2022-08-20: News Headlines

Connor Freeman (2022-08-20). Putin Warns Macron of 'Large-Scale Catastrophe' at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant. news.antiwar.com While tensions rise and shelling continues at southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and nearby areas, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the need for the UN nuclear watchdog to send a mission to visit the plant. Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of planning provocations and false …

____ (2022-08-20). Russia to shut Nord Stream gas pipeline for 3 days. ecns.cn Russian gas giant Gazprom announced on Friday that it will suspend natural gas delivery to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 due to maintenance.

Philip Giraldi (2022-08-20). Joe Biden's Secret War in Ukraine. The Imminent Danger of a Large Scale US-Russia War. globalresearch.ca

Philip Giraldi (2022-08-20). Joe Biden's Secret War in Ukraine. The Imminent Danger of a Large Scale US-Russia War. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Leon Tressell (2022-08-20). On the Nature of Russia's Military Campaign in Ukraine. Analysis of Russian Military Strategy. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Leon Tressell (2022-08-20). On the Nature of Russia's Military Campaign in Ukraine. Analysis of Russian Military Strategy. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-08-20). As US Announces New $800M Ukraine Arms Package, Here's The Total List Since War's Start. southfront.org Originally published by ZeroHedge In a Thursday CNN interview Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk described a stalemated battlefield situation with Russia,…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-20). As US Announces New $800M Ukraine Arms Package, Here's The Total List Since War's Start. southfront.org Originally published by ZeroHedge In a Thursday CNN interview Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk described a stalemated battlefield situation with Russia,…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-20). UPDATED: Drone Rain Over Crimea: Ukrainian UAVs Fail To Reach Their Targets In Peninsula. southfront.org On August 20, an UAV hit the roof of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in the city of Sevastopol. It is the second drone attack on the facility. | The city governor assured that there were no victims and no serious damage to the building. Ukraine was blamed for the attack. | Russian forces attempted to intercept the drone with small arms. According to the governor, the UAV was hit right above the fleet headquarters. As a result, it fell on the roof and caught fire. | The police blocke…

WSWS (2022-08-20). US approves further attacks on Crimea, provides $775 million in weapons for Ukrainian offensive. wsws.org It has become increasingly clear that the attacks on Russian military bases in Crimea are part of a beginning counter-offensive by the Ukrainian military that has been prepared and funded through massive weapons deliveries by the NATO powers, first and foremost by the United States.

Staff (2022-08-20). Venezuela halts oil shipments to Europe. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Venezuela suspended the shipments to Europe under a deal that allows them to trade oil for debt relief.

Michael Welch (2022-08-20). NATO-Russia Proxy War: Revealing Signs of a Fading America: Scott Ritter, Michael Hudson. globalresearch.ca "Joe Biden looked Vladimir Putin in the eye last June and threatened him with massive sanctions. He had months to sit down with his inner circle and say, "how do we prepare for this?" Nothing the U.S. and its allies are doing has taken the Russians by surprise.

Scorinoco (2022-08-20). Western Sanctions Are Good for Moscow, Says US Economist. orinocotribune.com Renowned US economist and former Wall Street analyst says the Russian economy is being made self-sufficient. | The economic war unleashed by the West against Russia has backfired and may bring the country much good, US economist and former Wall Street financier Michael Hudson has told the German news outlet Junge Welt. | "The West's sanctions are great for Russia. Any country threatened by US sanctions is forced to become self-sufficient," Hudson said in the interview. | He said that sanctions have effectively pushed Russia toward import substitution, and the country is on track to becoming completely free of rel…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-20). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 110th Territorial Defence Brigade near Velikomikhailovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 328th Mechanized Brigade near Kiselevka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 212th Rifle Battalion near Apostolovo with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 127th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Soledar with high-precision miss…

Dmitri Kovalevich (2022-08-20). Ukrainian Regime Led by Media Darling Volodymyr Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. covertactionmagazine.com More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. From the signing of the "Minsk 2" peace agreement in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-20). Ukraine: Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitri Kovalevich More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. From the signing of the "Minsk 2" peace…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-20). Russia to send evidence Of Kyiv 'Chemical Terrorism' To OPCW. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Russia is preparing the documents proving that Ukraine conducted chemical terrorism activities, and is set to submit them to (OPCW), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Germany To Supply Kiev Forces With Laser-Guided Rockets, Long-Range Artillery Projectiles. southfront.org On August 19, Germany announced a new military aid package to Ukraine, including guided rockets and long-range artillery projectiles. | Germany opposed providing Ukraine with lethal aid in the past. Nevertheless, after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Germany rose to became one of the top military backers of Kiev forces. In spite of this, Berlin faced some serious criticism in the last few weeks for not shipping enough weapons to Ukraine. | In a statement, the Germ…

____ (2022-08-20). Russian food, fertilizer must get to market: UN chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome barriers to Russian food and fertilizers reaching the world markets.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-20). 'No Farms, No Food:' Dutch Farmers Confront Billionaire 'Green' Elite's Food System Reset Plan. libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst Dutch farmers' protests offer a preview of the resistance to come as transnational "green" billionaires advance a "reset" of the global food system. The elite agenda threatens to deepen an international cost of living crisis and spark unrest well beyond The Netherlands. Ingrid de Sain is a Dutch farmer who lives in the Northern…

