scorinoco(2024-09-21). Remigio Ceballos Designated as Venezuela's New Ambassador to China.orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela authorized the appointment of Remigio Ceballos as the new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the People's Republic of China. | On Thursday, September 19, during the plenary session of the National Assembly, the proposal of the Permanent Commission for Foreign Policy, Sovereignty and Integration was unanimously approved after Deputy Desirée Santos Amaral presented the arguments on the merits supporting Ceballos' appointment as the new ambassador to China. | The deputy highlighted that until recently the nominee, Ceballos, serve…
ecns.cn(2024-09-21). Insights | Culture exchanges hopeful to showcase brilliance of diverse civilization at Beijing Culture Forum: Senegalese representative.ecns.cn "Culture is important to a country and its people. China enjoys an ancient civilization, and I really appreciate China's efforts in carrying out cultural communications and developing cultural undertakings" said Oumar Demba BA, former Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the President of Senegal and CEO of the Foundation Macky Sall Paix Dialogue Development (Peace-Dialogue-Development) during an interview before the 2024 Beijing Cultural Forum.
ecns.cn(2024-09-21). Municipal archives to be made public.ecns.cn The Beijing Municipal Archives will release around 30,000 files to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which falls on Oct 1.
ecns.cn(2024-09-21). Mid-Autumn Fair in Botswana attracts thousands.ecns.cn The Botswana Chinese Mid-Autumn Culture Fair held at Airport Junction Shopping Center has attracted thousands of local residents and overseas Chinese to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. It not only showcased Chinese traditional culture but also promoted cultural exchange and interaction between the people of China and Botswana.
newarab(2024-09-21). Taiwan questions two in probe into pagers detonated by Israel.newarab.com Two people from Taiwanese companies were questioned as part of a probe into pagers that were detonated by Israel Lebanon, investigators said Friday, as top officials insisted the devices were not from the island. | Questions and speculation have swirled over where the devices came from and how they were supplied to the militant group after hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 37 people and wounding nearly 3,000. | The New York Times reported this week that Israel had inserted explosive material into a shipment of pagers from Taiwan's Gold Apo…
ecns.cn(2024-09-21). China launches 2 satellites for BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System.ecns.cn A Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage carrying the 59th and 60th satellites for the Beidou-3 Navigation Satellite System blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 19, 2024.
ecns.cn(2024-09-21). China sends six satellites into space.ecns.cn A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02B01-06 satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 20, 2024.
newarab(2024-09-19). Turkey activists continue Azeri oil protests despite crackdown.newarab.com Over the last few months, activists have taken to the streets of Istanbul, calling out Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's involvement and inaction on Israel's genocide in Gaza. | Now, two Palestinian activists face deportation for holding up an The activists, part of a group called 1000 Youth for Palest…
Synne Furnes Bjerkestrand(2024-09-19). UK Uses Terrorism Law to Silence Palestine Solidarity Activists and Journalists.truthout.org On August 29, 12-16 police officers, some of them from the UK's counter-terrorism unit, arrested Palestine activist and journalist Sarah Wilkinson, 61, under the Terrorism Act 2000, for content she had posted online. The bail conditions, which included not being allowed to use any electronic devices or any form of public transportation, were dropped a week later. She has also returned to… |
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Lebanon: 3rd Device Starts Exploding After Pager, Walkie-Talkie; Bomb In Ambulance; 60 Fires | Solar.hindustantimes.com After incidents involving pagers and walkie-talkies, a new type of device has begun to explode in Lebanon, leading to fresh blasts that rocked the country just hours after panic ensued from the earlier walkie-talkie detonations. Meanwhile, reports indicated that explosives were even discovered in an ambulance at the American University Hospital. In Nabatieh, firefighters extinguished over 60 fires resulting from such incidents. Earlier in the day, fresh blasts left 300 people injured and at least 9 dead. This came a day after pager blasts killed at least 12 and injured nearly 3,000 people. Watch the full video fo…
Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement, Workers' World.(2024-09-19). Resistance Groups Denounce Israel's Cyberattack On Lebanon.popularresistance.org We, in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), strongly condemn the Zionist terrorist aggression that targeted Lebanese citizens by detonating communication devices in various areas of Lebanese territory, as well as civilian and service facilities. | This attack injured thousands of citizens, without distinguishing between fighters and civilians, and resulted in the martyrdom of several individuals. This crime defies all laws and norms, and we hold the occupation government fully responsible for the consequences of this dangerous crime. | This terrorist operation comes as part of the systematic Zionist aggressio…
Jamal Kanj(2024-09-19). Exploding Pagers in Lebanon, Another Israeli Terrorism Blunder?counterpunch.org According to Israeli sources, the Biden administration wanted to avoid a broader regional conflict that might involve the Resistance in Lebanon, Yemen and Iran, at least until after the U.S. elections in November. However, all indications suggest that Netanyahu is resisting the American demands, and even disregarding the opinion of his own war minister who does not believe it's the right time to expand the war. Netanyahu's preparations for the war could also include dismissing Yaov Gallant and replacing him with Gideon Sa'ar from the New Hope Jewish racist party. This prompted Biden to send Hochstein to warn the…
United World International(2024-09-19). US incapacity and the process leading to "great chaos" in the region!uwidata.com By Adem Kƒ±lƒ±àß Political scientist In the last week alone, Israel's destruction of an Iranian-controlled missile facility in Syria, the deployment of army forces to the Lebanese border, and Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement that the security cabinet has decided to "deepen its actions against Hezbollah and Houthi forces" have given us great clues about the …
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-09-19). This Ain't No WWIII: This Is a War OF Terror.libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar This ain't no party This ain't no disco This ain't no fooling around No time for dancin' Or lovey-dovey I ain't got time for that now — Talking Heads, Life During Wartime First we had action: President Putin — cool, calm, collected — warns that any attack on Russia with long-range NATO missiles will…
The Sirius Report(2024-09-19). Russia could destroy the West with countersanctions.thesiriusreport.com We explain how Putin's statement with respect to the West granting Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles on Russian soil, whereby he said in that scenario Russia would be at war with NATO, was completely misinterpreted by western commentators. We then explain what he really meant and what the consequences might be for NATO countries.
ecns.cn(2024-09-19). U.S. urged to abandon its missile system deployment plan in Japan.ecns.cn China urged the U.S. to abandon its plan to deploy intermediate-range and short-range missile systems in Japan and called on relevant countries to recognize the U.S.' true intentions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
Staff(2024-09-19). Two IDF soldiers killed by Hezbollah fire as Nasrallah accuses Israel of declaring war.haaretz.com Hezbollah chief Nasrallah: Pager blasts could be called 'a declaration of war,' will meet 'just punishment' ‚ñ IDF chief approves northern front plans as Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon ‚ñ Several Israelis wounded in Hezbollah anti-tank, drone hits in country's north ‚ñ Jewish Israeli businessman charged with plotting assassinations of Netanyahu and key officials for Iran ‚ñ Eight Israelis wounded by Hezbollah missile fire in country's north…
Staff(2024-09-19). Israel at war, day 349: IDF chief approves battle plans for front with Hezbollah.haaretz.com Hezbollah's Nasrallah says radio device explosions attributed to Israel could be called 'declaration of war' ‚ñ Ten Israelis wounded by drone, anti-tank missile fire from Lebanon. The IDF chief of staff approved battle plans for Israel's northern front with Hezbollah ‚ñ Death toll from Wednesday's walkie-talkie blasts rose to 25, Lebanon's health minister says ‚ñ Israel submits new cease-fire proposal ‚ñ Here's what you need to know 349 days into the war…
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Kim Jong Un's Fresh Dare To U.S.-Led West? Seen Firing Guns As North Korea Tests New Missiles.hindustantimes.com North Korea tested a new tactical ballistic missile using super-large warheads and modified cruise missiles on Wednesday. The test came just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin's close aide Sergei Shoigu met Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. KCNA released photos showing Kim Jong Un trying out shooting some guns described as "a 7.62 mm sniper rifle and a 5.56 mm automatic rifle developed by the Academy of Defence Sciences".
