(2020-10-23). White House Gangster Wants to Avoid Nuclear-Armed Stigma. counterpunch.org 
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is about to win its 50th state ratification, the golden number needed for the treaty to "enter into force" or EIF. The list of 47 current signatories can be seen at ICAN.org, website of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning coalition
(2020-10-23). Biden calls Rudy Giuliani 'Russian pawn' as he & Trump accuse each other of taking over foreign money in debate. rt.com 
Democratic hopeful Joe Biden has alleged that Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's lawyer, is working as a "Russian pawn" to help his client win the 2020 race, as both candidates accuse each other of taking foreign cash. | Also on rt.com | | "[Trump's] own national security adviser told him that what is happening with his buddy — oh, I shouldn't… well, I will — his buddy Rudy Giuliani. He's being used as a Russian pawn. He's being fed information that is Ru…
(2020-10-23). 'We had a good relationship with Hitler': Biden slams Trump for meeting Kim Jong-un, compares North Korea to Nazi Germany. rt.com 
Slamming President Donald Trump's "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Joe Biden confused debate viewers by referring to a "good relationship" between the US and Adolf Hitler. | Calling Kim a "different kind of guy" during a discussion on North Korea, Trump touted his ability to talk to the controversial leader and said his civil relationship with him has helped the two countries avoid a nuclear war. | "We're not in a war. We have a good relationship… Having a good relationship with leaders of other countries is a good thing," Trump said during the Thursday night debate. Biden slammed th…
(2020-10-23). Rússia e Unià£o Europeia ainda està£o separadas pela Cortina de Ferro. globalresearch.ca O Ministro russo de Relaàßàµes Externas, Sergey Lavrov, é o diplomata mais importante do mundo. Filho de mà£e russa e pai armênio, ele simplesmente se encontra em outro nível. Aqui poderemos ver, mais uma vez, por que razà£o. | Vamos comeàßar …
(2020-10-23). Russia registers record number of daily COVID-19 cases. yenisafak.com Russia has registered a new record in the daily coronavirus cases on Friday — 17,340 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past day. The total number of people, who have been exposed to the infection, exceeded 1.48 million, meaning over 1% of the Russian population has already contracted the virus. According to Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, the active cases stand at 335,870 and the situation has a tendency to further deteriorate.The virus has already claimed 25,525 lives in Russia, including 283 over the last 24 hours.Recoveries increased by 11,263 since Thursday to reach 1.11 million.Since the beginn…
(2020-10-22). Save the world, defeat Trump: Thoughts from a fellow worker in Canada. peoplesworld.org 
The choice facing U.S. voters on Nov. 3 is between the remnants of bourgeois democracy and an open terrorist dictatorship of billionaires, and it is heartening to hear the U.S. labor movement is choosing sides. A general strike in case of interference in the election—not by Russia but by Trump-led reactionaries—is starting to become the …
(2020-10-22). Hunter's business partner CONFIRMS authenticity of laptop email, claims Joe Biden was part of Chinese deals. rt.com 
A former associate of Hunter Biden's has said that an email addressed to him concerning potentially shady deals with a Chinese firm is genuine and that Hunter's father was also involved in the scheme. | A tranche of emails, text messages and photos, allegedly taken from a hard drive that belonged to the former vice president's son and published by the New York Post, have been dismissed by many media outlets as "unverified" and potentially even "Russian disinformation." Twitter even blocked the link to the original story. But now a man claiming to be a recipient of one of the leaked emails, concerning a busines…
(2020-10-22). US federal judge says Trump's tweet calling to release Russiagate docs with 'no redactions' was NOT official order amid FOIA suits. rt.com 
A US judge has ruled that a tweet sent by President Donald Trump earlier this month did not constitute an order to declassify material linked to the Russiagate probe, as CNN and Buzzfeed press for the docs in ongoing lawsuits. | US District Judge Reggie Walton said on Wednesday that, while the tweet appeared to order the release of new material free of any redactions, a clarification from White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows qualified as a reversal of the move. The judge was also critical of the administration for a lack of clarity on the question. | "It is unfortunate that we are in this situation because,…
(2020-10-22). Conservatives accuse Twitter of selectively ignoring own policies on REVENGE PORN, misleading content in Borat prank on Giuliani. rt.com 
