(2024-05-07). Friday 5/31: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Ceasefire Now! No Weapons for Israel or Ukraine! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
(2024-05-07). Rosneft Subsidiary Organises EcoArctic Forum in Russia. infobrics.org RN-Vankor, a subsidiary of Rosneft — a major Russian oil and gas company — recently organised a unique EcoArctic forum in the Krasnoyarsk region in the north of Russia…
(2024-05-07). India and Russia Are Closer Than They Seem: Indian Vibes in Moscow. infobrics.org Moscow is a multicultural city. It is home to 13 million people, and only about half of them are native Muscovites. The capital attracts residents of smaller Russian cities, as well as immigrants from CIS countries, Middle Asia, Europe, and even India, with its opportunities both for education and career development and for a rich cultural life…
(2024-05-07). Ukrainian defences in tatters due to corruption and a lack of funding. infobrics.org Ukraine could default in August if it doesn't pay creditors.
(2024-05-07). India-Russia Relations: Seeking to Overcome the 'Oil Fever'. infobrics.org Since 2010, the India-Russia special and privileged strategic partnership has developed on a solid foundation of strong history and was maintained by the means of political imperatives…
(2024-05-07). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.
(2024-05-06). Xi elaborates on China's position on Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined China's principled position on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Ukraine crisis when he jointly met the press with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron here on Monday.
(2024-05-07). NJ Senator Bramnick Thinks He Can Force Speech Into Mouths of Students! fightbackbetter.com Jon Bramnick, a NJ state senator who wants to be Governor was on Fox News and they displayed on the screen a list of demands that Bramnick has for the students of NJ. Bramnick is stating that the Rutgers administrators should have forced the students to meet his (Bramnick's) set of demands. Of the 5 demands he has for students, 4 of them are that student's adopt certain political positions and that they make statements — aligning their political beliefs with his. Also he is demanding that the students succumb to loyalty to Israel which is carrying out a mission to wipe Gaza's population from the face of t…
(2024-05-07). Former White House hopeful Bernie Sanders seeks re-election at 82. scmp.com Bernie Sanders, the longest-serving independent senator in American history, said he will seek a fourth term in an announcement touting his record over 16 years and taking aim at US military funding for Israel.
(2024-05-07). The Russia—Iran—China Search For A New Global Security Order. popularresistance.org The Hegemon has no idea what awaits the Exceptionalist mindset: China has started to decisively stir the civilizational cauldron without bothering about an inevitable array of sanctions coming by early 2025 and/or a possible collapse of the international financial system. | Last week, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his list of delusional US demands was welcomed in Beijing by Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Xi Jinping as little more than an annoying gnat. Wang, on the record, stressed that Tehran was justified in defending itself against Israel's shredding of the Vienna Convention when it attacke…
(2024-05-07). Cuban President Diaz-Canel Arrives in Russia on a Working Visit. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Moscow to discuss bilateral issues during a working visit that will extend until May 9. | RELATED: | During his stay in Russia, he will attend the military parade on May 9th commemorating Victory Day, the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). | Diaz-Canel will also participate for the first time in the Supreme Council of the Euras…
(2024-05-07). Putin is Inaugurated as Russian President for a 5th Term. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin took office as president of Russia for a fifth six-year term during a ceremony held at the Grand Kremlin Palace. | RELATED: | The 71-year-old politician took the oath of office with his right hand on a copy of the Constitution, which he amended in 2020 to remove the legal obstacle that prevented him from staying in the Kremlin. | "In exercising the powers of the President of the Russian Federation,…
(2024-05-07). Cuban president to attend Eurasian Economic Council meeting. plenglish.com Moscow, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will attend for the first time an expanded meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, which will take place on May 8, Russian Presidential Advisor Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday.
(2024-05-07). Russia explains need to carry out nuclear exercises. plenglish.com Moscow, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The nuclear exercises will be Russia's response to the worsening of the situation in Ukraine by the West, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitri Peskov said on Tuesday.
(2024-05-07). NATO escalation in Ukraine threatens nuclear war with Russia. wsws.org Threats by top European officials to launch missile strikes or a ground invasion against Russia are opening an escalatory spiral that can only be halted by the working class.
(2024-05-07). Ukraine war: Kyiv says it foiled Russian plans to assassinate Zelensky, denying Putin a 'gift' for his inauguration. scmp.com The head of Ukraine's state security service said the failed assassination attempt was supposed to be a 'gift to Putin' to mark his inauguration on Tuesday…
(2024-05-07). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story. newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.
(2024-05-07). Russia's Putin sworn in as president, as US, most EU nations miss inauguration over Ukraine war. scmp.com Putin won a landslide victory in a presidential election in March, more than two years after he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.
