(2022-04-30). China reiterates call for peace between Russia, Ukraine through talks. ecns.cn China has always supported Russia and Ukraine to overcome difficulties and continue negotiations, and welcomes all efforts by the international community conducive to promoting peace talks," Zhao said.
(2022-04-30). Lifting sanctions on Russia part of peace talks with Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Lifting sanctions imposed on Russia is part of peace negotiations between Moscow and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published early on Saturday.
(2022-04-30). Pentagon Says the US Is Training Ukrainian Forces in Germany. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon announced Friday that the US "Today, I can announce that the United States has commenced training with the Ukrainian Armed Forces on key systems at US military installations in Germany," Kirby sai…
(2022-04-30). Ukraine war update with Pepe Escobar and Richard Medhurst. thesaker.is Pepe's comment on his Telegram channel is: "Richard and I did our best to put all the dementia in perspective without going crazy. The response has been terrific." Very good…
(2022-04-30). U.S. aims to push China into war over Taiwan — a guest commentary. workers.org 
By Jorge Cadima Article first published in Avante, the weekly newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, April 21. Translation: John Catalinotto. It is evident that the U.S./European Union wants to prolong the war in Ukraine as long as possible. But warmongering is also evident at the other end of the . . . |
(2022-04-30). [World Report] Clinical triallists in Ukraine determined to continue. thelancet.com Hundreds of clinical trials have been halted because of the war in Ukraine, disrupting treatment for patients and impeding research. Ed Holt reports.
(2022-04-30). Peace Policy and Every military solution leads to disaster. indybay.org "Our Common Security" (April 21, 1982) called the Palme Report revealed a new way of thinking that helped make German unity and the overcoming of the European divide possible in 1989. Willy Brandt's North-South report "Ensuring Survival" (1980) described the need for a socially just world economic order and the equal inclusion of the global South.
(2022-04-30). Saturday 5/7: Santa Cruz: National Day of Action for Peace. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Santa Cruz…
(2022-04-30). Nuclear deterrence and "Negotiate and peace now!" indybay.org "I believe the Administration's recommendation to admit new members to NATO at this time is misguided. If adopted by the United States Senate, it could go down in history as the greatest strategic blunder since the end of the Cold War…" | Jack F. Matlock Jr, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991.
(2022-04-30). 'One dream to re-unite Korea'. workers.org 
A march calling for reunification of Korea and an end to U.S.-South Korea war games rallied in New York City on April 23. The protest began at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza with chants of "Stop the U.S. war machine from North Korea to the Philippines," "No more war drills" and "End . . . |
(2022-04-30). New IMF Trust Shows the Path Toward SDR Rechanneling Through Development Banks. cepr.net 
The IMF's newly established Resilience and Sustainability Trust sets the reserve asset status standard for SDR investments and creates a roadmap for regional development banks to onlend rich countries' SDRs to developing countries in need of financing for sustainable development, and climate financing. The IMF has published the details of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust …
(2022-04-30). ILWU 10 Backs OEA Strike Against Closure of Oakland Schools & Privatization of Port. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 at a press conference supported the OEA teachers strike against the closures of public schools in Oakland. They were joined by parents of students and also other unions. | SEIU 1021 leaders supported the teachers and also adamantly opposed the privatization of Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland which they said would destroy the working port of Oakland. They were also supported by USW Local 5 president PK White from the striking Chevron Richmond refinery workers.
(2022-04-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: How a Southern diet is connected to chronic diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Warmer weather brings more opportunities for picnics, barbecues and gatherings around food. But before you reach for a second helping, consider if what you're eating may be increasing your risk for chronic disease. In a traditional Southern diet — highlighted by fried foods, organ meats, processed meats, eggs and egg dishes, sugar-sweetened beverages, and bread — the prevalence of high blood pressure in the African American population is higher according to Dr. Ivan Porter II, a nephrologist at Mayo…
(2022-04-30). John Stewart Company Seeks Property Managers. indybay.org Jailbirds:…
(2022-04-30). Friday 5/6: Recognizing Invisible Labor in the University: Ways Forward. indybay.org Register Here: ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s-BLvUG0StS7ErSqa07VdQ…
(2022-04-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Improved treatments for head and neck cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it's important to talk to your health care team about the HPV vaccine, especially if you are 26 years old or younger. In addition to the importance of the HPV vaccine, you can lower…
(2022-04-30). Is Sonoma County's Juvenile Justice Commission effective in upholding their mission? indybay.org This opinion piece is a brief evaluation of the Sonoma County Juvenile Justice Commission's responsibilities and limitations.
(2022-04-30). Consumer Health: Recognizing symptoms of Parkinson's disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which make this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease, according to the American Parkinson Disease Association. Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Parkinson's disease signs and symptoms can be different for everyone. Early signs may be mild and go unnoticed….
(2022-04-30). FBI director warns of consequences of U.S. crime spike: report. ecns.cn The head of the FBI is sounding alarm bells about the escalation of murders across the United States, which he says include more violent crimes committed by juveniles, more gun trafficking and another dangerous trend, the Seattle-based radio station KOMO News has reported.
(2022-04-30). Ethiopian terrorist group TPLF planning another war on civilians. plusnews.ug The terrorist TPLF is mobilizing a massive number of fighters to areas adjacent to the Amhara and Afar regions to wage another devastating war, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. Briefing the press, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Dina Mufti recalled that TPLF had written an open letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on April 21, …
(2022-04-30). [Perspectives] A primatologist's perspective on gender. thelancet.com Dutch primatologist Frans de Waal was once asked in an interview: "How's Catherine doing?" He was not used to journalists asking about his wife. Only after some awkwardness did it transpire that the interviewer thought she was a primate he had been studying. The dedication in his latest book had read: "For Catherine, my favourite primate." That humans are just another primate lies at the heart of de Waal's new book, Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist, which ambitiously attempts to reconcile what we know about sex differences in behaviour among other primate species with the sex and gender diffe…
(2022-04-30). [World Report] Africa CDC warns COVID-19 vaccine production could cease. thelancet.com A lack of demand could jeopardise manufacturing of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in South Africa. Paul Adepoju reports.
(2022-04-30). Federación feminista presenta agenda de trabajo tras Congreso. telesurtv.net Adecuar los mensajes, el contenido y batalla de ideas a los medios masivos y recursos tecnológicos, es otra de las líneas de trabajo de la organización…
(2022-04-30). Venezuela fortalece relaciones con Turquía tras firma de acuerdos estratégicos. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro instó a empresarios turcos para invertir en varias esferas de la economía y el comercio venezolano.
(2022-04-29). How could the U.S. help to bring peace to Ukraine? nationofchange.org Policy decisions by the United States will have a critical impact on whether there will soon be peace in Ukraine, or only a much longer and bloodier war.
(2022-04-29). Africa and the Collective West after the Start of Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine. journal-neo.org 
It was not yesterday that the US and EU countries, as well as the famous constellation (which in addition to the US includes the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) started a hybrid war against Russia, including on the African continent. They started it back in 2012, when it became clear that Vladimir Putin was …
(2022-04-29). In Video: Ukrainian Soldiers Show Their Retreat In Izyum Area, Kharkiv Region. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Ukrainian soldiers on the Donbass front lines shared videos of fierce clashes in the Izyum region. This is one of the main hotspots in Ukraine. On the videos, Ukrainian servicemen show their positions destroyed by Russian artillery. | According to the sources the videos were made by servicemen of the 95th brigade, which was deployed in the direction towards Slavyansk. Russian forces are advancing from Izyum in the area. Some sources claimed…
(2022-04-29). Preparation Of Military Operation By NATO Countries And Ukraine Against Transnistria. southfront.org 
In the past week, the situation around the small unrecognised republic of Transnistria, which lies along the Nistru River between Moldova and Ukraine, has sharply escalated. | | Ukrainian saboteurs have staged several terrorist attacks on the territory of the republic. Hostile forces are being drawn towards Transnistria. | From the west, NATO units are moving towards Moldova's borders. | <...
(2022-04-29). On Ukraine, The World Majority Sides With Russia Over US. popularresistance.org 2014 saw two pivotal events that led to the current conflict in Ukraine. | The first, familiar to all, was the coup in Ukraine in which a democratically elected government was overthrown at the direction of the United States and with the assistance of neo-Nazi elements which Ukraine has long harbored. | Shortly thereafter the first shots in the present war were fired on the Russian-sympathetic Donbass region by the newly installed Ukrainian government. The shelling of the Donbass which claimed 14,000 lives has continued for 8 years, despite attempts at a cease-fire under the Minsk accords which Russia, France and…
(2022-04-29). Tensions Arise as Brazil Rehearses Rapprochement with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Relations between the governments of Brazil and Venezuela are practically null. President Jair Bolsonaro, in fact, repeatedly uses the neighboring country as a scarecrow to warn of the "danger" posed by the left in the event that it comes to power, but something appears to be changing in recent times. | Brazilian Foreign Minister, Carlos Franca, hinted at this a few days ago during a hearing at the Senate: "At a time when the US is analyzing an exception to the embargo [blockade] on Venezuelan oil exports [as a result of the conflict in Ukraine ] It really seems to me that we can think about reevaluating this iss…
(2022-04-29). War Secretary Austin Comes Clean: US Wants a Long War in Ukraine, Not a Quick Peace. thiscantbehappening.net We've moved into crazy town, with President Biden, who cannot get Congress or even his own Democratic Congressional caucus to back continued aid to families with children through the expanded child tax credit, now asking Congress to provide another $20 billion in military aid to Ukraine (part of a $33-(billion aid package to the … |
(2022-04-29). US GDP drops 1.4 percent in first quarter amidst Omicron surge and war in Ukraine. wsws.org While Biden attempted to downplay the abysmal numbers, his bravado cannot paper over the myriad contradictions facing US and world capitalism.
(2022-04-29). Ukraine: World War II Continues. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Nato propaganda tries to minimize the presence of neo-Nazis in Ukraine by comparing it with that of equivalent groups in the rest of the West. The truth is very different. Bandéristes have gradually taken over the country over the last 30 years, rewriting history, training the youth and changing all the symbols of…
(2022-04-29). Japan tries to recruit Indonesia, ASEAN into anti-Russia/China camp. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 29, 2022 Japan, Indonesia confirm cooperation toward free, open Indo-Pacific Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday confirmed to strengthen cooperation toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China's growing assertiveness in the region and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Widodo said Indonesia and the Association of Southeast …
(2022-04-29). Ukraine: Poland's Secret Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com Warsaw plans to deploy troops to occupy western Ukraine Intelligence obtained by Russia suggests that Poland and the US are working on a plan for Warsaw to regain control of Ukrainian areas that Warsaw considers as "historically belonging" to it, Moscow's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergey Naryshkin has said. According to the alleged plan,…
(2022-04-29). Saakashvili returned to Georgia to open second front with Russia: ruling party. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 29, 2022 GD: Saakashvili Returned to Drag Georgia into Forthcoming Ukraine War Georgian Dream chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze said anyone who wants or demands the release of jailed Mikheil Saakashvili wants "a war to rage in Georgia," responding to mounting calls for the medical transfer of the ex-President abroad over his worsening health condition. …
(2022-04-29). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with Al Arabiya: "Russia is Not Threatening Anyone With Nuclear War" libya360.wordpress.com Sputnik The Russian foreign minister has called on all big five nuclear powers to commit to ruling out nuclear war. Russia is not threatening anyone with nuclear war, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Al Arabiya in an interview on Friday. According to him, it is the West, along with Ukraine, which flirts with the…
(2022-04-29). The Ukraine war: A view from South Africa. cpusa.org 
South Africa and other non-aligned states should muster their energies to drive a peace wedge between belligerent blocs and wind down the crises they force on us all. The war in Ukraine badly affects us all. The capitalist powers of the West — NATO and the European Union — are involved in a proxy …
(2022-04-29). Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Transnistria: Escalation Towards a World War III Scenario. libya360.wordpress.com Brett Redmayne-Titley Read Part I, II and III: Destination Ukraine: The Ignorance of War By Brett Redmayne-Titley, April 07, 2022 Destination Ukraine: Will Poland Go Rogue? Warsaw's Ulterior Motive? The Lviv Connection By Brett Redmayne-Titley, April 21, 2022 The Lies…and the Eyes…of Ukraine. Reporting from Lviv By Brett Redmayne-Titley, April 19, 2022 Palanca: (The Moldova/Ukraine Border) The tiny…
(2022-04-29). Easter Executions Mar Colombia's Hopes for Peace. orinocotribune.com 
By James Patrick Jordan — Apr 26, 2022 | Death squads don't take breaks for holidays or holy days. Anyone who has followed the ups and downs of Colombia's war and peace, repression and struggle, will know that right around the week before and after Christmas and the New Year, and, again, Easter and Holy week, there often occurs a surge in assaults on social leaders, human rights defenders, and ex-combatants. Frequently during these times, death squads threaten their targets and defend their brutality by appealing to perverse notions of patriotism and morality, dressing up their terrorism in cloaks of duty, f…
(2022-04-29). Earth Day in Boston: Community cleans up Allston park; peace activists protest downtown. liberationnews.org 
Boston commemorated this Earth Day weekend with an anti-war rally and community park clean-up that demonstrated the connections between the environment, gentrification and war.
(2022-04-29). US gov't creates Ministry of Truth run by cold warrior who smears independent media as 'Russian disinformation'. multipolarista.com 
The authoritarian Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that oversaw the War on Terror created a "Disinformation Governance Board," led by anti-Russia information warrior Nina Jankowicz, who ran regime-change ops at a CIA front, smears independent anti-war US media outlets as "Russian disinfo," and called WikiLeaks "scum."
(2022-04-29). Kings Bay Plowshares Walking For Peace And Nuclear Abolition. popularresistance.org Called to enact the Old Testament prophecies of Isaiah and Micah, Plowshares activists seek to "turn swords into plowshares, spears into pruning hooks and train for war no more." It was this call to action that led Clare Grady, Martha Hennessy, Liz McAlister, Mark Colville, Carmen Trotta, Steve Kelly and Patrick O'Neill to enter Kings Bay Naval Base in St. Marys, Georgia on April 4-5, 2018. | Once inside, the activists split into three groups. One (composed of Trotta, Kelly and McAlister) went into the fatal force zone, investigating the bunkers housing nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, Grady and Hennessy put up crime…
(2022-04-29). Colombia's commemorations of national strike largely peaceful. colombiareports.com Marches to commemorate victims of police brutality during a national strike last year remained largely peaceful. According to Defense Minister Diego Molano, some 123 protests were organized throughout Colombia. Local…
(2022-04-29). Pelosi meets leading Georgian opposition figure, denounces "Russia's illegal occupation" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Regrading the claim that "As women leaders, we must have a strong voice against conflict and for peace," below, recall that both Pelosi and Zourabichvili. attended the recent funeral of Madeleine Albright. Agenda.geApril 29, 2022 Pelosi: US remains "unwavering" in support of Georgia's sovereignty in face of Russian aggression The United States Congress "proudly stands" …
(2022-04-29). Persian Gulf will be sanctuary of regional security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Iran expressed hope that the Persian Gulf will be a sanctuary of regional security and stability as well as a symbol of peace, friendship and co-existence among regional nations and others.
(2022-04-29). Peace Movement needs to demand dismantling of NATO. mronline.org 
NATO went from fighting socialism to enforcing global empire.
(2022-04-29). Israel Lobby Scores 'Own Goal' with Attempts to Censor Rapper Lowkey. towardfreedom.org The smear campaign against Lowkey has stepped up a gear over the past six months. In December, the rapper was booked for a gig in London's Jazz Cafe. The venue came under pressure to call off the show, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of his album, Soundtrack to the Struggle, reports Kit Klarenberg.
(2022-04-29). Race And The Great American Death Divide. popularresistance.org It is no secret that the United States is an organized death cult. The U.S. is the unquestionable leader in total COVID-19 deaths. Life expectancy has been trending downward for the past several years. Mass shootings are a common occurrence. And U.S. foreign policy is marked by an obsession with violent and destructive interventions for hegemony and corporate profit. | What often isn't discussed is how this organized death cult is driven by the U.S.'s racist roots which have yet to be discarded. Premature death is organized by the ruling class into worthy and unworthy victims. The U.S.'s corporate media coverage…
(2022-04-29). Protests Around Globe Target World's Biggest Weapons Company Lockheed Martin. davidswanson.org By World BEYOND War, April 29, 2022 From April 21st to 28th, crowds and small groups of people in locations around the world have brought petitions, banners, and protests to the offices of the world's largest weapons dealer, Lockheed Martin. Details, including photos and videos, of the Global Mobilization to #StopLockheedMartin are still being collected …