Conservatives blasted Twitter for ignoring and even promoting what they called a misleading revenge-porn attack on Rudy Giuliani after censoring reporting on alleged influence-peddling by Joe Biden's family. | At issue was a picture posted on Twitter on Wednesday showing Giuliani laying back on a bed with his hand reaching inside his pants while a woman stands nearby. The image was taken from the new 'Borat' sequel, in which Giuliani, a personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, believed himself to be doing an interview on the Covid-19 pandemic with a female Russian reporter. After the interview, Giuliani and…
(2020-10-22). Putin says Germany & China are emerging superpowers, US can't 'dominate' anymore, and UK's & France's roles have 'transformed'. rt.com 
The era when world affairs were decided between Moscow and Washington is long gone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that other countries, such as China and Germany, are on their way to becoming superpowers. | "In terms of its economic weight and political influence, China is actively moving towards the status of a superpower. Germany is moving in the same direction," Putin said, addressing a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club think tank via a video link. | The role of the UK and France in international affairs has also been significantly transformed, he added. | The US, which enjoyed absolute…
(2020-10-22). 'He wants to preserve that legacy': Khabib coach Javier Mendez says UFC fighter driven to honor late father Abdulmanap. rt.com 
Khabib Nurmagomedov's coach Javier Mendez said the fighter is driven to preserve the legacy he and his late father Abdulmanap had planned ahead of his clash with Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. | The Russian fighter's father and trainer died in July aged 57 as a result of Covid-19 complications. | Asked how the UFC lightweight champion had dealt with the loss, Mendez said: "He's been handling it fantastic, he's driven, he's motivated to preserve the legacy that him and his father had planned. That's the one thing I can say that is great, his mind. | "He says 'Coach, if anything breaks it's ok because my mind is not…
(2020-10-22). Leading Russian virologist says another Covid-19 lockdown may lead to RIOTS, economic fallout could be worse than pandemic itself. rt.com 
After a strict lockdown last spring, the introduction of a second coronavirus quarantine in Russia has the potential to result in severe economic hardship and psychological suffering, which could eventually lead to mass unrest. | That's according to Fyodor Lisitsyn, a senior specialist at Moscow's Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which was responsible for creating the world's first-registered Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V. | Speaking to the TV channel Russia-24, the virologist explained that the knock-on effects of a strict lockdown, such as economic problems for millions of people,…
(2020-10-22). Putin says he personally asked that opposition figure Navalny be permitted to travel to Germany for treatment. rt.com 
Vladimir Putin has denied Russia's involvement in Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoning, saying he asked prosecutors to allow the anti-corruption blogger, who had been under travel restrictions, to fly to Germany for treatment. | "If somebody here wanted to poison him, he would've been unlikely to have been sent for treatment to Germany, right?" Putin told the members of the Valdai Discussion Club think tank via a video link on Thursday. | "We could've easily prevented him from leaving. He was under travel restrictions," Putin reminded them, referring to the strictures put in place as part of a slander case launc…
(2020-10-22). Russian ventilator manufacturer fined following scrutiny over two hospital fires, same equipment was exported to US in April. rt.com 
The maker of Aventa-M lung ventilators, which were banned and recalled after two hospital fires, has been fined 500,000 rubles ($6,515). The same products were sent as part of a care package to the US, but never used there. | A court in Russia's Sverdlovsk Region imposed the penalty on the Ural Instrument Engineering Plant, owned by Concern Radio‚ÄëElectronic Technologies (KRET). The company denies that the ventilators are dangerous, and the fine itself is not directly related to the fires. | In early May 2020, Aventa-M devices came under scrutiny after being suspected of starting two deadly bl…
(2020-10-22). Selected Articles: American Militarism Marches On. globalresearch.ca 
By One of the more interesting stories carefully hidden by the smoke being generate by civil unrest, plague and …
(2020-10-22). Moldova Could be the Next Target of Western-backed Color Revolution to Pressurize Russia. globalresearch.ca Washington could be organizing a color revolution and mass protests in Moldova like the ones that have already gripped Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. The Moldovan elections are scheduled for November 1 and have eight presidential candidates participating. The main rivals however …
(2020-10-22). Will Azerbaijani Gas Compete with Russia in Southern Europe? globalresearch.ca The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will become operational in November and will deliver Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian fields to countries in southern Europe. This gives Russia a new competitor in the European energy market. This would have raised questions in …
