sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Armenia Ready to Hold Urgent Top-Level Talks With Azerbaijan Amid Border Tensions. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his readiness to hold emergency talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to de-escalate the tense situation on the border between the two countries, Pashinyan's office said on Saturday.

TASS (2023-09-09). Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accuses Armenia of aggravating situation in Karabakh. tass.com Armenia is rudely interfering in the internal affairs of the country, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Armenian Investigative Committee Says Blogger Badalyan, Sputnik Journalist Gevorkyan Released. sputnikglobe.com YEREVAN (Sputnik) – The Armenian Investigative Committee said on Friday that pro-Russian blogger Mikael Badalyan and Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorkyan have been released from custody.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Moscow Blasts Arrest of Sputnik Armenia Reporter as Aimed at Harming Russia-Armenia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Forces that are interested in sowing hatred and fear between Armenia and Russia are behind the provocation involving the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorgyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Armenian Ambassador Over Yerevan's 'Unfriendly Actions'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Armenian ambassador Vagharshak Harutyunyan on Friday for a serious talk over a number of "unfriendly actions" made by Yerevan.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Some 85 US Troops to Train With Armenian Forces in Military Drills Next Week. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Army said in a press release that some 85 US troops will train with 175 Armenian soldiers next week as part of the Eagle Partner joint military exercise.

TASS (2023-09-08). Pro-Russian blogger, Sputnik Armenia reporter detained for 72 hours. tass.com Investigators suspect Badalyan and Gevorkyan of illegal possession of arms. Local media reported that weapons had allegedly been found in their car…

TASS (2023-09-08). Pro-Russian blogger, Sputnik Armenia reporter released from custody in Armenia. tass.com According to investigators, a bag with a submachine gun, cartridges, and several grenades was placed in Gevorkyan's car by other persons, who were also detained on charges of illegal arms possession, without his consent…

TASS (2023-09-08). Information space of Armenia trending toward negative coverage of Russia — diplomat. tass.com "No doubt, this contradicts the traditionally friendly communication between the two peoples," Maria Zakharova said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Number of pro-Western media targeting to discredit Russia growing in Armenia — diplomat. tass.com "Unfortunately, there are certain Armenian media outlets that go beyond mere criticism, but openly besmirch our common mechanisms for interstate cooperation," Maria Zakharova added…

en.mehrnews (2023-09-09). Russia summons Armenia's envoy over unfriendly steps. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) — Russia has summoned Armenia's ambassador to Moscow following a number of unwelcome gestures by Yerevan, including its announcement of joint war games with the United States.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-10). Niger Junta Accuses France of Deploying Forces for 'Military Intervention'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Niger's military junta has accused France of deploying forces in some West African countries for a "military intervention" in Niger, AFP reported citing regime member Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane.

TASS (2023-09-08). Serbian expert gives high marks to election arrangements in Mariupol. tass.com In all, ten experts from seven countries, the US, France, Cameroon, Indonesia, Iran, Serbia and Portugal, came to observe the elections to the regional parliament and municipal councils in Mariupol…

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-09-08). Justicia francesa ratifica prohibir abaya islámica en escuelas. telesurtv.net La máxima instancia judicial estimó que la prohibición no supone una amenaza grave e ilegal a una libertad fundamental.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Arrives in New Delhi for G20 Summit. sputnikglobe.com The 18th top-level G20 summit, chaired by India, is held in New Delhi on September 9-10. The leaders of the G20 countries and nine other states – Bangladesh, Egypt, Spain, Mauritius, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the UAE, Oman and Singapore – have been invited to attend.

Amy Goodman (2023-09-08). Sexual Assault and Pay Disparity Spark "Me Too" Moment in Spanish Women's Soccer. truthout.org Spain's national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain's soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer's international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down… |

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-09-08). Matanzas province gets ready for Gran Retto event. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Hosting over 300 participants from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Spain and the Dominican Republic, including athletes aging up to 85, Matanzas province is completing details for Open Water Grand Retto (OWGR) sports event.

Staff (2023-09-08). Spain: Soccer Head Faces Sexual Assault Charge for World Cup Forced Kiss; Women Players Strike over Pay. democracynow.org Spain's national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain's soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer's international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down voluntarily. No permanent sanctions have been announced. Meanwhile, the rest of the Spanish women's soccer league is on strike over pay and working conditions after talks between federation leaders…

MEE staff (2023-09-08). Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering. middleeasteye.net Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering | Faruk Fatih Ozer was arrested in Albania last year after disappearing in 2021 along with millions of dollars of user assets | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 49 | Faruk Fatih Ozer, head of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, had been missing since 2021 after his company went offline before he was arrested in Albania last year (Screengr…

Ragip Soylu (2023-09-08). Why Turkey and Greece agreed to freeze the conflict and look to the future. middleeasteye.net Why Turkey and Greece agreed to freeze the conflict and look to the future | Ankara aims to normalise relations with the West and agreeing to disagree with Athens is low-hanging fruit | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 09: 50 | Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis leave following a press conference in Ankara, 5 September 2023 (Reuters) | When Turkish Foreign Minister…

Ragip Soylu (2023-09-08). Turkey seeks $950m damages against Iraq over KRG oil dispute. middleeasteye.net Turkey seeks $950m damages against Iraq over KRG oil dispute | Turkish interest calculations suggest Baghdad has to pay $950m to Ankara in ICC award that initially ruled $1.4bn in favour of Iraq | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 15 | A worker checks the valve gears of pipes linked to oil tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, which is run by state-owned Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (Reuters/File…

TASS (2023-09-08). Turkey looks at BRICS with great interest — Russian diplomat. tass.com The expansion of BRICS came as a sensation that "made the group's common voice far louder," Dmitry Birichevsky said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Turkey intensifies contacts on grain deal ahead of G20 summit. tass.com "Discussions on the issue, and on paths to Ukrainian settlement in general, will continue at the Kiev-Ankara level," the source said…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Most Austrians Believe Russia Sanctions Harm EU Citizens – Survey. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Over half of Austrians believe that sanctions against Russia harm the EU citizens, a poll conducted by the Institute for New Social Answers for a Austrian newspaper showed on Friday.

TASS (2023-09-09). International Red Cross urges head of Belarus branch to step down. tass.com "The IFRC confirms that through the Compliance and Mediation Committee we have recommended to the Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross to step down while the case is being investigated," IFRC spokesman Tommaso Della Longa said…

Volodymyr Artiukh (2023-09-09). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org

Volodymyr Artiukh (2023-09-08). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-09). ManiFiesta, a Solidarity festival in Ostend, Belgium. plenglish.com Ostend, Belgium, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) From 15 to 20 thousand people of all ages converged today for the first day of ManiFiesta in Ostend, Belgium, the Solidarity Festival organized by the Belgian Labor Party (PTB).

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-09-08). Tormentas dejan unos 16 muertos en Türkiye, Bulgaria y Grecia. telesurtv.net La tormenta "Daniel" ha dejado a más de 200.000 griegos están sin suministro de agua por tercera jornada en Magnesia.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Morocco Earthquake Survivors: People Live on Streets Fearing Aftershocks. sputnikglobe.com Late on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said that a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco 77 kilometers (48 miles) southwest of the city of Marrakesh with a population of 839,000 people. According to the latest reports, the death toll from the disaster reached 1,300, while another 1,800 people have been injured.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-09). Europe warned of new highly mutated Covid-19 strain. plenglish.com Stockholm, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) European health officials warned that a new highly mutated variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is circulating throughout the continent and may be behind an increase in Covid-19 cases.

Jonathan Cook (2023-09-09). The West's blueprint for goading China was laid out in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org The West is writing a script about its relations with China as stuffed full of misdirection as an Agatha Christie novel. In recent months, US and European officials have scurried to Beijing for so-called talks, as if the year were 1972 and Richard Nixon were in the White House. But there will be no dramatic, …

People's Dispatch. (2023-09-09). G20 Summit Set To Begin In New Delhi; Faultlines Among Members Widen. popularresistance.org The 18th G20 summit is set to open in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday, September 9. The two-day summit of the grouping would be the first to be held in India and is being keenly watched due to disagreements among member states on several economic and geopolitical issues. | The G20 consists of some of the world's 20 largest economies, including 19 countries and the European Union (EU). Apart from the members, 11 more countries have been invited as guests, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, and the UAE. The meeting will also be attended by representatives of different international organizations —…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-09-08). Health activists announce European campaign against effects of commodification of health. peoplesdispatch.org A coalition of trade unions, health activists, and organizations launched an all-European campaign against the commercialization of health. The campaign will include decentralized discussions and actions across various EU countries and will culminate in a major protest in the week leading up to World Health Day…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). French MEP Criticizes EU for Not Calling Out US Over Supply of Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – French member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani on Friday condemned the European Union for not speaking out against the United States' decision to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells, calling it double standards.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Gas Futures in Europe Up by 8.6%, Nearing $400 Per 1,000 Cubic Meters. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Gas futures in Europe increased by 8.6%, approaching $400 per 1,000 cubic meters after media reports about the start of strikes at Chevron's LNG plants in Australia, according to data from the London-based ICE exchange on Friday.

TASS (2023-09-08). Experts from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America to attend Kherson Region elections. tass.com Marina Zakharova added that despite certain difficulties that complicated the election campaign in the region, observers representing public organizations and political parties noted the transparency and legitimacy of the process…

WSWS (2023-09-08). Floods cause death and destruction across Europe. wsws.org While climate change and global warming are drastically changing weather patterns, capitalist governments have refused to take any serious action to mitigate the devastating impact of these widely predicted catastrophes or to provide adequate relief.

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-09-09). History of American Hegemony: USA as "Global Greatest Power". From Alaska (1867) to Europe (1917). globalresearch.ca

Kit Klarenberg (2023-09-09). BBC 'disinformation' correspondent busted spreading disinfo on her own bio. thegrayzone.com The BBC's Marianna Spring specializes in branding average citizens as conspiracy theorists and potential terrorists for questioning official claims. When caught lying about her own professional record to advance her ambitions, she says she thought her deceit "wouldn't be a big deal." On September 6th, The New European reported that BBC's "specialist disinformation correspondent" Marianna Spring lied on her résumé in a failed attempt to bag work with Coda Story back in 2018. While posing as an independent outlet, Coda Story …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-09). Rabies vaccine airdropped in Finland. plenglish.com The rabies vaccines come in the form of briquettes with an edible mass to attract animals, with which authorities are trying to curb the spread of the disease nationwide. | According to the source, the vaccines will be dropped from aircraft in Ilomantsi, Virolahti, and the southern coast, from the eastern border to Pyhtà§à§. | Rabies is a deadly, particularly dangerous, and naturally infectious disease transmitted by the saliva, through bites, of infected animals.

WSWS (2023-09-09). Scholz's "Germany Pact": A war alliance against the population. wsws.org The budget, which is currently being discussed in the Bundestag, is a declaration of war on the working population. It contains massive cuts and aims to launch the largest rearmament offensive since the end of World War II.

Andreas Sartzekis (2023-09-09). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org

Andreas Sartzekis (2023-09-08). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org

ecns.cn (2023-09-09). BRI hailed as balanced, mutually beneficial path. ecns.cn He said that China and Central Asia are friendly neighbors, who will work together under the BRI framework and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind under the strategic guidance of leaders from China and Central Asian countries.in Kazakhstan, has blossomed into a 'flower of friendship', and is bearing the fruits of mutual benefits and a win-win approach."

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). BRI hailed as balanced, mutually beneficial path. ecns.cn He said that China and Central Asia are friendly neighbors, who will work together under the BRI framework and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind under the strategic guidance of leaders from China and Central Asian countries.in Kazakhstan, has blossomed into a 'flower of friendship', and is bearing the fruits of mutual benefits and a win-win approach."

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Norwegian Man Makes 'Gold Find of the Century' Using Metal Detector. sputnikglobe.com Archaeologists have indicated that the new discovery is Norway's "gold find of the century."

