(2023-11-17). Iran FM warns of war escalation in 'frank' talks with French counterpart. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says he warned in a meeting with his French counterpart that if the situation in Gaza continues, any possibility is possible, including further expansion of the war.
(2023-11-18). Correspondence] Aid to the Central African Republic falls while death rates rise. thelancet.com Which country in the world has the deadliest environment for its inhabitants? According to a published study,1 this unenviable record might be held by the Central African Republic, where 5 million people, largely rurally based and very young, have had decades of poverty and insecurity. The latest cycle of armed conflict in the Central African Republic began in 2013 and has seen an upsurge following the 2020 election. One in four people in the Central African Republic are displaced and half of the population live in areas outside government control.
(2023-11-17). Spain's Sánchez re-elected prime minister amid mass strikes, protests over Gaza. wsws.org Sánchez faces rising opposition from both left and right—from workers and youth protesting the Gaza genocide and Sánchez's anti-worker policies, and from fascistic, anti-Catalan groups calling for a coup.
(2023-11-17). Omara Portuondo wins Latin Grammy in Traditional Tropical category. plenglish.com Seville, Spain, Nov 17 (Prensa Laina) The Diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, Cuban performer Omara Portuondo, won the Latin Grammy 2023 in the category of Best Traditional Tropical Album for her album "Vida", produced by Guatemalan Gaby Moreno.
(2023-11-17). Egypt says ready to receive newborns from Gaza's largest hospital. independent.co.ug 
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday instructed the country's medical sector to receive Palestinian newborns from the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip that suspended its operation on Nov. 11 after it ran out of fuel. To implement the directives of the Egyptian president, Khaled Abdel …
(2023-11-16). Belgian unions call on government to impose arms embargo on Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions and civil society groups in Belgium have called for the imposition of a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel as it continues to wage a genocidal war on Palestine. | In a joint
(2023-11-17). Bulgaria to process Russian crude oil in 2024. plenglish.com Sofia, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Bulgaria will continue to import and process Russian crude oil until the end of 2024, according to a decision adopted by the National Assembly of this Balkan country on Thursday.
(2023-11-16). Estonian Prime Minister still ambitious for NATO job, despite recent scandal. infobrics.org An anti-Russian hardline politician, she has been involved in a major scandal over family business with Russia.
(2023-11-17). Provocations By US State Department Chill Press Freedom In Latin America. popularresistance.org The headline is provocative: "The Kremlin's Efforts to Covertly Spread Disinformation in Latin America." This was a statement on the US State Department website, posted on November 7, 2023. The United States government accused two companies—Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies—of being the main agents of what it alleged is Russian-backed disinformation. The statement named the heads of both of the firms, Ilya Gambashidze of Social Design Agency and Nikolay Tupkin of Structura. On July 28, 2023, the European Union sanctioned several Russian individuals and firms, including SDA and S…
(2023-11-17). International tribunal finds US blockade of Cuba in violation of international law. peoplesdispatch.org The International Tribunal Against the Blockade of Cuba took place in the Belgian capital on November 16 and 17 and heard from dozens of witnesses from European and Cuban civil society…
(2023-11-16). Statement by Josep Borrell on behalf of the European Union enables #GazaGenocide. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-11-16). German MP tells Bundestag that the only ones who need the digital euro are those who want total surveillance of citizens. expose-news.com Last week, German Member of Parliament Joana Cotar gave a speech in the Bundestag. Nobody needs the digital euro except for the European Central Bank ("ECB") and politicians who have something else …
(2023-11-16). World Economic Forum Stripped Naked. expose-news.com The World Economic Forum ("WEF") reminds Dr. Vernon Coleman very much of the Scientology cult — although, as a replacement for the Bilderbergers and a promotional organisation for the European Union and …
(2023-11-17). Judgment against the blockade of Cuba opens a new stage (+Photos). plenglish.com 
Brussels, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The ruling against the U.S. blockade of Cuba issued in the European Parliament by an international court opens a new stage of struggle against that policy, Cuban leader Fernando Gonzalez affirmed today.
(2023-11-18). Le Due Guerre dell'occidente | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca Siamo coinvolti in due guerre, in Europa e Medioriente, che hanno conseguenze sempre più gravi sulle nostre condizioni di vita e sulla nostra sicurezza. | Sul fronte europeo è stato compiuto, nel settembre 2022, quello che il Wall Street Journal definisce …
(2023-11-17). The Issue is Not Racism But the Pan European White Supremacist Colonial/Capitalist Patriarchy! blackagendareport.org
(2023-11-16). Prerequisite to naturalization in Germany? Pledge support for Israel's right to exist. mondoweiss.net 
Tomorrow the German Bundestag will vote on a draft law that could make the naturalization of residents dependent on supporting Israel's right to exist. Here is what you should know and why you should be concerned.
(2023-11-17). German Constitutional Court rules climate change fund is unconstitutional—A signal for further social cuts. wsws.org Germany's Federal Constitutional Court's ruling on the federal government's Climate Change Fund is not a legal, but a political decision. It reduces the previously agreed budget by ‚Ǩ60 billion in one fell swoop and is a signal for further social spending cuts.
