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May 22 2025 
President Putin: Post Kursk visit: Buffer Zone for Kursk, Belgorod, Bryansk
President Putin kicks off rebuilding of these regions as well as creation of a buffer zone. My question is who is responsible for the cost? Why is it that Ukraine and the co-belligerents cannot be sued for reparations? This is civilian area that took Russia in excess of eight months to take back, after Ukraine… Continue reading
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May 22 2025 
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi: The Nakba Never Ended—and Trump Is Extorting the Gulf
From our Friends at Resistance News Unfiltered
Full speech by Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, leader of the Ansar Allah movement, delivered on May 15, 2025, on the genocidal Israeli aggression against Gaza and the 77th anniversary of the Nakba.
Since October 7, 2023, every Thursday, the leader of AnsarAllah has delivered a speech dedicated to Gaza,… Continue reading -
May 22 2025 
FM Sergey Lavrov: Armenian branches of Russian universities
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions from teachers and students of the Armenian branches of Russian universities, members of the expert community, and activists of the youth wing of the Eurasia Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation, Yerevan, May 21, 2025
I am delighted that our meeting began with the national anthems of the Russian Federation… Continue reading -
May 22 2025 
South Africa: BRICS
Two leaders sat down together. One was the critical teacher throwing up half-truths, the other was the guilty trying to get away with it.
This is a list of issues that came up during the meeting, and we don’t know if the South African trade negotiators will get away with retaining the free trade agreement, AGAO. … Continue reading
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May 22 2025 
Pepe Escbobar: From the Caspian to the Persian Gulf, tracking Iran’s North-South corridor
On the road in Iran – The International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) is one of the most crucial geoeconomic/infrastructure projects of the 21st century. It unites at its core three key BRICS nations – Russia, Iran and India – branching out to the Caucasus and Central Asia.
When fully operational, the INSTC will offer a… Continue reading
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May 22 2025 
WHO Was Founded by the Cartel as a Criminal Organization”. Dr. David Martin
Peter Koenig, Dr. David Martin, and Mery Nass
[Ed Note: Activists have been denouncing the WHO initiative for a Pandemic Treaty for some years now. Some kind of Treaty has now been announced after years of work. The responsibility remains in the hands of countries. This is not a slam dunk. … Continue reading
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May 22 2025 
Two Dolls, One Empire
Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson With Nima – Dailogue Works
NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, May 1st, 2025, and our friends Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson and Mark Dydas. Welcome back, Richard. Nice. Glad to be here. Yeah. Richard, today, what’s the importance of today? And you mentioned before coming on live, and I… Continue reading
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May 21 2025 
India–Pakistan war: The winners and the losers
Chinese military hardware stole the show, French ones lost their stock, India’s clout took hits, and Pakistanis crowed. Yet, ultimately, the brief, hot India–Pakistan war was a victory only for the Global North’s divide-and-rule project for the Global South.
Pepe Escobar, first posted at The CradleFor all the alarming seriousness of two South Asian nuclear powers… Continue reading
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May 21 2025 
Why is it that legal action against Israel fails? The laws exist
Pascal Lottaz speaks with Dr. Dr. Alfred de Zayas, a Professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy, who used to work as a senior lawyer in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and later became the first UN Independent Expert on International Order.
This is not a dry legal discussion. Surprisingly, the… Continue reading
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May 20 2025 
China changes: White Paper on National Security
Last week, China released its first-ever white paper on national security.
It is a sizable paper and this is the abstract:
BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) — The Information Office of China’s State Council on Monday issued a white paper titled “China’s National Security in the New Era.” An abstract is as follows:
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May 20 2025 
DeepSeek and I on construction of the Pyramid of Cheops
Nico: “The Pyramid of Cheops in Giza is said to have been built a few thousand years ago by slaves using simple means. How likely is that theory to be true? What are the five most plausible theories for the construction of the pyramid in terms of age, who built it and how it was… Continue reading
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May 20 2025 
The BRICS+ and the Ummah
From the Valdai Club by Emanuel Pietrobon
[Ed Note: While I agree with the article’s emphasis on the Ummah’s potential role in BRICS, I remain skeptical of its current manifestations. Many segments of the Ummah lack the cohesion and adaptability needed to align with BRICS’ foundational principles.
Today’s BRICS+ framework isn’t about expanding blindly—it’s a… Continue reading
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May 20 2025 
Thank you Russia: for more words on Gaza
These are but words. At least something has been said on this level of the Russian diplomatic structures. Maria, the words from your permanent representatives at the United Nations are much better, much stronger and not so tentative.
I’m glad to hear you say that Russia is working Maria. … Continue reading
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May 20 2025 
Pepetual War: Ukraine
The featured image is random and for illustration only.
Most have wondered how on earth Ukraine can still keep fighting. All looks lost, and then it seems as if the sails on their ship find another gust of air somewhere to propel it – Not always in the right direction. The situation for them on the… Continue reading