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). NATO Chief Says No Indication Russia Intended to Hit Bloc in Strikes Near Danube. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – NATO has no indication that Russia intended to hit the alliance in light of the recent strikes on Ukraine's Danube ports, close to the Romanian border, and fresh drone debris found on the NATO member's soil, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-10). Russia's Eastern Economic Forum to Kick Off in Vladivostok on Sunday. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) will kick off on Sunday in the Russian city of Vladivostok.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). G20 Split Over Ukraine Sign of Battle Between US Unipolarity, Rising Multipolar World Order. sputnikglobe.com Leaders and representatives of the world's 20 largest economies met in New Delhi Saturday, reaching a compromise on a joint declaration on global priorities by leaving out Western-proposed criticism of Russia over its military operation in Ukraine. Sputnik spoke to experts to get a sense of what the declaration's "consensus language" really means.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Vietnam on a Diplomatic Tightrope: Can Biden Align Hanoi Against China? sputnikglobe.com President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Hanoi on Sunday, with Vietnam and the US reportedly planning to sign a "comprehensive strategic partnership agreement" of a kind similar to one the Asian nation already has with China and Russia. What can be expected from Biden's trip? Sputnik reached out to a veteran expert in regional affairs for details.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). UK 'Hired Gun' in Ukraine Found Dead in Pond, Hands Tied Behind Back. sputnikglobe.com The "meat grinder" that is Ukraine's botched summer counteroffensive has resulted in over 43,000 troops killed to date, Russia's Ministry of Defense has estimated. Amid the outflow of fighting-age men from the country, Kiev is suffering growing difficulties recruiting more conscripts and, accordingly, ramping up its recruitment of mercenaries.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Putin Says Russia Carries on With All Plans Despite Challenges. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is implementing all of its plans and advancing despite multiple challenges, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, adding that no development programs had been scaled down.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Western Sanctions Fail as Trade Between Russia and One of US' Closest Neighbors Hits Historic High. sputnikglobe.com In 2022, the US and its allies launched a grand campaign aimed at smothering most Russian trade activity (apart from a few strategic materials, like uranium, which they themselves need). Over 18 months on, Russia has not only successfully reoriented exports away from the West, but started reclaiming lost Western markets.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Russian Navy Destroys 3 Ukrainian Boats Trying to Attack Crimean Bridge – MoD. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Vessels of Russia's Black Sea Fleet over the past week destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned boats that were going to attack the Crimean Bridge, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Russia Repels 56 Ukrainian Attacks in Donetsk Direction in Past 7 Days – MoD. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian armed forces repelled 56 attacks by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk direction in the past seven days, with Kiev losing over 2,100 soldiers, 23 tanks and other armored combat vehicles in the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

TASS (2023-09-10). Over 2.1 million Moscow residents vote online to elect mayor. tass.com In-person and absentee voting will take place in the Russian capital and Moscow region for three days – September 8, 9 and 10…

TASS (2023-09-10). West rigs global university ratings, drains away talents from Asia. tass.com This was stated by the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin…

TASS (2023-09-10). Observers reported 143 problems at polling stations across Russia. tass.com Based on the results of processing messages about possible violations, 78 were not confirmed…

TASS (2023-09-10). 'Falcon Day' to be held on the first day of Eastern Economic Forum. tass.com The forum was organized on behalf of the Russian government…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-09-09). "A Good Investment": The Ukraine War and the US Arms Racket. dissidentvoice.org It all tallies. War, investments and returns. The dividends, solid, though the effort expended — at least by others — awful and bloody. While a certain narrative in US politics continues in the vein of traditional cant and hustling ceremony regarding the Ukraine War — "noble freedom fighters, we salute you!" twinned with "Russian aggressors …

ecns.cn (2023-09-09). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.

Editor (2023-09-09). Sep 9, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Billy Joel — Piano Man The West's blueprint for goading China was laid out in Ukraine, by Jonathan Cook A Theory of the Game, by James Howard Kunstler Parsing the Telescreen, Slouching into the Gulag, by Fred Reed NATO Chief Openly Admits Russia Invaded Ukraine Because Of NATO Expansion, by Caitlin Johnstone Propaganda Legalized, Censorship Weaponized, by Joseph Mercola Greenwald: EU and WaPo Escalate Censorship Campaign with a New Fraudulent.. Video Transcript Transparency International's Covert Agenda: A Pawn in Western Intelligence's Game, by Kit Klarenberg The Rise of the Public-Pri…

Kirill Medvedev (2023-09-09). Russia Policing and Repression Prisons The Persecution of Azat Miftakhov Is Designed to Silence Russia's Left. internationalviewpoint.org

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-09). Russia and Tajikistan in favor of strengthening bilateral ties. plenglish.com Dushambe, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the leader of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmon, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic, the press service of the Tajik head of state reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-09). Russian army destroys Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Units of Russia's Eastern grouping destroyed two bastions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of Nikolskoye, to the south of Donetsk, declared the group's spokesman, Oleg Chekhov.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-09). West Using Zelensky's Jewish Heritage To Distract From Nazism in Ukraine — Putin. orinocotribune.com Kiev is glorifying those responsible for a quarter of the Holocaust, the Russian president has said | Using Vladimir Zelensky's Jewish heritage to cover for the culpability of Ukrainian nationalists in the Holocaust during WWII is disgusting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, adding that the followers of Stepan Bandera were responsible for the killing of 1.5 million Jews. | "I think it's important to repeat that Western handlers placed at the head of modern Ukraine an ethnic Jew, a man of Jewish background, with Jewish roots — in this way, in my opinion, covering up the anti-human basis of t…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Kim Jong Un, Daughter Attend North Korea's 75th Anniversary Military Parade. sputnikglobe.com The Founding Day military parade was the third such event staged this year in North Korea. In July, the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement in the 1950-1953 Korean War was also marked by solemn celebrations, with a Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attending at the invitation of the North Korean Defense Ministry.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Russian Soldier Recalls Day He Repelled Ukrainian Drone Assault. sputnikglobe.com Ukraine initiated a counteroffensive against Russian forces in early June, following multiple delays. As of August 4, estimates from the Russian Defense Ministry indicate that Ukraine has incurred significant losses in this counteroffensive, with approximately 43,000 troops and 4,900 units of military equipment affected.

TASS (2023-09-09). Russian artillerymen disrupt Ukrainian rotation in Krasny Liman with howitzer fire. tass.com A senior gunner of the D-20 howitzer with the call sign Kot said that the military hit an enemy fighting vehicle, an American M777 howitzer, and also worked on a Polish Krab howitzer…

TASS (2023-09-09). Air defenses shoot down drone over Crimea — Russian Defense Ministry. tass.com The unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Republic of Crimea by on-duty air defenses means, the Ministry said…

TASS (2023-09-09). Developing Russia-North Korea ties in line with ensuring regional security — Putin. tass.com Putin also pointed out that the Soviet Union was the first to recognize the new sovereign state…

TASS (2023-09-09). Lavrov arrives in New Delhi for G20 summit. tass.com Russian Foreign Minister heads the Russian delegation to the G20 summit at the request of President Vladimir Putin…

TASS (2023-09-09). Mistake in use of ICTs may lead to all-out war — Russian MFA. tass.com President for International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security Artur Lyukmanov also noted that dialogue is the right way to prevent escalation…

TASS (2023-09-09). Ukrainian forces shell DPR communities 69 times on September 9. tass.com The Ukrainian bombardments killed two men, the DPR's acting head Denis Pushilin said…

TASS (2023-09-09). Two Ukrainian drones downed over western Crimea. tass.com Air defenses have shot them, the head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said…

TASS (2023-09-09). Ukraine's activity towards Energodar is of terrorist nature — Karchaa. tass.com An adviser to the CEO of the Rosenergoatom concern emphasized that the Ukrainian forces were aiming to hit homes and civilian infrastructure in the town…

TASS (2023-09-09). Turnout at elections in Kherson Region above 62% on second day of voting. tass.com The turnout in the Genichesk municipal district was at 45.74%,the chair of the regional election commission Marina Zakharova said…

TASS (2023-09-09). Damaged part of Crimean bridge to reopen to motor traffic September 15. tass.com It needs to put asphalt on it and to install the lights and road signs, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said…

TASS (2023-09-09). Putin points to importance of laser physics research for Russia's national economy. tass.com Laser physics research allows to study the properties of matter and trace the evolution of the universe…

TASS (2023-09-09). Russian intelligence poses great threat to US, FBI director says. tass.com "The Russian traditional counterintelligence threat continues to loom large," the Hill newspaper quoted the chief as saying…

TASS (2023-09-09). Kurds capture one of IS leaders in Syria's Raqqa. tass.com According to the agency, Kurdish fighters jumped from US Air Force helicopters and landed near the house where one of the leaders of the extremist group Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) Abu Amir was hiding…

WSWS (2023-09-09). Russia strengthens ties with African military juntas calling to expel French troops. wsws.org Bitter historical experience, including the 1987 toppling of pro-Soviet Burkinabè president Thomas Sankara, shows African workers cannot rely on military alliances with Moscow to oppose imperialism.

Andrew Korybko (2023-09-08). Cuba Is Angry That a Russian Network Allegedly Tried to Recruit Its Citizens as Mercenaries. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Sep 6, 2023 | Few could have foreseen the "Cuba counters human trafficking operations aimed for military recruitment purposes. | The Ministry of the Interior has detected and it is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates fro…

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.

Eva Bartlett (2023-09-08). "Media on Trial: Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlett and Fiorella Isabel" ingaza.wordpress.com —LISTEN HERE Mike Robinson speaks to Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlett and Fiorella Isabel about what it's like to report from the front lines of conflict zones, what they have experienced in their interactions with legacy media journalists and what it's like to live and work in Russia and with RT. Vanessa Beeley is an independent journalist,…

infobrics (2023-09-08). Russia, SA Considering Construction of Gas Power Plant — Russian Energy Ministry. infobrics.org Russia and South Africa were discussing joint projects in the energy sector, including the construction of a gas power plant and supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) for new generating capacities…

infobrics (2023-09-08). Stoltenberg bluffs about Ukrainian NATO access. infobrics.org Kiev's admission does not seem to be possible, considering the proxy conflict with Russia.

infobrics (2023-09-08). Kolomoisky's arrest — justice or just another power grab by Zelensky?>. infobrics.org The reasoning behind Washington DC's enmity towards Kolomoisky is that he's an absolute opportunist, meaning that he wasn't exactly ready to follow the belligerent thalassocracy's orders to the letter, as Zelensky does. What's more, he even tried to appease Russia on several occasions.

Kirill Medvedev (2023-09-08). Russia Policing and Repression Prisons The Persecution of Azat Miftakhov Is Designed to Silence Russia's Left. internationalviewpoint.org

Kyle Anzalone (2023-09-08). Musk Comes Under Fire for Preventing Ukraine Attack on Russia. news.antiwar.com CNN reports that Elon Musk personally instructed SpaceX employees to disable Starlink to prevent a Ukrainian attack on the Russian naval fleet in Crimea last year. SpaceX has spent millions of dollars of the company's own money to help Kiev's military stay connected on the battlefield since the Russian invasion last year. However, the company …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-08). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. orinocotribune.com By Russian Ministry of Defense — Sep 6, 2023 | Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity | The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of other countries. | The second meeting of the working group on strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention was held in Geneva from 8 to 17 August 2023. The event was held to develop concrete…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). How Russian Grain Exports Changed. sputnikglobe.com Despite Western sanctions, Russian grain exports have been growing. Over the year, Russia has increased the amount of grain supplied to other countries, reaching the 60 mln tons point, according to the data published by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Musk Clarifies He Declined Starlink Activation Request to Enable 2022 Ukraine Strike Near Crimea. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who runs SpaceX and its Starlink satellite internet service, clarified in a statement that he declined to activate the network over Crimea in order to enable a Ukrainian strike on the Russian naval fleet.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Putin Congratulates Russians on 80th Anniversary of Donbass' Liberation From Nazis. sputnikglobe.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the nation on the anniversary of the liberation of Donbass from Nazi invaders. The leader stressed that September 8, 1943, is an important and momentous date in the country's history.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). RT Announces Former Ecuadorian President's Talk Show About Coups. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will be back on the air of Russia-based broadcaster RT with a series of programs on coups in Latin America, the broadcaster announced on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Russia Has Information on Plans to Blow Up Black Sea Gas Pipelines. sputnikglobe.com DHAKA (Sputnik) – Moscow has information on plans to blow up the TurkStream and Blue Stream, onshore and offshore gas pipelines exporting natural gas from Russia to Türkiye via the Black Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Russian Embassy Blasts US for 'Meddling' in Domestic Affairs Ahead of Elections in New Regions. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in the United States on Thursday blasted Washington's recent statements about the legitimacy of elections in Russia's new regions as interference in its internal affairs.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). UK Vows to Keep Close Eye on Russia's Black Sea Activity. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom will use its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to monitor Russia's activity in the Black Sea and will call out Russia if "warning signs" are seen, the office of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday.

