(2023-05-22). Liberation Of Bakhmut Shows Russian Forces Work Cohesively Towards Victory. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageDespite Western, Ukrainian propaganda, the reality of the battlefield shows Moscow militarily controls the conflict. | Written by After more than 290 days of intense fighting and tens of thousands of casualties, the Battle of Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine) is over. On May 20, Moscow's officials announced that Russian forces had taken full cont…
(2023-05-22). US Attempting To Punish Belarus For Supporting Russia. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageTsikhanouskaya spreads fake news on Lukashenko's health. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The US and its allies are attempting to transfer weapons and explosives to Belarus for being a sincere partner of Russia and in a vain effort to destabilise the situation in the country. Such provocations force Belarus to take new active measures of strategic deterrence. These include the construction of defensive fortifications near its border with Ukraine, suc…
(2023-05-22). US hopes to snatch victory from jaws of defeat in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org If the Anglo-Saxon alliance keeps climbing the escalation ladder, the Russian campaign may well expand the operation to the entire region east of the Dnieper River. The Russians are in this war for the long haul and the ball is in the American court…
(2023-05-22). Turkey Conducts Differentiated Mediation in the Russian-Ukrainian Crisis. journal-neo.org 
(2023-05-22). Russia rejects any possible threat against Crimea. plenglish.com Moscow, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Russia will consider a threat to attack the Crimean peninsula as if it were any of its federal subjects, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
(2023-05-22). G7 Becomes Incubator of Destructive Initiatives: Russia. telesurenglish.net The Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima showed that the alliance has irreversibly deteriorated and turned into an "incubator of destructive initiatives" in the world, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. | RELATED: | The outcome of the G7 meeting in Hiroshima was a set of statements filled with "odious passages" directed against China and Russia as the G7 members tried to prevent non-Western sta…
(2023-05-22). Chris Hedges: Why the Conspiracy Theory About Trump and Russia Won't Go Away. scheerpost.com 
The latest investigation into the charges that Donald Trump's campaign worked in concert with the Russian government exposes a cynical collaboration between Trump opponents and the FBI.
(2023-05-22). US Announces New Russia Sanctions With G7 Nations. news.antiwar.com The US on Friday announced new sanctions on Russia that were imposed in coordination with the Group of Seven, but they fall far short of what the Biden administration was hoping to achieve. According to the Treasury Department, over 300 sanctions were implemented on individuals, entities, vessels, and aircraft. The measures are meant to combat …
(2023-05-22). US, British, French Warships Transit Hormuz Strait To Deter Iran From Seizing Tankers. southfront.org 
Prior US Navy image shows Iranian patrol boats "harassing" US Navy ships | Originally published on While the world's attention and international headlines have been focused on news out of Bakhmut over the weekend, there has been a build-up of unusual Western military activity just off Iran's coast as tensions between Western allies and the Islamic Republic are on the…
(2023-05-22). Hiding Defeat In Bakhmut, Ukrainian Military Attacked Russian Border Villages. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The loss of the city of Bakhmut was a major blow to the Kiev regime which is still denying its defeat. Two days after the Ukrainian military retreated from their "fortress", Kiev attempted a large provocation on the Russian border aimed at gaining headlines in the MSM in order to hide the truth from Bakhmut. | On May 22, since 9 am local time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) began the heavy shelling on the border villages in the Russian Belgorod region. It lasted for several ho…
(2023-05-22). Headlines for May 22, 2023. democracynow.org Ukraine Says It's Still Fighting for Bakhmut After Russia Claims Control, Zelensky Appears at G7 in Hiroshima; Biden OKs Training for Ukrainian Pilots on F-16 Jets, Conservative Party of Greek PM Mitsotakis Claims Bulk of Votes But Falls Short of Outright Victory, NYT Video Shows Greek Authorities Stranding Migrants at Sea, Including 6-Month-Old Infant, Israeli Forces Kill Another 3 Palestinians in West Bank; Extremist Minister Ben-Gvir Visits Al-Aqsa, Sudan's Warring Parties Sign One-Week Ceasefire, Agree to Allow Aid Workers to Operate, Bahrain and Lebanon to Restore Diplomatic Ties, U.S. Signs Secu…
