(2025-01-29). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-01-29). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |
(2025-01-29). Rana Salmar: 'The label of "terrorism" used to criminalise and delegitimise Palestinian self-determination'. pressenza.com Israel and Palestine: a conflict, a colonial occupation, a racist apartheid system, and an "incremental genocide" that has lasted some 80 years and has resumed more violently than before after October 7, 2023. What political solution today for Palestine? We discuss this with Rana Salman, Palestinian activist and co-director — along with As a Palesti…
(2025-01-29). Climate Activists to March on Courts as Mass Just Stop Oil Appeal Kicks Off. bylinetimes.com The prison sentences of the climate protesters were imposed between July and September 2024. Those locked up include Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam and four co-defendants, for successfully planning to disrupt the M25. | The group, who were exposed by a Sun journalist, have been dubbed the "Whole Truth Five" by climate activists. Michel Forst, the United Nations' special rapporteur on environmental defenders described their sentences as "not acceptable in a democracy". | It comes as the Labour Government announced that it backs expansion of Heathrow airport, despite previously opposing it on climate gr…
(2025-01-29). The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires. wsws.org The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent need for a socialist program that prioritizes public welfare over private profit.
(2025-01-29). CovertAction Bulletin — LA Fires: Natural Disaster Made Worse By Capitalism. covertactionmagazine.com Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday was met with protests around the country. As he immediately launched attacks on immigrants, the environment, LGBTQ people, labor and beyond, people took to the streets in opposition, pledging to continue organizing to defend the oppressed against the onslaught of attacks from Trump and the billionaires…
(2025-01-29). La imagen del día: øLatinos por Trump? cubadebate.cu Made in América. "Latinos por Trump", cuándo al energúmeno le han interesado los latinos, a no ser para cortar el césped en sus campos de golf, y limpiar las habitaciones de sus hoteles. El mejor invento del capitalismo moderno, es el pobre de derecha.
(2025-01-29). DeepSeek: How a Small Chinese AI Company is Shaking up US Tech Heavyweights. counterpunch.org 
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Founded in 2023, DeepSeek has achieved its results with a fraction of the cash and computing power of its competitors.
(2025-01-29). The Right Of Return Is Still The Issue. popularresistance.org The war waged against the Palestinian people is the longest and most sustained in recent history. For over a hundred years, since the Balfour Declaration, a war of death and destruction has been waged against the Palestinian people in Palestine and wherever they reside, raining death and destruction on them. | The myth of Palestine as "a land without a people" in the 19th century has been converted into a Zionist plan of action to make it so; a ruined land with its people dead or expelled. | Since the creation of the Zionist colonial project of establishing Israel on the ruins of Palestine in 1948, I witnessed, i…
(2025-01-29). Israel jeopardising 'any prospect of peace', says UNRWA chief. asiapacificreport.nz 
The New Arab Implementation of Israel's ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA will be disastrous, the aid agency's chief has told the Security Council, saying Israel's actions jeopardise "any prospect of peace". The ban is set to come into force tomorrow after months of an intensified Israeli campaign against UNRWA, which it has…
(2025-01-29). Trump 2.0 terrorizes migrant workers. workers.org 
Upon being sworn in on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump abruptly unleashed racist attacks against undocumented workers and migrant families. Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2024. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Trump used the inaugural address as a forum for his assault. In his speech, he threatened to pass "a series of historic . . . |
(2025-01-29). Will U.S. troops refuse to brutalize migrants? workers.org 
The billionaires' new administration in Washington is putting its violent and reactionary anti-migrant program into effect. Its enforcement relies on shock and awe. On force. It relies on obedience. In the end, it counts on the U.S. Armed Forces. But will all troops follow their orders, including illegal orders? Workers . . . |
(2025-01-29). Trump 2.0 aterroriza a los trabajadores migrantes. workers.org 
Por Otis Grotewohl Tras jurar su cargo el 20 de enero, el presidente Donald Trump desató de repente ataques racistas contra trabajadores indocumentados y familias migrantes. Día Internacional del Migrante, 18 de diciembre de 2024, Nueva York. Trump utilizó el discurso inaugural como foro para su ataque. En su discurso, . . . |
(2025-01-29). Afghanistan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders marks new milestone for gender justice. fidh.org
(2025-01-29). US Senate To Vote On Sanctions Against ICC Over Israel War Crimes Warrants. popularresistance.org The US Senate is set to begin voting on Tuesday on a bill that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a report by The Washington Post. | The move has reportedly sparked concerns among some prominent European allies who warn it could undermine international law. | "U.S. lawmakers are moving to pass a law that some of Washington's top European allies fear will 'cripple' the world's preeminent international court, enable war criminals to act with impunity, and degrade the West's moral authority," the Washington Post reported.
(2025-01-29). Ongoing Israeli Incursion in Jenin: Bombing, Injuries, and Destruction. imemc.org 
On Wednesday, Israeli forces continued their aggression against the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp for the eighth consecutive day. Occupation forces remain heavily deployed in all neighborhoods of Jenin city, besieging the Jenin refugee camp, while bulldozers continued the destruction of the infrastructure The army continues its policy of …
(2025-01-29). Tulkarem: Israeli Soldiers Kill a Palestinian, Injure Three Others, Detonate a Home, and Destroy Infrastructure. imemc.org 
| On Tuesday, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man in the Irtah suburb, south of Tulkarem, and injured three others, including a child during their military incursion into Tulkarem city and the Tulkarem refugee camp, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. | Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man, on Tuesday night, after shooting and detaining him in the Irtah suburb, south of Tulkarem.
(2025-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2025. democracynow.org Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Radical Plan to Freeze Federal Grants and Loans, Unions Condemn Trump's "Deferred Resignation" Offer to Buy Out 2.3 Million Federal Workers, Trump Ousts National Labor Relations Board Leaders Who Support Workers' Rights, Immigration Raids Accelerate as ICE Sets Deportation Quota of at Least 1,200 Per Day, Senate Confirms Climate Denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, Senate Confirms Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, Caroline Kennedy Calls HHS Nominee RFK Jr. a "Predator" Ahead of Senate Conf…
(2025-01-29). A world premiere in public international law. onlineopinion.com.au The Convention's nine chapters provide a detailed approach of modalities to prevent and combat the global problem of cybercrime while also including appropriate human rights safeguards.
(2025-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2025. democracynow.org Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Radical Plan to Freeze Federal Grants and Loans, Unions Condemn Trump's "Deferred Resignation" Offer to Buy Out 2.3 Million Federal Workers, Trump Ousts National Labor Relations Board Leaders Who Support Workers' Rights, Immigration Raids Accelerate as Trump Sets Quota of at Least 1,200 Arrests Per Day, Senate Confirms Climate Denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, Senate Confirms Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, Caroline Kennedy Calls HHS Nominee RFK Jr. a "Predator" Ahead of Senate Confir…
(2025-01-29). US: Mississippi Delta Urgently Needs Better Cervical Cancer Care. hrw.org Click to expand Image | © 2022 Laura Freeman for Human Rights Watch | (Jackson, Mississippi) — The Mississippi state and United States federal governments are failing to take steps to prevent cervical cancer deaths for Black women in the Mississippi Delta, the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) and Human Rights Watch said in a report released today during cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer is highly preventable and highly treatable, but experts estimate that 4,360 women died from the disease in 2024 in the United States, with a disproportion…
(2025-01-29). IDF probe into death of two Palestinian kids in West Bank: 'It was hard to determine they were minors'. haaretz.com The Israeli army's internal investigation into the Bsharat cousins' deaths concludes that further steps should have been taken to verify the identities of the individuals targeted by the drone. They were targeted after the IDF mistakenly concluded they were planting IEDs. The findings have not yet been submitted to the Military Advocate General, and no disciplinary or legal actions have been taken…
(2025-01-29). Pause in US Funding Puts Ukraine Programs at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ukrainian rescuers stand next to the new equipment, which was provided by USAID, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2023. | © 2023 Alina Smutko/Reuters | US President Donald Trump's executive order to pause all United States foreign development assistance and the subsequent stop-work and stop-spending directives from Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have far-reaching effects in Ukraine, where Russia's full-scale invasion will soon enter its fourth year.A wide range of USAID-funded programs providing critical relief in sectors affected by the war, including health care, agriculture, psyc…
(2025-01-29). What Israel's UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians: By the numbers. aljazeera.com Israel orders UN Relief and Works Agency, the backbone of Palestinian humanitarian aid, to cease operations by Thursday.
(2025-01-29). "Huge consequences" for Palestinians if Israel bans UNRWA. aljazeera.com Philippe Lazzarini from UNRWA, talks about the profound consequences of an Israeli ban on UNRWA.
(2025-01-29). Israel's defense chief: IDF to remain in Jenin even after operation is complete. haaretz.com LEBANON: 14 wounded in IDF strike in southern Lebanon; Lebanese army captures Hezbollah facility ‚ñ GAZA: Israeli Contractor Working in Gaza Accidentally Shot Dead by IDF Troops ‚ñ WEST BANK: Two people were killed by the IDF overnight; 12 who supporter released prisoner were arrested…
(2025-01-29). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org
(2025-01-29). Pause in US Funding Puts Ukraine Programs at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ukrainian rescuers stand next to the new equipment, which was provided by USAID, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2023. | © 2023 Alina Smutko/Reuters | US President Donald Trump's executive order to pause all United States foreign development assistance and the subsequent stop-work and stop-spending directives from Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have far-reaching effects in Ukraine, where Russia's full-scale invasion will soon enter its third year.A wide range of USAID-funded programs providing critical relief in sectors affected by the war, including health care, agriculture, psych…
(2025-01-29). Ethiopia: Key Rights Groups Suspended. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Men in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021. | © 2021 Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images | (Nairobi) — Ethiopian authorities have shut down two more prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks as part of their escalating crackdown against civil society, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately rescind the decision and stop targeting independent voices.In late December 2024, the Ethiopian Authority for Civil Society Organizations, a government body that oversees civil society groups, suspended the Ethiopian Human Rights Council,…
(2025-01-29). Rubio tells Arab leaders: Post-war plans for the Gaza Strip must prevent Hamas from governing. haaretz.com LEBANON: 14 wounded in IDF strike in southern Lebanon; Lebanese army captures Hezbollah facility ‚ñ GAZA: Israeli Contractor Working in Gaza Accidentally Shot Dead by IDF Troops ‚ñ WEST BANK: Two people were killed by the IDF overnight; 12 who supporter released prisoner were arrested…
(2025-01-29). Two Palestinians killed as Israeli army expands deadly raids in West Bank. aljazeera.com At least 884 Palestinians killed across occupied West Bank in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers since October 2023.
(2025-01-29). From Israel to Libya, Italy is Protecting Alleged War Criminals. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, photographed during a press conference after the joint conversation with Annalena Baerbock, Federal Foreign Minister, (not pictured here) at the Foreign Office. Berlin, September 28, 2023. Photo by: Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images | ©…
(2025-01-29). Israeli forces continue to attack Palestinians despite ceasefire. presstv.ir The Israeli military continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in northern Gaza.
(2025-01-29). Swiss government releases and deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah to Turkey. wsws.org Ali Abunimah, executive director of Chicago-based Electronic Intifada, was released by Swiss authorities on Monday and put on a plane bound for Istanbul after being held in detention for three days in Zàºrich.
(2025-01-29). Senate Democrats block bill to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel. haaretz.com U.S. Senate Democrats halted a Republican-led effort to sanction the World Court in protest of its arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and former defense minister over alleged war crimes committed in Gaza…
(2025-01-29). Two young Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in West Bank. presstv.ir Two young Palestinian men have been killed by Israeli forces in two separate attacks in the occupied West Bank.
(2025-01-29). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com 
A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…
(2025-01-29). US sending Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine: report. newarab.com 
The United States transferred some 90 Patriot air defence interceptors from Israel to Poland this week to then deliver them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources with knowledge of the operation. | "We have seen the reports but have nothing to provide at this time," a Pentagon spokesperson said in response to the report. | A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed to Axios that a Patriot system had been returned to the U.S., adding "it is not known to us whether it was delivered to Ukraine." | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he…
(2025-01-29). Using prisoners to put out LA wildfires is a case for abolition. newarab.com 
Los Angeles is a city of stark inequalities. So, some might have said that it was predictable that the worst environmental disaster in the area's history would play out along class lines. During crises, for example, the Covid-19 pandemic, the gap between rich and poor often becomes more stark, with poor, racialised and criminalised people being exposed to the greatest level of risk. | When it was reported that over
(2025-01-29). Gaza's mothers face deadly pregnancies during Israeli assault. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). The Gaza ceasefire at a crossroads: What next and will it hold. newarab.com 
From the moment that Netanyahu, his Yet,…
(2025-01-29). Israel jeopardising 'any prospect of peace': UNRWA chief. newarab.com 
Implementation of Israel's ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA will be disastrous, the aid agency's chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, saying Israel's actions jeopardise "any prospect of peace". | The ban is set to come into force after months of an intensified Israeli campaign against UNRWA, which it has claimed supports terrorism without providing evidence. | "In two days, our operations in the occupied Palestinian territory will be crippled," UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the 15-member Security Council. "Full implementation of the Knesset legislation will be disastrou…
(2025-01-29). Israel is shifting its battlefield from Gaza to the West Bank. newarab.com 
Israeli forces are engaging in an Just hours after the truce came into effect on 19 January, Israel began Only two days…
(2025-01-29). Israeli war minister says troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely. presstv.ir The Israeli minister of military affairs says the regime's forces will remain stationed at a summit of the "buffer zone" inside the occupied Syrian Golan Heights indefinitely.
(2025-01-29). Trump signs order to defund gender transitions for those below 19. aljazeera.com LGBTQ rights group GLADD says Trump's rhetoric is 'appallingly inaccurate, incoherent, and extreme'.
(2025-01-29). MPs: Besigye fears poisoning at Luzira. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament's Human Rights Committee says former FDC leader, Dr. Kiiza Besigye expressed fears that he might be killed while in detention at Luzira maximum prison. The Committee chaired by West Budama MP, Fox Odoi over the weekend visited Dr. Kiiza Besigye and his co-accused Haj Obed Lutale. In a …
(2025-01-29). Uganda Airlines suspends flights to Kinshasa after violent protests. independent.co.ug 
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Uganda Airlines announced on Tuesday the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where several embassies were damaged, looted, and even set on fire amid mass demonstrations. The decision was made after violent protests targeting foreign embassies against the dire situation …
(2025-01-29). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |
(2025-01-29). Disability Rights UK and Eat Breath Thrive give crucial evidence to Assisted Dying Committee. thecanary.co Disabled witnesses and people with lived experience of mental health conditions giving evidence to the Assisted Dying Bill committee have spelled out to members how the bill moving to legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill patients has "fundamental flaws". In particular, a witness speaking to issues around coercion and eating disorders posed an imperative and …
(2025-01-29). Costco keeps diversity policies, but workers know a union contract is the best DEI. peoplesworld.org 
The decision by Costco to maintain its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, in light of Big Business' onslaught on affirmative action and the Trump administration's recent executive orders against federal diversity programs, has been seen as a positive development among many in the civil rights and democratic movements. Corporations including Meta, Target, Walmart, and …
(2025-01-29). DeepSeek vs. Silicon Valley: In Shock to Big Tech, Chinese Startup Overtakes U.S. AI. democracynow.org 
For a fraction of the cost, Chinese startup DeepSeek's free, open-source artificial intelligence is outcompeting the world's previous leading AI model, OpenAI's ChatGPT, upending the financial predictions of Silicon Valley and causing major turmoil in the U.S. stock market. This comes just after President Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment plan to boost AI infrastructure in the United States and amid the threat of a major trade war between the U.S. and China. For more, we're joined by information studies scholar Ramesh Srinivasan, who says DeepSeek's success is…
(2025-01-29). China's DeepSeek faces questions over claims after shaking up global tech. aljazeera.com Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey among tech leaders to cast doubts on Chinese startup's claimed budget and chip use.
(2025-01-29). Democracy Now! 2025-01-29 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 29, 2025; "Complete Chaos": Medicaid, Meals on Wheels & More on Chopping Block as Trump Freezes Trillions; WATCH: Caroline Kennedy Slams Cousin RFK Jr. as "Dangerous" and a "Predator" in Video to Senate; Sheinbaum vs. Trump: How Mexico's Popular First Woman President Is Navigating Hostile U.S. Policy; DeepSeek vs. Silicon Valley: In Shock to Big Tech, Chinese Startup Overtakes U.S. AI | Headlines for January 29, 2025; "Complete Chaos": Medicaid, Meals on Wheels & More on Chopping Block as Trump Freezes Trillions; WATCH: Caroline Kennedy Sla…
(2025-01-29). Chinese Startup DeepSeek Bests Silicon Valley's ChatGPT in Major AI Upset. truthout.org For a fraction of the cost, Chinese startup DeepSeek's free, open-source artificial intelligence is outcompeting the world's previous leading AI model, OpenAI's ChatGPT, upending the financial predictions of Silicon Valley and causing major turmoil in the U.S. stock market. This comes just after President Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment plan to boost AI infrastructure in… |
(2025-01-29). PSNA's Minto hits back at Gaza 'genocide hotline' critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its "genocide hotline" campaign against soldiers involved in Israel's war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a "predictable lineup of apologists for Israel" for their criticisms of the PSNA…
(2025-01-29). Israel Faces New Security Concerns as Palestinians Return to Northern Gaza. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). 'Cybersecurity's Dominance Is Undeniable': Israel's Tech Industry Grows 2.2% While Economy Shrinks. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). Palestinians Return to Northern Gaza as Israel Weighs Security Risks. themedialine.org
(2025-01-29). Five Injured in Israeli Strike as Lebanon Demands Ceasefire Compliance. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). UAE's EDGE Acquires Stake in Israeli Firm To Boost Drone Detection Technology. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). Israeli Atrocities Continue In Lebanon. popularresistance.org Not only did Israel fail to evacuate its army from Southern Lebanon on Sunday, as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement, its forces also shot over 130 Lebanese civilians attempting to return home in accordance with the deal, killing 23 and wounding 109 (of whom some are in critical condition). | This included a 12-year-old boy wounded in the neck in Kfarkela, standing right next to my local producer Mahmood. I was 20 yards away and on my way to them. Four were killed in Kfarkela and overnight the Israeli army demolished numerous homes there in "punishment."
(2025-01-29). Israel bombs horse cart, killing 5yo girl, because it was on a street not 'approved' for vehicles. skwawkbox.org 
Traffic violation treated by Israel as excuse to breach ceasefire and murder child Israel has bombed a family's horse cart, in yet another egregious breach of its supposed ceasefire in Gaza, murdering five-year-old Nadia al-Amoudi — supposedly because the cart was on a street that Israel had not approved for vehicles en route to northern …
(2025-01-29). Northern Gaza Reduced to Rubble by Israel's Bombing. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Large sections of northern Gaza are now "unrecognizable" after months of Israeli airstrikes, Al Jazeera reported, as thousands of displaced Palestinians make their way back to devastated neighborhoods.
(2025-01-29). Iran Refutes Israel's Allegations. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the UN rejected the Zionist regime's threadbare and unfounded accusations against the Islamic Republic, saying Israel is attempting to distract the international community from its heinous atrocities against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
(2025-01-29). PSNA's Minto hits back at Gaza 'genocide hotline' critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldier visas. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its "genocide hotline" campaign against soldiers involved in Israel's war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a "predictable lineup of apologists for Israel" for their criticisms of the PSNA…
(2025-01-29). Australian right-wing launches witch-hunt against anti-Zionist Jewish leader. wsws.org Sarah Schwartz has been venomously targeted, for exposing bogus claims of far-right and conservative forces to be opposing antisemitism, when they are simply supporting Israeli war crimes.
(2025-01-29). Israel 'systematically terrorizing' freed Palestinian prisoners: Media Office. presstv.ir The Gaza-based Prisoners Media Office says the Israeli regime "systematically" harassed and persecuted Palestinian prisoners and their families before and after their release.
(2025-01-29). Implications of Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir The ceasefire marks a significant victory for Hamas, with Israel agreeing to withdraw its forces, reopen the Rafah crossing, and facilitate humanitarian aid.
(2025-01-29). One year since her murder, Hind Rajab's name echoes as emblem of Palestinian struggle. presstv.ir One year since her murder, the story of 6-year-old Hind Rajab has transcended her own tragedy, becoming a powerful emblem of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation.
(2025-01-29). Palestinian resistance secures 'strategic, ultimate' victory: Iran Army chief. presstv.ir The Iranian Army chief says resistance proved that it can secure a strategic, ultimate victory.
(2025-01-29). Israeli drone strike injures 5 people in southern Lebanon. presstv.ir Lebanon's Health Ministry says an Israeli drone strike has injured 5 people in the southern town of Majdal Selm.
(2025-01-29). Bittersweet homecoming for Palestinians returning to Gaza City. aljazeera.com Displaced people returning to their homes find a city in ruins after 15 months of Israeli bombardment.
(2025-01-29). Analysis: Hamas has been hit hard by Israel, but is not out in Gaza. aljazeera.com Israel has failed to defeat Hamas, but Palestinians in Gaza express mixed feelings about the group remaining in power.
(2025-01-29). 'The families must fight so their loved ones aren't left behind'. haaretz.com The killing and kidnapping of Israeli soldiers Adi Avitan, Benyamin Avraham and Omar Sawaid trigerred the 2006 war in Lebanon. 'In the struggle for the return of my son, other children were sometimes neglected, and they will always remember that,' Adi's father says…
(2025-01-29). Four deaths in one week, zero arrests as Arab Israeli homicide rates skyrocket. haaretz.com In January 2025, the number of homicides in Israel's Arab community has nearly doubled compared to the same month last year…
(2025-01-29). A celebrated chef returns home to Israel, to open Tel Aviv's 'first Arab brasserie'. haaretz.com Hamudi Barghout used to be a celebrity in Acre's culinary scene until that northern city's economy tanked during the war. After coming back home (his mother missed him too much) he has opened the Omnia Brasserie. On the menu: contemporary Arab food…
(2025-01-29). Hasbara hitch: Pro-Israel social media bot goes rogue, calls IDF soldiers 'white colonizers in apartheid Israel'. haaretz.com The AI-powered bot criticized the same social media accounts it was meant to promote, even going so far as to deny the murder of an Israeli family on October 7 and blame Israel for the U.S. plan to ban TikTok…
(2025-01-29). Elon Musk Team Exposes Biden's Condom Plan For Gaza Worth $50 Million: Trump Aide Leavitt | DOGE | USA. hindustantimes.com US President Donald Trump's aide and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a stunning claim regarding the previous Joe Biden administration's aid policy on Gaza. Leavitt said that the Biden administration had earmarked $50 million for condoms for Gaza. She added that the expenditure was discovered in Trump's first week, including by the new Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk. Meanwhile, Andrew Miller, who served as deputy assistant secretary for Israeli-Palestinian affairs under Biden, called the claim "outlandish." Watch this video.
(2025-01-29). Will Gaza's ceasefire impact the Houthis' Red Sea strategy. newarab.com 
As a subplot to the Gaza war, the Yemen-based Part of this shift has involved unprecedented naval attacks and The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas announced on 18 January may alter…
(2025-01-29). Israel strikes on south Lebanon wound 24: health ministry. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes wounded 24 people in The first strike hit the southern town of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, wounding 20 people, the ministry said, updating a previous toll of 14 injured. | It added that another strike on the neighbouring town of Zawtar wounded four people. | At around 7: 30 pm, an Israeli drone carried out "a strike with a guided missile targeting a small vegetable truck" in Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, t…
(2025-01-29). Israelis need to disclose military service to enter New Zealand. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). US envoy kickstarts Israel visit to oversee Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com 
US top diplomat This comes as negotiations for the second phase of the Israel-Hamas truce are set to begin. | The ceasefire is aimed at ending the war and seeing the According to US outlet Axios, citing an Israeli…
(2025-01-29). US Mid East envoy in Israel, Gaza visits for ceasefire push. newarab.com 
The US' Middle East envoy, Witkoff, who is a real estate investor and attorney, might also visit the Gaza Strip during his trip. Such a visit would mark the first time a US official has set foot in the war-battered…
(2025-01-29). US Senate Democrats stop bill sanctioning ICC for Israel. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). Survey reveals Israel's systematic obstruction of aid into Gaza. newarab.com 
A year after the Conducted by 35 aid agencies, including Oxfam, Médecins du Monde, ActionAid, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, the survey revealed a systematic obstruction of aid and escalatin…
(2025-01-29). Iran's Khamenei says Gaza brought Israel 'to its knees'. newarab.com 
The "The small, limited Gaza brought the Zionist regime, armed to the teeth, and fully supported by America, to its knees," Kha…
(2025-01-29). Dozens Of Israeli Patriot Missiles Sent To Ukraine. twz.com 
The U.S. military is providing Ukraine with around 90 interceptors for the
(2025-01-29). 'Conspiracy Theory' Is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived. popularresistance.org Ever since Tel Aviv's 1948 creation, much has been said and written about 'Greater Israel' — the notion Zionism's ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The media typically dismisses this concept as an antisemitic conspiracy theory or, at most, the fringe fantasy of a minuscule handful of Israelis. | In reality, as The Guardian admitted in 2009, the idea of a Greater Israel has long appealed to "religious and secular right-wing nationalists" alike in Tel Av…
(2025-01-29). City University Of New York Union Votes To Divest From Israel. popularresistance.org Thursday night, delegates of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY), the union representing faculty, graduate assistants, and many staff titles at the City University of New York (CUNY), voted 73-70 in favor of a resolution for the union to divest from Israeli companies and government bonds, identify other potential investments for divestment, and recommend that the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) pension plan also divest its $100 million invested in Israeli companies and bonds. This is an important victory for CUNY workers and the movement for Palestine, setting an example for the broader labor movement.
(2025-01-29). How the Israel lobby tries to silence criticism of Israel. defenddemocracy.press There's a long history of the Zionist lobby pressuring, bullying and cajoling critics of Israel and they're now upping their tactics in a time of mass slaughter in Gaza by Kellie Tranter 17 Jan, 2025 The mainstream media is often called "the Fourth Estate" — supposedly the fourth power after the church, nobility and commoners …
(2025-01-29). Holocaust survivor descendant slams police thuggery on behalf of Israel and the BBC. thecanary.co Following heavy-handed policing on 18 January against the regular anti-genocide protests in London, the Canary spoke with one descendant of a Holocaust survivor who attended the march and witnessed what went on. Carolyn Gelenter was one of hundreds of Jewish people who opposed the police ban on protesting outside the BBC on 18 January. And …
(2025-01-29). An artist just brilliantly exposed UK complicity with Israel via ads on the London Underground. thecanary.co RAF Akrotiri is a UK airbase on Cyprus. And while the British government and its mainstream media lapdogs have tried to limit public knowledge about the base's support for Israel during its genocide in Gaza, people who oppose the settler-colonial state's war crimes are keeping up the pressure. London Underground gets some new adverts Artwork …
(2025-01-29). Leicester university hunger strikers for Palestine reach two-week mark. thecanary.co Hunger strikers at Leicester university have reached the two-week mark in their protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Leicester university students: on hunger strike for Palestine On Wednesday 15 January, five University of Leicester students went on hunger strike "over the university's complicity [Israel's] in genocide". Leicester Action for Palestine said this followed "severe …
(2025-01-29). Palestine Action hit FIFTEEN (yes, 15) offices of Allianz in one night. thecanary.co In a coordinated wave of actions across Europe, Palestine Action struck at 15 premises of the 'Allianz' company, investors in and insurers of Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons company. Allianz's provision of Employers Liability Insurance to Elbit Systems UK renders the insurance giant deeply complicit in the genocide in Gaza, as — without insurance — …
(2025-01-29). Israel's Killing of Hind Rajab 1 Year Ago Is a Stain on Our Collective Humanity. truthout.org Hind Rajab was barely 6 years old when she found herself the sole survivor of a brutal Israeli onslaught that had killed six members of her family in front of her eyes: her uncle, aunt and four cousins. January 29, 2024, was a day of unspeakable horror. The Israeli military was pounding the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, part of its campaign of bombarding the Strip from land… |
(2025-01-29). Another Year, Another Arms Dealers' Dinner Disrupted By Protesters. popularresistance.org Protesters vow that arms dealers and politicians will not dine in peace at their £265- £540-a-head annual dinner — as they prepare another year of disruption to the event. | The Aerospace, Defence & Security (ADS) Group is an arms-industry trade body that represents most of the world's biggest arms firms. And according to Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), every year it holds a dinner to "bring politicians together with reps from [the] world's biggest arms companies". | The dinner is a prestigious lobbying and networking event for many of the companies complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaz…
(2025-01-29). Parliamentary chief affirms Lebanon's right to resist aggression. plenglish.com Beirut, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Loyalty to Resistance bloc in Parliament, Mohammad Raad, affirmed the right of the people of Lebanon to confront the Israeli occupation and aggression.
(2025-01-29). US Envoy Meets Palestinian Official, Netanyahu Ahead of Gaza Visit. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). Dan Kovalik Reveals What's Really Happening in Syria/ Syriana Analysis. marktanliano.net
(2025-01-29). What Sultan Erdogan is really up to. thealtworld.com On the table, a geopolitical banquet — served by some of the best independent analytical minds from Bursa to Diyarbakir. | ISTANBUL — The scene is a Circassian restaurant off fabled Istiklal street in historic Beyoglu. On the table, a geopolitical banquet — served by some of the best independent analytical minds from Bursa to Diyarbakir. The menu, apart from a meze feast, is simple: only two broad questions about Sultan Erdogan's approach to BRICS and to Syria. | Here's a concise synopsis of our dinner — more relevant than a torrent of Western-manufactured word salads. Enjoy it with a heft…
(2025-01-29). Russia's nuclear power plant, oil depot targeted in Ukrainian drone attack: Report. presstv.ir The largest nuclear power plant in northwestern Russia has reportedly come under a Ukrainian drone attack.
(2025-01-29). Russia claims nuclear plant targeted during massive Ukrainian drone attack. aljazeera.com Russia and Ukraine continue to swap daily barrages, with the prospects of ceasefire talks appearing slim.
(2025-01-29). Kim Jong Un calls to strengthen DPRK's nuclear shield. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, called today to strengthen the country's nuclear shield in the face of the growing global instability, the state news agency ACNC reported.
(2025-01-29). 'Donald Trump's Self-Defeating Foreign Aid Freeze Will Only Help America's Enemies'. bylinetimes.com When I was in the Foreign Office, an unofficial principle was to avoid any initiative which could be spun negatively by the Daily Mail, which has waged a decades-long campaign against "wasteful" British aid expenditure. | Examples cited by the Mail include the vast amounts of development aid given to India, a country which has its own space programme and nuclear arsenal; to authoritarian or corrupt regimes in Africa; to places where the per capita GDP is higher than in some parts of the UK; to aid organisations allegedly associated with terrorists; or to projects advancing "politically correct" goals —…
(2025-01-29). Lebanon ex-PM Adib nominated as Salam's replacement at ICJ. newarab.com 
Lebanon has nominated diplomat If successfully appointed, Adib will represent Lebanon at the
(2025-01-29). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.
(2025-01-29). F-16s Have Been Using Laser-Guided Rockets To Shoot Down Houthi Drones. twz.com 
(2025-01-29). Ali Abunimah reveals how he was ambushed by Swiss police. electronicintifada.net Renowned journalist was kidnapped by police off Zurich streets.
(2025-01-29). A graveyard of stones. electronicintifada.net As a ceasefire takes hold, Palestinians in Gaza return to destroyed homes, anxiety about the future and determination to start again.
(2025-01-29). Week Three: Oregon's Largest Healthcare Workers Strike. popularresistance.org Portland, Oregon – Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring of more caregivers. | Providence pays some of the lowest wages, and its workers have among the worst health care benefits in the region. When sick, nurses are forced to use their vacation days, stay home without pay or come to work sick, because Providenc…
(2025-01-29). Abolish Rent, Yes, For Real. popularresistance.org The largest tenant union in the country is responding quickly and passionately to the devastation of the Los Angeles fires. The LA Tenants Union is demanding not just enforcement of existing California protections against price gouging of rental homes, but a moratorium on evictions and a rent freeze, all while tenants are coming together with heroic levels of mutual aid. | But these steps will only mitigate a perpetual struggle, as union co-founders Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis write in their new book "Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis." "Why do tenants wake up every month and have to p…
(2025-01-29). Canada Charity Partners, oundation for Public Policy Development (FPPD), NGO Monitor and Tax-receipted. justpeaceadvocates.ca Did you know that for decades, registered charity status in Canada ) has been used as a tool for Zionist political groups to fund war crimes in Palestine and related Zionist political interests? If not, we don't blame you.
(2025-01-29). Australia: Mass resignation of psychiatrists a symptom of broader mental health crisis. wsws.org Mental health services are disastrously under-funded and under-resourced after decades of government cuts.
(2025-01-29). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-01-29). Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability. cadtm.org At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens' desire for the rule of law, equitable and sustainable development, democratization, and justice for all, or it can fragment into "bantustans" along regional and ethnic cleavages. For most of its independent political history, Sudan has been torn between two visions and forces. The colonized political elite lacked the imagination to build a nation beyond coloniality, while (…) | – | / |
(2025-01-29). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org
(2025-01-29). Take Trump and Musk's threats very seriously! cadtm.org
(2025-01-29). Fallacy of Weakened Iran Debunked: IRGC General. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh dismissed the notion propagated by the enemies that Iran has been weakened.
(2025-01-29). Iran Welcomes Iraq's Anti-Terrorism National Strategy. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Iranian diplomat in Geneva praised Iraq's national strategy to combat terrorism designed for 2021—2025, stressing the need for the continuation of the scheme considering the threat of ISIL (Daesh) terrorist group to the region.
(2025-01-29). Iran's Distrust of US Prevails: Araqchi. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran has not received any given message from the administration of US President Donald Trump about negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, describing the distrust of the US as a basis after its violation of the JCPOA.
(2025-01-29). Iran and Tajikistan eliminate visa requirements for air travellers between Tehran and Dushanbe. tvbrics.com 
The new policy, endorsed by Iran's Cabinet, is set to come into force on 3 February 2025…
(2025-01-29). Iran and Russia establish healthcare cooperation bureau to advance medical education and research. tvbrics.com 
Discussions included plans to facilitate opportunities for Russian students to pursue medical education at Iranian universities…
(2025-01-29). Russia-Egypt trade surges to US$8 billion in 2024 as economic ties strengthen. tvbrics.com 
Russia remains a crucial partner in Egypt's agricultural sector…
(2025-01-29). South African cyclist to make the journey from Cape Town to Cairo. tvbrics.com 
He has cycled thousands of miles across southern Africa over the past few years…
(2025-01-29). India hopes Mahakumbh will bring in investors, but economists are sceptical. aljazeera.com Uttar Pradesh state has pumped in millions for the 45-day festival, which is largest gathering of Hindus every 12 years.
(2025-01-29). As Pakistanis die in fresh Mediterranean tragedy, a question lingers: Why? aljazeera.com Pakistani men, including some with a level of financial stability, are embarking on a dangerous new route to Europe.
(2025-01-29). Chinese Lunar New Year starts as millions celebrate the Year of the Snake. aljazeera.com People celebrate Lunar New Year, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake.
(2025-01-29). Tyres burned, embassies attacked in DR Congo's Kinshasa protests. aljazeera.com Burning tyres and looted embassies mark chaotic Kinshasa protests against international inaction in DR Congo conflict.
(2025-01-29). Deadly crowd crush at India's Mahakumbh Mela: All to know. aljazeera.com About 400 million pilgrims are expected to participate in the world's largest religious festival on Wednesday.
(2025-01-29). Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, what does that mean? aljazeera.com For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second.
(2025-01-29). Military governments lead West African trio out of ECOWAS regional bloc. aljazeera.com ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger.
(2025-01-29). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events — day 1,070. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,070th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
(2025-01-29). At least 7 reported killed in crush at India's Mahakumbh religious festival. aljazeera.com The crowd crush occurred at the world's largest religious event for Hindus, attended by hundreds of millions of people.
(2025-01-29). Trump offers federal workers buyout, promises eight months severance pay. aljazeera.com Millions of federal workers in US receive buyout offers as new administration aims for government overhaul.
(2025-01-29). US revokes security clearance of former military chief Milley. aljazeera.com Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also orders investigation into Trump critic Milley's actions and military grade.
(2025-01-29). Who is celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake and how? aljazeera.com Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.
(2025-01-29). Video: Deadly crush at India's Mahakumbh religious festival. aljazeera.com Deadly crush at India's Mahakumbh Mela religious festival…
(2025-01-29). At least 7 killed in crush at India's Mahakumbh religious festival. aljazeera.com The crowd crush occurred at the world's largest religious event for Hindus, attended by hundreds of millions of people.
(2025-01-29). Who will pay for rebuilding Gaza? aljazeera.com With mass destruction and millions of tonnes of rubble, rebuilding Gaza requires tens of billions of dollars.
(2025-01-29). Frankfurt Airport: A Special Kind of Loathing. counterpunch.org 
It cuts against the grain of the Teutonic character. Instead of steely no-nonsense efficiency, we see gross lethargy in moving people across terminals. Instead of promptitude in offering advice to those desperately in need of it, we get inconsistent messages, errors and utterances of sheer ignorance. This is the message from Frankfurt Airport, one of the industrialised world's
(2025-01-29). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.
(2025-01-29). Bangladesh-China ties to reach a unique height. pressenza.com Over the years, there have been regular high-level bilateral talks and visits between the two countries. Ministers of both countries have historically taken the lead in helping to establish this link. In an effort to build closer ties with Beijing, Bangladesh's Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain visited China, on his first bilateral visit for a four-day trip. Following political changes in Bangladesh, China is focusing on strengthening ties between the two countries, and this visit marked the beginning of that initiative. | By Akib Rahman Shanto | Foreign Affairs Adviser's China Visit | Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid…
(2025-01-29). Rising Cyber Threats: UK Government's Vulnerability Exposed. bylinetimes.com Cyber attacks on government departments and Parliament from malign actors in Russia, China and Iran are becoming increasingly sophisticated and severe, the National Audit Office warns in a report published today. | Ministries are vulnerable to attack because 58 critical key IT systems in Whitehall have gaps in their cyber resistance and another 238 legacy computer systems are operating without any security updates because manufacturers have long ceased to provide them. | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Tory Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: "Today's NAO report must serve as a stark wake-up call to the G…
(2025-01-29). The Meaning of Life in a Secular World. counterpunch.org 
Reincarnation is a core belief of the Hindu faith. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains that changing one's body is like changing one's clothes. I accept that possibility as I accept the idea of a Christian afterlife. Both speculations are fascinating. But I am far more amazed by the life I live. How is it
(2025-01-29). In Memory of Nawar al-Awlaki, Age 8. counterpunch.org 
Nawar al-Awlaki would have been 16 this year. She was dead long before that. Nawar was just 8 years old when on January 29, 2017 she was killed during a pre-dawn raid on the Yemeni village of al-Ghayil. The raid was carried out by the US Navy's SEAL Team 6 and commandos from the United Arab
(2025-01-29). The Abortion Wars Continue. counterpunch.org 
"Mrs. Porsha Evette Ngumezi, 35 passed away at Houston Methodist Hospital in Sugarland, TX on June 12, 2023." So reports the All Families Mortuary. What the announcement did not report was that over the course of six hours the previous day Porsha had bled so much in the emergency department at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital that she'd needed two transfusions. According to
(2025-01-29). Trump's Taxes (Tariffs) on Imports and Sales Taxes on Stocks (FTT). counterpunch.org 
I have been pushing for financial transactions taxes (FTT) for more than three decades. The logic is straightforward. We have an enormous volume of transactions in the financial sector that serve no productive purpose. Hedge funds and other big actors can buy millions of dollars of stock or other financial assets and then sell them off five minutes or even five seconds later.
(2025-01-29). Garbage Rises, Until We Dump It. counterpunch.org Trump, Musk, Vance, Kennedy and the rest of our new government's murderous members now oversee political life in the USA. Things were already horrific and have been for ages. But now the worst garbage has fully risen. Humanity has seen this before and the view isn't pretty. So where is the dump site? Where is
(2025-01-29). 'All They Will Call You Will Be Deportees'. counterpunch.org 
And now Trump consciousness purports to claim — or reclaim — control over America: the land of white Christian nationalists and no one else, damnit! But of course that level of selfishness — mine, mine, mine! — is only possible to maintain with a huge helping of fear alongside it: fear of the enemy. Fear of
(2025-01-29). A Walk on the Border the Day After the National Emergency Declaration. counterpunch.org 
I approached Mirabel Cruz to ask her what she thought of the national emergency declaration for the U.S.-Mexico border, announced by President Donald Trump during his inauguration. She was at her house on International Street in Nogales, Arizona, where she lives in front of the 20-foot rust-colored wall, the very place that, according to Trump, is suffering a "dangerous invasion."When he declared the national emergency, there was a rousing standing ovation. I found the enthusiasm startling. Did the attendees at his inauguration know something I don't? So I came down to walk alongside the wall and take a look. Alo…
(2025-01-29). Trump's Return to Office Order: the Opposite of DOGE? counterpunch.org 
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last November ("The DOGE Plan to Reform Government"), Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy asserted that "[r]equiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome: If federal employees don't want to show up, American taxpayers shouldn't pay
(2025-01-29). Western Cape Education's systemic test results surpass 2019 scores. sanews.gov.za Western Cape Education's systemic test results surpass 2019 scores | The Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) 2024 annual systemic test results have indicated significant progress in children's learning, with certain scores exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels. | | "The pass rates for both Grade 9 mathematics and Grade 3 language are now higher than they were in 2019, with the remaining grades and subjects catching up quickly," the department said in a statement. | | The Western Cape is the only province in the country to conduct annual systemic testing in both mathematics and language for learners in Grades 3, 6,…
(2025-01-29). The UK government is normalising tyranny. expose-news.com Sir Chris Whitty has admitted at the UK Covid Inquiry that the decision to make Covid vaccines mandatory was "100% political." His admission contradicts the government's previous claim of "following the science." …
(2025-01-29). "Complete Chaos": Medicaid, Meals on Wheels & More on Chopping Block as Trump Freezes Trillions. democracynow.org 
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump's attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, including university and nonprofit funding, food assistance, Medicaid, veterans' benefits and more. The Trump administration said the shocking move was a part of its assessment of whether various government programs align with its agenda. Since assuming office, Trump and his allies have launched a highly publicized purge of initiatives aimed at tackling historical and structural inequality within the federal government. "It's just been complete c…
(2025-01-29). Sheinbaum vs. Trump: How Mexico's Popular First Woman President Is Navigating Hostile U.S. Policy. democracynow.org 
We take a look at Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's first 100 days in office with Edwin Ackerman, an expert on Mexican politics. Sheinbaum has proved enormously popular with the Mexican public, championing populist reforms and issuing forceful rebukes of Donald Trump's scapegoating and demonization of Latin America, including his attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico to "the Gulf of America" and his threat to enact crushing tariffs on Mexico, the U.S.'s second-largest trading partner. Sheinbaum may be at the forefront of a "renewed pink tide," says Ackerman, referencin…
(2025-01-29). WATCH: Caroline Kennedy Slams Cousin RFK Jr. as "Dangerous" and a "Predator" in Video to Senate. democracynow.org 
As Senate confirmation hearings begin Wednesday for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, his cousin Caroline Kennedy has published a video slamming him as holding "dangerous and willfully misinformed" views on vaccines and other public health issues. Caroline Kennedy is the former U.S. ambassador to Japan and Australia and daughter of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s uncle.
