(2020-03-01). Guaido says Venezuelan government tried to ASSASSINATE him after gunman spotted at opposition rally. rt.com 
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has accused the government of trying to murder him, after a masked gunman was photographed at his rally and motorcycle-riding attackers reportedly shot up his motorcade. | The incident took place at an opposition rally in the city of Barquisimeto in Venezuela's northwestern Lara state on Saturday. Though no videos of the confrontation are available, a few photos from the scene were provided to the media by Guaido's team. They show an unidentified dark-clad man in a helmet pointing a gun toward a group of opposition activists and politicians, including Guaido. The gunman…
(2020-03-01). One billionaire out: Tom Steyer bows out of Democratic presidential race after 3rd-place finish in South Carolina. rt.com 
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has given up on his presidential bid after failing to win any delegates in South Carolina, according to projections. Steyer has been accused of buying his way into the race, having spent millions. | Steyer dug deep into his own pockets, spending about $20 million of his own money in South Carolina alone in hopes of overcoming the 15-percent threshold that would have allowed him to win delegates in the fourth and final early voting contest before Super Tuesday. | However, it was not to be, as Steyer is now projected to win less than 12 percent of the vote in the primary, dominate…
(2020-03-01). Trump calls on Bloomberg to end his 'joke of a campaign' to not chip away at Biden's votes after former VP's South Carolina win. rt.com 
With former VP Joe Biden's campaign back from the dead after a landslide South Carolina win, US President Donald Trump appealed to another Democratic hopeful, Mike Bloomberg, to drop out of the race for the sake of Biden. | Shortly after the South Carolina primary exit polls pointed to a convincing victory for Biden in the fourth and final early voting contest ahead of Super Tuesday, Trump took to Twitter to send a 'congratulatory' message, taking aim at fellow billionaire Bloomberg in the process. | "Sleepy Joe Biden's victory in the South Carolina Democrat Primary should be the end of Mini Mike Bloomberg's J…
(2020-03-01). Joe Biden Finally Gets a Big Win. thenation.com 
One billionaire is out, one to go. But is Biden's win too late?
(2020-03-01). Calm down! WHO tells global markets not to panic after coronavirus wipes $5 trillion off stocks. rt.com 
After a sea of red swept through the global markets, resulting in the worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on investors to stop panicking and focus on facts. | "Global markets… should calm down and try to see the reality," the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told CNBC on Sunday. "We need to go into the numbers, we need to go into the facts, and do the right thing instead of panicking. Panic and fear is the worst." | According to the official, the world still has a chance to contain the rapid spread of the dea…
(2020-03-01). 'You can't win 'em all': Sanders concedes defeat in South Carolina, says he 'believes strongly' in Super Tuesday success. rt.com 
Senator Bernie Sanders brushed off concerns over his second-place finish in the South Carolina primary, saying he hopes to bring it home on Super Tuesday when 14 states vote for the Democratic Party nominee. | Sanders, who was busy campaigning in Norfolk, Virginia when the South Carolina primary results came in, appeared upbeat about his campaign's future, describing it as a minor setback. | "I'm very proud that in this campaign so far we have won the popular vote in Iowa, we have won the New Hampshire primary, we have won the Nevada caucus, but you cannot win them all." | Sanders said that what he believes wi…
(2020-03-01). Putin says Russia should be ready for any scenario as oil market suffers steep decline. rt.com 
The current crude prices are acceptable for the Russian economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after the price of oil dramatically fell to the lowest point in more than a year. | "Today it is difficult to predict how long-term this trend [the drop in oil prices] will become, but in any case, we need to be prepared for different scenarios," the Russian leader said during a meeting with finance and energy officials as well as the heads of Russian oil and gas majors on Sunday. | Putin said that although last week was the worst for global markets since the 2008 financial crisis, Russia has enough reserves…