(2023-05-22). Bakhmut Folds: Russia Takes City & Ukraine's Struggle Against Toll of Attrition. libya360.wordpress.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 22, 2023 — Russian Ministry of Defense claims the Donbass city of Bakhmut/Artyomovsk has been fully taken by Russian forces; — Western analysts claim the city's capture will not "turn the tide" of the conflict, ignoring the war of attrition taking place superseding territorial advances; — The…
(2023-05-22). Bakhmut Has Fallen; Artyomovsk Has Been Liberated. popularresistance.org The largest battle so far of the 21st century ended today. | Bakhmut has fallen. Artyomovsk (the Russian/Soviet name of the city) has been liberated. This was announced today by the titular leader of the Wagner forces, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a video posted on Telegram. Why the Ukrainian leadership had decided to hold onto the city even months after the situation there was already in its disfavor is beyond me. The fight was decided by the numerical superiority of Russian artillery fire and the Ukraine never had a chance to top that. | The losses there for the Ukrainians amounted to 300 to 500 men per day over that…
(2023-05-22). Overview Of Russian Strikes In Ukraine On May 22, 2023. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On the night of May 22, new wave of Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian military facilities throughout the country. Explosions again thundered in several regions in southern, eastern and central Ukraine. Kiev is hiding the losses as always. | Last night, explosions thundered in the Kharkiv, Odessa, Zaporozhie, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk region. Russian forces used kamikaze UAVs, cruise and ballistic missiles. | The first Russian strikes hit targets in the Kharkiv region. Accord…
(2023-05-22). The Current State of Kiev's Air Defenses: Interview with Colonel Wolf. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Russian 'Kinzhal' Hypersonic Missile Destroys Kiev's US-Made 'Patriot' Air Defense System In the last several weeks, the Kiev regime's air defense assets have been at the forefront of news coverage while failing to achieve the one that actually matters. The political West has mobilized its entire massive propaganda machine to lionize the SAM…
(2023-05-22). Biden Okays F-16s For Ukraine, US Weapons To Attack Crimea. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The Biden administration has signed off on both F-16s for Ukraine and attacks on Crimea using US-made weapons. Both of these moves have drawn dire warnings from nuclear-armed Russia, and both would have been unthinkable a year ago. | In a
(2023-05-22). Military Situation In Ukraine On May 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Explosions thundered in the Kharkiv region; | Explosions thundered in the Kherson region; | Explosions thundered in the Odessa region; | Explosions thundered in the Zaporozhye region; | Explosions thundered in the Dnipropetrovsk region; | Explosions thundered in the Mykolaiv region; | Explosions thundered in Kramatorsk; | Ukrainian forces attacked Russian border villages in the Belgorod region; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot near Stelmakhovka; | The Russian Army…
(2023-05-22). Hiroshima Survivor Slams G7 Leaders for Embracing War & Rejecting Nuclear Disarmament. democracynow.org 
The G7 summit wrapped up Sunday in Hiroshima, where much of the summit focused on the war in Ukraine and China. While in Japan, President Biden and other world leaders paid tribute to the victims of the world's first nuclear attack — the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 — laying wreaths at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and planting a tree. But President Biden did not issue an apology for the attack, which killed an estimated 140,000 people and seriously injured another 100,000. For more, we speak with Setsuko Thurlow, who survived the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 and devoted her l…
