(2022-04-24). Revista analiza manipulaciones de los grandes medios estadounidenses sobre la guerra en Ucrania. cubadebate.cu Los medios de comunicación de Estados Unidos mienten sobre las presuntas atrocidades cometidas por las tropas de Rusia en la ciudad de Mariúpol, Ucrania, concluyó un documentado artículo publicado este domingo en la revista Covert Action, de la periodista neerlandesa, Sonja Van den Ende.
(2022-04-24). CNN: Austin, Blinken en route to Ukraine, Biden may follow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CNNApril 24, 2022 Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday. "I don't think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State …
(2022-04-24). Turkey closes air space to Russian military heading to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — Turkey closed its air space to Russian military and civilian planes flying to Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
(2022-04-24). After barring ships, Turkey bans Russian flights to Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 23, 2022 Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. "We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest one was until April," the minister said in an …
(2022-04-24). New Government of Costa Rica Evaluates Diplomatic Rapprochement with Venezuela (+Oil Needs). orinocotribune.com The new government of Costa Rica, with President-elect Rodrigo Chaves at the helm, is considering diplomatic rapproachement with Venezuela, although the outgoing administration of President Carlos Alvarado had recognized Juan Guaidó following the failed US led "regime change" operation against the legitimate government of Nicolás Maduro. | On Friday, April 22, the designated Foreign Affairs Minister of the new government, Arnoldo André Tinoco, confirmed the intention to resume relations with Nicaragua, a country with which the Alvarado government had grown distant and did not appoint ambassadors in recent years,…
(2022-04-24). Iran FM receives foreign ambassadors' credentials. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian received a copy of the credentials of a number of new foreign ambassadors to Tehran.
(2022-04-24). U.S. failure to appoint Australian ambassador "diplomatic insult": former deputy PM. xinhuanet.com Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has accused the U.S. of hitting Australia with a "diplomatic insult."
(2022-04-24). Hezbollah leader Nasrallah to deliver speech tonight. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to deliver a speech on Sunday night.
(2022-04-24). Nasrallah condemns brutal attack on Kunduz in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah condemned the brutal attack that took place in the Afghan city of Kunduz.
(2022-04-24). Boat carrying 60 migrants capsizes off Lebanese coast, 1 died. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — The boat capsized shortly after leaving the northern coastal town of Qalamoun near Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city.
(2022-04-24). Muslims, non-Muslims enjoying Ramadan festivities in Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — Since Ramadan, like Christmas, is regarded as a national occasion in Lebanon; its festivities are en ≠joyed and celebrated by all Muslims and non-Muslims in the country.
(2022-04-24). Japan plans largest-ever drill with U.S. Marines, aimed at Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei NewsApril 24, 2022 Japan weighs hosting largest-ever joint drills with U.S. MarinesBilateral military exercise in fall planned with eye on Russia and China Japan and the U.S. will hold joint military drills in Hokkaido this fall, with the two-week exercises expected to involve more than 4,000 personnel, Nikkei has learned. The Resolute Dragon exercises …
(2022-04-24). Former foreign minister: Finnish media fueling war psychosis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsApril 24, 2022 Veteran MP: "Finnish media in war psychosis" Many people have taken to Finnish Twitter this weekend in reaction to MP Erkki Tuomioja's (SDP) Nato comments in a National Public Radio interview. The veteran Finnish politician told the US broadcaster that there was a "huge degree of emotions involved" in the public's …
(2022-04-24). Germany ready to make "substantial contribution" to NATO troop buildup on Russia's northwest border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 22, 2022 Germany's Baerbock calls for stronger NATO strategy in Baltics The German foreign minister has wrapped up a Baltic tour in Lithuania saying Germany is ready to send more troops to the region…. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday said Germany was open to sending more troops to NATO's eastern flank, …
(2022-04-24). Turkey uses murderous assault in Iraq to inaugurate new combat drone. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 24, 2022 Anti-PKK op in Iraq marks first engagement for Turkish combat Akƒ±ncƒ± drone The landmark combat drone Akƒ±ncƒ± has joined its first major operation ever as Turkey launched a military offensive against [Kurdish] targets in northern Iraq, the company said. Named "Operation Claw-Lock," the counterterrorism operation was launched last week from ground …
