Editor (2024-04-27). Apr 27, 2024. sitrepworld.info Blowing In The Wind — Bob Dylan (1963) Why Divine Wrath Will Fall on Israel and America, by Don Hank Students Go After the Hypocrites, by Eric Margolis Zionism's Expired Shelf-Life: Why Naomi Klein is right that it has become Pharaoh, by H. Scott Prosterman Craig Murray: Worse Than You Can Imagine Empire Managers Say Russia, China And Iran Are Tricking Students Into Opposing Genocide, by Caitlin Johnstone Peter Myers Digest: Columbia faculty walk out over Gaza "Kill All Arabs": The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias, by Prem Thakker Gen Z wants peace for Pale…

infobrics (2024-04-27). Russia-India Signs Agreement to Operate Large Research Hub in New Delhi. infobrics.org The Higher School of Economics (HSE) and the University of Delhi entered into an agreement on strategic cooperation and joint actions…

infobrics (2024-04-27). Europe and the BRICS: Will There Be a Crossover During 2024's Summit. infobrics.org There is increasing interest from European countries in BRICS, with speculation about their attendance at the summit in Russia…

infobrics (2024-04-27). BRICS: Egypt's Role in the Union – Here's What We Need to Know. infobrics.org According to economist Shaima Sherif, Egypt's trade partnership with the BRICS countries is expected to focus on food security, especially due to Russia's key role as Egypt's main supplier of imported wheat…

Orinoco Tribune. (2024-04-27). Russia Freezes Assets Of Largest US Bank. popularresistance.org A St. Petersburg court ordered the freezing of funds owned by US banking giant JPMorgan Chase in Russia on Wednesday. The ruling was made in favor of the country's second-largest lender VTB, which ha filed a lawsuit seeking to recover $439.5 million that is blocked abroad under US-led sanctions. | VTB sued JPMorgan and its subsidiaries in the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region on April 17, court filings showed on Monday. The order targeted funds in JPMorgan's Russian accounts and "movable and immovable property," including the bank's stake in a Russian subsidiary.

geo.tv (2024-04-27). Wang Yi says China 'sincere' in improving relations with US. geo.tv Chinese FM calls on Washington to let go of its Cold War driven policy aimed at containing Beijing…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-04-27). Russian oil refinery suspends operations after Ukraine drone attack. plenglish.com Moscow, April 27 (Prensa Latina) The Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia ¥s Krasnodar region has been forced to suspend some operation after being ravaged in a Ukrainian drone attack, the security director of Slavyansk companies, Eduard Trúdnev, announced on Saturday.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-04-27). Russia pledges to continue developing cooperation with China. plenglish.com China is an absolutely sovereign and powerful State capable of defending its own interests and, in addition, it is our close partner, Peskov stated while commenting on Washington's pressure on Beijing due to its support for Moscow. | On Friday, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his visit paid to China, condemned China's support for Russia, and added that, if Beijing does not take measures to "solve this problem", Washington will. | On April 23, the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States is orchestrating new sanctions to be imposed on several Chinese banks in order to force Beijing to…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-04-27). Russia ¥s GDP may exceed 3 percent in 2024, says President Putin. plenglish.com "The current real state of economy allows improving its development forecasts as well. Many experts say already now that Russia's GDP may add more than 3% by the end of this year," he said at a meeting on economic issues. | The Russian leader also noted that domestic inflation is gradually slowing down, by indicating the macroeconomic results at the beginning of 2024. | Vladimir Putin stressed that federal budget revenues over the past three months increased over 1.5 times, compared to 2023. | According to forecasts by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, domestic inflation will slow to 5.1% by the end o…

tvbrics (2024-04-27). Participants of BRICSonomics 2024 forum at Russian university discuss development ways of BRICS countries. tvbrics.com The event consisted of a plenary session and thematic sections…

tvbrics (2024-04-27). Sergey Ryabkov: recommendations on new BRICS partner countries to be presented by the summit in Kazan. tvbrics.com Russia's sherpa in the association said this at a press conference…

themoscowtimes (2024-04-27). Russia Hits Ukrainian Energy Sites in 'Massive' Overnight Attack. themoscowtimes.com The Ukrainian air force said Moscow fired 34 missiles, of which 21 were shot down.

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). Iran calls for enhanced defense cooperation with Russia. presstv.ir The Iranian and Russian defense chiefs urge promotion of cooperation to fight terrorism, separatism and extremism.

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). Iran calls for enhanced defense cooperation with Russia. presstv.ir The Iranian and Russian defense chiefs urge promotion of cooperation to fight terrorism, separatism and extremism.

