(2023-02-09). China Says It Was Smeared in Biden's State of the Union Address. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday spoke out against President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he took aim at Beijing and said the "competition" with China should unite Americans. "China does not shy away or flinch from competition. However, we are opposed to defining the entire China-US relations by competition," Chinese Foreign Ministry …
(2023-02-09). Zelensky Tells Macron and Scholz to Supply 'Game-Changing' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday, where he made a fresh pitch for fighter jets and other advanced weapons. "France and Germany have the potential to be game changers and that's how I see our talks today. The sooner we get heavy …
(2023-02-08). State Department Approves $10 Billion HIMARS Rocket Sale to Poland. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it approved a potential $10 billion rocket launcher sale to Poland as the US's European allies continue to ramp up military spending. The deal includes 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), rocket launchers that the US has been providing Ukraine. The HIMARS are made by Lockheed …
(2023-02-08). State of the Union: Biden Says Beating China Should 'Unite All of Us'. news.antiwar.com In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Biden took aim at China and said winning the "competition" with Beijing should "unite all of us." "Before I came to office, the story was about how the People's Republic of China was increasing its power and America was falling in the world. Not …
(2023-02-09). China Says It Was Smeared in Biden's State of the Union Address. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday spoke out against President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he took aim at Beijing and said the "competition" with China should unite Americans. "China does not shy away or flinch from competition. However, we are opposed to defining the entire China-US relations by competition," Chinese Foreign Ministry …
(2023-02-09). Zelensky Tells Macron and Scholz to Supply 'Game-Changing' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday, where he made a fresh pitch for fighter jets and other advanced weapons. "France and Germany have the potential to be game changers and that's how I see our talks today. The sooner we get heavy …
(2023-02-08). State Department Approves $10 Billion HIMARS Rocket Sale to Poland. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it approved a potential $10 billion rocket launcher sale to Poland as the US's European allies continue to ramp up military spending. The deal includes 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), rocket launchers that the US has been providing Ukraine. The HIMARS are made by Lockheed …
(2023-02-08). State of the Union: Biden Says Beating China Should 'Unite All of Us'. news.antiwar.com In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Biden took aim at China and said winning the "competition" with Beijing should "unite all of us." "Before I came to office, the story was about how the People's Republic of China was increasing its power and America was falling in the world. Not …
(2023-02-08). Tokyo Says US Military Not Ready to Deploy New Missiles to Japan. news.antiwar.com The Japanese Defense Ministry told Stars and Stripes that the US is not ready to deploy a variety of new missiles to Japan. The comments came in response to a report in the Japanese newspaper Sankei that said the US was considering deploying medium-range, Tomahawk, and hypersonic missiles to Japan's southern island of Kyushu. The …
(2023-02-08). Rep. McCaul Plans Taiwan Visit This Spring, McCarthy Later. news.antiwar.com Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has said he plans to lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Taiwan this spring despite the risk of provoking China. "I think it's important to show China that we support Taiwan as a deterrence. I think it's important to do that," McCaul said …
(2023-02-08). Russia Looking for Answers After Report Says Biden Blew Up Nord Stream. news.antiwar.com Russia is looking for answers from Washington after a report from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh said the US blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. "The White House must now comment on all these facts," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram in response to the …
(2023-02-08). UK Says It Will Train Ukrainian Pilots on Fighter Jets After Zelensky Visit. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the UK on Wednesday, marking his first trip to the country since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and pleaded for London to provide Kyiv with fighter jets in a speech to the British parliament. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears ready to oblige Zelensky's request and asked his defense minister, Ben …
(2023-02-08). Why the Rage Against the War Machine Rally is #AntiWarSoWhite. libya360.wordpress.com Jacqueline Luqman Leftists, especially the Black left, do not share common cause with everyone who wants to end U.S involvement in Ukraine. The politics of some who call themselves anti-war cannot be ignored. I'm looking at this Rage Against The War Machine rally that is being organized by the Libertarian Party and I am genuinely confused…
(2023-02-09). International greetings at SGP anti-war rally in Berlin: "This rally is of enormous importance to workers in all countries." wsws.org Hundreds of workers and youth attended the main rally of the SGP in the party's campaign for the Berlin state elections. The SGP is the only party in Germany calling for an end to the US/NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2023-02-08). Johannes Stern: "The SGP's anti-war rally is in the tradition of Karl Liebknecht" wsws.org On February 4, the Socialist Equality Party held a rally against the war in Ukraine and the return of German militarism as part of its election campaign for the Berlin election at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. We publish here the opening remarks of Johannes Stern, who moderated the rally.
