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This Daily FRN News Brief is a summary of 12, articles about Headline-News, Iran, Mena, News, United-States, World, Anglo-5, Conspiracy-Theories, Fake-News, Nigeria, Opinions, Propaganda, China, Eurasia, Defense, Donbass, Donetsk, Lugansk, Ukraine, Russia, Latin-America, Venezuela, Turkey.

Tags in this brief: Iran, JCPOA, Nuclear Deal, Rouhani, Sanctions, Trump, Comedy, Conspiracy Theories, Disinformation, Foreign Policy, Hackers, Humor, Leaks, Misinformation, Nigeria, Ronald Thomas West, Satire, Scam Artists, Security Brief, China, Tariffs, US, Missiles, Navy, Artillery Spotting, Drones, Military Surveillance, UAVs, Space Force, Aleksandrovka, Crimes Against Humanity, Donbass, Human Rights, Kids, Konstantin Chaly, War Crimes, Moon, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, Coup, Guaido, Maduro, Pompeo, SEBIN, Venezuela, Zambrano, Constantinople, Epiphanius, Filaret, OCU, Philaret, Poroshenko, UOC, Communism, Democracy, Fascism, Freedom, Immortal Regiment, Internationalism, May 9th, Nazism, Socialism, Victory Day, War, WWII.

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Table of Contents


INFO WAR? Iranian people Want Rouhani to pull-out of Nuclear Deal if necessary, says Iranian media

Published 2019-05-10 21:22:24 by Joaquin Flores in Headline-News, Iran, Mena, News, United-States

TEHRAN - The citizens urged the Iranian Government to take more forceful actions if Europe decides to maintain its passive attitude in the face of Washington's attacks. The people of Iran on Friday filled the streets of the main cities of the Islamic Republic to urge Iranian leadership to pull entirely out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if necessary, a move stipulated by the Iranian administration due to the inaction of Europe in the face of hostile actions United States (USA) against the Islamic Republic.   The community gathered mainly in Tehran, capital of Iran, after the customary collective prayer, as a show... Continue ->

Tags: Iran, JCPOA, Nuclear Deal, Rouhani, Sanctions, Trump


Foreign Policy Magazine and The Famous Nigerian Internet Scam

Published 2019-05-10 20:13:16 by Ronald Thomas West in World, Anglo-5, Conspiracy-Theories, Fake-News, Headline-News, Nigeria, Opinions, Propaganda, United-States

As a longtime ‘unsuscribed’ person from all mails at Foreign Policy Magazine, not only the ‘Security Brief’ newsletter, it was interesting to me to receive an “internal test’ of the ‘Security Brief’ FP mail. What are the possibilities? 1) It was a straightforward snafu of the Foreign Policy web propaganda outlet. 2) Foreign Policy is losing readers and they ‘faked’ an erroneous mail to try and draw former subscribers back. Both preceding scenarios indicate the ethically challenged Foreign Policy keeps the email addresses of former subscribers in their database. Then, there are these next possibilities: 3) A ‘disgruntled someone’ at... Continue ->

Tags: Comedy, Conspiracy Theories, Disinformation, Foreign Policy, Hackers, Humor, Leaks, Misinformation, Nigeria, Ronald Thomas West, Satire, Scam Artists, Security Brief


China's Commercial Trump Card against Trump

Published 2019-05-10 19:41:07 by Paul Antonopoulos in Anglo-5, China, Eurasia, Headline-News, United-States

BEIJING - US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs from 10% to 25% from May 10 on Chinese imports and is considering introducing additional tariffs worth $325 million. The step has put on a tightrope pm the new round of negotiations between the US and China. Christopher Bovis holds a Ph.D. in Legal Sciences and is a professor at the business school at the University of Hull (United Kingdom). "Tariffs will only be a measure of protectionism and the ability of the Chinese economy to absorb such increases has been well demonstrated in the past. However, if tariffs... Continue ->

Tags: China, Tariffs, Trump, US


WATCH OUT USA - New missiles will make Chinese military ship the most powerful in the world

Published 2019-05-10 18:55:22 by Paul Antonopoulos in Anglo-5, China, Defense, Eurasia, Headline-News, United-States

BEIJING - The hypersonic missiles that will arm Chinese-made Type 055 destroyers and make it the most powerful combat ship in the world in its class, according to Military Watch. According to the site, the Type 055 destroyer's combat capabilities cause great concern among China's potential opponents. The ship is capable of carrying more than 100 YJ-18 cruise missiles, or other types, the portal said. China plans to equip the newest destroyers with next-generation hypersonic missiles. In the last week of April, China has conducted a test of the new hypersonic missile against ships, which will possibly equip the Type... Continue ->

Tags: China, Missiles, Navy, US


Lugansk forces shoot down Ukrainian spotter drone

Published 2019-05-10 18:29:21 by Tom Winter in Donbass, Donetsk, Eurasia, Headline-News, Lugansk, Ukraine

May 10, Lugansk, in Novorosinform: The air defense units of the People’s Militia of the LPR shot down another unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Ukrainian armed forces. [We have reported before on the Ukrainian use of drones in their warfare against the Republics of the Donbass. See "Ukrainian Military Using Ag Research Drones for Artillery Spotting." American drone makers advertise that "Fixed wing ag drones are the choice when you have lots of ground to cover." When you have the drone's memory chip you have military intel. We also published about Ukraine's latest military industry, making spy drones --... Continue ->

