(2022-08-04). US Risks Provoking North Korea's Kim By Holding Drills Simulating His Assassination. news.antiwar.com The US and South Korea are planning new war games where they will simulate taking out North Korea's military leadership, including the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, The drills will simulate targeting Pyongyang's missile and nuclear sites plus bases needed to supply them. Sources familiar told The Daily Beast that the war games will end with a "decapitation" exercise where they attack North Korea's command structure and take out Kim. | According to the report, the US will not publicly acknowledge that they are practicing killing Ki…
(2022-08-04). Ukrainian top intelligence official reveals US involvement in missile strikes against Russia. wsws.org The provocative interview with the deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence was published the same day as the first grain shipment from Ukraine since the start of the NATO-provoked war left Odessa as part of a deal brokered by Turkey and the UN.
(2022-08-04). BRICS Expansion: Five New Members in 2023. infobrics.org Following Russia's announcement of Iran & Argentina's BRICS membership bids, the alliance president reveals that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt have the same plans…
(2022-08-04). Ukraine: Global unions call on Zelensky to veto anti-worker laws. greenleft.org.au International trade unions are calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to veto two anti-worker bills that were recently passed by parliament amid Russia's invasion, reports Federico Fuentes. Critics of the bills, such as the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), say they will leave workers "deprived of protection of their wages, conditions and safety".
(2022-08-04). Nigeria Not Against Joining BRICS, It Is Possible in Future. infobrics.org Nigeria is not against becoming a member of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Nigerian Ambassador to Russia Abdullahi Shehu said in an interview, adding that it is "quite realistic" in the future…
(2022-08-04). Iranian, Russian chief negotiators discuss JCPOA in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — At the threshold of new round of talks on removal of anti-Iranian sanctions, Iranian and Russian top negotiators, headed by Ali Bagheri Kani and Mikhail Ulyanov, discussed JCPOA in Austrian capital of Vienna on Thursday.
(2022-08-04). Diplomáticos de Irán retomarán diálogos sobre acuerdo nuclear. telesurtv.net Delegación iraní tiene previsto viajar este miércoles a Austria y reiniciar el jueves la negociación para reactivar el PIAC.
(2022-08-04). Iran's chief negotiator arrives in Vienna for talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — Iran's negotiating delegation, headed by chief negotiator Ali Bafgheri Kani, arrived in Austrian capital of Vienna on Thursday for the resumption of nuclear talks on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions.
(2022-08-04). Iran to maximize use of nuclear energy: Lawmaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — A member of Iranian Parliament said, "We are determined to develop technologies in the country and maximize peaceful use of nuclear energy optimally."
(2022-08-04). Iran to resume implementing JCPOA if US adopts right decision. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations said that if the United States adopts accurate decision, Iran will take measures to fully implementing obligations in accordance with 2015 nuclear deal.
(2022-08-04). US, Qatari FMs discuss Iran nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — On the eve of new round of nuclear talks in Vienna, Qatar's foreign minister discussed Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, with his US counterpart in Cambodia.
(2022-08-03). US wants to show its impunity through its actions in Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lambasted Washington for its actions regarding Taiwan, noting that the US wants to demonstrate "impunity", proving to the world it can get away with anything.
(2022-08-03). Hybrid war against Russia fraught with nuclear conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — A hybrid war against Russia is fraught with a nuclear conflict, which cannot be won by anyone, a high-ranking Russian foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.
