Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). War Crimes In Bakhmut: Ukrainians Blow Up Houses With Civilians. southfront.org

the Odessa Solidarity Campaign, Popular Resistance. (2023-04-30). Statement On The Ninth Anniversary Of The Odessa Massacre. popularresistance.org Each year, the Odessa Solidarity Campaign has promoted actions on May 2 to mark the date in 2014 when a right-wing mob led by openly fascist organizations murdered at least 42 anti-fascists at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, Ukraine. | The Odessa Massacre took place just a few months after the violent coup that replaced a pro-Russian president with a pro-U.S. one. Not surprisingly, the U.S. was heavily involved in promoting the coup. | Today Ukraine has an authoritarian government that openly collaborates with neo-Nazi organizations, incorporating them into its military and promoting the memory of Ukrainian…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-30). Estonia: NATO absorbs national forces on Russia's northwest border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMultinational Corps NortheastApril 27, 2023 Estonia transfers its newly established Division to Multinational Corps Northeast On April 26-27, Lieutenant General Jàºrgen-Joachim von Sandrart, Commander Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE), visited Estonia. While in Tallinn and Tapa, he met with the Estonian Division's leadership and NATO's Allies and Partners. The establishment of a new divisional structure …

Mitchell Plitnick (2023-04-30). Israel Says It Should Mediate Peace in Sudan, the Sudanese People Disagree. truthout.org Last Monday, Israel offered to mediate the conflict between the leaders of Sudan's two warring factions: army chief and de facto ruler of the country, Gen. Abdul Fattah al-Burhan and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) head Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. Israel is in a good position to act as mediator between the two power-grabbing generals, as they have built strong relationships with both… |

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). China sends navy vessels to evacuate nationals from Sudan. ecns.cn Two Chinese navy vessels successfully evacuated Chinese and foreign nationals from the conflict-plagued African nation of Sudan on Thursday.

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). In Video 18+: Close Range Fire In Bakhmut Trenches. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). War Crime: Ukraine Uses Chemical Weapons In Bakhmut. southfront.org

Larry Johnson (2023-04-30). A Weekend Wrap Up — China, Ukraine and Other Items of Interest. sonar21.com I usually try to drill down on one issue. Not today. There are several items that may not warrant a full article but merit your attention and commentary. CHINA and…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). Shaping A 21st-Century World Order: The Nation-State VS The Civilizational State. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by James M. Dorsey | US President Joe Biden positions the Ukraine war as a battle between autocracy and democracy. That reduces what is at stake in the war. The stakes constitute a fundamental building block of a new 21st-century world order: the nature of the state. | Russia's invasion of Ukraine represents the sharp end of the rise of a critical mass of world leaders who think in civilizational rather than national terms. They imagine the ideational and/or physical boundaries of their countri…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). Four Civilians Killed By Ukrainian Shelling In Russian Bryansk Region. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the night of April 30, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the the Russian village of Suzemka in the border Bryansk region. The Governor of the region reported that a civilian house was destroyed and set on fire as a result of the attack. | As a result of the shelling, a family died in the house. On the eve, a woman was celebrating her birthday and welcomed several guests in her house. At night, her house was hit. The second floor of the house and the sauna located nearby were destro…

Pepe Escobar (2023-04-30). What China Is Really Playing at in Ukraine. thealtworld.com Beijing is fully aware the NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is the un-dissociable double of the U.S. war against its Belt and Road Initiative. | Imagine President Xi Jinping mustering undiluted Taoist patience to suffer through a phone call with that warmongering actor in a sweaty T-shirt in Kiev while attempting to teach him a few facts of life — complete with the promise of sending a high-level Chinese delegation to Ukraine to discuss "peace". | There's way more than meets the discerning eye obscured by this spun-to-death diplomatic "victory" — at least from the point of view of NATOstan.

David Finkel (2023-04-30). From Ukraine to Palestine: The Poisons of Denialism. internationalviewpoint.org "The left must not be diverted: First and foremost in Ukraine and Palestine, the struggle is about the rights of peoples and nations, and the poisonous consequences when those rights are denied." | – | / | <...

Tim Donaghy, Greenpeace. (2023-04-30). Report: US Liquefied Gas Flooding Europe. popularresistance.org The oil and gas industry has moved quickly to take advantage of the disruptions caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In 2022, a surge of shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States was redirected to Europe in order to replace Russian pipeline gas and secure supplies for the European winter. By taking advantage of this short-term energy crisis, the industry has also secured financing and begun construction on numerous LNG terminals on both sides of the Atlantic that are designed to operate for decades to come.

_____ (2023-04-30). Investigation Details How Gas Industry Exploited Ukraine War to Boost LNG Expansion. strategic-culture.org In what it calls "one of the most blatant examples of the 'shock doctrine,'" a new Greenpeace report released today reveals how the gas industry took advantage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to lock Europe and the U.S. into building new liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure that threatens the well-being of both frontline communities and the entire planet.

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). Military Situation In Syria On April 30, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 29, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 2 — in Latakia province; | On April 29, Zhai Jun, the Special Envoy of the Chinese Government to the Middle East met with Syrian President, Bashar Al-Asad, in Damascus and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries; | Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Syria on May 3 to meet with Syrian officials, according to…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-30). Russian Lancet Drones Decimate Five More Howitzers Of Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military continues to hunt down Ukrainian howitzers in the special operation zone with Lancet loitering munitions. | Between April 28 and 30, videos surfaced online showing recent Lancet strikes against an American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzer, a Soviet-made 2A36 Giatsint-B to…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). Military Situation In Donbass On April 30, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | A warehouse of artillery ammunition of the 54th mechanized Brigade and the command post of the 81st Ukrainian airmobile brigade of the AFU were destroyed near Belogorovka in the LPR; | An echelon with up to 200 tons of ammunition for the AFU was destroyed at the railway station near Kramatorsk in the DPR, according to the Russian Defense Ministry; | Russian forces struck Ukrainian positions near Ugledar; | Clashes between Russian forces and the…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). BREAKING: Russian Massive Strikes Hit Ukrainian Military In Dnepropetrovsk Region. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces have launched another massive attack on Ukrainian military facilities far from the front line. So far, Russian strikes have been reported in the city of Pavlograd in the Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk region. | Russian missiles and kamikaze UAVs were reportedly used for the attack. | According to preliminary reports, at least eight explosions have already thundered in the city. The targets were reportedly the warehouses and in the industrial zone. Damage to trains and railway…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-30). Kalibr-Armed Frigate To Lead Russian Force In Mediterranean Sea. southfront.org Admiral Gorshkov Russian frigate, 10 July 2018. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense. http: //–º—É–ª—å—Ç–∏–º–µ–¥–∏–∞.–º–∏–Ω–æ–±–æ—Ä–æ–Ω—ã.—Ä—Ñ/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=59002@cmsPhotoGallery | The Admiral Gorshkov frigate o…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-30). Russian Pilots Attempted To 'Dogfight' U.S. Fighter Jets Over Syria: Air Force. southfront.org File image. | Russian pilots have begun buzzing American fighter jets over Syria in an apparent attempt to start a dogfight, United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) commander Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich told the publication Defense One on April 29. | According to the commander, Russian pilots are "increasingly bellicose" in their approach and "aggressively maneuvering, almost like they're trying to dogfight."Our protocols would say we're supposed to stay … several mile…

thecommunists (2023-04-30). The quiet revolution: peace breaking out all over the middle east. thecommunists.org After half a century of failed 'peace initiatives', 'road maps', 'deals of the century' and 'shuttle diplomacy', peace appears to be breaking out all over the middle east — without any help at all from Uncle Sam. It seems that the biggest contribution to peace that can be made by the United States is via …

John Perry, Jill Clark-Gollub, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (2023-04-30). Nicaragua: A History Of US Intervention And Resistance. popularresistance.org The latest book by labor and human rights attorney, Daniel Kovalik, Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance (2023, Clarity Press, 292 pages), is a worthy addition to the author's collection of works on countries targeted by US imperialism, such as Venezuela, Russia, and Iran. While giving readers a thoughtful and much fuller picture than one can glean from the corporate media, this volume tells an engaging tale based on personal experience and extensive research. | Dan Kovalik's love for Nicaragua is not only palpable, but very important in the telling of his story from a perspective shared by many…

Marjorie Cohn (2023-04-30). Biden Hypocritically Slams Arrest of US Journalist in Russia But Pursues Assange. truthout.org May 3, 2023, will mark the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, which the United Nations established to remind governments about the need to respect their commitment to freedom of the press. But as the Biden administration proclaims the centrality of press freedom globally, its hypocrisy in pursuing journalist and publisher Julian Assange is stunning. The Biden administration recently… |

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). Rehearsal of Victory Day parade held in Moscow. ecns.cn Russia will hold military parades to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 9.

Kerry Smith (2023-04-30). Palestinian trade unions call for worldwide action to end Israeli apartheid. greenleft.org.au Palestinian trade unions are urging the international labour movement to take action in support the Palestinian-led movement against Israeli occupation, colonisation and apartheid, reports Kerry Smith.

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). Workers honored with May 1 Labor Medals. ecns.cn China honored 1,035 workers with National May 1 Labor Medals on Thursday for their outstanding work performance and contributions to the nation's manufacturing and industrial development.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-30). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria, Three Civilians Reported Wounded. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes hit targets near the western Syrian city of Homs early Saturday morning. According to the Syrian news agency SANA, three civilians were wounded in the strikes. A civilian fuel station caught fire and a number of tankers and trucks burned as a result of the strike. "The Israeli enemy carried out an air …

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). Xi presides over meeting on economic work. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to analyze current economic situation and economic work.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-30). US Reaffirms It Will Go to War If Philippine Boats Come Under Attack in the South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The State Department has reaffirmed that an attack on a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea will invoke the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty following a near miss between Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels in the disputed waters. The stand-off took place on April 23 when Manila says a larger Chinese ship blocked a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-30). Iran's Tanker Seizure Came After the US Stole a Shipment of Iranian Oil. news.antiwar.com Iran's recent seizure of a US-bound oil tanker came after the Biden administration forced a tanker carrying Iranian oil to deliver the cargo to the US instead of China, Financial Times reported Friday. Using the pretext of sanctions enforcement, the US Justice Department seized the tanker Suez Rajan with a court order with the cooperation …

_____ (2023-04-30). Reminder: The Media Once Bashed Trump for Transgressing the One-China Policy the U.S. Now Spits on. strategic-culture.org

channelnewsasia (2023-04-30). Chinese man who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-30). Philippine leader travels to US to bolster ties amid China tensions. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-30). China manufacturing activity unexpectedly cools in April. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-30). China non-manufacturing activity expands more slowly in April – official PMI. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-30). Chess-China's Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion. channelnewsasia.com

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). Tibet enjoys social stability, ethnic solidarity and religious harmony: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn China's Tibet Autonomous Region enjoys social stability, economic development, ethnic solidarity and religious harmony. People there lead a happy life and historic progress has been made in the human rights cause, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). Limiting exports to China in the name of reducing dependency is not constructive: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn Economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial, and China is an important market for semi-conductors, said Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the ministry, at the daily news briefing.

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). China firmly rejects U.S. law enforcement agencies over the indictment of Chinese police: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China firmly rejects U.S. law enforcement agencies over the indictment of Chinese police and has lodged stern representation and strong objection with the U.S. side through diplomatic and law enforcement channels, Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). China's high speed railway the most comfortable in the world, says former UN official. ecns.cn After taking China's high-speed rail, former UN Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Erik Solheim indicated that there is no more wonderful way of traveling than going by Chinese high-speed rail, adding that it's the most comfortable train in the world.

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). Xiamen plans to ban pedestrians from using their mobile phones while crossing the road. ecns.cn In mid-April, the draft regulation on zebra crossing safety management in Xiamen Special Economic Zone was submitted to the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Xiamen Municipal People's Congress in east China's Fujian Province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-30). China seeks border situation with India under 'regular control'. ecns.cn State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, as he called on both sides to promote the China-India border situation to "be under regular control at an early date".

Anonymous103 (2023-04-30). Military Situation In Yemen On April 30, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 105 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On April 30, a civilian was seriously wounded as a result of the Saudi artillery attack on the border areas of Shada district; | On April 29, the British Navy forces killed a member of the Yemeni Coast Guard on the coast of Al-Mahra province in the Ras Fartak area; | On April 28, three boats carrying four passengers raided…

Mickey Z. (2023-04-30). Loyal Customer Confronts Rude Laundry Owner. dissidentvoice.org For more than eight years, I did my wash in the same laundromat. Called "Sparkle Plenty," it was a relic. It first opened in 1973 and appeared as if the decor had never been altered (and rarely cleaned). It's changed hands a few times over the years but when I first encountered it in 2006, …

Susie Day (2023-04-30). Remembering Akbar, Iran, and Other Gnarly Things Like Revolution. counterpunch.org

Staff (2023-04-30). Asistirán a FITCuba casi 400 turoperadores españoles. cubadebate.cu El aeropuerto de Barajas era este domingo un hervidero con la presencia de 389 agentes de viaje españoles, que tomarán parte en una convención y en la Feria de Turismo de Cuba, según informa la agencia Prensa Latina. Participarán en una convención hasta el 7 de mayo y asistirán también a la mayor bolsa de turismo de la isla caribeña.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-30). Destacan solidez de lazos bilaterales entre Irán e Iraq. telesurtv.net Presidente iraquí visita Teherán. Denuncian la presencia de fuerzas estadounidenses en Oriente Medio como una amenaza a la seguridad regional.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-30). Bombardeo israelí deja tres heridos en la ciudad siria de Homs. telesurtv.net Israel lanzó varios misiles, de los cuales algunos fueron interceptados por las fuerzas antiaéreas del país árabe.

Anonymous349 (2023-04-29). Suspected Drone Attack Causes Heavy Fire At Oil Terminal In Sevastopol. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | A heavy fire was reported at the oil storage facility in the Russian city of Sevastopol on April 29 morning (local time). | According to preliminary information shared by Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev, the facility was hit by an unmanned aerial vehicle."All security and rescue services are on the scene. The area of the fire is about 1,000 square meters," Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram. "There is no threat to civilian infrastructure." | Later, the governor appeared on the scene…

Collin P. Poirot, The Real News Network. (2023-04-29). The DOJ Is Using 'Foreign Agents' Accusations To Repress Black Liberation Organizers. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, Omali Yeshitela and his wife, Ona Zene, awoke at 5 o'clock in the morning to the sound of flash grenades and drones, as heavily armed FBI agents stormed into their home searching for evidence of organizational ties to the Russian government. Yeshitela is the 80-year-old chair of the African People's Socialist Party, a Pan-Africanist political party founded in 1972 and headquartered in Florida. His wife is the deputy chair. | Last week, nine months after the raid, the Department of Justice unsealed new grand jury indictments against Yeshitela, as well as Jesse Nevel, Penny Hess, and Gazi Kodzo[md…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-29). Socialist Unity Party Condemns Indictment of Black Liberation Activists. orinocotribune.com By Struggle La Lucha — Apr 26, 2023 | The Socialist Unity Party and Struggle-La Lucha newspaper condemn the unjust indictment of three members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and the Uhuru Movement along with three Russian nationals, announced by the U.S. Justice Department on April 18. | The indictment is a naked attempt by the Biden administration to criminalize criticism and resistance to the U.S./NATO proxy war in Ukraine. It is also a continuation of the FBI's decades-long racist war on the Black liberation movement. | The indictment accuses this long-standing movement based in the Black…

The Exposé (2023-04-29). The Ukraine-Biden Connection and its credible link to Russia's Invasion. expose-news.com The Biden family's ties to Ukraine have been a source of controversy and speculation, particularly during the 2020 US presidential election. This article will delve into the Ukraine-Biden connection, focusing on Hunter …

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). China sends navy vessels to evacuate nationals from Sudan. ecns.cn Two Chinese navy vessels successfully evacuated Chinese and foreign nationals from the conflict-plagued African nation of Sudan on Thursday.

Editor (2023-04-29). Taiwan—A Pawn for U.S. War on China. mronline.org While the U.S.-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine continues unabated, the U.S. is preparing at breakneck speed for war with China, using Taiwan as the excuse. Taiwan, like Ukraine, is a pawn. The military and economic threats on both China and Russia are a desperate bid to quash the emergence of a multipolar world.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-04-29). US Corporations Cash In On Ukraine's Oil And Gas. popularresistance.org US fossil fuel corporations like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton are in discussions to take over the Eastern European nation's oil and gas industry, as Kiev pushes to increase production to replace Russian energy exports. | This comes after Ukraine's Western-backed leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, virtually opened the New York Stock Exchange in September and announced that his country is "open for business", pledging more than $400 billion in "public-private partnerships, privatization, and private ventures" for US companies. | In an attempt to bring an end to the war, China has taken the lead in proposing peace…

Editor (2023-04-29). Xi Jinping speaks with Zelensky about China's peace plan for Ukraine. mronline.org The president of China, Xi Jinping, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held their first contact since the beginning of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in February 2022, as reported by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-04-29). China shifts gear on Ukraine mediation. peoplesdispatch.org The Chinese readout of Xi-Zelensky conversation on phone exudes a positive tone. The Chinese President may have hinted that Zelensky can still win by a nose if only the risky, senseless idea of a "counteroffensive."

