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2023-08-10: News Headlines

NN (2023-08-10). (Bure/France) Demonstration: Without nuclear power our earth will live. indybay.org For 2 September 2023, we are calling for a big peasant- and anti-nuclear demonstration that will start in the village of Bure in the Meuse department. | Against the revival of the nuclear disaster wanted by Macron and in defence of our soils, we want to join forces to protect the land threatened by the Cigéo nuclear waste repository project in Lorraine.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). At Least 11 People Killed by Fire in France. telesurenglish.net Authorities in Wintzenheim, in northeastern France, confirmed the death of at least 11 people on Wednesday in a fire that broke out in a holiday home for disabled people. | Related: | According to Nathalie Kielwasser, deputy prosecutor of the city of Colmar, only the people sleeping on the first floor of the two-story building managed to escape, and five of those living on the second floor also managed to get out. In total, 17…

Frances Kuo (2023-08-10). DC's Natural History Museum opens cellphone exhibit. america.cgtn.com Cellphones are more than just tools at an exhibit in the Natural History Museum in Washington D.C. The exhibit showcases the history, technology, and pieces that make up how we now communicate.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-10). France monitors the evolution of the EG.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The EG.5 variant of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, is being followed in France as suspected of causing a slight increase in the number of seriously ill people in recent days, local media reported.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-10). Alrededor de 11 personas fallecidas por incendio en Francia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de la región francesa de Wintzenheim indicaron que un total de 17 personas fueron rescatadas del edificio en llamas.

Staff (2023-08-10). Headlines for August 10, 2023. democracynow.org At Least 36 Dead, Town of Lahaina Burned to the Ground as Wildfires Devastate Hawaii, Ecuadorian Anti-Corruption Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated, Biden Seeking More Funding for War in Ukraine, Arming Taiwan, Niger Coup Leaders Accuse France of Destabilizing Country as ECOWAS Summit Kicks Off, The Intercept: U.S. State Dept. Pushed for Pakistan's Now-Imprisoned Ex-PM Imran Khan to Be Removed, Death Toll from Mediterranean Refugee Shipwreck Rises to 41 as Black Africans Expelled from Tunisia, Venezuela Wins Fight to Recover $1.5B of Frozen Funds from Novo Banco, Biden Bans U.S. Comp…

Staff (2023-08-10). Horace Campbell on Opposing Military Intervention in Niger & Disastrous U.S./French Role in Africa. democracynow.org West African leaders from ECOWAS, backed by the United States and France, met today to consider military action to restore the ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum following last month's military coup. Neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso have threatened that any intervention in Niger would amount to a declaration of war on them, as well. This comes as leaders of the coup in Niger have appointed a 21-member cabinet as they forge ahead with building a new government. The coup "is a consequence of the militarization of Nigerien society" by the United States and France, which both have strong militar…

Editor (2023-08-10). Burkina Faso & Mali vow to defend Niger's new leadership with force. mronline.org Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) were to intervene in Niger following the recent change of power.

Esther Yiadom (2023-08-10). Causes and consequences of military takeover in Niger. peoplesdispatch.org Following the military takeover of power in Niger from the Bazoum-led administration on July 26, concerns have been raised about the supply of uranium as the EU and especially France depend largely on uranium from the country to fuel their nuclear reactors and for medical purposes. Data from Euratom indicates that Niger was the EU's second largest supplier of uranium in 2022, when it alone supplied the EU with 2,975 tU (representing 25.4%). The landlocked country was followed by Canada which supplied 2,578 tU (22.0%), and Russia which supplied 1,980 tU (16.9%) that same year. Kazakhstan was the highest supplier w…

Ryan Cristián (2023-08-09). Study Finds mRNA Platform Itself Driving Myocarditis & France Releases Terrorist Faction Into Niger. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/9/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Niger Junta Accuses France of Violating Airspace, Freeing 'Terrorists'. news.antiwar.com Niger's ruling Junta on Wednesday accused France of violating Niger's airspace and freeing "terrorists" as tensions continue to rise in West Africa after the ousting of Nigerien President Mahamoud Bazoum. The coup leaders shut down Niger's airspace on Sunday to prepare for potential military intervention, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). The Impact of the Niger Coup on the US, France and Canada. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk Protesters display the flags of Niger and Russia during a protest in Niamey, Niger. Photo by Efe Issifou On July 26, the African continent was rocked by news of a military coup in Niger, the fourth in West Africa since 2020. Cooperation between the US and Nigerien militaries has been suspended. The Niger…

Mike Ludwig, Truthout. (2023-08-09). More People Die Young In US Due To Health Care And Welfare Cuts. popularresistance.org From 1930 through the middle of the last century, the mortality rate in the United States was lower or commensurate with the mortality rates of other wealthy nations, such as Canada, France and Britain. However, in the late 1970s through the 1980s, U.S. health outcomes and mortality rates began to diverge from those of its peers. | By 2021, about half of all U.S. deaths under the age of 65 would have been avoided if the U.S. mortality rates were on par with those of other countries, according to a new study published by the National Academy of Sciences. | In other words, on average one out of every two deaths und…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-08-09). Niger accuses France of destabilization. Peoples' movements urge against imperialist intervention. peoplesdispatch.org As tension continues to mount in the Sahel region, Niger's military has accused French forces of acts of destabilization, alleging they released "captured terrorist elements"

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-10). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.

teleSUR, MER (2023-08-10). Venezuela gana juicio y recupera activos retenidos en Portugal. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con la setencia, el Tribunal ordenó al Novo Bank reintegrar los recursos al Gobierno venezolano.

Staff (2023-08-10). Portugal's Novo Banco Ordered to Return $1.5 Billion to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Breaking news: the Bolivarian [Venezuelan] government wins trial and recovers its assets in Portugal," wrote the Venezuelan minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, officially disclosing…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-10). Andalusia reports record heat in Spain. plenglish.com The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) put the temperature in La Roda de Andalucia at 44.6 degrees at 16: 40 hours Wednesday, in a third heat wave suffered by Spain that left generally cooler places like Burgos and Avila with thermometers ranging 40 degrees Celsius. | After a slight decrease, the killing hot sensation predominates in the environment and will continue on weekend, according to AEMET. | Heat records were also reported in the airport of Granada city, no less than 44.1 degrees at 16: 30 hours on Wednesday. | AEMET reiterated Thursday that the risk of wildfires is higher ahead of a complicated scenario.

