(2023-04-27). Leaked Pentagon Docs Say Russia Can Keep Funding Ukraine War Despite Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Leaked US military documents show the US believes Russia will be able to continue funding its war in Ukraine for at least another year despite Western sanctions, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The assessments were part of a trove of documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira, an Air National guardsman who faces up to 15 …
(2023-04-26). Lavrov: EU becoming militarized like NATO. ecns.cn Russia's top diplomat has warned that the European Union "is becoming militarized at a record rate" and aggressive in its goal of containing Russia.
(2023-04-27). Xi's Call with Zelenskyy Demonstrates Responsibility of a Major Country. dissidentvoice.org 
Illustration: Liu Rui/Global Times Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the phone at the invitation of the latter on Wednesday afternoon. The two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis. Xi pointed out that China's readiness to develop relations with Ukraine is consistent and clear-cut. Regarding the …
(2023-04-27). Phone call, envoy's trip to advance peace hopes. ecns.cn The phone call between the heads of states of China and Ukraine and Beijing's plan to send a special envoy to countries, including Ukraine, for mediation quickly became the central topic on Wednesday at a special briefing for reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing.
(2023-04-27). Ukraine has received 1,550 armoured vehicles, 230 tanks: NATO chief. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Headlines for April 27, 2023. democracynow.org Refugees Flee Sudan as Air Raids Puncture Shaky Ceasefire, Xi Jinping Tells Volodymyr Zelensky China Will Send Peace Envoy to Ukraine, Jailed Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Says New Charges Could Bring Life Sentence , "Peace Through the Superiority of Overwhelming Forces": U.S., South Korea to Share Nuclear Plans, Turkish Police Arrest 110 Pro-Kurdish Figures Ahead of May Elections, House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Bill; Democrats Reject Spending Cuts, Oklahoma Pardon Board Votes Against Clemency for Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip, Montana GOP Censures Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Amid Nationwid…
(2023-04-27). Sudan: "America and Russia are at it again" and WHO seeks to help its donors make money from it. expose-news.com There's more to what's happening in Sudan than meets the eye. And it's time for the world to discuss the truth. "America and Russia are at it again. Just as they did …
(2023-04-27). Medea Benjamin: Pentagon Leaks Show Ukraine War Is a Stalemate. Why Isn't the U.S. Pushing for Peace? democracynow.org 
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week for the first time since Russia's invasion last year. The call comes two months after China put forward a 12-point peace plan to end the war, and Xi reportedly said negotiations are "the only viable way out" of the conflict. The Chinese president also offered to send a special envoy to Ukraine to help resolve the crisis. To talk more about the war in Ukraine and growing calls for negotiations, we are joined by Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink and co-author of the new book War in Ukraine: Makin…
(2023-04-27). Zimbabwe Mulls Joining Russia, China under BRICS. infobrics.org 'Zimbabwe is considering joining BRICS, a group of likeminded States, like us'
(2023-04-27). Lula in China: The End of Brazil's Flirtation With the Quad Plus. infobrics.org The new Lula administration has brought Brazil's China policy back in line with its traditional approach, after the anti-China rhetoric of Jair Bolsonaro…
(2023-04-27). Could post-Erdogan Turkey become NATO's Trojan horse in Greater Eurasia. infobrics.org If Erdogan leaves office (one way or the other), the US will be more than happy to expand its support for "freedom and democracy" efforts in not only the Southern Caucasus, but (even more disturbingly) in Central Asia as well. This would not only (re)ignite additional hotspots in the region, but could very likely spill over to China's Xinjiang province.
(2023-04-27). Russia cannot lose its UNSC seat despite Western and Ukrainian attempts. infobrics.org The US is trying to push its allies into the UNSC to weaken Russian influence.