(2022-08-03). In Video: Russian LMUR Missile Takes Out Ukrainian Pontoon Bridge. southfront.org 
The LMUR missile at in the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2021. Source: the Analytical Network News Agency (ANNA). | The Russian military has taken out a pontoon bridge of Kiev forces in the Kherson region with an advanced Lightweight Multifunction Missile (LMUR), also known as the Izdeliye 305. | On August 1, Russian sources shared footage of the precision missile strike on the pontoon brigade, which Kiev forces used in a recent failed attempt to cross the Inhulets River near the set…
(2022-08-03). UN Designates a Finding Mission for the Attack on DPR Prison. telesurenglish.net Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, announced the fact-finding mission designated to investigate the bombing carried out against the penitentiary of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). | RELATED: | During a press conference on the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy, and Finance, Guterres said that Russia and Ukraine had requested the UN to investigate the matter. "I decided in line w…
(2022-08-03). Outcomes in Ukraine and Russian Resilience Can be Served Up as the Perfect Scapegoat. journal-neo.org 
There is always a conflict between high principle and pragmatism. Embracing both is probably a wise strategy. But whether you can actually have anything both ways, or whether the outcome would mean anything if you did, remains to be seen. American policymakers, during their many attempts to isolate and antagonise Russia, should have been asking, …
(2022-08-03). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On August 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian forces claimed control of Semigorye village; | Russian forces claimed control of Travnevoe village; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the town of Peski ; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Avdiivka; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in Marinka; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Krasnogorovka; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Grygorivka; | Cl…
(2022-08-03). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click tos see full-size image | Russia struck the 81st Airmobile Brigade of the AFU near Nikolaevka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the AFU near Veselaya Dolina with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the AFU near Yulievka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Ocheretino with high-precision missil…
(2022-08-03). The Hidden Truth about the War in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Jacques Baud The cultural and historical elements that determine the relations between Russia and Ukraine are important. The two countries have a long, rich, diverse, and eventful history together. This would be essential if the crisis we are experiencing today were rooted in history. However, it is a product of the present. The war we…
(2022-08-03). Most 'Fact-Checking' Organizations Facebook Uses In Ukraine Are Funded By Washington. popularresistance.org Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the U.S. government, either through the U.S. Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). | In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had partnered with nine organizations to help it sort fact from fiction for Ukrainian, Russian and other Eastern European users. These nine organizations are: StopFake, VoxCheck, Fact Check Georgia, Demagog,…
(2022-08-03). France Ratifies Sweden and Finland's NATO Bids. telesurenglish.net The French Parliament has ratified the accession protocols of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly, wrote in an official document published Wednesday. | RELATED: | After a debate, both bills ratifying the protocols passed with 209 deputies in favor and 46 against on Tuesday, the National Assembly said on its website. | Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflic…
(2022-08-03). Russia Destroys Foreign Arms Depot in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed the destruction of a foreign weapons depot in the Lviv region, in western Ukraine. | RELATED: | "Air-launched high-precision long-range missiles near the city of Radekhiv in Lviv region destroyed a storage base with foreign-made weapons and ammunition delivered to the Kyiv regime from Poland," Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said, as reported by Wion. | He also pointed out tha…
(2022-08-03). Russia Remains Open to Peace Talks With Ukraine, Peskov Confirms. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Russian Presidency spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that his country is willing to negotiate a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, but only if certain conditions are met. | RELATED: | "It is so, Russia is ready for a negotiated solution under its conditions," Peskov said in response to a question about a statement made by former German chancellor Gerhard Schroder during an interview with the weekly Stern. | "The good news is t…
(2022-08-03). As inflation surges, France's TotalEnergies posts €18 billion super-profits. wsws.org Macron has defended the corporation's extortion of tens of billions from workers internationally as prices surge amid the NATO war with Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-08-03). Oil giants reap record profits from war, pandemic and skyrocketing prices. wsws.org As working class families the world over struggle to afford basic necessities amid historic inflation, driven by the pandemic and the US-NATO war against Russia, the world's largest multinational oil corporations are announcing record profits.
(2022-08-03). US Threatens War On China Over Taiwan. popularresistance.org The US government has been preparing for war with China over Taiwan. The extremely provocative trip by top official Nancy Pelosi was only the latest US escalation. | The Pentagon has made plans for war with China, top CIA officials openly call for fighting Beijing, and US troops are on the ground in Taipei. | Washington has sold Taiwan tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment, and influential DC think tanks are even calling to send it nuclear weapons.
