TASS (2023-04-21). Nearly all crew members from burning Russian ship taken to shore — watchdog. tass.com The crew reportedly tried to put out the fire on their own, but to no avail…

TASS (2023-04-21). US tried to persuade Ukraine to withdraw from Artyomovsk — newspaper. tass.com The Washington Post emphasizes that these warnings were not heeded by the Ukrainian authorities…

TASS (2023-04-21). Developed countries get lion's share of products transported under grain deal — embassy. tass.com Deliveries of Ukrainian agricultural products to the poorest countries fell to meager levels, Russian diplomats stressed…

TASS (2023-04-21). Dollar rises to 81.73 rubles, euro – to 89.54 rubles on Moscow exchange. tass.com The yuan rose by 1.2 kopecks to 11,836 rubles…

TASS (2023-04-21). North Korea's nuclear status is final, G7 has no authority to challenge it — top diplomat. tass.com North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sung-hee expressed the opinion that "it is anachronistic to think that the right and ability to launch a nuclear strike belongs exclusively to Washington"

TASS (2023-04-21). 5th ALBA Games with participation of Russian athletes to begin in Venezuela. tass.com The schedule of the games lists competitions in 35 sports…

TASS (2023-04-21). West intimidates Serbia with Russian threat in an attempt to make it join NATO — president. tass.com Speaking about his recent conversation with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom, Aleksandar Vucic said the diplomat was telling him "over and over again" to impose anti-Russian sanctions…

TASS (2023-04-21). Life span of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant can be increased to 80 years — minister. tass.com The Akkuyu NPP is the first nuclear power plant to be built in Turkey…

TASS (2023-04-21). Ukrainian conflict exposed Western hypocrisy — Serbian president. tass.com Aleksandar Vucic stressed that the West has been intimidating Serbia, whose policies are strictly in line with the international law and the UN Charter…

TASS (2023-04-21). Russian diplomat says UK channel exaggerates situation with Ukrainian children. tass.com Dmitry Polyansky said that since 2014 almost 5 million Ukrainians have moved to Russia, including more than 730 thousand children…

TASS (2023-04-21). Kiev troops fire 151 munitions towards DPR over past day. tass.com As a result, two civilians were injured…

TASS (2023-04-21). Serbian president says he no longer trusts West. tass.com Alexandar Vucic said he said that, unlike in 1999 and 2008, Serbia "has something to lose, so we are being blackmailed"

TASS (2023-04-21). Sanctions aimed at impoverishing countries, keeping them in control — top Syrian diplomat. tass.com The system of unilateral coercive sanctions imposed by Western countries against some states is aimed at stealing the potential of nations, said Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad…

TASS (2023-04-21). Russia has no need for 'sensitive' US technologies allegedly kept at ZNPP — ambassador. tass.com Anatoly Antonov noted that domestic solutions in the field of nuclear energy are absolutely independent and sovereign…

TASS (2023-04-21). Russian fishing vessel catches fire off South Korea, four missing — Yonhap. tass.com There were 25 Russian citizens on board the ship…

TASS (2023-04-21). Colombia refuses to supply weapons to Ukraine — president. tass.com The weapons in the country will also not be sent to Russia, Gustavo Petro stressed…

TASS (2023-04-21). Kiev troops pound Donetsk with NATO-standard artillery shells. tass.com In particular, two shells were fired at the Kievsky district…

TASS (2023-04-21). EU to introduce visa-free regime with Kosovo from January 1, 2024 — European Commission. tass.com Holders of regional passports will be able to visit the European Union without visas for up to 90 days for any period of 180 days, the European Commission said…

TASS (2023-04-21). Explosions heard near Ukraine's capital Kiev — media. tass.com Earlier, an air alert was announced in Kyiv and the adjacent Kyiv region…

TASS (2023-04-21). Russian peacekeepers register ceasefire violation in Karabakh — defense ministry. tass.com There were no casualties, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted…

TASS (2023-04-21). Two people injured in Belgorod blast — governor. tass.com One of the injured women was hospitalized in city hospital No. 2 in a state of moderate severity…