WSWS (2023-08-09). The hidden COVID-19 wave and the destruction of public health. wsws.org With virtually no public awareness, reporting in the corporate media or communication from government officials, a surge of COVID-19 infections, reinfections and hospitalizations is well underway across the United States, as well as Italy, Japan, Britain, Spain and other countries.

_____ (2023-08-10). Turkey's European integration: the reality of pragmatism or the dream of romanticism? journal-neo.org

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Assad Blames Turkey's Erdogan For Terrorism In Syria. southfront.org Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the interview with Sky News Arabia. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | Syria's President Bashar al-Assad blamed Turkey for terrorism in his war-torn country and insisted on the withdrawal of the Turkish military from Syria in an interview with Sky News Arabia that was aired on August 9. "Terrorism in Syria is made in Turkey," al-Assad said. | The president also denied rumors of an upcoming meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyi…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-10). Poland to Deploy 10,000 Additional Troops to Belarus Border. news.antiwar.com Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Thursday that Warsaw plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus as part of a buildup that began after Wagner fighters traveled to Belarus. "About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border, of which 4,000 will directly support the Border Guard and 6,000 will be in the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Poland to Send Additional 2,000 Troops to Belarus Border. news.antiwar.com Polish officials said Wednesday that Warsaw will send an additional 2,000 troops to reinforce its border with Belarus as tensions between the two neighbors continue to rise. Maciej Wasik, a Polish deputy interior minister, said the deployment was double what the border guard requested. One purpose of the deployment is to stem the tide of …

Daniel Kovalik (2023-08-10). Russia, Donbass and the Reality of Conflict in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com I just returned from my third trip to Russia, and my second trip to Donbas (now referring to the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk collectively) in about eight months. This time, I flew into lovely Tallinn, Estonia, and took what should be about a six-hour bus ride to St. Petersburg. In the end, my bus …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-10). Things are not looking good for UK's Net Zero Zealots and offshore wind profiteers. expose-news.com At the end of June, we wrote that things were not going as well for the Net Zero Zealots in Europe as hoped. However, the UK seemed hellbent on marching forwards, charging …

Staff (2023-08-10). U.S. Activists Arrested at European Air Bases Protesting U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stationed There. democracynow.org As the world marks 78 years since the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we speak with two activists arrested while protesting the placement of U.S. nuclear weapons in the Netherlands, Germany and other European countries as a violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty for NATO's so-called nuclear sharing program. "We're very concerned about the legality," says Susan Crane, who was arrested Tuesday during protests at the Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands. We also speak with John LaForge, co-director of Nukewatch, who just served a 50-day sentence in Germany for a simila…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-10). White Liberals' Promotion of "White Racism" Has Caused Black Legislators to Abandon Belief in the 14th Amendment. thealtworld.com Reginald Jones-Sawyer has a bill in the California legislature that has passed in the House. If it passes in the Senate, the new law will require judges to sentence according to race in order to rectify white racial bias and reduce the alleged disparate impact of the legal system on blacks. In other words, blacks would be given less of a sentence than whites for the same crimes in order to rectify blacks being captured by other blacks in African slave wars and sold to European slave traders who brought them to the New World as a labor force long prior to the existence of the United States. | This is called rectif…

_____ (2023-08-09). Syrian Civilians Struggle Between Deadly Israeli Air Strikes and U.S. Sanctions. strategic-culture.org The U.S. has strangled the Syrian civilians with years of sanctions which have prevented pharmacies and hospitals from ordering special medicines from U.S. and European manufacturers. | Join us on , , and . | Israeli airstri…

_____ (2023-08-09). Trump Coming Back Is Already Spooking Western Elites Who Will Reminisce His First Term. strategic-culture.org What would 2024 look like with Trump back in the Oval Office for Europeans? | Join us on , , and . | Should western elites and even NATO itself be afraid of Donald Trump returning to the White House in 2024? It's an entirely…

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China releases list of third-batch outbound group tour destinations. ecns.cn The Culture and Tourism Ministry of China on Thursday released the list of the third-batch outbound group tour destinations, with Japan, South Korea, Australia, the U.S., Germany and Britain included.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Chinese travelers to lift profits of Frankfurt Airport in 2023. ecns.cn Germany's Frankfurt Airport expects its core profit for 2023 to return to the stratosphere, thanks largely to the reopening of China's borders after the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

WSWS (2023-08-10). Germany's Taurus cruise missiles to be used in attacks on Russia. wsws.org The German government is preparing to provide Taurus medium-range missiles to Kiev, which are capable of reaching Russian territory.

Rodney Atkinson (2023-08-10). NATO/EU Throw 300,000 Ukrainians to Their Deaths: "Like Germany in 1945″: Western Support Ebbing Away. globalresearch.ca

Anurag Deb (2023-08-09). Holden v Ministry of Defence and the Police Service of Northern Ireland: accountability and the Northern Ireland conflict. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the early hours of 24 March 1922, a group of men, of whom most were in police uniform, broke into the North Belfast home of prominent Catholic businessman Owen McMahon and shot him dead, along with four of his sons and a male employee. Between 1920 and 1922, hundreds of people were killed, and …

WSWS (2023-08-09). Italy abandoning all COVID mitigation measures. wsws.org COVID measures being abandoned in Italy in line with every other nation that has forced its population to live with COVID and its consequences forever.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). Pole And Russian Hit On Peace Plan For Ukraine. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). War With Poland: The Next Step? southfront.org

Amy Goodman (2023-08-10). Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting a Pacifist for "Justifying Russian Aggression"? truthout.org We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any escalation of the conflict, calling for a ceasefire and peace talks to end the war. "It is total nonsense that… |

Paciifca's Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-08-10). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!