(2023-04-27). Top Chinese Textile Manufacturer Dasheng Group Plans to Expand Business in Russia. infobrics.org
(2023-04-27). Depleted Uranium Weapons In Ukraine Threaten Nuclear Conflict. progressivehub.net JOSHUA FRANK | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…
(2023-04-27). Xi sending peace envoy to Ukraine, says negotiation only way to end war. peoplesworld.org 
China's President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call Wednesday that his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine, Chinese media reported. This came two months after Beijing put forward a 12-point plan to provide a framework for bringing an end to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine …
(2023-04-27). Russian Army Hit Nearly Half Of Ukraine's M777 Howitzers (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | The Russian military has destroyed or damaged four more American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzers of Kiev forces. | Between April 25 and 27, videos documenting Russian strikes on the four Ukrainian howitzers surfaced online. Two of the howitzers were targeted with Lancet loitering munitions, while the remaining two were hit by what appears to be artillery fire. | The M777 howitzer has a maximum rate of fire of seven rounds per minute with a range of up to 40 kilometers when firing M982 Excali…
(2023-04-27). Taiwan—A Pawn for U.S. War on China. covertactionmagazine.com While the U.S.-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine continues unabated, the U.S. is preparing at breakneck speed for war with China, using Taiwan as the excuse. Taiwan, like Ukraine, is a pawn. The military and economic threats on both China and Russia are a desperate bid to quash the emergence of a multipolar world. U.S. …
(2023-04-27). President Xi reiterates need for a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis in his conversation with Zelensky. peoplesdispatch.org China will send a special envoy to Ukraine to devise a framework of settlement after having detailed discussions with all parties involved in the conflict…
(2023-04-27). Xi Jinping Speaks with Zelensky About China's Peace Plan for Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The president of China, Xi Jinping, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held their first contact since the beginning of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in February 2022, as Xi reiterated that dialogue and negotiations are the way to end the conflict with Russia. He also emphasised that no one will win if a nuclear conflict breaks out, reiterating China's stanc…
(2023-04-27). Brazilian President Calls for Peace in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva highlighted the importance of peace for economic growth, citing China as an example, and calling for peace in Ukraine. | RELATED: | "China is the second biggest economy in the world and I think it will be the first in the world," he said, noting that the Asian giant has taken advantage of the globalization of the past 40 years. | "China hasn't had a war in many years and…
(2023-04-26). Xi: Special envoy will visit Ukraine. ecns.cn China will send a special representative on Eurasian affairs to visit Ukraine and other countries to conduct in-depth communications with all parties on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.
(2023-04-27). UK: University of Sheffield paid private investigators £40,000 to spy on anti-war students. wsws.org As NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine escalates, Britain's ruling class is stepping up the militarisation of higher education and research institutions, already deeply integrated with the armed forces and private military contractors.
(2023-04-27). Possible Motives for the Daily Russian Missile Attacks in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-27). US General Says Russian Ground Forces 'Bigger Today' Than Before Invasion. news.antiwar.com Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US European Command, told Congress on Wednesday that Russia's ground forces are "bigger today" than they were before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last year. "[T]he Russian ground force has been degenerated somewhat by this conflict, although it is bigger today than it was at the beginning of …
(2023-04-27). Desperate for a 'win' in Europe, USA mulls merging Ukraine with Poland. thecommunists.org Whilst the collective west hypocritically chides Russia for supposedly disrespecting the rights of sovereign nations, misrepresenting Russia's justified measures to defend its own borders as a war of aggression, it is imperialism itself that continually tramples underfoot the sovereign rights of other nations. And this is nowhere better illustrated than in the gross disservice it …
(2023-04-27). Joe Biden's Petroleum Puppetry Is Pulling The Strings Of War And Environmental Racism. popularresistance.org Support for the Russia/Ukraine war is experiencing a precipitous decline according to polls of United Statesians taken at the war's one year mark in February. In fact, whereas 60 percent of those polled in May 2022 supported sending weapons to Ukraine, the February poll reveals support for the US military's munificence plummeted to an all-time low of 48 percent. Moreover, the same poll demonstrated that less than 40% of United Statesians favor sending any government funds to Ukraine. | There are myriad reasons for waning support for this war, one of them is likely associated with the price tag. According to estim…
