(2023-01-10). Economic Corridor "China — Mongolia — Russia": Infrastructure in Focus. infobrics.org With logistical flows redirected, Russia's interest in the opportunities of east-bound transport routes, including transit via Mongolia to China and on to other destinations in Asia, has dramatically increased…
(2023-01-09). Prince Harry's Great Afghan Shooting Party. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-09). Taliban Condemns Prince Harry's Comment on Afghan Killings. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-09). Pentagon doc reveals US lied about Afghan civilians killed in 2021 drone strike. nationofchange.org One Amnesty International campaigner called the new report "more evidence that we need a huge change in how the U.S. uses lethal force and assesses and reveals its consequences."
(2023-01-09). Colombia's biggest money laundering case of 2022. colombiareports.com 
Colombia's prosecution seized assets worth almost $246 million (COP1.2 trillion) of an alleged money laundering ring with ties to the international drug trade in the United States and Asia. The…
(2023-01-09). Goat grabbing competition in snow adds fun in winter. ecns.cn Goat grabbing, or kok-boru, is a traditional Central Asian team sport played by herdsmen from the Kazak, Uzbek, Uygur and Mongolian ethnic groups.
(2023-01-09). Soleimani Assassination Commemorated in Mass Rallies Across Middle East. orinocotribune.com 
On Januray 3, 2023, the martyrdom of the anti-imperialist hero, Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was commemorated in Iran, Iraq, Syria and several other countries of West Asia and across the world. | As Iranians and Iraqis commemorate the three-year anniversary of Washington's illegal assassination of Iran's Quds Force Commander General Soleimani and Iraq's Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, scores of people rallied in the streets of both countries. | On January 3, people from all over the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly in Soleimani's hometown of Qanat-e Malek in Kerman province, gathered to remember the fallen c…
(2023-01-09). Multiple ports in China witness influx of travelers on 1st day of COVID downgrading. ecns.cn Shuttle bus service between Hong Kong and Zhuhai through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge resumed round-the-clock operation on Sunday, with the number of routes increasing to 168.
(2023-01-09). Russia's Rosatom Sends 'More Advanced' Fuel Option for Indian Nuclear Plant. infobrics.org Russia's state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom earlier this year sent a "more advanced" fuel option for a nuclear power plant in southern India, an Indian government minister told parliament…
(2023-01-09). Russia-India Trade to Break Record in 2022. infobrics.org Russian and Indian relations are developing as the world tries to isolate Moscow in light of the Ukraine war…
(2023-01-09). Is Israel Being Turned into a Jewish Theocracy? juancole.com 
By Mohammad Makram Balawi |  ; ( Middle East Monitor ) = Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest serving prime minister of Israel, built his entire career on confronting Iran. His argument is, Iran is building a nuclear weapon and its intent on using it against Israel and wiping out the Jewish people and he is the …
(2023-01-09). Luis Arce afirmó que bolivianos no permitirán un nuevo atentado. telesurtv.net Las organizaciones sociales de El Torno emitieron un comunicado en donde ratificaron su apoyo al presidente Arce y al vicepresidente David Choquehuanca.
(2023-01-09). Exigen justicia en Ecuador para víctima de feminicidio. telesurtv.net Familiares de la víctima y organizaciones por los derechos de la mujer convocaron a congregarse en la institución judicial para exigir justicia.
(2023-01-09). Predictions for 2023? Annus Horribilis with Some Surprising Upsides. libya360.wordpress.com Sharmine Narwani This isn't going to be an easy year, anywhere. The constellation of events in the recent past — wars in Syria, Yemen, Libya; the targeting of Iran, China, Russia; the global pandemic and the securitization that ensued; the re-emergence of Salafi terrorism; widespread economic recession; failure of globalization; replacement of international law with…
(2023-01-09). The UN General Assembly Drags Israel to the World Court. transcend.org 4 Jan 2023 – The UNGA voted last week to refer Israel to the ICC (World Court) for its ongoing violation of the right of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza. Before we analyse the significance of the vote, let us probe the actual voting pattern.
