(2025-09-19). European NATO powers escalate war on Russia, as Trump demands they fall into line with US conflict with China. wsws.org The European imperialist powers have continued to escalate the war on Russia following last week's shooting down of drones over Polish territory.
(2025-09-19). Putin has let me down: Trump. tribune.com.pk 
Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had 'really let me down' after he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of the US president's historic UK state visit. | A day after King Charles III treated him to royal pageantry at Windsor Castle, Trump appeared at a news conference with Starmer and spared him the harsh criticism he has doled out to other leaders ⚪ although he suggested the UK leader could use the military to curb immigration. | Starmer meanwhile gently nudged Trump on Ukraine and called for more pressure on Putin, as he tries to bridge the divide between Trump…
(2025-09-19). Focusing on pageantry, the West misses the point of China's diplomacy. scmp.com China's recent high-profile diplomatic activity, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin and the Victory Day parade in Beijing in the same week, conveyed more than international headlines suggested. | Although much of the media spotlight focused on the optics of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, I think the real story centres on pragmatic engagement, regional reassurance and the realignment of…
(2025-09-19). 1955: la Germania riconosce nell'amicizia con Mosca il baluardo della pace in Europa, un insegnamento dimenticato. strategic-culture.su Oggi la Germania con il cancelliere Merz e la presidentessa della Commissione Europea Von der Leyen progetta terribili scenari di guerra contro la Russia e probabilmente contro la Cina in combutta con il presidente francese Macron e il primo ministro britannico Starmer. | Segue nostro Nel 1945 gli auspici di Iosif Stalin di una Germania disarmata, neutrale, unificata e capace di pagare i risarcimenti di guerra all'Unione Sovietica vien…
(2025-09-19). Venezuela Advances Cooperation Pact With Russia While Denouncing 'Imperialist Policies' of U.S. latintimes.com The measure outlines a "multipolar order based on sovereignty and equality of states" and calls for high-level political dialogue between Caracas and Moscow…
(2025-09-19). 'I am close to India, very close to PM Modi': Trump's mix messaging amid New Delhi's trade with Moscow. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: After months of repeatedly threatening tariffs and criticising India for purchasing Russian oil, US President Donald Trump has recently toned down his rhetoric and is now emphasising his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Just two days after posting a warm birthday message for the PM, Trump once again praised their relationship while addressing reporters in the UK alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. His comments came as he lashed out at European nations for continuing to buy Russian oil, saying such purchases weaken efforts to isolate Moscow amid ongoing conflicts. | "I am…
(2025-09-19). Iran withdraws resolution banning attacks on nuclear sites amid US threat. scmp.com Iran decided at the last minute on Thursday to withdraw a resolution prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities that it had put forward along with China, Russia and other countries for a vote before an annual gathering of the UN nuclear watchdog's member nations. | Western diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the US has been heavily lobbying behind the scenes to prevent the resolution from being adopted. The US has raised the possibility of reducing…
(2025-09-19). Moldova's Defining Vote: Europe's Underlying Security Test. moderndiplomacy.eu An Election With Global Ramifications Moldova's September 28 parliamentary elections are not just a domestic affair — they are Europe's next security test. In a country of just 2.4 million, the vote could determine whether Moldova becomes a success story for EU enlargement or a cautionary tale of Russian interference. The outcome will signal whether …
(2025-09-19). The UN Turns 80, a Critical Age for People and the UN's Relevance. counterpunch.org 
Amid the brouhaha over Charlie Kirk's assassination, Russia's threatening drones in Poland, Israel's now confirmed genocide in Gaza and aggression against its neighbors, is it worth talking about the United Nations' 80th anniversary? Counterintuitively, now is perhaps just the right moment. Calls for ceasefires and peaceful solutions to state-to-state fighting are similar to U.S. calls for depolarization and dialogue. The U.N.'s failures to secure international peace and security reflect U.S. domestic political failures to foster civilized dialogue and full human rights for all. At best, the U.N.'s 80th anniversa…
(2025-09-19). Trump says Putin 'losing more people than he's killing' in Ukraine. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "really let me down" after meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss efforts to heighten pressure on Russia to enter negotiations that could help bring the Kremlin's three-year war in Ukraine to an end. | "War is a different thing," Trump said during a joint press conference at Chequers, the country house of the prime minister, following the meeting. "Things happen that are very opposite of what you thought. You…
(2025-09-19). Iran, Russia discuss boosting economic co-op ahead of 19th joint committee meeting. tehrantimes.com Tehran — Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad on Wednesday met Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller in Tehran to review economic cooperation and preparations for the next meeting of the Iran-Russia Joint Economic Committee, the Oil Ministry's news agency Shana reported.