(2023-11-17). Hellas in the Mediterranean World. counterpunch.org 
Shepherd's stone house and enclosure for sheep / goats, about 4,000 years old. Mt. Ainos, Cephalonia, Greece. Photo: Evaggelos Vallianatos Mainland Greece was never sufficient for all its inhabitants. About 80 percent of the land is dominated by mountains. Even the gods chose Mt. Olympos in Thessaly for their home. Thessaly is unusual because it
(2023-11-16). Venezuela Repatriates 180 Migrants From Iceland (+Vuelta a la Patria). orinocotribune.com A total of 180 Venezuelans will return to their home country on a direct flight from the remote country of Iceland, on the edge of the Arctic Circle. | This is a group of people who have taken advantage of a voluntary return initiative, choosing to abandon their attempt to migrate to the Nordic country. The flight leaves Iceland as the country expects a large volcanic eruption to follow thousands of earthquakes that have occurred in the last few days. The authorities have declared a state of emergency and evacuated the populations in the southeast of the island, where the lives of thousands of people are consider…
(2023-11-17). Netherlands' Land Grab: A new documentary records the Dutch farmers' struggle against a regime that is attempting to seize their land. expose-news.com
(2023-11-16). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez at The Hague: Guyana has Shown its True Colors as an Aggressor State. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated this Wednesday before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, that Guyana has become an aggressor state that de facto occupies a territory that does not belong to it. | Rodríguez issued her statement during the public hearing before the ICJ in which Venezuela presented its arguments to defend the holding of the consultative referendum throughout Venezuela regarding the Essequibo territory dispute. | In her speech, the vice president confirmed that the government of Mohamed Irfaan Ali in Guyana has become an aggressor state. At the same t…
(2023-11-17). Norway parliament adopts resolution to recognize Palestinian state. presstv.ir The proposal was made by the ruling coalition to counter a resolution by smaller parties calling for an immediate recognition of a Palestinian state.
(2023-11-17). US To Sanction Shippers of Russian Oil Over Price Cap Violations. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the US Treasury Department imposed a set of new sanctions on ships and companies accused of using American service providers to ship Russian crude oil above the $60 price cap. The cap, imposed by the US and the Group of Seven (G7) nations in late 2022, was meant to deprive the Kremlin of funds …
(2023-11-17). China, Russia Agree to Build Pipeline Section in Far East. infobrics.org Russian energy firm Gazprom signed an agreement with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and PipeChina on the design and construction of a pipeline section in the Far East, which will be used to deliver Russian gas to China…
(2023-11-17). BRICS: A Bloc Without a Vision or a Force for Change?>. infobrics.org The term BRIC was coined by British economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 to describe four emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. He did not envision them as a political bloc that would challenge the West's dominance. He was only interested in their investment potential…
(2023-11-17). Neo-Nazi junta draft commissions now after pregnant women. infobrics.org Those who are loyal to the Kiev regime are exempt from conscription, as well as those who can afford to pay hefty bribes to military medical commissions (MMCs). Thus, sons of numerous corrupt oligarchs get the chance to live their lavish lifestyles abroad (all at the expense of the Ukrainian people), while pregnant women are sent to war. What's more, recently released combat footage shows some have already been captured by the Russian military.
(2023-11-17). Russia loads nuclear-capable ICBM into launch silo: Ministry. presstv.ir Back in 2019, Moscow installed its first Avangard-equipped missile at the same Orenburg facility.
(2023-11-17). Russia says it inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces in Dnipro battle. presstv.ir Russia's defense ministry says Ukrainian forces have been inflicted heavy losses in Dnipro battle.
(2023-11-17). Headlines for November 17, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Lays Siege to Gaza's Hospitals, Strikes Jabaliya Refugee Camp Amid Telecoms Blackout, Israeli Drone Strike Kills 3 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, U.S. CENTCOM Commander Meets Top Israeli Officials Amid Mounting Regional Violence, Protesters Shut Down Boston and San Francisco Bridges Demanding End to U.S. Support for War on Gaza, Vermont Rep. Becca Balint Becomes First Jewish Congressmember to Call for Ceasefire, L.A. Times Calls for Gaza Ceasefire to End Israel's "Indiscriminate Killing of Palestinian Civilians", Russian Artist Gets 7 Years in Prison for Replacing Grocery Price…
(2023-11-17). The Limits of Fragmentation. The West Should Beware of Excessive Expectations. Russia and the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-16). UN Security Council Passes Resolution Calling for 'Humanitarian Pause' in Gaza. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council passed its first resolution related to Israel's war in Gaza on Wednesday that calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow aid and other assistance to reach Palestinian civilians. The resolution passed in a vote of 12-0, with the US, the UK, and Russia all abstaining from voting. …
(2023-11-16). Performance of Russia's Defense Industry: Buoyant Weapons Exports, Despite the Sanctions. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-16). India Is Interested in Ramping up Coal Exports from Russia. infobrics.org There are opportunities for growth in supplies via the North-South ITC using multimodal logistics schemes…
(2023-11-16). China and Russia Strengthen Ties on Sci-tech Cooperation at Forum in Harbin. infobrics.org The 10th China-Russia Engineering and Technology Forum, also known as the 2023 China-Russia Digital Economy Summit, was held in Harbin, Heilongjiang province…
(2023-11-16). How BRICS Became a Club That Others Want to Join. infobrics.org The BRICS emerging market nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank two decades ago to a real-world club that controls a multilateral lender…
(2023-11-16). Latest American ICBM struggling with 'unknown unknowns', says USAF Secretary. infobrics.org The LGM-35A "Sentinel" is most likely inferior to the already existing Russian equivalents such as the RS-24 "Yars", which boasts a depressed flight path and limited maneuvering capabilities. In addition, Russian Strategic Missile Forces already possess 150-160 of these ICBMs, 90% of which are road-mobile, meaning that they have a much higher survivability than the LGM-35A "Sentinel" which will be entirely confined to silos. All this is without even considering hundreds of other strategic weapons in Moscow's unrivaled arsenal.