teleSUR (2023-08-10). BRICS 2023 Summit to Challenge Western Dominance: South Centre. telesurenglish.net The 15th BRICS summit, to be held in South Africa this month, is expected to make the global governance system fairer and counterbalance the dominance of Western countries, said Carlos Maria Correa, director of the South Centre. | RELATED: | The BRICS group of major emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg betwe…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Russian Cosmonauts Wrap Up 6.5-Hour Spacewalk. telesurenglish.net

infobrics (2023-08-10). BRICS Summit 2023: The Quest for a New World Order. infobrics.org The BRICS have emerged as a powerful alliance of emerging-market economies over the course of the 21st century. Comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as their acronym alludes to, the group has increasingly become the bricks and mortar which supports the global economy…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia to display Yars and Avangard missiles at Army Forum 2023. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Russia will exhibit the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles and the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle at the Army 2023 military forum, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakayev, announced.

infobrics (2023-08-10). Ukrainian soldiers not informed about situation of the "counteroffensive" infobrics.org Ukrainian PoW captured by the Russian forces said he and his colleagues learned about the counteroffensive through videos on TikTok.

infobrics (2023-08-10). "Russians are not human": Kiev's trans military spox causes controversy for racist comments. infobrics.org The controversial comments follow on from a Kiev official wanting "the maximum killing of Russians".

Staff (2023-08-10). Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko for "Justifying Russian Aggression"? democracynow.org We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any escalation of the conflict, calling for a ceasefire and peace talks to end the war. "It is total nonsense that a pacifist is accused in justification of war," Sheliazhenko told Democracy Now! in an interview just after he returned from being interrogated. He notes the security services are under the authority of Presi…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Russian Army Advances In Kupyansk, Repels Attacks In Other Directions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian Zapad Group of Forces advanced in the Kupyansk direction, improving the situation along the frontline, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 10. | In its daily briefing, the ministry said that the group also repelled seven counterattacks by Ukraine's 14th and 44th mechanized brigades close to Novosyolovskoye, Sinkovka and Mankovka. | Kiev forces lost 55 troops, two armored fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, an American-made M109 self-propelled howitzer and an Am…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Russian Reconciliation Center Reports More U.S. Violations Of Syria's Airspace. southfront.org An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 63rd Fighter Squadron lands during a storm July 12, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aspen Reid) | United States-led coalition fighter jets and drones violated Syrian airspace 12 times in the past day, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on August 9."In the area of al-Tanf, 12 violations were recorded over the past day by a pair of F-16 fighters, two pairs of F-35 fight…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Ukraine Launches Another Attack On Russian Territory As Counteroffensive Fails (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On August 10, Ukraine launched an attack with suicide drones on the Russian regions of Kaluga and Moscow as well as the city of Sevestapol in the Crimean Peninsula. | In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the attack was thwarted with air defense systems and electronic warfare means."Last night, the Kiev regime's attempts to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles were thwarted over the Kaluga and Moscow regions, and the city of Sevastopol,"

Douglas Macgregor (2023-08-10). Make Peace, You Fools! America's Proxy War with Russia Has Transformed Ukraine into a Graveyard. globalresearch.ca

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-10). Why Russia's Long-Term Economic Future Might Be Stunningly Bright. theduran.com

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia-Africa Summit opens new phase of cooperation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd Russia-Africa Summit opened a new phase of cooperation and expressed Moscow's desire to collaborate with Africa in fields such as trade, peace and security, an official source said on Thursday.

Editor (2023-08-09). Poll Shows Majority of Americans Oppose Further Aid in Ukraine. scheerpost.com By Talia Mullin / Original to ScheerPost On Aug. 4, 2023, CNN released a poll, conducted with Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS), which found that most Americans oppose Congress authorizing additional aid to Ukraine in their war with Russia. While previous coverage highlighted a divide between Democrats and Republicans concerning the United States' role in …

_____ (2023-08-09). Whether Russia needs a "peace treaty" with Japan. journal-neo.org In June of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law according to which the victory over militaristic Japan will be commemorated in Russia on September 3. The State Duma passed the law, the Federation Council approved it. The newspapers of the Land of the Rising Sun wrote lengthy stories in which the alleged […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). Military Situation In Donbass On August 9, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 8, at least three civilians were killed in the Kiev district of Donetsk by the AFU artillery shelling; | 11 civilians were wounded, including an 11-year-old child, in different districts of Donetsk by the AFU artillery shelling; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kleshcheevka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Terny; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Urozhayno…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 9, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU entered the northern outskirts of Urozhainoe but the Russian Army repelled the attack and took back control of the entire village; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Zaporozhye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Rabotino; | Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, 4…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). Military Situation In Syria On August 9, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 4 cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 9, an SAA commander, a serviceman and two reporters were killed by an IED explosion in Daraa city; | On August 9, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Taal; | On August 9, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Amma; | On August 9, artillery of Turkish-backed forces sh…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). Ukrainian Drone Strikes On Moscow On August 1-9 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 1, Ukrainian UAV was shot down by Russian air defense forces over the Odintsovo district; | On August 1, Ukrainian UAV was shot down by Russian air defense forces over the Naro-Fominsk district; | On August 1, Ukrainian UAV was suppressed by Russian electronic warfare means and crashed on the territory of Moscow City business center; | On August 9, Ukrainian UAV was shot down by Russian air defense forces over the Odintsovo district; | On August 9, Ukrainia…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-09). More Ukrainian Losses Reported After New Wave Of Failed Attacks (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | On August 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense provided details on some of Ukraine's recent human and material losses in different directions. | In a briefing, the ministry said that the Russian Zapad Group of Forces conducted offensive operations on a wide front in the Kupyansk direction, improving the tactical situation. The group also repelled six attacks and counterattacks by Ukraine's 14th, 32nd, 41st and 67th mechanized brigades close to Novosyolovskoye and Mankovka. | Moreover,…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-09). U.S. Drone Almost Hit Russian Fighter Bomber Over Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | An MQ-9 drone of the United States-led coalition had made a dangerous approach to a Russian Su-34 fighter bomber over the northeastern Syrian governorate of Raqqa, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, Deputy Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, reported on August 8. | The commander said in a briefing that the drone appro…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Russia Says It Shot Down More Drones Headed Toward Moscow. news.antiwar.com The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that it shot down two drones overnight that were headed toward Moscow as there's been a significant uptick in Ukrainian attacks on the capital city. "An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Moscow Region was …

infobrics (2023-08-09). Russia Wants Chinese Assistance in Microelectronics Production. infobrics.org Likely to lead to increased Russia — China — India — Brazil Cooperations…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). Declassified Files Expose UK Cluster Munition Hypocrisy. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg The UK armed forces can do almost anything they like with cluster bombs — while evading legal consequences — as long as it's someone or something else ultimately deploying them. Joe Biden's decision to transfer cluster bombs to Kiev has sparked widespread public controversy, and strained previously indomitable NATO unity on responding to Russia's invasion, with member state…

