(2021-09-28). The US and China: A Productive Path Forward. zcomm.org The Biden administration, with the overwhelming support of the foreign policy establishment, seems determined to start a new Cold War with China…
(2021-09-28). Turkey to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for winter. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for winter | Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said international community should also help Afghanistan to prevent a societal collapse | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 09: 38 | Children walk along a boundary wall of a dried up canal in Kabul on 27 September 2021 (AFP) |
(2021-09-28). Headlines for September 28, 2021. democracynow.org As Government Shutdown Looms, Senate GOP Blocks Bill to Fund Government and Raise Debt Ceiling, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Solicits Funds from Lobbyists Opposing Democrats' $3.5T Spending Bill, R. Kelly Found Guilty on All Counts in Sex Trafficking Trial, Biden Receives COVID-19 Booster, Urges Unvaccinated to Get First Shots, New York National Guard May Fill Roles of Healthcare Workers Who Refuse Vaccinations, CIA Pushed Trump Administration to Kidnap or Assassinate WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, International Criminal Court Probe on Afghanistan War Crimes Excludes U.S. and Allies, Taliban Tightens Restrictions on Afghan Wo…
(2021-09-28). Tensions On Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Reach Boiling Point. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | As the war within Afghanistan is over, with Taliban as the clear winner, the time has now come for issues outside the country to press forward. | Currently, the situation at the Afghanistan — Tajikistan border is escalating, and the possibility of an armed conflict is increasing. | Both sides are sending troops to the border and it seems as just a matter of time until a stray shot causes a rapid chain reaction that leads to hostilities. | Relations between the t…
(2021-09-28). Armenian Foreign Ministry statement on the war launched a year ago. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com This site has published dozens, maybe scores of excerpts from Azerbaijani officials, including such statements of President Aliyev as "We are the winning country. We have destroyed Armenia." Yerevan: Baku planned Karabakh war to annihilate Armenian population The 44-day war launched by Azerbaijan in fall 2020 was a pre-planned and prepared military aggression aimed at …
(2021-09-28). Imperialist pressures on Southeast Asia to free up supply chains, amid COVID catastrophe. wsws.org With the Delta strain rampant, global businesses and finance capital are pressuring governments across Southeast Asia to remove COVID constraints, to guarantee resource supplies.
(2021-09-28). Lessons From Cambodia on How to Respond to COVID. counterpunch.org From Europe to the Asia-Pacific, what looked like light at the end of the tunnel earlier this year has given way to rising infections and an uptick in mortality rates as the highly infectious Delta strain has taken hold. Countries that appeared to be controlling the virus are now scrambling to limit the spread as
(2021-09-28). Turbulence Of Energy Crisis Draws China In Global Instability. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageDEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | BITCOIN: bc1qv7k70u2zynvem59u88ctdlaw7hc735d8xep9rq : | BITCOIN CASH: qzjv8hrdvz6edu4gkzpnd4w6jc7zf296g5e9kkq4lx: | OR CONTACT US : info@southfront.org: | The energy crisis may become the next blow on China, as Beijing is already facing a significant shock in the sphere of energy supply. A blow in such a fragile area could cause serious damage to Asia's largest economy, after the Evergrande crisis caused significant turmoil in the country's financial system. | The energy security remains an Achill…
(2021-09-28). What AUKUS means for the world. asiatimes.com 
During the Trump administration, a major development took place that went under the radar. Only months after taking office, Donald Trump and his officials started referring to the Asia-Pacific as the "Indo-Pacific." This was not by accident. It was a highly strategic and calculated move, one that would kick-start new thinking in Washington. By using …
(2021-09-28). Iran's SCO Admission As Realization Of A Greater Eurasian Concept. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageIt might take a few years for Iran to visibly benefit from its new status, but one geopolitical consequence will be Arab Gulf getting closer to China. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | On September 17 at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran was admitted into the organization as a permanent member — it was previously an observer there. It might take a while to fully complete the process, though — procedures and timeline are still unclear. So, what does it mean…
(2021-09-28). President of Azerbaijan: "Our patience has a limit. The second Karabakh war showed exactly what happens when our patience overflows." antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Our patience has limit, second Karabakh war showed exactly what happens when our patience overflows — President Aliyev Our patience has a limit. The second Karabakh war showed exactly what happens when our patience overflows, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview to the Turkish Anadolu Agency…. "The statement signed …
(2021-09-28). Bangladeshi school reopenings threaten wave of COVID-19 infections among children. wsws.org Inadequate and unsafe school infrastructure in Bangladeshi makes it virtually impossible for students to maintain social distancing and health guidelines, making highly vulnerable to infection.
