Daily Archives: May 23, 2023

2023-05-23: News Headlines

_____ (2023-05-23). Biden's F-16 Move Is Flight of Fancy Signifying Desperation. strategic-culture.org Biden is acting tough and he is once more recklessly escalating the war with Russia with his latest move on sending F-16s. | It's no coincidence that U.S. President Joe Biden made a sharp U-turn to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine on the same weekend that the NATO-backed Kiev regime just lost the strategic battle for Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). | Recall that Biden had emphatically said no to supplying the American warplane to Ukraine partly out of concern to not antagonize Russia. | The battle for the transport hub city in the Donbass region had been raging for eight months. Some commentators have compared the pivotal…

Editor (2023-05-23). U.S. announces plans to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. mronline.org On Friday, the White House announced the most reckless and dangerous escalation of its involvement in the war with Russia to date, that it has decided to train Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets and send the nuclear-capable planes to the battlefield.

Rick Rozoff (2023-05-23). "Bomber built to nuke Russia": U.S. B-1B Lancers deployed to Baltic against backdrop of massive war games — video. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces AfricaMay 23, 2023 Bomber Task Force: Supersonic bombers return to Europe U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers returned to RAF Fairford, May 23, for Bomber Task Force Europe 2023-3 to conduct a long-planned bomber rotation in support of U.S. European Command and NATO…. Two of the Texas-based supersonic …

Anonymous103 (2023-05-23). Military Overview: Ukrainian Losses On Russian Territory (18+). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Kiev's attempt to hide its defeat in Bakhmut was costly. The group of Ukrainian servicemen that crossed Russian border and attacked the villages in the Belgorod region was destroyed. | According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the saboteurs were "thrown back from the Belgorod region to the territory of Ukraine." During the Russian security operation, 70 saboteurs were killed, 4 IFVs and 5 pickups were destroyed. | The attack was aimed at gaining large hype in the media. That's why Ukrai…

Andrew Korybko (2023-05-23). The Battle of Bakhmut: The Defeat of Ukraine Forces followed by Fake "Proxy Invasion of Russia" globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-05-23). The Battle of Bakhmut: Russian Forces Take Full Control of the Province. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-05-23). Belgorod attack helps Kiev to disguise its military disaster in Bakhmut. infobrics.org The purpose of the operation was to distract the world's media and prevent the newspapers from reporting Russia's territorial progress.

Global Research News (2023-05-23). Selected Articles: The Battle of Bakhmut: Russian Forces Take Full Control of the Province. globalresearch.ca By On May 20, Moscow's officials announced that Russian forces had taken full control of the province, with no more …

Pepe Escobar (2023-05-23). The inside story of Russia-Iran-India connectivity. thealtworld.com The G7 is stupefied by the dynamic progress of the multipolar order embodied by the Russian-led INSTC and the Chinese-led BRI, with Iran's strategic port of Chabahar now poised to play a transformative role. | Make no mistake about what the G7's The setting: a city in neo-colony Japan nuclear-bombed 78 years ago by the United States, for which it made no excuses. | The message: the G7, actually G9 (augmented by two unelected Eurocrats) declares war — hybrid and otherwise — against BRICS+, which has 25 nation…

infobrics (2023-05-23). Over 70% of Trade Deals Between China and Russia Is Settled in Their Local Currencies. infobrics.org Amidst the BRICS collective's push to eliminate the reliance on the US dollar, Russia's Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov, stated that more than 70% of trade between China and Russia is settled in their respective local currencies…

infobrics (2023-05-23). F-16s for Kiev regime will only prolong Ukrainian people's suffering. infobrics.org CNN admits that even US officials are skeptical in this regard, noting that "Russia also has extensive anti-aircraft systems that could easily shoot down the F-16s", adding that "Ukraine has not been conducting many air missions with the fighter planes it already has for precisely that reason".

infobrics (2023-05-23). Ukraine's plan to attack Russian forces in Syria shows desperateness. infobrics.org Kurdish-led SDF implicated in plan to attack Russian forces.

infobrics (2023-05-23). India to Deepen Economic Ties with Russia Despite Western Sanctions. infobrics.org The Federation of Indian Exporters Organization (FIEO), India's apex trade body, also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Business Russia to promote trade and investments between the two countries, during the on-going delegation visit…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Israeli Military Chief Says 'We Have the Ability to Hit Iran'. news.antiwar.com The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) threatened Tuesday that Israel could soon take action against Iran over its nuclear program and said the IDF has "the ability to hit Iran." Iran is currently enriching some uranium at 60%, a step the country took in response to an Israeli sabotage attack on its Natanz …