(2020-03-01). Iran says US has no legal right to sign peace deal with Taliban and determine future of Afghanistan. rt.com 
Iran has said that, despite cutting a deal with the Taliban, the US has absolutely no right to decide Afghanistan's future, and that intra-Afghan peace talks should be supervised by the UN, not Washington. | Tehran views Washington's actions as "an attempt to legitimize the presence of troops in Afghanistan," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. | The United States lacks the legal standing to sign a peace deal or determine the future of Afghanistan. We believe that the United Nations has the appropriate authority to facilitate intra-Afghan negotiations, as well as to monitor them, and ensure that the a…
(2020-03-01). There is no commitment on the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners — Afghan president after US deal. rt.com 
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that releasing up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners cannot be considered a pre-condition of peace talks. His statement comes a day after the Taliban signed a peace deal with the US. | Ghani made his comments at a press conference on Sunday. | There is no commitment to releasing 5,000 prisoners. This is the right and the self-will of the people of Afghanistan. It could be included in the agenda of the intra-Afghan talks, but cannot be a prerequisite for talks. | The Afghan leader confirmed that the US is facilitating the prisoners' release but it is ultimately up to Kabul to "decide…
(2020-03-01). Almost 10,000 migrants 'stopped at Greek border', but some have managed to slip through (VIDEO). rt.com 
The Greek government said almost 10,000 people were prevented from crossing into the country from Turkey on Saturday. Though stopped at the gate, the migrants are attempting to cut through the border fence or cross the river. | Thousands of people in Turkey rushed to the border with Greece after the government in Ankara announced this week that it will no longer stop them. Athens responded by closing the border crossing and deploying riot police and soldiers to halt the wave. | Around 9,600 attempts were made to cross the border on Saturday alone, Greek Deputy Defense minister Alkiviadis Stefanis told the medi…
(2020-03-01). COVID-19 Coronavirus: A Fake Pandemic? Who's Behind It? Global Economic, Social and Geopolitical Destabilization. globalresearch.ca The media hype and disinformation campaign regarding the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus have created a Worldwide atmosphere of fear and uncertainty following the launching of a global public health emergency by the WHO on January 30th.
(2020-03-01). Nonviolent Noncooperation: A Palestinian Response to the Kushner/Trump Plan. zcomm.org I call on Americans and Israelis to reject this campaign stunt and to support genuine equality and mutuality as the basis for peace…
(2020-03-01). Gracias Chelsea&Julian for publishing Bush's War Crimes. indybay.org fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
(2020-03-01). Bernie Sanders and the Poor Little Rich Boys. zcomm.org Why Billionaire Financiers are Bullying the Democratic Party…
(2020-03-01). Venezuela Embassy Protectors on Trial. dissidentvoice.org Judicial proceedings are taking place in DC federal court where the judge has ruled inadmissible the question whether the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro or the Trump-chosen Juan Guaidó is the legitimate president of Venezuela. Like an emperor of yore appointing regents of vassal states, US President Trump tapped then recently seated head of the suspended …
(2020-03-01). As Nuke Plant Demolition Begins, Catastrophe May Be Looming. indybay.org As demolition of Socal's San Onofre nuke plant begins, Watchdogs warn a disaster may be looming.
(2020-03-01). 333 Billion Dollar California Working Landscape introduced at 2020 Black Expo. indybay.org CSUS Planetarium opens eyes toward new possibilities for Black Agriculture in the 333 Billion dollar California Working Landscape…
(2020-03-01). What Billionaires Really Love About Hard Work: Talking about it. zcomm.org Michael Bloomberg is just the latest deep pocket to laud how much he personally labors…
(2020-03-01). Keys to 2020: Antarctica 69.3 ∞, Bernie in Nevada 46%, Union Density 10.3%. zcomm.org As we approach Super Tuesday, three numbers capture the stakes, the dynamics and the limits of the 2020 election.
