Staff (2021-07-13). 'Outside interference' in Cuban affairs is 'unacceptable' & foreign nations should let Havana solve its own issues, Moscow warns. rt.com Any foreign interference in the affairs of Cuba is completely unacceptable, Russia has declared, after the Caribbean country erupted in protest over an ever-worsening economy and the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. | In a comment published on its website, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Moscow is "closely following the development of the situation in and around Cuba." | "We consider outside interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state, and any other destructive actions that would encourage destabilization of the situation on the island, t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-13). The War against Petrocaribe: Examining U.S. Imperial Geopolitics on the Caribbean Spectrum. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Map of the Caribbean (Photo: Archive) Professor Jean-Claude Gerlus, in his research "The Effects of the Cold War on U.S.-Haitian Relationsos ", was correct in pointing out that the Caribbean Basin was transformed into an undeclared war zone during that period. Reminiscences continue to be experienced in the region. A few days ago,…

Kevin Martin (2021-07-13). Peace on the Korean Peninsula Needs to Be a Priority. counterpunch.org President Joe Biden deserves credit for successfully re-engaging in international diplomacy. Extending the New START nuclear arms control agreement with Russia, rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, World Health Organization and UN Human Rights Council, and especially (hopefully soon) getting the U.S. back into the Iran anti-nuclear deal are significant achievements. Policy experts, grassroots organizations and

Jacob Hornberger (2021-07-13). The Danger NATO Poses to Americans. counterpunch.org Imagine a massive nuclear exchange between the United States and China. That obviously would not be a pretty sight for the people of either nation. As the mushroom clouds arose over both nations, imagine thinking to yourself: "All this because of a socialist road." According to an article in the London Daily Mail, the governments

sputniknews (2021-07-13). China-Russia-N.Korea Ties Reinforced on Equal Footing, Experts Believe. sputniknews.com China and its two neighbors with significant relations – Russia and North Korea – have been strengthening their ties recently, as Chinese analysts said that ties among China, Russia and North Korea are totally different in nature from the US-Japan-South Korea alliance.

Staff (2021-07-13). Russian Guantánamo Prisoner Released to UAE at Risk of Torture Upon Repatriation. truthout.org United Nations human rights special rapporteurs One of the last prisoners to be released the day before Obama's presidency ended in 2017, and o…

_____ (2021-07-13). The Filibuster Is Not Inviolable: Time to Trigger the Nuclear Option. commondreams.org AP's findings run counter to the president's campaign vow to end oil and gas extraction on public lands.

_____ (2021-07-13). Amid Extreme Heat, Humanitarian Group Reports Dozens of Migrant Deaths in Arizona Desert. commondreams.org If the filibuster can't be done away with or turned into a "Jimmy Stewart filibuster," then Congress has the obligation to Act on the "Nuclear Option."

Anonymous007 (2021-07-13). U.K. Royal Navy Allegedly Hunted For Russian Submarines In The Mediterranean. southfront.org On June 27th, the UK's Royal Navy allegedly evaded Russian submarine that were stalking the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. | It was just revealed that the UK Navy's flagship was allegedly being tailed by Russian submarine, while it was sailing near Cyprus. | Upon realising that they were being followed, the Royal Navy scrambled two Merlin Mk2 helicopters to search for the submarine, the Daily Telegraph The helicopters then dropped sonobuoys into the water, which use…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-13). Military Situation In Syria On July 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 17 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On July 12, one SAA member was killed by an IED blast near Palmyra | On July 12, the US forces conducted a military patrol in the Jamaya neighborhood at the entrance to the city of Qamishli | On July 12, the US Army brought 37 vehicles, including tru…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-13). U.S. Diplomat Steals Russian Railroad Sign, For Some Reason, Gets Deported. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | A US embassy employee stole a railroad sign in Russia's Tver R…