(2021-09-28). China's anti-poverty success benefited world, white paper says. ecns.cn China's success in transforming itself into a "moderately prosperous society in all respects" has contributed to world peace and development, a white paper said.
(2021-09-28). At Least 18 Crypto Service Providers Are Inaccessible Or Exiting China Following Ban On Related Transactions. moguldom.com At least 18 cryptocurrency exchanges are inaccessible in China or have announced that they are leaving the market in a rush to cut ties with Chinese users after the communist government handed down its latest ban — this time, on all things crypto. Binance and Huobi Global, two of the world's largest exchanges and popular …
(2021-09-28). 1,000 makeshift quarantine rooms to be built by Wednesday amid COVID-19 resurgence in Fujian. ecns.cn An isolation center with 1,000 temporary quarantine rooms is under construction on a 24/7 basis at Ruifeng Industrial Park in Xianyou County, Putian City, east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 27, 2021.
(2021-09-28). China's success in achieving moderate prosperity opens new path to modernization for humanity. ecns.cn In achieving a moderately prosperous society, China has gained new experience of modernization for humanity, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office Tuesday.
(2021-09-28). Strategic QUAD Summit in Washington Directed Against China. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-28). China contributes to world peace, development by achieving moderate prosperity: white paper. ecns.cn As the world's most populous and largest developing country, China has contributed to global peace and development by achieving moderate prosperity in all respects, said a white paper released Tuesday by China's State Council Information Office.
(2021-09-28). China ready to continue dialogue with NATO on equality, mutual respect basis: FM. ecns.cn Wang Yi on Monday met with Jens Stoltenberg via video link upon invitation, expressing China's willingness to continue dialogue with NATO on the basis of equality and mutual respect to promote the sound and steady development of relationship.
(2021-09-28). China's 'Hostage Diplomacy' Wins. popularresistance.org Big crowds greeted Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou's arrival back in China, which believes its show of strength against America forced Washington to back down in this three-year standoff. | The biggest story of the weekend saw Meng released from house detention in Canada and returned to China, while Beijing subsequently released two Canadian prisoners it had accused of spying. The development brought an end to a horrific three-year saga for all involved. | On arrival in Shenzhen, Meng, the company's chief financial officer, was greeted with a hero's welcome, including thousands who gathered at the airport to…
(2021-09-28). China rechaza medidas coercitivas de EE.UU. contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net El canciller chino, Wang Yi, dijo que Beijing rechaza también las sanciones unilaterales ilegales y jurisdicción de brazo largo.
(2021-09-28). Turkey engineering formal secession of northern Cyprus…and another "humanitarian intervention" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com No talks until Turkish Cyprus' equal status recognized: Tatar The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will begin official talks on the Cyprus issue if its sovereign equality and international equal status are recognized, the nation's president said on Sept. 27. The TRNC president noted that there are two separate nations and two separate states …
(2021-09-28). India Farmer Protests Shut Down Main Roads As 'National Strike' Called. popularresistance.org Thousands of Indian farmers blocked traffic on major roads and railway lines in the national capital Delhi on Monday as they marked one year since the passage of the federal government's contentious agricultural laws. | The farmers called for a nationwide strike to renew their protests against the "black laws" that they believe will bring an end to their livelihood, demonstrations that first began 10 months ago. The government says the changes will benefit farmers, but unions fear they could take away the protections provided by state-run markets. | "The strike was observed in several parts of the country from Ke…
(2021-09-28). Wide support for farmers' all-India mobilization against Modi's pro-agribusiness laws. wsws.org The farmers' protest is an indication of mounting opposition to the Modi government over its assault on working people's social and democratic rights and its criminal mishandling of the pandemic.