Anonymous103 (2023-04-29). NATO Wants Georgia Involved In Its Proxy War With Russia. southfront.org Illustrative ImageWest will continue to promote chaos in Georgian internal political scenario until it gets its objective of heading the country to war. | Written by The current crisis in Georgia has been news on media outlets around the world. However, few analysts have paid attention to the real reason why so much instability is being fomented in the country. Indeed, Tbilisi s…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-29). Russian Tor-M2 System Shoots Downs Ukrainian Furia Drone In Newly Released Footage. southfront.org Screengrab, by the Russian Ministry of Defense, via Sputnik. | On April 29, the Russian Ministry of Defense released video footage showing a Tor-M2 air defense system intercepting a drone of Kiev forces over the special military operation zone. | The Tor-M2 first tracks the small drone, identified as an A1-CM Furia, with its radar and optical systems, then shoots it down with a single missile. | The Tor-M2 is a deeply upgraded version of the Soviet-era Tor medium-altitude, short…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-29). In Video: Russian Helicopters Attack Ukrainian Positions With LMUR Missiles. southfront.org The LMUR missile. © Dmitry Litovkin/TASS | On April 28, video footage surfaced online showing Russian strikes against five fortified positions of Kiev forces in the special operation zone from the last few months. | The strikes were carried out by Mi-28NM attack helicopters armed with advanced Lightweight Multifunction Missile (LMUR), which is also known as the Izdeliye 305. The footage indicates that all five positions were hit with pinpoint accuracy. | The LMUR was especially developed by t…

_____ (2023-04-29). Why Hasn't the U.S. Arrested WaPo Journalist for Publishing Classified Documents? strategic-culture.org Peter Van BUREN | Why hasn't the U.S. government arrested WaPo journalist Shane Harris for publishing highly classified The documents contain significant revelations. Among other secrets, they show the CIA recruited human agents privy to the closed-door conversations of world leaders, reveal eavesdropping that shows a Russian mercenary outfit tried to a…

Abdel Bari Atwan (2023-04-29). Will Asad agree to meet Erdogan? thealtworld.com The Russians and Iranians are pressing hard for a reconciliation summit before the Turkish elections | When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits Damascus next week he will have many important strategic issues to discuss in his talks with his counterpart Bashar al-Asad. This first visit by an Iranian president since war broke out in Syria in 2011 comes at a time when the Middle East region is on the verge of major political changes. A new map of alliances is taking shape and as a result of the rising tensions new regional wars have started or are waiting to start. | The Iranian president is going to Syria after…

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). Rehearsal of Victory Day parade held in Moscow. ecns.cn Russia will hold military parades to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 9.

_____ (2023-04-29). Regarding the current state of US-China relations. journal-neo.org

Anonymous669 (2023-04-29). Three Civilians Wounded In Israeli Airstrikes On Syria's Homs (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on April 29, three civilians were wounded when a series of Israeli strikes hit the outskirts of the Syrian city of Homs. | Citing a military official, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said that a civilian fuel station caught fire as a result of the strike. A number of fuel tankers and trucks were also burned."At around 00: 50 [21: 50 GMT]…the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with a number of missiles, from the direction of north…

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). Workers honored with May 1 Labor Medals. ecns.cn China honored 1,035 workers with National May 1 Labor Medals on Thursday for their outstanding work performance and contributions to the nation's manufacturing and industrial development.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-04-29). Israeli strikes destroy gas station, injure three civilians in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Three people have been injured and a civilian fuel station caught fire as a result of an Israeli attack on Saturday on a site near the Syrian city of Homs.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-04-29). Reminder: The Media Once Bashed Trump For Transgressing The One-China Policy The US Now Spits On. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The US has been increasingly treating Taiwan like a sovereign nation with whom diplomatic relationships and alliances can be formed, in violation of its longstanding After his victory in the 2016 presidential electio…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research. (2023-04-29). You Are Reading This Thanks To Semiconductors. popularresistance.org On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China's semiconductor industry. An expert on the subject told the Financial Times, 'The whole point of the policy is to kneecap China's AI [Artificial Intelligence] and HPC [High Performance Computing] efforts'. The next day, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said: | In order to maintain its sci-tech hegemony, the US has been abusing export control measures to wantonly block and hobble Chinese enterprises. Such practice runs counter to the principle of fair competition and internation…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-29). China's Middle East Envoy Visits Syria, Holds Meeting With President Al-Assad. southfront.org Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with China's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | On April 29, China's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Ju, arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on an official visit. | The Syrian Arab News Agency said that the Chinese envoy held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, before meeting with President Bashar al-Assad. | The central topic during the meeting between al-Assad and Jun was…

WSWS (2023-04-29). Malaysian government strengthens economic ties with China. wsws.org Prime Minister Anwar's visit to Beijing saw huge Chinese investment pledges and an agreement to negotiate on South China Sea territorial claims, likely to produce a hostile reaction in Washington.

Dongsheng News (2023-04-29). China to Regulate Artificial Intelligence. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. | ‚Ä¢ China to regulate Artificial Intelligence | ‚Ä¢ CATL's new condensed matter Battery | ‚Ä¢ China increases exports to the Global South | ‚Ä¢ Journey to the West, low-budget science fiction…

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). Satellites help guard ecological red lines. ecns.cn A supervision platform supported by over 30 satellites has been put into operation, as China improves its conservation of crucial ecological zones with a red line mechanism, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). China seeks border situation with India under 'regular control'. ecns.cn State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, as he called on both sides to promote the China-India border situation to "be under regular control at an early date".

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). May Day travel peak to reach 1.3 billion in inbound, outbound traffic. ecns.cn The number of inbound and outbound passengers during the five-day May Day Holiday in China is expected to triple the amount from the same period last year, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA).

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). HK, Macao travelers to mainland get travel permit extensions. ecns.cn China's National Immigration Department announced on Friday that the validity of travel permits for Hong Kong and Macao residents entering the Chinese mainland will be extended starting from May 8.

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). China firmly rejects U.S. law enforcement agencies over the indictment of Chinese police: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China firmly rejects U.S. law enforcement agencies over the indictment of Chinese police and has lodged stern representation and strong objection with the U.S. side through diplomatic and law enforcement channels, Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). Limiting exports to China in the name of reducing dependency is not constructive: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn Economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial, and China is an important market for semi-conductors, said Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the ministry, at the daily news briefing.

ecns.cn (2023-04-29). Tibet enjoys social stability, ethnic solidarity and religious harmony: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn China's Tibet Autonomous Region enjoys social stability, economic development, ethnic solidarity and religious harmony. People there lead a happy life and historic progress has been made in the human rights cause, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-29). China weighs giving single women IVF access to stem population decline. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-29). China's Didi sees 2022 revenue hit by COVID, net loss narrows. channelnewsasia.com

Anonymous669 (2023-04-29). Iran Airs Footage Of Its Commandos Seizing U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker In Gulf Of Oman. southfront.org File image. | On April 28, Iranian state television aired video footage documenting the seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet. | The footage showed masked Iranian navy commandos boarding the United States-bound tanker from a helicopter on

Editor (2023-04-29). Interpreting for the US Army of the Deaf. scheerpost.com

transform-network.net (2023-04-29). Movement TOGETHER Toward Social Change. transform-network.net The new left-wing party Movement Together is running in the local elections in Tirana on 14 May.

Mothers on the March (2023-04-29). Friday 4/28: Free Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-04-29). Rusia acusa a EE.UU. de erosionar la seguridad mundial. telesurtv.net Serguéi Shoigú reveló que Washington y sus cómplices provocan a otros países a una confrontación militar con Rusia y China.

Staff (2023-04-29). Hay poco litio porque no habíamos buscado lo suficiente: Irán lo demostró. cubadebate.cu Buscamos litio como se buscaba oro en el Siglo XIX. Ahora, Irán ha encontrado el segundo yacimiento de litio más grande del mundo. El segundo y, muy probablemente, el penúltimo yacimiento de enorme tamaño que todavía está por explotar. La industria se afana por localizar nuevos y mejores espacios para extraer un mineral que promete riqueza.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-29). Ejército de Israel asesina a joven palestino en Belén, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de Palestina indicó que la víctima era Mustafa Amer Sabbah, de 16 años de edad.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-29). Bombardeo israelí deja tres heridos en la ciudad siria de Homs. telesurtv.net Israel lanzó varios misiles, de los cuales algunos fueron interceptados por las fuerzas antiaéreas del país árabe.

Vijay Prashad (2023-04-28). You are reading this thanks to semiconductors: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China's semiconductor industry.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-27). Leaked Pentagon Docs Say Russia Can Keep Funding Ukraine War Despite Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Leaked US military documents show the US believes Russia will be able to continue funding its war in Ukraine for at least another year despite Western sanctions, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The assessments were part of a trove of documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira, an Air National guardsman who faces up to 15 …

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Lavrov: EU becoming militarized like NATO. ecns.cn Russia's top diplomat has warned that the European Union "is becoming militarized at a record rate" and aggressive in its goal of containing Russia.

Global Times (2023-04-27). Xi's Call with Zelenskyy Demonstrates Responsibility of a Major Country. dissidentvoice.org Illustration: Liu Rui/Global Times Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the phone at the invitation of the latter on Wednesday afternoon. The two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis. Xi pointed out that China's readiness to develop relations with Ukraine is consistent and clear-cut. Regarding the …

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). Phone call, envoy's trip to advance peace hopes. ecns.cn The phone call between the heads of states of China and Ukraine and Beijing's plan to send a special envoy to countries, including Ukraine, for mediation quickly became the central topic on Wednesday at a special briefing for reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). Ukraine has received 1,550 armoured vehicles, 230 tanks: NATO chief. channelnewsasia.com

Staff (2023-04-27). Headlines for April 27, 2023. democracynow.org Refugees Flee Sudan as Air Raids Puncture Shaky Ceasefire, Xi Jinping Tells Volodymyr Zelensky China Will Send Peace Envoy to Ukraine, Jailed Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Says New Charges Could Bring Life Sentence , "Peace Through the Superiority of Overwhelming Forces": U.S., South Korea to Share Nuclear Plans, Turkish Police Arrest 110 Pro-Kurdish Figures Ahead of May Elections, House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Bill; Democrats Reject Spending Cuts, Oklahoma Pardon Board Votes Against Clemency for Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip, Montana GOP Censures Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Amid Nationwid…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-27). Sudan: "America and Russia are at it again" and WHO seeks to help its donors make money from it. expose-news.com There's more to what's happening in Sudan than meets the eye. And it's time for the world to discuss the truth. "America and Russia are at it again. Just as they did …

Staff (2023-04-27). Medea Benjamin: Pentagon Leaks Show Ukraine War Is a Stalemate. Why Isn't the U.S. Pushing for Peace? democracynow.org Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week for the first time since Russia's invasion last year. The call comes two months after China put forward a 12-point peace plan to end the war, and Xi reportedly said negotiations are "the only viable way out" of the conflict. The Chinese president also offered to send a special envoy to Ukraine to help resolve the crisis. To talk more about the war in Ukraine and growing calls for negotiations, we are joined by Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink and co-author of the new book War in Ukraine: Makin…

infobrics (2023-04-27). Zimbabwe Mulls Joining Russia, China under BRICS. infobrics.org 'Zimbabwe is considering joining BRICS, a group of likeminded States, like us'

infobrics (2023-04-27). Lula in China: The End of Brazil's Flirtation With the Quad Plus. infobrics.org The new Lula administration has brought Brazil's China policy back in line with its traditional approach, after the anti-China rhetoric of Jair Bolsonaro…

infobrics (2023-04-27). Could post-Erdogan Turkey become NATO's Trojan horse in Greater Eurasia. infobrics.org If Erdogan leaves office (one way or the other), the US will be more than happy to expand its support for "freedom and democracy" efforts in not only the Southern Caucasus, but (even more disturbingly) in Central Asia as well. This would not only (re)ignite additional hotspots in the region, but could very likely spill over to China's Xinjiang province.

infobrics (2023-04-27). Russia cannot lose its UNSC seat despite Western and Ukrainian attempts. infobrics.org The US is trying to push its allies into the UNSC to weaken Russian influence.

infobrics (2023-04-27). Top Chinese Textile Manufacturer Dasheng Group Plans to Expand Business in Russia. infobrics.org

Roger McKenzie (2023-04-27). Xi sending peace envoy to Ukraine, says negotiation only way to end war. peoplesworld.org China's President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call Wednesday that his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine, Chinese media reported. This came two months after Beijing put forward a 12-point plan to provide a framework for bringing an end to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine …

Anonymous669 (2023-04-27). Russian Army Hit Nearly Half Of Ukraine's M777 Howitzers (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has destroyed or damaged four more American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzers of Kiev forces. | Between April 25 and 27, videos documenting Russian strikes on the four Ukrainian howitzers surfaced online. Two of the howitzers were targeted with Lancet loitering munitions, while the remaining two were hit by what appears to be artillery fire. | The M777 howitzer has a maximum rate of fire of seven rounds per minute with a range of up to 40 kilometers when firing M982 Excali…

Sara Flounders (2023-04-27). Taiwan—A Pawn for U.S. War on China. covertactionmagazine.com While the U.S.-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine continues unabated, the U.S. is preparing at breakneck speed for war with China, using Taiwan as the excuse. Taiwan, like Ukraine, is a pawn. The military and economic threats on both China and Russia are a desperate bid to quash the emergence of a multipolar world. U.S. …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-27). President Xi reiterates need for a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis in his conversation with Zelensky. peoplesdispatch.org China will send a special envoy to Ukraine to devise a framework of settlement after having detailed discussions with all parties involved in the conflict…

Staff (2023-04-27). Xi Jinping Speaks with Zelensky About China's Peace Plan for Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The president of China, Xi Jinping, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held their first contact since the beginning of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in February 2022, as Xi reiterated that dialogue and negotiations are the way to end the conflict with Russia. He also emphasised that no one will win if a nuclear conflict breaks out, reiterating China's stanc…

teleSUR (2023-04-27). Brazilian President Calls for Peace in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva highlighted the importance of peace for economic growth, citing China as an example, and calling for peace in Ukraine. | RELATED: | "China is the second biggest economy in the world and I think it will be the first in the world," he said, noting that the Asian giant has taken advantage of the globalization of the past 40 years. | "China hasn't had a war in many years and…

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Xi: Special envoy will visit Ukraine. ecns.cn China will send a special representative on Eurasian affairs to visit Ukraine and other countries to conduct in-depth communications with all parties on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.

WSWS (2023-04-27). UK: University of Sheffield paid private investigators £40,000 to spy on anti-war students. wsws.org As NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine escalates, Britain's ruling class is stepping up the militarisation of higher education and research institutions, already deeply integrated with the armed forces and private military contractors.

Don Hank (2023-04-27). Possible Motives for the Daily Russian Missile Attacks in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-27). US General Says Russian Ground Forces 'Bigger Today' Than Before Invasion. news.antiwar.com Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US European Command, told Congress on Wednesday that Russia's ground forces are "bigger today" than they were before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last year. "[T]he Russian ground force has been degenerated somewhat by this conflict, although it is bigger today than it was at the beginning of …

thecommunists (2023-04-27). Desperate for a 'win' in Europe, USA mulls merging Ukraine with Poland. thecommunists.org Whilst the collective west hypocritically chides Russia for supposedly disrespecting the rights of sovereign nations, misrepresenting Russia's justified measures to defend its own borders as a war of aggression, it is imperialism itself that continually tramples underfoot the sovereign rights of other nations. And this is nowhere better illustrated than in the gross disservice it …

Anthony Rogers-Wright, Black Agenda Report. (2023-04-27). Joe Biden's Petroleum Puppetry Is Pulling The Strings Of War And Environmental Racism. popularresistance.org Support for the Russia/Ukraine war is experiencing a precipitous decline according to polls of United Statesians taken at the war's one year mark in February. In fact, whereas 60 percent of those polled in May 2022 supported sending weapons to Ukraine, the February poll reveals support for the US military's munificence plummeted to an all-time low of 48 percent. Moreover, the same poll demonstrated that less than 40% of United Statesians favor sending any government funds to Ukraine. | There are myriad reasons for waning support for this war, one of them is likely associated with the price tag. According to estim…

Edward Donnelly, Phoebe Cooke, DeSmog. (2023-04-27). Spike In German Finance For Gas Export Projects Harms Gulf Communities. popularresistance.org Deutsche Bank and other German lenders have poured finance into gas export terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast since Russia invaded Ukraine, a report has found, sparking anger among residents who say the megaprojects are devastating their communities. | German banks lent 2.17 billion euros to U.S. gas export projects since the beginning of 2022, a sharp increase on the 1.86 billion euros in loans made during the 10 preceding years combined, according to underlying data used to produce the report by environmental groups Urgewald, Environmental Action Germany (DUH) and Andy Gheorghiu Consulting. The banks also underwr…

Max Blumenthal (2023-04-27). ICC's Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself. mronline.org The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the U.S. State Department.

