Larry Johnson (2024-07-25). Ukraine on the Ropes and Bill Binney on Crowdstrike. sonar21.com I have two video offerings for you today. First up is my discussion with Danny Davis about the increasingly dire situation in Ukraine. He showed a couple of short video clips during out chat — one with John Bolton and the other with retired General Ben Hodges. WARNING — watching those two talk may lower your intelligence by a dozen of points. Proceed with caution. Incredibly stupid comments by those two gentlemen. | As you are reading this, the Ukrainian front in the Donbass is crumbling. Russians are advancing rapidly and taking large chunks of territory with minimal resistance. Yesterday, Russ…

ecns.cn (2024-07-24). 59-country visa-free entry policy boosts Hainan tourism. ecns.cn South China's Hainan province is experiencing a surge in inbound tourism, with many visitors coming from visa-free countries such as Russia.

ecns.cn (2024-07-24). China urges U.S. to cease deployment of missiles in Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn China has urged the U.S. to abandon the "nuclear sharing" and "extended deterrence" arrangements, withdraw nuclear weapons deployed overseas, abandon the development and deployment of a global missile defense system.

ecns.cn (2024-07-24). Chinese warship arrives in St. Petersburg for Russian naval celebrations. ecns.cn A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warship recently arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia to participate in Russia's upcoming Navy Day celebrations.

Dave DeCamp (2024-07-25). British Army Chief Says UK Must Be Ready To Fight a Major War in 3 Years. news.antiwar.com The head of the British Army has said the UK must be prepared to fight a major war in three years and hyped up the threat of a global conflict against Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, The Times reported on Tuesday. Gen. Roly Walker described the four nations as an "axis of upheaval" and …

Dave DeCamp (2024-07-25). NORAD Says It Intercepted Russian and Chinese Bombers in Alaska's ADIZ. news.antiwar.com North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Wednesday that US and Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers operating in Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is an area that extends far beyond territorial waters and airspace where the US wants foreign aircraft to identify themselves. Alaska's ADIZ is …

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-07-25). Russian FM arrived in Laos to attend ASEAN events. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 25 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reportedly arrived today in Laos to participate in events organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

presstv.ir (2024-07-25). Russia downs 36 drones, HIMARS rockets; Ukraine reports 69 battles. presstv.ir Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Monday that Russian air defense forces had shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft.

presstv.ir (2024-07-25). US creating logistic hubs to expedite arms supplies to Ukraine: Russia. presstv.ir A Kremlin aide says the US plans to establish logistics centers in Black Sea countries to speed up arms supplies to Ukraine.

presstv.ir (2024-07-25). Putin, Assad meet in Moscow to discuss regional issues. presstv.ir Putin and Assad meet in Moscow to discuss regional issues and bilateral ties.

presstv.ir (2024-07-25). Putin vows to 'crush' anybody trying to 'divide' Russia. presstv.ir The Russian president has vowed 'retribution' against those attempting to 'divide' the Russian Federation, hailing 'loyalty' of law enforcement bodies.

Scott Ritter (2024-07-25). The end of the world as we know it. thealtworld.com The summer of 2026 may be the last summer we have on this planet, says Scott Ritter. We have created the conditions for nuclear war with Russia…

Ralph Jennings (2024-07-25). China aims to step up Russian energy cooperation despite US sanctions calls. scmp.com Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang made the comments at the Sixth China-Russia Energy Business Forum in Moscow on Tuesday.

Mark N. Katz (2024-07-25). China cannot support Russia and hope to woo Europe away from the US. scmp.com If China pressures Russia into ending its aggressive behaviour, it would weaken a key reason for European alignment with the US.

noemail (2024-07-25). Students from 10 Indian states to join the TV BRICS international teleconference in honour of Pushkin's anniversary. devdiscourse.com Russia and India will hold an international educational tele-bridge on July 29 to commemorate the 225th anniversary of Aleksander Pushkin's birth. Students from ten Indian states studying Russian as a foreign language will increase their knowledge through direct communication with experts in the fields of philology and linguo-cultural studies, TV BRICS reported. The teleconference will be organised by the international outreach project "Modern Russian" of the TV BRICS international media network in cooperation with the Indian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature and with the support of the R…

The Media Line Staff (2024-07-25). Saudi Arabia Turns to Kuwait for Fuel Amid Russian Supply Dip. themedialine.org

Associated Press (2024-07-25). Russia's Putin hosts Syria's Assad in Kremlin as tensions rise in the Middle East. scmp.com Russia has waged a military campaign in Syria since September 2015, teaming up with Iran to allow Assad's government to fight armed opposition groups.

newarab (2024-07-20). Iran can produce fissile material in 'one or two weeks': Blinken. newarab.com Iran is capable of producing fissile material for use in a nuclear weapon within "one or two weeks," News of Iran's capabilities follows the recent Blinken said that "what we've seen i…

geo.tv (2024-07-20). In phone call with Zelensky, Trump pledges to end Ukraine war. geo.tv US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. —AFP/Reuters Trump pledged to end war pitting Kyiv against Moscow through talks.Zelenskiy congratulates Trump on becoming Republican nominee.He expresses thanks for US military assistance.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-07-20). Video: At NATO Summit, Biden Introduces Zelensky as Putin. Gets "His Countries Mixed Up", "Political Plagiarism" and More… globalresearch.ca Note: There was a bug in the first "Smoking Gun Video", which prevented readers from seeing Joe Biden. We have rectified the video. (First published on July 13, 2024) | To get a broader (historical) understanding of Joe Biden on …

Edward Curtin (2024-07-20). President John F. Kennedy: His Life and Public Assassination by the CIA. globalresearch.ca From the day he was sworn in as President, JFK was relentlessly pressured by the Pentagon, the Central Intelligence Agency, and by many of his own advisers to wage war — clandestine, conventional, and nuclear.

presstv.ir (2024-07-20). Russia says destroyed multiple Ukrainian warplanes over past 24 hours. presstv.ir The Russian army conducted cluster strikes on Ukrainian military airports with high-precision weapons.

presstv.ir (2024-07-20). Russia downs 36 drones, HIMARS rockets; Ukraine reports 69 battles. presstv.ir Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Monday that Russian air defense forces had shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft.