United World International(2024-09-19). US incapacity and the process leading to "great chaos" in the region!unitedworldint.com Presidential candidates in Washington are competing in who's loving Israel more, while Netanyahu is setting the region on fire. By Adem Kƒ±lƒ±àß Political scientist In the last week alone, Israel's destruction of an Iranian-controlled missile facility in Syria, the deployment of army forces to the Lebanese border, and Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement that the security …
Workers World Party(2024-09-19). PDF of September 19 issue.workers.org Download the color version. Download the black & white version. Hezbollah condemns Israel's cyberattack in Lebanon PFLP: Harris, Trump both support genocide Assembly Sept. 29 to celebrate China at 75 Editorials Harris auditions for top warmaker Racist xenophobe Trump seeks second term Mundo Obrero La ejecución de Ay≈üenur Ezgi Eygi . . . |
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies, Consortium News.(2024-09-19). The World's Chance To Confront US-Israeli Genocide.popularresistance.org On Wednesday, the General Assembly is scheduled to debate and vote on a resolution calling on Israel to end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within six months. Given that the General Assembly, unlike the exclusive 15-member Security Council, allows all members to vote and there is no veto in the General Assembly, this is an opportunity for the world community to clearly express its opposition to Israel's brutal occupation of Palestine. If Israel predictably fails to heed a General Assembly resolution calling on it to withdraw its occupation forces and settlers from Gaza, the West Bank…
People's Dispatch.(2024-09-19). PGFTU Calls For Unions To Support 'Mask Off Maersk' Campaign.popularresistance.org The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions has issued a statement marking nearly one year of resistance to genocide since October 7. Addressing their "Brothers and Sisters of trade and workers' unions in North America, Europe, and the rest of the world," the PGFTU calls on "the free world and the global labor movement to stand in a broad and pressing solidarity campaign with our people in Gaza." The PGFTU expressed support for "dock workers unions in Africa, Europe, and other ports in taking action to stop the flow of weapons and disrupt the financial networks that finance the bombing of our people."
Achin Vanaik(2024-09-19). Israel's Genocidal Campaign: The Struggle Continues.internationalviewpoint.org The assassination of Ismael Haniyeh only confirms that Israel has no interest in ending its genocidal and terrorist campaign on Gazans in particular, and Palestinians more generally. Over 500 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank (WB) as illegal settlers, backed by the Israeli army and police have extended their capture of more territory. It should be crystal clear by now that Israel's murderous assault on Gaza is not any 'unbalanced' or 'disproportionate' reaction to the 2023 October 7 Hamas attack, that liberal and right-wing apologists for Zionist Israel, whether Western or Indian, have tried to make…
Gilbert Achcar(2024-09-19). Lebanon and the Israeli Strategy of Intimidation.socialistproject.ca This article was written hours before the mass terrorist act that targeted Hezbollah members through pagers in the afternoon of 17 September, thus enhancing its title's topicality. | In recent days, Israeli threats regarding an imminent attack on Lebanon have multiplied, especially since the Israeli pre-emptive attack on Hezbollah on the 25th of August, which was followed by the party's attack in retaliation for the assassination of military commander Fouad Shukr. Since that day, a chorus began to blame Benjamin Netanyahu for the size of the pre-emptive operation, which some Zionist commentators saw as less th…
Eva Bartlett(2024-09-19). Tarik Cyril Amar on Palestine, Zionism, and Ukraine's failed tactics.ingaza.wordpress.com Tarik is an author, a historian and an expert on international politics. He has a BA in Modern History from Oxford University, an MSc in International History from the LSE, and a PhD in History from Princeton University.Listen to our conversation on Odysee and on Rumble. Follow him at: -His substack -On RT On X…
tn.ai(2024-09-19). Saudi Cleric Urges Global Action against Israeli Atrocities in Gaza.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Prominent Saudi cleric Abdul Aziz bin Ahmad bin Amin Sarhan called for global intervention to halt the Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip, urging international condemnation of criminal acts by the Zionist regime during the 38th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran.
News Desk, The Cradle.(2024-09-19). US Mobilizes Allies To Reject UN Resolution Against Israeli Occupation.popularresistance.org The US government is lobbying its western allies to reject a draft resolution set to be presented at the UN on 18 September calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. | "Joe Biden's government is urging Australia to say no to a draft UN resolution by the Palestinian Authority (PA)," Sky News Australia reported on Tuesday, adding that Washington is calling on its allies "to either reject or abstain from the vote." | The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will vote on Wednesday on the landmark resolution that demands Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territo…
Imran Mulla(2024-09-19). UK abstention on UN vote 'marginalises it on world stage', say NGOs.middleeasteye.net UK abstention on UN vote 'marginalises it on world stage', say NGOs | The UN resolution demanded Israel end its 'unlawful presence' in Gaza and the West Bank within a year | | Palestinian representative Ryad Mansour is congratulated on the result of a vote during the emergency session o…
newarab(2024-09-19). Journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi arrested by Israeli forces in Jenin.newarab.com Israeli forces arrested Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi at dawn on Thursday during the storming of his home in According to Al-Saadi's brother Amjad, the raid on his house occurred around 2.30am, The New Arab's Arabic sister outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
newarab(2024-09-19). What's behind Netanyahu's sinister 'day after' plan for Gaza.newarab.com After the death of six Israeli captives in Gaza, and instead of caving to the mounting internal and external pressure to allow a ceasefire deal with Hamas, Netanyahu presented a Netanyahu was called untethered from reality for setting up this 'newly found' corridor, afte…
Middle East Eye.(2024-09-19). Lebanon Deadly Pager Blasts: What We Know So Far.popularresistance.org At least 12 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured on Tuesday when pagers commonly used for communication by Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon. | The details of how this highly sophisticated attack was carried out remain unclear, though Hezbollah has blamed its adversary, Israel. The Israeli military has so far declined to comment. | Here is what we know so far. | When And Where Did The Blasts Take Place? | The blasts began in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, with scores of incidents reported in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh and other areas of the country at about 3.45pm (12.45pm GMT…
english.almanar.com.lb(2024-09-19). The Leader and the Wounded Hezbollah Fighter.english.almanar.com.lbA Hezbollah member, who was wounded in pager blasts on Tuesday, listens to the speech of the group's Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah from Hospital. In his speech, Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed the unwavering determination of the wounded members to return to the frontlines. His eminence warned Israeli officials against any incursion into Lebanese territory. "You will …
newarab(2024-09-19). A country in shock: Lebanon reels from deadly pager explosions>.newarab.com Beirut – Patients screamed in pain and paramedic teams shouted frantic orders to attend to gaping wounds at Beirut's Hotel Dieu hospital on Tuesday afternoon, after thousands of handheld pagers belonging to Hezbollah members Ambulances rushed through the hospital gates,
newarab(2024-09-19). 14 dead in new wave of Lebanon device blasts: health ministry.newarab.com Fourteen people were killed and over 450 wounded Wednesday when walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon, the government said, a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, killing 12 and wounding up to 2,800. | The Iran-backed group blamed Israel for the first wave of blasts on Tuesday, vowing revenge and stoking fears of all-out war in the region. | "The new wave of walkie-talkie explosions… killed fourteen people and wounded more than 450," the health ministry said in a statement. | A source close to the Iran-backed group said walkie-talkies used by its members exploded in a southern suburb of Beirut during…
newarab(2024-09-19). Japanese company denies making Hezbollah's exploding device.newarab.com The Japanese maker of the brand of walkie-talkies linked to "There's no way a bomb could have been integrated into one of our devices during manufacturing. The process is highly automated and fast-paced, so there's no time for such things," Yoshiki Enomoto, a director at ICOM, told Reuters outside the company's headquarters in Osaka, Japan, on…
