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2022-10-05: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Gazprom Says Undamaged Nord Stream 2 Line Could Ship Gas to Europe. news.antiwar.com Russia's Gazprom said Monday that it could potentially ship gas to Europe via an undamaged line on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which has never made deliveries after Berlin paused the project around the time Russia invaded Ukraine. Both Nord Stream pipelines came under attack last week, and explosions caused major leaks that Gazprom said …

WSWS (2022-10-05). US sends hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine as offensive continues. wsws.org As the Ukrainian military continued its rapid advances along multiple fronts, the White House announced another massive arms shipment for the war against Russia, sending over 200 armored vehicles in its latest arms shipment.

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Russia, China Sign Contracts on Mutual Deployment of Navigation Stations. infobrics.org Russia and China have signed contracts for the deployment of Russia's GLONASS stations in China and China's Beidou system stations in Russia…

Staff (2022-10-05). EU agrees on new sanctions package against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — EU countries on Wednesday reached an agreement on an eighth sanctions package against Russia in response to its recent partial military mobilization and annexation of Ukrainian regions.

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Moldovan President Sandu cares little for her country's sovereignty. infobrics.org Moldova is ready to hand over its only port to Ukraine, mulls growing military budget to join NATO despite being one of the poorest countries in Europe.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). Geranium-2 UAVs Reached Kiev Region, Hit Military Unit In Bila Tserkva. southfront.org | On the night of October 5, Russian drones hit a military facility in the town of Bila Tserkva in the Kiev region. The attack was confirmed by the Kiev regional State Administration. | The military unit of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was reportedly hit by Russian suicide UAVs. The facility was used for formation of military units and training of mobilized Ukrainian servicemen. | According to the head of the Kiev regional military administration Alexei Kuleba, the…

Contributing Writers (2022-10-05). Russia, Ukraine and the "New" New World Order (Canadian Patriot Interview with Vanessa Beeley). marktaliano.net READ MORE: |

 

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2022-10-05). 'End War in Ukraine' Say 66 Nations At UN General Assembly. towardfreedom.org Calls to end the war in Ukraine "reverberated through the hall" at the United Nations General Assembly, as the president of the session said in his closing statement. Sixty-six countries, representing most of the world's population, pleaded for a negotiated peace in Ukraine, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies.

Staff (2022-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Recaptures More Land Days After Russian Annexation, The Pope Urges Stop to "Spiral of Violence and Death" in Ukraine, Supreme Court Appears Poised to OK Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama, Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute over Classified Documents, Prosecutors Accuse Oath Keepers of Planning "Armed Rebellion" Against U.S. Gov't, Biden Heads to Florida as Hurricane Ian Death Toll Tops 109, Amazon Suspends Workers at Unionized Warehouse in Staten Island, Ex-Counterintelligence Agent Helped DeSantis Scheme to Send Migrants to Martha's Vineyard, South Korea...

Amy Goodman (2022-10-05). Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad on Ukraine, why US must negotiate with Russia & what media gets wrong. nationofchange.org When it comes to continuing the war rather than negotiating a peace settlement, "the United States and Britain are pretty isolated on this."

_____ (2022-10-05). Over the Rainbow — Disneyfied News and the 'Unprovoked' Invasion of Ukraine. strategic-culture.org It is only the awesome, brainwashing power of our state-corporate media that makes it possible for anyone to imagine that this is how Great Powers behave in the real world. If foreign policy really worked that way, planet Earth would long since have been transformed into a paradise of peace, equality and justice. We need only look around us to see how close we are to achieving that aim.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). British Defense Secretary Says Putin Is a 'Gift' to NATO. news.antiwar.com British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "gift" to NATO as the war in Ukraine has made many alliance members make plans to increase military spending. Wallace made the comments at the Warsaw Security Forum, a two-day conference that started on Tuesday. According to The Associated Press, Wallace ...

Fra Hughes (2022-10-05). Violence in Iran: Is It Internal or External in Its Inception? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Sep 30, 2022 | Be careful what you call for at a time when the imperialists want war with China, Russia, and Iran. | The tragic death of a young woman in an Iranian police station who was seen collapsing on CCTV is a devastating blow to her family and friends. | We all mourn the loss of an innocent young woman while we await the official outcome concerning the cause of her death. | While local police are still investigating the cause of death, the Western mainstream media claim she was beaten to death. | The reaction here in Ireland and the UK has been almost instantaneous and universal. | Ral...

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Russia's PSCB Opens Rupee Account With Yes Bank to Start Rupee-Rouble Trade. infobrics.org The Russian bank has opened a rupee account with nearly three dozen Russian companies settling payments for trades with New Delhi...

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Former CIA director Petraeus threatens Russia. infobrics.org The very idea such a high-ranking (former) official thinks Russia would stand idle while NATO targets its forces is quite terrifying for the rest of the world.

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Visa-Free Entry for Indian Tourists to Russia on the Cards. infobrics.org Russia might possibly introduce a visa-free regime for Indian tourist groups...

Fra Hughes (2022-10-05). Violence in Iran; Is It Internal or External in Its Inception? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Sep 30, 2022 | Be careful what you call for at a time when the imperialists want war with China, Russia, and Iran. | The tragic death of a young woman in an Iranian police station who was seen collapsing on CCTV is a devastating blow to her family and friends. | We all mourn the loss of an innocent young woman while we await the official outcome concerning the cause of her death. | While local police are still investigating the cause of death, the Western mainstream media claim she was beaten to death. | The reaction here in Ireland and the UK has been almost instantaneous and universal. | Ral...

