(2023-05-08). Report: Jake Sullivan in Saudi Arabia Discussing Rail Project. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss a rail project that would link Middle East countries and extend to India via seaports, Axios reported. The national security advisors from India and the UAE were expected to join the meeting on Sunday. Announcing his trip to the region, Sullivan said …
(2023-05-08). US, Taiwan in Talks on US Providing $500 Million in 'Free' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday that Taiwan is in talks with the Pentagon on the US providing a $500 million weapons package that would come at no cost to Taipei. "These extra weapons will be given to us for free and will not be deducted from the purchase list, which has been delayed …
(2023-05-07). Arab League Votes to Readmit Syria. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, the Arab League voted to readmit Syria, marking a significant step in Damascus' efforts to normalize relations with regional countries. Syria was suspended from the Arab League at the outbreak of war in 2011, and many of the bloc's members threw their support behind the failed regime change effort against President Bashar al-Assad. …
(2023-05-07). Australia's PM 'Frustrated' US Won't Drop Charges Against Assange. news.antiwar.com Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration over the Biden administration's efforts to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. "There is nothing to be served by his ongoing incarceration," Albanese said Friday while in the UK. The Australian leader noted Assange had already spent years incarcerated, as he has been held in …
(2023-05-07). Prominent Russian Novelist Injured in Deadly Car Bombing. news.antiwar.com Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent Russian novelist and supporter of Russia's war in Ukraine, was injured in a deadly car bombing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod oblast on Saturday. Prilepin said Sunday that he broke two legs in the attack, and his driver was killed by the blast. Moscow blamed the bombing on Ukraine's intelligence services and …
(2023-05-07). Russia Evacuates People Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. news.antiwar.com Russian-backed authorities in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia oblast have ordered the evacuation from areas that are threatened with shelling, including Enerhodar, the town where the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is located. Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-installed acting governor of Zaporizhzhia, said about 70,000 people in 18 towns and villages would be relocated due to intensified shelling. …
(2023-05-07). Turkey Rejects US Request to Send S-400 Air Defense System to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey has rejected a US request for Ankara to provide Kyiv with Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems it purchased from Moscow in 2017. Cavusoglu said the US proposal violated Turkey's sovereignty and suggested Washington also asked Ankara to hand over the Russian-made system to the US. "They made …
(2023-05-07). Wagner Head Says Moscow Promised More Arms After Threats to Leave Bakhmut. news.antiwar.com Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group, said he was promised his fighters would get as much ammunition and weapons as needed to continue fighting in Bakhmut. The assurance from Moscow came after Prigozhin said his forces would withdraw from Bakhmut on May 10 over a lack of support. The threat …
(2023-05-08). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee holds "No to NATO!" teach-in. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Over 20 people gathered at Zao MKE Church to attend the "No to NATO!" teach-in hosted by the Milwaukee Anti-War Committee on May 6. In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee (MAC) held this event to challenge the pro-NATO narrative pushed in the U.S. Presented by MAC member Stephanie Spalatin and her mother Mira Spalatin, attendees learned about some of the crimes NATO has committed both in the present in Ukraine and in the past in places like the former Yugoslavia, as well as a general framing of NATO as an offensive and not defensive apparatus of U.S. and Europe…
(2023-05-08). Paramilitaries threaten to kill judges of Colombia's war crimes tribunal. colombiareports.com Alleged members of Colombia's largest paramilitary organization AGC threatened to kill judges of the war crimes tribunal. According to the Special Jurisdiction of Peace (JEP), magistrate Alejandro Ramelli and his…
(2023-05-08). China, the Peacemaker? PODCAST. transcend.org 3 May 2023 – Historian Alfred W. McCoy discusses China's rapid economic and political rise and how Beijing is well positioned to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. PODCAST…
(2023-05-08). Desecration of yet another Ahmadi Mosque in Pakistan. transcend.org JUST is of course aware that some Muslims are opposed to Ahmadis and certain aspects of their teachings which are incongruent with fundamental Islamic beliefs. But that does not give them a right to vandalise places of worship used by the Ahmadis. Disputes of this sort should be resolved through peaceful means.
(2023-05-08). Shock Doctrine: Industry Exploiting Ukraine War for Liquefied Natural Gas Expansion. transcend.org 28 Apr 2023 – In an investigation targeting the "shock doctrine" practices of the gas industry, Greenpeace is calling on policymakers in both the U.S. and EU to move away from expanding LNG infrastructure before it's too late.
(2023-05-08). Britain transforms into police state for King Charles III's coronation. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—Peaceful protesters were given a foretaste of what to expect under draconian new public order laws on Saturday when police arrested dozens for "offenses" including wearing campaign T-shirts and carrying megaphones. As London ground to a halt for Charles Windsor's lavish taxpayer-funded coronation, republicans and environment campaigners were among 52 people arrested and detained by …
(2023-05-08). The US search for a junior partner in the Gulf. peoplesdispatch.org The traditional US approach has been to whip up Iranophobia to rally Gulf states but that ploy won't work anymore. The Gulf states are steadily expanding their strategic autonomy and pursuing independent foreign policies to advance their national interests and promote peace and reconciliation in the region…
(2023-05-08). Haiti: A Popular Response to Restore Peace! libya360.wordpress.com Berthony Dupont Demonstrations of violence have always had a bad impact when impunity and recklessness are the rule. What is clear today in Haiti is that the political class has completely failed in its mission and the regime in place has not lifted a finger to ensure access to justice in the face of the…
(2023-05-08). Ukraine will not win. Only a peace plan by the major powers can end the war. indybay.org
(2023-05-08). On May Day, Colombians mobilize to defend the Petro government. therealnews.com 
The popular forces of Colombia have been at odds with the forces of their state for decades. Yet this year on May Day, crowds of people mobilized not in opposition to their government but in support of its labor reforms and efforts to produce a lasting peace. Swept into power last year in the aftermath of a popular uprising, President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez have prioritized an agenda to reform the country and build power for working people and oppressed groups such as Afro-Colombians and Indigenous peoples. While conservative elements continue to obstruct this agenda from within th…
(2023-05-08). Shock Doctrine: Industry Exploiting Ukraine War for Liquefied Natural Gas Expansion. transcend.org 28 Apr 2023 – In an investigation targeting the "shock doctrine" practices of the gas industry, Greenpeace is calling on policymakers in both the U.S. and EU to move away from expanding LNG infrastructure before it's too late.
(2023-05-08). Britain transforms into police state for King Charles III's coronation. peoplesworld.org LONDON—Peaceful protesters were given a foretaste of what to expect under draconian new public order laws on Saturday when police arrested dozens for "offenses" including wearing campaign T-shirts and carrying megaphones. As London ground to a halt for Charles Windsor's lavish taxpayer-funded coronation, republicans and environment campaigners were among 52 people arrested and detained by …
(2023-05-08). The US search for a junior partner in the Gulf. peoplesdispatch.org The traditional US approach has been to whip up Iranophobia to rally Gulf states but that ploy won't work anymore. The Gulf states are steadily expanding their strategic autonomy and pursuing independent foreign policies to advance their national interests and promote peace and reconciliation in the region…
(2023-05-08). Haiti: A Popular Response to Restore Peace! libya360.wordpress.com Berthony Dupont Demonstrations of violence have always had a bad impact when impunity and recklessness are the rule. What is clear today in Haiti is that the political class has completely failed in its mission and the regime in place has not lifted a finger to ensure access to justice in the face of the…
(2023-05-08). Ukraine will not win. Only a peace plan by the major powers can end the war. indybay.org
(2023-05-08). On May Day, Colombians mobilize to defend the Petro government. therealnews.com The popular forces of Colombia have been at odds with the forces of their state for decades. Yet this year on May Day, crowds of people mobilized not in opposition to their government but in support of its labor reforms and efforts to produce a lasting peace. Swept into power last year in the aftermath of a popular uprising, President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez have prioritized an agenda to reform the country and build power for working people and oppressed groups such as Afro-Colombians and Indigenous peoples. While conservative elements continue to obstruct this agenda from within th…
(2023-05-08). Friday 6/16: Ithaka – Free Film Screening. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 939355…
(2023-05-08). Transnistria requests increase of Russian peacekeepers contingent. plenglish.com Chisinau, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The authorities of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic asked Russia to increase the number of peacekeeping forces due to the growing risks to the security of the territory.
(2023-05-07). London police carry out mass arrests during coronation of King Charles. wsws.org London's Metropolitan Police arrested 52 people for offences including affray, public order offences, breach of the peace and the sinister charge of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.
(2023-05-07). Police Arrest Dozens for Peacefully Protesting King Charles III's Coronation. truthout.org Thousands of King Charles III's subjects protested against the monarchy Saturday in London — and heavy-handed police detained many of them for "suspicion of breaching the peace." Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police tweeted that they would have an "extremely low tolerance" of those seeking to "undermine" King Charles III's coronation day. "A significant police operation is underway in… |
(2023-05-07). Police carry out mass arrests during coronation of King Charles. wsws.org London's Metropolitan Police arrested 52 people for offences including affray, public order offences, breach of the peace and the sinister charge of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.
(2023-05-08). Presidente de Guinea-Bissau inicia visita a Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente Umaro Sissoco Embaló, se reunirá con el presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, en las próximas horas…
(2023-05-08). SUV Slams Into Bus Stop Killing 8 Venezuelans in Texas. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela urged U.S. authorities to investigate the death of eight migrants that occurred after they were struck by an SUV in Brownsville, Texas. | RELATED: | "We demand to investigate the facts in depth and clarify their causes, in order to rule out any intentions related to hateful and xenophobic practices against the Venezuelan people, which have occurred in the past," the Venezuelan government said. | "These practices…
(2023-05-08). Venezuela Demands US Investigation After Driver Kills Eight Migrants in Texas. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelans have faced significant hurdles and xenophobia as they attempt to reach the US.
(2023-05-08). Venezuela: Humanitarian Prisoner Exchange a Valid Mechanism for Release of Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister of Anti-Blockade Policies and director of the Venezuelan Anti-Blockade Observatory William Castillo said that he would agree with any method that allows the release of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, including a humanitarian prisoner exchange. | "It is a valid mechanism. I don't quite understand why the United States doesn't do it, I don't have the mind to think about the gringos or the clumsiness they commit, but obviously it would be a valid option for Venezuela," he said this Friday, May 5, during an interview for the program A Pulso, broadcast on Venezolana de Televisión. | Castill…
(2023-05-08). Venezuela's 'Plan Vuelta a la Patria' Repatriates 115 Migrants From Chile (+Boric). orinocotribune.com 
(2023-05-08). Un total de 115 venezolanos son repatriados con el Plan Vuelta a la Patria. telesurtv.net Arriban a Venezuela migrantes varados en la frontera de Chile y Perú…
(2023-05-08). Anuncian II Festival Internacional de Teatro Progresista en Venezuela. telesurtv.net En su cuenta personal de la red social Twitter, Villegas Poljak, indicó que este evento cultural se realizará entre los días 8 y 18 de junio del presente año.
(2023-05-08). Venezuela exhorta a EE.UU. investigar mortal arrollamiento de migrantes. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del país suramericano lamentaron el incidente que dejó siete migrantes muertos, varios de ellos venezolanos.
(2023-05-08). Cuban President remembers revolutionary leader Antonio Guiteras. plenglish.com The president requested on his Twitter account not to forget the date on which Guiteras was killed in Morrillo, a town in the western city of Matanzas, and reminded of the qualities of the man who was a "radical anti-imperialist". | He referred to him as the most vigorous arm and the purest spirit of the national revolutionary movement, a definition given by another outstanding figure of Cuban history: Raul Roa. | On May 8, 1935, a betrayal led the repressive forces to the Morrillo, where Antonio Guiteras and the Venezuelan Carlos Aponte were hiding. They fought the soldiers in unequal combat. | Considered as one…
(2023-05-08). Venezuela exhorta a EE.UU. a investigar mortal arrollamiento de migrantes. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del país suramericano lamentaron el incidente que dejó siete migrantes muertos, varios de ellos venezolanos.
(2023-05-07). Venezuela's Minimum Comprehensive Income Announcements: A Thorough Reading. orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — May 4, 2023 | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced and signed the decree to increase the comprehensive minimum income for active and retired workers in the public administration, and for pensioners. | He referred to the adjustment of the warfare bonus in an amount in bolívars equivalent to $30 per month, at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), and the food bonus equivalent to $40, thus totaling $70 per month. | According to the president, these amounts would be indexed to the fluctuation of the BCV exchange rate. | However, the president did not specif…