(2023-11-16). Don't plan yet for Ukraine reconstruction. peoplesdispatch.org Russia can carry on with the attritional war in Ukraine for years to come. Meanwhile, the cruel fate that awaits Ukraine may turn out to be far worse than what Iraq and Afghanistan experienced…
(2023-11-16). US Asking Israel To Act Faster in Gaza To Protect Biden's Approval Rating — Russian Agency. orinocotribune.com At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department declare a desire for immediate peace," the agency said | The US is using backchannels to persuade Israel to speed up the operation in the Gaza Strip so that it does not affect President Joe Biden's approval ratings ahead of the elections, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said. | The agency said Washington publicly states its allegedly concern about the indiscriminate bombardment of hospitals and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department de…
(2023-11-16). Russian Intelligence Service: US Asking Israel to Act Faster in Gaza to Protect Biden's Approval Rating. orinocotribune.com The US is using backchannels to persuade Israel to speed up the operation in the Gaza Strip so that it does not affect President Joe Biden's approval ratings ahead of the elections, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said. | The agency said Washington publicly states its allegedly concern about the indiscriminate bombardment of hospitals and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department declare a desire for immediate peace," the agency said. | "The truth, however, is that behind closed doors with the Israeli leadership, the American…
(2023-11-16). Open Letter from a Ukrainian Facing Prison for Speaking for Peace. pressenza.com Greetings from Kyiv. Yesterday my city was disturbed again by air raid sirens, so I ran from Vernadsky scientific library to hide in the closest shelter, a subway station. Ruthless Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, as well as the Ukrainian defensive war effort. Civilians are dying, cities are being bombarded on both sides of the frontline, and that is the essence of any war — aggressive or defensive — the pure evil of war, which is barbaric mass killing by definition. | By Yurii Sheliazhenko | The air raid alert didn't stopped President Zelensky from signing a request to his pocket parliam…
(2023-11-17). BRIAN BERLETIC — Is the US Losing Control in the Middle East? thealtworld.com Our guest today is Brian Berletic, a top-tier military and geopolitical analyst renowned for his comprehensive coverage of the Russia-Ukraine and Middle East conflicts. In our discussion, we delve into topics such as Yemeni missiles and drones, Hezbollah's anti-ship missile capabilities, the ongoing resistance in Iraq and Syria, and the recent US decision to maintain weapon supplies to Taiwan.
(2023-11-16). Amazing how gullible Russian media is about reporting US disinformation. thealtworld.com A fake news story planted two days ago, more than a month after Hamas' attack, on the Washington Post is another building block of the narrative that supports the removal of Gazans to the Sinai Desert. According to the Washington Post, unidentified "intelligence officials" told…
(2023-11-17). Russia and DPRK agree on joint geological exploration. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Russia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to carry out a joint geological exploration of mineral deposits and exploration of hydrocarbon in the sea, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources reported.
(2023-11-17). US Blows Off The Whole World To Punish Cuba. popularresistance.org On November 2, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution calling on the US to lift the trade embargo against Cuba that President John Kennedy imposed in 1962. The US and Israel were the only two nations to vote no, with Ukraine abstaining. Total dependence creates total compliance. | The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control records complex specifics of sanctions on Cuba. There are so many that they amount to a virtual blockade. | "You talk about sanctions," says Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, "you think 'OK, maybe the United States has one, two, or three sanctions on Cuba,' bu…
(2023-11-17). 'Ukraine violated the Ottawa Treaty': UN has new evidence that Kiev regime uses banned mines. infobrics.org 11 children in Donetsk treaded on Ukrainian mines from February 2022 to September 2023.
(2023-11-17). Friday 11/17: Continuing Silent Vigils for Ceasefire & Peace Negotiations in Ukraine & Gaza. indybay.org Corner of El Camino Real & Embarcadero Rd | Palo Alto, CA…