Muhammad Nooh Osman, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-05-23). Initiative On Ukraine Settlement Cements Africa's New Global Role. popularresistance.org Earlier this week, South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that Moscow and Kiev had agreed to receive a mission of African leaders with their peace initiative on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov later confirmed that the African mission was planning to visit Russia in mid-June or early July. | The mission of African countries to Russia and Ukraine to end the ongoing conflict between the two neighbors is "very encouraging and unexpected," given that African nations have not previously directly addressed conflicts outside the continent, Natalia Piskunova, an Associate Pro…

People's Daily (2023-05-23). The view from China: U.S. debt ceiling 'crisis' reveals wasteful military spending. peoplesworld.org Due to clashes between the two major political parties, weak governance, and huge military expenditures driven by a Cold War mentality, the U.S. is now unable to pay back its debts without borrowing new money. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. might face a default for the first time in history …

Staff (2023-05-23). Bilderberg 2023: pro-war trans-Atlantic elites meet in secrecy. youtube.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the 2023 meeting of the Bilderberg Group, and name the trans-Atlantic elites who gathered in Portugal for a secretive discussion of issues from Ukraine to China to the future of AI. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: patreon.com/grayzone

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Neo-Nazi Militia Used US Armored Vehicles in Attack on Russia's Belgorod Region. news.antiwar.com A neo-Nazi militia launched a cross-border raid from Ukraine into Russia's Belgorod region on Monday using US armored vehicles, Financial Times reported Tuesday. Denis Nikitin, leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, said his fighters who attacked Belgorod were in possession of US armored vehicles, including at least two M1224 MaxxPro armored vehicles and several Humvees. …

teleSUR (2023-05-23). Russia Eliminates Saboteurs in Belgorod Region. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have liquidated all the saboteurs who attacked the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, on Monday. | RELATED: | "Nationalist armed groups were surrounded and eliminated. More than 70 Ukrainian terrorists have been liquidated," Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said. | Drones were shot down by the air defense system over Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, G…

Staff (2023-05-23). Headlines for May 23, 2023. democracynow.org McCarthy Rules Out Repealing Tax Cuts for the Rich After White House Talks Fail to Secure Deal on Debt Ceiling, Anti-Putin Militias Launch Cross-Border Raid on Russia's Belgorod from Ukraine, U.N. Finds Wagner Mercenaries Led Massacre on Village in Mali in 2022, India Issues Heat Alerts as Temperatures Top 113 Degrees Fahrenheit, Alberta Wildfires Scorch Millions of Acres and Trigger Air Quality Alerts, Western States Reach Deal to Conserve Water from Colorado River, Nevada Lawmakers Approve Bill Protecting Out-of-State Abortion Patients, Sen. Tim Scott Enters Race for 2024 Republican Presidential Nominatio…

Zero Hedge (2023-05-23). Ukraine Admits Murdering "Quite a Few" Russian Civilians Who Back Putin and His Invasion. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Hungary's Orban Says Ukraine War Can Only End With Deal Between Russia and US. news.antiwar.com Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday that Ukraine is unlikely to win the war against Russia and that the only way the conflict can end is through a deal between the US and Russia. "Looking at the reality, the figures, the surroundings, the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-23). Military operation aims to end war against Russia, Putin says. plenglish.com Moscow, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Russia, with the help of a special military operation in eastern Ukraine, is trying to end the war unleashed by the enemy of its people nine years ago, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

_____ (2023-05-23). Colonial Clown Karim Khan's Place Is in the Dock, but There Is More to It. strategic-culture.org Russian investigative organs have sent him a clear message that the party is over and that there is a steep personal price to be paid for recklessness and impertinence. | Russians are proverbially slow to react, but when they do get started … it is prudent to be careful. We have been wondering what Russia's war crimes Investigative Committee was doing since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine and what legal instruments it was prepared to use in the pursuit of its objectives. The answers to these questions even now are not entirely clear, but at least some encouraging news has recently emerged on the legal…