(2024-05-07). Pentagon's 'Switchblade 600' drone gets funding for China fight. scmp.com A tank-destroying drone known for helping Ukraine push back on Russian advances is getting a major infusion of support.
(2024-05-07). Macron Takes Xi To French Mountains To Press Messages On Ukraine, Trade. latintimes.com French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday is to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at one of his beloved childhood haunts in the Pyrenees mountains, seeking to press a message to Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade.
(2024-05-07). US Soldier Held In Russia For 'Criminal Misconduct'. latintimes.com An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said Monday.
(2024-05-07). Cuban President To Visit Russia As Nations Draw Closer. latintimes.com Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced Monday he is heading to Russia on a "working visit," as old allies Havana and Moscow strengthen ties under a recently initiated rapprochement.
(2024-05-07). The 2024 NATO Summit, RIMPAC 2024, and the Filipino people's Struggle for Peace. counterpunch.org 
During the summer of 2024, the peace and justice community will need to resist U.S. imperial overreach around the world. The 2024 annual North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit will be held in Washington, DC from July 9 to 22. The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) wargames will be held on and around Hawai ªi from June
(2024-05-07). Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia for the fifth time. tvbrics.com 
The elected head of state has been appointed to…
(2024-05-07). Emmanuel Macron thanks Xi Jinping for 'commitment' not to sell arms to Russia. scmp.com On first day of Chinese leader's European trip, French president also thanks him for supporting an 'Olympic truce' during the Summer Games in Paris.
(2024-05-07). China-Russia Expo offers dynamic platform for boosting trade, economic cooperation: MOFCOM. ecns.cn The China-Russia Expo, the highest-level and most extensive exhibition hosted by the two countries, has become a major platform for fostering industrial partnerships, and a pivotal avenue for local collaborative initiatives.
(2024-05-07). Interconnectedness of Political Struggle: Iranian-Russian Political Resistance in Conversation. lefteast.org 
(2024-05-07). Ukraine says thwarted Russian-led plot to kill Zelensky. newarab.com 
Two Ukrainian security officials were arrested for their links to the group, which had aimed to carry out high-profile killings ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inauguration on Tuesday. | "The terrorist attack, which was supposed to…
(2024-05-07). Target Israel and we'll target you: US senators warn ICC. presstv.ir A dozen American senators warn the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s chief prosecutor against issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials.
(2024-05-07). Russia announces drills involving nuclear weapons after West's 'provocative' threats. presstv.ir President Macron of France and Britain's Foreign Secretary Cameron have threatened direct intervention in the Ukraine war.
(2024-05-07). Germany backs EU proposal to use frozen Russian assets to finance arms for Ukraine. presstv.ir The German chancellor says the revenues from frozen Russian assets should be used for weapons purchases for Ukraine.
(2024-05-07). Are the West and Ukraine Going to Send Putin an Inauguration "gift"? sonar21.com 
Lots of information swirling through social media that hints that Ukraine is going to launch a major attack on Russia targets, using Western long-range missiles, on 7 May, which is inauguration day in Russia. As I mentioned in my chat today with Judge Napolitano, a good friend, whose wife is in Moscow, told me that she has been stopped and searched twice in the last week while running errands in her car. Moscow authorities are on high alert for a potential serious threat. Remains to be seen if this is just nervous worry or reflects solid intelligence that a plot is afoot. | RT reports that Ukraine may start…
(2024-05-07). Putin Takes Oath As Russian President For Fifth Term | Watch Glittering Ceremony. hindustantimes.com Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year term at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and a number of other Western countries due to Russia's war in Ukraine. At the ceremony inside the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin placed his hand on the Russian Constitution and vowed to defend it as a crowd of hand-picked dignitaries looked on. The 71-year-old has ruled Russia since the turn of the century, securing a fresh six-year mandate in March after winning presidential elections devoid of all opposition. Watch this video for all the details.
(2024-05-07). Russia's Lethal Ka-52 Helicopter Fires Non-Stop Shots At Ukraine's Drone Boats Moving Towards Crimea. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-07). Ukraine, NATO Panicking Over Putin's Nuclear Drill Move? How West Reacted To Russia's Declaration. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-07). Putin Takes Oath As Russian Pres; NATO & EU Nations 'Sulk,' Boycott Kremlin Ceremony | Watch. hindustantimes.com NATO Nations U.S., UK and Germany, Baltic states Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the Czech Republic and some EU members have boycotted the swearing in of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The grand event is taking place at the Kremlin in Moscow. Ukraine echoed the nations who boycotted the ceremony, saying it doesn't recognize Putin to be the democratically elected president of Russia. Meanwhile, ambassadors from France, Hungary and Slovakia are attending the inauguration. Watch this video for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-07). Moscow Honey-Trapped American Soldier? U.S. Soldier Arrested For 'Criminal Misconduct' In Russia. hindustantimes.com