(2022-04-11). Ukraine's Economy to Shrink by 45% in 2022: World Bank. telesurenglish.net Ukraine's economy is expected to shrink by 45.1 percent this year, and Russia's economy is projected to contract by 11.2 percent, according to the latest the World Bank's Economic Update on Europe and Central Asia. | RELATED: | The Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging markets and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt. | The economy…
(2022-04-11). LIVE: The Russian Military Keeps Up the Pressure on Mariupol. telesurenglish.net On Monday, 47 days after the start of their military operation in Ukraine, Russian troops maintain the initiative in the Donetsk, Mariupol and Kharkiv regions. Below are the main developments as they occur. | RELATED: | Russia keeps up the pressure in Donetsk, Mariupol and Kharkov. In the Donetsk area, Russia continues to focus on taking control of the Popasna, Rubizhne, Nyzhne, and Novobahmutivka settlements. Russian troops also seek to fu…
(2022-04-11). US Spreads Biological 'Poison' Worldwide. telesurenglish.net Chinese authorities consider the U.S. the biggest threat to global security when comparing the military expenditures of various countries. | After World War Two, the US ran amok around the world, leaving behind a plague of war and hatred wherever they went. Whether in the biological front or in the ideological front, the US is the top "poison disseminator."
(2022-04-11). US-NATO arming Ukraine for military offensive against Russia signals a massive and dangerous escalation. wsws.org Six weeks into the conflict, the naked imperialist character of the US-NATO war against Russia over Ukraine is emerging ever more clearly.
(2022-04-11). Dutch Journo: 'We are Here, in Donbass, to Awaken Westerners Deluded by MSM Propaganda'. orinocotribune.com By Ekaterina Blinova — April 8, 2022 | There are only a handful of Western journalists on the ground in Donbass, while the Western mainstream press is rubber-stamping fake news about the Ukrainian crisis using the same templates it previously exploited in Iraq, Libya and Syria, says Dutch independent journalist Sonja van den Ende. | Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, went to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics as an embedded reporter with the Russian army to see how the special operation is unfolding with her own eyes. | The sound of shelling and explosion does…
(2022-04-11). Deposed Pakistan leader denounces foreign conspiracy to effect regime change. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Whatever else one thinks of Khan and his political party, in 2012 local supporters of the Tehreek-e-Insaf sent a large contingent to the march and demonstration against the NATO summit in Chicago in 2012. As there was a contrived "terrorist" panic at the time designed to put a damper on anti-NATO activities, it took a …
(2022-04-11). Muestran pruebas de que Ucrania disparó misil contra Kramatorsk. telesurtv.net Revelan número de serie del arma, que la ubica en el arsenal ucraniano. También responsabilizan a Kiev de ataques anteriores.
(2022-04-11). Could A Finnish-Swedish Alliance Be An Alternative To NATO Membership?>. oneworld.press Tuomioja's alternative to appease Finns and Swedes' artificially manufactured support of NATO membership through the regional alliance compromise that he proposed — including through the US' potential role as a third party within it — could present a "face-saving" exit from this security dilemma if it comes to pass. It would fall just short of crossing Russia's national security red lines but would also somewhat formalize the US' already existing military influence over their countries.
(2022-04-11). Greek Railway Staff Refuse to Service Trains with Military Aid to Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Workers in a Greek railway company refuse to help transport NATO military armored vehicles to the Ukrainian border | Workers of Greek railway company TrainOSE are refusing to aid in the transport of The military vehicles arrived at Alexandroupolis port in the north of Greece and are supposed to be transported to the Ukrainian border. However, the workers are refusing to take part in the transport of these vehicles accord…
(2022-04-11). Arlington, TX: Second Turning Point USA bigot forced out of student government. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On April 5, the second student government bigot, a member of the conservative group Turning Point USA, had their impeachment trial in the student senate. Alyssa Spencer, now ex-chief of staff, faced similar charges to Caitlyn Burge-Surliest in being unable to perform her duty as an executive officer of student government due to her bigoted views alongside her poor performance as a chief of staff. | One of the key aspects in impeachment manager Jacqueline Avila's case was that Alyssa Spencer had waited an entire month to post a very necessary document needed for student senators to perform their du…
(2022-04-11). Victor Orbán wins fourth election victory, remains Hungarian prime minister. wsws.org The decisive factor for Orbán's clear electoral success was the Ukraine war. While the opposition alliance gave unrestricted support to NATO, Orbán did not join in the warmongering.
(2022-04-11). How US spread biological 'poison', ethnic division and ideological antagonism around the world. ecns.cn Since the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, the international community has grown increasingly aware of the roles the US and NATO have played behind the crisis.