Manlio Dinucci (2021-07-13). Accelera la corsa nucleare. globalresearch.ca Nella base di Redzikowo in Polonia sono iniziati i lavori per l'installazione del sistema Aegis Ashore, con una spesa di oltre 180 milioni di dollari. Sarà la seconda base missilistica Usa in Europa, dopo quella di Deveselu in Romania divenuta …

teleSUR (2021-07-12). Russia, Nicaragua, Bolivia Reject Destabilization in Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that her country rejects attempts to destabilize the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Cuba. | RELATED: | She qualified as "unacceptable the external interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state… and any other destructive action that foments the destabilization of the situation on the island". | The diplomat also expressed…

Emilio Leanza (2021-07-12). How the U.S. Used Comics as Propaganda Abroad. progressive.org During World War II and the Cold War, comics became a tool for spreading a vision of an American-led future.

Nikola Mikovic (2021-07-12). Waiting for US withdrawal, is Russia eyeing Iraq's oil? juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — When the George W. Bush administration launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003, many believed the campaign's main goal was to gain control of the country's oil. Almost two decades later, most U.S. oil corporations have exited Iraq and the last major, ExxonMobil, appears to be on the way …

Anonymous103 (2021-07-12). NATO Adventures In Black Sea Continue: Breeze-21 Exercises Launched In Bulgaria. southfront.org Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval ships are moored, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Ukraine's new prime minister said Wednesday that embattled Crimea must remain part of Ukraine, but may be granted more local powers. Since last weekend, Russian troops have taken control of much of the peninsula in the Black Sea, where Russian speakers are in the majority. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov) | The joint NATO exercises in the Ukrainian waters of the Black Sea ended on July 10, bu…

Rick Sterling (2021-07-12). Weaponizing "Humanitarian Aid" to Syria: Deceitful Cover for U.S. Support of Al Qaeda and Excuse to Violate Syrian Sovereignty and UN Charter. covertactionmagazine.com On Friday July 9 the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to a conditional one-year extension of the Turkey/Syria border crossing at Bab al Hawa. As part of the agreement, the UN Secretary General needs to report regularly on what is happening with the aid going into the Al Qaeda dominated zone. Evidently Russia and China thought …

Emilio Leanza (2021-07-12). How the U.S. Used Comics as Propaganda Abroad. progressive.org During World War II and the Cold War, comics became a tool for spreading a vision of an American-led future.

Rick Sterling (2021-07-12). Weaponizing "Humanitarian Aid" to Syria: Deceitful Cover for U.S. Support of Al Qaeda and Excuse to Violate Syrian Sovereignty and UN Charter. covertactionmagazine.com On Friday July 9 the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to a conditional one-year extension of the Turkey/Syria border crossing at Bab al Hawa. As part of the agreement, the UN Secretary General needs to report regularly on what is happening with the aid going into the Al Qaeda dominated zone. Evidently Russia and China thought …

Anonymous103 (2021-07-12). NATO Adventures In Black Sea Continue: Breeze-21 Exercises Launched In Bulgaria. southfront.org Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval ships are moored, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Ukraine's new prime minister said Wednesday that embattled Crimea must remain part of Ukraine, but may be granted more local powers. Since last weekend, Russian troops have taken control of much of the peninsula in the Black Sea, where Russian speakers are in the majority. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov) | The joint NATO exercises in the Ukrainian waters of the Black Sea ended on July 10, bu…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-12). Military Situation In Syria On July 12, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 17 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On July 12, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Qastun area | On July 11, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Mar'ian area | On July 11, the US base at Conoco gas field was targeted by two separate rock…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-12). Cubans Take To The Streets In Anti-Government Protests Not Seen In Decades. southfront.org On July 11th, thousands went to Cuba's streets to protest against the government and call for the first-ever civilian President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down. | The protests erupted amid Cuba's worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union and a record surge in coronavirus infections, with people voicing anger over shortages of basic goods, curbs on civil liberties and the authorities' handling of the pandemic. | Thousands took to the streets in various parts of Havana including the historic centre, their shouts of "Diaz-Canel step down" drowning out groups of government supporters waving the Cuban…

teleSUR (2021-07-12). Russia, Nicaragua, Bolivia Reject Destabilization in Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that her country rejects attempts to destabilize the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Cuba. | RELATED: | She qualified as "unacceptable the external interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state… and any other destructive action that foments the destabilization of the situation on the island". | The diplomat also expressed…