Reuters (2024-07-20). Donald Trump says spoke with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, pledges to 'end the war'. scmp.com Zelensky congratulated Trump on becoming the Republican US presidential nominee and expressed thanks for US military aid.

Staff (2024-07-20). Vance. He wants (?) peace with Russia, more wars in the Middle and the Far East. defenddemocracy.press Trump's VP Pick Vance Says Iran Needs To Be 'Punched Hard' The Ohio senator also said he believes Trump will bring the Ukraine war to an end so the US can focus on China, which he labeled the 'biggest threat' July 16, 2024 Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) took a hawkish tone toward Iran in an …

aljazeera (2024-07-20). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 876. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 876th day, these are the main developments.

Staff (2024-07-20). Russia Says 'Let's Be Realistic' About Chances of Trump Ending Ukraine War. defenddemocracy.press The Russian Foreign Ministry noted Trump's comments about ending the war and Vance saying the US needs to focus on China July 18, 2024 On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said she noted comments from former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance about ending the war in Ukraine but said …

Mark Magnier (2024-07-20). Top US officials slam China over its 'wrong direction' helping Russia fight Ukraine. scmp.com More sanctions coming to 'tighten the screws' on Beijing if it does not reconsider its supplying Moscow with material aid in war effort.

WSWS (2024-07-20). Australia: Opposition's nuclear power plans open the door for nuclear weapons. wsws.org Barely mentioned in the media commentary that erupted around Dutton's proposal is the potential of a nuclear power industry to provide a pathway for the construction of nuclear weapons.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-07-20). Tomorrow's Cure: How nuclear medicine helps cancer patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nuclear medicine therapy is sometimes the best option for people who no longer respond to other cancer treatments. It is often helpful for patients with cancers that are historically hard to treat, like prostate cancer or lymphoma. On the latest episode of Tomorrow's Cure, find out how nuclear medicine, when combined with other therapies, will control symptoms and shrink and stabilize tumors, sometimes for years. This week's podcast episode features Dr. Geoffrey Johnson, Chair of…

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-20). What is CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity giant behind the global IT outage? scmp.com The company is known for building software defences for the cloud computing age and exposing Russian and North Korean threats.

Bochen Han (2024-07-20). Trump and Vance's 'America first': hawkish on China, more flexible on Russia. scmp.com The Republican ticket for the US presidential election seems intent on shifting US foreign policy from Europe to Asia, analysts say.

Staff (2024-07-20). Lavrov on avoiding WWIII. defenddemocracy.press Jul 17, 2024 Condemning U.S. exceptionalism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov laid out to the Security Council how the world can overcome U.S.-led aggression to find peaceful co-existence in a multilateral world. "Let's face it: not all countries represented in this chamber recognise the key principle of the U.N. Charter which is the sovereign equality …

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-20). Russia: Oleg Orlov's appeal rejected. fidh.org

Belinda Jones (2024-07-20). Peter Dutton's nuclear power policy puts longevity in doubt. independentaustralia.net

UMMID (2024-07-20). 'Proud of our diversity': Minister trashes Trump VP nominee's UK is Islamist taunt. ummid.com Treasury Minister James Murray Wednesday rubbished Donald Trump's running mate for US Vice President J.D. Vance's sarcastic remarks that "it is not Iran or Pakistan but UK which is actually the first Islamist country with nuclear power".

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-20). Iran capable of producing fissile material for nuclear weapon in '1 or 2 weeks', Blinken says. scmp.com Though new leader Pezeshkian favours reviving a 2015 nuclear deal, Blinken says Tehran's atomic activities are 'actually moving forward'.

(2024-07-20). Russia sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years. Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director

Robert Hunziker (2024-07-20). Fukushima Toxic Dumping. pressenza.com Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is the world's leading epicenter of toxic radioactive water released into the ocean. Yet, these activities are no longer closely monitored by mainstream media. As it happens, Tokyo Electric Power Company is the electric utility that manages the decommissioning of the collapsed nuclear reactors. This controversial ongoing release of radioactive water is mostly unopposed by the nations of the world. No problem, dump it! | But there is another side to this story. | "This is a time bomb." (Robert Richmond, Ph.D. Kewalo Marine Laboratory) A nationwide symposium on Zoom entitled: R…

MEE staff (2024-07-19). Top US commander calls for more powerful response to Houthi attacks: Report. middleeasteye.net Top US commander calls for more powerful response to Houthi attacks: Report | Letter comes after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lobbied Russian President Vladimir Putin against arming Houthis with cruise missiles | Fri, 07/19/2024 – 16: 14 | Supporters of Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa, on 24 June 2024 (Mohammed Huwais/AF…