Monthly Archives: May 2024

2024-05-10: News Headlines

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-05-10). US Senators Play Schoolyard Bully Against International Criminal Court. popularresistance.org Despite the fact that the United States is not a member nation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), that organization has been under its sway from its inception. The ICC has only prosecuted Africans and a few Serbians who were accused of war crimes during the NATO-engineered breakup of the former Yugoslavia. The ICC has never issued an arrest warrant for Israel's many documented war crimes. | After Israeli officials publicly expressed concern that the ICC might issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and other high-ranking Israeli officials, U.S. pressure began in earnest. Recently a letter to the ICC…

infobrics (2024-05-10). Ukraine introduces desperate recruitment strategy: "Choose Your Own Adventure" infobrics.org "Everyone will Fight — choose your own unit now," reads Ukrainian neo-Nazi propaganda.

infobrics (2024-05-10). Prime Minister of Italy refused to condemn Fascist salutes but supports NATO. infobrics.org Meloni is an example of the limits of European so-called "populism". Moreover, Fascist-leaning and far-right leaders and coalitions (even with public Fascist salutes and so on) are welcomed within European power structures – as long as they remain loyal to NATO.

newleftreview (2024-05-10). 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.

Pablo Ruiz Espinoza (2024-05-10). USA: Between war and the courage to negotiate. pressenza.com President Joe Biden's recent decision to approve a $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan is very bad for the world because it assures us that conflicts and military escalation will continue, with undoubted consequences for everyone. | Before this presidential approval, DW News reported that the US House of Representatives had approved the military aid package, showing a representative speaking on the floor of the US Congress with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, and Iran's Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati on a lectern behind him. | The image more than eloquently s…

Danna Frank (2024-05-10). 'For the first time I don't want to speak Hebrew on the streets of Vienna'. haaretz.com This week at Ben Gurion Airport: An Austrian biblical archaeologist travels to Israel for business and pleasure, and two Russian pilgrims head to Jerusalem to celebrate a birthday in a holy way…

Katherine Hearst (2024-05-10). British-Palestinians struggle to help families trapped in limbo after fleeing Gaza. middleeasteye.net British-Palestinians struggle to help families trapped in limbo after fleeing Gaza | Despite having evacuated families from Gaza, British-Palestinians are still struggling to bring them to the UK without a Ukraine style visa scheme | | Yousef Alkhatib is battling to bring his nep…

John Feffer (2024-05-10). Europe braces for the next Ukraine. nationofchange.org If both the European Union and the United States—increasingly dominated by far-right politicians—allow Bosnia to fall apart, that will send a strong signal to Russia about the likely fate of Ukraine.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-10). Syria and Russia honor 79th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War (+Photo). plenglish.com Damascus, May 10 (Prensa Latina) A joint parade of the Syrian and Russian Armed Forces took place at the Hmeimim air base, in the province of Latakia, on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the triumph over Nazism in World War II.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-05-10). Havana ready for the Cuba-Russia Friendship Race. plenglish.com Havana, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Everything is ready today for the traditional Cuba-Russia Friendship Race to be held on Saturday in this capital dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the victory against fascism.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-10). China condemns unilateral US sanctions on its firms. plenglish.com Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stressed the legitimate right of China and Russia to engage in usual economic and trade cooperation, which should not be interfered with or restricted. | The spokesperson also underscored the constant US crackdown on Chinese companies under the pretext of "national security risks" without providing any evidence. | He urged Washington to halt the generalization of this concept and stop politicizing, exploiting, and militarizing economic, trade, and technology issues. | "China will continue to take necessary steps to defend firmly, the legitimate rights and interests of its e…

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-10). Fierce fighting reported in Chasov Yar, Donetsk region. plenglish.com Moscow, May 10 (Prensa Latina) A fierce battle is taking place on the line of contact between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, in the strategic settlement of Chasov Yar, the Vzgliad digital newspaper reported.

Redacción Chile (2024-05-10). The BRICS — Is another world possible? pressenza.com The BRICS is the name given to the group of five countries that began to form this group and to work consensually in areas such as trade, investment, technology, and finance, to promote their common interests on the world stage, seeking to counter the hegemony of other international institutions such as the G7 or the World Bank. The group was formally established in 2006 when the leaders of the member countries met in New Delhi, India. In 2010, South Africa joined the group to form what is now known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). | By Felix Madariaga | The BRICS are seen by many as an…

Reuters (2024-05-10). Ukraine war: Russian forces spark 'fierce battle' after attack on Kharkiv. scmp.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a "fierce battle" was under way after Moscow launched a surprise new offensive on Friday morning.

newleftreview (2024-05-10). 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.

ecns.cn (2024-05-10). Victory Day military parade held in Moscow. ecns.cn Russia on Thursday held an annual military parade on Moscow's downtown Red Square to mark the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's Victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Reuters (2024-05-10). Vladimir Putin reappoints Mikhail Mishustin as Russia's prime minister. scmp.com Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was reappointed as head of the country's government on Friday.

ecns.cn (2024-05-10). Russia celebrates World War II victory. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Russians will always remember the alliance against the Nazis, and it is unacceptable that the West tried to distort the truth about World War II.

teleSUR, idg, JDO (2024-05-10). Asesinan a dos personas en atentado contra concejal de Manta, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El Distrito de Manta ya suma con este doble asesinato 116 muertes violentas en lo que va de año.

Larry Johnson (2024-05-10). Russia Remembers, The United States Forgets. sonar21.com Today, May 9, marks the 79th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany aka Victory in Europe day and the Russian people held massive marches and commemorations — not just in Russia — but in countries around the world where Russian expats live. But in the United States, where the mythology persists that the United States defeated the Nazis, there were crickets. Nothing. Why the difference? | It is a simple The Soviet Union is estimated to have suffered the highest number of W…

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). NATO Nation Turkey Fumes At Israel's FM Over Trade Ban 'Manipulation' | Details. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). After Just 6 Months, Zelensky Sacks Ukraine Special Forces Chief; Reappoints Officer Fired In March. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). 'NATO Troops Already In Ukraine': Poland PM Admits As Putin Warns Of Global Clash | Russia War. hindustantimes.com Poland's PM Donald Tusk has admitted that NATO troops are already present in Ukraine. He told a group of reporters that, "NATO today is helping as much as it can. Without NATO's help, Ukraine would not have been able to defend itself for so long. Well, and there are some troops there, I mean soldiers. There are some soldiers there. Observers, engineers. They're helping them out." His remarks come amid spiralling tensions between the Russian president and NATO with Vladimir Putin even threatening of a global clash. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). Putin Pulls Back Russian Troops, Protests Erupt In Armenia; U.S. Tilt To Cost PM Pashinyan. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). U.S. Fires Back At Russia Over 'Interference In Indian Elections' Charge; 'No, We Don't…' | Watch. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). Putin's Aerial Blitz Burns Kharkiv, Russian FPV Drones Chase Kyiv's Troops At Frontline | Watch. hindustantimes.com

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