(2025-01-29). ACTION ALERT: When Trump Tried to Freeze Federal Funds, WaPo Saw Not Illegality But 'Determination'. fair.org 
New York's headline ( When President Donald Trump ordered an unprecedented freeze on all federal grants and loans, a few news outlets responded with at least some degree of appropriate alarm and scrutiny. | "Trump's Massive Power Grab," read the headline for Politico's Playbook newsletter (
(2025-01-29). Experts Warn: Trump's Gaza Displacement Plan Could Ignite Regional Instability. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). White House Justifies US Aid Freeze With Unverified Gaza Condom Claim. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). White House Justifies US Aid Freeze With Unverified Gaza Condom Claim. themedialine.org
(2025-01-29). Gazans allowed to return to the devastated north. wsws.org Pictures bear comparison only with the scenes of devastation in the aftermath of the Second World War. According to the United Nations, 92 percent of dwellings are either destroyed or severely or partially damaged.
(2025-01-29). Gazans allowed to return to the devastated north. wsws.org Pictures bear comparison only with the scenes of devastation in the aftermath of the Second World War. According to the United Nations, 92 percent of dwellings are either destroyed, severely or partially damaged.
(2025-01-29). In Gaza 'never again' happened again as the powerful looked on. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). El gobierno de Trump busca adelgazar la administración federal con ofertas de renuncia. cubadebate.cu El gobierno de EE.UU. anunció que ofrecerá compensaciones a los empleados federales que opten por renunciar antes de la próxima semana, en un esfuerzo sin precedentes por reducir rápidamente el tamaño del gobierno federal. Según un memorando de la Oficina de Administración de Personal (OPM), se impondrán criterios más rigurosos de elegibilidad.
(2025-01-29). Realiza Italia envío en helicópteros de ayuda humanitaria a Gaza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) Italia realizó el envío en helicópteros de cargamentos de ayuda humanitaria para la población palestina en la Franja de Gaza, como parte de una operación conjunta entre las Fuerzas Armadas de este país y Jordania, señala hoy un comunicado.
(2025-01-29). What to Expect from Venezuela's Constitutional Reform. orinocotribune.com In a special interview with journalist Breno Altman, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro detailed the major changes expected for the proposed Constitutional Reform. | During the conversation, the national leader explained that the proposed Constitutional Reform will transform the state, the economy, and society. | He indicated that this process aims to unify and consolidate the climate of peace in Venezuela and increase the empowerment of the people. | He also announced that the debate for the reform will take place, alongside civilians, starting on February 15. | "The state is the Constitution, the state is the…
(2025-01-29). Amid Confusion and Panic, WH Rescinds Funding "Freeze" on Grants and Programs. truthout.org A federal judge has issued a stay on an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo that sought to freeze federal spending for several programs and grants, ostensibly to give the Trump administration time to review how federal funds are being spent. The priorities of the administration, according to that memo, include ensuring monies aren't being disbursed to fund "wokeness," "Marxist equity,"… |
(2025-01-29). Unpacking Palestine's struggle in Jaffa and the Present Absence. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). University of Birmingham targeting two students over their support for Palestine. thecanary.co On Tuesday 28 January, Antonia Listrat, final year International Law and Globalisation student at the University of Birmingham (UoB), went to what she thought was a disciplinary hearing, only to be told it was a fact-finding meeting instead. University of Birmingham: anti-Palestinian racism? "They didn't want to disclose any evidence and, at first, refused to …
(2025-01-29). Putin denies possibility of peace negotiations with Zelensky. plenglish.com Moscow, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin said that Vladimir Zelenski is an illegitimate leader of Ukraine and cannot negotiate with Russia, a statement published today by the Kremlin after the president's interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin.
(2025-01-29). Panama and Paraguay strengthen trade cooperation. plenglish.com According to the report from the Palacio de las Garzas (seat of the Executive), the conversations between President José Raúl Mulino and his Paraguayan counterpart Santiago Peña, who arrived in Panama to attend from Wednesday the first edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Forum, revolved around these axes. | In the talks, Paraguay expressed its interest in opening a space in the Panamanian meat market, from where it can re-export to Central America and the Caribbean. | It also requested technical cooperation for the registration of barges and tugboats; and in the agricultural sector, Paraguay anno…
(2025-01-29). Cuba celebrates proclamation of peace for Latin America,the Caribbean. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez celebrated the signing in Havana, 11 years ago, of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
(2025-01-29). Questions in El Salvador in cooperation with US on immigration. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Salvadorans maintain expectations and questions about the extent of alleged commitments reached by the country's authorities with the United States to face the migration challenge.
(2025-01-29). Plane crash in South Sudan leaves 18 deaths. plenglish.com Juba, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) A plane crash in South Sudan today killed at least 18 people and seriously injured three others when a small plane that took off shortly before in the state of Unity crashed.
(2025-01-29). Activities for 50th anniversary of Angola-Cuba ties are underway. plenglish.com Luanda, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Angola and Cuba are celebrating, in 2025, the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, commemorations that are already underway, Cuban Ambassador to this nation, Oscar Leon, informed.
(2025-01-29). Nicaraguan Parliament continues approval of reform to Magna Carta. plenglish.com Managua, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly (Parliament) of Nicaragua continues today the process of discussion and approval of the partial reform of the Constitution, which aims to modernize and update the State to ensure new times of security and prosperity.
(2025-01-29). Trump invited to meet atomic bomb survivors in Japan. plenglish.com Tokyo, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki revealed today that they sent a joint letter to the new US president, Donald Trump, inviting him to visit these cities in Japan and meet the survivors of the atomic bombs.
(2025-01-29). Italy: 17th Meeting of Cuban Residents in Europe convened. plenglish.com Rome, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) With an event in front of the monument to José Martí in Rome, the 17th Meeting of Cuban Residents in Europe (ECRE) was convened in Italy on Tuesday, to be held from October 24 to 26, 2025, in this capital.
(2025-01-29). Denuncian en India arbitrariedad de EE.UU. con Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) Sonya Surabhi Gupta, profesora e investigadora de estudios latinoamericanos en India, denunció hoy la arbitrariedad de Estados Unidos de reincorporar a Cuba en la lista de países presuntos patrocinadores del terrorismo.
(2025-01-29). Pistola de tiro rápido pudiera quedar fuera de Los àÅngeles 2028. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (JIT).- La prueba de pistola de tiro rápido a 25 metros para hombres, pudiera no estar presente en el programa de este deporte para los Juegos Olímpicos de Los àÅngeles 2028.
(2025-01-29). Poesía y música para el ángel que nos acompaña. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) Con la presencia del Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, tuvo lugar en la noche de este lunes, en la base del monumento de José Martí en la Plaza de la Revolución, un espectáculo de poesía y música en homenaje al Héroe Nacional, quien naciera un 28 de enero, hace 172 años.
(2025-01-29). Brasil propone diálogo con EE.UU. para aplicar adecuadas deportaciones. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) El Gobierno de Brasil propone hoy un diálogo con Estados Unidos para conformar un grupo de trabajo que reúna a autoridades de ambos países y rehacer el entendimiento sobre procedimientos a aplicar en las deportaciones.
(2025-01-29). En marcha actividades por aniversario 50 de relaciones Angola-Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) Angola y Cuba festejan en 2025 el aniversario 50 del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas, conmemoraciones que ya están en marcha hoy, según expresó el embajador cubano, Oscar León.
(2025-01-29). Cuba cae en penales y termina última en Mundial de Balonmano. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 de ene (ACN) Cuba cerró su participación en el Mundial de Balonmano 2025 con una derrota en penales frente a Guinea (33-31) y terminó en el último lugar del certamen universal que por primera vez tuvo sede en tres países: Dinamarca, Noruega y Croacia.
(2025-01-29). Serie de las Américas: definidos los cruces de semifinales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (PL).- Con la victoria 11-8 de las Cabras de Curazao sobre las panameñas àÅguilas Metropolitanas quedaron definidos los cruces de semifinales de la Serie de las Américas de béisbol que se disputa en Nicaragua.
(2025-01-29). Beisbol: Asociación de las Américas y su afiliación a WBSC. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (JIT).- La Asociación de Béisbol de las Américas (ABAM) se afiliará a la Confederación Mundial de Béisbol-Softbol (WBSC), según trascendió al concluir la Asamblea General de la entidad, realizada en Managua, capital de Nicaragua.
(2025-01-29). Solidaridad internacional con Cuba en la mira de foro en La Habana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) La solidaridad internacional con Cuba y la defensa de la paz y las causas justas centran hoy en esta capital la amplia agenda de los participantes en la VI Conferencia Internacional Por el equilibrio del Mundo.
(2025-01-29). Homenajean en México a Martí y celebran 66 años de Revolución cubana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) Cubanos y mexicanos celebraron hoy los 172 años del natalicio del Héroe Nacional de la isla, José Martí, y el aniversario 66 de la Revolución en el país caribeño, conmemorado el 1 de enero.
(2025-01-29). Cuba celebra proclama de paz para América Latina y Caribe. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, celebró hoy la firma en La Habana, hace 11 años, de la Proclama América Latina y el Caribe como Zona de Paz.
(2025-01-29). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-01-29). Russia to assert Africa-Europe power via Libya airbase expansion. newarab.com 
The Mataan al-Sarra Airbase in the
(2025-01-29). Warning strikes at Berlin's local transit operator BVG. wsws.org At all costs, the trade unions, politicians and big business want to avoid industrial action at BVG, as across other sectors and companies, in the midst of the current federal election campaign.
(2025-01-29). Dozens of civilians killed in Nigeria in government airstrikes against armed gangs. wsws.org These attacks are the latest in a series of aerial bombardments by the Nigerian government as part of a protracted campaign against armed groups and insurgents in the north of the country, much of which is effectively outside of federal government control.
(2025-01-29). Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan kills six civilians. newarab.com 
Six civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes in Turkey frequently c…
(2025-01-29). The Democrats Who Stole an Election and Imprisoned the Protesters Must Be Held Accountable. thealtworld.com Update: According to the latest information I have, The J6 political prisoners in the D.C. prison have been released. Kentucky is still holding one. Everyone else released except for about 6 who are being held on unrelated state charges. | The Democrats Who Stole an Election and Imprisoned the Protesters Must Be Held Accountable | Is there to be no accountability for election theft and wielders of weaponized law and prosecutions? | Paul Craig Roberts | The release of the pardoned J6 political prisoners has, for the most part, gone well, but in a few instances vindictive Democrat officials still hold a few of the…
(2025-01-29). State Attorneys General Are Working to Block Trump's Agenda in Court. truthout.org Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to significantly restrict birthright citizenship last week, nearly two dozen state attorneys general filed lawsuits seeking to block the order. Two days after that, a federal judge in Seattle issued a two-week pause on the measure as the court considers a more extensive hold on the policy. This week… |
(2025-01-29). "Musk Lackeys" Now Reportedly Control Agency Tasked With Federal HR. truthout.org The unglamorous but key federal office that sent out a mass "deferred resignation" offer to federal employees on Tuesday has reportedly been taken over by people with ties to Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a close confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump. Citing unnamed sources, Wired reported Tuesday that "the highest ranks of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — essentially… |
(2025-01-29). Risky Raw Milk Farms Poised to Gain Federal Certification Under an RFK HHS. truthout.org In summertime, cows wait under a canopy to be milked at Mark McAfee's farm in Fresno, California. From his Cessna 210 Centurion propeller plane, the 63-year-old can view grazing lands of the dairy company he runs that produces products such as unpasteurized milk and cheese for almost 2,000 stores. Federal regulators say it's risky business. Samples of raw milk can contain bird flu virus and… |
(2025-01-29). The Last Showgirl and why "the real rebel move is staying soft" wsws.org Gia Coppola's depiction of aging entertainers in "America's adult playground" is a turn to serious subject matter, and the results are generally impressive.
(2025-01-29). Los Angeles fire survivors erupt in anger over slow and inadequate government response. wsws.org A town hall meeting in Santa Monica escalated into angry exchanges between survivors of the Pacific Palisades fire and an EPA official about the 18-month timeline for clearing debris left by the devastating fire.
(2025-01-29). Amazon's expansion in Knoxville threatens jobs and livelihoods of rural carriers. wsws.org The e-commerce giant has extended its reach into smaller markets and rural areas, a move that has significant economic implications for rural carriers and raises serious questions about the future of the United States Postal Service.
(2025-01-29). Los Angeles fire survivors erupt in anger over slow and inadequate government response. wsws.org A town hall meeting in Santa Monica, escalated into angry exchanges between survivors of the Pacific Palisades fire and an EPA official about the 18-month timeline for clearing debris left by the devastating fire.
(2025-01-29). If you want holistic medicine you must do it yourself. expose-news.com The medical establishment has been influenced by the drug industry and focuses on solving problems with drugs, surgery, or radiotherapy, rather than acknowledging the importance of stress, diet and preventive medicine. True …
(2025-01-29). Lean red meat in a balanced diet supports gut microbiota and heart health, a new study reveals. expose-news.com
(2025-01-29). AMBS professors organizing conference on Christian nationalism. anabaptistworld.org "The conference promises to be a profound time of global reflection on the rise and challenges that Christian nationalism presents to Catholics and Mennonites."
(2025-01-29). A ferry tale. onlineopinion.com.au What GF didn't know, was that I was a Scot who had repeatedly watched 'Chariots of Fire' and 'Braveheart' and I set out not only to fight, but to beat him.
(2025-01-29). SATIRE: New Death Row Fast Pass Allows Convicts To Skip Execution Line. theonion.com MONTGOMERY, AL—Calling it a "revolutionary way" to experience the full wrath of the carceral state, the Alabama Department of Corrections unveiled Friday a new Death Row Fast Pass that allows convicts to skip the line for executions. "With the amazing Death Row Fast Pass, inmates can zoom past all those condemned individuals in front of them …
(2025-01-29). SATIRE: Wedding Planner Makes It Through Entire 1.5-Year Process Without Acknowledging Groom. theonion.com SAVANNAH, GA—Having had no direct interaction with the man at any time during the process, local event planner Anna Callaway made it through one and a half years of preparations for a couple's wedding without ever acknowledging the groom's existence, sources confirmed Saturday. According to reports, Callaway never once made reference to a second person being …
(2025-01-29). Driven to support a greater good. anabaptistworld.org The most recent vehicle auctioned to support Mennonite Central Committee was so particularly nasty, it had to find an alternative venue.
(2025-01-29). Sextortion and OnlyFans: The On Demand Content King and the Case of Levi Davis. bylinetimes.com "Everybody knows the bio is where it gets sticky", reads Levi Davis' OnlyFans account landing page. Through the lens of what followed, the gambit is triple-loaded. | Levi's header image sets the tone of what — for $24 a month — he would be sharing. The strategically placed bottle green boxing gloves say enough. "Take a look and see what else you can find" invites a strapline with five suggestive emojis. | What the intro didn't tell people, though, is that "doing OnlyFans" had been at the front of Levi's mind for a long time. And in the end, when he did, it was an act of defiance. | But was it also…
(2025-01-29). Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Operation: Investigation and Arrest of Cedric Judge Jr. urbancny.com 
An extensive eight-month investigation conducted by the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit culminated in the arrest of Cedric Judge Jr., 31, of North Syracuse. Judge Jr. was identified …
(2025-01-29). Wall Street Will Frustrate Trump's Push to 'Drill, Baby, Drill,' Shale Bosses Predict. pressenza.com By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes |
(2025-01-29). Urbanization on the Desert's Edge: New Research Center Reimagines Life in the Negev. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). Iraq Reduces Gas Flaring by 70% in Push for Energy Reform. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-29). South Korea: Submission on discrimination against North Korean escapees. fidh.org
(2025-01-29). Thailand: Right to health for prisoners and detainees. fidh.org
(2025-01-29). SA signs international treaty to boost food security, biodiversity. sanews.gov.za SA signs international treaty to boost food security, biodiversity | South Africa has joined scores of countries worldwide that have formalised their commitment to ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. | The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) announced on Tuesday that South Africa has officially signed the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). | The objectives of the ITPGRFA are conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and to pro…
(2025-01-29). Trump Dumps the Paris Agreement: Is it a Big Deal? wattsupwiththat.com President Trump's executive order for the US to exit the Paris agreement is a huge deal, not least in saving the nation hundreds of millions of dollars which would have been spent on climate boondoggles such as President Biden's euphemistically termed Inflation Reduction Act and vast transfers in climate funds pledged to developing countries. Let not the naysayers say otherwise.
(2025-01-29). Fighting impunity: FIDH at the first world congress on enforced disappearances. fidh.org
(2025-01-29). DRC: Armed fighting threatens civilians in and around Goma. fidh.org
(2025-01-29). '27 for Freedom' run to honour Madiba. sanews.gov.za '27 for Freedom' run to honour Madiba | The spirit of former President Nelson Mandela will come alive at the historic Drakenstein Correctional Centre on Saturday, 8 February, as the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) hosts the 27 for Freedom Race. | Drakenstein, formerly known as Victor Verster Prison, is where the world-renowned former Statesman took his first steps to freedom after 27 years of incarceration (having served 18 of those years on Robben Island). His release from prison after 27 years became an iconic moment etched in the hearts of all South Africans and the world. | 8 February 2025 marks the…
(2025-01-29). Deadline for F1 bid extended. sanews.gov.za Deadline for F1 bid extended | The Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Bid Steering Committee (BSC), has extended the submission deadline for the Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) for South Africa's Formula 1 Grand Prix bid. | | "This extension aims to give stakeholders additional time to submit comprehensive, well-structured proposals in line with RFEOI requirements. The Ministry is committed to a transparent and competitive process to secure this prestigious motorsport event," the Ministry said on Tuesday. | | The deadline for submission has been extended to18 March 2025. | | "
(2025-01-29). Government condemns torching of PUTCO buses. sanews.gov.za Government condemns torching of PUTCO buses | The Ministry of Transport has called on law enforcement to arrest those responsible for the torching of 50 Public Utility Company (PUTCO) buses and ensure that they are prosecuted in court. | | PUTCO's bus fleet plays a key role in moving about 200 000 commuters a day, with its biggest operation being in the province of Mpumalanga. | | In a statement on Tuesday, PUTCO said that the buses were set alight on Monday night after unknown men ambushed and tied-up security guards at the Moloto depot before burning buses on site. | | It added that two employees were injured d…
(2025-01-29). B-Sides: Gloria Steinem's "The Beach Book" publicbooks.org In Gloria Steinem's now-forgotten first book, she offers detailed instructions on how to build a sandcastle, how to tan, how to peel if you burn, and more.
(2025-01-29). What the Gambling Industry Can Expect from Trump's Presidency. moguldom.com Donald Trump's rise from real estate mogul to President of the United States set off debates in every which way as to how his policy would affect the economy. One industry that keenly watched those first days in 2017 was the gambling industry. After all, Trump was famously associated with casinos in Atlantic City, and …
(2025-01-29). Truths about Coral Bleaching: CO2 Warming vs Reduced Clouds Cover? wattsupwiththat.com However, the science of coral bleaching now reports it is changes in the sun's insolation that primarily drives bleaching by increasing ROS production during photosynthesis along with solar heating. If global warming alone is causing coral bleaching and rising coral deaths, we would expect a steady decline in coral cover as CO2 rises. However, changes in coral cover have oscillated as we would expect from the El Nino oscillation. After recent El Nino-related massive bleaching events impacted nearly 90% of Australia's corals, in 2022 the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) reported the highest levels of…
(2025-01-29). 12 people killed in ammunition factory blast in northwest Turkey. presstv.ir A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey, killing a dozen people.
(2025-01-29). More than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia. presstv.ir More than 260 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days.
(2025-01-29). California firefighters battling wildfire near Los Angeles. presstv.ir California firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire.
(2025-01-29). Aerial shots of damage caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. presstv.ir Aerial shots show the destruction of a wide range of houses by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.
(2025-01-29). $100mn US warplane crashes in Alaska; pilot taken to hospital. presstv.ir An F-35 warplane spins out of control before crashing in Alaska and exploding upon impact.
(2025-01-29). Greenlanders don't want to join US, new poll shows. presstv.ir Despite Trump's repeated efforts to depict the island as part of the US, Greenlanders have firmly rejected the idea.
(2025-01-29). US protesters rally against Trump outside White House. presstv.ir American protesters have staged a rally outside the White House in Washington DC against US President Donald Trump's plan to freeze federal aid as well as his controversial immigration policies.
(2025-01-29). Iran's 'defensive diplomacy' neutralized plots of global arrogance: Senior commander. presstv.ir A senior Iranian military commander hails that the Islamic Republic's defensive diplomacy has foiled the global arrogant powers' plots to isolate the country.
(2025-01-29). Iran's foreign minister says no 'message exchange' with US so far. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister says Tehran has not received any messages from the Trump administration regarding the sanctions removal talks.
(2025-01-29). British Jews — a brief dialogue with Michael Starr. salaficentre.com 
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(2025-01-29). Kurdish parties struggle to form government in Iraqi Kurdistan. newarab.com 
Efforts to establish a new government in This political deadlock has cast uncertainty over the r…
(2025-01-29). Palestinian prisoners with life sentences describe endless abuse. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). Your guide to attend and who to cheer for Morocco's Afcon 2025. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). Egypt's bread subsidy system reforms hit the poor hardest. newarab.com 
(2025-01-29). AKOPE: Pearl Of Africa series is dream come true for Ugandan golf professionals. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Professional golfers across the world earn a living primarily through tournament winnings — that is prize money awarded according to performance in tournaments. Extra income is usually got through sponsorships and endorsements, when companies pay them to represent them on the golf course by playing under their brand name, or …
(2025-01-29). Busoga University to reopen in August. independent.co.ug 
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga University will reopen in August. This was revealed by the Ministry of Education's assistant commissioner in charge of university education and training, John Ochira. In December 2016, the National Council for Higher Education-NCHE revoked the provisional license of Busoga University, which has been in operation since 1998 on …
(2025-01-29). Four day NRM register update starts today. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM has started updating its register ahead of party primaries. The exercise that started this morning will run till Saturday, February 1st, 2025 across all the villages in Uganda. Rosemary Namayanja the Deputy Secretary General of NRM, says the exercise intends to enable persons who have turned …
(2025-01-29). Madhvani seeks more 10,000 hectares of land for Amuru Sugar Project. independent.co.ug 
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Madhvani Group of companies has shown interest in acquiring additional 10,000 acres of land in Kololo Parish, Lakang Sub-County in Amuru district for the establishment of a sugar factory plant through the Amuru Sugar Works Ltd. The move was revealed by Amuru district leaders who held a meeting with …
(2025-01-29). Nakasongola Mpox cases fall. independent.co.ug 
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rate of Mpox virus infections in Nakasongola has slowed down as the district struggles to contain the spread of the disease. Nakasongola district detected its first Mpox case on September 9th, 2024; since then, it has recorded 84 confirmed cases. The district was declared the epicentre after registering …
(2025-01-29). Parliament demands explanation on Ugandan embassy in DRC. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has called on the Executive to present a formal statement regarding the attack on Uganda's Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows images of persons burning Uganda's flag by protesters who also stormed Uganda's embassy and vandalized property therein. The incident has been linked to …
(2025-01-29). The Fed is running scared of Trump. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | STUART P.M. MACKINTOSH | Donald Trump is back in the White House, and the technocrats are running for cover. Trump has made clear his desire to dismantle the "deep state," which he depicts as a shadowy network of bureaucrats who "weaponize" the "power of the state" to "persecute political opponents" and thwart their …
(2025-01-29). UN evacuates staff to Uganda following conflict in eastern DR Congo. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda said on Tuesday that the United Nations has evacuated part of its staff from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following intense fighting. Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda's minister of state for foreign affairs in charge of international cooperation, told Xinhua by telephone that the UN's …
(2025-01-29). UPDF rules out DRC pull out. independent.co.ug 
Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing Operation Shujaa in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the ongoing fighting. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels captured the city of Goma on Monday after fierce fighting with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of …
(2025-01-29). The Great American Show. strategic-culture.su La liturgia politica del 20 gennaio 2025 si è compiuta. Ora comincia l'avventura. | Segue nostro C'è chi puà≤ e chi non puà≤ | Ce l'abbiamo fatta. Il mondo ha superato un altro insediamento presidenziale americano. Siamo ancora tutti vivi, il protocollo si è svolto alla perfezione e il popolo ha ricevuto le sue 12 ore di gloria. Panem et circenses, come insegnano gli antichi latini, non falliscono mai. | All'inaugurazione di Trump…
(2025-01-29). Rising Cyber Threats: UK Government's Vulnerability Exposed. bylinetimes.com Ministries are vulnerable to attack because 58 critical key IT systems in Whitehall have gaps in their cyber resistance and another 238 legacy computer systems are operating without any security updates because manufacturers have long ceased to provide them. | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Tory Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: "Today's NAO report must serve as a stark wake-up call to the Government to get on top of this most pernicious threat. | "We have seen too often the devastating impact of cyber-attacks on our public services and people's lives. | "Despite the rapidly evolving cyber threat, the…
(2025-01-29). Water companies are spreading disinformation to 'manufacture doubt' about sewage spilling. thecanary.co Privatised water companies are under investigation by environmental regulators for discharging sewage for 3.6 million hours in 2023 into rivers and the sea. Environmental scientists have found that these companies are using disinformation tactics, similar to those tobacco and fossil fuel companies use, to control perceptions about the harm they are doing. Water companies playing …
(2025-01-29). Cost-Effective Strategies for Startups to Establish Brand Identity. thecanary.co Establishing a brand identity is essential for startups seeking to stand out in competitive markets. Without a clear visual identity, a business may fail to capture attention, losing potential customers and opportunities.The challenge is building a distinctive and cohesive brand while staying within budget. Thankfully, startups can use practical and cost-effective strategies to shape their …
(2025-01-29). Reeves promised the Sun a DWP 'welfare crackdown' — so why did we get a third runway? thecanary.co Well today was the day disabled people dreaded. After showboating in all the right-wing rags about Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cuts, and telling the Sun that "we cannot keep footing the bill for jobless Britain", Reeves took to the lectern on Wednesday 29 January and delivered her plan for growth. Rachel Reeves: a …
(2025-01-29). DWP benefits like PIP are officially GOOD for the economy — despite Labour's propaganda. thecanary.co Just as the Labour Party government is tabling reforms and cuts to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits like PIP, a new report by a think tank has exposed that, far from being a drain on public finances, health and disability-related welfare is actually good for both the claimant and society more broadly. DWP …
(2025-01-29). U-turn from Assisted Dying Bill Committee is barely a win. thecanary.co In (another) last-minute U-turn, sponsor Kim Leadbeater has finally agreed to hear from a representative of a Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation (DDPO) during an oral evidence session for her controversial Assisted Dying Bill, currently making its way through Parliament. However, DDPO's feel this fig leaf at the final hour is too little, too late …
(2025-01-29). A scathing new report on child poverty just shamed the Labour Party. thecanary.co The UK government won't see progress on child poverty by the end of this parliament — even with high economic growth — if investment in social security does not form a part of its child poverty strategy. Joseph Rowntree Foundation: its latest damning report As the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) publishes its annual UK Poverty …
(2025-01-29). Labour defence secretary caught smearing university students at massive arms dinner. thecanary.co On 28 January, Labour Party defence secretary John Healey spoke at the annual ADS dinner. The dinner, held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, is a major lobbying and networking event for the arms industry. Healey used his speech to criticise student campus protests over arms trade involvement in their universities. …
(2025-01-29). Met Police already threatening peaceful protesters at the 'Lord Walney' 16 appeal hearing. thecanary.co 16 Just Stop Oil supporters are appealing their draconian sentences at the Court of Appeal today and tomorrow. The mass appeal concerns 16 political prisoners with combined sentences of 41 years handed down between July and September 2024. They are known as the Lord Walney 16. On Thursday, the second day of the hearing, at …
(2025-01-29). Top AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages. indybay.org What a noble vision. | AI-induced wage collapse is a consequence that happens "logically" and "necessarily," according to the billionaire.
(2025-01-29). Public Housing Authorities alarmed by pause in federal grants & loans. indybay.org Public Housing Authorities Are Alarmed By Pause In Federal Grants & Loans By The OMB:…
(2025-01-29). Trump said he'd lower prices, instead he's doing corporate tax giveaways. peoplesworld.org 
President Trump is back in office, and his Republican allies in Congress are already hard at work readying his legislative agenda. Trump campaigned on a promise to lower costs for Americans. But so far, the GOP hasn't proposed a single plan to do that. Instead, Republicans are sitting back while the president trashes the constitution, …
(2025-01-29). Moroto Regional Hospital Operates Without X-ray, Ultrasound Scan Machines. plusnews.ug 
Top storyMoroto Regional Referral Hospital is struggling to operate without X-ray and Ultrasound Scan machines. The hospital lacks a functional ultrasound machine and X-ray, and the patients are often referred to Matany Hospital in Napak district to access these services. The X-ray machine broke down one year ago, while the Ultrasound Scan machine stopped working a …
(2025-01-29). School Director Remanded for Trafficking in-Person. plusnews.ug 
The chief magistrate court in Katakwi has remanded the director of Onset Senior School and a teacher from Halcyon Soroti's main campus for human trafficking. It's alleged that on January 24, 2025, at Wera Trading Center in Amuria district, Kennedy Adungo, 36, a resident of Oderai, Western Division Soroti city, brought Sharon Aguti, 20, an S3 …
(2025-01-29). UPDF Rules Out DRC Pull Out. plusnews.ug 
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing Operation Shujaa in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the ongoing fighting. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels captured the city of Goma on Monday after fierce fighting with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and their coalition, which …
(2025-01-29). Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum enviará carta a Google por cambiar nombre al Golfo de México en Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo se pronunció en contra de la decisión de Google de cambiar el nombre de Golfo de México por Golfo de América en Google Maps en Estados Unidos, por lo cual enviará hoy una carta para explicarle que no corresponde a un país cambiar el nombre, sino a un organismo internacional.
(2025-01-29). Importancia de algunas variables meteorológicas en la aviación. cubadebate.cu La aviación es unas de las actividades que está sujeta directamente a las condiciones meteorológicas. Hoy vamos a abordar de manera sencilla la dependencia con respecto a algunas variables meteorológicas. Las etapas de despegue y aterrizaje son de las más peligrosas de un vuelo, a tal punto que en las mismas es cuando se reportan la mayor cantidad de accidentes.
(2025-01-29). Centenario del destacado fotógrafo Raúl Corrales que eternizó a Cuba con su lente. cubadebate.cu A cien años del natalicio de Raúl Corrales, destacado fotógrafo cubano, este maestro de la instantánea sigue siendo inspiración. Al talento de este hombre, que solía decir que no buscaba una buena fotografía, sino que la veía, le debemos los cubanos, y también el mundo, la perpetuidad de acontecimientos trascendentales de nuestra historia.
(2025-01-29). Dan de alta a mayoría de afectados en accidente de tránsito en carretera Morón-Isla de Turiguanó. cubadebate.cu La mayoría de los afectados en el accidente de tránsito, ocurrido el pasado día 20, en la carretera Morón-Isla de Turiguanó, en el que fallecieron siete personas, fueron dados de alta, informaron autoridades del sistema de salud de Ciego de àÅvila. De los 59 pacientes remitidos a ambos centros asistenciales, solo ocho permanecen ingresados.
(2025-01-29). Extienden beneficio arancelario a la importación sin carácter comercial de alimentos, aseo, medicamentos y plantas eléctricas. cubadebate.cu Teniendo en cuenta que persisten las circunstancias que motivaron esta medida, se ha decidido extender el plazo de los beneficios arancelarios para la importación sin carácter comercial de alimentos, aseo, medicamentos e insumos médicos, por la vía de pasajeros como equipaje acompañado, así como las plantas eléctricas, hasta el 30 de abril de 2025.
(2025-01-29). Identifican el origen y causa del gas que afectó a estudiantes del pre José Luis Dubrocq de Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El pasado 24 de enero se produjo un incidente en el segundo piso del Instituto Preuniversitario José Luis Dubrocq, de la ciudad de Matanzas, donde se sintió un olor de un gas muy fuerte y varios alumnos comenzaron a sentir mareos, falta de aire y enrojecimiento. Se hicieron las investigaciones y se identificaron las causas.
(2025-01-29). Realizan redadas a la caza de indocumentados en varias ciudades de Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu "Si eres un ciudadano extranjero que entra de manera irregular a Estados Unidos, eres por definición un delincuente. Y por lo tanto estás sujeto a la deportación", indicó ayer la Casa Blanca, en momentos en que equipos de agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas realizaron varias redadas contra indocumentados.
(2025-01-29). Significan nuevos retos para el año judicial 2025 en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Con la presencia de Esteban Lazo Hernández, presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba, y el desafío de perfeccionar el sistema jurídico en el país se realizó en La Habana, el acto de apertura del año judicial 2025. Este período trae consigo un número de desafíos para los profesionales jurídicos, con el objetivo de seguir el perfeccionamiento de un país que se desarrolla bajo la legalidad.
(2025-01-29). Unión Eléctrica pronostica afectaciones de 1365 MW para el horario pico de este miércoles. cubadebate.cu Para el horario pico de este miércoles se espera la entrada de 6 motores de la central fuel de Moa con 85 MW, lo que llevaría la disponibilidad a 1,925 MW, frente a una demanda máxima de 3,220 MW, lo que implicaría un déficit de 1,295 MW. En consecuencia, se pronostica una afectación de 1,365 MW en el horario pico.
(2025-01-29). Miguel Barnet: El otro Cimarrón. cubadebate.cu Eran 26 los años que tenía Miguel Barnet Lanza. Había nacido en esa Habana de 1940 que ya daba indicios de abandonar su forma de cuadrícula, contaba con cerca de un millón de habitantes y con trenes y guaguas (buses) en momentos en que el tema del transporte apretaba, por las consecuencias de la II Guerra Mundial. Pero más allá del tranvía, él conocía más.
(2025-01-29). Presentaciones de fusión de jazz y k-pop en Cuba durante edición 40 Festival Internacional de Jazz Plaza. cubadebate.cu El 40 Festival Internacional de Jazz Plaza, en La Habana, trajo muchas sorpresas, pero la propuesta de mezclar este género con la música Pop surcoreana resultó una de las más atractivas e innovadoras. Para los coreanos la música latina es común y antes del posicionamiento de la industria K-Pop, ya se hacían adaptaciones de temas latinoamericanos.
(2025-01-29). Cómo y por qué está cambiando nuestro sentido común y qué hacer para resistir. cubadebate.cu La idea de la "batalla cultural" viene de hace más de un siglo, cuando pensadores como Antonio Gramsci hablaron de cómo la cultura sirve para mantener el poder de los grupos más privilegiados. Hoy, esta lucha se ha convertido en un enfrentamiento de ideas donde se discuten valores, creencias y significados. Todo esto ocurre en un mundo cada vez más conectado por la globalización y las nuevas tecnologías.
(2025-01-29). Qué trae la prensa cubana, miércoles 29 de enero de 2025. cubadebate.cu
(2025-01-28). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |
(2025-01-28). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-01-28). Swiss official who jailed journalist Ali Abunimah is fanatical pro-Israel activist. thegrayzone.com Mario Fehr, the Swiss security official who ordered the arrest of Ali Abunimah, is a rabidly pro-Zionist politician who falsely branded the Palestinian American journalist as "an Islamist Jew-hater." In the past, Fehr has taken pride in banning Palestine solidarity demonstrations. The Swiss official who ordered the arrest of renowned Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah justified doing so on the false and defamatory basis that Abunimah is "an Islamist Jew-hater." Mario Fehr, the head of Zurich's Department of Security, made the …
(2025-01-28). Thousands demand 'apology and reparations' after journalist Ali Abunimah's arrest in Switzerland. thecanary.co Ali Abunimah is executive director of important pro-Palestinian media outlet The Electronic Intifada. And Switzerland is facing demands for "an apology and reparations" after its highly controversial political decision to detain him over the weekend. Activists in Switzerland had invited Abunimah to speak at an event on 25 January. But "three plainclothes police officers violently …
(2025-01-28). What better way to end the month than to watch Wes Streeting being heckled? thecanary.co The Fabian Society's New Year Conference hosting Wes Streeting as the keynote speaker was disrupted by an activist calling on the Labour Party to end tree-burning subsidies for Drax Power Station. Yet days before, left-wing Labour MP Barry Gardiner came out fighting over the company — calling it "not fit and proper". Wes Streeting: heckled …
(2025-01-28). Catastrophe in Palestine. counterpunch.org 
The world has focused its attention on the humanitarian pause and exchange of prisoners in Gaza that began on 19 January. Meanwhile, Israel has trained its immense military power and insanity on the defenseless occupied West Bank. Palestinians there are now facing some of the same cruelty that Israel has been inflicting on their countrymen
(2025-01-28). Ali Abunimah: I'm Free! Electronic Intifada Journalist Describes His Illegal Arrest and Detention. fightbackbetter.com | Editor's Note: Of course this FightBackBetter Editor-in-chief wholeheartedly condemns this total misappropriate use of illegal arrest (kidnapping?) and detention as a means to prevent news reporting and exercise of speech rights all in servitude to genocidal Israel. It is ominous following the close to 200 Palestinian journalists slaughtered by the US backed Israeli Gaza invaders. | I'm free! I wrote this on the plane and I'm posting it jus…
(2025-01-28). HART's pick of articles published in January. expose-news.com The following is the HART group's pick of articles published during January 2025. Through these articles, HART highlights the UK's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (aka the euthanasia bill), that …
(2025-01-28). As ICE Conducts Made-for-TV Raids, Cities from Chicago to Newark Resist Trump's Immigration Crackdown. democracynow.org 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ramping up raids across the United States, arresting more than 1,000 people in operations Monday after detaining a similar number on Sunday. Immigrant communities and their allies say the raids violate human rights, the Constitution, and are being carried out in retaliation against sanctuary cities that have policies aimed at protecting undocumented residents. In Chicago, immigrant rights organizer Dulce Guzmán says there is "palpable fear and anxiety among families," but she lauds elected officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor J.B. Pritzker, for…
(2025-01-28). Tonight's Performance of Tina — The Tina Turner Musical Rescheduled to Sunday, February 2nd at 1pm. urbancny.com (Syracuse, NY) — Due to unexpected illness within the company, tonight's performance of TINA — The Tina Turner Musical at the Landmark Theatre has been rescheduled to Sunday, February 2 …
(2025-01-28). Turning the Tide on Plastic: Philippines Joins Regional Push for Reuse Revolution. pressenza.com Philippine Reuse Consortium Launched Amid Global Push to Combat Plastic Pollution : | The launch culminates the three-day workshop and stakeholder consultations on mainstreaming reuse and refill solutions in the country. The event which was organized by Greenpeace Philippines and the Mother Earth Foundation, with the support of Plasticdiet Indonesia, GAIA Asia Pacific, and the Break Free From Plastic movement, highlights scalable local initiatives, including zero-waste sari-sari stores (small-scale convenience stores) carinderias (neighborhood eateries), and local reuse-and-refill stores such as Back-to-B…
(2025-01-28). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org
(2025-01-28). Gaza: No Safe Pregnancies During Israeli Assault. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A Palestinian woman pregnant with triplets, suffers from malnutrition and extreme anemia due to food shortages, at a displaced persons camp in Rafah, Gaza, February 14, 2024. | © 2024 Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images | (Jerusalem, January 28, 2025) — The Israeli government's blockade of Gaza and attacks on healthcare facilities have created serious and sometimes life-threatening danger for women and girls during and after pregnancy and delivery since hostilities began in October 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 50-page report, "'Five Babies in…
(2025-01-28). SA improves housing consumer rights. sanews.gov.za SA improves housing consumer rights | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, which is geared at offering greater protection for housing consumers and support for new entrants in the home building industry. | According to a statement by the Presidency, the law also seeks to address "challenges identified by the Department of Human Settlements and the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), with regard to the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act of 1998". | "The new law seeks to ensure adequate protection of housing consumers and effective regulation of…
(2025-01-28). Israeli operation in occupied West Bank forcibly displaces Palestinians. aljazeera.com Video shows Palestinians fleeing their homes during an Israeli raid in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
(2025-01-28). Trump presidency: Military to migration, what to know — and what's next. aljazeera.com We take a look at the latest developments on immigration, as well as the next steps for Trump's administration.
(2025-01-28). Trump executive orders roll back civil rights, workers' rights, and greenlight fraud. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Not content with trashing federal workers' rights, Republican President Donald Trump—who as a young New York developer violated federal fair and open housing laws—wants to roll back the civil rights revolution, too. Not only that, but a separate Trump executive order fires at least 17 key watchdogs—independent Inspectors General at various agencies. That move opens …
(2025-01-28). SATIRE: We Must Protect The First Amendment At All Costs vs. No Thanks, I'll Just Take My Freedoms For Granted Until They Disappear. theonion.com 
By Amanda Jacobson | POINT | We Must Protect The First Amendment At All Costs: | There are few words more essential in American government—indeed, in American history itself—than the first five of the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law." These words affirm that our freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition cannot be taken from us by an act of even the highest legislative body in the land. These freedoms are the first in the Bill of Rights because they are fundamental. They are the rights that give all our other rights context and purpose. In just 45 words, the Fi…
(2025-01-28). Afghanistan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders marks new milestone for gender justice. fidh.org
(2025-01-28). DeepSeek disrupts AI industry with rapid rise. america.cgtn.com 
A week ago, few people had heard of DeepSeek. Now the Chinese-owned AI tool is the hottest thing in tech, moving markets and forcing experts to rethink the future of artificial intelligence. CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
(2025-01-28). Only Pathetic Bootlickers Spend Their Energy Criticizing China. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The buzz around Xiaohongshu and then DeepSeek has had an unusually high volume of westerners speaking positively about China for the last couple of weeks, which of course means we're also seeing many westerners falling all over themselves to say "Well actually China is actually quite bad actually" in response.
(2025-01-28). Israeli Forces Assassinate Two Palestinians, Injure Six, in Tulkarem. imemc.org 
On Monday, the Israeli military assassinated two Palestinian young men and injured four others in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. The army stormed the city of Tulkarem and the Tulkarem refugee camp, shot two young men and abducted two others.
(2025-01-28). Auditor General warns of 10-year case backlogs at UHRC. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A review of 100 files at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) by the Auditor General has revealed delays of more than one year, with some complaints going up to 10 years before the completion of investigations. The revelation is carried in the latest Auditor General's report for the …
(2025-01-28). What to Do Immediately After a Car Accident in Fort Lauderdale. moguldom.com Experiencing a car accident can be an overwhelming and challenging situation. However, knowing what to do immediately after the incident can help you protect your rights and ensure your safety. This article outlines essential steps to take after an accident in Fort Lauderdale. Ensure Safety and Call for Help A Fort Lauderdale car accident lawyer …
(2025-01-28). Connecticut CP renewed by the People's March. cpusa.org 
When the People's March was announced for January 18th, 2025, the Communist Party USA immediately mobilized all districts to join the already strong contingent in D.C. The march would cap the strong, 60-day response to Trump's election victory, which focused on strengthening our coalitions and building a united front against his fascist agenda. It would be a show of strength against Trump and the MAGA movement's threat of mass deportations, attacks on civil, labor, and reproductive rights. We would stand with over a hundred working class organizations and parties who have been involved in the struggle for free…
(2025-01-28). Pakistani President to visit China in first week of February. plenglish.com Islamabad, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will visit China from February 5 to 7, where he will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss global and regional issues, the press highlights.