Editor (2022-10-05). VIDEO: Stephen F. Cohen Provides Clarity on NATO Expansion and Russia, More Than 10 Years Ago. scheerpost.com

_____ (2022-10-05). The Importance of Leadership in a Time of Crisis: Why Putin's Words Reflect a New Potential Trajectory for Humanity. strategic-culture.org During times of darkness and mass stupidity dev, there are some shining examples of greatness at play, Matthew Ehret writes. | It is nice to see that during times of darkness and mass stupidity devoid of moral leadership among so many once-great centers of western civilization, there are some shining examples of greatness at play. Not only are there examples of greatness, but in some instances, these examples have found expression within corridors of actual power which are shaping the contour of humanity's future. | Such is the case with today's Russia, which has come a very long way since the dark days of Perest...

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). Ulyanov says Iran talks could resume in November. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — Russian representative in Vienna-based international organizations says that the Vienna talks on the removal anti-Iran sanctions might resume next month.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Key Stronghold Of Terrorists In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On October 4, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit a stronghold of terrorist groups in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the town of Kobane and a number of nearby hilltops in the northern countryside of Lattakia. No casualties were reported as a result of the airstrikes. | Kabani is a stronghold of...

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). Iran FM warns EU of reciprocal move if it continues meddeling. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — In a phone call with his Italian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahina warned "If the European Union wants to take a hasty and ill-considered action hypocritically, it has to wait for Iran's effective reciprocal action."

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-05). 'Not a Blacklist' But a 'Whitewash': EU Slammed for Letting Tax Havens Off the Hook. commondreams.org "How can anyone give this list any credibility?" asked Oxfam's tax expert after the European Union removed infamous safe harbor Bermuda from a roster that also exempts E.U. members.

WSWS (2022-10-05). In Germany, more and more depend on food banks. wsws.org As a result of war, inflation and the energy price explosion, the number of people seeking help has doubled in two years from 1.1 million to more than 2 million.

Staff (2022-10-05). Grounds prepared for a good agreement in talks: Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi has said that "If the Americans and Europeans fulfill their commitment, there is ground for a good agreement."

____ (2022-10-05). Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ecns.cn Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution," the Nobel committee announced here on Monday.

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-05). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

____ (2022-10-05). 3 scientists share 2022 Nobel Prize for quantum physics. ecns.cn Alain Aspect from France, John F. Clauser from the United States and Anton Zeilinger from Austria won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum information science, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.

_____ (2022-10-04). The Fossil Free Research Movement Is Taking Universities By Storm. popularresistance.org When over 40 Cambridge students and academics occupied the elite U.K. university's BP Institute earlier this year, they were escalating one of the newest, fastest-growing campaigns focused on dissociating higher education institutions from fossil fuels. For just over an hour, activists from the grassroots initiative Fossil Free Research held a sit-in inside the building named after one of Europe's largest oil producers, while making speeches and staging a street theater production that called attention to links between BP and the school. | "We're drawing attention to how the fossil fuel industry continues to infi...

_____ (2022-10-04). A Dazzlingly Precious Gift From The Future. popularresistance.org The Vauban, Freiburg, Germany - During my talks, I often invite people to time travel in their imagination to a 2030 that's not utopia, or dystopia, but rather is the result of our having done everything we could possibly have done in those intervening years. We do it because, as Walidah Imarisha puts it, "we can't build what we can't imagine". Unless we cultivate longing for such a future, it will never happen. In spite of having done that exercise now over 100 times, the responses are pretty much always the same. "The birdsong is louder". "There are far less cars". "The air smells so much cleaner". "The streets...

_____ (2022-10-04). Belgian Left Launches 'Fridays Of Rage' Against Cost Of Living Crisis. popularresistance.org Belgium - On Friday, September 30, the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) launched weekly protests called 'Fridays of Rage' (Vendredis de la Colère) against the government's failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. Protests were held on Friday in the cities of Kortrijk and La Louvière with the call to bring down the prices of food, energy, and other essentials. Along with activists of the PTB/PVDA, cadres of youth and student groups like COMAC and RedFox took part in the protests. The protesters also demanded that the government tax the energy multinational that they say is benefiting from the crisis...

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). The United States Declares War on Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and France. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan While the international press treats the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a news item, we analyze it as an act of war against Germany and the European Union. Indeed, the three gas supply routes to Western Europe have been cut off simultaneously, while at the same time a new gas...

UnitedEditor (2022-10-04). "US attacked Nord Stream, TurkStream likely to be next" unitedworldint.com United World International expert Onur Sinan Guzaltan evaluated Turkish-Russian relations, the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline and the future of the war in Ukraine in a Russia Today broadcast. Stating that the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline was organized by the USA, Guzaltan drew attention to the possibility of similar attempts of attack ...

____ (2022-10-04). Nord Stream 2 pipeline no longer leaking natural gas: DEA. ecns.cn A small release from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaches the surface of the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark, September 28, 2022.The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) said one of the two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas.

Max Blumenthal (2022-10-04). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. orinocotribune.com By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil Sep, 29, 2022 | MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. | A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers of the recent votes in...

_____ (2022-10-04). Why has Turkey refused to recognize Russia's new borders? journal-neo.org As is already well known, referendums were held in the LPR and DPR as well as in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions from September 23 to 27 on the issue of giving up belonging to Ukraine and becoming part of the Russian Federation. They were monitored by a large number of foreign observers who confirmed the ...

Struggle, La Lucha (2022-10-04). Baltimore: No war on Russia, Donbass and China, Nov. 21. struggle-la-lucha.org

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Russia's Upper House Approves Accession of Four Territories. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russia's Upper House (the Federation Council) ratified agreements on the accession of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson to Russia. | RELATED: | "The laws that we approved today will be forwarded immediately to the President of Russia," Senate President Valentina Matviyenko said after senators unanimously approved the treaties, which were also unanimously ratified by the Lower House (Duma) on Monday.

