presstv.ir (2023-10-29). Pro-Palestinian demonstrations take place in Paris despite ban. presstv.ir Demonstrations of support and solidarity for Palestinians take place in France's capital despite a ban.

presstv.ir (2023-10-29). Thousands march in support of Palestinians in UK, France, Switzerland. presstv.ir Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters in UK, France and Switzerland call for a ceasefire as Israel's army intensifies its assault on the Gaza Strip.

Jonathan Ng (2023-10-28). France's Long Legacy of Colonialism Lives on in Sahel Crisis. truthout.org This fall, the military junta in Niger compelled France to agree to withdraw its ambassador and 1,500 soldiers from the country. The decision followed an ultimatum from Nigerien authorities and a wave of protests demanding their expulsion, as well as a tense standoff at the French embassy. At the height of the crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the junta had taken Ambassador… |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-10-28). Iran Says Ready To Cooperate With New Niger Government. orinocotribune.com President Ebrahim Raisi expressed Iran's desire to cooperate with the regime that came to power in Niger in a July military takeover when he received its foreign minister on Wednesday. | At a meeting with Bakary Yaou Sangare, Raisi described "the resistance of the Nigerien people against European hegemonic policies as the testimony of Africa's refusal of colonialism", the Iranian presidency website reported. | Niger, where a military junta seized power on July 26 by overthrowing president Mohamed Bazoum, had seen mass protests calling for troops of former colonial ruler France to leave. | France is currently pull…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-10-28). Social Security Funding Bill to deal new blow to healthcare in France. peoplesdispatch.org A heated debate surrounds the new Social Security Funding Bill (PLFSS 2024) in France. Although the proposal was met with resistance in the National Assembly on October 24, the bill was The bill aims to achieve a 3.5 billion euro saving on health expenditure, further exacerbating the existing health and social crisis. Among other things, the PLFSS 2024 foresees stricter…

presstv.ir (2023-10-28). Pro-Palestinian demonstrations take place in Paris despite ban. presstv.ir Demonstrations of support and solidarity for Palestinians take place in France's capital despite a ban.

Frances Kuo (2023-10-29). Wang Yi reiterates importance of maintaining a working relationship between China and the U.S. america.cgtn.com China's top diplomat Wang Yi's closely watched three-day visit to Washington ended on Saturday. | Wang met with President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, other U.S. officials and had engagements with the strategic and business communities. | The talks come just weeks before the U.S. leader is scheduled to host a gathering of Asian Pacific leaders in San Francisco. | CGTN's Frances Kuo reports.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-28). Two members of the Ragnar Locker hacker group arrested in Spain. plenglish.com Madrid, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Forces of the Guardia Civil, with the collaboration of Interpol, arrested in the province of Alicante two members of the hacker group Ragnar Lockek, official sources informed. A dispatch from the Spanish Crown indicated that one of those arrested was of Ukrainian origin and the other Estonian, who could be related to a ransomware attack against 168 national companies.

presstv.ir (2023-10-29). Turkey to declare Israeli regime as 'war criminal': Erdogan. presstv.ir President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the West is the "main culprit behind the massacre" in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-10-28). Turkey celebrates centenary of the republic in shadow of war. wsws.org The centenary of the Turkish Republic, founded on 29 October 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatàºrk, is being celebrated as the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza threatens to escalate into war across the entire Middle East.

geo.tv (2023-10-29). Gaza starts getting connectivity as Israel takes war into 'new phase'. geo.tv Gaza death toll shoots past 8,000; Turkey calls for ending Israel's "madness"; Israel calls diplomats back from Turkey…

ecns.cn (2023-10-29). Two-way China-Europe freight trips open at NE China's Tongjiang Port. ecns.cn The first return train of the China-Europe freight trains, bound for Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, departed from the Tongjiang Port on Thursday, marking the opening of two-way trade at the Tongjiang Port. "ÄÄ…

