(2021-09-18). No.10's Biggest Secret: Only Ten People in UK 'Were in the Know About AUKUS Pact'. sputniknews.com The new defence alliance AUKUS, announced by the US, the UK, and Australia on Wednesday, immediately caused harsh criticism from China and France. The EU, in turn, vowed to deal with "the implications" after it was revealed that the bloc was not informed about AUKUS.
(2021-09-18). China May Direct Its Nuclear Missiles Towards Australia as AUKUS 'Serves US' Demands' – Report. sputniknews.com Earlier in this week, China criticized the recently-announced military alliance between Australia, the US and the UK (AUKUS), expected to provide Canberra with technologies to facilitate the construction of nuclear-powered attack submarines.
(2021-09-18). Britain commits to anti-China axis led by US in AUKUS military pact. wsws.org There was no public discussion in the US Congress or the British and Australian parliaments on the new military pact. All three governments are escalating their war plans without even the pretence of democratic accountability.
(2021-09-18). Oppose Morrison's new anti-China alliance. greenleft.org.au The new war alliance — AUKUS — formalises Australia's hostile positioning toward China. It also hands the pro-nuclear lobby a new angle, writes Pip Hinman.
(2021-09-18). US, UK, Australia military pact threatens war against China. wsws.org The advanced US preparations for war are being driven not only by fears that China is overtaking the US economically, but the extraordinary economic, political and social crisis of US imperialism intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-09-18). Sorry Cover-Up for US Mass Murder. dissidentvoice.org 
AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth, File So a top US commander has come clean on primetime TV about the killing of 10 civilians in Afghanistan with a drone missile. Seven of the victims were children packed into a car. CentCom General Kenneth McKenzie said the deadly strike was a "tragic mistake" and he offered his …
(2021-09-18). Pentagon needs to answer for Afghan drone misfire. asiatimes.com 
The Pentagon has caved in and taken responsibility for the drone strike that killed 10 innocent civilians, including Zemari Ahmadi who was a 14 year-long employee of the Nutrition and Education NGO. Most of his family, including children, were killed in the airstrike as they gathered around his Toyota Corolla when he returned home from work. But the Pentagon …
(2021-09-18). Indigenous Leaders Face Barriers To UN Climate Conference. popularresistance.org Indigenous leaders are largely being excluded from participation in the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference as the world grapples with escalating problems from floods, fires, heat, drought and other disasters. | Limited access to COVID-19 vaccines in certain regions, travel restrictions and quarantine in the United Kingdom for people from "red list" countries in Central and South America, Africa and Asia, and rising costs of travel and lodging are hindering Indigenous participation, Indian Country Today has found. | Even those who manage to get to Glasgow, Scotland, for what is shaping up to be one…
(2021-09-18). Three Blood Brothers video: Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan "destroy enemy group" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Next stage of "Three Brothers — 2021" int'l drills ends The next stage of the "Three Brothers — 2021" international exercises held in Baku in accordance with the agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan has been successfully accomplished, Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry has reported. According to the exercise plan, the special forces were …
(2021-09-18). China conducts military drills near Taiwan after passage of US destroyer. tass.com Combat ships, early warning aircraft and bombers were involved in the drills…
(2021-09-18). China's Evergrande problems deepen. wsws.org Evergrande, the country's second largest property developer, with debts of more than $300 billion, has admitted it is on the brink of default and is desperately scrambling to build up cash.
(2021-09-18). US military basing to expand in Australia, directed against China. wsws.org The Washington communiqué commits Australia to hosting US troops, bombers, fighter aircraft and warships and acting as a logistics base for a military conflagration between nuclear-armed powers.
(2021-09-18). Xinjiang residents dismiss 'Uygur Tribunal' allegations of human rights. ecns.cn Dozens of residents in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have joined government officials in dismissing accusations of human rights violations in the region. Allegations of a genocide were made at a so-called "Uygur Tribunal", which finished its second hearing in the UK on Monday.