Samir Bhattacharya (2023-08-09). The Second Russia-Africa Summit: A Continent at the Crossroads. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-08-09). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Meets BRICS Bank Advisor. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil met with Alessandro Teixeira, advisor to President of the BRICS' New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, as part of the meetings held in the context of the Amazon 2023 Summit in Brazil. | BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—countries with emerging economies and rich natural resources. The emerging group points to a change in world geopolitics. | Venezuela supports BRICS' with its multipolar approach and the Bolivarian Revolution's vision of unity, part of Commander Hugo Chávez's legacy. | The New Development Bank, formerly the BRICS…

Editor (2023-08-10). How Swedish Love for the US Turned Deadly. scheerpost.com By Eleanor Goldfield / Project Censored Generally speaking, Swedes really love the US. And I don't just mean, oh we love the Brad Pitt movies and the whimsical images of Sunset Blvd (which by the way is way less whimsical in real life). No, I mean that Swedes really love the whole propagandized packaged-with-a-bloody-bow-on-top United States. There …

Susan Bonath (2023-08-10). Caught in the discourse of power. indybay.org The problem is that the country called Ukraine does not belong to the wage-dependent Ukrainian people. This state, for which the Ukrainians have gone to war, is, like every capitalist state apparatus, an instrument of power of the rulers.. The powerful have always been forcing a classic Stockholm syndrome on the population with their propaganda.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Ukraine Starts Mandatory Evacuation From Kupyansk City. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Ukrainian authorities started a mandatory evacuation from the frontline city of Kupyansk in the eastern Kharkiv region and the settlements surrounding it. | RELATED: | The forced evacuation order has been given due to the challenging security situation and constant shelling, said Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration. | According to the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet,…

Staff (2023-08-10). Fighting Words! — News About Africa, Ukraine and More. wibailoutpeople.org

_____ (2023-08-10). As Part of a Broader Assault on the Orthodox Church, Religious Persecution in the Ukraine Continues Unabated. strategic-culture.org The persecutors have made the mistake of prematurely revealing their brutish faces, Stephen Karganovic writes. | Join us on , , and . | It is now confirmed that the illegal seizure of the ancient Kiev-Pechersk Monastery has…

Alastair Crooke (2023-08-10). Ukraine War — Is the Black Sea 'War'- the Real War? w/ Alastair Crowe fmr Brit ambassador. thealtworld.com

Scott Ritter (2023-08-10). Scott Ritter: GAME OVER ZELENSKY! | MOATS with George Galloway Ep 263. thealtworld.com Victoria Nuland, aka The Death Angel, swoops on Niger. And even the serious papers are admitting Ukraine has lost, says Scott Ritter…

Scott Ritter (2023-08-10). Competing War Narratives: Arrest of Gonzalo Lira by Ukraine's SBU, and "Information Operations" globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). Military Situation In Kherson Region On August 9, 2023 (Map Udpate). southfront.org

infobrics (2023-08-09). Abrams tanks not a "game changer" for Ukraine. infobrics.org Despite escalating and prolonging the conflict, US' increase in military assistance to Kiev is unlikely to have any relevant results.

Karsten Riise (2023-08-09). US-NATO Desperate in Ukraine. "No More Big Money, … All that is Left is Drip-Drip Small Handouts" globalresearch.ca

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2023-08-08: News Headlines

Mike Ludwig (2023-08-08). More People Die Young in US Due to Health Care and Welfare Cuts, Study Finds. truthout.org From 1930 through the middle of the last century, the mortality rate in the United States was lower or commensurate with the mortality rates of other wealthy nations, such as Canada, France and Britain. However, in the late 1970s through the 1980s, U.S. health outcomes and mortality rates began to diverge from those of its peers. By 2021, about half of all U.S. deaths under the age of 65 would… |

_____ (2023-08-08). Algeria and France: The Anticolonial Struggle Continues. journal-neo.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). Niger Rejects Rules-Based Order. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, July 30, 2023. Poster reads: "Down with France, long live Putin." The coup in the West African state of Niger on July 26 and the Russia-Africa Summit the next day in St. Petersburg are playing…

teleSUR (2023-08-08). Colombia Defeats Jamaica in the Women's Soccer World Cup. telesurenglish.net In the last day of the round of 16 of the Women's Soccer World Cup on Tuesday, Catalina Usme knocked down Jamaica and put Colombia face to face with England in the quarterfinals, in which France will also be after beating Morocco 4-0. | RELATED: | A goal by Catalina Usme allowed Colombia to qualify for the first time in the quarterfinals of a women's World Cup after beating Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday in Melbourne. | The first 15…

WSWS (2023-08-08). UAW colludes in Forvia closure of Highland Park, Michigan plant. wsws.org France-based auto parts supplier Forvia, formerly Faurecia, is closing its Highland Park, Michigan, seating plant at the cost of 511 jobs in an "amicable" agreement with the UAW.