Jason Ditz (2022-08-20). French Foreign Legion to Secure South Yemen Gas Exports. news.antiwar.com It may sound like a bad adventure movie, but the French Foreign Legion could find itself in Yemen trying to stabilize and control areas. | Recent fighting and exchanges of government figures in South Yemen's Shabwa Province could be portending a deeper involvement, as France is interested in the potential of gas exports from Balhaf. Europe could use more exports with the Russia War, restricting supply to central Europe. | Though Yemen isn't a large expo…

The Lancet (2022-08-20). [Editorial] An age of uncertainty: mental health in young people. thelancet.com Young people face a world with multiple crises and much uncertainty. A person born in 2006 will have gone through the great recession and the subsequent austerity measures, a pandemic with disrupted schooling and social isolation, a cost-of-living crisis, war in Europe, and a world coming to terms with the magnitude of climate change. There have been many tumultuous times in history, but evidence on the mental wellbeing of young people during those periods is scant. How should we think about the mental health of young people during an age of such uncertainty?

Anonymous103 (2022-08-20). Military Situation In Syria On August 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 1 in Aleppo province, 2 in Idlib province, 2 in Latakia province; | On August 19, SDF artillery shelled al-Bab city. 45 civilians were reportedly killed and wounded; | On August 19, Turkish drone targeted an educational center for girls under the UN auspice in the village of Shmouka near Tal Tamar. Four civilians were reportedly killed; | On Augus…

| Reuters | (2022-08-20). Europe's drought exposes ancient stones, World War Two ships as waters fall. tribune.com.pk Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures – and some unwanted hazards. | In Spain, suffering its worst drought in decades, archaeologists have been delighted by the emergence of a prehistoric stone circle dubbed the "Spanish Stonehenge" that is usually covered by the waters of a dam. | Officially known as the Dolmen of Guadalperal, the stone circle currently sits fully exposed in one corner of the Valdecanas reservoir, in the central province of Caceres, where authorities say the water level has dropped to…

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-20). Turkish MHP Leader Gives Support to Ankara's Call For 'Reconciliation' With Syria. orinocotribune.com The leader of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has given support to the recent statement by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who had indicated his country's plan to mend relations with neighboring Syria. | "Turkey's steps toward Syria are valuable and accurate. No one living in this country, regardless of their origin or sect, is [an outsider] or the enemy of our country," Devlet Bahceli said in a written statement released on Monday. | He emphasized that Syrians are brothers of the Turkish people, having strong ties based on history, culture and faith. | Raising the level of Turkey's talks with Syr…

____ (2022-08-20). Starbucks successor opens in Russia. ecns.cn A restaurateur and rapper duo unveiled Stars Coffee on Thursday, reopening the chain of coffee shops in Russia formerly owned by Starbucks Corp, the latest major company rebranding after a months-long Western corporate exodus from the country.

Staff (2022-08-20). Iran shines in Int'l Army Games held in Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iranian team has succeeded in discipline category of the International Army Games 2022 being held in Russia.

Staff (2022-08-20). Russian Black Sea Fleet's headquarters targeted (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — The Black Sea Fleet's headquarters was attacked by a drone on Saturday, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on his Telegram channel.

Staff (2022-08-20). Explosion, fire hits near Russian intl. airport (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — News sources on Saturday published footage from a fire that broke out due to an explosion near Russia's Sochi international airport.

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-20). Africans Strategize in Washington Against Western-Backed Leaders. orinocotribune.com By Julie Varughese Aug 16, 2022 | West wants to change regimes for itself. | Silver Spring, Maryland — The United States and its European allies only care about human-rights violations when it benefits them. | That's what a few dozen members of the Horn of Africa and East Africa diaspora agreed upon as they gathered August 13 outside Washington, D.C. | A regional conference of the National Unity Platform, a political party in Uganda, brought together members of the country's diaspora from the New York City and Washington metro areas to strategize on how to tackle U.S. meddling that props up leaders.

IGD Worldwide (2022-08-20). An Urgent Call for Solidarity and Needed Funds to Battle Escalating Repression in Greece: An Interview With Tameio. itsgoingdown.org The following is an interview with the Solidarity Fund for Imprisoned and Persecuted Militants in Greece, also known as "Tameio" (meaning cash register in Greek). Urgent financial support and revolutionary solidarity is needed. Please donate to their new
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IGD Worldwide (2022-08-20). An Urgent Call for Solidarity and Needed Funds to Battle Escalating Repression in Greece: An Interview With Tameio. itsgoingdown.org The following is an interview with the Solidarity Fund for Imprisoned and Persecuted Militants in Greece, also known as "Tameio" (meaning cash register in Greek). Urgent financial support and revolutionary solidarity is needed. Please donate to their new FireFund and help spread the word. This interview was conducted with Tameio by anonymous anarchists and submitted…

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-20). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-20). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-20). New border bridge inaugurated on Armenia-Georgia border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — A new bridge on the border of Armenia and Georgia, aimed at easing travel and cargo transit between the two countries, was inaugurated on Friday.

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkey launches new drone attack on Erbil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraqi media sources reported a drone attack by Turkey on one of the areas near Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Staff (2022-08-20). España se prepara para iniciar vacunación contra la viruela del mono. cubadebate.cu España podrá comenzar a inocular la vacuna contra la viruela del mono la próxima semana, una vez se cuente con el visto bueno de la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos, según la ministra de Sanidad, Carolina Darias. Con casi 6 000 casos confirmados, España tiene un total de 12 420 vacunas para tratar de atajar el brote.