(2023-05-22). The EU Is Over-Invested in the Ukrainian War-Project. strategic-culture.org Ukraine is not a stand-alone foreign policy issue, but rather the pivot around which Europe's economic prospects will rotate. | Ukraine is not a stand-alone foreign policy issue, but rather the pivot around which Europe's economic prospects will rotate. | The European Union, by any standards, is over-invested in the Ukrainian war-project — and in its romance with Zelensky too. Just earlier this year, the western (and EU) narrative was that the coming post-Winter offensive by Ukraine would 'break' Russia and render a 'coup de grace' to the war. MSM headlines spun a regular tale of Russia on its last legs. No…
(2023-05-22). Russia, the US and China: The Long Confrontation of the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Andrey Sushentsov The world will still be global and interconnected, with a common foundation for development—but that foundation will no longer be linked to the dollar or backed by American carrier strike groups, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Andrey Sushentsov. A year ago, it seemed to many that the confrontation between Russia and the West in Ukraine would be intense, but short-lived. Twelve months later, it has become clear…
(2023-05-22). The Mess that Nuland Made: The Consequences of Ukraine's "Regime Change" globalresearch.ca Article by the late Robert Parry. His legacy live. | First published on July 14, 2023 | As the Ukrainian army squares off against ultra-right and neo-Nazi militias in the west and violence against ethnic Russians continues in the east, the …
(2023-05-22). Ukraine: US Hopes to Snatch Victory from the Jaws of Defeat. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Top Ukrainian intelligence official Kirill Budanov has proposed a 100-km-long demilitarised zone between Ukraine and Russia The G7 Leaders' 2700-word statement on Ukraine, issued in Hiroshima after their summit meeting glossed over the burning question today — the so-called counter-offensive against the Russian forces. It is a deafening silence, since rumours are swirling…
(2023-05-22). War Crime: Ukrainian Azov Fighter Testifies How He Killed Civilian Family In Mariupol. southfront.org
(2023-05-22). John Durham Ignores Role of U.S., U.K., Australian, and Israeli Intelligence Operatives in Setting the Stage for Crossfire Hurricane. sonar21.com 
Failed Prosecutor John Durham's report on the Hillary Clinton campaign plot to convince the American electorate and U.S. allies that Donald Trump was a stooge of Russia totally ignores the…
(2023-05-22). Military Situation In Donbass On May 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Ivanivske; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Konstantinovka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Ugledar; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Stelmakhovka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Ugledar;…
(2023-05-22). Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Scrap Last Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageMoscow suspended participation in New START but is still complying with the limits set by the treaty | Originally published by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)
(2023-05-22). Large Explosion Thundered In Kramatorsk, DPR. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On the afternoon of May 22, Ukrainian media reported a large explosion in the city of Kramatorsk in the DPR, which is under control of the Ukrainian military. | The explosion reportedly thundered in the area of the Starokramatorsky machine-building plant. However, no Russian strikes were confirmed by the local sources. | Videos from the spot showed a large fire in the city. The secondary detonation is heard in the area. |
(2023-05-22). Videos Illustrating Numerous Successful Combat Actions Of Russian Units In Recent Days. southfront.org 
Creative PR campaign of the Head of the Wagner PMC has overshadowed almost everything that has happened in recent days on the eastern front of NATO. | If you look closely, it turns out that the success of the Wagner PMC is only a single episode of dramatic events over there. | The Ukrainian attack has begun, or rather the AFU is trying to do so wherever there is such an opportunity. So far to no avail. | Watch this small part of the videos testifying to the actual events now taking place in Eastern Europe. | __…
(2023-05-22). Masha Gessen Resigns from PEN America Board over Cancellation of Russian Writers Panel. democracynow.org 
We speak with PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel about the resignation of journalist Masha Gessen from the free expression group's board following the cancellation of a Russian writers panel at the recent PEN World Voices Festival after Ukrainian writers threatened to boycott. "It's unfortunate," Nossel says, but notes Gessen plans to remain a PEN member and work on its project to archive Russian independent media.
