(2023-05-23). Got a degree, but no Job? | With Aunindyo Chakravarty. peoplesdispatch.org More and more Indian families are sending their children for higher education, in the hope that it will get them better jobs and a better life. More than 20% of young people in the 18-24 age-bracket were enrolled for higher education in 2020-21. But unemployment amongst those with graduate or post graduate degrees is twice …
(2023-05-23). The inside story of Russia-Iran-India connectivity. thealtworld.com 
The G7 is stupefied by the dynamic progress of the multipolar order embodied by the Russian-led INSTC and the Chinese-led BRI, with Iran's strategic port of Chabahar now poised to play a transformative role. | Make no mistake about what the G7's The setting: a city in neo-colony Japan nuclear-bombed 78 years ago by the United States, for which it made no excuses. | The message: the G7, actually G9 (augmented by two unelected Eurocrats) declares war — hybrid and otherwise — against BRICS+, which has 25 nation…
(2023-05-23). Between a Yoga Mat and a Hard Place. tomdispatch.com Are you worried about the rising political power of violent white nationalists in America? Well, you've got plenty of company, including U.S. national security and counterterrorism officials. And we're worried, too — worried enough, in fact, to feel that it's time to take a look at the experience of India, where Hindu supremacist dogma has increasingly been enforced through violent means. While there are striking parallels between both countries, India appears to have ventured further down the road of far-right violence. Its experience could potentially offer Americans some valuable, if grim, lessons. As a…
(2023-05-23). Headlines for May 23, 2023. democracynow.org McCarthy Rules Out Repealing Tax Cuts for the Rich After White House Talks Fail to Secure Deal on Debt Ceiling, Anti-Putin Militias Launch Cross-Border Raid on Russia's Belgorod from Ukraine, U.N. Finds Wagner Mercenaries Led Massacre on Village in Mali in 2022, India Issues Heat Alerts as Temperatures Top 113 Degrees Fahrenheit, Alberta Wildfires Scorch Millions of Acres and Trigger Air Quality Alerts, Western States Reach Deal to Conserve Water from Colorado River, Nevada Lawmakers Approve Bill Protecting Out-of-State Abortion Patients, Sen. Tim Scott Enters Race for 2024 Republican Presidential Nominatio…
(2023-05-23). India to Deepen Economic Ties with Russia Despite Western Sanctions. infobrics.org The Federation of Indian Exporters Organization (FIEO), India's apex trade body, also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Business Russia to promote trade and investments between the two countries, during the on-going delegation visit…
(2023-05-23). XBB.1.16 Deemed COVID-19 "Variant of Interest" jamanetwork.com After increasing in prevalence during the early months of 2023, the Omicron descendent XBB.1.16 is now a variant of interest, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced. XBB.1.16, a combination of 2 BA.2 lineages, accounted for 4.15% of COVID-19 cases worldwide as of the week of March 27, up from 0.52% 4 weeks prior. More than 30 countries have reported XBB.1.16 cases, the majority of which are in India.
(2023-05-23). Al menos cuatro muertos por naufragio fluvial en India. telesurtv.net Según las autoridades, más de una docena de personas lograron ser rescatadas a salvo del agua.
(2023-05-23). Is Crypto Transactions, and Virtual Assets To Come Under the Money Laundering Act in India? southfront.org 
SPONSORED: | Illustrative Image | In India, there is a growing debate over whether cryptocurrency transactions and virtual assets should be brought under the purview of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). In this article, we will explore the current state of cryptocurrency regulation in India, the potential risks associated with unregulated crypto transactions, and the need for cryptocurrency regulation in India. The regulations vary from country to country and it is also legal to trad…
(2023-05-22). Led by China and India: The Global South Is Trying To Fix the UN. mintpressnews.com As the world shifts away from Western dominance, China demands substantive reforms to the UN Security Council, challenging the archaic power structure and advocating for fair representation, signaling a crucial moment for global diplomacy and the future of the UN.
(2023-05-22). China, India, and the Emerging New World Order. fpif.org
(2023-05-22). Russia Sends Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel, Steam Generators to India. infobrics.org Continuing its shipments of reactor components to India, Russia's integrated nuclear power major Rosatom has shipped a reactor pressure vessel and four steam generators…
(2023-05-22). Nonviolence: A Force More Powerful (Parts 1-2). transcend.org Part 1 (India 1930, USA 1960, South Africa 1985) | Part 2 (Denmark 1940, Poland 1980, Chile 1983)…
(2023-05-23). Modi at Hiroshima — Optics, Politics, Reality. strategic-culture.org Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits abroad are carefully choreographed events, given their optics domestically. Perhaps, this is even more so today as general elections loom ahead and in Hiroshima, Modi was taking the stage after the crushing defeat in the Karnataka election, which was as much political for the ruling BJP as personal for Modi himself.
(2023-05-23). Economy must be 'at service of life': resisting debt and neocolonialism in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org A dossier and accompanying discussion hosted by the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research interrogates the vicious cycle of debt rooted in neocolonial extraction that continues to trap countries across the African continent…
(2023-05-22). Saudi Arabia and China pull out of G20 summit in Kashmir. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-22). Kerala's Kudumbashree: A model to emancipate women. peoplesdispatch.org Today, 25 years on, the program has been a massive success with a notable rise in women's presence in legislative bodies, as well as a large number of women working in various micro enterprises and agricultural projects.
(2023-05-23). China's Type 052D destroyer, J-10C fighters show openness, attract foreign interests at Malaysian expo. ecns.cn Two types of main combat equipment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force, the Type 052D destroyer and the J-10C fighter jet, are participating in an international maritime and aerospace exhibition in Malaysia that kicked off on Tuesday.
(2023-05-23). BYD mulls NEV plant in Europe. ecns.cn BYD is considering building a passenger vehicle manufacturing plant in Europe, the latest move by the Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based carmaker to explore international markets as its NEV models gain in popularity overseas.
(2023-05-23). Why China's Diplomatic Assertiveness Scares the U.S., w/ Tings Chak. thealtworld.com According to U.S. politicians, military leaders and the media, everything China does on the international stage — brokering peace deals, expanding economic initiatives, building ports — is part of an aggressive campaign to weaken the United States. | While China is becoming more assertive diplomatically, is the U.S. interpretation of why accurate or is it projection and delusion? And how does it relate to China's internationalist past? What does it mean for the future of the Global South and the world order? To discuss this and more, | Rania Khalek was joined by Tings Chak, a researcher at the Tricont…
(2023-05-23). British delegate in Seoul: Global capitalist system teetering over the abyss. thecommunists.org The following speech was delivered by Comrade Joti Brar on behalf of our party at the fourth international conference of the World Anti-imperialist Platform in Seoul on 15 May 2023. ***** Comrades, I began my party's contribution to our conference in Caracas two months ago by saying that our event was taking place at a …
(2023-05-23). 'For us, extractivism is lethal': The ongoing colonial violence of resource extraction in Latin America. therealnews.com 
From the defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, and the rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico, to the historic election of Gustavo Petro in Colombia and the return of Lula in Brazil, left-leaning governments are changing the political landscape of Latin America. However, even more progressive parties and ruling coalitions have failed to rein in the violence of the resource extraction economy and the domineering power of international capital flowing through mining, drilling, and deforestation operations across the hemisphere. Indigenous and environmenta…
(2023-05-23). Socialists want to crack down on Israeli war crimes. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in A group of New York legislators recently put forth a bill that would ensure the state government can't use public money to fund human rights abuses that have been found illegal under international law. The idea seems straightforward — why would government dollars be used to fund illegal activities? | In a sensible world, the principles set out in "Not on Our Dime," a New Yo…
(2023-05-23). Reclaiming our Past CA Pioneers of African Descent – 23rd Anniversary of Folsom Juneteenth. indybay.org In 2000, Joe Louis Moore's Juneteenth events were chosen by the National Park Service to be included in their National Underground Railroad Project, one of only two projects in California to be selected for that honor. Soon come the rest of the story…
(2023-05-23). Rafael Correa's shadow back on Ecuador's horizon. uwidata.com PIA Global and United Word International share this exclusive interview with Ricardo Patiño Aroca, former foreign minister and minister of economy and defense in the government of Rafael Correa (in government 2007 — 2017). Aroca presents us an analysis of the current situation in the brotherly Andean country. In the session that began this Tuesday, …
