Robert Koehler (2024-01-30). The Need for Understanding Never Stops. counterpunch.org I inhale the big, do-nothing shrug that always follows the annual posting, by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, of its global metaphor for Armageddon. For the second year in a row, the Doomsday Clock has been set — by scientists analyzing the dangers faced by Planet Earth due to human exploitation and nuclear-armed geopolitics — at

RT (2024-01-30). US and UK to blame for Ukraine conflict — former Czech president. pressenza.com The conflict between Moscow and Kiev really began in 2008 when NATO agreed to eventually admit Ukraine, Vaclav Klaus said | The ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev is the result of a series of mistakes made by the US and its NATO allies, former Czech President Vaclav Klaus, told the World Economic Forum in Davos in a speech published on Friday. | The West's blatant disregard for the geopolitical context led to this "tragic historic event" that "could and should have been avoided," Klaus, who led the Czech Republic between 2003 and 2013, said."This war started on 4 April 2008," Klaus said, referring to a NATO…

tvbrics (2024-01-30). Russian and Chinese companies concluded more than 50 deals in Shenyang. tvbrics.com The city hosted a conference on Sino-Russian trade and economic co-operation…

newarab (2024-01-30). Pelosi faces backlash after linking Gaza activists to Russia. newarab.com A Her comments were dismissed as "unsub…

tvbrics (2024-01-30). Russia's BRICS Sherpa names the priority areas of cooperation in the year of Russia's chairmanship in the group. tvbrics.com One of them is harmonious joining of new members to the common work…

albawaba (2024-01-30). Nancy Pelosi sparks controversy by telling pro-Palestine protesters to 'go back to China'. albawaba.com Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on camera yelling at a group of pro-Palestine protesters who gathered outside her residence in San Francisco on Monday.The incident occurred amid growing criticism of Pelosi's remarks on Sunday, when she suggested that some of the antiwar demonstrations were linked to Russia and called for an FBI investigation.In a video clip that went viral on social media, Pelosi can be seen confronting the protesters on her driveway, demanding that they leave the area immediately. Her frustration reached a boiling point when she shouted a racial statement, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!.. GO B…

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection, Humanitarian Aid Operations (2024-01-30). Philippines: Western North Pacific | 2023 Tropical cyclone season | DG ECHO Daily Map – 29/01/2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Guam, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Micronesia (Federated States of), Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America), Palau, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Thailand, Viet Nam | Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations | Please refer to the attached Map. | The tropical cyclone season across the Western North Pacific basin lasts throughout the whole year, averaging nearly 27 typhoons/tropical storms per year during the reference perio…

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WSWS (2024-01-30). Pelosi accuses anti-genocide protesters of being agents of Putin. wsws.org The revival of McCarthy-style slanders by a leading Democrat testifies to the isolation and desperation of the Biden administration.

Lawrence Wittner, Counter Punch. (2024-01-26). Overcoming Obstacles To United Nations Maintenance Of Peace. popularresistance.org Although, according to the UN Charter, the United Nations was established to "maintain international peace and security," it has often fallen short of this goal. Russia's ongoing military invasion of Ukraine and the more recent Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza provide the latest examples of the world organization's frequent paralysis in the face of violent international conflict. | The hobbling of the Security Council, the UN agency tasked with enforcing international peace and security, bears the lion's share of the responsibility for this weakness. Under the rules set forth by the UN Charter, each permanent memb…

unitedEditor (2024-01-26). Ankara's approval of Sweden's entry into NATO is a betrayal. uwidata.com UWI author, Doctor of Historical Sciences, representative of the Vatan (Patriotic) Party Mehmet Perinàßek, in an interview with Russian NEWS.ru, called Ankara's agreement to Sweden's entry into NATO "a betrayal of the Turkish people" due to serious disagreements and conflicts with NATO. Among such problems, he named the Alliance's position towards the PKK and the …

thecommunists (2024-01-26). TUC launches fake 'campaign to defend the right to strike'. thecommunists.org If there is one area where the British ruling class is still innovative, it is in creating ways to repress and divide the working class. Our rulers may have long since given up innovating in the fields of science and technology, China may have surpassed them in creating new means of production, and the Russians …

Brian Berletic (2024-01-26). FPV Drones & Artificial Intelligence: How Russia is Transforming Drone Warfare. thealtworld.com — FPV drones transform cheap, easy-to-produce drones into precision guided weapons; | — FPV drones have several disadvantages including loss-of-signal as it begins its attack dive or encounters electronic warfare; | — AI targeting allows an operator to designate a target while still in signal line-of-sight and before entering an area defended by electronic warfare, for the AI to then automatically guide the drone to its target without any external signal; | — Russia's large military industrial base lends its an advantage in both quantity and quality over Ukraine and its Western sponsors;…

WSWS (2024-01-26). Ukraine shoots down Russian plane carrying prisoners of war. wsws.org The Ukrainian government makes one contradictory statement after another in an effort to cover up shooting down a military aircraft over Russian territory carrying 65 its own prisoners of war.

Drago Bosnic (2024-01-26). CIA's Openly Declared Spy War on Russia Not Going So Well. globalresearch.ca

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Iran, Russia, Turkey stress fighting terrorism, blast Israeli attacks on Syria. presstv.ir Iran, Russia and Turkey have jointly stressed fighting against terrorism in all forms, slamming Israel's fresh attacks in Syria.

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Russian president visits Kaliningrad bordering NATO countries. presstv.ir The Russian president has arrived in Russia's westernmost region of Kaliningrad that borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania.

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Iran, Russia security chiefs assert anti-terror fight will continue. presstv.ir The top Iranian and Russian security officials call for the expansion of bilateral relations in different fields, among them the anti-terror fight.

Charles Derber, Suren Moodliar (2024-01-26). The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation. counterpunch.org The Cuban missile crisis of 1963 is etched into the minds of anyone old enough to experience the terror it triggered. For the first time, our leaders had ordered and succeeded in creating a military system that could destroy us all—and where there was and remains no possible way to survive the inevitable conflict. The