Staff (2023-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2023. democracynow.org Oxfam Says G20 Leaders Are Falling Drastically Short on Climate Action , Hong Kong Flooded as 6 Inches of Rain Falls in One Hour, 380 Remain Missing in Hawaii a Month After Wildfires Scorched Lahaina, Amid Record Heat in D.C., Protesters at White House Demand Biden Declare Climate Emergency , Climate Protesters Disrupt U.S. Open Tennis Tournament Amid Searing Heat, Spectator Ejected from US Open After Shouting Nazi Slogan at German Player, NATO Head Says Ukrainian Counteroffensive Making "Gradual" Progress , New Book Says Elon Musk Intervened to Thwart Attack by Ukraine on Russian-Occupied Crimea, Nor…

TASS (2023-09-08). Common BRICS currency possible in future — Russian diplomat. tass.com "A common currency is something which is quite possible in the future, but the path will be neither quick nor easy," the head of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birichevsky said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia expects G20 declaration to mention settlements in national currencies — diplomat. tass.com Moscow hopes that "the role of developing nations in the system of Bretton-Woods institutions to be significantly increased, so that members of the extended BRICS group could have a blocking stake in the decision-making process of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other organizations" that are a part of this system…

TASS (2023-09-08). Regional elections to begin in Russia. tass.com For the first time, parliamentary elections will be held in the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (DPR and LPR), as well as in the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russians won't be intimidated by US sanctions rhetoric — Russian embassy. tass.com It is reported that "US authorities do not part with a long-standing habit of meddling into internal affairs of other countries"

TASS (2023-09-08). Voting in Kherson Region begins on time, no incidents reported — officials. tass.com The Kherson Region will elect members of the local legislative assembly and local municipal councilors in 14 municipalities, in areas near the line of engagement, too, for the first time since the region joined Russia…

TASS (2023-09-08). Politician says Russian forces repelled some Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area. tass.com According to Vladimir Rogov, artillery bombardments of Russian positions by Ukrainian forces in the area have intensified noticeably…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian grain project is not alternative to grain deal. tass.com According to Sergey Vershinin, the point of the initiative is to help exactly the neediest countries in the first instance…

TASS (2023-09-08). West provoked conflict in Ukraine to slow down Russia's development — Putin. tass.com Talking to young scientists of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center in Sarov, the head of state noted his previous conversation with the specialists in 2014…

TASS (2023-09-08). Putin congratulates Tajik leader Rakhmon on Tajikistan's Independence Day. tass.com "Relations between Russia and Tajikistan are based on the principles of strategic partnership and alliance," the Russian president noted…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian, Chinese diplomats discuss energy in Arctic, expansion of Northern Sea Route. tass.com The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the sides had a constructive and substantive exchange of views on ways to further cooperate in the Arctic region in the new geopolitical conditions within the spirit of comprehensive strategic partnership…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia's rights commissioner got over 43,000 requests from citizens in first half of 2023. tass.com Russians actively used the ombudsperson's internet portal, submitting some 16,100 letters via the online form and filed 13,400 requests using a telephone hotline…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian security agents foil attack on Crimean railway, detain one person. tass.com The man had a cache where agents found an improvised explosive device that was intended to be used for sabotage and was made with a plastic explosive of foreign origin…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian police busts 'White coat' neo-Nazi group — Interior Ministry. tass.com "According to preliminary information, the participants of the group were preparing a series of serious crimes on Russian territory, including crimes against national interests," Ministry of Internal Affairs Spokeswoman Irina Volk said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian-language news enjoy popularity in UAE — Emirates News Agency CEO. tass.com "I don't have the number right now, but I know it's popular," he said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Musk says he refused to activate Starlink off Crimea to prevent attack on Russian fleet. tass.com "If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation," he said…

TASS (2023-09-08). US counts on joint statement of G20 summit — White House. tass.com "I'm not going to personally characterize the Chinese position in the room and the Russian position in the room," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said…

F. William Engdahl (2023-09-09). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca The energy crisis is a long-planned strategy of western corporate capital to dismantle industrial economies in the name of a dystopian Green Agenda. That has its roots well before February 2022, when Russia launched its military action in Ukraine.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). UK Prime Minister Touts 'Very Strong Language' in G20 Declaration on Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Saturday that the G20 Summit Declaration used "very strong language" in relation to the conflict in Ukraine, while the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry described the wording as "nothing to be proud of."

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). G20 Declaration on Ukraine a 'Blow to Western Countries'. sputnikglobe.com The declaration of the G20 summit in India was a blow to the West, a British business newspaper reports, adding that this highlights the lack of global consensus in support of Kiev.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). US 'Lies' About Ukraine's Failed Counteroffensive – Ex-CIA Analyst. sputnikglobe.com As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced over $1 billion in aid for Ukraine during a surprise visit to the country's capital, he said Washington had noticed "good progress" in Kiev's counteroffensive, despite all facts pointing to the opposite.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). G20 Leaders Say Had Different Views on Ukraine Conflict During Summit Discussions. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The G20 leaders said in the New Delhi Summit Declaration on Saturday they had different views on and assessments of the Ukraine conflict during discussions of the issue, while jointly calling for respect for the UN Charter.

TASS (2023-09-10). At least six explosions heard in Ukraine's capital Kiev — eyewitnesses. tass.com An air raid alert has been declared in Kyiv and some other regions…

Frank Haubold' (2023-09-09). Ukraine war: the business with death. indybay.org State-sponsored arms shipments cause corporate profits to skyrocket. That warlike conflicts boost the business of arms corporations is a well-known fact, but never in recent history have Western arms firms and corporations been able to enrich themselves so shamelessly from human suffering as in the Ukraine conflict.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). 'No Decision Made': Pentagon Official Rejects Reports Alleging ATACMS May Be Headed to Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A Pentagon official told Sputnik no decision has been made to supply Ukraine with long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) following reports that claimed the weapons were likely to be sent in the coming months.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Report: White House Scolded Hillary Clinton for Asking Ukraine for Help With Afghan Exit. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly scolded former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to help evacuate Afghan women during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

TASS (2023-09-09). US may include ATACMS missiles in new military aid package to Ukraine — TV. tass.com Washington's plans for this type of weapon could change…

TASS (2023-09-09). G20 diplomats hammer out compromise language on Ukraine – Bloomberg. tass.com The summit in New Delhi is running in an in-person format on September 9-10…

WSWS (2023-09-09). As Ukraine offensive collapses, US tries to drum up support for war at G20. wsws.org The G20 summit convened Friday in New Delhi, India, against the backdrop of the debacle of Ukraine's offensive and a deepening economic, political and social crisis of American capitalism.

Common Dreams Staff (2023-09-08). US to begin sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The Biden administration will, for the first time, send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to The munition can be…

Editor (2023-09-08). US Intelligence Official: Media Misleading Americans About Ukraine's Battlefield Success. scheerpost.com

Frank Haubold' (2023-09-08). Ukraine war: the business with death. indybay.org State-sponsored arms shipments cause corporate profits to skyrocket. That warlike conflicts boost the business of arms corporations is a well-known fact, but never in recent history have Western arms firms and corporations been able to enrich themselves so shamelessly from human suffering as in the Ukraine conflict.

infobrics (2023-09-08). Ukraine latest large-scale drafting and mobilizing measure a signal of desperation. infobrics.org The on-going US proxy attrition war has already exhausted the country.

Jake Johnson (2023-09-08). Outrage Grows as Pentagon Confirms Depleted Uranium Rounds Headed to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Laura Llach (2023-09-08). Up to €3,400 Per Month: Meet the Spanish Company Recruiting Fighters for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Chinese Citizens' Mariupol Visit Leaves Ukrainian Regime Infuriated. sputnikglobe.com Chinese bloggers earlier told Sputnik that they had decided to visit Mariupol to see for themselves how people there were going about their daily lives.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). German Foreign Minister Says Taurus Missile Deliveries to Kiev Challenging. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday that the supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is challenging as it takes time to agree on every detail.

TASS (2023-09-08). Depleted uranium rounds need to be in Ukraine before Abrams tanks arrive — Pentagon. tass.com "I refer you to the Ukrainians to announce when they actually arrive," US Department of Defense Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said…

TASS (2023-09-08). G20 summit primarily devoted to economy, not Ukraine — Chinese Foreign Ministry. tass.com Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning stressed that China's position on the Ukrainian issue was consistent and very clear…

WSWS (2023-09-08). How people in Ukraine are declared traitors to the state: The mechanism of the repressive apparatus. wsws.org This essay by Maxim Goldarb, the head of the "Union of Left Forces of Ukraine – For New Socialism" party in Ukraine, describes the blatantly anti-democratic persecution by the Zelensky regime of its political opponents.

en.mehrnews (2023-09-09). US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) — The Biden administration is likely to send Ukraine long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, according to US officials.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Moscow Blasts Arrest of Sputnik Armenia Reporter as Aimed at Harming Russia-Armenia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Forces that are interested in sowing hatred and fear between Armenia and Russia are behind the provocation involving the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorgyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Some 85 US Troops to Train With Armenian Forces in Military Drills Next Week. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Army said in a press release that some 85 US troops will train with 175 Armenian soldiers next week as part of the Eagle Partner joint military exercise.

TASS (2023-09-08). Pro-Russian blogger, Sputnik Armenia reporter detained for 72 hours. tass.com Investigators suspect Badalyan and Gevorkyan of illegal possession of arms. Local media reported that weapons had allegedly been found in their car…

TASS (2023-09-08). Information space of Armenia trending toward negative coverage of Russia — diplomat. tass.com "No doubt, this contradicts the traditionally friendly communication between the two peoples," Maria Zakharova said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Number of pro-Western media targeting to discredit Russia growing in Armenia — diplomat. tass.com "Unfortunately, there are certain Armenian media outlets that go beyond mere criticism, but openly besmirch our common mechanisms for interstate cooperation," Maria Zakharova added…

infobrics (2023-09-07). Breaking ties with Russia and refocusing on France could destroy Armenia. infobrics.org According to Pashinyan's "logic", France will get into a confrontation with Turkey, one of its NATO allies, for the sake of Armenia, a country nearly 3,500 km away that can reach Yerevan only through neighboring Georgia. This is without even taking into account the troubles Paris is going through as its neocolonial system in Africa is faced with unprecedented unraveling.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Rossiya Segodnya Media Group Says Monitors Detention of Sputnik Armenia Columnist. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Rossiya Segodnya international media group ris monitoring the situation with the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorgyan and expects that an unbiased investigation will be conducted into the matter.

Staff (2023-09-07). As Armenian govt of "Soros graduates" prepares to host U.S. war game, withdraw from post-Soviet collective defense treaty, abandon Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan, & definitively flip away from Russia towards USA and Turkey (LOL, can't make it up!!!!!), top pro-Russian blogger Mika Badalyan & seven friends / associates arrested by masked G-Men, all on charges of "illicit arms trafficking" (they publicly fundraised / bought / sent Chinese unarmed $300 quadrocopters to Russia, as show of support.) Not 1st time he has been detained & tried, but, this time they have to put him down for good, "clear the field." Folks, "the Democracy" is coming to USA, soon enough. It's all coming here, as I wrote even in 2021. They will eventually HAVE to take a mad shot at "clearing the field." (You've seen nothing yet.) No, I won't be near DC when it happens. You smug DC-area RINO's (incl. the top, top RINO lawyer who told me to just give up & get vaxxed) reading me & laughing… can "Save this Tweet." thedreizinreport.com In other news, in this SHORT feature, we have: "LADIES AT WAR." But, first: Tenacious "Body Count Retards" just don't give up! A college-age reader-donor wants to see more Borscht Reich bodies. He wants to hike the sum of KIA's within the Reich's 66,000 Great Counter-Suck-Fensive "losses" (dead and wounded) figure announced by Russia's Defense...…

TASS (2023-09-08). Attempts to fuel animosity between Russia, Armenia unacceptable, Russian diplomat says. tass.com According to Maria Zakharova, putting leading Russian media executives and political analysts on a list of "undesirable" people for expressing their private views, "seriously undermines cooperation between Russia and Armenia, especially in the media space"

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Another Provocation to Spoil Relations: Zakharova on Pro-Russian Blogger's Detention. sputnikglobe.com The detention of pro-Russian blogger Mikael Badalyan in the Armenian city of Goris was another provocation by the West ahead of the Russia-Armenia media forum in Yerevan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on her Telegram channel.