Anonymous669 (2023-04-27). In Video: Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Survives Missile Attack Thanks To Protection System. southfront.org File image. | On April 27, video footage surfaced online showing a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter surviving an attack by Kiev forces with two man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs) over the special military operation zone. | The footage suggests that the heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles were jammed by the Ka52's advanced Vitebsk L370V52 active protection system. | Vitebsk was developed by the Samara-based Research Institute Ekran to protect helicopters and fixed-wing planes from…

Collin P. Poirot, Azadeh Shahshahani (2023-04-27). The DOJ is using "foreign agents" accusations to repress Black liberation organizers. therealnews.com This piece was originally published in On July 29, 2022, Omali Yeshitela and his wife, Ona Zene, awoke at 5 o'clock in the morning to the sound of flash grenades and drones, as heavily armed FBI agents stormed into their home searching for evidence of organizational ties to the Russian government. Yeshitela is the 80-year-old chair of the African People's Socialist Party, a Pan-Africanist political party f…

midwesternmarx (2023-04-27). Lavrov Arrives in Havana to Promote Russia-Cuba Cooperation By: teleSUR. midwesternmarx.com Russian FM Sergei Lavrov in Havana, Cuba, April 19, 2023. | Photo: Twitter/ @mfa_russiaCurrently, Russia is one of Cuba's top ten trading partners, and both governments define their partnership as "strategic."On Wednesday night, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Havana for talks that will focus on promoting political, economic, educational and cultural cooperation. Previously, he visited Brazil, Venezuela and Nicaragua.On Thursday, he is expected to meet with President Mi …

_____ (2023-04-27). New York Philharmonic Will Not Perform Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. strategic-culture.org By Fred MAZELIS | The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has quietly announced a complete change in the program for the May 10-12 performances at its newly renovated Geffen Hall at the city's Lincoln Center arts complex. Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev was originally scheduled to lead the famous Leningrad Symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich. The Leningrad has been cancelled and Sokhiev will not be on the podium. He is being replaced by James Gaffigan, in a program including a work by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, along with Prokofiev's Third Symphony and Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. | A few months…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-04-27). Pivotal Moment in India-Russia Relations. globalresearch.ca

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). Pakistan all set to get discounted Russian oil, PM says. channelnewsasia.com

teleSUR (2023-04-27). Iran and Kazakhstan Sign 5 Cooperation Agreements. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Iran and Kazakhstan reached five cooperation agreements spanning across multiple fields. | Related: | According to a report by the official news agency IRNA, the agreements signify collaborative efforts in various domains, such as commerce, tourism, athletics, and youth-related initiatives, as well as matters concerning customs affairs. | According to the report, the signing ceremony in Tehran was attended b…

Joe Piette (2023-04-27). March to save Philadelphia's Chinatown. workers.org PhiladelphiaA show of force and unity will take place in Philadelphia April 29 with the message, "No Arena in the Heart of Our City." Marching from Chinatown to the much-criticized proposed site of a new basketball arena and then on to City Hall, Chinatown residents and allies will be telling . . . |

WSWS (2023-04-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Health workers strike in Andalusia, Castille and Leon and Madrid, Spain against staff shortages and for more funding; strikes in Iran spreading over pay and conditions to include oil, power plant and steelworkers; teachers in Akwa Ibom State resume walkouts over pensions and promotions…

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). Airbus, Tarmac Aerosave and City of Chengdu collaborate to create China's first aircraft lifecycle services center. ecns.cn In collaboration with Tarmac Aerosave and the City of Chengdu, French plane manufacturer Airbus announced on Wednesday the establishment of a joint venture for China's first aircraft "lifecycle" services center.

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). China revises Counter-Espionage Law, defining cyber-attacks against state organs as spy activities. ecns.cn The revised law refines the definition of espionage activities, explicitly categorizing "collaborating with spy organizations and their agents" and "conducting cyber-attacks against state organs, confidential-related units, or critical information infrastructure and etc." as espionage activitie…

Anonymous (2023-04-27). Video: The youngest victims of Israel's missiles. electronicintifada.net Child survivors of Israeli assaults describe how their injuries shaped their lives.

David Cronin (2023-04-27). Palestinians get pittance as EU showers science grants on Israel. electronicintifada.net Internal paper demolishes myth that Brussels is a paragon of balance.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-04-27). The Israel-Palestine conflict: How the Palestinian resistance is changing the equation. greenleft.org.au Israel's politicians have always managed to unify around "security", writes Ramzy Baroud. But the cracks are widening.

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). Nation still tops nuclear plant building. ecns.cn China continues to lead the world in the number of nuclear power units under construction, according to a blue paper issued by the China Nuclear Energy Association on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). Safety hazards inherent in TEPCO's decommissioning of nuclear facilities, management of radioactive waste: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s decommissioning of the nuclear facilities and the management of radioactive waste at its Fukushima nuclear site are fraught with safety hazards.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-04-27). Chinese "police stations" and war propaganda. mronline.org The U.S. can shoot down balloons, call names, and claim that China has "police stations" in New York City. It cannot stop the decline of its own making as it engages in war propaganda theater.

WSWS (2023-04-27). Australian military buildup backs US plans for war with China. wsws.org The buildup in Australia demonstrates that every region of the globe is being drawn into the maelstrom of a looming world war, driven by the breakdown of capitalism and the eruption of American imperialism.

Andy Kroll (2023-04-27). The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?). tomdispatch.com From the ashes of a world war that killed 80 million people and reduced great cities to smoking rubble, America rose like a Titan of Greek legend, unharmed and armed with extraordinary military and economic power, to govern the globe. During four years of combat against the Axis leaders in Berlin and Tokyo that raged across the planet, America's wartime commanders — George Marshall in Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower in Europe, and Chester Nimitz in the Pacific — knew that their main strategic objective was to gain control over the vast Eurasian landmass. Whether you're talking about desert warfare in…

Ann Brown (2023-04-27). A US Government Informant Who Never Registered as an Agent for China: Fugees Pras Convicted in Influence Conspiracy. moguldom.com Grammy award-winning Fugees rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel was found guilty in federal court on April 26 of 10 criminal counts related to an international political conspiracy. Michel was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, witness tampering, and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. While he was acting as an …

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). First renewabl energy power base in Gobi desert begins generating power. ecns.cn China's first renewable energy power base in the country's Gobi Desert and other arid regions was connected to the grid and started generating power on Tuesday, said its operator China Energy Investment Corp, or China Energy.

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). China to see big rise in electricity consumption. ecns.cn It is estimated that China's electricity consumption, a barometer of economic activity, will significantly increase this year, driven by the economic recovery and weather extremes, according to estimates by an institute.

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). Unified registry paves way for property tax, though not imminent. ecns.cn The new unified property registration system implemented across China is expected to enhance the nation's real estate transaction efficiency, better protect the legal rights of property owners and lay the foundation for property tax collection in the future…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). China brokerage CITIC posts 3.6% rise in Q1 profit. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). China regulator to help lower financing costs of small businesses. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). Mobileye cuts revenue forecast on slow China EV demand, shares sink. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). Analysis:China investment consensus cracks as politics fuel fears. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). China Evergrande debt restructuring incentive to test creditor appetite. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-27). Ex-Harvard professor in US sentenced to 6 months house arrest for lying about China ties. channelnewsasia.com

Anonymous669 (2023-04-27). Iran Revolutionary Guard Seized Marshall Islands-Flagged Oil Tanker: U.S. Navy. southfront.org Image via Mehr News Agency. | On April 27, the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet was seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement by the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT). | The command said in the statement that the oil tanker issued a distress call during the seizure, adding that the U.S. 5th Fleet is currently monitoring the situation."Iran's actions are contrary to internation…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-27). Shadowy Pro-Iran Group Warns Of Nearing Israeli Attack Through Iraqi Airspace. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Israel is planning a surprise attack against Iran and its allies in the Middle East, a shadowy Iraqi armed group warned on April 27. | The group, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf, said in a statement that the attack will be carried out by the Israeli Air Force, adding that the United States will help Tel Aviv repel any response by the Axis of Resistance. | Senior intelligence officers from Israel, the U.S. and…

WSWS (2023-04-27). Georgia National Guard to use location data to target students for recruitment. wsws.org The Georgia Army National Guard will use location data around 67 high schools to send recruitment advertisements to students through various social media and streaming platforms.

Mothers on the March (2023-04-27). Friday 4/28: Free Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Ryan Cristián (2023-04-27). The COMIRNATY Illusion, The Transgender Psyop, East Palestine, Tucker & A Lot More(Compilation Show). thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/27/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-27). Argentina anuncia pago de importaciones chinas en yuanes. telesurtv.net Massa, junto al embajador del país asiático, Zou Xiaoli, precisó que serán abonados más de 1.040 mdd en yuanes correspondientes a las compras del mes de abril.

Staff (2023-04-27). Argentina apuesta por los yuanes para el pago de sus importaciones en China. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Economía de Argentina, Sergio Massa, anunció este miércoles un acuerdo con China que le permitirá abonar importaciones con ese país en yuanes. Ante las escasas reservas de dólares y la baja recaudación por la sequía, el país sudamericano activó el 'swap' de monedas para el intercambio bilateral.

teleSUR, odr, JGN (2023-04-27). Siria e Irán abordan fortalecimiento de relaciones de cooperación. telesurtv.net Hussein Arnous refirió que "apreciamos las relaciones estratégicas con Irán, que se construyeron durante muchas décadas, y enfatizamos la necesidad de desarrollarlas".

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-27). Conoce a los candidatos a la Presidencia de Paraguay. telesurtv.net Del total de aspirantes a ocupar la presidencia de Paraguay destacan dos como favoritos: el opositor Efraín Alegre y el oficialista Santiago Peña.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-04-27). Presidente de China, Xi Jinping, conversa con líder de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Rusia saludó este miércoles la disposición de China a participar en el arreglo del conflicto en Ucrania.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-27). Empeora salud de preso palestino en huelga de hambre en Israel. telesurtv.net Según información del Ministerio para los Detenidos del país ocupado, más de un millón de palestinos han sido encarcelados desde el inicio de la ocupación israelí en 1967.

WSWS (2023-04-26). German Defense Minister Pistorius announces further arms deliveries to Kiev and justifies attacks on Russia. wsws.org German imperialism, which already sought to annex Ukraine and subjugate Russia during the First and Second World Wars, is playing an increasingly central role in NATO's escalation of the war.

Editor (2023-04-26). Jeffrey Sachs on China's 'Historic' Push for Multipolar World to End US Domination. scheerpost.com By DemocracyNow! China is taking an increasingly assertive role in world affairs, helping to broker a restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, offering a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine, and strengthening its relationships with European and Latin American powers. Last week, China continued its diplomatic outreach by offering to hold talks between Israel …

Editor (2023-04-26). Facebook Censors Journalist Seymour Hersh's Report on Nord Stream Pipeline Attack. scheerpost.com Facebook censored a report by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany, forcing users to instead read a website funded and partially owned by NATO member Norway.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Majority of U.S. companies optimistic toward business outlook in China. ecns.cn Nearly 60 percent of U.S. companies are confident about their business outlook in China over the next two years, according to a survey released by the American Chamber of Commerce in China on Wednesday.

Staff (2023-04-26). Headlines for April 26, 2023. democracynow.org Dozens of Drowned Refugees Found Off Coasts of Libya, Tunisia After Attempting to Flee to Europe, Fighting Continues in Sudan Despite Ceasefire as U.N. Pleads for End to Conflict, Harry Belafonte, Pioneering Singer and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at Age 96, Neil Gorsuch Failed to Disclose Conflict of Interest in Property Sale After Confirmation to SCOTUS, Graduate Workers at University of Michigan on Strike, Report Retaliation from University President, Washington Bans Assault Weapons as Part of New Gun Control Legislation, Somali Fighters Kill 21 People, Including 18 Militants, Iran Charges Two Prominent Actress…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-26). 'Truth is Our Most Potent Weapon': Interview with 'Donbass Devushka'. libya360.wordpress.com Sarah Bils, the face of the pro-Russian social media team that helped to spread leaked Pentagon data, speaks about her mission Former US Navy enlisted aviation electronics technician Sarah Bils was recently revealed to be behind Donbass Devushka — a team running several social media channels that was among the first to spread the recent…

WSWS (2023-04-26). Pentagon's Ukraine war leaks expose Spain's Podemos and its pseudo-left rival, Sumar. wsws.org The entire corrupt pseudo-left political milieu in Spain and beyond has lied to the public and hidden from workers the imminent danger of all-out NATO-Russia war.

infobrics (2023-04-26). China-Russia Arctic Cooperation in the Context of a Divided Arctic. infobrics.org To realize its Arctic plans, Russia desperately needs non-Western partners to jointly develop the Arctic. Therefore, Russia sees China as a suitable option…

Staff (2023-04-26). 19 Countries Want to Join BRICS. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Bloomberg South Africa's ambassador to BRICS stated that Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the nations that have formally asked to join the group. We also know that Algeria, Egypt and Indonesia have applied to join. The ambassador further named Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrai…

infobrics (2023-04-26). India-Russia Discuss Tech Transfer, Making of 'RD-191' Semi-cryo Rocket Engine. infobrics.org WION has learnt that the Indian Government's Department of Space is facilitating the technology transfer of Russian-origin 'RD-191' semi-cryogenic rocket engines to Indian industry…

infobrics (2023-04-26). India and Russia Take Trade Ties to Next Level, New Transport Arteries from Caspian to Far East on Radar. infobrics.org The geography of partnership between India and Russia continues to expand beyond New Delhi and Moscow to the other regions of both countries…

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). President Xi Jinping speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Phone. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the phone on Wednesday afternoon at the invitation of the latter. The two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis.

teleSUR (2023-04-26). President Xi and Zelensky Hold Phone Talks. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, for the first time since the Ukrainian conflict broke out 14 months ago, President Xi Jinping accepted a phone call from President Volodymyr Zelensky. | RELATED: | The Chinese leader announced that China will send a special representative to visit Ukraine and other countries to conduct in-depth communication with all parties on the political settlement of the crisis. | Xi also pointed out that the Ukraine crisis is evolving in complex ways with major i…

_____ (2023-04-26). NATO Declares 'Ukraine Will Become a Member:' A Prelude to Direct NATO-Russia War. strategic-culture.org By Andre DAMON | On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg traveled to Kiev to declare that "Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO." The next day, speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, he asserted, "All NATO Allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member." | Stoltenberg pledged to achieve Ukraine's "transition from Soviet-era equipment and doctrines to NATO standards and ensure full interoperability with the alliance… NATO stands with you today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes." | For NATO to publicly assert its intention to form a military alliance with Uk…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-26). Who Gains from a Forever War in Ukraine? libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Russia's T-14 Armata Next Gen. Tank Deployed to Ukrainian Frontlines The newly elected president of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel is an unusual European politician. He is the second president in his country with a military background but the first without political experience. He never saw combat duty and is an arm…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-26). Why are 'Sensitive US Nuclear Technologies' in Ukraine? libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant When talking about various reasons as to why Russia launched its counteroffensive against NATO aggression in Europe the points usually revolve around historical and strategic/geopolitical aspects of the Ukrainian conflict. And while those points certainly stand regardless, there are other crucial reasons, almost entirely overlooked or even censored by…

WSWS (2023-04-26). Erdogan regime jails Kurdish nationalists. wsws.org Less than three weeks before the Turkish elections, the Erdoğan government launched a police raid on Kurdish politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists, as it emerged that Ukraine planned to attack Russian forces through Kurdish militias in Syria.

_____ (2023-04-26). An Azerbaijani named Ashot, or a little more on how the North Korean arms trade in the Russian Federation is proven. journal-neo.org

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-04-26). Is this man a Russian agent operating in the Black community of St. Louis? mronline.org The Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-04-26). Pivotal moment in India-Russia relations. mronline.org Most relationships undergo transition with the passage of time from appreciation of each other to a "state of having," a desire to possess or even to control the other. But the present pivotal moment in the Russian-Indian relationship shows that an equal relationship does not fall into that trap.