(2023-05-23). Reflections from a wedding conversation on poverty eradication. actionaidusa.org At a wedding I attended recently, I fell into an interesting conversation with another guest. She asked me what I 'do' (somehow the words 'for work' are always implicit in this phrase, yet rarely spoken out loud), and I shared that I fundraise for an international human rights organization. I quickly assured her that I…
(2023-05-23). Post-9/11 US Conflicts Killed Over 4.5 Million People By: Brett Wilkins. midwesternmarx.com 
The author of a study on the people killed indirectly by the War on Terror calls on the U.S. to step up reconstruction and assistance efforts in post-9/11 war zones. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. (Filetime, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)…
(2023-05-23). Peru Authorizes Entry of US Troops. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, the plenary of the Peruvian Congress approved a draft legislative resolution that authorizes the entry of US military troops between June 1 and December 31. The resolution was approved with 70 votes in favor, 33 against and four abstentions. | The Peruvian Congress reported via a statement that US personnel will carry out "cooperation and training" activities with the Peruvian Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police. | "The US troops will move to the regions of Lima, Callao, Loreto, San Martín, Huánuco, Ucayali, Pasco, as well as Junín, Huancavelica, Cusco, Ayacucho, Iquitos, Pucusana and Apuríma…
(2023-05-23). La Via Campesina Warns of Democratic Frailty in Ecuador (Statement). orinocotribune.com 
By La Via Campesina -May 20, 2023 | Communiqué from La Vía Campesina denounces the dissolution of democratic institutions in Ecuador, coupled with a recent decree on terrorism and the military supporting the President. | (Bagnolet, May 20, 2023) The peasant, indigenous, landless, women and workers' organizations that are part of the international movement La Via Campesina around the world warn with great concern about the current context in Ecuador, marked by a serious political crisis, accompanied by a deep economic and social crisis, with high levels of violence by criminal groups, the State and the sectors of…
(2023-05-23). Mexican Government Reinforces Security in Baja California. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Mexican Army and the National Guard sent 500 agents to Tijuana to reinforce security in this border city, which has become the most violent area in the state of Baja California. | RELATED: | Previously, on Saturday afternoon, armed men attacked people who were participating in the fifth edition of the "Cachanillazo", a racing event with off-road vehicles. | Baja California Attorney General Ivan Car…
(2023-05-23). Russia Eliminates Saboteurs in Belgorod Region. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have liquidated all the saboteurs who attacked the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, on Monday. | RELATED: | "Nationalist armed groups were surrounded and eliminated. More than 70 Ukrainian terrorists have been liquidated," Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said. | Drones were shot down by the air defense system over Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, G…
(2023-05-23). Florida Sued for Barring Chinese From Owning Homes and Land. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a group of Chinese individuals residing in Florida filed a lawsuit against the state in an effort to nullify a recent law prohibiting nationals of China as well as several other nations from possessing real estate properties and land within the state's geographic borders. | Related: | In the lawsuit filed in the federal court of Tallahassee, Florida, the four plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), cont…
(2023-05-23). Junior Doctors in England Plan More Strikes for Better Pay. telesurenglish.net The union representing junior doctors in England has announced its intention to initiate additional strikes in June due to the collapse of salary negotiations between the healthcare workers and the government on Monday. According to statistics, the country's publicly-run healthcare system, the National Health Service (NHS), will experience further pressure because of the negotiations' breakdown. | Related: | As per a statement from the British Medical Association (BM…
(2023-05-23). Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela closes 75th Nakba Commemoration Tour. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL- "Let us all join hands in the inevitable march to freedom for Palestine and we dare to dream of a free Palestine where Muslims, Christians and Jews can live side by side in peace as they have done for centuries," stated Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, South African member of parliament and grandson of revolutionary icon Nelson Mandela, to an audience of 400 at the Chicago Teachers Union headquarters, on Saturday, May 20. | Chicago was the sixth and final city Mandela visited during the Nakba Commemoration Tour organized by the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and the National Alliance…
(2023-05-23). Remarks from Xie Feng new Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
New Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng met with Chinese and foreign reporters at the arrival hall in the JFK International Airport in New York. Here are his remarks.
(2023-05-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to reduce your stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, but Mayo Clinic health care professionals suggest spotting the signs and reducing stroke risk should be part of everyday awareness. A stroke happens every 40 seconds in the U.S., and the likelihood of stroke increases with age, according to the National Institutes of Health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/iShun0adjek Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-05-23). Consumer Health: Stroke — know the signs and risk factors. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the signs and risk factors for stroke. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted…
(2023-05-23). Eight Mayo hospitals again earn highest grades for patient safety from Leapfrog Group. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eight Mayo Clinic hospitals were recognized for excellent patient safety, again earning A grades from the Leapfrog Group. Eight hospitals across Mayo Clinic scored high marks for patient safety, earning A grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization that provides safety ratings. The ratings are intended to help patients choose their preferred health care destinations. Mayo Clinic hospitals that received an A grade are: Arizona Mayo Clinic Hospital. Florida Mayo Clinic Hospital….
(2023-05-23). The Maine National Guard Is Not Defending the U.S. But Destroying Montenegro. davidswanson.org
(2023-05-23). State politics is where policy that matters is determined. peoplesworld.org 
With all the concentration on the rocky relations between Democratic President Joe Biden and the radical right-wingers and Trumpites who are puppeteers of the U.S. House Republican majority, voters can easily often forget that politics in statehouses matters—often more than Congress and politics on the national level. Want proof? Look at two examples, one positive …
(2023-05-23). G7 Hiroshima Summit Fails to Deliver Progress on Nuclear Disarmament. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-23). Gurindji grandmother: Don Dale violates international obligations towards children, First Nations. greenleft.org.au Almost six years since the Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children in the Northern Territory delivered its findings, the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre is still open. Stephen W Enciso reports.
(2023-05-23). 50 years of Western Sahara's liberation struggle marked. greenleft.org.au A forum at the University of Sydney marked 50 years since the beginning of the national liberation struggle by the Saharawi people in Western Sahara against Spanish and Moroccan occupation. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-05-23). Russia Says It Defeated Ukrainian Sabotage Group in Belgorod. news.antiwar.com Russia's Defense Ministry on Tuesday said that it defeated a Ukrainian sabotage group that launched a cross-border raid in Russia's Belgorod Oblast on Monday. According to Russia's TASS news agency, the Russian military "blocked and wiped out Ukrainian nationalist formations in the Belgorod Region during a counterterror operation" and killed over "70 Ukrainian terrorists." According …
(2023-05-23). International Mission to Colombia to Share Ways to Stop Abusive Corporate Claims. ips-dc.org 
12 representatives of organizations from 8 Latin American countries and other parts of the world will visit Colombia to participate in a mission to share their experiences of standing up to corporate greed and stopping abusive transnational claims in the courts.
(2023-05-23). Catheter Ablation Using Pulmonary Vein Isolation With vs Without Posterior Left Atrial Wall Isolation in Persistent AF—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply The CAPLA study was the first and largest (N‚Äâ=‚Äâ338) randomized multicenter international study to compare PVI alone with PVI with PWI using radiofrequency ablation in patients with persistent AF. First, we agree with the goal expressed by Dr Mohanty and colleagues to improve outcomes with ablation in patients with persistent AF, and we share their disappointment with the lack of improvement in arrhythmia outcomes with the addition of PWI. However, the findings from CAPLA were consistent with those from similarly rigorous multicenter randomized trials with intensive f…
(2023-05-23). May 27: International Day Of Action For Black Power Activists. popularresistance.org In early May, African People's Socialist Party (APSP) Chairman Omali Yeshitela, 81, was shackled in handcuffs and leg irons after reporting to the Middle District Federal Court in Tampa for his arraignment in a courtroom packed with supporters. | Chairman Yeshitela faces federal charges after a lifetime of organizing dedicated to "the liberation for Africa and African people everywhere." | Penny Hess, 77, and Jesse Nevel, 33, two white people working under the leadership of the APSP also face charges after organizing for decades in the white community for solidarity and reparations to the black community. | The "
(2023-05-23). Imperial Protectionism: US Foreign Policy for the Middle Class. scheerpost.com 
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch What does a "foreign policy for the middle class" of the United States entail? President Joe Biden's national security adviser is rather vague about this. But in a speech in April at the Brookings Institution, Jake Sullivan enunciated a few points that do much to pull the carpet from under the "rules-based …
(2023-05-23). IAEA, ministry sign deal to establish collaboration center in Beijing. ecns.cn A center affiliated with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has been designated as the International Atomic Energy Agency's first global collaboration center for nuclear and radiation safety, according to the ministry.
(2023-05-23). China refutes G7's accusations on its nuclear policy. ecns.cn The international nuclear arms control rules are not the house rules set by the G7. The G7 has no right to dictate to other countries on arms control. China rejects the G7's finger-pointing.
(2023-05-23). COVID-19 emergency over but threat remains. ecns.cn The leader of the World Health Organization has spoken of his "relief" three weeks ago, when he declared the COVID-19 pandemic no longer "a public health emergency of international concern" — but he has cautioned the threat is not over.
(2023-05-23). Cubans in Belize recall international medical aid's 60th anniversary. plenglish.com Belmopan, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health collaborators in Belize, headed by their Embassy in this country, on Tuesday recalled the first time Cuban physicians and nurses rendered their services to other countries 60 years ago.
(2023-05-23). Spate of breakdowns in New Zealand's railways and ferries. wsws.org Repeated failures and disruptions are resulting from decades of underinvestment in transport infrastructure by successive Labour and National Party governments.
(2023-05-23). NIH lifts suspension of EcoHealth Alliance and reinstates grant to study bat coronaviruses in China. wsws.org The non-profit international research organization has been the target of right-wing conspiracy theories claiming that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab.
(2023-05-23). Surge of COVID across Canada as hospitals drop mask mandates. wsws.org The resurgence of COVID is above all due to the "Forever Covid" mass infection policy of governments at the provincial and federal levels, mirroring their counterparts internationally. The Trudeau Liberal government has spearheaded this policy.
(2023-05-22). Multipolarity: The positive content. uwidata.com United World International has started publishing papers that were presented to the Global Multipolarity Confernce held on April 29. At last, UWI published the video address of Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, to the conference that was organized by Nova Resistência (Brazil), the New International Order Initiative Türkiye), the International Eurasian Movement (Russia), the Thinkers' …
(2023-05-22). Ecuador's CNE Seeks To Unify Elections & Yasuní Referendum Date. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved on Monday to recommend unifying the date of the early presidential and legislative elections and the referendum on oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park. | RELATED: | "To guarantee political participation and optimize technical and economic resources, as Plenary of the CNE we approved the report that recommends requesting the Constitutional Court [CC] to unify the vo…
(2023-05-22). "A Cowardly Measure": Ecuador's Guillermo Lasso Dissolves Parliament to Avoid Impeachment. democracynow.org 
Ecuador's conservative President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-led National Assembly in a move widely seen as an effort to block efforts to impeach him, and came as the body held its first hearing into corruption and embezzlement allegations against Lasso. Lasso used a constitutional power that has never been used in Ecuador before, allowing him to rule by decree until new elections are held. That vote is likely to come in August, and Lasso told The Washington Post he does not plan to run again. For more on the political crisis in Ecuador, we speak with Andrés Arauz, the Ecuadorian politician…
(2023-05-22). U.S. national security veterans counter Ukraine war drive. workers.org 
On May 16 a full-page advertisement appeared in the New York Times. Under the headline "The U.S. should be a force for peace in the world," 15 veterans of the U.S. security apparatus endorsed an analysis of the war in Ukraine that confronted head-on the tidal wave of lies from . . . |
(2023-05-22). Cop running against socialist Minneapolis City Council member Aisha Chughtai instigates attack at nominating convention. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – At the Minneapolis Ward 10 Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) party convention on Saturday, May 13, current socialist City Councilmember Aisha Chughtai, along with her campaign volunteers and delegates, were subject to an attack by her electoral opponent, who is a cop, and his campaign operatives. Video of the incident went viral and has become a national news story. | Chughtai is the incumbent councilwoman who was elected in 2021. She comes out of the labor movement and is an immigrant rights activist. Chughtai has led the fight against Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's inhumane approach to homelessnes…
(2023-05-22). Brazil's Iguaàßu Falls brings in more tourists to see natural beauty. america.cgtn.com 
In Brazil's National Park system, Iguaàßu Falls stands out as a star.
