(2023-05-29). Taiwan Says It's In Talks On Being Brought Under US Nuclear Umbrella. popularresistance.org Taiwan's foreign minister said last week that the US and Taiwan are in talks on the possibility of the island being brought under Washington's nuclear umbrella, a step that would make a catastrophic war between the US and China much more likely. | Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu made the comments before Taiwan's parliament, the Legislative Yuan. Wu declined to detail the talks when pressed if Taiwan had asked the US to bring the island into its nuclear umbrella. | "Regarding the discussion of this issue with the United States, it is not suitable for me to make it public here," Wu said, according to The South…
(2023-05-29). Biden, McCarthy Agree on $886 Billion Military Budget. news.antiwar.com The debt ceiling agreement reached between the White House and House Republicans that was announced Sunday caps military spending at $886 billion for 2024, matching President Biden's requested budget. Republicans negotiating the debt ceiling deal only sought non-military spending cuts. The $886 billion cap for military spending represents about a 3.3% increase from 2023. The …
(2023-05-29). China Declines Meeting Between US and Chinese Defense Chiefs. news.antiwar.com The US said Monday that China has declined an offer for a meeting between Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Li Shangfu, who is under US sanctions. The US proposed for the two military leaders to meet on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue that will be held in Singapore this week, but …
(2023-05-29). Israel Launches Airstrikes Targeting Syrian Capital of Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israel launched airstrikes in Syria on Sunday night, hitting targets near the capital Damascus that caused material damage, Syria's SANA news agency reported. A military source told SANA that the airstrikes were launched from the direction of the Golan Heights and that Syria's air defenses intercepted some of the missiles. No casualties were reported in …
(2023-05-29). NATO Troops Injured in Kosovo After Trying to Disperse Crowd of Serb Protesters. news.antiwar.com NATO troops stationed in Kosovo under the alliance's Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission were wounded Monday while trying to disperse a group of ethnic Serb protesters in the town of Zvecan. Tensions escalated in Zvecan on Friday after Kosovo police used tear gas to disband a group of Serbs who were trying to block an ethnic …
(2023-05-29). Russia Places Sen. Graham on Wanted List Over Dead Russians Comment. news.antiwar.com Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) over his comments about Russians dying in Ukraine and calling US spending on the proxy war with Russia the "best money we've ever spent." "Lindsey Olin Graham, an American citizen, born on July 9, 1955, is wanted under an article of the Russian Criminal …
(2023-05-29). US, Japan, Philippines to Hold First Joint Coast Guard Drills in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The US, Japan, and the Philippines will hold their first-ever trilateral coast guard exercises in the South China Sea starting this week amid rising tensions with China in the region. The exercises will take place off the coast of the Philippines' Batan province and will be held from June 1 to 7. About 400 military …
(2023-05-30). Ukraine: The Moment of Truth — The West Refuses Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Thiery Meyssan You don't know his face. But Li Hui is one of China's most important diplomats. It was he who came to propose peace in Ukraine to the West. He was kindly received, but nobody listened to him. On behalf of China, Li Hui came to propose that the West make peace in Ukraine…
(2023-05-30). Talk World Radio: Kathy Kelly on a 24-Hour Peace Wave and Related Matters. davidswanson.org
(2023-05-30). Military Situation In Kosovo On May 30, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 30, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian President met with Aleksandar Bocan-Kharchenko, Russian Ambassador to Belgrade; | On May 29, 30 NATO peacekeepers including 11 Italian contingent and 19 Hungarian contingent were wounded during unrest in the municipality of Zvecan; | 52 Serbs were wounded, three of them heavily, while one was wounded with two gunshots by Albanian special forces, according to the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic; | Demonstrators staged protests out…
(2023-05-30). The West refuses peace in Ukraine. thealtworld.com
(2023-05-30). Imperialism and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan and Libya. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe -May 26, 2023 | After 60 years, the African Union, the successor to the Organization of African Unity, faces monumental challenges in the contemporary period | African Liberation Day Commentary | Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part at a webinar in honor of the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU) formed in 2002. This virtual event was sponsored and organized by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on Thursday May 25, 2023. Other panelists were Dr. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, a Somali Kenyan…
(2023-05-30). Family of Raymond Mattia, Tohono O'odham Murdered by U.S. Border Patrol, Plans Protests. indybay.org The family of Raymond Mattia, Tohono O'odham murdered by U.S. Border Patrol agents, plans peaceful protests at U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in Why, Arizona, and Tucson on Saturday. "Raymond called for help and, in turn, was shot down at his doorstep," the Mattia family said in a statement just released.
(2023-05-30). China to keep contributing to political settlement of Ukraine crisis: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Monday said all concerned parties had fully acknowledged China's positive role in promoting peace talks on the Ukraine crisis, adding that China will continue to make contributions to the political settlement of the crisis.