(2021-09-18). China expects 40 mln domestic trips during Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. ecns.cn China is expected to see 40 million domestic trips during the four-day travel rush for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
(2021-09-18). China marks 90th anniversary of Japan's invasion. ecns.cn Cities around China organized memorial activities to remember the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) on Saturday.
(2021-09-18). Buffalo's developer class backing last-ditch attempt against socialist India Walton. mronline.org 
A federal judge who wants Buffalo's incumbent mayor back on the ballot is being scrutinized for his real estate ties.
(2021-09-18). Denver Refuses To Negotiate, Sweeps Indigenous Encampment. popularresistance.org Denver, CO — Under the hardline stance of Mayor Michael Hancock, Denver continues to sweep unhoused encampments—more than 80 this year alone—ignoring countless requests from unhoused residents and their advocates to stop, and refusing to negotiate any alternatives. Outside the Four Winds American Indian Council building in the Baker neighborhood, that cycle continued when, despite multiple attempts by Four Winds and other advocates to find some common ground and a different solution, the city swept a predominantly Indigenous encampment on August 31. | "It's kind of unfortunate that the Mayor dec…
(2021-09-18). Military Situation In Syria On September 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 29 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 8 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On September 17, the second batch of tankers carrying Iranian fuel on behalf of Hezbollah crossed the Syrian-Lebanese border | On September 17, a car explosion was reported in the city of al-Bab | On September 17, two civilians reportedly we…
(2021-09-18). Iran: New Member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. dissidentvoice.org 
On 17 September 2021 Iran became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). It is an extraordinary achievement and new beginning for US and western sanction-badgered Iran. On the occasion PressTV interviewed Peter Koenig on what this move might bring for Iran. See the transcript below. PressTV: Iran is finally a member of …
(2021-09-18). Palestinian prisoners recaptured: 'This is not the time to despair'. workers.org 
On Sept. 6, millions around the world celebrated as news spread that six Palestinian political prisoners had liberated themselves from Gilboa, a maximum security Israeli concentration camp in the West Bank. For 10 months, with nothing but spoons and their bare hands, Yaqoub Qadri, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Arida, Muhammad Qassem al-Arida, . . . |
(2021-09-18). Israel reports that 11.2 percent of all children infected with SARS-CoV-2 suffer from long COVID. wsws.org Despite the lie that vaccination of adults "protects" children, countries with high vaccination rates experience a surge in COVID-19 cases among children, along with horrifying reports of long COVID symptoms.
(2021-09-18). [Clinical Picture] Renin secreting tumour: a rare cause of secondary hypertension. thelancet.com A 21-year-old woman presented to our hospital for the first time with a history of seizures. The patient's mother had witnessed the fits and described them as lasting approximately 10 min, causing a loss of consciousness, and incontinence of urine—compatible with a tonic-clonic seizure.
