Marko Marjanoviƒá (2024-08-09). Surprise Ukrainian Offensive Puts 300 km ≤ of Russia Under Ukrainian Control in 3 Days. anti-empire.com 
Imran Mulla, Middle East Eye. (2024-08-09). US And UK To Boycott Nagasaki Memorial After Israel Disinvited. popularresistance.org The American and British ambassadors to Japan have announced they will skip an upcoming ceremony commemorating the victims of the US's 1945 atomic bombing because the city's mayor did not invite the Israeli ambassador. | The Russian and Belarusian ambassadors have also been excluded from the event this Friday by Japanese authorities. | The Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony is intended to mark the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bomb attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima that killed tens of thousands of Japanese civilians, with many more later dying from radiation poisoning. | The attacks in August 1945 preceded Japa…
aljazeera (2024-08-09). Russia's Lipetsk region under 'massive' drone attack, governor says. aljazeera.com Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres south of Moscow.
aljazeera (2024-08-09). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 896. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments.
Daniel Warner (2024-08-09). The Prisoner Swap was Multinational But Not Multilateral Diplomacy. counterpunch.org 
"The deal that secured their freedom was a feat of diplomacy," President Biden said in announcing the release of 16 people from Russia—including five Germans and seven Russian citizens. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also reiterated that the prisoner exchange was "a feat of diplomacy." Vice-President Kamala Harris said the release was "an extraordinary
ecns.cn (2024-08-09). Russia repels third day of border attack. ecns.cn Russian forces were battling Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday, after the latter smashed through the Russian border in the Kursk region, which introduced a state of emergency on Wednesday.
presstv.ir (2024-08-09). Russia stages large-scale navy drills involving most of its fleet. presstv.ir
tvbrics (2024-08-09). Moscow City Duma Chairman and Chinese Ambassador to Russia discuss inter-parliamentary co-operation. tvbrics.com 
Partnership between Moscow and Beijing can be particularly fruitful in the field of innovations and mutual settlements…
WSWS (2024-08-09). US, European officials endorse Ukrainian offensive inside Russia. wsws.org US, German and EU officials publicly endorsed Ukraine's ongoing military ground offensive inside Russia's Kursk region Thursday, as Ukrainian forces appeared to continue to gain ground.
yalensis (2024-08-09). Ukraine War Day #897: The Battle Of Kursk — Part I. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: | Even those of us who have been following this war literally from day to day, and even understanding the process of collapse of the Ukrainian army in the Donbass — even we are somewhat impressed with this latest Ukrainian adventure. Thus, try to imagine the feelings of the uninformed persons out there who get only casual news about the war, and mostly from mainstream sources. To these people, following upon on the one-two knock-out punch of Wagner troops in Mali, at the hands of the Ukrainians, it must truly seem like the Ukrainian army is on the verge of a glorious victory over the Russian…
Agence France-Presse (2024-08-09). Zelensky wants Russia to 'feel' the war as Ukraine presses cross-border attack. scmp.com A major incursion into the Kursk region has stretched into its third day, with pro-Kyiv forces advancing up to 10km (six miles) into Russia.
Agence France-Presse (2024-08-09). Zelensky wants Russia to 'feel' the war as Ukraine presses cross-border attack. scmp.com Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines.
Robert Delaney (2024-08-09). 'Natural enemies' China and Russia brought together by US Democratic leaders: Donald Trump. scmp.com 2024 Republican presidential nominee also suggests he would 'get along great' with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wins back White House.
Hugo GABBERO (2024-08-09). Russia : Inclusion of indigenous peoples' and national minorities' rights organisations in the list of "extremist organisations" fidh.org
Hugo GABBERO (2024-08-09). Russia: Human rights defender Oleg Orlov released. fidh.org
infobrics (2024-08-08). French personnel still dying in hundreds to Russian long-range precision strikes. infobrics.org Foreigners stand to gain very little (if anything), but can lose everything by fighting a military superpower that can easily eliminate them from afar. The best thing they can do is simply stay away, while those who have been naive enough to come and fight for the Neo-Nazi junta should pray that an "Iskander", "Kinzhal" or "Zircon" haven't been fired at their position.
infobrics (2024-08-08). Japanese PM did not mention US during Hiroshima nuclear bomb commemoration. infobrics.org He did, however, warn of a fake Russian nuclear threat.