(2023-05-22). TeleSUR Shares Experiences in Alternative Forum in China. telesurenglish.net During the "Communication in the Global South" forum held at the University of Shanghai on Monday, representatives of public media such as Press TV, Russia Today (RT), China's CGTN, and teleSUR exchanged experiences on the challenges of alternative communication in countries where the U.S. and its allies maintain sanctions and blockades. | RELATED: | During her speech, teleSUR President Patricia Villegas recalled that this…
(2023-05-22). The Federal Reserve's Anti-inflation Policy Makes No Sense. thealtworld.com Dear readers and fellow economists, the Federal Reserve is treating a rise in prices from supply shocks and disruptions from the Covid lockdowns and sanctions against Russia, Iran, and other countries as if it were a monetary inflation. It is true that too much money is chasing too few goods and services, but the cause is supply shortages and not excess consumer demand. | This fact is obvious, but it is not acknowledged. We know that the lockdowns and sanctions stopped production, caused transportation problems, caused energy shortages, caused business failures, and disrupted supply chains. | We know that excess…
(2023-05-22). Scott Is Having A Blast… smoothiex12.blogspot.com in Russia. Here he is in Spetsnaz University in Chechnya. He has become a real star in Russia. It is extremely important for preservation of the sanity. Russians are not at war with American people.
(2023-05-22). Multipolarity: The positive content. unitedworldint.com United World International has started publishing papers that were presented to the Global Multipolarity Confernce held on April 29. At last, UWI published the video address of Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, to the conference that was organized by Nova Resistência (Brazil), the New International Order Initiative Türkiye), the International Eurasian Movement (Russia), the Thinkers' …
(2023-05-22). Russia's Security Council Secretary meets with counterparts. plenglish.com Moscow, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Security Council on Monday informed that the Secretary of that entity, Nikolai Patrushev, held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Venezuela, Cuba, Congo, Namibia and Benin.
(2023-05-22). Spanish Morenoite CRT covers for Podemos government's austerity, war with Russia. wsws.org Pseudo-left parties like the CRT are shielding Podemos and Sumar from criticism on their left, to block a movement in the working class against Spain's capitalist government.
(2023-05-22). The EU Can't Keep Its Story Straight About U.S Sanctions against the Import of Russian Fuel. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-22). Video: Washington's Russian-Jewish Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-22). CIA Front Company Extends Intrusive Surveillance Operations in Lithuania Under Pretext of New Cold War. covertactionmagazine.com Creation of Orwellian surveillance apparatus belies claim that the U.S. is upholding democracy in the face of Russian authoritarianism. On April 26, Palantir, a data analytics company founded with CIA seed money, announced an expansion of its operations in Lithuania after entering into a strategic partnership with Lithuania's Ministry of Defense. This announcement exemplifies how …
(2023-05-22). The US Government Launches A.I. Tool to Detect "Russian Disinformation" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-22). How in Italy We Have Broken the "War Lockdown" Against Russian Musicians. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-22). The FBI Must be Held Accountable for Russiagate. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-22). War Between The U.S. And Russia Inches Ever Closer. progressivehub.net JAMES BAMFORD | THE NATION…
(2023-05-22). Video: Zelensky's Pro-Russian Speech Before Being Co-opted. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-22). European Countries Can Afford To Skyrocket Government Debt In Order To Defeat Russia, But Asian Countries Can't And Don't. southfront.org 
Written by Eric Zuesse. On May 20th, Bloomberg News bannered "Crippling Heat Waves Deepen Asia's Reliance on Russian Energy: Soaring temperatures putting…
(2023-05-22). Israel Has Yet To Answer For Shireen Abu Akleh's Assassination. popularresistance.org Veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh was covering an Israeli raid on Jenin Refugee Camp in her official capacity as a reporter for Al Jazeera on May 11, 2022, when an unnamed Israeli sniper fired a bullet into the thin space between the back of her helmet and her flak jacket, killing her. At the time, Abu-Akleh was fleeing Israeli gunfire directed towards her and other observing journalists, including Al Jazeera producer Ali Al-Samudi, who was wounded moments before Abu-Akleh's death. | One year later, Israeli military forces have issued an apology for killing Shireen Abu Akleh. This follows countless…
(2023-05-22). Three Palestinians killed in Israeli raids in Nablus and Jenin. peoplesdispatch.org A large number of Israeli soldiers—accompanied by special forces, armored vehicles and bulldozers—carried out the dawn raid at the Balata camp in Nablus. Another raid was simultaneously carried out at the Jenin refugee camp…
(2023-05-22). Struggle to stop Cop City continues. workers.org 
Atlanta Hundreds of opponents of "Cop City" — the militarized police-training facility scheduled to be built on forested lands in Atlanta, Georgia, the historic Weelaunee Forest — literally occupied City Hall on May 15. The line to speak before Atlanta Council members in the public comment section of their meeting . . . |
(2023-05-22). Peace Disruption (Part 1): Palestine's Killing Fields Ignominious Beginnings. transcend.org The entities of Love, Hope, and Joy have been most elusive for the Oppressed Palestinians, for 75 long years. Now their very essence for sustained life and Peace are dispelled forever, within the Killing Fields of Palestine, due to the ongoing Peace Disruptions by Apartheid Israel.