Susana Khalil (2023-10-29). The Palestinian Homeland Is Not Up For Negotiations. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Oct 23, 2023 | Today we all take to the streets, we have a date with history and it is the liberation of the native Palestinian Semitic people | What does my life matter when what is in danger is Humanity. | -Ernesto Che Guevara | Revolutions are born in dead ends. | -Bertolt Brecht | Part I | The Palestinian cause is the cause of a native Semitic people that today, in the 21st century, is fighting against a Eurocentric colonial anachronism called "Israel". That is all, I reiterate, that is all. Yet, so much fear inhabits us in our repressive Western world. | In 1948, from Europe and by Eu…

ecns.cn (2023-10-28). Two-way China-Europe freight trips open at NE China's Tongjiang Port. ecns.cn The first return train of the China-Europe freight trains, bound for Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, departed from the Tongjiang Port on Thursday, marking the opening of two-way trade at the Tongjiang Port. "ÄÄ…

Manel García Biel (2023-10-28). Regresión en la Unión Europea. globalizacion.ca Hace unos años se definía a la Unión Europea como "un gigante económico y un enano político", en la actualidad, después de las ampliaciones a países de la antigua órbita política de la URSS, la definición se acercaría más a …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-28). Chris Hazzard on Ireland's solidarity with Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Israel's genocidal bombing of Gaza has been met with sharp condemnation from people globally, with almost daily protests and mobilizations occurring in towns and cities across the world. Despite the global outcry, leaders from the US and Europe have continued to defend and support Israel and have thwarted attempts to stop the violence against Palestine. | However, the progressive Irish political party Sinn Fein and its leaders have stood out from other parties and politicians in the EU in their support of the Palestinian struggle, their strong condemnation of Israel's attacks on Palestine, and the call for seriou…

Staff (2023-10-28). The European Left and the Global South: An Existential Take. orinocotribune.com By Matteo Cappasso — Oct 25, 2023 | When looking at the current geopolitical moment, it is a rather painful exercise to figure out what role Europe and the remnants of its progressive force can play. Can Europe become a somewhat progressive force for the good of the world, or is the entire continent destined to be consummated by the NATO-led appetite for war? | If we were to start with the writings of a rather influential figure in European leftist circles, Slavoj ≈Ωi≈æek, the situation would be rather grim. When discussing the war in Ukraine and the more recent series of coups in Afr…

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). Head of Russian Duma warns EU of asymmetric measures. plenglish.com Moscow, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Duma (lower house of parliament), Vyacheslav Volodin, today warned the European Union (EU) with confiscating the assets of those countries that plan to give Ukraine the seized Russian funds.

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-10-29). The Afterlife: A Trick or a Treat? dissidentvoice.org Snap-Apple Night, painted by Daniel Maclise in 1833, shows people feasting and playing divination games on Halloween in Ireland. It was inspired by a Halloween party he attended in Blarney, Ireland, in 1832. Halloween is creeping up on us again replete with all its ghostly traditions celebrated all over the world. Also known as All …

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-10-29). The Afterlife: A Trick or a Treat? dissidentvoice.org Snap-Apple Night, painted by Daniel Maclise in 1833, shows people feasting and playing divination games on Halloween in Ireland. It was inspired by a Halloween party he attended in Blarney, Ireland, in 1832. The answer seems to be that we make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. With the endless inventiveness …

Carmelo Minardi, Giorgio Conti, Andrea Moscatelli, Simonetta Tesoro, Leonardo Bussolin (2023-10-28). Correspondence] Shortage of paediatric intensive care unit beds in Italy. thelancet.com In view of the present situation and the ongoing transformations of the Italian health-care system, we want to highlight the great shortage of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) beds in Italy.

presstv.ir (2023-10-29). At least 32 dead after ArcelorMittal mine fire in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir The death toll from a fire at a mine owned by ArcelorMittal in Kazakhstan rose to 32 people on Saturday, with searches underway for 14 miners still missing.

presstv.ir (2023-10-28). At least 32 dead after ArcelorMittal mine fire in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir The death toll from a fire at a mine owned by ArcelorMittal in Kazakhstan rose to 32 people on Saturday, with searches underway for 14 miners still missing.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). Death toll rises to 36 in mining accident in Kazakhstan. plenglish.com Astana, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The death toll in the accident at the Kostenko mine, owned by Arcelormittal Temirtau in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, rose to 36, the Kazakh Ministry of Emergencies reported on early Sunday.

noreply (2023-10-30). About This Plane… smoothiex12.blogspot.com which sheds some light on CR 929 fate. Russia continues with her program of updating IL-96 line, as an intermediate wide-body solution, to IL-96-400M. This is the first aircraft of this limited series doing its take-off regime runs yesterday. Its four engines are advanced PS-90A3–a further development of venerable high-bypass r…