(2023-01-09). US, Israel Vote No as UN Approves World Court Resolution on Illegal Occupation. transcend.org 2 Jan 2023 – The UNGA on 30 Dec 2022 approved a resolution that asks the ICJ to issue an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories. It passed with 87 in favor, 26 opposed and 53 abstaining. Among those opposed were USA, Israel, UK and Germany.
(2023-01-09). Video: Japan Orders Investigation Into COVID Vaccine Deaths as MSM Admit "The Jabs Are Killing Us" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-09). Dr. Jordan Peterson Accused of Heresy by Ontario College of Psychologists. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-09). Outbound Chinese tourists prefer policy-friendly destinations. ecns.cn Chinese tourists flocked to policy-friendly destinations such as Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia after the country eased restrictions on overseas travel.
(2023-01-09). The Ukrainian crisis as perceived by Mongolian society. journal-neo.org 
The significant changes seen in the Ukrainian crisis in 2022 are being actively discussed all over the world. Mongolia, a small but no less important neighbor of the Russian Federation, is no exception in this regard. The unique features of Mongolia's historical development, its relations with Russia, its geographical location and the political and social …
(2023-01-09). Who will Help Rohingya Women and Demonstrate Global Leadership? juancole.com 
By Deeplina Banerjee, Western University |  ; The UN Security Council recently adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in more than seven decades. The resolution demanded an end to the violence and called on Myamnar's military junta to release all political prisoners. In 2021, the military seized power in the country in a violent coup …
(2023-01-09). Nepali prime minister sworn in amid growing political instability. wsws.org The sordid flip-flopping alliances of the Maoist Centre and the Stalinist Communist Party of Nepal with the Nepali Congress and other bourgeois parties further expose the thoroughly corrupt character of these formations.
(2023-01-09). Seguidores de Bolsonaro invaden sedes de poderes del Estado en Brasil. telesurtv.net El ministro de Justicia de Brasil, Flávio Dino, afirmó este domingo que "no prevalecerá" la voluntad de los bolsonaristas radicales que han invadido el Congreso Nacional.
(2023-01-09). Jean-Luc Godard's Revolution: Marxism, Palestine and the Working Classes. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-09). Why the Climate Justice March in South Korea Could Be a Game Changer for the Environment. independentmediainstitute.org On September 24, 2022, more than 30,000 people occupied the main roads of downtown Seoul, South Korea, for the nation's largest climate justice march. The sheer turnout of people from all walks of life and the participation by a wide range of advocacy groups were a testament to the impact of climate change on every …
(2023-01-09). The Trillion Dollar Silencer. popularresistance.org Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the U.S. in the last few years to decry police brutality, to oppose the Supreme Court's decision to restrict abortion rights, and to contest what they believed was a rigged election (the January 2021 Capitol riots). | Only small hardy bands by comparison have taken to the streets to protest record military budgets—approaching $1 trillion under Joe Biden—or the illegal bombing of Syria, expansion of U.S. troops in Africa, provision of $20 billion in U.S. military aid to Ukraine, and military provocations directed against China. | Joan Roe…
(2023-01-09). "Time for the US to leave the region" unitedworldint.com Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Turkish National Intelligence Director Fidan met with Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas and Syrian intelligence heads in Moscow. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Russian intelligence officials were also attended the meeting. The meeting caused a worldwide echo. It is considered of turning point for the …
(2023-01-09). China's normalization overtures rejected as US opts for another Taiwan escalation. infobrics.org Only three days after the new Chinese Foreign Minister's positive overtures, Washington DC insulted Beijing by ordering its warship to pass through the Taiwan Strait.
(2023-01-09). PLA conducts patrols and exercises near Taiwan. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command carried out patrols and combat exercises on Sunday in the air and waters near Taiwan, according to a command spokesman.
(2023-01-09). Kinmen, Matsu ferry resumes after 3 years. ecns.cn The ferry services between the coastal areas of Fujian province and the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu, which are governed by Taiwan authorities, resumed over the weekend after a suspension of nearly three years.