(2021-09-18). Science Saturday: A new understanding of the inner workings of CAR-T cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers have biomanufactured chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a new way to track the cells' cancer-fighting journey and predict toxic side effects. This Mayo Clinic breakthrough, published in Cancer Immunology Research, also could unravel the mystery of how to unleash CAR-T cell therapy to destroy solid tumors. "This new technology allows us to image CAR-T cells after they are given to patients and study their fate," says Saad Kenderian, M.B., Ch.B., a Mayo…
(2021-09-18). Saturday 9/18: Free virtual screening of the documentary film Lost Cities of Palestine. indybay.org
(2021-09-18). Saturday 9/18: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Streets, Santa Cruz…
(2021-09-18). Hush, Hush (Venezuela Is Winning!). popularresistance.org By now it is obvious that the mainstream media does not cover any good news whatsoever about Venezuela. Even non-political issues are always accompanied by a poisoned cliché sentence or two about "dictator", "authoritarian regime", "collapsed economy" "humanitarian crisis", etc. etc. | So, the game-changing news that there are peace talks being held in México City between the Venezuelan government and opposition parties is ignored. México is acting as host and facilitator with the kingdoms of Norway and Netherlands, and the Russian Federation as mediators. This seminal event has been scarcely reported by the Nort…
(2021-09-18). Syrian Army, Russian Military Police Enter Tafas In Western Daraa (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Russian Military Police service members are in Syria | On September 18, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) entered the town of Tafas in the western Daraa countryside under a Army units were accompanied by a force from the Russian Military Police, which will oversee the implementation of the reconciliation agreement. | Under…
(2021-09-18). Was A Russian Warplane Targeted Over Northeastern Syria? (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | A new evidence suggests that what was reported on September 17 as a Russian airstrike on the town of Abu Khashab in northeastern Syria was in fact a defensive maneuver by a warplane of the Russian Aerospace Forces. | The munition dropped during the alleged airstrike has been finally identified by experts as a Russian-made SAB-250T illumination bomb. | The cluster bomb carries seven flares each equipped with a parachute. The bomb is usually used for illumination. However, it can be also used as counter-…
(2021-09-18). Avenging Lt. Col Schneider: Six ISIS Terrorists Killed In Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On September 17, six terrorists of ISIS were killed in central Syria as a result of airstrikes carried out by Russian warplanes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the Russian airstrikes targeted hideouts and vehicles of ISIS in the following areas: | The Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle. | The outskirts of the town of Resafa in the southern country…
(2021-09-18). More Than 20 Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib As Militants Continue To Launch Attacks (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
An Su-24 taking off from Hmeimim air base in 2015. IMAGE: Russian Ministry of Defense | On September 18, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 23 airstrikes on militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the airstrikes took place as follows: | Ten airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the towns of Baluon and Mashoun in the southern countryside of Idlib. | Four airstrikes targeted the town of al-Bara…
(2021-09-18). Oppose the police witch hunt of striking teachers in Sri Lanka! wsws.org The Criminal Investigation Department has demanded government divisional secretaries provide the names and addresses of teachers who have organised demonstrations in an attempt to break their ongoing strike action.
(2021-09-18). Attack On Arab Gas Pipeline Left Syria In Complete Black Out For Several Hours (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Syrian Ministry of Oil and Natural Resources. | Late on September 17, Syria, which has been facing a serious power crisis, experienced a complete blackout as a result of a sabotage attack. | Ghassan al-Zamil, Syria's electricity minister, said that the attack targeted the Arab gas pipeline, which feeds Deir Ali and Tishreen power stations, as well as two key electricity towers linking the two stations. | Explosive devices were used by the sa…
(2021-09-18). Advanced US Combat Drone Spotted Fully-Armed Over Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Photo: US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson | On September 17, a US General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper combat drone was spotted over the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where many terrorist groups are active. | The drone was conducting an armed reconnaissance sortie over the eastern countryside of Idlib, specifically over the town of Ma'arrat Misrin. The town is known to be a stronghold of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and a number of other terrorist…
(2021-09-18). Military on high alert over U.S. vessel in Taiwan Straits. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command will remain on high alert after the United States' guided missile destroyer USS Barry sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Friday.
(2021-09-18). NATO holds submarine exercise off Turkish coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Submarine Search and Rescue…. Aksaz, Turkey — Dynamic Monarch/Kurtaran 2021, the 11th in a series of NATO sponsored live Submarine Escape and Rescue (SMER) exercises began 12 September and will run through Sept. 24, 2021 in Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off Aksaz, Turkey…. **** Assets and personnel from Italy, Turkey and the United States together …
(2021-09-18). Grief and Anger after UAE Soldiers Torture and Kill Yemeni-American Student Trying to Visit Family. orinocotribune.com 
Dhamar, Yemen, Sep 14 — As his hope that the Sana'a International Airport will be reopened has faded, smiley-faced Abdulmalek, a grad…
(2021-09-18). Military Situation In Yemen On September 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 272 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On September 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Maheliyah district | On September 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Sahar district | On September 17, Saudi-led coaliti…