Russia’s Putin says Western sanctions have failed
Sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine led to a ‘deterioration of the economy in the West’, President Putin says. Published On 18 Apr 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin […]
Noam Chomsky, 93, issues warning: ‘We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history’
International April 16, 2022 – TEHRAN TIMES “There is no one other than Donald Trump –in history– who has done more to try to drive the human race to extinction” […]
Prepping for Doomsday: Hoping for the Best, Planning for the Worst – Dr Michael Mills of University of Kent Explains the Prepping Culture
Dr Michael MillsCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 14th April 2022 Add Comment 22 Min Read ‘Living in a bunker throughout some disaster would be an immense challenge … day after day, […]
Russia warns of “unpredictable consequences” if the Western nations continue to supply weapons to Ukraine
Source: BBC Here’s a round-up of the latest events in the ongoing war in Ukraine this afternoon: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and 12 other politicians are barred from entering […]
Approaching Famine? The Global Food Shortages Caused by Putin’s War
Approaching Famine? The Global Food Shortages Caused by Putin’s War Russia’s missiles are also destroying the fields where Ukraine produces corn and wheat for the whole world: One-third of the […]
Understanding Russia through the glasses of Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky: “We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history” By George Eaton The US professor, now 93, on the climate catastrophe and the threat of nuclear war. It was […]
Chief ICC prosecutor Karim Khan says Ukraine is ‘crime scene’ after visit to Bucha
By Daniel Keane The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has branded Ukraine a “crime scene” as he visited the town of Bucha, where hundreds of civilians are believed to have been slaughtered […]
Russia’s Plan A in Ukraine failed. Here’s what Plan B could look like
April 11, 2022 https://www.npr.org/people/348766539/greg-myre GREG MYRE Ukrainians in the eastern city of Kharkiv take shelter in a basement on Sunday. The city, which is close to the Russian border, has […]
Israeli Diamond Traders Fund Putin’s War Machine in Ukraine
Despite new sanctions over Ukraine war, a loophole lets traders sell Russian diamonds in the U.S. – as long as they are first polished in IsraelShare in FacebookShare in Twitter […]
Russia’s suspension from UN Human Rights Council raises big questions
International Geneva On April 7 the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council over “gross and systematic human rights abuses” in Ukraine. SWI […]
Media propaganda to brainwash the Europeans has touched unimaginable levels
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By: Zubair Khan, Germany From the last […]
Wheat Closes at the Highest Since Late March on Supply Worries
This content was published on April 11, 2022 (Bloomberg) — Wheat futures rose for the second consecutive day with worries about short-term supply and adverse weather for crops. Adverse weather […]
Ukraine war serves as wake-up call on food-import dependent Middle East
Previous 0 seconds of 1 minute, 36 secondsVolume 40% The Ukrainian conflict’s disruption of the distribution of grain is hitting the price of staples such as bread. (AFP)Next Short Url […]
Wall Street bank warns of commodity price surge
Prices on everything from crude oil to wheat could jump by as much as 40%, JPMorgan Chase says © Getty Images / Ravitaliy JPMorgan Chase says commodities could rise in price by […]
Band of others: Ukraine’s legions of foreign soldiers are on the frontline
RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE Up to 20,000 volunteers — from all over the world — have joined up to fight Russian invaders. The commanders say they’re weeding out “bloodthirsty guys” […]
The Secrets of the Global Arms Trade
MAGAZINE: EDITION DECEMBER 2021Sarah MalikCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th February 2022 Interview With Dana Aboul-Jabine (Campaign Against Arms Trade Spokesperson) Sarah Malik, Chicago, USA The secrets of the arms trade […]
How the Meaning of ‘War Crimes’ Has Changed—And Why It Will Be Hard to Prosecute Russia for Them
Ukraine: A Glossary of Terms https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.509.0_debug_en.html#goog_994249737 1 second of 15 secondsVolume 0% BY OLIVIA B. WAXMAN APRIL 6, 2022 4:18 PM EDT As Russian forces have withdrawn from areas near Kyiv in recent days, photographs from those areas have shocked a world that was already aghast at the invasion of Ukraine. […]
The implosion of history
Apr 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ Michael Marder VITORIA-GASTEIZ — Philosophers are supposed to comprehend events and phenomena from a rather detached standpoint, keeping in mind useful theoretical models and precedents. But the situation in Ukraine has made detachment difficult for me. Not only does more than half my family […]
For God’s sake, stop the war
For God’s sake, stop the war Jawed Naqvi Published April 7, 2022 – WE are now into the month of Ramazan, a period of piety and self-reflection for Muslims, though one can’t […]
Russia’s currency bounces back after Moscow mandates payment for gas in gold-pegged ruble
With the aim of supporting the ruble, the Russian Central Bank announced pegging the currency with gold — one gram of gold is currently pegged at 5000 ruble. MAHUA VENKATESH […]