(2022-04-23). U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. covertactionmagazine.com [This article is written by a reporter embedded in Ukraine with the Russian army. We believe that if people want …
(2022-04-23). Dutch Journalist in Mariupol: U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Residents of Mariupol receiving humanitarian aid from the Russian army in collaboration with the DPR army. [Source: Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] Where shall I begin? Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? Probably not. Mariupol has been wiped…
(2022-04-23). Britain to send tanks to Poland to free Polish ones to join dozens of Czech tanks in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 23, 2022 UK Will Transfer Tanks To Poland So That It Can Send Soviet T-72 To Ukraine Britain plans to send a batch of Challenger 2 tanks to Poland so the Polish government can then hand over to Ukraine the Soviet T-72 needed by the Ukrainian military to confront Russia.The corresponding statement …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 40 allies, partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Novinite/Bulgarian Telegraph AgencyApril 23, 2022 The Pentagon is inviting 40 Allies at its Ramstein Base on Tuesday The Pentagon has invited representatives of 40 allied countries to gather in Germany on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine's long-term security needs, BTA reported. Defense ministers and high-ranking generals from 20 NATO and other countries have already accepted an …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 20 partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 23, 2022 Over 20 states to take part in consultative meeting in Germany to assess Ukrainian military's More than 20 countries have expressed their desire to take part in a consultative meeting to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, during which the issues of long-term military assistance that Western countries …
(2022-04-23). Russia warns Israel against assisting Ukraine militarily. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov has warned that Moscow will introduce retaliatory measures against Israel in case the Tel Aviv regime supplies Ukraine with military equipment and aid.
(2022-04-23). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-04-23). Romania: U.S. senator discusses military buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsApril 21, 2022 PM Ciuca, Senator Steve Daines discuss security situation in the region following conflict in Ukraine Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received the delegation of the American senator Steve Daines at the Victoria Palace on Thursday, with the two officials addressing issues related to the security situation in the region… …Prime Minister …
(2022-04-23). Canada delivers heavy artillery to "fight and win this war" in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 23, 2022 Canada delivers M777 howitzers to Ukraine The Government of Canada has approved the delivery to Ukraine of a number of M777 howitzers to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia. That's according to a statement posted on the government's website, Ukrinform reports. "As the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, committed …
(2022-04-23). Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine fighting given military honors at home. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 23, 2022 Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia The body of Georgian volunteer AK, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Saturday morning. Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to K, whose body was transported …
(2022-04-23). U.S. ambassador, Japanese FM challenge Russia, China in aircraft pose. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 23, 2022 Japan's Hayashi, U.S. envoy Emanuel show off alliance on carrier ==== Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan U.S. duping the world into believing Russia bombed Hiroshima, Nagasaki Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine ==== Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm …
(2022-04-23). Prospect: Ukraine as Canadian diaspora-administered fiefdom, garrison state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Earlier this year the government of his successor, Volodyrmyr Zelensky, was prosecuting Poroshenko for treason. The government of Russia's Vladimir Putin offered Poroshenko, who launched the war in the Donbass in 2014, effective political refugee status before the current war commenced. Regarding Canada's deputy prime minister, see this from the Ottawa Citizen: Chrystia Freeland's granddad …
(2022-04-23). 'Al Qaeda is on our side': how Obama/Biden team empowered terrorist networks in Syria. mronline.org 
Hours after the Feb. 3 U.S. military raid in northern Syria that left the leader of ISIS and multiple family members dead, President Biden delivered a triumphant White House address.