_____ (2022-10-04). Where will Europe have to move its industrial production? journal-neo.org The vulnerability of the world, especially Europe, to importing fossil fuels from abroad was already shown by the oil crisis of the 1970s. Europe began to gradually cope with it only a decade later. In a way, the winning move at that time was to actively build nuclear power plants in order to produce high-tech ...

____ (2022-10-04). Russia fully committed to inadmissibility of nuclear war: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday emphasized that Moscow is fully committed to the inadmissibility of nuclear war.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). Ukrainian Advance In Kharkov Region, Ukraine, On October 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). Kharkov and Krasny Liman: Reflections on the Possibilities of Adaptation and Evolution of the Russian Army. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant The situation in the Kharkov region, and then the loss of Krasny Liman, has led to a lot of debate in Russia about how the Russian army operates in Ukraine, and who is responsible for these failures. Although I did not have a military background, I was trained in various disciplines that taught...

Anonymous765 (2022-10-04). New Ukrainian Offensive In Kherson Region. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Ukrainian Forces Make Gains in Southern Kherson Region. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian forces have made some gains in the southern Kherson region, Russian officials acknowledged on Monday. | Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed head of Ukraine's Kherson region, s | "Where the Kakhovka (reservoir) is, there is a settlement called Dudchany ... it is in this area...

Staff (2022-10-04). Federal Council ratifies treaties on accepting new entities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Russia's Federation Council ratified the treaties on the DPR's and LPR's admission to Russia on Tuesday, as well as the Zaporizhzhia region and Kherson region.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On October 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Biden Details New $625 Million Arms Package for Ukraine in Zelensky Call. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Tuesday According to the Pentagon, Four HIMARS and associated ammunition16 155mm Howitzers75,0...

Robert Inlakesh (2022-10-04). Israel To Replace Russia Gas For The EU — But At What Cost? thelastamericanvagabond.com As the war in Ukraine rages on, the European Union has been seeking alternative sources of natural gas and had chosen Tel Aviv as one of the providers to replace Russia. Yet, by signing a deal with both Israel and Egypt to make this possible, the EU could have encouraged a new Israel-Lebanon war. Amidst

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Zelensky Signs Decree Ruling Out Peace Talks With Putin as 'Impossible'. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday signed a decree that ruled out any talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, declaring they would be an "impossibility." The decree was first put forward by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, the decree states "the impossibility of holding negotiations ...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Russia: Over 200 000 Reservists Recruited -Defense Minister. telesurenglish.net In a conference call on Tuesday, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that more than two-thirds of plans to mobilize reservists for deployment to Ukraine in connection with the ongoing conflict have been fulfilled. | RELATED: | The mobilized recruits are receiving the necessary training with the provision of the required equipment, Shoigu said. "Preparation of the personnel of the units that have been formed is being carr...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). European Leaders to Discuss Energy Crisis in Prague Summit. telesurenglish.net Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic that currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), will host an informal EU summit on Friday. | RELATED: | The leaders of the EU countries are set to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the rising costs of energy and its economic ramifications. On Thursday, their summit will be preceded by the inaugural meeting of the European Politi...

Scott Ritter (2022-10-04). NATO in the Horns of a Dilemma After Former Ukrainian Regions Vote to Join Russia. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

Phil Miller (2022-10-04). British Intelligence Predicted Ukraine War 30 Years Ago. globalresearch.ca

Anatol Lieven (2022-10-04). The Blob's Dangerous Talk of War World III in Ukraine. commondreams.org These Washington foreign policy elites are recklessly suggesting that Russia is a universal threat that requires absolute victory over evil.

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-04). Despite Calls for Diplomacy to End War, US Confirms More Weapons Headed to Ukraine. commondreams.org "Are there still negotiation possibilities?" asked Noam Chomsky. "There's only one way to find out. That's to try. If you refuse to try, of course, there's no option, no possibilities."

Staff (2022-10-04). Ukraine brings 15,000 troops to Belarusian border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has drawn attention to the fact that Ukraine while voicing fears his country might join combat operations, has brought up to 15,000 troops to the Belarusian border.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Ukraine forces advance dozens of miles in southern offensive. wsws.org Just days after Russia officially announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine partially under the control of Russian forces, the Ukrainian military staged its biggest military breakthrough in Southern Ukraine since the start of the war.

Staff (2022-10-04). Zelensky signs decree on impossibility of talks with Putin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree formally declaring the prospect of any Ukrainian talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin "impossible", but leaving the door open to talks with Russia.

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Kremlin on Ukraine's Decree Banning Negotiations With Putin. telesurenglish.net Faced with such a decree, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said what Russia will wait for to resume peace talks is a new position of Ukraine or its new leader. | RELATED: | Speaking to journalists, Peskov referred to Russia's role as an "advocate of the idea of achieving the terms proposed by the Russian side by diplomatic means" even before the country's special military operation in Ukraine. | "It takes two sides...

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Rupee Accounts Will Ease India's Trade with Russia. infobrics.org State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, is opening rupee accounts to handle Russia-related trade settlements...

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Arab countries maintain balanced relations with Russia despite pressure from US. infobrics.org Russia and Arab countries deepen their ties by de-Dollarizing their economies.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). In Video: Civilians Thank Kiev Regime For Help In Choosing Russia. southfront.org

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Russian Minister Shows Interest in Collaboration with India on Telecom, 5G. infobrics.org As India is all set to have 5G services this October, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova has expressed interest in reinforcing the collaboration with the country in telecom technology, security, and development of 5G use cases...

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). Military Situation In Syria On October 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On October 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | Seven SDF members who tried to attack the "Peace Spring" area in northeastern Syria were killed, according the Turkish Ministry of Defense; | On October 4, an SAA serviceman was killed by unknown gunmen in the Al-Musaifra town; | On October 4, an SAA serviceman was killed by unknown gunmen in the Sahm Golan area; | On October 4, SAA...