(2023-04-27). Spike In German Finance For Gas Export Projects Harms Gulf Communities. popularresistance.org Deutsche Bank and other German lenders have poured finance into gas export terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast since Russia invaded Ukraine, a report has found, sparking anger among residents who say the megaprojects are devastating their communities. | German banks lent 2.17 billion euros to U.S. gas export projects since the beginning of 2022, a sharp increase on the 1.86 billion euros in loans made during the 10 preceding years combined, according to underlying data used to produce the report by environmental groups Urgewald, Environmental Action Germany (DUH) and Andy Gheorghiu Consulting. The banks also underwr…
(2023-04-27). Ukraine Marks 37th Anniversary of Chernobyl Nuclear Accident. telesurenglish.net Ukraine on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the incident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 with a solemn ceremony held at the affected locale. | Related: | The Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Ruslan Strilets, along with employees of the Exclusion Zone, honored those who engaged in decontamination efforts at the plant in the aftermath of its catastrophic accident, during the ceremonial proceedings. | During the…
(2023-04-27). ICC's Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself. mronline.org 
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the U.S. State Department.
(2023-04-27). In Video: Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Survives Missile Attack Thanks To Protection System. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 27, video footage surfaced online showing a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter surviving an attack by Kiev forces with two man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs) over the special military operation zone. | The footage suggests that the heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles were jammed by the Ka52's advanced Vitebsk L370V52 active protection system. | Vitebsk was developed by the Samara-based Research Institute Ekran to protect helicopters and fixed-wing planes from…
(2023-04-27). The DOJ is using "foreign agents" accusations to repress Black liberation organizers. therealnews.com 
This piece was originally published in On July 29, 2022, Omali Yeshitela and his wife, Ona Zene, awoke at 5 o'clock in the morning to the sound of flash grenades and drones, as heavily armed FBI agents stormed into their home searching for evidence of organizational ties to the Russian government. Yeshitela is the 80-year-old chair of the African People's Socialist Party, a Pan-Africanist political party f…
(2023-04-27). Lavrov Arrives in Havana to Promote Russia-Cuba Cooperation By: teleSUR. midwesternmarx.com 
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov in Havana, Cuba, April 19, 2023. | Photo: Twitter/ @mfa_russiaCurrently, Russia is one of Cuba's top ten trading partners, and both governments define their partnership as "strategic."On Wednesday night, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Havana for talks that will focus on promoting political, economic, educational and cultural cooperation. Previously, he visited Brazil, Venezuela and Nicaragua.On Thursday, he is expected to meet with President Mi …
(2023-04-27). New York Philharmonic Will Not Perform Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. strategic-culture.org By Fred MAZELIS | The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has quietly announced a complete change in the program for the May 10-12 performances at its newly renovated Geffen Hall at the city's Lincoln Center arts complex. Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev was originally scheduled to lead the famous Leningrad Symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich. The Leningrad has been cancelled and Sokhiev will not be on the podium. He is being replaced by James Gaffigan, in a program including a work by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, along with Prokofiev's Third Symphony and Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. | A few months…
(2023-04-27). Pivotal Moment in India-Russia Relations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-27). Pakistan all set to get discounted Russian oil, PM says. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Iran and Kazakhstan Sign 5 Cooperation Agreements. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Iran and Kazakhstan reached five cooperation agreements spanning across multiple fields. | Related: | According to a report by the official news agency IRNA, the agreements signify collaborative efforts in various domains, such as commerce, tourism, athletics, and youth-related initiatives, as well as matters concerning customs affairs. | According to the report, the signing ceremony in Tehran was attended b…
(2023-04-27). March to save Philadelphia's Chinatown. workers.org 
PhiladelphiaA show of force and unity will take place in Philadelphia April 29 with the message, "No Arena in the Heart of Our City." Marching from Chinatown to the much-criticized proposed site of a new basketball arena and then on to City Hall, Chinatown residents and allies will be telling . . . |
(2023-04-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Health workers strike in Andalusia, Castille and Leon and Madrid, Spain against staff shortages and for more funding; strikes in Iran spreading over pay and conditions to include oil, power plant and steelworkers; teachers in Akwa Ibom State resume walkouts over pensions and promotions…
(2023-04-27). Airbus, Tarmac Aerosave and City of Chengdu collaborate to create China's first aircraft lifecycle services center. ecns.cn In collaboration with Tarmac Aerosave and the City of Chengdu, French plane manufacturer Airbus announced on Wednesday the establishment of a joint venture for China's first aircraft "lifecycle" services center.
