(2023-07-16). Fear And Loathing On Air Force One. popularresistance.org Joe Biden got what he needed before the NATO summit this week by somehow turning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inside out and getting him to rebuff Vladimir Putin by announcing that he would support NATO membership for Sweden. The public story for Biden's face-saving coup was talk about agreeing to sell American F-16 fighter bombers to Turkey. | I have been told a different, secret story about Erdogan's turnabout: Biden promised that a much-needed $11-13 billion line of credit would be extended to Turkey by the International Monetary Fund. "Biden had to have a victory and Turkey is in acute financial str…
(2023-07-16). Former CIA Moscow Chief, By His Remarks, Shows Why the CIA is Feckless. sonar21.com 
My first and only contact with Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, who served as the CIA's Chief of Station circa 2000, was at a conference hosted by my former CIA classmate, Valerie Plame,…
(2023-07-16). Russia confirms failed Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday confirmed a failed attack by Ukraine with unmanned aerial and surface vehicles on Sevastopol, the Crimean port and the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
(2023-07-16). Reasons for Russia's operation in Ukraine explained in Czech Republic. plenglish.com Prague, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus acknowledged that there was a provocation to lead Russia to launch a war operation in Ukraine in February 2022, local media reported on Sunday.
(2023-07-16). Preparing to Wage a Nuclear War? Nuclear Attack F-16 Fighters to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca US-NATO escalation against Russia brings Europe to the threshold of nuclear war. The political-media complex falls a "curtain of silence" so as not to alarm European public opinion and prevent it from reacting.
(2023-07-16). President Putin says that sending cluster bombs to Ukraine is a crime. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, said on Sunday that the shipment of cluster munitions from the United States to Ukraine should be considered a crime.
(2023-07-16). Stoltenberg Admits NATO Began Preparing Ukraine for War with Russia Since 2014. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-16). Nuclear War. "90 Seconds to Midnight": The Pentagon's 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-16). Friday 8/4: Abolish Nuclear Weapons at Lawrence Livermore Lab & Globally – Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil. indybay.org West Gate of Lawarence Livermore Lab | 7000 East Ave | Livermore CA 94550…
(2023-07-16). Friday 8/4: Abolish Nuclear Weapons at Lawarence Livermore Lab & Globally – Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil. indybay.org West Gate of Lawarence Livermore Lab | 7000 East Ave | Livermore CA 94550…
(2023-07-16). In Video: Syrian, Russian Fighter Bombers Eliminate Sabotage Groups Near U.S. Garrison In Al-Tanf. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Syrian and Russian Su-24 fighter bombers have carried out a series of airstrikes against sabotage groups in Syria's central desert, also known as al-Badya. | It is unclear when exactly the Syrian and Russian airstrikes took place. However, video footage of the airstrikes surfaced online on July 16. The targeted sabotage groups were reportedly trained by the Unite…
(2023-07-16). U.S.-Led Coalition Warplanes Violated Flight Protocols Over Syria 14 Times: Russian Army. southfront.org 
A General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | United States-led coalition warplanes violated deconfliction protocols over Syria 14 times in the last 24 hours, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, announced on July 15. "During the day, 14 cases of violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 were recorded, related to flights of unmanned aerial vehicles not coordinated with the Russian side b…
(2023-07-16). Russian Army Repels More Ukrainian Attacks In Donetsk, Krasny Liman (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On July 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that several Ukrainian attacks were repelled in the directions of Donetsk and Krasny Liman. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces had repelled 15 attacks by Kiev forces near Belogorovka, Severnoye, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Krasnogorovka, Veseloye, Novomikhailovka, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka in the Donetsk direction. | The group also destroyed two ammunition depots of Ukraine's 54th Mechanised Brigade…
(2023-07-16). Kiev Attack Sevastopol With Drones As Its Forces Struggle On The Front (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | The Russian military has foiled a Ukrainian attempt to attack facilities near Sevastopol port in the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 16. | The ministry's announcement came after Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported the destruction of several drones near the city."This morning, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two water surface drones on facilities on the territory of the Crimean peninsula near…
(2023-07-16). Changing Directions Of Attacks, Ukrainian Military Advanced South Of Velika Novoselka On Zaporozhie Front. southfront.org 
Heavy battles have been ongoing for almost month and a half on the southern Ukrainian frontlines. One of the main direction of Ukrainian attacks are the settlements located south of Velika Novoselka on the border between the Zaporozhye region and the DPR. Suffering heavy losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue "meat assaults" on Russian military positions in an attempt to achieve at least some tactical gains. | The Ukrainian military command has recently stopped large attempts to attack v…
(2023-07-16). Ukrainian Forces Hit Mine In Rare Attack On Luhansk. southfront.org 
On the morning of July 16, Ukrainian forces launched a major strike on the city of Luhansk in the Luhansk People's Republic. According to the locals, several explosions thundered in the area. | At about 10 am Moscow time, Russian air defence systems were heard working on the south-western outskirts of the city of Lugansk. Then several explosions thundered in the area. | The target was reportedly a mine warehouse with ammonium and TNT which was not used by the Russian military but is necessary…
(2023-07-16). Palestine and Russia call for an end to Israel's escalation. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of Palestine and Russia agreed on the need to end Israel's escalation on the occupied territories, and to resume dialogue, local media reported on Sunday.