Staff (2022-08-20). Syria's Assad, Turkey's Erdogan to likely meet in Uzbekistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — According to some reports, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will probably meet his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Uzbekistan.

F. William Engdahl (2022-08-20). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Turkey's Proxies Shelled Key Air Base In Northern Syria (Videos). southfront.org Screen grab from footage released by the Syrian National Army. | Between August 19 and 20, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) carried out a series of rocket and mortar strikes on areas held by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern Aleppo countryside. | The strikes were a response to the

TeleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-08-20). Incendios dejan más de 700.000 hectáreas quemadas en países de la UE. telesurtv.net Entre los países más afectados por los siniestros están España, Rumania, Portugal, Francia e Italia.

____ (2022-08-20). 16 killed in massive road accident in Turkey's Gaziantep. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — A crash involving several large vehicles in the southern Turkish region of Gaziantep on Saturday left 16 people killed, Governor Davut Gul said.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-08-20). Bolivia celebrates 197th anniversary of independence. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — The Bolivian Embassy in Tehran held a ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the 197th anniversary of the country's independence from Spain.

Staff (2022-08-20). 'Deer' to be screened at Italy's della Lessinia FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Written and directed by Hadi Babaeifar, the Iranian short film 'Deer' is scheduled to vie at the 2022 Lessinia Film Festival in Italy.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-08-20). Portugal declara alerta ante riesgo de incendios en próximos días. telesurtv.net Con el estado de alerta se limitará el uso de maquinarias agrícolas y el acceso de personas a zonas forestales.

F. William Engdahl (2022-08-20). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.

Staff (2022-08-20). Man dies in shooting at Swedish shopping center. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — A man has died and a woman is in hospital after a shooting at a shopping center in Sweden, police say.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-19). Russia Raises Stakes: Three MiG-31 Aircraft With Hypersonic Kinzhal Missiles Deployed In Kaliningrad. southfront.org Three MiG-31 aircraft with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles were deployed at the Chkalovsk airfield in the Kaliningrad region as part of Russia's "additional strategic deterrence measures". | On August 18, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the aircraft with the Kinzhal ballistic missiles will be put in round-the-clock combat duty at the airfield. It was added that during their flight to the Kaliningrad region the aircraft worked out military interaction with the fighter aircraft of…

Daniel Kovalik (2022-08-19). The Sword of Bolivar Is Wielded Again by the People of Latin America. covertactionmagazine.com On August 7, 2022, Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Márquez, were inaugurated as the President and Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia. This was one of the most historic events in Latin America for at least a century. For the first time since the liberation of Colombia from Spain by Simón Bolívar, Colombia …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2022-08-19). Europe Decreasing Military Aid to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2022-08-19). Europe Decreasing Military Aid to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-08-19). Aging US Nuclear Plants Are Dangerous And Expensive. popularresistance.org The much-heralded Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), while offering a vital lifeline to the renewable energy industry, also contains massive subsidies to keep dangerously aging atomic power plants operating for years to come. | Meanwhile, six decrepit atomic reactors are now caught in a terrifying military crossfire in southeastern Ukraine, showing exactly why it is so important to shut down nuclear plants instead of subsidizing them. The Ukrainian reactors, located at Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, are now being used as a shield for Russian artillery arrays. A single errant shell could send…

_____ (2022-08-19). Aging US Nuclear Plants Are Dangerous and Expensive: The Inflation Reduction Act Is Propping Them Up. popularresistance.org The much-heralded Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), while offering a vital lifeline to the renewable energy industry, also contains massive subsidies to keep dangerously aging atomic power plants operating for years to come. | Meanwhile, six decrepit atomic reactors are now caught in a terrifying military crossfire in southeastern Ukraine, showing exactly why it is so important to shut down nuclear plants instead of subsidizing them. The Ukrainian reactors, located at Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, are now being used as a shield for Russian artillery arrays. A single errant shell could send…

_____ (2022-08-19). Iran-US: Last Chance for a New Nuclear Deal. journal-neo.org The United States has recently gone rapidly down a political slope towards its world-anticipated collapse. Nancy Pelosi's hysterical visit to Taiwan, which triggered a new aggravation of the China-Taiwan confrontation, Washington's gross escalation of global tensions over the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its direct involvement by providing intelligence to Ukrainian neo-fascists, the medical and economic crisis …

Oneworld.press (2022-08-19). The GCHQ Chief's Claim Of A Western Infowar Victory Over Russia Is Fake News. oneworld.press No self-respecting person, society, or government could ever agree to indefinitely perpetuating their servitude to others — especially not if a viable alternative credibly exists to restore equality, fairness, and justice to their relations — which is why the Global South so enthusiastically embraces the multipolar worldview and therefore hasn't fallen for the Golden Billion's information warfare campaign against Russia throughout the course of the Ukrainian Conflict.

