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POLITICO: Russia shoots for the moon as space race against US heats up

9:16 12.08.2023

POLITICO: Russia shoots for the moon as space race against US heats up

In the early hours of Friday morning, state space agency Roscosmos launched the country's first lunar mission in nearly half a century as an ambitious play in the scramble to build a base on the moon, writes POLITICO. “If they pull it off, it will be a massive technological and …

The rise of Global South accelerated in the wake of Ukraine crisis

9:57 11.08.2023

The rise of Global South accelerated in the wake of Ukraine crisis

The war in Ukraine, which has been prolonged for more than a year, has triggered an accelerated transformation of the international landscape. One of the prominent changes is the rise of the Global South and its increasingly important role in the international system, Chinese ‘Global Times’ stresses. . Developing countries …

Gen. Mark Milley: “Measured pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive not a surprise”

9:56 11.08.2023

Gen. Mark Milley: “Measured pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive not a surprise”

America’s top general said he’s not surprised that Ukraine’s much-anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russia hasn’t progressed as rapidly as some analysts and commentators might have predicted. In a speech to the National Press Club, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said war on paper …

‘Counter Punch’: Revisiting the bombing of Nagasaki, 78 years later

9:55 11.08.2023

‘Counter Punch’: Revisiting the bombing of Nagasaki, 78 years later

August 9 marks the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. “…A haze obscured the plane’s target and anti-aircraft fire proved frustrating, so Major Sweeney changed course and headed to the secondary target, of Nagasaki. Jacob Beser, an aircraft crewman, later recalled that they abandoned Kokura and headed to Nagasaki because …

US-EU: Big Trouble Coming – BRICS and Oil

9:52 11.08.2023

US-EU: Big Trouble Coming – BRICS and Oil

As of late Tuesday evening, August 8, 2023, countries expressing their intent to join BRICS account for SIXTY PERCENT (60%) of known global oil/gas reserves. At the very least, this means 60 percent of the worlds oil sales will take place in a currency OTHER THAN the U.S. Dollar, once …

FT: Tens of billions are the losses of Western business in Russia

9:31 10.08.2023

FT: Tens of billions are the losses of Western business in Russia

European companies have suffered at least €100bn in direct losses from their operations in Russia since last year, according to analysis by the Financial Times. A survey of 600 European groups’ annual reports and 2023 financial statements shows that 176 companies have recorded asset impairments, foreign exchange-related charges and other …

Newsweek: Why U.S. war tactics are failing in Ukraine?

9:29 10.08.2023

Newsweek: Why U.S. war tactics are failing in Ukraine?

New NATO tactics quickly drilled into Ukrainian troops are failing because Ukraine doesn't dominate the skies, analysts have said, as Kyiv's troops appear to be revisiting familiar doctrine to press through dug-in Russian defenses. Ukrainian troops, now more than two months into their summer counteroffensive, have incorporated NATO fighting style …

View from India: West is paranoid about BRICS Summit

9:25 10.08.2023

View from India: West is paranoid about BRICS Summit

Reuters carried a speculative report last week that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might not attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in person and, furthermore, that India disfavoured an expansion of the grouping. Reuters’ long history of cold war skulduggery notwithstanding, the gullible Indian media fell for the rumour mongering. …

View from USA: “American interests are inseparable from the welfare of an ethno-nationalist Ukrainian kleptocracy 4,000 miles from our shores”

9:24 10.08.2023

View from USA: “American interests are inseparable from the welfare of an ethno-nationalist Ukrainian kleptocracy 4,000 miles from our shores”

As it becomes more and more difficult to deny what is happening on the battlefield in Ukraine, a grinding war with hundreds of thousands of casualties, establishment media continue to present a picture of the war designed to rally the public, should its enthusiasm for this latest American overseas adventure …

For African nations – to shake off neo-colonialism. For the big powers – to negotiate rather than dictate

10:17 09.08.2023

For African nations – to shake off neo-colonialism. For the big powers – to negotiate rather than dictate

The coup in the West African state of Niger on July 26 and the Russia-Africa Summit the next day in St. Petersburg are playing out in the backdrop of multipolarity in the world order. Seemingly independent events, they capture nonetheless the zeitgeist of our transformative era, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian …

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