2024-02-24: News Headlines

Agence France-Presse (2024-02-24). Russia threatening to bury Alexei Navalny on 'Polar Wolf' prison grounds, team says. scmp.com The opposition leader's mother was given an ultimatum — agree to a secret funeral or Navalny will be buried at the Arctic penal colony where he died.

Jim Spellman (2024-02-24). U.S. targets Russia with sanctions over Navalny's death and the conflict in Ukraine. america.cgtn.com The U.S. has announced new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of imprisoned opposition activist Alexei Navalny and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This is the largest package of U.S. sanctions since the conflict in Ukraine began two years ago.

albawaba (2024-02-24). Putin takes flight on bomber aircraft. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Tatarstan's city, Kazan, is home to an aircraft manufacturing that was visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. After his visit, he took off on a test flight in Russia's newest, nuclear-capable strategic bomber aircraft.President Putin arrived in Kazan with his group, and together they toured the upgraded TU-160 M bomber aircraft at the factory.The TU-160 M is a platform for aerial missiles, including those with nuclear warheads, and is a representation of Russia's state-of-the-art supersonic heavy strategic bomber aircraft. President Putin used the occasion to look inside one of the recently produ…

Orlando González Cruz (2024-02-24). Herin acaba quinta en Panamericano de Luchas. radiohc.cu La Habana, 24 feb (JIT) La cubana Laura Herin concluyó en la quinta posición de la división de los 53 kg en el Campeonato Panamericano de Luchas de Acapulco 2024, en México.

Bloomberg (2024-02-24). Hungary to let Sweden into Nato following jet fighter deal. scmp.com Prime Minister Viktor Orban confirmed that parliament would move next week to ratify the Nordic country's accession to the defence alliance.

WSWS (2024-02-24). 2 years of the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org The imperialist governments have not a shred of concern for "democracy" in Ukraine. In reality, they intend to bring Ukraine into their sphere of influence as part of their drive to carve up the Russian Federation, seize its natural resources, and thereby prepare for military conflict with China.

WSWS (2024-02-24). Two years of the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org The imperialist governments have not a shred of concern for "democracy" in Ukraine. In reality, they intend to bring Ukraine into their sphere of influence as part of their drive to carve up the Russian Federation, seize its natural resources, and thereby prepare for military conflict with China.

Larry Johnson (2024-02-24). Friday Night Video Splurge — Ukraine on the Ropes. sonar21.com U.S. policy in Ukraine is in tatters and the Biden Administration is flailing about like a drowning man. I have several videos that should be viewed if you're in the mood to binge that tell the story in an entertaining fashion. And it is not just me talking. You'll hear from John Mearsheimer, Andrei Martyanov and Ray McGovern. I also want to introduce you to a Mr. Orfalea. More about his later. | First up, Andrei Martyanov and I were interviewed Wednesday by Dmitri Simes Jr. on his channel, New Rules. We focused on the military situation in Ukraine and, if I do say so my self, did a damn fine job!! | A g…

Staff (2024-02-24). Iran denies providing Russia with ballistic missiles. muslimmirror.com New YorK : Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has dismissed Western media reports alleging that the Islamic Republic had provided Russia with ballistic missiles to use in its ongoing war with Ukraine. "Despite no legal restrictions on ballistic missile sales, Iran is morally obligated to refrain from weapon transactions during …

Agence France-Presse (2024-02-24). Ukraine on the defensive as Russia war enters third year amid weakening West support. scmp.com Ukraine's troops are short of manpower and running low on Western-supplied weapons, while the Russian army has in turn built up a position of strength.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-24). Russia to outfit its military with UAVs using artificial intelligence. plenglish.com The Minister, who visited the Center group of Russian forces in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine, highlighted the role of drones and added there are plans to supply the troops with drones controlled by AI technology, which will improve the efficiency of their use, says the statement from the Ministry of Defense. | Shoigu, who also heard reports from the commander of the group, Colonel General Andrei Mordvichiov, and other headquarters officers regarding the situation on the front, stressed that unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming "a rather serious weapon."

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-02-24). Demonstrations in Italy for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East (+Photos). plenglish.com Rome, February 24 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of people participated in demonstrations called by the Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament, which spread today throughout the country, in favor of the end of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

ecns.cn (2024-02-24). New UK sanctions targeting Chinese companies over Ukraine crisis are unilateralismÔºöembassy. ecns.cn New UK sanctions targeting Chinese companies over Ukraine crisis are unilateralism that has no basis in international law, and China is firmly opposed to it.