Editor (2023-08-08). US/France Threaten Intervention in Resource-Rich Niger: Fears of War in West Africa. scheerpost.com


Staff (2023-08-08). Unlike the UK, France kind of knows how to deal with its violent, racist cops. thecanary.co Prosecutors in France have arrested five cops over the death of a man linked to the use of a police weapon which fires 'blast balls'. Cops using them in France is commonplace. However, just as the French man's death has been revealed, in the UK we've found out that London cops have been using a …

Staff (2023-08-07). Masar Badil summer youth camp concludes in Germany with continued dedication to struggle. samidoun.net Dozens of active members of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network throughout Europe participated in the summer camp of the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, in Germany between 23 and 28 July 2023. Participants in the camp, including members and supporters of the Masar, came from France, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, …

Salah Lamrani (2023-08-07). Islamophobia: Scapegoating Muslims in France. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-08-08). Over 7,000 Hectares Burned by Fire in Southern Portugal. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the fire continues to advance in southern Portugal, where a fire in the Odemira municipality has already burned over 7,000 hectares, a figure that represents more than half of the area affected by fire so far this year. | RELATED: | This European country is experiencing the worst wave of fires this summer. Although some wildfires have been controlled in recent days, the flames have been active in Odemira since Saturda…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-08). Evacúan a 1.400 personas por incendio en Odemira, Portugal. telesurtv.net Al calificar la situación como "absolutamente excepcional", Ribeiro puntualizó además que 125 animales fueron evacuados de forma preventiva.

teleSUR (2023-08-08). New Heat Wave Begins in Spain. telesurenglish.net The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) of Spain issued this Monday a special warning for adverse phenomena by declaring a new heat wave with temperatures that can reach up to 44 degrees Celsius, for most of the country. | Related: | Given the successive thermal rises over the weekend, the meteorological portfolio declared the beginning of a new episode of heat wave, with the possibility of extending until Thursday, which will impact most of the Iberian P…




Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-08). Austria to enshrine the right to pay with cash into constitution. expose-news.com On 4 August, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced plans to enshrine the right to pay with cash into the country's constitution as card contactless payments become more popular in Europe. Nehammer proposed the amendment …

teleSUR (2023-08-07). Venezuelan President Decries Europe's Silence on Koran Burning. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has condemned the silence of European leaders and media on the recent Koran burning incidents in Sweden and Denmark. | RELATED: | "I condemn these racist acts of hatred against Muslim nations," Maduro said in statements to Al Mayadeen television network. The president noted that "the silence of European leaders on the burning of copies of the Koran is surprising, which is tantamount t…

Anonymous834 (2023-08-08). Estonian Social Crisis Worsening. southfront.org Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant | Estonia is in serious trouble due to its irrational stance in the current NATO's proxy conflict with Russia. Simultaneously focused on meeting Ukrainian humanitarian demands and the war plans of the Atlantic alliance, the Estonian government virtually excludes its own people from national priorities, which resulted in the aggravation of the interna…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Sanctions Propel Russia To Europe's Largest Economy. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). European Companies Lost ‚Ǩ100 Billion After Exiting Russia. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe Wall Street Journal admits that targeting the Russian economy has been a "failure" | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Financial Times newspaper reported that since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, European companies have lost ‚Ǩ100 billion. The media outlet indicated, citing preliminary data from a survey of 600 European groups' annual reports and 2023 financial statements, that 176 European companies faced t…

Drago Bosnic (2023-08-08). Economic Fallout: Sanctions and Energy Prices Propel Russia to the Status of "Europe's Largest Economy" globalresearch.ca




Ahmed Adel (2023-08-08). Deep-seated Economic Crisis: European Companies Lost €100 Billion After Exiting Russia. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Rising commerce helps China Southern boost business ties with Europe. ecns.cn Over the past few years, China Southern has transported more than 500,000 tons of inbound and outbound goods to Amsterdam annually.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-08). Danish ultranationalist group steps up attacks on Quran. plenglish.com Members of Danske Patrioter (Danish Patriots) burned copies of the Muslim holy book in front of the embassies of Türkiye, Algeria, Pakistan, Iran and Indonesia in the capital Copenhagen. | The group also carried out a similar attack on Quran in the northern city of Aalborg and chanted Islamophobic slogans. | A Muslim woman got into an argument with them and was eventually taken away by the police. | Recent months have seen repeated acts of Quran burning or desecration or attempts to do so by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries, drawing outrage from Muslim coun…

Misión Verdad (2023-08-08). World Bank Establishes Russia as Leading Economy in Europe. orinocotribune.com According to the latest data from the World Bank Group, Russia has become one of the five largest economies in the world, securing its position as the leading economy in Europe. | The World Development Indicators represent the primary compilation of development indicators by the World Bank. The compiled data, which include national, regional, and global estimates, provide a clear visual representation of the overall progress of global development. | GDP data is based on official country data published by the World Bank and IMF, which is then converted to purchasing power parity. | At the end of 2022, the World B…

Nathan Erderof, Left Voice. (2023-08-08). Sink The Floating Migrant Prisons, Let Them All In. popularresistance.org A large "barge" (read: prison) for asylum seekers has recently arrived in the port of Portland, on the south coast of England in Dorset. The floating facility is called "Bibby Stockholm" and, beginning this summer, will "accommodate" around 500 male migrants between the ages of 18 to 65 for approximately 18 months. The aim is to keep these migrants offshore (preventing them from setting foot on English soil) while they wait for their cases to be processed. | To counter immigration, the European Union and its Western allies — from Calais to the Greek islands, all the way to the Mexican border — have al…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-08). Paraguay questions EU extraterritoriality with MERCOSUR. plenglish.com Asuncion, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Santiago Bertoni expressed his deep concern about the extraterritorial approaches of the European Union (EU) to the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) in environmental matters, the ABC Color newspaper reported on Tuesday.




teleSUR (2023-08-08). African Tourism: In Continuous Search of the Chinese Market. telesurenglish.net The Chinese tourist has been an essential aspiration for African tourism for more than 15 years. The achievements of the continent's tourism sector in capturing the Chinese market have not been sustained over time due to the multiplicity of problems affecting the continent. The pandemic and the war in Europe are the two major causes of affectation in this long list. | Related: | Today, the challenge calls them back, whe…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Europe Under Censorship With The Digital Services Act. Orwell's Prophecy Is Reality. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | George Orwell's prophecy comes true. On August 25, the Digital Services Act came into force, the European regulation which formally aims to put online information in order, but which is actually a first substantial step towards censorship of free information. George Orwell had envisioned a Ministry of Reality. Brussels really created that structure. It will be up to the European Commission, without filters and without regulatory bodies, to establish what is true…

ecsorinoco (2023-08-07). Coup in Niger: Old Europe on Trial. orinocotribune.com By Geraldina Colotti—Aug 4, 2023 | Gold, silicon, oil—with reserves estimated at 2 billion barrels, and above all uranium are essential for both French nuclear power stations and atomic bombs. They are strategic raw materials for imperialism, which needs to consolidate its dominion at the expense of the southern countries. This is the key to understanding the fibrillation provoked in the United States and especially in the European Union, by the coup d'état in Niger. | On July 28, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard, was proclaimed the new leader of Niger and assumed the pres…

_____ (2023-08-07). Countries That Rely on Tourism the Most: Europe, Middle East, and Northern Africa. strategic-culture.org This infographic shows the countries where international tourism revenue constitutes more than 3% of the GDP. All data is for 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-08). Poland resumes oil pumping over Druzhba pipeline. plenglish.com Warsaw, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Polish workers have restored a damaged segment of a Druzhba oil pipeline branch delivering oil to Germany and oil pumping has restarted, the Poland's pipeline section operator PERN said on its website.