Jordan Schachtel (2023-05-23). Where Did All the Money Go? Ukraine's Organized Military Loses Major Stronghold City to Russian Mercenaries. globalresearch.ca

midwesternmarx (2023-05-23). Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government By: Jeremy Kuzmarov. midwesternmarx.com ​Members of Pussy Riot receiving the Woody Guthrie Prize in Tulsa Oklahoma on May 6. [Source: Photo courtesy of Jeremy Kuzmarov] As a proponent of peaceful relations with the Soviet Union, Woody Guthrie would likely be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his heirs betrayed his name Famous for his song "This Land Is Your Land" and for adopting the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar, the great American folk singer Woody Guthrie was an aut …

Anonymous103 (2023-05-23). Military Situation In Donbass On May 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 23, the Russian MoD reported that Ukrainian saboteurs were destroyed in the Belgorod region. During the operation, 70 saboteurs were killed, 4 IFVs and 5 pickups were destroyed; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Ivanivske; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Verkhnekamenskoye; | The Ru…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-23). BREAKING: Ukrainian Saboteurs In Russian Belgorod Region Destroyed. southfront.org

Brian Berletic (2023-05-23). Russia and China Have Already DEFEATED the Neocons w/ Brian Berletic and Reporterfy Media. thealtworld.com Host Danny Haiphong and The New Atlas's Brian Berletic Join Alex of Reporterfy Media for a conversation on the prospects of the US waging all out war on China and Russia.

Andrew Korybko (2023-05-23). The EU Can't Keep Its Story Straight About US Sanctions Against the Import of Russian Fuel. orinocotribune.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Russia Says It Defeated Ukrainian Sabotage Group in Belgorod. news.antiwar.com Russia's Defense Ministry on Tuesday said that it defeated a Ukrainian sabotage group that launched a cross-border raid in Russia's Belgorod Oblast on Monday. According to Russia's TASS news agency, the Russian military "blocked and wiped out Ukrainian nationalist formations in the Belgorod Region during a counterterror operation" and killed over "70 Ukrainian terrorists." According …

Anonymous103 (2023-05-23). In Video 18+: Russian Drone Hit Ukrainian Manpower. southfront.org

WSWS (2023-05-23). Ukrainian-backed far-right saboteur units stage largest attack on Russian territory yet. wsws.org The attack is part of a dangerous new phase of the war and brings to the fore the true war aims of the imperialist powers: the break-up of the Russian Federation and the direct subjugation of the entire region.

teleSUR (2023-05-23). WSJ Journalist To Remain In Detention – Moscow Court. telesurenglish.net Moscow's Lefortovo Court on Tuesday upheld a decision to extend the detention of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) journalist Evan Gershkovich for three months. | RELATED: | "By the decision of the Lefortovsky District Court of the city of Moscow dated May 23, 2023, the period of detention of Evan Gershkovich was extended for three months and one day, i.e. until August 30, 2023," the court said according to Russia's main news agency TASS. | Gershkovich,…

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-23). Epstein Tried To Blackmail Bill Gates Over Affair With Russian Woman: Report. moguldom.com When Jeffrey Epstein failed to persuade Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to participate in a multibillion-dollar charitable fund, the disgraced financier threatened to reveal an extra-marital affair Gates had with a Russian woman unless Gate paid up. New details about Epstein and Gates "reveal a layer of complexity to their relationship and shed new light on how …

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-05-23). Why The Conspiracy Theory About Trump And Russia Won't Go Away. popularresistance.org There is no report, investigation or new revelation, including the recent release of Special Counsel John Durham's "Report on Matters Related to Intelligence Activities and Investigations Arising Out of the 2016 Presidential Campaigns" that will implode the myth that Russia was responsible for the election of Donald Trump. Myths are impervious to facts. They fulfill an emotional yearning. They are a short circuit from reality into a world of childish simplicity. Hard and painful questions are avoided. Thought-terminating cliches are spat out to blissfully embrace a willed ignorance. | The cynical con the Democrat…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-05-23). Dmitri Medvedev concludes visit to Vietnam. plenglish.com Hanoi, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitri Medvedev, will conclude a three-day official visit after talking with the highest leaders of Vietnam, with whom Russia maintains a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-05-23). Russia denounces US manipulation data on nuclear weapons. plenglish.com According to the diplomat, the data on US nuclear weapons, recently published by the State Department, seeks to confuse and does not conform to the counting rules provided for, in the Nuclear Weapons Treaty, the Sputnik news agency highlighted. | The Russian authority warned that the Americans have not reported more than a hundred nuclear weapons, and described as hypocrisy the attempt by the United States and other Western countries to score political points by publishing "fictitious" information about their nuclear arsenals. | Ryabkov referred specifically to the nuclear arsenals of France and Britain, which a…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-23). Military Situation In Syria On May 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 23, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On May 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kafr Taal area; | On May 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Fatira area; | On May 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Bara area; | On May 22, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA…

Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2023-05-23). The US empire and the complicity of intellectuals. indybay.org Interventions have always been dictated by the geopolitical and economic interests of the country. In fact, the United States is no exception to this rule. On the contrary, every empire acts in this way (see, for example, the invasions of Russia by Napoleon and Adolf Hitler). History also shows that imperial interests have often led to the suppression of aspirations for self-determination.

Staff (2023-05-23). "TikTok isn't a tool of China" youtube.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Netanyahu Government Says Doubled Airstrikes in Syria. news.antiwar.com Israel's defense minister said Monday that the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled airstrikes in Syria since taking power in late December 2022. "Since I took office, the number of Israeli strikes against the Iranians in Syria have doubled," Israeli Defense Yoav Gallant said. While Israel frames its airstrikes in Syria as operations …

ecns.cn (2023-05-22). China summarizes health achievements at WHA. ecns.cn China has been taking concrete action to boost equitable and accessible healthcare in developing countries, said Cao Xuetao, vice-minister of the National Health Commission.

Sami the Bedouin (2023-05-23). "The US and UK are complicit with the Israeli apartheid and racist regime." Interview with Sami, the Bedouin. globalresearch.ca

Michael F. Brown (2023-05-23). ADL boss "both sides" the "Death to Arabs" march. electronicintifada.net CNN's Jake Tapper puts occupied East Jerusalem in Israel.

Ramzy Baroud, MintPress News. (2023-05-23). The Global South Is Trying To Fix The United Nations. popularresistance.org In anticipation of next month's United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China's foreign policy chief, Yang Yi, stated his country's demands. | "The reform of the Security Council should uphold fairness and justice, increase the representation and voice of developing countries, allowing more small and medium-sized countries to have more opportunities to participate in the decision-making of the Council," Wang Yi said in a statement on April 29. | More specifically, the new UNSC must "redress historical injustices against Africa".

Miko Peled (2023-05-23). Flag March: The Annual Israeli Display of Jewish Supremacy. mintpressnews.com The annual display of Jewish Supremacy in Palestine, known as the Flag March, is part of a campaign of intimidation in cities around the country that have a significant Palestinian population.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-23). Led by China and India: The Global South is Trying to Fix the UN. libya360.wordpress.com Ramzy Baroud In anticipation of next month's United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China's foreign policy chief, Yang Yi, stated his country's demands. "The reform of the Security Council should uphold fairness and justice, increase the representation and voice of developing countries, allowing more small and medium-sized countries to…

Rania Khalek (2023-05-23). Why China's Diplomatic Assertiveness Scares the U.S., w/ Tings Chak. thealtworld.com According to U.S. politicians, military leaders and the media, everything China does on the international stage — brokering peace deals, expanding economic initiatives, building ports — is part of an aggressive campaign to weaken the United States. | While China is becoming more assertive diplomatically, is the U.S. interpretation of why accurate or is it projection and delusion? And how does it relate to China's internationalist past? What does it mean for the future of the Global South and the world order? To discuss this and more, | Rania Khalek was joined by Tings Chak, a researcher at the Tricont…

Pepe Escobar (2023-05-23). Adventures in NATOstan — Sparks Flying in Ibiza, Locked Down Bilderberg in Lisbon. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — May 22, 2023 | Let's start with a graphic depiction of where the Global North and the Global South really stand. | 1. Xian, former imperial capital, and key hub of the Ancient Silk Roads: Xi Jinping hosts the China-Central Asia summit, attended by all Heartland "stans" (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgzystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan). | The final statement stresses economic cooperation and "a resolute stand" against Hegemon-concocted color revolutions. That expands what the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are already implementing. In practice, the…

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). China refutes G7's accusations on its nuclear policy. ecns.cn The international nuclear arms control rules are not the house rules set by the G7. The G7 has no right to dictate to other countries on arms control. China rejects the G7's finger-pointing.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). What the G7 accuses China of is a false narrative: Chinese FM. ecns.cn "The international nuclear arms control rules are not the house rules set by the G7. The G7 has no right to dictate to other countries on arms control. China rejects the G7's finger-pointing," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday.