(2022-08-03). Pelosi Accuses China of Threatening Taiwan and 'Democracy Itself,' Says US Cannot 'Stand By'. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) accused China "We cannot stand by as the CCP proceeds to threaten Taiwan — and democracy itself," Pelosi said. She repeated a common line coming out of Washington that the world was facing a choice between "autocracy and democracy." | President Biden has framed the US rivalry with China and Russia as a global battle between "autocracy and democracy." He eve…
(2022-08-03). US Plan to Cap Russian Oil Price Draws More Skepticism. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is still pushing an idea to put a price cap on Russian oil even as it draws more skepticism and warnings that the plan won't work. | The idea of Yellen's plan would be to deny financing and insurance on shipments of Russian oil if it's not being sold at a set price that would limit Moscow's profits. Mike Salthouse, the global claims director for a leading global shipping insurer, The North of England P&I Association Limited, said the plan…
(2022-08-03). Iran, US, EU Envoys Return to Vienna for Nuclear Talks. news.antiwar.com An EU proposed text for the Iran nuclear deal has gotten enough momentum behind it that the US, Iran, and EU are all sending officials to Vienna for more talks. There are high hopes as the EU will mediate. | The EU has time and again saved the talks when the US was prepared to give up. US envoys are coming into the talks warily, once again. | Iran's negotiator says the key
(2022-08-03). IAEA: Good Words Not Enough, Iran Must Be Transparent and Compliant. news.antiwar.com Addressing Iran pointing out that they have no intention of obtaining nuclear arms, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi continued to claim Iran is expanding its program and that the IAEA can't verify what it is doing. He's under intense pressure to be unconvinced, to keep hostility toward Iran, and h…
(2022-08-03). The Movement Sorely Misses Glen Ford. popularresistance.org It has been one year since the death of Black Agenda Report Executive Editor, Glen Ford. The turbulence of the past year has been as intense as Glen Ford's loss to the movement. President Joe Biden is facing a crisis of legitimacy. Inflation and recession loom over a flailing U.S. capitalist system. A U.S.-led imperialist war with Russia and China is closer than it has ever been and Black America is no better off with a Democrat controlling the White House. | Such conditions demand that we remember and emulate Glen Ford's tireless contributions to the Black liberation, peace, and socialist movement. Ford was a st…
(2022-08-03). Military Situation In Syria On August 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 3, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 3, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in the 45th regiment; | On August 3, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kafr Taal area; | On August 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Maar Balit area; | On August 3, a leader of an armed group affiliated w…
(2022-08-03). Gazprom Warns on the Impossibility To Recover Key Turbine. telesurenglish.net The Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany of the Giant Gazprom has not been able to recover a critical turbine for the proper functioning of the supplies of the company, which according to Gazprom, has been impossible because of Western sanctions. | RELATED: | Christian Bruch, Siemens Energy CEO, said his company has already complied with all the conditions needed to send the repaired turbine back to Russia. The German comp…
(2022-08-03). Beijing reminds Taiwan of its power through blockade disguised as military exercise. infobrics.org China's "final warning" rhetoric revives Cold War stereotypes…
(2022-08-03). Moscow warns against complete cut of relations with US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Moscow may cut diplomatic relations with Washington if the United States designates Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
(2022-08-03). Escalation In Karabakh: Azerbaijan Combat Drones Kill Two Armenian Soldiers, Wound 14 Others (Videos). southfront.org 
The disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh experienced on August 3 a new round of military escalation, that saw the Azerbaijani combat drones attacking Armenian forces for the first time in several months. | The escalation began when the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense said that Armenian forces had attacked Azerbaijani military positions in the region of Lachin, which is under the supervision of the Russian peacekeeping force, killing an Azerbaijani soldier. | Hundreds of Russian peacekeepers are current…
(2022-08-03). The EU Has Begun its Retreat. "First Steps in Unraveling Energy and Food Sanctions on Russia" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). Joe Biden's "Arms Control Talks" Offer to Russia — Genuine Move or More Hot Air? globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). Biden Sends Mixed Signals to Russia in Offer to Negotiate New START Replacement. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). EU, UK Delay Cutting Off Russia from Oil Insurance Market. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). Iran Weighs Benefits of BRICS Membership. infobrics.org Recently, Iran applied to join BRICS, a group consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. On a global level, this forum represents 40% of the world population and 26% of the world economy…
(2022-08-03). Gazprom, CNPC Sign Deal on Supplying Russian Gas to China. infobrics.org The deal sets out how the pipeline crosses the Ussuri river on the China-Russia border. Gazprom recently issued a five-year plan for large-scale work on Far East gasification…
(2022-08-03). Black Activists From Uhuru Movement Handcuffed By FBI For Alleged Ties To Russian 2016 Election Interference. moguldom.com Black activists from the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement were searched and handcuffed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Missouri on July 29 for allegedly conspiring with a Russian national to interfere in the 2016 elections. In an unsealed indictment, the U.S. Department of Justice accused APSP Founder and Chairman Omali …
(2022-08-03). Russia Calls for Reform of UN Security Council. libya360.wordpress.com According to Alexey Drobinin, the time has come to ponder whether the UN agenda "is in sync with the interests of the majority of the global community". The United Nations is in dire need of reform and the Security council must be "democratized" by expanding its representation, Russian foreign ministry official Alexey Drobinin has written in a…
(2022-08-03). TPOI, Russia Business Co. ink MoU to enhance trade coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) and the "Business Russia" Company of the Russian Federation on Wednesday to develop and increase bilateral trade cooperation.