presstv.ir(2024-09-19). Hezbollah: We'll neither fear nor retreat.presstv.ir Hezbollah vows steadfastness in its efforts to defend Lebanon in the face of the Israeli regime, while promising to exact revenge on Tel Aviv.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-09-19). Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah's Urgent Address After Devastating Lebanon Blasts.libya360.wordpress.com Al-Ahed News Hezbollah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech on Thursday, September 19, 2024, addressing recent events and their implications. Sayyed Nasrallah: Imminent Visible Retribution Awaits In his speech, the Resistance Leader began began by extending warm congratulations to Muslims on the anniversary of Prophet Mohammad's [PBUH] birth, emphasizing the significance…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-09-19). Israel's Lebanon Attack: Hungarian Shell Company Linked to Deadly Pager Blasts.libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh Israel launched an attack against Lebanon on Tuesday, detonating thousands of pagers across the country in a move that targeted both Hezbollah members and civilians. The explosions caused widespread panic and confusion, reminiscent of the chaos seen during the 2020 Beirut Port explosion. Hezbollah soon confirmed that Israel was behind the operation. The…
albawaba(2024-09-19). After pager explosions in Lebanon: Are our smartphones at risk.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Lebanon experienced a consecutive wave of wireless device explosions in the past two days, targeting pager and walkie-talkie devices used by Hezbollah members. Many people now are worried that their devices could explode at any moment.Pager explosions in Lebanon: On Tuesday, Lebanon witnessed the explosion of thousands of pagers, wireless telecommunications devices that receive and display alphanumeric or voice messages. It is worth noting that pager devices are widely used by Hezbollah group members. In the recent explosive incidents, 32 people were killed and more than 3,000 were injured. | Wa…
MEE staff(2024-09-19). Lebanon pager attack: Israelis receive threatening texts after blasts.middleeasteye.net Lebanon pager attack: Israelis receive threatening texts after blasts | Messages appear to be sent by Hezbollah affiliates after the movement vowed retaliation | | An Israeli soldier uses a mobile phone near the boundary with Gaza on 26 November 2023 (Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko) | Thousands o…
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-19). Lebanon: 20 killed, hundreds injured as walkie-talkies explode after pager blasts in Hezbollah units.ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Hand-held radios or walkie-talkies used by the militant group Hezbollah exploded in several locations in Lebanon, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 450. The highly sophisticated attack comes just one day after a suspected Israeli attack on the group's pagers, which are used for communication among members. | The explosives were reported by Lebanese media to have occurred in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and Southern Lebanon. "The wave of enemy explosions that targetedwalkie-talkies…killed 20 people and wounded more than 450," stated the country's health ministry.While civilians have…
Amos Harel(2024-09-19). Hezbollah faces a choice — back down or go to war with Israel.haaretz.com Assuming that this week's attacks in Lebanon were carried out by Israel, there are two possible explanations for Netanyahu's intentions: to force an agreement in the north or to exploit the organization's response to launch all-out war ‚ñ Meanwhile, despite declaring that Hamas' brigades in Gaza have been defeated, Israel continues to pay in blood…
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Amid Fresh Blasts, Iran's 2 Big Hints On Revenge For Lebanon Attacks | Israel | Hezbollah.hindustantimes.com Iran issued a major threat to Israel hours after the deadly pager explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran condemned the blasts, calling the cyberattack a "mass murder" by Israel. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanani, labeled the explosions as a violation of moral, humanitarian, and global laws. Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf also condemned the attack, calling terrorism and murder "inseparable" from Israel's nature. Watch for more.
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Amid Hezbollah Pager Blast, Israeli Envoy To India Makes Big Comment On Ultimate Aim | Lebanon, Iran.hindustantimes.com In the wake of a recent blast involving Hezbollah's communication systems, Israel's envoy to India made significant remarks regarding Israel's ultimate goals in the region. Reuven Azar said, "We are keen on returning our population to their homes in northern Israel. They have been removed from their cities as a result of the completely unprovoked attack of Hezbollah." Watch for more.
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Hamas Avenges Lebanon Pager Blasts? Israel Suffers Blow, 4 Soldiers Killed In 1 Attack | Hezbollah.hindustantimes.com The Israeli Army, on September 18, announced the death of four more soldiers in Gaza's Rafah. Seven other soldiers were reportedly injured, with three in serious condition. Reports indicate the casualties were caused by an improvised bomb in southern Gaza. These fresh losses for the IDF come amid rising tensions at Israel's northern border with Lebanon. Just a day earlier, on September 17, pager devices exploded across different parts of Lebanon, killing at least 12 people. Watch for more.
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Hezbollah Launches Huge Revenge Attack Minutes After New Walkie-Talkie Blasts In Lebanon | Israel.hindustantimes.com Amid reports of walkie-talkie blasts across Lebanon, Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on Israel. Israeli media said the Lebanese group fired around 20 rockets towards Kiryat Shmona. Hezbollah's attack was reportedly shortly after new device explosions rocked Lebanon. Blasts were reportedly caused by detonation of hand-held radios used by Hezbollah. Watch for more.
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Iran Envoy Blinded In 1 Eye In Lebanon Pager Blast; Tehran Issues Big Threat To Israel | Hezbollah.hindustantimes.com Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, lost one eye and his other was seriously wounded after a pager he was carrying exploded on September 17, according to the New York Times report. The Times of Israel, quoting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members, said Amani's injuries were more serious than initially reported, and he would be taken to Tehran for treatment.
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Israel Confirms Mossad Hand In Lebanon Blasts? Gallant Drops Big Clue Amid Hezbollah War Fears.hindustantimes.com Fear of full-scale war looms between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel after a series of blasts in pagers and walkie-talkies rocked Lebanon on September 17 and 18. Giving a hint of an all-out conflict with Hezbollah, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the "new phase" of the war is beginning. He also said, "We are diverting forces, resources, and energy towards that north after the IDF moved its 98th battalion from Gaza to northern Israel." Meanwhile, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, in a 10-second video, vowed to get evacuated Israelis back to their homes. IDF chief Herzi Halevi also said Israel has "many mo…
sputnikglobe(2024-09-19). Pentagon Fears Israel on Verge of Launching Ground Operation Against Hezbollah — Media.sputnikglobe.com Shortly after the wave of deadly detonations of pagers that the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah movement blamed on Tel Aviv the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant posted a cryptic message on social media indicating that his country was moving on to a "new phase in the war."
albawaba(2024-09-19). Pager explosion caused Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crash, new theory emerges.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – About four months after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crash, a new theory about the accident has emerged coinciding with the explosion of pager devices in Lebanon.Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died after the plane carrying him crashed on May 19 in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, Tabriz City after an official trip to Azerbaijan.The plane crash killed all the people in the helicopter including Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, and Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the representative of the Leader of th…
albawaba(2024-09-19). Fires ravage 60 homes and shops, 9 dead, over 300 injured in Lebanon's new explosions.albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The Lebanese Civil Defense has reported a major response effort following a series of explosions involving wireless communication devices in southern Lebanon. The new blasts, which occurred in Nabatieh and the southern Beirut suburbs, have resulted in extensive damage, including fires in 60 homes and shops, 15 cars, and dozens of motorcycles. Notably, a lithium battery store in Majdal Selem was also engulfed in flames.The explosions, which have resulted in at least 9 fatalities and over 300 injuries, prompted urgent intervention from the Civil Defense to contain fires across various locations, including…
tn.ai(2024-09-19). Iran's FM Visits Ambassador Injured in Israeli Terrorist Attack in Lebanon.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi paid a visit to a Tehran hospital where the country's Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani is being treated for injuries sustained in a terrorist attack carried out by the Israeli regime.
