(2024-02-05). NASA Goes Nuclear. transcend.org 30 Jan 2024 – Nuclear Industry Takes Control of NASA…
(2024-02-05). Do the Right Thing: Put the South African Government's Nuclear Plans to a Popular Referendum. counterpunch.org 
Ever since South African Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa announced that Cabinet had approved the updated Integrated Resource Plan last December, local media has been awash with articles by nuclear supporters and sundry lobbyists exhorting politicians and government to 'show true leadership' and 'do the right thing' when it comes to nuclear power. Invariably, doing
(2024-02-05). Abolishing Nuclear Weapons — No Utopian Dream. transcend.org 28 Jan 2024 – The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) went into effect three years ago (on January 22, 2021) making nuclear weapons illegal under international law for the first time in history.
(2024-02-05). Ukraine hits Russian-controlled Lysychansk, killing 28. geo.tv 
The latest attack, however, by Ukrainian forces has been regarded as the deadliest…
(2024-02-05). Russia Says Ukraine Killed 28 in Shelling of Bakery With US-Provided HIMARS. news.antiwar.com Russia said on Sunday that at least 28 people were killed in the Ukrainian shelling of a bakery in Lysychansk, a city in the Russian-controlled Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The bakery was hit on Saturday afternoon, and the death toll rose as emergency workers searched through the rubble overnight. According to Reuters, local officials …
(2024-02-05). Ethiopia's Ambassador to Moscow: We expect a big increase in trade within BRICS. tvbrics.com 
The Congress Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation hosted the Russian-Ethiopian Business Forum with the participation of the Ethiopian delegation…
(2024-02-05). Brazil overtakes Turkey as largest buyer of Russian diesel, while preserving ties with Moscow despite Western pressures. infobrics.org The consistent Brazilian diplomatic tradition of pragmatism helps explain why there has not been any major foreign policy change with regards to Russia from Jair Bolsonaro' last years in office to the incumbent president.
(2024-02-05). New BRICS Member Iran Calls for Digital Currency Systems this Year. infobrics.org BRICS, the intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, started meetings this morning in Russia. After agreeing to expand its membership in August, the group added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on January 1…
(2024-02-05). Vladimir Putin holds a telephone conversation with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. tvbrics.com 
The leaders discussed the development of bilateral relations…
(2024-02-05). Putin refuses to shake hands with Netanyahu! (Video). albawaba.com
(2024-02-05). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.