2024-02-26: News Headlines

Staff (2024-02-26). Six Times More Children and Women Killed in Palestine in Five Months Than in Ukraine in Two years. orinocotribune.com The number of women and children killed in nearly five months of Israeli attacks on Gaza is six times that of the ongoing war in Ukraine that has lasted 24 months. | This is revealed by a shocking

infobrics (2024-02-26). Enhancing Global Economic Progress with the Brics Alliance. infobrics.org Larionova and Shelepov's research, titled "Brics, G20, and global economic governance reform" and published in the International Political Science Review (2021), highlights the influential role of the Brics association, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, in reforming global economic governance…

tvbrics (2024-02-26). Russia receives flag of BRICS Sports Games from South Africa. tvbrics.com The ceremony took place at a plenary session at the Russia exhibition and forum…

tvbrics (2024-02-26). Brazil to host a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers of BRICS countries under Russia's presidency. tvbrics.com It will be held on the margins of the G20 ministerial meeting…

WSWS (2024-02-26). Germany's call for the bomb. wsws.org Donald Trump's announcement that he would no longer support European NATO states if he becomes president again, unless they rearm massively enough, is being used by the ruling class in Germany for an aggressive campaign in favour of its own nuclear weapons.

Business Insider (2024-02-26). South Korea sees surge in Russians seeking asylum as Ukraine war grinds on. scmp.com The number of Russian nationals submitting refugee application last year jumped fivefold, in a surge almost matching the total for more than two decades before 2019.

Dmitri Kovalevich, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-02-26). Ukraine: The Government And Population Are Increasingly Diverging. popularresistance.org On February 6, the Verkhovna Rada (national legislature) of Ukraine voted to endorse the decree issued by President Volodomyr Zelensky to extend martial law for another 90 days. The new decree prolongs martial law until May 13, 2024. This definitively settles that there will be no presidential election in Ukraine by March 31, 2024, the anniversary date of Zelensky's election in 2019 on a five-year mandate. | The Rada likely faces a similar extension of its five-year mandate, which is supposed to expire in July 2024. The election law of Ukraine (English translation here) prohibits holding elections during martial…

albawaba (2024-02-26). Zelensky reveals "major losses" among Ukrainian soldiers. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Two years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian President Valdimir Zelensky addressed the conflict at a press conference in Kiev, the country's capital. | "In this war, 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed," Zelensky stated. No, not 150 000, nor 300 000. But we still feel a tremendous loss from it."Criticizing Russia's disproportionately high losses to Ukraine in the conflict, Zelesnkiy declared he would not be able to reveal the number of soldiers injured in the fighting since doing so would benefit Russia. Zelensky added that tens of thousands of citizens have perish…

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-26). Bombshell NYT Report Confirms —'CIA Built "12 Secret Spy Bases" In Ukraine & Waged Shadow War For Last Decade.'. expose-news.com What was once just another "conspiracy theory" was published on Sunday in the New York Times (NYT), where they have made a "very belated full admission that US intelligence has not only …

DPA (2024-02-26). Ukraine's Zelensky says 31,000 soldiers killed in first official death toll. scmp.com The Ukrainian president said Russia was preparing a new offensive against Ukraine starting in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan of its own.

newarab (2024-02-26). Ukraine tripled weapons production last year: minister. newarab.com Kyiv is searching for ways to strengthen its defences against Oleksandr Kamyshin said during a televised conference in Kyiv that 100 state and 400 private…

WSWS (2024-02-26). New York Times report demolishes the narrative of the "unprovoked war" in Ukraine. wsws.org Over the weekend the New York Times published a lengthy article revealing that the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 was instigated by a systematic and widespread campaign of military-intelligence aggression by the United States.

english.almayadeen.net (2024-02-26). Malnutrition, hunger kills 7 infants in Gaza due to Israeli war, siege>Seven Palestinian infants died from malnutrition and starvation in 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, according to the Information Office in Gaza, as reported by Anadolu.
  In a statement released on Saturday, the office warned of an impending catastrophe unless the Israeli genocide halts and the blockade on Gaza is lifted.

Archie Mitchell (2024-02-26). Fury Over Foreign Aid Budget Being Used to Train Russia's Future Leaders at British Universities. globalresearch.ca

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). CIS head explains high voter turnout in Belarusian elections. eng.belta.by People went to the polls to vote for peace and stability in Belarus, CIS Secretary General, head of the CIS observation mission Sergei Lebedev said at a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 26 February.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). Belarus' ambassador meets with Russia's Omsk Oblast governor. eng.belta.by Dmitry Krutoi told reporters after the meeting that work is underway to arrange a visit of the Omsk Oblast governor to Belarus. "We hope that this visit will give a strong impetus to our relations," he said.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). Lukashenko calls for further removal of barriers in EAEU, scaling up Union State best practices. eng.belta.by "Belarus and Russia would like the EAEU to learn more from the Union State and adopt its best practices that might fit the EAEU," the head of state said.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). Belarus' CEC to analyze implementation of electoral laws on single voting day. eng.belta.by The Central Election Commission will analyze the implementation of the electoral legislation when holding multi-tier elections on a single voting day, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said at a press conference on the preliminary results of the parliamentary and local elections at the CEC Information Center in Minsk on 26 February.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). EEC Board head comments on parliamentary, local elections in Belarus. eng.belta.by The parliamentary and local elections in Belarus have garnered positive assessment, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev said during a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 26 February.

Agence France-Presse (2024-02-26). Afghanistan: Taliban release 84-year-old Austrian extremist who liked to visit 'dangerous' places. scmp.com Herbert Fritz travelled to Afghanistan last year and published an article titled 'Vacations with the Taliban'. He was arrested shortly afterwards on suspicion of espionage.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). Belarus' PM outlines short-term goals for EAEU. eng.belta.by Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko outlined the tasks which need to be solved within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) until 2025 as he met with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev in Minsk on 26 February.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). Putin on elections in Belarus: Confident victory of Belarusian patriotic forces. eng.belta.by Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to congratulate him on the successful conduct of the elections in Belarus.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). CEC: West's reaction to Belarusian elections 'a page from Sharp's playbook'. eng.belta.by The West has reacted to the elections in Belarus in accordance with the guidelines prescribed in the notorious Sharp's playbook, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said at a press conference on the preliminary results of the parliamentary and local elections at the CEC Information Center in Minsk on 26 February.

eng.belta.by (2024-02-26). PM: Belarus has always been a staunch supporter of Eurasian integration. eng.belta.by Belarus has always been a strong supporter of Eurasian integration, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev in Minsk on 26 February.

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-26). Defiant protests mark two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. greenleft.org.au

Doro-Chiba (2024-02-26). 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.

presstv.ir (2024-02-26). Ukraine says 'losing territory', blames West's delayed weapons delivery. presstv.ir Ukraine complains about West's late delivery of weapons and munitions to Kiev forces.

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