Louise Tumchewics, Iain Overton(2024-09-19). Supply Chain Sabotage: The Explosive Plot Behind the Deadly Attacks in Lebanon.bylinetimes.com The devastating double attack that caused thousands of pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon and As funerals were held for the dead and the wounded filled hospitals, social media and the international press buzzed with the alarming question:
John Perry, Popular Resistance.(2024-09-19). Is It Nicaragua That Is 'Weaponizing' Immigration? Or Is It Washington?popularresistance.org Claims that Nicaragua is "weaponizing" immigration by allowing free passage of migrants towards the U.S. border have been appearing regularly in the media over the last twelve months. The claim was made on NPR in January, in the Associated Press last October, in El Pais last November and by the BBC this July, to cite just a few. In May, the Biden administration accused the Nicaraguan government (the "Ortega-Murillo regime") of "repressing people and preying on migrants," imposing new sanctions on those it believed responsible. Is there any basis to these claims? | Behind all such stories is Manuel Orozco of The I…
Eva Bartlett(2024-09-19). JACQUES BAUD: NATO ATTEMPTED TO DESTABILIZE & THREATEN RUSSIA DECADES BEFORE 2022.ingaza.wordpress.com This is a must-listen interview for those who think Russia "invaded Ukraine without reason", and those who believe the West's propaganda about Russia "failing" in its objectives, and many other lies put out by Washington and parroted by Western corporate media. Former Swiss intelligence, Jacques Baud, on the Ukraine-NATO history that forced Russia to starts…
Caterina Bandini, Oneg Ben Dror(2024-09-19). Inside the Hell of Israeli Prisons.internationalviewpoint.org The Israeli NGO Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI) was founded during the first Intifada by a group of Palestinian and Jewish doctors. The PHRI Prisoners and Detainees Department deals with all prisoners who are under the control of different Israeli forces. In this interview, Oneg Ben Dror recounts his observations in this hell. | – | / |
newarab(2024-09-19). Germany denies stopping arms exports to Israel.newarab.com According to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry, Germany put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges. | The Economy Ministry said on Thursday that there was no ban on
newarab(2024-09-19). Rashida Tlaib slams US bill to ban 'made in Palestine' labelling.newarab.com US Congresswoman The Palestinian-American representative urged her fellow lawmakers to vote against the bill, saying that a 'yes' vote would be "erasing the existence of Palestinians". | Tlaib, a member of the Democrat's left-leaning 'The Squad' bloc, has consistently criticised Israeli abuses against Palestinians. | "It seeks to erase Palestin…
newarab(2024-09-19). Egypt won't accept security changes on Gaza border: FM.newarab.com Egypt will not accept any changes to the security arrangements that were in place on its border with Gaza before the war on Gaza broke out last October, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Wednesday. | Security on the border, and whether Israel will maintain a troop presence along a 14-km (9-mile) buffer zone known as the Israeli troops entered the buffer zone in May as th…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-09-19). Israel's Plan to Liquidate Northern Gaza.libya360.wordpress.com Meron Rapoport Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza city, July 28, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90) As Israeli ministers, generals, and academics bay for a decisive new phase in the war, this is what Operation Starvation and Extermination would look like. The date is October, November, or December 2024, or maybe early 2025. The Israeli military has just…
albawaba(2024-09-19). Shin Bet detains Israeli businessman associated with Iran.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to a report by the Israeli news website Walla, an Israeli businessman has been detained by the Israeli intelligence services Shin Bet following accusations of being involved with Iran and plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.A joint statement by the Israeli police and the intelligence services revealed that the businessman was detained earlier in August after being caught having contacts with Iranian intelligence services.The man is believed to have managed his communications with his Iranian connections while in Turkey, before entering Iran through Turkish-Iranian border…
albawaba(2024-09-19). Israel imports cars from Morocco following Turkish boycott.albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Israel began importing cars from Morocco as its automotive sector faced multiple challenges as a result of the Turkish boycott.Israel imports cars from Morocco: Israel imported a small number of Moroccan-made cars from Renault Group from the Stellantis Kenitra plant and plans to import more from other brands, including Peugeot 208 cars, according to Calcalist, an Israeli economic news site and engine. | Stellantis Kenitra plant, a Moroccan car plant belonging to the international automobile manufacturing group Stellantis, was founded in 2019. Stellantis factories managed to increase its pr…
Dania Akkad(2024-09-19). Pegasus: UK-based spyware victims ask police to investigate hacking.middleeasteye.net Pegasus: UK-based spyware victims ask police to investigate hacking | Four men living in the UK, believed to have been targeted by Middle Eastern states, file criminal complaint against Israeli spyware firm and linked companies | | New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan P…
Sondos Asem(2024-09-19). Saudi crown prince says no normalisation with Israel without Palestinian statehood.middleeasteye.net Saudi crown prince says no normalisation with Israel without Palestinian statehood | Bin Salman also denounces 'Israeli occupation crimes' and violations of international humanitarian law in his annual speech to lawmakers | | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman delivers his annual address at Shura…
newleftreview(2024-09-19). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword.newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
David Rosenberg(2024-09-19). How exploding pagers were a win for Israel's Old Guard.haaretz.com The army, a pillar of Israel's elite, has put paid to its critics on the far right who accuse it of being 'weak'. The problem is that the politicians of the far right are squandering its achievements…
Noa Lieberman-Plashkes(2024-09-19). How Ben-Gvir's son is influencing Israel's next generation of extremists on TikTok.haaretz.com Shuvael Ben-Gvir, the son of Israel's far-right national security minister, seems to have cracked the code to viral success: a precise mixture of consistent social media uproar, opposition to protesters for a Gaza cease-fire and criticism of his father's political enemies…
hindustantimes(2024-09-19). Hamas Threatens More Suicide Attacks As IDF Shifts Focus To North; Releases This Chilling Video.hindustantimes.com Palestine militant group Hamas released a video of its attacks on Israel since the early 2000s. The video began with clips of Hamas' attacks and a threat of more suicide attacks on Israel. It also featured a Hamas militant who carried out an attack on Tel Aviv in August. In the video message, the militant said, "I will double the revenge with every day that passes."o…
Anonymous Contributor(2024-09-19). NYPD Out of the MTA.itsgoingdown.org Report on direct action in New York following mass police shooting. Originally posted to social media. Tonight, New Yorkers stood up for their community and protested the expansion and impunity of the police occupation of their city. Last Sunday, the NYPD shot Derrell Mickles and three others after Mickles entered the platform through the emergency…
newarab(2024-09-19). How Algeria is trapped in a presidential Groundhog Day.newarab.com On 14 September, Algeria's incumbent president, Since taking office following the low-turnout election in 2019, Tebboune, a former minister under President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has increasingly mirrored his predecessor's style. | During the campaign, opponents withdrew, citing "unfair conditions," while those who…