(2020-03-01). XR Flash Mob Dance and Action 2-28-2020. indybay.org "TELL JPMORGAN TO STOP FUNDING CLIMATE DESTRUCTION!" | "Chase is by far the worst banker of fossil fuels and fossil fuel expansion by far a wide margin!"
(2020-03-01). Closing Rallies Ahead of Elections in Guyana. telesurenglish.net The two main political parties — the People's Progressive Party (PPP) and the A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC)— closed their campaigns Saturday, each with its final rally, marking the end of a fierce political battle between them. | RELATED: | Guyana will go to the polls on Monday in a pivotal election in one of South America's poorest nations, where a coming oil boom is set to reshape a…
(2020-03-01). UCB Forum Whither Turkey? Struggles, Setbacks, Possibilities. indybay.org 102 Wurster Hall | UC Berkeley…
(2020-03-01). Whither Turkey? Struggles, Setbacks, Possibilities A Forum. indybay.org 102 Wurster Hall | UC Berkeley…
(2020-03-01). Hundreds of Refugees Gather at Turkey-Greece Border — Video. sputniknews.com On Saturday, hundreds of migrants gathered near the Kastanies crossing point at the border between Turkey and Greece.
(2020-03-01). Over 76,000 Migrants Cross Turkey-EU Border – Turkish Interior Minister. sputniknews.com ANKARA (Sputnik) – More than 76,000 migrants have crossed the Turkey-EU border following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to open it, Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Sunday.
(2020-03-01). President Ghani Denies Commitment to Release 5,000 Taliban Prisoners Before Inter-Afghan Talks. sputniknews.com On Saturday, the US and the Taliban signed a peace deal in Doha that will see US and allied troops pull out from Afghanistan over the next 14 months. The US will reduce its military presence to 8,600 troops in the next 135 days.
(2020-03-01). Iranian Foreign Ministry: US 'Has No Legal Position' to Ink Peace Agreement With Taliban. sputniknews.com On Saturday, the US and the Taliban clinched a landmark peace agreement in Doha, which stipulates the complete withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan over a 14 month period, including cutting troop numbers to 8,600 within 135 days.
(2020-03-01). Starting Nuclear War May Be 'Devastating' for US Even If No One Retaliates, American Scientist Says. sputniknews.com In September 2019, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned of an increasing risk of a nuclear war due to the deterioration of global stability.
(2020-03-01). Vatican Unseals Archives on Controversial WWII Pontiff Accused of Reluctance to Condemn Holocaust. sputniknews.com In 2019 Pope Francis announced that the Vatican archives on Pope Pius XII, the controversial wartime pontiff who has been accused of failing to condemn the Holocaust, would be unsealed in March 2020, after pressure from campaigners and historians, saying the Roman Catholic Church was "not afraid of history".
(2020-03-01). US Carrier Strike Group Enters Mediterranean – Reports. sputniknews.com The Mediterranean Sea area is home to two major conflicts — a full-blown civil war in Libya (which turned into a failed state in 2011 following NATO airstrikes) and tensions in Syria between Damascus and Washington's Turkish allies.
(2020-03-01). Two Syrian Planes Downed by Turkey Over Idlib, Pilots Safe — Reports. sputniknews.com Earlier, the Syrian Army announced that the airspace over Idlib had been closed, and warned that it would down any aircraft breaching its airspace.
(2020-03-01). Syrian Army Will Seek to Down Any Aircraft Breaching Airspace – State Media. sputniknews.com Tensions escalated in Syria's Idlib province earlier this week after 36 Turkish soldiers were killed and over 30 injured in an airstrike.
(2020-03-01). Attack on Sputnik Staff an 'Orchestrated' Act to Suppress Journalism — Observers. sputniknews.com On Saturday night, multiple unidentified individuals attempted to storm into the homes of three Sputnik Turkey employees in Ankara. What appears to have been a coordinated attack came at a time of heightened tensions in Idlib between Syria and Turkey.