(2023-07-16). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca The evidence amply confirms that The Nord Stream was the object of an act of sabotage ordered by President Joe Biden. | Nord Stream —which originates in Russia— transits through the (maritime) territorial jurisdiction of 4 member states of the EU. From a legal standpoint (International Law: UN Charter, Law of the Sea) this was a U.S. Act of War against the EU.
(2023-07-16). The Russian-Iranian Disagreement Over Some Gulf Islands Is Manageable. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybyko — Jul 14, 2023 | Iran takes issue with anyone simply acknowledging the Emirates' claims like China and Russia did in their joint statements with the GCC since it believes that this lends credence to the latter's position that Tehran's control over those islands is illegitimate. | Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexey Dedov was
(2023-07-16). Who fuels war and profits from it. indybay.org It is morally indefensible to support the strategy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. Nor is it moral to remain silent when the U.S. pursues strategies and policies that cannot achieve its stated | goals. This senseless pursuit of defeating Russia in the spirit of some kind of 19th century imperial victory is unattainable.
(2023-07-16). Iraqi Prime Minister Arrives In Syria On First Official Visit Since War Broke Out. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | On July 16, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Syria on the first official visit by an Iraqi primer to the country since the war broke out there in 2011. | Iraq was one of few Arab countries that refused to cut ties with Damascus when the Syrian war started. Both countries maintain special relations with Iran. Iraqi fighters fought side by side with government forces in Syria against ISIS and other terroris…
(2023-07-16). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-16). People's Town Hall Demands: 'Rent Control Now!'. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – Tenants and housing activists packed the Neighborhood Church in East Atlanta July 8 for a People's Town Hall to launch a statewide effort to overturn a Georgia law that forbids any rent control measures from being enacted in any jurisdiction. | People traveled from around the state, coming from small towns and large cities like Valdosta near the Florida border, Columbus and Albany. Atlanta and its suburbs were well represented. | Many of the featured speakers were Black women who have borne the brunt of rundown housing, where they are charged exorbitant rents and utility costs and are constantl…
(2023-07-16). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-07-16). Cop City And The Escalating War On Environmental Defenders. popularresistance.org The fight in Atlanta over Cop City, a massive police training facility, has turned into ground zero for overlapping crises facing our country: the climate emergency, vast political and economic inequality, ever-militarizing police forces and systemic racism. | If we want a democracy healthy enough to solve these crises, it's worth paying attention to what is happening in the South River Forest. | On May 31, in a disturbing move shortly before Atlanta's City Council approved more funding for the facility, Georgia law enforcement arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which provides activists with l…
(2023-07-16). Shia Communities Of Parachinar, Takfiri Tribes Reconcile. southfront.org 
Originally published by After heavy attacks by Takfiri tribes and militant groups against Shia residents in the Pakistani town of Parachinar, Kurram District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the warring parties made peace and signed a ceasefire treaty with the mediation of the local tribal council (Jirga-e-Qaumi). | Five days after heavy attacks b…
(2023-07-16). Xi stresses advancing high-quality development of internet and information technology sector. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has given important instructions on cyber security and information technology application work.
