(2023-11-16). How BRICS Became a Club That Others Want to Join. infobrics.org The BRICS emerging market nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank two decades ago to a real-world club that controls a multilateral lender…
(2023-11-16). Estonian Prime Minister still ambitious for NATO job, despite recent scandal. infobrics.org An anti-Russian hardline politician, she has been involved in a major scandal over family business with Russia.
(2023-11-16). Colombian senator presents initiative against crimes against peace. plenglish.com Bogota, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda, from the Historic Pact, on Thursday presented a bill against crimes against peace with aggravating circumstances for top public officials.
(2023-11-16). Turkish Parliament postpones vote on Sweden's NATO accession. plenglish.com Ankara, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Türkiye's Parliament postponed on Thursday a vote on Sweden's accession protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), one of the last steps for that country's entry into the bloc.
(2023-11-16). Don't plan yet for Ukraine reconstruction. peoplesdispatch.org Russia can carry on with the attritional war in Ukraine for years to come. Meanwhile, the cruel fate that awaits Ukraine may turn out to be far worse than what Iraq and Afghanistan experienced…
(2023-11-16). Performance of Russia's Defense Industry: Buoyant Weapons Exports, Despite the Sanctions. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-16). Open Letter from a Ukrainian Facing Prison for Speaking for Peace. pressenza.com Greetings from Kyiv. Yesterday my city was disturbed again by air raid sirens, so I ran from Vernadsky scientific library to hide in the closest shelter, a subway station. Ruthless Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, as well as the Ukrainian defensive war effort. Civilians are dying, cities are being bombarded on both sides of the frontline, and that is the essence of any war — aggressive or defensive — the pure evil of war, which is barbaric mass killing by definition. | By Yurii Sheliazhenko | The air raid alert didn't stopped President Zelensky from signing a request to his pocket parliam…
(2023-11-16). German government plans to more than double military aid for Ukraine. wsws.org Germany's coalition government fully supports Israel's genocide in Gaza and rejects any ceasefire. At the same time, it is aggressively pushing ahead with the war offensive against Russia.
(2023-11-16). House passes budget resolution to postpone federal shutdown to New Year. wsws.org The bill, which is expected to pass the Senate quickly, does not include either major spending cuts or new funds for the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
(2023-11-16). China and Russia Strengthen Ties on Sci-tech Cooperation at Forum in Harbin. infobrics.org The 10th China-Russia Engineering and Technology Forum, also known as the 2023 China-Russia Digital Economy Summit, was held in Harbin, Heilongjiang province…
(2023-11-16). India Is Interested in Ramping up Coal Exports from Russia. infobrics.org There are opportunities for growth in supplies via the North-South ITC using multimodal logistics schemes…
(2023-11-16). Latest American ICBM struggling with 'unknown unknowns', says USAF Secretary. infobrics.org The LGM-35A "Sentinel" is most likely inferior to the already existing Russian equivalents such as the RS-24 "Yars", which boasts a depressed flight path and limited maneuvering capabilities. In addition, Russian Strategic Missile Forces already possess 150-160 of these ICBMs, 90% of which are road-mobile, meaning that they have a much higher survivability than the LGM-35A "Sentinel" which will be entirely confined to silos. All this is without even considering hundreds of other strategic weapons in Moscow's unrivaled arsenal.
