 28: Explosions Thunder Throughout Ukraine. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | After a short break, Russian forces launched another massive attack on the military facilities in the central Ukrainian regions. On the night of April 28, air alert sounded throughout Ukraine. | The attack was carried out by Russian UAVs and Tu-22 and Tu-95 bombers with X-101 and X-555 missiles. According to Ukrainian sources, the strikes were carried out from the Russian cities of Kursk and Voronezh. The unusual direction of the attack allegedly distracted the Ukrainian air defence, as well as num…
(2023-04-28). Russia's Retribution For NATO-Backed "Georgian Legion" southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe usage of advanced weapons like the "Iskander" to destroy a relatively small unit primarily revolves around sending a clear message to all radicals within the Neo-Nazi junta forces — their war crimes have not been forgotten, let alone forgiven. | Written by The mainstream propaganda machine covers the topic of war crimes only when it serves the infowar purposes for their rabidly Russop…
(2023-04-28). Ukraine Will Have To Accept Chinese Mediation When Spring Offensive Fails. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageXi advises Zelensky to resolve conflict with Russia through dialogue and negotiations. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | In a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky on April 26, Chinese President Xi Jinping identified negotiations as the only way to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, something that the Ukrainian president has been resistant to."Dialogue and negotiation is the only possible method," Chinese media quoted Xi as saying in his first known conver…
(2023-04-28). Truth Behind "Russian Strikes On Civilians" In Ukraine. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-28). Rehearsal of Victory Day parade held in Moscow. ecns.cn Russia will hold military parades to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 9.
(2023-04-28). The U.S. Proxy War Against Russia & China Is Increasingly Seen Globally As A Disaster Made By American And NATO Lies. strategic-culture.org The proxy war in Ukraine is an imperialist adventure that has been financially ruinous, has destroyed Ukraine, and is driving a dangerous all-out war with Russia and China that could turn into a nuclear armageddon. | It has become patently obvious to the world that the conflict in Ukraine is a dirty and desperate geopolitical confrontation, despite massive Western media efforts to portray it as something else more noble — the usual charade of chivalry and virtue to disguise naked Western imperialism. | The death and destruction in Ukraine is nothing but a proxy war by the United States and its NATO partner…
(2023-04-28). US-South Korea Nuclear Deal Undermines Global Stability: Russia. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned that te recent nuclear agreement reached by the United States and South Korea will have a negative effect on regional security and undermine global stability, | RELATED: | "We took note of reports on an agreement that was reached between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on joint planning with regard to the use of nuclear weapons," the Russian diplomat…
(2023-04-28). US Asked Brazil to Extradite Russian Suspected of Espionage. telesurenglish.net As reported by Globo newspaper on Thursday, the United States has made a formal request to Brazil for the extradition of Sergey Cherkasov, a Russian citizen suspected of engaging in espionage activities. | Related: | On Tuesday, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry received the extradition request, as reported. On Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intends to transmit the entreaty to the Justice Ministry of the nation. | The United States maintains…
(2023-04-28). China-Russia cooperation in the construction of a new world. unitedworldint.com China-Russia relations have become increasingly more decisive in the reshaping of the world order. In particular, the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow has played a role in boosting the cooperation between the two countries. As the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said to Russian President Vladimir …
(2023-04-28). Is This Man a Russian Agent Operating in the Black Community of St. Louis? orinocotribune.com 
By Jeremy Kuzmarov — Apr 24, 2023 | The Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place. | On April 18, the Department of Justice announced the
(2023-04-28). Is This Man a Russian Agent Operating in the Black Community of St. Louis? By: Jeremy Kuzmarov. midwesternmarx.com 
Omali Yeshitela [Source: sfbayview.com] The Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place. On April 18, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of four leaders of the African People's Socialist Part …
(2023-04-28). The US seeks to drive a wedge between Russia and the UAE. journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-28). US Sanctions on Russian Diamonds: Surat Industry Stares at 25% Job Loss. infobrics.org Urges that sanctions be imposed on only high-valued diamonds of one carat and above…
(2023-04-27). Kremlin Says It Welcomes Any Steps to Resolve War After Xi-Zelensky Call. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin said Thursday that it would welcome any steps toward a settlement to the war in Ukraine following the call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We are ready to welcome anything that could help bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine closer and, actually, also help Russia achieve …
(2023-04-27). Leaked Pentagon Docs Say Russia Can Keep Funding Ukraine War Despite Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Leaked US military documents show the US believes Russia will be able to continue funding its war in Ukraine for at least another year despite Western sanctions, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The assessments were part of a trove of documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira, an Air National guardsman who faces up to 15 …
(2023-04-27). The DOJ is using "foreign agents" accusations to repress Black liberation organizers. therealnews.com 
This piece was originally published in On July 29, 2022, Omali Yeshitela and his wife, Ona Zene, awoke at 5 o'clock in the morning to the sound of flash grenades and drones, as heavily armed FBI agents stormed into their home searching for evidence of organizational ties to the Russian government. Yeshitela is the 80-year-old chair of the African People's Socialist Party, a Pan-Africanist political party f…
(2023-04-27). New York Philharmonic Will Not Perform Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. strategic-culture.org By Fred MAZELIS | The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has quietly announced a complete change in the program for the May 10-12 performances at its newly renovated Geffen Hall at the city's Lincoln Center arts complex. Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev was originally scheduled to lead the famous Leningrad Symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich. The Leningrad has been cancelled and Sokhiev will not be on the podium. He is being replaced by James Gaffigan, in a program including a work by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, along with Prokofiev's Third Symphony and Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. | A few months…
(2023-04-27). UK: University of Sheffield paid private investigators £40,000 to spy on anti-war students. wsws.org As NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine escalates, Britain's ruling class is stepping up the militarisation of higher education and research institutions, already deeply integrated with the armed forces and private military contractors.