Florence CGTN (2024-02-24). UN marks two years of Russia-Ukraine conflict. america.cgtn.com The United Nations Secretary General says it's "high time for peace" in Ukraine. | Speaking at the UN on Friday, Antonio Guterres joined several foreign ministers for the two-year anniversary of the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. | At least 10,500 civilians have died in Ukraine during the course of the fighting, and many more have been injured.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-24). Belarus' 2024 elections: Turnout at 33.61% after four days of early voting. eng.belta.by A total of 35.04% of ballots were cast in Brest Oblast, with 33.05% in Vitebsk Oblast. Turnout made up 42.83% in Gomel Oblast, 30.69% in Grodno Oblast, 32.16% in Minsk Oblast, 37.27% in Mogilev Oblast, and 26.04% in Minsk.

newarab (2024-02-24). Zelensky vows triumph over Russia on second war anniversary. newarab.com "We will win," he said at a ceremony at Kyiv's Gostomel airport, which was targeted by

eng.belta.by (2024-02-24). Minsk Tractor Works, Russia's Tyumen Oblast to expand cooperation. eng.belta.by The Tyumen Oblast delegation led by Deputy Governor Vladimir Cheimetov visited Minsk Tractor Works. The delegation studied an exposition of tractors, toured the tractor assembly building and the MTZ museum, and held talks with the Belarusian company. The parties agreed to expand cooperation.

WSWS (2024-02-24). Western media anoint Navalny's widow leader of Russian "democratic" opposition. wsws.org The adulation of Navalnaya has nothing to do with her significance as a political individual, much less her democratic credentials, of which, like her deceased spouse, she has none.

Orlando González Cruz (2024-02-24). Cuba aplastó a Anguila en eliminatoria sub-20 de fútbol. radiohc.cu La Habana, 24 feb (JIT) La selección cubana de futbol consiguió una aplastante victoria sobre Anguila en su debut en la clasificatoria mundialista de Concacaf, categoría sub-20, que comenzó este viernes en Nicaragua.

Manlio Dinucci (2024-02-24). Il Silenzio dei Colpevoli. globalresearch.ca L'Occidente all'unisono accusa Putin di aver ordinato l'assassinio di Navalny. Il tempismo della sua morte è perà≤ più che sospetto: Navalny muore il 16 febbraio, nello stesso giorno in cui apre la Conferenza di Monaco sulla Sicurezza, una settimana dopo …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-24). The Destabilization of Haiti: Anatomy of a Military Coup d'Etat. globalresearch.ca

Doro-Chiba (2024-02-24). Stop the war in Ukraine! 2/24 Shinjuku anti-war demonstration Against Genocide In Gaza. indybay.org As part of a global day of action on the 2nd year anniversary of the Ukraine war actions are taking place in Japan and throughout the world.

Angela (2024-02-24). Friday 2/23: Palo Alto: Silent vigil for ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine. indybay.org 855 El Camino, Palo Alto, CA | corner of Embarcadero and El Camino, on the public sidewalk just outside Town & Country Village, in front of the big lamppost "sign"

UCLP (2024-02-24). Travis Base Major Transport Base For Weapons To Israel & Ukraine. indybay.org Travis AFB is the largest military transport base of weapons to Israel and Ukraine. There will be an international day of action on the 2nd anniversary of the war in Ukraine at this base on 2/24/24…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2024-02-24). Friday 3/15: Leidesdorff Research Center – Black Miners Bar – Groundbreaking Celebration and Work Day. indybay.org Black Miners Bar – Lake Natoma | Folsom, California…

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). South Africa urges countries to testify at ICJ against Israel. presstv.ir "As South Africans, we see, hear, and feel deep within ourselves the inhumane discriminatory policies and practices of the Israeli regime," Ambassador Vusimuzi Madonsela said.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Ukraine marks bleak war anniversary with news of plane downing. presstv.ir Ukraine marks two years of war weakened by a lack of Western aid while Russia is emboldened by fresh gains.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Report: US using Ukraine war as 'research opportunity' for future plans. presstv.ir US military planners are using the Ukraine war as "an active and bountiful research opportunity" to prepare for a future conflict, The Washington Post says, citing officials.

Direct Relief (2024-02-23). Ukraine Relief: Two Years into the War, Response Continues. reliefweb.int Country: Ukraine | Source: Direct Relief | Please refer to the attached file. | More than 1,900 tons of medical aid have been provided in response to the war in Ukraine over the past two years, and more than $42 million in financial assistance has gone to health providers offering services to impacted patients. | February 24, 2024, marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Believed to have so far claimed several hundred thousand lives, including those of tens of thousands of civilians, this violent and destructive war shows no signs of ending. | Apart from the devastating human losses,…

ICRC (2024-02-23). Russia-Ukraine: Overview of the ICRC's response two years after the escalation of the armed conflict. icrc.org

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