(2023-05-22). Led by China and India: The Global South Is Trying To Fix the UN. mintpressnews.com As the world shifts away from Western dominance, China demands substantive reforms to the UN Security Council, challenging the archaic power structure and advocating for fair representation, signaling a crucial moment for global diplomacy and the future of the UN.
(2023-05-22). Can the Global South Build a New World Communication Order. telesurenglish.net Regarding the Global South International Communication Forum that was held in Shanghai (China) in early May 2023, Vijay Prashad, the director of the "Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research", carried out an evaluation of the possibilities of alternative communication in a world controlled by mainstream corporate media. His text is presented below. | RELATED: | It is remarkable how the media in a select few countries…
(2023-05-22). Georgia State Students Demand The University Denounce Cop City. popularresistance.org
(2023-05-22). Saudi Arabia and China pull out of G20 summit in Kashmir. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-22). Declining influence: Is the Middle East pulling away from Washington? peoplesworld.org 
A new chapter in the modern history of the Middle East is beginning, and what's most significant about it is the dwindling influence of the United States. Back in March, the People's Republic of China helped broker a groundbreaking diplomatic rapprochement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Seven years …
(2023-05-22). Biden drops 'One China' policy, uses Philippines for war drive over Taiwan. mronline.org 
Pentagon strategists have been beefing up their military presence in Asia and building alliances in preparation for an all-out war against China.
(2023-05-22). Iran-Saudi Reconciliation: A successful example of China's "Global Security Initiative" unitedworldint.com By Prof. Yang Chen * On March 10, 2023, China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran issued a tripartite joint statement in Beijing, announcing that Saudi Arabia and Iran had reached an agreement, including agreeing to restore diplomatic relations between the two sides and reopen their embassies and representative offices within a maximum of two months. The …
(2023-05-22). In Numbers: China's improvements in biodiversity conservation. ecns.cn
(2023-05-22). In Numbers: Over $1.5 billion of intent purchase deals inked at 3rd China-CEEC expo. ecns.cn
(2023-05-22). Cuban expat becomes local hero in Beijing. ecns.cn Liuban Lopez, a Spanish language teacher from Cuba who rescued a drowning child and a woman in Beijing last month, told China News Network that he feels very happy living in China, because the country "treats him like a son".
(2023-05-22). Yangtze River finless porpoises spotted in Hubei. ecns.cn Known as the "giant panda of the water", the Yangtze finless porpoise is a barometer of the ecological environment in the Yangtze River basin. China upgraded the protection level for 65 species in February 2021, including the Yangtze finless porpoise, from second to first class.
(2023-05-22). China's consumption to continue to rise in performance. ecns.cn China's consumption will perform better in the second and third quarters and will have stronger economic growth, according to industry experts.
(2023-05-22). 371 schools in S China's Guilin suspended due to heavy rainfall. ecns.cn A total of 371 schools in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have been suspended on Monday morning due to the heavy rain.
(2023-05-22). China connects deep-sea wind power to Hainan oil field grid. ecns.cn China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform "CNOOC Guanlan" successfully connected to the grid in Wenchang oil field in Hainan province, marking a new milestonein providing green power for use in the offshore oil production.
(2023-05-22). China, India, and the Emerging New World Order. transcend.org What was once the North American century is now potentially the century of the G-3: China, India, and the US.