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-29). Russian Forces Pushing to Encircle Eastern Ukrainian City of Avdiivka. news.antiwar.com Russian forces are pushing to encircle Avdiivka, a city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast that's about three miles north of the provincial capital, as fighting continues to rage along the entire front. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that Russian forces had advanced to the north of Avdiivka in recent days. According to SouthFront, which …

Editor (2023-10-29). Oct 29, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Ripple — Grateful Dead Cold Blooded Killers and their Cheerleaders, by Craig Murray Iran-Russia Set a Western Trap in Palestine, by Pepe Escobar SC: Western Media 'Cancel' the Ukr Conflict as Palestinian Genocide Exposes Their Lies and Fake News The Myth of The Moral Army: Israel's Military Killed Many of Its Own Citizens With Tanks, Missiles Exterminate All the Brutes, by Chris Hedges Biden's Support for Israeli Assault on Gaza Could Make Him Complicit in Genocide, by Jake Johnson Is Hamas a Radical Palestinian Group? by Karl Sanchez Israel Cut Off Gaza's Communications Because Murdere…

noreply (2023-10-29). Why PBS Is Full Of… smoothiex12.blogspot.com shit. I am on record, again, that normal people do not work in US corporate media–most of them are ignorant sociopaths, exact type needed to push through suicidal agendas and sensationalism. So, today it is PBS, tomorrow it will be CNN, then WSJ–doesn't matter. Here is example: PBS staff, whose technical "expertise" doesn't stretch beyond latest model of iPhone or latest model espresso machine, or bidet, in trying to create sensation goes to 2016 contract of Niles-Simmons with Russia. Then they make introduction to CNC for lay people not understanding that between 2016 and 2021, not to speak about 2023 lies…

F. William Engdahl (2023-10-28). 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.

noreply (2023-10-28). In Defense Of US Marines. smoothiex12.blogspot.com I seldom comment on issues of basic combat training, such as fire drills (in Russian–Ognevaya Podgotovka, same as in English) and handling of standard issue arms. I am not fanatic of all kinds of handguns and rifles, but I have more than enough experience in handling anything from any AK series to some hand guns–I do have my Ruger. And I stumbled on this video today: Two things immediately: 1. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the fact that these guys ARE training. That is the point of training, isn't it–to identify mistakes, correct them and then train the correct way. Obviously, video captured marines ma…

presstv.ir (2023-10-28). Iran, Russia urge using capacities to end Israeli carnage in Gaza. presstv.ir A senior Iranian diplomat says Iran and Russia must utilize utmost capacities to end Israel's attacks on Palestinians in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-10-28). Russia: Israel's bombardment of Gaza unlawful. presstv.ir Foreign Minister Lavrov says Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza is against international law.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). Russia shoots down 36 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and Crimea. plenglish.com Moscow, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The Russian anti-aircraft defense destroyed a total of 36 Ukrainian drones of the airplane type over the Black Sea and the northwest of Crimea, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported today.

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-29). House Speaker Says Bill to Split Israel Aid from Ukraine Will be Brought to Floor. news.antiwar.com Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday that a stand-alone bill to provide Israel with billions more in military aid will be brought to the House floor this week instead of President Biden's $105 billion request that also includes spending for Ukraine, Taiwan, and the border. "We're going to move a stand-alone Israel …

Editor (2023-10-28). Oct 28, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Schubert "Serenade" — Orquesta Club Miranda Thou Shalt NOT Kill: Our survival depends upon surmounting moments such as these, by Dennis Kucinich One Mistake Before Armageddon, by Paul Craig Roberts Biden Must Call a Ceasefire in Gaza — If Only to Save Himself, by Martin Jay Courting Armageddon vs. cultivating peace, by Alex Krainer Ukraine, Palestine, Taiwan. The course to World War and how to stop it, by D Konstantakopoulos SC: Western Media 'Cancel' the Ukraine Conflict as Palestinian Genocide Exposes Their Lies and Fake News The Greatness of Simplicity, by N.S. Lyons Israel Has…

infobrics (2023-10-28). Blinken praises his Jewish ancestry while contradicts Western narratives about Ukraine. infobrics.org Western leaders use ethnic pride to justify hatred and genocide.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-28). Who is Killing Foreign Mercenaries in Ukraine? libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Daniel Burke, British mercenary in Ukraine. It is a compelling explanation for why so many are dying far from the frontline, and why authorities seem keen to deceive even families of the fallen about their loved ones' deaths. On September 16, the body of Daniel Burke, a 36-year-old British mercenary active in Ukraine,…