TASS (2023-04-21). Emergency release of air ordnance occurred during Su-34 flight above Belgorod — ministry. tass.com The Ministry of Defense said that an unspecified number of buildings were damaged, there were no casualties…

TASS (2023-04-21). Cuban PM to visit Russia in June, top diplomat says at meeting with Lavrov. tass.com A broad program is expected to be implemented within the framework of economic relations and the EAEU…

TASS (2023-04-21). Russia's existing vaccines effective against Arcturus coronavirus subvariant, says expert. tass.com Virologist of the Gamaleya Center Anatoly Altshtein noted that they protect against a severe course, death, therefore it is necessary to be vaccinated…

TASS (2023-04-21). Several apartments damaged by blast in Belgorod — mayor. tass.com All affected residents were reportedly offered temporary hotel accommodation…

Lee Camp (2023-04-20). Peak oil and the Flawed Logic of Infinite Economic Growth, with Keith Akers. mintpressnews.com Gain a fresh perspective on climate change and ecological sustainability with author Keith Akers as he delves into the impacts of fossil fuel extraction, the ecological crises facing our planet, and the radical changes needed for a sustainable future.

Lee Camp (2023-04-20). The Petrodollar in Freefall and a New Multipolar World Order, with Ben Norton. mintpressnews.com Join Lee Camp and Ben Norton as they delve into the changing world order, the rebellion of Latin America against Western hegemony, the ongoing proxy war in Ukraine, and much more.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-04-20). The Israel-Palestine Conflict: How the Palestinian Resistance Is Changing the Equation. mintpressnews.com When Israel launched a war against the Gaza Strip in August 2022, it Israel rarely distinguishes between one Palestinian group and another. For Tel Aviv, any Palestinian Resistance is a form of terrorism or, at best, incitement. Targeting one group and excluding other supposedly 'terrorist groups' exposes a degree…

Lee Camp (2023-04-20). Lee Camp: You Won't Believe Who Got The Richest From The Afghanistan War. mintpressnews.com The US has withdrawn from the war in Afghanistan, but the war profiteers are still raking in big bucks through the revolving door that is the military industrial complex.

infobrics (2023-04-20). Lavrov's visit to Brasilia generates good results, despite Brazilian impoliteness. infobrics.org Brazilian authorities had impolite attitudes on several occasions during Russian minister's trip.

infobrics (2023-04-20). Poland's new border fence and "Himars Academy" escalates tensions with Russia. infobrics.org Warsaw continues a policy of servitude to Washington.

infobrics (2023-04-20). Why the Emergence of BRICS Is Reshaping the Global Economy and What It Means for Africa's Development. infobrics.org African leaders recognize the importance of engaging with the BRICS as a new and dynamic partner for Africa's development and integration. They are committed to building strategic and sustainable partnerships that advance Africa's interests and contribute to shaping the future of the global economy in a more equitable and inclusive manner…

infobrics (2023-04-20). Can Russia and China Unseat the Dollar from Its Throne?>. infobrics.org Although the dollar continues to be the dominant global currency, Russia and China could dent this dominance…

infobrics (2023-04-20). India and Russia in Discussions to Upgrade BIT and Complete EAEU FTA Agreements. infobrics.org Updates to the existing India-Russia Bilateral Investment Treaty and recommencement of the India-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement are all underway in Delhi as the BRICS makes its global trade presence felt…

infobrics (2023-04-20). Can France and Germany lead Europe towards "strategic autonomy" away from US?>. infobrics.org Europe seems to be at a crossroads about its role in the global arena.

infobrics (2023-04-20). US still doesn't dare flying spy drones over Black Sea. infobrics.org The latest reports indicate Washington DC has not only drastically reduced the presence of ISR platforms in areas close to Russia, but has even completely halted the flights of its extremely expensive RQ-4 "Global Hawk" spy drones, the Flightradar24 tracker website reports.