newarab(2024-09-19). The Latin American Palestinians longing to return home.newarab.com Seventy-six years ago, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced and scattered across refugee camps in neighbouring Middle Eastern countries during the Many Palestinians, seeking safety from persecution, undertook long journeys, even crossing the Atlantic to North, Central, and South America. | As they migrated, large, weathered ships filled with people departed from various Mediterranean ports, and they headed towards an uncertain future far from their belo…
newarab(2024-09-19). Dearborn: A mini-encyclopaedia of Arab-American life in the US.newarab.com In a few words, the book There is pain, suffering, love, history, politics and geography, all felt and told by fictional characters living in this unique town next to Detroit, Michigan. | There the book sets its scenography for "The Actors of Dearborn", where a middle-aged man named Samir becomes Uncle Sam, especially after 9/11 and begins decorating his…
newarab(2024-09-19). Arms industry 'deeply entrenched' in UK govt, CAAT report says.newarab.com The arms industry plays a major role in influencing A new report by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and the World Peace Foundation has claimed that defence companies have regular access to senior government figures, including a "dedicated arms export promotion agency" in the business department. | The report sounds the alarm over the arms industry's ap…
newarab(2024-09-19). Iran's president names first Sunni governor in 45 years.newarab.com Iran's new president, Arash Zerehtan was appointed head of the western state, IRNA news agency said, citing government spokesman Fatemeh Mohajerani. | He is the first Sunni to be made a regional governor in the predominantly
Bronx Anti-War Coalition, Black Agenda Report.(2024-09-19). Statement On NYPD Mass Subway Shooting Over $2.90.popularresistance.org Yesterday, the NYPD shot Derell Mickles, a Black man in Brooklyn for the alleged "crime" of jumping a turnstile. This marks the second NYPD shooting in just 48 hours. Amidst a landscape where Democrat political figures swiftly condemned recent assassination attempts on Donald Trump, proclaiming that "violence has no place in America," we ask: where is this sentiment when it comes to the NYPD shooting Black men? | Once again, the state used the hollow excuse of "fare evasion" to justify an assassination attempt on a Brooklyn man. This is not an isolated incident but a pattern of state violence targeting the workin…
Manuel Perez-Rocha, Inequality.(2024-09-19). The United Nations Summit Of The Future Appears Stuck In The Past.popularresistance.org The United Nations is hosting world leaders on September 22 and 23 for a "Summit of the Future." Unfortunately, the draft action plan for the summit, while full of lofty language and some good intentions, does not challenge the neoliberal model or corporate control of the global economy. | On the contrary, it proposes, for example, to "facilitate access of developing countries to the WTO and promote trade and investment liberalization." | It's astounding that this plan, which is supposed to serve as the basis for an inter-governmental agreement, is so stuck in the past. For decades now, social movements and elect…
Hugo GABBERO(2024-09-19). Azerbaijan: Civil society demands attention to human rights and climate justice ahead of COP29.fidh.org 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, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting this year's United Nations Climate Conference (COP29), to be held in Baku from November 11 to 22, 2024. 11th September 2024. We, the undersigned civil (…) | – | /…
Hugo GABBERO(2024-09-19). Azerbaijan: Unprecendent repression since January 2024.fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights groups, 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, alert the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Alain Berset, to the escalation of repression in Azerbaijan since January 2024. | 240918 CoE SG Alain Berset by Obs defenders | – |
Jake Johnson(2024-09-19). The Government Will Shut Down on October 1 Unless Congress Acts.truthout.org The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a GOP resolution that would have punted a fight over government funding until after the next president takes office and pushed through a noxious voter suppression measure backed by Republican nominee Donald Trump. The final vote was 202-220, with 14 Republicans joining nearly every member of the House Democratic caucus in voting against… |
Lewis Raven Wallace(2024-09-19). The Right Wants Us to Submit to Nihilism. Here Is Where I'm Searching for Hope.truthout.org Every day I encounter, in some form or another, the idea that everything is doomed to always get worse. Faced with a daily inundation of horrors and political bad news from around the world, it's easy to slide into feeling that nothing can change and that no actions we can take make a difference. But we have to resist this feeling, because this is the mindset of nihilism — it's what… |
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Orkun Kà∂kàßàº'den Kƒ±zƒ±lyƒ±ldƒ±z aƒülarƒ±na muhte≈üem frikik golຠ(Vƒ∞DEO).yenisafak.com Benfica, UEFA ≈ûampiyonlar Ligi ilk maà߃±nda Kƒ±zƒ±lyƒ±ldƒ±z'a konuk oldu. | Portekiz ekibinde maàßa ilk 11'de ba≈ülayan Kerem Aktàºrkoƒülu ile Orkun Kà∂kàßຠsahne aldƒ±. | Maà߃±n 9. dakikasƒ±nda Aktàºrkoƒülu, takƒ±mƒ±nƒ± 1-0 à∂ne geàßiren golຠkaydetti. | Baskƒ±sƒ±nƒ± sàºrdàºren Benfica'da bir diƒüer milli oyuncumuz Orkun…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Metroda doƒüan bebeƒüe sàºrpriz hediye: àñmàºr boyu àºcretsiz kullanacak.yenisafak.com STIB'in sosyal medya hesabƒ±ndan yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamada 15 Eylàºl'de bir annenin Bràºksel'in Molenbeek semtindeki Beekant metro istasyonunda doƒüum yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± bildirildi.Doƒüumun metro yolculuƒüu sƒ±rasƒ±nda ba≈üladƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ±n belirtildiƒüi aà߃±klamada, STIB àßalƒ±≈üanlarƒ±nƒ±n da yardƒ±mƒ±yla bebeƒüin sa&fn…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Cumhurba≈ükanƒ± Erdoƒüan'dan Gaziler Gàºnຠmesajƒ±.yenisafak.com Cumhurba≈ükanƒ± Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, 19 Eylàºl Gaziler Gàºnຠmàºnasebetiyle sosyal medya hesabƒ±ndan aà߃±klama yaptƒ±.Erdoƒüan, payla≈üƒ±mƒ±nda ≈üu ifadelere yer verdi: "Cumhuriyetimizin kurucusu Gazi Mustafa Kemal'e "Màº≈üir ve Gazi" àºnvanƒ± verili≈üinin yƒ±l dà∂nàºmຠile Gaziler Gàºnàº'nຠtebrik ediyorum. àúzerinde ya≈üadƒ±ƒüƒ&p…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Làºbnan'daki patlamalar saƒülƒ±k sistemini kilitledi.yenisafak.com Dàºnya Saƒülƒ±k àñrgàºtຠ(DSàñ) Genel Direktà∂rຠTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, DSàñ'nàºn haftalƒ±k basƒ±n toplantƒ±sƒ±nda deƒüerlendirmelerde bulundu."Làºbnan'da 5 binden fazla saƒülƒ±k àßalƒ±≈üanƒ±nƒ± eƒüittik": Làºbnan'da patlayan ileti≈üim cihazlarƒ±nƒ±n neden olduƒüu can kaybƒ±na màºdahale etmek iàßin Làºbnan…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Be≈üikta≈ü'tan Ajax maà߃± à∂ncesi taraftarlara te≈üekkàºr.yenisafak.com Be≈üikta≈ü Kulàºbàº, Avrupa Ligi'nde 26 Eylàºl Per≈üembe gàºnຠdeplasmanda Ajax ile oynayacaklarƒ± kar≈üƒ±la≈ümada misafir tribàºnlerine ayrƒ±lan biletleri kƒ±sa sàºrede tàºketen taraftarlarƒ±na te≈üekkàºr etti. | Siyah-beyazlƒ± kulàºpten yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamada ≈üu ifadelere yer verildi; "Futbol A Takƒ±mƒ±mƒ±z, 26 Eylàºl Per≈üembe gà&ord…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Piyasaya sàºreceklerdi: Balƒ±kesir'de 3 bin 879 litre zeytinyaƒüƒ± ve 1,8 ton bal ele geàßirildi.yenisafak.com Balƒ±kesir'de jandarma ekipleri, bitkisel yaƒülarƒ±n iàßine aroma ve endàºstriyel boya katarak elde ettikleri karƒ±≈üƒ±mƒ± zeytinyaƒüƒ± gibi piyasaya sàºrdàºkleri iddia edilen ki≈üilere yà∂nelik operasyon dàºzenledi. | ƒ∞làße Tarƒ±m ve Orman Màºdàºrl຃üຠpersonelinin de katƒ±ldƒ±ƒüƒ± operasyon kapsamƒ±nda 2 adreste yapƒ±lan aramalarda 3 bin 8…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Tàºm gà∂zler ondaydƒ±: Nasrallah yine hiàßbir ≈üey diyemedi.yenisafak.com Hizbullah Genel Sekreteri Hasan Nasrallah televizyondan yayƒ±nlanan konu≈ümasƒ±nda, salƒ± ve àßar≈üamba gàºnleri dàºzenlenen ve 37 ki≈üinin à∂làºmຠve binlercesinin yaralanmasƒ±yla sonuàßlanan saldƒ±rƒ±larƒ± deƒüerlendirdi.