Larry Johnson (2023-10-28). Some Facts About Iran and Terrorism. sonar21.com [NOTE — The following is a piece I published at Pat Lang's blog in January 2020. It is a little dated but the central point of the article holds up. I fear the United States and Israel are going to hit Iran and have miscalculated the will and capability of Iran to retaliate. If that happens we will be looking at a dangerous expansion of the wars now underway in Ukraine and Gaza.] | When emotion rules the day facts do not matter. Sadly, that is the reality we confront when it comes to talking about Iran and terrorism. The U.S. Government and almost all of the media continue to declare that Iran is the…

Sharmila Devi (2023-10-14). World Report] Aid agencies rush to support Nagorno-Karabakh refugees. thelancet.com 100‚Äà000 ethnic Armenians have been displaced after a military offensive by Azerbaijan. Sharmila Devi reports.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-12). Haiti: A New Affront? libya360.wordpress.com Mireille Fanon Mendes France A man holds a Haitian flag as Haitian Americansfrom throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties hold a demonstration August 4, 2001 in Miami, FL. The protest was against the continuing economic embargo against Haiti and in support of Haitian Democracy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The dice have been cast: in October…

Staff (2023-10-12). IMF Projects Venezuela's Economy to Grow in 2023 and 2024. orinocotribune.com The latest report presented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contains positive forecasts for the economies of Latin America for the end of this year and 2024, largely thanks to the weight of Brazil and Mexico, the two largest economies in the region. | In the case of Venezuela, the IMF predicts, despite the ongoing illegal economic war waged on the country—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—the economy will grown by 4% in 2023 and 4.5% in 2024. | : 1.5% | Germany: 0.9% | France: 1.3% | Italy: 0.7% | Spain: 1.7% | Japan: 1.0% | Canada: 1.6% | China: 4.2% | India: 6.3% | Russia: 1.1% | B…

The Cradle. (2023-10-12). France Bans Pro-Palestine Rallies. popularresistance.org French police have banned two rallies scheduled for 12 October in solidarity with Palestinians being slaughtered in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces. | The protest ban was implemented "taking into account the risk of disturbance to public order," according to French media citing police officials. | The decision was taken two days after security forces violently repressed a pro-Palestine rally in France's second city of Lyon, using tear gas and batons to break it up. | The police attacks and bans on pro-Palestine rallies come as French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Morett issued a circular to the courts saying that…

WSWS (2023-10-12). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes by teachers and support workers continue in parts of Lithuania, Portugal, Belgium, Montenegro, Germany and Serbia over pay, conditions and funding; protests across Middle East including in Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, the Yemen and Jordan in response to Israeli bombing of Gaza; polytechnic workers in Abeokuta, Nigeria begin indefinite strike over non-payment of salaries and allowances for three months…

Pamela Merino-Salazar, Ada Avila Assunàßà£o, Marcelo Amable, Fernando G Benavides, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras (2023-10-14). Comment] Informal employment as a fundamental determinant of mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean. thelancet.com Informal employment is a persistent structural feature of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. This type of employment is a complex phenomenon that refers to all jobs outside of state employment regulation and social protection systems and can be found in the informal and formal sectors.1 According to the International Labour Organization, in 2022, 53 ∑7% of workers in Latin America and the Caribbean region engaged in informal employment, while in North America and Europe (excluding eastern Europe) the figures are 9 ∑6% and 13%, respectively.

ecns.cn (2023-10-13). Freight service in focus ahead of 6th CIIE. ecns.cn A China-Europe freight train fully loaded with exhibits for the upcoming 6th China International Import Expo arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday, marking the final stage of preparatory work for this year's CIIE to be held from Nov 5 to 10.

ecns.cn (2023-10-13). China concerned about EU's ongoing steel trade restrictions. ecns.cn China has expressed concern over the European Union's ongoing trade restrictions on steel imports and will closely monitor the bloc's future actions in this regard, said the Ministry of Commerce.

ecns.cn (2023-10-13). First 2023 'Jinbo' China-Europe freight train arrives in Shanghai. ecns.cn The first "Jinbo" China-Europe freight train carrying exhibits for the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) arrived at the Minhang Station in Shanghai on Wednesday.

presstv.ir (2023-10-13). Trust between EU, China 'eroded', Borrell warns. presstv.ir European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warns that trust between the bloc and China has been eroded.