(2025-09-19). US outlet predicts Russian victory and urges Kiev to abandon NATO. infobrics.org Kiev regime continues to try to drag other countries into the conflict.
(2025-09-19). Germany Considers Legal Pathways to Utilize Russian Frozen Funds. moderndiplomacy.eu Germany aims to actively discuss the use of Russian assets frozen in the EU, according to Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil. He emphasized the need for careful examination of the situation and stated that Germany wants to facilitate solutions rather than obstruct them. The EU is exploring ways to utilize these assets to support Ukraine, especially …
(2025-09-19). Ukraine's overreach in Africa: from proxy war in Europe to proxy adventurism abroad. infobrics.org Reports suggest Ukrainian weapons and operatives are fueling conflicts in Mali, Sudan, and Libya, in its push to "counter Russia". While Kyiv brands its outreach as "renaissance diplomacy," critics warn of arms smuggling, terror links, and destabilization. Washington tolerates it thus far, but Africa may pay the price.
(2025-09-19). F-35's delays and troubles keep getting worse as Chinese, Russian jets zoom past. infobrics.org GAO found that both Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney were late with deliveries. For instance, in 2024, LM delivered 110 aircraft, all of which were late by an average of 238 days, up from 61 days in 2023, an increase of nearly 300%. The study pointed out that the US government paid hundreds of millions of dollars in incentive fees, but instead of accelerated deliveries, delays actually got worse.
(2025-09-19). The Mystery of Trump, Ukraine and Russia. counterpunch.org Hardly anyone in the mainstream press addresses the mystery of how Trump went from what was supposedly a secret agent of the Russians to an ardent opponent of Russia in the Ukraine-Russia war. My hunch is that the commentators in the mainstream press are so excited that Trump has turned pro-Ukraine that they don't care
(2025-09-19). The limits of Xi and Putin's "No-Limits" partnership. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | RUBY OSMAN & DAN SLEAT | Much has changed since Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin last stood together atop Tiananmen Square in 2015. When they did so again this week, it was supposedly as equal partners. But, of course, the reality is far more complex. The conventional wisdom …
(2025-09-19). Estonia about to ban Russian Orthodox Church. infobrics.org Estonia is deepening its process of 'Ukrainization'.
(2025-09-19). 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka, tsunami warning issued. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Russia's Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region in the early hours of Friday, September 19, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) and was followed by several aftershocks, the strongest measuring 5.8. | In the immediate aftermath, the U.S. National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory. Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov confirmed on Telegram that a tsunami warning had been issued for the eastern coast of the peninsula after an earlier 7.2 quake was recorded. He said residents were being alerte…
(2025-09-19). Trump's Destruction of the US Economy. counterpunch.org 
Trump has created a crisis for U.S. agriculture with his Cold War weaponization of foreign trade with China and Russia, for manufacturing as a result of his steel and aluminum tariffs, for consumer price inflation mainly from his tariffs, and for affordable housing with his tax cuts that have kept long-term interest rates high for mortgages, auto and equipment purchases, and deregulation of markets giving a free hand to monopoly pricing.
(2025-09-19). Trump Wages Economic War On US Allies; BRICS Builds Alternative System. popularresistance.org The US government has always had a very aggressive foreign policy. The United States has intervened in dozens of countries all around the world. | But what is unique about Donald Trump is that many of his aggressive policies not only target US adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba, but also longtime US allies. | Trump has imposed high tariffs that have hurt the economies of key US allies such as Japan, South Korea, and Europe. | In fact, the details of the agreement that Trump imposed on Japan are quite shocking. This was reported on by the Financial Times, which wrote that "Japan confronts th…
(2025-09-19). Blackmailers target Malaysia MPs, Hegseth's China policy 'shift': 7 highlights. scmp.com We have selected seven stories from this week's news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. | 1. Ethnic Chinese top scorer rejected by Malaysian universities reignites quota debate…
(2025-09-19). Russophrenia — Principal Form of Psychosis among Top-Ranking Western Officials. globalresearch.ca Kellogg effectively admitted that the US-led political West orchestrated the Ukrainian conflict as a proxy war against the Kremlin.
(2025-09-19). Geopolitical Significance of World Public Assembly Unites Global Leaders. moderndiplomacy.eu Designed as the first World Public Assembly (WPA) and themed "A New World of Conscious Unity" to reflect the growing new geopolitical architecture, Moscow's World Trade Center (WTC) is preparing to host, on September 20 and 21, an estimated 4,000 people from Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia as well as the former Soviet republics …