(2023-01-09). PLA announces 1st joint drill around Taiwan island in 2023. ecns.cn The PLA Eastern Theater Command organized cross-service joint alert patrol and realistic combat-oriented exercises in sea and aerial areas around the island of Taiwan on Sunday…
(2023-01-09). Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: Unite to fight racism, fascism and war. mronline.org 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said in 1967, "The bombs dropped on Vietnam explode at home." Malcolm X expressed something similar when he said, "Chickens come home to roost."
(2023-01-09). UK Loaned Military Adviser to British UN Envoy in Yemen. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-08). Peace Activists Take On The Pentagon's Corporate 'Merchants Of Death'. popularresistance.org Days after a U.S. warplane bombed a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing forty-two people, twenty-four of them patients, the international president of MSF, Dr. Joanne Liu walked through the wreckage and prepared to deliver condolences to family members of those who had been killed. A brief video, taped in October, 2015, captures her nearly unutterable sadness as she speaks about a family who, the day before the bombing, had been prepared to bring their daughter home. Doctors had helped the young girl recover, but because war was raging outside the hospit…
(2023-01-08). CIA-Backed Units Killed Hundreds of Afghan Civilians in Brutal Night Raids. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica. In 2019, reporter Lynzy Billing returned to Afghanistan to research the murders of her mother and sister nearly 30 years earlier. Instead, in the country's remote reaches, she stumbled upon the CIA-backed Zero Units, who conducted night raids — quick, brutal operations designed to have resounding psychological impacts while ostensibly removing… |
(2023-01-08). The High Cost of Blowing Up the World: Ukraine and the 2023 NDAA. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Bipartisan insanity was on display again this week as the U.S. congress responded to Biden's requested $37 billion in additional aid to Ukraine by giving him
(2023-01-08). Russia Consolidates in East Mediterranean. orinocotribune.com By M.K. Bhadrakumar  ; Dec 31, 2022 | The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another big setback in West Asia as the year 2022 draws to a close. The unfolding Turkish-Syrian reconciliation process under Russian mediation is to be seen as a saga of betrayal and vengeance. | Ankara came under immense pressure from the Obama Administration in 2011 to spearhead the regime change project in Syria. Obama blithely assumed tha…
(2023-01-08). Live Reno: Paiute and Shoshone Rally to Halt Lithium Mine at Thacker Pass as Court Begins. indybay.org The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and other opponents of the planned Thacker Pass lithium mine marched to the Bruce R. Thompson Courthouse on Thursday morning and are now rallying outside. | Inside the building, a federal judge is now scheduled to hear arguments from attorneys representing tribes, environmental groups, and a local rancher who have all sued to halt the mine, as well as from Lithium Nevada—the company behind the mine— and the Bureau of Land Management, which permitted the project.
(2023-01-08). Shrinking Glaciers threaten Chinese and Indian Energy Transitions. juancole.com 
By Alok Gupta ( Third Pole )  ; As glaciers shrink and monsoon rainfall becomes more unpredictable due to climate change, uncertainty around the viability of hydropower projects in the Hindu Kush Himalayas is increasing. A recent study on the state of a glacier on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau raises questions about the region's long-term water supply and …
(2023-01-08). Saturday 1/14: Film Screening:The Circle, banned in Iran, directed by Afar Panahi, imprisoned in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Ave | Berkeley…
(2023-01-08). Honduras y EE.UU. debatirán sobre migración y otros temas bilaterales. telesurtv.net La agenda de debates incluye la lucha contra la corrupción, gobernanza, seguridad, derechos humanos y violencia de género, entre otros.