ƒ∞nsanlarƒ±n bàºyàºk àßoƒüunluƒüunun patlamalar sonucu gà∂zàºnden yaralandƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ± kaydeden Nasrallah, bu nedenle ha…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Van Bronckhorst'tan Muàßi'ye uyarƒ±.yenisafak.com Be≈üikta≈ü'ƒ±n geàßen sezon devre arasƒ±nda 10 milyon Euro bonservis bedeliyle kadrosuna kattƒ±ƒüƒ± Ernest Muàßi, bu sezon yedek konumuna dàº≈ütàº. | Rafa Silva transferi sonrasƒ± 10 numaradaki yerini kaybeden Arnavut futbolcuda bu durum, moral bozukluƒüuna sebep oldu. Zaman zaman mutsuz olduƒüu sà∂ylense de yà∂netim ve teknik heyet her fƒ±rsatta "Takƒ±m iàßin à∂nemli oyuncu, ona da ≈üans gelecek" ifadeleriyle daima…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Depremde 84 ki≈üiye mezar olmu≈ütu: Ebrar Sitesi E Blok'a ili≈ükin davada sanƒ±klar yargƒ±lanƒ±yor.yenisafak.com Kahramanmara≈ü 4. Aƒüƒ±r Ceza Mahkemesi'ndeki duru≈ümaya, ba≈üka dosyalardan tutuklu olan ve bu davanƒ±n tutuksuz sanƒ±klarƒ± Atilla àñz ve Tevfik Tepeba≈üƒ± bulunduklarƒ± cezaevinden Ses ve Gà∂ràºntຠBili≈üim Sistemi (SEGBƒ∞S) aracƒ±lƒ±ƒüƒ±yla katƒ±ldƒ±. Diƒüer tutuksuz sanƒ±klar Ahmet D, Murat ƒ∞. ƒ∞smet K. ile màº≈ü…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Avrupa Birliƒüi àßalƒ±≈üanlarƒ± AB'nin Gazze politikasƒ±nƒ± bir kez daha protesto etti.yenisafak.com Avrupa Birliƒüi (AB) àßalƒ±≈üanlarƒ±, Birliƒüin Filistin'e yà∂nelik politikasƒ±nƒ± protesto etti, imza kampanyalarƒ±nƒ±n desteklenmesi iàßin àßaƒürƒ±da bulundu. | AB'nin farklƒ± kurumlarƒ±nƒ±n àßalƒ±≈üanlarƒ±, Birliƒüin ƒ∞srail i≈ügali altƒ±ndaki Filistin topraklarƒ±na yà∂nelik politikasƒ±na kar≈üƒ±…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Làºbnan ordusu '≈üàºpheli àßaƒürƒ± cihazƒ± ve telsizleri' imha ediyor.yenisafak.com Làºbnan ordusu dàºn yaralƒ±larƒ±n getirildiƒüi ba≈ükent Beyrut'taki Amerikan àúniversitesi Hastanesi otoparkƒ±nda patlayƒ±cƒ± dàºzenekle tuzaklandƒ±ƒüƒ±ndan ≈üàºphelendikleri bir cihazƒ± àßukurda kontrollຠbiàßimde patlatmƒ±≈ütƒ±.Làºbnan Sivil Havacƒ±lƒ±k Màºdàºrl຃üຠde Beyrut'taki Refik Hariri Havalimanƒ±nda faaliyet gà∂…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Rusya Donetsk'te bir yerle≈üim birimini ele geàßirdi.yenisafak.com Rusya Savunma Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±'ndan yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamada, Rusya Silahlƒ± Kuvvetlerinin Ukrayna'da sava≈ütaki eylemleri hakkƒ±nda bilgi verildi. | Rus ordusunun Ukrayna'daki cephede pozisyonlarƒ±nƒ± iyile≈ütirdiƒüi belirtilen aà߃±klamada, "Gàºney Askeri Grubu birlikleri, aktif eylemleri sonucunda Donetsk Halk Cumhuriyeti'nin Georgiyevka yerle≈üim birimini kurtardƒ±." ifadesi kullanƒ±ldƒ±. | Son 24 saatte 1…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Emlak Konut GYO 1.1 milyar TL'lik ihale geràßekle≈ütirdi.yenisafak.com àáevre, ≈ûehircilik ve ƒ∞klim Deƒüi≈üikliƒüi Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ± bàºnyesinde Türkiye'nin gayrimenkul sektà∂ràºne à∂ncàºlàºk etme vizyonu doƒürultusunda àßalƒ±≈ümalarƒ±nƒ± hƒ±z kesmeden sàºrdàºren Emlak Konut GYO'nun gà∂zde turizm merkezi Muƒüla Milas'ta geràßekle≈ütirdiƒüi ihale ba≈üarƒ±yla tamamlandƒ±. Me≈üelik Mahallesi'
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Yeni ≈ûafak'ƒ±n haberi sonrasƒ± SPK harekete geàßti: Paribu hakkƒ±nda inceleme ba≈ülatƒ±ldƒ±.yenisafak.com Paribu'da i≈ülem gà∂ren bazƒ± kripto para birimlerinin, diƒüer bàºyàºk kripto para borsalarƒ±na kƒ±yasla daha dàº≈üàºk fiyatlarda i≈ülem gà∂rmesi ve transfer a≈üamasƒ±nda yatƒ±rƒ±mcƒ±nƒ±n ya≈üadƒ±ƒüƒ± sƒ±kƒ±ntƒ±larƒ± Yeni ≈ûafak'ƒ±n gàºndeme getirmesinden sonra Sermaye Piyasasƒ± Kurulu (SPK) harekete geà&…
yenisafak(2024-09-19). Atalanta – Arsenal maà߃± saat kaàßta, hangi kanalda, ≈üifresiz mi? UEFA ≈ûampiyonlar Ligi.yenisafak.com Atalanta, ≈ûampiyonlar Ligi'nde evinde Arsenal ile kar≈üƒ±la≈üacak. Geàßen sene UEFA Avrupa Ligi'ni kazanan Atalanta ≈ûampiyonlar Ligi'ne 3 puan ile ba≈ülamak istiyor. Arsenal, Atalanta'nƒ±n Avrupa kupalarƒ±nda kar≈üƒ±la≈ütƒ±ƒüƒ± be≈üinci ƒ∞ngiliz takƒ±mƒ± olacak. Peki, Atalanta – Arsenal maà߃± hangi kanalda, ≈üifresiz mi? ƒ∞≈üte detaylar. ATALANTA…
Federico Fuentes, Kevin B Anderson(2024-09-19). Marx's anti-colonialism, new sub-imperialisms and consistent internationalism in a bipolar world.internationalviewpoint.org Kevin B Anderson is a Marxist humanist and Professor of Sociology, Political Science and Feminist studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author and editor of various works, including the forthcoming book The Late Marx's Revolutionary Roads: Colonialism, Gender, and Indigenous Communism and A Political Sociology of Twenty-First Century Revolutions and Resistances: From the Arab World and Iran to Ukraine, Africa, and France (2024). In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Anderson discusses Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin's writings on colonia…
Houshang Sepehr(2024-09-19). Lessons of the presidential election in Iran.internationalviewpoint.org Iran's recent presidential election was called earlier than expected following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19. It seems that the clique of Supreme Guide Khamenei, the dominant faction within the regime, seized this opportunity to make a tactical shift: to present a more acceptable face to Western countries in the hope of ending their heavy sanctions. | – | / |
Manuel Kellner(2024-09-19). Germany: A new polarisation is needed.internationalviewpoint.org The results of the regional elections in the German states of Saxony and Thuringia on 1 September 2024 indicate a rise in support for the far right which is as overwhelming as in many other countries. What a terrible feeling it is to have to hope that in both Länder a government led by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) can somehow be assembled to confront the far right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)! | – | / |
Dave DeCamp(2024-09-19). Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Military Warehouse Inside Russia, Sparking Massive Blast.news.antiwar.com Ukraine launched another major drone barrage against targets inside Russia on Wednesday and hit a Russian military warehouse in the town of Toropets in the Tver Oblast, causing a massive explosion. Toropets is about 300 miles from the Ukrainian border and 250 miles northwest of the Russian capital of Moscow. A Ukrainian official speaking to …
Binoy Kampmark(2024-09-19). Beyond Irritation: Bali's Tourism Scourge.counterpunch.org Like eager lice on a ripe scalp, tourists have become a much-reviled feature of various economies. While cash and contributions come in their wake, such an industry depletes, drains and pollutes the very site it idealises. International tourism does its bit to bloat global greenhouse gas emissions, with transportation constituting the lion's share. All this has engendered yet
Basit Mahmood(2024-09-19). Nigel Farage backs Donald Trump's conspiracy theory about immigrants eating pets.leftfootforward.org Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who is a keen supporter of Donald Trump, has repeated the Republican nominee's ridiculed claim that immigrants in the US state of Ohio are eating cats and dogs. | Trump, who often pushes baseless conspiracy theories and has no respect for the truth, has found an ally in Farage. | Farage also flew out to the U.S. just days after being elected as an MP for Clacton, to show support with Trump following an assassination attempt on the former President. | During a debate last week, the former US president, who is running for re-election, said Springfield citizens "have had their pets…
aa.com.tr(2024-09-19). Milli Savunma Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±'nda "Gaziler Gàºnàº" programƒ± dàºzenlendi.aa.com.tr Bakan Ya≈üar Gàºler, Kƒ±brƒ±s'ƒ±n me≈üru à߃±karlarƒ±nƒ± her ko≈üulda desteklediklerini belirterek "àúàßàºncຠtaraflarƒ±n bà∂lgedeki giri≈üimlerini de yakƒ±ndan takip ediyor buna yà∂nelik kendi inisiyatiflerimizin daima hazƒ±r olduƒüunu belirtmekte yarar gà∂ràºyorum" dedi.
aa.com.tr(2024-09-19). Ankara'da "sahte bal àºretenlere" yà∂nelik operasyon.aa.com.tr Ankara'nƒ±n Akyurt ilàßesinde yapƒ±lan operasyonda, sahte bal yapƒ±mƒ±nda kullanƒ±lan 8 bin 150 ton glikoz, fràºktoz ve ≈üeker ile àße≈üitli markalara ait 100 bin bal etiketi ele geàßirildi.