John Catalinotto (2023-04-26). Lessons from Lenin for International Workers Day. workers.org International Workers Day, also known as May Day, reminds us of an anecdote about the 1917 Russian Revolution regarding the working class. At the time, the Bolshevik Party, trained and led by V.I. Lenin was in the process of seizing power. An anti-Bolshevik intellectual was arguing with a Bolshevik worker . . . |

channelnewsasia (2023-04-26). Russia looks to companies beyond Gazprom to supply gas to China. channelnewsasia.com

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-04-26). Facebook Censors Seymour Hersh's Report On Nord Stream Pipeline Attack. popularresistance.org Facebook has censored a report by the world's most famous investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh, on the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany. | While discouraging its users from posting Hersh's article, Facebook instead recommends a website that is funded and partially owned by the government of NATO member Norway. | Facebook has millions of dollars worth of contracts with the US government, including with the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security. | The Nord Stream system consisted of two sets of two pipelines each (known as Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stre…

Glenn Greenwald (2023-04-26). New U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Indictments Criminalize Dissent—Weaponizing the Very Censorship Tactics They Condemned in Russia. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-26). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Press Conference April 25, 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's news conference following his visit to the United States within the framework of Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council, New York, April 25, 2023 Question: You said that Russia will not forget and will not forgive the US for denying Russian journalists visas to come to the UN and to follow…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-26). Treatment of Russia at UN Proves the Need for Urgent Reform or Replacement. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic The importance of global cooperation and international law has never been more pronounced in…

teleSUR (2023-04-26). Russia to Host International Conference on AI for Business. telesurenglish.net From August 17 to 18, the city of Innopolis in the Republic of Tatarstan will host the Artificial Intelligence for Business Conference (AI IN 2023), an international event in which experts from 19 countries will discuss AI applications in activities related to oil, drug development, energy, and other industries. | RELATED: | The Innopolis University is in charge of organizing the AI IN 2023 conference, which will have TV BR…

teleSUR (2023-04-26). Russia To Manage Local Assets Of EU Power Firms Uniper & Fortum. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting the temporary control of the Russian assets of European foreign energy firms Fortum and Uniper to Rosimushchestvo, the federal government property agency. | RELATED: | "Russia needed to respond to the illegal sanctions of the United States and its allies, which seized goods belonging to our citizens and companies," he pointed out. | Based in Dàºsseldorf, Ge…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-26). Homegrown fried chicken chain replaces KFC in Russia. channelnewsasia.com

unitedEditor (2023-04-26). Russian politician Mironov: "Every NATO country except Türkiye is our enemy" uwidata.com Sergey Mironov, Chairman of the A Just Russia — For Truth Party and State Duma deputy, is an experienced politician. He undertook critical duties in the state, especially the Presidency of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation (2001-2011), which came after the President and the Prime Minister in the Russian state protocol. I asked …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-26). Belgium city of Liege becomes latest European city to sever ties with Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The resolution in the Liege city council, introduced by the left-wing Workers' Party, calls for the suspension of ties with Israel until its apartheid regime puts an "end to the system of violations of the rights of the Palestinian people and fully respects the obligations imposed by international law and various United Nations resolutions"

Anonymous669 (2023-04-26). Israeli Drone Crashes In Southern Syria Days After Strikes (Videos). southfront.org St. Inigoes, Md. (June 27, 2005) — A "Skylark" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. | A drone of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) crashed in Syria's southern region, Syrian and Israeli news sources reported on April 26. | The sources didn't identify the type of the drone or locate the site of the crash. The IDF, which u…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-26). Bird Strike Forces Israeli F-35 To Land During Parade. southfront.org Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets on their maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (Israel Defense Forces) | On April 26, a stealthy F-35 fighter jet of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) was hit by a bird while taking part in an Independence Day fly-by. | In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the F-35 suffered a "minor hit" from the bird, stressing that the fighter jet, which costs over $80 millions, did not make an emergency landing and the pilot was not injured.

Caitlin Johnstone. (2023-04-26). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia To US War Agendas. popularresistance.org The Australian government has released the declassified version of its highly anticipated 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR), and the war propagandists are delighted. | Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being told by former prime minister Paul Keating to "do the right thing and drum yourself out of Australian journalism" over his role in Nine Entertainment's despicable Red Alert war-with-China propaganda series, has a new propaganda piece out titled "Defence review pulls no punches: China the biggest threat we face".

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). China maintains lead in nuclear power units under construction. ecns.cn China continues to lead the world in number of nuclear power units under construction, according to a blue book issued by the China Nuclear Energy Association on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Nuclear power plant in Fujian under construction. ecns.cn Unit 1 and 2, the first two of China's self-developed Hualong One at the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant are scheduled to operate in 2024 and 2025 respectively, with expected power output of 72 billion kilowatt-hours annually.

_____ (2023-04-26). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia to U.S. War Agendas. strategic-culture.org Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being told by former prime minister Paul Keating to "do the right thing and drum yourself out of Australian journalism" over his role in Nine Entertainment's despicable Red Alert war-with-China propaganda series, has a new propaganda piece out titled "Defence review pulls no punches: China the biggest threat we face".

David Goldman (2023-04-26). China's Exports Shifting From West to Global South. asia-pacificresearch.com

WSWS (2023-04-26). China economic growth up but major problems mount. wsws.org The Chinese National Statistics Bureau said while the first quarter had "made a good start" domestic demand remained "inadequate" and the "foundation for economic recovery is not solid yet."

WSWS (2023-04-26). Australia eases citizenship requirements for New Zealanders as countries strengthen military ties. wsws.org Changes that will make it easier for New Zealanders in Australia to become citizens must be seen in the context of closer military and strategic ties between the two countries, as they join US-led war preparations against China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). China and five Central Asian countries fully resume international flight operation. ecns.cn The flight between Urumqi in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat resumed operation on Tuesday night after a three-year suspension, marking the full recovery of flight services between China and five Central Asian countries.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). China handled 27b parcels from Jan to March. ecns.cn China handled nearly 27 billion parcels from January to March, a year-on-year increase of 11 percent, showcasing the growth of consumer confidence of Chinese residents and the upturn of the economic recovery.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Giant panda Ya Ya set to come back home from U.S. ecns.cn Giant panda Ya Ya is about to return to China from the United States after a 20-year loan for joint research and conservation project, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Kazakh citizen saved thanks to emergency response at port in Xinjiang. ecns.cn A cross-border life relay was completed at Khorgos highway port in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). China to launch 1 to 3 Beidou backup satellites this year. ecns.cn China plans to launch one to three BeiDou network backup satellites this year to further improve the stability and availability of the constellation, a senior official said at a conference on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). China unlikely to see large-scale COVID-19 outbreaks in short term: CDC. ecns.cn China is unlikely to see large-scale outbreaks of COVID-19 in the short term, said an official from the country's Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control at a press conference on Wednesday.

teleSUR (2023-04-26). Chinese Envoy Calls for Lasting Solution to Palestinian Issue. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, called on the international community to work with the greatest sense of urgency for a lasting settlement of the Palestinian question. | RELATED: | The situation in the occupied Palestinian territory has become nerve-wracking for the whole world during the holy month of Ramadan over the past few years. This year, violence in the West Bank intensified with frequent tens…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-26). China Q1 steel demand better than expected, says industry group. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-26). China's Ping An Insurance posts 48.9% rise in Q1 profit. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-26). Micron case causing concern for US companies in China, business chamber says. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-26). Commentary: Like the US, Asia is less than enthusiastic about another Biden term. channelnewsasia.com The majority of American voters believe US President Joe Biden should not run for re-election, while Asia's hopes about the Biden administration have not been realised, says Trisha Craig of Yale-NUS College.

Anonymous669 (2023-04-26). Senior Iranian Cleric Abbasali Soleimani Assassinated In Babolsar City. southfront.org Abbas-Ali Soleimani, via Wikimedia Commons. | On April 26, senior Iranian Shiite cleric ayatollah Abbasali Soleiman was assassinated in the northern province of Mazandaran, according to the Fars news agency. | The semi-official news agency said that Abbasali Soleimani died in hospital after being shot in a bank in the city of Babolsar, adding that the suspected killer had been detained. | Abbasali Soleimani was a member of the Assembly of Experts of Iran, a powerful clerical body t…

trtworld (2023-04-26). Afghan Taliban kills Daesh 'mastermind' of Kabul airport attack. trtworld.com Ground assault by Taliban kills Daesh terrorist who spearheaded August 2021 bombing at Kabul airport that left about 170 Afghans and 13 US troops dead, US officials confirm. | Afghan Taliban kills Daesh 'mastermind' of Kabul airport attack…

teleSUR (2023-04-26). Iranian Senior Shiite Cleric Is Shot Dead In Babolsar City. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, an attacker shot death Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, an Iranian senior Shiite cleric, at a bank in Babolsar City. | RELATED: | Confusion persisted hours after the attack. State TV initially reported that Soleimani was at the bank when another man seized a guard's firearm and began shooting over a personal dispute with an employee. | State TV later reported that the guard was the one who opened fire and killed t…

unitedEditor (2023-04-26). Government and opposition send messages to the U.S.; Attack on oppositional candidate; Vatan Party proposal regarding Iran. uwidata.com The electoral agenda in Türkiye continues to be intense and complex. The main development that marked last week in relation to the electoral agenda were the government and opposition's messages to the U.S. Main opposition party leader Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu was attacked verbally and physically, which drew public reaction. Another significant development of the week was …

Mothers on the March (2023-04-26). Friday 4/28: Free Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Hamid Rizk (2023-04-26). If the War in Yemen Stops, the US Will be the Loser: Interview with Hamid Rizk. globalresearch.ca

Paula Giménez (2023-04-26). Reunión del G7: un llamado a la unidad y advertencias para China. globalizacion.ca Las declaraciones enfáticas del comunicado final de la cumbre presionan para volver a unir las partes allí donde parecieron mostrarse algunas fisuras en el sistema de alianzas que Estados Unidos intenta mantener bajo su conducción. | Reunidos en un centro turístico…

Staff (2023-04-26). Morales Ojeda continúa en Shanghái su visita a China. cubadebate.cu Roberto Morales Ojeda, miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista (PCC), continúa hoy en Shanghái la visita iniciada a China y que busca elevar el diálogo político al más alto nivel. China es la primera parada de una gira asiática que contribuirá al desarrollo continuo de la cooperación entre Cuba y Asia.

unitedEditor (2023-04-26). Ukraine and Russia reach unofficial agreement in Istanbul. uwidata.com Istanbul hosted several official and unofficial talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. During the Istanbul talks, Russian and Ukrainian officials had almost come to an agreement with Türkiye's mediation. This agreement, which did not suit the U.S.'s purpose, was undermined with the provocation in Bukcha last year. Then the Grain Corridor Agreement was signed once again …

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-04-26). Asesinan a notable clérigo iraní de Asamblea de Expertos. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de seguridad iraníes detuvieron y retiraron el arma de fuego al atacante, quien se negó a confesar porqué lo cometió el crimen.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-04-26). Presidente de China, Xi Jinping, conversa con líder de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Rusia saludó este miércoles la disposición de China a participar en el arreglo del conflicto en Ucrania.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-04-26). El presidente de China Xi Jinping conversa con líder de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Rusia saludó este miércoles la disposición de China a participar en el arreglo del conflicto en Ucrania.

Alex Lantier (2023-04-24). Stoltenberg Calls for Ukraine to Join NATO Amid Escalation of Conflict with Russia. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-04-24). Yellen lays out economic war against China. wsws.org In pursuit of its objectives, the US has imposed a range of sanctions aimed at crippling hi-tech development in China, on the grounds that this affects national security…

WSWS (2023-04-24). Yellen lays out economic war against China. wsws.org In pursuit of its objectives, the US has imposed a range of sanctions aimed at crippling hi-tech development in China, on the grounds that this affects national security…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). Probing Russian Air Defence In Crimea: Naval Drones Destroyed In Sevastopol, While Ballistic Missiles Targeted Kerch. southfront.org Early morning of April 24, two Ukrainian naval drones targeted the Russian city of Sevastopol.The drones attempted to strike at…

infobrics (2023-04-24). NATO's weapons are leaking to black market – Western journalist. infobrics.org Seymour Hersh's report validate what has been said by many Russian authorities months ago.

WSWS (2023-04-24). After visiting China, Lula hosts Russian foreign minister in Brazil. wsws.org The US and the European Union reacted furiously to Lula's statements that Ukraine and Russia are both responsible for the war.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-24). China's cooperation with Europe 'unlimited' as with Russia: Chinese envoy. channelnewsasia.com

WSWS (2023-04-24). NATO declares "Ukraine will become a member:" A prelude to direct NATO-Russia war. wsws.org NATO is preparing to turn its involvement in the war, which up to this point has largely had an indirect character, into a direct intervention, involving the potential deployment of US and NATO combat troops to Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-04-24). After visiting China, Lula hosts Russian foreign minister in Brazil. wsws.org The US and the European Union reacted furiously to Lula's statements that Ukraine and Russia are both responsible for the war.

WSWS (2023-04-24). NATO declares "Ukraine will become a member:" A prelude to direct NATO-Russia war. wsws.org NATO is preparing to turn its involvement in the war, which up to this point has largely had an indirect character, into a direct intervention, involving the potential deployment of US and NATO combat troops to Ukraine.

infobrics (2023-04-24). China Ready to Release More Films on Russian Screens. infobrics.org China is ready to show more of its films to Russian viewers, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said…

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). China lunar samples gifted to Russia, France. ecns.cn China has gifted lunar samples retrieved by the Chang'e 5 mission to Russia and France to boost lunar research, according to the China National Space Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). China shares lunar samples with Russia, France. ecns.cn China has shared lunar samples with Russia and France, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Monday.

The Cradle. (2023-04-24). Echoes Of Taif: Syria And Saudi Arabia Reconcile. popularresistance.org In the same Russia Today interview, Assad declared his refusal to meet with Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan without the withdraw of Turkish military forces from the lands it occupies in Syria.These two statements clearly underline Damascus' policy approach to "reconciliations" taking place across West Asia. Assad's change in stance towards Saudi Arabia came only after Riyadh completely withdrew its military presence from Syria. | Notably, rapprochement efforts took a big leap forward two days ago when the Saudis, for the first time since the Syrian war's onset, received Syria's Foreign Minister Fais…

infobrics (2023-04-24). G7's desire to further embargo Russia a sign of desperation. infobrics.org New sanctions package on Russia will fail like the previous ones.

infobrics (2023-04-24). Managing India-Russia Economic Ties under the Shadow of Sanctions. infobrics.org The year 2022 saw ever-increasing sanctions on Russia imposed by the US, EU, and their allies. The track record of Western sanctions shows that they are quick to be imposed, but very slow to be removed. Given the current international diplomatic situation, it is reasonable to assume that sanctions on Russia are going to remain in place for a very long time — India will need to plan accordingly…

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). Rare crested ibis returns to Gansu in 70 years. ecns.cn The crested ibis, known as "the Oriental gem," with its iconic red crest and long black beak, is one of the oldest bird species in the world and widely distributed across East Asia and Russia's Siberia.

WSWS (2023-04-24). Tens of millions at risk as new COVID-19 cases explode in India. wsws.org Soon to become the world's most populous country, passing China, India is undergoing a new and massive surge in COVID-19, caused by the rapid proliferation of the Omicron virus XBB.1.16.

WSWS (2023-04-24). Tens of millions at risk as new COVID-19 cases explode in India. wsws.org Soon to become the world's most populous country, passing China, India is undergoing a new and massive surge in COVID-19, caused by the rapid proliferation of the Omicron virus XBB.1.16.

Kit Klarenberg, David Cronin (2023-04-24). Britain declares war on a slogan. electronicintifada.net Suella Braverman mulls ban on chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

Bevan Ramsden (2023-04-24). Australia's war preparations could include worrying Defence Act changes. greenleft.org.au The US has been perusing its China containment strategy for some years. But Australia is also preparing for war. Besides spending big on military hardware, it is looking at making worrying changes to the Defence Act. Bevan Ramsden reports.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-24). G7 Endorses Japan's Fukushima Water Discharge Plans. transcend.org 16 Apr 2023 – Ignoring Science, Environmental Protection and International Law – Legacy of Fukushima disaster proves that nuclear energy is no solution to energy and climate crises.

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-24). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

WSWS (2023-04-24). Anti-China AUKUS pact fuels tensions in the Pacific. wsws.org A group of former Pacific leaders has warned that AUKUS signals a greater militarisation of the region and is "triggering an arms race by bringing war much closer to home."

channelnewsasia (2023-04-24). China to test out 3D printing technology on moon to build habitats. channelnewsasia.com

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). UK airlines recommence direct flights to Shanghai. ecns.cn British Airways, the United Kingdom's flag carrier airline, was to resume its daily flight to Shanghai on Sunday, two years after its direct flights to China were halted because of the pandemic.