TASS (2023-09-07). Pashinyan changing country's politics to align with West — experts. tass.com It is believed that the Armenian prime minister is taking advantage of the situation in Ukraine, trying to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan with the help of the West…

TASS (2023-09-07). Armenian security service arrests pro-Russian blogger, Sputnik Armenia reporter. tass.com "On September 6 and 7, seven people, including Mika Badalyan and Ashot Gevorkyan, were arrested and handed over to the Investigative Committee under justified suspicion of illegal possession of firearms," the spokesman said…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Moscow Blasts Arrest of Sputnik Armenia Reporter as Aimed at Harming Russia-Armenia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Forces that are interested in sowing hatred and fear between Armenia and Russia are behind the provocation involving the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorkyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia insists CSTO members prioritize holding drills with their allies — senior diplomat. tass.com Earlier, the Armenian Defense Ministry announced that the South Caucasus country will hold a joint military exercise, Eagle Partner 2023, with the United States on Armenian soil on September 11-20…

TASS (2023-09-07). Press review: Blinken in surprise visit to Kiev and US, Armenia to hold joint army drills. tass.com Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 7th…

TASS (2023-09-07). Baku concentrates troops on border with Armenia, near Nagorno-Karabakh — Armenian PM. tass.com Nikol Pashinyan urged the international community and UN Security Council member countries to take serious steps to prevent another explosion of tensions in the region…

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-09-08). Justicia francesa ratifica prohibir abaya islámica en escuelas. telesurtv.net La máxima instancia judicial estimó que la prohibición no supone una amenaza grave e ilegal a una libertad fundamental.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-07). French MP defends Cuba's right to live without interference. plenglish.com Paris, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) La France Insoumise (LFI) MP Éric Coquerel on Thursday defended Cuba's right to independence and to live without the domination attempts by the United States and its economic, commercial, and financial blockade.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). France's Council of State Upholds Ban on Islamic Dress Abaya. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – France's Council of State on Thursday upheld a ban on the all-covering Muslim robe abaya in schools, which had been announced last weekend by the country's newly-appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-09-07). Parlamento de Chad exige retirada de tropas francesas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, los asambleístas expresaron su rechazo ante la posición injerencista francesa.

channelnewsasia (2023-09-09). Rebuilt France team on track with win over New Zealand in opener. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-09-09). Coach Galthie relieved France shook off pressure after worst possible start. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). France maintain perfect record with Ireland win. channelnewsasia.com

Richard D. Wolff (2023-09-08). Economic Growth in G7 Versus BRICS: A Reality Check. counterpunch.org In the United Kingdom, the BBC prepared and published data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January about different nations' growth forecasts for 2023 and 2024. The BBC foregrounded some really bad news for the UK. Of nine major industrial economies—the G7 (the U.S., Canada, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, and Canada), plus Russia, and China—the UK

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). France Seeks Pullout From Niger. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – France is considering several options for troops pullout from Niger, contacts with the Nigerien army continue and relate to operational and technical aspects, a French General Staff spokesman told Arabian broadcaster.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-09-07). Parlamento de Chad exige retirada de tropas francesas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, los asambleístas expresaron su rechazo ante la posición injerencista francesa.

Staff (2023-09-08). Spain: Soccer Head Faces Sexual Assault Charge for World Cup Forced Kiss; Women Players Strike over Pay. democracynow.org Spain's national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain's soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer's international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down voluntarily. No permanent sanctions have been announced. Meanwhile, the rest of the Spanish women's soccer league is on strike over pay and working conditions after talks between federation leaders…

FP Staff (2023-09-08). Spain's President Pedro Sánchez tests positive for COVID-19, to miss G20 Summit. firstpost.com

Amy Goodman (2023-09-08). Sexual Assault and Pay Disparity Spark "Me Too" Moment in Spanish Women's Soccer. truthout.org Spain's national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain's soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer's international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down… |

TASS (2023-09-08). Turkey looks at BRICS with great interest — Russian diplomat. tass.com The expansion of BRICS came as a sensation that "made the group's common voice far louder," Dmitry Birichevsky said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Turkey intensifies contacts on grain deal ahead of G20 summit. tass.com "Discussions on the issue, and on paths to Ukrainian settlement in general, will continue at the Kiev-Ankara level," the source said…

Ragip Soylu (2023-09-07). Turkey: World Bank agrees to provide $18bn in loans amid economic overhaul. middleeasteye.net

Ragip Soylu (2023-09-08). Why Turkey and Greece agreed to freeze the conflict and look to the future. middleeasteye.net Why Turkey and Greece agreed to freeze the conflict and look to the future | Ankara aims to normalise relations with the West and agreeing to disagree with Athens is low-hanging fruit | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 09: 50 | Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis leave following a press conference in Ankara, 5 September 2023 (Reuters) | When Turkish Foreign Minister…

Ragip Soylu (2023-09-08). Turkey seeks $950m damages against Iraq over KRG oil dispute. middleeasteye.net Turkey seeks $950m damages against Iraq over KRG oil dispute | Turkish interest calculations suggest Baghdad has to pay $950m to Ankara in ICC award that initially ruled $1.4bn in favour of Iraq | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 15 | A worker checks the valve gears of pipes linked to oil tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, which is run by state-owned Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (Reuters/File…

MEE staff (2023-09-08). Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering. middleeasteye.net Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering | Faruk Fatih Ozer was arrested in Albania last year after disappearing in 2021 along with millions of dollars of user assets | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 49 | Faruk Fatih Ozer, head of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, had been missing since 2021 after his company went offline before he was arrested in Albania last year (Screengr…

TASS (2023-09-08). Around 40 ships to transport grain from Russia to Turkey — Sabah. tass.com The grain will be delivered to private flour mills in Turkey…

TASS (2023-09-08). Turkey's imports from Russia total $28.3 bln in January-July — statistical institute. tass.com It is also reported that in July Russia was the second-largest supplier to Turkey after China with supplies of goods and services from China and Russia worth $4.6 bln and $3.65 bln, respectively…

TASS (2023-09-08). Turkey looks at BRICS with great interest — Russian diplomat. tass.com The expansion of BRICS came as a sensation that "made the group's common voice far louder", Dmitry Birichevsky said…

TASS (2023-09-07). Turkish firms ready to participate in supply of 1 mln tons of grain from Russia to Africa. tass.com According to the source, Turkey has sufficient capacities for processing such amount of grain into flour for further deliveries to the African continent…

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Albania draw 1-1 against group leaders Czech Republic in Euro qualifier. channelnewsasia.com

Volodymyr Artiukh (2023-09-08). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Russia Withdraws Military Contingent From Allied Belarus. themoscowtimes.com The State Border Service of Ukraine said "almost all" of Russia's forces in Belarus have been "rotated out."

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia continues to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus — senior diplomat. tass.com Sergey Ryabkov refrained from further commenting on the nature of the preparations being made and the deadlines for completing the assigned tasks, citing the lack of relevant instructions…

Volodymyr Artiukh (2023-09-07). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-09-08). Doctor uses pillow to 'euthanise' terminally ill woman in Belgium. firstpost.com A terminally ill Belgian woman, suffering from an incurable disease, was reportedly aided in ending her life using a pillow, as the previously administered lethal drugs failed to achieve the intended outcome. This information was revealed by Belgian media sources. | According to reports from Sud Info and RTL, in March 2022, a 36-year-old woman residing in the Oupeye area of Liege decided to undergo euthanasia due to her deteriorating health caused by terminal cancer. | Euthanasia, a legal practice in Belgium, involved a doctor and two nurses visiting the woman's home, where she lived with her husband and young da…

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-09-08). Tormentas dejan unos 16 muertos en Türkiye, Bulgaria y Grecia. telesurtv.net La tormenta "Daniel" ha dejado a más de 200.000 griegos están sin suministro de agua por tercera jornada en Magnesia.

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Pass master Eriksen guides Denmark to 4-0 win over San Marino. channelnewsasia.com

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-09-08). Health activists announce European campaign against effects of commodification of health. peoplesdispatch.org A coalition of trade unions, health activists, and organizations launched an all-European campaign against the commercialization of health. The campaign will include decentralized discussions and actions across various EU countries and will culminate in a major protest in the week leading up to World Health Day…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Gas Futures in Europe Up by 8.6%, Nearing $400 Per 1,000 Cubic Meters. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Gas futures in Europe increased by 8.6%, approaching $400 per 1,000 cubic meters after media reports about the start of strikes at Chevron's LNG plants in Australia, according to data from the London-based ICE exchange on Friday.

TASS (2023-09-08). Experts from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America to attend Kherson Region elections. tass.com Marina Zakharova added that despite certain difficulties that complicated the election campaign in the region, observers representing public organizations and political parties noted the transparency and legitimacy of the process…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-09-07). Cuban university focuses on food production. plenglish.com For the institution, even the international deals of its School of Agricultural Sciences with counterparts in Europe and Latin America have been key, although they are approaching local farms and producers in September. | According to Radio Cadena Agramonte's website, the University of Camagàºey signed an important labor deal with the Fruta Real Farm, located in the municipality of Minas and belonging to producer and agronomist Rolando Leyva. | In statements to the website, Yorkis Tamayo, dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences, said "the deal will facilitate to turn the farm into a study area with exper…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). 'Climate Breakdown Has Begun': Summer 2023 Deemed Hottest on Record. sputnikglobe.com The data puts numbers to a sweltering summer that has been experienced by billions of people across the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of the United States, Europe and Japan.

WSWS (2023-09-07). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers' strikes mark beginning of new school year across Europe over funding, cost of living and the pandemic; metal workers at Turkish factory demand resignation of union officials over sellout contract and threaten to leave the union; teachers, electricity and public sector workers in some Nigerian states in further two-day strike over cuts to fuel subsidies…

Editor (2023-09-07). Blinken Announces $1 Billion More for Ukraine, Including Depleted Uranium. scheerpost.com

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). How US Media Learned to Love Depleted Uranium Shells Amid Ukraine Counteroffensive. sputnikglobe.com Washington's decision to supply depleted uranium (DU) munitions to Ukraine has been met with little if any criticism in the Western press, even though decades ago American and European journalists rang alarm bells over health and environment hazards triggered by the weapon. Why is that?

unitedEditor (2023-09-08). Ukraine, Africa and Europe's fateful choice. uwidata.com The approach that the Ukraine conflict has been instigated by the US to detach Europe from Russia and, thus Asia, is gaining wider acceptance day by day. The US, by stirring turmoil in Ukraine, a convergence point of Europe and Asia, aimed in the short term to hinder Eurasian integration and in the long-term China's …

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Singapore sprinter Shanti Pereira returns from history-making European adventure, sets sights on Asian Games. channelnewsasia.com

TASS (2023-09-08). EU works on penalties against Russian diamond industry. tass.com The EU member states are trying to block means of circumventing the anti-Russian sanctions, the president of the European Council added…

WSWS (2023-09-08). Floods cause death and destruction across Europe. wsws.org While climate change and global warming are drastically changing weather patterns, capitalist governments have refused to take any serious action to mitigate the devastating impact of these widely predicted catastrophes or to provide adequate relief.

_____ (2023-09-07). The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK. truepublica.org.uk The UK's disastrous "mini" Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the UK voted to leave, the effect has become clear. In this film, senior FT writers and …

Newswire Editor (2023-09-07). Senate Finally Confirms Fifth FCC Commissioner. commondreams.org On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Federal Communications Commission nominee Anna Gomez, who will fill a long-vacant fifth-commissioner seat at the agency. The vote finally creates a Democratic FCC majority at the agency — for the first time since the beginning of the Biden administration. The unprecedented 32-month delay had deadlocked the FCC, and was the result of concerted efforts by the phone, cable and broadcast lobbies to hamstring the agency that oversees their businesses. Gomez's confirmation restores the agency's full complement of commissioners and provides a tie-breaking vote on is…

WSWS (2023-09-08). Floods cause death and destruction across Europe. wsws.org While climate change and global warming are drastically changing weather patterns, capitalist governments have refused to take any serious action to mitigate the devastating impact of these widely predicted catastrophes or to provide adequate relief.

TASS (2023-09-08). Gas price in Europe up 8% amid strikes at Chevron LNG plants in Australia. tass.com It is reported that Chevron's Wheatstone and Gorgon LNG plants produce around 24.5 mln tons of LNG per year, which is over 5% of global capacities…

_____ (2023-09-07). The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK. truepublica.org.uk The UK's disastrous "mini" Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the UK voted to leave, the effect has become clear. In this film, senior FT writers and …

Editor (2023-09-07). Eastern European NATO Countries Fear Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia. scheerpost.com

TASS (2023-09-07). US to use Finland's Rovaniemi airport in Lapland bordering Russia. tass.com According to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, the implementation of a new agreement on defense cooperation, being negotiated by Helsinki and Washington, "will lead to at least some US presence in Finland"

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Embattled Germany coach Flick promises new playing style, high intensity. channelnewsasia.com

FP Staff (2023-09-08). Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in New Delhi for the G20 Summit. firstpost.com Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Delhi for the G20 summit scheduled to take place in the national capital on 9 and 10 September 2022. | Meloni was received by MoS for State for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje. | PM Modi to hold over 15 bilateral meetings with World leaders | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold more than 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders. On 8th September, PM will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of Mauritius, Bangladesh and USA. On 9th September, in addition to the G20 meetings, PM will hold bilateral meetings with the UK, Japan, Germany and It…

Andreas Sartzekis (2023-09-08). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org

Zane McNeill (2023-09-06). Nation's Oldest, Largest Latino Civil Rights Group Issues FL Emergency Plan. truthout.org The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has issued an emergency preparedness plan to confront the threat posed by Florida's SB 1718, an anti-immigrant law which no longer recognizes driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states and criminalizes the transportation of undocumented workers across state lines into Florida. "LULAC is ready to help our immigrant… |

Andreas Sartzekis (2023-09-08). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Early Dutch blitz sinks Greece. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Greece launches rescue effort in flooded villages. channelnewsasia.com

Dolores Perez Heilbron (2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Evolving IRELAND, What is New? Horst Bansner, speaker. indybay.org First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin Street/Corner Geary Blvd.

