(2022-08-27). Blinken Returns Empty Handed From Africa Tour. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe — Aug 24, 2022 | United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited three African Union (AU) member-states during early August in an attempt to enhance the presence of Washington in the continent. | This tour came amid an escalation of tensions between Washington the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. | Blinken first visited the Republic of South Africa where he had a joint meeting with Naledi Pandor, his diplomatic counterpart. Pandor reiterated the views of the African National Congress (ANC) government which has refused to denounce Moscow over its special milit…
(2022-08-27). Biden Receives Bipartisan Criticism for Bombing Syria. news.antiwar.com After three days of airstrikes against Shia groups allied with the Syrian government, some members of Congress are taking aim at the White House. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy called for rethinking American troop presence in the Middle East. Republicans capitalized on the fighting to call for an end of nuclear talks with Iran. On Tuesday, …
(2022-08-27). Will 2022 Mark the Turning Point in the Climate Crisis? juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus) Over the last six months, the world took a giant step backward in its efforts to address the current climate crisis. In February, after finally reversing its position and pledging to become carbon-neutral by 2060, Russia invaded Ukraine and set off a panic around access to fossil fuels. In March, …
(2022-08-27). End of the superpower and Catastrophic escalation. indybay.org The coming offensive in the Donbass, which Russia's army is currently preparing despite all setbacks, also represents an escalation step in which both sides are raising the stakes – and which is likely to bring a de facto preliminary decision in the war. The West is supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine.
(2022-08-27). China advances to tank biathlon final in int'l army games. ecns.cn The Chinese team on Wednesday advanced to the tank biathlon's final contest in the ongoing International Army Games 2022 held in Russia.
(2022-08-27). Russian-made air defenses in Syria shot down Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — When four fighter jets of the Israeli regime struck Syria's Masyaf, the Russian-made air defense systems of Syria destroyed some of the munitions, the deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria said on Friday.
(2022-08-26). Ukraine Independence Day: Is Ukraine Killing Her Own People? "False Flags" — Russia Is the Culprit. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). What Would BRICS Expansion Mean for Emerging Markets. infobrics.org As emerging markets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and face financial headwinds due to interest rate hikes in the US, the BRICS group — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is looking to expand its membership to tackle shared challenges…
(2022-08-26). Britain's next prime minister Liz Truss says she is ready for global nuclear annihilation. wsws.org Liz Truss, foreign secretary and most likely the next Conservative prime minister of the UK, has declared that she would launch a nuclear strike on Russia, even though the result would be "global annihilation.
(2022-08-26). China-Russia Science Cooperation Deepens. infobrics.org Scientific and engineering communities in China and Russia will enhance academic exchanges, training and the facilitation of scientific and technological innovation…
(2022-08-26). Quality of Relations, Level of Trust Important for China-Russia Ties in the Next Decade. infobrics.org Why could China achieve its first centenary goal? What will a great modern socialist country look like? Alexey Maslov, Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University, shared his opinions on these issues with Global Times…
(2022-08-26). Video: Ukraine-Russia War, Assassination of Darya Dugina, Judge Andrew Napolitano with Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). West's Sanctions Against Russia Limit Agricultural Exports. telesurenglish.net In light of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Western countries have imposed several sanctions, which continue to restrain the Russian agricultural produce and fertilizers exports to the international market, according to Friday's statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry. | RELATED: | The Ministry said that to implement a memorandum between Russia and the UN regarding exports of Russi…
(2022-08-26). From Nurseries to Nazis: Ukraine's Terrorist Radicalization of Children. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong Part I "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." — Proverbs 22: 6, New King James Version Ukrainian toddler taught to "cut Russians." The year is 2015. The little Ukrainian girl is wearing a Hello Kitty t-shirt that says…
(2022-08-26). NYT: Russian Annexation Plans Pressure Zelensky To Retake Territory Soon. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reports Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing pressure on multiple fronts to launch a counter-offensive and bring the war to a military end. Russia is planning a series of referendums, and likely annexations, of captured territory in the coming months. A former defense minister is publicly warning Kiev that war fatigue …
(2022-08-26). Zaporozhie NPP Stopped As A Result Of The Shelling. southfront.org 
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(2022-08-26). Boris Johnson Urged against Negotiations with Russia in Last Surprise Visit to Ukraine as PM. Pledged New Weapons Package. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). CIA Allegedly Targets Turkish Businessmen for Trade With Russia. telesurenglish.net Tàºrkish newspaper Yeni Safak reported Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief in Tàºrkiye called and "openly threatened" officials of construction companies involved in trade with Russian companies and nationals. | RELATED: | According to the paper, the CIA interrogated the Tàºrkish business people, asking about confidential details such as real estate contracts with Russians, the currency used in transact…
(2022-08-26). Russia Confirms an Increase in Fossil Fuel Revenues. telesurenglish.net Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with the head of the Federal Fiscal Service, Daniil Yegorov, indicated on Thursday that "despite the problems that our detractors and envious people try to create for us, even so, the increase in the budget is progressing at an adequate pace, oil and gas revenues are growing." | RELATED: | The Russian president emphasized, "the most pleasant thing is that non-oil and gas revenues are also growing la…
(2022-08-26). Eurasian Economic Union Deepens Its Integration. telesurenglish.net The heads of government of the countries that make up the Eurasian Economic Union, meeting in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, agreed on Friday to create the Eurasian Reinsurance Company to support trade ties and continue reducing the dependence of these nations on the West. | RELATED: | According to media reports, the decision taken by the Prime Ministers of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will provide insurance support for foreign…
(2022-08-26). US wants India to imitate Europe's self-sabotaging energy policy. infobrics.org India continues long and fruitful relationship with Russia despite Western pressure.