(2023-11-16). Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers criticize policy in Gaza. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, and Venezuela, Yván Gil, on Thursday criticized the extermination policy that Israel is enforcing against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
(2023-11-16). US Asking Israel To Act Faster in Gaza To Protect Biden's Approval Rating — Russian Agency. orinocotribune.com At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department declare a desire for immediate peace," the agency said | The US is using backchannels to persuade Israel to speed up the operation in the Gaza Strip so that it does not affect President Joe Biden's approval ratings ahead of the elections, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said. | The agency said Washington publicly states its allegedly concern about the indiscriminate bombardment of hospitals and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department de…
(2023-11-16). Russia and Venezuela Cooperate to Strengthen Their Resilience. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said that cooperation between Russia and Venezuela should serve to strengthen the resilience of both countries' national economies amid Western sanctions. | RELATED: | "We have a common opinion that our bilateral cooperation should contribute to increasing the stability of our national economies, against the backdrop of the massive sanctions campaign unleash…
(2023-11-16). Russia Says Relations With US Could Be Severed at Any Moment. telesurenglish.net
(2023-11-16). Venezuelan FM Condemns Israeli Genocide Against Palestinians. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected the genocide that the Israeli forces are perpetrating in Gaza and demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. | RELATED: | "Venezuela has a firm stance condemning the genocide carried out by the government of the State of Israel," Gil said during a press conference carried out in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Gil stresse…
(2023-11-16). Israel's war on hospitals and the normalization of war crimes. wsws.org The imperialist powers have embraced Israel's war on hospitals, aiming to set a precedent for the mass murder of civilians in future wars against Russia, China, and Iran.
(2023-11-16). UN Security Council Passes Resolution Calling for 'Humanitarian Pause' in Gaza. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council passed its first resolution related to Israel's war in Gaza on Wednesday that calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow aid and other assistance to reach Palestinian civilians. The resolution passed in a vote of 12-0, with the US, the UK, and Russia all abstaining from voting. …
(2023-11-16). This Ain't No 'Stalemate': Ukrainian Frontline Breakdown, Revisited. orinocotribune.com 
By Pepe Escobar — Nov 14, 2023 | Evidence keeps piling up, via leaked reports, of an across-the-board breakdown in the Ukrainian frontlines. | Evidence keeps piling up, via leaked reports, of an across-the-board breakdown in the Ukrainian frontlines. | Previously, The attached document, fully verified for authenticity, is a July report to the Chief of Staff of the operational-ta…
(2023-11-16). Ukrainian military wants Zelensky to resign, says former adviser to the country's president. infobrics.org Zelensky works in opposition to his own generals.
(2023-11-16). Ukrainian Military Wants Zelensky to Resign. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-16). Zelensky supostamente em conflito com militares ucranianos. globalresearch.ca A crise institucional na Ucrânia parece ser uma realidade perigosa. Segundo um importante antigo funcionário do regime, o Presidente Vladimir Zelensky está atualmente em conflito com os militares locais e existe uma situaàßà£o de desunià£o e desconfianàßa entre os tomadores …
(2023-11-16). Solo un fracaso militar de Israel detendrá el genocidio en Gaza. globalizacion.ca A medida que la Franja de Gaza se ve sometida los bombardeos más intensos de la historia de un Oriente Próximo ya de por sí plagado de conflictos, y que el ejército israelí perpetra a diario asesinatos masivos de civiles…
(2023-11-16). Indepaz denuncia dos asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Con el asesinato de estos dos líderes ascienden a 144 los asesinados en 2023.
(2023-11-16). 'Why should you get to eat in peace?': Canadians slam Trudeau's Gaza stance. indybay.org The protesters can also be heard urging Trudeau to "look at us" and using phrases like "shame on you," "you fund genocides" and "you have blood on your hands" as they chased Trudeau out of the restaurant and into the street with the crowd growing impatient. Vancouver police was forced to deploy almost 100 officers after videos showing swarms of people confronting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a restaurant Tuesday night went viral. approximately 250 people surrounded a Chinatown restaurant and escorted Trudeau out of the venue.
(2023-11-16). Friday 11/17: Continuing Silent Vigils for Ceasefire & Peace Negotiations in Ukraine & Gaza. indybay.org Corner of El Camino Real & Embarcadero Rd | Palo Alto, CA…
(2023-11-16). Russia warns Israeli provocations may drag Iran, Hezbollah into Gaza war. presstv.ir Russia's Lavrov says Iran and Hezbollah are not willing to intervene in the Gaza war but may get engaged if provoked by Israel.