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). Chongqing-Taiwan passenger flights to resume in May. ecns.cn A direct passenger flight route linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Taiwan will resume on May 17, according to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). China's largest freshwater lake sees rising water level. ecns.cn The water level of China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang, in eastern Jiangxi Province, has continued to rise in recent days due to persistent rain.

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). China's jobless rate drops in March. ecns.cn China's job market remained stable in the first quarter this year with a falling unemployment rate and more jobs created, official data showed Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). China plans to test use of 3D printing tech for construction on moon. ecns.cn China plans to use its lunar exploration program to explore the feasibility of using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the moon, China Daily reported on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). China releases global color images of Mars. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Monday jointly released a series of global images of Mars obtained during China's first Mars exploration mission.

ecns.cn (2023-04-24). China strengthens IP protection efforts. ecns.cn China has granted 798,000 invention patents in 2022, with 9.4 high-value invention patents for every 10,000 people, the country's top intellectual property (IP) regulator said Monday.

trtworld (2023-04-24). Australia unveils major millitary reform in bid to counter China threat. trtworld.com The country's northern bases will become a focus to deter adversaries and protect trade routes and communications, according to Australia's Defence Strategic Review. | Australia unveils major millitary reform in bid to counter China threat…

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-24). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

WSWS (2023-04-24). Anti-China AUKUS pact fuels tensions in the Pacific. wsws.org A group of former Pacific leaders has warned that AUKUS signals a greater militarisation of the region and is "triggering an arms race by bringing war much closer to home."

trtworld (2023-04-24). Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits Myanmar. trtworld.com Ban Ki-moon is a member of "The Elders" group of world leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, which works to promote peace and defuse conflicts. | Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits Myanmar…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-24). Violence continues in Myanmar two years into military coup, Five-Point Consensus at deadlock. channelnewsasia.com The five-point peace plan was agreed between the junta and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta in April 2021, two months after the power grab.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-04-24). Video: Jonathan Sriranganathan on Greens, capitalism and social change. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Alex Bainbridge speaks to outgoing Greens Gabba Ward councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan about politics, social change and the role of elected representatives. | They discussed the role of elected representatives in achieving social change, the nature of anti-capitalism, the lack of democracy under capitalism, debates within the Greens, the climate safeguard mechanism, and more.

Pedro Rodriguez (2023-04-24). Danish Defence: Why Is Christian Juhl the Only One Talking About Business Ethics? indybay.org Signed off and sealed: a deal by the Danish government led by Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats and their coalition partners to purchase Israeli weapons systems produced by Elbit Systems has made little noise. There are a number of concerning ethical considerations that are generally being ignored, with only a few dissenting voices daring to break ranks.

Pedro Rodriguez (2023-04-24). Danish Defence: Why Is Christian Juhl the Only One Talking About Business Ethics? indybay.org Signed off and sealed: a deal by the Danish government led by Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats and their coalition partners to purchase Israeli weapons systems produced by Elbit Systems has made little noise. There are a number of concerning ethical considerations that are generally being ignored, with only a few dissenting voices daring to break ranks.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-24). China presenta queja al presidente de Corea del Sur por Taiwán. telesurtv.net El mandatario surcoreano realizó comentarios erróneos sobre la situación de Taiwán respecto a China.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-24). China presenta queja al presidente de Corea del Sur por Taiwán. telesurtv.net El mandatario surcoreano realizó comentarios erróneos sobre la situación de Taiwán respecto a China.

International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism, Popular Resistance. (2023-04-23). Iran Hearing Of The International People's Tribunal On US Imperialism. popularresistance.org The People's Tribunal is back and our IRAN HEARING is taking place on Monday, April 24! Join us if you are interested in hearing about how the people of Iran have fared under one of the most severe sanctions regimes in world history. | We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. | The Iran hearing will take place on Monday, April 24 at 10: 30 AM EST/7: 30 AM PST/2: 30 PM UTC/6 PM Tehran. | Due to sanctions, Zoom cannot be used reliably in Iran. Therefore, we will be livestreaming this hearing directly to our YouTube channel. Join us on Monday he…

International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism, Popular Resistance. (2023-04-23). Iran Hearing Of The International People's Tribunal On US Imperialism. popularresistance.org The People's Tribunal is back and our IRAN HEARING is taking place on Monday, April 24! Join us if you are interested in hearing about how the people of Iran have fared under one of the most severe sanctions regimes in world history. | We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. | The Iran hearing will take place on Monday, April 24 at 10: 30 AM EST/7: 30 AM PST/2: 30 PM UTC/6 PM Tehran. | Due to sanctions, Zoom cannot be used reliably in Iran. Therefore, we will be livestreaming this hearing directly to our YouTube channel. Join us on Monday he…

mforinoco (2023-04-23). Biden DOJ Indicts Four Americans For 'Weaponized' Free Speech. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Apr 19, 2023 | The Biden administration's Department of Justice has just charged four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) for conspiring to act as agents of Russia by using speech and political action in ways the DOJ says "weaponized" the First Amendment rights of Americans. | The Washington Post

John Perry, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (2023-04-23). Should We Be Concerned About What ChatGPT 'Thinks' About Latin America? popularresistance.org ChatGPT is a powerful AI chatbot that is as easy to use as Google and provides more direct answers to users' questions. Ask it anything you like, and you will receive an answer that sounds like it was written by a human, based on knowledge and writing skills gained from massive amounts of data from across the internet. Because of its growing popularity, there are already political questions about it, for example assertions that it has a left-wing bias or concerns about privacy issues, which have led to the bot being banned in Italy just this month. It is already banned in China and Russia. | A search on Google re…

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). China, Philippines vow to promote friendship, cooperation. ecns.cn China and the Philippines agreed on Saturday to further deepen friendship and promote cooperation between the two countries.

Anonymous669 (2023-04-23). Syrian Army Foils Attack Near Former Russian Intelligence Base In Daraa (Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on April 22, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) foiled an attack by militants on one of its checkpoints near the strategic Tell al-Hara hilltop in the western Daraa countryside. | Tell al-Hara hosts a large signal intelligence base that was once operated by the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU, and the Reconnaissance Directorate of the SAA. The base was captured by rebels in 2014. Four years later, it returned to government con…

Larry Johnson (2023-04-23). Why Is the Western Media Lying About Russia's Role in Sudan? sonar21.com Follow along with me now. This is not complicated. Russia reached a tentative agreement with the Government of Sudan to build a base for the Russian Navy on Sudan's coast….

Editor (2023-04-23). Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria. scheerpost.com By Kyle Anzalone / Kiev's military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the The Ukrainian defense officials believed they could use Kurdish forces to wage a proxy war against Russia in Syria. According to…

Inci Sayki (2023-04-23). Pentagon Leaks Reveal UAE Lobbyists May Have Hidden Close Ties With Russia. truthout.org Foreign agents registered to lobby on behalf of the United Arab Emirates sought to assuage concerns about the Gulf nation's relationship with Russia in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act disclosures filed with the Justice Department. The UAE spent over $36 million on foreign influence and lobbying in the U.S. in 2022, including hyping its role calling… |

Brian Berletic (2023-04-23). Russian Airpower Over Ukraine Increasing + More Shortcomings Appear Ahead Ukrainian Offensive. thealtworld.com Update on conflict in Ukraine for April 23-24, 2023: | — Most of Bakhmut is now under Russian control; | — Ukraine & Western media report increasing use of precision-guided bombs by Russian military aviation; | — Russian bombing is increasingly effective owed to dwindling Ukrainian air defenses; | — Recent Ukraine Contact Group in Germany admit air defenses in Ukraine are a priority, fail to commit to any possible solution; | — US announces acceleration of its shipments of 31 M1-Abram tanks to Ukraine after a 10 week training course, less than half the training an entry-level US tank crew…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-23). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near the Industrial college; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces reached to Polevaja street; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue west of Khromove; | Clashes are ongoing north of Chaikovskoho street. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Russian Airpower Over Ukraine Increasing & More Shortcomings Appear Ahead Ukrainian Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Update on conflict in Ukraine for April 23-24, 2023: — Most of Bakhmut is now under Russian control; — Ukraine & Western media report increasing use of precision-guided bombs by Russian military aviation; — Russian bombing is increasingly effective owed to dwindling Ukrainian air defenses; — Recent Ukraine Contact Group in Germany admit air defenses…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-23). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army targeted two workshops of the Ukrainian military aviation industrial plant near Kharkov; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Serebryanka; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Vesyoloye; | The Russian Army shot down Ukrainian Su-25 warplane near Kharkiv; | Russian forces destroyed one tank, one armoured vehicle, two pickup trucks in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed four armoured vehicles, eight mot…

Phil Wilayto, Popular Resistance. (2023-04-23). Antiwar Message Is Raised At Norfolk's Annual NATO Parade. popularresistance.org The North American Treaty Organization, or NATO, has two Strategic Commands – one in Belgium, the other in Norfolk, Virginia. And every year Norfolk holds a NATO Festival, complete with a parade, to honor the U.S-led military alliance that supported Portugal in its wars against African anti-colonial liberation movements; led the destruction of Libya and the former Yugoslavia; played leading roles in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and helped provoke the present war in Ukraine by expanding eastward to the very borders of Russia. | This year, the festival took place on Earth Day – totally ironic, since milit…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Afghanistan Watchdog Says 'You're Gonna See Pilferage' of Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The top watchdog for US spending on Afghanistan told Responsible Statecraft in an interview that he expects "pilferage" of US aid to Ukraine. John Sopko, who has served as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) since 2012, said that he personally favored creating a similar position for US spending on the war in …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Brazil's Lula Reaffirms Ukraine Position After US Criticism. news.antiwar.com Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reaffirmed his stance that countries should push for peace talks to resolve the war in Ukraine after coming under harsh criticism from the US for his position. During a recent visit to China, Lula said the US should stop "encouraging" the war in Ukraine and "start talking …

channelnewsasia (2023-04-23). Paris, Kyiv, Baltic states dismayed after China envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty. channelnewsasia.com

Lowkey (2023-04-23). The Ukraine Kill List and Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, with David Miller. mintpressnews.com David Miller joins Lowkey to reveal the covert tactics of the powerful Israel Lobby, the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, and the insidious influence of the Center for Countering Disinformation in this thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog.

unitedEditor (2023-04-23). A current look at the conflict in Ukraine. uwidata.com During the first week of Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine in February last year, Russian troops reached the vicinity of Kyiv and Kharkov, Ukraine's two main cities. They stayed there for a month. The world was waiting impatiently for the moment when the Kremlin would order the offensive to take the capital. However, …

Finian Cunningham (2023-04-23). Beware Perfidious Albion as Britain Takes Lead Role in War Provocation. thealtworld.com The tensions over the NATO proxy war in Ukraine with Russia are a powder-keg situation. And the British dirty-tricks brigade are the past masters that merit being closely watched. | The much-vaunted Anglo-American "special relationship" is gaining a new dubious meaning as Britain emerges as an adept agent provocateur for inciting a wider NATO war against Russia. | Warmongering British lawmakers are this week

Anonymous669 (2023-04-23). Russian Lancet Loitering Munitions Take Out More Ukrainian Howitzers, Vehicles (Videos). southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | Between April 13 and 23, Russian news sources released several videos documenting recent strikes with Lancet loitering munition against equipment of Kiev forces in the Russian special military operation zone. | The pinpoint strikes destroyed or damaged an American-made M777 towed 155 mm howi…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-04-23). China, Russia Circle Wagons in Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca

Alastair Crooke (2023-04-23). Both Sides in the Region Now See 'Big War' as Possible. thealtworld.com The Jewish radicals have waited decades to reach office. They have the numbers now, and are loath to let this window of opportunity slip their hands. | Events in the Middle East have been moving fast — a 'decade of change' has been compressed into barely a few months: A world-shaping Entente has been sealed between Putin and Xi Jinping; China has mediated an accord between Iran and Saudi Arabia. President Raisi will meet King Salman after Eid; serious ceasefire talks have begun in Yemen. China, and Russia, have persuaded Turkey and Saudi to rehabilitate President Assad; the Syrian FM has visited Riyadh. Sau…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Russia's Lavrov Says US Denied Visas for Russian Journalists for UN Trip. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday said the US denied visas to Russian journalists who wanted to cover his trip to New York for a UN Security Council meeting. "A country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, free and fair country has chickened out and done something stupid by showing what its sworn assurances …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-23). Russia follows WHO's lead and ramps up fear of the Arcturus variant. expose-news.com The Russian government is dialling up the "Virus Fear" in perfect synchronisation with the World Health Organisation's ("WHO's") decision to "upgrade" Arcturus to a "variant of interest." Fellow BRICS member India is …

Vivienne Porzsolt (2023-04-23). Jews against the Occupation calls on Randwick City Council to reverse its decision to fly the flag of apartheid regime. greenleft.org.au Jews against the Occupation sent the following open letter to the Mayor and councillors at Randwick City Council requesting it revisit its decision to fly the flag of Israel on April 26.

It's Going Down. (2023-04-23). Cities Across The US Are Mobilizing To Honor Tortuguita's Birthday. popularresistance.org Supporters of the fight against Cop City in so-called Atlanta, Georgia are planning solidarity demonstrations, educational events, benefit concerts, and solidarity events to mark the birthday of anarchist and forest defender Tortuguita. This call for continued action comes after forty-two people now face "domestic terrorism" charges for simply "their participation in the movement, with arrest warrants citing the flimsiest grounds, including protesters having mud on their shoes and the number for a legal support group scrawled on their arms." | Moreover, the call for continued solidarity comes as the Dekalb County…

International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism, Popular Resistance. (2023-04-23). Iran Hearing Of The International People's Tribunal On US Imperialism. popularresistance.org The People's Tribunal is back and our IRAN HEARING is taking place on Monday, April 24! Join us if you are interested in hearing about how the people of Iran have fared under one of the most severe sanctions regimes in world history. | We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. | The Iran hearing will take place on Monday, April 24 at 10: 30 AM EST/7: 30 AM PST/2: 30 PM UTC/6 PM Tehran. | Due to sanctions, Zoom cannot be used reliably in Iran. Therefore, we will be livestreaming this hearing directly to our YouTube channel. Join us on Monday he…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Chinese Foreign Minister Says Beijing Will 'Never Back Down' on Taiwan. news.antiwar.com Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Friday that China would "never back down" on the issue of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, in a warning aimed at the US and the government in Taipei. Qin made the comments toward the end of a speech on China's contributions to the global economy. "The …

Robert Hunziker (2023-04-23). El Nino Threatens Unparalleled Heatwaves. dissidentvoice.org Can the world handle a climate that exceeds the far-reaching excesses of 2022 when the entire world turned upside down with unprecedented flooding, fires, and drought? NOAA and climate researchers in Germany and China believe an El Niño, starting in 2023-24, is the works. El Niños equate to more heat throughout the planet. Buckle-up! El …

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-23). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). Japanese hold rally urging return of relics looted from China. ecns.cn A Japanese civil group held a rally here on Saturday to call on the government to return Chinese relics stolen by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). Chinese policy bank scales up support for water conservancy projects. ecns.cn China Development Bank, one of the country's policy banks, stepped up financial support for major water conservancy projects nationwide in the first three months of this year.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). China awards 20 female scientists. ecns.cn A total of 20 young female scientists and five scientific teams for research in air pollution prevention and other fields were awarded on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). China's industrial capacity utilization rate at 74.3 pct in Q1. ecns.cn China's industrial capacity utilization rate came in at 74.3 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, down 1.5 percentage points from the same period a year earlier, official data showed.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). Financial services under China-Singapore connectivity initiative benefit more ASEAN members. ecns.cn The Thai subsidiary of Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit Co. Limited obtained a 3-million-U.S. dollar loan from Standard Chartered Bank (Thailand) in June 2022, and the money has been used to expand the company's fruit business.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). 1 provincial-level official punished by China's discipline authorities in Q1. ecns.cn Discipline inspection and supervisory agencies across China issued punishment to 111,000 people, including one official at the provincial or ministerial level, in the first quarter of this year.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). China renews blue alert for severe convection weather. ecns.cn China's meteorological authority on Sunday renewed a blue alert for severe convection weather in parts of the country.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). China dismisses deflation concerns, expects further demand recovery. ecns.cn Despite slower price growth in China since the start of this year, concerns over deflations in the country are unnecessary as its economy is on a solid recovery track amid pro-growth policies, officials and analysts said.