(2020-10-22). Russia and Iran US 2020 Election Meddling? globalresearch.ca It was just a matter of time before another claim of Russian US election meddling officially surfaced. | On Wednesday, it included Iran — despite no credible evidence ever showing foreign interference in the US electoral process. | What could a foreign …
(2020-10-22). Trump Regime Threatens New Sanctions on Firms Involved in Russia's Nord Stream 2 Construction. globalresearch.ca Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany will be completed and become operational in early 2021. | On Wednesday, Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced the following: | "Nord Stream 2 will go operational by the end of 2020." | "One of …
(2020-10-22). Russia and the EU: "Business as Usual" Is Over. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, is the world's foremost diplomat. The son of an Armenian father and a Russian mother, he's just on another level altogether. Here, once again, we …
(2020-10-22). In politicizing intelligence, America is blaming everyone but itself for its self-inflicted woes. thealtworld.com In the latest episode in the US' single-minded crusade toward self-destruction, Russia and Iran are being fingered for election interference based on intelligence that doesn't pass the smell test. | You would be justified in thinking that the various news conferences put on by US law enforcement and intelligence officials in which foreign actors — Russia, China and Iran are the usual suspects — are accused of meddling in all things American are little more than a giant practical joke, a parody of how a government should behave, instead of the damning indictment of reality that they are. | The most rec…
(2020-10-22). Dear President-Elect Biden, please start with the easiest problem to solve. zcomm.org Your presidency is an unprecedented opportunity for positive change in the world. Reducing the threat of nuclear war and nuclear winter will make the United States safer and richer, and cement your status as a world leader…
(2020-10-22). Israeli Weapons Fuel The Violence In Azerbaijan. popularresistance.org The latest iteration of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has already claimed the lives of dozens of people, had been largely forgotten by the world before hostilities reignited in September. Only the collapse of the Soviet Union was able to bring about the end of the last war between these entrenched enemies in the 1980s and 1990s. Now, almost a quarter of a century later, the still contested region claimed under international law by Azerbaijan and de facto controlled by its ethnic Armenian majority has fallen under a new spell of violence thanks in large part to external actors vying for a larger war with an…
(2020-10-22). Hopes Rise Of Extension Of New START Arms Control Treaty. popularresistance.org The hope for the extension of the New Strategic Arms Control Treaty (START) was revived on Tuesday, October 20, after Russia offered freezing the number of its nuclear warheads in a statement, along with a one-year extension of the deal. | The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that, "Russia offers to extend the New START by one year and is ready to take on a political commitment with the United States to freeze the number of nuclear warheads both sides have for this period." | The US state department immediately welcomed the offer and declared that negotiations to settle the details will start soon.
(2020-10-22). Russia to continue technical-military coop. with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said that Russian Federation will continue technical-military cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran despite US threats.
(2020-10-22). Russia expresses regret on US claims of meddling in election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) — The Kremlin regrets new groundless allegations that Russia is interfering in the US presidential election, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.
(2020-10-22). Election Hits Peak Narrative. sputniknews.com Today Lee Stranahan discussed current events, including the announcement that the DNI and FBI accused Iran & Russia of election interference in the 2020 election, NPR's statement on not covering Hunter Biden, Ghislaine Maxwell's testimony being released, and how Biden's laptop was subpoenaed for money laundering evidence.
(2020-10-22). US Intel Claims 'Russian State-Sponsored' Hackers Penetrated Local Gov Entities, No Damage Recorded. sputniknews.com According to the FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Russian state-sponsored hackers have stolen access information and entered two servers used by state and local US government entities. However, the agencies note there is no evidence of damage having been done or elections affected at all.
(2020-10-21). Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border. mintpressnews.com US Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the notorious Atlantic Council, funded by a who's who of weapons makers and despotic regimes, to announce that the US would not, indeed, be withdrawing troops from Germany but sending them to Russia's border instead.