Anand Naidoo (2023-05-23). The Heat: 10 Years of the Belt & Road Initiative. america.cgtn.com A massive project connecting the world. We will take a look at 10 years of China's Belt and Road initiative.

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-05-23). China-California Business Forum. america.cgtn.com The China-California Business Forum was held this week in Los Angeles bringing together scores of business organizations and companies with the goal of expanding business ties and bilateral trade between the two nations. This year's guest province of honor was Jiangsu. CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan …

_____ (2023-05-23). Washington Wooing Saudi Against China's Gulf Dominance. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-05-23). The USA wants to make the Japanese and South Koreans go to war with China. journal-neo.org

John Ross (2023-05-23). "Peak China" — a new low in Western attempts to persuade China to commit suicide. mronline.org One of the latest covers of the magazine The Economist carries a headline "Peak China".

Editor (2023-05-23). Analysis: China's CO2 emissions hit Q1 record high after 4% rise in early 2023. mronline.org China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew 4% in the first quarter of 2023, reaching a record high for the first three months of the year.

teleSUR (2023-05-23). Florida Sued for Barring Chinese From Owning Homes and Land. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a group of Chinese individuals residing in Florida filed a lawsuit against the state in an effort to nullify a recent law prohibiting nationals of China as well as several other nations from possessing real estate properties and land within the state's geographic borders. | Related: | In the lawsuit filed in the federal court of Tallahassee, Florida, the four plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), cont…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-23). Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following thaw in relations. peoplesdispatch.org The two regional powers—at loggerheads for the last seven years after Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr—officially re-established diplomatic relations after a historic deal mediated by China in March…

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). MOC: China opposes Japan's export controls on chip-making equipment. ecns.cn China firmly opposed Japan's export controls on 23 types of chip-making equipment and urged Tokyo to immediately correct the mistake, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). China's non-financial ODI up 26.6% in Jan-April. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) rose 26.6 percent year-on-year to 289.29 billion yuan in the first four months of the year, official data showed Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). China to launch Shenzhou-16 crewed spacecraft. ecns.cn The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned. The spaceship will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). Xiling gold mine shines brighter with discovery of 200-ton reserve. ecns.cn The total gold reserve of Xiling gold mine in East China's Shandong province has risen to 580 metric tons after the recent discovery of nearly 200 tons of reserves in the mine, according to the Shandong Provincial Department of Natural Resources.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-23). Ethiopian high-level delegation to visit China. plenglish.com Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning reportedly stated that Mekonnen's visit is on an invitation by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. | During his stay in Beijing, he expects to meet with senior officials of the Asian country.

_____ (2023-05-23). AUKUS Powers are Militarising Papua New Guinea in Preparation for War with China. strategic-culture.org

WSWS (2023-05-23). NIH lifts suspension of EcoHealth Alliance and reinstates grant to study bat coronaviruses in China. wsws.org The non-profit international research organization has been the target of right-wing conspiracy theories claiming that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab.

WSWS (2023-05-23). Bangladesh releases a major strategic policy document. wsws.org In the face of ongoing political and economic pressure from Washington, the government is attempting to maintain a delicate balance between the US and China.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). CNOOC links deep-sea wind power to Hainan oil field grid. ecns.cn China National Offshore Oil Corp said over the weekend its CNOOC Guanlan, China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform, successfully connected to the power grid in Wenchang oil field in Hainan province.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). Authorities promote measures to create favorable environment. ecns.cn China has introduced a raft of measures to boost entrepreneurship and innovation among college students by creating a favorable environment for them to launch startups and innovative projects.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). Shenzhou XVI mission to launch in days. ecns.cn China's next manned mission, the Shenzhou XVI, is scheduled to be launched in the coming days to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Staff (2023-05-23). 30 May, Basel & 31 May, Zurich: The Right Wing and Repression in Europe. samidoun.net Israel is currently experiencing a massive shift to the right and violence against the Palestinian population continues to escalate. At the same time, pro-Palestinian activism in Europe, especially in the German-speaking world, is increasingly criminalized and anti-Zionist Jewish voices are marginalized. Moshe Zuckermann, Dror Dayan, Tarek and a comrade from Samidoun Geneva will talk about …