Staff (2023-10-13). Former EU Envoy: Israel's Forced Transfer of Palestinians in Gaza Would Be a War Crime. democracynow.org Sven Kàºhn von Burgsdorff, recently retired European Union ambassador to Palestine, says Israeli pain and anger cannot justify war crimes in Gaza, where Israeli bombardment has already killed over 1,500 people. Now with Israel demanding the relocation of 1.1 million people ahead of an expected ground invasion, von Burgsdorff says Israel must adhere to international law and protect civilians. "No matter what Hamas did, it does not justify the incredible use of lethal force without distinction and without proportionality as far as the Palestinian population is concerned in Gaza," he says.

WSWS (2023-10-13). US, European powers fully implicated in Israeli mass murder. wsws.org The aim of the Israeli onslaught, fully backed by the Biden administration and the European governments, is to kill as many Palestinians as possible and to render Gaza dysfunctional and uninhabitable.

BenoàÆt Bréville (2023-10-12). Europe's Deadly Hypocrisy. counterpunch.org Migrants flock to the gates of Europe; reception centers are overwhelmed. The right screams invasion; the left is split. European capitals shift responsibility to each other and then everyone moves on — until the next 'crisis'. In Europe, the scene is familiar. But what about the view from Africa? When journalists and politicians deign to

ecns.cn (2023-10-12). 'CIIE Train' of China-Europe Railway Express arrives in Shanghai. ecns.cn The"ÄÄfirst "CIIE Train" of the China-Europe Railway Express in 2023 arrived at the Shanghai Minhang Station on Wednesday."ÄÄ…

Isabella Arria (2023-10-12). Biden quiere globalizar la guerra, pero en Europa hay mucho miedo. globalizacion.ca El presidente ucraniano Volodimir Zelenski ha visitado casi todas las capitales europeas, Naciones Unidas, el Congreso estadounidense, las instituciones de la Unión Europea, pero en los casi 600 días de la guerra en Ucrania pisó por primera vez los cuarteles…

presstv.ir (2023-10-12). EU asks Musk to censor news about Israel's war in Gaza. presstv.ir The European Union is asking Elon Musk to censor information not conforming to the Western narrative over Israel's war on Palestinians in Gaza.

Staff (2023-10-12). Headlines for October 12, 2023. democracynow.org Gaza Death Toll Tops 1,350 as Relentless Israeli Assault Worsens Humanitarian Crisis, Israel Death Toll Tops 1,300 as Newly Formed War Cabinet Vows to Wipe Hamas Off Face of Earth, Settlers Backed by Israeli Army Kill Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Israel Bombs Syrian Airports, Says Air Raid Alert Near Lebanon Border Was False Alarm, Netanyahu Thanks Blinken for U.S. Support in Fight Against "Barbarians of Hamas", Jewish Voice for Peace Calls for Restraint After Sen. Lindsey Graham Urges Israel to "Level" Gaza, Turkish President Condemns Israeli "Massacre" in Gaza, Europe…

Ali Abunimah (2023-10-12). Germany affirms support for famine and extermination in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Chancellor Olaf Scholz offers Israel military aid to facilitate mass killing of Palestinians.

Ben Radford (2023-10-12). Germany: Berlin housing movement launches new campaign to expropriate corporate landlords. greenleft.org.au Berlin's grassroots housing movement Deutsche Wohnen Enteignen (Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen, DWE) launched its new campaign on September 26 for a legally binding referendum to expropriate housing from corporate landlords, reports Ben Radford.

Staff (2023-10-12). Statement: Germany announces ban on Samidoun Network — we remain steadfast! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is outraged at the statement of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag on 12 October 2023 where he declared his intention to ban Samidoun Network as an organization in Germany, which was supported by the ministry of interior shortly after. As we write this message, Palestinians in Gaza are …

WSWS (2023-10-12). Spontaneous protests in solidarity with Palestinians in German cities. wsws.org There have been spontaneous pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Germany this week, despite efforts by the German government, police and courts to ban all protests against the Israeli army's brutal crackdown on Gaza.

