(2022-02-13). Ignorance dominates Western stance on Ukraine crisis. asiatimes.com 
On December 8, 2021, newly appointed British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told a Chatham House audience that the UK was trying to build a "network of liberty" around the world. On January 30, 2022, Truss, talking on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Sunday Morning show about measures to stop Russian "aggression," said "we are supplying and offering …
(2022-02-13). Interview: UN refugee agency official says China's contribution helps alleviate dire situation in Afghanistan. ecns.cn The resources provided by China to Afghanistan are helping the internally displaced Afghans to weather the harsh winter and COVID-19 pandemic, while China's engagement in political levels would facilitate a long-term solution to the situation.
(2022-02-13). The West does not need cause for sanctions against Russia – Foreign Ministry. tass.com Russia has already been living for a decade in the phase of active sanctions, while there were indirect sanctions before, concealed as lists, threats of stop lists and pinpoint sequestration, official spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova added…
(2022-02-13). Kazakh President Pays Tribute to Memory of People Killed in January Protests. sputniknews.com NUR-SULTAN (Sputnik) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part Sunday in a commemorative ceremony to honour the memory of those killed in the unrest that rocked Kazakhstan in early January, the presidential office said.
(2022-02-13). Biden Seeks to Seize Afghanistan's Assets. juancole.com By John Sifton | Asia Advocacy Director | — ( Human Rights Watch ) — The Biden administration has decided to recommend directing $3.5 billion of Afghanistan's $7 billion in foreign currency reserves in the United States to a trust fund for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, while agreeing to release another $3.5 billion to families …
(2022-02-13). Several UN Staff Abducted in Yemen's Abyan Province – Reports. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Six UN workers have been kidnapped in southern Yemen, the Yemen Press Agency (YPA) reports.
(2022-02-13). Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America. orinocotribune.com 
By Carlos Martinez — Feb 10, 2022 | The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious fit for an undertaking that was originally modelled on the Silk Road — a network of trade routes linking East Asia with the Middle East, Africa and Europe — the reality is that the countries of South America, Central America and the Caribbean share many of the same needs as their counterparts in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. | Most Latin American countries…
(2022-02-13). But How Do You Stop Putin and the Taliban? davidswanson.org When I suggest not stealing billions of dollars from Afghanistan, and thereby not causing mass starvation and death, otherwise intelligent and informed people tell me that human rights demands that theft. Starving people to death is a means of protecting their "human rights," in fact. How else can you (or the U.S. government) stop Taliban …
(2022-02-13). Quad is a tool to contain China: Foreign Ministry spokesperson. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Friday described the Quad, an informal alliance between the United States, Japan, Australia and India, as a "tool to contain China."
(2022-02-13). Lao leader speaks highly of China-Laos railway. ecns.cn General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith has spoken highly of the China-Laos Railway during his recent trip by the Lane Xang EMU train and inspection on the railway's operation.
(2022-02-13). In Defense of Anarchist Memory: One-Hundred Years Since the Death of Ricardo Flores Magón. itsgoingdown.org 
Statement from anarchists in so-called Mexico calling for a year of activity to defend and continue the anarchist memory of Ricardo Flores Magón, one-hundred years since his death. La versión en español sigue a la versión en inglés Let every man and woman who loves freedom and the anarchist ideal, propagate it with determination, with…
(2022-02-13). President Moon and the Beijing Olympics. journal-neo.org 
On February 4, 2022, the Winter Olympic Games opened in Beijing, where 63 South Korean athletes will compete for medals in six sports. On December 6, 2021, Jen Psaki said that the United States is "diplomatically boycotting" the Beijing Winter Olympics because of human rights violations in China. The next day, on December 7, the …
(2022-02-13). Xinjiang's Yecheng County launches first freight train to Tajikistan. ecns.cn A freight train loaded with 1,980 tons of fiberboard departed the Yecheng County railway station on Wednesday. It is expected to arrive in Tajikistan after a 15-day journey.
(2022-02-12). Propagandist For Syria Terror Proxies Compromised Amnesty International. popularresistance.org This December, The Grayzone exposed how a shadowy communications firm, Valent Projects, enlisted a prominent YouTube influencer to front a covert state-sponsored influence operation designed to undermine critics of London's pandemic policies. That company was founded by Amil Khan, a veteran of long-running and lavishly funded UK Foreign Office information warfare operations in Syria.
(2022-02-12). The Heat: Women in Afghanistan. america.cgtn.com 
From the humanitarian crisis to women's rights, we take an in-depth look inside Afghanistan.
(2022-02-12). Solidarity is the road to liberation. peoplesdispatch.org This is a lightly edited version of a speech given to an international meeting held on 1 February under the banner: Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and All Anti-Imperialist Freedom Fighters! Speakers included Abu-Jamal (via a recorded statement), Angela Davis and a number of trade unionists. | Around the world, imperialism — with its dehumanization and brute violence — has allowed for a small minority to permanently accumulate wealth at the expense of the masses of our people. In recent years, women and men have been killed — from Afghanistan and Iraq to South Africa and the prison archipelago of the US.
