(2023-04-20). Indictment of African People's Socialist Party Is a Racist Assault on the Black Liberation Movement. dissidentvoice.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally condemns and opposes the recent indictment of four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), alongside three Russian nationals. The unsealed indictment states that on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, levied charges of "conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, …
(2023-04-20). Video: Camp Ko≈õciuszko. U.S. Army V Corps ready for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaApril 13, 2023 Becoming a V Corps Soldier — Camp Ko≈õciuszko U.S. Army V Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Harris explains the importance of V Corps' mission in Europe, and the benefits that soldiers may receive when becoming a Victory Corps soldier, such as career development opportunities and unique life experiences.
(2023-04-20). Headlines for April 20, 2023. democracynow.org Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Worsens as Rival Military Factions Battle for Sixth Day, Dozens Killed, Over 100 Injured by Crowd Crush in Yemen's Capital, U.N. Warns 50 Million Across West and Central Africa at Risk of Hunger, Climate Crisis Fuels Deadly Heat Wave Across Much of Asia, Research Finds Air Pollution Harms Human Health at Every Stage of Life, Study Finds African Americans Live Longer in Counties with More Black Doctors, Supreme Court Delays Decision on Medication Abortions Until Friday, Oklahoma Officials Caught on Tape Discussing Lynching Black People, Murdering Journalists, Autopsy Shows T…
(2023-04-20). McCarthyism Resurges: Radical U.S.-Based Organizations Condemn U.S. Indictments of African People's Socialist Party Members. towardfreedom.org
(2023-04-20). Chris Matlhako: Remarkable South African Internationalist. libya360.wordpress.com Comrade Chris Matlhako, the Secretary for International Affairs of the South African Communist Party and Central Committee member, passed away this morning, April 20, 2023, at the age of 58. He was a diligent friend to the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and partner in the building of socialism internationally. Deepest condolences were expressed by…
(2023-04-20). Biden DOJ indicts four Americans for "weaponized" free speech. mronline.org 
The Biden administration's Department of Justice has just charged four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) for conspiring to act as agents of Russia by using speech and political action in ways the DOJ says "weaponized" the First Amendment rights of Americans.
(2023-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…
(2023-04-20). Hunger Profiteers, Granny Killers, and Skin-Deep Morality. dissidentvoice.org Today, a fifth (278 million) of the African population are undernourished, and 55 million of that continent's children under the age of five are stunted due to severe malnutrition. In 2021, an Oxfam review of IMF COVID-19 loans showed that 33 African countries were encouraged to pursue austerity policies. Oxfam and Development Finance International also revealed that 43 out …
(2023-04-20). Why the Emergence of BRICS Is Reshaping the Global Economy and What It Means for Africa's Development. infobrics.org African leaders recognize the importance of engaging with the BRICS as a new and dynamic partner for Africa's development and integration. They are committed to building strategic and sustainable partnerships that advance Africa's interests and contribute to shaping the future of the global economy in a more equitable and inclusive manner…
(2023-04-20). "For first time in history, U.S. forces will be permanently stationed on eastern flank of Europe, in Poland" — Brzezinski. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces AfricaApril 20, 2023 U.S. Air Force tankers moved to NATO's Eastern Flank, strengthen collective defense U.S.-based tanker aircraft began working at their new primary location in Poland, March 10, as part of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe activity called Copper Arrow, demonstrating U.S. European Command's efforts to …
(2023-04-20). 2 African American Girls Shot After Mistakenly Open Car Door. telesurenglish.net Adolescent cheerleaders of African American descent were subjected to gunshots after one of them mistakenly opened the door of the wrong automobile in a supermarket parking lot situated in proximity to Austin, Texas, U.S. | Related: | The suspect of firing the gun, a 25-years-old white man identified as Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., was detained several hours after the incident on Tuesday in Elgin, located approximately 50 minutes drive from Au…
(2023-04-20). Sudanese hold little hope for ceasefire as fighting enters sixth day. trtworld.com Fighting continues despite 24-hour ceasefire lobbied for by countries trying to evacuate their citizens as conflict leaves nearly 300 people dead and thousands wounded. | Sudanese hold little hope for ceasefire as fighting enters sixth day…
(2023-04-19). Hands off the African People's Socialist Party and the Uhuru Movement! fightbacknews.org On Tuesday, April 18, a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida indicted four U.S. citizens and three Russian nationals with charges of "acting as agents of the Russian government within the United States without prior notification." The U.S. citizens indicted are: Omali Yeshitela, chairman and founder of the African Peoples Socialist Party and the Uhuru Movement (APSP); Penny Joanne Hess, a leader of APSP; Jesse Nevel, a member of APSP; and Augustus C. Romain Jr., aka Gazi Kodzo, a former leader of APSP. If convicted, they face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The Russians indicted are Aleksandr Ionov, fou…
