(2021-05-27). Today I Saw Syrians Dancing and Celebrating Life, and a Return to Peace — but, of Course, the Western Media Won't Report that. globalresearch.ca Although the West …
(2021-05-27). The Strategic Significance of the Syrian Elections. globalresearch.ca The Hybrid War …
(2021-05-27). US-funded Belarusian Regime-Change Activist Arrested on Plane Joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — May 26, 2021 | Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, joined Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the US government's media apparatus. | A high-profile Belarusian regime-change activist whose detention on a forcibly grounded airplane caused an international scandal has extensive links to neo-fascist groups, which his political sponsors in Western capitals have conveniently overlooked. | Right-wing activist Roman Protasevich was traveling on the Irish airliner Ryanair on May 23 when the plane crossed int…
(2021-05-27). U.S.-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine. mronline.org 
Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, joined Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the U.S. government's media apparatus. | May 27, 2021…
(2021-05-27). Video: War-torn Syria Takes to the Voting Polls. globalresearch.ca In Iraq, attacks …
(2021-05-27). Syrian Army Stormed Northern Daraa Town After Attack On Intelligence Center, Police Station (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) stormed Dael in the northern countryside of Daraa following a large hit-and-run attack on government buildings in the town. | Late on May 26, unidentified gunmen attacked the Ba'ath Party office, where a detachment of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate is deployed, as well as the local police station in Dael. Heavy clashes broke out in the town. Moreover, local sources reported hearing at least two large explosions. | According to the pro-opposition Horan Free League n…
(2021-05-27). No Tokyo Olympics: As COVID Spikes in Japan, Calls Grow to Cancel Games. IOC Refuses. Who Profits? democracynow.org 
Pressure is growing on organizers to cancel the Tokyo Olympics as Japan struggles to contain a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases. The games, which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic, are scheduled to begin July 23 even though less than 3% of the Japanese population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the lowest rates in the developed world. Jules Boykoff, author and former Olympic athlete who played for the U.S. Olympic soccer team, says the "extremely lopsided" contracts the International Olympic Committee signs with host countries give the body ultimate authority over whether or not to cancel…
(2021-05-27). Azerbaijan Takes 6 Armenian Servicemen Prisoner In Nagorno-Karabakh. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 27th, 6 Armenian soldiers were arrested and taken prisoner by Azerbaijani troops in Nagorno-Karabakh's Kalbajar province. | Both sides blame the other for the situation. Armenia claimed that Azerbaijan encroached on its territory, and it has been doing so since May 12th. The Armenian soldiers were conducting repair work on a base in a border region, and the Azerbaijani troops surrounded them and took them captive."The Azerbaijani troops, who have infiltrated into Arme…
(2021-05-27). The New York Times Says 200,000,000 People Have Been Infected with Covid in the United States (sort of). cepr.net This is the implication of its analysis of likely Covid deaths and infections in India. Its central estimate assumes a case fatality rate of 0.3. This means that for every thousand people who get infected, three will die. There have been roughly 600,000 reported deaths from Covid, since the pandemic began. If this is 0.3 …
(2021-05-27). Australia: Victorian state government announces lockdown amid outbreak of Indian COVID variant. wsws.org While infection numbers remain low, the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, including in the state capital of Melbourne, and more than 10,000 people have been deemed as contacts of confirmed cases.
(2021-05-27). Hyundai and Renault-Nissan forced to shut Indian plants due to worker unrest over lack of COVID-19 protections. wsws.org The autoworkers' job action underscores that it is the global working class that is the main source of opposition to the ruling elite's criminal "open economy" policy, which prioritizes capitalist profit over saving workers' lives.
(2021-05-27). International delegation visits Douma day before Syrian elections. fightbacknews.org Douma, Syria – On Tuesday, May 25, one day before the Syrian election, an international delegation, which includes a number of observers from the U.S., visited the war-torn cities of Douma and Jobar just outside Damascus. The observers viewed tunnel networks used by terrorists during the six-year occupation of the city and spoke to residents who had returned after the city was liberated in 2018 by the Syrian Arab Army. | Soldiers guided the delegation through the city riddled with rubble and bullet holes as far as the eye can see. The area had been occupied by the Saudi-backed Jaish al Islam from 2012 until 2018.
(2021-05-27). India marks day of resistance as farmers' struggle continues and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the nationwide 'Black Day' of resistance observed in India as the ongoing farmers' struggle completes 6 months, the crackdown on a protest against the killing of activists in Iraq, the success of a 22 month long struggle for better working conditions and pay by workers at the Ibis des Batignolles hotel in France, the ongoing crackdown on Papuan communities in Indonesia as they demand the release of political prisoners, and volunteer initiatives to feed poor and unhoused people in Brazil in the absence of adequate government aid policies during the pandemi…
(2021-05-27). Across India, protesters mark six months of historic farmers' agitation. peoplesdispatch.org Across India, members of farmers' groups, trade unions and women's and students' organizations held aloft black protest flags and burnt copies of the three controversial farm laws which have been fiercely opposed…
(2021-05-27). Alton Estate workers in Sri Lanka confront harsh and worsening social conditions. wsws.org The horrendous conditions confronting Alton Estate workers typify the plight of tens of thousands of plantation workers across Sri Lanka.
(2021-05-27). Twelve years since the end of Sri Lanka's communal war. wsws.org The military and its brutal methods used during the war are now being prepared for use against the working class as unrest grows over the worsening social conditions facing working people.
