Leader of the #DFLP Qais Abd al-Karim (Abu Layla) called Putin's MENA envoy Bogdanov to discuss another pan-Palestinian summit in Moscow in order to build a united front against US/Israel approach.
The Middle East 'Quartet' held a teleconference, in which Russia, supported by EU and UN, stressed that Israeli-UAE normalisation is not a substitute for 2SS and that direct negotiations within the international legal framework need to be restarted.
CSTO working group on #Afghanistan discussed the current political and military situation and consequent security measures being taken in a videoconference, with participation from UN, SCO, and CIS counterterrorism offices.
Bogdanov met with #Egypt's ambassador for a wide-ranging conversation on #Libya and the current Israeli-Palestinian situation.
Lavrov conducted wide-ranging talks with #Azerbaijan's FM
Lavrov also spoke to #Armenia's Foreign Minister about regional and bilateral issues
#Italy PM Giuseppe Conte called Putin to discuss bilateral relations, #Belarus, and the attempted assassination of #Navalny.
Putin "stressed the utter futility of any attempts to interfere in Belarus's internal affairs or to put pressure on the country's leadership."
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"According to a U.N. report seen by New Lines, at least two meetings between the Houthis and al-Shabab were held in July and September 2024." newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-pa…
If India and Pakistan can avoid a nuclear exchange, anyone can, and North Korea, e.g., will nuke South Korea (and use biological and chemical weapons) in the event of conflict regardless of the South's possession of nukes.
Nukes aren't a magical answer, but if you've got the infrastructure, know-how, and money, unclear to me why you wouldn't at least become a nuclear threshold state as a theoretical deterrent to nuclear coercion/threats.
Rules are different for nuclear powers, and everybody knows it [Pakistan has been treated with kid gloves for decades despite its behaviour, partially for this reason].
Seems the "Georgian Legion" that basically kicked off what became NAFO was a scam, one I promoted and to which I donated and got my friends to donate significant amounts of money.
Al-Qaeda (Al-Shabaab) has reversed all Somali military gains in central Somalia over the last 2 years and is working with the IRGC (Houthis) to enhance capabilities.
"Ahmed said the Houthis...aim to establish a new front in the Indian Ocean where al-Shabaab can receive advanced missiles and drones. He said the Houthis have already sent three engineers to al-Shabaab...to help build sophisticated weapons and bombs."
.@jonathanchait: "They are treating apologias for Hamas as a factually or logically flawed application of left-wing ideals. I believe...that Hamas defenders are applying their own principles correctly. The problem is the principles themselves." nymag.com/intelligencer/…
@jonathanchait: "The illiberal left believes treating everybody equally...merely serves to maintain existing structures of power. It follows...that the legitimacy of a tactic can only be assessed with reference to whether it is being used by the oppressor or the oppressed."
@jonathanchait: '“Decolonization”...has a model of the world in which conflicts are analyzed as a struggle pitting settler-colonist-Europeans, who are evil, against native/indigenous/BIPOC people...[It] does not leave room to judge the morality of any methods.'