(2023-04-19). Tunisia Seeks to Break Free from IMF, Join BRICS Countries Bloc. infobrics.org Tunisia is eyeing a potential alliance with the BRICS nations bloc, which includes emerging economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa…
(2023-04-19). The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks. infobrics.org New Development Bank's Board of Governors—which includes representatives from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa (the BRICS countries) as well as one person to represent Bangladesh, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates—elected Brazil's former president Dilma Rousseff to head the NDB…
(2023-04-19). Biden's DOJ Indicts Four Americans for Their Political Views on Russia. news.antiwar.com The Justice Department has indicted four Americans, including three members of the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement (APSP), over their political views on Russia, a step that has grave implications for First Amendment rights. The allegation against the Americans is that they were involved in a "foreign malign influence campaign" directed by Russia's …
(2023-04-19). Is the U.S. Finally Losing Influence in the Middle East? strategic-culture.org By Melvin GOODMAN | Fifty years ago, in the wake of the October War of 1973, the United States emerged as the principal outside actor in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger conducted the peace talks between Israel and Egypt as well as between Israel and Syria, and made sure that his counterpart—Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko—was excluded from the step-by-step process. Kissinger rightfully boasted about expelling the Soviet Union from the Middle East, where no European states were important and China played no role. | Fast forward to the present, and it is the Unit…
(2023-04-20). US Positioning Troops for Potential Sudan Embassy Evacuation. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon is sending more troops to Djibouti to prepare for a potential embassy evacuation from Sudan as the forces of rival generals have been battling in the capital of Khartoum. Fighting in Sudan entered its sixth day on Thursday after several failed attempts at a ceasefire. The fighting is between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan's …
(2023-04-19). Hands off the African People's Socialist Party and the Uhuru Movement! fightbacknews.org On Tuesday, April 18, a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida indicted four U.S. citizens and three Russian nationals with charges of "acting as agents of the Russian government within the United States without prior notification." The U.S. citizens indicted are: Omali Yeshitela, chairman and founder of the African Peoples Socialist Party and the Uhuru Movement (APSP); Penny Joanne Hess, a leader of APSP; Jesse Nevel, a member of APSP; and Augustus C. Romain Jr., aka Gazi Kodzo, a former leader of APSP. If convicted, they face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The Russians indicted are Aleksandr Ionov, fou…
(2023-04-19). Tunisia Seeks to Break Free from IMF, Join BRICS Countries Bloc. infobrics.org Tunisia is eyeing a potential alliance with the BRICS nations bloc, which includes emerging economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa…
(2023-04-19). The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks. infobrics.org New Development Bank's Board of Governors—which includes representatives from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa (the BRICS countries) as well as one person to represent Bangladesh, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates—elected Brazil's former president Dilma Rousseff to head the NDB…
(2023-04-19). Biden's DOJ Indicts Four Americans for Their Political Views on Russia. news.antiwar.com The Justice Department has indicted four Americans, including three members of the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement (APSP), over their political views on Russia, a step that has grave implications for First Amendment rights. The allegation against the Americans is that they were involved in a "foreign malign influence campaign" directed by Russia's …
(2023-04-19). Is the U.S. Finally Losing Influence in the Middle East? strategic-culture.org By Melvin GOODMAN | Fifty years ago, in the wake of the October War of 1973, the United States emerged as the principal outside actor in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger conducted the peace talks between Israel and Egypt as well as between Israel and Syria, and made sure that his counterpart—Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko—was excluded from the step-by-step process. Kissinger rightfully boasted about expelling the Soviet Union from the Middle East, where no European states were important and China played no role. | Fast forward to the present, and it is the Unit…
(2023-04-20). US Positioning Troops for Potential Sudan Embassy Evacuation. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon is sending more troops to Djibouti to prepare for a potential embassy evacuation from Sudan as the forces of rival generals have been battling in the capital of Khartoum. Fighting in Sudan entered its sixth day on Thursday after several failed attempts at a ceasefire. The fighting is between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan's …
(2023-04-19). Chinese president holds talks with Gabonese president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Gabonese Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba, who is on a state visit to China, here on Wednesday.