(2021-05-27). Protests over struggling economy and unemployment in Oman enter fourth day. peoplesdispatch.org The police crackdown on protesters using British-manufactured tear gas has led a UK-based campaign group to demand the review of sale of arms and riot/crowd control equipment to the Gulf state by the British government…
(2021-05-26). US-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane served with neo-Nazis in Ukraine. thegrayzone.com Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, joined Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the US government's media apparatus. A high-profile Belarusian regime-change activist whose detention on a forcibly grounded airplane caused an international scandal has extensive links to neo-fascist groups, which his political sponsors in Western capitals have conveniently overlooked. Right-wing activist Roman Protasevich was traveling on the Irish airliner Ryanair on May 23 when the plane crossed into …
(2021-05-26). The pandemic economy hit women workers hardest, but they're fighting back. peoplesworld.org 
Five and a half million women lost their jobs in 2020; Black, Latina, and Asian women were hit the hardest. With schools and child care centers closed, women were burdened with increased demands for their unpaid labor. "Confronting the Covid Economy: Women Fight Back," a virtual Town Hall gathering May 2, addressed head-on the economic …
(2021-05-26). Remains Of Turkish Guided Bomb Found In Iraqi Kurdistan Region (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On May 24, the remains of a Turkish-made guided bomb were found near the town of Kesta in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. | The bomb was equipped with the Hassas Gàºdàºm Kiti (HGK) [ in English Precision Guidance Kit]. Developed by Turkey's TàúBƒ∞TAK-SAGE, the kit is used to converts bombs from 227 to 907 kg into precision-guided munitions. The system is Turkey's adoption of the US Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit. | The HGK kit is equipped with an inertial navigation sys…
(2021-05-26). Syria's Election Day Dawns Despite Antagonism By "Moderate Opposition" And Western Countries. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | May 26th is election day in Syria, with everything reportedly going along as planned, despite claims by both the "moderate opposition" and the collective West. | In addition to Assad, Arab Organization for Human Rights head Mahmoud Ahmed Merei and former state minister for People's Assembly Affairs Abdullah Sallum Abdullah are also running for the presidency. | In order to run for president, candidates must be at least 40 years old and have Syrian citizenship by birth. The candidates…
(2021-05-26). India's COVID-19 pandemic: Anatomy of a social crime. wsws.org According to the official tally—a gross undercount—total infections have more than doubled in the past eight weeks, rising from 12.1 to 26.9 million, while deaths have increased by 89 percent to total 307,231.
(2021-05-26). The rise of a rare COVID-19 complication known as "black fungus" adds to India's misery in the pandemic. wsws.org A rare complication of COVID-19 is becoming an epidemic in India known as black fungus, which is a byproduct of the impact of the COVID-19 infection on the immune system, using corticosteroids to treat COVID-19 and the high prevalence of diabetes in that country among the population.
(2021-05-26). US Moves against Ethiopia and Eritrea: Atrocities Alleged, Sanctions Imposed. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Historian Jeff Pearce, @jeffpropulsion, responding to the atrocity reports of Alula Solomon, @Alula_Solomon, CEO, Tigrai Media House US hostilities towards Ethiopia and Eritrea look more and more like those preceding US wars in Yugoslavia, Libya, and Syria, writes Ann Garrison. On May 20, the US Senate passed Senate Resolution 97 "calling on the Government…
(2021-05-26). Sri Lankan government imposes censorship as experts warn of coronavirus surge. wsws.org President Rajapakse has warned state officials not to make any unauthorised media statements about COVID-19, fearing it could provoke opposition against the government's criminal response.
(2021-05-26). News From Home, and Other People's Homes. thenation.com News From Home, and Other People's Homes…
(2021-05-26). US planned nuclear attack on Chinese cities in 1958 Taiwan crisis. wsws.org Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon papers in 1971, has published classified documents making clear that the Pentagon was actively preparing a nuclear attack on Chinese cities in 1958.
(2021-05-26). Green Bay, WI: Family of Jonathon Tubby vows to continue fight for justice. fightbacknews.org Green Bay, WI – The family of Jonathon Tubby, an Oneida Nation man killed by the Green Bay Police Department in October 2018, has vowed to continue fighting for justice even after a federal judge dismissed their wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Speaking at a May 23 press conference, on the Oneida Nation Indian Reservation, the Tubby family responded to Judge William Griesbach's decision with a renewed call for changes to the policing system in the United States. | "Judge Griesbach had a great chance to make some changes, he could've created the start of systematic change," said Sue Doxator, Jona…
(2021-05-26). Largest Protests Since Arab Spring Sweep Oman as UK Support for Regime Rises. globalresearch.ca As Oman's UK-trained …
(2021-05-26). West Papua: Violence Continues; Calls To Release Political Prisoners Strengthen. popularresistance.org Large scale protests were held in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia at a time of heightened violence between government forces and pro-independence insurgents. On Friday, May 21, protests were held in different parts of West Papua, demanding release of political prisoners, and an end to months of violence. | West Papuan cities like Manokwari, among others, witnessed hundreds participating in demonstrations. Along with protests in the Papuan provinces, Papuan communities in Java and other regions of Indonesia, also held protests condemning the violence. According to Veronica Koman, an Indonesian lawyer and human r…
(2021-05-26). The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase. thenation.com The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase…
(2021-05-26). Wednesday 5/26: Protest at Chevron HQ! Free Myanmar! indybay.org 6001 Bollinger Canyon San Ramon, California…
(2021-05-26). One killed and 13 injured as security forces fire on Iraqi protesters. peoplesdispatch.org The protests in Baghdad are part of a wave of dissent that has swept the country since 2019. The protesters sought the arrest of those responsible for political assassinations, and also demanded that the economic crisis be addressed…
(2021-05-26). 125,900 teachers dismissed for opposing military coup in Myanmar. peoplesdispatch.org The military junta announced the suspension of a large percentage of teachers in Myanmar as a pressure tactic to compel them to return to schools ahead of the new session which begins from June…