(2023-02-09). Presidential Command Post in Las Tejerías Reinforces Security (+El Conejo). orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, February 8, the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior, Justice and Peace, ordered the reinforcement of security at the presidential command post that was built in Las Tejerías, Aragua, after the landslide that affected the region in October 2022. | This action is in response to an armed attack carried out last Sunday, February 5, against the headquarters of the Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) and Bolivarian National Police (PNB) located in the area, according to local media outlets. | Meanwhile, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) remains deployed in the surround…
(2023-02-09). Venezuela Sends Rescuers & Humanitarian Aid to Tàºrkiye and Syria After Earthquake. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, February 7, Venezuelan minister of the interior, justice and peace, Remigio Ceballos, and minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, dispatched a mixed commission of 52 rescue professionals as part of the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force, in order to support search efforts in affected cities in Tàºrkiye and Syria after the earthquake of this Monday. | In the early hours of this Monday, February 6, a earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the southeast of Tàºrkiye and Syria, affecting more than 6,000 buildings, accounting for 16,381 deaths that have been reported in to…
(2023-02-09). Daily Round-up | Hundreds of thousands protest pension reforms in France & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of another massive protest in France against pension reforms, illegal miners fleeing Indigenous lands in Brazil, the UN seeking to revive peace talks in Libya, and the Republicans moving against student debt waiver in the US…
(2023-02-08). Friday 2/24: Marshall: Free Film Screening & Discussion. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 939355…
(2023-02-08). March 18: National March — Peace In Ukraine; Stop NATO. popularresistance.org Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the U.S.-invasion of Iraq, the ANSWER Coalition is initiating a major set of actions including a major demonstration at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday March 18 demanding "Peace in Ukraine — Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars" and "Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine." | The Biden administration seems determined to escalate the Ukraine war. The danger of a catastrophic global war — including nuclear war — is real. A U.S. General commanding 50,000 troops in the Pacific also issued a letter to his sub-commanders in recent days informing…
(2023-02-08). Canada Is Part of The US War Machine, with Pitasanna Shanmugathas. mintpressnews.com Lee Camp speaks to filmmaker and peace activist Pitasanna Shanmugathas about Canada's sordid colonial past and its modern role as a purveyor of US foreign policy.
(2023-02-08). Can Egypt really mediate between Armenia and Azerbaijan? unitedworldint.com Since the beginning of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt has taken a neutral position, in light of its strong relations with the two countries. Therefore, its diplomacy was constantly keen to stress the need to end the dispute peacefully and find political solutions. This position prompted then-Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, in September 2020, …
(2023-02-09). México, Colombia, Venezuela y Dominicana avanzan en Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net En un choque entre eliminados, Panamá vapuleó a Cuba derrotándole diez anotaciones por cuatro.
(2023-02-09). Socorristas venezolanos llegan a Siria con ayuda humanitaria. telesurtv.net La delegación venezolana con ayuda humanitaria es la primera que llega directamente a Siria ya que el resto ha sido dirigida principalmente hacia Türkiye.
(2023-02-08). Primer ministro de San Vicente y las Granadinas arriba a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Esta visita oficial es propicia para que las autoridades de ambos países revisen tareas de cooperación conjunta.
(2023-02-08). Venezuela y San Vicente y las Granadinas estrechan alianzas. telesurtv.net Los representantes gubernamentales se reunieron para concretar la agenda de trabajo y repasar las áreas de cooperación bilateral.
(2023-02-08). Venezuela & Latin American Stand in Solidarity with Tàºrkiye & Syria Following Earthquakes (+SAR Teams). orinocotribune.com 
This Monday, the governments of Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina lamented the devastating earthquakes that hit Tàºrkiye and Syria, causing thousands of deaths and the destruction of an immense number of buildings and infrastructure. | Venezuela conveyed its condolences to Tàºrkiye and Syria, "expressing its solidarity with the families of the victims and raising its prayers for the speedy recovery of the many injured," according to a statement issued by the government: | The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its pain for the strong earthquake, of magnitu…
(2023-02-08). Venezuela Coordinates Emergency Assistance for Syria. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, February 6, after the devastation and material damage in Syria caused by a strong earthquake, Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Relations Yván Gil met with the Syrian Ambassador in Caracas, Kenan Zaher Al Deen, to coordinate support that the Venezuelan government will provide Syria. This is also within the context of the illegal US and European sanctions that the Syrian people still face amid the foreign occupation of their country. | President Nicolás Maduro instructed to "provide all the support available to help this sister nation. Let the Syrian people count on our total solidarity!" Yván Gil wrote o…
(2023-02-08). Venezuela & Latin America Stand in Solidarity with Tàºrkiye & Syria Following Earthquakes (+SAR Teams). orinocotribune.com This Monday, the governments of Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina lamented the devastating earthquakes that hit Tàºrkiye and Syria, causing thousands of deaths and the destruction of an immense number of buildings and infrastructure. | Venezuela conveyed its condolences to Tàºrkiye and Syria, "expressing its solidarity with the families of the victims and raising its prayers for the speedy recovery of the many injured," according to a statement issued by the government: | The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its pain for the strong earthquake, of magnitu…
(2023-02-08). Diálogo en Venezuela en el congelador, a la espera de señales del Norte. globalizacion.ca El vocero del Gobierno venezolano para el diálogo político, Jorge Rodríguez, dijo que las conversaciones con la oposición local aliada al Gobierno de EE. UU., están condicionadas a Washington cumpla con el acuerdo firmado en noviembre, de liberar unos recursos…
(2023-02-08). Mexico Qualifies For 2023 Caribbean Baseball Series Semifinals. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Mexican team to the 2023 Caribbean Baseball Series "Gran Caracas" qualified for the tournament's semifinals after defeating the Panamanian team by 2-1. | RELATED: | Before starting the match, held at La Guaira stadium in Venezuela, both teams held a minute of silence in tribute to the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. | Players Reinaldo Rodriguez (Mexico) and Johnny Yussef (Panama) scored the first two poin…
(2023-02-08). President Maduro Proposes Consolidating CELAC Tech Initiatives. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who currently holds the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). | RELATED: | "It is always pleasant to receive the visit of our great friend Gonsalves," Maduro said, adding that the Prime Minister and he will review a cooperation agenda to strengthen their count…
(2023-02-08). Venezuela Sends 52 Rescuers to Tàºrkiye and Syria. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday morning, Venezuela sent 52 specialists to Tàºrkiye and Syria to collaborate in rescue actions in the areas affected by the earthquakes. | RELATED: | They are firefighters and members of the Civil Protection and the Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force. Accompanied by six rescue dogs, the specialists departed on a Conviasa airline plane, which was also transporting 22 tons of humanitarian ai…