Derrick Crowe (2023-10-12). Firelands: Building a Joyful Gathering. peoplesaction.org After more than 200 deep canvassing conversations with residents in Aberdeen, Firelands Workers United held a membership meeting planned and led by its core leadership team. This group of member leaders have been developing as organizers the past year. The team committed to outreach and phone banking, worked with organizers to develop the agenda, took …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-12). Cuban delegation attends TTG Travel Experience 2023 in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) A large Cuban delegation is participating in the 60th edition of TTG Travel Experience 2023, which opened on Wednesday, until October 13, in the city of Rimini, in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna.

midwesternmarx (2023-10-13). A decade of BRI development transforms China's Xinjiang region into a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt By: Li Xuanmin in Urumqi and Horgos>. midwesternmarx.com ​A decade of BRI development transforms the region into a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt On Sunday morning, workers were harvesting grapes on farmland in Yining county in Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The freshly-picked fruit was then uploaded onto a truck, headed to Kazakhstan via highway, and within six hours, it would be delivered to the Kazakhstani market and sold to the local consumers."It used to take two to …

Dean Baker (2023-10-13). Putting Ukraine Spending in Context. counterpunch.org The United States support of Ukraine, following the invasion by Russia, has featured prominently in the news in recent days as Republicans in Congress have made it front and center in the budget debate. As usual, the media has reported U.S. spending on military and economic assistance without providing any context for the spending. This

ecns.cn (2023-10-13). More friends aspire to study in China after decade of BRI: Russian student. ecns.cn This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. William, a Russian student at Beijing Language and Culture University, said that many of his friends now aspire to come to China for studies, as China has become increasingly open.

Eve Ottenberg (2023-10-13). Euphemisms for War are Deadly. counterpunch.org So the U.S. is a very violent place, and the first step in coming to grips with that is to call things what they are. By their names. And not to muffle and distort the ugly truth with deceitful language. Washington's proxy war against Moscow turns hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers into corpses and tens of thousands of Russian ones into corpses. It's about blood, brutality and gore — not freedom and democracy. Similarly, the war Washington aims to provoke over Taiwan will scorch and kill tens of millions of people with radiation, maybe hundreds of millions, and it risks starving five billion earthl…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-10-13). Russia Fully Supports Establishment of Palestinian State: Putin. orinocotribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow has always fully supported the establishment of a Palestinian state, as the Israeli regime is ceaselessly pounding the besieged Gaza Strip with barrages of missile attacks. | Speaking at the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week on Wednesday, Putin stressed that his country has always supported the implementation of the United Nations Security Council's decision on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. | "We have always supported the implementation of the decisions of the UN Security Council, I mean, first of all, the creation of an independent P…

presstv.ir (2023-10-13). Congressional panel: US must prepare for potential wars with China, Russia. presstv.ir A bipartisan panel has warned that the US must be prepared for potential simultaneous wars with China and Russia.

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-10-12). History of Russia. International Relations Following the Disintegration of the Soviet Union: "Western Colonization" versus The Strengthening of the Russian Federation as a Nation State. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-10-12). Russian Oil Producers Open New Export Route to UAE. infobrics.org Russian oil producers supplied their first cargoes of CPC Blend crude to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August and September, opening up a new export route as Moscow looks to find new customers and skirt Western sanctions…

infobrics (2023-10-12). Retired US Colonel reveals Russia eliminates NATO targets in Ukraine. infobrics.org Zelensky is worried that global attention will now focus on Israel.