Diegoramos718 (2022-08-19). Patrick Lawrence: A Hall of Mirrors. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I have long wondered whether our mainstream journalists, correspondents and commentators get dressed each morning in the same locker room, so similarly do they account for things. This has been especially so in the case of the Ukraine crisis, which is quite understandable: Keeping readers and viewers a …

Kyle Anzalone (2022-08-19). Pentagon Announces New $775 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com On Friday, the Department of Defense told reporters that President Joe Biden approved a new $775 million round of security assistance for Ukraine. While announcing the eighteenth weapons package in the past six months, a senior defense said the US had adopted a tradition of giving Kiev "what they need, when they need it."For the …

Mary Triny Mena (2022-08-19). Food insecurity in Latin America. america.cgtn.com Food insecurity is taking a toll across Latin America. A recent report by the UN's World Food Program warned that the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the Ukraine conflict and climate change are all making life harder. Haití and Venezuela have been hit particularly …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Putin reportedly announces readiness to meet with Zelensky. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Media sources in Turkey have claimed that the Russian president has announced his readiness to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Nathan King (2022-08-19). The Heat: Ukraine Trilateral Summit. america.cgtn.com Ukraine hosts a trilateral summit with leaders of Turkiye and the United Nations as the conflict continues.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Xi and Putin confirmed to go to November's G20 summit in Bali. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Indonesia's president, who has cast himself as a mediator over Ukraine, says both leaders will travel to resort island.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-19). Turkey Says First Swedish Extradition Doesn't Live Up to NATO Deal. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Turkey's justice minister said Sweden's decision to extradite a man who is wanted in Turkey for fraud Turkey wants Sweden and Finland to extradite suspected members of the Kurdish militant group PKK and people allegedly involved in a 2016 coup attempt. But the man Sweden announced it was extradited to Turkey last week isn't linked to these groups and was only convicted for credit card fraud.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-19). The Strategies of Global Warfare: War with China and Russia? Washington's Military Design in the Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca Pivot to Asia: China is threatened by the US military in the South and East China Sea. War with China is currently on the drawing board of the Pentagon as outlined in a Rand Report commissioned by the US Army…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-19). The Strategies of Global Warfare: War with China and Russia? Washington's Military Design in the Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca Pivot to Asia: China is threatened by the US military in the South and East China Sea. War with China is currently on the drawing board of the Pentagon as outlined in a Rand Report commissioned by the US Army…

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2022-08-19). Russia's Evolving Relations with Africa at the Crossroads of a Global Crisis. globalresearch.ca

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2022-08-19). Russia's Evolving Relations with Africa at the Crossroads of a Global Crisis. globalresearch.ca

Contributing Writers (2022-08-19). SYRIA: Victory or the End of Humanity, Why Russia Got Involved ~ by, Andre Vltchek. marktaliano.net Andre Vltchek in 2015NEO Original Link Here: SYRIA: Victory or the End of Humanity, Why Russia Got Involved ~ by, Andre Vltchek | The Wall Will Fall Historically and intuitively, Russia has fought for the survival of humanity. Of course, things are not always pronounced or defined in such terms. However, already on several occasions, …

Oneworld.press (2022-08-19). The Taliban Envisions Russia Playing A Big Role In The Group's Geo-Economic Balancing Act. oneworld.press It won't openly say as much, but the Taliban is arguably working to preemptively avert its potentially disproportionate dependence on China and Pakistan out of concern that such a relationship could erode its sovereignty.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). New explosions reported at Russian airfield in Crimea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Western sources say that there have been explosions at a Russian airfield in Crimea on Friday.

Ann Brown (2022-08-19). 9 African Leaders That Were Assassinated With US Government or Western Intelligence Support. moguldom.com The U.S. government has for years tried to steer politics in Africa. In some cases, this meddling has led to the assassinations of African leaders with the help of U.S. or Western intelligence support. Some of the stories of the assassination of African leaders by the U.S. and European powers before completing their goal for …

Contributing Writers (2022-08-19). Lies Concerning the History of the Soviet Union/ By Mario Sousa. marktaliano.net By Mario SousaMember of theCommunist Party Marxist-Leninist RevolutionariesSwedenKPML(r) From Hitler to Hearst, from Conquest to Solzhenitsyn The history of the millions of people who were allegedly incarcerated and died in the labour camps of the Soviet Union and as a result of starvation during Stalin's time. In this world we live in, who can avoid …

____ (2022-08-19). China-Europe freight trains eye infrastructure. ecns.cn China is willing to cooperate with countries along China-Europe Railway Express lines to jointly promote the construction of major infrastructure projects to better enhance the capability to ensure smooth operations of freight train services.

WSWS (2022-08-19). Palestinian President Abbas' Holocaust remark and the hypocrisy of Germany's media and political establishment. wsws.org German media outlets and politicians have responded with a storm of indignation to a statement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas comparing Israeli massacres of Palestinians with the Holocaust that would be hard to beat for its mendacity.

Staff (2022-08-19). France rejects Mali allegations it sent weapons to terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — France has condemned what it describes as "obviously unfounded accusations" made by Malian foreign minister Abdelaye Diop, in a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council.

Staff (2022-08-19). France rejects Mali's allegations it sent weapons and intelli. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — France has condemned what it describes as "obviously unfounded accusations" made by Malian foreign minister Abdelaye Diop, in a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council.

TeleSUR, ysm, JGN (2022-08-19). Inflación interanual alcanza el 9.3 % en Austria. telesurtv.net Los rubros que experimentaron mayores variaciones en los precios fueron los combustibles, el gasóleo para calefacción, el gas natural y los alimentos.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Iran finishes 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in third place. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Iran finished in third place in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey from Aug. 9 to 18.

