April, 2024

• 14 April

  Chine-Russie : L’union de la multipolarité

  

  Les relations sino-russes ont atteint le plus haut niveau historique. Les deux nations, parmi les principales forces de l’ordre multipolaire international entendent également mobiliser les mécanismes des BRICS et de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghai afin de faire face aux mesures unilatérales illégales de l’Occident, ainsi qu’à unir dans les …

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• 14 April

  Hamas’ Enablers in the Turkish Government

  Turkey’s patronage of Hamas is well-established and widely known. Ankara has hosted the terrorist organization inside of its borders since 2011. Since Hamas carried out deadly terrorist attacks on October 7, the Turkish government has pursued a duplicitous policy of increasing its public advocacy for Hamas, vilifying Israel in the …

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• 14 April

  Ukrainian Parliament Passes Mobilization Bill But Punts on Demobilization

  

  A long-delayed bill on mobilization passed its second and final reading by the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday. Although Kyiv punted on the contentious issue of demobilizing troops currently in service, the legislation can help Ukraine address its pressing shortage of manpower. But Kyiv’s delay in passing the law, coupled with …

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• 14 April

  Africa File Special Edition: Russia’s Africa Corps Arrives in Niger. What’s Next?

  

  Key Takeaway: Russian Africa Corps soldiers deployed to Niger on April 12, which will challenge US efforts to remain in Niger in the immediate term—undermining the West’s counterterrorism posture in West and North Africa—and create long-term opportunities for the Kremlin to create conventional and irregular threats that strategically pressure Europe. …

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• 14 April

  Xi meets Lavrov, reaffirms China’s emphasis on partnership with Russia

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday in Beijing. Chinese analysts said the meeting sends a strong signal that China will firmly develop its strategic partnership with Russia, despite pressure from the West. The China-Russia partnership continues to be key for the global strategic …

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• 14 April

  ‘Just about everybody’ in Iraq realizes importance of US ties: Washington

  

  Baghdad weaning off depending on Iranian electricity, senior State Department official tells Al Arabiya English A senior US State Department official said Thursday that “just about everybody” in Iraq realizes the importance of having strong ties with Washington ahead of a scheduled visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. …

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• 14 April

  India elections: ‘Our rule of law is under attack from our own government, but the world does not see this’

  

  On a crisp winter morning in February 2023, I meet one of my South Delhi neighbours, a lawyer in India’s supreme court, in a local cafe. As an avid promoter of religious minority rights, known for his commitment to the principles of equality that were enshrined in the constitution after …

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• 12 April

  Iran Update, April 11, 2024

  

  Iran appears to be exploiting the uncertainty surrounding its reported “imminent” attack against Israel to stoke psychological terror in Israel. Western media reported on April 10 that Iran could launch drone and missile strikes into Israel imminently in retaliation for the IDF recently killing several senior IRGC officers in Damascus.[i] …

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• 12 April

  Killing Humanitarian Workers as a Strategy: Israel’s Endgame in Gaza

  

  Israel described its clearly deliberate killing of seven humanitarian aid workers on April 1 as a “grave mistake”, a “tragic event” that “happens in war”. Israel is, obviously, lying. This entire so-called war – actually genocide – in Gaza, has been based on a series of lies, some of which …

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• 12 April

  15 US Agencies Knew Wuhan Lab Was “Trying To Create A Coronavirus Like COVID-19”: Rand Paul

  

  While a massive body of evidence exists on the origins of COVID-19, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is conducting his own investigation into the matter. In a Tuesday op-ed, Paul writes that government officials from 15 federal agencies “knew in 2018 that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was trying to create …

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