(2020-03-01). South Carolina Primary: Biden's 'Loyalty to Obama' Keeps Him Afloat Ahead of Super Tuesday. sputniknews.com The former US Vice President breathed new life into his stalled campaign with a decisive victory in the South Carolina primary as the presidential race is heading into the crucial Super Tuesday states next week.
(2020-03-01). US, Russian Scientists to Resume Search for Grand Duke Michael Romanov's Remains. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Scientists from Russia and the United States plan to resume the search for the remains of the Grand Duke Michael Romanov and his secretary Nicholas Johnson killed in 1918 by Bolsheviks near the Russian city of Perm, the group leader Peter Sarandinaki said.
(2020-03-01). Space X Lands $117 Million NASA Contract for Mission to a Metal World. sputniknews.com NASA first approved a mission to explore 16 Psyche, an iron-rich asteroid whose contents are said to be worth over 100 thousand times the value of the entire world economy, in January 2017, with a craft set to launch in 2023.
(2020-03-01). OSCE Slams Attack on Sputnik Turkey Journalists, Concerned About Their Detention. sputniknews.com On Saturday night, an angry mob, chanting nationalist slogans tried to break into the apartments of three Sputnik employees in the Turkish capital. Sputnik Turkey has not been able to make contact with the journalists since they filed complaints against their attackers.
(2020-03-01). Detention of Sputnik Turkey Employees a Gross Violation of Rights of Journalists – Moscow. sputniknews.com On Saturday night, the homes of three Sputnik Turkey staffers in Ankara were attacked by angry mobs. Later, the agency lost contact with the journalists after they went to the police to report on the raid on their homes.
(2020-03-01). OSCE condemns harassment of Russian agency journalists in Turkey amid reported detention over 'professional activity'. rt.com 
The OSCE's media freedom spokesman condemned the harassment of three employees of Sputnik Turkey in Ankara. Contact with the journalists was lost as they went to the police after being accosted by nationalists. | Three Sputnik employees were confronted in their apartments in Ankara on Saturday night by groups of angry people who accused them of being traitors to the country. Nobody was hurt in the altercations, but after they turned to the police to investigate the incident, they went missing and have not been heard from since. | Sources in Ankara's legal organizations as well as relatives of the journalists t…
(2020-03-01). Contact lost with Russian Sputnik news agency journalists who sought police help after Turkish nationalists attacked their homes. rt.com 
Three employees of the Turkish branch of Sputnik News, whose apartments were attacked by Turkish nationalists on Saturday night, have been missing since going to file complaints about the incident to Turkish police. | "We have not been able to contact our employees in Ankara for nine hours now," Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and Sputnik, said in a The three employees of the Russian news outlet were apparently targeted in coordinated attacks on Saturday evening. Their home…
(2020-03-01). Sputnik Turkey editor-in-chief detained by police, becomes 4th Russian news agency staffer in custody after nationalists' attacks. rt.com 
Russian news agency Sputnik has reported that police have entered its Istanbul office. Meanwhile, it is confirmed that Sputnik Turkey's editor-in-chief has been detained. | The arrest of Mahir Boztepe, the head of Sputnik's Turkish branch, was confirmed by RT and Sputnik editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan. The agency said its chief was taken to the Istanbul Police Department's main office. | This new development brings the number of detained Sputnik employees in Turkey to four. Earlier three agency staff members, who had been targeted by Turkish nationalists on Saturday and turned to police for help, ended up…
(2020-03-01). Trump Says Ready to Lend Helping Hand to Coronavirus-Hit Iran 'If They Ask'. iranian.com The United States is ready to provide assistance to Iran, which is struggling with the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), US President Donald Trump announced after imposing additional travel restrictions on Iran. "If we can help the Iranians
(2020-03-01). Over 500 refugees have reached Greek islands. yenisafak.com More than 500 migrants have reached Greece's Eastern Aegean islands of Lesbos, Samos and Chios on Sunday, a Greek police official said.At least seven vessels with more than 300 migrants on board had reached the island of Lesbos, the official said. Some operations were still in progress. Another 150 migrants had reached the island of Samos.