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). US announces $6 billion military aid for Ukraine amid massive strikes. presstv.ir The US has announced an additional $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine to buy American arms.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-04-26). Empire Managers Say Russia, China And Iran Are Tricking Students Into Opposing Genocide. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It is a very dark kind of hilarious to see imperial spinmeisters falling all over themselves trying to spin the campus protests as a product of imaginary foreign interference even as police launch violent crackdowns on those very same protesters across the United States to advance the interests of a foreign government.

Bharat Dogra (2024-04-26). To Give Peace A Chance, Should Russia Consider A Unilateral Ceasefire? globalresearch.ca

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-04-26). Empire Managers Say Russia, China And Iran Are Tricking Students Into Opposing Genocide. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Empire managers and propagandists are losing their minds about student protests against the genocide in Gaza on university campuses, so naturally we're seeing a mad push to frame this as the result of interference by Russia, China, Iran and Hamas. These demented conspiracies of foreign influence come even as Israel's prime minister openly calls for the US government to quash the university protests by any means necessary. | In

infobrics (2024-04-26). BRICS Is Winning the New Space Race. infobrics.org The geopolitical landscape of space exploration is witnessing a burgeoning alliance within the BRICS consortium. Notably, nations such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia are in talks to support collaborative lunar ventures spearheaded by China and Russia, potentially accelerating their position in the extraterrestrial exploration domain…

infobrics (2024-04-26). NATO-based terrorists launch foiled attack on Belarus during important political event. infobrics.org The case shows very clearly how dangerous are the Belarussian expatriate terrorists trained and backed by NATO countries.

infobrics (2024-04-26). US trying to kill Russian troops with AI, but Moscow's electronic warfare is in the way. infobrics.org According to their own admission, Russian EW systems have effectively turned US drones into plastic junk. Worse yet for the Pentagon, the grossly overhyped HIMARS is often jammed, with its rockets and missiles rendered useless. The US and NATO are trying to figure out how Moscow is achieving this, so they could "one day use it against the Russian military directly", but what their planners have managed to gather so far is that Russia's EW edge is forcing the political West to revert to "the brutality of old-fashioned trench warfare, the results of which are rarely what Pentagon planners expect".

infobrics (2024-04-26). Russia Builds New Asia Trade Routes to Weaken Sanctions Over War. infobrics.org Rail and shipping to link European Russia to India via Iran…

infobrics (2024-04-26). Sergey Ryabkov: BRICS Moves Forward, Creating Important Precedent. infobrics.org Five new countries — Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia — joined BRICS on 1 January 2024. How has the enlargement of the association affected the concept of the Russian Chairmanship this year?>

Michael Carmichael (2024-04-26). Moredechai Vanunu and Israel's Plans to Wage Nuclear War on Iran: History of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by Michael Carmichael first published on January 15, 2007 provides a historical focus on Israel's nuclear weapons program. | *** | In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he …

Michael Carmichael (2024-04-26). Moredechai Vanunu and Israel's Plans to Wage Nuclear War on Iran: History of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by Michael Carmichael first published on January 15, 2007 provides a historical focus on Israel's nuclear weapons program. | *** | In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-04-26). Russia Freezes Assets of Largest US Bank. orinocotribune.com A court ruling supported the lawsuit filed by state bank VTB, which seeks to recover funds blocked under Western sanctions | A St. Petersburg court ordered the freezing of funds owned by US banking giant JPMorgan Chase in Russia on Wednesday. The ruling was made in favor of the country's second-largest lender VTB, which ha filed a lawsuit seeking to recover $439.5 million that is blocked abroad under US-led sanctions. | VTB sued JPMorgan and its subsidiaries in the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region on April 17, court filings showed on Monday. The order targeted funds in JPMorgan's Russian a…

Lawrence Wittner (2024-04-26). The Forgotten Element in Averting Nuclear Catastrophe. counterpunch.org What will it take to end the nuclear nightmare that has gripped the world since the atomic bombings of 1945? For a time, that nightmare seemed to have abated for, in response to massive popular resistance to the prospect of nuclear war, governments turned to signing nuclear arms control and disarmament agreements. Even previously hawkish

teleSUR (2024-04-26). Russian Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk Ahead of Schedule. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said that cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub completed their spacewalk tasks ahead of schedule, returning to the International Space Station (ISS) two hours earlier than planned. | RELATED: | Their spacewalk lasted 4 hours and 36 minutes. During the spacewalk, Kononenko and Chub brought the radar of the Napor-miniRSA experiment into working condition. | They installed equ…

teleSUR (2024-04-26). Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Shocked the World 38 Years Ago. telesurenglish.net On April 26, 1986, human error and design flaws caused the largest nuclear disaster the world has ever seen. | RELATED: | In Ukraine, the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear plant released large quantities of radioactive material, causing tens of thousands of deaths, incalculable economic damage, and an environmental disaster that will last for centuries. | "Until the mid-1980s, few people knew that there was an im…

