Russia is continuing its attacks on Ukrainian book publishing, captured so well in the story from just a few days ago. "The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury." (Marcus Aurelius)
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Eritrean soldiers fought alongside the Ethiopian army from 2020-2022 against the same Tigrayan rebels they are now suddenly allied with, committing some of the conflict's worst atrocities against Tigrayan civilians including gang rapes, massacres and ethnic cleansing (which I documented for VICE in 2021 see link) Now they are back, having switched sides. Why? Because there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. War...is...vile. vice.com/en/article/they-start…
After the Ethiopian army's push into Tigray and capture of Mekele, Eritrean soldiers have now unsurprisingly intervened on behalf of the Ethiopian rebel alliance. Ethiopia responded by attacking them with drones near the border town of Zalambessa. Reporting by my good friend Yemane Nagish.
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the Gaza War. Casualties of the war amount to at least 881 Israeli civilians and 1,154 Israeli security forces have been killed with over 82,000 Palestinian civilians, including over 20,000 children and over 270 journalists. #FactsMatter #Gaza
Vietnam: COVID-19 killed over 32,000 people and left 4,400 children orphaned. Children who lost their parents are rebuilding their lives at HOPE School, which provides care, education and a safe home as they cope with grief, overcome trauma and learn to move forward after loss.
[2/3] perpetrators to whitewash their crime by suggesting that the victims are mere dirt. But I have not found a good replacement term. All Israel's colonies in Palestinian territory violate international law. Israel divides them into two categories: the ones Israel has officially authorized, and the ones it has not (though in practice it winks at them anyway). I am not sure whether "illegal" here covers all of these colonies or only the ones Israel has not officially authorized. The
🔴 This morning, Russia has killed 12 people who were travelling by bus in Kramatorsk. Another 14 were injured. Vadim Filashkin, head of Donetsk military administration: "Russia comes to Ukrainian land bringing death. It strikes our cities, kills our people, and multiplies its crimes every day."
20 dead in Pryluky, in one apartment building. 5 children, three were just one year old. russians has been attacking civilians in Ukraine nonstop since 2022 and the amount of grief they have caused is immeasurable. No amount of time is going to allow me to forgive what they have done to my people. Murderers, every one of them. Every mother that birthed a russian soldier is a murderer to me.
The biggest losses from the war are drones. The latest report shows that 45 $30 to $50M MQ-9 Reaper drones have been destroyed in the fighting. By May, the usable fleet-which is supposed2have a minimum of 189 at all times-had already dropped to 135, AFT reported. l.smartnews.com/p-8DDuXV4I/b...
Today in The Conversation Canada, Jeremy Wildeman of Carleton University and Aisha Ahmad of the University of Toronto explain that while a U.S. military strike on its northern neighbour sounds like an extreme “tail-risk” scenario, Prime Minister Mark Carney and top defence officials aren’t taking any chances. With the Canadian Armed Forces expanding reserve forces to 400,000 for homeland defence, Ottawa is actively scenario-planning for the unthinkable. From Ukraine’s high-tech asymmetric warfare to Iran’s strategic denial and the grim realities of insurgency, Wildeman and Ahmad delve into precisely how a mid-sized nation can deter a superpower. theconversation.com/how-canada…
🕯 22 lives stolen by russia in Pryluky, Ukraine. Among them, five children 54 others were injured, including seven children. Rescuers are still searching through the rubble And in Kyiv, another russian drone struck an apartment building, killing two people and injuring four, including two children
Now and Then: The 11-Year-Old Forced to Lie About #Assad Deadly Chlorine Attack Near #Damascus (Chloe Hadjimatheou) #Douma #HasanDiab #Syria #SyriaWarCrimes (h/t The Observer) eaworldview.com/2026/10/assad-…
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"The moment I realized that rape as a weapon of war is not unique to Iraq — I realized that my community was bigger than the Yazidis." Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad talks about her mission to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence for the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org.
It looks like Putin is attacking cargo ships in NATO members' territorial waters. I'm curious what his plan is. Create a supply-chain crisis by making ships stay in port? Try to convince Nato countries that it will be damaging for them if they continue to support Ukraine? Create tensions in Nato as they argue about how/whether to respond? Provoke a military response so that the Russian people rally round? Go out in a blaze of glory? All of the above?