(2023-04-20). Libya: Statement of the Forum of National Political Leaders. libya360.wordpress.com Statement of the Forum of National Political Leaders Held in Sirte on March 15-17, 2023. In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful Believing in the need to unify their efforts in these delicate historical circumstances that our dear country is going through after many years of chaos and turmoil and what…
(2023-04-20). Ukraine: Stalemate in an Attritional War? libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) arrives at the Headquarters of the Dnepr Group of Forces, Kherson Oblast, April 17, 2023 The Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to the country's "new territories" of Lugansk and Kherson/Zaporozhye Regions on Monday to assess the military situation. The countdown has begun for the Ukrainian "counterattack". The arrival of Patriot missile system in…
(2023-04-20). The France-China Strategic Partnership: Towards a Different Type of International Relations? libya360.wordpress.com The recent state visit of French President Macron to China, and his subsequent comments regarding Taiwan and the overlapping relationships between China, Europe and the United States, have led to considerable furore on the part of other imperialist powers and politicians and certainly appear to indicate a significant breach in the coalition that US President…
(2023-04-20). The US Has a Child Labor Crisis. Lawmakers are Trying to Make it Worse. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques Packers Sanitation Services Inc., one of the largest sanitation companies for the meat processing industry was fined $1.5 million in February for hiring over 100 children in hazardous labor, cleaning equipment such as "skull-splitters" and "razor-sharp bone saws." (Photo: US Department of Labor) Iowa just passed one of the most extreme pro-child labor…
(2023-04-19). Argentina: Impressive Demonstration of Force of the Unidad Piquetera Against the Government that Kneels before the IMF. libya360.wordpress.com Tens of thousands of piqueteros and piqueteras marched carrying torches this Wednesday from the Pueyrredón Bridge to Plaza de Mayo to repudiate the adjustment of the International Monetary Fund and above all to dedicate a chapter of their protest to the Government of Alberto Fernández and especially to the Minister of Social Development Victoria Tolosa Paz….
(2023-04-19). The Sins of Guantanamo Are Still With Us. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour Hersh Prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay prison circa 2002. / Shane T. McCoy/US Navy America's federal courts are not playing fair with the innocents who remain wrongly imprisoned at the US detention camp in Cuba It was just another federal court decision dealing a further blow to the fate of one of the few…
(2023-04-19). 9/11 Hijackers Were CIA Recruits. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing. A newly-released court filing raises grave questions about the relationship between Alec Station, a CIA unit set up to track Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden…
(2023-04-19). Peru: Piura No Longer a Fujimori Stronghold. libya360.wordpress.com Clau O'Brien Moscoso Flooding in Piura region of Peru (Photo: El Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil — Indeci) Peru is facing popular struggle in the wake of a coup which ousted President Castillo. It must also confront a legacy of political corruption. National Strike, Day 103 The parliamentary coup that took place on Dec 7th that ousted…
(2023-04-19). US-EU-NATO Meet with Somaliland Secessionists. libya360.wordpress.com Ann GarrisonSomaliland President Muse Biho Abdi and his delegation met various officials, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen, in Washington in March 2022. This was one of many meetings between officials from the US, EU, and secessionist Somaliland. (Photo: US State Dept) As Somaliland forces continue to fire on Somali nationalists in Laasaanood and the surrounding region, Sool, Sanaag…
(2023-04-19). Russian Foreign Ministry Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com The Foreign Ministry has released yet another report on the human rights situation in Ukraine. Over the past year and a half, there was a noticeable deterioration in Ukraine in terms of promoting and protecting human rights, and the evident trends in this sphere raise the most serious concerns. The regime in power since 2014 has made…
(2023-04-19). Ukraine's Offensive: Taking Territory vs. the War of Attrition. libya360.wordpress.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for April 19, 2023 — Both Russia's and Ukraine's presidents visit front line troops in Kherson and the Donbass region respectively; — Russian forces continue to gain ground in Bakhmut, pro-Ukrainian maps show the main rail station now under Russian control; — Ukrainian general admits Russia carrying out airstrikes…
(2023-04-20). United States: Fight to stop 'Cop City' continues amid police violence, trumped-up charges. greenleft.org.au Protests are continuing against the construction of a police training centre in Atlanta, Georgia, despite activists being targeted by police violence and trumped-up legal charges. Malik Miah reports.