(2021-09-28). Nations Petition Supreme Court To Protect Indian Child Welfare Act. popularresistance.org Cetan Sa Winyan, director of the American Indian Movement's Indian Territory Oklahoma chapter, said all tribes — not just the four already petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court — should stand together against potential changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act in a case the court has been asked to review. | "They closed the boarding schools and opened up CPS (Child Protective Services), but it's the same thing — they're still coming in and taking our children," Winyan said. | The ICWA was enacted in 1978 to help keep Indigenous children in Indigenous homes. In ICWA cases, the first preference for placement is that…
(2021-09-28). 20 years of Durban Declaration: Commemorating a signpost of global solidarity. peoplesdispatch.org 
A global rally was organized on September 25 by the Global South Response network to commemorate the NGO Forum Durban Declaration of 2001, which had brought together movements and struggles against racism and multiple forms of discrimination…
(2021-09-28). Romania Opens Investigation into How COVID Vaccines Were Acquired. Shuts Down Its Vaccine Centers. Croatia Suspends Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-28). In Height of Hypocrisy, Nuclear-Armed Israeli PM Bennett slams Iran, which has no weapons or program, for "crossing all red Lines" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that far-right Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, ignored the Israeli-Palestinian struggle and focused instead on the issue of Iran. He alleged that the Iranian nuclear program had "surpassed all red lines," asserting that Iran …
(2021-09-28). Syria: Unidentified strikes target Iran-backed militias near Iraq border. middleeasteye.net 
Syria: Unidentified strikes target Iran-backed militias near Iraq border | Over the past year Israeli attacks have concentrated on border areas between Syria and Iraq with heavy presence of Iran militias | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 11: 23 | Syrian soldiers stand guard atop a military vehicle at the border-crossing between Albu Kamal in Syria and Al-Qaim in Iraq on 30 September 2019 (AFP) |
(2021-09-28). Palestinian Parties, Organizations Greet Abbas's Pledge to Take Israel to Int'l Criminal Court as "Historic" and Roadmap. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-28). Scandinavian Governments Announce "COVID Is Over," Israel Announces the Vaccine Doesn't Protect. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-28). Spectacular defeat for Israel lobby at Labour Party conference. zcomm.org In a spectacular defeat for the Israel lobby, delegates to Britain's Labour Party conference overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Monday condemning the "ongoing Nakba in Palestine.
(2021-09-28). Czech Republic to buy Israeli air defence system amid strengthening ties. middleeasteye.net 
Czech Republic to buy Israeli air defence system amid strengthening ties | Move to replace obsolete Soviet-made weapons follows Prague's opening of the Jerusalem office of its embassy in March | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 08: 39 | The air defence system, used to protect cities, nuclear power plants and other potential targets, will be supplied by 2026 (Wikimedia) | The Czech defence ministry said o…
(2021-09-28). Opponents of US funds for Israel's Iron Dome system 'antisemitic or ignorant', says Israeli ambassador. middleeasteye.net 
Opponents of US funds for Israel's Iron Dome system 'antisemitic or ignorant', says Israeli ambassador | Eleven US lawmakers voted against or abstained a bill renewing US funding to the Israeli defence system last week | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 11: 06 | A picture taken on 15 June 2021 shows an Iron Dome air defence battery on the outskirts of Jerusalem (AFP) | An Israeli ambassador has denounced American politicians…
(2021-09-28). How to Stop Private Equity From Destroying Your Job. scheerpost.com 
An Art Van store in Westland, Michigan advertises a liquidation sale. (Shutterstock) | By Shirley Smith | Not long ago, I was a saleswoman and manager at Art Van Furniture, a furniture retailer that was an institution in metro Detroit for over half a century. | It was more than a job. My coworkers were my family, and we were all proud to work for our company. Thanks to our hard work, Art Van had grown from a family-owned business with one location to the top performing furniture retailer in our state. | But all that changed in 2…
(2021-09-28). DARPA touts 'historic free flight test' of Raytheon's hypersonic missile prototype as US struggles to catch up with Russia. rt.com 
The US military's secretive R&D wing has announced a successful flight test for a hypersonic missile system developed by Raytheon, after a previous trial using Lockheed Martin's rival model ended in failure last year. | The free-flight launch for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) was conducted successfully last week and met "all primary test objectives," the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said in a "This brings us o…