Never forget what happened years before October 7: Israel’s response to Gaza’s peaceful Great March of Return was to mass murder hundreds of protesters - including the targeted killing of medics, journalists, disabled people & children
Yes, Hamas did terrible things on 10/7 and yes, the Israeli government has done far worse. The Hannibal Protocol, the coverup, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. newscord.org/editorials/octobe…
2023 was the deadliest year for Palestinians PRIOR to Oct 7. 2022 was a mass escalation. Oh and let’s not forget 75 years since the Nakba
Debates about defense innovation in Washington and Brussels often trail what is already happening on Ukraine’s front line. The Arsenal helps close that gap. Sign up for a free "Center for European Policy Analysis" newsletter: arsenal.eu/c/about-us?modal=si…
#Israel’s military campaign in #Gaza has killed 74,245 #Palestinians in three years, Gaza’s health ministry says. “There is a #ceasefire in name only,” said a senior policy fellow with the #European #Council on Foreign Relations.
Bank of Finland analysts report that Russian economic growth is concentrated in war-related sectors. Since early 2022, defense and security industries have been grown strong, but non-war sectors showed minimal growth. bofit.fi/en/forecasting/latest… #Ukraine #Russia
Well worth reading David’s trenchant and realistic take on current UK/EU talks. They are not a high priority for the EU, which will naturally protect its and its members’ interests, so while there is no animosity toward the UK, the UK should not expect either immediate attention or any special deal.
"When the soldiers were eventually evacuated, they were strapped to the floor of a cargo plane & taken to Germany. When the group arrived, ...he learned that the #military had not documented them as wounded in combat, so they would not receive medical treatment at Landstuhl... 👉“Never did I think that if I was wounded that these things would happen,” said Bearman. “Some sacred trust that I thought would never be broken was broken.”👈 newrepublic.com/post/216274/so… #Trump #Iran #War #News #US #USA
Four years ago today, on Oct 8, 2022, a massive blast rocked Russia's heavily guarded Crimean Bridge. Road spans collapsed, while a train carrying fuel tanks caught fire on the adjacent railway. It was one of Ukraine's most spectacular operations at the time.
Three years after October 7, much of Gaza is in ruins Three years after the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on October 7, much of Gaza lies in ruins. ABC News · Tasmania abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/thr… #News #Tasmania
SCMP: German President Steinmeier plans China trip as Berlin sharpens trade stance – ‘Previously a staunch supporter of the Ostpolitik thread that ran through post-Cold War German politics, […], his position shifted notably following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.’
How ‘Never Again’ Lost Meaning in Gaza counterpunch.org/2026/10/07/ho…
Interesting news in the Ukraine war. Russia recently announced its increases for the already bloated budget for the military. And it increased by about $200B USD. Problem is that when the issued a bond no banks are stepping up to fund it. They are broke. This is bad for Russia. Very bad.
No Safe Haven: How #Iran And #Russia Target Exile Enemies 🇨🇳🇮🇷🇷🇺 "China, Iran, Russia are among the top 10 perpetrators of transnational repression according to our data. China by far outstrips all other governments," head of research and analysis at Washington-based Freedom House told RFE/RL. "Of those three, Russia is by far the most violent in terms of assassinations and assaults." rferl.org/a/iran-russia-target…
"Gazans have been struggling to access water and to access food. They have been facing significant public health hazards ... [Gazans a]re reminded that the Israeli Air Force is still hovering all around different parts of the Gaza Strip, and that the IDF is still hunting Gazans[.]"
Lithuanian parliament backs lifting nuclear weapons ban Lithuania's parliament has backed a constitutional amendment that would remove a ban on the… CGTN · China news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-06/… #News #China
As NATO prepares a new war plan for defending its eastern flank, Estonia is moving elements of its main combat brigade closer to Russia as part of the strategy aimed at stopping an invasion at the border. From Stars and Stripes' John Vandiver:
“But #Russia consistently chooses terror and sinking civilian vessels instead of normal maritime navigation. Pressure is needed to restore global food security.” #Politics #Ukraine #NATO arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/1…
A position with which I agree unequivocally: "Khem Rogaly, the co-director of the organisation, and also a co-author, said: “The billions of pounds Britain wastes on global military deployments every year symbolise its destructive, outdated foreign policy. “Britain should end its support for these attempts at global policing. Instead, it should focus its military resources on defence and its public investment on health, housing and the climate emergency.”" theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/o…
Israel has a long history of lying, using propaganda and disinformation, so I really have no reason to believe anything they’ve ever said or claimed, about anything. They’re never wrong. They never apologize. They’re always the victim while oppressing others. That seems like a non-starter. Iran is the same but they never claimed to be an ally.
Surely, it cannot be that difficult for Russia to properly explain the circumstances of Darya Shipilova's death?
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Trump, to reporters: "𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 [𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢] 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘗𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯'𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘰𝘰." And this is how his “good friend” Putin marked the occasion: By slaughtering more Ukrainian civilians, including five children. Russia is a terrorist state.