(2023-05-30). China supports Serbia's effort to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn We urge NATO to respect relevant country's sovereignty and territorial integrity and truly contribute to peace in the region, Mao said.
(2023-05-30). UN peacekeeping missions are important means to advance int'l peace and security: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn UN peacekeeping missions are important means to advance international peace and security, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-05-30). Selected Articles: Seeing Through the Eyes of "Our Enemies" and Paving a Path Toward Peace. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-05-30). Cuba supports Unesco process about education for peace. plenglish.com Paris, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban expert Margarita Mc Pherson spoke on Tuesday at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the process to update the 1974 Recommendation, which seeks to strengthen education as a promoter of peace, cooperation and human rights.
(2023-05-30). China's Belt and Road Diplomacy. Towards Economic Cooperation and Peace. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-29). Minnesota Not Very Nice: Opposing Medea Benjamin in Minneapolis. itsgoingdown.org 
Report on counter-demo against red/brown organizer Medea Benjamin from so-called Minneapolis, MN. On an unseasonably cool May evening even by Minneapolis standards, a small and diverse group of antifascists stood outside of a building used by a number of Minneapolis non-profits, among them the local chapter of "Veterans for Peace" (VFP) and "Women Against Military…
(2023-05-29). How "peaceful protests" in Nicaragua became an attempted coup. mronline.org 
Five years ago, Nicaragua was subject to a violent insurrection that lasted from April through July, 2018. In the second of four articles, we look at how initial support for the coup relied on widespread use of social media.
(2023-05-29). NY Bill Would Stop Charities From Funding Israeli Crimes. popularresistance.org A new bill would prevent New York state-based registered charities from funding illegal Israeli settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. | Introduced by state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani, the bill is the first of its kind in targeting US-based not-for-profit organizations involved in the violent dispossession and expulsion of Palestinians from their land. | Mamdani told The Electronic Intifada that representatives of human rights groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace, the Adalah Justice Project, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, came to his office "and…
(2023-05-29). Tao Te Ching on Peace and Nonviolence (3). transcend.org Quoted from the Tao Te Ching, a Chinese classic text written around 400 BC and traditionally credited to the sage Laozi.
(2023-05-29). Tina Turner, Queen of Rock & Roll, Dead at 83. transcend.org 24 May 2023 – Legendary Singer "Died Peacefully" Today in Switzerland after a Long Illness…
(2023-05-29). Iran Indicates Defense Exports to Venezuela, Other Nations With 'No Restrictions'. orinocotribune.com Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says Iran "has no restriction" on exporting military equipment to other countries, including Venezuela | The Islamic Republic will help any country that remains committed to international peace, Ashtiani told Iran's Tasnim news agency on Sunday when asked about Iran's military and defense cooperation with Venezuela and the possibility of exporting Iranian equipment to the Latin American country. | "We have no restriction on supplying equipment to [other] countries. We are in contact with all states and keep this contact with might," he said. | "We will def…
(2023-05-30). Headlines for May 30, 2023. democracynow.org Debt Ceiling Deal Would Cap Nonmilitary Spending, Add Welfare Work Requirements, Slash IRS Funds, Sudan's Rival Military Factions Extend Shaky Truce, Drone Attacks on Moscow Follow Russian Airstrikes on Kyiv, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Wins Reelection in Presidential Runoff, Israeli Settlers Move to Reestablish Illegal Outpost in Occupied West Bank, Libyan Court Sentences 23 Men to Death over ISIS Takeover of Sirte, Ugandan President Signs Draconian Anti-LGBTQ Bill That Includes Death Penalty, Lula Welcomes Venezuelan President Maduro to Brazil, Blasts U.S. Sanctions, 16 Killed Across U.
(2023-05-30). Now Isn't The Best Time For Venezuela To Join BRICS. thealtworld.com The arguments shared in this analysis about why Venezuela won't join BRICS during this summer's summit raise the question of why Lula publicly supported Maduro's membership bid despite the near impossibility of it being approved. | Venezuelan President Maduro just expressed his country's willingness to join BRICS, which was endorsed by his Brazilian counterpart Lula, who
(2023-05-30). Diaz-Canel welcomes talks between Venezuelan and Brazilian presidents. plenglish.com Havana, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Tuesday that he was happy to follow the news about the meeting between the presidents of Venezuela and Brazil, Nicolas Maduro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, respectively.
(2023-05-30). Elections at Central University of Venezuela Are a Trial Run for Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — May 29, 2023 | Those of us who witnessed the elections at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV)—Tyrians and Trojans—can conclude that they were a microcosm of the hypothetical elections, projected on a national scale, which will be organized by the opposition. It is the most obvious conclusion, the one that has won over most of the pundits in Venezuela's digital media and opinion ecosystem. | The similarity between the logical disasters of, one the one hand, the electoral organization in the supposed "house that overcomes the shadows," the entrenchment of the still-in-offic…
(2023-05-30). Líderes de América del Sur arriban a la sede de la cancillería de Brasil. telesurtv.net Con la llegada del mandatario de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, empezó el arribo de los líderes de América del Sur al Palacio de Itamaraty, sede la cancillería de Brasil.