Kate Horgan (2023-08-08). Media Freedom Matters: Exposing International News Neglect, Censorship, and Agenda Cutting Across the Globe. projectcensored.org Earlier this year, members of the News Enlightenment Initiative (NEI-Germany) and Project Censored partnered to recruit an international jury of news professionals and media scholars to identify and highlight "News… | An investigation by Alan MacLeod, senior staff writer at MintPress News, shows how the US military is using young women to lure Gen Z recruits into service through sexually suggestive…




Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-07). Latin America and West Africa: Patterns of Neocolonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the dependence of most African…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). David Cohnen On Elections In Germany. southfront.org

Editor (2023-08-07). Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombing: U.S. domination of post-war world. mronline.org July 1939, Leo Szilard, the Hungarian physicist and a refugee in U.S., had sought the help of Einstein to persuade the U.S. administration headed by President Roosevelt, to construct an atomic bomb as a counter to an identical programme that, it was then suspected, Nazi Germany had embarked upon.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-08). Pandemic increased number of girls with premature puberty. plenglish.com According to the Journal of the Endocrine Society, the potential risk factors were more time on electronic devices and less physical activity. | The increase in diagnoses of precocious puberty is also related to poor eating habits and sleep disturbances. | "We found weight gain among the girls diagnosed with precocious puberty during the pandemic, and rapid body weight gain is associated with advanced pubertal development," experts from the University of Genoa and the Giannina Gaslini Institute in Genoa, Italy, underlined in the article. | Stress, social isolation, increased conflicts between parents, the econom…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-07). Russophobic Policies in Latvia: Thousands of Ethnic Russian Citizens Ordered to Leave the Country. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-08-07). Russophobic policies increasing in Latvia. infobrics.org 6000 Russian in Latvia will receive order to leave the country.




ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Air Silk Road speeds up trade with EU. ecns.cn Rapid growth of the Air Silk Road between Zhengzhou, Henan, and Luxembourg, has made it convenient for Henan consumers to get products delivered to their doorsteps from around the world.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Donbass On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kurdyumovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | AFU artillery struck Russian positions in Bakhmutske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kleshcheevka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Avdiivka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Urozhaynoye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Syria On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 8, ISIS reportedly attacked SAA checkpoint in Maadan Atiq; | On August 8, a car bomb explosion was reported in Damascus; | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Nayrab; | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nouran; | On August 7, artillery of Tu…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). RFK Jr.'s Campaign Collapsing Over Israel Issue. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by The only Presidential candidate in either Party who proclaims himself to be against Biden's determination to conquer (regime-change) both Russia and China, is RFK Jr., who has, by now, committed himself also to insisting that Israel is NOT an apartheid nation, and that Israel's military NEVER targets non-combatants, and that Israel is a democracy not only for Jews…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 7, Russian forces attacked a hotel used by the Ukrainian military command and foreign mercenaries in the city of Pokrovsk with high-precision missiles; | On August 7, Russian forces struck targets in Kiev; | On August 7, explosions thundered in Kherson; | On August 7, explosions thundered in Zaporozhye; | On August 7, Russian forces struck targets in Kharkiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sev…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Ukrainian Forces Attempted To Gain New Stronghold On Eastern Bank Of Dnieper River. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The situation remains tense in the Kherson region, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue attacks on the eastern bank of the Dnieper river which is under the control of the Russian military. Ukrainian assault groups are crossing the river amis the heavy artillery battles. | According to preliminary reports, on the night of August 8, Ukrainian boats each carrying up to 6-7 servicemen and covered by smokescreen landed west of the village of –°ossak Lageri on the astern…

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Air Silk Road speeds up trade with EU. ecns.cn Rapid growth of the Air Silk Road between Zhengzhou, Henan, and Luxembourg, has made it convenient for Henan consumers to get products delivered to their doorsteps from around the world.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Donbass On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kurdyumovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | AFU artillery struck Russian positions in Bakhmutske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kleshcheevka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Avdiivka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Urozhaynoye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Syria On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 8, ISIS reportedly attacked SAA checkpoint in Maadan Atiq; | On August 8, a car bomb explosion was reported in Damascus; | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Nayrab; | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nouran; | On August 7, artillery of Tu…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). RFK Jr.'s Campaign Collapsing Over Israel Issue. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by The only Presidential candidate in either Party who proclaims himself to be against Biden's determination to conquer (regime-change) both Russia and China, is RFK Jr., who has, by now, committed himself also to insisting that Israel is NOT an apartheid nation, and that Israel's military NEVER targets non-combatants, and that Israel is a democracy not only for Jews…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 7, Russian forces attacked a hotel used by the Ukrainian military command and foreign mercenaries in the city of Pokrovsk with high-precision missiles; | On August 7, Russian forces struck targets in Kiev; | On August 7, explosions thundered in Kherson; | On August 7, explosions thundered in Zaporozhye; | On August 7, Russian forces struck targets in Kharkiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sev…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Ukrainian Forces Attempted To Gain New Stronghold On Eastern Bank Of Dnieper River. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The situation remains tense in the Kherson region, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue attacks on the eastern bank of the Dnieper river which is under the control of the Russian military. Ukrainian assault groups are crossing the river amis the heavy artillery battles. | According to preliminary reports, on the night of August 8, Ukrainian boats each carrying up to 6-7 servicemen and covered by smokescreen landed west of the village of –°ossak Lageri on the astern…

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Wang, Lavrov highlight China-Russia coordination, cooperation. ecns.cn Senior diplomats from China and Russia on Monday highlighted strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries, vowing to push for greater progress in bilateral relationship.

