(2025-05-08). Zelenskiy says Ukraine stands by offer of 30-day ceasefire. geo.tv 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, in Prague, Czech Republic, May 5, 2025. — Reuters
(2025-05-08). Ukraine's cities quiet as Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicks in. geo.tv 
(2025-05-08). Video: Healey condemns Putin for 'killing civilians' no word about thousands murdered by Israel in Gaza. skwawkbox.org Keir Starmer's 'Defence' Secretary John Healey has used the VE Day celebrations to attack Russian president Vladimir Putin for "hitting Kyiv with missiles last night and killing civilians as he has done throughout this conflict": Leaving aside the fact that Ukraine has repeatedly bombed Russian cities and killed Russian civilians, Healey made no mention of …
(2025-05-08). Ukraine War Day Fico Can't Fly. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com Dear Readers: | Tomorrow is Victory Day in Russia. It's an annual holiday, of course, with a big parade. But this year is special. As the war continues, Zelensky has more or less threatened the participants with some kind of terror attack, probably involving drones bombing Red Square. Or something like that. | Meanwhile, the EU can, in all seriousness, be described as the multi-national successor state to Hitler's Third Reich. With a couple of differences: Instead of Hitler, Zelensky is their overall Leader. Also, a bigger difference, they are reliant on America for their military machine and funding. Nonethel…
(2025-05-08). 'Why Putin's Three-Day May Ceasefire Declaration is Worthless'. bylinetimes.com 
(2025-05-08). Trump Speaks With Zelensky, Calls for 'Unconditional' 30-Day Ukraine Ceasefire. news.antiwar.com President Trump on Thursday called for a 30-day "unconditional" ceasefire in Ukraine and threatened sanctions if it is not "respected." Trump made the call in a post on Truth Social shortly after holding a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. The US calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire," the president …
(2025-05-08). The Extermination of the Palestinian People and Theft of Their Homeland. dissidentvoice.org Thought I'd share with you an attempt to hold my MP to account for Westminster's shameful complicity in Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people. The talking-points may help if you're about to do the same with your MP or senator. Israel: after 19 months of non-stop genocide where do you stand Mr Cooper? ku.tnemailrapnull@pm.repooc.nhoj Dear …
(2025-05-08). Andor episode on genocide draws parallels to war on Gaza. newarab.com 
A recent episode of Andor, the critically acclaimed In the show's ninth episode of its second and final season, Senator Mon Mothma, played by Genevieve O'Reilly, delivers a fiery speech before the Galactic Senate. In it, she warns of growing authoritarianism, the erosion of objecti…
(2025-05-08). Senators Cotton and Graham Work To Sabotage Chances of Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), two of the most hawkish members of Congress, are working together to sabotage the Trump administration's chances of reaching a deal with Iran. On Thursday, the senators held a press conference outlining a resolution they're introducing that demands that any deal with Iran must include the total …
(2025-05-08). Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski Says UK Must Leave NATO Because of Trump. bylinetimes.com The frontrunner to become the next leader of the Green Party of England and Wales has called on his party to abandon its commitment to the UK remaining in its military alliance with America and other European nations, telling Byline Times that Donald Trump's presidency means that "the age of NATO is now over". | Current Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer announced her intention on Thursday not to stand in the upcoming contest, after her current deputy Zack Polanski announced his own intention to stand earlier this week. | Speaking to this paper, Polanski said that the party's next leader needs to be "bolder" i…
(2025-05-08). Colombia's former senate president arrested on corruption charges. colombiareports.com Prosecutors arrested the former president of Colombia's Senate over allegations that he received bribes from government officials seeking to buy his support. Senator Ivan Name was taken into custody in Bogota after the Supreme Court ordered the prosecution to arrest the prominent Green Alliance politician. According to two jailed former directors of the governmental disaster …
(2025-05-08). CPUSA, Popular Socialists of Mexico: No walls or deportations! cpusa.org 
Joint greetings from the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) and the Popular Socialist Party of Mexico (PPSM) to the working class of the world, and in particular to those of the United States of America and Mexico. | In the face of the threat of North American imperialism, today represented by Donald Trump, which empowers right-wing forces around the world and various fascist expressions by promoting racist, xenophobic, misogynistic, and discriminatory discourses that foster hatred against migrants, the working class, and vulnerable sectors of the population, our parties express their solidarity with…
(2025-05-08). Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting Great Lakes Water Supply Millions Depend On. truthout.org Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on the face of the planet. As a U.S. senator from Ohio, Vance called the lakes "an invaluable asset" for his home state. He supported more funding for a program that delivers "the tools we need to fight invasive species, algal blooms, pollution… |
(2025-05-08). Detienen a presunto asesino de joven en campismo popular La Hormiga, en Fomento. cubadebate.cu Contrario a rumores que circulan en redes sociales, el presunto autor de un hecho de asesinato ocurrido el pasado domingo 4 de mayo en el campismo popular La Hormiga, de Fomento, ya se encuentra detenido y confeso, según informaciones ofrecidas por el Ministerio del Interior (Minint), en Sancti Spíritus.