(2023-05-22). Japan Hosting G7 to Blast China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-22). The Covert Machinations of Canada in Haiti's Tragic Destiny. libya360.wordpress.com Karl Fluri Haiti, comrades, stands before us as a harrowing testament to the crimes committed by imperialist powers. More than two centuries ago, the brave Haitian people rose up against the chains of French colonialism, reclaiming their freedom from the clutches of oppression. But their audacity to challenge colonial forces came at a heavy price….
(2023-05-22). American Comedian: U.S. Blaming China While Ignoring Own Citizens. dissidentvoice.org As G7 members, Canada and Italy each has a gross domestic product of only $2 trillion. "That's what Jeff Bezos spends on a nice steak dinner," said CGTN Special Commentator Lee Camp. The bloc consists of the U.S. and six vassal states asking if they can shine America's shoes. But on top of that, the …
(2023-05-22). China-Arab States Expo facilities high quality mutual exchanges and BRI. ecns.cn The China-Arab States Expo has become an important platform for China-Arab exchanges, and for these countries to expand high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, officials, diplomats, and business leaders said.
(2023-05-22). Micron fails cybersecurity review in China. ecns.cn China on Sunday made public the results of its cybersecurity review of U.S. semiconductor maker Micron Technology, saying that the company didn't pass the review because it has severe cybersecurity problems.
(2023-05-22). Growth spurs mild China property uptrend. ecns.cn The first May Day holiday in China after the COVID-19 pandemic control measures were optimized saw a mild pickup in property trading — and the uptrend will likely extend into the coming months.
(2023-05-22). wo ancient shipwrecks discovered in South China Sea. ecns.cn An archaeological investigation on two ancient shipwrecks, discovered in October 2022 at an underwater depth of about 1,500 meters near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea, was launched on Saturday, opening a new chapter of China's deep-sea archaeology.
(2023-05-22). China and the Axis of the Sanctioned. transcend.org 16 May 2023 – How U.S. Divide-and-Rule Strategy in the Middle East Backfired…
(2023-05-22). Iranian-Made Shafagh Air-To-Surface Missile (Infographics). southfront.org 
(2023-05-22). Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following March diplomatic deal, reports say. middleeasteye.net 
Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following March diplomatic deal, reports say | Ambassador Alireza Enayati served as Iran's envoy to Kuwait from 2014 to 2019 | Mon, 05/22/2023 – 21: 17 | An Iranian woman walks past an Iranian flag painted on a wall in a street in Tehran, on 10 April 2023 (AFP) | Nearly two months after Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations…
(2023-05-22). Walid Daqqah transferred to Assaf Harofeh hospital after health deterioration. samidoun.net 
The family of Walid Daqqah, the imprisoned Palestinian intellectual and freedom fighter suffering from a rare form of cancer (myelofibrosis) and subjected to years of Israeli medical neglect inside occupation prisons, announced on Monday, 22 May that he had been transferred once again from the Ramle prison clinic to Assaf Harofeh civilian hospital. The family …
(2023-05-22). Israeli Extremists Storm al-Aqsa Mosque Complex. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that dozens of Israeli squatters, with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at their head, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque complex early on Sunday morning from the Moroccan Gate. They were closely guarded by Israeli police, who imposed restrictions on the …
(2023-05-22). West Bank: US rebukes Israel over settlers' return to evacuated outpost. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-22). Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in large raid in Nablus. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-22). Solidarity with Palestine and Georges Abdallah at the Les Dissidentes festival in Switzerland. samidoun.net 
From 18 to 21 May, in La Sarraz, Switzerland, Contre-Attaque & Autonomie organized the Les Dissidentes festival , bringing together hundreds of people for numerous activities to promote radical and intersectional ecology. The Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a member organization of the Samidoun Network, participated in several events during the festival. The Collectif was invited to speak as …
(2023-05-22). 1 Child Killed, 1 Injured by Explosive Device in E. Afghanistan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, an explosive device from previous military conflicts detonated within the vicinity of the Deyak district in the eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, resulting in the unfortunate demise of a young child and causing injury to another. | Related: | According to district police officer Niyaz Mohammad, the incident occurred due to a hazard that has persisted from past wartime activities. | On Sunday, in the Deyak…
(2023-05-22). Ed Department Says GA District May Have Violated Students' Rights With Book Bans. truthout.org The Department of Education's (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said in a letter sent on Friday that book bans implemented last year by a school district in Georgia may have violated students' rights. OCR recognized that Forsyth County School District, which banned a number of books containing LGBTQ themes and characters of color, was already implementing corrective actions to address the… |
(2023-05-22). Protecting Human Rights in Occupied Palestine. palestine-studies.org This book recounts their frustrations, their trials, their experiences, and their conclusions.