(2020-03-01). Climate strikes, environmental protests in February 2020. yenisafak.com In the month of February, people across the world continued to stage strikes, demonstrations and protests calling for action against human-made climate change and damage to the environment.In only the decade's second month, activists and concerned citizens alike held events at an average of every other day across a myriad of countries.They included the Fridays for Future protests sparked by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, eight-year-old Indian activist Licypriya Kangujam's protest in front of her parliament, the beginning of the first climate strikes in Mongolia and demands for 100% renewable energy…
(2020-03-01). Iran says US has no legal basis to sign agreement about Afghanistan. yenisafak.com The United States has no legal standing to sign an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Iran's Foreign Ministry said, referring to a peace deal signed between the U.S. and Taliban on SaturdayIran welcomes any initiative that helps to secure stability and peace in Afghanistan, but that will only be possible through domestic talks and by taking into consideration the interest of Afghanistan's neighbours, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.The deal, signed in Qatar, could pave the way towards a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan and represent a step toward ending the 18-year-war in th…
(2020-03-01). Another Turkish woman joins growing anti-YPG/PKK protest. yenisafak.com One more mother has joined the ongoing protest against the YPG/PKK terror group in Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey. Blamin…
(2020-03-01). Bomb blast kills 4 soldiers in Somalia. yenisafak.com At least four Somali government soldiers were killed and several others wounded when a bomb blast targeted a military convoy near the town of Warmahan, lower Shabelle region, an official said on Sunday.Warmahan is a small agricultural town located near Afgoye, 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu.Salad Hussein, a military official in lower Shabelle region, spoke to Anadolu Agency over the phone and confirmed the current death toll."Al-Shabaab terrorist group attacked military personnel traveling between Wanlawayn and Afgoye with a roadside blast."Reinforcements were sent to the scene and s…
(2020-03-01). Turkey announces Operation Spring Shield in Syria's Idlib. yenisafak.com Turkey launched a fresh Syria operation in the wake of the recent regime attack on Turkish troops in Idlib, said the country's defense chief on Sunday.Akar also said Turkey seeks to end Assad regime's massacres in Syria so that migration and radicalization could be stopped."Our expectation from Russia at this point is to fulfill its commitments as the guarantor country, and in this context, to use its influence on the regime to make it halt its attacks and withdraw to the borders set with the Sochi agreement."The minister went on to say that Turkey has no intention of confronting Russia in Syria.Turkey expects Ru…
(2020-03-01). Turkey downs two Syrian regime jets in Idlib. yenisafak.com Turkey downed two regime fighter jets in Idlib, northwestern Syria, after assault on Turkish jets, the country's Defense Ministry said on Sunday."[…] Two SU-24 regime jets were downed after attacking our jets," the ministry said in a written statement.It added that an air-defense system, which downed a Turkish armed drone, and two other air-defense systems were also destroyed.Turkey announced Sunday that it launched Operation Spring Shield in Idlib, following a deadly regime attack on Turkish troops late Thursday.The regime airstrike martyred 34 Turkish soldiers, while injuring dozens of others.
(2020-03-01). Turkey continues to destroy regime targets in Syria. yenisafak.com The Turkish Armed Forces continued Sunday to destroy regime targets in Syria, as part of an operation launched in the wake of deadly regime attack on Turkish troops in Idlib.According to the new footage shared by Turkey's National Defense Ministry, tanks, armored personnel vehicles and anti-tanks, as well as regime soldiers were neutralized in Saraqib district, a gateway to northwestern Idlib province, and some other near regions.Idlib, near Turkey's southern border, falls within a de-escalation zone laid out in a deal between Turkey and Russia in late 2018.The Syrian regime and its allies have consistently broke…