Turkey, a NATO member-state, has launched an invasion of Iraq. Not a word from NATO and EU representatives who have been screaming about Ukraine for the past two months. (www.pbs.org)
U.K. Judge OKs Extradition of Julian Assange to U.S. (www.wsws.org)
A British judge has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces a 175-year sentence. The final decision on Assange’s extradition will now be made by U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel. Amnesty International’s Simon Crowther spoke outside the courthouse prior to today’s...
Why non-Western countries tend to see Russia's war very differently (www.msnbc.com)
Mexico to Nationalize its Lithium - Kawsachun News (kawsachunnews.com)
Twitter users are exposing pro-Russian sentiment in China, and Beijing is not happy (edition.cnn.com)
Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt, says S&P (edition.cnn.com)
The ‘Ukraine effect’ on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable (www.aljazeera.com)
Russia Demands Wikipedia Take Down Information About Ukraine War (www.forbes.com)
G7 refuses Russian demand for its gas to be paid in rubles (www.bne.eu)
Microsoft under threat of nationalization or asset seizure by Russia (www.windowscentral.com)
Debunking of Ukraine biolab claims (threadreaderapp.com)
This thread does a good rundown of why the whole pathogen biolab allegation is just a bunch disinformation. Like with many such claims, it’s appealing at first blush, but someone with more knowledge can spot that it’s misleading.
During today’s Regular Press Conference, Chinese MFA spokesman Zhao Lijian released more information about US biological labs in Ukraine. (threadreaderapp.com)
UK Supreme Court denies Assange permission to appeal his extradition (dontextraditeassange.com)
UK Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal in Assange extradition. The case now moves to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to authorize the extradition....
The Russian Air Force Just Had A Terrible Day Over Ukraine (www.thedrive.com)
Elon Musk refuses blocking Russian news sources on starlink (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
Russia Ends Another of Ukraine's War Crimes - Fresh Water Flows Again to Crimea (www.reuters.com)
EU nations intend to supply Ukraine with fighter jets, foreign policy chief says (news.yahoo.com)
US’ real strategic color of selfishness, hypocrisy revealed in Ukraine crisis (www.globaltimes.cn)
Wikipedia - List of ongoing armed conflicts (en.wikipedia.org)
Russo-Ukranian War is categorized under “Minor conflicts”. In the big picture it really is; if you notice which continents the conflicts are in, maybe you’ll see why this one is blown up so big. The painful truth is that the world only cares when white people are going to die.
Russia attacks Ukraine as Putin vows to ‘demilitarise’ neighbour | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Russia: Putin announces military operation in Ukraine - claiming it's intended to protect civilians. (apnews.com)
YouTube blocks Ukraine videos as U.S. warns Russia creating fake clips to spark war (www.newsweek.com)
Venezuela upholds long jail sentences for US oil executives (apnews.com)
The men known as the Citgo 6 — for the Houston oil company where they worked — were lured to Caracas around Thanksgiving in 2017 to attend a meeting at the headquarters of Citgo’s parent, state-run oil giant PDVSA. Once there, heavily armed masked security officers stormed the conference room where they were gathered and...
‘Fight Club’ Author Chuck Palahniuk Responds to China’s New Ending (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
671 stray dogs and cats adopted last year | Macao News (macaonews.org)