infobrics (2023-04-19). Is a New Russia-China-India Bloc Forming in the East?>. infobrics.org Putin's grand plans hinge on an India-China thaw. Can he convince Xi to ease tensions with India?>

infobrics (2023-04-19). Tunisia Seeks to Break Free from IMF, Join BRICS Countries Bloc. infobrics.org Tunisia is eyeing a potential alliance with the BRICS nations bloc, which includes emerging economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa…

infobrics (2023-04-19). The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks. infobrics.org New Development Bank's Board of Governors—which includes representatives from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa (the BRICS countries) as well as one person to represent Bangladesh, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates—elected Brazil's former president Dilma Rousseff to head the NDB…

infobrics (2023-04-19). US determined to further escalate by supplying 400 anti-ship missiles to Taiwan. infobrics.org While the Chinese Navy is among the world leaders in terms of capabilities of its surface combatants, having up to 400 land-based anti-ship missiles so close to many of its homeports leaves its ships vulnerable to surprise attacks or possible saturation strikes.

infobrics (2023-04-19). Brussels allows elections in northern Kosovo despite no Serbian representation. infobrics.org Serbia will never accept the German-Franco plan for Kosovo.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Australia: NSW Labor government closes PCR COVID testing sites. wsws.org The first substantive policy of the new Labor government in Australia's largest state is to prevent working people from getting tested to see if they have a potentially deadly illness.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Pentagon leaks intensify political crisis of Zelensky government. wsws.org As all the lies of the imperialist and Ukrainian war propaganda are blown to pieces, the fate of the Zelensky regime is becoming increasingly precarious.

WSWS (2023-04-21). US debt ceiling "debate" inaugurates new round of social austerity. wsws.org What has begun in Washington is not a repeat of previous conflicts over budget policy, but a fundamental turn by the US ruling elite to the destruction of long-established benefits like Social Security and Medicare.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Sri Lankan president still blocking local council polls while manoeuvring for an early presidential election. wsws.org Wickremesinghe is banking on the enthusiastic support of big business, the media and sections of the upper-middle class over his so-called ability to secure the IMF $2.9 billion bailout loan.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Homelessness soars in Australian state of Queensland. wsws.org The number of people accessing homelessness services in Queensland has risen by 22 percent in just four years—the fastest rate nationally.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Build a rank-and-file committee to continue the Rutgers strike! wsws.org The IYSSE urges Rutgers academic workers to build an independent rank-and-file committee to take leadership of the struggle out of the hands of the union bureaucracy.

WSWS (2023-04-21). "We're replaceable parts to GM, not human": Workers react to accident at Flint Truck plant. wsws.org Workers denounced unsafe conditions at the GM plant after a young worker was nearly crushed by a falling piece of heavy machinery.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Following nationwide trend, Iowa Senate passes bill to loosen child labor laws. wsws.org The Iowa bill represents the latest step in the campaign to dismantle child labor protections, amid a surge of child labor violations across the United States.

WSWS (2023-04-21). In Germany, Left Party youth group calls for donations to the Ukrainian army. wsws.org Linksjugend (Left Youth) counts among the organisations belonging to the Left Party that aggressively support NATO's proxy war against Russia.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Uncrewed SpaceX rocket Starship explodes after launch. wsws.org The company's CEO, Elon Musk, claims the spacecraft will one day ferry humans to Mars.

WSWS (2023-04-21). US Supreme Court declines to hear case of Texas prisoner held in solitary confinement for 27 years. wsws.org The nation's high court declined to hear Dennis Hope's appeal of a Court of Appeals decision to dismiss his Eighth Amendment challenge to his imprisonment in solitary confinement for nearly three decades.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Public sector strike in Greece as workers demand permanent contracts for part-time workers; Stockholm commuter train drivers hold three-day wildcat strike to defend guards, are disowned by union; in Nigeria, aviation workers walked out April 17 over pay and conditions while ExxonMobil workers struck over pay halting oil exports at four terminals…

WSWS (2023-04-20). Tens of thousands strike across Norway as Swedish train drivers hold three-day wildcat job action. wsws.org The growth of the class struggle across the Nordic region and its breaking out of the corporatist mechanisms that have suppressed class tensions for decades is inseparable from the transformation of the entire region into a major front in the imperialist powers' war on Russia.

