(2022-04-24). Revista analiza manipulaciones de los grandes medios estadounidenses sobre la guerra en Ucrania. cubadebate.cu Los medios de comunicación de Estados Unidos mienten sobre las presuntas atrocidades cometidas por las tropas de Rusia en la ciudad de Mariúpol, Ucrania, concluyó un documentado artículo publicado este domingo en la revista Covert Action, de la periodista neerlandesa, Sonja Van den Ende.
(2022-04-24). Biden Launches Process for Protecting Mature, Old-Growth Forests on Federal Lands. indybay.org SEATTLE, April 22, 2022 — President Joe Biden will issue an executive order today that directs federal agencies to conduct an inventory of mature and old-growth forests on America's federal lands so that policies can be adopted to protect them. The administration framed the move as a key strategy to store carbon and address climate change.
(2022-04-24). Kibaki's Death, Next Kenyan Elections bring back memories Of 2007. plusnews.ug 
The former President of Kenya, the late Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki will be remembered for the election violence that gripped Kenya in 2007/8 following an acrimonious election. Kibaki who died on Friday was announced as the winner of the hotly contested election having defeated his political nemesis Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement. On December 30, …
(2022-04-24). Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump's travel ban. news.xinhuanet.com A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday extended his previous nationwide order blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban while the lawsuit continues.
(2022-04-24). Spotlight: What's behind abrupt U.S. withdrawal from UNESCO?>. xinhuanet.com The world has long been used to U.S. President Donald Trump taking a stance against multilateralism. Still, the sudden U.S. announcement Thursday to retreat from UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — raised eyebrows worldwide.
(2022-04-24). Ofrendas florales de Raúl y Díaz-Canel encabezan honras fúnebres del combatiente Lázaro Vázquez García. cubadebate.cu Ofrendas florales del General de Ejército Raúl Castro, líder de la Revolución cubana; y del Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba -PCC- y Presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, encabezaron en la provincia de Camagàºey las honras fúnebres del combatiente Lázaro Vázquez García, quien dedicó 34 años al desarrollo de esa región.
(2022-04-24). Malaysia says to release body of Kim Jong Nam to DPRK. news.xinhuanet.com Malaysia will release the body of Kim Jong Nam to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and allow its nationals to leave, after the nine stranded Malaysian citizens in DPRK were freed, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement on Thursday.
(2022-04-24). DPRK slams U.S. for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against | Pyongyang. news.xinhuanet.com The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed the United States for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against Pyongyang.
(2022-04-24). Friday 5/6: Oakland & The World: A Discussion Series on Education, Economic Policy & Voter Suppression. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-04-24). After barring ships, Turkey bans Russian flights to Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 23, 2022 Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. "We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest one was until April," the minister said in an …
(2022-04-23). Ukraine Is A Pawn On The Grand Chessboard. popularresistance.org Brzezinski was a very powerful National Security Advisor to President Carter. Before that, he founded the Trilateral Commission. Later he taught Madeline Albright and many other key figures in US foreign policy. | Brzezinski initiated the "Afghanistan Trap". That was the secret 1979 US program to mobilize and support mujahedin foreign fighters to invade and destabilize Afghanistan. In this period, Afghanistan was undergoing dramatic positive changes. As described by Canadian academic John Ryan, "Afghanistan once had a progressive secular government, with broad popular support. It had enacted progressive reforms a…
(2022-04-23). 'One Less Traitor': Zelensky Oversees Campaign of Assassination, Kidnapping and Torture of Political Opposition. orinocotribune.com 
By Max Blumenthal and Esha Krishnaswamy — April 17, 2022 | While claiming to defend democracy, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has outlawed his opposition, ordered his rivals' arrest, and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents across the country. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed his country's war against Russia as a battle for democracy itself. In a carefully choreographed address to US Congress on March 16,
(2022-04-23). Dutch Journalist in Mariupol: U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Residents of Mariupol receiving humanitarian aid from the Russian army in collaboration with the DPR army. [Source: Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] Where shall I begin? Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? Probably not. Mariupol has been wiped…
(2022-04-23). U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. covertactionmagazine.com [This article is written by a reporter embedded in Ukraine with the Russian army. We believe that if people want …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 20 partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 23, 2022 Over 20 states to take part in consultative meeting in Germany to assess Ukrainian military's More than 20 countries have expressed their desire to take part in a consultative meeting to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, during which the issues of long-term military assistance that Western countries …
(2022-04-23). Prospect: Ukraine as Canadian diaspora-administered fiefdom, garrison state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Earlier this year the government of his successor, Volodyrmyr Zelensky, was prosecuting Poroshenko for treason. The government of Russia's Vladimir Putin offered Poroshenko, who launched the war in the Donbass in 2014, effective political refugee status before the current war commenced. Regarding Canada's deputy prime minister, see this from the Ottawa Citizen: Chrystia Freeland's granddad …
(2022-04-23). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-04-23). Canada delivers heavy artillery to "fight and win this war" in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 23, 2022 Canada delivers M777 howitzers to Ukraine The Government of Canada has approved the delivery to Ukraine of a number of M777 howitzers to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia. That's according to a statement posted on the government's website, Ukrinform reports. "As the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, committed …
(2022-04-23). U.S. ambassador, Japanese FM challenge Russia, China in aircraft pose. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 23, 2022 Japan's Hayashi, U.S. envoy Emanuel show off alliance on carrier ==== Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan U.S. duping the world into believing Russia bombed Hiroshima, Nagasaki Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine ==== Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm …
(2022-04-23). Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine fighting given military honors at home. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 23, 2022 Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia The body of Georgian volunteer AK, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Saturday morning. Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to K, whose body was transported …
(2022-04-23). Britain to send tanks to Poland to free Polish ones to join dozens of Czech tanks in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 23, 2022 UK Will Transfer Tanks To Poland So That It Can Send Soviet T-72 To Ukraine Britain plans to send a batch of Challenger 2 tanks to Poland so the Polish government can then hand over to Ukraine the Soviet T-72 needed by the Ukrainian military to confront Russia.The corresponding statement …
(2022-04-23). Romania: U.S. senator discusses military buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsApril 21, 2022 PM Ciuca, Senator Steve Daines discuss security situation in the region following conflict in Ukraine Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received the delegation of the American senator Steve Daines at the Victoria Palace on Thursday, with the two officials addressing issues related to the security situation in the region… …Prime Minister …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 40 allies, partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Novinite/Bulgarian Telegraph AgencyApril 23, 2022 The Pentagon is inviting 40 Allies at its Ramstein Base on Tuesday The Pentagon has invited representatives of 40 allied countries to gather in Germany on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine's long-term security needs, BTA reported. Defense ministers and high-ranking generals from 20 NATO and other countries have already accepted an …
(2022-04-23). Biden Is Expanding US Government's Brutal Anti-Immigrant Machine. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden and his top administration officials met on March 15 and signed a massive spending bill of $1.5 trillion into law. | This package, which funds federal government agencies for fiscal year 2022, boosts military spending and increases discretionary spending for domestic agencies by $6.7 billion, the biggest increase in domestic discretionary spending in the past four years. | The spending bill also expands the US government's brutal deportation machine, with an additional $284.7 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This includes $57 million more funding for ICE's contentious Enf…
(2022-04-23). Democrats dominate funeral service held for Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan. wsws.org The funeral service for the 26-year-old refugee and auto worker who was murdered by an unnamed Grand Rapids police officer on April 4, was dominated by Democrats promoting racial identity politics and illusions in an intervention by the Biden administration.
(2022-04-23). 'Al Qaeda is on our side': how Obama/Biden team empowered terrorist networks in Syria. mronline.org 
Hours after the Feb. 3 U.S. military raid in northern Syria that left the leader of ISIS and multiple family members dead, President Biden delivered a triumphant White House address.
(2022-04-23). Biden is continuing Trump's brutal anti-immigrant policies. multipolarista.com How President Joe Biden is continuing many of Trump's brutal anti-immigrant policies, giving more funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and expanding detention centers while fueling war abroad…
(2022-04-23). Report details Biden admin's 'cruel and unnecessary' jailing of asylum-seekers. nationofchange.org "The Biden administration must alter course, stop jailing asylum-seekers and treating them as enforcement 'priorities,' [and] use its legal authority to release them."
(2022-04-23). Amid Global Uncertainty, ALBA Movements Forge Unity And Hope. popularresistance.org In Latin America, a series of electoral victories have allowed for the arrival of new governments of a popular, progressive nature or for at least a break with the neoliberal hegemony in those countries which we can say remained steeped in neoliberalism during the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century. We are talking about Chile and Peru. We also have the recovery of democracy in Bolivia after the coup d'état and we have a series of upcoming elections in Brazil and Colombia, where there are also possibilities of new forces coming to power. To this we must also add the victory in Honduras [of Xiomara Cast…
(2022-04-23). Survey: Does Anyone Still Trust the Venezuelan Opposition? orinocotribune.com 
As Venezuela advances in its economic recovery and the 2024 presidential election approaches, a recent survey has shown that most Venezuelans think that the opposition is grappling with deep schisms, lack of public credibility, and great distrust. | A recent study released by the anti-chavista consulting firm Meganalisis has shown that there is a perception that the right-wing opposition lacks leadership. Some of those surveyed even completely disqualified those political sectors that oppose the government of President Nicolás Maduro. | The survey carried out between March 22 and 31, with a sample group of 1,049…
(2022-04-23). Socialist Equality Party announces candidates for Australian election. wsws.org The SEP's fight for ballot access, and the enthusiastic and determined response we won from working-class and young people, further exposes the anti-democratic efforts of the entire corporate-backed parliamentary elite to stifle dissent.
(2022-04-23). Jose Ramos-Horta wins East Timorese presidency, promises political stability. peoplesdispatch.org Jose Ramos-Horta won the presidential election in East Timor by a landslide as the final results of the second round were announced on Thursday, April 21. In the second round held on April 19, Ramos-Horta faced off against incumbent president Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres. He had earlier been president from 2007-12. | "I have received this mandate from our people, from the nation in an overwhelming demonstration of our people's commitment to democracy," Ramos-Horta told supporters at a public rally in the capital, Dili, proclaiming his victory. | Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize winner for his work during East Timo…
(2022-04-23). The Socialist Equality Party candidates for the May 21 election. wsws.org The SEP candidates will be listed as groups, but without the party's name, on the top line of the Senate ballot papers in three states: New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
(2022-04-23). Right-wing radical Professor Jà∂rg Baberowski faces trial for causing bodily harm and damage to property. wsws.org In early 2020, Professor Baberowski physically assaulted an IYSSE member of the student parliament at Berlin's Humboldt University and destroyed large amounts of student election campaign material.
(2022-04-23). Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump's travel ban. news.xinhuanet.com A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday extended his previous nationwide order blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban while the lawsuit continues.
(2022-04-23). Audio confirms Republican House leader McCarthy discussed Trump's role in failed coup with lawmakers following attack. wsws.org While Republican lawmakers privately acknowledged Trump's central role in the coup, a few weeks later they overwhelmingly exonerated him.
(2022-04-23). [World Report] Medicare covers new Alzheimer's drug, but there is a catch. thelancet.com The federal health plan for older Americans will pay for the controversial new drug aducanumab only for patients participating in clinical trials. Susan Jaffe reports.
(2022-04-23). "Cuba y Fidel son referentes de solidaridad para el mundo", afirma Evo Morales en La Habana. cubadebate.cu El expresidente de Bolivia Evo Morales recordó este sábado la vida, obra y pensamiento del líder histórico de la Revolución cubana Fidel Castro en su visita al centro que lleva el nombre del Comandante en Jefe, a quien calificó como "ejemplo de dignidad". La visita a la institución es la primera actividad que realiza el exmandatario tras su llegada la víspera a la Isla.
(2022-04-23). Malaysia says to release body of Kim Jong Nam to DPRK. news.xinhuanet.com Malaysia will release the body of Kim Jong Nam to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and allow its nationals to leave, after the nine stranded Malaysian citizens in DPRK were freed, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement on Thursday.
(2022-04-23). DPRK slams U.S. for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against | Pyongyang. news.xinhuanet.com The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed the United States for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against Pyongyang.
(2022-04-23). Es hora de decidir: øDemocracia o capitalismo desbocado? peoplesworld.org 
Esta primavera, nos encontramos en aguas precarias. La pandemia global de COVID-19 ha expuesto profundas grietas en los cimientos de nuestra democracia. Nuestra economía sigue siendo profundamente desigual, con multimillonarios que se benefician de la pandemia mientras los trabajadores luchan por mantenerse al día con la inflación. Entonces, ahora más que nunca, necesitamos profundizar nuestra …
(2022-04-23). US Supreme Court upholds exclusion of Puerto Rico residents from supplemental income benefit. wsws.org The ruling reflects the American ruling elite's contempt for the impoverished population, whose workers and youth rose up in mass protests three years ago that toppled the Democratic Party aligned governor.
(2022-04-23). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…
(2022-04-23). NATO summit: Baltic states push division-size deployments, "long-range missile equipment" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Baltic TimesApril 23, 2022 Baltic PMs agree on common goals for NATO summit Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agree that in the event of a threat, NATO must be ready to quickly deploy division-size troops to defend each of the Baltic states, and that NATO air policing must become air defense. NATO's military presence on the …
(2022-04-23). NATO's incorporation of Finland a "done deal" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsApril 22, 2022 Finland ramping up preparations for NATO accession Finland has plotted a clear NATO course, with pro-alliance National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo recently appointed chair of the Eduskunta Defense Committee…. Members of the Eduskunta Defense Committee visited Sweden on Thursday where their message was that Finland's NATO accession is very nearly …
(2022-04-23). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.
(2022-04-23). NATO partner Switzerland assists NATO candidate Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Juansher Burchuladze met with the Ambassador of Switzerland The Minister of Defense of Georgia held an introductory meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland. Juansher Burchuladze congratulated Heidi Graus on her appointment as Ambassador…. The security challenges in the region were discussed at the meeting. Special attention …
(2022-04-23). Occupied territories: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey continue special forces exercises. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until recently frozen conflicts, now "Russian-occupied territories." For Azerbaijan, that part of Nagorno-Karabakh not seized in its 44-day war of 2020. For Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. For Turkey, its self-identified ethnic kin, the Tatars, in Crimea. Perhaps Japan (the Kurils), Moldova (Transnistria) and Finland (East Karelia) will send observers. ==== Trend News AgencyApril 23, …
(2022-04-23). Kosovo: Turkish-NATO military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily Sabah/Anadolu AgencyApril 23, 2022 Minister: Turkey has always supported development of Kosovo Kosovo's Defense Minister Armend Mehaj stated that they aim to increase the number of Turkish Kosovans in the public sector…. According to the statement made by the Kosovo Ministry of Defense, Minister Mehaj held a roundtable meeting on the occasion of the …