(2025-01-28). Gaza: Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians, Including a Child, Injure Others. imemc.org 
| Occupation forces killed two Palestinians, including a child, and injured others, on Monday, near the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. | At midnight on Monday/Tuesday, an Israeli airstrike killed one Palestinian man and injured others at the Nuwairi hill west of the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp.
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(2025-01-28). Israeli gunfire injures one Lebanese citizen crossing an earthen berm between the two towns of Taybeh and Adaisseh. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |
(2025-01-28). Bangladesh needs systemic reform to end rights abuse: HRW. aljazeera.com NGO warns interim government must act to avoid return of rights abuses seen under former PM.
(2025-01-28). What's DeepSeek, China's AI startup sending shockwaves through global tech? aljazeera.com Chip giant Nvidia shed nearly $600bn in market value after Chinese AI model cast doubt on supremacy of US tech firms.
(2025-01-28). Israel Failed Dismally in Gaza, Hezbollah Chief Says. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement highlighted the dismal failure of Israel in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
(2025-01-28). Instead of tracking UK flights supporting genocide, the Telegraph is tracking refugee boats. thecanary.co RAF Akrotiri has been participating in Israel's genocide in Gaza for over a year. But the Telegraph is one of many mainstream media outlets in the UK which have failed to report on that. Instead, the Telegraph thinks its big and clever to publish a "small boats tracker" focusing on the people who have been …
(2025-01-28). 'Five babies in incubator': HRW on danger to pregnant women, babies in Gaza. aljazeera.com Human Rights Watch finds Israel has violated rights of pregnant women and girls, with no end in sight.
(2025-01-28). To prove it's different this time, IDF rebrands Jenin's 'armed thugs' as Hamas battalion. haaretz.com Despite the IDF's claims of targeting Hamas' Jenin battalion, no such unit exists. The West Bank offensive closely resembles previous missions in the Palestinian city, where most armed individuals are young criminals who fled the refugee camp…
(2025-01-28). Qatar's calculated plan for Gaza will crush far right Israeli dreams of war and displacement. haaretz.com Israeli officials believe Qatar seeks a Middle East foothold via Trump ties, aiming to make Gaza a Mediterranean outpost. Its role in the hostage talks highlights a strategic vision, contrasting far-right Smotrich's messianic territorial imaginations…
(2025-01-28). DeepSeek shock wave hits Wall Street. wsws.org Shares in Nvidia, the leading US AI firm, dropped by 17 percent yesterday, the biggest one-day loss to the market capitalisation of a company in history, after the announcement by Chinese firm DeepSeek that it had developed a cheaper way of producing AI technology…
(2025-01-28). Heavy fighting in West Bank's Tulkarm as Israeli bulldozers raze homes in refugee camp. presstv.ir Invading Israeli forces engage in heavy clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters in the West Bank's Tulkarm governorate.
(2025-01-28). UN raps Western silence as Israeli forces 'spray bullets' at Palestinian children. presstv.ir A senior UN official has criticized Western politicians for their inaction as the Israeli regime's military kills Palestinian children in the West Bank.
(2025-01-28). Israel moves military equipment to Syria's 'demilitarized zone'. presstv.ir Israel says it has transferred and installed military equipment within the demilitarized buffer zone in Syria's occupied Golan Heights.
(2025-01-28). Switzerland deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah. newarab.com 
Palestinian American journalist Abunimah, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada, arrived in Swiss authoriti…
(2025-01-28). Hezbollah Launches Border Towns Reconstruction Project: Israeli Buffer Zone Shattered. english.almanar.com.lb Member of Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc, Dr. Hasan Fadlallah, launched Hezbollah project of reconstructing the border towns in South Lebanon, stressing that the noble locals will return to live in their rebuilt houses, not in tents. Dozens of architectures attended Bint Jbeil district to participate in implementing the plan as the Jihad Al-Bina Association …
(2025-01-28). Lebanese Army deploys troops in Yaroun, Merwaheen, Birket Risha and other border areas after the withdrawal of the Zionist occupation forces: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Lebanese Army announces one soldier, three citizens were injured by Israeli gunfire on Yaroun — Maroun Al-Ras highway. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Loud explosion rocks Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Israeli military radio confirms air raid on Nabatiyeh city in South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Israeli Enemy Targets Nabatieh, South Lebanon, for First Time since Ceasefire Took Effect. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli enemy violated again the ceasefire in South Lebanon, launching on Tuesday an air raid on Nabatieh city. The Zionist attack targeted Nabatieh Al-Fawqa area, leaving 14 injuries and causing a materialistic damage. Al-Manar correspondent reported, later on, a second air raid on Nabatieh Al-Fawqa area as well. It is worth noting that this …
(2025-01-28). A second Israeli air raid targets Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Hostage's brother: He's likely dead; Israel must prioritize returning living Gaza captives. haaretz.com LEBANON: Two killed, 17 wounded by IDF fire in southern Lebanon, health ministry reports ‚ñ GAZA: Israel allows Palestinians to return to northern Gaza as Netzarim corridor reopens after over a year ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Islamic Jihad airs video of Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud, slated for release on Thursday…
(2025-01-28). Emirati conglomerate Al-Habtoor cancels all Lebanon investments. newarab.com 
Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al-Habtoor said separately in a statement the unrest and instability in Lebanon by "factions loyal to armed militias in the country paint a grim picture", likely referring to Shia movement Hezbollah which has been…
chatgpt.com (2025-01-28). What did the whitehouse just release regarding recent drone sightingsThe White House has clarified that the drones observed over New Jersey in late 2024 were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for research and other purposes. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that many of these drones were operated by hobbyists and private individuals for recreational activities.
(2025-01-28). Israel kills two Lebanese villagers as they try to return home. newarab.com 
(2025-01-28). Lebanon ex-PM Adib nominated as Salam's replacement at ICJ. newarab.com Lebanon has nominated diplomat If successfully appointed, Adib will represent Lebanon at the
(2025-01-28). Iran's Khamenei says Gaza brought Israel 'to its knees'. newarab.com The "The small, limited Gaza brought the Zionist regime, armed to the teeth, and fully supported by America, to its knees," Kha…
(2025-01-28). 'Conspiracy Theory' is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived. mintpressnews.com 
Ever since Tel Aviv's 1948 creation, much has been said and written about 'Greater Israel' — the notion Zionism's ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The
(2025-01-28). The Shame of What We've Done. counterpunch.org 
It was predicted and warned about, as the Zionist movement grew, that the effect of creating a Jewish nation-state would be Jews being seen in the light of that state's actions. The predicted consequence of Jewish sovereignty in Palestine to Jews in "diaspora" is happening. Jews feel they are being scrutinized and called to account for Israel's actions, on campuses and in the streets world-wide
(2025-01-28). Kahanism: The most dangerous form of Zionism. peoplesworld.org 
Over the last few years, and especially since Oct. 7, 2023, the word "Zionism" has dominated public discourse. Those who consider themselves Zionists wear the word as a badge of pride, while critics employ it disparagingly. Yet, too few of those using the word today truly understand Zionism or its history. The reality is that, …
(2025-01-28). Veterans For Peace celebrates Gaza ceasefire, pledges to defend it. workers.org 
Workers World received this Jan. 23, 2025, statement from Veterans For Peace: Veterans For Peace joins the people of Gaza in rejoicing at the ceasefire that has brought a halt to Israel's bombardment of Palestinian children, women and men and their churches, their mosques, their schools and hospitals. At least . . . |
(2025-01-28). 'It's finally over' — President Biden grants Leonard Peltier clemency. workers.org 
The NDN Collective released the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: Sumterville, Florida — Today, President Biden granted Leonard Peltier executive clemency and commuted the remainder of his sentence. The president's decision is the result of decades of grassroots organizing in Indian Country and the unveiling of increasing amounts of . . . |
(2025-01-28). New York protest: Free Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners! workers.org 
The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted this report on Jan. 23, 2025. On January 22, in light of the glorious Toufan al-Ahrar (Flood of the Free), we gathered outside the comprador "Palestinian Authority" (PA) to demand freedom for Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners, whose liberation remains on the horizon. New . . . |
(2025-01-28). Leonard leaves prison. workers.org 
Prison Radio posted this commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal on Jan. 22, 2025. Leonard Peltier & Mumia Abu-Jamal Just a few hours ago, Leonard Peltier left the U.S. prison cell, what Indigenous people call the Iron House, and began the long trek home to North Dakota, where he was [unjustly tried . . . |
(2025-01-28). Week three: Oregon's largest health care workers strike. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring . . . |
(2025-01-28). Citizens Tribunal Finds Top U.S. Weapons Contractors Guilty of Participation in Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide. covertactionmagazine.com The verdict is in: GUILTY. On January 15, after a year-long trial, ten jurors found four major U.S. military contractors—Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed and General Atomics—guilty on charges of willfully participating in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The prosecution of the "merchants of death" was coordinated by Brad Wolf, a former Pennsylvania-based prosecutor, and …
(2025-01-28). Citizens Tribunal Finds Top U.S. Weapons Contractors Guilty of Participation in Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide. covertactionmagazine.com The verdict is in: GUILTY. On January 15, after a year-long trial, ten jurors found four major U.S. military contractors—Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed and General Atomics—guilty on charges of willfully participating in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The prosecution of the "merchants of death" was coordinated by Brad Wolf, a former Pennsylvania-based prosecutor, and …
(2025-01-28). 300,000 Palestinians Return to Gaza amid Ceasefire. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Over 300,000 Palestinians displaced by 15 months of war have returned to northern Gaza, the Gaza Strip's Government Media Office announced, as a fragile ceasefire brings respite from the Israeli genocidal war.
(2025-01-28). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour
(2025-01-28). Palestine: Ceasefire only first step in winning justice. socialist-alliance.org 
While Socialist Alliance welcomes the ceasefire agreement, whether it will hold up until its final phrase will depend on the global pro-Palestine movement maintaining its pressure on governments to force Israel to comply, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
(2025-01-28). Freed Palestinians face 'systematic terrorism' by Israel: Advocacy group. presstv.ir The Palestinian Prisoners Society says the Israeli military has carried out "systematic terrorism" against the abductees the regime recently released under the Gaza ceasefire deal.
(2025-01-28). Five-year-old among two killed in Israeli attacks amid Gaza ceasefire. aljazeera.com Israeli forces continue ceasefire violations as thousands of Palestinians try to return to their homes in northern Gaza.
(2025-01-28). Israeli minister u-turns on threat to quit over Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com 
Earlier this month, Smotrich opposed a
(2025-01-28). Qatar prepares phase 2 Gaza truce talks as thousands return home. newarab.com 
The Gaza ceasefire has entered its tenth day, with more than Despite the temporary lull, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 48 Palestinians were killed and 80 others wounded in the past 48 hours. Among the casualties were 37 bodies recovered from the rubble of previous airstrikes, alongside 11 civilians who were shot by Israeli forces.
(2025-01-28). Until Israel's Siege and Occupation End, Every Palestinian Remains a Hostage. truthout.org The fragile, incomplete and long overdue Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement has brought huge relief to the millions of Palestinians who have been under daily threat of airstrikes, bombardment and forced starvation for over 15 months. The numerous scenes of Palestinians celebrating — a boy raising a Palestinian flag at the top of the rubble of his family's destroyed home; an old man kneeling to… |
(2025-01-28). Gaza's unbreakable resistance: A historical perspective on the war and its aftermath. peoplesworld.org 
The problem with political analysis is that it often lacks historical perspective and is mostly limited to recent events. The current analysis of the Israeli war on Gaza falls victim to this narrow thinking. The ceasefire agreement, signed between Palestinian groups and Israel under Egyptian, Qatari, and U.S. mediation in Doha on Jan. 15, is …
(2025-01-28). Jordan And Egypt Snub Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It still remains to be seen if the Trump administration will find a way to bribe or coerce either or both nations to comply with Trump's ethnic cleansing agenda, but the fact that they aren't already on board means the empire still needs to jump through some significant hoops before this could happen.
(2025-01-28). Jordan And Egypt Snub Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Both Jordan and Egypt have put out statements rejecting President Trump's proposal to "clean out" Gaza and move its population to …
(2025-01-28). Trump reiterates call for relocation of Gazans; UN blasts plan as 'ethnic cleansing'. presstv.ir Donald Trump has reiterated his call on resistant Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from the war-torn Gaza Strip.
(2025-01-28). Palestine Action SMASH a van into an arms factory to STOP it killing Palestinians. thecanary.co At around 5am on Tuesday 28 January, Palestine Action crashed a van into front of Teledyne Defence and Space in Shipley — yet another arms manufacturer complicit in Israel's ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. The van hit the main perimeter: BREAKING: Palestine Action crash a van into the front of Teledyne's weapons factory …
(2025-01-28). Solidarity Wins: Jury finds Eugene, OR Protesters Against the Genocide in Palestine Innocent. itsgoingdown.org Report on end of trials of protesters in Eugene, WA arrested for protesting against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. On April 15th, 2024 thousands of people around the world participated in an autonomously organized and coordinated economic blockade to free Palestine. "There is a sense in the streets," the proposal for the action stated, "in…
(2025-01-28). Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan. democracynow.org 
As U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renews his call for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan between the country's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, we speak with New York Times correspondent Declan Walsh about how the conflict is being fueled by the illicit gold trade. He reports that Sudan's gold riches are being smuggled out of the country by both sides in order to pay for the drones, guns and missiles that have killed tens of thousands of people since the start of the civil war in April 2023. Much of that wealth is ending up in the United Arab Emirates, which backs the R…
(2025-01-28). Solidarity Wins: Jury finds Eugene, WA Protesters Against the Genocide in Palestine Innocent. itsgoingdown.org Report on end of trials of protesters in Eugene, WA arrested for protesting against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. On April 15th, 2024 thousands of people around the world participated in an autonomously organized and coordinated economic blockade to free Palestine. "There is a sense in the streets," the proposal for the action stated, "in…
(2025-01-28). Gaza psychiatrist who helped people heal amid genocide dies days after truce. presstv.ir Many describe Dr. Mustafa Elmasri as a symbol of hope and resilience for those who remained in Gaza during the 471 days of the Israeli genocidal war.
(2025-01-28). Gaza death toll rises as Palestinians return home to find bodies under rubble. presstv.ir The inhabitants of the Gaza Strip displaced by Israel's campaign of genocide are returning home only to find more bodies under rubble.
(2025-01-28). The BBC's 'both sides' bullsh*t needs to stop. It's toxic and reckless. thecanary.co The examples of the BBC treating Israel's settler-colonial genocide in Gaza like an unfortunate battle between two equal sides are countless. But the BBC also has a long record of treating the left as an equal danger to fascism. Just look at its loyal participation in the horrific five-year campaign to smear Jeremy Corbyn. It …
(2025-01-28). 80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz, Genocide in Palestine Continues. truthout.org Holocaust survivors on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where Nazi Germany exterminated over 1 million Jews and other minority groups between 1940 and 1945. The commemoration comes as the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles worldwide and far-right forces gain strength across Europe and the United States. For more, we speak with Israeli… |
(2025-01-28). Genocide Denial in Holocaust Studies: Scholar Raz Segal on Gaza & 80 Years After Auschwitz Liberation. democracynow.org 
Holocaust survivors on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where Nazi Germany exterminated over 1 million Jews and other minority groups between 1940 and 1945. The commemoration comes as the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles worldwide and far-right forces gain strength across Europe and the United States. For more, we speak with Israeli American historian Raz Segal, who says the academic field of Holocaust studies has a blind spot when it comes to Israel and its actions in Palestine, from the 1948 Nakba to the genocidal assault on Gaza. "Since Octob…
(2025-01-28). FM Warns of Harsh Response to Any Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned the US and the Israeli regime that any assault on Iran's nuclear facilities will draw a decisive response from Tehran.
(2025-01-28). WAR CRIMES in ISRAEL, London & US Also Responsible. indiemediatoday.com
(2025-01-28). Israeli minister scraps EU trip over arrest fears as regime forces delete social media accounts. presstv.ir An Israeli minister cancels his scheduled visit to the European Parliament in Brussels, citing urgent security alerts.
(2025-01-28). Leader: Gaza brought US-backed Israeli regime to its knees. presstv.ir The Leader says the United States is manifestation of colonialism and arrogance in today's world.
(2025-01-28). Iran warns any attack on its nuclear facilities will spell 'very bad disaster'. presstv.ir Iran's FM warns any "crazy" Israeli or American attack against Iran's nuclear facilities will spell a "very bad disaster" for the entire region.
(2025-01-28). 'The main threat': Iran says Israel disrupting peace, endangering region's fragile stability. presstv.ir Iran says Israel is the main threat to international peace and security.
(2025-01-28). IRIB head confirms journalist held by Israeli forces in occupied territories. presstv.ir The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting says an IRIB journalist has been held by Israeli forces in the occupied territories.
(2025-01-28). Ethiopia to Israel: Secret Journeys. aljazeera.com The secret transportation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in the 1980s by the Mossad and the CIA.
(2025-01-28). Ministry of Public Health: Israeli raid on Nabatieh Al-Fawqa left 7 injuries in a preliminary toll. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Al-Manar reporter: Injuries caused by Israeli attack on Nabatieh are light. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-01-28). Images of masses returning to northern Gaza shatter Netanyahu's 'total victory' illusion. haaretz.com As far as Hamas is concerned, the early release of the hostages is a tactical concession in favor of a strategic move — the return of residents to northern Gaza and averting further fighting. The final decision appears to rest with Trump and his upcoming meeting with Netanyahu will be fateful…
(2025-01-28). Israel-Serbia ties intensify: Arms sales from Belgrade to IDF shoot up by 3,000%. haaretz.com Deliveries from Serbia spiked after Gaza War broke; Presidents Herzog and Vucic met twice in recent months, Serbia signed massive Israeli arms deal and uses Israeli spy tech…
(2025-01-28). Trump doubles down on call for Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from Gaza. haaretz.com Shortly after speaking with Egypt's Al-Sissi, the U.S. president said he wants Gazans 'in an area where they can live without disruption. Gaza has been hell for so many years'…
(2025-01-28). Haaretz sees rising exposure in Israel despite targeting by Netanyahu gov't, survey shows. haaretz.com Increases were recorded in the readership of both Haaretz's Hebrew weekend and daily editions. 'Israel Hayom' remains the newspaper with the highest exposure in Israel…
(2025-01-28). This beautiful Russian Orthodox church is in Tel Aviv — where an Arab village once stood. haaretz.com The Saint Peter and Saint Tabitha Russian Orthodox Church, and the park in which it's located, offer a peaceful bubble in a busy area of Tel Aviv…
(2025-01-28). After the bombs stop, Israel's drones continue to terrorise Gaza. newarab.com 
Although Nimr Abu Nimr suffers from severe hearing loss, the roar of Abu Nimr returned to his home west of
(2025-01-28). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…
(2025-01-28). Heridos en Líbano tras ataques israelíes en zonas fronterizas. cubadebate.cu El Ejército de Líbano informó este martes que un soldado y tres ciudadanos resultaron heridos en el contexto de los continuos ataques israelíes en las zonas fronterizas del sur. Según las Fuerzas Armadas, Israel abrió fuego contra personal del ejército y residentes en la carretera Yaroun-Maroun al-Ras mientras intentaban regresar a sus hogares.
(2025-01-28). Hamas: Palestinians' return to north Gaza 'definite sign' of Netanyahu's defeat. presstv.ir A Hamas spokesman says Palestinians' return to north Gaza is a clear manifestation of Netanyahu's defeat in the genocidal war against the coastal sliver.
(2025-01-28). Trump's Bold Stance on Ukraine: Unrealistic Vision or Strategic Genius? thealtworld.com
(2025-01-28). CAIR-NJ To W. Orange: Adopt Islamaphobia / Anti-Arab Racism Resolution, Mtg Jan 28 6:30pm. fightbackbetter.com 
This meeting is occurring as this is published. This FightBackBetter editor endorses this call for ths important action tonight at…
(2025-01-28). EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters say government is not doing enough to stop spread of misinformation on social media, poll finds. leftfootforward.org The poll findings come at a time when the far-right continues to push misinformation on social media in a bid to sow divisions and whip up fears against minorities.
(2025-01-28). Senator Chris Ryan's First Vote: Championing HEAP Reform to Support New Yorkers. urbancny.com 
(Albany, N.Y.) — Newly sworn-in New York State Senator Christopher Ryan marked a significant milestone by casting his first vote in the Senate chamber, championing a bill designed to make …
(2025-01-28). Majority of voters say government is not doing enough to stop spread of misinformation on social media, poll finds. leftfootforward.org The poll findings come at a time when the far-right continues to push misinformation on social media in a bid to sow divisions and whip up fears against minorities.
(2025-01-28). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Signal workers at Canadian National Railways could strike from Tuesday over contract issues, while the Association of Flight Attendants has told its Alaska Air members to vote "yes" on new contract or face dire consequences.
(2025-01-28). EXCLUSIVE: Voters say Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, poll finds. leftfootforward.org Voters believe that Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, an exclusive poll for Left Foot Forward has found. | The poll, carried out by Savanta for LFF, found that 47% of voters believe that the tech billionaire, who has posted a series of false claims about UK politics in recent weeks on his X platform, represents a threat to UK democracy. | Around 31% of voters said they believed Musk does not represent a threat to UK democracy. | It comes after Musk has drawn criticism in recent weeks for posting misinformation on his X platform and repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false cl…
(2025-01-28). Philadelphia Whole Foods workers vote to unionize despite anti-union tactics. peoplesworld.org For the first time in its history, workers at the Whole Foods store in Philadelphia's Art Museum District have voted to unionize with a 130-100 vote. This marks a significant setback for the anti-union efforts of Whole Foods and its parent company, Amazon. Organizing under the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), employees achieved union …
(2025-01-28). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.
(2025-01-28). "Everything is gone" in Rafah. electronicintifada.net Large areas of Gaza's southernmost city are now uninhabitable.
(2025-01-28). Freedom is precious but liberation is still a dream. electronicintifada.net My family has been reduced to wishing to return to Gaza City, where my ancestors were forcibly expelled in 1948.
(2025-01-28). "I still see them everywhere" electronicintifada.net A chance encounter brings up trauma and grief.
(2025-01-28). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-01-28). North Gaza faces food crisis as more Palestinians return. newarab.com 
Around 300,000 Palestinians have now made their way back to the enclave's northern area from the recently opened Netzarim corridor, following 15 months of
(2025-01-28). Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah. aljazeera.com The Electronic Intifada's executive director says his offence was 'being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine'.
(2025-01-28). Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability. cadtm.org At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens' desire for the rule of law, equitable and sustainable development, democratization, and justice for all, or it can fragment into "bantustans" along regional and ethnic cleavages. For most of its independent political history, Sudan has been torn between two visions and forces. The colonized political elite lacked the imagination to build a nation beyond coloniality, while (…) | – | / |
(2025-01-28). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org
(2025-01-28). Take Trump and Musk's threats very seriously! cadtm.org
(2025-01-28). President Urges Well-Planned Use of Modern Technologies in Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for the employment of modern-day technologies, including artificial intelligence, for the public services in the country after meticulous planning.
(2025-01-28). Ayatollah Khamenei Slams US as Archetype of Colonialism. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei denounced the US government as the epitome of colonialism and arrogance, saying the US is dominated by financial moguls.
(2025-01-28). Forced Displacement of Palestinians A Nonstarter, Iranian Spokesman Says. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson emphasized that political intimidation or demographic interferences could by no means force the Palestinian people to leave their motherland.
(2025-01-28). Iran Prepared for Electronic Warfare: Top Commander. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hailing the Iranian Army for its effective employment of artificial intelligence and robotics, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri expressed the country's full readiness to fight electronic warfare.
(2025-01-28). Chinese scientists uncover plant's microbial discrimination mechanism. tvbrics.com 
This research lays a foundation for revolutionising agricultural practices…
(2025-01-28). India unveils Draft Legal Metrology Rules to unify time across the country. tvbrics.com 
This proposal seeks to establish synchronised Indian Standard Time (IST) under "One Nation, One Time" initiative…
(2025-01-28). Lula da Silva supports Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi to host Pan American Games in 2031. tvbrics.com 
Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi are the only Brazilian cities bidding to host the event…
(2025-01-28). UAE opens innovative Stem Cells Research Centre to revolutionise regenerative medicine. tvbrics.com 
The centre focuses on cutting-edge stem cell research, advanced therapies, and manufacturing capabilities…
(2025-01-28). Switzerland frees, deports Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah. presstv.ir Swiss authorities have released and deported prominent Palestinian American journalist Ali Alumina after holding him for three days.
(2025-01-28). Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok. aljazeera.com US president says there's 'great interest' in purchasing video-sharing platform facing ban on national security grounds.
(2025-01-28). Lake Tanganyika fishers fight for their future amid declining catches. aljazeera.com From 2020-2024, fish production dropped 20% in the world's longest freshwater lake serving Tanzania and its neighbours.
(2025-01-28). Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo's Goma. aljazeera.com The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.
(2025-01-28). Denmark to pump $2bn into Arctic security as Trump eyes Greenland. aljazeera.com Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island.
(2025-01-28). Russia and Ukraine forces face off in intense fighting on front lines. aljazeera.com Ukraine reports heavy fighting in Donetsk. Russia claims capture of village in Kharkiv region.
(2025-01-28). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events — day 1,069. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,069th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
(2025-01-28). Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build 'Iron Dome'. aljazeera.com Announced in Florida, Trump's latest orders also target military diversity programmes and transgender service members.
(2025-01-28). Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour. aljazeera.com The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a different administration.
(2025-01-28). Jasprit Bumrah, Amelia Kerr named ICC Cricketers of the Year. aljazeera.com Both T20 World Cup-winning players cap off a standout 2024 with two awards each as Mandhana and Omarzai win ODI prizes.
(2025-01-28). Neymar and Saudi team Al Hilal agree to terminate contract. aljazeera.com The often-injured Brazilian star, who joined Al Hilal in 2023, departs the club with seven months remaining on his deal.
(2025-01-28). Heartbreak and lost dreams await Palestinians in north Gaza. newarab.com 
When the displaced Palestinians returned to the north of the Instead, they were met with devastation far beyond their darkest fears. The alleys choked with rubble, and homes once bri…
(2025-01-28). Samoa's government embroiled in political turmoil. wsws.org The instability in Samoa reflects growing turmoil across the Pacific amid social unrest and the US-led war drive aimed at China.
(2025-01-28). The CIA joins the anti-China bandwagon on COVID origins, despite lack of any evidence. wsws.org On Saturday, new CIA Director John Ratcliffe made public the CIA's reassessment that shifts from an inconclusive position to now believing the lab-leak was most likely despite a low level of confidence.
(2025-01-28). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.
(2025-01-28). What Red Sea Battles Have Taught The Navy About A Future China Fight. twz.com 
The past 15 months in the Red Sea have provided the Navy with a real-world stress test of its systems, platforms and people.
(2025-01-28). Elsa Vega Jiménez y su apego a las ideas de Martí (+Audio). radiohc.cu Autora de 18 libros, incluyendo textos universitarios estudiados en Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador y Venezuela, China, Elsa Vega Jiménez ha dedicado muchos años de su actividad investigadora al estudio de la obra de Martí, descubriendo algunas de sus facetas más desconocidas…
(2025-01-28). Detroit's Death Spiral? counterpunch.org 
It came upon a midnight clear, a vision both complete and quite specific — not from any of those "angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold," as in the Christmas carol, but from a long line of trucks on the Indiana Toll Road. On that cold winter's night about five years
(2025-01-28). We Have Entered the Era of Global Boiling: Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Economies Are Being Devastated. counterpunch.org 
(2025-01-28). There's One Word for Trump's Erratic Negotiating Strategy: "Stupid" counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump is carrying through his campaign pledge in threatening every country in the world with big taxes on the goods we import (tariffs) from them. However, he does keep changing the size of the taxes he wants to hit us with and who will be most affected. In the latest version imports from Mexico
(2025-01-28). The NYT's Trumpeting of Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is Absurd. counterpunch.org 
(2025-01-28). Social Housing Emerging in Cities Needs Local Govt Support. counterpunch.org 
Six cities and a county have initiated social housing programs to provide permanently affordable, publicly owned, and controlled housing for lower and middle-income working families. Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Montgomery County, Maryland, are the most prominent ones in North America to have passed social housing laws that are being implemented
(2025-01-28). Does a Roaring Twenties Boom Now Beckon? counterpunch.org 
(2025-01-28). African Union urges Trump to revisit US exit from WHO. independent.co.ug 
Trump cited dissatisfaction over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the inequality of contributions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The African Union on Jan.22 urged new U.S. President Donald Trump to revisit his decision to withdraw Washington from the World Health Organisation. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said that as a …
(2025-01-28). A new paper finds vaccinations increase the likelihood of autism by 4.4 times; a "noted expert in covid" makes a poor attempt to debunk. expose-news.com Last Thursday, a peer-reviewed paper was published in the journal Science, Public Health Policy and the Law. The objective of this study was to determine the association between vaccination and neurodevelopmental disorders …
(2025-01-28). A new paper finds vaccinations increase the likelihood of autism by 4.4 times; a "noted expert in covid" makes a poor attempt to debunk. expose-news.com Last Thursday, a peer-reviewed paper was published in the journal Science, Public Health Policy and the Law. The objective of this study was to determine the association between vaccination and neurodevelopmental disorders …
(2025-01-28). "War of Plunder": How Rwanda Has Fueled War in DRC as Western Countries Look Away. democracynow.org 
The long-simmering conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo escalated this week when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels captured at least part of the eastern city of Goma. The fighting between the militia and Congolese forces has killed at least 17 with over 370 people injured, and hospitals are overwhelmed. U.N. chief António Guterres has called on Rwandan forces to withdraw immediately from the DRC and end support for M23, as fears grow of a wider regional war, but Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of Friends of the Congo, says Rwanda's actions in the DRC will continue unless Western countr…
(2025-01-28). Headlines for January 28, 2025. democracynow.org DOJ Fires Slew of Officials Involved in Special Counsel's Probes into Trump, D.C.'s Acting AG to Investigate Prosecutors Who Charged Jan. 6 Rioters with Obstruction, CDC Orders Employees to Immediately Cease Collaboration with WHO, Trump's Pentagon EOs Take Aim at DEI, Trans Military Members; Order "Iron Dome"-Like Defense System, "This Will Have Devastating Consequences": OMB Orders Workers to Pause Most Federal Aid, Navajo Nation Says Immigration Agents Targeting Indigenous People Amid Crackdown, Mexico Confirms It Has Received Non-Mexican Deportees from the U.S., DHS Halts…
(2025-01-28). In Historic Return March, Thousands of Palestinians Arrive in Northern Gaza. scheerpost.com
(2025-01-28). Urgent shelter needed as Palestinians return to 'wasteland' in north Gaza. thecradle.co
(2025-01-28). Iran rejects Trump's plan to forcibly displace Gazans from 'homeland'. presstv.ir Iran has rejected Trump's plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Jordan and Egypt.
(2025-01-28). Trump's Federal Funding Freeze Sparks Alarm and Confusion. truthout.org Calling a federal grant and loan funding freeze announced by the Trump administration "a massive, massive overreach," U.S. Sen. Patty Murray was among those expressing fury on Tuesday over a move that could have far-reaching implications for millions of Americans who rely on federal food assistance and education and healthcare programs, among other necessities. "We are talking about our small… |
(2025-01-28). 10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands. grist.org 
Steven Amos feels hopeful for once. He's finishing a drug and alcohol treatment program, living in a halfway house, and working a new job, doing carpentry. "I love anything outdoors," he said. "I'm happy I'm not locked up." | A member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Amos, age 53, grew up with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains set like a painting behind his childhood home in Ethete, Wyoming, on the Wind River reservation. He loved hunting and fishing along the Little Wind River, but his family — as well as many Wind River neighbors — had no running water, sometimes no electricity, or enough to eat. | T…
(2025-01-28). 10 States Fund Carceral Facilities and Programs Using Stolen Indigenous Lands. truthout.org Steven Amos feels hopeful for once. He's finishing a drug and alcohol treatment program, living in a halfway house, and working a new job, doing carpentry. "I love anything outdoors," he said. "I'm happy I'm not locked up." A member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Amos, age 53, grew up with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains set like a painting behind his childhood home in Ethete, Wyoming… |
(2025-01-28). New Brics Banking System Would Render Sanctions Useless, ex-Chancellor Warns. infobrics.org Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a 'major threat to the Western-led financial system' if it ever came to pass…
(2025-01-28). BRICS Charts New Paths for Africa's Development. infobrics.org Group could help drive industrialization and create jobs in continent, experts say…
(2025-01-28). BRICS: A Catalyst for Change or a Mirage of Hope. infobrics.org The BRICS bloc, now expanded to ten nations, is positioning itself as a challenger to Western dominance in global trade and finance, according to political analyst Ebrahim Harvey…
(2025-01-28). BRICS: A Catalyst for Change or a Mirage of Hope. infobrics.org The BRICS bloc, now expanded to ten nations, is positioning itself as a challenger to Western dominance in global trade and finance, according to political analyst Ebrahim Harvey…
(2025-01-28). BRICS Charts New Paths for Africa's Development. infobrics.org Group could help drive industrialization and create jobs in continent, experts say…
(2025-01-28). New Brics Banking System Would Render Sanctions Useless, ex-Chancellor Warns. infobrics.org Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a 'major threat to the Western-led financial system' if it ever came to pass…
(2025-01-28). Kshama Sawant: Fight the Rich. scheerpost.com
(2025-01-28). We found the $2 trillion. indybay.org How Democrats should deal with DOGE has become a top-level conversation. One school of thought calls out Musk's game of using spending cuts to make room for their own tax cuts. Others draw red lines on cherished, popular programs like Social Security & Medicare or highlight serial conflicts of interest. Still others counsel constructive engagement. The Musk/DOGE plan is one of self-enrichment & outward punishment. A different path is needed!
(2025-01-28). Michael Hudson: Trump's Tariff Threats Could Destabilize the Global Economy. scheerpost.com
(2025-01-28). Migrants stuck at border after U.S. policy shift. america.cgtn.com 
Migrants in Mexico are in limbo after the U.S. asylum process was put on hold at the start of the new Trump administration. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports from Tijuana, Mexico.
(2025-01-28). "Borderland | The Line Within: Exposing the Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Inspiring Resistance" pressenza.com As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accelerates its efforts to deport Latino immigrants, Pressenza, in collaboration with Tsuru for Solidarity, is sponsoring a screening of the documentary The Line Within, hosted by The United States border is not just a geographic location—it is everywhere. It resides within every undocumented immigrant family, a constant threat that at any moment they could be…
(2025-01-28). Navigating Car Ownership in the U.S.: A Practical Guide for Black Immigrants Settling in America. moguldom.com Relocating to the United States brings a mix of excitement and challenges. For many Black immigrants, one of the first practical hurdles is securing a reliable vehicle, as car ownership is often a necessity in the U.S. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step advice, supported by data, to help you make informed decisions about your first …
(2025-01-28). Let's Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine. truthout.org On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump issued a slew of anti-immigrant executive orders designed to spread fear and chaos. One such executive order directed the U.S. attorney general to pursue civil and criminal action to the "maximum extent of the law" against sanctuary jurisdictions. While no sanctuary policy looks the same, sanctuary jurisdictions generally limit cooperation with Immigration… |
(2025-01-28). Colombia's Air Force repatriates 201 migrants from US. colombiareports.com Colombia's Air Force repatriated the first 110 migrants who were supposed to be deported by US migration authorities as if they were violent criminals. Two aircraft of the Colombian Air…
(2025-01-28). Gustavo Petro confirma llegada de 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos a Bogotá. cubadebate.cu Dos aviones de la Fuerza Aérea del gobierno de Colombia llegaron este martes a Bogotá con unos 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos, luego de superarse las tensiones diplomáticas con el gobierno de Donald Trump, confirmó el presidente Gustavo Petro.
(2025-01-28). Colombia Backtracks After Deportation Tensions With United States. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government announced that it is backing down from its conflict with the United States by announcing that it will accept the deportation of its citizens. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's administration stated that it "made itself respected." | In an official statement released on Sunday night by Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, he stated that "we have overcome the impasse with the United States government." | Foreign Minister Murillo announced that in the coming days, he will travel with other officials to Washington to hold high-level meetings to follow up…
(2025-01-28). The repression of the pro-Palestine movement at Birmingham University should be a national scandal. thecanary.co Expressing ourselves freely is a basic human right, and freedom of speech is an important part of this expression. Nowhere is it more important than in universities, where ideas need to be challenged, new perspectives developed, and independent thinking among students and staff should be the norm. Although the Equality Act is already in place …
(2025-01-28). Now British Palestinians have weighed in over the Met Police/Palestine march scandal. thecanary.co
(2025-01-28). Chancay celebrates Chinese New Year. america.cgtn.com 
Chinese New Year celebrations started early in Chancay, the small Peruvian town that is now the hub for South America's biggest Chinese-built mega port. Dan Collyns reports.
(2025-01-28). Cuba's National Hero honored in East Timor. plenglish.com Dili, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Friends of Cuba and members of the diplomatic corps paid tribute to the architect of the Caribbean nation's independence, José Martí, on the 172nd anniversary of his birth.
(2025-01-28). Fires threaten Asia's largest poultry farm in Thailand. plenglish.com Bangkok, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 fire trucks are fighting to save the Chainat Bird Park from a fire that engulfed the Khao Plong mountain in Mueang district, 200 kilometers north of Bangkok.
(2025-01-28). Russia aims to strengthen position in space by 2030. plenglish.com Moscow, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina)The head of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), Yuri Borisov, confirmed that the country's orbital constellation aims to reach approximately 650 state satellites by 2030.
(2025-01-28). Cuba hosts International Conference dedicated to Marti. plenglish.com The scientists Hector Hernandez and Eduardo Torres, who are members of the organizing committee, explained that a youth forum, some workshops, and a conference will be dedicated to debating Marti on his 172nd birthday and the 130th anniversary of his death in combat. | We had to talk about peace, unity, solidarity, and other controversial issues, so we chose Jose Marti, the first to write and offer a dialogue on those issues," Eduardo Torres affirmed. | "His ideas were not just for Cuba, he was a universal thinker whose ideas are still valid at present," he continued. | The Jose Marti Project for World Solidarit…
(2025-01-28). Cuba thanks Laos' support against inclusion in Washington's SSOT list. plenglish.com Vientiane, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Ambassador to Laos, Enna Viant, on Tuesday thanked Laos' support in the fight against the tightened US blockade and its unjust inclusion in Washington's State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list.
(2025-01-28). Russian FM denounces UNESCO's involvement in information warfare. plenglish.com Moscow, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed on Tuesday that authorities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are becoming accomplices in the "information warfare against the truth" by not fulfilling the mandate on the situation of Russian journalists.
(2025-01-28). Another disappearance of youngsters in Ecuador points to the military. plenglish.com Quito, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) The disappearance of two young people in Ecuador points again to the military, a case similar to that of the four children of Guayaquil who were taken by the uniformed and their bodies turned up weeks later.
(2025-01-28). Argentinean train drivers' union goes on strike. plenglish.com In a statement, the organization said that the ongoing strike was caused by the lack of answers from the companies representing the Government and the concessionaires. | In addition, it informed that a plenary meeting of union representatives of all railroads would take place today. | Last month, La Fraternidad pointed out that "the interruptions of the activity are not pleasant, neither for those who suffer them, nor for those who carry them out, but they are the only legal tool the workers have when their claims are not attended". | The companies and the officials degraded the purchasing power of the salary, by…
(2025-01-28). Wildfire sparks alarm in South Australian city. plenglish.com Canberra, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) A bushfire in southern Australia today destroyed at least one building while forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 persons from the city of Dimboola, while firefighters are trying to quell it.
(2025-01-28). Lula analizará con más ministros maltrato a deportados brasileños. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) El presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discutirá hoy nuevamente la situación de brasileños deportados de Estados Unidos después de analizar este lunes el tema con el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Mauro Vieira.
(2025-01-28). Alistan en Argentina Marcha Federal del Orgullo Antifascista. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Organizaciones sindicales, sociales y de derechos humanos alistan hoy los preparativos de una Marcha Federal del Orgullo Antifascista y Antirracista, que tendrá lugar en Argentina el sábado 1 de febrero.
(2025-01-28). Congreso de Colombia analizará declaratoria de Conmoción Interior. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) La Cámara de Representantes y el Senado de Colombia se reunirán hoy para analizar el decreto de Conmoción Interior declarado por el Gobierno para acabar con el estado de inseguridad que atraviesa la región del Catatumbo.
(2025-01-28). Desde las ciencias también podemos transitar hacia la soberanía energética. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) La importancia que confiere el país al tránsito hacia una mayor soberanía energética con el uso combinado de fuentes renovables de energía y los combustibles fósiles fue ratificada durante un nuevo encuentro de los expertos y científicos, que encabezó el Presidente, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2025-01-28). Respaldan en la India a Cuba en homenaje a José Martí. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Organizaciones de India corroborarán hoy su respaldo a Cuba en medio del aumento de la agresividad de Estados Unidos con la reinserción de la isla en su lista de Estados Patrocinadores del Terrorismo.
(2025-01-28). Reconocen a Miguel Barnet en su 85 cumpleaños. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Con una sólida y reconocida trayectoria en la cultura cubana, Miguel Barnet Lanza, Premio Nacional de Literatura (1994), poeta, narrador, ensayista, etnólogo y político, arriba hoy a sus 85 años de vida.
(2025-01-28). Cuba agradece apoyo de Laos contra inclusión en espuria lista de EE.UU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) La embajadora de Cuba en Laos, Enna Viant, agradeció hoy el respaldo de esta nación en la lucha contra el recrudecido bloqueo estadounidense y su injusta inclusión en la espuria lista de países presuntamente patrocinadores del terrorismo.
(2025-01-28). A los 76 como república, India figura entre las principales economías>. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Al celebrar el aniversario 76 como república, India figura hoy como la quinta potencia económica a escala internacional y "con gran esfuerzo se encamina a ser la tercera en 2027", vaticinó el embajador Armstrong Changsan.
(2025-01-28). Can Trump usher in a 'Golden Age' for America? thesiriusreport.com 
We assess current developments at the start of the Trump administration 2.0 and whether there are early signs that Trump truly usher in a 'Golden Age' for the United States.