(2020-10-21). U.S. AFRICOM: Africa and the world in the crosshairs. peoplesworld.org 
U.S. AFRICOM, acronym for the United States Africa Command, was founded in 2007 in response to what the U.S. Defense Department viewed as a growing threat from the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. One might have believed that with the end of the Cold War the U. S. government would cease its …
(2020-10-21). WATCH: Justin Gaethje ditches interim lightweight belt at face-off with Khabib ahead of UFC 254. rt.com 
Justin Gaethje ditched his interim lightweight belt during his face-off with Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of their clash at UFC 254 at Fight Island on Saturday. | Gaethje will be hoping to take the Russian's championship title when they meet in the Octagon, and he made his feelings about his own belt clear in Wednesday's face-off. | The pair were handed their belts as they posed for photos after a respectful staredown, but after several seconds – who looked almost embarrassed to hold it – quickly gave it back. | The American has form in this area. | Gaethje won the interim belt in May with a fifth-round knocko…
(2020-10-21). Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko investigated for plotting coup. rt.com 
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has launched a criminal case into an alleged coup plot by former President Petro Poroshenko and his associates, an opposition MP has announced, publishing scans of the relevant documents. | "I publish documents … about launching an investigation into the facts of illegal seizure of state power, large-scale embezzlement and legalizing 'dirty' money by an organized criminal group" which Poroshenko was allegedly part of, Renat Kuzmin, an MP for the 'Opposition Platform — For Life' political party, wrote on Facebook. | The deputy listed Ukraine's former Acting Presi…
(2020-10-21). Hopes rise of extension of New START arms control treaty as Russia offers to freeze arsenal. peoplesdispatch.org Russia on Tuesday offered to freeze its current arsenal, and proposed an extension of the treaty by one year. The treaty signed in 2010 capped the number of nuclear warheads by the two countries and its deployment…
(2020-10-21). An Open Letter to Biden: 5 Easy Steps to Reduce the Threat of Nuclear War. counterpunch.org Here is a letter I intend to mail in November. But I want you know about it now, to bring up an issue that is crucial to consider before you vote, and which has not received enough attention. Dear President-Elect Biden, I'm so happy that you were elected because in January you can start to
(2020-10-21). US Intelligence Claims Russia, Iran Acting to Influence 2020 Election. sputniknews.com Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe has announced that US intelligence reflects that "two foreign actors, Iran and Russia, have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to [US] elections."
(2020-10-21). 'Unprecedented and Desperate': As Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Nears Entry Into Force, Trump Administration Urges Withdrawals. commondreams.org "This is completely outrageous and yet somehow not at all surprising," one nuclear expert said of the U.S. effort. | www.facebook.com/icanw.org/photos/4024403290909893…
(2020-10-21). Was Bill Barr Paid by The Establishment to Protect Hillary, Obama, Comey, Brennan, and a Passel of Obama Regime DOJ, FBI, and CIA officials from Russiagate indictments? thealtworld.com For at least a year enough facts needed to bring indictments against those who orchestrated the Russiagate …
(2020-10-20). Chomsky: from nuclear weapons to Iran, Trump's worst threats are dangerously ignored. thegrayzone.com Noam Chomsky warns that the Trump administration poses a unique threat to humanity, and its most reckless policies are receiving far too little attention. Noam Chomsky discusses the White House's threats to the New START treaty, the last remaining accord limiting the US and Russia's nuclear weapons arsenals; its latest round of crippling sanctions and threats against Iran; the bipartisan US refusal to accept a Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone, which would terminate Israel's nuclear weapons program; and the silencing of …
(2020-10-20). The Expiry of The Iranian Arms Embargo. globalresearch.ca The 13-year-long anti-Iranian arms embargo expired on the 18th of October, which creates opportunities for the Islamic Republic to strengthen its national defense capabilities and cultivate even deeper relations with its top strategic partners such as China and Russia, possibly …
(2020-10-20). Nova Scotia Fishers' Rights; US Accuses Russians of Cyberwarfare. sputniknews.com Tensions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishermen come to a head in Nova Scotia, Canada, as angry mobs attack.
