2023-12-18: News Headlines

The Independent (2023-12-18). Putin: Russia uninterested in war with NATO. independent.co.ug MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russia has no interest in having war with NATO countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. In an interview with a local TV channel, Putin refuted the claims that Russia may attack NATO as "absurd and a figure of speech." Moscow and NATO countries "have no territorial claims against each …

infobrics (2023-12-18). In Donbass, life gradually returns to normal – special report. infobrics.org In the liberated People's Republic of Lugansk, the population's living conditions have improved significantly since reintegration with the Russian Federation.

infobrics (2023-12-18). Indias Strong Relationship with Russia: A 60-Year Engagement. infobrics.org Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasizes the importance of Indias 60-year relationship with Russia, stating that it has saved India many times and should not be seen as a handicap…

Observer R (2023-12-18). The End of Ukraine. sonar21.com According to many reports, the population of Ukraine has declined by more than half, from 40+ million to 20- million, with death, injury, and destruction widespread in the country since February 2014. Let's look at some of the stages where this outcome might have been prevented: | Stage One—The Ukraine administration of Yanukovych had negotiated a better economic deal with China and Russia than what the West was offering. China was very much interested in helping Ukraine increase agricultural production, thereby increasing exports to China. However, Yanukovych was overthrown in the 2014 Maidan revolut…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Blizzards sweep across Russia, bringing massive snow falls. presstv.ir Blizzards swept across swathes of Russia, carpeting Moscow in one of the biggest snow falls in decades.

Kimberly Roberson (2023-12-18). US Promotion of Banned Fukushima Seafood Contradicts Biden's Cancer Initiatives. truthout.org During their first summit of the year on November 16, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to end China's ban on imports of Japanese seafood imposed in response to Japan's discharging of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific, telling Jinping, "I want to work with you to create a brighter future for Japan-China ties for the sake… |

Luigi Mosca (2023-12-18). How to move from a legal prohibition, that of the TPNW, to an effective, total and irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons. pressenza.com How to move from a legal prohibition, that of the TPNW, to an effective, total, and irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons (1) | [Achieving] this from the progress emerged in the 2nd Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2)) | 1. Introduction: | The question raised in the title is significant since, despite certain notable successes of the TPNW, following its adoption on 07/17/2017 and its entry into force on 02/22/2021, none of the States equipped with nuclear weapons, nor their allies, has so far adhered to this treaty. | Let us first recall, in brief,…

WSWS (2023-12-18). Australian Labor government hails US passage of AUKUS legislation. wsws.org Beyond the issue of Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, the legislation seeks to consolidate a military block clearly aimed at preparing for war against China.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-18). Flirting With Nuclear Energy Down Under. counterpunch.org It was a policy that was bound to send a shiver through the policymaking community. The issue of nuclear energy in Australia has always been a contentious one. Currently, the country hosts a modest nuclear industry, centred on the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), nuclear medicine and laboratory products. But even this has created headaches in terms

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Rusia rechaza que vaya a atacar a un país de la OTAN. telesurtv.net El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, calificó de tontería la afirmación de su homólogo estadounidense, Joe Biden, sobre presuntos ataques a la OTAN.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-12-18). Partido Rusia Unida anuncia respaldo al presidente Vladímir Putin. telesurtv.net El dignatario insistió en la necesidad de defender la soberanía del Estado, fortalecer el desarrollo de Rusia, consolidar la sociedad y la esfera científica y tecnológica.

Rick Sterling, MintPress News. (2023-12-18). The JFK Assassination Was Good For Zionist Israel. popularresistance.org President John F. Kennedy was assassinated sixty years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would have evolved differently. Possibly, the path toward Israeli apartheid and genocide in Gaza could have been avoided. | In his short time in office, Kennedy significantly changed U.S. foreign policy. As documented in the book "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Still Matters," JFK resisted the CIA and military-industrial complex in the policies he set regarding the Third World and the Soviet Union. The Vietnam War, the assassination of Indonesia's President Sukarno,…

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