(2023-01-08). Military Situation In Iraq On January 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-01-08). How Do You Mourn the Death of an Israeli Democracy That Never Was? strategic-culture.org If we are to believe that Israel's exclusivist and racially based "democracy" is a democracy at all, then we are justified to also believe that Israel's new government is neither less nor more democratic than the previous governments. | By Ramzy BAROUD | Even before the new Israeli government was officially
(2023-01-08). Rechazan reforma judicial de nuevo Gobierno de Israel. telesurtv.net Cerca de 10.000 personas se movilizaron para oponerse al proyecto que anunció esta semana el nuevo ministro de Justicia.
(2023-01-08). Gobierno palestino denuncia medidas punitivas israelíes. telesurtv.net El Gobierno ultraderechista de Benjamin Netanyahu anunció la semana pasada un paquete de medidas contra la Autoridad Nacional Palestina (ANP).
(2023-01-08). Israeli Army Foils Attempt To Smuggle Handguns From Jordan. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On January 8, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that another attempt to smuggle handguns from Jordan into Israel had been foiled. | The army said in a statement that soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras on January 5 spotted two suspects along the border, near Kibbutz Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud. Both men were arrested by Israeli troops, police officers and border guards, who were quickly dispatched to the…
(2023-01-08). 1959: Un año decisivo para Fidel. cubadebate.cu Uno de los años más importantes en la vida del Comandante fue, sin dudas, 1959. El triunfo revolucionario imponía asumir nuevas responsabilidades, enfrentar obstáculos y desafíos. Uno de los primeros, y más significativos, fue desmantelar el plan golpista del general Eulogio Cantillo en Columbia, que se daría a conocer públicamente en el memorable discurso de Fidel en el Parque Céspedes en Santiago de Cuba el 1ro. de enero.
(2023-01-08). Al menos 21 muertos deja accidente de autobús en Kenia. telesurtv.net Patrict Kitau, comandante de policía del distrito de Bungoma en Kenia, dijo que el accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 21H00 horas locales de este sábado en Lwakhaha.
(2023-01-08). Pakistani PM hails China's great help for flood relief aid. ecns.cn Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appreciated China and Chinese enterprises' great help to the flood-affected people of the country.
(2023-01-08). Messi seleccionado como "Mejor Creador de Juego" de 2022. cubadebate.cu Lionel Messi sigue llenándose de reconocimientos a nivel internacional tras la conquista del Mundial de Qatar 2022 con la selección Argentina y este sábado la la Federación Internacional de Historia y Estadística del fútbol (IFFHS) otorgó al astro argentino un nuevo distintivo, el cual supone una nueva marca histórica para el jugador del PSG.
(2023-01-08). ISIS Cells Attack Syrian Army Position In Deir Ezzor, Kill Or Wound Three Service Members. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On January 8, ISIS cells in Syria's central region took advantage of poor weather conditions and carried out an attack in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. | The terrorists attacked a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) 17th Division in the desert area of al-Fayda. Heavy clashes broke out around the position between the terrorists and army troops, who eventually repelled the attack. | A service member of the SAA, Captain Mahmoud Ali Al-Zamam, was allegedly kill…
(2023-01-08). In Video: Turkey's BARKAN Unmanned Ground Vehicle Test-Fires Mini Guided Missile. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. ( HAVELSAN  ; Anadolu Agncy) | Turkey's BARKAN unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has successfully tested Roketsan's Laser Guided Mini Missile System, also known as Mete, the Anadolu Agency reported on January 8. | The state-run news agency released footage from the live-fire test, which saw the UGV scoring a pinpoint hit on a static target with a single missile. The 40 mm Mete has an effective range of one kilometer and a circular error probability of one meter…
(2023-01-08). Sweden Says It Can't Meet Some of Turkey's Demands to Join NATO. news.antiwar.com Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sunday that Turkey has made demands for Sweden that it cannot fulfill as part of Ankara's conditions for the Nordic nation to join NATO. "Turkey confirms that we have done what we said we would do. But they also say that they want things that we can't and won't give …
(2023-01-08). Chinese, Turkmen presidents hold talks, elevating ties to comprehensive strategic partnership. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Beijing on Friday, and the two heads of state announced the elevation of China-Turkmenistan relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.