Dave DeCamp (2024-08-08). US Ambassador Boycotts Nagasaki A-Bomb Ceremony Because Israel Is Not Invited. news.antiwar.com US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will boycott Friday's memorial service in Nagasaki commemorating the 79th anniversary of the US dropping a nuclear bomb on the city because Israel was not invited to attend. Emanuel said the ceremony had become "politicized" by the decision not to invite Israel, but Russia and Belarus will also be …
presstv.ir (2024-08-08). Paris 2024 Olympics double standards. presstv.ir The IOC last year suspended Russia over the Ukraine war, but this year, Israel, which has killed more than 400 Palestinian athletes in Gaza, has been allowed to compete.
Staff (2024-08-08). Ukraine Shifts Wagner Confrontation to Mali. orinocotribune.com By Habib Lassoued — Aug 5, 2024 | Ukraine's entry into the Sahel-Saharan war provides new confirmation that the region has become a playground for international conflict. | Kiev sees Mali as an opportunity for revenge | Ukraine entered the geopolitical conflict in the Sahel region when it officially announced its support for Tuareg separatists and members of the Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin group during a military operation in northern Mali, which led to the killing of a number of government soldiers and militants of the Russian Wagner Group. | Ukraine's entry into the war provides new confirmation that the…
Ray McGovern, Consortium News. (2024-08-08). Decay, Decrepitude, Deceit In Journalism. popularresistance.org Russiagate continues to survive like a science fiction monster resilient to bullets. | The latest effort at rehabilitating it is an interview by Adam Rawnsley in the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine of one Michael van Landingham, an intelligence analyst who is proud of having written the first draft of the cornerstone "analysis" of Russiagate, the so-called Intelligence Community Assessment. | The ICA blamed the Russians for helping Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016. It was released two weeks before Trump assumed office. The thoroughly politicized assessment was an embarrassment to the profession of int…
Dave DeCamp (2024-08-08). Pentagon Says It Supports Ukraine Using US Weapons in Russia's Kursk Oblast. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon said on Thursday that Ukraine is allowed to use US weapons in its offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast, which began on Tuesday. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh was asked if Ukraine's use of US-provided weapons in Kursk was "consistent" with US policy. "It is consistent with our policy," she said. Singh framed the attack …
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-08-08). Dmitry Medvedev: Russia Should No Longer Hold Back in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com On August 6, the borderline Kursk Region came under a massive attack from Ukraine. Shelling and drone strikes killed five civilians and injured 31 people, including six children. Army General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, reported to President Vladimir Putin that Russian troops would complete their operation in…
presstv.ir (2024-08-08). Russia stages large-scale navy drills involving most of its fleet. presstv.ir
russiancouncil.ru (2024-08-08). Russia — India — China triangle through the eyes of IR scholars. russiancouncil.ru In July-August, 2024 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Synergia Foundation (Bangalore, India) and Grandview Institution (Beijing, China) held a series of work meeting to negotiate the architecture of a joint project, scheduled for 2024—2025…
Binoy Kampmark (2024-08-09). Terror Threats and Radicalization Down Under. counterpunch.org Bureaucrats tasked with protecting national security are often inclined to encourage insecurity. It's all part of the job prescription. The imperative is understandable if chillingly amoral: increased budgets are demanded to counter threats, however spectral; justifications for existing budgets needlessly bloated are always sought. In the Cold War, an old favourite was the teeth-chattering concern that the other
Eugene Doyle (2024-08-09). Team Genocide Walks Out on Nagasaki Commemorations. counterpunch.org In an astonishing "Fuck you" to the survivors of the 1945 US nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, several Western countries including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Italy and the UK have just dropped a bombshell: announcing their ambassadors are shunning this week's commemorations in solidarity with Israel. Last week the mayor of Nagasaki, Shiro Suzuki, rescinded
WSWS (2024-08-09). US leads G7 in ambassadors' boycott of ceremony commemorating atomic bombing of Nagasaki. wsws.org Justified on the basis that the mayor of Nagasaki refused to invite the ambassador of the genocidal Israeli regime to the ceremony, the coordinated decision by the imperialist powers to stay away underscores that they are risking a world war waged with nuclear weapons.
John K. White (2024-08-09). The 20 Best Energy Films: From Gritty Carbon-Spewing Potboilers to Nuclear Reactor Catastrophes. counterpunch.org Everyone has a favorite Kubrick film, Supremes song, or baseball player — anything whose value can be judged, categorized, or argued about in a presumed pantheon of greats. Alas, ranked lists are hard to compile and open to much debate. My best may be your stinker and vice versa. Despite the difficulty, energy films would
Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-08-09). "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.
Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-08-09). Towards a WW III Scenario. The Privatization of Nuclear War. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Canadian economist Prof. Michel Chossudovsky criticizes the U.S. government for promoting nuclear war propaganda and advocating for the 'safe use' of nuclear weapons in conventional war. He highlights the brainwashing of decision-makers and the dangers of their own power. | Chossudovsky …
ICRC (2024-08-09). Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: 2024 session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference. icrc.org
Alina Ramos Martin (2024-08-09). Cuba reaffirms its commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons. plenglish.com This was stated by the Foreign Minister on the social network X, on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, which he described as a huge crime committed by U.S. imperialism. | The atomic bombs dropped on August 6 and 9, 1945 on the civilian populations of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Japan the only nation to have suffered attacks of this magnitude. | Approximately 66,000 people lost their lives in Hiroshima at the instant of the explosion, while in Nagasaki an estimated 70,000 died at the time; but in both cases hundreds of thousands of people (mo…
APR editor (2024-08-09). Advocate slams NZ snub of Nagasaki peace tribute as 'outrageous'. asiapacificreport.nz By Mick Hall A leading peace campaigner is calling Aotearoa New Zealand's decision to stay away from a peace event in Nagasaki paying tribute to victims of the Japanese city's 1945 nuclear bombing "outrageous". Former trade union leader Robert Reid said New Zealand could have acted as a strong independent Pacific voice by attending today's…
Maria Calvo (2024-08-09). Cuba reafirma su compromiso con la eliminación de armas nucleares. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ago (RHC) Cuba seguirá abogando por la eliminación total, transparente, irreversible y verificable de las armas nucleares, afirmó hoy el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Bruno Rodríguez en la red social X.
newarab (2024-08-08). US, UK boycott Japan nuclear bomb memorial after Israel snubbed. newarab.com 
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. (2024-08-08). US Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Remembered. popularresistance.org Over 50,000 people, including representatives from 109 countries, joined an event marking the 79th anniversary of the US's bombing of Hiroshima. The main ceremony was held at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park on Tuesday, August 6. | A total of 344,306 people were killed during the bombing as well as in the aftermath. Despite knowing the widespread destruction and irreversible losses caused by the attack, the US dropped another nuclear bomb on Nagasaki just three days later on August 9, killing 40,000 people immediately. The number of people killed in Nagasaki would double that figure in most estimates.
ecns.cn (2024-08-08). Nuclear plant tour bookings now available online in China. ecns.cn China launched the first-of-its-kind online tourism reservation system for nine nuclear plants under the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), the company said on Wednesday.
ICRC (2024-08-08). Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: 2024 session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference. icrc.org
ecns.cn (2024-08-09). Tsinghua University makes breakthrough in photonic computing. ecns.cn Scientists from Tsinghua University have unveiled a pioneering method for photonic computing that could significantly enhance the training processes of optical neural networks.
ecns.cn (2024-08-09). Photo exhibition of BRICS countries opens in Moscow. ecns.cn This exhibition is a selection of 14 photographers from BRICS countries, and will be held from Aug. 9 to Sept. 8 in Moscow.
Thousands of 
The World Anti-Doping Agency says the US has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to cheat by using prohibited drugs, while it hypocritically criticizes Russia and China.
Members of the female anti-drone mobile air defence unit "Bucha Witches" near the town of Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine on August 3, 2024. — ReutersKYIV, UKRAINE: Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in an incursion into the Kursk region in Russia which aims to "stretch" and…
Dear Readers: | In its 1,000 year history Russia has been invaded quite a lot of times. For this reason, Russian rulers (at least the wise ones) always placed much emphasis on fortifying and controlling the border areas. For example, Tsar Ivan Grozny, who put together the basic architecture of the centralized Empire, had designated four major border cities: Smolensk, Pskov, Novgorod, and Kazan. The first three were assigned to keep out Poles and Swedes; and the latter, Crimean Tatars. To govern these border towns, the Tsar appointed four Dukes of high-ranking nobility who also served in his privy council. Thes…
Iran's president nominates Abbas Araghchi as foreign minister | Araghchi is a seasoned diplomat and former chief nuclear negotiator, known for his openness to engaging with the West | | Abbas Araghchi removes his mask as he leaves the Grand Hotel Wien following closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna…