(2024-05-13). On behalf of Biden administration, UAW bureaucracy and DSA struggle to contain anti-war sentiment. wsws.org In recent weeks, the Democratic Party has come to rely increasingly on the UAW bureaucracy and Democratic Socialists of America to protect Joe Biden, insulate his re-election campaign from growing hostility to the genocide in Gaza, and keep weapons flowing both to Israel and to Ukraine in the US-NATO war against Russia.
(2024-05-13). Foreign mercenaries admit they were "sacrificial unit" in trying to stop Russian troops. infobrics.org Latin American mercenaries are filling the void left by scared Westerners.
(2024-05-13). The Impact of BRICS Expansion on the Global Economy. infobrics.org The BRICS 2024 summit in Russia's Kazan region focuses on expansion and reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar…
(2024-05-13). India Grants Marine Insurance Approval for Russian Firms. infobrics.org India has granted marine insurance approval to four Russian firms, adding impetus to Moscow's efforts to avoid the use of Western service providers…
(2024-05-13). Senator Lindsey Graham called for dropping nuclear bombs on Gaza on TV. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) compared Israel's Gaza war to the US's atomic bombing of Japan. Graham advised Israel to end the Gaza war with severe methods, including nuclear weapons.Graham told NBC's Kristin Welker on Meet the Press that Israel might cause civilian fatalities in Gaza because of the U.S.'s 1940s actions against Japan. He said the U.S. concluded the war with Japan by bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, notwithstanding civilian deaths.Graham's demand that Israel obtain the armaments needed to finish the war quickly, disregarding civilian losses, shocked many. He suggested that the U.S. help…
(2024-05-13). US Senator Lindsey Graham says Israel should nuke Gaza. geopoliticaleconomy.com US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview that Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza, where more than 2 million Palestinian civilians, including 1 million children, are trapped under what Israel's defense minister called a "complete siege".
(2024-05-13). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.
(2024-05-13). US Think Tank Admits Russia's Massive & Growing Military Industrial Output. thealtworld.com
(2024-05-13). Ukraine's Zelensky urges calm as Russia advances in Kharkiv region. scmp.com Russia's defence ministry on Sunday claimed its troops had made deeper advances in the Kharkiv border region, 'liberating' a total of nine settlements over the weekend.
(2024-05-13). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story. newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.
(2024-05-13). Russia's Vladimir Putin removes Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, shifts to head Security Council. scmp.com Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilise the defence budget and harness greater innovation to win in Ukraine.
(2024-05-13). Russia launches offensive on Kharkov as NATO threatens escalation in Ukraine. wsws.org As the military situation of the NATO alliance and its puppet regime in Ukraine becomes ever more desperate, the danger of direct military intervention by the NATO powers is growing.
(2024-05-13). Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva harassed by Russian authorities in Ukraine's Crimea. twitter.com
(2024-05-13). Nordic military operations highlight NATO's preparations to attack Russia from the north. wsws.org One major NATO exercise has followed another, with tens of thousands of troops participating, while the US has expanded its bilateral defence agreements with Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden to create what resembles a massive American staging ground for an invasion of Russia from the north.
(2024-05-13). The Kremlin's Game of Thrones: Why did Putin Sack Shoigu? bylinetimes.com
(2024-05-13). Thousands in Georgia join protest against 'foreign agent' bill despite warnings of arrests. scmp.com Several thousand Georgians gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday night in a fresh protest against a Russian-styled 'foreign agent' bill.
(2024-05-13). 20 Siberian tigers found dead at privately-owned zoo in China. ecns.cn Twenty Siberian tigers, first-class national protected species in China, two African lions, three giraffes, and other precious wildlife were reported to have died in the Fuyang Wildlife Park, a privately-owned zoo in east China's Anhui province due to a dispute over the park's operating rights, according to an investigation released by China Philanthropist on Monday.
(2024-05-13). Putin envía a Legislativo propuesta de Gabinete ministerial. telesurtv.net Se prevé que los integrantes del Consejo de la Federación (Cámara Alta del Parlamento) se reúnan el 14 de mayo para considerar las candidaturas.
(2024-05-13). Russia claims gains in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. newarab.com 
Moscow's defence ministry said its troops had "liberated" five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region near the Russian border — Borysivka, Ogirtseve, Pletenivka, Pylna and Strilecha — as we…
(2024-05-13). Iran: Israel's occupation, nuclear weapons main obstacles to West Asia security. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the establishment of full peace and security in the West Asia hinges on disarmament of Israel and end to its occupation of Palestine.
(2024-05-13). US senator calls on Israel to drop nuclear bombs on Gaza just like Hiroshima. presstv.ir American Senator Lindsey Graham says Israel should do "whatever" it deems necessary in its war on Gaza, drawing a comparison to when the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II.
(2024-05-13). Days After Putin's Nuclear Drill Move, Macron's 'Don't Want War' Clarification | Ukraine | Russia. hindustantimes.com Amid the intensifying Russia-Ukraine war, the French President made a new remark on the West's role. Emmanuel Macron, on May 11, while answering a question on whether France is 'going to go to war', said Paris seeks to avoid direct involvement in the Ukraine conflict. However, Macron argued that an intervention might be necessary if Russia "goes too far." Watch for more. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…