UnitedEditor (2022-10-04). Who does not want a normalization of relations in the South Caucasus? unitedworldint.com United World International expert Mehmet Perinàßek gave an interview to the Azerbaijani press about the latest developments in the South Caucasus. We present the interview, which was published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. Subheadings belong to UWI. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently said that he could meet with Armenian Prime Minister ...

Staff (2022-10-04). 13 terrorists killed in Russian airstrike in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed terrorist sites in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, preventing terrorist attacks on facilities belonging to the Russian Armed Forces and Syrian government troops.

____ (2022-10-04). Now, Russia Is Finished... smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Staff (2022-10-04). Belarus cannot ignore aggressive policy of NATO, neighbors. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Belarus cannot ignore the aggressive policy of NATO and neighboring countries, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told the media after the meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). US Fed's Aggressive Rate Hikes Add Pressure on European Economy. telesurenglish.net A stronger U.S. dollar arising from the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes has intensified pressure on the European economy, leading to higher inflation and energy costs. | RELATED: | "The Fed has increased interest rates much more aggressively than the European Central Bank (ECB). This will likely lead to a further weakening of the euro to the dollar," said Philipp Lausberg, a policy analyst at the think-t...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Italian Economy Expected to Contract for 3 Consecutive Quarters. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Italian Treasuri announced that the national economy contracted in the third quarter of this year, with more negative growth forecast into next year. This means Italy could fall into recession just as the next government is launching its economic program. | RELATED: | Italy's new parliament, elected in the Sept. 25 general election, will sit for the first time on Oct. 13. This will set the stage fo...

Atilio Borón (2022-10-04). It Won't be Easy for Giorgia Meloni to Keep Her Coalition Together. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón Sep 27, 2022 | The radical right has won a resounding victory in the Italian elections. Its parliamentary representation, from which the prime minister will emerge, has as many as 235 seats. This arises from the sum of the Brothers of Italy—by far the majority—the Northern League of Mateo Salvini, Forza Italia of the "cavaliere" Silvio Berlusconi, and the minimal contribution of the Moderates. The absolute majority, necessary to form a government, is 201 deputies. The center-left coalition (the Democratic Party plus the Green and Left Alliance, More Europe, and another minor forc...

Eric Zuesse (2022-10-04). How a U.S. Colony Works: The Case of Germany. globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2022-10-04). Rumors Spread That Switzerland-Based Investment Bank Credit Suisse In Trouble, CEO Tries To Calm Nerves. moguldom.com Social media speculation that Switzerland's No. 2 largest bank is on the brink of collapse helped push down Credit Suisse share prices almost 12 percent to a record low on Monday, drawing comparisons to the Lehman Brothers collapse that triggered panic during the global financial crisis. A memo to bank employees from CEO Ulrich Kà∂rner ...

Staff (2022-10-04). Against the EU-Israel Association Council: Samidoun letter to MEPs, gatherings in Brussels and Gothenburg. samidoun.net On 3 October, the "EU-Israel Association Council" convened in Brussels, Belgium, with the participation of 27 European foreign ministers, EU foreign affairs head Josep Borrell, and the Israeli Intelligence Minister Elizar Stern, with prime minister Yair Lapid appearing over video call. This was the first meeting of this council in 10 years after meetings were ...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Colombian State-ELN Guerilla Peace Talks Resume in Caracas. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, from the Venezuelan capital Caracas, the Colombian State announced the resumption of peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN). | RELATED: | "The peace talks between our government and the ELN are officially resumed from Caracas, together with the guarantor countries of Venezuela, Cuba and Norway," Colombian President Gustavo Petro tweeted. | This announcement was accompanied by an official...

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Sweden's Svante Paabo Wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Nobel Committee announced that Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution." | RELATED: | "Through his pioneering research, Svante Paabo accomplished something seemingly impossible: sequencing the genome of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-day humans," the Committee sa...

Zero Hedge (2022-10-04). "Gone in 30 Minutes" — Next on Europe's Doomsday List: Collapse of Cell Phone Networks. globalresearch.ca

Eric A. Gordon (2022-10-04). Economic blockade plus internal corruption combine to hurt Venezuela. peoplesworld.org CAPARICA, Portugal — Over the last several weeks U.S. newspapers, as usual, featured bad news about Venezuela, including reports that people are fleeing the country, immigrants are being trafficked around the U.S. by right-wing governors, and that prisoner swaps between the U.S. and Venezuela involved trading CITGO bankers jailed in that country for drug-dealing relatives ...

Staff (2022-10-04). Brussels court lifts ban on extraditing diplomat to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — A court in Belgium canceled the ban on the extradition of an Iranian diplomat "Asadollah Asadi" working in Vienna who was arrested four years ago based on unproven allegations.

Staff (2022-10-04). Premio Nobel de Física a especialistas en mecánica cuántica. cubadebate.cu La Real Academia de Ciencias de Suecia otorgó el premio Nobel de Física 2022 a los científicos Alain Aspect (Francia), John F. Clauser (EEUU) y Anton Zeilinger (Austria), especialistas en física cuántica. El premio fue concedido "por los experimentos con fotones enredados, estableciendo la violación de las desigualdades de Bell y siendo pioneros en la ciencia de la información cuántica".

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-04). Partido conservador GERB gana elecciones en Bulgaria. telesurtv.net El resultado es insuficiente para formar un Gobierno, por lo cual la formación política de Boiko Borisov se verá obligada a formar una coalición.

