(2023-04-11). Leak Shows Ukrainian SBU Agents Attacked Russian Surveillance Plane in Belarus. news.antiwar.com Members of Ukraine's security service, the SBU, were involved in an attack on a Russian A-50 military surveillance plane in Belarus that occurred on February 26 of this year, The Economist reported Monday. The report cited a top-secret US document that is part of a trove of leaks from the Pentagon and other government agencies …
(2023-04-10). Macron Says Europe Shouldn't Follow The United States On China. popularresistance.org French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that Europe should not follow the US and risk a confrontation with China over Taiwan as he was returning to France from a visit to Beijing, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. | In a conversation with POLITICO, Macron discussed his desire for Europe to have "strategic autonomy" and to become a "third superpower," which he said wouldn't be able to happen if Europe is involved in a conflict over Taiwan. He said Europe faces a "great risk" if it "gets caught up in crises that are not ours, which prevents it from building its strategic autonomy."
(2023-04-10). US Deploys Guided-Missile Submarine to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions. news.antiwar.com The US Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East in a show of force amid heightened tensions with Iran. Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, a spokesman for US Navy's 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, announced the deployment on Saturday. "It is capable of carrying up to …
(2023-04-10). Chinese Military Declares End to Three-Day Taiwan Drills. news.antiwar.com 
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday declared an end to three days of major military exercises it held around Taiwan in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. The drills included live-fire exercises and marked the largest Chinese show of force in the area since then-House Speaker …
(2023-04-10). Intel Leak: US Considering Helping Israel Against Iran for Ukraine 'Lethal Aid'. news.antiwar.com A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) document that has surfaced as part of a trove of leaks suggests the US believes it can pressure Israel to provide "lethal aid" to Ukraine, The Times of Israel reported. A photo of the document circulating online shows that it lays out four possible scenarios in order from most plausible …
(2023-04-10). Leaked Document Says Ukraine Could Run Out of Air Defense Missiles By Early May. news.antiwar.com Ukraine could run out of missiles for its Soviet-made air defense systems by early May, giving Russia the chance to achieve air superiority in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Journal cited some of the leaked US government documents that have appeared online. According to a Pentagon slide dated February 28, Ukraine …
(2023-04-10). Moscow-Backed Official Says Russia Controls 75% of Bakhmut. news.antiwar.com The head of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said Monday that Russian forces control 75% of the Donestk city of Bakhmut and that fighting was still raging. "I can say with certainty right now that our forces control over 75% of the city," DPR head Denis Pushilin said on Russian TV, according to the …
(2023-04-10). Rocket Attack Targets US Base at Conoco Gas Field in Syria. news.antiwar.com A base in Syria housing US troops was targeted in a rocket attack on Monday, The Associated Press reported. The US military said there were no casualties or damage in the attack, which targeted Mission Support Site Conoco, a US base located on the Conoco gas fields in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province. As part …
(2023-04-10). Intel Leak: US Considering Helping Israel Against Iran for Ukraine 'Lethal Aid'. news.antiwar.com A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) document that has surfaced as part of a trove of leaks suggests the US believes it can pressure Israel to provide "lethal aid" to Ukraine, The Times of Israel reported. A photo of the document circulating online shows that it lays out four possible scenarios in order from most plausible …
(2023-04-10). Leaked Document Says Ukraine Could Run Out of Air Defense Missiles By Early May. news.antiwar.com Ukraine could run out of missiles for its Soviet-made air defense systems by early May, giving Russia the chance to achieve air superiority in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Journal cited some of the leaked US government documents that have appeared online. According to a Pentagon slide dated February 28, Ukraine …
(2023-04-10). Moscow-Backed Official Says Russia Controls 75% of Bakhmut. news.antiwar.com The head of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said Monday that Russian forces control 75% of the Donestk city of Bakhmut and that fighting was still raging. "I can say with certainty right now that our forces control over 75% of the city," DPR head Denis Pushilin said on Russian TV, according to the …
(2023-04-10). Rocket Attack Targets US Base at Conoco Gas Field in Syria. news.antiwar.com A base in Syria housing US troops was targeted in a rocket attack on Monday, The Associated Press reported. The US military said there were no casualties or damage in the attack, which targeted Mission Support Site Conoco, a US base located on the Conoco gas fields in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province. As part …
(2023-04-10). US Warship Sails Near Chinese-Controlled Reef in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com A US Navy warship on Monday sailed within 12 nautical miles of a Chinese-controlled reef in the South China Sea, drawing protest from Beijing. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius sailed near Mischief Reef, a Chinese-controlled atoll in the disputed Spratly Islands. Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines all also claim sovereignty …
(2023-04-11). Peace Is Breaking Out in the Middle East… And Washington Is Not Happy! globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-11). There Is No Peace in Sight. "Am Afraid that More Difficult Times are Coming". A Russian Viewpoint. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-10). Going to Peace With Russia. strategic-culture.org Peace is a process. It is practicing the Golden Rule. It is seeking to understand in order to establish mutual understanding. | I am writing to you from of the United States about the results of a journey I have been taking. For some years I have been surrounded by messages telling me that Russia is to be seen as my enemy, that its leaders are evil, and that we must prepare to go to war with Russia. For what it is worth I have declined to accept this messaging and have embarked on a different journey — going to peace with Russia. | What does this mean? Peace is a process. It is practicing the Golden Rule. I…
(2023-04-10). Any Ukraine Peace Talks Should Be about 'New World Order' — Lavrov. transcend.org 7 Apr 2023 – Moscow wants any Ukraine peace talks to focus on creating a "new world order," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today on a visit to Turkey, which has retained ties with both Moscow and Kyiv. Lavrov was there for talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
(2023-04-10). Preliminaries to Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: The Key Role of China. transcend.org French Pres. Emmanuel Macron was in China from 5 to 7 Apr 2023 and urged the country to play a major role in bringing peace to the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict. China's 12-point plan has indicated President Xi Jinping's willingness to be active in peace efforts.
(2023-04-09). Special envoys raise hopes for peace. ecns.cn At the heart of the Chinese envoys' discussions with foreign peers is Beijing's overarching blueprint for peace — the Global Security Initiative, which was proposed by President Xi Jinping in April last year, officials and experts said.
(2023-04-10). AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation seriously jeopardizes peace, stability in Asia-Pacific: embassy. ecns.cn The United States, Britain and Australia have been pressing ahead with nuclear submarine cooperation despite being widely questioned, which creates nuclear proliferation risks and undermines the international non-proliferation system.
(2023-04-10). Peace In The Middle East? That's A Threat. popularresistance.org Thanks to China's and Russia's mediation peace is breaking out in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates has begun withdrawing its forces from #Yemen. The Saudi-Emirati-Yemenite agreement will be announced soon. | The Middle East is solving its conflicts without the #US negative impact. | Peace will also come to Syria. The foreign minister of Saudi Arabia will soon visit Damascus. He will invite Syria to rejoin the Arab League. An Arab League summit will be held next month in Saudi Arabia and the Syrian president Bashar al Assad is expected to be there.
(2023-04-10). Saudi delegates visit Yemeni capital Sana'a to hold talks with Houthis. peoplesdispatch.org The Oman-mediated peace talks to end the nine-year-old war in Yemen received a boost after China brokered a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia last month. Media reports say Saudi Arabia and the Houthis agreed on the draft of a ceasefire agreement last month, which lays out the plan for a more detailed negotiation…
(2023-04-10). Peacenik Extremists And Liberal Warmongers On NATO Expansion. popularresistance.org We are one year on from the projected Ukraine-Russia peace deal. | Ukraine was to have become a neutral state, one unable to own nuclear weapons, with internationally guaranteed independence. It would have rolled back the Russian advance to February 23, for the loss of Russian Crimea and part of Donbas, which the Ukraine government had anyway bombed for years, killing thousands. | So, were a hundred thousand lives saved? No. Like a role-play US envoy, on April 9 Boris Johnson appeared on the scene and "urged" Ukraine not to negotiate because its Western backers were not ready for a deal. | As the US Democratic Pa…
(2023-04-10). Greens need to catch the peace train. cpusa.org 
Lessons from a Connecticut river valley Smoke billowed up from the water to the bridge. It wrapped around me and my car. Was the river on fire? Was this some modern version of Dante's inferno? There were related experiences, but it took a while to put the pieces together. My grade school students sampled …
(2023-04-10). Headlines for April 10, 2023. democracynow.org Fate of Medication Abortion in Legal Limbo as Two U.S. Judges Issue Conflicting Rulings, Clarence Thomas Defends Luxury Gifts from Harlan Crow, GOP Megadonor and Nazi Memorabilia Collector, DOJ Probes Leak of Pentagon Documents About Ukraine War, U.S. Surveillance on Allies, Russian Strike Kills Young Girl and Father as 31 Abducted Ukrainian Children Returned to Families, China Holds Military Drills Following Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's Trip to U.S., Israel Strikes Syria, Gaza as IDF Raid In Occupied West Bank Kills Another Palestinian Teen, Saudi and Houthi Officials Meet for Yemen Peace Talks Media…
(2023-04-11). Increased Tourism & Financial Transactions: Holy Week 2023 in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, Venezuelan officials offered a summary of the movements throughout the country during Holy Week. There were a greater number of tourists and transactions compared to the previous year. | Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez offered details; 9,430,258 people moved throughout the country. This figure indicates an increase of 5.13% compared to 2022. | "It was a safe and happy Holy Week. We are impressed by the high influx of visitor…
(2023-04-10). The advance of the commune in Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org On 20 October 2012, during the last council of ministers of the Venezuelan government attended by Hugo Chávez Frías, the then president pronounced what went down in history as the golpe de timón, the "change of direction" of the Bolivarian revolution's policy towards socialism. In his speech at the Miraflores Palace, Chávez called for self-criticism and higher efficiency of state management, not simply by increasing the financial resources and institutional power of the ministries, but by strengthening people's power through the comunas (communes). | The Bolivarian revolution was not to be limited to the seizure…
(2023-04-10). Anti-Corruption Campaign: 142 Raids in Last 72 Hours. orinocotribune.com In the last 72 hours, the Public Ministry issued 67 new arrest warrants against citizens allegedly responsible for acts of corruption. Likewise, 142 raids were carried out across the national territory. | The information was released by Attorney General of Venezuela Tarek William Saab, who said that the actions of the Venezuelan State are part of an on-going anti-corruption campaign. He added that these raids seek to dismantle the corruption network within the oil industry, known as the PDVSA-Crypto case. |
(2023-04-10). 'Burning of Judas' Ceremony Celebrated in Caracas on Easter Sunday. orinocotribune.com 
On Easter Sunday, the traditional burning of "Judas" that takes place on every year was carried out in different parishes of Caracas and in various provinces throughout Venezuela. This traditional celebration involves burning a character chosen to represent Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus Christ and revealed his location, leading to his execution. The celebration symbolizes ridding oneself of evil and beginning the new year in purity. | In the Santa Rosalía parish, specifically on César Rengifo Boulevard, the figure of the dollar was burned. Community culture coordinator Belkis Hernández pointed ou…