Dolores Perez Heilbron (2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Evolving IRELAND, What is New? Horst Bansner, speaker. indybay.org First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin Street/Corner Geary Blvd.

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). BRI hailed as balanced, mutually beneficial path. ecns.cn He said that China and Central Asia are friendly neighbors, who will work together under the BRI framework and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind under the strategic guidance of leaders from China and Central Asian countries.in Kazakhstan, has blossomed into a 'flower of friendship', and is bearing the fruits of mutual benefits and a win-win approach."

Mike Walter (2023-09-07). The Heat: A Decade of Belt & Road. america.cgtn.com It's the infrastructure project connecting the world by land and sea. Ten years on, we take a look at the impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative. | Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative during a speech in Kazakhstan on September 7, 2013, proposing new trade routes to create a 'new Silk Road' and wider economic cooperation. | A decade later, 152 countries have seen 3,000 BRI projects and nearly a trillion dollars in new investment. By Chinese estimates, it's helped lift nearly 40 million people out of poverty. Back in Kazakhstan where it all began, trade between the two countries u…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-07). Netherlands condemns US to arm Kyiv with depleted uranium tank shells. plenglish.com Amsterdam, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Shipping depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine put the United States on the road to an escalated nuclear war, the leader of the Dutch party Forum for Democracy, Thierry Bode, said today.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Norwegian Man Makes 'Gold Find of the Century' Using Metal Detector. sputnikglobe.com Archaeologists have indicated that the new discovery is Norway's "gold find of the century."

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Poland's Defense Spending Quadruples to $36Bln Since 2015. sputnikglobe.com WARSAW (Sputnik) – Poland's defense spending has quadrupled to 155 billion zlotys ($36 billion) since 2015, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.

Staff (2023-09-07). Headlines for September 7, 2023. democracynow.org Russian Missile Strike Kills 17 and Wounds Dozens in Ukraine's Donetsk, Russia Accused of Violating Territorial Integrity of Romania, a NATO Ally, Sudanese Army Shelling Kills 32 Civilians in Omdurman, Gabon Coup Leaders Say Deposed Leader Ali Bongo Has Been Freed from House Arrest, U.N. to End Food Aid for Another 2 Million Afghans as 15 Million Face Hunger, Biden to Cancel Oil & Gas Leases in Alaska Wildlife Refuge, But Willow Project Remains, Judge Sets October Trial for 2 Trump Co-Defendants in Georgia Election Interference Case, Federal Judge Finds Trump Liable for Defaming Writer E. Jean Carroll for S…

TASS (2023-09-07). NATO has no proof UAV wreckage in Romania was from deliberate Russian attack. tass.com "We are awaiting the outcome of the ongoing investigation," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg added…

Andrew Korybko (2023-09-08). Cuba Is Angry That a Russian Network Allegedly Tried to Recruit Its Citizens as Mercenaries. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Sep 6, 2023 | Few could have foreseen the "Cuba counters human trafficking operations aimed for military recruitment purposes. | The Ministry of the Interior has detected and it is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates fro…

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.

Eva Bartlett (2023-09-08). "Media on Trial: Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlett and Fiorella Isabel" ingaza.wordpress.com —LISTEN HERE Mike Robinson speaks to Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlett and Fiorella Isabel about what it's like to report from the front lines of conflict zones, what they have experienced in their interactions with legacy media journalists and what it's like to live and work in Russia and with RT. Vanessa Beeley is an independent journalist,…

infobrics (2023-09-08). Russia, SA Considering Construction of Gas Power Plant — Russian Energy Ministry. infobrics.org Russia and South Africa were discussing joint projects in the energy sector, including the construction of a gas power plant and supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) for new generating capacities…

infobrics (2023-09-08). Stoltenberg bluffs about Ukrainian NATO access. infobrics.org Kiev's admission does not seem to be possible, considering the proxy conflict with Russia.

infobrics (2023-09-08). Kolomoisky's arrest — justice or just another power grab by Zelensky?>. infobrics.org The reasoning behind Washington DC's enmity towards Kolomoisky is that he's an absolute opportunist, meaning that he wasn't exactly ready to follow the belligerent thalassocracy's orders to the letter, as Zelensky does. What's more, he even tried to appease Russia on several occasions.

Kirill Medvedev (2023-09-08). Russia Policing and Repression Prisons The Persecution of Azat Miftakhov Is Designed to Silence Russia's Left. internationalviewpoint.org

Kyle Anzalone (2023-09-08). Musk Comes Under Fire for Preventing Ukraine Attack on Russia. news.antiwar.com CNN reports that Elon Musk personally instructed SpaceX employees to disable Starlink to prevent a Ukrainian attack on the Russian naval fleet in Crimea last year. SpaceX has spent millions of dollars of the company's own money to help Kiev's military stay connected on the battlefield since the Russian invasion last year. However, the company …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-08). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. orinocotribune.com By Russian Ministry of Defense — Sep 6, 2023 | Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity | The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of other countries. | The second meeting of the working group on strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention was held in Geneva from 8 to 17 August 2023. The event was held to develop concrete…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). How Russian Grain Exports Changed. sputnikglobe.com Despite Western sanctions, Russian grain exports have been growing. Over the year, Russia has increased the amount of grain supplied to other countries, reaching the 60 mln tons point, according to the data published by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Musk Clarifies He Declined Starlink Activation Request to Enable 2022 Ukraine Strike Near Crimea. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who runs SpaceX and its Starlink satellite internet service, clarified in a statement that he declined to activate the network over Crimea in order to enable a Ukrainian strike on the Russian naval fleet.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Russian Embassy Blasts US for 'Meddling' in Domestic Affairs Ahead of Elections in New Regions. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in the United States on Thursday blasted Washington's recent statements about the legitimacy of elections in Russia's new regions as interference in its internal affairs.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). UK Vows to Keep Close Eye on Russia's Black Sea Activity. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom will use its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to monitor Russia's activity in the Black Sea and will call out Russia if "warning signs" are seen, the office of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday.

Staff (2023-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2023. democracynow.org Oxfam Says G20 Leaders Are Falling Drastically Short on Climate Action , Hong Kong Flooded as 6 Inches of Rain Falls in One Hour, 380 Remain Missing in Hawaii a Month After Wildfires Scorched Lahaina, Amid Record Heat in D.C., Protesters at White House Demand Biden Declare Climate Emergency , Climate Protesters Disrupt U.S. Open Tennis Tournament Amid Searing Heat, Spectator Ejected from US Open After Shouting Nazi Slogan at German Player, NATO Head Says Ukrainian Counteroffensive Making "Gradual" Progress , New Book Says Elon Musk Intervened to Thwart Attack by Ukraine on Russian-Occupied Crimea, Nor…

TASS (2023-09-08). Common BRICS currency possible in future — Russian diplomat. tass.com "A common currency is something which is quite possible in the future, but the path will be neither quick nor easy," the head of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birichevsky said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia expects G20 declaration to mention settlements in national currencies — diplomat. tass.com Moscow hopes that "the role of developing nations in the system of Bretton-Woods institutions to be significantly increased, so that members of the extended BRICS group could have a blocking stake in the decision-making process of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other organizations" that are a part of this system…

TASS (2023-09-08). Regional elections to begin in Russia. tass.com For the first time, parliamentary elections will be held in the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (DPR and LPR), as well as in the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russians won't be intimidated by US sanctions rhetoric — Russian embassy. tass.com It is reported that "US authorities do not part with a long-standing habit of meddling into internal affairs of other countries"

TASS (2023-09-08). Voting in Kherson Region begins on time, no incidents reported — officials. tass.com The Kherson Region will elect members of the local legislative assembly and local municipal councilors in 14 municipalities, in areas near the line of engagement, too, for the first time since the region joined Russia…

TASS (2023-09-08). Politician says Russian forces repelled some Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area. tass.com According to Vladimir Rogov, artillery bombardments of Russian positions by Ukrainian forces in the area have intensified noticeably…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia's rights commissioner got over 43,000 requests from citizens in first half of 2023. tass.com Russians actively used the ombudsperson's internet portal, submitting some 16,100 letters via the online form and filed 13,400 requests using a telephone hotline…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian security agents foil attack on Crimean railway, detain one person. tass.com The man had a cache where agents found an improvised explosive device that was intended to be used for sabotage and was made with a plastic explosive of foreign origin…

TASS (2023-09-08). Musk says he refused to activate Starlink off Crimea to prevent attack on Russian fleet. tass.com "If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation," he said…

TASS (2023-09-08). US counts on joint statement of G20 summit — White House. tass.com "I'm not going to personally characterize the Chinese position in the room and the Russian position in the room," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said…

Bill Fletcher, Jr. (2023-09-07). What does solidarity with Ukraine's workers look like? therealnews.com What is the role labor unions should play in the Russia-Ukraine War? In a special conversation moderated by

Connor Freeman (2023-09-07). US Pledges Millions Seized from Russian Oligarch in Latest Ukraine Aid Package. news.antiwar.com While visiting Kyiv on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced another pledge of funds to Ukraine worth $1 billion in military and other financial aid. Included in that sum is $5.4 million in seized assets belonging to a Russian oligarch and this will go toward veterans' services. Blinken declared "those who have enabled Putin's …

infobrics (2023-09-07). Russia and Brazil Consider Co-Producing Films Together. infobrics.org Culture authorities from Russia and Brazil are discussing the possibility of reaching an agreement on joint film production…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-09-07). Zelensky Speaks With Netanyahu, Requests More Support from Israel. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone on Thursday. The leaders discussed how Tel Aviv could support Kyiv's fight against Russia and the potential deployment of Israeli police to Ukraine to support Jewish pilgrims. According to a press release from Zelensky's office, the Ukrainian leader requested more assistance from Netanyahu. "The …

mforinoco (2023-09-07). Erdogan Stresses Need of Switching to National Currencies in Trade With Russia. orinocotribune.com The Turkish and Russian presidents met in Sochi where they also agreed on sending free grain shipments to African nations in need. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 4 September told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the two nations need to move forward with using national currencies for bilateral trade. | "I believe that the fact that the heads of our central banks will meet here today is important from the point of view of a step towards the transition to national currencies in bilateral relations between us," the Turkish president stated during a meeting with Putin in the city of Sochi. | Fo…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). 'Huge Barriers': Pentagon's Hypersonic Woes Due to 'Very Delicate' Physics Problems Behind Tech. sputnikglobe.com Hypersonic technology is highly specialized, and military engineers have to overcome serious challenges posed by physics that disrupt the typical way missiles are used. This is why the US military has struggled to catch up to Russia, China, and other nations that have already developed the technology, experts told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Russia Winning War Against West's 'Hot Air' Oil and Gas Sanctions Threat. sputnikglobe.com The G7 has shown signs of ditching its artificial below-market price cap on Russian oil exports. David Tawil, founder of ProChain Capital, has suggested the policy had been "hot air" from the start, and that reality was dawning on Western leaders.

Staff (2023-09-07). Ukrainian & Russian Activists on How Putin's War Emboldens "Authoritarian Forces" Around the World. democracynow.org On the same day U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv to announce $1 billion in new U.S. aid to Ukraine, 17 Ukrainians were killed in a Russian missile attack on a Donetsk market. "It's very painful for me to see all the streets and cities that I spent my childhood in to be completely destroyed by the ongoing war," says Hanna Perekhoda, Ukrainian historian from the Donetsk region on a speaking tour of the U.S. calling for an end to the war by driving out Putin's occupation. "If we let Russian authoritarians win, it will mean that the authoritarian forces also in our cou…

WSWS (2023-09-07). The US military recruitment crisis and the struggle against imperialist war. wsws.org The US war machine is confronting a worsening recruitment crisis as it escalates its war against Russia in Ukraine and prepares for war against China.

WSWS (2023-09-07). Biden hails sellout dockworkers' and UPS agreements ahead of autoworkers' contract expiration. wsws.org In order to continue the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine in 2023 and beyond without labor disruptions, the Biden administration, working with the critical labor bureaucracies, has blocked strikes in major industries while enforcing agreements that further impoverish workers.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-08). Prime Minister of Bangladesh receives Russian Foreign Minister. plenglish.com The diplomat reported on Telegram that Lavrov discussed bilateral, regional and global issues with Hasina, and later paid tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation. | Zakharova recalled that Lavrov's two-day working visit to Bangladesh is the first by a Russian foreign minister to Bangladesh. | Lavrov met with his counterpart, Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, with whom he discussed the prospects for the future development of bilateral relations, and exchanged views on the latest regional and international issues. | The Foreign Minister arrived in Dacca, the capital of Bangladesh, from Jakarta, Indonesia,…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-08). Russian forces repel five Ukrainian attacks. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Russian forces repelled five attacks by assault groups from the Ukrainian armed forces in the vicinity of Krasny Liman, the Ministry of Defense reported on Friday.