Paciifca's Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-08-08). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!

_____ (2023-08-08). Some comments on the Russian Defense Minister's visit to North Korea. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-08-08). Russia-Persian Gulf: Building the Foundations of a New World. journal-neo.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). Is Russia a 'Sub-Imperialist' Power? libya360.wordpress.com Renfrey Clarke There has recently been a lot of debate on the topic of imperialism, particularly as applied to the current war in Ukraine. Members of several left and progressive tendencies suggest a number of ways in which present-day Russia might be categorised. Some describe Russia as an "imperialist" power; others refer to it as…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). JFK's World Peace Speech and National Security State Takedowns of US Presidents. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith President Kennedy's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, where he championed nuclear disarmament and lasting peace with the Soviet Union, is given renewed attention with a Kennedy now running for president and by the present war with Russia. JFK supposedly underwent a transformation after the near mutual nuclear annihilation with the Soviet…

Staff (2023-08-08). Ukraine turns to drone attacks to cover up offensive's failure. wibailoutpeople.org By David Sole | The past days have seen a big increase in Ukraine air and sea drone attacks against the Russian Federation forces and even hitting downtown Moscow. These dramatic incidents, however, are not militarily significant. They are meant to cover up and divert attention in the West to the complete failure of the Ukrainian "counter-offensive" that began June 4. | Ukraine's stated goal as it prepared for their June offensive was to quickly break through Russian defenses in the south and east fronts and reclaim large swathes of Russian annexed areas. The f…

Staff (2023-08-08). Burkina Faso's President Traoré Delivers Anti-Imperialist Speech at Russia—Africa Summit. wibailoutpeople.org ( Traoré assumed the presidency on September 30, 2022. At age 35, he is the…

Staff (2023-08-08). Headlines for August 8, 2023. democracynow.org ECOWAS to Hold Emergency Summit Thursday on Niger Coup as U.S. Freezes Funds to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Warn Against Foreign Military Intervention in Niger, Ukraine: Russian Missile Strikes in Pokrovsk Targeted Rescue Workers, Ohio Election Day: Anti-Abortion GOP Megadonor Funds Effort to Make It Harder to Amend State Constitution, George Floyd Murder: Ex-Cop Tou Thao Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison, Judge Dismisses Trump Defamation Countersuit Against E. Jean Carroll, Over 1 Million Lose Power in Deadly U.S. Storm; Death Toll Rises from Record Heat Waves, Mass Flooding Kills Six in Slovenia in Nation&…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-08). Russia to increase charter flights to Southeast Asia. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency ROSAVIATSIYA asked local airlines Tuesday to study the possibility of year-round flights to Southeast Asia from the country's several airports.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-08). Russia assembles rocket for next mission to the Moon. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Soyuz-2.1b rocket, which will launch into space Russia's first lunar mission in nearly half a century, the Luna-25, was assembled at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the Roscosmos space corporation reported on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Meeting sends positive signal amid conflict. ecns.cn The meeting of several national security advisers hosted by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah over the weekend to explore pathways to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict sends a signal that the world is witnessing a multipolar order characterized by more flexibility.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Russia welcomes China's constructive role in resolving Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn Wang Yi held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday, during which Wang said that China and Russia are good friends who can trust and rely on each other.

infobrics (2023-08-08). Russia Pays Sakhalin Dividends in Chinese Yuan. infobrics.org Western sanctions on Moscow cast shadow on dollar hegemony…

infobrics (2023-08-08). The BRICS Economy: Understanding the Origins fnd Impact on the World Economy. infobrics.org Many saw this group as a symbol of economic hope and optimism for developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Global South. At the time of inception, the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China were experiencing significant growth which raised eyebrows and attracted attention regarding their impact on the global economy…

WSWS (2023-08-08). NATO-backed anti-Putin oppositionist Navalny sentenced to additional 19 years in prison. wsws.org The ever-more draconian prison sentences handed down to prominent representatives of the NATO-backed opposition in the Russian state and oligarchy are indicative of intense conflicts and crises behind the walls of the Kremlin.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). I Am Part Of Russian World: Interview With Commander Of Legendary Pyatnashka International Brigade Of The DPR. southfront.org The following interview is part of a special report by Patrick Lancaster, who went to the Avdeevka with the…

infobrics (2023-08-08). The BRICS Economy: Understanding the Origins and Impact on the World Economy. infobrics.org Many saw this group as a symbol of economic hope and optimism for developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Global South. At the time of inception, the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China were experiencing significant growth which raised eyebrows and attracted attention regarding their impact on the global economy…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-08). Russia's avant-garde at Cuba's Museum of Fine Arts. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Pages of Russia's Avant-garde is an exhibition that is on display in the Audiovisual Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, in this capital, the institution announced on social networks on Tuesday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-08). Russian army thwarts Ukraine's attempts to occupy Urozhainoye. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The advanced units of the Eastern Russian troop group repelled several Ukrainian attacks that were aimed at taking the town of Urozhainoye in Donetsk, the group's spokesman, Oleg Chekhov, reported on Tuesday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-08). Trade between Russia and China grows. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Russian-Chinese trade grew 36.7 percent in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2022, the Federal Customs Service of Russia reported.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-07). NATO Imposes the Yoke. The SCO Brings Freedom and Equality. libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfirat Türkiye should immediately leave NATO and join the SCO and BRICS to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity and ensure the development of its national economy! The motto "America must not leave us, otherwise Russia will come" was used by far-right organizations in Türkiye in the 1970s that were governed by the US Gladio….