John Helmer (2023-10-12). Moscow's Silence In Relation to the Israel-Palestine War: Russia Is Reorienting Towards the Arabs. globalresearch.ca

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-10-12). Russia Continues Supplying Food to Africa in Multipolar World. globalresearch.ca

Larry Johnson (2023-10-12). Russia Closing the noose on Ukrainian Troops. sonar21.com It is astonishing how quickly Western attention shifted from the war in Ukraine to the war in Israel. As I noted in some recent interviews, Ukraine's Zelensky is frightened and stunned by this reversal and is trying desperately to stay relevant and attract Western attention. Good luck with that. The media prefers to focus on the new narrative of Arab hordes sweeping down on Israeli civilians rather than try to come up with excuses for Ukraine's failure to even breach the first line of the Surovikin defense. One visible sign of Zelensky's panic — he changed his wardrobe. Now, when he appears in public,…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-13). Ukraine sends reinforcements to Avdeyevka area in Donetsk. plenglish.com Moscow, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) The Armed Forces of Ukraine sent troops from the Artyomovsk sector of the frontline to reinforce the troops deployed in the area near Avdeyevka, as reported by the advisor to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Yan Gaguin.

WSWS (2023-10-13). As House Republican crisis deepens: Democrats seeking deal on Ukraine, Israel military aid. wsws.org The proposed tradeoff is to provide Democratic votes to elect a Republican House Speaker in return for approval of a further massive increase in military spending for the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-12). Ukraine Receives $1.15 Billion in Direct Budgetary Aid from US. news.antiwar.com Ukraine on Wednesday received a $1.15 billion tranche of direct budgetary aid from the US that's disbursed through the World Bank. The budgetary aid the US has been providing Ukraine funds government services and salaries, subsidizes small businesses, pays farmers, and provides other types of economic support. According to Ukraine's Finance Ministry, the country has …

Editor (2023-10-12). As conservatives ramp up opposition to Ukraine war, Dems dodge The Grayzone. mronline.org As a budget showdown looms in Congress, MAGA Republicans are alone in challenging the vast quantities of American weapons and cash being funneled to Kiev, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warning The Grayzone that increasing escalation could turn the proxy war into a "potential nuclear conflict." When approached for comment, progressive members of the 'Squad' dodged our questions.

Editor (2023-10-12). The problem of Nazism in Ukraine. mronline.org Canada's House of Commons gave a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a member of the 14th Grenadier Division of the Waffen-SS (1st Galician Division), formed under the aegis of none other than Heinrich Himmler.

Editor (2023-10-12). Oct 12, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott — Over the Rainbow Ray McGovern: A Matter of Justice Condemnation — Now We Have Your Attention, by Craig Murray This Is Exactly What It Looks Like, by Caitlin Johnstone 'A Massive War Crime': Israel Announces Total Blockade of Gaza Strip, by Jake Johnson MoA: U.S. Plans To Ethnically Cleanse Gaza The Duran: Extremist Politics in Israel, Ukraine — Alastair Crooke, Alex Mercouris and G Diesen (Video) Don't Confuse Me With Facts. They know what they think, by Aurelien Chris Hedges: Palestinians Speak the Language of Violence Israel Taught Them Palestine-Is…

infobrics (2023-10-12). Did Western weapons smuggled from Ukraine help fuel Israel-Gaza conflict?>. infobrics.org It's a big question whether Hamas would've ever dared to attack the IDF had it not been so heavily armed. Thus, it can be said that the Neo-Nazi junta now also has the blood of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians on its hands. However, the responsibility equally lies with its principal backers, NATO and the US.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-12). Canada and the Problem of Nazism in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Samir Saul & Michel Seymour Long before Galicia Division veteran Yaroslav Hunka was invited to Parliament Hill, Canada spent decades overlooking and even providing official cover for an organization that claimed to be Ukrainian freedom-fighters, but was in fact founded by Nazis, served under Nazi command and fought exclusively to serve Nazi aims. Canada's House…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-12). The Geopolitics of Al-Aqsa Flood. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Global focus just shifted from Ukraine to Palestine. This new arena of confrontation will ignite further competition between the Atlanticist and Eurasian blocs. These fights are increasingly zero-sum ones; as in Ukraine, only one pole can emerge strengthened and victorious. Hamas' Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was meticulously planned. The launch date was conditioned by…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-12). Ukraine: Between War and Peace — Tamara Lorincz in Conversation with Jacques Baud. libya360.wordpress.com Join a discussion which featured retired Colonel Jacques Baud, Senior Swiss Military Intelligence Officer, former NATO worker in Ukraine and award winning author of "Ukraine Between War and Peace" "Putin: Master of the Game?" and Governing by Fake News among others. Organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute and the Canada Wide Peace & Justice…

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2023-10-12). Palestine and Ukraine: Peace Is Possible. globalresearch.ca