(2023-04-20). Singapore to boost connectivity, tourism, education with Terengganu and Kelantan: Maliki Osman. channelnewsasia.com The five-day trip marked Dr Maliki Osman's first official visit to Malaysia's east coast states in his capacity as Second Foreign Affairs Minister.
(2023-04-19). Struggle for Power and Control in Sudan May Lead to Civil War. strategic-culture.org The situation today in Sudan should be a wake-up call to the Syrian opposition calling for normalization with Israel. | Sudan's capital Khartoum has turned into a Al Shar…
(2023-04-19). Is Instagram Destined For The Fate Of AOL And MySpace? 5 Things To Know About Increasing Growth Vulnerabilities. moguldom.com Instagram, which started out as a minimalist photo-sharing app, has evolved into "the kind of overstuffed web portal it was invented to subvert," according to Ryan Broderick, a podcaster and writer who focuses on web culture and technology. "The current one-app-fits-all state of Instagram is especially ironic considering that it began as an antidote to …
(2023-04-19). Wife Gets Stuck Looking For Gold: Soccer Star Put Assets In Mother's Name, Protected In Divorce. moguldom.com Moroccan soccer star Achraf Hakimi and his wife, Hiba Abouk, are headed for divorce. And, like in many high-profile divorces, there is a battle over assets. Well, Hakimi seems to have been one step ahead of this soon-to-be ex. Hakimi, who plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Morocco national team, had previously …
(2023-04-20). Health worker shortage in Global South cannot be resolved by tepid mechanisms and bans. peoplesdispatch.org Nigeria's House of Representatives is considering a bill which would block young physicians from emigrating right after university. The proposal points to the widespread problem of mass emigration of health workers from the Global South…
(2023-04-20). Dreaming sky high, Nigerian man builds airplane from trash. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-20). Ejército sudanés y paramilitares continúan los enfrentamientos. telesurtv.net Ambas partes se acusaron de violar el armisticio mientras medios internacionales registran tiroteos en la capital.
(2023-04-20). Democratic Transition Further Delayed by Military Clashes in Sudan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-20). More Than 180 Killed And Over 1,800 Injured In Sudan Infighting. popularresistance.org Over 180 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured as the fighting within Sudan's security forces continued in several densely populated cities for the third day. The figures were announced in a press conference given by Volker Perthes, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, on Monday April 17. | The highest number of deaths have been reported in the capital Khartoum city where Sudan's powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is trying to capture key areas and infrastructure from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). | Led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemet…
(2023-04-20). Cifra de muertos por enfrentamientos en Sudán roza los 300. telesurtv.net La cifra de la OMS se contrasta con los datos del Comité Central de Médicos sudanés, que han cifrado en 198 los decesos a causa de los enfrentamientos.
(2023-04-19). China will do everything possible to protect safety of Chinese nationals in Sudan: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry immediately activated the consular emergency response mechanism and instructed the Chinese Embassy in Sudan to make the utmost efforts to protect the safety and security of Chinese nationals and institutions in Sudan after conflicts between armed forces erupted in Sudan's capital Khartoum and several other places, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.