Regional payouts to families of fallen soldiers have plunged in 2026 amid budget shortfalls and a shift toward recruitment incentives. Many regions cut or canceled payments; some maintain or boost them to attract contract soldiers. Overall the trend is alarming, though a few areas resist cuts. 💥 skywriter.blue/@chriso-wiki.bs…
Seriously though. Imagine enduring two years of "51st state" provocations, stating on the record in the NYT that you contemplated possible US military action in Canada, and seeing the US openly support extremist separatist movements. And then you reach for the smelling salts for a conference panel.
#politics #cartels #Ukraine Lately have been confrontations in the southern border, shootings and drone attacks, the Mexican president denies the involvement of the Mexican military and now evidence suggests that cartels from several countries ( including Mexico) sent several members to join the volunteers fighting in Ukraine and gain military experience, they are being trained in the use of drones and military tactics!! substack.com/@parislychee/note…
Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it Maybe we should ask the tens of thousands of dead women and children from Iran and Gaza whether he’s a peace maker or a war monger?
#wow #eu is soooooo #independent it is amazing
It’s politically irresponsible to pin the blame for Isntreal’s problems on one man in power when the entire settler colony would gladly, shamelessly see Palestine blasted off the face of The Earth. They marched for an IDF Stormtrooper’s right to rape prisoners, if you’ll recall…
The Hamas 40 beheaded babies hoax is a series of allegations, since refuted, that Hamas killed and beheaded dozens of babies and toddlers during the October 7 attacks. The hoax is argued by critics of Israel to be an example of atrocity propaganda and evidence that Israel is waging a war on truth during the Gaza war. Joe Biden CATEGORICALLY stated in a press conference that he had seen "confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children" AFTER the Israeli #Netanyahu's spokesman had used the same language. Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, repeated claims about "beheaded babies" following the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas.
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Whilst Hamas's attack on civilians is repugnant, wicked, evil, and rightly should be condemned, it is important to remember how and why it was allowed to happen and, in many respects, as I comment here, how the psyche of the people of Israel and the rest of the world was deliberately manipulated with falsehoods. But above all of this: rest in peace, all those who passed.
Leonid Ragozin was expelled by Latvia. The usual crowd of Kremlin apologists, along with some real journalists, quickly came to his defense. Read here why Leo is not your typical journalist: bsky.app/profile/vatn...
This is way too ironic: Nero playing, Rome burning, Moscow calling itself the Third Rome...
The great thing about going on @PKurzin's show is that we always find something to disagree on. In this episode, we disagreed (slightly) on Europe's role in the Iran war. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcA5...
If Los Angeles or San Diego were to actually get bombed, my first suspects would be Hegseth/Trump and not Iran.
Western powers still caving to the hostile threats of the US. Heaven forbid if the actual mechanisms behind far-right disruption and misinformation were exposed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The US did not like being branded a source of disinformation at #Disinfo2026, so pressured other governments to withdraw support for the conference. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Hamas: The Arabic word hamas by itself means "zeal," "strength," or "bravery" Hopefully defining it will help take the punch out of the word. I despise all religion as the only result is war. Human rights violations. Watch the movie "Savior", to get some perspective on radicalization.
USA will do anything for lithium EXCLUSIVE: US opens direct talks with Myanmar's generals, reversing years of isolation | Reuters share.google/NYQdWaL7qYyJ...
But if the Ukraine is in the EU, then they are also EU farmers
Looks like the UK Government blinked first. Staff at the 200 year old UK consulate in EAST Jerusalem are thrown out by the Israeli illegal occupiers. …. and nothing is done by the cowards in Downing Street.
I watched him do it and posted about it at the time with full 4K video.
Trump literally argues that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize because he bombed Iran twice.
The US Military “superpower” is making a hasty retreat from a war began in deadly error by their incompetent commander in chief. The damage done to our nation’s security is unimaginable.
it is kind of amazing how 'inconveniencing and embarassing us' is the greatest crime the international community can conceive of
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Ah the chickens have come to roost 🙄
Oh look, the number of tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to the lowest in two months. #collapse
Trump doesn't think Russia plague incident is bioweapon, plans Putin call Wednesday www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/t...
“war is beautiful” is the ultimate battle cry for those end-times fascists drooling for annihilation
Trump bullshit Israel and Iran,military strikes between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, continue. Israel and Hamas-war far from permanently resolved Thailand and Cambodia,helped a peace deal, but fresh fighting has flared up since. Egypt and Ethiopia- Independent experts say, was never an active war.
Our media and geopolitical experts suck in the U.S.
Does anyone trust anything coming out of Trump or Hegseth's pie holes? #OperationClusterF! www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
This is the funniest thing a Zionist genocide apologist has ever done. LOLOLOL! I love this website.
he actually repeated it! WTF??? This is NOT ok.
