2022-04-27: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-27). Austin: 43-nation defense/military council meeting on Ukraine to be monthly event. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 27, 2022 Ukraine needs heavy arms, Polish defence minister tells conference Poland's defence minister said that Ukraine needed heavy weapons as he attended an international conference on Tuesday to discuss military support for the country invaded by Mariusz B≈Çaszczak was among top military officials from more than 40 nations who convened at Ramstein …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-27). Azerbaijan exploits Ukraine crisis to complete ethnic cleansing of Karabakh: official. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanAmenianApril 26, 2022 Yerevan: Baku using Ukraine crisis to complete ethnic cleansing in Karabakh Azerbijan has taken advantage of the total preoccupation of the international community with the crisis in Ukraine to complete its ethnic cleansing campaign against the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), lawmaker from the ruling Civil Contract party Eduard Aghajanyan told a PACE …

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-27). Electrocution kills, injures 26 in India temple procession. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — At least 11 people were electrocuted and 15 others injured during a religious procession held by a temple in Tamil Nadu in southern India.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-27). Azadi Stadium before Hazfi Cup final. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — Aluminum Arak and Nasaji Mazandaran's fans went to Azadi Stadium in the west of the Iranian capital to watch the two teams compete in the Iranian Hazfi Cup final match on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Chicago Ford workers speak out on impact of inflation. wsws.org Autoworkers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant denounced skyrocketing food and gas prices and expressed support for the International May Day rally.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-27). Al-Halbusi meets with Iran's SNSC chief, FM Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — The Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi has met with Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary Admiral Ali Shamkhani as well as Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Wednesday.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-04-27). 'Don't Breathe' wins in WorldFest-Houston Intl. FimFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'Don't Breathe' directed by Milad Nasim-Sobhan won the Remi Bronze Award in the Fantasy section of the 55th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in the US.

Staff (2022-04-27). Shamkhani, al-Halbousi hold meeting in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Admiral Shamkhani and Iraq Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi held a meeting on Wednesday in Tehran.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Teachers throughout Sri Lanka join one-day strike against the Rajapakse government. wsws.org While teachers joined the strike to fight for their social rights against the government, the trade unions are attempting to divert the struggle behind the opposition parties that would also implement the IMF's austerity agenda.

Staff (2022-04-26). Talk World Radio: Marjorie Cohn on the Rule of Law and Ukraine. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm — except when it can't be and then it's Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we're discussing the state of international law and the war in Ukraine. Our guest Marjorie …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-26). Japan boosts aid to Ukraine, says Russia "shook foundation of international order to its core" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 26, 2022 Japan to provide food, medicine to Ukraine, Kishida tells Zelenskyy Japan will provide food and medicine to war-torn Ukraine as additional relief supplies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday after speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone. Kishida told reporters after their roughly 40-minute conversation that Japan will step up …

WSWS (2022-04-26). Four children killed in early morning mobile home fire in Fort Wayne, Indiana. wsws.org The phenomenon of house fires cannot be understood outside of the context of the decades-long assault on working class living standards.

Luis Chirino (2022-04-26). Book fair back in Havana after two-year hiatus. america.cgtn.com The annual Havana's International Book Fair is back after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is offering readers thousands of new titles. Find out more.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Sri Lankan finance minister declares austerity will get worse before it gets better. wsws.org The Colombo political establishment will accept the IMF's austerity terms and the "pain" will inevitably be imposed on the vast majority of the population—working people and rural toilers.

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