(2021-09-28). US Tired Of Ukraine And Will Not Defend Kiev's Interests In Talks With Russia. southfront.org 
Thomas GrahamFormer White House adviser believes Washington will stop discussing the Ukrainian issue during dialogue with Moscow. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Ties between the US and Ukraine seem gradually more uncertain. Analysts believe that Washington is "tired" of Ukraine and that the intention of the Biden government from now on is to maintain the status quo and not put the Ukrainian issue on the agenda in bilateral negotiations between the US and Russia, considering the low probability of both countries come to a common unders…
(2021-09-28). Greece And France Take First Step Towards European Independence Following AUKUS Debacle. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageSigning of Franco-Greek Agreement is the beginning of supplanting NATO in Europe. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Of the 30 NATO member states, Greece is one of the few to spend well over 2% of its GDP on defense as agreed upon by NATO Defence Ministers in 2006. However, Greece's high spending (relative to GDP) is not because it is positioning itself as a buffed-up military state opposed to Russia, as per the aims of NATO, but rather to defend itself against the threats of another NATO member, Turkey. With NATO consistently downplaying Turkish aggress…
(2021-09-28). Ukraine Renews Empty Claims Over Putin-Zelensky Meeting. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Statements about the likely meeting of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, are again being made from the authorities in Kiev. | The head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak noted that it was important for Putin and Zelensky to meet. | Meanwhile the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba suggested that the conversation "would create a lot of discomfort" for the Russian leader."As the president said, he himself spoke in fav…
(2021-09-28). Military Situation In Syria On September 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 26 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On September 27, the Russian air defense systems shot down a militant drone near Hmeimim air base | On September 27, clashes between SDF and Turkish-backed forces were reported north of Tal Abyadh | On September 28, artillery of Turkish-back…
(2021-09-28). New Hype: Belarus Opposition Member Filmed Him Killing KGB Officer (Video, 18+). southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On September 28, an officer of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB) was killed during a special mission in Minsk. | According to the Investigative Committee, the shooting took place in an apartment when KGB officers were checking addresses of those potentially involved in terrorist activities. | A man in the apartment opened fire with a hunting rifle, killing one of the Belarusian state security officers. The shooter was eliminated by return fire. Click to see full-size image | According to several reports, the man killed in his apartment was an employee of the US EPA…
(2021-09-28). The Heat: Exclusive — Syrian foreign minister discusses the ongoing conflict. america.cgtn.com 
Syria's foreign minister speaks out on the decade-long conflict and humanitarian crisis that has devastated his country.
(2021-09-28). Biodegradable plastics startup Polymateria secures $100 million deal. imperial.ac.uk Polymateria, a startup based at Imperial's White City Campus, has secured a near $100 million agreement with Taiwan's Formosa Plastics.
(2021-09-28). André Vltchek: In Memoriam. dissidentvoice.org 
In Kenya during Al-Shabaab standoff (September 24, 2013) On 22 September 2020, André Vltchek quietly passed away on a night-ride from the Black Sea in Turkey to Istanbul, accompanied by his wife, Rossie. He just fell asleep in the back seat of a chauffeur-driven car and didn't wake up. His legacy is diverse, heavy in …
(2021-09-28). Houthis To Seize Ma'rib, Take Control Over Whole Northern Yemen (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | In Yemen, fighting is raging for the town of Ma'rib, capital of the province of the same name, following the expiration of the ultimatum issued by the militants of Ansar Allah (the Houthis). Houthi military forces are intensifying their push towards the central Yemeni city from its western outskirts. | The Houthis asked Saudi-backed forces to lay down their weapons a week ago. After their conditions were not met, they launched an offensive in several districts of the province. | On September 28, the Houthis took control over the Al-Ghayul, Al-Sai'd, Samira, Al-Ahdhan heights and Nas…
(2021-09-28). Military Situation In Yemen On September 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 200 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 27 airstrikes on the Harib and Jubah districts | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Camp Khanjar area | On September 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Madghal and Sarwah districts | On Septemb…
