(2023-04-28). Kremlin Dismisses Claims Russia Is Preparing a Nuclear Weapons Test. news.antiwar.com A Kremlin spokesperson has rebuked a claim by an American diplomat that Moscow was preparing to test a nuclear weapon. Russia maintains it is committed to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty so long as other parties adhere to it. On Friday, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesperson, responded to questions about a potential nuclear weapons test. …
(2023-04-27). House China Committee Prepares Proposals to Rapidly Arm Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The new House committee on China is preparing proposals on ways to rapidly arm Taiwan and boost up American stockpiles of long-range missiles, Defense News reported on Thursday. The steps come after the committee, which is led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), participated in war games that simulated a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, an unusual …
(2023-04-27). House Votes Down Resolution to Withdraw from Somalia. news.antiwar.com The House on Thursday voted down a War Powers Resolution introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that would have directed President Biden to remove all US troops from Somalia within one year, except those guarding the US embassy. The resolution failed in a vote of 102-321. It received support from 52 Republicans and 50 Democrats. …
(2023-04-27). China Denounces US Plans to Dock Nuclear-Armed Submarines in South Korea. news.antiwar.com China on Thursday denounced US plans to dock nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea, saying that the plan runs counter to the goal of a "denuclearized" Korean Peninsula. "The United States has put regional security at risk and intentionally used the issue of the peninsula as an excuse to create tension," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman …
(2023-04-27). Kremlin Says It Welcomes Any Steps to Resolve War After Xi-Zelensky Call. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin said Thursday that it would welcome any steps toward a settlement to the war in Ukraine following the call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We are ready to welcome anything that could help bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine closer and, actually, also help Russia achieve …
(2023-04-27). US Navy Says Iran Seized US-Bound Oil Tanker Near Oman. news.antiwar.com The US military said Thursday that Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, the Advantage Sweet, that was bound for Texas. According to Iranian media, the ship was seized after it collided with an Iranian fishing vessel. "The oil tanker issued a distress call during the seizure," the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a …
(2023-04-27). US General Says Russian Ground Forces 'Bigger Today' Than Before Invasion. news.antiwar.com Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US European Command, told Congress on Wednesday that Russia's ground forces are "bigger today" than they were before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last year. "[T]he Russian ground force has been degenerated somewhat by this conflict, although it is bigger today than it was at the beginning of …
(2023-04-27). Leaked Pentagon Docs Say Russia Can Keep Funding Ukraine War Despite Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Leaked US military documents show the US believes Russia will be able to continue funding its war in Ukraine for at least another year despite Western sanctions, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The assessments were part of a trove of documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira, an Air National guardsman who faces up to 15 …
(2023-04-27). UK: University of Sheffield paid private investigators £40,000 to spy on anti-war students. wsws.org As NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine escalates, Britain's ruling class is stepping up the militarisation of higher education and research institutions, already deeply integrated with the armed forces and private military contractors.
(2023-04-28). A Video Discussion of Oromia with WBW's Executive Director. davidswanson.org By OMN Insight, April 27, 2023 David Swanson discusses peace negotiations between the Ethiopian government and the Oromo Liberation Army. See: worldbeyondwar.org/oromia…
(2023-04-28). Pan African Peace and Global Prosperity – California Pan African Food and Ag Pavillion. indybay.org Trump Towers in NY, the blessing of a kindred spirit opened doors I did not know existed… today the spirit of Kermit Thomas, an ole green Louisiana frog, helping change the world. Gumbo Soup ready out West… Congo Square style… International Jazz Day…
(2023-04-28). Colombian Government Denies Ceasefire Resumption With Gulf Clan. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Danilo Rueda denied the allegations circulating in local outlets about a resumption of the ceasefire with the paramilitary group Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), also known as the Gulf Clan. | RELATED: | "The ceasefire draft published in the media was drawn up some time ago. Our office keeps communication with two AGC facilitators. We made significant progres…
(2023-04-27). US General Says Russian Ground Forces 'Bigger Today' Than Before Invasion. news.antiwar.com Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US European Command, told Congress on Wednesday that Russia's ground forces are "bigger today" than they were before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last year. "[T]he Russian ground force has been degenerated somewhat by this conflict, although it is bigger today than it was at the beginning of …
(2023-04-27). Leaked Pentagon Docs Say Russia Can Keep Funding Ukraine War Despite Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Leaked US military documents show the US believes Russia will be able to continue funding its war in Ukraine for at least another year despite Western sanctions, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The assessments were part of a trove of documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira, an Air National guardsman who faces up to 15 …
(2023-04-27). UK: University of Sheffield paid private investigators £40,000 to spy on anti-war students. wsws.org As NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine escalates, Britain's ruling class is stepping up the militarisation of higher education and research institutions, already deeply integrated with the armed forces and private military contractors.
(2023-04-28). A Video Discussion of Oromia with WBW's Executive Director. davidswanson.org By OMN Insight, April 27, 2023 David Swanson discusses peace negotiations between the Ethiopian government and the Oromo Liberation Army. See: worldbeyondwar.org/oromia…
(2023-04-28). Pan African Peace and Global Prosperity – California Pan African Food and Ag Pavillion. indybay.org Trump Towers in NY, the blessing of a kindred spirit opened doors I did not know existed… today the spirit of Kermit Thomas, an ole green Louisiana frog, helping change the world. Gumbo Soup ready out West… Congo Square style… International Jazz Day…
(2023-04-28). Colombian Government Denies Ceasefire Resumption With Gulf Clan. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Danilo Rueda denied the allegations circulating in local outlets about a resumption of the ceasefire with the paramilitary group Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), also known as the Gulf Clan. | RELATED: | "The ceasefire draft published in the media was drawn up some time ago. Our office keeps communication with two AGC facilitators. We made significant progres…
(2023-04-28). Zooey Zephyr and Justin Jones Won't Be Silenced by GOP: "Courage Is Contagious" truthout.org Tennessee's Justin Jones and Montana's Zooey Zephyr, two Democratic state lawmakers who were both punished by their Republican-led legislatures for peaceful protests, say the only way to fight such anti-democratic moves is through broad solidarity. "Courage is contagious," says Zephyr, who has been barred from the floor of the Montana House of Representatives for opposing anti-trans legislation. |
(2023-04-28). Resisting AFRICOM and beyond. mronline.org 
An Interview with Rose Brewer of Black Alliance for Peace.
(2023-04-28). "Provocative & Dangerous": Biden to Send Nuclear-Armed Subs to South Korea as Activists Demand Peace. democracynow.org 
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden pledged to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in 40 years. Alongside South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol, Biden also pledged to involve officials from Seoul in nuclear planning operations targeting North Korea. The visit between the two leaders comes as the U.S. and South Korea mark 70 years of military alliance under 1953's Mutual Defense Treaty, signed at the close of active conflict in the Korean War. No peace treaty was ever signed by the North and South Korean governments, meaning the two countries are still technically at war. We…
(2023-04-28). "Courage Is Contagious": Zooey Zephyr & Justin Jones on the GOP's Silencing of State Lawmakers. democracynow.org 
Tennessee's Justin Jones and Montana's Zooey Zephyr, two Democratic state lawmakers who were both punished by their Republican-led legislatures for peaceful protests, say the only way to fight such anti-democratic moves is through broad solidarity. "Courage is contagious," says Zephyr, who has been barred from the floor of the Montana House of Representatives for opposing anti-trans legislation. She adds that she took heart from the example of Jones and fellow Tennessee lawmaker Justin Pearson, who were both ousted from their seats for leading gun control protests, only to be returned to o…
(2023-04-28). China's special envoy to Ukraine will play positive role in promoting peace talks: Foreign Ministry. ecns.cn The special representative of the Chinese government to Ukraine will be someone who is familiar with relevant affairs and can play a positive role in promoting peace talks.
(2023-04-28). Beijing's role as peacemaker gains stature. ecns.cn On Wednesday afternoon, President Xi Jinping underlined China's consistent commitment and fresh plans for facilitating peace talks during a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
(2023-04-27). Colombian Government Peace Delegation Arrives in Havana. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Colombian government delegation arrived in Cuba for the third cycle of talks for the restart of peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN). So far, this event is scheduled for May 2. | RELATED: | "We have the hope of reaching agreements for a ceasefire and making serious progress in the participation of society in the peace process. Our delegation is deeply committed to these advances at the table," Sena…
(2023-04-27). Xi sending peace envoy to Ukraine, says negotiation only way to end war. peoplesworld.org 
China's President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call Wednesday that his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine, Chinese media reported. This came two months after Beijing put forward a 12-point plan to provide a framework for bringing an end to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine …
(2023-04-28). Evo Morales retoma actividades tras un percance de salud. telesurtv.net El senador del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) Leonardo Loza confirmó que Morales recibió una invitación en Venezuela, donde se realizó un chequeo médico, y que todo está bien.
(2023-04-28). Equipo de sóftbol de Cuba gana oro en V Juegos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Asimismo, el equipo cubano de sable femenino ganó la medalla de oro al derrotar a Venezuela.
