Alan Macleod (2024-04-02). The US and ISIS: It's Complicated. mintpressnews.com While ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the Moscow shooting, Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the United States might have been behind the attack. | Although he provided no evidence for his claim, it is true that ISIS and the United States government have a long and complicated relationship, with Washington using the group for its own geopolitical purposes and that former ISIS fighters are active in Ukraine, as MintPress News explores.
  A Brutal Attack: | On March 22, gunmen opened fire at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, killi…

WSWS (2024-04-02). Erdoğan's AKP suffers setback in Turkish local elections as CHP comes first. wsws.org In elections dominated by the cost-of-living crisis and held amidst the genocide in Gaza and NATO's escalating war against Russia, the ruling party suffered a significant defeat.

infobrics (2024-04-02). Current New Trade Path Possibly to Revolutionize Russia-India Trade. infobrics.org The burgeoning trajectory of India's oil demand growth mirrors the evolving landscape of global energy consumption. According to projections by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), India's oil demand is expected to reach 5.59 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2024, marking a marginal increase from 5.37 million b/d in the previous year…

infobrics (2024-04-02). Kuleba urges India to end its "Soviet legacy" of close ties with Moscow. infobrics.org US Ambassador warns India not to cross "unacceptable red line".

infobrics (2024-04-02). Geopolitical Chessboard: Pakistan's BRICS Ambitions Amidst Russia's 2024 Presidency. infobrics.org Pakistan's intellectual and political circles regard BRICS as an essential platform for advancing the nation's strategic and economic interests globally. Achieving this goal, however, demands meticulous navigation of geopolitical challenges, particularly with India, and crafting a persuasive argument for Pakistan's inclusion in BRICS…

infobrics (2024-04-02). Russian Fertilizer Supplies to China Have Soared. infobrics.org According to the results of January-February 2024, the supply of Russian fertilizers to China soared by 94 percent compared to the same period in 2023 and reached the level of 891.3 thousand tons…

infobrics (2024-04-02). Will Turkey fully support Neo-Nazi junta in exchange for return to F-35 program. infobrics.org The US would be "willing to provide F-35 fifth generation fighter jets to Turkey" if it meets "American conditions in regards to ensuring it does not operate Russian S-400 air defense systems alongside [the F-35]". If Washington DC returns Ankara to "the fold" and the latter acquires the F-35, it would give NATO another certain carrier of the latest B61 thermonuclear bombs, helping the belligerent alliance in surrounding Russia with hostile nuclear-armed vassals.

Editor (2024-04-02). Apr 2, 2024. sitrepworld.info George Carlin — You Have No Choice (Video) Why We Question Everything, by John Leake How Private Interests Seized Control of America, by Paul Craig Roberts Israel: In Violation of God's Law, Natural Justice, the Laws of War & Intl Humanitarian Law, by Ilana Mercer Starvation in Gaza: The World Court's latest intervention, by Binoy Kampmark Israel's war, Netanyahu's gamble, by Alastair Crooke Israel's Savage Destruction Of Gaza's Healthcare System Is Exactly What It Looks Like, by Caitlin Johnstone MoA: Zionist Entity Assassinates Iranian General In Syria Russian aerospace forces are quickly whittling away at…

Rodney Atkinson (2024-04-02). Crocus Massacre Ukraine Escape, UK / USA Teach Hatred and Killing of Russians, Ukraine Leaders Boast of AssassinationsÔªø. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2024-04-02). Speaker Johnson Says He Supports Giving Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in an interview on Sunday that he supports the idea of giving frozen Russian Central Bank funds to Ukraine to fuel the proxy war, a step that would significantly escalate the US economic campaign against Russia. Johnson expressed support for the REPO Act, a bill that's been introduced in …

Global Research News (2024-04-02). Selected Articles: Western Countries in 'Peace Talks' Without Russia. globalresearch.ca By Apparently, the "peace negotiations" about Ukraine continue to take place, even without any Russian involvement in the talks. According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-04-02). Finland Supports Open War Against Russia. globalresearch.ca

aljazeera.com (2024-04-02). Israel's war on Gaza live: Seven aid workers killed after food deliveryUS-based aid group World Central Kitchen confirms seven staff members were killed in a "targeted attack" by the Israeli military and called on it to stop "this indiscriminate killing" in Gaza. Those killed were from Palestine, Australia, Poland, the UK, and a US-Canada citizen.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-04-02). Western Mercenaries Participating in Attacks Against Russian Borders. globalresearch.ca

noreply (2024-04-02). A Very Needed Video… smoothiex12.blogspot.com Generally speaking, the country which just yesterday launched successfully yet another satellite(s) (wink, wink) to orbit plus delivered a crew to ISS a week prior will have very little difficulty developing asynchronous drive. It is just the matter of time and money, Russia has both. So, the headline about Siemens is really not an exaggeration. Siemens cannot produce SSJ-100 or MS-21, Russia is producing them, no matter how the combined West tries to sabotage Russian economy. Same was with propulsion for Admiral Gorshkov class frigates. Russia just needed time.

tvbrics (2024-04-02). Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin: BRICS Sports Games to be reason for pride. tvbrics.com The BRICS Games will be held in Kazan from 10 to 26 June 2024…

ecns.cn (2024-04-02). Moscow tells Kyiv to extradite security chief. ecns.cn Russia is demanding that Ukraine hand over all those who have been connected to terrorist acts committed in Russia, including the head of Ukraine's SBU Security Service, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

unitedEditor (2024-04-02). French neocolonialism and New Caledonia. uwidata.com Azerbaijan plays an important role in the fight against the neo-colonialist policies of France, Marie-Lyn Sakilia, deputy chairwoman of the New Caledonia Parliament's Commission on Family and Women's Affairs, said in an exclusive interview with Trend. As United World International, we have translated this interview published in Russian. "The activities of the Baku Initiative Group …

greenleft.org.au (2024-04-02). The AUKUS cash cow is robbing us. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-04-02). Australian Greens MPs, unionists sign on to demand Russian anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky's freedom. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-04-02). The AUKUS cash cow is robbing us. greenleft.org.au

unitedEditor (2024-04-02). French neocolonialism and New Caledonia. unitedworldint.com Azerbaijan plays an important role in the fight against the neo-colonialist policies of France, Marie-Lyn Sakilia, deputy chairwoman of the New Caledonia Parliament's Commission on Family and Women's Affairs, said in an exclusive interview with Trend. As United World International, we have translated this interview published in Russian. "The activities of the Baku Initiative Group …

greenleft.org.au (2024-04-02). Australian Greens MPs, unionists sign on to demand Russian anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky's freedom. greenleft.org.au

newarab (2024-04-02). Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say. newarab.com In the deadliest attack inside Russia in 20 years, gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers on 22 March at the Crocus City…

newarab (2024-04-02). Moscow attack: Has the Islamic State really made a comeback. newarab.com The At the peak of the group's power, the

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2024-03-29). Imagine if Russia or China did the things Israel is doing in Gaza. mronline.org It's almost cliché at this point to say "imagine if Russia or China did this", but such comparisons are important for retaining a sense of perspective on just how evil the western political-media class is being about Gaza right now.

DLI (2024-03-29). USA delivered a pre-emptive strike to Russia prior to the terror attack on Moscow. indybay.org The White house said it sent Moscow a "warning" prior to the massacre at Crocus concert hall last week. However, it appears the message was a non-specific, boiler-plate that contained no actionable intelligence. Thus, the useless alert could only serve a diversionary tactic; indeed, only as a "pre-emptive" informational warfare strike designed solely for the purpose of "plausible deniability" for the USA…

Andrew Korybko (2024-03-29). Did The US First Catch Wind Of The Crocus Terrorist Attack By Spying On Kiev? thealtworld.com This accounts for why the US only passed along vague information to Russia since it assumed that the GUR wouldn't go through with the Crocus plot after ordering them to call it off, but Washington still wanted to discredit its rival's government and security services, ergo its embassy's provocative warning at the time. | The

Brian Berletic (2024-03-29). Does the Fate of US Arms in Ukraine Create Pause for Thought Ahead War with China? thealtworld.com — US weapon systems are performing poorly on the battlefield in Ukraine for a number of reasons including difficulty in sustaining and repairing them, as well as the narrowing gap between US and Russian military capabilities; | — US military industrial output is incapable of keeping up with Russian or Chinese military industrial output; | — The US is provoking and attempting to sustain wars thousands of kilometers from its own shores, straining its capability to maintain let alone prevail in these conflicts; | — A conflict with China will involve challenges many times greater than those the US…

infobrics (2024-03-29). Putin's comments about F-16 confirm previous analyses about its uselessness. infobrics.org The MiG-31BM's Zaslon-M PESA (passive electronically scanned array) radar, based on the legendary Zaslon, the world's first ESA, detects hostile aircraft at a staggering 400 km range, meaning that it could detect and track the F-16 long before the latter is even aware of the MiG-31BM's presence, to say nothing of the latter's 400 km range R-37M missile.

infobrics (2024-03-29). Western countries in 'peace talks' without Russia. infobrics.org According to Olaf Scholz, Western states and Ukraine are trying to achieve a peace agreement but without any Russian participation.

infobrics (2024-03-29). Turkey expected to become US' largest supplier of artillery. infobrics.org Erdogan is not an honest broker in searching for peace between Russia and Ukraine.

infobrics (2024-03-29). BRICS: Russia Has Taken the Leadership of the Alliance and More and More Countries Want to Join. infobrics.org Many countries are vying for admission to the BRICS economic group backed by China and Russia, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-03-29). Ukraine Attacks Russia's Belgorod Region Using Fake 'Russian Dissidents'. globalresearch.ca

themoscowtimes (2024-03-29). Russia, Ukraine Swap Fallen Soldiers' Bodies. themoscowtimes.com Moscow received the remains of 29 servicemen, according to a Russian lawmaker.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-29). Who Was Behind the Downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17? globalresearch.ca The MH17 Inquiry has been conducted in an insidious fashion. Important pieces of evidence including eye witness reports, audio & video material transmitted through Ukraine Intelligence (SBU) have been manipulated or excluded from the Dutch inquiry, which largely endorses Washington's accusations directed against Moscow.

albawaba (2024-03-29). Russia uncovers Ukrainian link to Crocus concert hall attack. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Russian authorities have made significant strides in their investigation into the tragic terror attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast. The Russian Information Agency reports that the Investigative Committee has obtained compelling evidence pointing to a Ukrainian connection with the perpetrators of the heinous act.According to statements from the Russian Investigative Committee, concrete evidence has surfaced linking the terrorists responsible for the Crocus attack to Ukrainian nationalists.Furthermore, investigators have uncovered information indicating that the attac…

themoscowtimes (2024-03-29). Overnight Russian Attack Damages 3 Power Stations in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com One of the country's main energy providers DTEK said three of its power stations had been attacked, leaving facilities "severely damaged."

thecommunists (2024-03-29). Uncle Sam heads for the exit in Ukraine leaving Europe in a panic. thecommunists.org French president Emmanuel Macron's showy diplomatic efforts to whip the rest of Europe into line against Russia have so far only succeeded in emphasising the divisions within the western camp and by contrast the steady progress Russian forces are making towards their stated objectives in Ukraine. The French president's complaints about other (non-specific) European Union …

World Beyond War (2024-03-29). The EU Can Only Survive as a Peace Project and Not as a NATO Subsidiary. pressenza.com EU Leaders, Stop the Warmongering!: | By Florina Tufescu | The most recent poll commissioned by the European Council for Foreign Relations (an influential think tank that employs numerous leading politicians, EU officials, and former NATO secretaries general) shows that 41% of European citizens would prefer for Europe to put pressure on Ukraine to engage in negotiations with Russia, as compared to 31% who favour continued military support. Yet the conclusion of the

themoscowtimes (2024-03-29). Russia Extends Curbs on Money Transfers Abroad. themoscowtimes.com The restrictions will be in effect between April 1 and Sep. 30, Russia's Central Bank said.

tvbrics (2024-03-29). Sergey Lavrov: Russia will invite BRICS+ partners to summit in Kazan. tvbrics.com A new category of "partner country" is being prepared for the event…

ecns.cn (2024-03-29). Coal production in China reach historic highs last year. ecns.cn Coal production and import volumes in China reached historic highs last year, driven by several factors, such as economic recovery and the rapid development of high-energy-consuming tech industries like computing power.