Staff (2022-10-03). State Duma unanimously validates incorporation of new regions to Russia. en.cubadebate.cu The lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, the State Duma, unanimously ratified on Monday the documents for the incorporation of the territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie and Kherson into the Russian Federation. State Duma Chairman Viacheslav Volodin noted that the number of Russian territorial subjects amounted to 89. The politician commented on his Telegram channel that "the entry of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie and Kherson people's republics into the Russian Federation is the only way to save the lives of millions of people.

Alex Rubinstein (2022-10-03). Zelensky and NATO Plan to Transform Post-War Ukraine Into 'a Big Israel'. towardfreedom.org The NATO-backed Atlantic Council has proposed apartheid Israel as a blueprint for a hyper-militarized Ukraine. The paper was authored by former President Barack Obama's ambassador to Tel Aviv, now an Israeli spy-tech consultant, reports Alex Rubinstein.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade the European colonialists have utilized systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held...

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2022-10-04: News Headlines

Struggle, La Lucha (2022-10-04). Baltimore: No war on Russia, Donbass and China, Nov. 21. struggle-la-lucha.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Ukrainian Forces Make Gains in Southern Kherson Region. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian forces have made some gains in the southern Kherson region, Russian officials acknowledged on Monday. | Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed head of Ukraine's Kherson region, s | "Where the Kakhovka (reservoir) is, there is a settlement called Dudchany … it is in this area…

Staff (2022-10-04). 13 terrorists killed in Russian airstrike in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed terrorist sites in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, preventing terrorist attacks on facilities belonging to the Russian Armed Forces and Syrian government troops.

____ (2022-10-04). Nord Stream 2 pipeline no longer leaking natural gas: DEA. ecns.cn A small release from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaches the surface of the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark, September 28, 2022.The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) said one of the two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas.

Max Blumenthal (2022-10-04). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. orinocotribune.com By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil Sep, 29, 2022 | MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. | A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers of the recent votes in…

WSWS (2022-10-04). Despite Russian nuclear threats, Germany announces new arms deliveries to Kiev. wsws.org The German government has reacted to the Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories and Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons by intensifying its own war offensive, which is leading ever more directly to a third world war.

Staff (2022-10-04). Federal Council ratifies treaties on accepting new entities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Russia's Federation Council ratified the treaties on the DPR's and LPR's admission to Russia on Tuesday, as well as the Zaporizhzhia region and Kherson region.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Ukrainian Diplomat Tells Elon Musk to 'F— Off' for Floating Idea for Peace Plan. news.antiwar.com Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, angered Ukrainian officials on Monday when he tweeted an idea for a potential peace deal in Ukraine along with a poll to gain public support. Musk wrote on Twitter that a peace plan could consist of three planks: Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia …

Scott Ritter (2022-10-04). NATO in the Horns of a Dilemma After Former Ukrainian Regions Vote to Join Russia. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

Malik Miah (2022-10-04). Meloni's victory in Italy spurs the far right. greenleft.org.au The European far right are seeking to capitalise on the crises resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine to mobilise support, argue Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

Phil Miller (2022-10-04). British Intelligence Predicted Ukraine War 30 Years Ago. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-10-04). Zelensky signs decree on impossibility of talks with Putin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree formally declaring the prospect of any Ukrainian talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin "impossible", but leaving the door open to talks with Russia.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Ukraine forces advance dozens of miles in southern offensive. wsws.org Just days after Russia officially announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine partially under the control of Russian forces, the Ukrainian military staged its biggest military breakthrough in Southern Ukraine since the start of the war.

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Rupee Accounts Will Ease India's Trade with Russia. infobrics.org State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, is opening rupee accounts to handle Russia-related trade settlements…

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Arab countries maintain balanced relations with Russia despite pressure from US. infobrics.org Russia and Arab countries deepen their ties by de-Dollarizing their economies.

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Russian Minister Shows Interest in Collaboration with India on Telecom, 5G. infobrics.org As India is all set to have 5G services this October, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova has expressed interest in reinforcing the collaboration with the country in telecom technology, security, and development of 5G use cases…

UnitedEditor (2022-10-04). Who does not want a normalization of relations in the South Caucasus? uwidata.com United World International expert Mehmet Perinàßek gave an interview to the Azerbaijani press about the latest developments in the South Caucasus. We present the interview, which was published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. Subheadings belong to UWI. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently said that he could meet with Armenian Prime Minister …

Eric Zuesse (2022-10-04). How a U.S. Colony Works: The Case of Germany. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-10-04). Against the EU-Israel Association Council: Samidoun letter to MEPs, gatherings in Brussels and Gothenburg. samidoun.net On 3 October, the "EU-Israel Association Council" convened in Brussels, Belgium, with the participation of 27 European foreign ministers, EU foreign affairs head Josep Borrell, and the Israeli Intelligence Minister Elizar Stern, with prime minister Yair Lapid appearing over video call. This was the first meeting of this council in 10 years after meetings were …

Zero Hedge (2022-10-04). "Gone in 30 Minutes" — Next on Europe's Doomsday List: Collapse of Cell Phone Networks. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Sweden's Svante Paabo Wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Nobel Committee announced that Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution." | RELATED: | "Through his pioneering research, Svante Paabo accomplished something seemingly impossible: sequencing the genome of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-day humans," the Committee sa…

____ (2022-10-04). Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ecns.cn Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution," the Nobel committee announced here on Monday.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-04). Partido conservador GERB gana elecciones en Bulgaria. telesurtv.net El resultado es insuficiente para formar un Gobierno, por lo cual la formación política de Boiko Borisov se verá obligada a formar una coalición.