(2023-05-22). Over 4.5 Million People Killed in Post 9/11 Wars. orinocotribune.com A Blank-Check Legislation Signed Into Law In 2001 Has Allowed The Pentagon To Launch More Than 40 Military Interventions In At Least 22 Countries Without Congressional Approval. | A new study from the The study estimates that between 906,000 to 937,000 people have been killed as a direct result of wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen,…
(2023-05-22). Iran and Venezuela Advocate Promoting Commercial and Economic Cooperation. orinocotribune.com The foreign ministers of Iran and Venezuela have advocated the development of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. | In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hosein Amir Abdolahian and his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Gil discussed the latest developments in improving bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest. | The parties have expressed the willingness of Tehra…
(2023-05-22). 75 Years of Israeli Violence against Palestinians. transcend.org 14 May 2023 – 75 years since the Nakba, it is increasingly clear that Israel is a violent occupier of the Palestinian people. In the last three quarters of a century, it has also served the interests of U.S. imperialism and trained and aided other capitalist states in methods of violence and repression.
(2023-05-22). Minnesota protests 75th Year of the Nakba. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On May 20, over 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered at Bryant Square Park in Uptown to show solidarity with the global Palestinian movement to remember Al-Nakba, or "The Catastrophe", in which more than 750,000 Palestinians were exiled from their homes and homeland in 1948 by Israeli militia forces with the help of imperialist forces. Speakers from different movements gave messages of solidarity with Palestinians in diaspora in the Twin Cities and across the world. | Nick Estes, the cofounder of Red Nation, was the first speaker at the rally, stating, "Palestine is the moral issue that div…
(2023-05-22). U.S. post-9/11 wars caused 4.5 million deaths, displaced 38-60 million people, study shows. mronline.org 
Wars the U.S. waged in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan following September 11, 2001 caused at least 4.5 million deaths and displaced 38 to 60 million people, with 7.6 million children starving today, according to studies by Brown University.
(2023-05-22). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a tres palestinos en Nablus. telesurtv.net La fuente indicó que el asaltó israelí dejó además seis personas heridas, entre ellas dos menores de edad.
(2023-05-22). Condenan presencia del ministro israelí en la mezquita de Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net La visita del Ministro de Seguridad Nacional de Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, se produce días después de que miles de nacionalistas judíos marcharan por la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén.
(2023-05-22). Fuerzas israelíes incursionan en varias zonas de Yenín: Hieren a un joven palestino. cubadebate.cu Un joven palestino resultó herido y otros tres fueron arrestados durante la incursión de las fuerzas israelíes en varias zonas de Yenín. El ejército desplegó sus francotiradores en los techos de algunos edificios en los barrios de Al-Marah y Khallet Al-Soha, allanaron y registraron varias casas y destruyeron su contenido. Testigos oculares reportaron enfrentamientos armados .
(2023-05-22). 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.
(2023-05-21). Bakhmut Folds: Russia Takes City + Ukraine's Struggle Against Toll of Attrition. thealtworld.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 22, 2023: | — Russian Ministry of Defense claims the Donbass city of Bakhmut/Artyomovsk has been fully taken by Russian forces; — Western analysts claim the city's capture will not "turn the tide" of the conflict, ignoring the war of attrition taking place superseding territorial advances; | — The US is sending another weapons package to Ukraine featuring an unspecified amount of ammunition for HIMARS, artillery systems, anti-tank weapons, and both bridging and logistics equipment; | — The US is also incrementally moving in favor of sending Ukraine F-1…