ecns.cn (2023-04-23). Changshu, E China's Jiangsu Province pays salaries in digital yuan from May. ecns.cn Changshu city in East China's Jiangsu Province will pay the salaries of civil servants and state-owned units in digital yuan from May this year.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-23). China lodges complaint over South Korean president's 'erroneous' Taiwan remarks. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-23). Signs of hope for China property market, but boom is over: Analysts. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-23). China's Guangdong Q1 GDP up 4.0% y/y – provincial statistics bureau. channelnewsasia.com

trtworld (2023-04-23). 'Unacceptable': South Korean president's remarks on Taiwan anger China. trtworld.com South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol had said in an interview that the increased tensions around Taiwan were due to attempts to change the status quo by force. | 'Unacceptable': South Korean president's remarks on Taiwan anger China…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-23). Denmark To Withdraw Troops From Syria, Iraq To Combat 'Threats' Near Border. southfront.org A Danish soldier surveys the Afghan plains while halted during a foot patrol in the district of Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province. By Corporal Timothy Solano, U.S. Marine Corps | On April 23, the Danish Ministry of Defense announced that it will withdraw all military specialists currently serving as a part of the United States-led coalition against ISIS from Iraq and Syria to combat threats near its border. "Now we are withdrawing the unit t…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-23). Pro-Iran Group Warns Iraqi Government Of Increasing U.S. Intelligence Activities (Videos). southfront.org Official banner of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf | A pro-Iran shadowy armed group has warned the Iraqi government over increasing activities by the United States intelligence in the country. | In a statement released on April 23, the group, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf, said that the U.S. intelligence recently moved more personnel and equipment from Ali Al Salem Air Base in neighboring Kuwait to Victory Base Complex in Baghd…

Sondoss Al Asaad (2023-04-23). Palestine in Sheikh Ali Salman's eyes: Normalization is a reward for the occupation. thealtworld.com Sheikh Ali Salman labels the deprivation of the Palestinians of their motherland as "a repressive practice that practically reminds us of what fascist and racist regimes have done." | Bahrain's Al-Wefaq Society has launched a booklet titled "Palestine in the Eyes of Al-Wefaq's SG," which includes the views of imprisoned Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, in support of the Palestinian cause, along with his unyielding condemnation of the Israeli occupation and its abhorrent practices. | In the introduction written by the SG in Jau Central Prison, Sheikh Salman states, "Most of the peoples of the world were subje…

Pedro Rodriguez (2023-04-23). Danish Defence: Why Is Christian Juhl the Only One Talking About Business Ethics? indybay.org Signed off and sealed: a deal by the Danish government led by Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats and their coalition partners to purchase Israeli weapons systems produced by Elbit Systems has made little noise. There are a number of concerning ethical considerations that are generally being ignored, with only a few dissenting voices daring to break ranks.

trtworld (2023-04-23). Tens of thousands of Israelis protest judicial reform plan for 16th week. trtworld.com The demonstration comes ahead of another mass protest planned on Sunday to coincide with a Netanyahu speech to the general assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America. | Tens of thousands of Israelis protest judicial reform plan for 16th week…

trtworld (2023-04-23). Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas. trtworld.com Militants opposed to military rule have claimed responsibility for the killing of former lieutenant colonel and deputy director-general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission Sai Kyaw Thu. | Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas…

Staff (2023-04-23). Morales Ojeda inicia este domingo visita oficial a China. cubadebate.cu Este domingo el miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del PCC, Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, inició su visita oficial a China, donde cumplimentará un intenso programa que incluirá encuentros con las principales figuras del Partido Comunista Chino y Gobierno de China y su participación en el V Seminario Teórico entre ambos Partidos.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-23). Suman 16 semanas de protestas en Israel. telesurtv.net Las manifestaciones de este sábado se producen tres días antes de que Israel celebre el 75 aniversario de la fundación del Estado, y la víspera del Día de los Caídos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-23). China presenta queja al presidente de Corea del Sur por Taiwán. telesurtv.net El mandatario surcoreano realizó comentarios erróneos sobre la situación de Taiwán respecto a China.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-04-22). Western Hegemony Declining, Admits European Central Bank. popularresistance.org The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, gave a speech acknowledging that "the tectonic plates of geopolitics are shifting faster" and "we may see the world becoming more multipolar", with the decline of US dollar hegemony, war in Ukraine, and rise of China. | "We could see more multipolarity as geopolitical tensions continue to mount", Lagarde added. | Geopolitical Economy Report editor-in-chief Ben Norton analyzed Lagarde's speech with Radhika Desai, professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba and director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group.

WSWS (2023-04-22). DOJ files baseless charges against black nationalists of conspiring with Russia. wsws.org The charges against the leadership of the African People's Socialist Party were made in connection with the US government's attempt to criminalize all opposition to its unpopular proxy war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-04-22). Stoltenberg calls for Ukraine to join NATO amid escalation of conflict with Russia. wsws.org US and NATO officials met at Ramstein Air Base in Germany yesterday to coordinate new arms deliveries to Ukraine ahead of a planned Ukrainian spring offensive.

WSWS (2023-04-22). Australian PM confirms attendance at NATO summit. wsws.org Albanese will participate as one of the US allies designated last year as NATO's "Asia-Pacific Four," expanding the military alliance's operations from the war against Russia in Ukraine to preparations for war against China.

Anonymous669 (2023-04-22). U.S. Army 'Gray Eagle' Combat Drone Crashes In Northern Iraq (Photos, Video). southfront.org A General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | On April 22, an MQ-1C Gray Eagle combat drone of the United States Army crashed in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. | The Sabreen News channel on Telegram, which is close to Iranian-backed forces in Iraq, alleged that the MQ-1C was shot down with an anti-aircraft missile. However, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement that the drone crashed in southern Kirkuk as a result of what it called a "mechanical…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-22). Military Situation In Donbass On April 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Bilogorivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Pervomaiske; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Avdiivka; | Up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 2 pickups were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 310 Ukraini…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-22). Kiev Forces Lost Most Of Their First 'Krab' Howitzers (Video). southfront.org A Polish-made Krab howitzer. | The Russian military has apparently destroyed most of Kiev forces' first Polish-made Krab self-propelled 155 mm howitzers. | On April 22, video footage surfaced online showing a completely destroyed Ukrainian Krab howitzer and its ammunition vehicle. The footage was reportedly taken near the Seversk front, in the outskirts of the village of Zvanivka in the Donetsk region. | This was the eleventh confirmed destruction of a Krab howitzer in Ukraine. At least two others we…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-22). EU FMs "deliberate" on Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, China, Sudan, Tunisia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 21, 2023 EU foreign ministers to discuss Russia-Ukraine war, situation in Tunisia EU foreign ministers will gather on Monday in Luxembourg to discuss the recent developments in Tunisia and Sudan, as well as the global implications of the war in Ukraine. The ministers will start their reunion with an informal breakfast with Council …

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-04-22). Ukraine: Stalemate in an attritional war? peoplesdispatch.org What neocons in the US are yet to grasp is that they failed to subjugate Russia despite the humiliations poured on its national honor, history and enviously rich culture. Why would Russia normalize with states that appropriated its sovereign wealth and imposed such draconian sanctions to bleed and weaken its economy…

_____ (2023-04-22). Beware Perfidious Albion as Britain Takes Lead Role in War Provocation. strategic-culture.org The tensions over the NATO proxy war in Ukraine with Russia are a powder-keg situation. And the British dirty-tricks brigade are the past masters that merit being closely watched. | The much-vaunted Anglo-American "special relationship" is gaining a new dubious meaning as Britain emerges as an adept agent provocateur for inciting a wider NATO war against Russia. | Warmongering British lawmakers are this week

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-04-22). Chinese 'Police Stations' And War Propaganda. popularresistance.org "Right now there are changes — the likes of which we haven't seen for 100 years — and we are the ones driving these changes together." Xi Jinping to Vladimir Putin , March 22, 2023 | President Lula da Silva of Brazil recently visited China's President Xi Jinping. French President Emmanuel Macron, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez have all made the journey in recent months. Even Germany's amateurish Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock went, but her goal was to make sure that double talking Macron didn't stray far from the EU's…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-22). DPR Head Praises Russian Lancet Loitering Munitions. southfront.org ZALA Lancet attack drone. © Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Lancet loitering munition has proved to be quite effective against Ukrainian weapons, acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said on April 21."They [Kiev forces] use air defense systems of various types. We, for our part, destroy them. The Lancet have proved to be very effective. A lot of enemy vehicles, along with artillery systems, have been hit by the Lancet,"

Anonymous669 (2023-04-22). U.S. Releases Footage Of Russian Fighter Jets Flying Over Its Bases In Syria. southfront.org File image. | On April 19, the United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) released two declassified videos showing fully-armed Su-35 fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces flying over coalition bases in Syria. | "Armed Russian fighter aircraft" have directly flown over the U.S.-led coalition bases in Syria at least 26 times between March 1 to April 19 of this year, according to accompanying data released by AFCENT. | The command added that there had been 63 "violations" since March of deconfliction proto…

Staff (2023-04-22). ALBA Games 2023 Begin in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The 5th ALBA Games 2023 was inaugurated this Friday, April 21, at the Jorge Luis García Carneiro baseball stadium in La Guaira, Venezuela, where delegations from the 11 participating countries paraded. The event was by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. | Athletes from Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, and special guest country Russia, are participating in the Games. | The delegations were sworn in by the minister for Youth and Sports of Venezuela, Mervin Maldonado, who stated that at this moment "in…

Editor (2023-04-22). McCarthyism resurges: Radical U.S.-based organizations condemn U.S. indictments of African People's Socialist Party members. mronline.org Activists on the left, as well as radical U.S.-based organizations, came out yesterday against the indictments of three members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), one former party member, and three Russian nationals for allegedly attempting to sow discord in the United States by working with Russia.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). Grassland fires in Mongolia, Russia threaten Chinese borders. ecns.cn Two steppe fires broke out, spreading across China's northern borders from Mongolia and Russia on Thursday afternoon, according to the Inner Mongolia Fire Department. More than 300 firefighters and 50 vehicles had been deployed from Inner Mongolia by Thursday night. "ÄÄ…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-22). NATO trains French Foreign Legionaries for war with Russia in the Baltic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 18, 2023 French Foreign Legionnaires practice battle tactics in Estonia On April 3-5, soldiers with the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion, who are assigned to NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Estonia, conducted an assault drill at the Tapa military training area in Estonia. The exercise aimed to develop soldiers' …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-22). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca The evidence amply confirms that The Nord Stream was the object of an act of sabotage ordered by President Joe Biden. | Nord Stream —which originates in Russia— transits through the (maritime) territorial jurisdiction of 4 member states of the EU. From a legal standpoint (International Law: UN Charter, Law of the Sea) this was a U.S. Act of War against the EU.

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-04-22). Is the U.S. Biden Administration Behind the Blowing Up of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Pipelines Between Russia and Western Europe? globalresearch.ca Soon after the explosion of September 26, 2022, some American media surprisingly called the sabotaging of pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 a wartime "mystery". Even alleged that Russia could have blown up its own pipelines for some foggy reasons.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-04-22). The US Is Heavily Involved In Sudan's Renewed Turmoil, Western Media Omits This. thelastamericanvagabond.com The armed clashes in Sudan, that began last week, are being presented by Western corporate media as a shock from a country that was heading towards democracy. These attempts to absolve the West of any accountability for the militarized confrontation that could spark civil war, and to even blame Russia, are leaving out the key

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). Fire on Mongolia-Russia border under control. ecns.cn The grass fire broke out on Thursday afternoon. More than 300 firefighters and 50 vehicles had been deployed from Inner Mongolia by Thursday night.

Misión Verdad (2023-04-22). Key Points of Russian FM Lavrov's Venezuela Tour. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — April 19, 2023 | The foreign affairs minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, visited Caracas on April 18 as part of a tour of Latin America. Coming from Brazil, Lavrov held meetings with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and Foreign Minister Yván Gil. He later held a meeting with President Nicolás Maduro, with whom he reaffirmed the ties between Russia and Venezuela. | "I want to convey to you a message from the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin," Lavrov told Maduro during their meeting. "He asked me to give you his best wishes and greetings. You have his invitation to…

Ben Norton (2023-04-22). Brazil's Lula travels to China and calls to end US dollar dominance. indybay.org "Why can't a bank like that of the BRICS have a currency to finance trade relations between Brazil and China, between Brazil and other countries?" he continued. "It's difficult because we are unaccustomed [to the idea]. Everyone depends on just one currency". Lula made these remarks criticizing US dollar hegemony in a speech for the New Development Bank (NDB).

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-22). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Dongsheng News (2023-04-22). Young People Turn to Temples. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. | ‚Ä¢ Young people turn to temples | ‚Ä¢ Demand for AI workers | ‚Ä¢ New variety of rapeseed | ‚Ä¢ China to make bricks from lunar soil…

AROC (2023-04-22). Tuesday 4/18: Bay Area Communities To Rally and Demand No Aid to Israeli Apartheid on Tax Day. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

Rania Khalek (2023-04-22). Inside the Saudi-Iran Peace Deal & How It Shakes Up Europe. thealtworld.com With Saudi Arabia and Iran making peace as part of a deal brokered by China, much has been made about the absence of the U.S. and what it means for U.S. hegemony. But what about the implications for the region? What might it look like in practice? Who are the potential spoilers? And why did this happen now? Also, what does it mean for the U.S. empire's greatest global partner, Europe? | To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Adnan Tabatabai, the co-founder and CEO of the Germany-based think tank CARPO and an Iran analyst who has advised European policymakers and facilitated Saudi-Iran dialogue.

JANET (2023-04-22). Philippine-U.S. war games threaten China. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders April 19, 2023 U.S. threats and efforts to blockade China are moving aggressively forward. Once again, they directly violate the constitution and sovereignty of a country forced to participate. The latest U.S. aggression involves new U.S. bases and military actions that began in April in the Philippines. Protest in Philippines against Balikatan military exercises, April 11, 2023 They follow a week of U.S. military maneuvers and base-building in Guam; amphibious landings in South Korea, involving 28,000 Korean and U.S. sailors and marines; and combined anti-submarine warfare exercises of U.S., Ja…

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-22). The Heat: China's Economic Growth. america.cgtn.com China's economy continues its strong recovery. China's economy is roaring back with strong growth rates reported for the first quarter of 2023. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's gross domestic product grew by 4.5% during the first three months of the year compared …

Media Lens (2023-04-22). Cancelling Facts That Challenge Establishment Power. dissidentvoice.org As we have noted before, a systemic feature of state-corporate media is propaganda by omission. Missing out salient facts, informed commentary and context about the machinations of government and big business means that the public is less able to: Understand the world around us; Challenge state-corporate power; and Bring about the fundamental changes in society …

JANET (2023-04-22). Dalai Lama's abusive behavior nothing new. iacenter.org By Arjae Red April 22, 2023 The Dalai Lama is under fire in the media after a video was shared of his inappropriate interaction with a child. Many people around the world were shocked to see this disturbing behavior, coming from someone who is often touted by Western media as a "holy man" or even a "social justice leader." Youths in Lhasa, Tibet, opposed to Dalai Lama, demonstrate to support the 2008 Olympics being held in Beijing, May 4, 2008. Credit: China Daily But this morally questionable behavior comes as no shock to anyone familiar with the Dalai Lama's corrupt and deceptive history — including his h…

JANET (2023-04-22). Brazil and China agree on dollar-free trade. iacenter.org April 21, 2023 Interview by Lorena Guillén, from ABYA YALA TV, Bolivia, with Julio Gambina, president of the Foundation for Social and Political Research, Argentina, on the agreements between China and Brazil for the exchange in local currencies, without depending on the dollar. The agreement was made March 29, and the interview was made live on April 1, 2023. Published April 7 by rebelion.org. Translation: John Catalinotto. China and Brazil sign an accord as March 2023 ends. Credit: Abya Yala TV Lorena Guillén (LG): What is your opinion about the agreement between Brazil and China? Julio Gambina (JG): It is a st…

trtworld (2023-04-22). Philippines, China commit to working on resolving protracted sea dispute. trtworld.com Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo says Manila's relations with Beijing are more than just their differences over the South China Sea, as he hosts bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang. | Philippines, China commit to working on resolving protracted sea dispute…

trtworld (2023-04-22). WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found in the Philippines. trtworld.com SS Montevideo Maru was torpedoed en route from what is now Papua New Guinea to China's Hainan by a US submarine, unaware of the prisoners of war onboard. | WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found in the Philippines…