Dr. David Halpin (2022-10-03). Sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 & 2. The Role of Manned and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles — UUVs. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-10-03). Who Sabotaged Nordstream 2? transcend.org 30 Sep 2022 – Russia had no motive for sabotaging Nordstream 2. If they wanted to stop the flow of natural gas, they could have simply turned it off at the Russian end. But the USA has a motive for sabotaging Nordstream 2: to weaken Russia by reducing its income from the sale of natural gas. Washington's aim throughout the Ukraine war has been to weaken Russia.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-03). Russian Security Chiefnewsauthor">S 'Obvious' Beneficiary of Pipeline Rupture. orinocotribune.com The US stands to win most from disabling the Russian-German gas link and has a record of such attacks, Nikolay Patrushev said | The US stands to benefit economically from the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and has a record of targeting energy infrastructure with sabotage operations, the head of Russia's Security Council said. | "Pretty much from the first minutes after the news of the explosions broke … the West launched an active campaign for assigning blame. But it is obvious that the primary beneficiary, first of all in the economic sense, was the US," Nikolay Patrushev said on Friday. | He compared…

Ann Brown (2022-10-03). Conspiracy Theorists Claim The US Government Blew Up The Nord Stream Pipeline, Not Russia. moguldom.com Nord Stream 1 is Russia's largest gas pipeline to Europe, and between Sept. 26 and 29, a series of explosions caused leaks in the Nord Stream 1 as well as a second pipeline Nord Stream 2 pipelines. The United States, European Union, NATO, and Russia all agree the damage and gas leaks point to sabotage …

Editor (2022-10-03). Blinken Says Nord Stream Sabotage Is a 'Tremendous Opportunity'. scheerpost.com Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly at the the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2022. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain] | By Dave DeCamp / Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the attacks on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany offer a "tremendous opportunity" to end Europe's dependency on Russian energy. | "It'

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Russia's State Duma Approves Annexation of Ukrainian Territories. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, unanimously approved a measure to formalize the absorption of the Russian-controlled territories of Ukraine. Russia is annexing areas it controls in the Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the breakaway Donbas republics on Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LPR) following referendums. Russian President Vladimir …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2022-10-03). Russia's Territorial Expansion. The Referendums to Join Russia. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-10-03). Donbass Residents Explain Why They Voted To Join Russia. popularresistance.org The hope for reunification was based on the fact that Russia is a stable state governed by the rule of law, with fully-fledged institutions and an established civil society. Living their lives on the frontline of a geopolitical confrontation, Russians in Donbass dreamed that one day war would disappear. | They hoped that Donbass would become an ordinary, peaceful region of Russia, like neighboring Rostov. They hoped that they would be able to put away their weapons and return to the mines and factories, and they could teach their children without regular shelling. Or that they could sweep the streets for leaves i…

TeleSUR (2022-10-03). Russian Lower House Approves Four Accession Treaties. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Lower House (Duma) unanimously approved the treaties on the accession of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye to the Russian Federation. | RELATED: | On Sunday, President Vladimir Putin presented the four texts for ratification by the legislature. Once the treaties have been approved by the Lower House, they must be analyzed by the "Council of the Federation," the Upper House. | The Duma session began with a speech by Foreign Affairs Minister…

Staff (2022-10-03). State Duma unanimously validates incorporation of new regions to Russia. en.cubadebate.cu The lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, the State Duma, unanimously ratified on Monday the documents for the incorporation of the territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie and Kherson into the Russian Federation. State Duma Chairman Viacheslav Volodin noted that the number of Russian territorial subjects amounted to 89. The politician commented on his Telegram channel that "the entry of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie and Kherson people's republics into the Russian Federation is the only way to save the lives of millions of people.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Ukraine's Offensives vs. Russian Mobilization. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 3, 2022 Ukrainian offensives are making headlines and being leveraged politically and psychologically. In reality, Ukraine is paying a price for these offensives it cannot recover from. Meanwhile Russia is mobilizing 300,000 men and equipment to move against Ukrainian forces just as they fully over-extend themselves…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Iran Still 'Exchanging Messages' With US, Says Nuclear Deal Possible. news.antiwar.com Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that Tehran "There is still a possibility and a chance to resume the implementation of the nuclear deal," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said. "Efforts are underway with the European coordinator and other mediators, including the foreign ministries of neighboring countries, to exchange messages to reach an agreement." | Nuclear deal talks a…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Austin Says It's Possible Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday said it was possible that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, although he hasn't seen indications that such a decision has been made. "The guy who makes that decision is one man. There are no checks on Mr. Putin," Austin told CNN. "Just as …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-03). US to respond if Russia uses nukes: Ex-CIA chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus predicted that NATO would 'take out' Moscow's forces in retaliation if it uses nuclear weapons amid the Ukraine conflict, media have reported.

____ (2022-10-03). A New UN to Prevent the Sacrifice of Europe to the Nuclear Gods. transcend.org The UN is stymied by its fatally flawed Charter. Despite the fact that the original purpose of the UN is to end "the scourge of war," it has failed time and time again. While the UN has done much good, the world has seen over 2 wars since the Charter was signed.

Editor (2022-10-03). Scott Ritter: The Onus Is on Biden & Putin. scheerpost.com Ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay after three months at sea, March 20, 2013. (U.S. Navy, James Kimber) | By Scott Ritter / Wars should be avoided at all costs. Nuclear conflict should never be contemplated. | These two truisms are often spoken, but rarely adhered to. Wars occur all too frequently, and so long as nations possess nuclear weapons, their use is contemplated on a continuous basis. | The ongoing Ukrainian-Russian conflict has put the worl…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-03). Ukrainian Offensive In Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, On September 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

_____ (2022-10-03). Crazy Fakes as a Sign of "Cartoon Reality" journal-neo.org More recently, we have been looking at a fake story about North Korea supplying arms to Russia, which the author believes to have originated from a Telegram channel of dubious validity. Unfortunately, the story had two curious sequels. First, the excitement reached such a level that on September 21, 2022, the Vice Director General of …

