newarab (2025-11-06). Russia says its forces advance in Ukraine's Pokrovsk. newarab.com

newarab (2025-11-06). NYT details torture and captivity of Elizabeth Tsurkov in Iraq. newarab.com A report in US media has detailed the harrowing account of Israeli academic "They whipped me all over," Tsurkov told the The New York Times in her first interview since being freed in September. "They basically used me as a punching bag." | Tsurkov, a 38-year-old Israeli-Russian doctoral student at Princeto…

Pepe Escobar (2025-11-05). Taming the sound and fury of the Empire of Chaos. thealtworld.com Are China-Russia — and a great deal of the Global Majority — really ready? Call it an auspicious vow. | Close the door, put out the light
| You know they won't be home tonight
| The snow falls hard and don't you know
| The winds of Thor are blowing cold
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| Led Zeppelin, No Quarter | In a matter of less than a year, Russian scientific know-how came up with four bangers: | 1. Oreshnik: hypersonic missile, already tested in the Ukraine battleground. | 2. Burevestnik: Or "Stormbringer", with that nice Deep Purple ring. Nuclear cruise missile with unlimited range. | 3. Posei…

Andrew Korybko (2025-11-04). The Polish Origins Of Russia's National Unity Day Are Still Relevant. thealtworld.com Russia nowadays believes that Poland has been the most consistent threat to its national unity. | Russia marks National Unity Day every 4 November in remembrance of the national uprising that expelled Polish troops from Moscow, the only time that the Russian capital was ever