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). Cradle of culture: Fujian Tulou. ecns.cn Tulou is a type of large, enclosed and fortified earth building of traditional Hakka communal residence. In 2008, 46 tulou were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List as a unique residential architecture of east China's Fujian Province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). China firmly opposes U.S. government's move to limit U.S. businesses' investment in key parts of Chinese economy. ecns.cn China firmly opposes U.S. government's move to sign an executive order that will limit investment in key parts of the Chinese economy by U.S. businesses, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts talk with youths from SCO. ecns.cn An online video talk between China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts in the Tiangong space station and youths from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is held in Beijing, April 20, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). Chinese FM meets Gambian counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Friday met in Shanghai with Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara, who came to China to attend the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World and paid a visit to the country.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). China emphasizes glacier, frozen soil protection on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in new draft law. ecns.cn China is considering strengthening the protection of snow-capped mountains, glaciers and frozen soil on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by specifying special requirements in the latest version of a new draft law.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). China to advance high-standard opening-up with more proactive efforts: FM. ecns.cn China will advance high-standard opening-up with more proactive efforts and will invest more resources in global development cooperation, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). China mandates background checks on school staff. ecns.cn The Ministry of Education has asked schools and universities to conduct mandatory background checks on candidates who work on campuses for sexual crimes before they are hired, China Daily reported Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). Chinese modernization boosts world peace, justice: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Qin Gang delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World in Shanghai Friday, pointing out that a China moving toward modernization is a boost to the force for peace and justice.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-22). Philippines, China to set up more lines of communication to resolve maritime issues. channelnewsasia.com

unitedEditor (2023-04-22). China a growing player in Middle East. uwidata.com The reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, mediated by China, reflects a change not only in the Middle East but also across the globe. And it is a vivid example to manifest China's Global Security Initiative. The disputes between the two influential states of the Islamic world because of "sectarianism" were the most important policy …

channelnewsasia (2023-04-22). China EV dominance hastens end of petrol engine era. channelnewsasia.com At the Shanghai Auto Show, dozens of new electric vehicle models were on display.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-22). Philippines, China commit to working on resolving differences. channelnewsasia.com

Anonymous103 (2023-04-22). Military Situation In Yemen On April 11-22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 66 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On April 22, Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen, congratulated the leader and the people of Iran on Eid al-Fitr in a telephone conversation with Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran; | On April 21, a civilian was killed in Saudi artillery attack in the Shada district; | On April 14, thousa…

Ali Abunimah (2023-04-22). Why the Saudis have called off their Israeli wedding. mronline.org After leading Israel's extreme far-right to victory in last November's elections, a buoyant Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to quickly resume Tel Aviv's march towards full normalization with Arab regimes.

trtworld (2023-04-22). Several killed as rare tornado rips through villages near Myanmar capital. trtworld.com Over 128 people were transported to hospitals, while 232 houses were destroyed in the extreme weather event, emergency services in the tiny South Asian nation said. | Several killed as rare tornado rips through villages near Myanmar capital…

trtworld (2023-04-22). Death toll soars following massive landslide in Afghanistan-Pakistan border. trtworld.com A total of 20 trucks were buried in the accident in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. | Death toll soars following massive landslide in Afghanistan-Pakistan border…

Pedro Rodriguez (2023-04-22). Danish Defence: Why Is Christian Juhl the Only One Talking About Business Ethics? indybay.org Signed off and sealed: a deal by the Danish government led by Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats and their coalition partners to purchase Israeli weapons systems produced by Elbit Systems has made little noise. There are a number of concerning ethical considerations that are generally being ignored, with only a few dissenting voices daring to break ranks.

_____ (2023-04-22). U.S. 'Obstructing Peace Efforts' in Yemen: Ansarallah. strategic-culture.org

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2023-04-22). Inauguran los V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA 2023 en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El acto contó con la presencia del presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.

Anonymous103 (2023-04-21). US To Double Its 'Defense' Budget. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe US is left with a choice — further escalate, not only with Russia, but the rest of the world as well, or find an off-ramp. Otherwise, its inflation will surge so much that the "doubling" of the Pentagon's budget will happen on its own. | Written by Back in late March, top American General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the United States of America would b…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Kyiv says it terminates land lease deal with Russian Embassy. channelnewsasia.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-21). The Pilgrimage of European Politicians to Beijing, a Sign of Accelerating the Transformation of the World Order. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Terehov The first two weeks of April this year were a time of pilgrimage to the People's Republic of China (PRC) by European politicians of various ranks, representing some of the continent's leading states as well as trans-European structures. This in itself turned out to be one of the signs indicating the acceleration of…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Biden, Macron talk to ease tensions after French leader's China trip. channelnewsasia.com

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-04-21). Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Visits Brazil. popularresistance.org Russia's minister of foreign affairs, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Brasília on Monday for talks with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, in the latest of a series of bilateral encounters likely to ruffle the US. | Lavrov arrived just as Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, returned from a state visit to China, and both missions are part of a diplomatic reset Lula has pursued since returning to power this year, as he strives to recover Brazil's international reputation after his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, dismantled Brazil's established tradition of cooperation. For Brazil, that means rebuilding and…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-21). US To Double Its 'Defense' Budget. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe US is left with a choice — further escalate, not only with Russia, but the rest of the world as well, or find an off-ramp. Otherwise, its inflation will surge so much that the "doubling" of the Pentagon's budget will happen on its own. | Written by Back in late March, top American General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the United States of America would b…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Kyiv says it terminates land lease deal with Russian Embassy. channelnewsasia.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-21). The Pilgrimage of European Politicians to Beijing, a Sign of Accelerating the Transformation of the World Order. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Terehov The first two weeks of April this year were a time of pilgrimage to the People's Republic of China (PRC) by European politicians of various ranks, representing some of the continent's leading states as well as trans-European structures. This in itself turned out to be one of the signs indicating the acceleration of…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Biden, Macron talk to ease tensions after French leader's China trip. channelnewsasia.com

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-04-21). Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Visits Brazil. popularresistance.org Russia's minister of foreign affairs, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Brasília on Monday for talks with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, in the latest of a series of bilateral encounters likely to ruffle the US. | Lavrov arrived just as Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, returned from a state visit to China, and both missions are part of a diplomatic reset Lula has pursued since returning to power this year, as he strives to recover Brazil's international reputation after his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, dismantled Brazil's established tradition of cooperation. For Brazil, that means rebuilding and…

infobrics (2023-04-21). Why Russia Will Remain India's Most Trusted Strategic Partner. infobrics.org The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow last month and the summit he had with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has sharply divided opinion among Indian experts…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-21). Ukraine Plotted Attacks Against Russian Bases In Syria With Help From Kurdish Forces — Report. southfront.org This image is part of the leaked classified material that was circulated in a Discord chatroom and obtained by The Washington Post. | The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has plotted attacks against bases of the Russian military and the Wagner Group in Syria with help from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),

Kyle Anzalone (2023-04-21). Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria. news.antiwar.com Kiev's military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the Washington Post using documents released by Jack Teixeira. The Ukrainian defense officials believed they could use Kurdish forces to wage a proxy …

Evan Reif (2023-04-21). The Atrocity Mill: How the West Conjures Up Atrocities Overseas to Cover for its Own. covertactionmagazine.com Recently, American doctor and ex-Marine Pete Reed was killed near the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine. Since his death, Reed has been lionized as a selfless hero who lived a life of service. Ukrainian sources are quick to condemn his death as a horrible atrocity and Russian war crime. Reed was a doctor working for …

Anonymous103 (2023-04-21). Kiev Exchanged Two Orthodox Priests For Dozens Of Ukrainian POWs. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On April 21, Kiev reported that it had exchanged two priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) for Ukrainian servicemen released from the Russian captivity. | The swap was reported by the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk in his interview with Ukrainian media. Malyuk stressed that one of the priests was exchanged for 28 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). No other details were provided. | In its turn, the Russian side did not officially comment of the exchange. | I…

Anonymous587 (2023-04-21). Military Overview Of Situation In Ukraine On April 21, 2023: Strike On Combined Headquarters Of AFU Grouping. southfront.org The situation in the area where the Russian troops are conducting a special operation has not changed significantly. Fighters of…

_____ (2023-04-21). The Arctic Council: NATO and the Unipolar Pole? journal-neo.org What's The Point? What difference does the Russia-Ukraine conflict make to the Arctic? Are any polar bears being called up to fight? Will it affect the ice, or which ships can pass through it, and for what purpose? Norway said "it will prioritise a smooth transition with Russia as it plans to assume the chair […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Brian Berletic (2023-04-21). Russia-Ukraine, China, Surveillance & Multipolarity with Brian Berletic. thealtworld.com Russia-Ukraine, China, Surveillance & Multipolarity with Brian Berletic…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-21). Obsolete Cold War Attitudes are Holding Europe Back. libya360.wordpress.com Fiona Edwards In 2022, NATO powers allocated huge sums to Ukraine—about $50 billion from the US, ‚Ǩ52 billion from the EU and its member states, and £2.3 billion from Britain. Photo courtesy NATO. Recently, the United States has been followed by a number of European countries in supporting a cold war policy toward Russia and…

JANET (2023-04-21). Is one Germany better than two? iacenter.org By John Catalinotto April 20, 2023 Was it better for the world's oppressed and exploited to have one German state or two? The question arises as news reports say that the Berlin regime is sending MiG-29 jet fighters to Ukraine, to be used in the U.S./NATO proxy war against Russia. German imperialism is sending Soviet jet fighters to make war on Russia. Of course, the question is distorted as presented. We must first answer the question: Which class is to lead and guide this German state? The jet fighters were part of the war material the Soviet Union left in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), after Soviet troo…

JANET (2023-04-21). UNAC Statement on the indictment of the African People's Socialist Party, petition link & donation link. iacenter.org The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) condemns the indictment of Omali Yeshiteli, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and other members for expressing their views on Ukraine. The indictment charges them of "conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections." This indictment attempts to criminalize freedom of speech and discourage all who oppose U.S. foreign policy from expressing their views. This attack on the APSP and on freedom of speech should also be seen in the light of other cases that the government has used…

_____ (2023-04-21). The Great Chinese Can-Can Twist and Turn for Emmanuel Macron. strategic-culture.org We need to learn where the borderline of strategic autonomy of Europe is (if there is any). | The President of France, Emanuel Macron, was sent off to Beijing with high hopes that he would successfully convert the President of China, Xi Jinping. Quite unexpectedly, Macron got back from China as if the complete opposite occurred. Macron's journey to Beijing was surely not anywhere

Anonymous669 (2023-04-21). In Video: Russian Loitering Munition Destroys American-Made Counter-Battery Radar In Donetsk. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | On April 20, video footage surfaced online showing a recent Russian strike with a Lancet loitering munition against an American-made AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder counter-battery radar of Kiev forces in the special military operation zone. | The pinpoint Lancet strike destroyed the radar, which was r…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-21). Militants In Greater Idlib Want To Accuse Syrian, Russian Troops Of Attacking Civilians. southfront.org File image. | Militants occupying the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib are planning to accuse Syrian and Russian troops of using weapons against the civilian population, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, warned on April 20. | Several militant groups are active in Greater Idlib, where the Turkish military maintains a fairly large presence. However, the region is under the de-facto control of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at T…

Editor (2023-04-21). Lavrov arrives in Havana to promote Russia-Cuba cooperation. mronline.org Currently, Russia is one of Cuba's top ten trading partners, and both governments define their partnership as "strategic."

Anonymous103 (2023-04-21). Russian Aerial Bomb Fell In Belgorod (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the evening of April 20, an explosion thundered in the Russian city of Belgorod. Soon after the explosion, the Russian Ministry of Defence explained that the reason was an "unauthorized liftoff of ammunition from the Russian Su-34 aircraft". | Russian aerial bomb accidentally fell on the street in Belgorod. As a result, some buildings were damaged. Three civilians were injured, one of them was hospitalized. People were evacuated from the damaged buildings. They were accommodated in lo…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-21). Poland's New Border Fence And "Himars Academy" Escalates Tensions With Russia. southfront.org Illustrative ImageWarsaw continues a policy of servitude to Washington. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Poland is erecting a wall on Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, announced its intentions to open a "Himars Academy" for military training, and is allowing the deployment of these American weapons on its territory. These highly provocative actions serve as a confirmation that Poland has aggressive plans to escalate tensions with Moscow. | Polish Defence Mi…

WSWS (2023-04-21). In Germany, Left Party youth group calls for donations to the Ukrainian army. wsws.org Linksjugend (Left Youth) counts among the organisations belonging to the Left Party that aggressively support NATO's proxy war against Russia.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Russia regional governor quits after son dodges extradition to US. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Russia ¥s Lavrov in Havana on Latam drive to shore up support. channelnewsasia.com

infobrics (2023-04-21). Egypt's Membership of BRICS: Opportunities and Prospects. infobrics.org The expansion of Egypt's strategic relations with Russia, China, Brazil, South Africa and India and the increase of joint projects and investments between the two sides are motivations for official participation in BRICS…

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Grassland fires in Mongolia, Russia threaten Chinese borders. ecns.cn Two steppe fires broke out, spreading across China's northern borders from Mongolia and Russia on Thursday afternoon, according to the Inner Mongolia Fire Department. More than 300 firefighters and 50 vehicles had been deployed from Inner Mongolia by Thursday night. "ÄÄ…

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-21). Canada Criticizes Russia's Bombing of its Neighbors: But What about Israel? palestinechronicle.com

_____ (2023-04-21). Biden DOJ Indicts Four Americans for 'Weaponized' Free Speech. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | The Washington Post Federal authorities charged four Americans on Tuesday with roles in a malign campaign pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda in Florida and Missouri — expanding a previous case that charged a Russian operative with running illegal influence agents within the United States. | The FBI signaled its interest in the alleged activities in a series of raids last summer, at which point authorities charged a Moscow man, Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, with working for years on behalf of Russian government of…

Ahmed Adel (2023-04-21). Poland's New Border Fence at Kalingrad and "Himars Academy" Escalates Tensions with Russia. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Fire on Mongolia-Russia border under control. ecns.cn The grass fire broke out on Thursday afternoon. More than 300 firefighters and 50 vehicles had been deployed from Inner Mongolia by Thursday night.

teleSUR (2023-04-21). Russian Athletes to Participate in 5th Alba Games in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net The start of the fifth games of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) sporting event, in which Russian athletes are slated to make their inaugural appearance, is set to occur on Friday within the Venezuelan metropolis of Caracas. The schedule of the athletic event outlines 35 sporting disciplines. | Related: | The schedule of the athletic events showcases contests across 35 distinct disciplines. It is an…

Cathy Peters (2023-04-21). Protesters urge Randwick Council not to fly Israeli flag. greenleft.org.au Randwick locals called a protest, with the help of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, outside Randwick City Council chambers to call on it reconsider flying the flag of an apartheid regime. Cathy Peters reports.

AROC (2023-04-21). Tuesday 4/18: Bay Area Communities To Rally and Demand No Aid to Israeli Apartheid on Tax Day. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

AROC (2023-04-21). Community and Activists Lock Down Israeli Consulate, Barricade Doors in Protest. indybay.org Dozens of Jewish and Palestinian community members and their allies have barricaded the doors to the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco. Participants have chained themselves to the front of the building, with slogans of "No Tax Dollars for Apartheid," and are poised to remain on the premises.

Ben Norton (2023-04-21). Brazil's Lula travels to China and calls to end US dollar dominance. indybay.org "Why can't a bank like that of the BRICS have a currency to finance trade relations between Brazil and China, between Brazil and other countries?" he continued. "It's difficult because we are unaccustomed [to the idea]. Everyone depends on just one currency". Lula made these remarks criticizing US dollar hegemony in a speech for the New Development Bank (NDB).

Brian Berletic (2023-04-21). New Atlas LIVE: US Builds Consensus for War with China & a Closer Look at Taiwan w/Carl Zha. thealtworld.com Today we talk with Carl Zha about the US manufacturing consensus for war with China and take a closer look at Taiwan.

Aseel Mousa (2023-04-21). Israel delays treatment to child with lung disease. electronicintifada.net Eight-year-old repeatedly refused permission to leave Gaza for urgent care.

Nathan King (2023-04-21). Janet Yellen reaffirms U.S. no decoupling from China's economy. america.cgtn.com U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that "We do not seek to decouple our economy from China's." in a speech on Thursday. Find out more.