(2023-05-22). Biden administration considers national marine sanctuary in Pennsylvania's Lake Erie. peoplesworld.org 
Today the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is considering designating a new national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie, adjacent to Pennsylvania, and the public is invited to participate in the first step of the process. A sanctuary designation would recognize the national significance of the area's maritime …
(2023-05-22). Chinese researchers discover evidence of ancient ocean on Mars. mronline.org 
An international team of researchers led by Chinese scholars has made another groundbreaking discovery on the surface of Mars.
(2023-05-22). Israeli Extremists Storm al-Aqsa Mosque Complex. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that dozens of Israeli squatters, with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at their head, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque complex early on Sunday morning from the Moroccan Gate. They were closely guarded by Israeli police, who imposed restrictions on the …
(2023-05-22). Malcolm X's Revolutionary Trip to Africa. towardfreedom.org Before Malcolm X went to Africa, he was a Black nationalist and member of the Nation of Islam. By the time he left, he had become a Pan-Africanist, fighting an anti-imperialist struggle. African Stream tells the story of Malcolm X's political transformation that led to his assassination a few months after his return.
(2023-05-22). War Prevention Depends on Respecting Invisible Geopolitical Fault Lines. transcend.org 18 May 2023 – 'Rule-governed' seems to be a synonym to international law. But Blinken makes no such claim to rationalize U.S. international behavior as 'law-governed,' but rather believe, following Thucydides, 'that strong do as they will, while the weak do as they must.'
(2023-05-22). A Timely Call for Peace in Ukraine by U.S. National Security Experts. transcend.org 16 May 2023 – The intervention by a group of 15 U.S. national security experts from the Eisenhower Media Network (named "The U.S. Should Be a Force for Peace in the World") comes when Ukraine delays its spring offensive to avoid "unacceptable" losses; a return to the negotiating table could save countless lives.
(2023-05-22). Turkey elections: Ogan endorses Erdogan in presidential runoff. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey elections: Ogan endorses Erdogan in presidential runoff | Third-placed ultra-nationalist candidate announces support for the president in a televised statement | Mon, 05/22/2023 – 12: 47 | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sinan Ogan, nationalist candidate of the first round of presidential elections and eliminated when he came third, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 19 May 2023 (Reuters) | The…
(2023-05-23). Adding Indirect Deaths, Total Death Toll in the 'War on Terror' Is 4.5 Million. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-23). Sri Lanka: Pseudo-left academic preaches phony "alternative" to IMF austerity. wsws.org Students should turn to the working class and wage a fight for its political independence from all parties and agencies of the bourgeoisie, including the trade unions and pseudo-left organisations such as the FSP.
(2023-05-22). Hayleys Plantations in Sri Lanka uses competition to drive up workloads. wsws.org The event was not to celebrate the incredible skills of these low-paid workers but part of an ongoing propaganda campaign by Hayleys and other plantation companies to drive up productivity.