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia never meddled in Canadian elections, ambassador says. tass.com "It is obvious to all observers that accusations of interference that are leveled against certain foreign forces are a convenient tool in the political games inside the Ottawa bubble," Oleg Stepanov said…

TASS (2023-09-08). US counting on G20 summit to produce joint statement — White House. tass.com "I'm not going to personally characterize the Chinese position in the room or the Russian position in the room," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-07). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. libya360.wordpress.com Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Defense Says Will Appeal Verdict After Klyushin Sentenced to 9 Years in US Prison. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin's defense will appeal his nine-year sentence delivered by a US court, lawyer Maksim Nemtsev said Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Kremlin Castigates US Seizure of Russians' Property. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The seizure of the property of Russian citizens by the United States is illegal, Moscow perceives it absolutely negatively, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Moscow, Dhaka Discuss Russian LNG, Oil Supplies to Bangladesh – Lavrov. sputnikglobe.com DHAKA (Sputnik) – Moscow and Dhaka are discussing practical aspects of establishing regular large-scale supplies of liquefied natural gas and oil to Bangladesh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Musk Turned Off Starlink Near Crimea in 2022 to Thwart Ukraine Attack – Reports. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US tech billionaire Elon Musk ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellites near Crimea last year to disrupt a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian naval fleet, a American broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing excerpts from Musk's new biography.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). NATO Baltic Drills: West Attempts to Show Russia It 'Owns' Region Despite Members' Weaknesses. sputnikglobe.com Saturday will see the start of NATO's major naval drills in the Baltic Sea that are expected to involve some 30 ships and over 3,000 service members who will conduct the war games close to the Russian border. What's the goal of these maneuvers and what signs do the drills send to Russia?

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). 'Not Legally Possible' for US to Transfer Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine – Int'l Lawyer. sputnikglobe.com While the United States might be aiming to undermine Russian prestige by seizing its assets abroad and transferring them to Ukraine, it is in fact harming its own reputation by engaging in lawless behavior that violates the sanctity of private property underpinning the capitalist system, an international legal expert told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Russia Rolls Out Cheeses, Herbs & Caviar for Cosmonauts at World Food Istanbul 2023. sputnikglobe.com

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Russian and Bangladeshi Foreign Ministers Hold Joint Press Conference Ahead of G20. sputnikglobe.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Momen hold a joint press briefing in Dhaka on Thursday, September 7, following their meeting in the capital.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Ukraine Loses Over 320 Military in Donetsk Region in Past Day. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine has lost more than 320 military both killed and wounded in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

TASS (2023-09-07). US-led coalition's drone flies dangerously close to Russian plane in Syria. tass.com According to the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria Vadim Kulit, aircraft of the US-led coalition continue to create dangerous situations in the Syrian airspace, flying in breach of deconfliction protocols and violating the country's aerial borders…

TASS (2023-09-07). Ruble volatility going down amid currency sales, tougher policy — Bank of Russia. tass.com Households sold currency amounting to 42.1 bln rubles ($427.7 mln), the Central Bank said…

TASS (2023-09-07). Yuan share record high on currency exchange market — Bank of Russia. tass.com The share of the yuan in foreign trade transactions increased to 27% in exports and 36% in imports…

TASS (2023-09-07). Analysts expect Russia's GDP to grow by 2.2% in 2023 — Central Bank. tass.com The median inflation outlook for Russia this year has been raised to 6.3%…

TASS (2023-09-07). Rooppur plant construction in Bangladesh going smoothly — Lavrov. tass.com "We have stated today that the project is progressing smoothly, in line with the schedule, and delivery and charging of first nuclear fuel are expected as early as in October," the Russian foreign minister noted…

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia appreciates Bangladesh pursues its own interests despite Western pressure — MFA. tass.com "We appreciate very much that despite the unprecedented pressure exerted on all countries, including Bangladesh, by the US and its allies over the so-called Ukrainian issue, our friends are pursuing exclusively their own national interests in their foreign policy," Sergey Lavrov said…

TASS (2023-09-07). End of pandemic paves way for revitalization of Russia-DPRK ties — senior diplomat. tass.com "Gradual elimination of the consequences of the pandemic opens good opportunities for revitalization of bilateral ties on many tracks, including that in practical areas," Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said…

TASS (2023-09-07). Moscow values Pyongyang's support for special op, condemnation of US — senior diplomat. tass.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov noted the two countries' invariable common aspiration to foster mutually beneficial cooperation…

TASS (2023-09-07). Foreign ministers of Russia, Bangladesh discuss grain supplies. tass.com "Relevant authorities are discussing practical aspects of arranging regular large-scale supplies of liquefied natural gas and oil to Bangladesh," the Russian foreign minister siad…

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia will work to protect Asia-Pacific region from diktat of other countries — Lavrov. tass.com "The results of the East Asia summit in Jakarta reaffirmed that such an obsessive, pushy policy of the West to promote its own geopolitical interests is not to everyone's liking," the Russian top diplomat said…

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia requests UNSC meeting on Nord Stream explosions for September 26. tass.com "We requested an open meeting of the UN Security Council for September 26 – the anniversary of explosions at Nord Stream pipeline. We will continue bringing the Westerns to the light," Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said…

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia's top brass says North Korea capable of defending itself. tass.com "Despite the difficulties, the Korean people are coping with each and every challenge and threat and displaying readiness to ensure their defense capability," Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said…

TASS (2023-09-07). Moscow hopes Chisinau avoids rash decisions against Russia — Foreign Ministry. tass.com According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow hopes that "this time, official Chisinau will be wise enough not to make any rash decisions based on such falsified information"

TASS (2023-09-07). DPRK supports Russia's fight for justice, wants to boost camaraderie — envoy to Moscow. tass.com "We once again express our full support to the Russian people, with whom we stand in solidarity in their just cause of defending their country's sovereign right and achieving international justice," Sin Hong Chol said…

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-09-08). Musk shut down Starlink to stop Ukraine's missile attack on Russia for THIS reason. firstpost.com Ukraine is strongly accusing Elon Musk of being responsible for the death of children amid ongoing war with Russia. | This allegation comes after Musk admitted to taking action to keep his Starlink satellite system offline, with the aim of preventing a Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian fleet located in Crimea. | In the early stages of the conflict, Musk had initially offered the use of Starlink equipment to support Ukraine's war efforts. | As per details revealed in a recently published biography of the billionaire founder of SpaceX, Ukrainian drones carrying explosives were on their way to target the Russi…

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Differences and tensions between G20 countries cast doubt over agreement on joint declaration at India summit. channelnewsasia.com United States President Joe Biden will be attending this year's summit in the Indian capital of New Delhi, but his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both notably opted to skip it.

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Harris says North Korea military support for Russia would be 'huge mistake'. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Russian strikes kill 4, injure dozens in Ukraine. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there. channelnewsasia.com

Daniel Warner (2023-09-08). Do Geezers Run the World? Should They? counterpunch.org The leading contenders for the United States presidency are 77 and 80-years old. The leaders of the emerging BRICS countries are: 77 (Luiz Inácio da Silva of Brazil), 71 (Vladimir Putin of Russia), 73 (Narendra Modi of India), 70 (Xi Jinping of China), 71 (Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa). The Turkish leader, Recep Erdoƒüan, is

FP Staff (2023-09-08). Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine. firstpost.com Cuban authorities on Friday said they had arrested 17 people on charges related to a ring of human traffickers that allegedly lured young Cuban men to serve in the Russian military amid the Ukraine war. | Earlier this week, Cuba began working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network, which it said operated both on Cuban soil and in Russia. | "As a result of the investigations, 17 people have been arrested so far, among them the internal organizer of these activities," Cesar Rodriguez, a colonel with Cuba's interior ministry, said late on Thursday on a TV program. | Rodriguez did not name any of those accused of…

FP Staff (2023-09-08). Emergence of PMC Redut in Russia under direct control of the Kremlin?>. firstpost.com In the wake of the collapse of the Wagner Group, a prominent private military company (PMC) in Russia, due to the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his right-hand man Dmitry Utkin last month, a new player has emerged on the scene. | This up-and-coming PMC, known as Redut, has set its sights on assuming a pivotal role as "a crucial tool in the Kremlin's hybrid and conventional warfare," according to a report from the Geopolitical Monitor released on August 30. | The report underscores the seismic implications of the untimely demise of Prigozhin and Utkin for the lands…

FP Staff (2023-09-08). G20 Summit in Delhi: How Xi Jinping's absence will be advantageous for Joe Biden. firstpost.com US President Joe Biden will be arriving in New Delhi on Friday evening for the much-awaited G20 Summit 2023 under India's Presidency while China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin will be skipping the event. | The absence of Xi at the high-profile G20 Summit will be advantageous for Biden. While the US President said he was "disappointed" at the Chinese President's absence as China's economy wobbles creates a narrow opening for Washington to reshape the agenda of a political club it has struggled to corral. | Biden is visiting India for the G20 Summit with an offer for the "Global South". Armed with cash for t…

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-09-08). Japan's Moon Sniper: JAXA has a bag of clever tricks to ensure SLIM module's successful landing. firstpost.com In an effort to recover from past challenges and strengthen its space program, Japan launched the "Moon Sniper" mission last Thursday, shortly after India's remarkable lunar achievement with the Chandrayaan-3 mission. | So far only the United States, Russia, China, and India have had prosperous lunar landings to date. Because of this, Japan's mission is imbued with great optimism and noteworthy technological progress. | Japan for its part, has really crafted its lunar lander with expertise to give it the best chance of a successful landing. It wouldn't be far-fetched to say that like ISRO's Chandrayaan-3, JAXA's…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Chinese Vice Premier to Attend Eastern Economic Forum in Move to Boost Russia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning confirmed on Friday that China's State Council Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing would be participating in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) hosted by the Russian city of Vladivostok.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Check Out What Remains of This 'Top-Notch' Czech Drone Downed by Russian Volunteers. sputnikglobe.com The Czech-made drone will be thoroughly studied by engineers, and their findings will likely be used for further enhancing Russia's defense capabilities.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Moscow Expects Final G20 Document to Include Settlements in National Currencies. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia expects the final G20 document to cover in detail the issue of settlements in national currencies, Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Moscow to Host Training for Crisis Management Centers of BRICS States in 2024. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Training for duty services of crisis management centers of the BRICS countries on the exchange of operational information in the event of various emergencies will take place in Moscow in February 2024, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Russian Budget's Non-Oil, Gas Revenues in August Up by 56.5% Year-on-Year. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Non-oil and gas revenues of the Russian budget in August amounted to 1.82 trillion rubles ($18.6 billion), marking a 56.5% increase compared to the same period last year, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Russian Dairy, Caviar in Great Demand on Turkish Market – Russian Export Center. sputnikglobe.com ISTANBUL (Sputnik) – The Turkish market has a great demand for dairy, caviar and food "innovations" from Russia, the head of the international cooperation division of the Russian Export Center, Jabbori Najibullo, told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Russian Forces Eliminate Ukrainian Reconnaissance Unit in Donbass. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian armed forces have eliminated a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit in the South Donetsk direction, taking one of the enemy soldiers prisoner, spokesman for Russia's Vostok troops grouping Oleg Chekhov told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Watch Russian Ka-52 Alligators Snap at Ukrainian Armored Vehicles. sputnikglobe.com Once on the horizon, Russian Ka-50s – aka Alligators – strike fear into Ukrainian soldiers who are unable to avoid them. The choppers dominate in the air over Ukraine, successfully conducting tasks of the special operation.

