(2022-05-09). Oppose US and Australian threats to Solomon Islands! wsws.org With the assistance of its Australian partners, the US ruling class is intent on retaining the domination over the Pacific that it established after defeating Japan in World War II.
(2022-05-09). Germany supplies self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine for war against Russia. wsws.org The self-propelled 2000 howitzer is an extremely destructive weapon. "Nobody survives within 50 metres," writes the Sàºddeutsche Zeitung in an article with the militarist headline "The fist that Strikes."
(2022-05-09). Andrei Martyanov: Victory Day, May 9th, How To Make A Decision. Real War Planning. thesaker.is Please visit Andrei's website: smoothiex12.blogspot.com/ and support him here: www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=60459185…
(2022-05-09). 70th Anniversary of the Great Patriotic War — the Eastern Front. southfront.org
(2022-05-09). On the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, US seeks to escalate conflict with Russia. wsws.org Ahead of Russia's celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945, the US and its NATO allies are systematically working to escalate their war with Russia.
(2022-05-09). As Sri Lankan protests grow, Ceylon Workers Congress courts India's Hindu-supremacist BJP. wsws.org BJP officials attended the CWC union's May Day meeting in Nuwara Eliya as envoys of India's Hindu-supremacist government.
(2022-05-09). "System-relevant & budgeted to death": Child care personnel demand better working conditions. wsws.org Around 26,000 kindergarten teachers across Germany took part in a one-day warning strike last Wednesday.
(2022-05-09). Cape Verde: Ulisses Correia Admits Kidnapping of Alex Saab was an Exchange for Cooperative Security. orinocotribune.com The Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia, admitted that the kidnapping and delivery of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was the product of a compromise between the African nation and the United States government. | Correia's response, after the Cape Verdean government's authorization to arbitrarily transfer Alex Saab to Miami, was due to the international commitments that are convenient for the small island nation, as indicated in a press release. | "We are a country with international commitments (sic)… We have to give something in return for our participation in cooperative security," the prime minister…
(2022-05-09). Venezuela and Bolivia Sign New Bilateral Agreement. orinocotribune.com With the signing of a joint declaration between the ministers of foreign affairs of both countries, the working agenda held by Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia, with high authorities of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, was culminated. | This was reported by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, through a post on his official Twitter account, after the working agenda that took place on May 5 and 6, in which the diplomat representing President Nicolás Maduro, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Rogelio Mayta and the Bolivian president himself, Luis Arce. | "The foreign minister of Venezuela expre…
(2022-05-09). Antidote Powder: A Low-Cost Antivenom Developed by Venezuelan Scientists. orinocotribune.com 
The antivenom, developed in Venezuela, has already been tested on 40 people and has not shown any adverse effects. | The saying that "the snake is killed by the head" is not valid, if one considers that it is precisely in the snake's own venom that the antidote for its bite is found. Some new antivenoms are currently being developed in Venezuela to counteract the effects of snake and scorpion bites. These antidotes are made with IgY technology based on chicken antibodies and, so far, have been tested on 40 people. No adverse reactions have been reported. | José Contreras, a researcher and snake expert at the I…
(2022-05-08). The Cossacks in Australia and Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine. journal-neo.org 
For many centuries, the Cossacks have been one of the symbols of Russia and a reliable pillar of the Tsar's power. During the Russian Civil War (1917-1923), most of the Cossacks supported the White Movement, whose defeat brought the old ways to an end. Supporters of the previous government were forced to either change their …
(2022-05-08). Former NATO chief: Ukraine war should be exploited to admit Finland, Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMay 8, 2022 Former NATO Secretary General called on Sweden and Finland to join the alliance Sweden and Finland should hurry up with joining NATO while Moscow is "busy" with conducting a military special operation in Ukraine, said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance…. He called the current …
(2022-05-08). Ukraine-Russia political talks should lead to war cessation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Stating that Iran opposes the war in Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that political talks between Ukraine and Russia should lead to a cessation of war and ceasefire.
(2022-05-08). US 'directly' involved in Ukraine conflict — Moscow. plusnews.ug 
Washington should be added to a "list of war criminals" as it is now directly participating in "hostilities" in Ukraine, Chairman of Russia's State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin claimed on Saturday, citing media reports about alleged US intelligence-sharing with Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has told senior intelligence officials that "counterproductive" leaks about data sharing with …
(2022-05-08). 13 May, Webinar: Double Standard — Canada's terrorist list, the IDF, Palestinians and the case of Khaled Barakat. samidoun.net 
Friday, 13 May 1 pm Pacific/4 pm Eastern/8 pm UTC/10 pm central Europe/11 pm Palestine Register here to join: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fZaKNSQLSQSGrMHdIP5QsA Double Standard: Canada's terrorist list, the IDF, Palestinians and the case of Khaled Barakat Organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute and Just Peace Advocates. Panelists Miko Peled is an Israeli-American activist, author and international speaker. …
(2022-05-08). Write a letter: Join over 60 organizations and thousands of people to stop the smears targeting Palestinian advocacy and defend Khaled Barakat. samidoun.net 
Recently, the Canada Palestine Association, together with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, Just Peace Advocates, Palestinian and Jewish Unity and BDS Vancouver — Coast Salish, launched a collective statement of solidarity in support of Palestinian writer Khaled Barakat and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network in response to a smear campaign from the right-wing newspaper, the …
(2022-05-08). Folha de S.Paulo: Bolsonaro Has Coup Planned with Support From Military and Centrà£o. libya360.wordpress.com BRASILWIRE In August 2021 we reported how Brazil's US-backed military regime (yes, regime) cast a shadow over hopes for the next presidential election. There was clearly a doubt whether it would go ahead peacefully, and if it did, if the Military government, fronted by Bolsonaro and backed by the United States, would accept the result and…
(2022-05-08). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2022-05-08). Minister Nandutu: I am a live and well. plusnews.ug 
The State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu, has spoken out on reports claiming she is dead, saying she is alive and serving her country. Social media platforms were on Saturday evening awash with condolences messages to her friends and family as well as praying for her soul to rest in peace. "RIP Hon Nandutu. …
(2022-05-08). The price explosion of wheat. indybay.org Many people in this country develop the willingness to explicitly freeze for an ideal. Whether for freedom of whatever kind or for the climate. Every jitter, every pore of goose bumps serves the absolutely good and morally right. Already now one could marvel at signs on "peace demos", on which was written: "Better freeze, than gas from Putin!"
(2022-05-08). Don't Forget the People Most Impacted by Loss of "Roe" — People on the Edges. truthout.org I had written a completely different article for Mother's Day, but when — between May Day and Mother's Day — someone leaked a draft of the Supreme Court's plan to overturn Roe v. Wade, I decided to turn back to the text of the Roe decision. The decision affirms that access to safe abortions is a constitutional right protected by the federal government. Early in the Roe majority opinion by Supreme Court Justice Blackmun, a line appears that is surprisingly poetic for a legal argument: | We forthwith acknowledge our awareness of the sensitive and emotional nature of the abortion controversy, of the vigo…
(2022-05-08). Open Thread .. dedicated to Victory over Nazism. thesaker.is Why is the Great Patriotic War such a big deal to the Russians? Over 26 million people of the Soviet Union, 18 million of whom were civilians, — the ultimate…
(2022-05-08). Growing up Yellow Vest: Seeing French elites, not French people, conquered by neoliberalism. thesaker.is By Ramin Mazaheri for the Saker Blog World War II saw massive political gains by the lower classes and average person, but only via their own mass-murder. Many socio-economic demands…
(2022-05-08). What is happening in the global currency market? peoplesdispatch.org Former Managing Director-General of the Asian Development Bank, Dr Rajat M Nag talks about the ongoing currency war in the world and the role of the United States in it…
(2022-05-08). 71 Years of RFE/RL: How the CIA-Founded American State Run Media Outlet Survived the Soviet Collapse to Fight Cold War 2.0. orinocotribune.com Originally established as an anti-Bolshevik endeavor, RFE/RL has thrived as US-Russia relations have nose-dived | The first of May marks the 51st anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (hereinafter "RFE/RL", although this didn't become the official name until 1976) — radio stations which broadcast into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, respectively. As detailed in an internal CIA document from 1951 titled "Radio Aims and Objectives," RFE/RL was to be operated by refugees or exiles from the various Socialist Bloc countries to broadcast information intended to encourage "hatred against the regime(s…
(2022-05-08). Argentina will attend BRICS summits, at China's invitation, in step toward 'formal entry'. multipolarista.com China invited Argentina to attend the 2022 summits of the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Argentina's ambassador says it's a step toward "formal entry" to the grouping, an alternative to the US-dominated financial system.
(2022-05-08). Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country? globalresearch.ca Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in
(2022-05-08). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2022-05-08). Iran, Poland emphasize expanding parliamentary ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau stressed the need for further expanding and developing parliamentary ties between Tehran and Warsaw.
(2022-05-08). Iran strongly opposes NATO's expansionist policies: Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — As Islamic Republic of Iran opposes any conflict and war, it also declares its strong opposition to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s expansionist policies, said President Raeisi.
(2022-05-08). Sanctions, double-standards 'inhumane act'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iran's First Vice President has condemned the western countries for imposing sanctions and double standards in dealing with people in war-affected countries.
(2022-05-08). We are witnessing a world conflict, you can also call it the third world war: Serbian president. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92May 7, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá: "After Putin's statement, our situation has changed for the worse" "In the past decade, we have faced many crises, a catastrophic financial crisis, we have also faced the worst floods, the migrant crisis and a million people have passed through the country, we have faced coronavirus pandemic, and in our time …
(2022-05-08). May Day 2022: Turkey's role in the US-NATO war drive against Russia amidst growing class struggle. wsws.org This is the report delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi to the 2022 International May Day Online Rally held on May 1. Ate≈üàßi is a leader of the Sosyalist Isitlik Grubu, the Socialist Equality Group in Turkey.
(2022-05-08). Russian nukes could destroy 'enemy' NATO countries in 30 mins. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — A Russian politician has warned Moscow can obliterate NATO countries within 30 minutes in the event of a nuclear war.
(2022-05-08). Syria rejects talks with Turkey until policies change. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad on Sunday said that his country's officials have no plan for starting talks with Turkish officials on resolving their disputes until Ankara changes its policies toward Damascus.
(2022-05-08). Syria gained more prestige after victory in war. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei told the Syrian president Bashar Assad in Tehran Sun. that Syria gained more credibility after the victory in the foreign-backed war on the country.
(2022-05-08). Open letter and Breaking the logic of war. indybay.org The delivery of large quantities of heavy weapons, however, could make Germany itself a party to the war. A Russian counterattack could then trigger the mutual assistance clause under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war. Natylie Baldwin emphasizes how Zelensky's outlawing of parties and dissenting media are dictatorial.
(2022-05-08). Abortion is not only about women its a human, civil, environmental rights issue says EOPA. indybay.org EOPA, an organization of thousands of elected officials, is appalled by the leaked Supreme Court abortion decision and warns of civil liberty erosion. Black and Brown communities will suffer the most. They do now, from fossil fuel production and factories that spew toxins, which have been strategically located in their communities because they were redlined decades ago. Environmental justice will become a utopian dream if we start eroding women's rights, as all American rights will become endangered. If this right to privacy is stripped, every person could face a future in which the government can potentially int…
(2022-05-08). China sets world record in long-distance quantum states transmission. ecns.cn Chinese scientists made record-breaking progress in realizing quantum states transmission between two ground stations over 1,200 kilometers apart via a quantum scientific experiment satellite, signalling a giant step towards constructing a global quantum information processing and communication network.
(2022-05-08). Venezuela And Iran Deepen Cooperation To Overcome US Sanctions. popularresistance.org Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held a meeting with Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji in Caracas to strengthen energy cooperation as the two oil producing countries ramp up efforts to offset US sanctions. | On Monday, Maduro hosted Owji and other Iranian officials in Miraflores Palace where they held a "productive meeting" to "deepen the ties of brotherhood and cooperation [between the nations] in energy matters." | In a Twitter post, the Venezuelan mandatary expressed his gratitude for Iran's ongoing support in the Caribbean country's struggle to recover the economy under US sanction…
(2022-05-08). Mexico Talks May be Resumed Soon, Claims Gerardo Blyde. orinocotribune.com The negotiation in Mexico between the delegations of the Venezuelan government and opposition may be resumed soon, according to statements by the head of the right-wing opposition delegation in the Mexico Talks, Gerardo Blyde. | According to reports published by some Venezuelan media, Blyde made these comments in a meeting between the Frente Amplio and the Unitary Platform, two organizations that group together various opposition sectors of Venezuela. | "I cannot speak because I signed a confidentiality agreement with the international facilitator, the Kingdom of Norway," said Blyde at the meeting. "I cannot give…
(2022-05-08). Gustavo Petro Will Resume Diplomatic Relations with Venezuela if Elected President of Colombia. orinocotribune.com The Historic Pact candidate led a campaign rally in the city of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela. | Gustavo Petro, the candidate for the presidency of Colombia for the leftist coalition Historic Pact, announced on Friday, May 6, that he will resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela if he wins the elections. | Petro made this comment during an electoral event in the city of Cúcuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela border. The candidate had initially canceled the event after receiving death threats from a paramilitary group, but was later able to resume his campaign with reinforced security. | Petro, wearing a bulle…
(2022-05-08). Secretario de la OPEP visita Venezuela para estrechar lazos. telesurtv.net Venezuela es uno de los 13 países que conforman la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo (OPEP).
(2022-05-08). Agresión a niño venezolano en Perú genera gran indignación. telesurtv.net La embajada de Venezuela en Perú exigió explicaciones al Gobierno del país ante el ataque violento.