(2023-04-28). UN Should Notice US Sanctions Effect on Human Rights: Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Hector Constant, the Venezuelan representative to the United Nations (UN), asked Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to consider the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the Bolivarian people's human rights. | RELATED: | "In the consultation on the 2024-2027 management plan of the UN Human Rights Office, we asked Turk to consider the impact of these measures on the population, especially on the most vulne…
(2023-04-28). Cuban Women's Softball Team Wins Gold Medal In ALBA Games. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Cuban women's softball team won a gold medal at the 5th games of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA). | RELATED: | The team won seven consecutive matches at the Hugo Chavez Stadium in Caracas. Six of them corresponded to the preliminary stage. The remaining match, in which they beat Team A of Venezuela 8-1, was the final. | "The superiority of our team has been demonstrated on the gro…
(2023-04-28). Venezuela To Seize Assets Obtained by Corruption. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved the Asset Forfeiture Act (AFA), which allows Venezuelan authorities to confiscate assets obtained by corruption and use them to finance social programs, infrastructure or public services. | RELATED: | The AN President Jorge Rodriguez, who congratulated the speed with which lawmakers approved the AFA, sent the new norm to the Supreme Court's Constitutiona…
(2023-04-28). Diosdado Cabello Explains Venezuelan Opposition's Internal Conflicts Over Presidential Primaries. orinocotribune.com The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, spoke about the ongoing instability and internal conflicts within three extreme-right opposition parties: Voluntad Popular (VP), Primero Justicia (PJ), and Vente Venezuela. | On Wednesday, April 26, during his TV program Con El Mazo Dando, Cabello stated that "there is nothing left" of the VP party, not only due to the evasion of its "candidate" for the primaries, Juan Guaidó, but also because of the accelerating departure of other leaders from the far-right party. | He then brought up the case of the former mayor of Cha…
(2023-04-28). Brazil Calls for Return of Bolivia and Venezuela into Mercosur. orinocotribune.com During his visit to Spain as part of President Lula Da Silva's Europe tour, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Vieira stated at a joint press conference with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares held on Wednesday, April 26, that Mercosur is finalizing Bolivia's entry and that he expects Venezuel…
(2023-04-28). Diosdado Cabello: US Rebuked Consensus at Colombia's International Conference on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan deputy and Chavista leader Diosdado Cabello said that the biggest steps were not taken at the International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela, which was organized and promoted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, because the representatives of the United States Government refused to sign it. | "In the end, a consensus document was not drawn up there because the US did not want to sign it, the US was defeated there so they did not want to sign it," the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) said on Wednesday, April 26, during the 428th episode of his telev…
(2023-04-28). Venezuela's National Assembly Unanimously Approves New Anti-Corruption Legislation. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-28). UK Spent Public Funds Backing Venezuelan 'President' in Gold Dispute. orinocotribune.com By John McEvoy — Apr 23, 2023 | Britain put tens of thousands of pounds towards Juan Guaidó's efforts to access $2bn worth of Venezuelan gold held in the Bank of England, new data reveals. | Britain's Foreign Office spent £80,697 in public funds supporting Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaidó's campaign to seize roughly $2bn of gold held in the Bank of England, documents obtained by Declassified show. | The data highlights the extent to which the UK government has assisted Guaidó's efforts to access Venezuelan state assets, with the Foreign Office investing both political and financial capital into…
(2023-04-28). V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023: Roxana Gómez abrió y cerró medallero en jornada de atletismo. cubadebate.cu Las cubanas Roxana Gómez y Lisneidys Veitía abrieron con oro y plata en los 400 metros planos, respectivamente, la segunda fecha del atletismo en los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023. En el Estadio de la Universidad Militar del Ejército, Gómez lideró la vuelta al óvalo con crono de 50.73 segundos.
(2023-04-28). AN de Venezuela sanciona Ley Orgánica de Extinción de Dominio. telesurtv.net La normativa fue aprobada en segunda discusión por unanimidad y cuenta con 48 artículos.
(2023-04-28). Diosdado Cabello: US Rebuked Consensus at Bogotá's International Conference on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan deputy and Chavista leader Diosdado Cabello said that the biggest steps were not taken at the International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela, organized and promoted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, because the representatives of the United States Government refused to sign it. | "In the end, a consensus document was not drawn up there because the US did not want to sign it, the US was defeated there so they did not want to sign it," the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) said this Wednesday, April 26, during the 428th episode of his television pr…
(2023-04-28). Wushu le ofrece a Cuba tres nuevos títulos en los V Juegos del Alba. cubadebate.cu Los representantes cubanos del wushu conquistaron dos medallas de plata y una de bronce en los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023, en lid que durante dos jornadas tuvo asiento en el Gimnasio Gastón Portillo de la Academia Militar de la Armada, ubicado en el estado de La Guaira.