Daily Archives: February 18, 2022

2022-02-18: News Headlines

TASS (2022-02-17). US gives no response to Russia's proposal to return nuclear weapons to its soil — MFA. tass.com As the Russian Foreign Ministry also pointed out, the issues of non-strategic nuclear weapons cannot be discussed without resolving the issue of not deploying them in NATO's non-nuclear member states…

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-17). Report: Biden to Ask for Over $770 Billion Military Budget for 2023. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Reuters, Sources told Reuters that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the White House's Office of Management and Budget have agreed to a proposed military budget of higher than $770 billion. | Two of the sources said about $773 billion would go to the Pentagon. Additional funds needed for the Energy Department's nuclear weapons program and other areas…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-17). Progressives in Zurich protest spike in neo-Nazi manifestations in the city. peoplesdispatch.org Progressive sections in the Swiss city of Zurich have intensified their campaign against the spike in neo-Nazi activities in the city. On February 12, on the call of several groups including the Movement For Socialism (BFS), Feminist Strike Collective in Zurich and Swiss Party of Labor (PdA), thousands marched in Zurich denouncing the increasing presence of neo-Nazi groups in civil life in the city and across the country. The protesters stated, "We've had enough! We are many and we are angry! We will not tolerate the presence of Nazis on our streets!" A petition initiated by the GRA Foundation against Racism and…

sputniknews (2022-02-17). At Least Four Soldiers Wounded After Syrian Military Helicopter Crashes in Latakia, Source Says. sputniknews.com Preliminary data indicates that the incident happened due to a technical malfunction, according to the source.

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