WSWS (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.

infobrics (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.

infobrics (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…

infobrics (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…

albawaba (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…

Ben Norton (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".

newleftreview (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.

Brian Berletic (2024-05-13). US Think Tank Admits Russia's Massive & Growing Military Industrial Output. thealtworld.com

Bloomberg (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.

newleftreview (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.

Reuters (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.

WSWS (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.

| Name (2024-05-13). Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva harassed by Russian authorities in Ukraine's Crimea. twitter.com

WSWS (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.

Nikola Mikovic (2024-05-13). The Kremlin's Game of Thrones: Why did Putin Sack Shoigu? bylinetimes.com

Agence France-Presse (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.

ecns.cn (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.

teleSUR, JDO (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.

newarab (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…

presstv.ir (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.

presstv.ir (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.

hindustantimes (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…

newleftreview (2024-05-10). 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.

Pablo Ruiz Espinoza (2024-05-10). USA: Between war and the courage to negotiate. pressenza.com President Joe Biden's recent decision to approve a $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan is very bad for the world because it assures us that conflicts and military escalation will continue, with undoubted consequences for everyone. | Before this presidential approval, DW News reported that the US House of Representatives had approved the military aid package, showing a representative speaking on the floor of the US Congress with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, and Iran's Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati on a lectern behind him. | The image more than eloquently s…

Danna Frank (2024-05-10). 'For the first time I don't want to speak Hebrew on the streets of Vienna'. haaretz.com This week at Ben Gurion Airport: An Austrian biblical archaeologist travels to Israel for business and pleasure, and two Russian pilgrims head to Jerusalem to celebrate a birthday in a holy way…

John Feffer (2024-05-10). Europe braces for the next Ukraine. nationofchange.org If both the European Union and the United States—increasingly dominated by far-right politicians—allow Bosnia to fall apart, that will send a strong signal to Russia about the likely fate of Ukraine.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-05-10). Havana ready for the Cuba-Russia Friendship Race. plenglish.com Havana, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Everything is ready today for the traditional Cuba-Russia Friendship Race to be held on Saturday in this capital dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the victory against fascism.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-10). Cuban president meets Algerian authorities. plenglish.com Havana, May 10 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel met in Algeria with Brahim Bougali, President of the National People's Assembly, during a technical stopover on his return trip from Moscow, where he was on a working visit.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-10). Syria and Russia honor 79th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War (+Photo). plenglish.com Damascus, May 10 (Prensa Latina) A joint parade of the Syrian and Russian Armed Forces took place at the Hmeimim air base, in the province of Latakia, on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the triumph over Nazism in World War II.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-10). China condemns unilateral US sanctions on its firms. plenglish.com Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stressed the legitimate right of China and Russia to engage in usual economic and trade cooperation, which should not be interfered with or restricted. | The spokesperson also underscored the constant US crackdown on Chinese companies under the pretext of "national security risks" without providing any evidence. | He urged Washington to halt the generalization of this concept and stop politicizing, exploiting, and militarizing economic, trade, and technology issues. | "China will continue to take necessary steps to defend firmly, the legitimate rights and interests of its e…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-10). Vladimir Putin ipresents Mishustin's candidacy for prime minister. plenglish.com Moscow, May 10 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin introduced, to the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament), the candidacy of Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister, Vyacheslav Volodin, head of the legislative body, said on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-10). Fierce fighting reported in Chasov Yar, Donetsk region. plenglish.com Moscow, May 10 (Prensa Latina) A fierce battle is taking place on the line of contact between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, in the strategic settlement of Chasov Yar, the Vzgliad digital newspaper reported.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-10). Vladimir Putin presents Mishustin's candidacy for prime minister. plenglish.com Moscow, May 10 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin introduced, to the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament), the candidacy of Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister, Vyacheslav Volodin, head of the legislative body, said on Friday.

Redacción Chile (2024-05-10). The BRICS — Is another world possible? pressenza.com The BRICS is the name given to the group of five countries that began to form this group and to work consensually in areas such as trade, investment, technology, and finance, to promote their common interests on the world stage, seeking to counter the hegemony of other international institutions such as the G7 or the World Bank. The group was formally established in 2006 when the leaders of the member countries met in New Delhi, India. In 2010, South Africa joined the group to form what is now known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). | By Felix Madariaga | The BRICS are seen by many as an…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-10). Vladimir Putin presenta candidatura de Mishustin para primer ministro. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 may (RHC) El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, presentó a la Duma Estatal (Cámara Baja del Parlamento) la candidatura de Mijaíl Mishustin al cargo de primer ministro, informó hoy el jefe del órgano legislativo, Viacheslav Volodin.

newleftreview (2024-05-10). 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.

Reuters (2024-05-10). Ukraine war: Russian forces spark 'fierce battle' after attack on Kharkiv. scmp.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a "fierce battle" was under way after Moscow launched a surprise new offensive on Friday morning.

tn.ai (2024-05-10). Iran Producing Top-Quality Heavy Water: Nuclear Chief. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The heavy water produced in Iran is among the highest-quality compounds in the world, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said.

ecns.cn (2024-05-10). Russia celebrates World War II victory. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Russians will always remember the alliance against the Nazis, and it is unacceptable that the West tried to distort the truth about World War II.

ecns.cn (2024-05-10). 'New way to understand the world' unlocked by quantum researchers. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have taken a significant step toward unlocking the potential of quantum computing by achieving a breakthrough in simulating a complex quantum state using photons.

ecns.cn (2024-05-10). Victory Day military parade held in Moscow. ecns.cn Russia on Thursday held an annual military parade on Moscow's downtown Red Square to mark the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's Victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Reuters (2024-05-10). Vladimir Putin reappoints Mikhail Mishustin as Russia's prime minister. scmp.com Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was reappointed as head of the country's government on Friday.

Daniel Wagner (2024-05-10). Contain China? Washington, that ship has sailed. scmp.com Unlike the Soviet Union in the 1980s, China has a highly diversified economy and capable defences making it unlikely to collapse or be contained. Despite what some pundits in Washington may believe, much of the world would not readily join the US in a war or containment strategy against China…

Larry Johnson (2024-05-10). Russia Remembers, The United States Forgets. sonar21.com Today, May 9, marks the 79th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany aka Victory in Europe day and the Russian people held massive marches and commemorations — not just in Russia — but in countries around the world where Russian expats live. But in the United States, where the mythology persists that the United States defeated the Nazis, there were crickets. Nothing. Why the difference? | It is a simple The Soviet Union is estimated to have suffered the highest number of W…

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). 'NATO Troops Already In Ukraine': Poland PM Admits As Putin Warns Of Global Clash | Russia War. hindustantimes.com Poland's PM Donald Tusk has admitted that NATO troops are already present in Ukraine. He told a group of reporters that, "NATO today is helping as much as it can. Without NATO's help, Ukraine would not have been able to defend itself for so long. Well, and there are some troops there, I mean soldiers. There are some soldiers there. Observers, engineers. They're helping them out." His remarks come amid spiralling tensions between the Russian president and NATO with Vladimir Putin even threatening of a global clash. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). Putin Pulls Back Russian Troops, Protests Erupt In Armenia; U.S. Tilt To Cost PM Pashinyan. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). Putin's Aerial Blitz Burns Kharkiv, Russian FPV Drones Chase Kyiv's Troops At Frontline | Watch. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). U.S. Fires Back At Russia Over 'Interference In Indian Elections' Charge; 'No, We Don't…' | Watch. hindustantimes.com