(2023-04-27). China revises Counter-Espionage Law, defining cyber-attacks against state organs as spy activities. ecns.cn The revised law refines the definition of espionage activities, explicitly categorizing "collaborating with spy organizations and their agents" and "conducting cyber-attacks against state organs, confidential-related units, or critical information infrastructure and etc." as espionage activitie…
(2023-04-27). Video: The youngest victims of Israel's missiles. electronicintifada.net Child survivors of Israeli assaults describe how their injuries shaped their lives.
(2023-04-27). Palestinians get pittance as EU showers science grants on Israel. electronicintifada.net Internal paper demolishes myth that Brussels is a paragon of balance.
(2023-04-27). The Israel-Palestine conflict: How the Palestinian resistance is changing the equation. greenleft.org.au Israel's politicians have always managed to unify around "security", writes Ramzy Baroud. But the cracks are widening.
(2023-04-27). Nation still tops nuclear plant building. ecns.cn China continues to lead the world in the number of nuclear power units under construction, according to a blue paper issued by the China Nuclear Energy Association on Wednesday.
(2023-04-27). U.S. subs in ROK raise concern. ecns.cn The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have vowed to bolster nuclear deterrence on the Korean Peninsula, unveiling a plan to dock American nuclear-armed submarines in the ROK for the first time in decades while issuing verbal threats in a development that could flare up tensions.
(2023-04-27). US plans rare nuclear missile submarine visit in message to North Korea. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Safety hazards inherent in TEPCO's decommissioning of nuclear facilities, management of radioactive waste: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s decommissioning of the nuclear facilities and the management of radioactive waste at its Fukushima nuclear site are fraught with safety hazards.
(2023-04-27). Chinese "police stations" and war propaganda. mronline.org 
The U.S. can shoot down balloons, call names, and claim that China has "police stations" in New York City. It cannot stop the decline of its own making as it engages in war propaganda theater.
(2023-04-27). Australian military buildup backs US plans for war with China. wsws.org The buildup in Australia demonstrates that every region of the globe is being drawn into the maelstrom of a looming world war, driven by the breakdown of capitalism and the eruption of American imperialism.
(2023-04-27). The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?). tomdispatch.com From the ashes of a world war that killed 80 million people and reduced great cities to smoking rubble, America rose like a Titan of Greek legend, unharmed and armed with extraordinary military and economic power, to govern the globe. During four years of combat against the Axis leaders in Berlin and Tokyo that raged across the planet, America's wartime commanders — George Marshall in Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower in Europe, and Chester Nimitz in the Pacific — knew that their main strategic objective was to gain control over the vast Eurasian landmass. Whether you're talking about desert warfare in…
(2023-04-27). A US Government Informant Who Never Registered as an Agent for China: Fugees Pras Convicted in Influence Conspiracy. moguldom.com Grammy award-winning Fugees rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel was found guilty in federal court on April 26 of 10 criminal counts related to an international political conspiracy. Michel was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, witness tampering, and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. While he was acting as an …
(2023-04-27). First renewabl energy power base in Gobi desert begins generating power. ecns.cn China's first renewable energy power base in the country's Gobi Desert and other arid regions was connected to the grid and started generating power on Tuesday, said its operator China Energy Investment Corp, or China Energy.
(2023-04-27). China to see big rise in electricity consumption. ecns.cn It is estimated that China's electricity consumption, a barometer of economic activity, will significantly increase this year, driven by the economic recovery and weather extremes, according to estimates by an institute.
(2023-04-27). China brokerage CITIC posts 3.6% rise in Q1 profit. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). China regulator to help lower financing costs of small businesses. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Mobileye cuts revenue forecast on slow China EV demand, shares sink. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Analysis:China investment consensus cracks as politics fuel fears. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). China Evergrande debt restructuring incentive to test creditor appetite. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Ex-Harvard professor in US sentenced to 6 months house arrest for lying about China ties. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-27). Iran Revolutionary Guard Seized Marshall Islands-Flagged Oil Tanker: U.S. Navy. southfront.org 
Image via Mehr News Agency. | On April 27, the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet was seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement by the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT). | The command said in the statement that the oil tanker issued a distress call during the seizure, adding that the U.S. 5th Fleet is currently monitoring the situation."Iran's actions are contrary to internation…
(2023-04-27). Shadowy Pro-Iran Group Warns Of Nearing Israeli Attack Through Iraqi Airspace. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Israel is planning a surprise attack against Iran and its allies in the Middle East, a shadowy Iraqi armed group warned on April 27. | The group, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf, said in a statement that the attack will be carried out by the Israeli Air Force, adding that the United States will help Tel Aviv repel any response by the Axis of Resistance. | Senior intelligence officers from Israel, the U.S. and…
(2023-04-27). Georgia National Guard to use location data to target students for recruitment. wsws.org The Georgia Army National Guard will use location data around 67 high schools to send recruitment advertisements to students through various social media and streaming platforms.
(2023-04-27). Friday 4/28: Free Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-04-27). The COMIRNATY Illusion, The Transgender Psyop, East Palestine, Tucker & A Lot More(Compilation Show). thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/27/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-04-27). Argentina anuncia pago de importaciones chinas en yuanes. telesurtv.net Massa, junto al embajador del país asiático, Zou Xiaoli, precisó que serán abonados más de 1.040 mdd en yuanes correspondientes a las compras del mes de abril.
(2023-04-27). Argentina apuesta por los yuanes para el pago de sus importaciones en China. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Economía de Argentina, Sergio Massa, anunció este miércoles un acuerdo con China que le permitirá abonar importaciones con ese país en yuanes. Ante las escasas reservas de dólares y la baja recaudación por la sequía, el país sudamericano activó el 'swap' de monedas para el intercambio bilateral.
(2023-04-27). Siria e Irán abordan fortalecimiento de relaciones de cooperación. telesurtv.net Hussein Arnous refirió que "apreciamos las relaciones estratégicas con Irán, que se construyeron durante muchas décadas, y enfatizamos la necesidad de desarrollarlas".
(2023-04-27). Conoce a los candidatos a la Presidencia de Paraguay. telesurtv.net Del total de aspirantes a ocupar la presidencia de Paraguay destacan dos como favoritos: el opositor Efraín Alegre y el oficialista Santiago Peña.
(2023-04-27). Presidente de China, Xi Jinping, conversa con líder de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Rusia saludó este miércoles la disposición de China a participar en el arreglo del conflicto en Ucrania.
(2023-04-27). Empeora salud de preso palestino en huelga de hambre en Israel. telesurtv.net Según información del Ministerio para los Detenidos del país ocupado, más de un millón de palestinos han sido encarcelados desde el inicio de la ocupación israelí en 1967.
(2023-04-26). Peacemaker Finland Is Now Part of Nuclear NATO. strategic-culture.org
