Daily Archives: August 7, 2022

2022-08-07: News Headlines

____ (2022-08-07). World food prices decline amid relief from restarted Ukraine grain exports: FAO. ecns.cn World food prices declined dramatically in July, according to the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday.

____ (2022-08-07). Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a 'malicious provocation': Medvedev. ecns.cn Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a "malicious provocation."

____ (2022-08-07). 2nd caravan of grain ships from Ukraine arrive in Istanbul. ecns.cn The second caravan of ships transporting grain from Ukraine arrived at the shores of Istanbul, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry on Saturday.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-08-07). Video: America Is Preparing for Confrontation with Russia and China. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on December 14, 2018, of relevance to unfolding events | At first glance, it reads like the script for a Hollywood catastrophe movie. And yet it's one of the scenarios that is actually being considered in …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-07). The Strategies of Global Warfare: War with China and Russia? Washington's Military Design in the Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca Pivot to Asia: China is threatened by the US military in the South and East China Sea. War with China is currently on the drawing board of the Pentagon as outlined in a Rand Report commissioned by the US Army…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-07). The West is Silent as Ukraine Targets Civilians in Donetsk Using Banned 'Butterfly' Mines. libya360.wordpress.com Eva K. Bartlett Mine clearance on the central street of Donetsk. Prohibited anti personnel high-explosive (PFM-1) "Petal" mines have been dropped on the city during night-time raids. © RIA On Saturday night, just after 9 pm, thunderous explosions rocked central Donetsk. Shortly after, there were announcements that air defense had shot down Ukrainian-fired missiles containing "Butterfly" (or "Petal") mines. Given that…

Staff (2022-08-07). Rusia denuncia planes de Ucrania de organizar una nueva provocación. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia denunció que el Ejército de Ucrania tiene planes de llevar a cabo otra provocación a gran escala en los suburbios de la ciudad de Slaviansk. El jefe del Centro para la Gestión de la Defensa de Rusia, coronel general Mijaíl Mízintsev, detalló que la zona prevista, ubicada en el territorio de la autoproclamada República Popular de Donetsk.

Eva Bartlett (2022-08-07). Who Killed the POWs at Yelenovka? All Signs on the Ground Point to a Ukrainian Attack. orinocotribune.com By Eva K. Bartlett Aug 2, 2022 | There is every reason to believe that the July 29 bombing of a detention center holding Ukrainian POWs was carried out on Kiev's orders | It was extremely difficult to witness the charred and twisted remains of Ukrainian POWs in the Yelenovka detention center at first hand. The stench of death was overwhelming. Bodies remained in the ruins and melted into the metal bunk beds they were on at the time of the bombing. | Other corpses, presumably killed by shrapnel instead of burning to death, lay outside. A soldier was inspecting them, presumably in order to determine the exact…

____ (2022-08-07). Four more grain ships depart Ukraine ports: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) — Four ships carrying food produce sailed from Black Sea ports in Ukraine Sunday as part of a deal to unblock the country's sea exports, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-07). The US Keeps Reneging on Arms Control Agreements, So Why Should Russia Trust Biden's Latest Overtures? libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter >An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017 Washington's track record on fulfilling treaty obligations is not exactly stellar. This week, in an address to the Tenth Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — which…

____ (2022-08-07). Chinese, Russian FMs meet in Cambodia. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the latter's request on the sidelines of meetings of foreign ministers on East Asia cooperation.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-07). Aid from Mexico and Venezuela Arrive in Cuba to Fight the Fire in Matanzas. libya360.wordpress.com Planes from Mexico and Venezuela arrived early Sunday in Cuba to support the fight against the fire in the industrial zone of the western city of Matanzas. The first to arrive was a Boing 737-700 of the Mexican Airforce Force with 62 military personnel and 16 experts in the oil area. Brigadier General Juan Bravo…

_____ (2022-08-06). US is Actively Trying to Transform Kyrgyzstan into Anti-Russia. journal-neo.org The geopolitical confrontation between the collective West, led by the United States, and Russia has noticeably intensified and in recent months, after Moscow launched a special operation to denazify Ukraine, has perhaps reached its peak. This confrontation is especially clearly manifested in the political and trade and economic spheres. The United States, having recently made …

Roger Annis (2022-08-06). Shedding Light on Who, Exactly, is Responsible for the War in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com On July 7, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR.org) published an article by Gregory Shupak analyzing the hypocrisy of U.S. …

WSWS (2022-08-06). Amnesty International report exposes Ukraine's violations of international law, deliberate use of civilians as human shields. wsws.org The report has dealt a significant blow to the relentless war propaganda in the media and has provoked a hysterical response by the Ukrainian government.

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-06). Evo Morales Calls for a Global Campaign To Eliminate NATO. orinocotribune.com In Interview With British Journalist, Morales Says The U.S. Uses Nato To Provoke Wars And Sell Weapons. | U.S./Uk-Backed Coup Against Him In 2019 Was Undertaken For Lithium And Because His Government Advanced An Alternative Economic Model To The Neoliberal "Washington Consensus". | In an

Connor Freeman (2022-08-06). Report: White House At Odds With Lawmakers Over Taiwan Policy Act. news.antiwar.com As tensions with China continue to rise to dangerous levels, President Joe Biden's administration is lobbying Senate Democrats to "put the brakes" on the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The bill was recently introduced by the hawkish Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-06). "The Doomsday Forum": Senior Military, Nuclear Weapons Officials Convene… America's "$1 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Plan". Take out Russia, Iran and North Korea? globalresearch.ca "Blowing up the Planet" through the use of "peace-making nuclear bombs" is a money making undertaking, a corporate bonanza for the "defense" contractors.