(2025-01-28). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-01-28). Russia to assert Africa-Europe power via Libya airbase expansion. newarab.com The Mataan al-Sarra Airbase in the
(2025-01-28). La Russia espande le sue forze armate mentre l'Occidente e l'Ucraina entrano in crisi militare. strategic-culture.su Oggi i russi vogliono difendere il loro Paese — perché credono nei loro leader — mentre l'Occidente e gli ucraini sono delusi e vogliono arrendersi. | Segue nostro Una recente dichiarazione di Dmitry Medvedev, vicepresidente del Consiglio di sicurezza russo, ha portato alla luce un dato significativo sulla mobilitazione militare del Paese nel 2024: quasi mezzo milione di cittadini si sono arruolati nelle forze armate russe. L'i…
(2025-01-28). Police in Switzerland Ban Then Detain Palestinian American Journalist. scheerpost.com
(2025-01-28). Belated Happy Birthday To Larry … smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2025-01-28). Leningrad Siege Lifting Anniversary. smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2025-01-28). Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan kills six civilians. newarab.com Six civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes in Turkey frequently c…
(2025-01-28). A Cabinet of the Cancelled. thealtworld.com Abigail Shrier writes in the City Journal that the members of Trump's "Cabinet of the Cancelled" understand the danger of government coercion because they have experienced it firsthand. And so has Trump and thousands of his supporters. | Shrier does a service by reminding us of the intense attempt of the Biden regime to revolutionize our society by attacking our principles and replacing a merit-based color-blind society with a status-based society of privileges based on race, gender, and sexual preference. The Biden regime weaponized law in order to cancel people who spoke truth to the regimes' official narrative…
(2025-01-28). Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Swept Up in Trump Immigration Raids. truthout.org Officials from the Navajo Nation are warning its members to carry personal identification that indicates they are citizens of the United States at all times following reports that more than a dozen Diné/Navajo people have been detained and questioned during immigration raids in Arizona and New Mexico since last Wednesday. Navajo people, also known as Diné people, have experienced "negative… |
(2025-01-28). Quakers Sue Trump Admin Over Policy Allowing ICE Raids on Churches. truthout.org Several Quaker congregations are suing the Trump administration over an order lifting a previous policy that had curtailed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from conducting raids in "sensitive locations," including schools, hospitals and houses of worship. The Quaker groups filed their suit on Monday in a Maryland federal court alleging that the policy change within the… |
(2025-01-28). Trump Ousts 2 Key Leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. truthout.org In a radical shake-up of the federal agency tasked with protecting the right of private sector employees to organize, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday fired two key leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. Trump ousted NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and — in a less expected and legally dubious move — also removed Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. |
(2025-01-28). With Trump Back in the White House, What Will Happen to Guantánamo? truthout.org On January 10th, one day before the 23rd anniversary of its opening, a much-anticipated hearing was set to take place at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility on the island of Cuba. After nearly 17 years of pretrial litigation, the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the "mastermind" of the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, seemed poised to achieve its ever-elusive goal of… |
(2025-01-28). Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues Trump Over Anti-Trans Order Redefining "Sex" truthout.org A transgender woman in federal prison has sued President Donald Trump over an executive order he issued on his first day back in office seeking to define "sex" in a way the lawsuit says is "intentionally designed to discriminate against transgender people" and "deny them equal treatment." The complaint, filed under the pseudonym Maria Moe, claims that Executive Order 14166 has caused Moe… |
(2025-01-28). Trump Aims to Overhaul the FDA. What Does That Mean for Public Health? truthout.org
(2025-01-28). Venezuela Loses Multi-Billion Dollar ConocoPhillips ICSID Appeal. venezuelanalysis.com
(2025-01-28). Maryland's Democratic governor proposes austerity budget for next fiscal year. wsws.org Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, recently released his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which includes $2 billion in cuts for climate spending and other vital social programs.
(2025-01-28). Axel Rudakubana's Southport murders: Who bears responsibility? wsws.org Starmer's inquiry will not address the problems in the National Health Service, social services and schools which prevented them from intervening effectively to shift Rudakubana from the path he was on. Nor will it pose the question: what are the psychological pressures at work in today's society which drove him down that path in the first place?
(2025-01-28). Polling average shows Tories have now fallen to THIRD PLACE behind Reform. leftfootforward.org According to the most recent opinion polls, the Tories are now the third most popular party in the UK. This comes as support for Kemi Badenoch's party has dropped below that of Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage. | The polling aggregator Election Maps UK has taken an average of current opinion polls and Labour — 25.9% | Reform — 24% | Tories — 23.5% | Lib Dems — 12.5% | Greens — 8.3% | Election Maps UK has also calculated that s…
(2025-01-28). Trump says he's sending water to LA. It's actually going to megafarms. grist.org 
While President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of far-reaching decrees during his first week in office, one relatively niche issue has received a disproportionate share of the president's ire and attention: California water policy. That might make sense if the remedies he's pursuing could help stem
(2025-01-28). Moving from climate doomerism to optimism through humor. grist.org 
The video's name itself might bust you up: "Face Plant: Sexy Soil Talk." Dirt isn't often considered hot. And with the face of actor Nick Offerman of Parks and Recreation buried up to his neck in soil, viewers knew this was bound to be funny. Offerman helped NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) create the comedic short last fall to draw attention to cover cropping, regenerative agriculture, and climate change. | Offerman and NRDC collaborated with Morgan Sackett, who also directed The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, on the video. Both Sackett and Offerman grew up in small towns and know the struggles…
(2025-01-28). Finally, an answer to why Earth's oceans have been on a record-hot streak. grist.org
(2025-01-28). 'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park. asiapacificreport.nz After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will celebrate; the other will slink back to the drawing board. But will it really settle the great Auckland stadium debate? SPECIAL REPORT: By Chris Schulz It resembles a building from Blade…
(2025-01-28). After Helene, one Asheville church finds a way to step up. anabaptistworld.org On a recent Tuesday morning, dozens of people affected by Hurricane Helene had already lined up outside the glass doors of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Inside, volunteers were squeezed into a small business office, some seated on the floor, awaiting their pastor's instructions for the day. On a whiteboard, Pastor Marcia Mount Shoop asked their …
(2025-01-28). Civil Service 'Disgust' After DWP Launches Welfare Campaign With The Sun, Which It Accuses of 'Demonising' Benefit Claimants. bylinetimes.com 
The country's biggest civil service union has written to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to express its "disgust" that it has entered into a media partnership with The Sun newspaper, which it accuses of "demonising benefit claimants". | From 23rd January to 18th April this year, DWP says it will be working with The Sun to run an awareness campaign to "give wider visibility of key campaign messaging for Move to UC (M2UC)" — the move to replace the array of legacy benefits with the single Universal Credit system. | The Department for Work and Pensions says the aim of the partnership is to reac…
(2025-01-28). Colombia celebrates Chinese New Year. america.cgtn.com 
Colombians in Bogota celebrated the start of the Chinese Spring Festival the weekend of Jan. 25. An event hosted by the Chinese Embassy and the Colombian and Chinese Chamber of Commerce also marked the holiday. Michelle Begue reports.
(2025-01-28). We're in a worldwide lithium battery fire epidemic. expose-news.com Climate Science Coalition of America Executive Director Steve Goreham has warned against governments worldwide investing in lithium-ion batteries. "This is a worldwide epidemic," Goreham told Sky News Australia. "It's a lithium fire …
(2025-01-28). WHO begs for money from the public after Trump's announcement to withdraw the US. expose-news.com The World Health Organisation is facing a $706 million shortfall in contributions after the US withdrawal initiated by President Donald Trump. Maria van Kerkhove has started an online fundraiser asking for donations …
(2025-01-28). MDS brings family spirit to wildfire rebuilding effort in Hawaii. anabaptistworld.org As the Mennonite Disaster Service family prays for and reaches out with care to fire survivors in Los Angeles, MDS volunteers are also helping fire survivors in Maui, Hawaii, by building safe housing and bringing a spirit of ohana, or extended family.
(2025-01-28). Should wine carry a cancer warning? onlineopinion.com.au When relative risks are inflated and absolute risks ignored, the result is not informed consent but unnecessary anxiety. Let's not lose sight of moderation-in drinking and in public health messaging.
(2025-01-28). Biden to Blinken: how I will screw Trump. onlineopinion.com.au Joe Biden still has some embarrassments to experience as he reconciles himself to the loss of office.
(2025-01-28). 'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park. asiapacificreport.nz After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will celebrate; the other will slink back to the drawing board. But will it really settle the great Auckland stadium debate? SPECIAL REPORT: By Chris Schulz It resembles a building from Blade…
(2025-01-28). SATIRE: The First Amendment: Myth VS. Fact. theonion.com
(2025-01-28). SATIRE: The Most Banned Books In The U.S. theonion.com Banning a book means making it less accessible by removing it from public libraries or dropping it from a public school curriculum. Here are some of the most commonly restricted titles in American literature: The Catcher In The Rye: Bans of this novel have successfully kept teenagers from misbehaving for almost 75 years. Captain Underpants: …
(2025-01-28). SATIRE: John Cena Slims Down For New Role Portraying Human Man. theonion.com LOS ANGELES—Confirming he had become almost unrecognizable to friends and family, wrestler-turned-actor John Cena opened up Tuesday about slimming down for a new role in which he would portray a human man. "I knew I had to take drastic measures if I wanted to convincingly pass for a human man on screen," said a now 5-foot-9, …
(2025-01-28). SATIRE: Soldier Returning From 2096 Cyber War Reunited With 8-Year-Old Self. theonion.com SULPHUR, OK—In a heartwarming visit that both man and boy are likely to remember for the rest of their lives, Sgt. Thomas Anderson, a highly decorated soldier from the Cyber War of 2096, reportedly returned to his childhood home Wednesday with a message for his 8-year-old self. The bionic warrior, who leads an elite unit …
(2025-01-28). SATIRE: Study: No One Born In U.S. For Past 5 Years. theonion.com ATLANTA—According to a new study published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not a single person has been born in the United States during the past five years. "While the general fertility rate has been decreasing for some time, we found that it made a precipitous drop-off to zero starting in late 2019," …
(2025-01-28). We're in a worldwide lithium battery fire epidemic. expose-news.com Climate Science Coalition of America Executive Director Steve Goreham has warned against governments worldwide investing in lithium-ion batteries. "This is a worldwide epidemic," Goreham told Sky News Australia. "It's a lithium fire …
(2025-01-28). WHO begs for money from the public after Trump's announcement to withdraw the US. expose-news.com The World Health Organisation is facing a $706 million shortfall in contributions after the US withdrawal initiated by President Donald Trump. Maria van Kerkhove has started an online fundraiser asking for donations …
(2025-01-28). In Search of Logged Time. publicbooks.org When we leave the work of remembering to digital tools, we risk the loss of our histories to technological obsolescence.
(2025-01-28). South Korea: Submission on discrimination against North Korean escapees. fidh.org
(2025-01-28). Thailand: Right to health for prisoners and detainees. fidh.org
(2025-01-28). Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution. sanews.gov.za Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill, ushering in stronger measures to better protect South Africa's oceans from ship-related pollution. | In a statement, The Presidency highlighted the importance of the legislation, which is also a contribution to global efforts to protect the marine environment and sustainable economic exploitation. | "With a coastline stretching over 3 000 kilometres from Namibia on the Atlantic Ocean to Mozambique on the Indian Ocean, the new legislation is…
(2025-01-28). Africa showcases tourism offering. sanews.gov.za Africa showcases tourism offering | South Africa is today hosting a media launch to pave the way to the 19th edition of Meetings Africa ⚪ the continent's premier business events trade show. | Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille and Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu are today leading the launch, which is taking place at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange where they will share key information about Meetings Africa. | South African Tourism, in partnership with the Gauteng Tourism Authority, Johannesburg Tourism Company and the Sandton Convention Centre, will host the 19th Meetings Africa. | The prestigious gathering will…
(2025-01-28). Mchunu honours men and women in blue. sanews.gov.za Mchunu honours men and women in blue | Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has thanked police officers for the sacrifices they make to safeguard the country. | | The country on Monday marked National Police Day. | | "You leave your families to serve the greater family that is our beloved country. Your sacrifices do not go unnoticed. On behalf of the government of the Republic of South Africa and the people you so diligently protect, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. | | "The parade today is a symbol of the discipline, strength, and capabilities of the SAPS [South African Police Service]. It is a…
(2025-01-28). Carbon Capture A Waste Of Money, Says Octopus Boss. wattsupwiththat.com But Jackson did not seem to realise the irony when he commented that it was competition rather than subsidies that should be driving the UK's energy transition. | Does he not know that subsidies for renewable energy have cost close to £100 billion already, and will continue to rise?>
(2025-01-28). Fighting impunity: FIDH at the first world congress on enforced disappearances. fidh.org
(2025-01-28). DRC: Armed fighting threatens civilians in and around Goma. fidh.org
(2025-01-28). Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy. sanews.gov.za Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy | Public comments are sought on the draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy in South Africa. | | The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion Travers George, has called on the public to comment on the draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy in South Africa. | | "The draft strategy provides a high-level vision and strategic objectives at national level for the management and long-term conservation of elephants as a meta-population in South Africa, while contributing to the well-being of people," the Department of Forestry, Fisheries…
(2025-01-28). Exclusive: Labour now 'trying to KEEP Amesbury despite assault' — because afraid of Reform 'party'. skwawkbox.org 
Runcorn and Helsby MP convicted of assault and awaiting sentencing — but Labour dumps Ashworth plan for fear of loss to far-right corporate 'party' if by-election triggered As Skwawkbox has covered previously, Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury — currently suspended by Labour — was convicted after admitting that he assaulted a man repeatedly in …
(2025-01-28). Saudi Arabia Opens Mecca and Medina Real Estate Firms to Foreign Investment. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-28). The Neuralink Nightmare: Simulating a Prison of Seemingly Endless Torture. muslimskeptic.com This is the sixth instalment in the series on Neuralink. For previous articles in this series, see: The Neuralink Nightmare: Hooked on Cyber-Heroin The Neuralink Nightmare: A Fictitious Universe of Seemingly Endless Pleasure The Neuralink Nightmare: The Transhumanist Elites' Ultimate Mind Control Machine The Neuralink Nightmare: Dystopian Governments Manipulating People's Memories The Neuralink Nightmare: The …
(2025-01-28). SANDF refutes video clip claims. sanews.gov.za SANDF refutes video clip claims | The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that its forces surrendered to M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | | The SANDF said these allegations are misleading and untrue. | | In a statement on Tuesday, the SANDF clarified the misrepresentation of events circulating in a video clip claiming that SANDF forces surrendered to M23 rebels. | | "We wish to set the record straight. The footage in question depicts a white flag raised, which is an outcome of discussions between the opposing fighting forces to agree…
(2025-01-28). Oshoek border resumes operations. sanews.gov.za Oshoek border resumes operations | Traveller and cargo operations at the Oshoek Port of Entry, the main border post between South Africa and Eswatini, have resumed. | This was announced by the Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Tuesday. | This follows the successful clearance and safety assessment of the port after a serious truck accident on Sunday. | The accident, caused by a 32-ton coal truck that allegedly experienced brake failure, resulted in significant damage to port infrastructure and multiple vehicles that were at…
(2025-01-28). The Untold Truth About Trump's Bestie Larry Ellison! youtu.be
(2025-01-28). Remaining silent on GBVF 'not an option' – Justice Minister. sanews.gov.za Remaining silent on GBVF 'not an option' – Justice Minister | Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has reiterated government's commitment to fighting the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in South Africa. | | The Minister delivered remarks at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation's Women Empowerment 365 Days Against Gender-Based Violence dialogue held in Soweto on Tuesday. | | "As part of [the] criminal justice system, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is working tirelessly to ensure that legal and law enforcement services work on enforcing domes…
(2025-01-28). What to Expect From World of Warcraft in 2025. moguldom.com World of Warcraft continues to dominate the RPG genre, with Blizzard delivering consistent updates and expansions that keep its community of millions engaged. As we enter 2025, there's much to look forward to in Azeroth and beyond. Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or a returning hero, WoW is gearing up to offer an unforgettable year …
(2025-01-28). Smart Ways to Boost Followers Quickly. moguldom.com Maintaining a strong presence on social media in today's digital sector is crucial for individuals, brands, and companies aiming to succeed online. However, attaining swift growth involves more than sharing content; it necessitates a strategic method that mixes creativity, regularity, and engagement with your audience. This article examines effective techniques for rapidly increasing your social …
(2025-01-28). Creative Ways to Make Your Home Work for You. moguldom.com As property values rise, homeowners are discovering innovative ways to maximize the benefits of their homes. From creating functional spaces to unlocking financial opportunities, there's a lot your home can offer beyond comfort and shelter. For those looking to fund these transformations, options like a HELOC or Home Equity Line of Credit can provide the …
(2025-01-28). 12 people killed in ammunition factory blast in northwest Turkey. presstv.ir A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey, killing a dozen people.
(2025-01-28). More than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia. presstv.ir More than 260 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days.
(2025-01-28). California firefighters battling wildfire near Los Angeles. presstv.ir California firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire.
(2025-01-28). Aerial shots of damage caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. presstv.ir Aerial shots show the destruction of a wide range of houses by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.
(2025-01-28). Auschwitz — a brief dialogue with Hagay Hacohen. salaficentre.com 
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abdullah Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, "Whoever would love to be delivered from Hellfire and admitted into Paradise, let him meet his end while believing in Allah …
(2025-01-28). After 42 minutes this season Al-Hilal terminates Neymar contract. newarab.com 
Brazilian star "The club expresses its thanks and appreciation to Neymar for what he has provided throughout his career with
(2025-01-28). Egypt's bread subsidy system reforms hit the poor hardest. newarab.com
(2025-01-28). ICC prosecutor seeking warrants over West Darfur atrocities. newarab.com 
The prosecutor of the Karim Khan told the
(2025-01-28). Gulu University gives Chinese constructors sh500M compensation. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report by the Auditor General has revealed how Gulu University forked out Shillings 527.5 million to pay accumulated interest to Chinese firm Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) over delayed contract payments. The University management entered a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) on June 19, 2019, at a …
(2025-01-28). Kween farmers applaud Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley. independent.co.ug 
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kween District have applauded Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley which has boosted their household incomes, saying that this has improved their livelihoods. They said this during an interaction with officials from Uganda Breweries on Friday last week. Patrick Mangusho, a barley farmer on his …
(2025-01-28). Lugoloobi loses bid for constitutional reference in Karamoja iron sheets case. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has rejected an application filed by State Minister for Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi, seeking a constitutional reference regarding his alleged involvement in diverting iron sheets meant for vulnerable people in Karamoja. On Tuesday, Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga dismissed the application, which was submitted by …
(2025-01-28). NUP kicks off selection of Kawempe North by-election candidate. independent.co.ug 
Kawempe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has kick-started a process of selecting a party flag bearer to contest in the Kawempe North by-election. This is carried out in a formal statement calling for expression of interest from the political party members for the parliamentary seat and councillor for the Kazo-Angola …
(2025-01-28). Subaru drivers to support Police children with school supplies. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Subaru drivers under their umbrella organization, Car Tribe Uganda, are swapping their reputation for wild driving with a charitable cause. The group comprising 95 registered members is mobilizing scholastic materials for the children of police officers ahead of the upcoming school term. Car Tribe Uganda, which unites Subaru …
(2025-01-28). Trump's Africa team starts to take shape. independent.co.ug 
Top State Department job like to go to J. Peter Pham, a diplomatic very familiar with Ugandan issues ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER & AGENCIES | U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a former special envoy as Washington's top Africa official, while a Republican aide is likely to be the White House's Africa director. …
(2025-01-28). Unlocking Uganda's E-Commerce Potential: Empowering SMEs to thrive in the digital age. independent.co.ug 
OPINION | Ivy Maingi | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the heartbeat of Uganda's economy, playing a crucial role in job creation, local innovation, and overall economic growth. Yet, in today's fast-paced digital landscape, many SMEs face challenges in adapting to the tools and platforms necessary to remain competitive. At Glovo, we believe e- commerce …
(2025-01-28). West Buganda Diocese in disarray over selection of new bishop. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda in the West Buganda diocese is embroiled in yet another bitter disagreement pitting the clergy against Christians over the alleged intrigues surrounding the search for a new Bishop. The disagreements are threatening the process of choosing a potential replacement for Bishop Henry Katumba Tamale who …
(2025-01-28). Boom! The XB-1 Demonstrator Jet Has Gone Supersonic. twz.com 
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(2025-01-28). Weaponizing Space Key To Trump's Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield Vision. twz.com 
President Donald Trump has laid out a vision for a
(2025-01-28). Bill Gates slams Elon Musk's embrace of far-right politicians abroad as 'insane shit'. leftfootforward.org Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist Bill Gates has slammed Elon Musk for his embrace of far-right politicians and interference in the politics of other countries. | Musk, who Trump has appointed to co-lead the department of government efficiency and cut waste, is a keen supporter of the MAGA movement. Since his takeover of X, formerly Twitter, he has been criticised for allowing extremist content and misinformation go unchallenged. | Indeed, the tech billionaire has himself posted misinformation on his X platform and in recent weeks has repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false cla…
(2025-01-28). SANDF members killed in rebel attack near Goma Airport. sanews.gov.za SANDF members killed in rebel attack near Goma Airport | The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the passing away of three of its members following a mortar bomb attack by the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday. | | This follows an exchange of mortar bomb between the Forces Armees de la Republic Democratique du Congo (FARDC), Congolese Defence Force and the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport, where the SANDF base is collocated. | | "The M23 rebels launched several a mortar bomb in the direction of Goma Airport, which landed in the SANDF b…
(2025-01-28). DWP admits cost of living payments failed to properly support disabled people. thecanary.co Chronically ill and disabled Universal Credit claimants saw their health deteriorate across the course of 2023 — despite receiving the former Conservative government's flagship cost of living payments. In other words, the extra payment failed to enable recipients to maintain their health amidst the spiralling rise in living expenses. Crucially, the Department for Work and …
(2025-01-28). Majority of UK believe the super rich have too much influence over politics. thecanary.co Two of thirds of Britons hold the opinion that the super rich have too much influence over UK politics, according to polling from Opinium for the Fairness Foundation. The charity's new report details that 25 senior figures from politics, business, and academia hold a consensus that growing inequality risks societal collapse. Supporting that idea, the …
(2025-01-28). A 'life-changing' new research centre for deafblind people is opening. thecanary.co
(2025-01-28). 25 charities call on Labour to free Gaie Delap just as she's given 20 more days in prison. thecanary.co Climate protester Gaie Delap has been told that she must serve a further 20 days in prison for being "unlawfully at large" — just as 25 leading charities call on the Labour government to release her. Gaie Delap: a travesty and injustice Gaie's additional 20 days is accounted for by the days that followed Serco/EMS's …
(2025-01-28). 'Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves Must Abandon Their Trumpian Obsession with Economic Growth'. bylinetimes.com On Wednesday the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will set out her latest plans for boosting growth in the UK. | It will be a familiar message. If the mantra that got Keir Starmer's Labour Government elected was 'change', then the overwhelming message since then has been about 'growth, growth and more growth'. Not since 'Get Brexit Done' has there been such a single-minded purpose to an administration. | She will follow in the footsteps of her boss, Keir Starmer, who promised a group of senior city executives this week that he would also "hard wire growth into all decisions" in his Government, adding that in futur…
(2025-01-28). Trump downplays bird flu epidemic, egg prices across the country soar. peoplesworld.org 
One of the first observable impacts of the new Trump administration is the administration's attack on public information. Agency communications are gagged, federal workers are encouraged to snitch on each other regarding DEI rollbacks, investigations are sealed, and we are told that somehow, Pete Hegseth is qualified to run the Department of Defense. Yet, nowhere …
(2025-01-28). Rising Cyber Threats: UK Government's Vulnerability Exposed. bylinetimes.com Ministries are vulnerable to attack because 58 critical key IT systems in Whitehall have gaps in their cyber resistance and another 238 legacy computer systems are operating without any security updates because manufacturers have long ceased to provide them. | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Tory Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: "Today's NAO report must serve as a stark wake-up call to the Government to get on top of this most pernicious threat. | "We have seen too often the devastating impact of cyber-attacks on our public services and people's lives. | "Despite the rapidly evolving cyber threat, the…
(2025-01-28). President signs landmark law to preserve and develop agricultural land. sanews.gov.za President signs landmark law to preserve and develop agricultural land | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill into law, marking a significant step toward safeguarding South Africa's agricultural land for long-term food production and economic growth. | | The Presidency said in a statement that the law supports government's objectives and priorities in respect of the sustainable management and use of natural resources. | | It also sets out a countrywide policy and regulatory framework for the preservation and development of agricultural land. | | "The law cr…
(2025-01-28). Joint Security Forces Recover 60mm Bomb in Moroto. plusnews.ug 
The joint security forces have successfully recovered a 60mm bomb in Apeikidor village, Nadunget sub-county, Moroto District. The bomb was recovered on Monday morning just 2 kilometers away from the neighboring village where another bomb killed two minors who were hunting edible rats on Sunday morning. The recovery was made possible through a tip-off from …
(2025-01-28). Over 200 Women Receive Free Cervical Cancer Screening in Buikwe District. plusnews.ug 
More than 200 women have benefited from a free cervical cancer screening camp organized by the Diana Foundation in collaboration with Raise of Hope from Jinja at Tongolo Health Center III, located in Nyenga Division, Buikwe District. The one-day health camp not only provided screenings but also educated residents about the dangers of sexual abuse …
(2025-01-28). Climate change primed LA to burn — catastrophically. grist.org
(2025-01-28). In Pursuit of India's R-Day Celebration. pressenza.com Defying all odds, including a boycott call by some armed militant outfits, the people of far eastern Bharat (India) celebrated the 76th Republic Day, unfurling the Tri-colour paying homage to the known and unknown martyrs of India's Freedom Movement against the colonial British forces. | Resentments against the governments in respective State capitals as well as in New Delhi, anti-India rhetoric and even the diktats from separatist militants could not deter from joining the celebrations aspiring for a powerful nation, which is definitely a Biswa Mitra (if not immediately, it can emerge as Biswa Guru), a guiding l…
(2025-01-28). SATIRE: The Onion's Streaming Guide. theonion.com The Sex Lives Of College Girls (Season 3), Max: The hit show is back to answer last season's cliffhanger question, "Him? For real?" Hoarders: Extra Gross Edition, A&E: This spinoff still exploits mental illness, but with more crawling vermin and feces-caked crevices packed into every episode. Is It Flesh?, Netflix: On this new game show, …
(2025-01-28). Levi Davis — Murdered At Sea? bylinetimes.com 
A version of this article was first published in the July 2024 edition of Byline Times | Was Levi Davis seen a nautical mile out to sea in the central shipping channel of Barcelona's busy commercial port, clothed, and shouting for help in the dead of night? If so, how did he get there and why could rescuers on scene in less than four minutes find no trace? | Byline Times has established that Levi could not have possibly swam there himself. So was he murdered? And what have the police done about it? | It's 06: 32 on Sunday 30 October 2022. The Maltese cruise ship MSC Bellissima is a nautical mile from the entra…
(2025-01-28). Levi Davis — Murdered At Sea? bylinetimes.com A version of this article was first published in the July 2024 edition of Byline Times | Was Levi Davis seen a nautical mile out to sea in the central shipping channel of Barcelona's busy commercial port, clothed, and shouting for help in the dead of night? If so, how did he get there and why could rescuers on scene in less than four minutes find no trace? | Byline Times has established that Levi could not have possibly swam there himself. So was he murdered? And what have the police done about it? | It's 06: 32 on Sunday 30 October 2022. The Maltese cruise ship MSC Bellissima is a nautical mile from the entran…
(2025-01-28). Olga, una maestra de verso martiano. cubadebate.cu Desde hace más de treinta años, Olga Barrios Hernández, sostiene largas conversaciones con José Martí. Le habla como si aún viviera, como si fuera su vecino, su compañero, su compatriota de cientos de batallas, en las tierras de Pinar del Río. Dice que al Maestro lo ve por todas partes, y le cuenta la historia de sus días, y siente que renace y lo ve multiplicado.
(2025-01-28). Plantas medicinales y resfriado común. cubadebate.cu Estamos pasando por un invierno quizás un poco más intenso de lo habitual. Creo que todos hemos sentido el descenso de las temperaturas durante parte del primer mes de este año 2025 y es posible, por qué no, haber tenido un "resfriado". Aunque el resfriado común no es una enfermedad grave, sí es bastante frecuente.
(2025-01-28). El canal que marca la frontera entre Asia y àÅfrica. cubadebate.cu Egipto es uno de los países transcontinentales del mundo debido a su ubicación geográfica única. Puerto Said, en el continente africano, y Puerto Fuad, en el continente asiático, están conectadas a través del Canal de Suez, que sirve como límite natural entre Asia y àÅfrica. Este canal simboliza la unión entre ambos continentes.
(2025-01-28). Martí convocó de nuevo al diálogo "Por el equilibrio del mundo" cubadebate.cu Cumpliendo con la premisa de ser un foro de pensamiento plural y multidisciplinario, que apuesta por sembrar ideas y conciencia en torno a las soluciones de los conflictos internacionales, quedó inaugurado este 28 de enero la VI Conferencia internacional Por el equilibrio del mundo, "Con todos y por el bien de todos".
(2025-01-28). Palombo y Martí. cubadebate.cu Cuando el argentino Bernardo Palombo le dio forma a su tema Imágenes Latinas sabía muy bien lo que estaba haciendo. Ya el inolvidable músico y militante, autor también del tema Canción por el fusil y la flor tenía unos 10 años residiendo en Nueva York dando clases de castellano y abriendo camino como soporte para otros músicos latinoamericanos.
(2025-01-28). Roscosmos anuncia expansión de su constelación satelital a 650 aparatos para 2030. cubadebate.cu La constelación satelital de Rusia llegará a 650 aparatos para 2030, sin incluir los comerciales, declaró el director general de la corporación rusa Roscosmos, Yuri Borísov. "Este año comienza un ambicioso proyecto nacional, cuyo objetivo es fortalecer nuestra posición en el espacio. La meta es crear para 2030 una constelación de aproximadamente 650 satélites".
(2025-01-28). Carlson revela supuestos planes de la Administración Biden para desatar guerra con Rusia y atentar contra Putin. cubadebate.cu El exsecretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken dirigió en realidad la Administración Biden intentando desencadenar una verdadera guerra entre Washington y Moscú, afirmó el periodista Tucker Carlson. En concreto, añadió, los planes habrían incluido la posibilidad de atentar contra la vida del presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin.
(2025-01-28). Comunica Banco Central de Cuba cambios en bonificación a pagos electrónicos. cubadebate.cu Para incentivar los pagos por canales electrónicos, el Banco Central de Cuba implementará a partir del miércoles 29 de enero del 2025, una modificación sobre la aplicación de bonificación a los pagos en línea. Desde agosto de 2023, esta bonificación se ha fijado en un 6%, sin embargo, esta no ha podido ser extensiva a toda la red de comercios minoristas.
(2025-01-28). La Casa Blanca suspende fondos para programas de asistencia federal. cubadebate.cu Estados Unidos pausa de forma inmediata la distribución de subvenciones, préstamos y otros programas de asistencia financiera federal. Así lo señaló la Oficina de Presupuesto de la Casa Blanca, mediante un comunicado interno, enviado a las agencias gubernamentales.
(2025-01-28). Viengsay Valdés, jurado del Premio de Ballet de Lausana en Suiza. cubadebate.cu La primera bailarina y directora general del Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Viengsay Valdés, integrará el jurado del Premio de Lausana, en Suiza, informó este martes la prestigiosa compañía. El reconocido certamen internacional de ballet se efectuará del 2 al 9 de febrero de este año, con un tribunal presidido por Laurent Hilaire.
UN human rights experts and activists condemned on Sunday the arrest of Abunimah, the executive director of online pro-Palestinian publication 
A dramatic standoff between the U.S. and Colombia unfolded Sunday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro turning back two U.S. military planes that were carrying deported migrants in shackles, saying immigrants should be treated with dignity. The two countries then traded tariff threats before announcing a deal in which Colombia would begin accepting flights of deported migrants. Meanwhile, Trump has sent 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, further militarizing the region. "We're very, very concerned," says immigration activist Fernando García of the El Paso, Texas-based Border N…
We discuss the cases of two of Egypt's most prominent political activists, Hossam Bahgat and Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who have both been persecuted by the Egyptian government for exposing its human rights abuses. Bahgat is facing a new round of harassment from Egyptian security forces, while El-Fattah remains in prison past his expected release. El-Fattah's mother, the Cairo University professor Laila Soueif, has been on hunger strike for nearly four months in the U.K., where both she and her son have dual citizenship, demanding that the British government pressure Egypt for El-Fattah's freedom. R…
Activists say they have "tricked" Elon Musk into helping to raise thousands of pounds for causes he hates, in a new online campaign. | The People vs Elon campaign, launched on Sunday morning, collects micro-donations for UK organisations campaigning for immigrants, anti-racism, and LGBTQ+ rights, every time Elon Musk tweets. | Each time Donald Trump's efficiency tsar Musk posts on X, people who have pledged to donate give money to progressive causes. | It comes days after the world's richest man performed what was widely recognised as a Nazi salute at Donald Trump's inauguration. | With Musk's posting freque…
The movement to demand action on climate change took a new turn on October 14, 2022, the day that a pair of activists in London's National Gallery tossed tomato soup at the glass in front of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting. | Most people didn't like the spectacle, an attempt to grab public attention by vandalizing a celebrated work of art, but 
"Under racial capitalism, land is treated as nothing more than a natural resource to be extracted, and violence is committed against the climate and the waters," said Leah Penniman, who runs Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York and is the author of the acclaimed book Farming While Black. Penniman's words have been echoing in 
On Sunday, Israeli authorities issued demolition orders for 45 homes in the village of al-Nu'man, located east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, as reported by local sources. Jamal al-Darawi, head of the an-Nu'man Village Council, stated that Israeli forces, along with employees from the Jerusalem municipality, raided the village and posted demolition notices …
As survivors in Gaza begin to return to their homes during the first ceasefire in over a year, we speak to Sharif Abdel Kouddous of Drop Site News about the future of those who have been displaced. As Palestinians are "returning to a devastated landscape … determined not to leave their land" in defiance of "plans of ethnic cleansing that have dated back to the 1950s for Israel," President Trump told reporters that he wants to "clean out" Gaza, suggesting that Palestinian Arabs should be ethnically cleansed into Egypt and Jordan. Both countries have "rejected this, and t…
Asia Pacific Report UN President Donald Trump's idea of mass expulsion of Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt has been dismissed by analysts as unacceptable "ethnic cleansing" and rejected by the governments of both neigbouring countries. Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani, a nonresident research fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and…
The Israel-Hamas cease-fire has brought a measure of relief to Israelis and Palestinians. But everyone recognizes that what comes next is the real question—next, that is, assuming the prisoner-hostage exchanges proceed as agreed upon. That is a big assumption. Will the cease-fire last? Will Gaza be free of Israeli occupation forces? There are plenty of 
This live blog has now ended. Make sure to follow us for the latest news on The Lebanese health ministry said the Israeli army opened fire on Sunday on southern Lebanese residents trying to 
For the first time in 15 months of Israel's genocidal war and forced displacement, Along the coastal Rashid Street, the scene resembled a flood—with waves upon waves of families carrying their belongings and rushing to return to their homes. | This historic return unfolded against the backdrop of U…
Masses of Palestinians began returning to their homes in It marks the first time that Palestinians have been allowed to reach northern Gaza since the outbreak of Israel's deadly Israel had been preventing Pa…
Tens of thousands of Palestinians walked on foot towards northern Gaza on Monday, ending more than a year of displacement from their homes by Israeli forces who had barred their return. | Israel ended its block on Palestinians returning north after it agreed a deal with Hamas on the release of Israeli captive 
The The "Elimination of the Discrimination in the Purchase of Real Estate in Judea and Samaria" bill, previously proposed by Bezalel Smotrich, was introduced by Moshe Solomon of the 
The Lebanese Ministry of Heath continues to update the d…
Israeli forces continued their siege and assault on Jenin refugee camp for the seventh day in what Israel has dubbed Operation "Iron Walls", which had left Two-year old On Sunday night, Israeli bul…
The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, met on Sunday with a senior Houthi official in Oman and called for the release of UN staff held by the rebels. | A statement from Grundberg's office said he met in Muscat with "senior Omani officials" and Mohammed Abdul Salam, spokesman for the "They addressed the recent arbitrary detention of additional United Nations personnel adding to the numerous others already held by Ansar Allah," the statement said, referring to the Yemeni rebels.
Journalist arrested and held for two days during visit to give talk Electronic Intifada director Ali Abunimah has been deported by Switzerland today after being arrested and detained for two days — after Swiss border police had interviewed him and allowed him to enter for an event talk he was scheduled to give. Abunimah, who …
Swiss police reportedly arrested The publication revealed that police questioned Abunimah for an hour before he was permitted to enter the country, where he is currently detained and has had access to legal counsel.
Councillor David Wilson doubles down when challenged — no action from Labour Right-wing Stockport Labour councillor — and former Stockport mayor — David Wilson has been slammed for a grossly Islamophobic comment about Palestinian children. Reddish councillor Wilson posted excitedly about the release — in perfect health — of four captured serving female Israeli soldiers …
The US said on Sunday that the agreement between Lebanon and Israel would remain in effect until February 18, after Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a US-brokered ceasefire that halted last year's war with "The arrangement between Lebanon and Israel, monitored by the United States, will continue to be in effect until February 18, 2025," the White House said in a It also sa…
The UK-based rights watchdog urged "The genocide against the Palestinian people is a matter o…
In September 2024, the EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to the 
The Israeli army Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday that at least 124 others were injured as the Israeli army fired on people attempting to return to their homes. | The mass…
GAZA | Xinhua | Hamas on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. In a press statement, Hamas described the plan as an "aggressive scheme" aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining their national cause. Hamas said that the Palestinian people, who have endured "genocide …
The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary by just one vote. Hegseth has "very clear" ties to extreme Christian nationalism, as well as a history of alleged sexual assault and abuse. Logan Davis, a reporter in Denver, Colorado, who grew up in the same classical Christian educational movement that Hegseth is raising his family in, explains the problematic ideology that shapes it. Hegseth has endorsed leaders in the community and their beliefs that the church possesses supremacy over worldly affairs, antebellum slavery was a "beneficent American i…
Nearly 600 million people—83% of the global population—remain without power on the continent Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | In a landmark effort to tackle Africa's energy access crisis, the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group will host the Africa Energy Summit on January 27-28 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The …
It was midnight on December 28, 2008, Terrified, I had no idea what to do. My mother quickly woke my two siblings up, and we fled the house, still dressed in our nightclothes. We had barely gone 50 meters when missiles illuminated the area. We crouched beneath a wall for cover as rubble and smoke engulfed us. After a few moments, we started running again, heading towards my grandfather's…
In UK News Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three children at a dance class in Southport earlier this year, pleaded guilty last week and has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years. He unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges last Monday, including weapons and terrorism offences. Mr Justice Goose stated in his sentencing remarks that …
In Episode 213 of Law Pod UK, Alasdair Henderson of 1 Crown Office Row joins Labour MP Henry Tufnell (formerly of 1 Crown Office Row) to discuss some of the salient and problematic proposals in Labour's most sweeping changes to employment law in decades. They consider the proposed restrictions on zero hours contracts, the radical …
Egypt and Jordan on Sunday rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians, after US President Donald Egypt's foreign ministry in a statement expressed Cairo's "continued support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land". | It "rejected any infringement on those inalienable rights, whether by settlement or annexation of land, or by the depopulation of that land of its people through dis…
In The move follows government claims last year of success in the "voluntary" repatriation of more than 7,000 migrants. However, rights groups have expressed…
A public teacher in Pennsylvania was put on leave after allegedly calling a Palestinian American middle school student an extremist, the school district and a Muslim advocacy group said. | Why it's important | Human rights advocates say there has been a Key quotes | The Central Dauphin School District said on Saturday it had l…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring the full release of government documents related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. What do you think?
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This expansion is expected to create a more balanced workforce…
The nations have agreed to partner in fintech, artificial intelligence (AI), digital public infrastructure, and space exploration…
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Nigeria invests US$6.7 billion in energy sector, gas production, and renewable growth…
The leaders of Russia and Brazil held a telephone conversation…
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Rice cultivation in the Latin American country takes place during the rainy and dry seasons…
"Task Force recommends halting the use of COVID-19 vaccines without full disclosure of their potential risks, ending their use in healthy children and teenagers." Original Link Here: BREAKING: Massive Alberta Government Task Force Report Calls for Halt to COVID-19 'Vaccines' — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization By Nicolas Hulscher Global Research, January …
In San Francisco, a city with one of the largest Chinese populations in America, residents are busy making preparations for the Chinese New Year. See what it looks like in the country's oldest Chinatown. | CGTN's Mark Niu reports.
ARLINGTON, VA—In a high-level alert that revealed a geo-political rival of the United States could soon become the first nation capable of wielding the most powerful force in the universe, the Pentagon warned Friday that China was actively developing love, the greatest weapon of all. The alert, issued to the American public and top U.S. …
We assess the recent announcement of China's DeepSeek AI app at precisely the same time Trump announces the $500 billion Stargate Project and what this could mean for this project and the wider US tech sector. 
The administration of Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok's China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a stake in the company, but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foun…
One of the first Executive Orders from the Trump Whitehouse is to reverse environmental protections for federal lands in Alaska and hasten, expand, and encourage resource development. Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to: (a) fully avail itself of Alaska's vast lands and resources for the benefit of the Nation 
Trump's proposals to radically transform much of US economic and social policy are being rapidly rolled out during the first week of his administration. How much he succeeds or fails in that transformation will depend on a number of factors. High on the list of such factors is the residue of conditions and policies leftover 
Over more than a thousand years, Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling empires, the Venetian Republic avoided foreign rule, revolution, and collapse. It developed an adaptable and efficient political system, building on its semi-independence from the 5th century until Napoleon's conquest in 1797. In an 
It's time to declare war on the rich. We need to build an organized, unified movement of working people to systematically take on the rich who run society and to undermine their ability to rule. Our goal must be to both fight for radical change in the present and to bring down the billionaires and 
In his New Year's address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French military intervention—announced, "We have decided on the coordinated and organized withdrawal of French forces" from the country. However, his address didn't mention terminating the 1961 military agreements with France. These "agreements are at the 
A lawless madman, with cunning political skills, is at large in our White House. After less than five days in office, he has set a record for flamboyantly issued executive orders, many violative of federal statutes and the Constitution. A partial list: he has withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization (e.g., damaging international 
The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not to be outdone, the US had slapped a $25 million bounty on the head of President Maduro and lesser amounts on other Venezuelan leaders. Both González and the 
We look at the impact of President Trump's halting of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program with Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, a faith-based nonprofit that helps place and resource refugees upon their arrival in the U.S. as part of the program. Some 100,000 refugees were settled in the United States last year under the highly selective program, which has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades. Now thousands of people already approved to come to the United States are stranded in unstable situations, with uncertain legal status in the U.S., or unable to leave dangerous condi…
Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Mohsen al-Mandalawi spoke to Reuters in a recent interview after seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran's armed allies in Gaza and 
As U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration raids and mass deportations begin, many Hispanic communities in America are on edge. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock spoke to one legally protected migrant in California, who fears her status could change at any time.
A week into U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration and the nationwide clampdown on illegal immigrants in the United States is gathering pace. | Nearly 1,000 people were arrested in operations across the U.S. on Sunday, Jan. 26, alone. | That included targeted operations in Chicago, where CGTN's Dan Williams reports.
The United States and Colombia have calmed down after coming close to a trade war on Sunday, Jan. 26. The two countries came to an agreement on Colombia's acceptance of a military aircraft carrying deported migrants. | But the threat that the U.S. would retaliate with tariffs and sanctions has left a lot of worry among Colombian citizens. | CGTN's Michelle Begue report.