(2023-04-27). Xi sending peace envoy to Ukraine, says negotiation only way to end war. peoplesworld.org 
China's President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call Wednesday that his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine, Chinese media reported. This came two months after Beijing put forward a 12-point plan to provide a framework for bringing an end to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine …
(2023-04-27). Türkiye, Russia and China must resist U.S. plans in Sudan. uwidata.com United World International author Mehmet Perinàßek gave an interview to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti about the situation in Sudan. We present the interview, published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. The United States will try to intervene in the situation in Sudan in order to divide the country into even smaller …
(2023-04-27). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU in the Kharkov region; | The Russian Army destroyed Ukrainian P-18 and ST-68 radars near Kramatorsk; | The Russian forces destroyed two armoured vehicles and three motor vehicles in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed six armoured vehicles, four motor vehicles in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed an S-300 missile system, two motor vehicles in the Kherson region; | The AFU artillery struck a firing…
(2023-04-29). Correspondence] From plans to actions: closing the implementation gap for patient safety. thelancet.com On Feb 23—24, 2023, the 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety in Montreux, Switzerland, marked the first convening of global leaders to discuss patient safety for more than 3 years. The summit provided the opportunity to reimagine the way safe care is delivered using learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2023-04-28). Ukraine's Promised Counter Offensive Destined for Abject Failure. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). Britain's Decision to Send Depleted Uranium Munitions to Ukraine Will Have Grim Consequences. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). Video: Ukraine War: The Battle for Bakhmut. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). US corporations cash in on Ukraine's oil and gas. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
As Ukraine sells off public assets in a privatization spree, US fossil fuel corporations like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton are in talks to run its oil and gas industry, and the IMF is imposing the Washington Consensus.
(2023-04-28). In Video 18+: Brave Defenders Of Ukraine Have Fun At Front. southfront.org
(2023-04-28). NATO Boss's Ukraine Membership Stupid Comment Explained. strategic-culture.org For Ukraine to become a NATO member at any point, points to a WWIII scenario, Martin Jay writes. | For Ukraine to become a NATO member at any point, points to a WWIII scenario. Has the NATO boss lost his mind or is the plan of the Americans coming off the rails? | So NATO now is planning on making Ukraine a member, or at least this is the rhetoric coming from its secretary general who recently announced it. Given that the very essence of what the Ukraine war is about is membership of this 31 member defence organisation it would seem unfitting for Stoltenberg to make such an announcement, especially considering…
(2023-04-28). Ukraine war: Why is the Pentagon actually running out of ammunition? indybay.org The larger problem is financialization. Step by step, this conquered all areas of society. And finally it also reached the holy grail of the military-industrial complex. With financialization came the neoliberal market doctrines of capacity reduction, downsizing, "lean inventories," and cutting costs wherever possible. They are the real drivers of the supply bottlenecks that are rampant everywhere.
(2023-04-28). NATO partners Ukraine, Pakistan solidify military partnership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostApril 28, 2023 Ukraine to Supply Mi-17 Helicopter Engines, Parts to Pakistan Ukraine will send Mi-17 helicopter engines and spare parts to Pakistan as a sign of their enhanced defense partnership, according to a report by The Economic Times. The agreement is Kyiv's display of gratitude to Islamabad for sending weapons and equipment to …
(2023-04-28). Ukraine war has further fused EU, NATO: NATO deputy secretary general. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 24, 2023 Speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ at the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po University This is my amphitheater because I was a few years back, student of École nationale d'administration. The headquarters belonged to us and this is my amphitheatre, so I'm happy to go back in …
(2023-04-28). NATO conference pushes arms procurements for Ukraine, future wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 26, 2023 NATO Secretary General: we must go further and faster to procure key capabilities and boost stockpiles Opening a two-day Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) session at NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (26 April 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Allies to ramp up weapons and ammunition production, and rapidly replenish stockpiles. This …
(2023-04-28). Western Outlets Send Warning to Lula Over Ukraine Dissent. fair.org
(2023-04-28). Today's Chat With Judge napolitano Re Prospects for Ukraine's Counter offensive. sonar21.com 
I had a brain fart during the interview and referred to the Brits sending "uranium" rounds. I meant to say DEPLETED URANIUM. In any event, if this is true it…
(2023-04-28). China's special envoy to Ukraine will play positive role in promoting peace talks: Foreign Ministry. ecns.cn The special representative of the Chinese government to Ukraine will be someone who is familiar with relevant affairs and can play a positive role in promoting peace talks.
(2023-04-28). British Military Says Ship Came Under Attack Off Yemen's Coast. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 28, a ship came under attack off the coast of Yemen, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. | The organization, which was established by the British military to coordinate and exchange information with merchant traffic in the Arabian Sea, said that the attack took place off the coastal town of Nishtun in northwestern Yemen. The town is held by forces allied to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. | Shots were fired at the unidentified ship i…