Eve Ottenberg (2024-04-26). The U.S. Economy is Not What It's Cracked Up To Be. counterpunch.org How will Biden conceal the inflation rampaging throughout his term? The latest scheme appears to be draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the last drop. It's already down to 17 percent, because Biden opened the spigot when his idiotic sanctions on Russian energy back in 2022 boosted prices at the pump into the stratosphere, always a terrifying development for homo politicus. Biden tamed gas prices by emptying most of the SPR. Now he may finish it off, because no, he can't have gas prices rising before the election, not they way they did back two summers ago, when filling your tank cost almost as much as a n…

Jack Rasmus (2024-04-26). Ukraine War Funding and Failed Russian Sanctions. counterpunch.org This past weekend, April 20, 2024 the US House of Representatives passed a bill to provide Ukraine with another $61 billion in aid. Then the meassure quickly passed the Senate and was signed into law by Biden within days. The funds, however, will make little difference to the outcome of the war on the ground

Harvey Wasserman (2024-04-26). Nuclear Power's Lethal, Larcenous End Game. counterpunch.org For the first time since 1954, no large new atomic reactors are under construction or on order in the United States. On March 1, 2024, Vogtle Unit 4 connected to the Georgia grid …years behind schedule and billions over budget. Once hyped as "too cheap to meter," America's last large light-water reactor thus forever froze

John Laforge (2024-04-26). US Nuclear Weapons in Europe Violate Treaty Law. counterpunch.org The US Air Force practice of deploying nuclear weapons on military bases in other countries — and training foreign pilots to attack third countries with H-bombs — is called 'nuclear sharing' or 'forward basing.' The system has been repeatedly condemned in recent years by lawyer's groups, international law experts, UN delegates, civil society, and foreign

Melvin Goodman (2024-04-26). The Years 1968 And 2024: Will History Repeat Itself? counterpunch.org In the summer of 1968, I was assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency's task force on the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The task force met around the clock in the CIA operations center, which was outfitted with myriad television screens. Most of these screens were showing the Soviet invasion. But several screens were devoted to the violence and mayhem on the streets of Chicago, where Mayor Richard Daley's police force was pummeling young people holding a protest rally against the Vietnam War. The chaos and the violence, which a federal commission labeled a "police riot," played a key role in Richard Nixon…

Global Research News (2024-04-26). Selected Articles: Russia's "Fourteen Points" for a European Security Policy: Why Was Moscow's 2009 Proposal Rejected? globalresearch.ca By In 2009, Russian President Medvedev (President from May 7th, 2008 to May 7th, …

Bharat Dogra (2024-04-26). How and When the Ukraine Conflict May Involve a Direct Confrontation Between Russia and NATO, Possibly a Nuclear One. globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-04-26). Latvia Advances Russophobic Policies. Suppresses the Russian Language. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2024-04-26). Russia's "Fourteen Points" for a European Security Policy: Why Was Moscow's 2009 Proposal Rejected? globalresearch.ca

Kyle Anzalone (2024-04-26). Blinken Concludes China Visit by Treatening Economic War. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his three-day trip to China by instructing Beijing to end exports that help Russia's industrial sector or face US sanctions and tariffs. In China, Blinken met with People's Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. During his prepared remarks, Blinken explained that the US …

Kyle Anzalone (2024-04-26). Blinken Concludes China Visit by Threatening Economic War. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his three-day trip to China by instructing Beijing to end exports that help Russia's industrial sector or face US sanctions and tariffs. In China, Blinken met with People's Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. During his prepared remarks, Blinken explained that the US …