On 17 January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a This agreement formalised Russia and Iran's commitments to expanding 
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The U.S. may place a "very big bounty" on the top leaders of the "Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported," Rubio said in a post on social media platform X. | "If this is true, we will have to immediately place a VERY BIG bounty on t…
In the first week of his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump quickly embarked on remaking many facets of the US Government, primarily through the use of Executive Orders. | CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
NBC News in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's cabinet has officially given the green light to the PNG media policy, which will soon be presented to Parliament for formal enactment. Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Timothy Masiu believes this policy will address ongoing concerns about sensationalism, ethical standards, and the portrayal of violence…
Honduras joins Colombia in standing up to Trump's bullying and posturing, as Trump tries to bully Denmark into giving up Greenland Honduran president Xiomara Castro has become the latest national leader from Central and South America to stand up to microwaved US president Donald Trump's bullying and posturing. Earlier on Sunday, Colombian premier Gustavo Petro …
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang has expressed serious concerns over the recent removal of at least 17 federal Inspectors General (IGs) by the Trump administration, calling it a …
The UK and European Union | Recent opinion polls show an apparent majority preference for UK re entry to the European Union. But after recent history, the UK's attempts to "reset" its EU rel…
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In a move viewed by experts and free speech advocates as arguably legalisation of an already present situation, Egypt On 13 January, the lower house of the parliament passed an amendment to Article 79 of the 
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting Italian Prime Minister The official Saudi Press Agency reported that during their meeting in 
An intelligence-affiliated media company has recently turned in two public television channels, throwing light on the high cost of state control over the media in United Media Services, a media company founded by the 
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Sand mining, construction, car washing appear to be main problem — experts say ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Ignorance or lack of awareness is the main cause of growing degradation and encroachment of critical wetlands in Uganda. That is the main finding by researchers from the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) on …
Anti-poverty report sees billionaire wealth surging as poverty is unchanged since 1990 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Jan.20, the global anti-poverty NGO, Oxfam International published its 2025 report. It coincided with the day business elites gathered in the Swiss resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and American billionaire, Donald …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has pledged support to the upcoming Rotary District Conference and Assemblies for D9213 and D9214. The D9213 conference will draw Rotarians and Rotaractors from all over the country to discuss various items on their agenda and celebrate the milestones achieved in community service. Rtn Anne Nkutu, the District …
The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize aims to support leading artists ART | AGENCIES | Ugandan artist Collin Sekajugo has been shortlisted among finalists for the 2025 Norval Sovereign African Art Prize. The Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) on Jan.10 revealed the names of 29 artists shortlisted as finalists. The Norval Sovereign African …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Thursday, 13th March 2025 as the polling day for the Kawempe North by-election. Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission Chairperson made the announcement on Monday morning at Tick Hotel, Kawempe, during a stakeholder meeting that included local leaders, political leaders, political party representatives, …
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have announced the capture of Goma city in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fall of Goma in the early hours of Monday morning followed fierce fighting between the rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo …
INTERVIEW | Zain Verjee, an executive fellow at the Digital Data and Design Institute at Harvard University, is co-founder of an AI and communications consultancy, and hosts the podcast series Embedded. She talks to the African Business' Omar Ben Yedder about the future of AI and technology adoption in Africa, two of the key themes of …
SEOUL | Xinhua | South Korea's prosecution indicted arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol on an insurrection charge, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday. Yoon was put on trial in custody as the suspected ringleader of insurrection, becoming the country's first incumbent president to be formally arrested and indicted. Yoon was accused of conspiring with former Defense …
It was a cold day in Washington | When the Proud Boys came to town | And the rioters were pardoned | And executive orders fell like rain (or snow). | It was a cold day | When the Capitol rotunda filled with applause | For the man who would be king | And who promised the rebirth of a nation | And to reboot Manifest Destiny | And to conquer exotic places, | Like Mars, Panama (again), and Greenland. | Liberation day for the Patriots of America. | And beside him cheered the rich and powerful | The barons of Silicon Valley | The owners of the new technocracy | The Great Gatsbys of TikTok and Twitter | Who would…
Now, a year after the case was officially shelved in Spain, police in the UK are facing calls from a Government Minister and Levi's family for a full international review as Byline Times publishes a major new investigation. | A version of this article was first published in the July 2024 edition of Byline Times | It's a missing person's case with dark criminal undertones, conspicuously unsolved two years after the rugby union professional and reality television contestant Levi Davis stepped off a ferry in Barcelona and vanished. | Twelve months later, police probes in the Catalan capital were being shelved wit…
Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate, Ronald Kayizzi has expressed concern over rampant extortion at the court by impostors aiming to defraud unsuspecting justice seekers. Speaking at the launch of the Small Claims Procedure on Monday at Buganda Road Court in Kampala, Kayizzi noted, "I have never seen a court that has impostors like Buganda Road Court." …
Shakti Sugar Limited and CN Sugar Limited have filed a notice of appeal and an application seeking an interim stay of execution in the High Court. The companies are suing the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Ltd. According to court documents, Shakti Sugar Limited and CN Sugar Limited are seeking an interim order to stay the …
Police in Nakaseke District have initiated an investigation into a suspected arson attack on a farm in Butibulongo village, Katale Kammese Parish, Kito Sub-County. The raid occurred on Sunday at around 2: 00 AM, targeting the farm owned by an individual named Mayinja. According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police spokesperson, initial reports suggest that …
A 2019 Comoros presidential runner is on the fifth day of a Supporters of Achmet Said Mohamed say the 48-year-old academic was picked up days before the 14 January 2024 presidential election. He had wanted to contest, but the courts rejected his candidacy.
More than 70 people have been killed in a The strike targeted the Saudi Hospital in the city of Al-Fashir, destroying its emergency building. | Darfur's governor Minni Minawi has blamed the paramilitary "A Rapid Support [Forces] drone targeted the Saudi Hospital — t…
As mass deportation fears abound across the United States, the country's Latino community is on edge. More than 11 million people are estimated to live undocumented in the U.S., with Latinos making up the largest proportion. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock has more from California.
Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk spoke live via video link about preserving German culture and protecting the German peopl…
"Not long ago, two people, in the cemetery of martyrs in Tehran, disregarding the sacred site, recorded a video clip with inappropriate clothing and movements that were outside of custom and Sharia" Islamic law, a p…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Management of Gateway Bus Company has come under criticism following cases of robbers targeting passengers. Last week, three people who were travelling from Kampala to Kabale using Gateway Bus Company were sedated and robbed. The victims however while reporting the matter to Kabale police station accused the bus workers …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The people of Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts, with support from the Caritas organization, have formed Communal Land Associations (CLAs) to address land matters. On Tuesday, the CLAs received their final documents to formalize operations, with the issuance of certificates and the demarcation of communal lands pending. The associations have …
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has received 10 delivery beds and 100 mama kits for the Tarehe Sita health camp. Every year, UPDF engages in various activities including health camps and cleaning of urban areas as a way of building a firm relationship between the defence forces and …
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The prisoners were released in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital that was seized by the Iran-backed Houthis in 2014, precipitating a "This ope…
The Palestine solidarity movement is entering a critical period of regroupment and consolidation following the declaration of a temporary ceasefire in Gaza. The past year and three months have been marked by urgent, emergency-level activism as our movement fought to expose the daily crimes of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and called for an immediate end to the war. With a fragile peace now in place, it is time for us to reflect on our strategies, assess what has worked, and plan for the difficult challenges ahead. | However, we should not be under any illusions that the violence will cease. While the lev…
A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in jail for attempting to murder two people outside the former offices of When he carried out the attack, 29-year-old Zaheer Mahmood wrongly believed the satirical newspaper was still based in the building, which was targeted by Islamists a decade ago for publishing cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed. | In fact, Charlie Hebdo had moved in the wake of the storming of its offices by two Al-Qaeda-linked mas…
By Harry Pearl of BenarNews Vanuatu's top lawyer has called out the United States for "bad behavior" after newly inaugurated President Donald Trump withdrew the world's biggest historic emitter of greenhouse gasses from the Paris Agreement for a second time. The Pacific nation's Attorney-General Arnold Loughman, who led Vanuatu's landmark International Court of Justice climate…
Asia Pacific Report A co-founder of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the "heroic" resilience and sacrifice of the people of Gaza in the face of Israel's ruthless attempt to destroy the besieged enclave of more than 2 million people. Speaking at the first solidarity rally in Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau…
A ceasefire has finally been agreed between Israel and Hamas. | The news came as a great relief to the people of Gaza, but many questions regarding the deal still remain. | This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the details of the ceasefire deal. When will Israeli forces leave Gaza, what are the terms of the prisoner swaps, and what does it say about reconstruction. | Additionally, we explore why the ceasefire deal was agreed now and not six months ago, what does the future hold for Hamas in Gaza, can Netanyahu continue as prime minister now that a deal has been done, who will pay for the reconstru…
Below is Mumia Abu-Jamal's message to the 3,000 people attending the Jan. 11, 2025, Rosa Luxemburg Conference in Berlin in person plus 25,000 viewers on livestream, organized by junge Welt daily newspaper. (jungewelt.de) As we look at this world, as the new year dawns, we must admit that the world . . . | 
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Winter sports are on the rise in China. Since hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2022, some 300 million people in China now participate in winter sports. And that could soon get a further boost thanks to a teenager in Canada. | CGTN's Dan Williams reports.
More arrogant and shameless than the blue Tories Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced this week, at the 'World Economic Forum' in the billionaires' playground of Davos, that she will 'soften' planned tax changes to force 'non-doms' — hugely wealthy people who live here but register to pay tax in a different country — to pay UK …
Between feelings of deep joy at her release from an Yasmine was The 26-year-old from Bethlehem…
A recent article in the British Guardian newspaper recounted the experiences of veterans of the U.S. military and their thoughts and feelings in opposition to the U.S.-aided and -abetted genocide on Palestianian Gaza perpetrated by Zionist Israel. This opposition is to be applauded. U.S. military veteran protests at hearing for . . . | 
It's been a bleak week for politics, with the inauguration of a second Trump presidency commanding the spotlight. Hard-right politicians from Europe, including some from Britain, gathered in Washington, flashing MAGA caps and silly grins. Meanwhile, images of tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk, strategically placed ahead of Trump's own cabinet at the event, was a grim reminder of the growing power of oligarchs. For a disillusioned young man, grappling with economic stagnation and political apathy, Trump's return may seem like an empowering vision. | But is this part of a broader trend…
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The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp for the fifth consecutive day, leaving 14 Palestinians killed and dozens injured on Friday, as well as destroying, demolishing and burning a number of Palestinian citizens' homes, and destroying the infrastructure. Israeli forces assaulted numerous villages and towns in the …
A pro-Palestine NGO filed a complaint on Thursday with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against an Brussel-based 
Nadav Weiman, the executive director for Breaking the Silence, an Israeli organisation raising awareness on the impacts of military occupation, sai…
Several suspected Israeli collaborators have been arrested in recent weeks in Lebanon, bringing to light once again the Lebanese authorities have announced at least four arrests this month. Most of the suspects hail from southern Lebanon, and some of them have relatives who died in 
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The Director General of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies Azmi Bishara emphasized during the opening lecture of the He stressed the importance of moving toward reconstruction as the only path to strengthening resilience and preventing a large-scale displacement from Gaza if such an opportunity arises—a scenario the new U.S. administration appears…
An AFP journalist witnessed the handover after the four were presented on a stage at a main square in Gaza City, where dozens of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jiha…
The Defying international concern, Israeli lawmakers have passed a law that bars the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel and east Jerusalem, the sector of the city annexed by Israel following the 1967 Six Day War. | Israel has long been critical of UNRWA and claimed that agency staff took part…
Russian-Israeli researcher Tsurkov was abducted in March 2023 while in Baghdad and is believed to be held by the Iran-linked Iraqi militia Although there has only been o…
JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua | The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced on Friday that it had received the names of Israeli hostages expected to be released from Gaza on Saturday as part of a ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas. In a brief statement, Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced that …
The UN called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of its staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. | "Yesterday, the de facto authorities in Sanaa detained additional UN personnel working in areas under their control," the office of the resident United Nations coordinator for Yemen said. | It did not say how man…
The world's wealthiest man Musk posted on his social media platform X a series of puns about members of 
COMMENT | Prof. Freddy Kaniki | The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo is prey to various and varied conflicts, particularly the M23 war with identity crisis implications in North Kivu; the catastrophic campaign to uproot the Tutsi Banyamulenge in South Kivu; and the strategic social and economic destruction targeting the Hema community in …
U.S. President Donald Trump is making good on his pledge of mass deportations. The White House says hundreds of undocumented migrants have been put on military flights out of the country and that hundreds more were arrested across the country this week. The scale of the operation is only expected to grow. But there are now questions over whether the raids are being carried out legally. | CGTN's Toni Waterman shares the latest from Eagle Pass.
As chairman of ASEAN 2025, Malaysia emphasised the region's special features including in the field of economy and trade…
We assess recent announcements by China with respect to major technological breakthroughs including fusion. 
The Sudanese army broke a paramilitary siege on one of its key Khartoum-area bases on Friday, paving the way to also freeing the besieged military headquarters, a military source said. | The paramilitary "Our forces were able to lift the siege on the Signal Corps," the source in…
After almost two decades since the idea was first proposed — congestion pricing — a controversial vehicle toll, was implemented earlier this month in New York City. The $9 peak period fee will impact most private passenger vehicles traveling within the city's designated Central Business District. Commercial vehicles will pay even more — up to nearly $22 — and taxis and ride-hailing services are also affected. | Karina Mitchell takes an early look at how effective it has been in reducing congestion on New York City streets and the impact it's having on the city's vibrant Chinatown community.
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The rare footage was broadcast on Friday during an episode of an investigative programme by Al Jazeera, where the network interviews member of Hamas' armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades. | The episode was titled "The Flood," in reference to the October 7 operation dubbed "Al-Aqsa Flood" by Hamas. | The Hamas members give details on the gro…
The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not to be outdone, the US had slapped a $25 million bounty on the head of President Maduro and lesser amounts on other Venezuelan leaders. | By Roger D. Harris | Both González and the incumbent president, Nicolás Maduro, claimed that he would be the one to be inaugurated in two days. I had come to accompany the inauguration and for the concurrent antifascist festival. | History repeats itself — first tragedy, farce, and then silliness | From its inception with…
The administration of Donald Trump says the U.S. president's promise of the "largest massive deportation operation in history" is already underway. Hundreds of suspected undocumented immigrants have been arrested. But that's just the start of a program that could see millions deported to Mexico. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock is at the U.S.-Mexico border with more on how Mexico is working to prepare for them.
Since the pandemic, many major economies like the United Kingdom have tightened restrictions on visas. Migrant health care workers from Zimbabwe struggle as they must live apart from their children and spouses Harare, Zimbabwe | Gamuchirai Masiyiwa Global Press Journal Uganda | When Tanya moved to Ireland for care work in 2022, she was certain of three things: …
Geddes, NY — Over 200 supporters and community leaders gathered on January 3rd, at the Lakeside Fire Department in the Town of Geddes to celebrate the in-district swearing-in of State …
Stay ahead of the curve and support independent investigative journalism | Digital Barbecues: | The invitation came out of the blue: "His Excellency Ambassador of the Russian Federation requests the pleasure of the company of Mr Peter Jukes at a Digital BBQ." | Back in December 2015, I had no idea why Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko was inviting me to talk about "social media vs mainstream media" at his sumptuous residence in Kensington Palace Gardens, except that it would ha…
Ian Fulgar Solo Exhibition: Beyond Replication- The Birth of Composition | & | Jade Fulgar Solo Exhibition: Reflections in Motion- An Exploration of Memory, Identity and Water | January 25, 2025. An exhibit, featuring the art of a father and a young daughter, two solo exhibitions had it's opening night in the Art Camp Gallery, in Greenbelt 5 Makati. Guests and art lovers were able to view the art of the two artists on display, to interchange and speak to the two artists about their creations. | Here are some images of the Exhibit Opening Night. A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opened the exhibit which will…
DeWitt, NY — The Town of DeWitt invites residents to an important Town Hall meeting to discuss the implications of "Good Cause Eviction" legislation. Scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2025, …
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has misled the Australian Parliament and is liable to prosecution — not that government will lift a finger to enforce the law, reports Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael West Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has misled the Australian Parliament. In a submission to the Senate, the company claimed, "Foxtel also…
After weeks of acrimony and consternation over his personal indiscretions, Pete Hegseth 
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On a barge hundreds of metres off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watch intently as Besma, a recovering sea turtle, shuffles towards the water and dives in. | The barge, used to treat injured loggerhead turtles, is the first floating rehabilitation centre for the species in the Mediterranean, its organisers say. | Harbouring netted enclosures underwater, allows the threatened species to receive care in saltwater, its natural habitat. | "It is important that the sea turtles recover in their natural environment," said Hamed Mallat, a marine biologist who heads the UN-funded project…
Cypriot Energy Minister George Papanastasiou described the agreement as "most significant" because it allows the consortium to sort out all the technical details on how to get the gas from the Cronos gas deposit to Egyptian processing plant…
Two US lawmakers will keep trying to block arms sales to the A UAE official denied this. | The Sudanese army and the RSF together led a coup in 2021 removing Sudan's civilian leadership, but fell out less than two years later over plans to integrate their forces.
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The agency was "freezing recruitment, except in the most critical areas", and was dramatically cutting back on travel expenditures, the organisation's chief 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has charged two officials from Kaliro District and an official from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development with causing a 1.5 billion shillings financial loss to the Government of Uganda. They are, Rebecca Kwagala, the Principal Human Resource Officer, and Godfrey …
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool has the chance to add further pressure at the top of the Premier League on Saturday as its nearest chasers face tricky away games. Arne Slot's side plays at home to Ipswich Town, who will travel to Anfield chastened in the wake of last weekend's 6-0 hammering at home …
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has commissioned the refurbishment of Kimaka Airfield. Despite its strategic location, Jinja Airfield has been underutilised over the years. This has been attributed to its current state with a 1.8km by 30m murram runway, which cannot support landing for some aircraft. However, it has recently been used as …
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Pader District have proposed a five-year strategy to address the growing issue of stray animals, which are destroying crops and worsening hunger in the region. The district agricultural officer, Seydou Adolatona Opoka, emphasized the urgency of the situation during a recent briefing. "Due to a poor mindset …
Drax, the British owner of wood pellet plants The energy company ships out wood pellets made in North America for other countries to use as a…
The prominent British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains imprisoned in Cairo even after he completed his five-year sentence last September. Fattah came to prominence during the Egyptian revolution as a blogger and political activist, and he has been jailed multiple times by the authoritarian government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for his advocacy. His family and supporters continue to demand his freedom and have pressed the U.K. government to pressure Egypt into releasing him. Fattah's mother Laila Soueif is now on her 117th day on hunger strike, standing on Downing Street for at least an hour every w…
The mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist and writer Abdel Fattah, 43, was a key figure in the 2011 revolt that toppled Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak, and has been a vocal critic of Egypt's…
We've entered the era of smartphones and eugenics. "They're eating cats, they're eating dogs," Trump had exclaimed frantically, echoing words that could've been uttered by a Klansman in the early 1920s, but now that very same level of toxicity having been beamed into households all across the world for whoever has the stomach to bear 
"One of the most 'democratic' republics in the world is the United States of America, yet nowhere is the power of capital, the power of a handful of multimillionaires over the whole of society, so crude and so openly corrupt as in America. Once capital exists, it dominates the whole of society." — V.I. Lenin, …
The recent California wildfire outbreak is merely the latest in an episodic sequence of worsening disasters. These calamities, however, seem insufficient to dispel the willful ignorance of the fossil fuel industry and its cabal of climate deniers. These forces have profit-driven incentive to turn a blind eye to the cost of climate change — a …
LOS ANGELES, the United States | Xinhua | Recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area destroyed over 10,000 structures, many of them homes. Tens of thousands have been displaced, and the search for housing is becoming increasingly brutal. Some landlords are profiting from the crisis. "It's a shark tank in LA right now with blood …
By Elizabeth Naranjo, Granma On January 14, 2025, President Joe Biden announced that Cuba would be removed from the U.S. government's "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list. The slightly edited article below was published by the Cuban newspaper "Granma" on Jan. 17, before President Donald Trump put Cuba back on the . . . | 
The following is a slightly edited article that first appeared in Al Mayadeen English on Jan. 20, 2025. After Gaza's triumph over genocide, Khalida Jarrar was liberated, honoring the resistance's promise to its prisoners. But who is Khalida Jarrar? Khalida Jarrar welcomed, following her release as part of the prisoner/hostage . . . | 
Portland, Oregon Striking Portland area health care workers, Jan. 16, 2025. Julie, quoted below, is fifth from the right. WW Photo: Lyn Neeley In the largest health care workers strike in Oregon's history, nearly 5,000 hospital workers from eight Portland area hospitals have been out since Jan. 10. Doctors, clinicians, . . . | 
"Rule by indefinite emergency edict risks leaving all of us with a shell of a democracy and civil liberties just as hollow." —Justice Neil Gorsuch That didn't take long. Within days of Donald Trump's second term, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights disappeared from the White House's website. While the Trump Administration insists the removal of 
The homeless are a class apart, out American untouchables. It goes without saying that in America the homeless have no right to shelter. They also have no right to sleep, be seen in public, go to the bathroom or keep their jobs. In short, the gradual deprivation of rights for unhoused people, sped by iniquitous 
On Thursday evening, the Israeli occupation authorities forced the Ja'abis family to demolish their building in the town of Jabal al-Mukaber, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources reported that the "City Council" forced the family to demolish their own home, which includes three residential apartments and commercial shops in Jabal al-Mukaber. …
With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as 
Syracuse, N.Y. — In his eighth and final State of the City address, Mayor Ben Walsh shared a bold vision for Syracuse's future, declaring, "The sky is the limit," while …
As one of his last acts in office, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and generations of civil rights leaders. Advocates and congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey for years, with supporters arguing that Garvey's 1923 mail fraud conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the popular leader who spoke of racial pride and self-reliance. "This electrified a people around the world that were in the midst of oppression," says Howard University law professor Justin Hansford. Garvey w…
An earlier version of this article originally appeared in Sartorial, a student-run magazine for all things fashion, beauty, and culture published at the Missouri State University. Text by Bryesen Cooper. Photographs by Mindy Welland. All around you, every day, there are people fighting for your rights, but you might not know who they are. Do you …
The Israeli assault against the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the Jenin refugee camp, and the surrounding areas continued, on Thursday, for the third consecutive day. At least six citizens were injured and many were forcibly displaced, while a number of homes were burned and others demolished.
Over the last week, In addition to longstanding checkpoints, they have set up around 30 new ones…
Complaints have been lodged with the UN Committee against Torture on behalf of six Tunisian victims protesting the failure of authorities to secure a single torture conviction, a human rights group said Thursday. | Since the launch in 2018 of special courts tasked with trying alleged cases of torture under the authoritarian governments that preceded the Arab Spring of 2011, "not one trial has led to a verdict", the vice-president of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Mokhtar Trifi, told reporters. | The OMCT's Tunisian branch is supporting complaints to the UN committee by two former prisoners and…
The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan national living in the US unlawfully, was approved in the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a 263-158 vote. | Under the legislation, forces could detain undocumented immigrants accused of committing crimes such as theft…
The recent ceasefire celebrations with Hamas fighters in the heart of Gaza City exposed Israel's military failures, and also showed how Palestinian joy is a direct affront to the petty gods who seek to rule over us.
Hamas has announced the names of four captives expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel. | The individuals—Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—are set to return to Israel in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. | The latest developments come as the Israeli military's operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin enters its fourth day on Friday. | According to Palestinian health officials, 12 Palestinians have been killed and 40 others wounded since the operation began. | This marks the third major Israeli military raid in Jenin in les…
Israel's intelligence service said they are fighting a "multi-front war", as m…
A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in the flashpoint area of The Israeli military this week launched a raid in the Jenin area days into a "Hundreds of camp residents have begun leaving after the Israeli army, using loudspeake…
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DETROIT—After a strike authorization vote that saw a 99% yes margin, more than 400 workers at Daimler Truck's Detroit Axle plant, members of United Auto Workers Local 163, are prepared to take to the streets against the truck company Friday at midnight. The workers at this plant produce front and rear axles, transmissions, and supply …
There was a messianic fervor in Trump's Second Inaugural speech that wasn't evident eight years ago. As dark as the 2016 American Carnage diatribe was, there was still the sense that Trump was a salesman pitching a vision he didn't quite believe in but thought he needed to sell in order to legitimize himself to his own ragged ranks of followers. Mainly, he seemed surprised to find himself where he was. The man who returned to power this week seemed sterner, surer of how to leverage his authority and who to use it against, more confident of his own invincibility. Was this hubristic exhibition infused by the bullet…
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Israeli forces shot and seriously wounded a Palestinian teen, on Thursday, after invading the town of Halhul, north of Hebron, while eight young men were abducted by occupation forces in various parts of the Hebron governorate, in the southern occupied West Bank.
In the aftermath of a fragile ceasefire between For the fourth day in a row, the Israeli army has been launching a large-scale military assault on the occupied West Bank city of 
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Tahrir Square was not designed to serve as a space for the Egyptian Even before the most significant event in the last two decades – the In 1952, the square became a sit…
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud landed at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to meet Lebanon's newly elected Prince Faisa…
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that about 660,000 children in Gaza are still out of school, noting that 88% of schools in the Strip are destroyed . UNRWA said in a post on the X platform, "There are reports that the Israeli war on Gaza led to the …
Israel The military withdrawal from southern Lebanon will continue beyond the 60-day period that was defined in the ceasefire agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, and Israel's Kan bro…
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Funding shortages may affect the UN's ability to maintain aid flows at target levels throughout Fifteen months of war has left more than 47,000 Palestinians dead and most of Gaza in ruins, with hundreds of thousands of people homeless and reliant on outside aid for survival. | Daily deliveries have surged tenfold since the Sunday deal, according to UN data, surpassing the 600 trucks a day target set out for the first seven weeks of the ceasefire. | Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordin…
When my family and I emerged from the The same uncertainty is now present again, feeling like the moment of terror and fatigue has only paused but never actually passed. Once again, we're trying to feel joy amid the uncertain calm of another ceasefire in Gaza. | For the first time in 15 months, the drones have stopped humming, the fighter jets have retreated, and the bombs have ceased t…
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Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. — Wilfred Owen, "Strange Meeting" (1919) There have been politicians who have fancied themselves as poets. There was Herman Van Rompuy in April 2010 who, when President of the European Council, imposed an anthology of haiku poetry unimaginatively titled Haiku on family 
Last week, aerial photos from Los Angeles with blocks of homes reduced to ash hit social media timelines, leading people to understandably draw comparisons to Gaza. Destruction of entire neighborhoods is always heartbreaking. Home, where most of us spend a great deal of our time, shapes who we are. The memories and love a home 
Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. Mainstream media strives to coat this nonsense in a veneer of rationality by citing Greenland's rare earth deposits and strategic position vis à vis Russia and China. In the New York Times article announcing Trump's gambit, Sherri Goodman, a top Beltway expert on strategic issues, asks, "Was it crazy when the 
As he left office, President Biden warned of an emerging oligarchy in this country — rule by and for a small number of wealthy people and corporations. After donating heavily to President Trump's campaign, the fossil fuel industry in particular has already begun to reap return on their investments. Welcome to the age of "Oil-Garchy." 
A wise man once told me that when the pendulum gets to the bottom it can only go up. "But how will I know it has gotten to the bottom?" I responded. Trump's November 5 election and January 20 inauguration can be seen as a bottom, but perhaps they are only the tip of what 
As President Trump takes office, one of his first agenda items is to slash taxes on corporations and the rich. The results will be more inequality and less revenue for the programs Americans rely on. The good news? States can make their own tax codes more equitable. And everyday people can help. In our state, 
Within days of his return to office, President Donald Trump unleashed a chilling display of authoritarianism, providing a stark reminder of the specter haunting the United States: the specter of fascism. As reported in the New York Times, his actions underscored a vision of governance steeped in cruelty and unchecked power. With the stroke of a pen, Trump pardoned 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th insurrection, dismantled environmental protections, opened Alaska's wilderness to expanded oil and gas drilling, terminated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs across federal agencies, and signed…
Climate change deniers are experiencing a renaissance, especially on social media. In concert with this upswing in denialism, home insurance premiums are skyrocketing, or coverage is dropped altogether, a problem in coastal states. Indeed, it's noteworthy that American real estate is the largest asset class in the world valued at $43.5 trillion that's challenged for 
A golem is a figure from Jewish folklore. An entity fashioned from dirt and mud, endowed with a life force by some sinister mystic or magician and set into motion toward an evil and interminable end. Generally speaking — as a modern and rational human being — one probably shouldn't believe in golems and yet, having 
Los Angeles is burning, but it isn't alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in Colorado, the southern Appalachians and the island of Maui, along with Canada, Australia, Portugal and Greece. What wasn't burned was smoked in. Is this another case of a future not only dire but strange, without a narrative to 
As the Trump administration launches what it touts as the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history, we look at how immigrant communities and advocates are fighting back. The administration already faces some setbacks, including in its attempt to end birthright citizenship, which a federal judge halted Thursday from going into effect because it was "blatantly unconstitutional." Thursday's ruling is the first in what's expected to be a long legal battle against Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. "We're in a moment where there's a ton of fear in the community,R…
Shadi Hamid (Washington Post, Many leading US media outlets were quick to attribute the suspension of hostilities in Gaza to incoming president Donald Trump's intervention. Ariel Kahana argued in the Wall Street Journal ( 
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THERE are prospects in many places across the continent of Africa. It provides a unique environment for revolutionary growth due in part, to its young and capable population, its resources, and emerging markets. For this to be realized fully, though, there are key questions that need to be answered on issues such as; Infrastructure, healthcare, …
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni says that indigenous communities are better placed to superintend over the general wellbeing of the country's water bodies. While interacting with journalists at his Kityerera state lodge in Mayuge district on Thursday, Museveni says that indigenous communities have all the traditional history pertaining these large water …
Facing the threat of mass deportations from the U.S., Mexican border cities are bracing for an influx of arrivals in migrants perhaps never seen before. Alasdair Baverstock reports.
Mass deportations of undocumented migrants in the United States are expected to begin at any time, at the direction of new U.S. President Donald Trump. One sector of the American economy that could be hit hard is construction, known to employ a significant number of migrants. CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez reports.
The Trump administration's mass deportation policies are striking terror among immigrants as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) began arresting hundreds of hard-working people at locations across the country. Trump termed the presence of 11 million undocumented immigrants a "national security issue" and has vowed to deport them. On Jan. 22, …
KERN COUNTY, Calif.—Alejandra, an undocumented farmworker in California's lush Central Valley, kept her five-year-old son home from school even before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, as word spread through the fields and farms of the key agricultural region of ICE immigration agents' raids there. School is too far from home for her son to …
In the last week, at least 80 people have been killed and over 32,000 people displaced in one of the deadliest bouts of violence in Colombia in recent years. The fighting in Catatumbo, a northeastern region of Colombia, broke out between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and an ex-FARC dissident group — Front 33. The violence in one of the most historically battered regions poses a serious threat to President Gustavo Petro's promise of total peace in the country. | In a heavily criticized move, Petro suspended the ongoing peace talks with the ELN on January 17, in light of the current fighting. | The situat…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited judgement as to whether the military courts should try civilians or not has been fixed for January 31st by the Supreme Court. According to the notice sent to the lawyers who have been involved in this case, Lukwago and Company Advocates, Alaka and Company Advocates, Rwakafuuzi and …
Karim Khan said in a statement he asked judges to approve warrants for the group's supreme leader, 
Across all levels of Mexico's government, from federal to municipal, officials are looking at how to handle America's new president. Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration and border security will have a direct impact on its neighbors. See how Mexico is reacting. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
COMMENTARY: By Belén Fernández It was a cold day in Washington, DC, on Tuesday when Donald Trump was sworn in for his second stint as President of the United States of America. On account of freezing temperatures, the inauguration ceremony was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, and the weather became a primary focus of…
Offshore wind is a fledgling industry in the U.S. — one that, until this week, was On Monday, h…
If there's one thing the wider world has come to understand about Ukrainians over the last three years, it is that they have proved themselves to be deeply stoic people. | Since the beginning of the As th…
The three women in the painting stoop low in the field, their hands reaching for leftover stalks of wheat. Their bent figures dominate the foreground, emphasizing the physical toll of their labor. Jean-Franàßois Millet's "The Gleaners," painted in 1857, immortalized this act of necessity: gleaning, the collection of leftover crops after the harvest. Rooted in agrarian traditions, the term originates from the Old French glener and the Latin glennare, meaning "to gather." For centuries, gleaning had been a lifeline for the rural poor in England and France — a legally recognized right that allowed the…
A study published in the journal Current Biology found that when one chimpanzee urinates, the others in a group are more likely to follow, a phenomenon called "contagious urination" that could have deep evolutionary roots in humans as well. What do you think?
The Trump Administration has started deploying active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration. Pentagon officials say 1,500 soldiers will be part of the first wave. But according to multiple reports, as many as 10,000 could ultimately be sent. This would be in addition to troops already stationed there, like in Texas, where National Guardsmen have been aiding border patrol agents for years. Toni Waterman reports.
New York — New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing a …
Albany, NY — In a move to protect hard-working New Yorkers, Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed new regulations targeting exploitative overdraft fees that disproportionately impact low- and moderate-income residents. These …
Syracuse, N.Y. — Mayor Ben Walsh unveiled the City of Syracuse's 2024 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive overview of municipal achievements and ongoing projects. The report showcases a year of …
Syracuse, NY — January 24, 2025 — Patrick J. Hogan is officially announcing his candidacy for Mayor of Syracuse in the upcoming 2025 Mayoral election. He will make his formal …
The City of Syracuse Industrial Development Agency selected developer Sun Companies to acquire and redevelop the M. Lemp Park Site and construct a new 245-room hotel and parking facility The …
The recent pardons issued by both former President Joseph Biden and current President Donald Trump have grave and serious implications for how the worth of law enforcement officers in this …
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an 
On Jan. 12, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, speaking to 350,000 people gathered in Mexico City's Zócalo Plaza, outlined her government's accomplishments and prospects. Elected with a 60% plurality on June 2, 2024, as the Morena Party candidate, Mexico's first woman president took office on Oct. 1. Her current approval rating is 80%. That party, founded …
The Iraqi parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including Iraqis convicted of A copy of the law seen by Reuters shows that those found guilty of terrorism leading to murder or disability, manslaughter, vandalising government institutions, and r…
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Through negotiating with organic and synthetic material the artist constructs powerful conversations on the tension between our spiritual and cultural identity, and the modern world we live in ARTS | By Dominic Muwanguzi | Juuko Hoods' new body of work is captivating and will leave many viewers who will visit his solo show this month …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) has launched the "Building Socio-ecological Resilience of Communities to Address Flash Flooding in the Rwenzori Mountains (B-SaFFeR)." Funded by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR UOS), the B-SaFFer project is a 5-year (2024-29) collaborative consortium between Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda Martyrs University …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) Isaac Ssemakadde, has petitioned the High Court seeking to set aside the summons issued against him by Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman. The summons were issued on January 17th following …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to participate in the Outbound Travel Market (OTM) trade fair, one of the largest global travel and tourism expos, in Mumbai, India, from January 30 to February 2, 2025. As the largest travel and trade show in Asia, OTM presents an opportunity for Uganda to position itself as …
Umukuuka III is was one of the very few African political and cultural leaders invited to President Trump's week-long inauguration festivities Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uwelukoosi Jude Mike Mudoma, the Umukuuka III of the Bamasaaba/Bagisu, has secured a partnership with a United States business firm interested in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and the development …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A statement by the Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi that Dr. Kiiza Besigye's life is in danger, has raised concern in parliament. "I wanted to be on record that we will pray. God forbid because I have listened to the Leader of the Opposition talking about supposing he …
The company has been a cornerstone of the region's agricultural sector, providing essential machinery and support to farmers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CMC Motors Group, a prominent player in East Africa's automotive and agricultural machinery market, has announced plans to gradually wind down operations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The decision brings to an …
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers conducted massive invasions of various parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes and buildings, and abducted many Palestinians. The invasions were still ongoing at the time of this report and included field interrogations, destruction of property, displacements, and assaults. Media sources in Tulkarem, in …
While a ceasefire is largely holding in Gaza, Israel is intensifying attacks on the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military has killed at least 13 people in a major military operation targeting Jenin that began on Tuesday when Israeli troops raided the city, backed by airstrikes, drones and U.S.-made Apache helicopters, following a six-week siege. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers in the West Bank have been "emboldened" by Trump's lifting of sanctions on far-right Israeli settler groups. Further violence is increasingly likely, says Mariam Barghouti, a Palestinian writer and journalist based in Ramal…
On Tuesday, four Israelis were injured and a US resident was killed during an alleged stabbing attack in the coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
Despite a ceasefire implemented Sunday morning, Israeli forces continue to violate the terms of the ceasefire on a daily basis. On Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces opened fire on the beach of Gaza City and Salah al-Din axis in the southern Gaza Strip. According to Wafa, Israeli occupation navy boats fired three shells off the coast …
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have made one threat very clear: Climate change is undermining the insurance systems American homeowners rely on to protect themselves from catastrophes. This breakdown is starting to become painfully clear as families and communities struggle to rebuild. But another threat remains less recognized: This collapse could pose a threat 
Israeli forces confirmed the killing of two Palestinians from the town of Qabatiya in the Jenin governorate in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday night The Israeli military identified the individuals as Qutaiba al-Shalabi and Mohammed Nazal, alleging their affiliation with the The army accused the two men of carrying out a shooting attack earlier this month in the village of Funduq, lo…
Yazan al-Saadi is the international desk editor for The New Arab. He is a writer, researcher, critic, and comic zealot and has been published and/or cited on various platforms such as The Nib, Jadaliyya, Al-Jumhuriya, The New Arab, Al-Hudood, Al-Akhbar English, Linus, The Public Source, and more. He is based in the alluring city of Beirut; he has seen too many airports and often dreams of electric sheep. | Follow Yazan on X: Ghadi Ghosn is born in 1984, Lebanon. He studied illustration at ALBA (Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts). He made some comics, drawings and…
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Extremist minister who wants West Bank completely annexed did not resign alongside fellow fanatics over Gaza 'ceasefire' According to reports in the Israeli press, PM Benjamin Netanyahu promised right-wing extremist Bezalel Smotrich 'extensive' attacks on the occupied West Bank if Smotrich agreed not to resign from Netanyahu's cabinet over the supposed 'ceasefire' in Gaza — …
A 45-year-old Eman Jaraday, a mother of six – including young children, was in critical condition and in need of immediate medical attention, her family told The New Arab's Arabic language service Al-Araby Al-Jadeed,…
In one of its final moves in office, the Biden administration is trying to secure U.S. influence over Rojava, the Kurdish-led region of northeastern Syria. Now that Rojava is being attacked by Turkish-backed militias and faces a possible Turkish invasion, the Biden administration is reinforcing U.S. military positions in Rojava, making it more likely for 
The CPUSA's Jewish Committee strongly denounces the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) We are outraged that the Anti Defamation League weaponizes Jewish heritage for the purpose of defending genocide and the occupation of the Palestinian nation, and suppressing pro-Palestine voices, while supporting rabid Christian Zionist,…
Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Nobert Mao has faulted political leaders for abandoning the electorate. Speaking at the ongoing Northern Uganda Peace Week Mao at Koboko Catholic Parish, Mao said that the leaders have failed to consult the electorate on issues affecting the district. Mao explained that most politicians …
Muslim group highlights Met boss Mark Rowley's boast to pro-Israel groups about restrictive policing of Gaza protest — and police's fabricated allegations against marchers The Muslim Association of Britain MAB) has published a letter it has written to London mayor Sadiq Khan about the Metropolitan Police's repression of and smears against anti-genocide protesters. The MAB …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights lawyer Steven Kalali has petitioned the Constitutional Court, challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Penal Code Act and the Magistrates' Courts Act. Specifically, Kalali contests Section 115 of the Penal Code Act, which criminalizes indecent assaults and insulting the modesty of a woman or girl, …
Three men prosecuted for participating in a peaceful protest at arms manufacturer General Dynamics in Hastings were found not guilty of all charges at Brighton Law Courts on Wednesday. Laurie Holden, 72, Clem McCulloch, 33, and Thomas Delves, 25 — collectively known as the 'Hastings 3' — were arrested for aggravated trespass on 29 February …
Swiss prosecutors said Wednesday they were examining several complaints against visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as reports suggested NGOs were accusing him of "incitement to genocide" in The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) confirmed it had received "several criminal complaints" against Herzog, who was at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos this week. | "The criminal complaints are now being examined in accordance with the usual procedure," the OAG said in a…
The Israeli Knesset enacted a law on Tuesday criminalising the denial, minimisation, or celebration of the 7 Proposed by Yisrael Beiteinu Member of Knesset Oded Forer, the legislation passed its final reading with unanimous support, 16-0, according to the Times of Israel. | Inspired by Israel's 1986 Holocaust denial law, the new measure stipulates that anyone who denies the events of 7 October in verbal or written form, with the intent to defend or sho…
CAIR Strongly Opposes Planned Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship, Other Sensitive Locations The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the…
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As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in The fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel, in Kartalkaya, in the Koroglu mountains in Bolu province, on Tuesday left at least 76 people dead and 51 injured. It came near the start of a two-week winter break for schools when hotels in the region are filled to capacity. | "There…
Shattering all records, the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc. raised and spent over $200 million in special interest moneycelebrating the 2024 election victory. (The all-time previous record was $107 million for Trump's first inauguration in 2017. By contrast, Biden's 2021 inauguration raised and spent nearly $62 million.) 
Fifty years as a financial journalist tells me that trying to predict Wall Street's movements is a fool's errand. But things really are different now: for better or worse, traditional U.S. stock investors and financial institutions no longer set the agenda. Rather the agenda is set by a handful of foreign financial bureaucrats, most of whom hang their hats 
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Against a backdrop of continued change in the world, the artist here in London has come to the end of another large piece. It is challengingly good, intricate, not easy. Beautiful. Maintaining a careful distance while trying to film it, I'm reminded yet again of Charles Dickens' visit to John Ruskin's studio when a new 
Upon returning to the presidency, Donald Trump has granted presidential pardons to over 1,500 of his supporters involved in the violent January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, including members of far-right, anti-government militias like our guest's father. Guy Wesley Reffitt helped lead the crowd that stormed the Capitol, just weeks after his then-18-year-old son Jackson attempted to warn the FBI about his plans. Jackson Reffitt now believes that Trump's pardons will embolden far-right extremists to commit further political violence, including potential backlash against those close to them. ̶…
Former FBI special agent Mike German, whose new book Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within chronicles his experience working undercover in far-right, white nationalist militias and warns of the unchecked danger they pose to American society, responds to Trump's mass pardons of January 6 insurrectionists, many of whom were members of or affiliated with far-right militias. "The pardons definitely send a message both to the far-right militant movement that political violence against Trump's enemies will be rewarded … [and] sends a message to law enforcement that there's no value in inv…
In one of his first executive orders after taking office, President Trump ordered the United States to withdraw from the U.N.'s World Health Organization, putting numerous WHO programs at risk, including efforts to tackle tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University, says the move is a "grave mistake for American national interests and our national security," as well as "an attack on science, public health and public health institutions." He warns that the U.S. will likely fall behind on public health innovation and disease pre…
Gaza's media office (GMO) has updated the death toll from The enclave's officials have now set the toll at 61,182 Palestinians killed or missing after thousands of bodies were recovered and later brought to hospitals, and after several remains were uncovered. | The media offic…
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Immigrant communities in the U.S. are on edge, bracing for promised raids by federal authorities looking to round up and deport undocumented immigrants. | U.S. President Donald Trump has made immigration a top priority of his new administration. | And while officials say undocumented migrants who've committed serious crimes will be targeted first.