Staff (2022-08-19). Comisión Europea aprueba plan de ayudas económicas alemanas. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Europea (CE) aprobó el plan de ayudas de Alemania para compensar a las empresas que consumen mucha energía. El visto bueno de Bruselas al plan alemán llega en el marco de la aprobación de estrategias similares de Finlandia por valor de 687 millones de euros, Países Bajos 835 millones y Estonia 125 millones.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). Do NASA Maps Really Prove HIMARS Reduced Russian Artillery Strikes? (No). libya360.wordpress.com Newsweek and many others both in the mainstream Western media as well as across social media have claimed NASA maps indicating fires in Ukraine "prove" US-supplied HIMARS have reduced the number of Russian artillery strikes. However, a quick visit to NASA's publicly available map (the link is in the references below) indicates that the number…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). "Everyone's a Little Problematic in Ukraine's International Legion" libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "Benjamin Velcro" in Ukraine "Benjamin Velcro" is former US serviceman and volunteer with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, the official unit of foreign volunteers under the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In early August, Russian media widely shared voice recordings in which Velcro recounted the torture and murder of a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). "I Have a Chance to Kill Some Russians." Interviews with Foreign Volunteers in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp Foreign volunteers test a drone in Zaporizhia, Ukraine On February 27, Ukrainian President Zelensky announced the formation of the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine and invited foreign nationals to come to Ukraine and join the fight against Russia. Foreign nationals, many with no prior military experience or training, heeded…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). Is the Ukrainian War on its Own People Now Over? libya360.wordpress.com Henry KamensMy former neighbour in the US wrote to me, tongue in cheek, a few days ago. "I was told the Ukrainian civil war is over and Russia won because the Azov Battalion was wiped out. There is a total media blackout in the US, and worse than that — so much disinformation before and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). NATO Ready to Attack a Nuclear Plant to Ethnically Cleanse Russians from Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com I interview independent journalist George Eliason based in Donbass for shocking insight into the predatory nature of NATO member states. "Why is Zelensky shelling a Nuclear plant? The war will end and money stream will dry up. If Ukraine sets off a Nuclear explosion (3 times that of Chernobyl) funding opportunities increase and are guaranteed…

_____ (2022-08-18). Is Afghanistan becoming a Base for the Forces Opposing Pakistan? journal-neo.org In recent months, the situation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has increasingly mirrored that of the past few years, when the Afghan Taliban (representatives of the banned group in Russia), fighting against the government in Kabul, used Pakistan as their rear. And this has been evidenced by recent intensified clashes between separate Afghan Taliban groups and …

_____ (2022-08-18). Sometimes Humanity Gets it Right. popularresistance.org When it comes to U.S.-Russian arms control, sometimes history should repeat itself | President Joe Biden recently called for Russia to resume arms control negotiations aimed at keeping the existing New START treaty, scheduled to expire in 2026, viable. | Russia responded by suspending all inspection activity related to New START, declaring that the United States was seeking unilateral advantage by denying Russia access to inspection sites in the US, while demanding that Russia permit American inspectors access to sites in Russia. | Arms control, once the cornerstone of U.S.-Russian relations, appears to be on lif…

_____ (2022-08-18). Who is Obstructing the Syrian Settlement? journal-neo.org The Syrian issue has recently been increasingly highlighted in global media reports, indicating that the Middle Eastern Arab state is unfortunately becoming more and more a battleground for many countries, especially through the fault of the US, Israel and Turkey. Thus, against the backdrop of increasing energy shortages in the West, the Syrian news agency …

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Oneworld.press (2022-08-19). The GCHQ Chief's Claim Of A Western Infowar Victory Over Russia Is Fake News. oneworld.press No self-respecting person, society, or government could ever agree to indefinitely perpetuating their servitude to others — especially not if a viable alternative credibly exists to restore equality, fairness, and justice to their relations — which is why the Global South so enthusiastically embraces the multipolar worldview and therefore hasn't fallen for the Golden Billion's information warfare campaign against Russia throughout the course of the Ukrainian Conflict.

Diegoramos718 (2022-08-19). Patrick Lawrence: A Hall of Mirrors. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I have long wondered whether our mainstream journalists, correspondents and commentators get dressed each morning in the same locker room, so similarly do they account for things. This has been especially so in the case of the Ukraine crisis, which is quite understandable: Keeping readers and viewers a …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Putin reportedly announces readiness to meet with Zelensky. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Media sources in Turkey have claimed that the Russian president has announced his readiness to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-19). Turkey Says First Swedish Extradition Doesn't Live Up to NATO Deal. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Turkey's justice minister said Sweden's decision to extradite a man who is wanted in Turkey for fraud Turkey wants Sweden and Finland to extradite suspected members of the Kurdish militant group PKK and people allegedly involved in a 2016 coup attempt. But the man Sweden announced it was extradited to Turkey last week isn't linked to these groups and was only convicted for credit card fraud.

Oneworld.press (2022-08-19). The Taliban Envisions Russia Playing A Big Role In The Group's Geo-Economic Balancing Act. oneworld.press It won't openly say as much, but the Taliban is arguably working to preemptively avert its potentially disproportionate dependence on China and Pakistan out of concern that such a relationship could erode its sovereignty.

____ (2022-08-19). Starbucks successor opens in Russia. ecns.cn A restaurateur and rapper duo unveiled Stars Coffee on Thursday, reopening the chain of coffee shops in Russia formerly owned by Starbucks Corp, the latest major company rebranding after a months-long Western corporate exodus from the country.

____ (2022-08-19). China-Europe freight trains eye infrastructure. ecns.cn China is willing to cooperate with countries along China-Europe Railway Express lines to jointly promote the construction of major infrastructure projects to better enhance the capability to ensure smooth operations of freight train services.