TeleSUR (2022-08-06). Tàºrkiye and Russia Agree to Trade in Rubles. telesurenglish.net On August 5, the presidents of Russia and Tàºrkiye signed a memorandum on the development of their trade and discussed the use of Russian Mir cards. | RELATED: | "Of course, this visit to Sochi had one good thing: we agreed on the ruble with [Vladimir] Putin. As we are going to make these exchanges in rubles, this will of course bring money to Russia and Tàºrkiye as a separate source between Tàºrki…

_____ (2022-08-06). Amnesty International On Ukraine's Violations Of International Law. popularresistance.org The human rights organization Amnesty International released a report Thursday showing that "Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm's way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals." | Amnesty International's findings corroborate an earlier report by the United Nations which also provided evidence that the Ukrainian army has been using civilians as human shields in the conflict. Both of these recent reports come on top of extensive documentation of war crimes committed by the Ukrainian army and its neo-fascist paramilitary forces, pa…

Staff (2022-08-06). Russia destroys two more Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russia's Aerospace Forces destroyed two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft during the past day, according to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman.

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-08-06). RIAC and Oxford Process Second Expert Round Table. russiancouncil.ru On August 4, 2022, RIAC together with Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the second joint expert round table on the challenges of settling the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Russian and British experts discussed the analytical materials prepared by Oxford Process on issues of territorial integrity…

____ (2022-08-06). Grossi reacts to shelling Zaporizhzhya power plant in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expresses concern over shelling of Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, calling on parties to show restraint and abstain from resorting to military force.

Staff (2022-08-06). Cuba gana el título en el C2-200 metros en el Campeonato Mundial de Velocidad de Canoa. cubadebate.cu Yarisleidis Cirilo y Katherin Nuevo ganaron para Cuba este sábado el título en el C2-200 metros durante la penúltima fecha del Campeonato Mundial de Velocidad de Canoa, en Halifax, que acoge Canadá. En el Lago Banook, Cirilo y Nuevo cruzaron la meta en 45.09 segundos, para dejar atrás a las chinas Shuai Changwen y Lin Wenjun (45.24).

Staff (2022-08-06). Mora rejects '72-hour deadline' for Iran nuclear talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator in Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora has rejected a report that claimed there is a "72-hour deadline" in the negotiations.

Staff (2022-08-06). US attempt to shift responsibility for food crisis to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov slammed as absurd Washington's attempts to shift responsibility for the global food crisis to Russia.

Staff (2022-08-06). Mundial sub-20 de atletismo: Yarima García termina séptima en los 200 metros planos. cubadebate.cu Yarima García tuvo otra presentación estable en el Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo para menores de 20 años y nuevamente se acercó a su marca personal para terminar séptima en la final de los 200 metros planos. La final del martillo se pospuso para mañana.

WSWS (2022-08-06). New Zealand government nervous about US-China confrontation. wsws.org Notwithstanding the evident concern in ruling circles about the US-China confrontation, New Zealand is integrated into the US alliance, its war against Russia, and war plans against China.

____ (2022-08-06). Russian, Chinese FMs discuss Iran in ASEAN summit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russian and Chinese foreign ministers discussed Iran's nuclear deal and countering US bullying on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-06). China's Taiwan Military Option — How and Why? libya360.wordpress.com Recent US-Chinese tensions centered on Taiwan has raised the prospect of a military confrontation. Let's try to answer the following questions: How and why would China launch military operations in regards to Taiwan? What sort of capabilities does the Chinese military possess? References + Time Stamps: @00: 00 Intro: How the US is Trying to Prevent…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-06). Global Afrikan Congress Began Sankofa International Conference on Reparations in Barbados August 4 to 6 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López The Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) began this Thursday, August 4, in Barbados, an International Conference on Reparations, under the theme Sankofa "repair the damage, repair the imbalance, justice must be done". The event is being held at the Roy Marshall Teaching Complex of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Cave…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-06). Global Afrikan Congress Began International Conference on Reparations Sankofa in Barbados August 4 to 6 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López The Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) began this Thursday, August 4, in Barbados, an International Conference on Reparations, under the theme Sankofa "repair the damage, repair the imbalance, justice must be done". The event is being held at the Roy Marshall Teaching Complex of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Cave…

Kyle Anzalone (2022-08-05). The White House Will Approve New $1 Billion Weapons Transfer to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Reuters reports unnamed officials in the Biden administration say a new $1 billion weapons package is waiting for the president's signature. The next arms transfer will be the 18th since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. President Joe Biden will use the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to fund the security assistance package. In May, Congress placed …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-08-05). Has the Ukraine Conflict Driven U.S. Government Officials Crazy? covertactionmagazine.com Latest outrage is the FBI's use of flash-bang grenades and drones to startle 80-year-old leader of Black Nationalist organization who …

TeleSUR (2022-08-05). Guatemala Lives Under Political Terror, Indigenous Leader Warns. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Guatemalan Indigenous leader Rosalina Tuyuc assured that her country is under "political terror" and denounced the arrest of journalist Jose Ruben Zamora as a very serious attack on freedom of expression. | RELATED: | "In any democracy, free expression of thought is the greatest banner of truth," she stressed, referring to Zamora's arrest a week ago. | The leader of the National Coordinator of Guatemalan Widows…

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