(2022-08-03). Lavrov, Macron, Blinken and Africa. journal-neo.org 
From July 23 to 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Egypt, the Republic of Congo Brazzaville, Uganda and Ethiopia. During these visits, which covered the Northern, Eastern and Central Africa, he was received by the heads of these States, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers. The special significance of this visit was due to …
(2022-08-03). Russia says ready for new round of constructive Iran talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative in Vienna-based International Organizations said that the Russian negotiators stand ready in order to finalize the agreement in Iran and P4+1 talks.
(2022-08-03). Russia stresses need for JCPOA's implementation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — In the NPT review meeting, Russia emphasized the necessity of resuming the full implementation of the Iranian nuclear deal known as the JCPOA at the earliest.
(2022-08-03). New round of talks to verify US will for reaching agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani said that the new round of negotiations is the verification of seriousness of the United States for reaching an agreement.
(2022-08-03). Ball in US court to show maturity, act responsibly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator said that the US must seize the opportunity offered by the JCPOA partners' generosity; ball is in their court to show maturity and act responsibly.
(2022-08-03). UK, France stockpiles of nuclear weapons should be limited. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — China believes the UK and France should be included in the process of reducing nuclear arms, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Arms Control Department Director-General Fu Cong said on Tuesday.
(2022-08-03). Iraqi, French FMs discuss Iran talks, regional developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Iraq and France spoke by phone to discuss Iran's nuclear negotiations, the Riyadh-Tehran talks, and the latest developments in Iraq on Tuesday night.
(2022-08-02). Most of the "Fact-Checking" Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington. mintpressnews.com 
In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had partnered with nine organizations to help it sort fact from fiction.
(2022-08-02). US threatens war on China over Taiwan with nuclear implications. multipolarista.com 
The US government has prepared for years for war with China over Taiwan. Nancy Pelosi's trip was only the latest provocation, including Pentagon war plans, CIA threats, tens of billions in weapons sales, and US military forces on the ground.
(2022-08-02). Biden Sends Mixed Signals On Nuclear Treaty As Risk Of Nuclear War Grows. popularresistance.org President Biden on Monday sent mixed signals to Moscow in an apparent offer to negotiate a replacement to the New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia. | In a statement to the 10th conference on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Biden said his administration "is ready to expeditiously negotiate a new arms control framework to replace New START when it expires in 2026," but then suggested he wouldn't negotiate with Russia while it was fighting in Ukraine. | "But negotiation requires a willing partner operating in good faith. And Russia's brutal and unprovoked aggression…
(2022-08-02). NATO-Backed Network Of Syria Dirty War Propagandists Identified. popularresistance.org On June 10th, The Guardian's Mark Townsend published an article headlined "Russia-backed network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified." ("Russia-backed" has since been removed). | The article is based on what Townsend calls a "new analysis" that "reveals" a "network more than two dozen conspiracy theorists, frequently backed by a coordinated Russian campaign." This network, Townsend claims, is "focused on the denial or distortion of facts about the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons and on attacking the findings of the world's foremost chemical weapons watchdog," the Organization for the Prohibition of C…
(2022-08-02). Western Experts Urge US to Start Talks with Russia Before "It's Too Late" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-02). PSL statement: Condemn the FBI attacks on the African People's Socialist Party. liberationnews.org 
The raids are part of a federal indictment of a Russian national, Aleksandr Ionov, who leads a non-governmental organization.
(2022-08-02). 'Tools of Russia': FBI raid on Black Political Party seen as part of 'Black Scare/Red Scare' in United States. mronline.org 
Black political organizations and other anti-imperialist groups condemned the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) raiding early Friday morning the properties of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and its solidarity organization in Saint Louis, Missouri, and in Saint Petersburg, Florida.