(2022-02-12). US Sanctions on Afghanistan are Complicit in Mass Hunger, even as Biden withholds $3.5 bn in Afghan Money. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand report at CNN that the Biden administration has decided to split the $7 billion in Afghanistan government money held in the US and confiscated last August when the Taliban took over the country. $3.5 billion will be released for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan itself, while …
(2022-02-12). New Indo-Pacific Strategy Calls for Greater US Presence in Southeast Asia. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration The…
(2022-02-12). China's submarine diplomacy reaching deep and wide. asiatimes.com 
CHIANG MAI — China's delivery of two promised submarines to Thailand, now being assembled in Wuhan, may never actually reach the kingdom as Germany refuses to sell related engines to China because the boats will be sold on to a third country. Export restrictions aside, the real reason could be that Germany, as well as …
(2022-02-12). Ambassador Qin Gang Sends Congratulatory Letter to Spring Festival Reception hosted by USAI. ecns.cn On Feb. 10, Ambassador Qin Gang sent‚ÄÇa congratulatory letter to the online Spring Festival reception hosted by‚ÄÇUS-Asia Institute. Minister Jing Quan attended the reception and read out Ambassador Qin's congratulatory letter. | In the letter, Ambassador Qin expressed‚ÄÇhigh appreciation to USAI for its long-term dedication‚ÄÇto the dialogue and exchanges between the US and Asian countries, including China.‚ÄÇAmbassador Qin‚ÄÇsaid, Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people‚&A…
(2022-02-12). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Andhra Pradesh government-sector workers strike; Tamil Nadu railway workers oppose extended hours; Thailand: Truck drivers protest high fuel costs; New South Wales Nurses vote to walk out; INPEX LNG workers to strike in Northern Territory…
(2022-02-12). US exploits Quad meeting in Australia to condemn Russia. wsws.org The failure of the US, Japan, Australia and India to concur over the Ukraine crisis did not stop the four powers from targeting China, despite the Indian external affairs minister's claim that the grouping was not directed "against" anyone.
(2022-02-12). Concern as auctioneer collapses at Indian cricket showpiece. rt.com 
Hugh Edmeades collapsed on stage due to having low blood pressure, said the IPL | The Indian Premier League (IPL) suspended its auction temporarily when auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed on stage during the two-day event in Bangalore. | Edmeades was conducting the leading cricket championship's auction, which sees stars assigned to new teams for the upcoming season, for the fourth successive campaign. | During the third set of players, however, he collapsed on the podium which shocked those in attendance. | The IPL later confirmed that 62-year-old Edmeades' fall was caused by low blood pressure, and a reporte…
(2022-02-12). Modi blames losses from COVID-19 lockdown on Indian opposition parties. wsws.org By attacking lockdowns, Modi is trying to justify the policy of mass infection that his government is pursuing.
(2022-02-12). Iranian, Chinese negotiating delegations hold talk in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com The negotiating delegation of Iran and China headed by China's envoy in Vienna talk Wang Qun and Iran's top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani held talks in Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday evening.
(2022-02-12). Biden is rooting for Russia to invade Ukraine, Tulsi Gabbard says. rt.com 
The former US congresswoman suggests US and NATO want Moscow to attack so they can impose "draconian" sanctions and enrich the military-industrial complex | President Joe Biden and his NATO allies could easily prevent war in Ukraine but would rather see Russia invade their ally to justify harsh sanctions against Moscow and spur a money-making cold war, former US congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday in a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson. | Gabbard, an Iraq war veteran who ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, made her comments as Biden's administration and US media outl…
(2022-02-12). Military Situation In Iraq On February 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On February 11, the Iraqi Army killed four ISIS terrorists in the Adhim area | On February 10, Faleh al-Fayadh, head of the Iraqi Hashad al-Shaabi organization, announced the signing of new arms contracts and the purchase of modern, high-quality weapons for the organisation | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |
(2022-02-12). Rime spectacle in Inner Mongolia after snow. ecns.cn Ergun city welcomed its first snow this year, with the rimes turning the vast wetland into a white world.
(2022-02-12). [World Report] Escalating threats to health workers in Myanmar. thelancet.com Health workers are still under threat in Myanmar, 1 year on from a military seizure of power. Megan Tatum reports.