(2025-05-08). Seminare zizzania, per poi dominare. Il piano NATO/USA nei Balcani. strategic-culture.su Un nuovo round di scontri geopolitici nei Balcani. A cosa puà≤ portare? | La recente dichiarazione del Primo Ministro croato Andrej Plenkoviƒá (HDZ), secondo cui la Repubblica di Croazia non avrebbe imposto sanzioni al Presidente della Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik (SNSD), rappresenta un duro colpo per quanti non ricordano che nel dicembre 1991 a Zagabria fu lanciata l'idea — congiunta con Belgrado — di creare la Repubblica Croata di Erzeg-Bosnia (HR-HB)" come futura parte costituente della Repubblica di Croazia: "Non siamo nella stessa posizione di altri Paesi non confinanti. Banja Luk…
(2025-05-08). With Pakistan-India, Trump turns back to cautious US diplomacy. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the new US ambassador to China, former US Senator David Perdue, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 7, 2025. — ReutersPresident Donald Trump has been shaking up how the United States does business in the…
(2025-05-07). United States Minerals Deal Resets Ukraine's Geopolitics. popularresistance.org Moscow and Kiev have been vying with each other to curry favour with the new U.S. administration. Just as Russian diplomacy appeared to be outstripping Kiev, things changed dramatically on April 30 with the signing of the so-called minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine in Washington. | Weeks of tense bargaining preceded the conclusion of the agreement, which at one point disrupted U.S. aid for Ukraine. But the latter showed extraordinary grit, tenacity and tact to hang on and, eventually, extracted out of the Trump administration what President Vladimir Zelensky called a "truly equal" deal. This must be the…
(2025-05-07). Russian media says three-day truce with Ukraine has started. newarab.com 
A three-day truce in the conflict with Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin to coincide with World War II Victory Day commemorations took effect Thursday, Russian state media reported. | Ukraine never agreed to the truce and has dismissed it as political theatrics, calling instead for a 30-day ceasefire. | The truce began at midnight (2100 GMT on Wednesday) and is scheduled to last until the end of Saturday, according to the Kremlin. | "The ceasefire … on the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory has begun," the state RIA news agency reported. | Hours before, Moscow and Kyiv traded a slew of a…
(2025-05-07). Insights on Geopolitics from Moscow: A Former CIA Analyst's Perspective. scheerpost.com By Robert Scheer and Ray McGovern / Original to ScheerPost Welcome to our latest episode, where we delve into the complex international landscape shaping our world today. Joining us is Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst with over 27 years of experience and a seasoned observer of Russian and Soviet history. Currently in Russia, Ray …
(2025-05-07). Ukraine War Day Governor vs Oligarch. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
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(2025-05-07). U.S.-Ukraine agreement signed: How will it be implemented and what awaits Kiev? strategic-culture.su 
(2025-05-07). UAE Brokers Another Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap, Frees 410 Captives. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-07). Trump administration seeking to exile immigrants to Ukraine, Libya and Rwanda. wsws.org The Trump administration has already banished some individuals, but recent reports indicate that it is now seeking to expand the number of countries that will serve as foreign penal colonies.
(2025-05-07). Violent Anti-Semitism Is Gripping Ukraine — And The Government Is Standing Idly By. defenddemocracy.press By Lev Golinkin May 20, 2018 A wave of anti-Semitism has swept over Ukraine. In the past three weeks alone, a far-right leader publicly called for cleansing Ukraine of zhidi (a slur equivalent to "kike"); a Holocaust memorial in Ternopil was bombed; hundreds marched through Lviv, in honor of an SS unit, complete with Nazi …
(2025-05-07). Zelensky threatens safety of foreign leaders visiting Moscow for Victory Day. infobrics.org By threatening attacks, Zelensky confirms that Ukraine is a hotbed of international terrorism.
(2025-05-07). US deliberately harmed Ukraine – CIA official. infobrics.org American intention was never to make Kiev win, but to prolong the war indefinitely.
(2025-05-07). Ecuador could damage relations with Russia if FTA with Ukraine includes political issues. infobrics.org