Staff (2022-08-19). France rejects Mali's allegations it sent weapons and intelli. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — France has condemned what it describes as "obviously unfounded accusations" made by Malian foreign minister Abdelaye Diop, in a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council.

WSWS (2022-08-19). Palestinian President Abbas' Holocaust remark and the hypocrisy of Germany's media and political establishment. wsws.org German media outlets and politicians have responded with a storm of indignation to a statement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas comparing Israeli massacres of Palestinians with the Holocaust that would be hard to beat for its mendacity.

TeleSUR, ysm, JGN (2022-08-19). Inflación interanual alcanza el 9.3 % en Austria. telesurtv.net Los rubros que experimentaron mayores variaciones en los precios fueron los combustibles, el gasóleo para calefacción, el gas natural y los alimentos.

_____ (2022-08-18). Sometimes Humanity Gets it Right. popularresistance.org When it comes to U.S.-Russian arms control, sometimes history should repeat itself | President Joe Biden recently called for Russia to resume arms control negotiations aimed at keeping the existing New START treaty, scheduled to expire in 2026, viable. | Russia responded by suspending all inspection activity related to New START, declaring that the United States was seeking unilateral advantage by denying Russia access to inspection sites in the US, while demanding that Russia permit American inspectors access to sites in Russia. | Arms control, once the cornerstone of U.S.-Russian relations, appears to be on lif…

_____ (2022-08-18). Who is Obstructing the Syrian Settlement? journal-neo.org The Syrian issue has recently been increasingly highlighted in global media reports, indicating that the Middle Eastern Arab state is unfortunately becoming more and more a battleground for many countries, especially through the fault of the US, Israel and Turkey. Thus, against the backdrop of increasing energy shortages in the West, the Syrian news agency …

Andy Kroll (2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…

Jason Ditz (2022-08-18). Turkey Invades Syria After Killing 17 in Drone Strikes. news.antiwar.com A flurry of Turkish drone strikes in and around Kobane continued apace Tuesday, That's just the start of the Turkish action, as following the strikes, Turkish military forces Turkey has been threatening a new round of offens…

WSWS (2022-08-18). Dropping pretense of "non-involvement," US seeks to escalate war with Russia. wsws.org The series of major explosions at Russian military bases on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea over the past week mark the beginning of a new, even more dangerous phase in the imperialist war waged on Ukrainian territory against Russia.

WSWS (2022-08-18). New Zealand sends another 120 troops to train Ukrainian soldiers. wsws.org The Labour government's new deployment means there will be 224 New Zealand troops in Europe assisting the US-NATO proxy war against Russia—NZ's largest overseas military deployment in decades.

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-18). Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary To Western Media Depictions. orinocotribune.com By Sonja Van den Ende Aug 10, 2022 | People of liberated territories likely to vote in favor of joining Russia in forthcoming referenda—just like Crimeans did in 2014 | [Sonja van den Ende has been reporting on the war in eastern Ukraine and has received protection from the Russian military.—Editors] | On my way from Severodonetsk to Lysychansk on the right bank of the Donetsk River in eastern Ukraine, I saw many destroyed buildings as well as a lot of cars, ambulances and rescue vehicles. A few bodies could be seen when I passed the Bilohorivka Bridge, which was targeted by the Ukrainian army…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). Ukraine War Veterans: How Kiev Plundered US Aid, Wasted Soldiers, Endangered Civilians, and Lost the War. libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to this country have gone," a Ukrainian complained to The Grayzone. In a video sent via Facebook messenger in July, Ivan* can be seen standing next to his car, an early 2010s model Mitsubishi…

Lindsey Snell (2022-08-18). Ukraine war veterans on how Kiev plundered US aid, wasted soldiers, endangered civilians, and lost the war. thegrayzone.com "The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to this country have gone," a Ukrainian complained to The Grayzone. In a video sent via Facebook messenger in July, Ivan* can be seen standing next to his car, an early 2010s model Mitsubishi SUV. Smoke is pouring out of the rear window. Ivan laughs and pans his phone's camera across the length of the vehicle, pointing out bullet holes. "The turbocharger died …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-18). Russia Says It Moved Hypersonic Missiles to Kaliningrad. news.antiwar.com The Russian military said on Thursday The Russian Defense Ministry said that three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk airfield in Kaliningrad as part of "additional strategic deterrence measures." | "MiG-31I aircraft with Kinzhal airborne hypersonic systems will be on round-the-clock combat aler…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-18). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 28th Mechanized Brigade near Posad-Pokrovske with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 35th Marines' Brigade near Belaya Krynytsya with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 95th Airborne Assault Brigade near Mazanovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Belaya Krinitsya with high-pr…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-18). Russia Says Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant May Shut Down if Shelling Continues. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) Ukraine claims that Russia has been behind the shelling on the ZNPP, but the plant and the areas around it have been controlled by Russian forces since March. The ZNPP is located in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Russian-installed officials in the region have accused Ukraine of frequent…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). Do NASA Maps Really Prove HIMARS Reduced Russian Artillery Strikes? (No). libya360.wordpress.com Newsweek and many others both in the mainstream Western media as well as across social media have claimed NASA maps indicating fires in Ukraine "prove" US-supplied HIMARS have reduced the number of Russian artillery strikes. However, a quick visit to NASA's publicly available map (the link is in the references below) indicates that the number…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). "Everyone's a Little Problematic in Ukraine's International Legion" libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "Benjamin Velcro" in Ukraine "Benjamin Velcro" is former US serviceman and volunteer with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, the official unit of foreign volunteers under the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In early August, Russian media widely shared voice recordings in which Velcro recounted the torture and murder of a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). Is the Ukrainian War on its Own People Now Over? libya360.wordpress.com Henry KamensMy former neighbour in the US wrote to me, tongue in cheek, a few days ago. "I was told the Ukrainian civil war is over and Russia won because the Azov Battalion was wiped out. There is a total media blackout in the US, and worse than that — so much disinformation before and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). NATO Ready to Attack a Nuclear Plant to Ethnically Cleanse Russians from Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com I interview independent journalist George Eliason based in Donbass for shocking insight into the predatory nature of NATO member states. "Why is Zelensky shelling a Nuclear plant? The war will end and money stream will dry up. If Ukraine sets off a Nuclear explosion (3 times that of Chernobyl) funding opportunities increase and are guaranteed…