TASS (2023-09-08). West blocked sovereign Russian assets worth $280 bln — US Treasury Department. tass.com According to the document, the task force has completed its "initial effort to map and account for Russian sovereign assets that are immobilized and held in REPO member jurisdictions"

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia's budget deficit preliminary totals $24 bln in January-August — finance ministry. tass.com It is noted that preliminarily federal budget expenditures totaled $197 bln in the first eight months of 2023, up by 12% year-on-year…

TASS (2023-09-08). Volvo's assets handed to Russian investor — Industry and Trade Ministry. tass.com The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the new owner, has found a local partner for the continued expansion of production at the concern's Kaluga facility, and work is underway to restart it as soon as feasible, the statement says…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia's GDP growth exceeds 2% in 7M 2023 — PM. tass.com According to Mikhail Mishustin, the government is finalizing preparation of the budget for 2024 and the planned period of 2025-2026…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia has surplus federal budget in August — PM. tass.com "Consolidated balance of the regions added another 140 bln rubles," Mikhail Mishustin said, noting that the Russian economy "is adjusting to current challenges"

TASS (2023-09-08). Turnover of fish products between Russia, China soars 75% in 8M 2023. tass.com Fish products exported to China reportedly stood at 716,000 metric tons valued at $1.38 bln in January-August 2023…

TASS (2023-09-08). Putin launches traffic over new portion of M-12 highway. tass.com The Russian leader congratulated all attendees with the event, wishing them new achievements…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia's federal budget to be executed with planned deficit of 2% of GDP in 2023. tass.com Speaking about expenditures, Mikhail Mishustin said that after the advancing period at the beginning of the year they returned to their traditional level and amounted to around 2.24 trillion rubles in August…

TASS (2023-09-08). Expenditures on National Projects in Russia total $18.5 bln as of September 1. tass.com The following National Projects take the lead in terms of utilizing expenditures: Science and Universities (79.6%), Culture (76.9%), Demography (72.6%), Labor Productivity (61.7%)…

TASS (2023-09-08). Road construction in Russia to be expanded, Putin says. tass.com It is noted that the M-12 will be "extended to Kazan, then to Yekaterinburg and Tyumen, and to other Russian regions, regions of Siberia and the Far East"

TASS (2023-09-08). West lying claiming Ukraine conflict triggered energy crisis, top Russian diplomat says. tass.com "But the sun didn't always shine, the tides were low, the wind hardly blew and the investments into advanced forms of oil and gas production have decreased, so the crisis occurred," Sergey Lavrov said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Non-oil and gas revenues of Russian budget on the rise — Finance Ministry. tass.com The dynamics remains consistently positive, including against the level of 2021, the ministry informed…

TASS (2023-09-08). Oil and gas revenues of Russian budget down 38.2% in 8M 2023 — Finance Ministry. tass.com Accumulation of extra oil and gas revenues during periods of the comfortable price situation provide for the budgetary system resilience to fluctuations in receiving oil and gas revenues…

TASS (2023-09-08). Two Ukrainian drones intercepted above west Russia's Bryansk — ministry. tass.com "Air defense units on duty intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles above the territory of the Bryansk Region. One of them was destroyed in midair," the ministry said…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia, Bangladesh agree to intensify bilateral contacts in all areas — Lavrov. tass.com The Russian foreign minister pointed out that Bangladesh is Russia's "good and long-standing partner" in South Asia, adding that the relations between the two countries have been built upon "principles of friendship, equality and mutual respect" over the course of over half a century…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian air defenses intercept four HIMARS rockets, destroy 31 Ukrainian drones. tass.com In all, since the beginning of the special military operation, 467 aircraft, 248 helicopters, 6,498 unmanned aerial vehicles, 436 anti-aircraft missile systems have been destroyed…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian forces repel five Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area. tass.com The five Ukrainian attacks that were repulsed in the Zaporozhye area came from Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade near the settlement of Verbovoye…

TASS (2023-09-08). Packing G20 agenda full of security issues 'counterproductive' — Russian Foreign Ministry. tass.com According to the ministry, Russia places "great importance on giving a proper assessment to the global geopolitical situation, the Ukrainian crisis and other armed conflicts"

TASS (2023-09-08). Kiev regime ramps up use of Western arms to attack Russian nuclear power, chemical plants. tass.com Alexander Kurenkov noted that the growth in Russia's hazardous industrial sectors also heightens the potential risk of man-made catastrophes…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia countering Western bid to link global economic woes, Ukraine at G20 — Russian MFA. tass.com It is noted that Washington has repeatedly sought to field-test a policy line that emphasizes pitting countries and partners against each other in order to ignite wars and conflicts…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia 'doesn't need' Western-promoted pride agenda, says Lavrov. tass.com "They are doing this aggressively. This is what distinguishes Western democracies [from other countries]," the foreign minister added…

TASS (2023-09-08). TurkStream, Blue Stream pipelines targeted in attempted attacks, Lavrov reveals. tass.com The top Russian diplomat also lamented that "nobody is conducting a normal probe" into the sabotage on Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, with national agencies reportedly handling this investigation…

TASS (2023-09-08). Kiev not to recognize elections in Russia's new regions, Crimea — Foreign Ministry. tass.com The ministry called on Kiev's international partners to condemn Russia's actions and to impose sanctions on organizers of the vote…

TASS (2023-09-08). UN ready to meet Russia's conditions for resumption of grain deal — Bild. tass.com According to the newspaper, the Russian leadership is currently studying the UN proposals…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia's strike potential increased significantly, Ukraine's ex-presidential advisor says. tass.com Earlier, Oleg Soskin called to conclude a truce with Russia, to cancel the martial law and to hold parliamentary and presidential elections…

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Cuba Arrests 17 Over 'Trafficking' for Russia's War in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com The Cuban government said it was working to dismantle a "trafficking network" that recruits Cuban citizens for Moscow's war effort.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Drones Target Russian Microchip Plant — Reports. themoscowtimes.com Kremnyi El describes itself as one of Russia's largest microelectronics enterprises, with 1,700 employees and $40 million in annual production volume.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Russia Detains Man Accused of Plotting Crimea Bombing. themoscowtimes.com The FSB said the man had been acting on the "instructions of Ukrainian military intelligence" and had been remanded in custody.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Russia FM Lavrov Arrives in India for G20 Summit — Broadcast. themoscowtimes.com Putin is not attending — or even planning to make a video address at — the G20 in India, with relations between Moscow and many members of the bloc fraught over the Ukraine war.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Russian Airlines Bear Costs of Flights Rerouted By Drone Strikes — RBC. themoscowtimes.com An extra hour of flight time costs about $8,000 for a typical Boeing 737-800 in the low-budget airline Pobeda's fleet, according to analysts.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Russians in Pyongyang in Fresh Signs of Border Opening. themoscowtimes.com The visits come as speculation mounts that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss arms deals.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). U.S. Court Jails Russian Hacker 9 Years for Stock Cheating Scam. themoscowtimes.com In February, businessman Vladislav Klyushin was convicted by a federal court in Boston for hacking and securities fraud.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Vote Fraud Reported as Russian Local, Regional Elections Get Underway. themoscowtimes.com The election watchdog Golos said it had already received close to 600 complaints of violations as of Friday afternoon.

_____ (2023-09-07). Ukraine war: Killed and injured reaches 500,000. truepublica.org.uk The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbour and tries to seize more territory. The officials cautioned that casualty figures remained difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed …

C.J. Atkins (2023-09-07). South African Communists call for U.S. ambassador's expulsion over Russia weapons allegations. peoplesworld.org The South African Communist Party is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to expel U.S. Ambassador Reuben Brigety over the diplomat's accusations that South Africa provided weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine. "Brigety baselessly accused South Africa of supporting" Russia's campaign against Ukraine, an SACP statement issued Tuesday said. "In defense of our democratic …

FP Staff (2023-09-07). Wealthy Russian with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in US prison for insider trading. firstpost.com A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million stock market cheating scheme that relied on secret earnings information stolen through the hacking of US computer networks. | Vladislav Klyushin, who ran a Moscow-based information technology company that did work for the highest levels of the Russian government, was convicted in February of charges including wire fraud and securities fraud after a two-week trial in federal court in Boston. | Authorities say he personally pocketed more than $33 million in the scheme, which…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-07). Russia and Bangladesh FMs to discuss grain supplies. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Kalam Abdul Momen discussed Thursday about the supply of grain to the Asian country and also agreed to reach long-term deals and not just for one year.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-07). Smugglers caught supplying weapons parts to Ukraine — FSB. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia's FSB security service announced on Thursday that it had intercepted a ring of smugglers who funneled military-grade spare parts to foreign nations, including components to repair Ukrainian aircraft.

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian stocks up as Friday trading opens. tass.com The dollar exchange rate was up by 0.11% at 98.36 rubles, the euro was down by 0.05% at 105.36 rubles…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russia's oil and gas revenues have recovered despite foreign pressure — PM. tass.com According to Mikhail Mishustin, the trajectory has substantially exceeded last year's level amid an increase in oil prices…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian business adapts to external shocks amid growing production, investment — PM. tass.com As for industrial production, according to Mikhail Mishustin, it made the main contribution to the growth of the country's GDP…

TASS (2023-09-08). Volume of cash in circulation rises by $2.05 bln in August — Bank of Russia. tass.com The regulator said earlier the increase in the volume of cash in circulation in May-June 2023 was larger than seasonal levels normal for this time, totaling $7.16 bln…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian banks continued to increase their corporate loan portfolio in August — regulator. tass.com "In the short term, higher lending rates will restrain lending activity in the corporate segment," the statement reads…

TASS (2023-09-08). Arctic tourism, North culture to be on agenda of Eastern Economic Forum. tass.com The vice-president of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Russian Far East believes that it is important to develop tourism in the Arctic to preserve the authentic culture of the North…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian army thwarts Ukrainian forces' rotation near Verbovoye — acting governor. tass.com Yevgeny Balitsky also reported that the Ukrainian army did not carry out any active tactical operations over the past 24 hours after suffering losses…

TASS (2023-09-08). G7 presses India for reflecting its approaches to Ukraine in G20 documents — Russian MFA. tass.com "India rejected the West's demands for inviting Ukraine to the meetings on this platform, thus preventing the United States and its allies from reducing to nothing with their opportunistic considerations the tangible practical achievements of New Delhi's one-year presidency," the ministry noted…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian forces destroy two Challenger tanks in Zaporozhye Region — acting governor. tass.com Yevgeny Balitsky also noted that four Challengers were now near Stepnogorsk and two in Orekhov…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian air defenses down two Ukrainian drones targeting polling place in Kherson Region. tass.com Marina Zakharova emphasized that Ukraine mostly targets civilians who arrive at polling stations to cast their votes…

TASS (2023-09-08). G20 plans to grant African Union membership at New Delhi summit — Russian Foreign Ministry. tass.com "Russia was one of the first countries to support the membership application from our African partners," the ministry noted…

TASS (2023-09-08). Press review: India to host G20 bigs and Africa's 'coup belt' hitting Paris where it hurts. tass.com Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 8th…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian Anti-Doping Agency inspectors collects over 6,800 samples since start of 2023. tass.com RUSADA inked a cooperation agreement with the Turkish anti-doping laboratory in March 2022, which had valid accreditation from the World Anti-Doping Agency…

TASS (2023-09-08). Russian Anti-Doping Agency reports six suspected doping violations in August. tass.com Last year, RUSADA reported identifying 135 potential violations by Russian athletes involving performance enhancing drugs…

_____ (2023-09-07). Ukraine war: Killed and injured reaches 500,000. truepublica.org.uk The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbour and tries to seize more territory. The officials cautioned that casualty figures remained difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed …

ecns.cn (2023-09-07). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.

mforinoco (2023-09-07). Erdogan Stresses Need of Switching to National Currencies in Trade With Russia. orinocotribune.com The Turkish and Russian presidents met in Sochi where they also agreed on sending free grain shipments to African nations in need. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 4 September told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the two nations need to move forward with using national currencies for bilateral trade. | "I believe that the fact that the heads of our central banks will meet here today is important from the point of view of a step towards the transition to national currencies in bilateral relations between us," the Turkish president stated during a meeting with Putin in the city of Sochi. | Fo…

thecommunists (2023-09-07). Ukraine: Is the USA changing proxies in midstream? thecommunists.org As the fabled Ukrainian 'counteroffensive' against Russian forces stutters on with nothing to show for itself save a few terrorist spectaculars (like the drone attack on the Kremlin and drone attacks on the Kerch bridge and a Russian oil tanker) and a mounting death toll, it is proving increasingly difficult to conceal from the world …

WSWS (2023-09-07). The US military recruitment crisis and the struggle against imperialist war. wsws.org The US war machine is confronting a worsening recruitment crisis as it escalates its war against Russia in Ukraine and prepares for war against China.

WSWS (2023-09-07). Biden hails sellout dockworkers' and UPS agreements ahead of autoworkers' contract expiration. wsws.org In order to continue the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine in 2023 and beyond without labor disruptions, the Biden administration, working with the critical labor bureaucracies, has blocked strikes in major industries while enforcing agreements that further impoverish workers.

ecns.cn (2023-09-07). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.