(2022-04-23). Turkish Military Launches Operation In Syria After Deadly Attack By Kurdish Forces (Video). southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | On April 23, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the Turkish commandos had carried out what it called a "large-scale operation" in northern Syria in response to a recent attack by Kurdish forces. | In a statement, the ministry said that the operation, which was supported by artillery fire, targeted fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | The YPG is a key faction of the Syrian Democ…
(2022-04-23). Military Situation In Syria On April 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 22, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 1 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Aleppo province; | On April 23, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Maar Blit area; | On April 23, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani area; | On April 22, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Maraanaz;…
(2022-04-23). Turkish Tanks Storm Northeastern Syrian Town To Stop Deadly Clashes Among Militants (Videos). southfront.org 
Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016. © Umit Bektas / Reuters | On April 22, a large force of the Turkish military stormed the northeastern Syrian town of Ras al-Ain to put an end to clashes among tribesmen and militants there. | The clashes broke out when the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad Division arrested two members of Al Qur'an tribe for smuggling. The tribe's members and militants from…
(2022-04-23). Turkey Closes Its Airspace For Planes Carrying Troops From Russia To Syria. southfront.org 
Photo: TASS / Maksim Grigoryev | On April 23, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that the Turkish airspace will be closed to military and civilian planes carrying troops from Russia to Syria. | Speaking to reporter on a plane en route to Uruguay, Cavusoglu said that Ankara took the decision after consultation with Moscow."We closed airspace to Russia's military planes and even to civilian planes going to Syria and carrying soldiers," the minister said. | Cavusoglu noted that permission was given for…
(2022-04-23). Turkey Admits Officer Was Killed In Northern Iraq, PKK Fighters Show Fierce Resistance (Video). southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | On April 23, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that another service member was killed while taking part in Operation Claw-Lock in northern Iraq. | In a statement, the ministry said that the service member, 1st Lt. Omer Delibas, was wounded in the Operation Claw-Lock zone due to a blast from an improvised explosive device. The officer succumbed to his injuries at a hospital despit…
(2022-04-23). NATO partner Switzerland assists NATO candidate Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Juansher Burchuladze met with the Ambassador of Switzerland The Minister of Defense of Georgia held an introductory meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland. Juansher Burchuladze congratulated Heidi Graus on her appointment as Ambassador…. The security challenges in the region were discussed at the meeting. Special attention …
(2022-04-23). China-U.S. economic, trade relations win-win in nature: Chinese ambassador to U.S. ecns.cn The 2022 China-U.S. High-level Agricultural Dialogue was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in the United States, the U.S. Heartland China Association and the China Agricultural Association for International Exchange, and attended by more than 500 agricultural officials and agricultural association and enterprise leaders from China and the United States in person or online. ‚ñ…
(2022-04-23). NATO summit: Baltic states push division-size deployments, "long-range missile equipment" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Baltic TimesApril 23, 2022 Baltic PMs agree on common goals for NATO summit Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agree that in the event of a threat, NATO must be ready to quickly deploy division-size troops to defend each of the Baltic states, and that NATO air policing must become air defense. NATO's military presence on the …
(2022-04-23). Occupied territories: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey continue special forces exercises. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until recently frozen conflicts, now "Russian-occupied territories." For Azerbaijan, that part of Nagorno-Karabakh not seized in its 44-day war of 2020. For Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. For Turkey, its self-identified ethnic kin, the Tatars, in Crimea. Perhaps Japan (the Kurils), Moldova (Transnistria) and Finland (East Karelia) will send observers. ==== Trend News AgencyApril 23, …
(2022-04-23). Kosovo: Turkish-NATO military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily Sabah/Anadolu AgencyApril 23, 2022 Minister: Turkey has always supported development of Kosovo Kosovo's Defense Minister Armend Mehaj stated that they aim to increase the number of Turkish Kosovans in the public sector…. According to the statement made by the Kosovo Ministry of Defense, Minister Mehaj held a roundtable meeting on the occasion of the …
(2022-04-23). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.
(2022-04-23). NATO's incorporation of Finland a "done deal" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsApril 22, 2022 Finland ramping up preparations for NATO accession Finland has plotted a clear NATO course, with pro-alliance National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo recently appointed chair of the Eduskunta Defense Committee…. Members of the Eduskunta Defense Committee visited Sweden on Thursday where their message was that Finland's NATO accession is very nearly …