Staff (2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…

Ann Brown (2023-08-07). Russia: If Ukraine Counteroffensive Succeeds, We Will Have to Use Nukes. moguldom.com Russia's former president and current National Security Council deputy chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, recently warned that Russia might have no choice but to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine's counteroffensive against Moscow's invasion is successful. In a post on social media, Medvedev stressed that if Ukraine's forces, which are supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), captured …

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). In Video: British Mercenaries Under Russian Fire. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Overview 18+: Kiev Declares Victories On Jeddah Front, Losing On Ukrainian Battlefields. southfront.org After failed large-scale attacks on the positions of the Russian military on the southern front lines, the intensity of Ukrainian offensive operations has decreased in recent days. The Ukrainian military continues attempts to break through the Russian defense in near the village of Rabodino in the Zaporozhye region and in the area of the Berkhovsky reservoir to the west of Bakhmut. Meanwhile, the other front lines are inflamed by positional battles. | On the morning of August 7, the Armed For…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Donbass On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Nine civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian shelling in Donetsk and Staromikhailovka over the past day; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Raigorodok; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Yampol; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Stelmakhovka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Serebryanske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU c…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Staromayorske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Urozhainoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Novodanilovka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Zaporozhye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Rabotino; | Up to 20 U…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Syria On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 7, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 7, Israel warplanes struck Damascus countryside. Four SAA servicemen were killed; | On August 6, the Turkish Army sent a convoy of 12 units of military equipment to Idlib region via Kafr Lusin crossing; | On August 6, unidentified gunmen attacked HTS checkpoint near Ariha. A HTS member was killed. | MORE ON THE TOPIC…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Local sources claimed that Russian strikes destroyed two workshops at the Malyshev plant used for repair of armored vehicles of the AFU in Kharkiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Staromayorske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Urozhainoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Novodanilovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Russian Missiles Destroyed Ukrainian Military Headquarters In Hotel In Pokrovsk, Kiev Lies Attack Hit Civilians. southfront.org On the evening of August 7, Russian forces launched new wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian military throughout the country. One of precision strikes hit the hotel used by the Ukrainian military command and foreign mercenaries in the city of Pokrovsk (former Krasnoarmeisk) which is located in a part of the Donetsk People's Republic controlled by Ukrainian forces. Explosions were also reported in Kiev, Kharkiv and Kherson. The attack continues, more strikes are likely to be reported soon.

Anonymous834 (2023-08-07). Most Americans Want Aid To Ukraine's War With Russia To End — CNN Poll. southfront.org

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Zelensky Aide Vows There Will Be 'No Compromise' With Moscow. news.antiwar.com An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Monday that there will be "no compromise" with Moscow to end the fighting in Ukraine and rejected the idea of a ceasefire. Mykhailo Podolyak said the only "foundation for negotiations" could be Zelensky's "peace formula," which calls for a full Russian withdrawal before peace talks can happen. "There …

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-08-07). History: The Making of Modern Russia from Ivan the Great (1462) to Alexander I (1815). globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-08-07). Dangerous Crossroads, "Towards Total War"? Supported by US-NATO, Kiev Regime Wages Attacks, Targets "Inside Russian Territory" globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-08-07). Africa's Turn Towards Russia. infobrics.org Interview with Ashley Otu, Founder and researcher at IDCOOP…

infobrics (2023-08-07). Most Americans want aid to Ukraine's war with Russia to end – CNN Poll. infobrics.org Biden's popularity would be even lower if the whole truth about Ukraine were revealed.

infobrics (2023-08-07). NATO aggression against Russia becomes total war. infobrics.org Drone attacks on civilian infrastructure are absolutely irrelevant to Russian military operations in Ukraine, meaning they are either an act of desperation or the United States is simply trying to launch a total war against Russia, as its economy has proved to be virtually impervious to political West's unrelenting sanctions warfare.

WSWS (2023-08-07). Russian soprano Anna Netrebko sues Metropolitan Opera for discrimination and defamation. wsws.org Netrebko, following a favorable arbitration decision, is pursuing her claims that the Met has unfairly attacked her and jeopardized her career.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-08). Egypt, Serbia discuss military cooperation. plenglish.com Cairo, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Egypt's Defense Minister Gen. Mohamed Zaki reportedly met with his Serbian counterpart Miloš Vučević on an official visit in order to discuss military cooperation issues between the two nations.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-08). Al menos seis muertos dejan severas Inundaciones en Eslovenia. telesurtv.net Intensas lluvias han provocado evacuación de miles de eslovenos o que se hayan quedado sin electricidad o agua potable.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Kupyansk On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation In Bakhmut On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-08-08). NATO Fuels War Until Last Ukrainian. southfront.org |

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Military Situation South Of Velikaya Novoselka On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Susan Bonath (2023-08-08). Caught in the discourse of power. indybay.org The problem is that the country called Ukraine does not belong to the wage-dependent Ukrainian people. This state, for which the Ukrainians have gone to war, is, like every capitalist state apparatus, an instrument of power of the rulers.. The powerful have always been forcing a classic Stockholm syndrome on the population with their propaganda.

_____ (2023-08-08). Ukraine's Grifter Wars Through Gonzalo Lira's Eyes. strategic-culture.org

Ann Brown (2023-08-08). Oliver Stone: Biden is Following Suicidal Course in Ukraine, Could Start World War 3. moguldom.com Outspoken veteran filmmaker Oliver Stone says he now regrets voting for Joe Biden for president during the 2020 election. Stone, whose films include "Platoon," "JFK," "Any Given Sunday," and "Nixon," admitted he's worried President Biden is following a suicidal course through the U.S. dealings in the Ukraine War. In fact, Stone is afraid that U.S. …

Larry Johnson (2023-08-08). Is the West Losing Faith in Zelensky and Ukraine? A discussion with Judge Napolitano. sonar21.com Judge Napolitano kindly highlighted my recent piece discussing indications that the United States and NATO are preparing to jettison Ukraine and Volodomyr Zelensky. Here it is: Joe Biden and is…

_____ (2023-08-07). The Ukraine Mess is Animal Farm in Reverse: Starring Blackrock and Other Pigs. journal-neo.org

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-08-07). Spinning Illusions: The Anti-American Left and the Ukraine War. fpif.org In recent decades, a segment of the global Left has looked upon the U.S. government as the Great Satan in international affairs, responsible for the world's major ills. Thus, on those occasions when countries at odds with the United States behaved like brutal imperialist powers, these " This warped vis…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Bakhmut On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-08-07). Ukrainian Rear Is Burning. southfront.org |

Eric Zuesse (2023-08-07). U.S. Government on "Wrong Side" of Ukraine War. Who Started the War? globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-08-07). American Public Rejects Continuous US Funding of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

StormCloudsGathering (2023-08-07). Video: The Ukraine Crisis — What You're Not Being Told. globalresearch.ca

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