Will Porter (2024-04-26). Pentagon Unveils $6 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US military has announced a $6 billion weapons transfer to Ukraine, including additional ammunition for the Patriot air defense platform, artillery rounds, drones, and other gear. The aid marks Washington's largest arms package to Kiev since the conflict with Russia erupted in 2022. The Pentagon outlined the latest military transfer on Friday, hailing the …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-04-26). International Construction Fair ends in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The 14th edition of the International Construction Fair, Fecons 2024, ends in Cuba on Friday, in which more than 100 exhibiting companies participated, with Russia as a guest of honor.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-04-26). Bolivia and Russia to review bilateral agenda. plenglish.com La Paz, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The official visit of the Foreign Minister of Bolivia, Celinda Sosa, to Russia, leads to a review of the bilateral agenda, as confirmed by the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-04-26). Russian foreign minister to meet with Bolivian counterpart in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with his Bolivian counterpart, Celinda Sosa, on Friday in Moscow, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-04-26). BRICS Security Chiefs to meet in Russia in September. plenglish.com Moscow, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The High Representatives for Security Affairs of the BRICS member countries will meet in September in Saint Petersburg, Russia, said the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-04-26). Detained Russian deputy defense minister might face new charges. plenglish.com Moscow, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Investigative Committee informed on Friday that the involvement of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who was arrested on a bribery case, is being investigated in other possible crimes for which he might be charged.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-04-26). Russia and Iran review situation in the Middle East. plenglish.com Moscow, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov expressed his serious concern over the escalation of tension in the Middle East at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani, the Foreign Ministry reported on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-04-26). Russia calls on the US to study a future proposal on weapons in space. plenglish.com Moscow, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov suggested that the United States impartially examine the alternative version of a resolution on weapons in space that Russia will soon present to the UN Security Council.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-04-26). NATO considers insufficient arms supply to Ukraine. plenglish.com Brussels, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Despite warnings from Russia about the counterproductive nature of rearming Ukraine, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, considered arms supplies insufficient.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Russian Soldiers Accused of Drunken Killing Spree in Occupied Ukraine — Reports. themoscowtimes.com Russian state media reported seven victims, including the Moscow-installed head of a village.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Russian Officials Say Ukrainian Attacks Kill 3. themoscowtimes.com Russian officials said Ukrainian bombardments had left two people dead in separate attacks on a Russian border region and a village in occupied Ukraine.

Editor (2024-04-26). Ukraine war funding and failed Russian sanctions. mronline.org Russia is extremely unlikely to fall a third time for a Biden/NATO request to 'freeze' military operations and negotiate again.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Russia to Reopen First Airport Shuttered Since Ukraine Invasion. themoscowtimes.com All flights to and from 11 airports in southern and central parts of the country have been grounded since the invasion over two years ago.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Russia Striking Ukraine Railways to 'Paralyze' Army Cargo — Ukraine Source. themoscowtimes.com "These are standard steps ahead of an offensive," a Ukrainian security source said.

unitedEditor (2024-04-26). Franàßois Hollande: A caricature of social democracy. uwidata.com By Ali Rƒ±za Ta≈üdelen Ever since French President Emmanuel Macron started to engage in warmongering against Russia, one of the former French presidents, the social democrat Franàßois Hollande, has re-emerged on the scene. After reading an article by journalist Danielle Bleitrach on reseauinternational.net titled "Hollande, one of the funniest and undoubtedly despicable French presidents, gives …

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Police Search Moscow's Garage Museum — Reports. themoscowtimes.com It was unclear why police may have been performing searches at Garage.

Ryan Black (2024-04-26). Nuclear Power's Lethal, Larcenous End Game. progressivehub.net HARVEY WASSERMAN | COUNTERPUNCH…

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry. themoscowtimes.com Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites' feet.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Russia Arrests Reporter Over Bucha Posts. themoscowtimes.com Sergei Mingazov's Telegram channel, which has around 430 followers, features several reposts from April 2022 that allege Russian troops killed civilians in Bucha.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Russia Holds Rates After Putin Urges Caution. themoscowtimes.com Speaking to business leaders on Thursday, Putin had stressed the need to be "careful" over when to start cutting rates.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Armenia's Envoy to the EU: 'It Hurts to See How Moscow-Led Security Bloc Has Screwed Us'. themoscowtimes.com Armenia, unhappy with Russia's waning role as a security guarantor, is seeking to strengthen its partnerships with the EU and the U.S.

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Russia Seeks to Ban Nonexistent 'Anti-Russian Separatist Movement'. themoscowtimes.com Observers speculated that the designation could lead to wider targeting of indigenous rights and decolonial activists in Russia.

Larry Johnson (2024-04-26). My Speech to the UNSC Regarding Nord StReam — Updated With Video. sonar21.com I received an invitation earlier this week to address the United Nation's Security Council at 10: 00 am on Friday. I am posting this in advance of my appearance. Here is my presentation. You can watch it live on YouTube. | Thank you, Mr. President. My compliments to the distinguished members of the Security Council. My name is Larry Johnson. I am here today to speak in support of Russia's desire to have the United Nation's Security Council conduct an open and comprehensive investigation of the sabotage of the Nord Stream Pipeline in September 2022. | I am here at my own expense, without compensation for m…