(2022-04-11). SNB 61: Los Tigres de Ciego de àÅvila barren y asaltan la cima. cubadebate.cu Los Tigres de Ciego de àÅvila dieron esta tarde de domingo su cuarto zarpazo al hilo y aprovecharon el resbalón de los Gallos espirituanos para asaltar la cima del campeonato. Mientras tanto, también salieron victoriosos en la jornada equipos como Pinar del Río, Mayabeque, Las Tunas, Granma, Guantánamo y Holguín en una serie que no deja de sorprender.
(2022-04-11). Finland, Sweden set to join NATO by Summer: report. en.mehrnews.com According to some reports, Sweden and Finland may join NATO as early as this summer.
(2022-04-11). Senator Rubio introduces Bills to prevent China's attempt to obtain US Genomic Data. aninews.in Washington [US] May 22 (ANI): US Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio has introduced two bills to counter China's efforts to collect US healthcare and genomics data both legally and illegally.
(2022-04-11). The great power rivalry will continue to grow. thealtworld.com At the end of March 2022, the American RAND corporation released a study entitled "Understanding competition. Great Power Rivalry in a Changing International Order — Concepts and Theories". [i] The author is RAND Senior Fellow Michael Mazarr, known for his publications on hybrid warfare, security, military strategy, and deterrence theory. [ii] Previously, he regularly gave comments and participated in the preparation of reports on the topic of rivalry, but the new material was already released with an amendment for the conduct of a special military operation by Russia, so the current rethinking of the approa…
(2022-04-11). India Purchases Russian Oil at Discount Despite US Pressure. telesurenglish.net India has bought at least 13 million oil barrels from Russia since Feb. 24, compared with nearly 16 million barrels in all of 2021, given the huge discounts offered by Moscow since the Ukraine crisis. | RELATED: | India is the world's third largest consumer of oil and imports over 80 percent of it from other countries. Last year, the majority of India's oil supplies came from the Middle East, the United States, and Nigeria.
(2022-04-11). How U.S. spread biological 'poison', ethnic division and ideological antagonism around the world. ecns.cn Since conflict broke out between Russia and Ukraine, biological laboratories in Ukraine that are funded by the U.S. caught global attention.
(2022-04-11). Syrian air defense systems shot down 3 Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com Syrian air defense systems shot down three missiles fired by Israeli F-16 fighters towards Syria's Latakia governorate, said the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria…
(2022-04-11). Russian President Putin to Hold Talks With Austrian Chancellor. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Austria's Chancellor to the Kremlin on Monday for talks related to the situation in Ukraine. | Austrian daily Kronen Zeitung cited sources close to the Austrian chancellor on Sunday as saying that Nehammer will travel to Moscow…
(2022-04-11). Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery. aninews.in Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.
(2022-04-11). Fossil Fuel Companies Are Reaping The Benefits Of The Ukraine War. progressivehub.net MEL GURTOV | LA PROGRESSIVE…
(2022-04-11). Venezuela to Hold International Summit Against Fascism. telesurenglish.net Given the scenario of the conflict in Ukraine and the behavior of media multinationals, the organizers of the Summit will scientifically address the forms of communication in the world. | Felix Plasencia Venezuela FM: Tomorrow, April 11, the "International Summit Against Fascism" begins in Caracas, with almost 200 guests from five continents.
(2022-04-11). Aid Group Warns Palestine Wheat Reserves Could Soon Run Out Amid Ukraine Crisis. commondreams.org "The reliance on imports and the constraints forced upon them by Israel's continuing military occupation, settler violence, and land grabs are compounding the food crisis," said Oxfam International.
(2022-04-10). How The US Weaponized Ukraine Against Russia. popularresistance.org Since The US-Engineered 2013-14 Coup In Ukraine, American Forces Have Taught Ukrainians, Including Neo-Nazi Units, How To Fight In Urban And Other Civilian Areas. Weaponizing Ukraine Is Part Of Washington's Quest For What The Pentagon Calls "Full Spectrum Dominance." "[I]f you can learn all modalities of war, then you can be the god of war," so said a Ukrainian artillery commander in 2016 while receiving training from the US Army.