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By Julie Hollar / Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting As the Washington Post faces a staff rebellion and plummeting subscription rates, billionaire owner Jeff Bezos has introduced a new mission statement: "Riveting Storytelling for All of America." The new path forward, as introduced in a slide deck to staff by Suzi Watford, the paper's chief strategy officer, demands that the …
Register here: bit.ly/NicaJan26 * * * Nicaragua's Education Revolution: No One Size Fits All By Becca Renk (Becca Renk is originally from Idaho, USA. She has lived and worked in sustainable community development in Nicaragua since 2001 with the Jubilee House Community and its project, the Center for Development in Central America; she coordinates the…
COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel People get ready There's a train a-coming You don't need no baggage You just get on board All you need is faith To hear the diesels humming Don't need no ticket You just thank the Lord Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield READ MORE: Trump's reaction as bishop pleads for protection of minorities You…
Only a few days in office, U.S. President Donald Trump has already used a long list of executive orders to try to reshape the government. | Now, he is starting to follow through on some of the goals laid out in those controversial orders. | CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
With the re-emergence of a potentially more severe dengue strain, Brazil is bracing for the possibility of another epidemic in 2025. | Last year was the worst on record for Dengue in Brazil, with 6.4 million probable cases and 6,000 deaths recorded. | So far in the first three weeks of 2025, 87,000 probable cases and eight confirmed deaths have been reported. | CGTN's Lucrecia Franco reports.
The American South is experiencing an unusual winter storm, covering typically warm regions in snow and causing widespread disruptions. Residents are marveling at the rare sight, capturing moments of snowfall in areas like Florida. | However, this unprecedented weather has also resulted in emergencies, power outages, and fatalities. | CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez reports.
Fighting between armed rival groups in Colombia over the past week has left at least 100 dead and thousands fleeing to nearby Venezuela. | In response, the Colombian government has halted peace talks with one of the rebel groups. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.
TikTok bidders are lining up to buy the U.S. version of the Chinese social media app whose fate hangs in the balance. | Some have gone public with their interest. | They include a wide cast of tech titans and social media stars. | But acquiring TikTok would be complicated. | CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.
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Negligence played a role in the deaths of 78 people who perished when a huge fire gutted a luxury ski resort hotel in northern There were safety failures on multiple levels at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, the head of the Ankara Chamber of Architects told AFP late on Wednesday. | "We can't single out just one culprit, unfortunately. Many people weren't doing their jobs properly," Derya Basyilmaz said. | She is in Kartalkaya with a delegation of experts to prepare a report on the tragedy. | Ang…
South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in The block was to be implemented at midnight on Wednesday, Napoleon Adok, director general of the National Communications Authority, wrote in a letter dated Wednesday to internet service providers. | "This is culminating from the recent upheaval in Sudan, that has exposed the…
Rafik M. had "called on Tiktok for the carrying out of violent acts on French territory," said Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on social media, without saying where he had been arrested. | The influencer is one of half a dozen Algerians arrested in France over the last month on accusations of calling for violence…
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UNEB Reports Drop in Distinctions, First-Grades, While Science Tops for Third Consecutive Year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has reported a decline in the first-grade passes in the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), despite an overall improvement in the pass rate. During the presentation of the results at …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has directed all schools with outstanding invoices to clear their balances to access the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results. Speaking to our reporter ahead of the official release of the examination results this morning, UNEB Spokesperson Jennifer Kalule revealed that the UNEB …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, the Deputy Inspector General of Government is under the spotlight for alleged environmental degradation, abuse of power, and torture following an incident involving Alex Katungi, a police officer from the environmental police unit. In a complaint addressed to Inspector General of Government Beti Olive Kamya, Katungi's …
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Prince Harry has accepted an apology from the publisher of the Sun, News Group Newspapers (NGN), for intrusion into his private life — alongside currently undisclosed but "substantial" damages. He has now settled his high court legal action against the publisher. The case, brought by Harry and former Labour deputy …
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pader Grade One Magistrate Court on Wednesday remanded two men to Pader Government Prison, Kineni, on a separate criminal charges involving violence and property damage. David Okello, a resident of Lwala B' Cell, Pader Town Council, admitted while appearing before the court to threatening violence with intent to …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | In an ongoing effort to streamline the public service payroll, the Ministry of Public Service has deactivated 4,149 employees across various ministries, entities and local governments. Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Service said that this action follows a second round of validation and headcount exercises conducted from …
Washington, the United States | THE INDEPENDENT | UNAIDS has urged President Donald Trump to continue funding HIV. This comes a day after the United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organisation. "Under President Trump's leadership, the United States of America has the opportunity to accelerate the global HIV response and end AIDS by 2030," …
SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua | The xAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the enormous infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI across the United States. OpenAI said on Tuesday that it would team up with SoftBank and Oracle to build multiple data centers for artificial …
Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has attributed the poverty in the country to the failure of people to embrace government programs. While inspecting different enterprises of farmers under the parish development Model-PDM program across the Busoga sub-region on Wednesday, Museveni said that he started economic empowerment programs in 1989 by steering the …
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of head teachers in Kasese District is urging the government, through the Ministry of Education and Sports, to reconsider certain aspects of the policy that allows for the automatic promotion of pupils under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. Automatic promotion was implemented in 2005 as part …
The respiratory virus season is in full swing in the U.S. | Fever, sneezing and coughing are the order of the day, forcing many Americans to stay home from work and school and keeping hospitals busy. And it looks like these viruses will stick around for a while. | CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.
Two additional wildfires that erupted on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 22, have put Southern California on edge. | 30,000 residents have come under mandatory evacuation orders, where extreme winds and dry weather conditions are fueling the flames. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyanşan reports.
Days after the Biden administration removed Cuba from the so-called State Sponsors of Terrorism list, Trump rescinded the decision through executive order on his first day in office. The Communist Party USA condemns the continuation of this aggressive policy aimed at overturning the Cuban Revolution. | The incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that the Trump administration plans to impose additional restrictions on the island nation. The economic warfare against the Cuban people waged by the U.S. government and condemned by the United Nations represents an illegal and inhumane attack on Cuban sovereig…
Despite changes in administration and the announcement of a Gaza ceasefire, activists across New Jersey continue to rally and mobilize in support of Palestine. Recent events demonstrate the ongoing solidarity efforts in the region. | South Jersey for Gaza Rally in Collingswood (January 18, 2025) | On Saturday, January 18, 2025, South Jersey for Gaza (SJ for Gaza) 
From 7.30am on Wednesday 22 January, Palestine Action begun occupying 'The Aviva Centre' in Bristol over its ongoing complicity with Israel's genocide in Gaza. One activist is on top of the overhang of the 'UK's largest insurer': BREAKING: Palestine Action is occupying 'The Aviva Centre' in Bristol. Aviva insures UAV Engines, a drone factory owned […] | By 
The Trump administration has begun its crackdown on immigrant communities in the United States, with the Department of Homeland Security announcing Tuesday it will allow federal agents to conduct raids at schools, houses of worship and hospitals, ending a yearslong policy that banned Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from arresting people at these sensitive locations. This comes a day after President Trump signed a series of executive orders that included declaring a "national emergency" at the southern border, launching mass raids and deportations, restricting federal funds from sanctuary ci…
Elon Musk, the obscenely wealthy, self-appointed messiah of the digital age, wields influence like a neural network running on overload. | Hailed by some as a genius in the pantheon of Western capitalism, his ventures range from 
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Israel wasted no time following the abrupt collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. Within hours of Assad's fall on December 8, 2024, Israeli forces More than a month later, Israeli troops remain stationed in the United Nations-patrolled area — raiding government buildings and summoning residents for <...
Leaked photos from New Jersey's Port of Elizabeth confirms research conducted by the Palestinian Youth Movement and Progressive International on…
Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategy aims to create an inclusive and prosperous digital future for Ethiopia, building on the successes of ongoing initiatives…
Nearly 900 humanitarian aid trucks entered the The latest arrivals bring the three-day total to more than 2,400 trucks entering the enclave. | Throughout the 15-month war, the UN has described its humanitarian operation as opportunistic – facing problems with Isra…
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Netanyahu's office only published the text showing the cabinet's agreement to the deal, leaving out several details explaining the ceasefire in full.
Israeli forces launched a major assault on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin, bombing and storming the area in a At least The UN Human Rights Office has also reported s…
The comments, made by Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari come after Israel freed 90 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails in exchange for three Israeli captives…
Bnaya Smotrich, the son of far-right The residents of Umm al-Hiran were forcibly removed last year, despite a court ruling affirming their authoris…
United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Human rights groups and some Thai lawmakers have raised concerns in the past week that the transfer to China of the Uyghurs, who have been held in immigration detention for more than a decade, was imminent. The government has said it has…
The UK's decrepit first-past-the-post electoral system virtually guarantees a two-party grip on parliamentary power. Since WW2 the two parties in question have been the Conservatives and Labour, with the Conservatives enjoying 3 long spells in power,1950-64, 1979-1997, and 2010-2024, countered only by Labour's Blair/Brown ascendency in 1997-2010. Labour's single term in power from 1945-1950, however, saw the momentous creation of the UK's welfare state, which started to erode as a policy choice when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister in 1979 ⚪ a phase that was also coterminous with the onset of the neolibera…
In a statement posted on X, O'Gorman, who now lives in Manchester, announced his withdrawal from the festival in solidarity with Film Workers for Palestine and Strike Germany, with whom he signed a pledge last year. | He said Strike Germany "calls for a boycott of German cultural institutions that have supported the genocide of Palestinians, as well as…
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Turkana community living in Moroto District, Uganda, has been denied voter registration and issuance of National IDs, as the Electoral Commission and the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) warned that non-citizens would not be registered as voters. The voter registration update exercise, which began on Monday, saw …
Chile: Communist Party holds XXVII Congress | The Communist Party of Chile opened its XXVII Congress on January 11. The Party held elections for a new Central Committee and voted on a number of resolutions. | "The Party identifies a fundamental contradiction between neoliberalism and democracy, understood as a structural conflict that subordinates popular sovereignty to the market." The Party's President Lautaro Carmona 
The first committee meeting of Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill confirmed what many disabled people already knew — and have been highlighting from the beginning. Specifically, that the bill and its proponents have disgracefully dismissed and sidelined disabled voices at every turn. This was once again painfully evident when members overwhelmingly voted to exclude a […] | By 
The release of three Israeli women held captive in Gaza on Sunday attracted significant global media attention. However, there was comparatively limited coverage of the freed Palestinian women, who had been kidnapped and detained by Israel without charge. This disparity reflects the normalization of the dehumanization of Palestinians, perpetuating a narrative that enables Israel to 
Five The police said an initial investigation "revealed that a terrorist armed with a knife stabbed three civilians on Nahalat Binyamin Street and one civilian on Gruzenberg Street". | A later police statement said: "The terrorist, a 28-year-old foreign national, was neutralised". | Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv said it had received three stabbing victims, including o…
Asharq Al-Awsat had reported earlier that Egyptian and Israeli intelligence chiefs had agreed to transfer the management of the Gaza side of the border to the PA during talks in Cairo this week. | This would be done alongside international supervision and monitori…
Forty others have been wounded in Israel's so-called "Iron Wall" operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Military vehicles stormed the city at dawn on Wednesday, whi…
The head of In his resignation letter, released by the army, Lieutenant General 
By Salah Lamrani and Alain Marshal Salah Lamrani, teacher in France who defends Palestine. Workers World publishes this appeal to sign the petition described and published below. We are in support of Salah Lamrani's struggle for his right to defend Palestine. We have removed most of the live links to . . . | 
Portland, Oregon A program on "Defend Socialist China" will take place in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, Jan. 26, and online. This hybrid event features panel discussions led by Friends of Socialist China. Topics to be addressed include: What is the Pentagon's plan for war with China? How does China's foreign . . . | 
Numerous demonstrations took place over the weekend of Jan. 18-20 to commemorate Martin Luther King Day, denounce President Donald Trump's inauguration and link to the Jan. 18 People's March in Washington, D.C. New York City march, Jan. 20, 2025. (WW Photo: Brenda Ryan) Thousands of people rallied at Washington Square . . . | 
On an overpass that skirts It stands as a testament to the Lebanese, who in years of strife have looked beyond Lebanon for a better future. | For the last five years, the statue has surveyed the battered landscape of 
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Many Silicon Valley companies and their billionaire owners have formed "a symbiotic relationship" with Donald Trump, showering the president and his administration with money and adulation in exchange for friendly policies, according to researcher Becca Lewis. She says that while Silicon Valley has always had reactionary currents, the Biden administration's stricter regulation of the industry led to a decisive break with Democrats, who had previously benefited from Big Tech's cash and influence. "Now you see a wholehearted embrace of Trump with the hopes of deregulation," says…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation experts have challenged Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to fast track the proposed national aviation policy and strategy, as it will be key in giving the country new direction and help the regulator keep pace with the best in the world. The experts asked that UCAA particularly addresses the …
During her Senate confirmation hearing for UN ambassador, Trump nominee Elise Stefanik was asked by Senator Chris Van Hollen …
Chancay, the Chinese-built mega port in Peru, has received its first cargo of electric cars from China. While it's not the first batch of EVs to reach the country, it represents a shift in the flow of hi-tech vehicles to the South American country. Dan Collyns reports from Lima.
As Donald Trump assumes the U.S. presidency for the second time, much of his focus will be on the most important bilateral global relationship with China. What will the next four years hold? CGTN's White House Correspondent Nathan King has this report.
This country, once a haven for immigrants, is now on the verge of turning into a first-class nightmare for them. President Donald Trump often speaks of his plan to deport some 11.7 million undocumented immigrants from the United States as "the largest domestic deportation operation in American history." Depending on how closely he follows the Project 2025 policy blueprint of his 
"There's a sort of evil out there," says Sheriff Truman in an episode of David Lynch's iconic TV series, "Twin Peaks." That line gets to the heart of the work of the filmmaker, whose family announced his death Jan. 16, 2025. Lynch's films and TV series reflected the dark, ominous, often bizarre underbelly of American 
It might be a dangerous time to be a protester in the US, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth serving under President Trump. Trump is eager to use the military against civilian protests, which was stymied during his first term by two things: its illegality under the Posse Comitatus Act, which traditionally bars federal troops from 
Although some on the left have minimized the potential for mayhem in a second Trump administration, I'm not sanguine at all. Many like to point to his less than vehement pursuit of war compared to Biden during Trump's first term as president. Perhaps, but if I was a betting person, and I am not, I 
Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk. Three of the wealthiest and most powerful men to ever exist. Yet beneath their towering tech empires lies a common truth: they are groveling losers. Take Jeff Bezos, for instance. Occasionally the richest person on Earth—depending on stock market fluctuations and divorce settlements—Bezos built Amazon into an online shopping 
The word fascism derives from the Italian fascio, the name for the bundle of sticks carried by ancient Roman officials to beat into submission anybody who challenged their authority. A country gripped by fascism beats down its population until it acquiesces to dictatorial authority. Its ruler governs like a king, subject to few if any 
President Donald Trump's return to the White House comes almost exactly 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates for corporations and billionaires to pour unlimited money into elections. At Trump's inauguration on Monday, the front row included several of the world's richest and most powerful men, including Tesla's Elon Musk, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook and Google's Sundar Pichai. Their collective net worth is over $1 trillion. For more on money in politics and the…
The Trump administration is facing four lawsuits over the formation of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a new government advisory committee headed by the world's richest man, Elon Musk. One of these lawsuits is being brought by the watchdog organization Public Citizen, which says DOGE fails to comply with laws on the composition and reporting duties of such bodies. "Musk's role in this government is part of a broader convergence of corporate and government power … that doesn't really have a parallel in American history," says Public Citizen co-president R…
On Tuesday, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde gave the sermon at the inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington. Directly addressing President Trump in the front row, she urged him to "have mercy" on immigrants and LGBTQ people targeted by his policies. We play an excerpt from her sermon.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | C-Care Uganda, the leading provider of premium healthcare services, has unveiled its latest innovation: a state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner at its flagship facility, C-Care IHK. This milestone marks a new era in diagnostic imaging, enabling precise, non-invasive, and fast medical diagnoses for patients across Uganda. …
Following the suspension of all U.S. asylum claims as one of the first actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration, migrants have been left reeling throughout the U.S.-Mexico border region, looking at their options. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
This slightly edited article was originally Introduction: As a second Trump presidency takes shape, the treatment of immigrants, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean, remains a central and contentious issue. Republican border policies have long framed immigrants as threats, using them as scapegoats for broader societal problems. | Yet much of the migration from Latin America is driven by the fallout from U.S. foreign interventions — anti-de…
Discussions about the prisoner exchange were confirmed last year, but the swap was announced after outgoing US president Joe Biden handed over to "An Afghan fighter Khan…
The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, along with local fire departments and ambulance companies, is proud to announce its participation in the Blue Envelope Campaign. This initiative, gaining traction across the …
The United States is nowhere near its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, according to new analysis from the University of California, Davis. | In September 2015, the U.S. set an ambitious target of reducing its food loss and waste by 50 percent. The idea was to reduce the amount of food that ends up in landfills, where it emits greenhouse gases as it decomposes, a major factor contributing to climate change. | Researchers at UC Davis looked at state policies across the country and estimated how much food waste each state was likely reducing in 2022. They found that, without more work being done at the…
Honduran President Xiomara Castro recently announced that she is prepared to remove American troops from the country's Soto Cano Air Base if President Donald Trump implements his proposed mass deportation policies. She is the first Latin American head of state to threaten the new American president over his deportation plans, which could expel up to 250,000 Hondurans from the U.S. this year 
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In Sirad, the twentysomething protagonist of Like us all, she is simply trying to survive the everyday and apprehended with a desire to shape a better life for herself and her family. | At its core, this is a story of a woman who boards the usual commuter bus to work on…
In This year, as Imazighen communities marked the start of 2975, fresh conspiracy theories resurfaced around their traditions and language. | Some pan-Arab and Islami…
Over one million people have now fled the Tens of thousands have been killed and more than 12 million forced from their homes since conflict erupted between M…
A Spanish man who was kidnapped last week near the Algeria- The Spaniard landed at the Boufarik military base, south of the capital on a flight from Algeria's southernmost Tin Zaoutine commune. | He was on a tourist trip when he was "kidnapped near the Algerian-Malian 
A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali's predominately Tuareg north, said on the social media platform X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro. | "The former Spanish hostage, Mr. Navarro Giane Gilbert, has been released by the FLA and is in good health," said Mohamed Maouloud Ramaadan, spokesperson for the separatist movement. | Boubacar Sadigh Ould Taleb, the Azawad Liberation Front's communication…
Sixteen Sudanese civilians were killed and 18 others injured when paramilitary forces shelled a famine-stricken displacement camp in The paramilitary 
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 families, who were displaced from different villages in the present Buikwe district, are demanding compensation for property lost during the 1981-1986 National Resistance Army-NRA bush war. Through their umbrella body of the National Association of the Displaced People-NADIP, the affected persons who since then sought refuge …
The country is no longer the most populous without a bourse Ethiopia | AGENCIES | It was a momentous occasion. But the peal of the bell did not initiate a flurry of trading at the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, which opened on January 10th. With no brokers and only one listed stock, the exchange enjoyed a relaxed …
Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has confirmed his participation in the 2025 London Marathon, scheduled for April 27th in the United Kingdom. Kiplimo, the reigning cross-country champion, sees the London Marathon as an opportunity to race against world-class marathoners such as Eliud Kipchoge, Timirad Tola, Sabastian Sawe, and Alexander Munyao. He …
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Lwengo district have resolved to constitute village coffee committees, to respond to rising cases of theft and methods that compromise the quality of the produce in the communities. The decision was taken during a meeting of the District Security Committee and the leaders of associations of Coffee …
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale Diocese ordained 30 new priests. The newly ordained priests took their vows at St. Andrew's Cathedral, led by Bishop Wilson Nandaa. The newly ordained priests will be distributed across various parishes within the diocese. During the ceremony, Bishop Nanda urged upon the newly ordained priests to preach the …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has said that the Business Committee Parliament will discuss a strategy to effectively handle reports of the Auditor General within the Accountability Committees. According to the Tayebwa, the Government can only implement the Auditor General's recommendations if they have been adopted by …
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | After steering Tanzania's leading opposition party, Chadema, through two tumultuous decades of political battles, transformative campaigns, and unyielding advocacy for democracy, Freeman Mbowe's tenure as chairman has officially come to an end, reports The Citizen Tanzania. In a historic and symbolic shift, the party has chosen Tundu …
Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 12 sugar millers in Uganda face closure following a ruling by the High Court that they were established illegally. The Monday ruling in the case, "Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Limited v Attorney General and three 3 Others", faulted the government for failure to institute a regulatory …
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti district health leaders have decried the increasing cases of dog bites that are not reported to the health facilities. Dr Charles Okadhi, the Soroti District Health Officer says that only 37 out of 240 cases that were registered by the veterinary department were reported in health facilities in …
The government's move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni's concentration of power Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | In 2021, the Ugandan government announced a policy that the military would take on all new government-funded construction projects in the health and education sectors. In …
The Quicksink seeker could turn the Extended Range Attack Munition into a new low-cost anti-ship weapon that could be bought quickly in large numbers.
In December 1995, the Dayton Accords brought the 
In the area of foreign relations, Washington has two parties but just one policy—that of war and imperialism. Donald Trump is no exception to this iron law, something already demonstrated repeatedly. His call to "Make America Great Again" means, in fact, "Make American Imperialism Great Again." Once his promises and populist speech have been stripped …
An Australian journalist, who was once jailed for 400 days in Alaa Abdel Fattah, a software developer and blogger who rose to prominence as an activist in the 2011 Arab Spring, was 
As reported last week, Egypt, Qatar and Hamas are all insisting Barghouti, the most popular leader in Palestine, be among the thousands of Palestinian hostages to be freed as part of the ceasefire agreement. | | His release or retention in captivity will say volumes about which path the US and Israel wish to take: either more land thieving, more killings, more lawlessness or steps towards ending the occupation and choosing peace over territorial expansion.
Resistance in Palestine and West Asia has mobilized an important movement in the U.S. and other NATO countries for over 15 months to demand the genocide in Gaza stop. A ceasefire has finally been achieved. This movement must ask itself the following question: What do we do now to contribute . . . | 
In Gaza on Monday , families began returning to the ruins of their homes following the ceasefire that went into effect on Sunday morning. Medical sources reported on Monday evening that rescue teams and citizens were able to retrieve the bodies of 58 martyrs from the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. A …
A London Assembly member has written to the Home Secretary amid claims the Met Police "lied" about Gaza protests at the weekend. | On Saturday, thousands of protesters in central London gathered to demand a lasting ceasefire and an end to what they have called a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The march had been hit with strict conditions by police over where they could go, and for how long, under the Public Order Act. | It came amid pressure from the Board of Deputies of British Jews that the planned destination — BBC headquarters — was close to a synogogue, and its attendees on the Sabba…
Pro-Israel lobbyists say Donald Trump was "the greatest president ever for Israel" in his first term as US leader. And as he starts his second term, he's wasted no time in bolstering the settler-colonial project. Because amid a shaky ceasefire giving Palestinians in Gaza a brief pause from genocide, he has lifted sanctions on "far-right […] | By 
Fake '2020' copyright added to human rights org's footage showing skulls with bullet wounds discovered as families returned to northern Gaza An Israeli propagandist has tried and failed to discredit video footage and images that appear to show the remains of executed Palestinians, discovered by family members on their return to their home areas. Muhammad …
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On his first day back in the White House, Donald Trump moved to roll back protections for transgender people. In his inaugural address, Trump declared the U.S. government's policy is "there are only two genders: male and female." Chase Strangio, co-director of the American Civil Liberties Union's LGBTQ & HIV Project, describes Trump's executive orders aimed at pushing "a slew of policies that just seek to both eradicate trans people from civic and public life and also push trans people out of federal government." "Trans people are bracing themselves for a lot of neg…
And as he starts his second term, he's wasted no time in bolstering the settler-colonial project. Because amid a shaky ceasefire giving Palestinians in Gaza a brief pause from genocide, he has lifted sanctions on "far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals" responsible for attacking Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Large-scale incursion into West Bank city, dubbed operation 'Iron Wall', begins with deadly air strikes
As Israel grapples with the catastrophic failure of its 15-month war, the Palestinian people are asserting their right to return and to exist
In For weeks now, in Sousse, in the central-east part of the country, families have waited for hours—sometimes days—hoping to secure a gas cylinder to heat their homes o…
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle A litmus test of Israel's commitment to abandon genocide and start down the road towards lasting peace is whether they choose to release the most important of all the hostages, Marwan Barghouti. During the past 22 years in Israeli prisons he has been beaten, tortured, sexually molested and had limbs broken.
Footage shows Met Police officers ushering Gaza marchers through to lay wreaths for murdered children — but they are still being charged Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) director Ben Jamal is being charged under accusations that he 'led and incited others to join a procession that forced its way through a police line' blocking an anti-genocide …
Israeli Prime Minister The three open posts, 
In April last year, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the United Nations Security Council that "an insidious campaign to end UNRWA's operations is under way, with serious implications for peace and security". Repeatedly, requests by the relief and works agency responsible for providing welfare and aid to Palestinians to continue its work, notably in northern Gaza, had been 
By Leah Lowonbu in Port Vila Vanuatu's only incumbent female parliamentarian has lost her seat in a snap election leaving only one woman candidate in contention after an unofficial vote count. The unofficial counting at polling locations indicated the majority of the 52 incumbent MPs have been reelected but also with some high profile departures.
At least six Palestinians have been killed in the occupied Jenin governor Kamal Abu al-Rub told AFP the operation was "an "It came quickly, Apache helicopters in the sky and Israeli military vehicles everywhere", he added. | Palestinian Aut…
Pro-Palestine campaigners have vowed to maintain pressure on In a meeting late on Monday evening, the Labour-run council debated a petition signed by more than 4,000 residents to undertake a "thorough and transparent audit" of its pension fund investm…
Saudi Foreign Minister The top diplomat is also expected to meet influential Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, local media reports said. | The Saudi minister will announce the beginning of a new phase in Saud…
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During his inaugural address, the new president of the United States was refreshingly open about the fact that Washington is the hub of a continuously expanding empire which is ruled by billionaire plutocrats. | As Joe Lauria 
There were many lies about immigrants spread during the 2024 presidential campaign. It is necessary to replace the misinformation with facts to think clearly about the economic impact of immigration and deportation on the US economy — especially since Donald Trump says he intends to move forward on mass deportation. For all of the 21st century, there have been millions of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. The peak year on record was 2007, when there were 12.2 million unauthorized immigrants living here. In 2022, there were 11 million — 1.2 million fewer or about 10 percent less than in 200…
The impending ban on TikTok pushed many in that oh so American way to do the opposite of what those in charge wanted them to do. Americans are a strange breed— so docile in practice, but only if they think they are being "rebellious" —look to the MAGA movement. Ask any of those diehards and 
One might think that the National Park Service and the State of Montana, the two entities charged with stewardship of American bison, our national mammal, could do a better job. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and the Council on Fish and Wildlife think so, too, which is why we are challenging Yellowstone National Park's recently released 
During Donald Trump's inaugural address on Monday, he declared a national emergency at the southern border. On the first day back in office, Trump signed a number of executive orders on immigration that seek to end birthright citizenship and use military resources for Trump's border policies. "This is a massive abuse of emergency power," says Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. "These emergency powers are intended to address sudden, unexpected crises … that are moving too quickly for Congress to be able to a…
President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the nation's 47th president. The inauguration took place inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, the same spot where Trump's supporters staged an insurrection on January 6, 2021, in a violent attempt to keep him in power after he lost the 2020 race. Hours after Monday's inauguration, Trump granted "full, complete and unconditional" presidential pardons for about 1,500 people involved in the January 6 insurrection. He also commuted the sentences of 14 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, many of whom had been convicted of seditious conspir…
Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier is coming home after nearly half a century behind bars. Just minutes before leaving office, former President Joe Biden granted Peltier clemency and ordered his release from prison to serve the remainder of his life sentence in home confinement. In a statement, Peltier said, "It's finally over — I'm going home. I want to show the world I'm a good person with a good heart. I want to help the people, just like my grandmother taught me." Biden's historic decision came after mounting calls by tribal leaders and supporters, and a co…
During Monday's inauguration, Donald Trump repeated his threat to retake the Panama Canal. The United States controlled the waterway since the early 20th century, but in 1977 President Jimmy Carter signed a landmark treaty to give Panama control of the canal. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González debunks Trump's "grossly false" claims about the canal's history. "The Panama Canal was created at gunpoint by the United States," says Juan González. "The entire myth that Trump has created is entirely false and needs to be challenged."…
For a second day in a row, dozens of trucks loaded with Early Sunday, traffic gradually moved at the entrance to the Raf…
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The truce in the 15-month-old conflict, which has laid waste to the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East, took effect on Sunday with the release of the first three…
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The first 100 days of the Trump administration will be full of many challenges and dangers. Not least of these will be the incoming attacks against immigrant communities, the trade union movement, abortion access, LGBTQ people, and the justice for Palestine and other movements for peace and self-determination. | An important plank in the defenses of Resistance 2.0 will be launching efforts to prevent the MAGA right from resurrecting McCarthyism from its grave. During his campaign, Trump vowed to "root out" the communists, Marxists, and the "radical left." Should such a McCarthyism 2.0 be implemented, no pro-wo…
Being implicated in acts of torture and the murder of an Arab Muslim nationalist were not mentioned when Jean-Marie Le Pen was Except that forgetting about the evil carried out by Le Pen, the far-right politician,…
As Donald Trump takes office, he has revived one of his most audacious ideas: acquiring Greenland. When asked directly if he would rule out using military force to take Greenland from Denmark, Trump refused to do so, sparking international outrage. This renewed interest in Greenland is closely tied to his plan to build a nationwide anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system, which he calls the "American Iron Dome." | The only thing worse than Trump's Iron Dome being an enormous boondoggle that doesn't work, is that it does work. A functional system would undermine global strategic stability by incentivizing adversari…
We assess Russia's increasing role and influence in Africa at a time when we are witnessing the end of neocolonialism in Africa. 
The 19th National conference of the Socialist Alliance passed this resolution on the presidential elections in Venezuela…
Matt and Sam talk to historian Erik Baker about his new book, Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America.
New York Attorney General Letitia James quickly issued a statement condemning the executive order and reaffirming her commitment to upholding constitutional protections. In a move that has sent shockwaves across …
Donald Trump's first presidency was defined by trade battles with America's major trading partners. The U.S. president threatened new trade conflicts on the campaign trail. And now he appears to be following through on them with threats of 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1. Owen Fairclough reports.
A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Witnesses said desperate guests had tried to escape using ropes, footage showed bedsheets hanging from the windows, and media reports suggests some had died after trying to jump to safety. | Several ministers have arrived at the scene at the Kartalkaya resort around 170 kilometres (100 miles) northwest of the capital Ankara, and officials said the fire had now been contained. | "Our pain is great," Interior Minister A…
Hamas is set to release the more than 90 hostages over the coming weeks as part of a The militant group said in a statem…
Police in Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was arrested Sunday in Turin on an A journalist for Avvenir…
The recent A prominent voice of the Arab Spring, Abdulrahman now sits in an Emirati jail in reprisal for posting a 
An Italian journalist In her first televised interview since her release on 8 January, Cecilia Sala discussed the three-nation negotiation th…
Iran has denied issuing the Amir Tataloo, a hugely popular artist among Iranian youth and known for tattoos that cover his entire face, was handed multiple "short and long" jail terms by a Tehran court last May, according to his lawyer. This included a three-year sentence for blasphemy and 10 year…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents affected by the Kiteezi landfill collapse are upset with the new decision by the Prime Minister's office to offer them new houses to be constructed in Dundu Mukono for which they will have to pay the costs in installments. Last week, the Minister of State for Housing, Percis …
Construction of Hoima Stadium Stands at 22 Percent Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of Hoima Stadium, located in Kyarwiru Cell in Hoima East Division of Hoima City, is currently at 22%. The government signed a contract with M/S SUMMA, a Turkish company, in June last year to construct the 20,000-seater Hoima Multi-Purpose Stadium …
New report says alcohol should carry cancer risk warning label ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Just one alcoholic drink a day is linked to a wide range of negative health effects, according to a new report released Jan.14 by the American government. The findings, which apply to both men and women, tied a daily …
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District has confirmed its first case of cholera after a 21-year-old male resident of Pager Division in Kitgum Municipality tested positive for the disease. Titus Komakech, Kitgum's surveillance focal point person, revealed that the patient was isolated at Kitgum General Hospital last week following a positive Rapid Diagnostic Test …
Better ways to define obesity emerge ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass index. BMI is a quick and inexpensive estimate based on weight and height. But BMI doesn't provide adequate information about a person's health, …
Buganda Road Blocked as Besigye Stands Trial For Inciting Violence Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security forces cordoned off roads leading to Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court this morning as opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye appeared in court for trial. Besigye, along with Samuel Lubega Mukaaku, is charged with inciting violence following a protest …
Ghana's visa-free entry for African passport holders is the latest boost to efforts to integrate the continent and boost cross-border trade, cultural exchange, and regional unity. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Ghana's introduction of visa-free travel for all African passport holders is the latest shot in the arm for Africa's push toward seamless cross-border …
Discontinuing its independent, third-party, fact-checking program doesn't bode well for fight against misinformation COMMENT | NED WATT & OTHERS | Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta's social media platforms, …
A new report confirms that all continents except Australasia and Antarctica experienced their hottest year on record ANALYSIS | MATTHEW WRIGHT, NCHOLAS LEACH & SHRIN ERMIS | The earth's climate experienced its hottest year in 2024. Extreme flooding in April killed hundreds of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A year-long drought has left Amazon river levels …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motorists and residents on Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road have expressed concern over the slow pace of road works. Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road is a 3.3-kilometre road that connects key areas to the city center. Along the road, there are commercial and residential buildings, businesses, shops, and markets. The road …
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Runaway suspected Mpox cases are complicating efforts to fight the virus in Arua City. The city has recorded four cumulative cases of Mpox and 87 contacts since December 2024. Dr. Pontius Apangu, the Arua City Health Officer, revealed that the surveillance team is facing resistance from community members suspected of …
The country's investment promotion agency licensed 426 planned investment projects valued at Shs9.63tn in the FY 2023/24 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is seeking Shs173.9billion for the Financial Year 2025/2026 to cover wage and non-wage expenditures, with the bulk of the money, Shs161.5billion in already approved external financing going for …
President Donald J. Trump: From this day on, the United States of America will be a free, sovereign and independent nation. We will stand bravely. We will live proudly. We will dream boldly, and nothing will stand in our way Washington, US | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump signed several dozen executive orders on …
Over 50 people have also been injured in the fire at a hotel in the country's Bolu province | A fire at a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey has killed at least 66 people and injured over 50, some critically, the country's interior minister said on Tuesday. The blaze broke out in the early morning at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort, a popular winter destination in Bolu province. | According to Minister Ali Yerlikaya, the fire started on the restaurant floor of the 12-story hotel around 3: 30am and it took the fire department 45 minutes to respond. The flames were said to have spread rap…
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We continue our coverage of the long-awaited Gaza ceasefire by going to Jerusalem to speak with Israeli activist Gershon Baskin, who has experience negotiating with Hamas, including during this latest conflict. Baskin says while it's heartening to see captives returning home, the ceasefire agreement is "a bad deal" because of how fragile it is. "Hamas would not have agreed to enter into this two- or three-phase deal without having guarantees … that in fact the war would end," says Baskin. "But we don't know that, because Netanyahu has given alternative promises to membe…
Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released on bail Sunday after being charged with "joining and financing a terrorist group" and publishing "fake news and data", a rights group said. | The charges were part of a new case against Bahgat, who was released on bail of 20,000 Egyptian pounds (about $400), the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, which he founded, said in a statement. | On Wednesday, EIPR said prosecutors had summoned Bahgat, who is also the group's executive director, but "the summons did not specify the details of the case or the charges involved" at the time. | Mahmoud Shalaby…
WASHINGTON—Un puñado de multimillonarios capitalistas se han comprado el control no sólo de la inauguración del criminal reelecto Trump, sino también de su gabinete, las políticas de su administración entrante y del propio presidente entrante. La cifra de 200 millones de dólares que los multimillonarios han gastado en la inauguración es sólo una cifra preliminar …
As the ceasefire in Gaza has entered its second day and appears to be holding, we begin our coverage in Ramallah. "We're hoping that it will continue, the Israelis will continue to release prisoners. And, of course, we have no guarantees they will not be rearrested again," says Tala Nasir, a lawyer with the Palestinian prisoner and human rights organization Addameer. She also notes that many of those released are coming home in poor health. "They were starving inside the prisons," Nasir notes.
Gaza's ceasefire has entered its second day, with aid entering the besieged enclave and Hamas deploying its security forces in areas under its control. US officials have pledged to ensure Aid enters Gaza: | Trucks carrying 
Hundreds of people cheered, chanted and honked car horns as two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners freed from an Israeli jail arrived in the occupied West Bank town of Beitunia early on Monday, AFP journalists reported. | The buses held some of the 90 prisoners released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal that began Sunday and saw three Israeli hostages freed by Hamas. | Members of the crowd climbed atop the lead bus and unfurled a Hamas flag, the journalists reported. | They were joined by others waving the flags of Fatah, Islamic Jihad and several other Palestinian factions, as well as the Palestinian natio…
The World Health Organization said Sunday it was ready to pour much-needed aid into Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, but that it would need "systematic access" across the territory to do so. | Much of the Gaza Strip's WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the ceasefire, posting on social media that it would "bring great hope for millions of people whose lives have been ravaged by the conf…
Gaza's A statement from Netanyahu's office, issued less than an hour before the truce was set to start at 8: 30 am (0630 GMT), said he had "instructed the IDF (military) that the ceasefire… will not begin until Israel has received the list" of hostages to be freed. | Hamas, while "affirming its commitme…
This live blog has now ended. Make sure to follow us for the latest news on The Israeli prison service said early Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the Gaza ceasefire and swap deal between Israel and Hamas. | This comes after Hamas 
After a ceasefire came into effect on Sunday morning in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians in Gaza and wounded 36 more early on Sunday, shortly after a The truce later came into effect after an Israeli delay over a list of names of captives to be released by Hamas. | Gaza's Civil Defence Department said the civilians were killed in attacks across the One person was killed in Rafah, six in Khan Younis, nin…
The names of 93 male and female Palestinian prisoners who will be released Sunday night, as part of a prisoner exchange on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire, have been published. | Israel and mediating nation Qatar confirmed on Sunday a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza had come into effect following a delay of almost three hours as Israel awaited a list of three captives to be initially freed by Hamas. | According to the ceasefire plan, a total of 33 captives will be returned from Gaza during an initial 42-day truce. | In a statement, Hamas said the truce deal stipulated "the release of 30 Palestinian prisoner…
The UN's World Food Programme said Sunday it was moving full throttle to get food to as many Gazans as possible after border crossings reopened as part of a long-awaited ceasefire deal. | "We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time," the WFP's Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told AFP, as the Rome-based UN agency's trucks began rolling into the strip. | "We're moving in with wheat flour, ready to eat meals, and we will be working all fronts trying to restock the bakeries," Skau said, adding the agency would attempt to provide nutritional supplements to the most malnourished.
Twinning the terms "ceasefire" and "Gaza" seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire announced on January 15 between Israel and Hamas could have been reached so much earlier by all the concerned parties. But will was lacking in Washington to force Israel's hand, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was 
Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday after Hamas handed over three Israeli captives, completing the first exchange under a The three captives released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said they were in stable condition. | Hours later in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Pales…
As Palestinian Since the start of Israel's war in October 2023, the workers have been rescuing Palestinians on the ground while retrieving Often using their bare hands due to a lack of tools to remove the wreckage, they would spend hours finding and helping people attacked by…
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Six months ago today, on 19 July 2024, the UN International Court of Justice in the Hague (ICJ) issued one of the most significant judicial decisions ever rendered in international law. What Palestinian human rights NGO Althou…
Governor Hochul: "I assure you that New York will always be that beacon of hope, the place where the women's rights movement started, the place where the NAACP was founded, …
Today is the federal holiday that honors civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929, and was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis at just 39 years old. We play an excerpt from King's last speech, "I Have Been to the Mountaintop," in which he spoke of the ongoing struggle for equal rights that he said would continue even without him. "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land," King said. He was killed one day later.
With the U.S. political establishment gathered in Washington for the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the iconic venue Busboys and Poets on Sunday hosted the Peace Ball, an event held around presidential inaugurations since 2009 and featuring voices of resistance to war, racism, poverty and more. This year's Peace Ball featured author Angela Davis, who spoke of the power of "infinite hope" to fight against injustice. "I want us all to generate the kind of collective hope that will usher us into a better future," said Davis. We air highlights from the event.
Ahead of President elect-Donald Trump's second inauguration, thousands of people rallied in Washington, D.C., on Saturday at the People's March to oppose his policies on immigration, abortion, LGBTQ rights, the climate crisis and more. We air voices of resistance from the protest. "All of us deserve to feel like human beings, and all of us deserve to have our rights respected," said Hope Giselle, executive director of the National Trans Visibility March. "Without a democracy, without a true democracy, we all fall to the wayside of corruption and a government that does not see us as h…
Trump likely to decouple the world's most important geopolitical relationship and increase risk of global disruption COMMENT | IAN BREMMER | Donald Trump's return to the White House will almost certainly trigger an unmanaged decoupling of the world's most important geopolitical relationship, increasing the risk of global economic disruption and crisis. After all, Chinese leaders will …
Police officers smiling as marchers allowed through peacefully — but anti-genocide Jewish bloc barred as Cooper claims police protecting Jews On Saturday, the Met Police arrested around seventy peace marchers, some of them violently, claiming that they had 'forced' their way to Trafalgar Square, supposedly in an area the force, to appease pro-Israel groups, had …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has started updating the National Voters Register today ahead of the 2025-2026 general election. The three-week exercise started today, Monday, January 20th, and will end on February 10th, 2025, at different update stations in communities. Julius Mucunguzi, the Head of Public Relations and EC Spokesperson, says that …
I always wanted to become is doctor, and my dream was coming true at Al-Azhar University. But Israel left our campus in ruins and has destroyed a generation. Those of us who survive vow to carry the legacy of those martyred forward, and rebuild Gaza.
Ramallah – Following 470 days of Israel's brutal war on Gaza, a The first of a three-phase deal announced in Doha and mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the US will last 42 days and includes the release of 
After a long wait at the point closest to Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, families of released The exchange occurred once 
As the This number includes 1,167 people taken by the Israeli army in Gaza and transferred to Israel, and 737 others who come from Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerus…
Palestinians began searching on Monday for thousands of Gazans believed still buried The truce in the 15-month-old conflict, which has laid waste to the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East, took effect on Sunday with the release of the first three hostages held by Hamas and 90 Palestinians freed from Israeli jails. | Rescue workers said…
No matter how much I try to find the right words to describe what we are seeing and going through, it's never adequate. But I want to share what we are facing, even if just to feel, in the slightest way, that someone is listening to us.