Anonymous765 (2022-08-18). Blood Spilling In Ukrainian Steppe. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-18). US Approves of Ukraine Striking Crimea. news.antiwar.com A senior Biden administration official The official said the US considers strikes on Ukrainian soil "self-defense," which applies to Crimea in Washington's eyes. "We don't select targets, of course, and everything we've provided is for self-defense purposes. Any target they choose to pu…

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Another Ship Loaded With 33,000 Tons of Corn Leaves Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Odesa Regional Military Administration spokesperson Serhiy Bratchuk announced that a ship loaded with 33,000 tons of corn left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk. | RELATED: | Bratchuk added that four other ships will also sail through the Black Sea throughout the day today. Two of those ships will be loaded with wheat. | For its part, the Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine reported that the ship that went to sea today is the fre…

____ (2022-08-18). Three more ships leave Ukraine under grain deal. ecns.cn A fleet of three vessels, together carrying 33,000 tons of corn, wheat and sunflower oil, departed from Ukraine on Wednesday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Turkish drillship sails to Mediterranean amid tensions with Greece. wsws.org As the US-NATO war on Russia in Ukraine inflames the Greek-Turkish conflict, Ankara has sent off a new drillship into the eastern Mediterranean.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). Russia Warns of False Flag Attacks and NATO's Plan to Create a Second Chernbobyl. libya360.wordpress.com It is no coincidence that the mass media widely quotes the conclusions of experts of the American Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Washington, D.C.) and some other similar agencies of Western countries, rather than the IAEA, which has the right to such conclusions, that a large-scale catastrophe at the ZNPP seems unlikely to occur. ‚óΩÔ∏è…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). Russia sees 38% rise in energy export earnings this year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Higher oil export volumes, coupled with rising gas prices, will boost Russia's earnings from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, a 38% rise on 2021, according to an economy ministry document.

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). More Swedes Seek Food Support Amid Soaring Inflation. telesurenglish.net As food prices continue to soar, more and more people in Sweden, a Nordic country known for its well-developed welfare system, are seeking help for daily food. Since this spring, an increasing number of Swedes have found themselves struggling with sky-high food prices and seen no other option but to join charity schemes that offer free or highly discounted groceries. | RELATED: | "Most of the new members are single parents…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-18). Military Situation In Syria On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 2 in Aleppo province, 1 in Idlib province, 2 in Latakia province; | On August 18, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Deir Sonbol area; | On August 18, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah area; | On August 18, an IED attack was reported on the SAA and Russian military patrol near Khi…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-18). It's Criminal For Kiev To Claim That Receiving Russian Humanitarian Aid Is "Collaborationism" oneworld.press Neither Ukrinform nor the Kyiv Independent can credibly be described as "Russian-friendly", not to mention "Russian-controlled", so nobody can claim that they're pushing "fake news" or "misinformation" about Kiev's new policy that essentially amounts to the public intent to commit war crimes against the civilian population.

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). EU: Coordination Needed to Halt Visas for Russians. telesurenglish.net A spokesperson to the European Commission said that the block is in favor of a "coordinated approach" regarding the ban of visas Schengen to Russia. At the time the spokesperson revealed that so far, non-member states of the EU have fully ceased issuing visas to Russian citizens. | RELATED: | On Thursday, Anitta Hipper, Commission spokesperson said during a press briefing in Brussels that so far "visa activities ha…

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Finland's Visa Restriction Measure Is Russophobia – Russian FM. telesurenglish.net Finland's decision to restrict entry visas for Russians is part of widespread Russophobia in some EU countries, Russian Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Ivan Nechayev said. | RELATED: | The deputy spokesman said Russia will react to this move, which reflects "politically motivated discrimination against Russians on ethnic grounds." | According to Nechayev, the Russian Foreign Ministry "pays attention to the fact that such actions conf…

_____ (2022-08-18). Is Afghanistan becoming a Base for the Forces Opposing Pakistan? journal-neo.org In recent months, the situation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has increasingly mirrored that of the past few years, when the Afghan Taliban (representatives of the banned group in Russia), fighting against the government in Kabul, used Pakistan as their rear. And this has been evidenced by recent intensified clashes between separate Afghan Taliban groups and …

Anonymous103 (2022-08-18). UPDATED: Air Defense Systems Went On Over Crimean Bridge And Sevastopol. southfront.org Russian air defense systems were activated in the city of Kerch in the east of the Crimea. The Crimean bridge links the city of Kersch with the Russian Krasnodar region. The incident was confirmed Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov, in an urgent statement. | The Crimean official claimed that there is no danger either to the city or the bridge. He added that these are preliminary reports. Any details on the incident are yet to be revealed. | The locals repo…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-18). The US Just Admitted To Meddling In Indian Foreign Policy But Still Won't Admit Defeat. oneworld.press This very strongly suggests that the US will double down on its failed policy with the same passion as India has doubled down on the Russian dimension of its dual-tripolarity grand strategy, which could result in those Great Powers moving further apart across the coming months.