Nikola Mikovic (2021-07-12). Waiting for US withdrawal, is Russia eyeing Iraq's oil? juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — When the George W. Bush administration launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003, many believed the campaign's main goal was to gain control of the country's oil. Almost two decades later, most U.S. oil corporations have exited Iraq and the last major, ExxonMobil, appears to be on the way …

Lawrence Wittner (2021-07-11). Conflict or Cooperation in U.S.-China Relations? zcomm.org The United States and China, the world's mightiest military and economic powers, are currently heading toward a Cold War or even a hot one, with disastrous consequences. But an alternative path is available and could be taken. Beginning in 2018, U.S. government policy toward China turned sharply hostile, bringing relations between the two nations to

Lawrence Wittner (2021-07-11). Conflict or Cooperation in U.S.-China Relations? warisacrime.org The United States and China, the world's mightiest military and economic powers, are currently heading toward a Cold War or even a hot one, with disastrous consequences. But an alternative path is available and could be taken. Beginning in 2018, U.S. government policy toward China turned sharply hostile, bringing relations between the two nations to …

sputniknews (2021-07-11). Sputnik V Gives 90% Protection Against Delta Strain of COVID-19, Scientist Says. sputniknews.com NOVOSIBIRSK (Sputnik) – Viral vector and mRNA vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V, provide enough protection against the new Delta strain of the coronavirus, Head of the Novosibirsk State University's Laboratory and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Sergey Netesov told Sputnik.

Staff (2021-07-11). Sputnik V vaccine has very low rate of severe side effects in people over 60 — San Marino study. rt.com Most people aged over 60 who have received the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine have only experienced mild or moderate side effects, a study in San Marino has found. | A tiny independent enclave state of around 34,000, surrounded by Italian territory, San Marino began using the Russian-made vaccine in February. A

Anonymous007 (2021-07-11). Military Situation In Syria On July 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 10, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 7 — in Latakia province, 7 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On July 10, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Josef area | On July 10, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Barah area | On July 10, an SDF member was killed by unidentified persons in Jazrat al-Buhamid…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-11). Sea Breeze-2021 Exercises Ended With Secret Documents Leaked. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The joint Sea Breeze-2021 exercises in the Black Sea have officially been completed, according to the commander of the Ukrainian Navy Alexey Neizhpapa. The exercises aimed at containing Russia begun on June 28 and ended on July 10 | The large drills were marked with several provocations in the Russian territorial waters that ended with NATO warships fleeing. The final point of the SeaBreeze 2021 was another failure. | More than four thousand servicemen from 32 countries, inc…

sputniknews (2021-07-11). Pompeo Says Russia Needs to 'See the Pain', Blasts Biden for Looking 'Weak' Before Putin. sputniknews.com The Trump-era CIA chief and secretary of state has spent months attacking the current administration on a range of domestic and foreign policy matters, and urged Washington to take a 'tougher' stance on Russia, China and Iran.

_____ (2021-07-11). US Blacklists More Foreign Firms. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has added 14 Chinese companies along with 20 other entities — including some from Iran and Russia — to its economic blacklist over claims of "human rights violations." | The US Commerce Department claimed on Friday that the companies had been "implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of China's campaign of repression, mass detention, and high technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region." | "The Department of Commerce remains firmly committed to taking strong…

Dave DeCamp (2021-07-11). Russia Ready to Activate Tajikistan Military Base Over Fighting in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca