(2022-05-29). U.S. to deliver longer-range missile systems to Ukraine within weeks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMay 28, 2022 Biden administration approves supply of MLRS to Ukraine The Biden administration is likely to announce about the approved decision to send long-range M31 GMLRS multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine, U.S. media reported referring to well-informed sources. The New York Times said that The Biden administration has approved sending long-range multiple launch …
(2022-05-29). Tensions in Colombia as voters elect new president. colombiareports.com 
Colombia's voters take part in the first round of the most violent presidential elections in a decade. Tensions in the South American country are high after irregularities in congressional elections…
(2022-05-29). Poland: transit hub for delivering U.S., NATO arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92May 27, 2022 "Sukhoi" fighter aircrafts delivered, tanks on hold In total, the authorities in Kyiv will receive 14 "Sukhoi" fighter aircrafts and at least six helicopters. Ukraine's air force has received reinforcements at the same time as the controversy over the delivery of tanks produced in the west. Israel "stopped" a shipment of German …
(2022-05-29). CNN: U.S. mulls sending more advanced weaponry to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92May 27, 2022 The United States prepares for a new move — the most powerful weapon so far The administration of U.S. President Joseph Biden is preparing to strengthen Ukraine's armaments. The U.S. administration intends to do that by sending advanced, long-range missile systems, which are now the main request of Ukrainian officials, several unnamed …
(2022-05-29). China to provide South Pacific countries 'what US, Australia failed to offer'. popularresistance.org As China and South Pacific island countries are going to strengthen their cooperation to better serve local people's demand for development, some voices from the West or Western media have started to distort the cooperation and hype the fear of a new "Cold War." Chinese experts said the US and Australia always see the island countries as their puppets. So when China help them to become independent and prosperous, the West will definitely feel anxious. | Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea an…
(2022-05-29). The rise of NATO in Africa. popularresistance.org Anxiety about the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) toward the Russian border is one of the causes of the current war in Ukraine. But this is not the only attempt at expansion by NATO, a treaty organization created in 1949 by the United States to project its military and political power over Europe. In 2001, NATO conducted an "out of area" military operation in Afghanistan, which lasted 20 years, and in 2011, NATO—at the urging of France—bombed Libya and overthrew its government. NATO military operations in Afghanistan and Libya were the prelude to discussions of a "Global NAT…
(2022-05-29). Japan to allow sale of fighter jets, missiles to NATO, ASEAN nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaMay 27, 2022 Japan to enable fighter jet and missile exports to 12 nationsIndia, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines among destinations The Japanese government plans to allow exports of fighter jets, missiles and other arms to 12 countries, including India, Australia as well as some European and Southeast Asian nations, Nikkei has learned. Regulatory …
(2022-05-29). Impunity Of Ukrainian Militants Contribute To Flourishing Anarchy (Photos 18+, Video). southfront.org 
Militants of the punitive battalion "Aidar" | The actions of armies on the battlefield must be humane, the Geneva Convention suggests. However, not all soldiers adhere to valiant principles of warfare. The Ukrainian Army, as a representative of a country that has been subjected to aggression, feels permissive. The whole world ignores the unlawful actions of the AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine), justifying the blindness with the claims that Ukraine is a victim country. | The atrocities of the AFU are shared and glori…
(2022-05-29). Military Situation In Ukraine On May 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
emptyRussia attacked AFU storage in Krivy Rih with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Boguslavka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Nikolaevka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Pokrovskoe with high-precision missiles; | On May 28, 300 AFU members were killed and armored vehicles were destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, according to the Russian MO…
(2022-05-29). As Things Fall Apart Biden May Want To Escalate. popularresistance.org Is reality setting in? Is that why a Washington Post reporter, who has been on the frontline in Ukraine, was allowed to write this? | "Ukrainian volunteer fighters in the east feel abandoned. | After three months of war, this company of 120 men is down to 54 because of deaths, injuries and desertions. | The volunteers were civilians before Russia invaded on Feb. 24, and they never expected to be dispatched to one of the most dangerous front lines in eastern Ukraine. They quickly found themselves in the crosshairs of war, feeling abandoned by their military superiors and struggling to survive."
(2022-05-29). Outlook of an Italian Communist: Why a 'Second Cold War' scenario projects a false framework. iacenter.org By Alessio Arena May 27, 2022 Fronte Popolare, Italy Arena's article was published March 14 as part of his organization's discussion on the current world situation, as seen from the point of view of the working class in Italy, an EU member that in most cases follows policies in line with Washington's. The International Action Center is attempting to make some of the discussion in the world communist movement available to U.S. readers. Translation: John Catalinotto Workers in the Pisa-Livorno area stopped air shipments of weapons to Ukraine earlier in the spring. This demonstration was in Pisa. That the Cold War h…
(2022-05-29). Singapore prime minister warns of nuclear arms race in Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaMay 26, 2022 Singapore PM Lee warns of nuclear 'arms race' amid Ukraine war Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday warned of a nuclear "arms race" in Asia if countries prioritize national security over regional stability, as governments look to bolster their defense capabilities in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. …
(2022-05-29). From Portuguese Communist Party: Brief notes on the grave world crisis. iacenter.org By Jorge Cadima May 27, 2022 First published in O Militante, magazine of the Portuguese Communist Party. The author is a regular contributor to PCP publications. This analysis is a contribution to the discussion of the current period, underlined by the crisis in Ukraine. Translation: John Catalinotto. The world is in a deep convulsion. Three decades after the victory of the counterrevolutions in Eastern Europe, humanity faces the danger of a catastrophe. Sign reads, 'Yes to peace, No to war,' Lisbon, Portugal. Credit: Avante The offensive to impose U.S. planetary hegemony, with the unpunished attacks and assaults…
(2022-05-29). Capitalism and Baby Formula. popularresistance.org There is an historic shortage of baby formula. There are parts of the country where food for infants simply can't be found at any price. This headline is the most honest about the situation. "America is running out of baby formula because 3 companies control the market and babies aren't that profitable ." There are only three baby formula manufacturers and one of them, Abbott, had to shut down its plant after a whistleblower revealed their product was contaminated. Two infant deaths may be related to the contamination, which went undiscovered despite Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority. | The Biden…
(2022-05-29). Palestine solidarity activists slam Minnesota agency over divestment opportunism. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN — On May 25, Palestine solidarity activists gathered in the Minnesota state capitol for a press conference and rally to demand the State Board of Investment (SBI) divest public funds from a group of Israeli companies and bonds involved in the occupation of Palestine. The rally took place immediately before the SBI's quarterly meeting, and was organized by Minnesota BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) Community, a coalition of local organizations. | The SBI consists of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, State Auditor Julie Blaha and Secretary of State Steve Simon. | Act…
(2022-05-29). Chinese vice foreign minister briefs media on visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to China. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu on Saturday gave a briefing on the trip of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to China in an interview with the press.
(2022-05-29). (W.E. Talk) We can't succeed in fighting COVID-19 if we act alone: Yale University scholar. ecns.cn "I think the most profound impact will be a recognition that we cannot deal with transnational challenges such as the pandemics by a simply national solution," said Paul Kennedy, Professor Of History And Director Of International Security Studies at Yale University at the talk show "Cultural Relativity".
(2022-05-29). China's Zhongshan,Changcheng stations in South Pole maintain zero-COVID infection rate. ecns.cn China's Changcheng and Zhongshan research stations in the South Pole have maintained a "zero-infection" rate since the outbreak of the global pandemic, according to the country's National Medical Care and Research Center for Polar Expedition in Shanghai East Hospital.
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to know if your teen needs mental health support. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of mental health issues during the pandemic. Dr. Marcie Billings, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician, says 1 in 5 youth will have a mental health issue in their teen years. Here's what to watch for. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-WF6NzZpHhc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. The number of teens needing mental health support…
(2022-05-29). Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
emptyOn May 26, more than a dozen people were killed and wounded in a suicide attack on the Taliban's defense minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid's residence in Nangarhar province. Mullah Ya'qub survived the assassination attempt; | On May 25, more than 44 civilians were killed and wounded by three explosions in the city of Mazare Sharif; | On May 25, four people were killed by an explosion in the city of Kabul; | On May 25, forces loyal to Ahmad Massoud reportedly kille…
(2022-05-29). Indo-Pacific power dynamic in radical shift. peoplesdispatch.org The recent joint air patrol by Russia and China displayed a very high level of military cooperation at a juncture when the two countries are facing new provocations and added pressure from the US…
(2022-05-29). Military Situation In Syria On May 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
emptyOn May 28, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 2  ; in Latakia province, 2  ; in Aleppo province, 1  ; in Hama province, 1  ; in Idlib province; | On May 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kansafra area; | On May 29, Turkish-backed forces reportedly arrested an ISIS commander in the city of al-Bab; | On May 29, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north…
(2022-05-29). 'Successful Attack' Of Kyiv's Forces In Kherson Appears To Be Total Disaster (Photos). southfront.org 
Over the past days, pro-Kyiv sources have been spreading reports about some mysterious 'successful attack' on positions of the Russian Army in Kherson Region. These reports claim that the attack resulted in 'multiple successes' of Kyiv's forces against "hordes from the East", especially in the area of Davidov Brod. | Nonetheless, the strange point is that all these successes of Kyiv resulted in no changes of the frontline in the area. On top of this, almost only photos that appeared from the area show destroyed military equipment and dead soldiers of Kyiv. | In own turn, pro-Russian sources reported that Kyiv's f…
(2022-05-29). In Video: Russian Artillery Fire Destroy Italian FH70 Howitzers In Donbass. southfront.org 
Ukrainian service members manning a FH70 howitzer in the Donbass region. Screen grab (youtu.be/iLWMh8q61S8). | The Russian military has destroyed a battery of Italian-made FH70 155 mm towed howitzers which were recently supplied to Kiev forces. | On May 29, Russian sources shared footage showing the destruction of the FH70 battery on an unspecified front in the Donbass region. The battery was struck by what appears to be a heavy artillery shell that knocked out the howitzers with shrapnel and blow up their…
(2022-05-29). Turkey Acknowledges Losing Two Soldiers In Northern Iraq. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | Two more Turkish soldiers had been killed in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, where Ankara is currently counducting an operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Turkish Ministry of National Defense acknowledged on May 29. | Soldier Hasan àáatal was killed on May 28 when an improvised explosive device went off as he and other soldiers were passing near it, while soldier, Muhammed Sertta≈…
(2022-05-29). Russian Warplanes Keep Eye On Turkish-Backed Militants In Northeastern Syria With Illumination Bombs. southfront.org 
emptyThe Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) is keeping a close eye on Turkish-backed Syrian militants, who are Early on May 29, fighter jets and reconnaissance planes of the VKS conducted a series of sorties over Turkish-occupied are…
(2022-05-29). Pinpoint Iraqi Airstrikes Kill Three Terrorists Of ISIS In Hamrin Mountains (Video). southfront.org 
emptyOn May 29, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Forces carried out five airstrikes on a cave in the Hamrin Mountains, which lay between the province of Diyala and the Tigris river in northern Iraq, where ISIS cells had been hiding. | In a statement, Major General Yehia al-Rasool, a spokesman for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, said that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. | Following the airstrikes, a force from the Iraqi military's 2nd an…
(2022-05-29). Suspected Drone Strike Kills Three Near Turkish-Occupied Ras Al-Ain In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
The aftermath of the deadly explosion to the south of Ras al-Ain. Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On May 29, three men were killed when an explosion tore apart their vehicle, a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV, in the area of al-Alia to the south of the Turkish-occupied town of Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The two of the men killed in the explosion were identified as Ahmed al-Abed al-Hamza, also known as "Abu Ammar al-Hushu," a commander of the Turkish-backed Mu'tasim Division, and…
(2022-05-29). Early gay liberation/ Anti-racist solidarity. iacenter.org By Leslie Feinberg May 27, 2022 Part 76 of Feinberg's Lavender & Red series on the intersection of LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history appeared Oct. 7, 2006, in Workers World newspaper, which published the 120-installment series between 2004-2008. One particularly militant action by a multinational group of gay men took place during the Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention in the fall of 1970, convened by the Black Panther Party. It included a demonstration of anti-racist unity. Leslie Feinberg at Syracuse, New York, Pride, June 15, 2013. Photo: Minnie Bruce Pratt During the convention, a group of four gay…
(2022-05-29). Journey to China 2022: My China Activism, Fact Finding & Solidarity Trip. indybay.org My Shanghai Lockdown Life, Challenge and Community Spirit in Lockdown Shanghai in Socialist China…
(2022-05-29). More China-donated COVID-19 vaccine syringes arrive in Myanmar. ecns.cn A new batch of 5.42 million China-donated COVID-19 vaccine syringes arrived in Myanmar's Yangon on Saturday, said a statement from the Chinese Embassy to Myanmar.
(2022-05-29). OMS sobre viruela del mono: "Que no cunda el pánico" cubadebate.cu "Sabemos que tendremos más casos en los próximos días", reconoció la jefa de preparación y prevención de epidemias y pandemias de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (0MS), Sylvie Briand, quien hizo una llamada para que no cunda el pánico, dado que "no es una enfermedad que deba preocupar al público en general". "No es la covid ni otras enfermedades que se propagan rápidamente", aclaró.
(2022-05-29). Vaccinations key to coping with COVID. ecns.cn Relying on infection with the Omicron strain to develop immunity to COVID-19 is a dangerous and flawed choice, a health expert said on Friday.
(2022-05-29). W.E. Talk – Vaccination problem in poorer nations has to be undertaken rapidly: Professor Duara. ecns.cn "One of the biggest problems is the structural access to (COVID-19) vaccination across poorer nations." Professor Prasenjit Duara from Duke University said at the talk show "Cultural Relativity".
(2022-05-29). Cuba cierra jornada del sábado con 31 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y sin fallecidos por 17 días consecutivos. cubadebate.cu Cuba cerró la jornada del sábado 28 de mayo con 31 nuevos casos de COVID-19 diagnosticados y sin reportar fallecidos por 17 días consecutivos. En el día hubo 31 altas y se atienden en cuidados intensivos cuatro pacientes graves confirmados.
(2022-05-29). Open thread for today and a few comments. thesaker.is Use as an open thread for today for any topic discussed at the Saker Blog and not already being discussed in other threads. Comments:  ; This article by Andrei Maryanov…
(2022-05-29). Letter from Faina Savenkova, Lugansk, To Children of Europe on World Children's Day. thesaker.is Faina Savenkova, Lugansk, To Children of Europe on World Children's Day Half of my childhood was spent in war. And for three years now I have been trying to get…
(2022-05-29). Hundreds of bottling workers at Gatorade factory triumph in union election. popularresistance.org 240 workers at a Refresco bottling plant in Wharton, New Jersey won their election for union recognition May 21. After two years of intense struggle and against all of the dirty tricks the boss could muster, these workers have made it clear that they won't back down until they get what's right. | Workers at the Wharton plant began organizing in February 2020. They had faced years of abusive supervisors, poor safety conditions, low wages, and an unforgiving attendance and scheduling system. Anthony Sanchez, an employee at the plant for 15 years, said he started organizing with his co-workers to stop the "despotic…
(2022-05-29). Iraq passes law making ties with Israel criminal offence. popularresistance.org Its passage cemented the Arab countries invariable, and age old, policy of refusing to recognize the occupying regime. | The legislation applies to all Iraqis, governmental and independent institutions, as well as foreign nationals working in Iraq. | In a statement, the Parliament said the legislation is a true reflection of the will of the people.
(2022-05-29). Labor Notes Conference 2022: It's Gonna Be Big. popularresistance.org This year's Labor Notes Conference (June 17-19, Chicago) will be one for the record books. About 4,000 people are coming—more than ever before—after a long wait. | There's plenty to celebrate this year, starting with phenomenal new organizing wins at Starbucks and Amazon. Dozens of shop floor organizers from both companies will be there, including plenary speakers Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls ("We want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to space, because while he was up there we were organizing a union") and Michelle Eisen of Starbucks Workers United. | Conference-goers will hear firsthand fro…
(2022-05-29). The recipe for misinformation in the 2022 Brazilian elections : Peoples Dispatch. popularresistance.org If in the electoral year of 2018, the fake-news which circulated the most on social media platforms were related to the candidates themselves, the current misinformation questions the electoral process itself, according to the specialists interviewed by Brasil de Fato. The recent and constant mudslinging by the president and his allies about the alleged unreliability of electronic voting machines illustrates this. | It's no coincidence that this agenda is also prevalent in the far-right groups of the deeper layers of Telegram. In these more underground platforms, the far-right has complete dominance. "And the mos…
(2022-05-29). UN Warns of 'Total Societal Collapse' Due to Breaching of Planetary Boundaries. popularresistance.org When the United Nations published its 2022 'Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction' (GAR2022) in May, the world's attention was on its grim verdict that the world was experiencing an accelerating trend of natural disasters and economic crises. But not a single media outlet picked up the biggest issue: the increasing probability of civilizational collapse. | Buried in the report, which was endorsed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is the finding that escalating synergies between disasters, economic vulnerabilities and ecosystem failures are escalating the risk of a "global collapse" scenario.
(2022-05-29). Welcome to Selsey, a community that welcomed back the marsh. popularresistance.org As climate-fueled floods and droughts wreak havoc around the world, a hard truth is emerging: sooner or later, water always wins. But these devastating water extremes are not just due to climate change. They are made much worse by our poor development choices aimed at controlling water. The following excerpt is from the book >Water Always Wins, in which Hakai contributor Erica Gies follows innovators in what she calls the Slow Water movement who are instead asking a revolutionary question: what does water want? | What water wants is to reclaim its slow phases—wetlands, floodplains, mangrove forests—th…
(2022-05-29). New astrophysics research finds link between global warming and local temperature variations. peoplesdispatch.org By using a mathematical approach inspired by research on the universe's light, a researcher has proposed how global warming may lead to locally unstable weathers in different parts of the world…
(2022-05-29). Cameroon and Russia Start Working More Closely Together. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov Despite the distances that separate the two regions, Russia and Africa have been bound together by close political, economic and cultural ties for many decades. In the West, African nations tend to be associated with poverty and a lack of development, and receive little media coverage, but in reality many countries on the…
(2022-05-29). The Return of the "Oil Tanker War" with Messages Affecting the Nuclear File. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier After two years of a fragile lull, the "Oil Tanker War" has reappeared in the international arena. Iran has confronted the US through its European ally, Greece, which has been pushed against Tehran. However, the confrontation this time is different as the Iranian message is not limited to the seizure of one…
(2022-05-29). Planned Jewish nationalist "flag march" is a festival of hate. electronicintifada.net Palestinian resistance warns it will do whatever it takes to protect holy sites.
(2022-05-29). Blood brotherhood: Azeri-Turkish war on Karabakh lesson for region, world. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMay 28, 2022 Azerbaijani President: "Turkish-Azerbaijani brotherhood and unity is very important factor for the region and the world" "Turkish-Azerbaijani brotherhood and unity are the main direction for our peoples, a very important factor for the region and the world, a factor of security and stability," President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said speaking …
(2022-05-29). Azerbaijani chieftain: War against Nagorno-Karabakh taught the world about Bayraktar. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMay 28, 2022 Azerbaijani President: "There is no-one in the world who would not know the role of the famous "Bayraktar" in the second Karabakh war." "At the same time, I would like to sincerely welcome Selcuk Bayraktar. Selcuk Bey is not only the organizer and initiator of TEKNOFEST, Selcuk Bey and the …
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: Santa Cruz: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org Meet at Town Clock, N. Pacific Ave. and Water Street, Santa Cruz, CA 9 60…
(2022-05-29). China's first salt cavern compressed air energy storage starts operation. ecns.cn China's first salt cavern compressed air energy storage started operations in Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday, marking significant progress in the research and application of China's new energy storage technology.
(2022-05-29). China waives student-loan interest, defers repayment for 2022. ecns.cn China has issued a circular on waiving this year's interest of government-subsidized student loans and allowing the deferred repayment of loans, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.
(2022-05-29). Mongolian minister says China's experience in combating desertification worth learning. ecns.cn As China has made wide strides in combating desertification with its forest cover greatly increased over the past decades, Mongolia draws inspiration from the neighboring country's experience.
(2022-05-29). El tiempo: Nublados, chubascos y tormentas eléctricas en gran parte del país. cubadebate.cu 🌦Será abundante la nubosidad en gran parte del país, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas desde el final de la mañana, que serán numerosos durante la tarde en occidente, y fuertes en algunas localidades.
(2022-05-29). Pakistan welcomes China-proposed Global Security Initiative. ecns.cn Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Global Security Initiative (GSI) proposed by the Chinese leadership, saying that it has derived its core from the principles of the United Nations.
(2022-05-29). Tormenta Agatha se convertirá en huracán antes de llegar a las costas del sur de México. cubadebate.cu La autoridad meteorológica mexicana apuntó que se prevén deslaves, inundaciones, desbordamientos de ríos y arroyos por la influencia da Agatha. El fenómeno meteorológico se convertirá en huracán este domingo antes de llegar a las costas del sur de México, territorio al que llegará entre el lunes y martes venideros.
(2022-05-29). Catalunya amb Cuba: de Santa Perpètua de Mogoda salió nuevo contenedor solidario (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu En la localidad de Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, en la provincia de Barcelona, fue cargado, este sábado 28 de mayo, un contendor de 40 pies con material sanitario con destino a Cuba, por un valor de 250 000 euros. Este envío es el quinto de la campaña "Toneladas de Solidaridad contra el Bloqueo a Cuba", que impulsa el Movimiento Estatal de Solidaridad con Cuba (MESC), siendo el tercero desde tierras catalanas.
(2022-05-29). Consumer Health: Treating bladder cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about this common type of cancer. More than 81,000 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, and more than 17,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Bladder cancer occurs in men more frequently than in women, and the risk increases with age, especially after 55. Bladder cancer signs and symptoms…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: Pacifica: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org Meet at Pacifica Community Center, 540 Crespi Drive (cross street: HWY 1), Pacifica 94044…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 5/28: Support Oakland Parker Elementary Occupation-Stop The Public School Closures. indybay.org Oakland Parker Elementary School | 7929 Ney St. | Oakland…
(2022-05-29). 5-25-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Summer Sun Safety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Memorial Day weekend is often considered the unofficial kick-off to summertime. For many families, summer includes enjoying outdoor activities and fun in the sun. But, that can also lead to recurring sunburns and potentially other sun related issues, including skin cancer. On May 25th, John Kohorst, M.D., a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic Health System, discussed how to protect your skin from the sun's damaging rays, outlined treatments for common problems and took a closer look at one of the most effective techniques…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: March for Our Lives 2022: Nationwide Protests to End Gun Violence. indybay.org In cities around the SF Bay Area, throughout CA and across the USA: http: //marchforourlives.com/march22…
(2022-05-29). Andrei Martyanov: Change of Narrative. thesaker.is Please visit Andrei's website: smoothiex12.blogspot.com/ and support him here: www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=60459185…
(2022-05-29). Estados Unidos se aleja cada vez más de la América latinoamericana y caribeña. cubadebate.cu La política excluyente de Estados Unidos de cara a la mal llamada Cumbre de las Américas, explica por qué el ALBA-TCP reclama un cambio en las relaciones hemisféricas, con base en la Carta de la ONU y el Derecho Internacional. La coyuntura está indicando a las naciones latinoamericanas y caribeñas que la solución a sus dilemas está en su unión.
(2022-05-29). Pacifica's General Counsel and the Bylaws Referendum. indybay.org In 2021, Pacifica members voted for the New Bylaws by a 6820 to 5471 margin. | Pacifica's General Counsel's arguments ruling the referendum lost do not hold up to scrutiny.
(2022-05-29). Pepe Mujica asegura que la Cumbre de las Américas va a ser "más ruido que nueces" cubadebate.cu El expresidente de Uruguay José Mujica aseguró que la próxima Cumbre de las Américas, que se celebrará en Los àÅngeles, Estados Unidos, será "más ruido que nueces", ya que este tipo de actividades "están muy venidas a menos hace tiempo" y no reflejan la necesidad de los pueblos.
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Gardening grows benefits for body and mind. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harvesting a vegetable garden may bring more than just dinner. Nutrition experts at Mayo Clinic say gardening is good for your body and mind. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/SET8mLDq3_0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-05-29). U.S. urged to give up its obsession with containing China. ecns.cn The key for the China-U.S. relationship to walk out of the predicament is for the U.S. side to abandon its mania for zero-sum games, give up its obsession with encircling and containing China and stop undermining China-U.S. relations.
(2022-05-29). (W.E. Talk) China never seeks for dominance over others: Peking University scholar. ecns.cn "What China have been seeking for is not dominating others, but ruling our own country well, or a good governance, which is rooted in our thought," Professor Yang Lihua from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Peking University, said at the talk show "Cultural Relativity".
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Don't ignore the warning signs of stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On average, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A stroke is a medical emergency, and prompt treatment is crucial. Early action can reduce brain damage and other complications. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, depriving the brain of oxygen. It's important to recognize the warning signs of stroke, because prompt treatment can minimize brain damage. Every…
(2022-05-29). Venezuela ready to resume talks with U.S. for easing sanction. america.cgtn.com Venezuela's government and opposition are about to resume talks after the U.S. proposed easing sanctions. But there are still challenges ahead to returning to the negotiating table.
(2022-05-29). Weight-loss survey on Mayo Clinic Diet polled more than 200,000 people in the U.S. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The New Mayo Clinic Diet, the official dietary program developed by Mayo Clinic, released key findings this week from its Diet Mindset Assessment. This survey of over 200,000 consumers in the U.S. provided insights into their mindsets when beginning a new diet program. Survey information was compiled and reviewed by Digital Wellness, a world-leading digital health platform that powers the world's most renowned and trusted weight-loss brands. Key findings of the survey…
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic in Arizona receives comprehensive stroke center certification. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix announces that it has received certification from DNV as a comprehensive stroke center, reflecting the highest level of competence for treatment of serious stroke events. The DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification is based on standards set forth by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association, and affirms that the medical center addresses the full spectrum of stroke care — diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education — and…
(2022-05-29). Playoffs 2022: La lluvia se robó el show y los Tigres ganaron una raya. cubadebate.cu La lluvia se robó el protagonismo en esta jornada sabatina de los cuartos de final de la pelota cubana, al no poder realizarse uno de los tres partidos pactados (entre Matanzas y Las Tunas), y otro quedar sellado en las postrimerías (entre Sancti Spíritus y Pinar del Río). En el encuentro entre Ciego de àÅvila y Mayabeque, mientras tanto, vencieron los Tigres.
(2022-05-29). Nueva sustancia extremadamente reactiva es descubierta en la atmósfera. cubadebate.cu Científicos de la Universidad de Copenhague (Dinamarca) han descubierto compuestos químicos altamente reactivos que se forman en condiciones atmosféricas naturales, pero que podrían representar una amenaza para la salud humana y el medio ambiente.
(2022-05-29). Friday 5/27: #We Demand Justice: Protest Rally at NRA Convention in Houston (livestream). indybay.org Protest livestream and online actions…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: Redwood City: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: Mountain View: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org Gateway Park, 790 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040…
(2022-05-29). Todo listo: Hoy es día de elecciones en Colombia. cubadebate.cu El registrador nacional Alexander Vega afirmó este sábado que todo está listo en Colombia para la celebración de las elecciones presidenciales en esta jornada de domingo. En los comicios, más de 39 millones de colombianos tendrán la posibilidad de elegir al presidente y vicepresidente del país para el período 2022-2026.
(2022-05-29). Eurasian Economic Union needs to redesign logistics amid Western sanctions: Belarusian president. ecns.cn To counter the colossal pressure from the West, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) needs urgent measures to redesign its logistics, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told an online meeting on Friday.
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Community leaders are key to reaching people underrepresented in research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To address health disparities and reach underserved communities, work is underway at Mayo Clinic to raise up community voices through community engagement. "Community engagement is an ongoing process," explains Dr. Chyke Doubeni, director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research. "It's a partnership or collaboration among organizational entities and members of the community. And the sole purpose of this is to solve problems and address priorities that a community sees as…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: Benicia: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org First Street Green park, 1st Street & East B Street, Benicia, CA 94510…
(2022-05-29). Time for Australia to reset relationship with China. ecns.cn While the United States is sinking deeper in its anti-China paranoia, Australia might well take a different path that best serves its own national benefit.
(2022-05-29). China's public offering fund volume hits 25.52 trln yuan. ecns.cn Assets under the management of China's public offering funds reached 25.52 trillion yuan (about 3.79 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of April, the latest data from the Asset Management Association of China showed.
(2022-05-29). Comicomment: What's behind the rampant gun violence in U.S.. ecns.cn It is saddening and disturbing that many children have fallen victim to shootings on campus due to the proliferation of guns in the U.S.
(2022-05-29). China, Greece celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. ecns.cn China and Greece have benefited greatly from bilateral cooperation over the past half-century and are moving forward to seize opportunities to strengthen ties in the future, officials and scholars from both sides said Friday during a symposium held both online and offline.
(2022-05-29). Más de 30 toneladas de tabaco perdidas por incendio en depósito de tabaco en Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu El incendio en un depósito de la Empresa de Acopio y Beneficio de Tabaco de Pinar del Río, occidente de Cuba, provocó la pérdida de 30 toneladas del cultivo y cuatro mil cujes, se conoció hoy. La Empresa de Acopio informó que los trabajadores de la entidad realizan en esta jornada labores de escombreo y limpieza para mañana poder iniciar la reconstrucción del depósito.
(2022-05-29). Sofocan incendio de depósito de tabaco en Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Alrededor de las nueve de la noche fue sofocado un incendio que comenzó en la tarde de este sábado en un depósito de tabaco perteneciente a la Empresa de Acopio y Beneficio de Tabaco de Pinar del Río, en el kilómetro cinco de la carretera a San Juan, en la zona conocida como El Vizcaíno. Según el diario El Guerrillero, no hubo lesionados.
(2022-05-29). Science Saturday: The regenerative operating room of the future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Envisioning the future of regenerative medicine elicits images of an operating room that also is a manufacturing facility. Patients undergoing surgery could have immediate access to products biomanufactured within the operating room or even within their own bodies. Products such as tissue engineered for targeted healing or 3D-printed scaffolds that repair diseased organs, bones or cartilage could be customized to address individual needs. This health care vision at the crossroads of biomanufacturing, engineering and regenerative…
(2022-05-29). Rapid City Hotel Owner Arrested for Spraying Native Americans with Chemical Spray. indybay.org RAPID CITY, South Dakota — In this city that is synonymous with bordertown racism, the owner of a hotel here was arrested Friday after spraying Native Americans with a chemical spray as they protested racism at the Grand Gateway Hotel.
(2022-05-29). China-U.S. relations not zero-sum game: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday that China-U.S. relations are not a zero-sum game and the U.S. should address the bilateral ties based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.
(2022-05-29). La Tira de los Lectores: Tu foto por el Día Internacional de la Infancia. cubadebate.cu Vuelve La Tira de los Lectores, esta vez dedicada al Día Internacional de la Infancia. Hace unos días lanzamos esta convocatoria y este domingo publicamos sus fotos en nuestra página y redes sociales.
(2022-05-29). China's lithium-ion battery output tops 95 GWh in March-April. ecns.cn China's lithium-ion battery output topped 95 GWh during March and April as the strong growth momentum of the new energy vehicle sector continued to fuel expansion, official data showed Friday.
(2022-05-29). Helping children cope with school shooting: Tips for talking about tragedy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As the nation tries to comprehend the shooting at a school in Texas that claimed 21 lives, many are now trying to find ways to have conversations with their children to help them cope. Listening to your child at this time is important, says Dr. Paul Croarkin, a Mayo Clinic child psychiatrist. "Listening provides comfort, stability and safety for children," says Dr. Croarkin. All children have different communication styles. Initially, they may not want to discuss what…
(2022-05-29). Cancer and mental health: Mayo Clinic expert dispels myths. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Everyone with cancer experiences it differently and all emotions are valid and important, regardless of the mix or intensity. Shawna Ehlers, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic psychologist and psycho-oncology expert, helps patients cope with the burden of their cancer diagnosis. That includes dispelling myths that stress in their lives caused their cancer or that depression must be suffered through during cancer treatment. "If I had one thing that I could tell all cancer…
(2022-05-29). Cradle of Civilization: Sanxingdui Ruins site. ecns.cn Erlitou was identified by Chinese archaeologist as the relics of the capital city of the middle and late Xia Dynasty.
(2022-05-29). Over 100,000 Hong Kong, Macao residents update travel permit for Chinese mainland. ecns.cn
(2022-05-29). German General Has An Opinion. So Does Russian General–They Are Close. smoothiex12.blogspot.com In the interview to Welt, no less,
(2022-05-29). Friday 6/3: Reimagining Big Basin Vision Summary Community Presentation. indybay.org Downtown Boulder Creek Recreation Hall, 13333 Middleton Ave., Boulder Creek, CA 9 06 | In coordination with the Boulder Creek First Friday Art Walk…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: Monterey: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org Meet at Monterey County Republicans Office, 209 Pearl St, Monterey, CA 93940…
(2022-05-29). Sunken Japanese tour boat brought to port for investigations. ecns.cn The tourist boat that sank off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido last month was raised from the bottom of the sea bed on the second attempt Friday and taken by barge to a local port.
(2022-05-29). Que el Caribe siga siendo un hermano entrañable. cubadebate.cu El miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro cubano Manuel Marrero Cruz presidió este sábado la gala político-cultural en homenaje a las tres décadas de relaciones diplomáticas entre Cuba y San Vicente y las Granadinas.
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic celebrates successful peregrine falcon banding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic staff weighed, named and banded four healthy peregrine falcon chicks on Wednesday, May 25. The chicks have been nesting in a box atop the Mayo Building in downtown Rochester. This year's banding comes as Mayo Clinic celebrates the 35th anniversary of its Peregrine Falcon Program. During the banding process, Jackie Fallon, a naturalist with the Mayo Clinic Peregrine Falcon Program, determined peregrine falcon parents Hattie and Orton had 2 females and 2 males. More…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/4: #WearOrange: Stop Gun Violence – Soul Boxes & Survivor Cards ARTivism Event w/ MDA SJ. indybay.org Plaza del Sol, 200 W Evelyn Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086…
(2022-05-29). Questions and answers about monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Current concerns The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated a U.S. resident tested positive for monkeypox after returning to the U.S. from Canada. The CDC also is tracking multiple clusters of monkeypox that have been reported in early to mid-May in regions that don't normally report monkeypox, including in Europe and North America. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is an infection from animals caused by a virus closely related to the smallpox virus. Infection…
(2022-05-29). Attack on Atlas Subsidary Office in Oakland. indybay.org Windows smashed at Atlas child engineering firm CEL in solidarity with Atlanta Forest Defenders. NO COP CITY.
(2022-05-29). Brasil: Fallecidos por lluvias aumentan a 44, con 56 desaparecidos (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu El Gobierno de Brasil informó este domingo que el número de fallecidos por las fuertes lluvias que azotan desde comienzos de esta semana al estado de Pernambuco, en el noreste del país, llegó a 44, mientras que se elevó a 56 el de desaparecidos. La mayoría de los decesos se produjo durante un deslizamiento de tierra ocurrido el sábado en Recife.
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic expert on how concerned the public should be about monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials are investigating the monkeypox outbreak to determine if the virus acquired a mutation that makes it more transmissible or if superspreader events in Europe may be to blame for the current outbreak."Anytime the virus does something new, it catches our attention," says Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. Watch: Dr. Kennedy discusses the current monkeypox outbreak. youtu.be/O80AmMgSGbg Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites are available in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-05-29). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Complex spine surgery helps Belinda Purdy walk again. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Belinda Purdy isn't the type of person who enjoys sitting on the sidelines. She and her family love to travel, swim, eat out and spend time outdoors. She's used to being on her feet all day and loves to walk 3 or 4 miles per day. But in spring 2020, Belinda felt like she was watching the world go by as she sat still. The problem was debilitating pain in her hip and low back….
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How is a peptic ulcer treated? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Last year, I was diagnosed with heartburn due to a peptic ulcer. My doctor suggested that I see a specialist. Who should I see, and what type of treatment is available? ANSWER: Many people will note that they have "heartburn," and it is important to know that such a symptom could be related to one of several issues in the digestive tract, including peptic ulcer disease. This is where visiting with a health care…
(2022-05-29). China to further open bond market for foreign institutional investors. ecns.cn China said on Friday that it would further facilitate foreign institutional investments in its bond market and coordinate the opening-up of the interbank and exchange bond markets.
(2022-05-29). China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 transferred to launch site. ecns.cn China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was transferred to a launch site on Sunday, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office.
(2022-05-29). Copa del Mundo de Canotaje: Yarisleidis Cirilo lidera a Cuba en otra actuación histórica. cubadebate.cu Como sucedió hace una semana en Racice, otra vez la canoísta Yarisleidis Cirilo se convirtió en la líder del equipo cubano presente en la Copa de Mundo de Canotaje de Poznan y con sus tres medallas de oro, más el título de Josñe Ramón Pelier, la Isla redondeó la segunda mejor actuación histórica de la Isla en estos certámenes de los últimos 15 años.
(2022-05-29). Mayo Clinic expert explains differences between adult and teen depression. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Clinical depression is a mood disorder than can affect anyone and at any age. The signs and symptoms, however, are not the same for everyone. Marcie Billings, M.D., a Mayo Clinic Children's Center pediatrician, says there are some differences between adult depression and teen depression. A mental health issue can be treated, but first, it needs to be diagnosed. Whether you are 13 or 30, anyone can be affected by depression. "It's a very real diagnosis, and…
(2022-05-29). Saturday 6/11: Burlingame: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org Washington Park (near high school entrance), 8 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010 | Families welcome.
(2022-05-29). EU needs to clarify Ukraine has a future in bloc: Zelensky. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the European Union needs to clearly say whether his country will be accepted in the bloc or not.
(2022-05-29). Palestinians getting ready for imminent battle: Al-Arouri. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has said that the people of Palestine are preparing themselves for an upcoming fight.
(2022-05-29). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on May 29. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Sunday, May 29.
(2022-05-29). EU reportedly proposes partial oil embargo against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The EU has called for a ban on seaborne Russian oil deliveries while delaying restrictions on imports from a key Soviet-era pipeline in a bid to break a deadlock over talks to clinch a deal on Brussels' sanctions on Russia.
(2022-05-29). Fire reported in Ashdod refinery in Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Fire and explosion has been reported in Ashdod Oil Refinery, the second-largest oil refinery in Israeli controlled Palestinian lands on Sunday.
(2022-05-29). Iran-Tajikistan trade increased by 463% last year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — "More than $ 131 million worth of goods were exchanged between Iran and Tajikistan in the last Iranian year 1400, indicating an increase of 463% compared to the year before," according to Iran's customs administration.
(2022-05-29). Police busts over ton of narcotics in SE Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The commander of Sistan and Baluchestan police announced that 1 ton and 156 kg of illicit drugs were seized during police operations in the north and the south of the province.
(2022-05-29). Uraman village in Iran's Kordestan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Uraman is a mountainous region in the west of Iran in the heart of Zagros Mountain Range, which is home to 500,000 locals and has an untouched and scenic nature with a very rich culture, and ancient history.
(2022-05-29). Iran, Afghanistan to set up joint chamber of commerce. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The authorities of Afghanistan have expressed readiness to create a joint Chamber of Commerce between Iran and Afghanistan in Kabul.
(2022-05-29). Turkey reportedly postpones op. in NE Syria for later time. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Turkey has reportedly postponed its previously planned attack on northeast Syria after meeting between Turkish commanders with the Turkey-backed armed groups in Syria.
(2022-05-29). Iranian official meets with Iraqi FM to discuss dust storms. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The head of Iranian Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh and the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a joint press conference in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss the dust storms.
(2022-05-29). Iran needs to develop air, sea transport with Africa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy said that Iran's air and sea transportation to the African continent needs to be developed.
(2022-05-29). Tajikistan ready to further develop relations with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — In a meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister, the Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister voiced the country's readiness to further develop relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2022-05-29). Iraq capable of passing political dead-end: Al-Ameri. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The leader of the al-Fatah bloc in the Iraqi parliament has expressed hope that Iraq is able to pass the ongoing political dead-end as soon as possible.
(2022-05-29). VIDEO: Superb landscapes of Arasbaran biosphere in NW Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The enchanting landscapes of Arasbaran, a UNESCO-registered biosphere in East Azarbaijan province, have added to the beauty of the region, making it one of the most famous tourist sites in the country.
(2022-05-29). Iran envoy to Russia meets with FM Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali, who had traveled to Tehran along with the Russian delegation on Saturday met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.
(2022-05-29). Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon arrives in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Sunday afternoon and was welcomed by Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian.
(2022-05-29). S Africa, Fars prov. to bolster cooperation in tourism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The officials of South Africa and Iran's Fars Province have called for enhancing mutual ties in varied fields, particularly in the tourism sector.
(2022-05-29). 4.4 magnitude quake shakes Qasr-e Shirin in W Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Qasr-e Shirin city in Kermanshah Province of Iran two times in a day.
(2022-05-29). Terrorist attack leaves 7 killed, injured in Somalia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — A bomb blast on Sunday led to the killing and injuring of several military forces of Somalia.
(2022-05-29). Tajikistan President arrives in Tehran for bilateral talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday afternoon.
(2022-05-29). 3 Yemenis killed, injured in mine explosion in Al-Hudaidah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Two civilians were killed and another was seriously injured in a land-mine explosion caused by Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's Al-Hudaidah province.
(2022-05-29). Intl. Conf. between Iran-BSEC to be held in Tehran tomorrow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — An International Conference between Iran and Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) entitled "Prospects of Cooperation" will be held in Tehran on Monday.
(2022-05-29). 10 gunmen killed in Egypt's Sinai. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Egyptian army announced on Sunday that 10 gunmen were killed during clashes in Sinai.
(2022-05-29). Shortsighted miscalculations must not hamper Iran-Greece ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Tehran and Athens have always enjoyed ancient ties based on mutual respect, which should not be hampered by deeply shortsighted miscalculations upon an order of a third party.
(2022-05-29). Armed attack in eastern Congo leaves at least 27 dead. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — At least 27 civilians were killed in an armed attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the authorities said on late Saturday.
(2022-05-29). Iran FM, BSEC head discuss broadening mutual cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Secretary General of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Lazar Comanescu in Tehran on Sunday.
(2022-05-29). Heavy rain and landslides leave 34 dead in Brazil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Heavy rains in Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state have left at least 34 dead as of Saturday, according to authorities.
(2022-05-29). Rocket attack reported on US base in eastern Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The media have reported that the Al-Omar oil field occupied by the US army came under rockets attack on Sunday morning.
(2022-05-29). Iran's access to oil revenues grows 60% compared to last year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — The Director General of Public Relations of the oil ministry said Sunday the return of oil revenues has increased by 60% this year as compared to last year.
(2022-05-29). EU reacts to Iran's seizure of Greek ships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — An EU spokesman reacted to the seizure of two Greek oil tankers in Persian Gulf waters on Sunday.
(2022-05-29). Iran women's team ranks 3rd at IWBF Asia Oceania Championship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — Iran's national women's wheelchair basketball team has ranked third in the Asia Oceania Zone Championships held in Thailand.
(2022-05-28). What is at stake in Sunday's presidential elections in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of Sunday's presidential elections in Colombia, we look at the leading presidential candidates, their backgrounds and their proposals to address the various issues in the country…
(2022-05-28). New South Korean government plans onslaught on working class. wsws.org The new right-wing administration intends to exploit the economic crisis to deepen the attacks on workers and remove restrictions on the ability of big business to maximize profits.
(2022-05-28). Iranian Engineer Killed in Drone Attack on Military Facility Near Tehran. news.antiwar.com An Iranian engineer was killed in a drone strike on an Iranian military facility outside of Tehran on Wednesday, The report cited three Iranians with knowledge of the incident and one US official. The Iranians said that quadcopter suicide drones hit the Parchin military complex, which is about 37 miles southeast of the Iranian capital. The Iranian Defense Ministry initially reported the incident as an accident but later said they viewed it as an attack. | The drones exploded into a building used by Iran's Defense Ministry for drone…
(2022-05-28). Samidoun statement in solidarity with MEP Manu Pineda, denied entry to occupied Palestine. samidoun.net 
Last Monday, a European Parliament mission to occupied Palestine was to begin, meaning that an official delegation would observe first hand, from the beginning of the pandemic, the consequences of the apartheid imposed by the Zionist regime specifically focusing on the West Bank, including Jerusalem. A few days before this visit took place, the Israeli …
(2022-05-28). Mark Esper's tell-some reveals U.S. plans for war and terror against Venezuela. mronline.org 
While barely covered in Western media, Esper's confessions have caused a storm of commotion in the South American nation. However, Diego Sequera, a Caracas-based investigative journalist, told MintPress that few were taken aback by the news.
(2022-05-28). Gonzalo Lira: Things Are Disintegrating (The Red Tide Is Coming). thesaker.is Things Are Disintegrating What Happens AFTER the Loss of the Donbas…
(2022-05-28). Russia's Necessary and Legal Military Response to US/ NATO Aggression in Ukraine. thesaker.is By Maria Gritsch for the Saker Blog Evidence shows that Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine is a legally justified, critically necessary, and predictable response to the US' recent…
(2022-05-28). Russian MoD: Briefing on the results of the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine. thesaker.is The Russian Defence Ministry continues to study materials on the implementation of military biological programs of the United States and its NATO allies on the territory of Ukraine. Under the…
(2022-05-28). 'God will sort them out': Ukrainians of Donbass beg NATO to end war. mronline.org 
The Russian "special military operation" in Ukraine reached its 90th day and the Western press continues to be inundated with unverified claims of war crimes Russian forces allegedly have committed. Accusations have been lodged against the Russian military for mass graves in Bucha, a narrative which has been widely accepted in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries.
(2022-05-28). Sweden Appears Poised to Join NATO as Part of Western Mobilization Against Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Andi Olluri Protesters gather during a demonstration against possible Nato membership for Sweden outside the ruling Social Democratic Party's office in Stockholm on 14 May (AFP) Debates in the Country Follow Narrow Lines Defined by Government As Dissenting Voices Are Silenced With great fanfare, Sweden has now (May 15) officially announced it seeks to apply…
(2022-05-28). Ukraine, Georgia, Finland, Sweden, EU to participate in NATO DMs meeting. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMay 27, 2022 Georgian Defence Minister to take part in NATO meeting The meeting will start on June 15, with the alliance inviting its partners from the four states and the EU, the press office of NATO said on Friday. Photo: Reuters Defence ministers of Ukraine, Georgia, Finland and Sweden, along with representatives of the …
(2022-05-28). U.S. mediating between Turkey and Finland, Sweden to further NATO expansion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsMay 28, 2022 Turkey's NATO issues with Sweden, Finland can be overcome: US U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on May 27 he's confident Turkey's objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO can be overcome swiftly, possibly in time for a summit of alliance leaders at the end of next month. At …
(2022-05-28). North Atlantic in South Caucasus: NATO center in Georgia conducts military training. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMay 27, 2022 A course of observers is being conducted at JTEC The NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) is hosting an International Observer (IOCT) course. The training is led by Lithuanian officers together with Georgian instructors. The five-day course includes theoretical and practical lessons. The military conducted the practical part …
(2022-05-28). NATO takes command of another carrier strike group in Mediterranean, Adriatic, Baltic Seas. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATONaval Striking and Support Forces NATOMay 27, 2022 NATO assumes the Command and Control of ITS CAVOUR Carrier Strike Group For the first time in NATO history, Italy transfers the authority of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to NATO. Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) will execute the command and control of the ITS …
(2022-05-28). Famine in East Africa — hundreds of thousands threatened. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel May 26, 2022 Food prices are soaring worldwide. Not just prices of wheat and other grains, which is where the U.S. and its allies in the European Union have focused their attention, but also on products like industrial butter and milk powder, whose prices have jumped 70% in a year. (Le Monde, May 21) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pointed to the price of wheat, claiming that "Russia is weaponizing global food supply" in a conference he had with U.N. officials May 20. (New York Times video, May 20) But experts in the field of crisis management point to other factors that have affected the price…
(2022-05-28). Former CIA & State Department Analyst, Larry C Johnson, on Ukraine, Donbass & Russia. ingaza.wordpress.com I recently spoke with Larry C Johnson, formerly with the CIA and the State Department's Office of Counter Terrorism. Larry provided training to the US Military's Special Operations community for 24 years. See his bio: sonar21.com/about-larry/ RELATED LINKS: *Larry on James Kuntsler's podcast -The Military Situation In The Ukraine -Here's what I found at the…
(2022-05-28). The US baby formula crisis and capitalism's indifference to the lives of children. wsws.org In the wealthiest country in the world, store shelves are empty and millions of families are now facing a desperate struggle to find essential nutrition products for their babies and toddlers.
(2022-05-28). Samidoun to participate in International League of Peoples' Struggle 5th Assembly in Canada. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is preparing for its participation in the 5th Assembly of the International League of Peoples' Struggle in Canada. In addition to joining other organizers for Palestine and global justice movements on a series of panels and workshops, it is organizing a meeting for chapters and supporters throughout Canada to strategize …
(2022-05-28). Samidoun statement to Berlin demonstration against police repression. samidoun.net 
Samidoun in Berlin participated in a demonstration on Friday, 27 May against police repression. The demonstration, organized together with leftist German, Turkish and Kurdish groups, challenged a series of repressive acts by Berlin police throughout May, including multiple bans on Palestinian demonstrations, attacks on Kurdish protests and the Revolutionary May 1 march and bans on …
(2022-05-28). Coward cops, government do nothing while children are massacred. mronline.org 
The Party for Socialism and Liberation expresses our deepest condolences to those impacted by the horrific massacre that was committed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. We condemn in the strongest possible way this atrocious attack, and express our solidarity to the families, children, teachers, and community members who experienced and witnessed the tragedy and its aftermath.
(2022-05-28). In wake of Texas school shooting, Trump glorifies police and vigilante violence at NRA convention. wsws.org Trump seized on the horrific massacre to portray the Democrats' feckless calls for mild gun control measures as a "war on the police," part of a socialist-communist conspiracy against "law-abiding American patriots."
(2022-05-28). Newark, New Jersey healthcare workers strike against low wages and understaffing. wsws.org The union is working to limit the latest rebellion by healthcare workers against intolerable conditions that jeopardize patient care.
(2022-05-28). Planned Parenthood workers to hold union election in 5 states. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – On May 26 at 9: 45 a.m., more than 420 Planned Parenthood staff across the five-state North Central States Region of Planned Parenthood filed union cards with the NLRB signed by a majority of their coworkers seeking a union election to become members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa. | The election filing includes all non-management employees throughout Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Many of the workers provide direct care including abortion services, and others work in education, outreach and office services, and other types of work. The workers requested voluntary r…
(2022-05-28). The Eurasian Economic Union Steps Up. thesaker.is The Eurasian Economic Forum has shown once again that this high-speed — economic integration — train has already left the station. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author's permission and…
(2022-05-28). The recipe for misinformation in the 2022 Brazilian elections. peoplesdispatch.org 
If in the electoral year of 2018, the fake-news which circulated the most on social media platforms were related to the candidates themselves, the current misinformation questions the electoral process itself, according to the specialists interviewed by Brasil de Fato. The recent and constant mudslinging by the president and his allies about the alleged unreliability of electronic voting machines illustrates this. | It's no coincidence that this agenda is also prevalent in the far-right groups of the deeper layers of Telegram. In these more underground platforms, the far-right has complete dominance. "And the mos…
(2022-05-28). Huawei ban undermines Canadian and world security. mronline.org 
The prohibition against Huawei dangerously aligns Canada with the NSA and other members of the Five Eyes spy network.
(2022-05-28). Explosions Reported At Key US Base In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
emptyLate on May 28, a series of explosions rocked the US-led coalition's base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor. | The Sabereen News channel on Telegram, which is known to be close to Iranian-backed factions in Iraq, claimed the that base, known as the Green Village, was hit by a salvo of 12 Grad 122 mm rockets. However, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the explosions were the result of a joint live-fire exercise between the coalition an…
(2022-05-28). Australia's crisis election: The way forward for the working class. wsws.org The meeting will outline the socialist and internationalist perspective the working class requires as it enters into struggle against the new Labor government's program of war and austerity.
(2022-05-28). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP holds talks with right-wing parties. wsws.org The Frontline Socialist Party has abandoned its previous phrase-mongering, now insisting that socialism is a task for the distant future, and offering the false hope of solutions within capitalism by ending corruption and making token reforms.
(2022-05-28). The Vaccine Death Report: Evidence of Millions of Deaths and Serious Adverse Events Resulting from the Experimental COVID-19 Injections. globalresearch.ca This report documents how Worldwide people have died, and millions of serious adverse events have occurred, after injections with the experimental mRNA gene therapy.
(2022-05-28). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
(2022-05-28). Civilisation and Anti-Civilisation. thesaker.is By Batiushka for the Saker Blog Religion is the key of history  ; Lord Acton Civilisation The word 'Civilisation' comes from the Latin word 'civitas', or city, and so 'civilised'
(2022-05-28). Moveable Feast Cafe 2022/05/28 … Open Thread. thesaker.is 2022/05/28 22: 30: 01Welcome to the 'Moveable Feast Cafe'. The 'Moveable Feast' is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of…
(2022-05-28). Sitrep Operation Z: We're going down. thesaker.is For the Saker Blog by Saker Staff From Military Summary. He discusses: Russian T62 tanks (old models being brought in and why?) As a result of joint action by People's…
(2022-05-28). Brazilian police brutality murder a mentally ill man using a makeshift gas chamber. peoplesdispatch.org Residents of the city of Umbaúba, on the southern coast of Sergipe, captured on video police officers brutally murdering a man on Wednesday, May 25. Two Federal Highway Policemen killed Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38 using a makeshift gas chamber. | The victim's nephew, Wallyson de Jesus, witnessed the situation and said that his uncle had a mental disorder. | "They asked him to raise his hands, and found cartridges of medication in his pocket. My uncle got nervous and asked what he had done. I asked him to calm down and listen to me," reported Wallyson. | In the images recorded by city residents, one can see Geni…
(2022-05-28). Daily Round-up | Asylum seekers on UK waiting lists tripling under current govt & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the tripling of the number of asylum seekers to the UK waiting lists ; Anger and protests over killing of unarmed black man in Brazil ; South African metalworkers ending strike aftersecuring wage increase ; and Iraq's parliament criminalizing all forms of relation with Israel…
(2022-05-28). US Pressures African Countries into Breaking Away from Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov At the first Russia-Africa summit in 2019, Vladimir Putin hosted 43 African leaders — more than the number attending similar events in the UK or France. Even back then, at the Sochi summit, the Russian president criticized the West for imposing "political or other conditions" on African states in order to break them…
(2022-05-28). Contrary to What You Read in the Paper, People Are Not Spending Down Their Savings. cepr.net The April data on consumption expenditures left many people, including economics reporters, confused about consumer behavior. The basis of the confusion was a reported decline in the saving rate in April to 4.4 percent. It had been running over 8.0 percent in 2021. However, this reported decline in the saving rate is deceptive. The saving …
(2022-05-28). Australian Education Union rams through deal to slash Victorian teachers' pay and conditions. wsws.org The sell-out is a sharp expression of the role being played by all the unions in enforcing government and business demands that workers pay for the deepening global crisis of capitalism.
(2022-05-28). Alaska pilots overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike. wsws.org The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union said 99 percent of ballots cast supported the authorization of a strike.
(2022-05-28). Who is Chuck Browning, the UAW's head "negotiator" in the CNH strike? wsws.org Chuck Browning, the UAW's lead negotiator with CNH, is part of a tight inner circle steeped in corruption at the top of the union hierarchy.
(2022-05-28). Australia's Labor government demands "sacrifices" from workers. wsws.org Labor claims to have suddenly discovered that the budget situation is "dire" so "significant savings" must be found and "productivity" driven up with the help of the trade unions.
(2022-05-28). Critical resources, imperialism and the war against Russia. wsws.org Russia is the home of vast stores of critical minerals, the development of which is seen as critical for the imperial strivings of the American ruling class at this stage of capitalist development.
(2022-05-28). Uvalde Texas police, Border Patrol, refused to engage Robb Elementary shooter for over an hour. wsws.org For the third time in as many days, Texas police officials offered a contradictory timeline concerning Tuesday's mass killing.
(2022-05-28). SEIU says it has reached a tentative contract agreement covering Los Angeles County nurses. wsws.org The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the SEIU reached a temporary three-year contract agreement, thus postponing a nurses strike that had been set for June 1.
(2022-05-28). Mack Trucks workers vote out UAW leadership at local in Pennsylvania, one year after union betrayal of Volvo Trucks strike. wsws.org The removal of the two leaders of United Auto Workers Local 677 demonstrates that Mack Trucks workers are looking ahead to their own contract battle in a year and a half with the intent to avoid a repeat of what happened at Volvo Trucks last year.
(2022-05-28). Two derailments within five days underscore dangerous conditions on Canada's railways. wsws.org A 57-year-old man was killed Thursday near Edgeley, Saskatchewan, when the maintenance vehicle he was driving collided with a Canadian National Rail train, causing a derailment.
(2022-05-28). Jason Mott's Hell of a Book: American reality and racialist illusion. wsws.org Hell of a Book is Jason Mott's fourth novel. His others are The Wonder of All Things (2014), The Crossing (2018) and The Returned (2013), which was made into a television drama on ABC with the title Resurrection.
(2022-05-28). Tampa community fights for tenants' rights in city council meeting. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Over 50 Tampa community members attended their city council meeting May 26 to demand immediate action to address the housing crisis. People's Council Tampa and Florida Rising mobilized to demand more funding for rental assistance, right to counsel for tenants, a landlord registry, and an office of tenant advocacy that would help tenants with legal issues around their leases or landlord. | Over 20 people spoke in the public comment period, many of whom also spoke at the February 24 city council meeting. Tampa residents voiced their frustration at the lack of action in the past three months while the re…
(2022-05-28). 9-year-old Uvalde school shooting survivor shares her story. america.cgtn.com May 24th will go down as the darkest day in their lives for people of Uvalde, including the Fierro family, who thought they may never see their 9-year-old daughter, Eliana Izabela Fierro, again. Eliana tells of the horror she experienced.
(2022-05-28). Latin American and Caribbean leaders discuss regional issues in Havana. america.cgtn.com Latin American and Caribbean leaders gathered in Havana this week to discuss regional politics and ways to boost their economies. The forum comes just weeks ahead of the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, which regional leaders have threatened to boycott if the …
(2022-05-28). German judges visit Peru glacial lake to examine a climate lawsuit. america.cgtn.com Judges and court-appointed experts visited a glacial lake in Peru's Cordillera Blanca mountain range this week to determine whether Germany's largest electricity provider, RWE, is partially liable for the human-caused global warming that could trigger a devastating flood in Peru. The visit is the …
(2022-05-28). Plans Are Changing For The US. Larry Talks To Eva. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Plans are always changing, that is why General Staffs plan 24/7, non-stop. The US military doesn't know what real war is in which US servicemen are subjected to fire impact (ognevoe vosdeistvie) which comes from the enemy which has the means to shoot back, and effectively at that. The only advantage the US has now is the fact that its C4ISR beyond the territory of 404 is not touched by Russians yet. In real war with Russia the US would have its C4ISR disrupted and would lose a lot of its space-based assets. But we are not there yet, thankfully, and hopefully will not get there. But for the US the struggle in Ukra…
(2022-05-28). The Heat: China-U.S. Relations. america.cgtn.com Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is touring the South Pacific to promote security and economic cooperation in the region.
(2022-05-28). Oklahoma implements strictest abortion ban in US. wsws.org The measure effectively bans abortions at all stages of pregnancy.
(2022-05-28). Key presidential election candidates in Colombia. america.cgtn.com Colombians will vote for their new President on Sunday. President Ivan Duque cannot seek reelection because term limits restrict Colombia presidents to single, four-year term in office.
(2022-05-28). Iran Seizes Two Greek Tankers in Retaliatory Move. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Iranian forces "The Revolutionary Guards Navy today seized two Greek tankers for violations in Gulf waters," Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement. | The Greek Foreign Ministry said the Greek-flagged Delta Poseidon was boarded by a helicopter about 22 miles off…
(2022-05-27). US government awards $10 billion NSA cloud contract to Amazon. wsws.org The awarding of the Wild and Stormy National Security Agency cloud contract demonstrates the central role played by Amazon for the US security and state apparatus.
(2022-05-27). UK cost of living surges, dwarfing Sunak's one-off payments. wsws.org Chancellor Rishi Sunak's £15 billion Cost of Living package will make barely a dent in the crisis engulfing tens of millions of people.
(2022-05-27). State Department Approves $2.6 Billion Helicopter Deal for Egypt. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the Pentagon said the State Department approved a potential sale of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment to Egypt worth about $2.6 billion. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the sale is for 56 Chinooks, which come with installed M-240 machine guns. The principal contractor for the deal is Boeing. The Chinook …
(2022-05-27). Dear Ursula, you are dead wrong. thesaker.is by Jorge Vilches for the Saker Blog According to Ursula von der Leyen — President of the EU Commission — Europe today keeps buying Russian oil just to "deny Putin…
(2022-05-27). Ukronazi Persecution of Russians in Mariupol. marktaliano.net 
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(2022-05-27). And then there was no more Empire all of a sudden: The Twenty-First Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
U.S. President Joe Biden is to host the Summit of the Americas in June, where he hopes to deepen Washington's hegemony over the Americas.
(2022-05-27). Will NATO Aggression Force Russia to Extend the Special Operation Beyond the Ukraine? thesaker.is By Batiushka for The Saker Blog Introduction: The Three Aims The three aims of the Russian Federation's Special Military Operation in the Ukraine were clearly announced by President Putin at…
(2022-05-27). Retired U.S. general calls for "coalition of the willing" for naval conflict with Russia. mronline.org 
This massive escalation by the U.S. and NATO is being billed as a "coalition of the willing," echoing the words used by the Bush administration to describe the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
(2022-05-27). Biden Predicted US Government Sanctions Would Reduce Russian Ruble To Rubble: The Opposite Happened. moguldom.com Sanctions by the U.S. and Western NATO allies helped send the Russian ruble tumbling in the weeks after its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine and some predicted that Russians would turn to cryptocurrencies such as U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether, but the collapse of the currency didn't last. After losing as much as 39 percent of …
(2022-05-27). Spain, Britain accuse Russia of challenging NATO's dominance in Africa. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Al-JazeeraMay 25, 2022 Spain, UK say Russian influence in Africa threatens NATO securityRussia's growing influence in Africa poses 'worrying' threat to security of NATO alliance, Spain and the UK's defence ministers say Russia's expanding influence and activity in Africa pose a "worrying" threat to the security of NATO countries along with its invasion of Ukraine …
(2022-05-27). Sweden to host NATO Baltic war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseMay 26, 2022 Sweden to Host Upcoming BALTOPS 22 NATO Exercise Early next month, NATO kicks off the 51st iteration of its annual Baltic Operations exercise, which this year runs June 5-17 in the Baltic Sea, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. …"Participating nations will exercise a myriad of capabilities that …
(2022-05-27). Canadian imperialism's fascist friends—Part 5: Mobilize the working class against the US-NATO war with Russia and fascist reaction! wsws.org Exposing the decades-long alliance between the Canadian state and the Ukrainian far-right shock troops Ottawa and Washington have used to prepare, instigate and now wage war with Russia—Canadian imperialism's fascist friends—is essential to laying bare the true imperialist character of the present conflict and mobilizing the international working class to put a stop to it.
(2022-05-27). Former Virginia State Senator and Purple Heart Winner Warns: "We're at a 1914 Moment" covertactionmagazine.com Says sinking of Russian warship by Ukraine with aid of U.S. intelligence is tantamount to an act of war Colonel …
(2022-05-27). Russia Rewrites the Art of Hybrid War/By Pepe Escobar. marktaliano.net Pepe ESCOBAR May 23, 2022 Hybrid War is being fought predominantly in the economic/financial battleground — and the pain dial for the collective West will only go up. The ironclad fictional "narrative" imposed all across NATOstan is that Ukraine is "winning". So why would weapons peddler retrofitted as Pentagon head Lloyd "Raytheon" Austin literally beg since …
(2022-05-27). U.S. backs Kosovo joining NATO transitional program: new ambassador to bloc. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com EuractivMay 27, 2022 US backs Kosovo's plan to join NATO peace programme The US supports Kosovo's plan to join NATO's Partnership for Peace programme, US Ambassador Julianne Smith said on Thursday after Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti expressed his country's desire to join. *** "The United States supports Kosovo's integration into European or Euro-Atlantic organisations …
(2022-05-27). US General Hints at Military Options to Help Export Ukrainian Grain. news.antiwar.com The US general nominated to be the next commander of NATO suggested in a Senate hearing on Thursday that he may offer military options to facilitate grain exports from Ukraine and help break Russia's blockade of Ukraine's southern coast. When asked what NATO could do about Russia's blockade, Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who currently serves as …
(2022-05-27). Report: Turkey's Talks With Sweden, Finland on NATO Bids Made Little Progress. news.antiwar.com Sources told Reuters that Turkey's talks this week with Sweden and Finland over their NATO bids Delegations from Sweden and Norway
(2022-05-27). Ukraine after 90 days of war. peoplesdispatch.org The Western narrative that Russia is facing defeat at the hands of the Ukrainian military is falling apart. The contrived narrative that Ukraine was "winning" made Kiev delusional which in turn created conditions for Washington and London to extend the war and incrementally enter into it laterally and turn it into a war of attrition against Russia. | But the compelling reality is that the Russian forces are steadily seizing the upper hand in the battle for Donbass. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that "the most active phase" of the Russian special operation has begun in Donbass. In mil…
(2022-05-27). The U.S. unilateral sanctions against Russia will produce a global food disaster. mronline.org 
"There is really no true solution to the problem of global food security without bringing back the agriculture production of Ukraine and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets despite the war." These blunt words by UN Secretary-General António Guterres accurately describe the present global food crisis.
(2022-05-27). Russian Military Points to Presence of US-Funded Biolabs in Nigeria Amid Global Monkeypox Scare. libya360.wordpress.com Ilya Tsukanov The Russian military has spent over two months now detailing the extent and reach of the US military-biological research effort in Ukraine, revealing that the Pentagon has used the country as a testing ground for the study of deadly bioagents, and uncovering the tangled web of military, corporate, and political interests behind these…
(2022-05-27). "Colonial Habits Never Went Away": Lavrov in an Interview with RT Arabic — On the Mentality of the West, the Middle East, and Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with RT Arabic, Moscow, May 26, 2022 Question: Your recent visit to Algeria and Oman generated a lot of interest. What can you say about its results? Why did you decide to visit these states? Sergey Lavrov: We communicate with all interested countries. As for this tour, it was planned…
(2022-05-27). Georgian opposition pushes new war fronts in Caucasus, Moldova: PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMay 27, 2022 Georgian PM: Ukraine's Security Council Secretary "wishes to open second front" of war in Georgia, Moldova The Secretary of the Security Council of Ukraine has voiced a "wish to open a second front" of the war with Russia in Georgia and Moldova, Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday in comments …
(2022-05-27). Russia Controls Almost All of Luhansk as It Makes Gains in Eastern Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russia continues to make territorial gains in eastern Ukraine and now controls 95% of Ukraine's Luhansk oblast, which makes up the northern half of the Donbas region. The pro-Kyiv governor of Luhansk said Friday that Ukrainian forces might be forced to retreat from the near-surrounded cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, the last hold-outs in the …
(2022-05-27). The Heat: World Economic Forum 2022. america.cgtn.com 
Economic fears and the Ukraine conflict cast a shadow over the World Economic Forum.
(2022-05-27). US Army Awards Raytheon $687 Million to Replenish Stingers Sent to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US Army has awarded Raytheon a contract worth up to $687 million for Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to replenish stockpiles that have been sent to Ukraine, Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the US has shipped 1,400 Stinger missiles to Ukraine. The US Army hasn't purchased Stingers since 2005 as it has been planning to upgrade to the next generation of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. | But the US policy of sending thous…
(2022-05-27). Blinken Says China Poses Greater Long-Term Threat Than Russia. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday delivered a long-awaited speech meant to outline the Biden administration's China policy and called Beijing "the most serious long-term challenge" to the US-led "international order." Blinken maintained that China is the administration's top priority despite all the support the US is giving to Ukraine in its fight against …
(2022-05-27). High inflation and material shortages fuel food insecurity in Mexico. america.cgtn.com As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, pressures on the global agricultural industry are growing. In Mexico, one of many nations already facing high inflation, farmers are finding it ever-more difficult to feed their communities.
(2022-05-27). US Leaning Towards Giving Ukraine Long-Range Rocket Systems. news.antiwar.com Politico reported Friday that the Biden administration is Ukraine has pleaded with the US to send the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). Both systems might be included in the next weapons package for Ukraine that could be announced next week, but it hasn't yet been approved by President Biden or Secretary of Defense Lloyd…
(2022-05-27). Taibbi: Bush is Biden is Bush. scheerpost.com 
By Matt Taibbi / George W. Bush returned to the news last week. The man who once said, "Our enemies… never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we," coughed up a gem of accidental truth about Ukraine. In the midst of blasting Vladimir Putin for suppressing dissent, he said: The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. I mean, of Ukraine.Iraq too. Anyway. (laughs) | Although Bush i…
(2022-05-27). ALBA-TCP Summit of the Americas Declaration. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News ALBA-TCP Heads of State and Government meet in Havana. May 27, 2022. Photo: Presidencia de Cuba Cuba has once again hosted the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean that make up the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) for their 21st Summit. The main objectives of Friday's…
(2022-05-27). Global South in solidarity with Palestine at World Health Assembly. peoplesdispatch.org Delegates from the Global South expressed solidarity with Palestine during a discussion on a report on the health status in occupied Palestine and the occupied Syrian Golan…
(2022-05-27). What will happen to pandemic response after WHO and WTO meetings? peoplesdispatch.org Lauren Paremoer from the People's Health Movement South Africa talks about how the recent World Health Assembly and the Ministerial Conference of the WTO will have a major role in deciding the course of the response in case of new health emergencies and pandemics.
(2022-05-27). Opinion: In Calls For Civility, Liberals Miss The Mark On How Protesters Actually Fight Back. moguldom.com A funny thing happened the other day… Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's neighbors protested in front of his house to compel him to uphold the Roe v. Wade decision in light of the leaked draft opinion on the upcoming abortion case. Good for them. But not so fast, said the now-former White House Press Secretary …
(2022-05-27). Turkey seeks to normalize relations with Israel, says will work for two-state solution for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became the first high level diplomat to visit Israel in the last 15 years since relations between both the countries deteriorated over the Israeli attack on Gaza in 2008 that killed over 1,400 Palestinians…
(2022-05-27). Will ICC help Israel get away with Shireen Abu Akleh's murder? electronicintifada.net Palestine is the "final test" of the international tribunal's threadbare credibility.
(2022-05-27). Samidoun salutes Japanese revolutionary Fusako Shigenobu upon her liberation. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes Japanese internationalist and revolutionary, Fusako Shigenobu, on the day of her liberation in Tokyo, alongside her daughter May and all of the comrades and friends who have stood by this courageous freedom fighter throughout nearly 22 years in Japanese prisons. Like Georges Abdallah in France, Fusako Shigenobu is and …
(2022-05-27). Ralph Nader: Is Corporate Criminal Law Heading for Extinction? scheerpost.com 
Man offering batch of hundred dollar bills. Hands close up. Venality, bribe, corruption concept. Hand giving money  ; United States Dollars (or USD). Hand receiving money from businessman. | By Crimes without criminals was not a subject for study when I was in law school. The two were seen as part of the same illegal package. That was before notorious corporate lawyers and a cash register Congress combined to separate economic, health and safety crimes from corporate accountability, incarceration and d…
(2022-05-27). EU punishes Palestinian cancer patients to please Israel. electronicintifada.net European Parliament president denounced for junket that ignored crimes against Palestinians.
(2022-05-27). On African Liberation Day Biden's troop deployment to Somalia confirms Africa is not free. mronline.org 
The Biden Administration's recent decision to return U.S. troops to Somalia represents another effort on the part of the U.S. to deny agency and independence to African people. On the 59th commemoration of African Liberation Day, the Black Alliance for Peace expresses its unequivocal opposition to this redeployment.
(2022-05-27). Two Years Since George Floyd's Death, Has Anything Changed in the US? scheerpost.com 
Protestors in the Bronx, NY. Party for Socialism and Liberation. | By Natalia Marques / Police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd on May 25, 2020, shocking the consciousness of the entire United States. On May 25 of this year, President Joe Biden announced that he will instate an executive order which is a watered-down version of a police reform proposal that previously failed to pass in the Senate. The failed proposal would have altered "qualified immunity", a doctrine that…
(2022-05-27). Economists Ran Abramitzky & Leah Boustan: Immigrants Are Still Building America, No Matter What Our Lawmakers Say. scheerpost.com 
"Super Heroe." [Illustration by Mr. Fish] | Click to subscribe on: Leah Boustan. [Photo courtesy of Princeton] | "America was built by immigrants." This is a phrase many Americans grew up hearing. Those immigrants are often imagined arriving at Ellis Is…
(2022-05-27). Two years since George Floyd's death, has anything changed in the U.S.? mronline.org 
The gains and setbacks in the movement for Black lives prove how racism is woven deeply into the fabric of capitalism and US society.
(2022-05-27). Growing Rapport between Russia and Turkey. journal-neo.org 
No matter how strange it may sound, Russia and Turkey are very similar, and this creates favorable conditions for their alignment. The history of both nations, the Turkic and Slavic world, is connected with Byzantium, and both have both Orthodox and Muslim roots, however, in different proportions. Even despite a history of more than three …
(2022-05-27). On Joe Biden's Visit to South Korea. journal-neo.org 
On April 28, 2022, the White House officially announced that President Biden would travel to Korea and Japan from May 20 to 24 to meet with the leaders of the US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), which also includes Australia, Japan and India. The visit came 10 days after Yoon Suk-yeol took office as head of …
(2022-05-27). Chronicle of the Taiwan Issue: the Role of the "Glass of Water" journal-neo.org 
The Taiwan cluster, i.e. one of the most important and dangerous in the current phase of the Great Game, and it's a highly dynamic one. Remarkable events follow one after the other, and at least the most significant ones cannot be overlooked. The level of "significance", in the author's view, is determined by the extent …
(2022-05-27). Igor Volsky on Ending Gun Violence, Pat Elder on Junior ROTC. fair.org 
This week on CounterSpin: CBS News' website featured a story about the "grim task" of planning funerals for 19 children—shot dead, along with two teachers, in a Texas elementary school on May 24—right next to a story about Oklahoma's governor signing the country's strictest abortion ban, the prominent sign behind him declaring "life is …
(2022-05-27). "Northern Ireland Protocol": What It Is and Why It Matters? journal-neo.org 
It you want to write an article nobody will read, the best headline is probably "Northern Ireland Protocol". Ever since it was made part of the renegotiated Brexit agreement in 2019, everyone has been either upsetting people by arguing about it, or choosing to ignore it. Everyone is sick and tired of hearing about Northern …
(2022-05-27). Political violence in Colombia surges ahead of elections. colombiareports.com 
Violence and threats posed by illegal armed groups to Colombia's presidential elections has surged over the past few months, the Ombudsman's Office and non-government organizations warned. Multiple NGO's and the…
(2022-05-27). US Special Forces in Kyiv: Much Ado About Nothing? scheerpost.com 
US Embassy, Kyiv (Editorial credit: Fire-fly / Shutterstock.com) | By Adam Weinstein / Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal
(2022-05-27). Study finds that vaccines offer little protection from Long COVID after breakthrough infection. wsws.org Those who had breakthrough infections had an increased risk of symptoms associated with Long COVID, at rates percent higher than their uninfected counterparts.
(2022-05-27). Hezbollah: 77 out of 128 MPs support resistance to Israel in new Lebanese Parliament. thesaker.is Description: Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, asserted in a recent interview on Al-Manar TV, that 77 out of the 128 MPs in Lebanon's new Parliament support the strategic…
(2022-05-27). Political tensions intensify in Pakistan amid massive protests. peoplesdispatch.org The police have resorted to heavy use of tear gas shelling, resulting in violent clashes. The political crisis in the country has only worsened with the ousting of Imran Khan as the Prime Minister in a no-confidence-motion last month…
(2022-05-27). At least 18 coal miners died in Pakistan this May. peoplesdispatch.org The Pakistan Mines Labor Federation estimates that every year, 100-200 mine workers lose their lives. At least 176 miners were killed and 180 injured in different accidents last year…
(2022-05-27). Report: Audio Leak from China Reveals Secret Plan To Invade Taiwan, Likely Start World War 3. moguldom.com An audio recording from China was recently leaked and reveals that there was a secret plan to invade Taiwan, according to a media report. Many observers say this could lead to World World III, especially since President Joe Biden recently vowed to defend Taiwan if ever China invaded the small island nation. China insists that Taiwan is …
(2022-05-27). Chris Lodgson And California Reparations Task Force To Hold Listening Session With Oakland Community. moguldom.com Chris Lodgson — lead organizer for grassroots Coalition for A Just and Equitable California (CJEC) and American Redress Coalition of California (ARCC) — is partnering with the state's Reparations Task Force and Department of Justice (DOJ) to host two free listening sessions to discuss reparations for Black Americans descended from those enslaved in America. The …
(2022-05-27). Report: Retired Federal Agent May Have Known of Buffalo Mass Shooting in Advance. moguldom.com Authorities are investigating if a retired federal agent knew of the Buffalo mass shooting plans in advance. Law enforcement officers are looking into whether the former agent had about 30 minutes advance notice of a white supremacist's plans to murder Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, according to law enforcement officials close to the investigation. …
(2022-05-27). From Buffalo to Uvalde: Racism, Violence Come from the Top. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker People in Buffalo, N.Y., march on May 15 after racist murder of 10 Black people. From Buffalo, New York, to Uvalde, Texas, it all comes from the top. It comes from the top and trickles down to us in bullets and death. That's the reality in a capitalist country that glorifies murder by…
(2022-05-27). Operation Z is the Beginning of the End for Kiev's Eight-Year War Against Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Russell Bentley, a volunteer fighter and blogger from the US in Donetsk People's Republic © Sputnik After eight years of their homes being shelled by the Ukrainian Army, Donbass inhabitants are hoping that Russia's special operation will put an end to this conflict, says Russell Bonner Bentley, an American volunteer who was given…
(2022-05-27). West Bank restiveness a sign of changing times. electronicintifada.net Decades of oppression and persecution have failed to suppress Palestinian determination to be free.
(2022-05-27). Will US Rate Hikes Harm Developing Countries? cepr.net The Fed recently raised the policy interest rate by basis points to 1 percent, and This tightening of policy aims to decelerate inflation, but it carries serious downside risks. As Powe…
(2022-05-27). Getting Rents Down, Converting Vacant Office Space to Residential. cepr.net There is good reason for believing that the prices of many items that drove inflation higher in the last year have stopped rising and are may even be going in the opposite direction. Used cars are the best example. The CPI index for used vehicles rose 40.5 percent from January 2021 to January 2022. In …
(2022-05-27). Vote NO on Chevron/USW sellout tentative agreement! Rally the tens of thousands of oil workers to join Richmond, California refinery strikers! wsws.org This TA is a slap in the face to oil workers. It is a testament to the duplicitous role the USW has played in isolating the struggle of oil workers.
(2022-05-27). UK: Arriva Yorkshire bus workers vote to strike against insulting 4.1 percent pay offer. wsws.org Handed an emphatic mandate by drivers, the first response of the Unite union was to scramble to try and avert strike action.
(2022-05-27). Australian Labor government already functioning as US attack dog in the Pacific. wsws.org Labor, before it has even secured a majority government, is on a foreign policy blitz aimed at shoring-up US and Australian hegemony over the Pacific.
(2022-05-27). Colombia's next president faces economic challenges. america.cgtn.com Around 39 million Colombians will vote for a new president on Sunday with the country's economy in limbo. President Ivan Duque cannot seek reelection as Colombian presidents are limited to a single four-year term. He leaves behind a series of economic challenges that a …
(2022-05-27). Se acelera la militarización del gobierno en Brasil. globalizacion.ca Desde principios de febrero Jair Bolsonaro, el ultraderechista presidente brasileño, viene reforzando de manera vehemente sus reiteradas muestras de agresividad y desequilibrio emocional. Ese cambio en su siempre muy oscilante postura se hizo más evidente a partir de la ejecución…
(2022-05-27). A local public library helps Uvalde families after the school shooting. america.cgtn.com The residents of Uvalde, Texas are doing everything possible to deal with the emotional scars left by this week's deadly school shooting. Prayer services are being held, and the family members of victims are receiving counseling.
(2022-05-27). A California startup develops technology to communicate with plants. america.cgtn.com From mobile devices to instant messaging to social media, technology has transformed the way people communicate with each other. But now some scientists are hoping hi-tech can help us communicate with plants.
(2022-05-27). Venezuela's government and the opposition to meet again. america.cgtn.com Venezuela's ongoing political crisis may be entering a new phase after the U.S. announced it is preparing to ease some energy sanctions on the oil-producing country. In return, Venezuela's government has said it will meet again with the opposition, to find a resolution to …
(2022-05-27). Lithium mining in the U.S. america.cgtn.com The U.S. has a big lithium challenge: To build a greener economy with more electric vehicles, it needs to massively boost domestic production to power the batteries. Even though the U.S. is one of the most lithium plentiful countries in the world, it only …
(2022-05-27). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Andhra Pradesh farm labourers demand outstanding wages; Sri Lankan hospital workers protest over worsening health care; Australia: 17,000 Catholic school educators strike in New South Wales; New Zealand care workers protest low pay.