(2023-07-16). China, Vietnam witness cross-border travel boom. ecns.cn Tourists flocked to the Detian Transnational Waterfall Scenic Area in Chongzuo, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Saturday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-16). International auto expo opens in northeast China with separate new-energy hall. ecns.cn The 20th Changchun International Auto Expo kicked off on Saturday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. The 10-day event attracted 151 brands from 125 automakers across the globe, with more than 1,300 vehicles displayed. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-16). Insights | Cambodian student: CPC gives priority to education, policies benefit remote areas. ecns.cn "The CPC makes the people the real beneficiaries of development and enhances the people's sense of gain and happiness."said TEP CHANPANHA, a Cambodian student studying at China University of Geosciences (Beijing), in a recent interview with China News Network.
(2023-07-16). China's total box office in 2023 reaches $4.2 billion. ecns.cn As of July 14, the total box office of the Chinese film market, including presale tickets, in 2023 exceeded 30 billion yuan ($4.21 billion), which is close to the 30.67 billion yuan of 2022, according to Chinese ticketing platform Beacon. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-16). Underwater 'Monkey King' performance stages in NE China. ecns.cn Divers in "Monkey King" and "Dragon King" costumes were spotted performing a famous chapter of "The Monkey King Caused Havoc in Dragon Palace" underwater in northeast China's Jilin Province, attracting flocks of visitors. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-16). Water level of China's second-largest freshwater lake drops during main flood season. ecns.cn Dongting, China's second-largest freshwater lake, located in central China's Hunan Province, has reported a lower water level compared to that in many past years during the 2023 main flood season, according to local authorities. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-16). China holds International Sniper Competition. ecns.cn The "Sharp Blade 2023" International Sniper Competition opened in a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region"ÄÄon Wednesday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-16). Insights‰∏®Australian sinologist: China has grown more confident, open and stable. ecns.cn During the exclusive interview with China News Network, Australian sinologist Colin Mackerras highly commended the achievements of the CPC in multiple areas from maintaining national stability to building infrastructure, developing the economy, and promoting the status of women. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-16). Core module of China's Linglong One reactor ready to be delivered. ecns.cn The core module of the Linglong One, the world's first commercial small modular reactor (SMR), passed final acceptance on Thursday, signaling that China is leading the world in terms of SMR technology.
(2023-07-16). What is behind the current tension in Turkish-Iranian relations? journal-neo.org
(2023-07-16). Thousands Of Israelis Demonstrated In Tel Aviv For The 28th Week In A Row. southfront.org 
Originally published on On July 24, thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and several other cities of occupied Palestine for the 28th week in a row in protest against the judicial reform program of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Israeli regime. | The main demonstration was held on Kaplan Street in Tel Av…
(2023-07-16). Three Israelis Wounded In New West Bank Shooting Attack. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 16, an Israeli was seriously wounded and two others were lightly hurt in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) alleged that the three were wounded when a Palestinian gunman or gunmen opened fire from a passing vehicle on a highway near the settlement of Tekoa, some 16 kilometers to the south of the city of Jerusalem. | According To Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service, the 35-year-…
(2023-07-16). Israelíes se movilizan en rechazo a la reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Se trata de la jornada 28 de protestas masivas contra una iniciativa legal que afectaría la democracia y el equilibrio de poderes, según los manifestantes.
(2023-07-16). Presidente Putin afirma que Rusia posee una buen reserva de bombas de racimo. telesurtv.net "Por supuesto, si las bombas de racimo se usan contra nosotros, nos reservamos el derecho a emprender acciones recíprocas", aseguró el mandatario.
(2023-07-16). Anuncian ejercicios militares conjuntos entre China y Rusia. telesurtv.net Una flotilla naval china de cinco buques de guerra y cuatro helicópteros participarán en los ejercicios militares "Norte/Interacción-2023".
(2023-07-16). Nuevos tiroteos en EE.UU. dejan siete muertos y diez heridos. telesurtv.net En cuatro ciudades de EE.UU. se registraron tiroteos este sábado, de acuerdo con el grupo Gun Violence Archive, en el cual destaca el ocurrido en el estado de Georgia.