Tags: Artillery Spotting, Drones, Military Surveillance, UAVs


GOING BANKRUPT - Trump's 'Space Force' to cost billions to US public coffers

Published 2019-05-10 18:00:18 by Paul Antonopoulos in Anglo-5, Headline-News, United-States

WASHINGTON DC - The United States Space Force, proposed by President Donald Trump, will cost between $1.4 billion and $3.2 billion to establish, and $1.5 billion a year to pay its employees and overheads. Estimates were released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Thursday. The report estimates that the Space Force would need between 5,400 to 7,800 management positions, in addition to about 22,700 military personnel and civilians transferred from other branches of the US Armed Forces. These new positions would increase the costs of the DoD between $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion per year,the report explained. In addition,... Continue ->

Tags: Space Force, Trump


"Mama, are they robots?" The children of Donbass under artillery and sniper fire: Part Two

Published 2019-05-10 17:11:45 by Tom Winter in Donbass, Eurasia, Headline-News

Kristina Melnikova in EADaily [Read part one here] The war situation is almost always consistently tense. The armed Forces of Ukraine, shelling the village from the "cliffs", with grenade launchers, mortars, and infantry fighting vehicles, hammer residential buildings. Even the eastern part of the village, which is considered safer, suffers. A few months ago, as Chaly related, a pregnant woman almost died, who managed to jump out a few seconds before it got there. But, despite everything, the village continues to live and recover. During the war, 20 people have been killed in Aleksandrovka, and this is relatively few, given... Continue ->

Tags: Aleksandrovka, Crimes Against Humanity, Donbass, Human Rights, Kids, Konstantin Chaly, War Crimes


TO THE MOON - Russia will create a lunar vehicle under the federal super-heavy rocket program

Published 2019-05-10 17:10:23 by Paul Antonopoulos in Eurasia, Headline-News, Russia

MOSCOW - The development of the Russian interplanetary probe Luna-29, which will carry a lunar heavy class vehicle to the moon, will be carried out within the framework of the federal super-heavy rocket program, a source in the space sector said. As previously reported, the launch of the Luna-29 probe is scheduled for the year 2028. "Luna-29 financing will be carried out within the framework of the federal super-heavy rocket program, and not within the framework of the federal space program," the source said. He commented that the Luna-29 probe with the lunar vehicle weighing 1.3 tons would be launched... Continue ->

Tags: Moon, Russia


OBVIOUSLY - Ukraine admits economy suffers dramatic losses thanks to anti-Russian policy

Published 2019-05-10 16:50:53 by Paul Antonopoulos in Eurasia, Headline-News, Russia, Ukraine

KIEV - The massive decline in Russia-Ukraine trade represented heavy losses for the Ukrainian economy, according to the Federation of Employers of Ukraine, which claims that the financial damage is 13 times greater than the losses suffered by Moscow. The anti-Russian rhetoric adopted by Kiev in recent years has resulted in a drastic reduction in trade turnover between neighboring states, removing 10% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from Ukraine, according to Sergey Salivon, the head of the Department of Economic Policy in the Business Association. "Ukraine's cross-border trade with Russia has shrunk more than three times over five years... Continue ->

Tags: Russia, Trade, Ukraine


Pompeo suffers meltdown over Venezuela's arrest of coup-backer, Zambrano

Published 2019-05-10 14:21:29 by Joaquin Flores in Headline-News, Latin-America, Venezuela

WASHINGTON - US State Department head Mike Pompeo has suffered a public meltdown, reacting forcefully that the constitutional government of Venezuela actually arrested a key member of the upper house of parliament (AN) - Edgar Zambrano - who was actively engaged in the treasonous coup, and openly called for the military to violate their sworn oaths. Pompeo reached out to world media, announcing that the Venezuelan courts moves were an "Unacceptable and illegal step" Mike Pompeo denounced the detention by Venezuelan authorities of the now-former Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly, Edgar Zambrano . In a statement released last night, Pompeo describes... Continue ->

Tags: Coup, Guaido, Maduro, Pompeo, SEBIN, Venezuela, Zambrano


Zelensky in and Poroshenko out means further Disasters and Fighting for Schismatics in Orthodox Ukraine

Published 2019-05-10 13:44:50 by Joaquin Flores in Eurasia, Headline-News, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

KIEV - The conflict between the leaders of the schismatic Orthodox Churches in Ukraine has turned into a public debacle. The heads of the now abolished UOC Kyiv led by Patriarchate Filaret and the new OCU led by Epiphanius Dumenko that has Poroshenko's clear support - neither of which have recognition by most world Orthodoxy nor the Moscow Patriarchate, are now in an open fight. FRN recalls that the new Poroshenko project to unify a church against the Moscow Patriarchate, and pushed into being by Patriarchate Bartholomew of Constantinople, is called the OCU - Orthodox Church of Ukraine. This church was... Continue ->

Tags: Constantinople, Epiphanius, Filaret, OCU, Philaret, Poroshenko, UOC


MASSIVE: Immortal Regiment March in St. Petersburg yesterday tops 1.2 million

Published 2019-05-10 13:13:52 by Guest Author in Eurasia, Headline-News, Russia

ST. PETERSBURG - May 9, 2019 -The Immortal Regiment March in St. Petersburg yesterday saw 1.18 million estimated participants. People celebrate Victory Day by carrying portraits of their relatives who fought against nazism, as well as portraits of the Soviet leaders and marshals/generals of the Red Army who lead the country during the war.   Foto: Andrei Mikhailov

Tags: Communism, Democracy, Fascism, Freedom, Immortal Regiment, Internationalism, May 9th, Nazism, Socialism, Victory Day, War, WWII

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