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We assess why Washington continues to completely misunderstand China and the reasons why statements are made by Trump administration officials. 
I've already given my Biden economy retrospective, but I want to come back and double down on the main point there, because I think it is incredibly important and largely overlooked. The one thing that Biden's economic performance should clearly establish is the importance of running a full employment economy. There is no better way 
What will be the future of offshore wind turbines off coastal United States with Donald Trump as U.S. president? "We recommitted to reducing carbon emissions with offshore wind off the coast of Long Island," declared New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week in her "State of the State" address in Albany. A week before, giving 
With the Tiktok ban just days away, American youth have started flooding the Chinese social media app RedNote, pushing it into #1 position on the app store. Labeled "Tiktok refugees" by Chinese netizens, the newcomers have been welcomed by app users with open arms, curiosity, and a fair bit of humor. Though initially confused at 
Societies survive and grow when they successfully navigate their contradictions. Eventually, however, accumulating contradictions overwhelm existing means of navigating them. Then social problems arise that persist or worsen inside such societies because they are unsuccessfully navigated or go unattended. Sometimes, the dominant conscious reaction to such social problems is denial, a refusal to see them. Denial of internal social problems displaces navigating the contradictions that cause them. The resulting social decline, like the set of internal contradictions it reflects, is denied and ignored. Instead, narra…
The organized murder of one group of humans by another group of humans is called war. We live in a world where the vilest of crimes, which are punished with severe consequences within most societies, are somehow acceptable when committed as part of war. War has been an integral part of human history and, in 
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A government audit on the progress of works on the Busega-Mpigi Expressway has shed fresh light on the delays of the project. Last week, the Ministry of Works and Transport, which confirmed that the new completion deadline was 2027, gave complexities in land compensation, limited resources and COVID-19 as the …
By The usual World Economic Forum (WEF) show that captures and dominates all of Davos for a week starts on Monday, …
Billions of taxpayer dollars invested in for-profit facilities from Africa to Asia were supposed to improve access to healthcare. But stories of abuses have piled up ANALYSIS | GAVIN FINCH, KENDALL TAGGART & DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI | The 1-year-old was with her pregnant mother at a maternity clinic when the convulsing started. A midwife tried giving her oxygen, …
COMMENT | IAN BURUMA | In 2022, Lithuania's then-Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys decided that performing Russian composer Tchaikovsky's classic ballet The Nutcracker was no longer an appropriate way to celebrate the Christmas season. Lithuania is a staunch supporter of Ukraine, and Kairys, believing that Russian culture could not be separated from Russian imperialism, called for a "mental quarantine" — …
A dramatic video has appeared showing a Russian BTR-82 8×8 armored personnel carrier firing its main gun wildly, spitting dozens of shells in one fiery burst, apparently due to a technical malfunction after the vehicle was reportedly 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I honestly do not think Joe Biden ever had a chance to make sense of his four years as president. It is not merely his native stupidity, and Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s execrable record on the foreign side seems evidence enough that he is through and through, all-over …
Arleigh Burke class Flight IIA destroyers were the air defense commanders for two carrier strike groups last year and plans are now underway to expand the practice.
The EPA warned that forever chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health. What do you think?
While picking up a Golden Globe for his hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer, its writer and creator Richard Gadd told the assembled Hollywood audience that a number of people had asked him why he thought the show had been such a success. In it, Gadd plays a version of himself, Donny, a failing comedian working in a Camden pub, trying to make sense of being sexually abused by a man he admires in the industry, and becoming the subject of vulnerable stalker Martha — who he comes to both need and loathe. | Gadd said he felt "people have been crying out for something that kind of spoke to the painful inconsis…
Donald Trump's first term as U.S. president from 2017 to 2021 was unlike any that came before. Trump recalibrated America politics then lost reelection only to rebuild support during the Biden administration to once again win the White House. CGTN's Jim Spellman looks back at Trump's first term and the questions surrounding his second term that begins on Jan. 20, 2025.
At his inauguration ceremony and in prior statements, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has suggested America should "take back" the Panama Canal, igniting a firestorm of reaction in Panama. This vital waterway, transferred to full Panamanian control in 1999, stands as a symbol of the nation's hard-won sovereignty. The remarks have reopened old wounds and sparked passionate debate across the country. CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez, brings us local reactions from the streets of Panama City.
London police charged nine people with public order offences after dozens were arrested at a More than 70 people were arrested at Saturday's march after what London's Metropolitan Police called a "coordinated effort to breach" protest conditions, including the perimeter of the rally which was meant to be static. | Protest organisers have denied an "organised" breach of conditions and accused officers of heavy-handedness in their policing of the de…
Sisi's office said that during their talks he stressed Egypt's commitment to "ensuring the unity and cohesion of Libya's national institutions". | He also urged "coordination between all Libyan parties to crystallise a comprehensive pol…
Another 12 people have died in the past two days in Demonstrations sparked by reports that 29 South Sudanese had been killed during fighting in Sudan's Al-Jazeera state led to the looting of businesses owned by Sudanese nationals in the capital Juba. | Police opened fire to disperse the…
A The "treacherous attack" took place in an area "northeastern Um Kadadah in North Darfur state on Saturday", said the local resistance committee. | The group is one of hundreds of volunteer organisations that have coordinated aid across Sudan during 21 months of fighting between…
Former President Jakaya Kikwete hails choice of Dr Samia, the incumbent President and National Chairperson of the party, alongside Dr Hussein Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, as CCM's flag bearers for the upcoming elections Dodoma, Tanzania | DAILY NEWS | In an Extraordinary Meeting held yesterday, CCM resolved to endorse President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Dr …
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The contractors undertaking the construction of the 1,443-kilometer East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), designed to transport crude oil from Uganda's Albertine region to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga Port in Tanzania, have laid over 100 kilometers of the pipeline across both Uganda and Tanzania. The project is a joint …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs has asked the parliamentary committee on Defense and Internal Affairs to reschedule to a later date a meeting that had been scheduled for early today. In a letter written at the weekend, Minister Jacob Oboth-Oboth explained to parliament why they are unable …
Algiers | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba this evening arrived in Algiers, Algeria for military and bilateral meetings. Gen Kainerugaba, who is accompanied by top UPDF Generals including Maj Gen James Birungi, the Chief of Defense Intelligence and Security, Maj Gen Bob …
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Mbale are protesting a decision by the city council to charge them between 5,000/= and 10,000/= per day for loading and offloading on the streets. The drivers cite limited space in the main taxi parks and concerns over the accountability of previous taxes as reasons for their …
Dodoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania's President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that health officials have identified a positive case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Biharamuro District, located in the northern Kagera Region close to Uganda. The Tanzania President made the revelation today in a press briefing with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom …
OPINION | Micheal Bulyerali | There has been a lot of corporate buzz around the acronym ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. This framework guides institutions, communities, and individuals in creating sustainable value. But why should this matter to you as an individual? Why should we, beyond organizations and governments, invest our time in understanding …
459 brands and at least 115 active ingredients blamed ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) has in a Jan.05 statement shown concern about the continued wrong use of dangerous pesticides in the country. Members of the concerned CSOs mainly work to promote sustainable agricultural trade, food safety and sovereignty, climate …
The venue (Dodoma) serves as a reminder of Tanzania's commitment to decentralisation, with Dodoma increasingly becoming the focal point for national governance. This shift from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma is not only symbolic but also practical, as it aims to create a more equitable distribution of resources and influence throughout the country. Dodoma, Tanzania …
TRIPOLI | Xinhua | Representatives of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives (parliament) on Sunday discussed forming a unified government in the country with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). In a meeting with Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Officer-in-Charge of UNSMIL Stephanie Koury, they "discussed the latest developments of …
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | TikTok resumed its service in the United States on Sunday, hours after it was suspended. TikTok said it would work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who will assume the presidency on Monday, for a long-term solution that would keep TikTok in the United States. The resume came just one day …
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday he will repeal multiple executive orders of the Biden administration within hours after being sworn in as president on Monday. "Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take the oath of office," Trump …
"Excursions enable us to learn more, enrich our lives, experience diverse cultures, and understand the histories of different peoples." | — Genevieve B. Kupang, 2024 | Delegates from Baguio Central University (BCU), attending the 6th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference at the Bach Viet Polytechnic, visited the Nguyen Dynasty Artifacts Museum and the 54 Ethnic Groups Jewelry Museum located at 68 Nguyen Hue Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. In this enchanting setting, history came alive, inviting the BCU researchers to appreciate not just the beauty of the antiques but also the rich Vietn…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of youth activists have called upon the judiciary to break its silence on human rights violations, particularly when Ugandans are prosecuted in military courts. The activists claim that the judiciary's inaction and silence have enabled prolonged injustices, persecution, and subjugation of civilians, activists, and political dissidents in …
Some of the Palestine Action activists from the so-called Filton 18 appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday 17 January over an action at a weapons factory that supplies genocidal Israel. Of course, they entered not guilty to the charges the state was brining against them — and they also received huge support from crowds […] | By 
Asia Pacific Report An almost three-hour delay for the start of the temporary ceasefire — due to "technical difficulties", said the resistance movement Hamas — hardly daunted thousands of euphoric Palestinians who took to the streets of Gaza on Sunday to celebrate and try to move back to bombed-out homes in spite of the dangers.
The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip officially came into effect on Sunday morning, marking the end of 471 days of relentless military aggression by Israeli occupation forces on the besieged enclave. Airstrikes on Gaza continued until Zionist Prime Minister Netanyahu's office confirmed that the ceasefire would commence at 11:15 AM local time (9:15 GMT).
LETTER: By John Minto With the temporary ceasefire agreement, we should take our hats off to the Palestinian people of Gaza who have withstood a total military onslaught from Israel but without surrendering or shifting from their land. Over 15 months Israel has dropped well over 70,000 tonnes of bombs on this tiny 360 sq…
Throughout the 15-month genocide on Gaza by Israel, President Joe Biden, adamantly refused to apply any pressure on Israel, while Netanyahu repeatedly humiliated Biden by violating red line after red line set by him and in his ludicrous defence, leaked stories to the press about how angry he was with Netanyahu as Netanyahu thumbed his nose at him, again and again. Biden dutifully sated his Zionist cravings by sending more and more arms, including 2,000-pound bombs to be dropped on civilians, in complicity with the carnage.
Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, dedicated to holding accountable four weapon manufacturing corporations based in the U.S. Their tribunal amassed copious evidence to prove that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon) and General Atomics (a company which manufactures weaponized drones) are guilty of committing war crimes.
Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida said that as part of the prisoner exchange agreement, the Resistance movement decided to release three Zionist prisoners. The historic ceasefire is considered a big defeat to the Zionist regime as it could not achieve any of its objectives during its bloody campaign against the Gaza Strip.
The leaflets depicted a drawing of a Palestinian family sat on the rubble of their home, with some reading "Is victory at hand or not yet?" and "A new victory for the resistance."
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement, "We're pleased that the Wikipedia arbitration board has taken disciplinary action against some editors who, in our view, have spread malicious, false and biased information about Zionism and Israel across the platform …
FINALLY, a ceasefire in Gaza is in place as of 0800 local time this morning as a result of a peace deal that, Qatari interlocutors say, is the same as the first one agreed to by Hamas last May and from which Israel walked away. | | The only major difference between May last year and January this year is Donald Trump.
Conflicting news reports emerged, and with them, the brutal Israeli strikes intensified on the homes and tents of the innocent. Israeli warplanes launched attacks that reminded Gazans of the days of fire and violent strikes at the beginning of the war.
Thousands of people gathered and over 70 were arrested at a pro-Palestine rally in central London Saturday, on the eve of the start of a The majority were detained on The ceasefire, which comes into effect Sunday morning, involves the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners held…
The Israeli army on Saturday reportedly dropped leaflets on the Gaza Strip hours before a A long-overdue ceasefire is supposed to begin on Sunday 8: 30 am local time (630 GMT) after Hamas…
Efforts are ongoing to form a new cabinet in Lebanon before the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from the country's south later this month, local media reported Saturday. | "Work is underway to finalise the cabinet formation before 26 January," the end of the 60-day deadline given to Lebanon, Hezbollah and Israel to implement the terms of the ceasefire deal that ended the recent war, sources familiar with the matter Former head of the Inter…
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | The Israeli government on Saturday approved a ceasefire agreement aimed at the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, following a lengthy cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister's Office said. Israel's decision to move forward with the ceasefire deal with Hamas, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, 469 …
Far-right 'Jewish Power' figures make show of quitting but will leave wanted war-criminal in place Itamar Ben-Gvir and two other members of the racist 'Jewish Power' party have resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government over the agreement of a 'ceasefire' in Israel's genocide in Gaza — but it appears to be primarily theatre. Ben-Gvir, who …
Netanyahu demands captive list at last second while foreign minister Saar signals continued attacks during 'ceasefire' Israel continued bombing and killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza this morning, within moments of the supposed start of the ceasefire supposed to come into force at 6.30am GMT today. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 'delayed' the start of the ceasefire, …
This includes being part of a trend of fraying international norms, double standards by liberal democracies on human rights, and a conflict underscoring the importance of institutions…
Protest organiser banned, under bail conditions, from attending any kind of demo — but others still held including those who simply arrived from the 'wrong' direction Anti-genocide protest organiser Chris Nineham, a founder member of Stop the War, has been released on bail after being violently arrested yesterday during London's peaceful National March for Gaza …
EDITORIAL: Samoa Observer, by the editorial board There should be only one reason why people enter politics. It is for the good of the nation and the people who voted them in. It is to be their voice at the national level where the country's future is decided. The recent developments within the Samoan government…
A former Asif Rahman, 34, was He entered guilty pleas in federal court in Virginia to two counts of wilful retention and transmission of classifie…
BRICS added as a new partner Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with the 6th-biggest population on Earth. BRICS+ now has 10 members and 9 partners, which make up 54.6% of the world population and 42.2% of global GDP (PPP).
The Palestinian Authority and militants in the The head of a committee that oversaw negotiations said Saturday that Palestinian security personnel entered and deployed in the camp a day earlier following the agreement. | In comments made to Anadolu Agency, Ahmad Salah said explosive devices were being dismantled and destruction was being cleared following the armed clashes, describing the nego…
The The State Department said in a statement that it had convened a "virtual donors meeting" on Thursday "with partners and allies to discuss critical security assistance needed for Lebanon to fully implement the cessation of h…
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Police repression and state lies continue Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell are being interviewed under caution by the Met Police this afternoon after taking part in yesterday's National March for Gaza. The Met has charged ten people and is still holding dozens of others for supposedly entering an area …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has classified five districts in Uganda including Rakai, Kyotera, Isingiro, Kalangala and Ntungamo as high risk following an alert from the World Health Organisation of a suspected Marburg outbreak in neighbouring Tanzania. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said they had started public health communication …
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On Saturday 18 January, Britons once again took to the streets to show their support for the people of Palestine. As is unfortunately common in Britain, the peaceful march was beset by what some have described as "fascist" police violence. The Met Police also arrested 77 people, with former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn criticising […] | By 
Panama City, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The organizations forming the United People for Life alliance called for a real national dialogue in Panama for the changes that the Social Security Fund (CSS) needs today.
Santiago de Chile, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) After 10 years of debates on pension reform, Chile is accelerating its pace to reach an agreement to improve pensions, a controversial issue that today generates expectations.
"Do Not Cross." Artwork by Mr. Fish. | Click to subscribe on: Editor's note: On the occasion of the day before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day , we are republishing this podcast that originally aired on January 29. | "You are done. There is only one way out for you. You better take it before your filthy, abnormal fraudulent self is bared to the nation." That's the sh…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The British Parliament has the longest history of any parliament, since it was the first, so it has had time to make a lot of mistakes. On the other hand, it is generally far less an embarrassment than the U.S. Congress. This principle was …
A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shootings of the judges, clerics Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini. However, Razini's involvement in the 1988 executions had likely made him a target in the past, including an assassination attempt in 1999.
As some evacuation orders from the Palisades Fire are lifted, some residents returned to inspect the damage to their homes. | But vast areas of completely leveled homes are still not cleared as search and rescue dogs are still scanning the area for hazardous materials or human remains. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyan≈üan reports.
A diplomatic storm is brewing over the Panama Canal after Donald Trump suggested that America should retake control of this crucial waterway. | The controversy touches on both historical wounds and modern economic realities. | CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez reports from Panama City on what's at stake for both nations and global commerce.
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Hundreds demonstrated in the Tunisian capital on Saturday, calling for the release of The demonstrators shouted "freedom for Abir" and "we are opponents, not traitors" at the gathering in central Tunis, AFP journalists reported.
An Indian court on Saturday found a police volunteer guilty The killing of the 31-year-old physician while she was on duty at a hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata in August highlighted once again the chronic issue of violence against women in the country. | The trial in the case was fast-tracked through India's notoriously sluggish…
Over 55,000 The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said its field teams "monitored the return of an estimated 55,466 displaced persons to locations across Sennar state" between…
The six-person jury decided CNN had to pay damages totalling $5 million. The settlement will avert a second phase of the trial that would have determined any punitive damages. The verdict followed a two-week trial in Panama…
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TOURISM TIPS | THE INDEPENDENT | Going on a safari in Rwanda offers you a unique chance to see wildlife in flesh. Whether you want to see the Big Five or want to witness the Great Migration, there is a choice for every traveler. A safari in Akagera or Volcanoes National Park is one way you can …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met a delegation from the White House at State Lodge, Nakasero. The delegation, accompanied by the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, comprised Dr. Rollan Roberts, the former US Presidential Candidate, David Woodruff, representing the Senate of West Virginia, and Siljander Mark Deli, the …
Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government, through the Ministry of Works and Transport, is yet to decide on traffic flow over Karuma Bridge as it plans to begin the installation of expansion joints on the bridge deck. Karuma Bridge, which serves as a major link and gateway between Midwestern, Northern Uganda, and the West Nile …
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned against the dangers of politics of tribalism and identity, emphasizing that they will not solve the country's problems. Speaking at the pass-out ceremony of over 750 Guild student leaders from higher institutions of learning at Nkumba University on Saturday, Museveni stressed the importance of …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nnabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda has reiterated the importance of technology in the celebration and preservation of the kingdom's cultural heritage. She was speaking the close of this year's Ekisaakaate Kya Nnaabagereka, that has trained over 600 children aged 6-18 years, both boys and girls to value technology's role in …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest data on mobile telecommunications services in Uganda shows a mixed picture regarding quality, both some providers improving and others declining. The country has four mobile network operators: Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Ltd (UTeL), MTN, Airtel, and Tangerine Communications Ltd (Lycamobile). The companies are given performance targets including a geographical …
The reasons, risks and costs of Uganda new shift in economic policies and diplomatic relations THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | We are a week away from celebrating NRM's 39th year in power and the country is going through a major economic and diplomatic policy shift. The government is moving away from a free market economic system …
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Napak district have rescued twelve children aged between 7 and 15 years, from a suspected human trafficker in Matany town council. The victims who are all residents of Matany town council were intercepted on Friday from a Gateway bus UAU 398M travelling to Kampala. Police also arrested a …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, and Kyambogo University, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide specialized training in oil and gas. The MoU aims to establish a framework for collaboration between the two parties, supporting the realization of National Content Capacity Building initiatives. EACOP is …
Why have they become a popular tool of repression? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The military court martial of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) that sits at Makindye in Kampala City has gained international notoriety for trying civilians. International scrutiny of the court martial has intensified since it started trying Uganda's most recognised opposition …
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in South Sudan on Friday handed back to their Ugandan counterpart 11 herds of cattle stolen by a yet-to-be-identified group of armed men. The animals are part of 24 cattle stolen from a kraal belonging to a cattle keeper in Okidi Parish, Atiak Sub-county in Amuru District …
LOS ANGELES, the United States | Xinhua | The popular video-sharing app TikTok went dark late Saturday in the United States. TikTok users in the country were greeted with a message that read: "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now." "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use …
Prime minister Keir Starmer has had another bad week. While pretty much all of his weeks in power have gone badly, they haven't all ended with a punchline. That's because this week closed with the struggling Starmer declaring his intention to remain as prime minister for 10 years. 10 years! The man hasn't finished one […] | By 
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The resistance movement Hamas lauded the steadfastness and noble resistance of the Palestinians that forced Israel to agree to a ceasefire in its genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
By Daniel Perese of Te Ao MƒÅori News MƒÅori politicians across the political spectrum in Aotearoa New Zealand have called for immediate aid to enter Gaza following a temporary ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. The ceasefire, agreed yesterday, comes into effect on Sunday, January 19. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said New Zealand welcomed the…
A ceasefire deal has been reached to end 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, with the agreement also freeing dozens of hostages held in Gaza as well as Palestinians in Israeli jails. What do you think?
After 15 months of U.S.-funded, vicious destruction by the Israel Occupation Forces of every city, including every hospital, school, torching tent cities and over 64,000 official deaths in Gaza, the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, in consultation with representatives of the other Palestinian factions, on Jan. 15 announced that a ceasefire . . . | 
The announced ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza is reminiscent of the last days of the Carter administration, a time when American hostages were released with Reagan (and his behind-the-scenes machinations) taking credit for ending the hostage impasse. Be on the look-out for Trump to take 95% of the credit. Between today and the 19th (when 
We go first to Gaza for reaction from Palestinians to the long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas announced Wednesday. When implemented, the deal would mark the first pause in Israel's relentless attack on the Gaza Strip in over a year. The ceasefire is expected to go into effect Sunday, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed a Cabinet vote required to approve it. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue to strike civilian-dense areas in Gaza. "The bloodshed is not stopping since the announcement," reports journalist Shrouq Aila, on the ground in Deir al-Balah. “…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shelved a cabinet vote on the ceasefire agreement, claiming that Hamas has "backtracked" on elements of the deal. | "Hamas reneges on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators and Israel in an effort to extort last-minute concessions," a statement from the prime minister's office alleged. | "The Israeli cabinet will not convene until the mediators notify Israel that Hamas has accepted all elements of the agreement." | Israeli ministers had been expected to vote on whether to approve the Qatar, Egypt and US-brokered truce at 13: 00 GMT. | The news comes as Israel kil…
In the streets of the It was a rare moment in the besieged coastal enclave that has witnessed…
Lists allow us to neatly arrange our lives. We especially love them in January as they give oxygen to the belief that we are capable of change. That the world — despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary — is a fine place, worth fighting for. Lists allow us to account for what has passed and what we hope will manifest itself in the future. | Such anthologies are usually positive, but we are living in extraordinary times, and the genocide in Palestine — regardless of any ceasefire — must remain at the forefront of our collective consciousness if we are ever to acknowledge our own quie…
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced on Wednesday that a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas had been agreed. | On the ground, Palestinians in Gaza have come out in huge numbers to celebrate the deal, with hopes that 15 months of hell at the hands of Israel could be coming to an end. | The New Arab looks at how Hamas, Israel and world leaders and the heads of official international and transnational bodies have reacted to the deal that could potentially lead to lasting peace in Gaza. | Hamas: | Hamas's chief negotiator said W…
Israeli media-leaked reality shows 'deal' is at best temporary reprieve Israeli news channel ynet has published details of what incoming US president Donald Trump has promised Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in return for agreeing a so-called 'ceasefire' in Israel's genocide in Gaza — and the details expose the 'deal' as a sham and a scam …
A ceasefire deal has reportedly been reached between the Palestinian resistance and Israel, which could lead to the ending of the horrific and genocidal carnage being exacted against the Palestinian people. The Communist Party USA, along with all peace-loving and democratic-minded people, support this development and welcome the exchanging of prisoners. But the deal is not yet ratified as Israel's Cabinet refuses to meet on the issue. | The bombing has not yet ceased. Innocents are still dying. A complete and immediate end to the genocide must be secured. This involves the full withdrawal of Israeli troops fro…
The United Nations is bracing itself for the worst case scenario should the Donald Trump administration decide to cut funding to the organization.
We assess the latest trade data coming out of China for year ending 2024 and why this highlights that China and Global South economies are real as opposed to fictitious Western economies dominated by financialization. 
Reporting Highlights + Empty Threats: Since Oct. 7, 2023, Biden has repeatedly issued threats that Israel ignored. U.S. officials tried to enforce consequences — but they couldn't. + Internal Dissent: The State Department disregarded its own experts and cracked down on leaks. Some human rights officials said they were prevented from pursuing evidence of Israeli 
"That's such a great question, I'm so glad you asked that. You probably have it as a British saying that something's 'hitting close to home,'" says artist Born in Brooklyn as an Afro-Caribbean American Muslim, Nsenga explains that the idea came about during the 2023 International Symposium on the History and Legacy of Muslims in the Caribbean…
I wish I could say the sheer lack of action with the Biden administration was surprising, but it was hardly unpredictable and there's a reason Cornel West refers to 'Genocide Joe' as "neoliberal milquetoast." Biden did exactly what he told campaign donors he would do. He said he wouldn't "demonize" the rich and "no ones 
A dramatic escape was cited by Israeli media as the reason that Yuval Vagdani, a soldier in the Israeli army, managed to escape justice in Brazil. Vagdani was accused by a Palestinian advocacy legal group, the Hind Rajab Foundation, of carrying out well-documented crimes in Gaza. He is not the only Israeli soldier being pursued 
The strikes targeted various areas across the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City. | The deal, which will see 33 captives re…
A recent New York Times article featured Bill Gates standing on the site of a future nuclear reactor in Wyoming, holding a shovel and trying his best to look like he'd ever used one before. The Wyoming reactor has many obstacles to overcome in its future construction, including the "inevitable delays and cost overruns that 
Nicolás Maduro was inaugurated for his third term as president of Venezuela on Jan. 10. Delegations from 125 countries and international organizations participated in the swearing-in ceremony. Venezuelans celebrate inauguration of reelected President Nicolás Maduro, Caracas, Jan. 10, 2025,Photo: Freddy àëáñez, Telesur. In one of the first acts of his . . . | 
Spain's top diplomat announced Wednesday a EUR 10 million aid package for "This announcement of 10 million euros for the United Nations Development Programme" will contribute to "supplement the salaries of the Lebanese Armed Forces" as well as finance "solar panels and logistical aspects" of the army, Jose Manuel Albares said during a v…
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The country sets a new benchmark in space exploration with a successful docking experiment…
According to government data, India's installed renewable energy capacity reached 209.44 GW by December 2024…
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The Biden Administration recently laid out its latest framework for governing the exports of advanced chip technology, which sets restrictions on sales to China. The incoming Trump administration will soon be reviewing this policy and making its own decisions on whether to continue pursuing the same course. In the meantime, China continues to innovate even without those components. Mark Niu reports.
Joe Biden's presidency ends on January 20, 2025. There will likely be a media stampede to hallow his reign and trumpet his virtues. But Biden perpetually trampled his January 20, 2021, oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." In his 2022 State of the Union address, Biden declared, "When dictators 
As is now something of an annual ritual, last month's COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan ended on a rather shabby note. Actually, one can describe its beginning the same way. Ilham Aliyev, the dictator who rules Azerbaijan, a country where fossil fuels make up 90 percent of its export revenues, opened the conference calling fossil 
I love watching the brides pose for photos by the Lincoln Memorial and the teenagers wriggle through TikTok choreography near the Washington Monument. Their modern hopes breathe life into the centuries-old wisdom of our capital city. I have lived in Washington DC for years and still can't get enough of it. On sunny Saturday morning 
Several high-profile celebrities were slapped with human-trafficking charges in late 2024, from music mogul Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy, to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries. Neither has been tried yet, but in 2022 the R&B superstar R. Kelly was convicted of sex-trafficking crimes that dated back decades. He was sentenced to 30 years. 
In her confirmation hearing Wednesday, Trump's nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, refused to answer Democrats' questions about maintaining the Department of Justice's independence from the president and pursuing his personal vendettas. Bondi also avoided directly answering questions about Trump's vow to pardon January 6 defendants and refused to say Trump definitively lost the 2020 election. "Bondi clearly has a comfort level with basing her prosecutorial discretion on whether someone has power and influence, and whether they're willing to give her a taste of that,"…
Palestinian journalist In footage shared widely on social media, al-Sharif slowly removed his press helmet and protective vest, in a symbol of the toll the…
There are currently about 5,600 people across Western North Carolina being housed through hotel vouchers provided by FEMA.
Introduction: As a second Trump presidency looms, the treatment of immigrants, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean, remains a central and contentious issue. Republican border policies have long framed immigrants as threats, using them as scapegoats for broader societal problems. Yet much of the migration from Latin America is driven by the fallout from …
Indonesia has formally joined the BRICS as a full member, becoming the first Southeast Asian country to join the group. There are now ten full members and eight new partner countries in the bloc, making up 41.4% of global GDP and half the world population. | Joining the discussion: | Anton Fedyashin is a Pro…
COMMENTARY: By Monika Singh The lack of women representation in parliaments across the world remains a vexed and contentious issue. In Fiji, this problem has again surfaced for debate in response to Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica's call for a quota system to increase women's representation in Parliament. Kamikamica was speaking at the "Capacity Building…
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Tunisian tennis star The 30-year-old, a three-time Grand Slam finalist, is striving to return to peak form However, on Thursday, Jabeur was visibly emotional a…
Egyptian football star The forward's current contract is set to expire at the end of the season, leaving fans and pundits questioning his next move. | The rumours intensified after Saudi sports chief Turki Al-Alsheikh, a central figure in the kingdom's sports and entert…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said "significant progress" had been made in efforts to revive dialogue between Ankara and the banned PKK militant group. | "Significant progress has been made towards this goal," Erdogan said after three members of Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM opposition party met with jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan then briefed the parties in parliament. | "We see that the contacts made by the delegation were productive," he said, saying Turkey was "cautiously optimistic". | The contact with Ocalan came after the head of Turkey's nationalist MHP party, Devlet Bahceli, exten…
The United Nations warned Wednesday of retaliatory attacks against civilians in Sudan's The Sudanese army, at war with rival paramilitaries since April 2023, led an advance this week on El Gezira, recapturing the st…
After years of attempted reconciliation, Over the weekend, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced plans to abolis…
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes has been drawn into Group C alongside Niger, Guinea, and two yet-to-be-determined teams for the CAF TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN). The draw was conducted at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, shortly after CAF announced the tournament's postponement. Originally slated for February 1—28, …
BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese internet users on a popular social networking platform have noticed a sudden influx of foreign newcomers who claim to have migrated from TikTok due to concerns about a potential ban by the U.S. government within the week. On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese platform with combined features of Instagram and Pinterest, hashtags …
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The head coach of Uganda's U-17 women's team is confident that her team will be capable of picking up positive results in the first round of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 qualifiers. Sheryl Botes Ulanda, the head coach, told Xinhua on Wednesday that her team has prepared well and …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Kizza Besigye, a longtime government critic and four-time presidential candidate, is facing new charges before the General Court Martial. These charges, which include offenses ranging from treachery to unlawful possession of firearms, have garnered attention due to the political implications surrounding Besigye's activism. Besigye is jointly charged with Captain …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is back on X aka "twitter". He is now not following anyone, but has already raced past the 1,000 mark for followers. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Share on: WhatsApp…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been appointed Deputy President of National Unity Platform-NUP Buganda Region. Kivumbi, who is also the Chairperson of the Buganda Parliamentary Caucus, replaces the Nyendo Mukungwe MP, Mathias Mpuuga, who was suspended by the Party over the controversial 500 million service …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said that they are yet to determine whether everyone who used Replenish, a ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) prescribed for the severely malnourished experienced adverse reactions. This revelation comes after the Ministry of Health issued a notice to Chief Administrative Officers across the country …
GROUP A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia GROUP B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic GROUP C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2 GROUP D: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Draw for the finals of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2024 was staged in Nairobi, …
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bush fire whose source is yet to be established has destroyed 300 houses and property worth millions of shillings in Ngariam Sub County, Katakwi District. The fire broke out in the parishes of Osep and Oedepus causing damage to houses and property. Moses Iteit, the LCIII Chairperson of …
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Last Year, on December 4th, Tuesday night, community members of West Philadelphia gathered in the Church of Christian Compassion to listen to the city's Mayor, Cherelle Parker, make the case for the construction of a new basketball arena for the city's basketball team, the 76ers. Mayor Parker told Philadelphians, "If we are going to be …
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing a "strong, national response" should incoming U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes good on threats to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods.
Philadelphia After an over two-year struggle to stop construction of a basketball arena that threatened the destruction of Philadelphia's historic Chinatown and a contentious 12-to-5 City Council vote approving the plan on Dec. 19, just a few weeks later on Jan. 12 Philadelphia 76ers' team owners suddenly announced that their . . . | 
Celebrations erupted across the Gaza Strip Wednesday as the ceasefire agreement, negotiated for months by various international diplomats, was announced as finalized. Unlike the previous four times when a ceasefire was reached over the past 466 days, Israel did not change the terms and pull out at the last moment. The Qatari Prime Minister and …
Asia Pacific Report The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Egyptian, Palestinian and Israeli authorities to allow foreign journalists into Gaza in the wake of the three-phase ceasefire agreement set to to begin on Sunday. The New York-based global media watchdog urged the international community "to independently investigate the deliberate targeting of journalists…
It looks like we're closer to a Gaza ceasefire deal than ever before. There are still a lot of things that could go wrong at numerous steps along the way, but it's something, which is more than we've seen for the last 15 months. | As Antiwar's Dave Decamp 
Officials from the US, Israel, Gaza and elsewhere have claimed that a ceasefire deal to pause the genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory is nearing completion. Gaza ceasefire: tentatively reached Wanted war criminal and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, denied the finalisation of a Gaza ceasefire deal. Israel's government will also need to vote […] | By 
When turning a garage into a workshop, car storage unit, or hobby room, appropriate lighting is essential to ensure a safe and fully functional workspace. Shop lights come pretty close to making that possible. They can be useful for difficult tasks, general-use spaces, and garage spaces. In this article, let us look at the best […] | By 
A few days before the end of 2024, the independent magazine +972 reported that "Israeli army forces stormed the Kamal Adwan Hospital compound in Beit Lahiya, culminating a nearly week-long siege of the last functioning hospital in northern Gaza." While fire spread through the hospital, its staff issued a statement saying that "surgical departments, laboratory, maintenance, and emergency 
The Communist Party USA welcomes the long-overdue removal of Cuba from the U.S. list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and considers it a significant step towards justice for the Cuban people and a welcome one to all those who champion peace and justice. | Despite its limited scope, this decision reflects years of struggle by the Cuban people, the international community, and broad sections of the world population, including democratic, labor, civil rights, and communist organizations across the globe. | Cuba was not, and is not, a "state sponsor of terrorism," but a country that works tirelessly for peace, inter…
Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East. | The agreement follows months of on-off negotiations brokered by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with the backing of the United States, and came just ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Why CSOs are warning of looming crisis in EAC and SADC ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Civil society organisations have warned governments in the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to act fast to tackle the growing menace of illicit financial flows in the two regional economic blocs. According to the CSOs, recent …
Fossil Free London staged a protest outside Shell's global HQ, the Shell Centre, on Southbank on Wednesday 15 January, in protest over the role fossil fuel corporations like Shell's have in exacerbating the climate crisis. Shell: fuelling the climate crisis — and the LA wildfires Dressed in red and orange, signs read "It's not a […] | By 
The Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, was repeatedly disrupted Tuesday by protesters who denounced the nominee's history of hateful remarks against women, LGBTQ people and others, as well as to demand an end to U.S. support for Israel's genocide in Gaza. We speak with two of those protesters, military veterans Josephine Guilbeau and Greg Stoker, who say they were motivated to speak out against the "war machine" that hurts people who serve in the military as well as people around the world who are victims of U.S. militarism. …
If you had read the headline "war criminal flees to Argentina to avoid war crimes arrest" in 1945, it would have referred to Nazi war criminals escaping Germany 
Israeli forces assassinated six Palestinians, including a child, on Tuesday, after a drone strike targeted a group of citizens in the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern occupied West Bank. | The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that six Palestinians were killed and three others were injured as a result of the Israeli airstrike; the Ministry reported that four slain citizens arrived at the Jenin Governmental Hospital, while two others arrived at the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin. | The Ministry…
Bulldozers, those agile, yellow caterpillar-track hoes, we watch transforming towns, farms, deserts and suburbs worldwide. But how many of us have seen an Israeli bulldozer at work? Many Palestinians for certain, as they rush this way and that to grab furnishings, documents and clothes from their homes before these redoubtable machines demolish their dwellings. 
This article is the second of a "It doesn't matter where they are, right now every Palestinian is going through something," M., 26, tells The New Arab. M. chooses to remain anonymous due to punitive measures by Israeli authorities against those testifying and speaking out against I…
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A stillborn agreement treated as thrivingly alive; an understanding celebrated as consensual and equal. The AUKUS security arrangement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, envisaging the transfer and building of nuclear-powered submarines to the Royal Australian Navy, continues operating in haphazard fashion. So far, the stream has flown away from Australia and into the 
forty hard years of lobotomizing, dumbdowning, infantilizing, and deploying this multilayered PSYOPS of direct and covert operations have been brought to us, partially, by the Edward Bernays of the World … now we are here: Fear and Loathing in Our Delusional and Self-Incriminating Selves! (Haeder, May 28, 2023) Trillions for Ukraine. Christ, this is 2019, …
What do you give the person who has everything? Well, if you're an Amazon or Starbucks worker and that person is the CEO, there's only one answer. Give the boss a strike! Amazon strike, JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, December 23, 2024. (WW photo) The Rev. Dr. Martin . . . | 
THE HAGUE | Xinhua | The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Tuesday that its president, judge Nawaf Salam, has resigned following his appointment as Lebanon's prime minister. Salam, who assumed the ICJ presidency in 2024, officially stepped down as a member of the court effective immediately, the ICJ stated in a press …
In collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Health is advocating for the local production of 22 key drug raw materials…
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SEOUL | Xinhua | South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested in presidential residence Wednesday, becoming the country's first sitting president to be kept in custody over his short-lived martial law imposition. A joint investigation unit, composed of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), the National Office of Investigation (NOI) and the defense …
Quezon City, Philippines — Cervical cancer, a disease affecting the cervix, is both preventable and curable when detected early. Despite this, cervical cancer remains the second most common cancer among Filipino women, claiming the lives of more than half of the 8,549 women diagnosed each year amounting to approximately 4,380 deaths. | In response to the urgent need for cervical cancer prevention in the Philippines, Quezon City unveiled a groundbreaking community-based cervical cancer screening program on January 15, 2025, cementing its commitment to eliminating cervical cancer as a public health burden. Th…
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Dec. 26, 2024, was a huge day for the global airpower, military technology, and strategy communities. The emergence of not one, but two Chinese advanced tailless tactical combat aircraft sent shockwaves around the globe and garnered very high interest from the public. You can read our initial coverage and preliminary analysis on the appearance of both those aircraft 
Will there be a war with China? People are asking this question as there is a high level of tension near Taiwan and in the South China (East) Sea. U.S. imperialism pushes an aggressive posture with air and naval exercises and continues to arm Taiwan, in violation of previous agreements. Such a war would be a huge disaster for the working class. | Following up on the 2011 pivot to Asia, U.S. imperialism is creating new anti-China military alliances like AUKUS (which includes Australia, the U.K. and the U.S.), and is expanding its strategic military presence in the Pacific region, such as enlarging the naval bas…
Berkeley Earth, a non-profit climate change organization, concluded that climate chaos was at its worst in the last decade. Its Global Temperature Report for 2024 said that "2024 was the warmest year on Earth since 1850, exceeding the previous record just set in 2023 by a clear and definitive margin. This period, since 1850, is 
"Since his death, Jimmy Carter has been lauded for brokering the Camp David Accords and for his post-White House mission to help the poor and battle disease. But glossed over amid all the tributes is the burdensome legacy that Mr. Carter left for his Democratic Party: a presidency long caricatured as a symbol of ineffectiveness 
Anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing issues for our planet. Carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere continue to rise due to the burning of fossil fuels and land use change, with the latter occurring primarily in the form of animal agriculture and growing crops to feed livestock. Biodiversity loss is greatly enhanced by 
On January 10, US president-elect Donald Trump officially became a convicted felon as New York judge Juan Merchan sentenced him on 34 counts of falsifying business records to disguise "hush money" payments to porn star Stormy Daniels as legal expenses. The sentencing followed a 5-4 Supreme Court rejection of Trump's request that it intervene to 
By virtue of luck or just being in the right place at the right time, I was the first journalist to report on the advent of the public internet. In the early 1990s, I was editor-in-chief of a trade magazine called Telecommunications. Vinton Cerf, widely considered to be "father of the internet," was on our editorial 
Let's be clear: Gianforte's lawsuit doesn't represent Montanans, but rather Montana livestock interests. The vast majority of Montanans want wild, migratory buffalo restored in our state. The brucellosis boogey-man argument is old and is full of holes. The disease was brought to North America through invasive cattle. Brucellosis entered the Yellowstone buffalo herds by erroneous 
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to become defense secretary, appears to be moving toward confirmation after a contentious Senate hearing on Tuesday. He was grilled over his alleged history of sexual misconduct, reports of frequent public drunkenness at work, financial mismanagement at veterans' organizations he led, and statements he has made disparaging women, LGBTQ people and others in the military. Hegseth's confirmation can only be blocked if three or more Republicans join Democrats in opposing the former Fox News host, but so far the party appears aligned behind Trump's nominee. Wat…
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Grassroots journalist Alissa Azar reports on the unfolding ecological disaster in Los Angeles and how mutual aid groups are mobilizing in response. On Tuesday, January 7th, people in Los Angeles County, California began receiving a high wind advisory and risk of fire notice. Come nightfall, heavy winds were underway and several fires had broken out,… 
Khabib Nurmagomedov, the legendary former UFC lightweight champion from Russia was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight traveling from Las Vegas to San Francisco on January 11. | The According to the airline, Khabib didn't comply with repeated requests from the crew to conf…
Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into the surrounding northern California forests last summer. The way the light filtered through the trees on the morning drive was unbeatable, he said. He ate lunch with his crew, members of the new Forest Corps program, deep in the woods, usually far from cell service. They thinned thickets of trees and cleared brush, helping prevent the spread of fires by removing manzanita — a very flammable, shoulder-high shrub — near campsites and roads. | "The Forest Service people have been super, super happy to have us," Zampaglio…
This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. | Even before President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next Monday, California got ahead of things. Anticipating more of the federal meddling they'd seen in the past, like when Trump's first administration 
It's been a week since those deadly fires broke out in the Los Angeles area and it's far from over as new wildfires have been reported on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Search teams have been deployed to comb through the charred remnants of homes, looking for potential human remains. But given the scale of devastation, they warn the process could take a long time. Our correspondent Ediz Tiyanşan reports.
Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent a grilling by lawmakers on Tuesday, Jan. 14, in a confirmation hearing sharply divided along partisan lines. | With less than a week to go until his inauguration, Donald Trump's cabinet nominees are facing questioning by members of Congress. Hegseth and the other nominees require Senate approval. | Hegseth is a decorated army veteran and former Fox news host who has swatted away criticisms over his alleged personal misconduct. Benji Hyer reports.
