(2026-04-19). Iran And Ukraine: Two Theaters In The Non—West's Single War For Parity. popularresistance.org First came news that, on April 8,Israeli jets bombed what is known as the China—Iran railway, a key component of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Of all the targets the Zionist terror machine might have hit, why a Chinese-sponsored infrastructure project, you had to wonder. | Then on Wednesday came reports that officials from nearly 50 nations — I would love a list of these 50 — met in Berlin to make sure the fires of war against Russia do not flicker out. "We cannot lose sight of Ukraine," Mark Rutte, NATO's new secretary-general, declared a little forlornly.
(2026-04-19). Pro-Russian former president leads Bulgaria's election polls. moderndiplomacy.eu Bulgarians voted on Sunday in their eighth parliamentary election in five years. The frontrunner, pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev, aims to end corruption and establish stable governance. Radev, who stepped down from the presidency in January, opposes military support for Ukraine and gained support through a strong social media campaign and promises of stability. After …
(2026-04-18). U.S. Energy Dominance and the Remaking of the Global Order. moderndiplomacy.eu The sequence of events stretching from Venezuela to the war in Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the simultaneous degradation of Russian energy infrastructure by Ukraine appears, at first glance, as a series of disconnected crises. Looked at more closely, however, these developments reveal a coherent pattern. What appears as disruption begins …
(2026-04-18). Kyiv gunman kills 6 and takes hostages before being shot dead by Ukraine police. scmp.com A gunman who killed at least six people in the streets of Kyiv on Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said. | The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media that special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator failed. | The attacker was killed while resisting arrest, he said.
(2026-04-18). Six killed in Kyiv gun attack. tribune.com.pk 
Six people were killed in Kyiv on Saturday after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a supermarket in the Ukrainian capital before being killed during an arrest attempt, officials said. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that at least 14 people were hospitalised with wounds and trauma after the shooting and hostage-taking, which took place in a residential district in the city's south. | "He was holding hostages and, unfortunately, killed one of them. He killed four people right on the street. Another woman died in the hospital from severe injuries," Zelensky said on social media, adding that…
(2026-04-19). Ervand Abrahamian: Iran Under Fire. newleftreview.org One of modern Iran's leading historians provides a critical anatomy of the power structures of the Islamic Republic, on the eve of war—and a scathing denunciation of the long-incubated American-Israeli assault on the country, calculated to bring about Syria-style disintegration and civil war.
(2026-04-19). Meet Peter Magyar who ended Viktor Orban's 16-yr-rule in Hungary. ummid.com Peter Magyar is the Man of the Hour, after ending the Viktor Mihály Orbán's 16-year-long right-wing rule in Hungary, and probably also the country's tussle with the European Union (EU) and NATO.
(2026-04-19). Comicomment: Deepening transatlantic rifts put NATO on shaky ground. ecns.cn Since the end of the Cold War, deeper structural tensions have emerged, with its bloc-based security model increasingly misaligned with the diverse interests of member states and a shifting multipolar world—evident in transatlantic divisions over the Middle East.
(2026-04-19). The dream of what has been Patria is consolidating and growing. radiohc.cu Rosa Miriam Elizalde, coordinator of the Patria Colloquium, said in an exclusive interview with the Cuban News Agency that the dream of what has been Patria is consolidating and growing. The project is just beginning, with better coordination, experience, and a strong allied network. | The recipient of the José Martí National Journalism Prize for Lifetime Achievement recalled that in the early years, Patria was a nascent project. Now, many conditions exist for better coordination, and the objectives and horizons are clearer after these five years of exploration and meetings, she noted."The dream of what Patria ha…
(2026-04-19). Cuba arranca con dos oros y un bronce en Panamericano de Judo. cubadebate.cu La primera jornada del torneo individual del Campeonato Panamericano Senior, que se celebra en Panamá dejó a Cuba dos medallas doradas y una de bronce. Según el sitio de la Federación Internacional, los títulos fueron para Jonathan Charón, en los 60 kilogramos (kg) y Orlando Polanco (66 kg).