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Brazil's president has called on the South American countries to create a local currency for their regional trade in an effort to reduce its reliance on the US dollar. Addressing a summit of South American leaders, Lula da Silva called on the Mercosur trade bloc to create better compensation mechanisms and a shared unit of transaction for commerce. The idea of a shared currency within the Mercosur trade bloc, comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, has been discussed intermittently since its establishment in 1991.

For decades, the Hannibal Directive has been one of the most controversial, most mysterious procedures in the dark history of the Israeli military. The Hannibal Directive is an order that is used to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers by enemy forces, even at the cost of the soldier’s life. Now with the development of social media, the directive is becoming more challenging for the regime in Tel Aviv.

There are new reports that indicate the US is planning to build a new base in Syria. This is while the US is illegally there in the first place and without the consent of the Syrian govt. If true, this comes at a time when there are geopolitical shifts in the region, where countries are reconciling and aligning themselves with each other, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. Additionally, Syria is back in the fold with its membership reinstated in the Arab League.

A report by the Guardian says Britain's special forces have carried out secret operations in 19 countries over the past 12 years. It says an investigation by a research group, Action on Armed Violence, has revealed that the UK's elite military units carried out covert operations in Russia, Ukraine, Nigeria, Kenya, the Philippines, as well as Muslim countries of Iraq, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Oman, Somalia, and Yemen.

The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has traveled to Indonesia at the head of a high-ranking politico-economic delegation. Raeisi has hailed the visit as a platform for expanding cooperation in various fields and further improving bilateral ties. The visit is part of Iran’s policy of pivoting to Asia and cementing cooperation with Muslim countries.

The Iranian Navy’'s 86th flotilla has returned home following an eight-month voyage around the globe. Addressing a ceremony to welcome the arrival of the naval fleet, the Iranian top military general called the arrival of the squadron a landmark accomplishment in the history of the country’s naval missions.

A new report has revealed that the wars initiated by the United States in the Middle East and North Africa following the September 11 attacks have directly or indirectly killed at least 4.5 million people and displaced millions of others. According to the research report from the Costs of War project at Brown University Watson Institute, nearly one million people were directly killed as a result of conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia.

Ties between Russia and Iran are growing. Tehran and Moscow have finalized an agreement for the construction of a mega rail-way project that connects the two countries via Azerbaijan. The Rasht-Astara railway will complete a south-north corridor that connects southern Asia to Northern Europe. Separately, Russia’s second-largest bank, VTB, has opened a branch in Iran, allowing businesspeople from boost countries to trade more easily.

A new report has revealed that the wars initiated by the United States in the Middle East and North Africa following the September 11 attacks have directly or indirectly killed at least 4.5 million people and displaced millions of others. According to the research report from the Costs of War project at Brown University Watson Institute, nearly one million people were directly killed as a result of conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia.

It has been fifteen months since the start of the Russian-Ukraine war, and still, there is no end in sight. head of Kiev’s military administration has written that Russia had conducted an integrated attack in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, describing it as exceptional in its density. All of this is as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been making his rounds in western capitals and ramping up more support for Kiev in anticipation of an upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive.

US sanctions are finally working…just not in the way they were supposed to! Iran and Russia have signed a $1.6 billion deal for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway.

Another brutal killing of an African-American, this time on a subway train, has created outrage across the United States. His murderer, a 24-year-old former marine, has already surrendered to police. Yet, people have taken to the streets across New York City to call for justice.

Turkey is inching closer to a landmark election that may drastically change the internal and foreign politics of the Eurasian country. On May 14, 2023, over 64 million eligible voters, including five million for the first time, will cast their ballot in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing unprecedented challenges that could end his two-decade rule.

Israel has continued its aggression against the Gaza Strip. And resistance factions have retaliated with retaliatory rockets. And like previous times that Israel has attacked the Gaza Strip, many of the dead and wounded are women and children. This should rattle the cage of the so-called international community which has done nothing to stop the Israeli massacre, thus giving Israel the green light to kill with impunity.

When it comes to the conflict between the US and China, there is no denying that the US is using a more confrontational approach than China. Trading barbs appear to be a normal course for these two superpowers. Yet the US is testing China’s soft power by pushing the envelope when it comes to things like Taiwan and technology, which is pushing the two countries to a state of military confrontation while alienating the US from its allies.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, says the world is witnessing the gradual decline of Israel. During an address to foreign diplomats and nationals, the leader said the Israeli deterrent power is coming to an end, calling on world countries to support Palestinian resistance movements in their fight against the Israeli occupying regime.

Iran has imposed sanctions on more than 20 individuals and entities from the European Union and the United Kingdom after the bloc and London imposed a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iranian officials and organizations. The bans were announced just hours after the US, the EU and the UK imposed fresh sanctions on several Iranian individuals and entities, including the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, over alleged human rights violations.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has visited Syria on a two-day official trip to the war-torn Arab country. Raeisi has met with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus. A high-ranking delegation accompanied President Raeisi on the visit. This is the first trip by an Iranian president to Syria since the conflict and foreign-backed insurgency gripped the Arab country back in 2011.

US Republicans in the House of Representatives have passed a bill to raise the national borrowing limit. The bill is dubbed- the Limit, Save, Grow Act- and cleared the chamber by a narrow margin of 217 to 215 Republican votes. That marked a victory for Speaker McCarthy after days of grueling negotiations that put deep divisions within his party colleagues. But the bill is expected not to become law as it is opposed by Democrats controlling the Senate and the White House.

Two organizations have targeted press TV for reporting on the violation of Palestinians by the Israeli regime. The two organizations have faulted social media platforms Twitter and Facebook for allowing Press TV to post on these two platforms, specifically citing Press TV’s successful program Palestine Declassified. This is while Israel itself has been violating international law by killing Palestinians.

Taiwanese media have reported that the US has significantly increased its military presence on the island despite China's warning by sending over 200 troops to Taiwan. This comes when tensions between China and the US are high. Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and is against any military and diplomatic ties between the self-ruled island and any other country, especially the US. Beijing views it as interference with its sovereignty.

The global trend of substituting the US dollar with local currencies has been on the rise in recent years. Now, The United States treasury secretary has warned that economic sanctions imposed on other countries like Russia and Iran threaten the dominance of the dollar in the global economic market.

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Russia says it has adopted a new foreign policy doctrine, prioritizing the elimination of what it calls Western dominance in global politics. The 42-page document, presented by the Russian foreign minister and signed by President Vladimir Putin, sets a new global approach given what Russia faces as existential threats to its security.

Israeli forces have stepped up their assaults on Palestinians. Regime forces have once again attacked Palestinian worshippers inside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. This was the second attack in less than 24 hours. Regime’s forces entered the compound and tried to evacuate worshippers, firing stun grenades and rubber bullets. On Wednesday, hundreds of Palestinians were injured and hundreds more detained after the regime’s forces stormed al-Aqsa during the evening Ramadan prayers.