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Russia Hit Its Record Daily COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russia registered a new record in daily COVID-19 cases, reporting 35 809 confirmed cases. The latest numbers have spiked the total amount of total of cases. | RELATED: | The records indicate that this has been the highest growth since March 16, when 36 519 daily confirmed cases were reported. During the past days, at least 3 273 people have been hospitalized in Russia due to the COVID-19 viru…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-18). Roadside Bomb Hit Syrian-Russian Patrol In Daraa. southfront.org Early on August 18, a joint patrol of the Syrian Arab Army and the Russian Military Police came under attack on Damascus-Daraa highway. | The patrol was reportedly targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) as it was passing next to the Khirbet Ghazaleh bridge on the strategic highway. The IED blast caused some material losses. However, there were no Syrian or Russian casualties. | The Syrian and Russian ministries of defense are yet to comment on the incident. Usually, the two sides re…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-18). Russian Helicopters Flew Over US Bases In Northeastern Syria (Videos). southfront.org FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | On August 17, videos showing Russian Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters flying over key bases of the US-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region surfaced online. | The helicopters flew over two bases of the coalition, the first located in the towns of Himo in the northern al-Hasakah countryside and the second near the town of al-Malikiyah in the northeastern countryside of the governorate. | The Mi-8AMTSh is a lightly-armed assault transport helicopter, while the Ka-52 is a fully-fledg…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). Turkish official casts doubt on report of 2nd Russian S-400 s. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Turkish defense official quickly cast doubt on reports that Russia and Turkey signed a contract to ship Ankara a second batch of S-400 air defense systems after TASS broke the news Tuesday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). Petition Against French Troops' Presence in Niger Launched After Protest Rally Banned in Capital. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Burunov On Monday, France withdrew its troops from Mali, bringing its anti-terror Operation Barkhane, which kicked off in 2017, to a close, and relocating its headquarters to Niger. Niger's M62 public movement, consisting of 15 NGOs, has launched a petition against the presence of France's Barkhane force in the country after the authorities banned…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-18). The Latest Data Shows That Europe Might Be Reconsidering Its Military Support To Kiev. oneworld.press From the perspective of the EU's objective interests as a whole, it doesn't make sense to continue sending military equipment and further depleting their reserves that take so much time to replenish when nothing that they give Kiev will change the course of the conflict. The US is already shouldering the burden of so-called "leadership" so there's no reason why anyone else has to "step up" any more than they already have.

Theodora Simon (2022-08-18). Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court. aclu.org Since European settlers arrived on the shores of what is now known as the United States, federal and state governments, intent on seizing Indian lands, have sought to undermine and threaten the existence of tribes through the forced separation and assimilation of Native children. By severing Native children from their families, tribes, and culture, colonizers believed they could stamp out Indigeneity and erase tribal people altogether. As with any nation, the future ceases to exist if children are prevented from carrying on the languages, traditions, and knowledge passed down from each generation to the next.

WSWS (2022-08-18). German Interior Minister Faeser wants to fight climate change activists "with all her might" wsws.org While right-wing extremist terrorist networks operate unhindered in Germany's state apparatus and are covered up by the highest authorities, federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (Social Democrats) has called for a fight against alleged "left-wing extremists" and young climate change activists.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airport and airline workers continue wave of pay strikes in Spain, France and Portugal; UK postal workers to begin stoppages over pay and conditions as rail strikes continue and dockers plan strikes; pensioners' protests at cost-of-living crisis continue across Iran, with protests in Shahrekord after nine days without piped water; Lebanese public sector strikes over collapse in living standards enters third month; electricity workers across Nigeria take indefinite national strike over pay and conditions causing outages…

____ (2022-08-18). 'Meet Ancient Egypt: the Golden Mummies' exhibition opens in Chengdu. ecns.cn The exhibit displays114 pieces (groups) rare Egyptian relics from Spain's Barcelona Museum, including one golden mummy and other cultural relics of Egypt.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Ford Action Committee (Germany): For an international fight to defend our jobs and livelihoods. wsws.org We can only be successful here in Saarlouis if we regard our struggle to defend the plant as part of the growing resistance around the world.

Antiwar Dot Com (2022-08-17). Watch the 'Arming Ukraine' Film CBS Pulled After Gov't Pressure. towardfreedom.org The corporate network's cave-in followed a wave of outrage from the Ukraine lobby and pressure from the Pentagon, reports Antiwar.com.

Ali Abunimah (2022-08-17). Palestinians have had enough of Europe's Holocaust hypocrisy. electronicintifada.net Why hasn't Germany condemned Zelensky's minimization of the Holocaust in Ukraine?

_____ (2022-08-17). What the US-Instigated Crisis in Taiwan Means for Europe. journal-neo.org In response to Nancy Pelosi's stubborn — and provocative — visit to Taiwan, China has initiated military drills in the Taiwan Strait. This military drill amounts to a naval blockade of not only Taiwan but prolonged drills, with live shooting in the sea, could ultimately create a crisis that will, very much like the Ukraine …

_____ (2022-08-17). In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. journal-neo.org The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal power as …

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