Richard D. Wolff (2022-10-03). BRICS: the powerful global alliance. canadiandimension.com The current set of BRICS leaders, from left to right: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Jair Bolsonaro, Narendra Modi and Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo courtesy Palácio do Planalto/ Professor Richard Wolff informs us of the powerful economic partnership of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and how the West's reaction to Russia's invading of Ukraine is impacting their partnerships. | "They are the engine of the world economy in a way that was once said of Western Europe, North America and Japan. The engine, the power…

Anonymous765 (2022-10-03). Ukrainian Forces Captured The First Town In Russian Territory. southfront.org |

Alex Rubinstein (2022-10-03). Zelensky and NATO Plan to Transform Post-War Ukraine Into 'a Big Israel'. towardfreedom.org The NATO-backed Atlantic Council has proposed apartheid Israel as a blueprint for a hyper-militarized Ukraine. The paper was authored by former President Barack Obama's ambassador to Tel Aviv, now an Israeli spy-tech consultant, reports Alex Rubinstein.

Andrew Korybko (2022-10-03). It Was a Surprisingly Wise Move by the West Not to Fast-Track Ukraine's NATO Membership. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous587 (2022-10-03). West's Hybrid War Against Russia. Kiev Will Receive Orders From Berlin. southfront.org Pentagon deploys its forces to Germany for Ukraine | The Pentagon is creating a new command to help Ukraine in Europe. We can say that the West is, after all, preparing for a long all-out war with Russia on the fields of Ukraine. | A command of the U.S. armed forces will be created in Germany, which will be headed by a high-ranking general in order to establish a system of military training and assistance to Ukraine. We can assume that the tasks of the new command will include not onl…

Infobrics (2022-10-03). Kiev regime's NATO membership – reality or fantasy. infobrics.org NATO wants to keep pushing Ukraine against Russia and as long as the people of Ukraine keep tolerating the Neo-Nazi junta in power, they will continue being (ab)used as cannon fodder.

Staff (2022-10-03). Four Breakaway Territories of Ukraine Ask to Join Russia. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Ukraine Tells EU Delays in Delivering Billions in Aid 'Not Acceptable'. news.antiwar.com Ukraine told the European Union on Monday that Kyiv has become incredibly reliant on Western aid to fund its government, but Ukrainian officials seem to have little patience when it comes to the timeline of deliveries. A Ukrainian official told Politico that delays were "not acceptable." | "Our minister of finance is under extreme high pressure, when he sends these checks to the military, to pension funds … we hav…

Anonymous587 (2022-10-03). Democrats Are Using Ukrainian Factor To Win Elections. southfront.org Blinken and Patron the dog in Kiev | U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Kiev on September 8. He did not announce his visit in advance. During his visit, he met with Ukrainian officials. This was Mr. Blinken's third trip to Ukraine since February 24 and his fifth since becoming chief diplomat in the Joe Biden administration. | During his trip to Kiev, the U.S. foreign minister met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. He also visited a children's hospital in Kyiv, where he talked…

____ (2022-10-03). The American Pot Calling the Russian Kettle Black. transcend.org 30 Sep 2022 – Unlike Ukraine, there was no Reuters news agency in the 1890s informing the world of the illegal activities of the United States against the Hawaiian Kingdom and the illegal annexation of the Hawaiian Islands for military purposes during the Spanish-American War. While there is a difference in time, the Russian actions bear a striking resemblance to the US actions in seizing the entire territory of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Infobrics (2022-10-03). British economy is collapsing; it's the energy, stupid! infobrics.org British elites should take resposibility for policies on the conflict in Ukraine and the costs of it.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Biden, Democrats approve spending bill with no funds for pandemic, $12 billion for Ukraine war. wsws.org The continuing resolution extends spending authorization through December 16, when Congress will face a new budget deadline to avert a federal shutdown.

Staff (2022-10-03). NATO's Stoltenberg reacts to Moscow's Ukraine annexation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Speaking in an interview with an American source, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his opinion about Moscow's Ukraine annexation.

____ (2022-10-03). "End War in Ukraine" Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly. transcend.org 29 Sep 2022 – The calls to end the war in Ukraine that "reverberated through the Hall" at the UNGA. Sixty-six countries, representing most of the world's population, made eloquent and urgent pleas for a negotiated peace in Ukraine.

____ (2022-10-03). Putin Signs Treaties on Accession of Former Ukrainian Regions to Russia. transcend.org 30 Sep 2022 – President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties on the inclusion of four former Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation. Today's ceremony marked the start of the formal process of their accession. The documents must now be verified by the Constitutional Court and ratified by parliament.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-03). Iran rejects reports on giving UAVs to Russia as baseless. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has rejected reports on sending drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine as "baseless".

TeleSUR (2022-10-03). Kremlin: Moscow Is Closely Monitoring Kiev's NATO Bid. telesurenglish.net Addressing journalists on Monday, Peskov said Moscow closely follows Kiev's recent application to speed up its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). | RELATED: | On this occasion, the spokesman said that "Ukraine's orientation towards NATO and the confirmation of its future NATO membership was one of the reasons for the special military operation." | There are different reactions of NATO countries to such a re…

____ (2022-10-03). Ukraine Reacts to Former Regions Joining Russia. transcend.org 30 Sep 2022 – Kiev demands 'accelerated' admission to NATO, but the bloc's chief insisted that it's not party to the conflict.