aa.com.tr(2024-09-19). Yurt iàßinde gà∂zler TCMB'ye àßevrildi.aa.com.tr Kàºresel piyasalarda, ABD Merkez Bankasƒ±nƒ±n (Fed) 50 baz puanlƒ±k faiz indiriminin ardƒ±ndan karƒ±≈üƒ±k bir seyir izlenirken, bugàºn gà∂zler, yurt iàßinde Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasƒ±nƒ±n (TCMB) para politikasƒ± kararlarƒ±na àßevrildi.
aa.com.tr(2024-09-19). Fenerbahàße'den "karaborsa bilet" aà߃±klamasƒ±.aa.com.tr Fenerbahàße Kulàºbàº, Galatasaray ile cumartesi gàºnຠoynanacak derbi maà߃± à∂ncesinde kombine biletlerini satmak iàßin ilan veren ki≈üilerin tespit edilerek iptal i≈üleminin yapƒ±ldƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ± duyurdu.
aa.com.tr(2024-09-19). Kickboksàßu Sinem'in hedefi ay yƒ±ldƒ±zlƒ± formayƒ± giymek.aa.com.tr Dàºnya Genàßler Kickboks ≈ûampiyonasƒ±'nda bronz madalya kazanan 18 ya≈üƒ±ndaki milli kickbokscu Sinem Erdoƒüan, bàºyàºklerde milli takƒ±ma seàßilip Avrupa ve dàºnya turnuvalarƒ±nda madalyalar elde etmeyi hedefliyor.
aa.com.tr(2024-09-19). Netanyahu'nun imkansƒ±z "Gazze 2035" planƒ±.aa.com.tr "Gazze 2035" planƒ±nƒ±n detaylarƒ±na bakƒ±ldƒ±ƒüƒ±nda, yakƒ±n tarihi ve i≈ügale hakim olan histerik mantƒ±ƒüƒ± tanƒ±yan herkesin ula≈üabileceƒüi sonuàß aynƒ±. Bu planƒ±n uygulanma ve ba≈üarƒ±ya ula≈üma ≈üansƒ± bulunmuyor.
yenisafak(2024-09-19). ƒ∞stanbul'un 3 ilàßesinde 19 saat su kesintisi uygulanacak.yenisafak.com ƒ∞SKƒ∞'den yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamaya gà∂re, àúmraniye Belediyesi tarafƒ±ndan in≈üa edilen Mithatpa≈üa Caddesi otopark in≈üaat sahasƒ±nda kalan isale hattƒ±nƒ±n deplase edilen hatta baƒülantƒ±sƒ± yapƒ±lacak.Bu sebeple yarƒ±n saat 14.00 ile 21 Eylàºl Cumartesi saat 09.00 arasƒ±nda 19 saat sàºreyle 3 ilàßede su verilemeyecek mahalleler ≈üunlar: "àúskàºdar'da Mehmet Akif E…
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-18). Explosion rocks Hezbollah walkie-talkies in Lebanon, just a day after pager blast incident.ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: On Wednesday, hand-held radios used by Hezbollah members detonated in Lebanon's southern region and the capital, Beirut. This incident follows a similar explosion that occurred just a day earlier.According to Reuters, one of the recent explosions occurred near a funeral organized by Hezbollah for victims of the previous day's pager explosions. The blasts on Tuesday involved pagers used by Hezbollah members, leading to the tragic death of at least nine individuals and injuring approximately 2,750 others.The pager explosions are part of a series of security breaches affecting Hezbollah's communicati…
newarab(2024-09-18). Nine dead in new wave of Lebanon device blasts: health ministry.newarab.com Nine people were killed and over 300 wounded Wednesday when walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon, the government said, a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, killing 12 and wounding up to 2,800. | The Iran-backed group blamed Israel for the first wave of blasts on Tuesday, vowing revenge and stoking fears of all-out war in the region. | "The new wave of walkie-talkie explosions… killed nine people and wounded more than 300," the health ministry said in a statement. | A source close to the Iran-backed group said walkie-talkies used by its members exploded in a southern suburb of Beirut during the fun…
Sharon Zhang, Truthout.(2024-09-18). 2,800 Wounded, At Least Nine Killed In Lebanon After Pagers Explode.popularresistance.org Thousands have been injured and at least nine killed after handheld devices exploded en masse across Lebanon, and in some parts of Syria, in an apparent attack on Tuesday. | According to Lebanon's health minister, Firas al-Abyad, at least 2,750 people have been wounded, while more than 200 are in critical condition. That count was preliminary, as the reported toll was rising rapidly shortly after the attack, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon local time. | One of the eight people killed was an 8-year-old girl. Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was reportedly minorly injured in the attack.
Judith Deutsch(2024-09-18). Eichmann in Toronto.counterpunch.org Last week the president of the U of T allowed the Jewish Defense League, bolstered by Toronto police, to break up, brutalize and physically assault anti-genocide protesters on the campus encampment. This was even reported in Ha-aretz but not in local news. In this article I liken the president, Merick Gertler, to Hannah Arendt'spicture of
Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss.(2024-09-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 345: Israel Threatens Lebanon Again.popularresistance.org The U.S. envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein began a visit to Israel on Monday in a new attempt to diffuse tensions between Israel and Hezbollah as the Israeli cabinet is scheduled to meet today to discuss a plan to "enlarge the objectives of the war" on the Lebanese front. | Israeli media reported that the U.S. presented a new proposal to define the border line between Israel and Lebanon, which Israel reportedly rejected ahead of Hochstein's arrival. | Meanwhile, Israel's Kan channel reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clashed verbally with his war minister Yoav Gallan during a cabinet me…
Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement (2024-09-18). Resistance groups denounce Israel's cyberattack on Lebanon.workers.org The following statements condemning Israel's cyberattack in Lebanon by detonating thousands of pagers were posted on Sept. 17, 2024, by Resistance News Network. Hamas: We, in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), strongly condemn the Zionist terrorist aggression that targeted Lebanese citizens by detonating communication devices in various areas of Lebanese . . . |
hindustantimes(2024-09-18). Political Quake In Israel? Netanyahu's 'Fire Gallant' Plan In Final Stage; IDF Chief To Be Axed Too.hindustantimes.com With Israel facing multiple threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Speculation suggests Gideon Sa'ar, head of New Hope, could step in as Israel's next defense minister or foreign minister. Will this major shake-up impact Israel's war strategy?>
Staff(2024-09-18). Russia warns Lebanon pager attack is possible trigger for wider Middle East conflict.haaretz.com IDF sends additional forces north, recruits reserve personnel ‚ñ Israel Police say Hezbollah tried to assassinate ex-IDF, defense chief Ya'alon in 2023 ‚ñ IDF says it shot down a drone launched from Iraq toward northern Israel overnight ‚ñ Lebanese security source: Mossad planted explosives in 5,000 pagers ordered by Hezbollah several months ago ‚ñ New York Times: Iran's ambassador to Lebanon lost one eye in Israeli-attributed attack…
M. K. Bhadrakumar, Consortium News.(2024-09-18). Ukraine War Turns Into Russian Roulette.popularresistance.org U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the White House on Friday with the question of the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine to hit deep inside Russia on their agenda of conversation. But there were no announcements, nor was there any joint press conference. | Starmer later told the media that the talks were "productive" but concentrated on "strategy" rather than a "particular step or tactic." He did not signal any decision on allowing Kiev to fire long-range missiles into Russia. | Starmer said no final decision had been taken on the Storm Shadow missiles and hinted that further…
WSWS(2024-09-18). Israeli terror attack in Lebanon injures thousands, kills 9.wsws.org Israel launched a coordinated attack throughout Lebanon Tuesday, triggering tiny bombs which it had hidden in thousands of pagers that exploded simultaneously, killing nine people and wounding 2,750 others.
