Staff (2022-03-02). UN General Assembly votes on Russian offensive in Ukraine. rt.com A nonbinding resolution was passed overwhelmingly, condemning Russia for its assault on Ukraine and calling for its immediate exit | The UN General Assembly has voted to rebuke Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow's forces leave the former Soviet republic immediately. | The nonbinding resolution was passed on Wednesday, with 141 countries voting in favor, 35 abstaining, and five opposing the measure. The only votes against the resolution were cast by Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea, and Russia itself. India, South Africa, and Iraq were among the members that abstained, as were Russian…

Staff (2022-03-02). Vienna talks success hinges on US, allies decisions. en.mehrnews.com Saying that Syria supports Vienna talks' progress, the Syrian FM stated that the success of the negotiations depends on the decisions of the western side.

Editor2 (2022-03-02). Russia Summons Israeli Ambassador Over Regime's Position on Military Actions in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Russia has summoned the Israeli ambassador to the country's capital for clarifications over the occupying regime's position regarding the Russian military operations in Ukraine. | Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov called in Alexander Ben Zvi on Friday after Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid lambasted Moscow's military actions in the former Soviet state and said the military operation was "a grave violation of the international order." | In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Bogdanov and Ben Zvi discussed the situation in Ukraine and the Russian diplomat had "expressed hope" that Isra…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-02). Venezuelan Opposition Governors Met James Story in Colombia? orinocotribune.com A photograph of a meeting between Venezuelan opposition governors and Colombia-based "US ambassador to Venezuela" James Story is at the center of public debate in Venezuela. | The photograph shows Story in conversation with former deputy of the National Assembly, Stalin González; Manuel Rosales, governor of Zulia state; Sergio Garrido, governor of Barinas state; and Alberto Galíndez, governor of Cojedes. These last three are among the four opposition governors who were elected in the November 21, 2021 regional elections and the January 9, 2022 rerun election in Barinas. | Although the date of the meeting has not…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-02). Iran, Russia discuss bilateral ties, regional developments. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali met and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties and latest regional developments.

Staff (2022-03-02). Russian amb. details Ukraine operation objectives, stance. en.mehrnews.com In addition to responding to his Ukrainian counterpart's comments, the Russian ambassador talked of the country's Ukraine operation objectives, Moscow's stance on Luhansk, Donetsk, Crimea and Iran-Russia ties.

Staff (2022-03-02). Russian envoy interview with MNA on recent developments. en.mehrnews.com Russian Ambassador to Tehran in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency on Wednesday spoke about the recent developments in Ukraine.

Staff (2022-03-02). We are ready for Lebanese parliamentary elections: Nasrallah. en.mehrnews.com Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech on domestic politics and upcoming general votes in Lebanon on Wednesday which is still going on.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-02). Hezbollah chief to deliver speech on regional, intl. issues. en.mehrnews.com The Secretary-General of Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah will deliver a live speech tonight on the latest domestic, regional and international developments.

TASS (2022-03-01). Russia views US decision to expel 12 diplomats as hostile act — Ambassador. tass.com Russian diplomats were hit again, Anatoly Antonov stressed…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-01). ALBA Secretary Rejects NATO Presence in Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, spoke to RT en Español's Jessica Sosa in Caracas on regional integration, U.S. and NATO presence in the region, and Bolivia's search for justice for the 2019 coup. Llorenti served as Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations under President Evo Morales and sat on the UN Security Council…

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Syria's UN Envoy: Escalation in Ukraine Stems From West's Non-Compliance With Obligations to Russia. sputniknews.com Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Putin stated that its goal was the "demilitarization" and "denazification" of Ukraine in order to protect people "who for eight years have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime." In response, the West initiated a massive campaign to put pressure on Russia.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Tel-Aviv to Vote Against Russia at UN but Israelis Say it Will Jeopardise Country's Security. sputniknews.com Over the years, Israel and Russia have coordinated activity when it came to Syria, where it did so to avoid potential clashes in the skies over Syria. Additionally, Russian authorities have been playing a pivotal part in mediation between Israelis and the Palestinians.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). US Could Transfer Terrorists From Syria to Ukraine Amid Russian Op, Damascus Says. sputniknews.com DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – US special services could send members of Daesh*, as well as other terrorist groups in Syria, to Ukraine, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Bashar Jaafari told Sputnik.

Kenny Stancil (2022-03-01). UN Diplomats Walk Out as Russian Foreign Minister Addresses Human Rights Council. truthout.org To protest Moscow's war on Ukraine, roughly 100 diplomats from countries around the globe Ukraine's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Yevheniia Filipenko, led the walkout, which left a mostly empty conference hall to hear Lavrov's pre-recorded video message during the counci…

_____ (2022-03-01). China to Build First Phase of New Philippine Railway. journal-neo.org Chinese companies have secured a major contract to begin building the first phase of a new inter-city railway across the Philippine island of Luzon. The railway will connect the capital city, Manila, to cities and ports across the island. China's Xinhua in an article titled, "Chinese contractors to build Philippines' fastest, longest railway: ambassador," would …

teleSUR (2022-03-01). 'The US Is Responsible for What Happens in Ukraine': Hezbollah. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary of the Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, accused the United States and its allies of instigating actions whose ultimate goal is to affect the Russia people. | RELATED: | "The West is taking all possible actions against Russia except engage in direct combat… Its current position in the Ukrainian crisis is a depiction of its double standards in comparison to its stances against U.S.

Staff (2022-03-01). 5 March, Raleigh NC: "Fedayin" Film Screening & Discussion. samidoun.net Saturday, 5 March 6 pm 202 N. Tarboro Street Raleigh, North Carolina Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1378134382625185/ Join us for a public screening of the new film, "Fedayin"! This film tells the story of Georges Abdallah imprisoned since 1984 in France for his involvement in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and Lebanon from Israeli, zionist colonization. …