Ambassador H.E. Juan Ramón de la Fuente (2022-10-03). Mexico's Initiative for Dialogue and Peace in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-10-03). Military Situation In Syria On October 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On October 3, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On October 3, a former opposition faction member was killed by unknown gunmen in the town of Tasil; | On October 3, two SAA members were killed by unknown gunmen in the towns of Ibta and Al-Harak; | On October 3, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol in the countryside near the city of Ain al-Arab;…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-03). New Commander Appointed In Western Military District Of Russia Reports. southfront.org A new commander has been appointed in the Western Military District of the Russian Federation, according to the Russian media, citing Russia's Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The reports are yet to be officially confirmed. | Lieutenant-General Roman Berdnikov has replaced Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev, who has been the head of the Western Military District since 2018. | Berdnikov was previously the commander of the integrated combined arms forces of the Eastern Military D…

Ami Daniel (2022-10-03). Price Cap on Russian Oil is a Board-Level Risk for the Tanker Sector. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-10-03). India-Russia to Work Together in Arctic. infobrics.org India and Russia were going to work together in the Arctic, Alipov said and Russia would support India's interest there. There is already scientific cooperation between the two countries and Russia has noted India's first Arctic policy document…

Infobrics (2022-10-03). Moscow City Tourism Committee Debuts in India to Tap Weddings Segment. infobrics.org The capital city of Russia, Moscow has identified India among its important priority markets, and has set its eyes on tapping the wedding and event segments here. In this direction, Moscow City Tourism Committee (MCTC) hosted the first-ever roadshow in India in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai…

Andre Damon (2022-10-03). US Announces Plans to Expand "Industrial Base" for War with Russia. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-10-03). Snowden Gets Russian Citizenship. transcend.org 26 Sep 2022 – President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden today. The North American's name was included without fanfare on a list of 72 foreigners who became citizens.

Staff (2022-10-03). EU states brace for new sanctions on Iran over riots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Six EU states have submitted proposals for new European Union sanctions against Iran the riots the Western countries premeditated in Iran.

Eugyppius (2022-10-03). Germany Spends 2.5 Billion Euros on 100 Million Bivalent Boosters Only to Discover That Nobody Wants Them. globalresearch.ca

Dean Baker (2022-10-03). Quick, How Big a Deal is 43 Billion Pounds to the United Kingdom? cepr.net For those who might not be intimately familiar with the size of the UK economy or budget, the tax cut would be a bit less than 2 percent of the UK's projected GDP for 2023.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government to slash public sector wages, pensions. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government is working with the CCOO and UGT unions to approve below-inflation raises for millions of civil servants and minimum wage workers.

WSWS (2022-10-03). 7 million workers in contract struggles in Germany: Build independent action committees! wsws.org As was the case at the beginning of World War I, when the trade unions entered into a truce with the imperial government and the employers' associations, they are once again closing ranks with them.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Army launches coup in Burkina Faso amid mass protests against France. wsws.org The second military coup in France's former colony this year comes as masses of people protest French imperialist war in nearby Mali and across the region.

Staff (2022-10-03). Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties With the Netherlands. orinocotribune.com This Friday, September 30, the Nicaraguan government announced the rupture of diplomatic relations with the Netherlands, for maintaining an "interfering, interventionist and neo-colonialist" position against the Central American country. | An official statement by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry, quoted by

Irina Slav (2022-10-03). Europe Faces an Exodus of Energy-Intensive Industries. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-10-03). End the EU-Israel Association Agreement! #EndAdministrativeDetention. samidoun.net On Monday, 3 October, the EU-"Israel" Association Council convened in Brussels, Belgium, after a gap of 10 years. While the meeting was originally touted as including the participation of Zionist prime minister Yair Lapid — responsible just two months ago for the bombing of Gaza that took the lives of 49 Palestinians, including 17 children …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade the European colonialists have utilized systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held…

Robert Bridge (2022-10-03). Should Europeans 'Thank' the Americans for Destroying Nord Stream? globalresearch.ca

Dennis Broe (2022-10-03). The attack on Documenta 15: Whys and wherefores. peoplesworld.org KASSEL, Germany — Documenta 15, the "lumbung Documenta," curated by an Indonesian collective and the first major art festival in the West to be given over entirely to a developing world group, has been unceasingly attacked by Western critics as being anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli. The rationale of this festival, a concerted attack from various …

Staff (2022-10-03). Iran hosts photo exhibition to commemorate diplomatic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — A photo exhibition honoring the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic has been held in Iran.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-03). Intl. cycling race in Tabriz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — The fifth and the last stage of Cycling Tour of Iran-Azerbaijan Republic was held in Tabriz, the capital of the province of East Azerbaijan in the northwest of Iran on Monday.

Staff (2022-10-03). Armenian, Azeri FMs hold meeting to discuss tensions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Armenian foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Sunday met with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Geneva to discuss the tensions between their countries.

____ (2022-10-03). Václav Havel (5 Oct 1936 18 Dec 2011). transcend.org Václav Havel, Czech playwright, poet, and political dissident, who, after the fall of communism, was president of Czechoslovakia (1989—92) and of the Czech Republic (1993—2003). Havel was the son of a wealthy restaurateur whose property was confiscated by the communist government of Czechoslovakia in 1948.

Staff (2022-10-03). Iran's Gen. Bagheri holds phone call with Azeri MoD. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran General Bagheri held a phone conversation with Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov Monday.

TeleSUR, mcs, JCM (2022-10-03). Bulgaria celebra elecciones para renovar el Parlamento. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con los especialistas, los comicios electorales tienen lugar en un contexto marcado por el miedo a caer en la miseria por el encarecimiento de la calefacción y los alimentos.

UnitedEditor (2022-10-02). "Germany is acting as an American Vassal in the Ukraine War" unitedworldint.com The 2000s were the years when the Social Democrat parties in Europe began to melt down. They were incapable of providing solutions to the raging neoliberal attacks of the globalization. With the financial crisis of 2008, which started in the US and spread across Europe, this meltdown accelerated. The leading Social Democratic parties in Europe, …

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