(2022-04-10). Kramatorsk Attack: Russia Denies Use of Missile, Fragments Show Serial Number of Ukraine. orinocotribune.com 
The presidential spokesperson of Russia, Dmitri Peskov, stressed on Friday, April 8, that his country does not use Tochka-U missiles like the one that was launched that day on the train station in Kramatorsk city, in Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). | The Russian official urged the press to follow the statements of the Russian Defense Ministry, which denied the use of this type of missile by its Armed Forces and warned about its use by Ukrainian troops. | "Our Armed Forces do not use this type of missile," said Peskov. "Also, there were no [Russian] combat missions in Kramatorsk and they were not scheduled for to…
(2022-04-10). NATO HQ: Britain lifts arms ban on Turkey, Canada may follow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 8, 2022 UK lifts defense export ban on Turkey, Canada may be next: àáavu≈üoƒülu Amid war in Ukraine, the United Kingdom has lifted the defense industry export ban imposed on Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Thursday. The minister hinted that Canada is also aiming to loosen the ban. àáavu≈üoƒülu was speaking at …
(2022-04-10). NATO military involvement in Ukraine will lead to world war: Italian FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 10, 2022 World war is underway but not in military aspect — Italy's Foreign Minister We will not support the military engagement of NATO in the conflict in Ukraine, said Luigi Di Maio Foreign Minister of Italy, APA reports citing TASS. A world war is underway but not in military terms, Foreign …
(2022-04-10). NATO: 40,000 troops on Eastern Flank, battle groups in eight nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 10, 2022 NATO mobilized 40,000 troops in Eastern Europe NATO is going to beef up its military forces on the eastern flank as part of a fundamental reset of the alliance, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with The Telegraph, APA reports citing Sputnik. NATO is preparing plans for full-scale …
(2022-04-10). Cold War Under the Scorching Sun: A New Conflict is Brewing in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh A picture taken from the Moroccan region of Oujda shows Algerian border guards patrolling along the border with Morocco on November 4, 2021 [FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images] Dubbed North Africa's new 'Cold War', the tensions between Morocco and neighboring Algeria threaten to escalate and the consequences of this have a lot more…
(2022-04-10). President Maduro: We're Seeing a Western Media Dictatorship. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News "We are experiencing a Western media dictatorship against the world," denounced President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, saying its fundamental purpose is to "justify an escalation that could lead to a disastrous war" against Russia. From the National Congress on History held in Catia La Mar, he stressed that the West "is aligning itself…
(2022-04-10). Pakistan Enters Another Phase of Turbulence. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Terehov News agencies report about the attempt to dismiss the Lower House of the Parliament of Pakistan, undertaken on April 3 by Prime Minister Imran Khan — an evidence of reaching a qualitatively new level of (another) aggravation of the situation in the country, which has been escalating over the past few weeks. This…
(2022-04-10). Ukrainian ambassador praises Azerbaijani soldier killed in Mariupol. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyupolApril 9, 2022 Ukrainian ambassador makes post about Ukrainian citizen of Azerbaijani origin who died in war Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladislav Kanevsky has made a post about the Ukrainian citizen of Azerbaijani origin who died in the war, APA reports.
(2022-04-10). Assessing the Combat in Ukraine: Learning from Mistakes. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier The United States and NATO members have made a tremendous effort in sending Ukraine billions of dollars in tons of selected weapons needed for the war against Russia, which is causing the conflict to last as long as possible. NATO generals worked tirelessly to fight Russia with Ukrainian soldiers who decided to…
(2022-04-10). Ex-Georgian DM involved in Ukraine war, six Georgian soldiers killed in fighting. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 10, 2022 Two more Georgian volunteers die in war in Ukraine Two Georgian volunteers were killed in combat action near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday. Irakli Okruashvili, Georgia's former defence minister who is currently involved in the armed action in Ukraine, on Saturday posted a social media update that said two Georgian …
(2022-04-10). Video: U.S., Poland hold joint military exercise near Ukrainian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yeni ≈ûafakApril 9, 2022 US, Poland hold joint military drills near Ukraine border Units of the U.S. and Polish armies held a joint exercise in the Nowa Deba region, near Poland's border with Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing military operation in the neighboring country. VIDEO…
(2022-04-10). Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Nazi Goal of Militarization of Outer-Space. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov The Space Test Program-3 Mission for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command preparing for launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. [Source: spacenews.com] New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films As homeless rates skyrocket and public education flounders, the Biden administration has…
(2022-04-10). Protesters in Greece Try to Block Shipment of NATO Weaponry to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Svetlana Ekimenko Earlier in April, as Western countries funnel weapons shipments to Ukraine, where Russia has been carrying out a special operation to "demilitarise and de-Nazify" the country, Greek railway protests managed to block a shipment of American tanks to Ukraine for more than two weeks. Videos circulating on the internet have shown protesters in…