WSWS (2023-04-20). South Africa roiled by global crisis of capitalism. wsws.org South Africa, in comparison to its most important trading partners, is a leaf in the gale-force maelstrom of the global economy.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Los Angeles teachers union announces sellout three-year deal. wsws.org The agreement was reached to prevent escalating job actions by teachers and school workers and is highly concessionary.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Sri Lankan trade unions hold "delegate conference" to derail growing class struggles. wsws.org Union delegates made clear that they will do nothing to stop Wickremesinghe's austerity measures and his anti-democratic attacks.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Faculty union ends strike at Illinois universities. wsws.org After isolating striking faculty and staff, University Professionals of Illinois union sent workers back to campuses before they had voted on tentative agreements and without releasing contract details.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Australian governments allow Aboriginal communities to be exploited by funeral fund. wsws.org Successive federal and state governments and corporate regulators knew about ACBF-Youpla's exploitive and predatory practices but did little to protect or warn Aboriginal policy holders.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Russian pro-NATO oppositionist Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison. wsws.org The charges that were used to imprison Kara-Murza could be used to go after any left-wing critic of the Putin regime's war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Mass layoffs start at Disney as US Federal Reserve's moves to increase unemployment take effect. wsws.org Across the US, job cuts were up 15 percent month-to-month and a whopping 319 percent year-on-year in March.

WSWS (2023-04-20). European Central Bank chief warns of global fragmentation. wsws.org Christine Lagarde has warned that there is a danger of the world economy coalescing into two blocs based around the world number one and number two economies.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Canada's federal workers' strike and the global resurgence of the class struggle. wsws.org The strike of 120,000 workers is part of a global upsurge of the working class that is driven by the same capitalist crisis propelling the ruling elites in all the major powers towards world war.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Fox Corp. to pay $787.5 million for pushing Trump election lies. wsws.org The settlement won by Dominion Voting Systems, falsely accused of helping rig the 2020 elections, was the largest in a US defamation suit.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Television and film writers vote overwhelmingly to strike. wsws.org The AMPTP is placing its hopes in the ability of the WGA to control the writers and in its eventual readiness to surrender on the major questions, as it did in the 2007-08 strike.

WSWS (2023-04-20). New insight into the possible origin of chipped stone tool technology. wsws.org The use of a hammer-and-anvil technique to crack nuts by monkeys and chimpanzees may represent the precursor of human stone tool technology.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Australia: NSW Labor government closes PCR COVID testing sites. wsws.org The first substantive policy of the new Labor government in Australia's largest state is to prevent working people from getting tested to see if they have a potentially deadly illness.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Pentagon leaks intensify political crisis of Zelensky government. wsws.org As all the lies of the imperialist and Ukrainian war propaganda are blown to pieces, the fate of the Zelensky regime is becoming increasingly precarious.

WSWS (2023-04-21). US debt ceiling "debate" inaugurates new round of social austerity. wsws.org What has begun in Washington is not a repeat of previous conflicts over budget policy, but a fundamental turn by the US ruling elite to the destruction of long-established benefits like Social Security and Medicare.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Sri Lankan president still blocking local council polls while manoeuvring for an early presidential election. wsws.org Wickremesinghe is banking on the enthusiastic support of big business, the media and sections of the upper-middle class over his so-called ability to secure the IMF $2.9 billion bailout loan.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Homelessness soars in Australian state of Queensland. wsws.org The number of people accessing homelessness services in Queensland has risen by 22 percent in just four years—the fastest rate nationally.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Build a rank-and-file committee to continue the Rutgers strike! wsws.org The IYSSE urges Rutgers academic workers to build an independent rank-and-file committee to take leadership of the struggle out of the hands of the union bureaucracy.

