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Anti-Semitic riots at Makhachkala Airport  Russia Police conducted home searches and confiscated phones to identify those who took part in the storming of an airport in the southern Russian region Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced the arrest of 83 people in connection with Sunday’s anti-Semitic riots at Makhachkala Airport in the Republic of Dagestan . Police have warned that any attempts to provoke further unrest in the Muslim-majority region will be suppressed.  In a statement on Telegram on Monday, the ministry said officers had conducted over 50 searches and had seized mobile phones and other equipment to be used as evidence against those suspected of organizing and participating in the riot.   The investigation is being led by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), the Federal Security Service (FSB), and the Investigative Committee (SK). The MVD described the “operational situation” in Dagestan as being under control but warned against any at...

  The young climate activist was accused of posting an anti-Jewish image Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was accused of spreading anti-Semitic messages online after she voiced support for the Palestinians on X (formerly Twitter). She deleted her original post after taking flak on social media.  On Friday, Thunberg shared a photo of herself and three other women holding posters with pro-Palestinian slogans.  “Today we strike in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza,”  she wrote, calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, as well as  “justice and freedom for Palestinians and all civilians affected.” However, some quickly spotted that one of the women had a small blue stuffed octopus perched on her knee and drew parallels with anti-Semitic cartoons depicting Jews as menacing octopuses with long and far-reaching tentacles. Such images have been used in Nazi Germany and elsewhere to promote myths and conspiracy theories surrounding the Jewish people and Judaism...

Israel missiles hit Gaza bad damage to buildings Militants have launched rockets from Gaza into southern and central Israel on Saturday morning, the IDF said. At least five people have reportedly been killed.  “ Hamas carried out a combined operation involving rocket fire and infiltrations by terrorists into Israeli territory,”  the IDF said in a statement.  At least five people are believed to have been killed by the missiles. Four fatalities were reported in the town of Kuseife , and another one in the Gderot area . Information coming from medical institutions across the country suggests that more than 100 people were wounded. Soroka Hospital in Beersheba said it had been treating 80 patients, some of whom were in a serious condition. According to Israeli media, some projectiles hit Ashkelon and Tel Aviv . Rocket sirens have also been heard in Jerusalem and Beersheba. Hamas has claimed that it fired some 5,000 rockets at Israel in just the first 20 minutes ...

T-14 Armata Tank The T-14 Armata received a defensive upgrade specifically for the fight against Kiev’s troops, RIA Novosti reports Russia’s most advanced T-14 Armata main battle tanks have been deployed to fight Ukrainian troops, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a source. The news comes as Kiev is planning a decisive push against Moscow’s forces. The Russian forces have begun to use the newest Armata tanks to fire at Ukrainian positions,”  the source said, adding that the tanks  “haven’t participated in direct assault actions yet. According to the source, the T-14s were fitted with additional protection from anti-tank munitions. Tank crews have been training in one of Russia’s newly incorporated Donbass republics since 2022. The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics voted to become part of Russia in September 2022. Both regions broke away from Ukraine in the wake of the 2014 coup in Kiev. In February, a video was posted on social media that purportedly...

  US President Joe Biden US President Joe Biden has formally announced his 2024 re-election bid , a move that had been widely expected for months. The announcement comes despite opinion polls showing that most voters, including a majority of fellow Democrats, did not want the 80-year-old to seek a second term. In a video statement released on Tuesday, Biden touted his new campaign as a fight for democracy in the US. He said his pledge to fight “ for the soul of America ,” which was the core message of his 2020 run, remains valid. “ The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer ,” Biden said in the address. “ I know what I want the answer to be and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for re-election .” The video comes exactly four years after the launch of Biden’s previous presidential campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris joins him on the ticket again. The annou...

AUKUS Australia risks becoming Asian Ukraine as US’ proxy warrior against China’ – ex-Australian ambassador Photo screenshot rt.com On this episode of Going Underground , we speak to a former senior diplomat for over 3 decades for Australia, Ambassador Tony Kevin . He discusses Australia’s participation in the deepening AUKUS agreement as military and political tensions between the United States and China continue to grow, why the Australian public continues to see China as a bogeyman, how Australia’s military alliance with the US against China-their largest trading partner is against Australia’s own self-interest, Australia at risk of becoming and Asian Ukraine proxy war staging ground and much more. F OLLOW Going Underground  http://twitter.com/GUnderground_TV FOLLOW Afshin Rattansi   http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansi SUBSCRIBE on Telegram:  https://t.co/xDEHJ0c6WW LIKE on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GoingUndergroundTV/ Attribution: Image, Video an...

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Photo: YouTube Chris Hipkins complained he hadn’t had time to prepare a “preformulated” answer to the question? New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins found himself at a loss for words when asked by journalist Sean Plunket of The Platform how Wellington would  “define a woman”  during a press conference on Monday. The PM nervously admitted the question had  “come slightly out of left field”  for him, tossing up a few possibilities -  “biology, sex, gender”  - before committing to the latter. “People define themselves, people define their own genders,”  Hipkins answered.  Plunket reminded the bewildered PM that British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer had recently expressed the belief that  “99.9% of women don’t have penises”  and made what appeared to be a reference to British feminist Posie Parker’s rally in Auckland. Intended as a stop on her Let Women Speak tour, the event ended premature...

  Early Construction of Plant Russian President Vladimir Putin may travel to Turkey for the inauguration of the country's first nuclear power plant, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told local TV station A Haber on Wednesday. The  Akkuyu facility was built in partnership with the Russian state nuclear development agency Rosatom. The Russian leader will either attend the opening ceremony in person or via video link on April 27, Erdogan said, describing the plant as one of Turkey’s  “indispensable investments”  that would help the country  “seriously store energy.”   Akkuyu’s first reactor is set to become operational later this year, while the entire plant is due to go on-line by 2025. When complete, it will feature four reactors capable of generating 4,800 megawatts. The Turkish and Russian heads of state spoke on the phone recently regarding collaboration between their two nations on strategic power engineering projects, including the Akkuyu p...

  Soldier, Humby and Tank in Iraq War March 2003, then President George W Bush approved the military attack, with major repercussions for US politics, and global perceptions of the country Twenty years ago, the world was shaken by one of the major geopolitical events of this century. On the morning of March 20, 2003 , the US officially launched its illegal invasion of Iraq. The rationale was based on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ’s alleged ties with terrorists, and intelligence regarding the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq . However, both claims turned out to be false and were later refuted. Russian political analysts believe that the real reasons behind the invasion of Iraq included a desire for control over oil fields , the naive hope of creating a ‘showcase of democracy’ in the Middle East, and a demonstration of the ‘fight against terrorism’ to US voters. None of these goals was achieved, but the grievous consequences of the endeavour are evident.  The ...