April, 2023

• 26 April

  The West and the Majority World – Repression Versus Openness

  

  Since its inception, the leaders of the ALBA countries have denounced North American and European imperialism’s brutal exploitation and domination and its gangster diplomacy of “Do what we want or else…”. In 2004, Comandante Fidel Castro and Comandante Hugo Chávez founded what is now the Bolivarian Alliance of the peoples …

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• 26 April

  The US and the War Crimes in the War on Terror

  

  “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” – Thucydides, 5th Century BC. For the past two decades, the International Criminal Court has concentrated on the war crimes and criminals who have operated in Africa. Over the past month, however, the court has issued an …

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• 26 April

  Sudan conflict poses credit risk to economies in region: Moody’s

  

  The credit agency warned that the fighting had shut down the Sudanese economy and could leave multilateral development banks exposed. The potential of a protracted conflict in Sudan has brought the country’s fragile economy to a “halt,” but it also poses a credit risk to neighboring states and multilateral development …

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• 26 April

  What’s at stake for China in Sudan as fighting drags on?

  

  China’s economic interests, deep-rooted diplomatic relations with Khartoum, leaves Beijing worried about instability in Sudan and the Horn of Africa. China has thus far not taken sides in the fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, which has entered its second week. Beijing’s cautious …

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• 26 April

  Multi-front war with Iran proxies irks Israel despite deterrence

  

  An Israeli citizen was shot and injured on Tuesday in the northern West Bank as the country was marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and terror victims. The incident comes against a backdrop of increased tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank in recent weeks, including a deadly …

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• 26 April

  Kazakhstan PM To Visit Iran To Broaden Economic Ties

  

  The prime minister of Kazakhstan will arrive in Tehran on Wednesday to hold meetings with Iranian officials about the bilateral ties, particularly the trade and economic cooperation. The Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, Mohammad Jamshidi, announced on Tuesday that the Prime Minister of the Republic of …

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• 26 April

  Investigative Report Says Putin Made Decision To Invade Ukraine In March 2021

  

  An investigative report by the Vyorstka online newspaper says Russian President Vladimir Putin made the decision to invade Ukraine in early March 2021. According to the report, which is based on interviews with sources close to the Russian leadership, Putin made the decision to invade Ukraine after Ukrainian authorities confiscated …

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• 26 April

  Is The US Commercial Real Estate Market Brewing A New Storm? – Analysis

  

  While the international banking crisis appears to be temporarily eased, the United States’ commercial real estate market is showing signs of trouble. Recently, Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world’s largest investment managers, defaulted on a USD 161.4million commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan to a dozen office buildings mostly around …

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• 26 April

  Decrease In IS Attacks In Iraq, Syria: Coalition

  The international coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria said Monday there has been a “reduction in attacks” by jihadists in both countries this year. The IS extremists in 2014 launched their self-proclaimed “caliphate” across swathes of both countries in a campaign marked by its brutality …

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• 25 April

  Vučić on Montenegro’s vote in the Council of Europe: You flatter those you think are keeping you in power or helping you

  

  Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced today in Belgrade that Serbia will reciprocally respect the territorial integrity of countries that respect the integrity of Serbia. “In our foreign policy, we will take care of bilateral relations, not to go beyond the limits of reciprocity, if someone does not respect the territorial …

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