(2022-02-12). Top U.S. European/NATO commander sends F-15s to Poland, F-16s to Romania, nuclear-capable B-52s to Britain. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com These are the five most recent stories on the website of U.S. European Command, which shares its top commander, General Tod Wolters, with NATO as the latter's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. On Memorial Day last year the U.S. deployed B-52s with NATO escorts to fly over NATO's thirty members states in one day: Memorial Day: …
(2022-02-12). Romania: U.S. F-16s, German Eurofighters added to NATO buildup along eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandFebruary 11, 2022 US aircraft heading to Romania to enhance NATO collective defence American fighter aircraft will arrive at Fetesti Air Base, Romania, February 11, to enhance NATO's collective defence posture and support the NATO Air Policing mission, joining Italian fighters already deployed in Romania. U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 52nd Fighter …
(2022-02-12). Friday 2/18: Deer Woman Performance & Conversation. indybay.org Virtual…
(2022-02-12). Romania bringing Moldova into NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AgerpresFebruary 11, 2022 Romanian, Moldovan defense ministers sign military education co-operation protocol Romania's Defence Minister Vasile Dincu and his Moldovan counterpart Anatolie Nosatii signed in Chisinau a protocol on co-operation in the field of military education on the sidelines of a joint meeting of the national governments of Romania and Moldova hosted by Chisinau. *** …
(2022-02-12). Chelsea win first Club World Cup title. rt.com 
Roman Abramovich's men beat Palmeiras 2-1 in Abu Dhabi thanks to a Kai Havertz winner in extra time | Chelsea completed their trophy cabinet under Roman Abramovich's ownership by beating Palmeiras in extra time in the Club World Cup final on Saturday. | Following a cagey first half in Abu Dhabi, Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock on 55 minutes with a header from a Callum Hudson-Odoi cross. | Nine minutes later, however, the Brazilians won a penalty when Thiago Silva handled a cross while going up for the ball, and Raphael Veiga converted the resulting spot kick. | As neither side could find a winner in the secon…
(2022-02-12). Candidate slammed for shooting at opponents in ad. rt.com 
Republican Senate candidate's ad features an 'Old West'-style showdown with Democratic rivals | Jim Lamon, a Republican candidate for the Senate in Arizona, has been roasted by the media for a campaign ad in which he shoots at Democratic rivals — including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — portrayed by lookalike actors in a stylized 'Old West' scenario. | Lamon attracted particular criticism for including incumbent Arizona Senator Mark Kelly (D) as a target. Kelly's wife, former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords, was left with permanent brain damage after being shot in the head…
(2022-02-12). S. Korean diplomat has nose broken in random attack in New York City. ecns.cn A South Korean diplomat in his fifties was beaten and had his nose broken on Wednesday on a street of New York City in a random attack which has drawn wide attention to the deterioration of public safety and persistent hate crime in the megacity.
(2022-02-12). Sri Lankan nurses defy court ban and remain on indefinite strike with other health workers. wsws.org The court ban on industrial action by health workers indicates that the Rajapakse government is moving into direct confrontation with the entire working class.
(2022-02-12). Central Syria: Russian Airstrikes Kill, Wound Scores Of ISIS Terrorists. southfront.org 
2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | At least 16 terrorists of ISIS were killed and more than 30 others were wounded in recent Russian airstrikes on Syria's central region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on February 12. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the airstrikes, which targeted different parts of the central region, took place between Febr…
(2022-02-12). Casualties Reported Following New Turkish Drone Strike on Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Late on February 12, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle in the northeastern Syrian town of Amuda, which is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The vehicle was reportedly parked in the center of the town, next to an office of the People's Protection Units (YPG), when it was struck. The YPG, which is designated by Turkey as a terrorist group, is the core faction of the SDF. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, several people were wounded as a…
(2022-02-12). US F-22 Fighter Jets Arrive In UAE To Counter Houthis' Threats (Photos). southfront.org 
A U.S. F-22 Raptor © Toby Melville / Reuters | On February 12, a number of F-22 fighter jets from the US Air Forces' 1st Fighter Wing arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a part of an American response plan to recent attacks on the country. | The stealth fighter jets landed at Al Dhafra Air Base near the Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, where some 2,000 US troops are deployed."The Raptors' presence will bolster already strong partner nation defenses and puts destabilizing forces on notice that the U.S. and our p…
(2022-02-12). US-backed Saudi bombing killing most Yemeni civilians in years, despite Biden's false claim to end war. multipolarista.com President Biden claimed he would end the war on Yemen, but US-backed Saudi bombing has escalated. A Yemeni civilian is now killed or injured every hour on average, the highest casualty level since 2018.
(2022-02-12). Military Situation In Yemen On February 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 156 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 11, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 11 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On February 11, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On February 11, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 7 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On February 11, w…
(2022-02-12). EEUU prometió terminar la guerra en Yemen, pero el bombardeo de civiles se empeora. multipolarista.com El presidente Biden afirmó que pondría fin a la guerra en Yemen, pero los bombardeos saudíes respaldados por EEUU se han intensificado. Un civil yemení ahora es matado o herido cada hora en promedio, el nivel de víctimas más alto desde 2018.