(2022-04-10). Turkish, Ukrainian defense chiefs discuss Mariupol. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzerpressApril 9, 2022 Turkish and Ukrainian defense ministers discuss evacuation from Mariupol Turkey on Friday emphasized the urgency of safely evacuating civilians from Ukraine, especially from the besieged port city of Mariupol…. In a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stressed the importance of reaching a cease-fire to support …
(2022-04-10). LOOT: Exploiting Ukraine crisis, Japan presses claim on Russia's Kuril Islands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMarch 31, 2022 Japan to again designate Russian-held isles as illegally occupied Japan will once again describe Russia's decades-long hold over a string of disputed northern islands as an "illegal occupation" in an annual foreign policy report, a draft showed Thursday, as bilateral ties sour following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The classification will appear …
(2022-04-10). Could NATO-Supplied Arms Change Ukraine's Fate? libya360.wordpress.com NATO has claimed it would begin sending more significant, heavier weapons to Ukraine including armored vehicles, missiles, and even floating discussion over tanks and warplanes. However there are serious complications going unmentioned across the Western media: 1. Heavy NATO weapons like tanks, anti-ship missiles, and warplanes take months or longer to train on; 2. Heavy…
(2022-04-10). Last Point In Kiev's Lies About Bloody Attack On Civilians With Tochka-U Missile. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 8, a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile hit the railway station in the city of Kramatorsk. As a result, at least 57 civilians were killed, dozens more were injured. | According to the traditional scenario, immediately after the incident, the Ukrainian authorities sent foreign reporters to the town. However, this time the plan went wrong. The journalists filmed the serial number of the Tochka-U missile which killed dozens of civilians. They left no doubts that the missile was launched by…
(2022-04-10). U.S. Corporate Media is Complicit in Murder in Ukraine. southfront.org 
It is obvious to anyone with a brain in their head and the ability to think independently of the Western hive mind, that the murder of civilians in Bucha and now Kramatorsk, were perpetrated by the Ukrainian regime. Only an idiot would conclude otherwise. A simple logic exercise will clarify the events quite easily. Instead of searching for the truth, western corporate media are working hand-in-hand with the criminal regime in Kiev to push a false narrative that Russia is killing civilians. The only explanation giv…
(2022-04-10). British PM Boris Johnson Meets Zelensky in Kiev. telesurenglish.net Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky held talks today in this capital with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The visit was not previously announced, Andrei Sibiga, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said on Facebook social network. | RELATED: | The Kiev embassy in London published an image on Twitter of both leaders sitting face to face in an office, next to the flags of both countries, accompa…
(2022-04-10). Fracasa intento para evacuar a líderes nacionalistas de Mariúpol. telesurtv.net La noche del 8 de abril, el régimen de Kiev hizo un nuevo intento para evacuar a los líderes de los nacionalistas ucranianos por mar desde Mariúpol.
(2022-04-10). The Weapons Industry Sees The War In Ukraine As A Goldmine. popularresistance.org Since the pandemic began in early 2020, the weapons industry has argued that shutdowns and supply chain disruptions have put the "defense industrial base" in peril, compromising the national security and military "readiness" of the United States. Now, that same industry is using Russia's invasion of Ukraine and NATO's subsequent military buildup to double down on the argument, demanding rapid, public investments in the weapons industry to bolster the capacity of the United States and NATO for "deterrence."
(2022-04-10). Former NATO Military Analyst Blows the Whistle on West's Ukraine Invasion Narrative. scheerpost.com 
Jacques Baud, intelligence and security consultant and former NATO military analyst | By Jacques Baud / PART ONE: ON THE ROAD TO WAR: | For years, from Mali to Afghanistan, I worked for peace and risked my life for it. It is therefore not a question of justifying the war, but of understanding what led us to it. I note that the "experts" who take turns on the television sets analyze the situation based on dubious information, most often hypotheses turned into facts, and therefore we no…
(2022-04-10). The U.S. proxy war in Ukraine. mronline.org 
There are two prongs to U.S. imperial grand strategy, one as geopolitical expansion and positioning, including the enlargement of NATO, the other as the U.S. drive for nuclear primacy.
(2022-04-10). New computational model proposed for Alzheimer's disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have proposed a new model for mapping the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease to brain anatomy. This model was developed by applying machine learning to patient brain imaging data. It uses the entire function of the brain rather than specific brain regions or networks to explain the relationship between brain anatomy and mental processing. The findings are reported in Nature Communications. "This new model can advance our understanding of how…
(2022-04-10). The Propaganda Machine: From ISIS To Ukraine Always The Same Story. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | It is always the same story, from the second post-war period to today. The propaganda machine is a deadly weapon: to manipulate the masses, to get people to fight, to try to hide boot on the ground failures. | The last stage of the West's communication campaign against Russia is a promotional spot. The protagonist is a woman dressed in the classic Ukrainian peasant costumes. Her story is a threat against the entire Russian population which ends with the slitting of the throat of a man…