Kirill Medvedev (2023-09-07). Russia Policing and Repression Prisons The Persecution of Azat Miftakhov Is Designed to Silence Russia's Left. internationalviewpoint.org

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Friction Among Nuclear Powers May Escalate into Open Conflict in Asia-Pacific – Russia's Deputy FM. sputnikglobe.com BISHKEK (Sputnik) — The potential for conflict among nuclear powers could escalate into an open military confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov cautioned on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). FSB Prevents Terrorist Attacks by Ukrainian Saboteurs Ahead of Elections in DPR. sputnikglobe.com DONETSK (Sputnik) – Employees of the Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) Directorate for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have found a weapons cache in the city of Dokuchaievsk, which was planned to be used to carry out terrorist attacks by Ukrainian saboteurs ahead of the elections in the region for September 8-10, FSB has told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Macron Says Participation of Russian Athletes in Olympics Should Not Be Politicized. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized the politicization of the possible participation of Russian athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Pentagon Nixes Test of First-Ever US Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. sputnikglobe.com Seeking to catch up to Russia and China, the Pentagon's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon has a reported range of over 1,725 miles and travels at roughly five times the speed of sound.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Putin's Speech at G20 Summit Via Videoconference Not Planned – Kremlin. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to address the participants of the upcoming G20 summit via a videoconference, all work will be done by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Russian Air Defenses Down Ukrainian Drones Over Moscow, Bryansk Regions & Rostov-on-Don. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Air defense forces in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don destroyed two drones overnight, one crashed outside the city and another one in the city center, damaging vehicles and injuring one person as a result, Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev clarified early Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Moscow Rubbishes US Claims of Depleted Uranium Shells Being 'Non-Radioactive'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The White House's claims that depleted uranium ammunition is not radioactive are nonsense, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

TASS (2023-09-07). US supplying depleted uranium weapons to Kiev qualifies as criminal act — Russian diplomat. tass.com According to Sergey Ryabkov, "hundreds of materials have been compiled and dozens of discussions have been conducted involving leading experts, environmental activists, medical doctors, and specialists in the chemical interactions in nature between minerals and living beings"

TASS (2023-09-07). Trade turnover between Russia, China up 32% in January-August to $155 bln. tass.com In July-August, trade turnover between the two countries increased by 6.8%…

TASS (2023-09-07). British American Tobacco sells business in Russia. tass.com When the transfer of business is completed, the new structure will be known as the ITMS Group…

TASS (2023-09-07). Russian stocks up as Thursday trading opens. tass.com The dollar exchange rate was up by 0.12% at 98.24 rubles, the euro was down by 0.14% at 105.32 rubles…

TASS (2023-09-07). Rating agency expects Russian banks' 2023 profit to surpass $26 bln. tass.com It is noted that even with the neutral result of transactions on the forex market, the maintained ability of credit organizations to earn interest and fee income will enable the sector to show record profit above 2.6 trillion rubles…

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia maintains contact with US on humanitarian issues, no dialogue on rest — diplomat. tass.com According to Sergey Ryabkov, the United States shows reluctance to discuss subjects that are meaningless without Russia, which shows that other things are a priority for Washington…

TASS (2023-09-07). Western pressure on Russia balancing on edge of direct military conflict — senior diplomat. tass.com Sergey Ryabkov also lamented that the NATO allies "chose to pursue a non-stop malicious expansion and efforts toward military and geopolitical absorption of territories in the zone of Russia's essential interests in an assertive way"

TASS (2023-09-07). Lavrov points to risks of Asia-Pacific region's militarization driven by NATO penetration. tass.com According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the attention was also brought to the ASEAN system of coordination in the spirit of constructive, non-politicized dialogue and creative cooperation…

TASS (2023-09-07). Ukrainian army loses 100 men in Zaporozhye area overnight — acting governor. tass.com The Russian forces destroyed nine artillery pieces, two mortars, two tanks and three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight…

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Serbia beat Canada, return to World Cup final. channelnewsasia.com

Kit Klarenberg, The Grayzone. (2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre. popularresistance.org Years before emerging as Kiev's top private weapons trafficker, ex-legislator Serhiy Pashinsky played a key role in the 2014 US-backed coup which toppled Ukraine's democratically-elected president and set the stage for a devastating civil war. Though the notoriously corrupt former Ukrainian parliamentarian was condemned by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "criminal" as recently as 2019, a lengthy exposé by the New York Times has now identified Pashinsky as the Ukrainian government's "biggest private arms supplier." | Perhaps predictably, the report makes no mention of evidence implicating Pashinsky in the 2014…

Frank Haubold' (2023-09-08). Ukraine war: the business with death. indybay.org State-sponsored arms shipments cause corporate profits to skyrocket. That warlike conflicts boost the business of arms corporations is a well-known fact, but never in recent history have Western arms firms and corporations been able to enrich themselves so shamelessly from human suffering as in the Ukraine conflict.

infobrics (2023-09-08). Ukraine latest large-scale drafting and mobilizing measure a signal of desperation. infobrics.org The on-going US proxy attrition war has already exhausted the country.

Jake Johnson (2023-09-08). Outrage Grows as Pentagon Confirms Depleted Uranium Rounds Headed to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Laura Llach (2023-09-08). Up to €3,400 Per Month: Meet the Spanish Company Recruiting Fighters for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

TASS (2023-09-08). Depleted uranium rounds need to be in Ukraine before Abrams tanks arrive — Pentagon. tass.com "I refer you to the Ukrainians to announce when they actually arrive," US Department of Defense Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said…

infobrics (2023-09-07). Rushing Ukraine's counteroffensive causes "unsustainable losses" – British think tank. infobrics.org Ukrainian forces have lost more than 66,000 soldiers since the start of the counteroffensive.

infobrics (2023-09-07). US to send radioactive weapons to Ukraine despite their extreme danger to humans. infobrics.org The US is running out of conventional weapons to provide Kiev, which is why it has recently started sending banned weapons, such as cluster munitions, and now even radioactive ones, such as DU.

Kyle Anzalone (2023-09-07). US Intel Official: Media Misleading Americans About Ukraine's Battlefield Success. news.antiwar.com

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Fact Check: Have US Cluster Munitions Proven Effective Amid Ukraine Counteroffensive? sputnikglobe.com Washington has reportedly green-lighted further supplies of cluster munitions to Ukraine even though the first batch of the deadly shells have not helped the Kiev regime make any progress amid its counteroffensive.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Pentagon Unveils New $600Mln Ukraine Package, Includes Equipment to Augment Air Defenses. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States announced a new $600 million security package for Ukraine to include munitions in addition to equipment augmenting air defenses, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said on Thursday.

WSWS (2023-09-07). Amid debacle of Ukrainian offensive, US demands the bloodbath continue. wsws.org Against the backdrop of the debacle of Ukraine's summer offensive, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ukraine Monday to reaffirm US involvement in the Ukraine war "for as long as it takes."

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-08). Cuba arrests 17 for human trafficking for military recruitment. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities informed on Thursday about the arrest of 17 people involved in a human trafficking network that operated to incorporate Cuban citizens into war operations in Ukraine.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). US Congress Flouts Own Laws to Arm Ukrainian Nazis. sputnikglobe.com The Biden administration's military supplying of Ukraine has won it the unlikely support of US-based neo-Nazi groups. But independent journalist Rachel Blevins said state security agencies have been in league with such extremists for almost a decade.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). US House Panel Seeks 'Evidence of Collusion' Between Joe Biden and Hunter's Business Partners. sputnikglobe.com Since 2018, Hunter Biden has been under a spate of investigations into tax-related crimes, drug use, money laundering and illegal business dealings in foreign countries, including Ukraine and China.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Western 'Wonder Weapons' Won't Turn the Tide in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles, HIMARS rocket artillery, JDAM guided glide bombs and Patriot air defense systems have all failed to grant victory to the Kiev regime. Brian Berletic, an ex-US Marine and independent geopolitical researcher and writer, said the failure of the UK's front-line tank was predictable.

TASS (2023-09-07). Ukraine tried to disrupt vote in Kherson Region with artillery strike. tass.com Marina Zakharova noted that the artillery strike happened in Novaya Zburyevka…

TASS (2023-09-07). Pentagon announces new military aid package for Ukraine worth $600 million. tass.com It will include air defense systems and ammunition…

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Blinken hails Ukraine's 'extraordinary resilience'. channelnewsasia.com

Editor (2023-09-08). US Intelligence Official: Media Misleading Americans About Ukraine's Battlefield Success. scheerpost.com

FP Staff (2023-09-08). 'Putin again failed to show up for G20, but we'll show up with support for Ukraine': Rishi Sunak ahead of India visit. firstpost.com British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak landed in New Delhi on Friday for the G20 Summit. Ahead of his maiden visit to India after assuming office last year, UK Prime Minister's Office (PMO) released a poster showing their PM with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and had "Global Food Security" written on it, highlighting London's focus at the Delhi summit. | Re-posting…

Larry Johnson (2023-09-08). More Delusional Thinking From the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and a Couple of Conversations on Ukraine. sonar21.com I know that some folks are holding out hope that the gravity of the losses Ukraine is suffering will bring the leaders of the U.S. Intelligence Community to their senses….

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). NATO's Uranium Rounds are 'Perfect Storm' of Toxic Pollution in 'Breadbasket' Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com Faced with the failure of Ukraine's summer counteroffensive, the US has taken the dubious step of giving the Kiev regime depleted uranium munitions. Kevin Kamps, a radioactive waste watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, warned of the multiple risks of the radioactive material.

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Kremlin Seeks to 'Legitimize' Authority With Elections in Occupied Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com The four regions will vote to choose local parliaments despite Moscow failing to fully control any of them and active combat in several areas.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Once denounced by Zelensky as a "criminal," gun runner Serhiy Pashinksy has become the top private supplier of arms to Ukraine. Eyewitness testimony has fingered Pashinsky as the architect of a bloody false flag operation which propelled the 2014 Maidan coup and plunged the country into civil war. Years before emerging as Kiev's…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre, Witnesses Say. globalresearch.ca

Larry Johnson (2023-09-07). A Conversation About Ukraine with Dima. sonar21.com Dima and I have a regular weekly chat. I've been remiss in not posting the links. This is from last Friday. Worth your while.

Larry Johnson (2023-09-07). Egads!!! Blinken and Many Western Pundits Still Chugging the Ukraine Kool Aid. sonar21.com If you thought the horrendous Ukrainian casualties and Ukraine's failure to penetrate the first line of the Surovikin defense after more than three months of combat would finally penetrate the…

Newswire Editor (2023-09-07). Alarming Increase in Attacks on Education Worldwide. commondreams.org More than 3,000 attacks on education were identified in 2022, a 17 percent increase over the previous year, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) reported in a data release today. The data were released ahead of the fourth United Nations International Day to Protect Education from Attack, on September 9, 2023. Almost one-third of all attacks took place in just three countries: Ukraine, Myanmar, and Burkina Faso, with the war in Ukraine accounting for the majority. According to GCPEA, more than 6,700 students and educators were reportedly killed, injured, abducted, arrested, or otherwise…

TASS (2023-09-08). Belgorod Region hit with more than 60 rounds in Ukraine shelling over past day. tass.com Vyacheslav Gladkov said that Ukrainian forces used a mortar to shell the outskirts of the village of Zadorozhnoye in the Krasnoyaruzhny District on Thursday, with five hits recorded…

Editor (2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre, Witnesses Say. scheerpost.com

Larry Johnson (2023-09-07). A Conversation About Ukraine with Dima. sonar21.com Dima and I have a regular weekly chat. I've been remiss in not posting the links. This is from last Friday. Worth your while.

Larry Johnson (2023-09-07). Egads!!! Blinken and Many Western Pundits Still Chugging the Ukraine Kool Aid. sonar21.com If you thought the horrendous Ukrainian casualties and Ukraine's failure to penetrate the first line of the Surovikin defense after more than three months of combat would finally penetrate the…

WSWS (2023-09-07). Amid debacle of Ukrainian offensive, US demands the bloodbath continue. wsws.org Against the backdrop of the debacle of Ukraine's summer offensive, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ukraine Monday to reaffirm US involvement in the Ukraine war "for as long as it takes."

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). US to Send More Cluster Munitions to Ukraine in Near Future — Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States is going to send another batch of cluster munitions to Ukraine in the near future to support Kiev's counteroffensive attempt, US news outlet reported on Thursday, citing unnamed US officials.

TASS (2023-09-07). Ukraine's former PM Azarov says Ukrainian losses could top 500,000 people by end of year. tass.com "They deliberately record people that were killed as missing in order not to pay welfare," Nikolay Azarov stressed…

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-09-08). 'UK's Biggest Maternity Scandal': Police initiates probe in 1700 cases of maternity deaths in Nottingham. firstpost.com The United Kingdom is facing a significant tragedy, with a staggering 1700 cases of deaths linked to maternity care. | Nottinghamshire Police have announced their intention to launch a thorough investigation into troubling still born cases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. | This investigation comes on the heels of an independent review initiated last year by midwifery expert Donna Ockenden. | The review aimed to delve into the experiences of 1,700 families who suffered the loss of their children. | As the review marked its first anniversary on September 1, the parents of the victims, who were involve…

ecns.cn (2023-09-07). UK highlights service-sector strength at fair. ecns.cn With the United Kingdom being the guest of honor for the China International Fair for Trade in Services, government officials and business leaders have hailed the prospects of China-UK cooperation in the services sector.

ecns.cn (2023-09-07). UK highlights service-sector strength at fair. ecns.cn With the United Kingdom being the guest of honor for the China International Fair for Trade in Services, government officials and business leaders have hailed the prospects of China-UK cooperation in the services sector.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-09-08). Pope Francis sends message for World Literacy Day. plenglish.com Vatican City, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis today sent a message to Audrey Azoulay, director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), on the occasion of International Literacy Day.