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New York Times promotes war hysteria over Estonia - World Socialist Web Site
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New York Times promotes war hysteria over Estonia
2 November 2016

Ever since the 2014 US-orchestrated and fascist-spearheaded coup in Ukraine, the New York Times has distinguished itself as the principal anti-Russian propaganda organ of the US government, demonizing Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for everything from the death toll inflicted in Washington’s war for regime change in Syria to the political rise of Donald Trump.

In its November 1 edition, the Times continued this anti-Russian campaign with a news feature entitled “Wary of Russia’s Ambitions, Estonia Prepares a Nation of Insurgents.” The article touts the exploits of a paramilitary formation in the tiny former Soviet Baltic republic, which is now a member of NATO, located barely 85 miles from St. Petersburg.

#russie #pays_balte #guerre_nucléaire

Indonesia and Australia discuss joint naval patrols in the South China Sea - World Socialist Web Site
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Indonesia and Australia discuss joint naval patrols in the South China Sea
By Peter Symonds
2 November 2016

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop yesterday confirmed that Australia and Indonesia are considering joint naval patrols in the South China Sea. Her comments followed a four-day visit to Indonesia last week, during which she met with Indonesian President Joko Widido and senior Indonesian ministers.

Speaking to Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, Bishop sought to portray the mooted patrols as a routine part of the Australian navy’s operations. “This is a regular part of what our navy does,” she said. “This is part of our engagement in the region and this is in accordance with Australia’s right of freedom of navigation, including in the South China Sea.”

#mer_de_chine_méridionale

India-Pakistan cross-border barrages heighten South Asia’s war crisis - World Socialist Web Site
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India-Pakistan cross-border barrages heighten South Asia’s war crisis
By Keith Jones
1 November 2016

India and Pakistan have intensified cross-border artillery and gunfire in recent days, causing mounting casualties among soldiers and villagers on both sides and bringing South Asia’s rival nuclear-armed states still closer to all-out war.

Indian authorities said that an Indian soldier and a female civilian were killed yesterday afternoon when Pakistani troops fired waves of mortar shells across the Line of Control (LoC) that separates Indian- and Pakistani-held Kashmir.

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Death toll rises to 25, as India-Pakistan border clashes heighten war danger - World Socialist Web Site
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Death toll rises to 25, as India-Pakistan border clashes heighten war danger
By Alex Lantier
2 November 2016

At least 25 people, the vast majority of them civilians, have been killed during the past five days of heavy, cross-border artillery and machine gun fire between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region.

Yesterday, Indian police reported that Pakistani shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) that separates Indian- and Pakistan-held Kashmir had killed seven people, including three women and two children, in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state.

#inde #pakistan #cachemire #conflits #frontières