(2023-05-30). Brazil Supports Venezuela Joining BRICS. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated that he supports Venezuela joining BRICS in response to a question asked at the press conference after a prolonged meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at the Planalto Palace in Brasília. BRICS is currently comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. | "If you ask me what I think, I would say that I am in favor," President Lula said in response to Venezuela's proposed BRICS membership, later clarifying that this decision should be made by the five countries belonging to the alliance. | In this regard, the Brazilian presi…
(2023-05-30). Maduro and Lula Hold Historic Meeting in Brazil. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Venezuela and Brazil held an extended meeting to reestablish cooperation between the two nations and achieve complementarity for the development of their peoples. The meeting was labeled as historic by the Brazilian president. | The meeting was held at the Planalto Palace, Brasília, headed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The two presidents, together with their ministerial cabinet members, are holding the meeting to strengthen strategic relations, frozen during former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's administration. | In addition to…
(2023-05-30). Presidente Lula da Silva favorece la entrada de Venezuela al grupo Brics. telesurtv.net "Soy partidario de que Venezuela integre los Brics. Prontamente nos vamos a reunir y tenemos que evaluar varias solicitudes de integración", indicó el presidente brasileño.
(2023-05-30). Brasil y Venezuela estudian retomar interconexión eléctrica. telesurtv.net El Jefe de Estado, Nicolás Maduro, anunció que "Venezuela está preparada para reconstruir la cooperación eléctrica con el estado de Roraima, Boa Vista y toda la población fronteriza con Brasil".
(2023-05-30). Presidente de Venezuela es recibido con honores en el Palacio de Planalto. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano, acompañado de su esposa, la primera combatiente, Cilia Flores, fue recibido por Lula da Silva y la primera dama de Brasil, Rosângela da Silva.
(2023-05-30). Llegan presidentes de América del Sur a Brasil para reunión. telesurtv.net En el encuentro de gobernantes de América del Sur participarán los jefes de Estado de Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guayana, Paraguay, Surinam, Uruguay y Venezuela.
(2023-05-30). South American Presidents Arrive at Summit in Brasilia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the presidents of the South American countries will take part in a regional summit convened by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who seeks to open new paths to facilitate regional integration. | RELATED: | On Sunday night, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was the first leader to arrive in Brazil. He hold a meeting with Lula da Silva at the Executive branch headquarters on Monday. | The Brasilia summit will also have…
(2023-05-29). Venezuela: The Fight Between PSUV and PCV is Unnecessary, Untimely, and Alien. libya360.wordpress.com Clodovaldo Hernández Life turns on a dime: The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) had never had as much public attention as it does these days. It has even become a trending topic on social media platforms despite the fact that many of their leaders do not use those platforms because they are weapons (although not…
(2023-05-29). Lula and Maduro criticized economic blockade against Venezuela. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the economic blockade against Venezuela, promoted by the United States, in a joint declaration with his peer Nicolás Maduro, who tomorrow will participate here in a South American summit.
(2023-05-29). Lula describes meeting with Maduro in Brazil as historic moment. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described as a historic moment the meeting he held today with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, who had not visited this country for eight years.
(2023-05-29). Venezuela expressed its willingness to join the Brics group. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 29 (Prensa Latina) President Nicolás Maduro expressed Venezuela's willingness to join the Brics group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and called for the union of South America to fulfill the dream of the continent's liberators.
(2023-05-29). Fight Between PSUV and PCV is Unnecessary, Untimely, and Alien. orinocotribune.com By Clodovaldo Hernández — May 28, 2023 | Life turns on a dime: The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has never had as much public attention as it does these days. It has even become a trending topic on social media platforms despite the fact that many of their leaders do not use those platforms because they are weapons (although not necessarily dented) of imperialism. | I have the slight impression that this was not the purpose of those who, hailing from the government and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), wanted to knock out their former ally. These are, apparently, shots that have backfired.
(2023-05-29). Nicolás Maduro makes historic trip to Brazil for South American Presidents' Summit. peoplesdispatch.org Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro participated in a joint press conference on Monday May 29 from the Planalto Palace in Brasília and highlighted the importance of the neighboring countries resuming ties. The press conference was held following a bilateral meeting between the heads of state ahead of the South American Presidents' Summit. | Lula told national and international media that, "This is a historic moment. After eight years, President Nicolás Maduro is back to visiting Brazil and we have recovered our right to have a foreign policy with the seriousness w…