(2020-10-20). Turkish forces exit encircled military post in northern Syria. middleeasteye.net 
Turkish forces exit encircled military post in northern Syria | Sources told MEE that a combination of Russian and Syrian civilian pressure had forced Turkey's hand | Tue, 10/20/2020 – 15: 35 | A Turkish military convoy vacates the Morek post in Hama's countryside on 20 October 2020 (MEE/Ali Haj Suleiman) | Turkey has evacuated an observation station in Syria's northwestern Hama province that had been encircle…
(2020-10-20). Nuclear War Makes a Comeback. counterpunch.org 
On websites where policy makers, scholars, and military leaders gather, concern about the possibility of nuclear war has been rising sharply in recent months as China, the United States, and Russia develop new weapons and new ways of using old ones. On War on the Rocks, an online platform for national security articles and podcasts,
(2020-10-20). U.S. willing to risk nuclear arms race as New START negotiations go down to the wire. liberationnews.org 
The United States and Russia are locked in tense negotiations over the future of a key nuclear arms control treaty…
(2020-10-20). Russian Cabinet strikes down proposed law to ban transgender people from amending sex assigned at birth on official documents. rt.com 
Russian authorities have rejected amendments to the country's family code, which would have enshrined in law a ban on marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, and restricted transgender people from officially changing gender. | The proposed laws, written by Senator Elena Mizulina, were focused on the rights to be the parent of a child, including changing the rules for deprivation of custody. If passed, the new family code would have taken custody decisions into the hands of the court, meaning that a parent would have to be found guilty before their offspring could be removed. | However, most prominently, the…
(2020-10-20). 'One of the most impressive phenomena in modern Russia': Communist leader Zyuganov asks Kremlin to listen to Khabarovsk protesters. rt.com 
The leader of Russia's Communist Party has called for the government to "hear the voice of the people" in Khabarovsk, where citizens have been protesting daily for more than three months over the arrest of their former governor. | Writing on Twitter, four-time presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov called the demonstrations "one of the most impressive phenomena in modern Russia," and asked the Kremlin to listen to the concerns of the aggrieved and "take the path of development and progress." | –í –•–∞–±–∞—Ä–æ–≤—…
(2020-10-20). What's 'verifiable'? Extension of US-Russia nuclear New START treaty hinges on word. rt.com 
The sole remaining US-Russia nuclear arms control deal may get a last-moment extension after all, but everything now depends on what the US State Department means when it says warhead caps need to be "verifiable." | New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is scheduled to expire in February 2021. While Russia has offered a "clean" renewal of the existing treaty, without preconditions, the Trump administration has first sought to expand it to include China, then demanded a limit on total nuclear warheads as a condition for agreeing to an extension. | The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Russia i…
(2020-10-20). Instability, Poverty and Nuclear Weapons. strategic-culture.org The President of the United States has the power to fire off thousands of nuclear weapons and destroy the world. As succinctly This is the Trump who contracted the Covid 19 virus and on October 2 was tak…
(2020-10-20). 'Fling Enough Mud, Some Will Stick': US Routinely Levies Hacking Accusations It Can't Prove – Journo. sputniknews.com The US has charged six Russians with working as Russian intelligence agents to direct hacking attacks around the globe, including the infamous NotPetya ransomware. However, a journalist tells Sputnik such claims are virtually impossible to prove, which is why Washington loves to throw them around.
(2020-10-20). Russia's daily coronavirus cases hit record high of 16,319. yenisafak.com Russia recorded a record high 16,319 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, including 4,999 in the capital Moscow, to take the national total to 1,431,635.Authorities reported 269 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking Russia's official death toll to 24,635.
(2020-10-20). 'China's potential vaccines show no adverse reaction'. yenisafak.com China claimed on Tuesday that its experimental vaccines for protection against COVID-19 have shown "no adverse reaction." "So far, none of those who have received the 'emergency use' vaccine have shown severe adverse reactions," Zheng Zhongwei, a top official at China's National Health Commission, was quoted as saying by the state-run Global Times newspaper.Pharma giants in many countries have resisted the idea of taking a shortcut in rolling out an antigen for the novel virus.China and Russia, however, have started vaccinating a select group of people with experimental shots, prompting a debate on risks of admin…