(2022-08-26). US has no choice but to exercise restraint, scholars argue. infobrics.org Washington is overburdened by overextending its power and trying to contain Russia and China simultaniously.
(2022-08-26). U.S Misinformation About Russia And China Risks Nuclear War. progressivehub.net JEFFREY SACHS | JEFFSACHS.ORG…
(2022-08-26). Western Ruling Elites Show Their True Colors by Revering a Moral Monster—Winston Churchill. covertactionmagazine.com None of the above. The correct answer is Winston Churchill. In a March address to the U.S. Congress which earned him a standing ovation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, fashioning his country's struggle against the Russians as one of good versus evil, echoed some of the rhetoric of British wartime leader Winston Churchill. The ranking Republican …
(2022-08-26). Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery. aninews.in Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.
(2022-08-26). Nord Stream 2 – not 'scrap metal' after all. infobrics.org Many in the German establishment are trying to point out the absurdity of the whole "stick it to Putin" trope, as Germany is effectively cutting down the branch on which its industry rests by ditching Russian energy supplies.
(2022-08-26). The Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists in Russia honors Trotsky on anniversary of his assassination. wsws.org On August 21, the YGBL held meetings in Saint Petersburg and the western Siberian city Chelyabinsk to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of Trotsky's assassination at the hands of a Stalinist agent.
(2022-08-26). Sanctions Against Russia Damage Western Business. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). Nuclear War is on the Table: Front Runner to Become Leader of Conservative Party, Liz Truss Says She's 'Ready' to Press The Nuclear Button. "Im Ready to Do It" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). British PM Hopeful Says She's 'Ready' to Launch Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). Alan Robock: The Terrifying Research Nuclear Powers Don't Want You to See. scheerpost.com 
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(2022-08-26). Presidente ruso firma decreto para aumento de Fuerzas Armadas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el presidente Vladimir Putin, la resolución entrará en vigor el 1 de enero de 2023.
(2022-08-26). Rusia reporta crecimiento en sus ingresos pese a las sanciones. telesurtv.net Vladimir Putin puntualizó que otros ingresos no relacionados con el petróleo y el gas evidenciaron un incremento hasta de un 24 por ciento.
(2022-08-26). Taiwán: øNuevo escenario de guerra? globalizacion.ca La posibilidad de una guerra nuclear inundó a comienzos de agosto al mundo. El eventual teatro de combate entre EE UU y China por el control de Taiwán se sumó a la guerra en Ucrania contribuyendo a definir una crisis…
(2022-08-25). Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Disconnected from Ukrainian Power Grid. news.antiwar.com The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine was disconnected from the Ukrainian power grid for the first time ever on Thursday due to a fire in a transmission line, causing a blackout in the region. The plant has been the site of frequent shelling, and Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-installed leader of the Zaporizhzhia …
(2022-08-25). US Becomes a Party to the Conflict in Ukraine. journal-neo.org 
The fact that the escalation of the Ukraine conflict is happening not only at the direct instigation of the United States and other NATO allies but also with direct encouragement from Washington, is now openly expressed by many politicians and observers. As Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russia-1 TV on August 20, …
(2022-08-25). Ukraine's Growing Dependency on Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com An up-tick of sabotage and terrorism from Ukraine comes as Kiev's forces fail to make any gains on the battlefield. International relations and security expert Mark Sleboda breaks down the context the recent assassination of Darya Dugina took place within, what it means for both Ukraine and Russia now and in the near future, and…
(2022-08-25). Are North Korean Military Construction Workers Getting Sent to the DLNR? journal-neo.org 
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and the Donbass republics has brought some implications, including negotiations on the restoration of areas destroyed by the Kyiv regime with the participation of North Korean construction workers. On June 17, the head of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation A. Chekunkov stated in …
(2022-08-25). Intelligence Expert Believes CIA Behind Car Bomb Assassination of Daughter of Alexander Dugin. covertactionmagazine.com Douglas Valentine says that "Zelensky doesn't go to the bathroom without asking permission from his CIA case officer." CIA expert Douglas Valentine, author of the seminal book The Phoenix Program (1990), believes that the CIA was behind the car bomb that killed Darya Dugina, a journalist and daughter of well-known Russian intellectual Alexander Dugin. Ms. …
(2022-08-25). The TPLF's Latest Terrorist Offensive Intended to Punish Ethiopia. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The West and Egypt want their TPLF proxies to punish Ethiopia for its rising global role as recognized by the BRICS countries and especially Russia, Prime Minister Abiy decisively avoiding war with Sudan earlier this summer, and Addis' third filling of GERD. The TPLF unsurprisingly launched another terrorist offensive in northern Ethiopia after…
(2022-08-25). Iran Receives US Response To EU Proposal To Revive Nuclear Deal. popularresistance.org Iran said on Wednesday that it had received the US response to an EU proposal aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Tehran has begun a "careful review" of the US response. | "This evening Iran received the US response through the European Union. The careful review of the response has started in Tehran," Kanaani said. "Iran will share its view with the EU, as the coordinator of the nuclear talks, upon completion of Tehran's review." | The State Department confirmed that the US has responded to the proposal, which came after Iran gave its resp…
(2022-08-25). Israel's Lapid Urges US to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged the US and the EU to quit negotiations with Iran aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an agreement. The Israeli leader claimed that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the Islamic Republic $100 billion …