M. K. Bhadrakumar, Consortium News. (2023-11-11). US And Israel Poised To Open Lebanon Front. popularresistance.org The announcement late Sunday night by the U.S. Central Command headquartered in Doha about the arrival of an Ohio-class U.S. nuclear submarine in its "area of responsibility" presages a significant escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict. | It is very rare that the use of these submarines is publicized. CENTCOM provided no additional details but it posted an image that apparently showed an Ohio-class submarine in Egypt's Suez Canal Bridge. Interestingly, CENTCOM also separately shared an image of a nuclear-capable B-1 bomber operating in the Middle East. | Taken together, these U.S. deployments, coming on top…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-11). Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is no cure for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a brain disorder marked by walking and balance difficulties. Its symptoms also mimic Parkinson's disease and dementia. The condition leads to rapid, progressive decline and death. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo researchers and collaborators outline new therapeutic targets that may lead to potential future treatments for PSP, as well as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. People with PSP usually are diagnosed in their late 60s and 70s….

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-11). Russian trading house RusMarket readies to open store in Cuba. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The RusMarket trading house is preparing to open its first Russian products store in Cuba and launch a joint venture, the company's general director, Alexander Belchikov, told Ria Novosti news agency today.

Epeli Lesuma, Nuclear Justice Campaigner (2023-11-11). Pacific groups call on Leaders to reconsider diplomatic relations with Japan. indybay.org Wednesday 8th November, 2023 | The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues, composed of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations and movements in the Pacific, denounces once again the dumping of radioactive | wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear powerplant into the Pacific Ocean as the only solution available. The Collective also condemns the Government of Japan and the facility operator, Tokyo Electric | Power Company (TEPCO), for insisting on this flawed and dangerous course of action. | On the 24th August, 2023, the Fumio Kishida Government commenced dumping into Pacific | waters part of the…

The Washington Post (2023-11-11). Ukraine's attack on NordStream 2. indybay.org The CIA learned last June through a European spy agency that a six-member team of Ukrainian special forces intended to sabotage the natural gas project between Russia and Germany. | Three months before saboteurs bombed the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, the Biden administration learned from a close ally that the Ukrainian military had planned a covert attack.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-10). Erdogan affirms Israel is testing Türkiye's patience. plenglish.com/feed/ "Israel is testing our patience with its illusions about a promised land, which includes the territories of our country, as well as its threats to use nuclear weapons," Erdogan said during a speech. | The Turkish leader also noted that Israel will be held accountable and condemned before all humanity. | "With the strength we receive from the international collective conscience, we will continue to fully support the Palestinians," Erdogan said. | "We will not stop telling the truth until the security of life and property of all the Palestinian people are guaranteed, especially the residents of Gaza who are fighti…

Tony Kevin, Consortium News. (2023-11-10). Is An End Game In Sight For Ukraine? popularresistance.org There's been talk in Western media the past week of an alleged "stalemate'" on the Ukrainian battlefront leading to one report quoting U.S. officials saying it's time for Ukraine to accept it has lost and negotiate with Russia. | Another Western report says a "delusional" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is the lone hold out, however, and is refusing to accept defeat. | The Oxford Dictionary definition of stalemate — either in chess, politics or war — does not apply to Ukraine: "A situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible."