(2023-04-12). Leaks Showing US Spied on South Korea Spark Outrage in Seoul. news.antiwar.com Pentagon documents that surfaced online that revealed the US was spying on South Korean officials have sparked outrage from opposition lawmakers in Seoul while the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is downplaying the leaks. According to The Wall Street Journal, the documents show the contents of a conversation between two of Yoon's top …
(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 …
(2023-04-11). House Democrats Urge Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com A group of House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Biden administration to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing up to 175 years in prison for exposing US war crimes if extradited to the US and convicted. The letter was led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib …
(2023-04-11). Leak Suggests Zelensky Would Use Long-Range US Weapons to Hit Russian Territory. news.antiwar.com
(2023-04-11). Progress in Saudi-Houthi Yemen Peace Talks in Sanaa. news.antiwar.com Progress has been reported in the Oman-brokered Saudi-Houthi peace talks that are ongoing in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, as a ceasefire agreement is expected to be reached soon. The Saudis envoy to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, is leading the delegation in Sanaa. He arrived in the city on Saturday, as did Omani officials …
(2023-04-11). Saudi Arabia Hosting Meeting on Bringing Syria Back Into Arab League. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia will host a meeting this Friday of Arab foreign ministers to discuss bringing Syria back into the Arab League, which suspended Damascus in 2011, Reuters reported Tuesday. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said the meeting will be attended by the foreign ministers of Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. …
(2023-04-12). Leaks Showing US Spied on South Korea Spark Outrage in Seoul. news.antiwar.com Pentagon documents that surfaced online that revealed the US was spying on South Korean officials have sparked outrage from opposition lawmakers in Seoul while the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is downplaying the leaks. According to The Wall Street Journal, the documents show the contents of a conversation between two of Yoon's top …
(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 …
(2023-04-11). House Democrats Urge Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com A group of House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Biden administration to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing up to 175 years in prison for exposing US war crimes if extradited to the US and convicted. The letter was led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib …
(2023-04-11). Leak Suggests Zelensky Would Use Long-Range US Weapons to Hit Russian Territory. news.antiwar.com
(2023-04-11). Progress in Saudi-Houthi Yemen Peace Talks in Sanaa. news.antiwar.com Progress has been reported in the Oman-brokered Saudi-Houthi peace talks that are ongoing in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, as a ceasefire agreement is expected to be reached soon. The Saudis envoy to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, is leading the delegation in Sanaa. He arrived in the city on Saturday, as did Omani officials …
(2023-04-11). Saudi Arabia Hosting Meeting on Bringing Syria Back Into Arab League. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia will host a meeting this Friday of Arab foreign ministers to discuss bringing Syria back into the Arab League, which suspended Damascus in 2011, Reuters reported Tuesday. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said the meeting will be attended by the foreign ministers of Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. …
(2023-04-11). US, Philippines Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Drills. news.antiwar.com The US and the Philippines on Tuesday launched their Balikatan exercises, which are being touted as the largest-ever joint military drills between the long-time treaty allies. The drills are sure to escalate tensions with China and include a provocative show of force in the South China Sea that will involve firing live-fire rounds to sink …
(2023-04-11). White House Says Don't Report on Pentagon Leaks. news.antiwar.com The White House on Monday warned media outlets against publishing information contained in the top secret documents leaked from the Pentagon and other US government agencies that have surfaced on the internet. "Without confirming the validity of the documents, this is information that has no business in the public domain," White House National Security Council …
(2023-04-12). Far-right Ukrainian Canadian Congress urges Trudeau government to censor anti-war meetings and activists. wsws.org The far-right UCC is pressing Canada's federal government to censor and suppress anti-war meetings and actions on the basis of the fraudulent smear they constitute "anti-Ukrainian hate."
(2023-04-12). The Heat: Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations. america.cgtn.com 
Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement. Could peace between these nations bring regional stability? Iran and Saudi Arabia took steps last month to restore diplomatic ties which some observers said was a big step for international security. On Tuesday, delegations from both countries started the process of re-opening their respective embassies. The …
(2023-04-12). The Toxic Legacy Of The Nuclear Age. popularresistance.org The world is awash in radioactive waste. We simply haven't a clue where to put it. The best we have come up with in the United States is a harebrained scheme to ship the lethal carcinogenic garbage from nuclear weapons and civilian nuclear power plants, by rail and by truck, from the four corners of the continent, and bury it in a hole in the ground in Nevada at Yucca Mountain. Citizens groups, like the proverbial boy with his finger in the dike, have been holding off the onslaught of this devastating disposal solution, preventing the legislation from passing in the Congress. Deadly plutonium remains toxic for 25…
(2023-04-12). Geopolitical Game Changer: China's Iran-Saudi Peace Deal Is Big Blow to Petrodollar and US Economic Hegemony. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — Mar 17, 2023 | China's peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a big blow to the petrodollar that undergirds US economic hegemony. Both countries are top oil producers that are discussing selling energy in other currencies. They also applied to join BRICS, and are members of the Belt and Road Initiative. | China surprised the world on March 10, announcing that it had successfully sponsored peace talks between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. | Four days of secret negotiations in Beijing led to a historic agreement in which the two West Asian nations normalized relations, following seven tens…