WSWS (2023-04-21). "We're replaceable parts to GM, not human": Workers react to accident at Flint Truck plant. wsws.org Workers denounced unsafe conditions at the GM plant after a young worker was nearly crushed by a falling piece of heavy machinery.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Following nationwide trend, Iowa Senate passes bill to loosen child labor laws. wsws.org The Iowa bill represents the latest step in the campaign to dismantle child labor protections, amid a surge of child labor violations across the United States.

WSWS (2023-04-21). In Germany, Left Party youth group calls for donations to the Ukrainian army. wsws.org Linksjugend (Left Youth) counts among the organisations belonging to the Left Party that aggressively support NATO's proxy war against Russia.

WSWS (2023-04-21). Uncrewed SpaceX rocket Starship explodes after launch. wsws.org The company's CEO, Elon Musk, claims the spacecraft will one day ferry humans to Mars.

WSWS (2023-04-21). US Supreme Court declines to hear case of Texas prisoner held in solitary confinement for 27 years. wsws.org The nation's high court declined to hear Dennis Hope's appeal of a Court of Appeals decision to dismiss his Eighth Amendment challenge to his imprisonment in solitary confinement for nearly three decades.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Public sector strike in Greece as workers demand permanent contracts for part-time workers; Stockholm commuter train drivers hold three-day wildcat strike to defend guards, are disowned by union; in Nigeria, aviation workers walked out April 17 over pay and conditions while ExxonMobil workers struck over pay halting oil exports at four terminals…

WSWS (2023-04-20). Tens of thousands strike across Norway as Swedish train drivers hold three-day wildcat job action. wsws.org The growth of the class struggle across the Nordic region and its breaking out of the corporatist mechanisms that have suppressed class tensions for decades is inseparable from the transformation of the entire region into a major front in the imperialist powers' war on Russia.

WSWS (2023-04-20). South Africa roiled by global crisis of capitalism. wsws.org South Africa, in comparison to its most important trading partners, is a leaf in the gale-force maelstrom of the global economy.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Los Angeles teachers union announces sellout three-year deal. wsws.org The agreement was reached to prevent escalating job actions by teachers and school workers and is highly concessionary.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Sri Lankan trade unions hold "delegate conference" to derail growing class struggles. wsws.org Union delegates made clear that they will do nothing to stop Wickremesinghe's austerity measures and his anti-democratic attacks.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Faculty union ends strike at Illinois universities. wsws.org After isolating striking faculty and staff, University Professionals of Illinois union sent workers back to campuses before they had voted on tentative agreements and without releasing contract details.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Australian governments allow Aboriginal communities to be exploited by funeral fund. wsws.org Successive federal and state governments and corporate regulators knew about ACBF-Youpla's exploitive and predatory practices but did little to protect or warn Aboriginal policy holders.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Russian pro-NATO oppositionist Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison. wsws.org The charges that were used to imprison Kara-Murza could be used to go after any left-wing critic of the Putin regime's war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Mass layoffs start at Disney as US Federal Reserve's moves to increase unemployment take effect. wsws.org Across the US, job cuts were up 15 percent month-to-month and a whopping 319 percent year-on-year in March.

WSWS (2023-04-20). European Central Bank chief warns of global fragmentation. wsws.org Christine Lagarde has warned that there is a danger of the world economy coalescing into two blocs based around the world number one and number two economies.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Canada's federal workers' strike and the global resurgence of the class struggle. wsws.org The strike of 120,000 workers is part of a global upsurge of the working class that is driven by the same capitalist crisis propelling the ruling elites in all the major powers towards world war.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Fox Corp. to pay $787.5 million for pushing Trump election lies. wsws.org The settlement won by Dominion Voting Systems, falsely accused of helping rig the 2020 elections, was the largest in a US defamation suit.

WSWS (2023-04-20). Television and film writers vote overwhelmingly to strike. wsws.org The AMPTP is placing its hopes in the ability of the WGA to control the writers and in its eventual readiness to surrender on the major questions, as it did in the 2007-08 strike.

WSWS (2023-04-20). New insight into the possible origin of chipped stone tool technology. wsws.org The use of a hammer-and-anvil technique to crack nuts by monkeys and chimpanzees may represent the precursor of human stone tool technology.