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So far, states marking the month include Michigan, New Jersey, Utah, Connecticut, in addition to a growing number of states, towns and districts. A congressional resolution was introduced several years ago to give the month national recognition. | The goal for community leaders is to make…
The The attacks largely targeted people from western Sudan living in the central state because of accusations they collaborated with the Earlier this week, the Sudanese army and allied…
The The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement late Tuesday that it was "alarmed by the disturbing footage circulating on social media, which shows brutal torture and ill-treatment of detainees at the Gernada detention facility in eastern Lib…
Private sector investment and strategic policies set to drive economic expansion Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda's economic growth is poised for a notable upturn in 2025, supported by robust performance across key sectors such as energy, mining, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and information and communication technology (ICT). This growth is expected to be further reinforced …
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a remarkable performance in its half-year revenue collection, surpassing its target for the July to December 2024 period. The tax authority collected Shs15.25trillion against the target of Shs 14.93 trillion, registering a surplus of Shs 322 billion and a performance rate of 102.16%. …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Swarms of bees caused chaos on Tuesday, halting court proceedings at Abim Magistrates Court and triggering a stampede in South Division, Moroto Municipality, resulting in injuries to several individuals. In Abim, the bees invaded the courtroom around midday, creating widespread panic. Court staff, prison officers, police officers, litigants, remandees, and …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has granted the late Margaret Baba Diri an Official burial. The President's message was conveyed by the RDC Koboko Emmy Mitala to the Central Organizing Committee. According to Mitala, the state requested the burial programme to be postponed from Wednesday to Thursday. Emmanuel Banya, the Chairman Central …
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has issued a stern warning and announced plans to launch a crackdown on tobacco smokers in Gulu City. Dr. Enock Kabanda, the Uganda Police Mental Health Focal Point Person, made the announcement during an awareness meeting organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The session …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The main Census findings have shown that the Buganda region has the highest cases of child marriages across the country raising concerns among local leaders. The Children (Amendment) Act 2016 emphasizes the right of every child to education and places responsibilities on parents and the state to ensure children attend …
Sarah Willie-LeBreton, the 12th president of Smith College and daughter of Charles Willie, Syracuse University's first Black full professor and vice president, will serve as the featured speaker for the …
Belgian Lebanese activist Dyab Abou Jahjah, the founder of the Hind Rajab Foundation, discusses how the organization seeks to hold Israeli soldiers accountable for war crimes committed in Gaza. Named after a 6-year-old girl who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza almost a year ago, the Hind Rajab Foundation uses evidence gathered from soldiers' own social media to build cases against them. The group recently filed a complaint against a soldier in Brazil, leading a local judge to issue an arrest warrant for him that he only avoided by fleeing to Argentina. "Unfortunately, the Israeli government smuggl…
We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40,000 acres have burned up as firefighters struggle to contain the multiple fires still raging in the Los Angeles area. | Journalist and activist Sonali Kolhatkar, who recently returned to her home in Pasadena, describes community mutual aid efforts underway and how they stand in stark contrast to the militarized response from police and National Guard forces who are seemingly more interested in protecting property tha…
Shiny Lal is a nurse who came to the U.S. from India at the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic. In a new country facing an unprecedented virus, she dedicated herself to the difficult, dangerous work of front-line caregiving to create a better life for her family. But it wasn't long before her American dream turned into a nightmare. Her employer, MedPro Healthcare Staffing, is among 
How do we achieve housing for all?
Climate change, like any crisis afflicting earth and humanity, is bound to bring out the best and the worst of a species that soils its nest, salts the earth, and poisons its nourishing rivers. For those benefiting from plunder and bounty, change is a hard thing to accept. Kleptocrats and the extractive industries, renters of land, and 
Basma Alafifi may have lived through the Gaza genocide, but she doesn't feel she survived. Now studying at Rutgers University in New Jersey, separated from her family, the genocide hasn't ended, it has just shifted its location.
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The amazingly brave Cecilia Vega at CBS' 60 Minutes did a groundbreaking segment on Sunday in which she interviewed US government officials involved with the Israeli war on Gaza, who resigned in protest either explicitly or implicitly. She also screened the sort of horrific footage of …
DENVER—Worker rights, and a unique state stumbling block to them, became a key issue when the Colorado legislature convened on January 8. The battle, pitting the state AFL-CIO and its progressive allies versus the Denver Area Chamber of Commerce and its corporate cronies, revolves around the "Labor Peace Act" that for decades has made the …
US diplomats have revealed the prominent role A US diplomat based in the UAE with two decades of MENA experience, 
Italy's ITA Airways resumed direct flights to ITA said it would operate two direct flights a week from Rome's Fiumicino airport to Tripoli's Mitiga airport. | "We are proud to inaugurate today our first direct commercial flight between Tripoli and Rome Fiumicino, strengthening commercial and cultural ties between Libya…
Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, dedicated to holding accountable four weapon manufacturing corporations based in the U.S. Their tribunal amassed copious evidence to prove that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon), and General Atomics (a company which manufactures weaponized 
Other reputable sources, however, estimate the casualty numbers to be much higher, with up to 200,000 deaths since tens of thousands are missing, believed to be buried under the flattened ruins of Gaza. 
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have confirmed the deaths of seven soldiers and injuries to 30 others during ongoing battles in Gaza, underscoring the heavy toll of its relentless aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory. 
Tens of thousands protested in Romania's capital against a top court's decision last month to annul the presidential election after an outsider candidate unexpectedly emerged as the frontrunner
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister W≈Çadys≈Çaw Bartoszewski defends Poland's free pass for wanted war criminal Polish Deputy Foreign Minister W≈Çadys≈Çaw Bartoszewski has said today that that there is no such thing as Palestine, according to local reports — despite the fact that Poland has formally recognised Palestine since 1982 and that the Palestinian state has its …
In the last week of January, two Knesset bills ending Israel's "cooperation" with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA), are scheduled to come into force. If they do, UNRWA's activities in the territory of the state of Israel would be illegal under Israeli law and any Israeli official or institution engaging with the agency would be breaking the law. | In 
A Palestinian man, Moataz Abu Zneid (35 years old) from Dura, south of Hebron, who has been held in Israeli detention without charges for over a year, was declared dead in the Israeli Soroka Hospital on Sunday after Israeli torture and medical neglect. 68 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli prisons as a result of …
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost North Dakota is staunchly conservative, having voted Republican in every presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. So how is it that the state boasts the only state-owned bank in the nation? Has it secretly gone socialist? No. The Bank of North Dakota (BND) operates on the same …
For Arlie Russell Hochschild, understanding why rural voters favor Trump required coming to grips with the role of emotion in politics.
For more than a year, Israeli authorities have refused to give any information about what has happened to Haitham Abd Elwahed since October 7, 2023 — leaving his family in heartbreaking limbo.
As negotiators from Israel and Hamas continue discussions in Qatar about a possible Gaza ceasefire, we speak with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, who spoke at a press conference of Gaza media workers last week urging the international press to speak up for their Palestinian colleagues. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says nearly 200 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023. "The world just keeps turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to what is happening," says Abed from outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. "It's completely enraging and u…
As gatekeepers of the corporate information bazaar, you have served Israel well. Echoing the propaganda of Tel Aviv and Washington has become mainstream fare, with omission at the heart of the campaign. Thomas Jefferson, America's third president, judiciously wrote in 1789: "Whenever the people are well informed, they may be trusted with their own government." Unfortunately, today's media mind 
The first official reference to Gaza becoming increasingly uninhabitable was made by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 2012, when the population of the Gaza Strip was estimated at 1.8 million inhabitants. The intention of the report, "The Gaza Strip: The Economic Situation and the Prospects for Development," was not merely 
Israeli soldiers are facing the growing risk of A week ago, a former Israeli soldier A complaint lo…
Israeli forces targeted multiple locations across the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 33 people since dawn, medical teams have said. | Palestinian have been killed in Jabalia and Shujaiya, as well as several neighbourhoods of Gaza City, including a school-turned-shelter. | Northern Gaza has been under attack and siege for more than 100 days, with the intensification of attacks beginning in early October. | Meanwhile, the Biden administration sees a possible Gaza truce as soon as this week, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan told Bloomberg News on Monday, adding that there were…
'404' result greets would-be JC readers as BBC et all ignore arrest of right-wing Labour former minister The right-wing, pro-Israel, anti-Corbyn libel-factory The Jewish Chronicle has deleted its coverage of the arrest for alleged paedophilia yesterday of the right-wing, pro-Israel, anti-Corbyn former Labour government minister Ivor Caplin, as the rest of the so-called 'mainstream' media …
Los Angeles is now being destroyed by fire. Next will be the "Big One" earthquake everyone knows is coming. And then—unless we take immediate action—Diablo Canyon's radioactive cloud will make this region a radioactive dead zone. My family is now besieged by four fires raging less than four miles away. We don't know how long our 
The super-rich opt out of the social contract by picking and choosing which laws apply to them, whether in offshore tax havens or at home.
Lebanon's parliament Hezbollah and the Amal Movement – often referred to in Lebanon as the Shia duo – both ended up voting for army commander 
Lebanese President "The president of the republic called on Judge Nawaf Salam to task him with forming a government, knowing that he is currently abroad. It has been decided he will return tomorrow," it said. | The Harvard-ed…
A high-level United Arab Emirates delegation was in Lebanon on Monday to make arrangements for the reopening of The UAE withdrew its diplomats from Lebanon and closed the embassy in October 2021, aligning with Saudi Arabia after 
Salam has a long political career in Lebanon and also has a strong international profile, with him currently 
Lebanese qualifier Hady Habib broke new ground for the nation on Sunday The world number 219 became his country's first player to win a men's singles main draw match at a Grand Slam in the professional era and soaked up wild cheers from a rowdy crowd packing the small terraces on Melbourne Park's Court 13. | "It's such an credible feeling to get this win not only for myself but for Lebanon and Lebanese tennis… the crowd was absolutely wi…
Lebanon has a Yet, while a functioning presidency is, in theory, vital for a government's proper operation, let's not mistake this procedural box-ticking exercise for genuine progress. | The way thi…
The innovation is poised to drive technological advancements in next-generation energy storage…
Officials discussed several initiatives aimed at fostering partnerships in agriculture, food security, and tackling climate change…
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BRICS is setting a new standard for digital trade by developing independent financial infrastructures and supporting MSMEs…
This partnership marks a new step in reinforcing ASEAN's collective vision while showcasing the strength of regional cooperation…
The constellation is expected to significantly enhance Iran's space operations and technological advancements…
The Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) will be held in Cape Town…
Hu Yamin is a prominent Chinese scholar specializing in comparative Marxist literary criticism. Her recent work, The Contemporary Construction of the Chinese Form of Marxist Literary Criticism, offers a historical-geographic comparative analysis of Western and Chinese Marxist literary theories. Her previous translated work includes a two-volume edited set titled Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and …
In his recent inaugural speech, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte spoke about how we have what the rest of the nation wants, saying: "The American dream lives in Montana and it's here where we are proving what is possible when the government gets out of the way and empowers the people." If anything, his words reflect 
Conservatives claim that Donald Trump's electoral victories show that his Republican Party, not the Democrats, now represents the working class. Sen. Josh Hawley tweeted on election night 2020, "We are a working-class party now. That's the future." Although unions only represent 10% of the working-class labor force, since 1980, Democrats have not dipped below 51%. However, as 
Smokey Bear tells us "only you can prevent wildfires." That has been Smokey's simple message since 1944, but nevertheless he has been long associated with the policy of immediately suppressing all wildfires. This policy was called the 10 AM policy, and it meant that all wildfires should be suppressed by 10 AM of the morning 
What's possible with Trump 2.0? As pie in the sky as it might seem or appear (and chances that admittedly approach zero), the incoming Trump 2.0 Administration does have a golden opportunity to reform the federal government, the administrative state, the 'deep state' and truly re-make democracy in America for, of and by the People — without dismantling or demolishing it in the process. 
LA completely embodies the concept of the endless American suburb, where people have historically gone to buy their little patch of paradise, or their big patch of paradise, depending on how wealthy they may be. But now paradise has burned, again. And whether you're one of the estimated 70,000 people in Los Angeles County living on the streets (some of whom may be staying warm in the winter with propane heaters in their tents), or a movie star in a mansion with a nice, safe, fireplace, we're all equal under the Santa Anna winds, just as prone to the errant cigarette butt as everyone else, just as strong as the we…
We speak with Leah Stokes, a researcher on climate and energy policy, who says the scale of the Los Angeles wildfires is a result of burning fossil fuels and destabilizing the planet's equilibrium. "The ultimate driver here is climate change," says Stokes. She says that as people begin to consider rebuilding their communities, they should think about how to build more resilient homes or whether the risk is simply too great in some areas. "Are these places where people really want to be building back at that same density, with that same risk?" she asks. "We do have to be asking…
"Death is difficult, but what is even more difficult is to make a grave for your The 41-year-old father of eight decided to dig a large hole, two meters deep and four meters…
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The armed attack left two dead and six injured. Lula's government pledges support for the victims and a renewed focus on agrarian reform.
A North Korean-made surface-to-air missile system, broadly analogous to the Russian Tor, has appeared for the first time in combat in the Kursk region.
"In addition to the first captured soldiers from North Korea, there will undoubtedly be more. It's only a matter of time before our troops manage to capture others," Zelenskiy said on the social me…
As the wildfires in California continue to rage, regional neighbors Canada and Mexico are stepping up to help. Several other U.S. states have also joined the effort to extinguish the historic and deadly fires. Poppie Mphuthing reports.
The death toll from the Los Angeles fires has now risen to 24. Officials expect that number to rise as specialized teams, including cadaver dogs — search through the rubble. Firefighters on Sunday, Jan. 12, also continued their efforts to contain the inferno encircling downtown LA, but the return of powerful winds threatens to undo the progress that has been made. Meanwhile, the residents in Pacific Palisades are slowly making brief visits back to their neighborhood to survey the damage. Toni Waterman reports.
At least five fires across the Los Angeles area, including one in Hollywood Hills, scorched more than 45 square miles and put roughly 180,000 people under evacuation orders. What do you think?
At least five fires across the Los Angeles area, including one in Hollywood Hills, scorched more than 45 square miles and put roughly 180,000 people under evacuation orders. What do you think?
"Organizing tenants has the potential to shape the political landscape for decades to come."
The conservative movement has built its case against trans medicine on the authority of anachronistic, faulty clinical research.
We must reimagine our disaster risk finance system so it reduces exposure and provides protection fairly.
It is hard to call people into a political project that is deeply incompatible with their sense of what it means to act morally in the world.
The Measure ULA campaign shows how a housing-labor coalition can transform the political landscape, even in the face of staunch special interest reaction.
Tenant organizers demand that housing be more than just a bare roof over your head, and in doing so they make space for a full life.
The Lord of the Rings is a book obsessed with ruins, bloodlines, and the divine right of aristocrats. Why are so many on the left able to love it?
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Donald Trump will once again be inaugurated as president in just a week's time, and the lessons of workers' victories from his past administration provides an important roadmap to the fight ahead. In 2019, flight attendants organized to end a government shutdown that threw airports around the country into chaos. Sara Nelson, international president of the Association …
In his 2009 paper Worst-Case Scenarios, Harvard professor Cass Sunstein coined the term the "Goldstein Effect" to describe a government's "ability to intensify public concern, by giving a definite face to the adversary, specifying a human source of the underlying threat." His basic argument was that in the instance of the "War on Terror," the …
Millions of people are thinking about how to build the resistance, about how they can become active in fighting the second Trump administration's plans to facilitate and impose fascism. In the process, some folks confuse sounding as radical as they want and feel with having the biggest impact on real world developments. It is important …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan Lawyer Steven Kalali has petitioned the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a certificate of urgency to be issued for a case in which he sued the neighboring DRC over violation of prisoner's rights is fixed for hearing as a matter of urgency. In his petition filed …
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has scaled up its campaign strategies to notify the fugitive Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony about the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing in his absence. The confirmation of charges hearing against Kony who faces up to 36 counts of crimes comprising war crimes and crimes against humanity …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a delegation of senior officials to Qatar for negotiations on a hostage release and Netanyahu – 
There are reportedly thousands of Unnamed senior officers told Israel's Channel 12 that the Israeli army launched an investigation to determine whether unexploded devices were used to make a bomb that killed three Three soldiers were killed, and three others were injured after an im…
A UK charity warned on Friday that Israel's Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) 
On Saturday, Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men with live rounds and abducted one in separate incidents in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron. Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man, on Saturday evening, and abducted another in the town of Doura, southwest of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. Media sources …
By Rajaa Mohammed / Mondoweiss Amid the vast scale of disaster in Gaza, individual stories often get lost in the devastating statistics. But every day, families do their best to survive the heartbreak of losing loved ones and any last shred of a normal life. Heba, 26, is my cousin. For the past ten months, …
Negotiations for An Israeli delegation is due to arrive in the Qatari capital Doha on Sunday, headed by A leadership source in Hamas exclusively told The New Arab's Arabic-language sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Saturday that nearly all the details of the "final concept" of a Gaza ceasefire…
Israeli police cracked down on The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that large police forces dispersed the protesters on Begin Street in front of the Ministry of Defence headquarters…
Several Palestinians were killed on Sunday morning by Sources told Wafa that Israeli strikes bombed the Al-Mukhabarat area northwest of Gaza City, killing two civilians. | At the same time, many were killed, and others were injured after a drone strike targeted a group of people in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip. | This comes while 
Nobel Peace laureate The education advocate was speaking at a "In Gaza, Israel…
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Authorities plan to increase agricultural productivity in this way…
We've all read the stories and seen the images: The life-threatening heat waves. The wildfires of unprecedented ferocity. The record-breaking storms washing away entire neighborhoods. The melting glaciers, the rising sea levels, the coastal flooding. | As 
We assess why UK officials are visiting China and why this may cause antagonism with the US who made similar previous visits which failed to achieve their objectives. 
Jewish Holocaust survivors have fiercely criticised the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) over its decision to exclude any reference to Gaza from its official invitation to the 2025 The row began when HMDT issued an official invitation for the event on January 27, which marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. | The invitation initially included a reference to "the devastating violence against Palestinian civilians in Gaza". | But the inclusion of t…
Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis is facing backlash for remarks she made on Thursday, comparing the Curtis made the controversial statement during a Q&A for her latest film, The Last Showgirl, alongside co-star Pamela Anderson. | "The entire Pacific Palisades looks like, you know, unfortunately Gaza or one of these war-torn countries where…
Kampala, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie noted the need for a renewed collective commitment and concerted action to achieve the shared vision of an Africa that is food sovereign and prosperous.
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — India installed 24.5 new gigawatts of solar power in 2024, along with 3.4 gigawatts of new wind. That represented a doubling of solar installations over 2023. This surge in renewables installations is unprecedented in the country's history. In all, India has roughly 100 gigawatts of installed solar capacity. …
Inflammatory language around grooming gangs who abuse children in the UK could In 2011, media and police investigations revealed that girls had been abused and raped after being "groomed" by men who were…
The UK government should consider letting British members of the Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight, Jonathan Hall KC said the government needs to look at the bigger picture when it comes to repatriating people and national security. 
TOKYO | Xinhua | A Japanese cybersecurity firm has identified distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting 46 companies and organizations in Japan, local media reported Sunday. Trend Micro identified and analyzed networks called botnets that were highly likely used in the DDoS attacks, in which massive amounts of data are sent to websites or …
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | At least 16 people have been killed by blazes as thousands of firefighters race to battle spreading wildfires across Los Angeles County, the most populous U.S. county, local authorities said Saturday. According to a list of fatalities published by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner, death toll from …
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers cultivating along the Pager River buffer zone in Kitgum Municipality have been given an ultimatum to vacate the area by January 17th. The directive, issued by the Kitgum Municipal Council, aims to enforce the National Environment Act, Cap. 181, which prohibits farming within river buffer zones. In his letter …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Head of State and government from Africa have endorsed a new strategy aimed at improving the agri-food systems in the continent. The UN Food and Agricultural Organization hold that Africa holds the key to moving towards a world free from hunger and poverty. It states that It is in …
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool had few problems in assuring their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday when they cruised through their local derby against League Two (fourth-tier) Accrington Stanley 4-0. Cheered on by around 4,000 fans at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium, Accrington held on for half an hour against …
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal based Mountains of the Moon University-MMU has embarked on an expansion of its study programs to support Uganda's critical needs. The university in putting up a school of Tourism, Hospitality and Hotel Management to support the hospitality industry in the region and beyond. This will bring …
SEOU | Xinhua | South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial, scheduled for Tuesday, for safety concerns, Yoon's defense counsel said Sunday. Yun Gap-geun, Yoon's lawyer, was quoted by multiple media outlets as saying that concerns remained about safety and mishaps as the Corruption Investigation Office for …
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Kingdom has summoned pastor Ogola Churchill of Zoe Celebrations Ministries, Fort Portal, accusing him of humiliating and disrespect towards the head of Babiito Royal Clan. According to a letter dated 10th January and signed off by the Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister, Stephen Kiyingi, the Kingdom noted that at the …
A fire that ignited on Tuesday 7 January in Pacific Palisades is still burning. Unfortunately it is now threatening even more communities. The Palisades fire, which The Canary previously reported on, is now burning at 22,600 acres. Firefighters have it at 11% containment. Similarly, the Eaton fire is at 14,117 acres and is 15% contained. Unfortunately, […] | By 
A suspended Labour member who once served as an MP and minister has embroiled himself in a child sexual abuse scandal. In a video posted online, you can witness a group of "citizen paedophile hunters" with an apprehended Ivor Caplin, who was allegedly there to meet what he believed to be a 15-year-old boy for […] | By 
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held a meeting with H.E Jeremiah Kpan Koung, the Vice President of the Republic of Liberia. During a meeting held at the sidelines of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) at Speke Resort Munyonyo, the two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest, including potential …
President Yoweri Museveni yesterday met the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), H.E. Brahim Ghali. The leaders' discussion centred around African unity, challenges faced by the Sahrawi people, and the need for strengthened continental solidarity. President Museveni and H.E Ghali interacted during a sideline meeting of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Comprehensive …
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia have exchanged views on a range of bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest and held constructive discussions on strengthening the fraternal relationship between the peoples of the two countries. In a significant step toward bolstering regional cooperation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warmly …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Eswatini, Rt. Hon. Russell Mmiso Dlamini, at Speke Resort, Munyonyo. During a meeting held at the sidelines of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the two leaders discussed matters relating to agriculture, economic sovereignty and deepening …
In movements of resistance, where voices rise to challenge the established order, there is often one figure who stands out, speaking for the unheard masses. For the residents of Kyebando, a vibrant suburb in Kawempe North, that voice was Muhammad Ssegirinya. From radio calls to street protests, Ssegirinya's name became synonymous with the fight for …
Parliament has approved the Government's request to borrow USD 15.22 million (56.28 billion Shillings) and USD 73.15 million (270.49 billion) from the African Development Bank Group for the construction of the Laropi-Moyo-Afoji Road, including the Laropi bridge, and the Katuna-Muko-Kamuganguzi Road. The approval followed a motion presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning, …
Asia Pacific Report A Palestine solidarity advocate today appealed to New Zealanders to shed their feelings of powerlessness over the Gaza genocide and "take action" in support of an effective global strategy of boycott, divestment and sanctions. "Many of us have become addicted to 'doom scrolling' — reading or watching more and more articles on…
By Bahman Azad The message below, from U.S. Peace Council President Bahman Azad, was read by Saher Al Khamash of the Bronx Anti-War Coalition at a webinar on the U.S. role in Syria, organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition, on Dec. 28, 2024. Bahman Azad Please forgive me for . . . | 
We devote this podcast to providing another Ukraine briefing where we dispel yet more assertions regarding the US and their role in Ukraine. We assess the Zelensky/Fridman interview and provide telling updates from US officials and also Blinken which highlights realities concerning Ukraine which are poorly understood. 
California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation on Friday into the causes behind water supply problems that hindered firefighting efforts. He said reports of water shortages are "deeply troubling." In the meantime, some communities threatened by fires had to rely on their own means to mitigate the water crisis. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan brings this exclusive report from Altadena, California.
On Thursday, January 9, 2025, Day 461 of its brutal and protracted military onslaught against the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military continued its genocidal bombing campaign, killing dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.: | 8: 39 AM…
On Friday, Israeli forces bombed a citizen's home and abducted fifteen Palestinians, including a woman, in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers shot, on Friday, a Palestinian young man near Hebron and injured others in Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, in addition to injuring others near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Jan 9, 2024 Around 200 demonstrators are gathered near the Presidential Palace in Nicosia to protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's scheduled meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. The crowd carries banners declaring Herzog "unwelcome" in Cyprus. Protesters chant slogans including "No to imperialist wars", "Free Palestine", "Cyprus, Palestine, solidarity", and "Long live the friendship of …
Before the U.S. elections, incoming President Donald Trump claimed he wanted to see an end to the war in Ukraine. In fact, he bragged that he could stop the conflict "within 24 hours of taking office." (The Hill, Dec. 30) Chicago, mid-May 2012, during week of anti-NATO actions. WW PHOTO . . . | 
Catalinotto, redactor gerente de Mundo Obrero/Workers World, entrevistó al periodista y escritor europeo Alex Anfruns acerca de su libro Níger: øOtro golpe de Estado o Revolución panafricana? 2024, El viejo topo, Barcelona, John Catalinotto: Decidiste escribir un libro sobre los acontecimientos ocurridos en el Sahel africano en el último año . . . | 
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LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | Angola's Ministry of Health (MINSA) provided a bulletin Friday evening on the country's cholera outbreak, reporting 119 cases including 12 deaths as of 6 p.m., with 14 cases confirmed through laboratory testing and 12 samples remaining under analysis. "With the confirmation of the first case on January 7, 2025, the Ministry …
Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Measles outbreak has been confirmed in three districts of Nakapiripirit, Amudat, and Nabilatuk. Measles is an airborne disease that affects mainly children aged between 6 months and 10 years old. It is spread through air and contact with an infected person. Nabilatuk district has 111 accumulative cases registered between …
Car enthusiasts have descended on the U.S. state of Michigan for the Detroit Auto Show. One topic of conversation is focused on the future of Electric Vehicles. Although EV sales continue to rise in China, sales of EVs in Germany have slumped, while growth in the U.S. EV market has slowed. | CGTN's Dan Williams has the story.
Buenos Aires, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) In times of hatred and war, Cuba is betting on love, solidarity and peace, Ambassador in Buenos Aires Pedro Pablo Prada said at a ceremony on the 66th anniversary of the Revolution.
Firefighters on Friday made some progress in containing the largest blazes ravaging Southern California — as the fierce winds fanning the flames settled. Officials say the death toll from the wildfires now stands at 11; a number that will probably rise. | CGTN'S Toni Waterman has this report from one of the hardest hit neighborhoods near Los Angeles.
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Census findings show that only 58 percent of Ugandans who own land have legal documents as the country grapples with escalating land conflicts. In Greater Luwero districts, several people are in a panic over rampant evictions from land. The latest case involves over 300 people settled at the disputed …
LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | Teams from the Premier League and Championship enter the third round of the FA Cup this weekend, with several matches that see lower league teams harboring dreams of a moment of magic against top-flight teams. Although the difference between the Premier League and other divisions has clearly widened in recent …
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kasese district have appealed to the government to intervene in the increased price fluctuations of agricultural products, especially food items. They argue that such intervention will keep them in the practice and further attract young people to join farming activities. The farmers say that there is a …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The communities of Tapac and Katikekile sub-counties in Moroto district have offered 15.5 acres of land to Tororo Cement Factory for the construction of a primary school and a health facility. Tororo Cement Factory through the Granite General Contractors Ltd currently has business projects in Karamoja, specifically in Tapac Sub …
OPINION | Mary Namatovu | Your annual leave is due, and you have yet to figure out what to do with it beyond the general idea that you will be taking time off from work. That right there is the problem. With an 11-month head start, you have the power to shape your annual leave into …
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Abwoc B Cell in Inomo Town Council, Kwania District, have voiced their frustration over the continued neglect of the Kwania to Kole Road, which remains in a deplorable state. The 4.5-kilometer Ogobi to Omoladyang Parish road, passing through Amambale Primary School and connecting Inomo Town Council to …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda shilling seemed to be halting the downward trend against the dollar at the close of the week, at 3,695.05 buying and 3705.05 selling, on Friday, according to the Central Bank. The shilling has been depreciating since December 19, 2024, when the dollar was quoted by the Bank of …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya on Thursday has sparked a discussion on brain death with experts clarifying that this concept might only have been used to offer false hope and to attract unnecessary cost. In an interview with URN, Dr Erasmus Okello an Intensivist and Lecturer of …
Immigrant rights activists are urging the Biden administration to pardon longtime activist Ravi Ragbir, who has been targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for potential detention and deportation since 2001. Ragbir has been subject to regular ICE check-ins for over two decades, each time facing the possibility of being taken into custody by the agency. "Once you go into that building, your family, your friends, your community don't know if you'll walk back out," says Ragbir. We speak to Ragbir, his wife Amy Gottlieb and his lawyer Alina Das about his case and why they are calling…
By Gerry Condon Condon, who was a leading activist among exiled military deserters in Canada, places the role of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in perspective, while presenting a survey of how repulsion against the U.S. occupation of Vietnam drove varied forms of war and draft resistance among U.S. youths. These . . . | 
At least 10 people have died in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires as firefighters continue to battle multiple infernos in the area. Thousands of homes and other structures have been destroyed, and some 180,000 people are under evacuation orders. Multiple neighborhoods have been completely burned down, including in the town of Altadena, where our guest, climate scientist and activist Peter Kalmus, lived until two years ago, when increasing heat and dryness pushed Kalmus to leave the Los Angeles area in fear of his safety. "I couldn't stay there," he says. "It's not a new normal. .
Scores of activists and social media users online have called for the boycott of a new film starring The boycott calls came after a trailer was released for Kinda Pregnant on 7 January, a film about a woman pretending to be pregnant which will be released next month. | Social media sites were awash with comments criticising Schumer, who…
Capitalism, and class societies generally, have always been defined by poor housing conditions for the working classes. Contrary to popular myth, homelessness is not the result of individual failures or particular party governance, but rather an inbuilt inequity in the distribution of resources that permeates all class societies, which is . . . | 
Gwen avocado (attribution), photographer unknown, n.d. "Is this truth I'm delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?" — Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint,1969 Form and content of the expat's kvetch Harriet knew it would happen eventually but was surprised it was so soon. Barely 
From early December 2024 to early January 2025, the body temperature of eight babies fell below any acceptable amount and they froze to death. This condition is known as hypothermia. The most recent of these children to die, Yousef, was sleeping beside his mother because, as she told Al Jazeera, of the very cold weather. Temperatures in Gaza have fallen to just above freezing, which in the context of a lack of housing, blankets, and warm bedclothes is deadly. Body heat is the only protection, which is minimal for an infant. Yousef's mother said, "He slept next to me and in the morning I found him frozen and dead.
The authorities intend to develop a clear model of the country's development for 30 years…
Popular mobilisation against US-backed 'opposition' as western media spin 'threat' of elected candidate's swearing-in for third term Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has armed civilians in readiness for an anticipated coup as he prepares to swear in for his third term today. Western governments and media have repeatedly attempted to undermine Venezuelan democracy and continue to …
The late President Jimmy Carter presided over a key landmark in the Arab-Israeli peace process, the 1979 Camp David Accords signed by Egypt and Israel. Carter's lifelong interest in resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict is an analog for his complicated legacy in foreign policy and human rights. As Seth Anziska, a professor of Jewish-Muslim relations at University College London, explains, while on one hand Carter believed that Israel's treatment of Palestinians constituted apartheid "far worse" than what he had seen in South Africa, on the other, his deep Christian faith made him fundame…
We continue to reflect on Jimmy Carter's foreign policy with history professor Brad Simpson. Despite presiding over an administration that stood out for its successful championing of human rights elsewhere in the world, "in Southeast Asia, Carter really continued the policies of the Nixon and Ford administration," particularly in Indonesia, which was at the time occupying and carrying out a genocide in East Timor. Simpson founded the Indonesia/East Timor Documentation Project at the National Security Archive, which provided thousands of U.S. documents to East Timor's Truth Commission in th…
Research published in Up to June 30 last year, the health ministry in Gaza reported a death toll of 37,877 in the war. | However the new peer-reviewed study used data from the ministry, an online survey…
Italy's Antonio Tajani visited Damascus' Umayyad Mosque upon arrival and held a press conference with his counterpart al-Shaibani. Tajani is also expected to meet Al-Sharaa, whose Hay'at Tahrir…
Just 100 miles from Hollywood, this year's Set in the Coachella Valley, strangely reminiscent of the MENA region, with date palms and desert scenery, the festival is often a focal point for bold new Middle Eastern films seeking American distribution. | Amid the star-studded glamour of this year's festival, with the likes of Isabella Rossellini and Nicole Kidman gracing the red carpet on opening night, new films from across the region provide valuable insights in…
Three vehicular attacks in public areas shocked the world this past holiday season. First was the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which killed six people and injured dozens (Reuters, 
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With the dawn of a new year, Israel's government unveiled an Known as 
Palestine's entry for "It's more than a movie, it's a miracle," says 
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued the warrant in November over war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out in Gaza, months after applications were…
US again confirms its lawlessness and contempt for international law The United States Congress has voted in favour of sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a bid to shield war criminals Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant from justice. Members of the House of Representatives passed the "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act" by 243 votes to …
The US House of Representatives have voted for the second time to sanction individuals working for the The Republican-led bipartisan 
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By Bryce Greene / Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire agreement at the end of November that required both sides to refrain from attacks on each other. The terms also included a mutual pullback from southern Lebanon after 60 days. Despite the deal, Israel has subsequently launched repeated strikes on Lebanon against targets it claimed were …
By Is Turkey going to tolerate Israel's entry into Turkey's self-styled no-man's land? Or is …
France began its colonization of West Africa about 175 years ago, when Louis Faidherbe was appointed the colonial governor of Senegal. In the 1960s, France was forced, reluctantly, to grant formal independence to its colonies. These countries were seething with resentment and anger after decades of colonial exploitation, enforced by . . . | 
By Lyn Neeley Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa approved a resolution to let the U.S. build military bases on the Galápagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador's coastline in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Armed Forces will arrive on Jan. 10 with ships, submarines, personnel, weapons and military equipment to control . . . | 
Where there is the potential for profit, even the most ardent climate change deniers will seize the opportunity to take advantage of the damage caused by the climate catastrophe. Such is the case with President-elect Donald Trump and his gang of corporate supporters. Map shows the Northern Sea Route, the . . . | 
Macron spoke with the general hours after Aoun was announced as the leader to end a two-year vacuum in the country's top post. | 
On 7 January, Lebanon's caretaker cabinet 
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They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank, according to a statement released by Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage. It said it worked in tandem with the Supreme Council of Antiquities on the site since September 2022. | Artifacts found at the tombs included bronze coins wit…
These include setting up the country's largest green hydrogen production centre, Krishnapatnam industrial node, and a pharmaceutical park…
Residents of Pacific Palisades returned to their neighborhoods on Thursday, Jan. 9 to witness the destruction caused by recent wildfires, with homes and businesses reduced to ashes. CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports from Los Angeles.
As an older man, I've learned to fully embrace joy in whatever form it chooses to reveal itself. To caress the fleeting happiness of existential pleasures. To cherish sensation, be it the foam of an ocean breaker or the feel of a productive bowel movement. And although I've spent a lifetime refusing to suffer fools, 
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One Person has been confirmed dead while 30 others have been admitted following an outbreak of Cholera in Lamwo District. According to Dr. Denis Ocula Omoya, the Lamwo District Health Officer, the outbreak has been reported in five parishes in Agoro Sub-county. He said that out of the 30 …
While the west subsidizes carnage in Gaza and Ukraine, the east does the opposite. For instance, one potential far east flashpoint has long been the India/China border, but that's changing — for the better, due to high-level meetings in December between political bigwigs from both countries. It was the first such confab since 2019, RT 
Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of residents of Mabuye, Kyaggunda, and Kikonda villages in Bukulula sub-county, Kalungu district, are embroiled in a bitter dispute with a Chinese road construction company, which they accuse of disrupting their lives. The dispute pits residents against China Communication Construction Company-CCCC Limited, which is quarrying stone …
Towards the end of Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel, It Can't Happen Here, the fascist dictatorship which has come to power in the US has launched a war of aggression against Mexico. I thought of this as I read that President-Elect Donald Trump has been talking about using US special operations units against Mexican drug cartels. 
Before even taking office, Trump has conjured grotesque visions of what he once called the dreams of a "unified Reich." His delusions of grandeur, disdain for reason and truth, sycophantic worship of billionaires and despots, militarism, and embrace of white supremacy signal the rebirth of authoritarianism on a scale that recalls the horrors of the Third Reich, Pinochet's Chile, and Putin's Russia. 
"There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice." —Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher Wondering what to expect from the government in 2025? So far, it looks like it will be more of the same ill-advised, costly, greedy, taxpayer-funded, dunderheaded power grabs, saber-rattling, graft, 
Almost all novels, from Cervantes' Don Quixote and Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to One Hundred Years of Solitude and today's mass market best sellers, are political whether the author intends them to be political or not. Some, like Gore Vidal's Burr and Lincoln, are more overtly political than others. As literary critics have long noted, novels tend to evade the conscious control of writers, 
"The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; Around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns." — Ecclesiastes I won't bury the lead: There are two existential bullet points Americans face along with the entire planet: Human driven global warming rendering the Earth unlivable for species, 
Sizzling summer. Arid winter. Supercharged Santa Ana winds. L.A. burns in January. Homes destroyed. Insurance claims denied. Politicians bury their heads deeper in the sand. How hot does a fire have to burn for people in power to feel it? The flames flame out. The smoke drifts and drifts. Scarred land. Lives lost. Ash. 756 
I stood half naked: I tippy-toed just over four-feet tall. I was mostly six years removed from the womb: The spectral of the candy colored skies angled above: The blue whale appeared resolute in its pose: The whale was still, quiet, dead: I imagined almost alive: Her large eye looked me up and down: My imagination 
Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality may be the most significant issue of the 21st century. Net Zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG), such as CO2, that's produced and the amount that's removed from the atmosphere. It can be achieved through a combination of emission reduction and emission removal. The 
There's nothing so terrifying as a nightmare come to life. The Santa Ana winds have haunted the dreams of southern Angelinos for decades. Like the Chinooks of the Rockies and the Mistrals of the Rhone Valley, these winds play on the mind. They tell you they're coming for you. They whisper the dangers they bring with them. Van Gogh believed the mistral inflamed his madness. Another kind of madness seems to be inflicting LA, the madness of boundless consumption. 
Much is being made of Donald Trump's threats to use US power — its military, or its mighty import demand and trade deficit — to take over the Panama Canal, the entire country of Canada, and the world's largest island, Greenland, as well as renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But why 
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, following a state funeral held in Washington, D.C. "He was the last president to actively encourage participation and involvement in governmental processes by the progressive civil community," remembers the celebrated civil society and consumer advocate Ralph Nader. Nader compares Carter's progressive credentials to President-elect Donald Trump's flouting of the law and embrace of dangerous beliefs like climate denialism. Carter "brought the best out of…
The drone strike punched a hole in the CL-415's wing and caused all firefighting aircraft on the Palisades fire to be temporarily grounded.
By Vijay Prashad — Jan 2, 2025 | From Palestine to Sudan, imperialist wars are destroying the lives of innocent children, leaving long-term physical and psychological wounds on those who survive. | A 
The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that it is time to unite in the fight against fascism because if the fight is postponed, "then perhaps there will no longer be humanity." Rodriguez made this comment on Thursday, January 9, at the "Venezuela will be the tomb of fascism in Latin America, as we are st…
By Robert Scheer YES, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW ALREADY FROM GORE Vidal's foreword, I am the guy who Jimmy Carter talked to about lust in his heart. I bring it up now because that entire episode into which I blundered during his 1976 presidential campaign provides an important clue to the makeup of this most …
Today the world was told that 2024 was the first year that global average temperatures The increase in global temp…
Few things spark more excitement in Washington, D.C., than pandas at the zoo. The giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their highly anticipated public debut on Jan. 24, and CGTN's Jim Spellman gives us a sneak peek at the adorable main attractions. …
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: Allah, Almighty, said: "O My servants! I have forbidden injustice for Myself and I have forbidden it among you, so do not …
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The medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, announced on Friday that it has suspended all activities at The ongoing conflict, now entering its 20th month, pits Sudan's regular army against the paramilitary The war has devastated the country, resulting in…
Temperatures soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) in the holy city of Mecca last June as 1.8 million worshippers took part in the annual rites, one of the five pillars of Islam. | Saudi officials…
A Wahed Invest Ltd featured the campaign on Transport for London services, including the London Underground and buses. Some of their campaigns include the popular Zimbabwean Muslim preacher Ismail ibn Musa Menk, or Mufti Menk as he is more commonly known. | The adverts showcased the currency going up in flames along with the words "Join t…
"This morning, a Swiss citizen committed suicide in Semnan prison," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said, adding that he had been "arrested by security agencies for espionage and his case was under investigation". | The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the death of a citizen in Iran. | "The Swiss embassy in Tehran is in contact with the local au…
The House of Representatives (HoR) spokesperson, Abdullah Belaihaq, said on the X platform that the legislation was passed on Tuesday by a majority of the session's attendees in Libya's largest second city Benghazi. | However, implementing the law could be challenging as Libya has been…
RSF fighters were pushed out of several areas in the west and south of Omdurman, with the Sudanese army seizing weapons and freeing several officers, according to The Sudan Tribune. | The RSF and the Sudanese army were allies until 2023 when a civil war…
The The decision was taken by the Emirati cabinet, "which approved the inclusion of 11 individuals and 8 entities in the approved list of individuals and organisations supporting terrorism", the UAE's official WAM news agency reported. | "The move is part of the UAE's ongoing e…
British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of The Independent Office for Police Conduct said Wednesday that it will oversee a probe by the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards into whether opportunities were missed to bring the wealthy businessman to justice. | "There is widespread public concern around this case, with a significant number of allegatio…
At the ceremony, Uganda Clays officially offered half an acre of land for the construction of St. Barbara Catholic Sub-Parish Church as a replacement for the St. Barbara Chapel that has been housed inside the company premises since the establishment of the company Kajjansi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere has urged employees …
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Blencowe Resources Plc. has announced the commencement of the Phase 7 exploration programme that involved drilling, at its Orom-Cross graphite project in Kitgum district. Blencowe acquired the Orom-Cross Graphite Project mining license in 2019 for 21 years through the acquisition of a 100 percent owned Ugandan subsidiary (Consolidated Africa …
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is considering plans to establish coffee nursery beds in key districts across Northern Uganda as part of a broader strategy to boost coffee production and diversify farmers' incomes. State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Dr. Kenneth Omona, told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that the initiative, once …
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Kebu Rigangi, the kingdom of the Kebu people, has confirmed that the new Paramount Chief (Tebizi) will be elected this May. The election aims to fill the position left vacant in August last year following the death of the Tebizi, Ephraim Waringu Kebi, who passed away at …
Millions of people are thinking about how to build the resistance, about how they can become active in fighting the second Trump administration's plans to facilitate and impose fascism. | In the process, some folks confuse sounding as radical as they want and feel with having the biggest impact on real world developments. It is important to have a clear idea of what is effective — what will reach, motivate, activate, and inspire the most people. Otherwise, we can spin our wheels being very active in ways that are not effective in reaching our goals. | In order to build a movement massive enough and unite…