Liza Featherstone (2023-05-23). Socialists want to crack down on Israeli war crimes. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in A group of New York legislators recently put forth a bill that would ensure the state government can't use public money to fund human rights abuses that have been found illegal under international law. The idea seems straightforward — why would government dollars be used to fund illegal activities? | In a sensible world, the principles set out in "Not on Our Dime," a New Yo…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-23). Military Situation In Yemen On May 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 65 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | "My country supports the separation of Yemen. Any compromise in Yemen must include the issue of the south and refer to issuing a new plan according to the UN Security Council resolution", Richard Oppenheim, British Ambassador to Yemen said in an interview with the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. | MORE ON THE TOPIC:

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-23). Railway of Resistance: A grand project to connect Iran, Iraq, Syria. thecradle.co

Robert Inlakesh (2023-05-23). Fact Checking Reuters On Palestine And The Attempt To Censor Palestinian Identity. thelastamericanvagabond.com A recent series of events in Palestine-Israel have gone underreported in Western corporate media, while the same big-tech that virtue signals about being opposed to bigotry takes racist steps to erase Palestinian identity. Reuters, one of the most trusted media sources on the planet did not fact-check its reporting on the murder of a Palestinian

Zainab Iqbal (2023-05-23). US university condemned for removing pro-Palestine commencement speech from YouTube. middleeasteye.net US university condemned for removing pro-Palestine commencement speech from YouTube | Students and activists say speech was removed for its pro-Palestinian content after some critiqued speech as being 'antisemitic' | Tue, 05/23/2023 – 21: 20 | Fatima Mohammed speaking at her commencement ceremony on 12 May 2023 (Photo provided by Mohammed) | On 12 May, the City University of New York (CUNY) School…

Fight Back (2023-05-23). Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela closes 75th Nakba Commemoration Tour. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL- "Let us all join hands in the inevitable march to freedom for Palestine and we dare to dream of a free Palestine where Muslims, Christians and Jews can live side by side in peace as they have done for centuries," stated Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, South African member of parliament and grandson of revolutionary icon Nelson Mandela, to an audience of 400 at the Chicago Teachers Union headquarters, on Saturday, May 20. | Chicago was the sixth and final city Mandela visited during the Nakba Commemoration Tour organized by the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and the National Alliance…

Néstor Restivo (2023-05-23). Argentina — Efervescencia de yuanes. globalizacion.ca La necesidad argentina de cuidar dólares y el avance de la moneda china en el mercado mundial. El anuncio, el 26 de abril pasado, de que la Argentina y China podrían intercambiar comercio usando yuanes y pesos en vez de…

teleSUR- hvh (2023-05-23). Presidente iraní se reúne con su par indonesio en Yakarta. telesurtv.net Ambos líderes rubricaron un acuerdo preferencial de comercio en el Palacio Presidencial de Bogor, ubicado en Yakarta.

Gerardo Villagrán del Corral (2023-05-23). øPara quién espía en México el software espía israelí Pegasus? globalizacion.ca El subsecretario de Derechos Humanos, Población y Migración de la Secretaría mexicana de Gobernación, Alejandro Encinas, fue espiado en repetidas ocasiones: su teléfono celular fue infectado varias veces con el software espía israelí Pegasus, incluso el año pasado, cuando estaba…

teleSUR, SH (2023-05-23). Primer ministro ruso llega a China para conversar sobre Ucrania. telesurtv.net Mikhail Mishustin y Li Qiang, analizarán el estado de las relaciones bilaterales y la cooperación, así como asuntos de mutuo interés para cada lado.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-05-23). ONG instan a Israel a liberar al prisionero Walid Daqqa. telesurtv.net Las ONG palestinas responsabilizan al Servicio de Prisiones de Israel (SPI) de negligencia médica y del agravamiento del estado de salud de Daqqa.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-05-23). teleSUR intercambia experiencias con otros medios durante foro en China. telesurtv.net En el foro se inauguró el Instituto de Investigación de Comunicación Internacional de la Universidad Normal del este de China, bajo la dirección de Lu Xinyu.

Rania Khalek (2023-05-22). Antony Loewenstein On His Book, 'Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports Technology Of Occupation'. thealtworld.com Journalist and author Antony Loewenstein joins the "Unauthorized Disclosure" podcast to discuss his new book, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World. | The book from Verso Books will be published on May 23, and it comprehensively documents how Israel's military industrial complex uses the occupied Palestinian territories as a testing ground for the development of weapons and surveillance technology. | In our interview, Antony describes the impact Israeli military support and weapons have had on populations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He specifica…

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