(2022-04-12). It's Time For The US To Stop Pressuring India To Distance Itself From Russia. oneworld.press If the US finally realized the futility and counterproductivity of pressuring India to distance itself from Russia, New Delhi would be able to do much more to facilitate Washington's efforts to "contain" China, though of course in keeping with its plan to do so without provoking a regional conflict.
(2022-04-12). Pradip Kumar Yadav appointed as next ambassador of India to Liberia. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Pradip Kumar Yadav has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Liberia, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday.
(2022-04-12). US stands with India in fight against COVID-19: Envoy. aninews.in New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): The United States stands with the people of Delhi and India in the fight against COVID-19, said US envoy Daniel B Smith.
(2022-04-12). Remove content terming 'Indian variant': India tells social media intermediaries. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): India took a strong objection to the use of the term so-called 'Indian variant' for the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus on social media posts.
(2022-04-12). India in greater need for COVID-19 vaccines to save lives, will not exert pressure for supply of doses: Bhutan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): In view of the deadly second wave and surge of COVID-19 cases in India, neighouring Bhutan has said it is not going to pressurise New Delhi for supply of vaccines as it is in greater need.
(2022-04-12). The Russian Revolution of 2022 — 'Capitalism in One Country'. mronline.org 
Now that the U.S. and the NATO allies have taken from the Russian oligarchs their cash in foreign banks, their mansions, their boats and planes, and blocked the export of all private and corporate Russian capital abroad, Russia is freer to decide how to organize the capital investment of the economy.
(2022-04-12). 20 Years Since Coup Against Chávez in Venezuela—a 'Trial' that Served to Overthrow Governments in Other Countries. orinocotribune.com RT interviewed Venezuelan journalist and minister Ernesto Villegas, author of the book April, Inside The Coup. | 20 years after the April 2002 coup against Venezuela's then President Hugo Chávez, the same violent and desperate blueprint continues to be applied to overthrow governments both in Venezuela and around the world. | Similar attempts by former deputy Juan Guaidó, in 2019, were not very different. Guaidó, alongside the national and international elements that promoted the action against Chávez, wanted to depose President Nicolás Maduro on several occasions, using various plans that were neutralized by Ven…
(2022-04-12). Japan's PM planning Southeast Asian, European tour. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Southeast Asia and possibly countries in Europe during the upcoming Golden Week string of national holidays starting in late April, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.
(2022-04-12). Tuesday 4/12: Planned Parenthood National Mobilization Call to Volunteer Against Abortion Bans. indybay.org Virtual intro to volunteering webinar…
(2022-04-12). Aerial view of Hainan Free Trade Port. ecns.cn The transport upgrade will help boost the building of Hainan into an international tourism and consumption center.
(2022-04-12). China at critical point in fight against COVID-19: health spokesperson. ecns.cn China will maintain its dynamic zero-COVID approach as the country is at a critical moment in the fight against COVID-19, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday.
(2022-04-12). Xi stresses boosting national park development in Hainan. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed the importance of boosting national park development in Hainan Province.
(2022-04-12). Sanders Praises Amazon Union for Inspiring a 'National, Sweeping Movement'. commondreams.org "People are sick and tired of corporate greed," said the Vermont senator.
(2022-04-12). China, Germany sign agreement to strengthen port cooperation. ecns.cn Ganzhou International Land Port in China's Jiangxi Province and Wilhelmshaven Port in Germany on Monday signed a strategic cooperation agreement to boost bilateral exchanges and cooperation.
(2022-04-12). New air freight route links China, Germany. ecns.cn A new air freight route has been launched linking the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen with Leipzig, Germany, the Shenzhen Baoan International Airport said Tuesday.
(2022-04-12). Nation-wide strike of Sri Lankan public employees demands president's resignation. wsws.org A worker said that all the trade unions and capitalist parties are talking about the problem but do not provide a solution.
(2022-04-12). Sri Lankans demonstrate in Australia to demand President Rajapakse resigns. wsws.org Homemade banners included demands for the abolition of the executive presidency, and denunciations of all 225 parliamentarians.
(2022-04-11). Fossil Fuel Companies Are Reaping The Benefits Of The Ukraine War. progressivehub.net MEL GURTOV | LA PROGRESSIVE…
(2022-04-11). Azovstal: Final Redoubt of Ukraine's Fascists? libya360.wordpress.com Eva K Bartlett AZOVSTAL STEEL PLANT The complexity of the assault on Azovstal is that the enterprise has many catacombs and dungeons that shelter Ukrainian Nazis from shelling and bombing. This is a real city within a city: down another six or eight floors. Eduard Basurin notes that it is impossible to bomb from above,…
(2022-04-11). Australia vs China-Solomon Islands Security Deal feat. Robbie Barwick. thealtworld.com Robbie Barwick — Research Director Australian Citizens Party — joins me to discuss Australia's role within US foreign policy vis-a-vis China and more specifically in regards to the Solomon Islands and a recent security pact being worked on with Beijing. | References: | Australian Citizens Party — CITIZENS INSIGHT — Veteran Australian diplomat speaks out against war danger — John Lander: | The New Atlas — Solomon Islands and China's Security Pact: Why is the…
(2022-04-11). India Purchases Russian Oil at Discount Despite US Pressure. telesurenglish.net India has bought at least 13 million oil barrels from Russia since Feb. 24, compared with nearly 16 million barrels in all of 2021, given the huge discounts offered by Moscow since the Ukraine crisis. | RELATED: | India is the world's third largest consumer of oil and imports over 80 percent of it from other countries. Last year, the majority of India's oil supplies came from the Middle East, the United States, and Nigeria.
(2022-04-11). Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan arrested and charged under draconian Public Safety Act. peoplesdispatch.org 34-year-old Asif was first arrested from Srinagar's Batamaloo on August 27, 2018, accused of "harboring militancy" in Kashmir. He has now again been picked up under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA)…
(2022-04-11). Amazon Is Interfering In Unionizing Efforts Again In Bessemer, AL. progressivehub.net MITCHELL CLARK | THE VERGE…
(2022-04-11). No More Wars And A Ban On Nuclear Weapons. progressivehub.net RAFAEL DE LA RUBIA | PRESSENZA…
(2022-04-11). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Young Men In Silwan. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday evening, three young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said several army jeeps invaded the Be'er Ayyoub neighborhood in Silwan before stopping and interrogating several young men while investigating their …
(2022-04-11). After Funeral of Slain Young Man, Army Injures Several Palestinians Near Bethlehem. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers injured several Palestinians during protests that took place after the funeral procession of a slain young man in the al-Kader town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the protests took place in the Old City area of Al-Khader after the soldiers invaded it. They added that the soldiers …
(2022-04-11). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Twenty-Three Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday dawn, at least 23 Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank after the army broke into dozens of homes and ransacked them, causing damage. In Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted seven Palestinians, identified as former political prisoner Amzi Mansour, in addition to …
(2022-04-11). Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians Near Jenin. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday dawn, two young Palestinian men from their homes in Methaloon town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes in the town before abducting Fayez Rabay'a and Mohammad Ya'ish Rabay'a. The town's invasion led to protests before …
(2022-04-11). Palestinian Teen Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered In Jenin. imemc.org 
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed Monday morning that a Palestinian teenage boy has died from serious wounds he suffered Sunday, after Israeli soldiers shot him in Jenin city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The Health Ministry said the teen, Mohammad Hussein Zakarna, 17, was shot in the back by undercover Israeli …
(2022-04-11). Israeli Soldiers Kill A Woman And Young Man, In Hebron And Bethlehem. imemc.org 
On Sunday, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian woman in Hebron and a young man in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Three Palestinians, including two women, were killed by the army, Sunday Israeli sources said a Palestinian woman stabbed an officer near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in the southern part of the West …
(2022-04-11). U.S. ousts Imran Khan but his revolutionary narrative endures. mronline.org 
Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and their U.S. backers within the Pakistani public. And Khan's domestic and foreign allies will not sit by idly either.
(2022-04-11). Progressive Voices Demand Assange's Release on Third Year of His Imprisonment. scheerpost.com 
Projections were put up on buildings across London on the third anniversary of Julian Assange's arrest on April 11, 2022. (Photo: Wikileaks/Twitter) | By As his extradition to the United States looms large, Julian Assange completed three years of imprisonment in the United Kingdom on Monday, April 11. Held in a high security prison complex in Belmarsh in the outskirts of London, the Wikileaks founder has been in prison since 2019 when he was dragged out of the Ec…
(2022-04-11). Tom Engelhardt: "Bride and Boom!" scheerpost.com 
Residents of Wahijah village said missiles hit two tents at the wedding celebration | By Tom Engelhardt / The headline — "Bride and Boom!" — was spectacular, if you think killing people in distant lands is a blast and a half. Of course, you have to imagine that smirk line in giant black letters with a monstrous exclamation point
(2022-04-11). Progressives in Greece reject Zelensky's address to parliament with neo-Nazis. mronline.org 
The testimony of the neo-Nazi Azov soldier in Greek parliament following the address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been widely condemned.
(2022-04-11). A statement on Ukraine from the Black Liberation Movement. mronline.org 
The ongoing crisis and war in Ukraine threatens to pull the world into a disastrous nuclear confrontation.
(2022-04-11). Ray McGovern: Corporate Media Deploys the Big Guns on Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
NATO sends signals to Russia at Warsaw summit in 2014 | By Ray McGovern / At first I thought it a sickening flashback. Two nights ago, there were Judy Miller and former NATO commander Philip Breedlove on TV pontificating on Ukraine. | For younger readers, Judy was the NY Times Archdeacon blessing all those reports of "weapons of mass destruction in Iraq" (that weren't there) and ties between Iraq and al-Qaeda (that weren't there either). | As for Breedlove, as a sad sign of the…
(2022-04-11). Video message from David O'Sullivan to striking Maharashtra bus workers wins support. wsws.org The overwhelming majority of the comments come from the Maharashtra bus workers, who have fought with determination and courage since the start of their indefinite strike on November 4, 2021.
(2022-04-11). Arms Deliveries To Ukraine. Who Are Real Beneficiaries? southfront.org 
NATO countries supply weapons and military equipment to Ukraine to fight Russia | The Russian special operation has been going on for 47 days now. The U.S. and EU countries officially support Ukraine on international platforms, saying that Russia's actions are unacceptable. Moreover from the very beginning they have been providing full-scale support: arms are being supplied, mercenaries are being sent to Ukraine. The U.S. Congress passes new acts to expand the amount of military assistance to Kiev. However…
(2022-04-11). How Would The West React If Russia Pulled A Pakistani-Style Regime Change In Kazakhstan?>. oneworld.press This thought exercise is intended to expose the political double standards that characterize the New Cold War and within which Pakistan has unfortunately become an object of geopolitical competition despite its newly promulgated National Security Policy adhering to a non-bloc policy. The point in drawing attention to all of this is to add further credence to the former Prime Minister's claims that the US was indeed behind his ouster otherwise one would expect that declining unipolar hegemon and its allies to react the same way to what just happened as they'd be expected to do in this exercise.
(2022-04-11). Could A Finnish-Swedish Alliance Be An Alternative To NATO Membership?>. oneworld.press Tuomioja's alternative to appease Finns and Swedes' artificially manufactured support of NATO membership through the regional alliance compromise that he proposed — including through the US' potential role as a third party within it — could present a "face-saving" exit from this security dilemma if it comes to pass. It would fall just short of crossing Russia's national security red lines but would also somewhat formalize the US' already existing military influence over their countries.
(2022-04-11). Imran Khan's "Political Martyrdom" Has Unleashed Unprecedented Socio-Political Forces. oneworld.press Never before has a genuinely grassroots political movement successfully proven that its own interpretation of patriotism, sovereignty, and national security can appeal to such a broad range of Pakistanis despite being different from The Establishment's. Imran Khan's "political martyrdom" has therefore unleashed truly unprecedented socio-political forces within Pakistan that seemingly caught The Establishment off guard and might thus prompt negotiations over a "new social contract".
(2022-04-11). Fossil Fuel Industry Subsidized at Rate of $11 Million Per Minute. projectcensored.org A September 2021 working paper by the International Monetary Fund found that globally the fossil fuel industry receives subsidies of $11 million per minute, as reported on by The Guardian…
(2022-04-11). Corporations Increasingly Held Accountable for "Greenwashing" projectcensored.org According to international research by TerraChoice, a Canadian-based environmental marketing agency, 98 percent of North American big-box retail brands are guilty of greenwashing, a practice in which a company promotes its…
(2022-04-11). "Conflicts Should Be Resolved through Negotiations, Not War" transcend.org 7 Apr 2022 – Interview by Reiner Braun, Executive Director of the International Peace Bureau, by email, with Oleg Bodrov and Yurii Sheliakhenko, peace activists from Russia and Ukraine respectively.
(2022-04-11). Applicability of "Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum" to the Present Context of International Belligerence. transcend.org 9 Apr 2022 – The Roman General Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus's seminal work, "Epitoma Rei Militaris," is the only surviving military tome which elaborates his hypothesis of deterrence through strength and remains the basic foundation of modern military defence policy, eleven centuries later, for achieving peace.
(2022-04-11). The great power rivalry will continue to grow. thealtworld.com At the end of March 2022, the American RAND corporation released a study entitled "Understanding competition. Great Power Rivalry in a Changing International Order — Concepts and Theories". [i] The author is RAND Senior Fellow Michael Mazarr, known for his publications on hybrid warfare, security, military strategy, and deterrence theory. [ii] Previously, he regularly gave comments and participated in the preparation of reports on the topic of rivalry, but the new material was already released with an amendment for the conduct of a special military operation by Russia, so the current rethinking of the approa…
(2022-04-11). Venezuela to Hold International Summit Against Fascism. telesurenglish.net Given the scenario of the conflict in Ukraine and the behavior of media multinationals, the organizers of the Summit will scientifically address the forms of communication in the world. | Felix Plasencia Venezuela FM: Tomorrow, April 11, the "International Summit Against Fascism" begins in Caracas, with almost 200 guests from five continents.
(2022-04-11). Ireland lists Chinese as a national exam subject for the first time. ecns.cn The Chinese speaking test of Ireland's Leaving Certificate exam this year was held on Saturday, marking the first time the country has included Chinese as a foreign language elective subject on the national college entrance examination.
(2022-04-11). Ukraine: Russia Warns the UNSC of New Provocations by the Kiev Regime. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC briefing on the situation in Ukraine Mr. President, We never doubted that today our Western colleagues would produce lots of speculations as to what is going on in Ukraine in light of the Russian special military operation. Your scheme of action is clear to us….
(2022-04-11). Can Tunisia Get Hit by a New "Arab Spring"? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov As you know, it was with the "Jasmine Revolution" in Tunisia in 2010-2011 that a wave of protests began throughout the Arab world, whose consequences are still being felt by a number of countries. And against this background, Tunisia became the first "new democracy." The Ennahda that came to power as a result,…