The Independent (2024-03-29). UPDF starts Arabic, Chinese language courses. independent.co.ug Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has started Arabic and Chinese courses to enable soldiers to effectively communicate with their counterparts from countries speaking the two dialects. The new courses have been launched at the Military Intelligence School in Nakasongola district. Maj Gen Charles Birungi, who is the …

ecns.cn (2024-03-28). '143 people still missing' after Moscow attack. ecns.cn As many as 143 people are still missing after last week's attack near Moscow when gunmen sprayed concertgoers with automatic weapons and set the venue on fire, a Russian state news outlet reported on Wednesday.

themoscowtimes (2024-03-29). Armenia Blocks Pro-Kremlin TV Host's Shows. themoscowtimes.com The two shows "Evening With Vladimir Solovyov" and "Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov" were pulled off the air.

themoscowtimes (2024-03-29). Tajikistan Detains 9 Moscow Concert Attack Suspects — Reports. themoscowtimes.com Sources said that the Tajik intelligence services were working together with their Russian counterparts in an investigation.

Drago Bosnic (2024-03-29). Why Is NATO and The Kiev Regime Terrified of Russia's 'Zircon' Hypersonic Missile? globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-03-29). Russian Forces Target Intelligence Facilities in Kiev. globalresearch.ca

Jonathan King (2024-03-29). Biden Is Quietly Funding Nuclear Weapons Upgrades That Could Imperil the Planet. truthout.org President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech failed to discuss a critical matter — the administration's funding for the upgrading of all three legs of the nuclear weapons triad: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), submarines and bomber aircraft. The upgrades, new weapons systems and production of new nuclear warheads are estimated to cost taxpayers over $2 trillion dollars over the… |

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-29). Australian Greens MPs, unionists sign on to demand Russian anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky's freedom. greenleft.org.au

Pressenza New York (2024-03-29). International Uranium Film Festival Starts Today at Loyola University in Chicago with the Legendary Atomic War Movie "On the Beach" pressenza.com Sunday the Festival Presents the U.S. Premiere of Oscar Nominated Documentary, "Building Bombs" (1990), Makes 4k Restoration Premiere at Music Box Theatre: | Taking place this weekend, the Oscar nominated documentary BUILDING BOMBS (1990) makes its US Restoration Premiere in Chicago. With filmmakers Mark Mori and Susan J. Robinson in attendance for a post screening Q&A, the evening promises to evoke important conversation about America's complicated nuclear history and what it means at this moment in time.< | The new 4K restoration, supported by the Academy Film Archive screens at the Music Box Theatre on...

Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign (2024-03-29). Free Boris Kagarlitsky and all Russian anti-war political prisoners! cadtm.org

newarab (2024-03-29). The New Arab Weekly: IS-K attack Moscow and UNSC resolution. newarab.com This week on The New Arab Weekly, we look at the deadly Islamic State — Khorasan Province attack in Moscow, the Gaza ceasefire resolution that was passed at the United Nations Security Council, and the release of a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. | We're joined by The New Arab's Head of News Paul Mcloughlin (

Larry Johnson (2024-03-29). A Desperate West Steps Up Its Covert Actions As Delusional Thinking Persists. sonar21.com The CIA is working overtime to push the lie that they warned the Russians about the 22 March terrorist attack and the Russians ignored that warning. Simply not true. As I noted in my previous article, the USG warning issued on March 7 only specified 48 hours. I have no idea when that "clock" started but let's assume it was Friday the 7th and ended on Sunday the 9th. Since the "predicted" action did not take place there are at least two possible explanations — 1) the intel was bogus or 2) the stepped up Russian security at the Crocus City Hall on March 8 thwarted the attack. | Unless the intel stipulat…