(2023-04-12). Provocations of DPP authority seeking 'independence' biggest threat to Taiwan Strait peace: mainland spokesperson. ecns.cn The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority's provocative actions to seek "independence" in collusion with external forces have posed the biggest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
(2023-04-11). The Yemeni "Peace Process" is a Sham Though You Wouldn't Know That From Watching U.S. News or Reading Foreign Affairs. covertactionmagazine.com Media and intellectual elites continue to add spin to dignify a criminal war of aggression that has resulted in unconscionable suffering among the Yemeni people. In April 2022, a temporary truce was signed between the warring parties in Yemen, which ended in October, though fragments of it are still operational.[1] The truce in no way …
(2023-04-11). How China can prevent climate catastrophe? Moving humanity toward global ecological civilization. mronline.org 
As the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report tells us, there is still a chance to keep warming at no more than the 1.5 ∞C target, but tipping points to climate catastrophes much worse than we are witnessing now will kick in if this target is breached. It is now crystal clear that ongoing wars, in particular the Ukraine war, create huge obstacles to the global cooperation necessary for any chance of meeting the 1.5 ∞C warming target. Following the lead of China's peace plan, we should support the call for an immediate ceasefire in the Ukraine war, and for all parties invol…
(2023-04-11). Saudi-Yemen Peace Talks Underway in Sanaa. orinocotribune.com The prospect of ending Saudi Arabia's eight-year war in Yemen advanced quickly since China brokered a détente between Iran and the kingdom | Official delegations from Saudi Arabia and Oman held the first round of The Saudi and Omani delegations were welcomed by the head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, at the Repu…
(2023-04-11). Peace Is Breaking Out in the Middle East… And Washington Is Not Happy! globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-11). No Justin, No Peace: Expelled TN Rep. Justin Jones Reinstated After Unanimous Nashville Council Vote. democracynow.org 
Democratic Representative Justin Jones has returned to the Tennessee state House, just days after Republicans voted to expel him. The Metropolitan Council of Nashville voted 36 to 0 on Monday to reinstate him. Following the vote, Jones's supporters marched to the Tennessee Legislature, where he was sworn in on the steps of the Capitol. Justin Pearson of Memphis, who was also expelled last week, could be reappointed to the Tennessee House Wednesday if a majority of the Shelby County Commission's 13 members agree to it. We air highlights from Monday's proceedings, as well as Pearson's speech…
(2023-04-11). There Is No Peace in Sight. "Am Afraid that More Difficult Times are Coming". A Russian Viewpoint. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-12). Why Did Inflation Slow Down in Venezuela Last Month? orinocotribune.com 
By Mision Verdad — Apr 11, 2023 | In March, inflation in Venezuela experienced a significant slowdown, reaching around 4%, according to unofficial data published by the Venezuelan Finance Observatory, which represents a cut-off point with respect to the rate of price variation registered in the first two months of 2023, which was at least double digits. | The year 2023 began with signs of a slowdown in economic activity, dragging the negative effects of the depreciation of the exchange rate registered in the last quarter of last year, whose main impact was expressed on the consumption of the population. | Th…
(2023-04-12). Venezuela's Far-Right Opposition Takes Conflicting Positions on Sanctions. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-12). La ruta deportiva de Cuba en 2023. cubadebate.cu El año 2023 será pródigo para Cuba si de eventos multideportivos se trata. La ruta inicia este propio mes, al celebrarse los V Juegos del Alba, Venezuela, 2023. Posteriormente, los atletas cubanos medirán sus fuerzas en San Salvador durante los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, mientras que Santiago de Chile acogerá la mayor cita competitiva regional.
(2023-04-12). Fallece política venezolana Tibisay Lucena. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, lamenta su muerte y la evoca como "patriota, defensora de la democracia y la educación en nuestro país".
(2023-04-12). Rinden homenaje a víctimas del golpe de Estado de 2002 en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Fue depositada una ofrenda floral en el monumento establecido en memoria de los caídos.
(2023-04-12). Delegación de rama energética iraní visita Caracas. telesurtv.net Venezuela e Irán firmaron un acuerdo estratégico por un periodo de 20 años, establecido durante la visita del presidente Nicolás Maduro al país persa, en junio de 2022.
(2023-04-11). The cost of Parkinson's disease in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com 
One of the many consequences of the on-going economic crisis in Venezuela is the high cost of medicine. It's especially difficult for elderly patients who suffer from Parkinson's disease and cannot afford their treatment. To mark World Parkinson's Day that is observed annually on …
(2023-04-11). Marches Throughout Venezuela to Commemorate Failed 2002 Coup. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, Venezuelans will take to the streets throughout the country to commemorate the events of April 11, 12, and 13, 2002, noted the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, on Monday. | On April 13, 2002, a historic event occurred when the Venezuelan people refused to allow their democracy and sovereignty to be taken away, leading to the restoration of imprisoned President Hugo Chávez Frías, who returned to his post less than 48 hours after a right wing-coup d'état took him briefly out of power. | At a press conference, Cabello indicated that the activiti…
(2023-04-11). Venezuela Deepens Trade, Technological Ties with Allies Russia and China. venezuelanalysis.com With US efforts to isolate the Maduro government having failed, Venezuela seeks to strengthen ties with longstanding allies such as Russia and China.
(2023-04-11). 72% Of UN Security Council Backed Call To Investigate Nord Stream Bombing. popularresistance.org On March 27, 2023, the UN Security Council (UNSC) failed to pass a Russia-initiated Resolution calling for a UN investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline bombing. Russia's co-sponsors were the People's Republic of China, Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Nicaragua, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Looking closer at the numbers the result shows a global political divide between rich and non-rich, between "white" states and those "of color," and between core states on one side and peripheral and semi-peripheral states on the other. This is true even on…
(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…