Lucrecia Franco (2023-04-21). Chinese Language Day celebrated in Brazil. america.cgtn.com The celebration of Chinese Language Day in Rio de Janeiro featured exhibitions and performances of China's millenary culture. See more.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Commentary: Are US-Vietnam relations ready for a strategic partnership upgrade? channelnewsasia.com While signs are afoot that Hanoi is drawing a little closer to Washington, Vietnam will likely stick to familiar ground when managing its relations with the two largest powers, says ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute's Nguyen Khac Giang.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-21). Why the Emergence of BRICS Is Reshaping the Global Economy and What It Means for Africa's Development. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Biko Wafula African leaders recognize the importance of engaging with the BRICS as a new and dynamic partner for Africa's development and integration. They are committed to building strategic and sustainable partnerships that advance Africa's interests and contribute to shaping the future of the global economy in a more equitable and inclusive manner. China…

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-21). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Sophia Cai (2023-04-21). U.S. House China Committee to War-game Taiwan Invasion Scenario. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). China firmly opposes U.S. government's move to limit U.S. businesses' investment in key parts of Chinese economy. ecns.cn China firmly opposes U.S. government's move to sign an executive order that will limit investment in key parts of the Chinese economy by U.S. businesses, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts talk with youths from SCO. ecns.cn An online video talk between China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts in the Tiangong space station and youths from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is held in Beijing, April 20, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Chinese FM meets Gambian counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Friday met in Shanghai with Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara, who came to China to attend the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World and paid a visit to the country.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). China emphasizes glacier, frozen soil protection on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in new draft law. ecns.cn China is considering strengthening the protection of snow-capped mountains, glaciers and frozen soil on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by specifying special requirements in the latest version of a new draft law.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). China to advance high-standard opening-up with more proactive efforts: FM. ecns.cn China will advance high-standard opening-up with more proactive efforts and will invest more resources in global development cooperation, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). China mandates background checks on school staff. ecns.cn The Ministry of Education has asked schools and universities to conduct mandatory background checks on candidates who work on campuses for sexual crimes before they are hired, China Daily reported Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Chinese modernization boosts world peace, justice: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Qin Gang delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World in Shanghai Friday, pointing out that a China moving toward modernization is a boost to the force for peace and justice.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Upholding post-war int'l order is China's solemn duty: FM. ecns.cn China sees it as its solemn duty to defend the authority of the UN and uphold…

trtworld (2023-04-21). China's Qin Gang says both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to Beijing. trtworld.com Newly-appointed top diplomat warns that criticising China over Taiwan will have "dangerous consequences", but also insisted that Beijing is a "growing force for peace and justice". | China's Qin Gang says both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to Beijing…

KATIE (2023-04-21). Moody's downgrades Israel's credit outlook. Time to divest? bdsmovement.net

Staff (2023-04-21). Yemen: Deadly Stampede at Charity Event Illustrates Desperation in Nation Devastated by Years of War. democracynow.org In Yemen, at least 79 people were killed and over 300 injured in a stampede on Wednesday in the capital city of Sana'a. The crowd crush began after armed Houthis fired into the air to control the crowd, striking electrical equipment and causing it to explode. The tragic deaths come as Yemen continues to face one of the world's largest humanitarian crises following years of fighting between U.S.-backed Saudi forces and the Houthi rebels. While a ceasefire began a year ago, no agreement has been reached yet on making it permanent. We speak to Ali Jameel, the accountability and redress director of Mwatan…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-21). Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN. channelnewsasia.com

Staff (2023-04-21). You Won't Believe Who Got The Richest From The Afghanistan War. leecamp.com

WSWS (2023-04-21). Official autopsy report contradicts Georgia police claim that "Cop City" protester was killed in self-defense. wsws.org The official autopsy report released Wednesday destroys the official narrative that Manuel Terán fired the first shots at police before he was brutally gunned down.

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-21). Coup plot proceeds apace: U.S. viceroy leads purge of Georgian judiciary. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerApril 21, 2023 US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan Visits Constitutional Court in Batumi On April 20, US Ambassador Kelly Degnan visited the Constitutional Court of Georgia in Batumi [in conquered Adjara] and met with the judges. In the statement released by the court, it is written that during the meeting, the judges and …

trtworld (2023-04-21). Muslims bid farewell to Ramadan, begin Eid al Fitr holidays. trtworld.com Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Sudan begin Eid al Fitr on Friday, while Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and India will celebrate the holiday on Saturday as there were no sightings of the Shawwal crescent there. | Muslims bid farewell to Ramadan, begin Eid al Fitr holidays…

teleSUR (2023-04-21). 2023 ALBA Games Kick Off In Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the 2023 Sports Games of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) kick off in Venezuela, which will host about 3,500 athletes from 11 countries. | RELATED: | Athletes from Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Antigua & Barbuda, and Grenada have arrived to participate in this event, which will run until April 29 in sporting facilities in Miranda, La Guaira, and Caracas. | Sportspeople f…

Pedro Rodriguez (2023-04-21). Danish Defence: Why Is Christian Juhl the Only One Talking About Business Ethics? indybay.org Signed off and sealed: a deal by the Danish government led by Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats and their coalition partners to purchase Israeli weapons systems produced by Elbit Systems has made little noise. There are a number of concerning ethical considerations that are generally being ignored, with only a few dissenting voices daring to break ranks.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-21). News Dispatches from West Asia: Yemen's Historic Prisoner Exchange and Palestinian Solidarity with 5,000 Prisoners. towardfreedom.org The possibility for peace has increased in Yemen with a historic prisoner exchange between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, Palestinians stood in solidarity with 5,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons on Prisoner Day, April 17. Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service reports.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-21). Houthis apprehensive about US meddling in ongoing peace talks in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org The US has increased its diplomatic activities with regard to the Yemen conflict following the announcement of talks between Houthis and Saudi Arabia. A key Houthi leader warned that the United States seeks to obstruct peace efforts…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-04-21). Continúan protestas contra la reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net La ley pretende otorgar la facultad al Gobierno de seleccionar los jueces que integrarán la Corte Suprema.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-21). Ataque israelí deja dos heridos en el sur de Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El alcalde de Beita, denunció que los soldados israelíes irrumpieron en un barrio de la urbe, provocando enfrentamientos con los locales.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-21). Presidente de Brasil llega a Portugal en visita oficial. telesurtv.net Tras visitar los principales socios comerciales del gigante suramericano (China, Estados Unidos y Argentina), Lula vuelve la atención al viejo continente.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2023-04-21). Inauguran los V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA 2023 en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El acto contó con la presencia del presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-04-20). What Better Way to do Damage Control in the Face of an Embarrassing Leak Then by Blaming it on the Russians. covertactionmagazine.com Covert campaign appears designed to try and whip up yet more hatred against Russia On April 12, the FBI arrested Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, at his home in North Dighton, Massachusetts, for allegedly leaking dozens of sensitive U.S. intelligence documents about the war in Ukraine, which was billed as the biggest national …

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-04-20). Indictment of African People's Socialist Party Is a Racist Assault on the Black Liberation Movement. dissidentvoice.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally condemns and opposes the recent indictment of four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), alongside three Russian nationals. The unsealed indictment states that on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, levied charges of "conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, …

Seymour Hersh. (2023-04-20). Seymour Hersh: Trading With The Enemy. popularresistance.org The Ukraine government, headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, has been using American taxpayers' funds to pay dearly for the vitally needed diesel fuel that is keeping the Ukrainian army on the move in its war with Russia. It is unknown how much the Zelensky government is paying per gallon for the fuel, but the Pentagon was paying as much as $400 per gallon to transport gasoline from a port in Pakistan, via truck or parachute, into Afghanistan during the decades-long American war there. | What also is unknown is that Zelensky has been buying the fuel from Russia, the country with which it, and Washington, are at war, and…

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). MOC slams claims that China providing drones to Russia. ecns.cn China has expressed strong opposition to the dissemination of false information by the U.S. and certain Western media outlets, aimed at discrediting its companies and alleging that Chinese drones are being exported for use in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Russian pro-NATO oppositionist Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison. wsws.org The charges that were used to imprison Kara-Murza could be used to go after any left-wing critic of the Putin regime's war in Ukraine.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-04-20). What Better Way to do Damage Control in the Face of an Embarrassing Leak Then by Blaming it on the Russians. covertactionmagazine.com Covert campaign appears designed to try and whip up yet more hatred against Russia On April 12, the FBI arrested Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, at his home in North Dighton, Massachusetts, for allegedly leaking dozens of sensitive U.S. intelligence documents about the war in Ukraine, which was billed as the biggest national …

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-04-20). Indictment of African People's Socialist Party Is a Racist Assault on the Black Liberation Movement. dissidentvoice.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally condemns and opposes the recent indictment of four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), alongside three Russian nationals. The unsealed indictment states that on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, levied charges of "conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, …

Seymour Hersh. (2023-04-20). Seymour Hersh: Trading With The Enemy. popularresistance.org The Ukraine government, headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, has been using American taxpayers' funds to pay dearly for the vitally needed diesel fuel that is keeping the Ukrainian army on the move in its war with Russia. It is unknown how much the Zelensky government is paying per gallon for the fuel, but the Pentagon was paying as much as $400 per gallon to transport gasoline from a port in Pakistan, via truck or parachute, into Afghanistan during the decades-long American war there. | What also is unknown is that Zelensky has been buying the fuel from Russia, the country with which it, and Washington, are at war, and…

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). MOC slams claims that China providing drones to Russia. ecns.cn China has expressed strong opposition to the dissemination of false information by the U.S. and certain Western media outlets, aimed at discrediting its companies and alleging that Chinese drones are being exported for use in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Russian pro-NATO oppositionist Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison. wsws.org The charges that were used to imprison Kara-Murza could be used to go after any left-wing critic of the Putin regime's war in Ukraine.

Staff (2023-04-20). Russia Wants to Know Details of the Brazilian Peace Initiative. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-20). Video: Camp Ko≈õciuszko. U.S. Army V Corps ready for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaApril 13, 2023 Becoming a V Corps Soldier — Camp Ko≈õciuszko U.S. Army V Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Harris explains the importance of V Corps' mission in Europe, and the benefits that soldiers may receive when becoming a Victory Corps soldier, such as career development opportunities and unique life experiences.

infobrics (2023-04-20). US still doesn't dare flying spy drones over Black Sea. infobrics.org The latest reports indicate Washington DC has not only drastically reduced the presence of ISR platforms in areas close to Russia, but has even completely halted the flights of its extremely expensive RQ-4 "Global Hawk" spy drones, the Flightradar24 tracker website reports.

infobrics (2023-04-20). Can Russia and China Unseat the Dollar from Its Throne. infobrics.org Although the dollar continues to be the dominant global currency, Russia and China could dent this dominance…

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). Venezuela, Russia jointly develop alternative to SWIFT platform. ecns.cn The staff at the Central Bank of Venezuela and the Bank of Russia are looking at communications systems and reducing the use of the U.S. dollar, said Venezuelan foreign minister Yván Gil at a press conference Tuesday.

infobrics (2023-04-20). Lavrov's visit to Brasilia generates good results, despite Brazilian impoliteness. infobrics.org Brazilian authorities had impolite attitudes on several occasions during Russian minister's trip.

infobrics (2023-04-20). Poland's new border fence and "Himars Academy" escalates tensions with Russia. infobrics.org Warsaw continues a policy of servitude to Washington.

infobrics (2023-04-20). India and Russia in Discussions to Upgrade BIT and Complete EAEU FTA Agreements. infobrics.org Updates to the existing India-Russia Bilateral Investment Treaty and recommencement of the India-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement are all underway in Delhi as the BRICS makes its global trade presence felt…

Middle East Monitor (2023-04-20). In its First 100 Days, Israel's New Netanyahu Gov't Crashes and Burns. juancole.com Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2 ( Middle East Monitor ) — The deteriorating security situation has given Israelis a great opportunity to list the failures of the new government 100 days after its formation. Members of the current coalition admit that many electoral plans and promises have not yet been fulfilled, and it is not clear …

Staff (2023-04-20). Khader Adnan 'Near Death' in Israeli Detention: Urgent call from Randa Musa, Khader Adnan's wife. samidoun.net Randa Musa, the wife of Khader Adnan, the Palestinian prisoner currently on his 75th day of hunger strike, issued the following urgent call to action to the people of the world. On Thursday, 20 April, the Israeli occupation military court once again postponed the hearing on his release, ordering yet another report on his medical …

AROC (2023-04-20). Community and Activists Lock Down Israeli Consulate, Barricade Doors in Protest. indybay.org Dozens of Jewish and Palestinian community members and their allies have barricaded the doors to the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco. Participants have chained themselves to the front of the building, with slogans of "No Tax Dollars for Apartheid," and are poised to remain on the premises.

AROC (2023-04-20). Tuesday 4/18: Bay Area Communities To Rally and Demand No Aid to Israeli Apartheid on Tax Day. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

Ben Norton (2023-04-20). Brazil's Lula travels to China and calls to end US dollar dominance. indybay.org "Why can't a bank like that of the BRICS have a currency to finance trade relations between Brazil and China, between Brazil and other countries?" he continued. "It's difficult because we are unaccustomed [to the idea]. Everyone depends on just one currency". Lula made these remarks criticizing US dollar hegemony in a speech for the New Development Bank (NDB).

Gary Olson (2023-04-20). The Latest NYT's Hit Piece on China Is from Thomas Friedman. dissidentvoice.org Thanks to Thomas Friedman's relentless service as a mouthpiece for US empire and capital, he's permitted to continuously churn out his pseudo-thought piece every week. — Belen Fernandez, The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work Thomas Friedman, a self-professed "liberal," is the New York Times most widely read columnist and its most influential flak for …

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). China to launch cargo flight carrying fresh food from South America in May. ecns.cn A cargo flight carrying fresh food including salmon from South America to China is expected to start service on May 5, the logistics arm under China Eastern Airlines said on Thursday, the company said it is the first such cargo flight flying from South America.

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). Wildfire breaks out at SW China's Jiuzhaigou. ecns.cn A wildfire broke out on Wednesday in Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). China provides opportunities to multinational corporations, proven by growing foreign investment. ecns.cn With China's economy expanding 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2023, it provided opportunities to multinational corporations as evidenced by a series of foreign-funded projects implemented since the beginning of 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). TCM specialists sent to 29 countries during COVID-19 fight: official. ecns.cn China had dispatched traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialists to 29 countries to aid the fight against COVID-19 during the pandemic, an official told a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). Chinese customs seize 362 endangered wildlife products. ecns.cn Shenyang Customs in northeast China's Liaoning Province said they have seized 362 endangered wildlife products from parcels shipped from overse…

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). China pledges efforts to expand demand in rural areas. ecns.cn China is planning to take more actions to invigorate domestic demand in rural areas, as it has broad development room and plays a significant role in stabilizing economic growth, an official told a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). China's FDI inflow up 4.9 pct in first three months. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 4.9 percent year on year in the first three months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). China rolls out roadmap to promote TCM culture. ecns.cn China has introduced a roadmap designed to promote traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) culture, said a health official at a press conference Thursday.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-20). Commentary: The world economy needs more from China. channelnewsasia.com Economic rebounds in the United States often get picked apart for their flaws. Now, it's China's turn, says Bloomberg Opinion columnist Daniel Moss.

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-20). Georgian ruling party chair again condemns global war party. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 20, 2023 Ruling party head claims "interest" in Kezerashvili to fund "revolutionary processes" in Georgia with "bloody, dirty money" Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday highlighted "interest" from unspecified groups to see the wanted former Defence Minister David Kezerashvili fund "revolutionary processes" in the country with "his bloody, …

trtworld (2023-04-20). Myanmar Supreme Court to hear appeal of jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi. trtworld.com The 77-year-old is serving 33 years in prison after convictions in more than a dozen cases that she has called absurd and her allies say were orchestrated by the junta. | Myanmar Supreme Court to hear appeal of jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi…

Staff (2023-04-20). Headlines for April 20, 2023. democracynow.org Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Worsens as Rival Military Factions Battle for Sixth Day, Dozens Killed, Over 100 Injured by Crowd Crush in Yemen's Capital, U.N. Warns 50 Million Across West and Central Africa at Risk of Hunger, Climate Crisis Fuels Deadly Heat Wave Across Much of Asia, Research Finds Air Pollution Harms Human Health at Every Stage of Life, Study Finds African Americans Live Longer in Counties with More Black Doctors, Supreme Court Delays Decision on Medication Abortions Until Friday, Oklahoma Officials Caught on Tape Discussing Lynching Black People, Murdering Journalists, Autopsy Shows T…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-20). FIFA concerned about Canada's refusal to honor Afghan visa letters -court filings. channelnewsasia.com

Malik Miah (2023-04-20). United States: Fight to stop 'Cop City' continues amid police violence, trumped-up charges. greenleft.org.au Protests are continuing against the construction of a police training centre in Atlanta, Georgia, despite activists being targeted by police violence and trumped-up legal charges. Malik Miah reports.

Staff (2023-04-20). Todo listo para comenzar mañana los V Juegos del ALBA. cubadebate.cu Tras múltiples actividades en días anteriores y el izamiento de las banderas, ya son una realidad los V Juegos del ALBA, previstos para efectuarse del 21 al 29 próximos en Caracas, sede principal, y las subsedes La Guaira y Miranda. En el acto participaron las autoridades del comité organizador nacional y los responsables de las sedes que acogerán los Juegos.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-20). Estampida humana deja más de 80 muertos en Yemen. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Interior yemení informó que los responsables del reparto benéfico fueron puestos bajo custodia, mientras se desarrollan las investigaciones.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-20). India supera a China como el país más poblado del mundo. telesurtv.net China ha implementado una estrategia nacional para responder activamente al envejecimiento de la población.