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-18). Lebanon pager explosions: What is a pager? Why Hezbollah still uses it?ptcnews.tv Lebanon pager explosions: Thousands of wireless devices used by Hezbollah members exploded, killing at least nine people and injuring almost 3,000 others in Lebanon. According to a senior Lebanese security source, Israel's Mossad spy agency put explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers or "beepers" asked by the Iran-backed group months prior to the blasts. | How does a pager work?: Pagers worked simply yet effectively. When a message was sent over radio waves, the pager would make a distinctive beep to notify the user. The notification would then prompt the user to find a nearby public or landline phone…
Greg Stoker(2024-09-18). Israel's Device Attacks in Lebanon Reveal it's Military Limits, with Mike Prysner.mintpressnews.com Detonating countless pagers, now two-way radios as well, scattered all over a wide-ranging civilian population with no knowledge or accountability of where they would detonate fits any Western definition of terrorism. | On Tuesday, Israeli intelligence services detonated thousands of pager devices used by members of Hezbollah's military units and institutions. | This Wednesday afternoon, Israeli Intelligence detonated a second wave of explosives during the funerals of those killed in the first attack. | It is clear that Israel's goal in the following attacks was to increase paranoia and fear in Hezbollah's ranks…
geo.tv(2024-09-18). Which Hezbollah and Hamas leaders have been assassinated since October Gaza war.geo.tv Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023. — Reuters DUBAI: Hezbollah accused its arch-foe Israel of detonating pagers across…
Dania Akkad(2024-09-18). From Taiwan to Budapest: The murky trail of Lebanon's exploding pagers.middleeasteye.net From Taiwan to Budapest: The murky trail of Lebanon's exploding pagers | Hours after 12 were killed and thousands injured in surprise attack, details are emerging about the origins of the weaponised devices | | A building in Budapest where BAC Consulting is said to be registered (Reuters/…
MEE staff(2024-09-18). Lebanon deadly pager blasts: What we know so far.middleeasteye.net Lebanon deadly pager blasts: What we know so far | Thousands have been injured across Lebanon after pagers, commonly used for communication by Hezbollah, exploded almost simultaneously | | Ambulances are surrounded by crowds at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center (A…
albawaba(2024-09-18). Was Hassan Nasrallah injured in Israel's pager attack.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A cyber attack that was carried out by a joint operation between Israel's intelligence service, Mossad, and the Israeli military targeted pager devices causing their explosion in Lebanon and Syria. Till this moment, nine people were killed, including a little girl, and about 2,800 wounded in an attack that targeted hundreds of pagers, commonly used by the Hezbollah group.The New York Times reported that Israel secretly planted explosives inside a batch of pager devices ordered from Gold Apollo company by Hezbollah. However, Gold Apollo founder and chairman Hsu Ching-kuang confirmed to the media on Wedn…
albawaba(2024-09-18). Golden Apollo calls Lebanon pager blasts "embarrassing," denies responsibility.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Hsu Ching-Kuang, the founder of Gold Apollo, the firm located in Taiwan and blamed to be behind the pagers used by Hezbollah, spoke to media stating that his company did not produce the pagers that were used in the explosions that occurred in Lebanon on Tuesday, Reuters reports.On Tuesday, pagers that were being used by members of Hezbollah exploded simultaneously throughout Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of at least 9 people and injuries to at least 3,000 more including the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon.An individual who is close to Hezbollah and who asked not to be named told AFP that Israeli intel…
albawaba(2024-09-18). AUB Medical Center paging system changed last minute, was the mass attack preplanned.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A theory roamed social media following the tragic mass pager explosion that the staff at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) had changed their paging system on August 29th, hinting at them having previous information regarding the tragic attack.An alleged screenshot of a message addressing the AUB Medical Center community roamed X calling on all staff members to hand in their pager devices to be replaced with a different system, claiming that the new system provides "better coverage".The pagers of all doctors and nurses were targeted. With one exception, the AMERICAN University of…
newarab(2024-09-18). Budapest company made pagers under its brand: Gold Apollo.newarab.com Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authourised its brand on the The AR-924 pagers used by the Hezbollah militants were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary's capital, according to a statement released Wednesday by Gold Apollo . | "According to the cooperation agreement, we authorise BAC to use our brand trademark for product sales in designated regions, but…
Amos Harel(2024-09-18). Pager blasts humiliated Hezbollah, but they won't win any wars for Israel.haaretz.com Hezbollah's weakness was exposed by the simultaneous attack on thousands of pagers and its leaders were humiliated — allegedly by Israel. Such things do not usually go unanswered in the Middle East ‚ñ Meanwhile, negotiations between Netanyahu and Sa'ar have been put on ice and it's possible that the prime minister has already reaped the political dividend without even without realizing it…
hindustantimes(2024-09-18). Mossad Behind Deadly Pager Blasts In Lebanon? Explosive Report Lays Bare Sinister Plot | Gaza War.hindustantimes.com The Israeli military hid explosive material inside a batch of pagers that Hezbollah ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to the New York Times, citing US and other officials. The NYT report said Hezbollah had ordered 5,000 pagers from Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, but they had been tampered with before reaching Lebanon. Watch for more.
tn.ai(2024-09-18). At Least 9 Killed, 2,800 Wounded in Lebanon Pager Explosions.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Lebanese health ministry said at least nine people have been killed and 2,800 others wounded in explosion of wireless communication devices, known as pagers, in Lebanon.
tn.ai(2024-09-18). No IRGC Force Martyred in Lebanon Pager Blasts.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesperson for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps denied stories that IRGC forces have been martyred in the explosions of handheld pagers across Lebanon.
The Sirius Report(2024-09-18). Why the US is Militarily a Paper Tiger.thesiriusreport.com Following the recent Houthi hypersonic missile strike on Tel Aviv, we highlight why by extension the US is militarily a paper tiger, in light of this and other developments we have witnessed in recent years.
albawaba(2024-09-18). Starlink services are now available in Yemen.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Elon Musk, the American billionaire, and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company, announced today on "X" platform the official launch of Starlink services in Yemen.Starlink now in Yemen: Musk posted on "X," formerly Twitter, this morning that Starlink services are now available in Yemen.It is worth noting that Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, providing coverage to over 100 countries and territories. | Yemen's government finalized a deal with Musk to provide satellite…
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tn.ai(2024-09-18). Iran Supports Lasting Peace in Yemen.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi expressed Tehran's support for lasting peace and security in Yemen under the auspices of the United Nations.
WSWS(2024-09-18). Berlin supports US-British missile plans against Russia.wsws.org At a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Lurynas Kasčiūnas last Friday, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius claimed that the use of long-range NATO weapons against targets on Russian territory was covered by international law.
WSWS(2024-09-18). Opposing Gaza genocide demands a political struggle against the Starmer government.wsws.org Labour has not only continued to fully back Israel's genocide but confirmed its role as a right-wing government of savage austerity, anti-migrant measures, attacks on democratic rights and advocating for the use of long-range NATO missiles that would transform the proxy war in Ukraine into a direct war with Russia.
hindustantimes(2024-09-18). Russian Forces Destroy U.S-Made Launcher Day After Mega Military Move; Putin's War Message To West.hindustantimes.com Russia delivered a big blow to the Ukrainian army amid the ongoing intense fighting in Kursk. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces targeted and destroyed a U.S.-made M270 rocket system deployed by Ukraine near Novy Put. The missile strike reportedly obliterated the multiple-launch rocket system completely. This fresh attack follows President Putin's recent order to expand the Russian military amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Watch for more.
L. Michael Hager(2024-09-18). Some Whys? An Open Letter to President Biden.counterpunch.org Mr. President, The ongoing wars in Gaza, the West Bank and Ukraine raise serious questions about American foreign policy, questions that call for honest answers. 1. Gaza Why do you continue to enable Israel's genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza? The death toll from IDF bombs and missiles has reached more than 40,000 (not counting untold
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-18). (Video) New hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is leading the way with a new treatment for advanced prostate cancer, specifically for prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PSMA-positive mCRPC). This treatment involves a radiopharmaceutical known as Pluvicto. It acts like a smart missile, targeting and eliminating cancer cells. Mayo Clinic experts offer this therapy for patients whose prostate cancer has spread and is resistant to standard treatments such as hormonal treatments and chemotherapy. Dr. Oliver Sartor, a Mayo Clinic…
John Feffer(2024-09-18). A Ceasefire Is Not Enough in Gaza.fpif.org The numbers are clear. The temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in November last year resulted in the release of 109 hostages. Compare that to Israeli military operations, which have managed to rescue 8 hostages while killing three by accident. The military has also recovered the bodies of another 34 hostages, including six killed shortly before the Israelis made it to the underground tunnel where they were being held. Meanwhile, 33 hostages are presumed dead. | By the most conservative accounting, ceasefire tactics have been more effective than military tactics by a factor of 10 in saving Israeli lives.
Pacific Media Watch(2024-09-18). Media watchdog condemns Israel's 'harassment' move to strip Al Jazeera journalists of press passes.asiapacificreport.nz Pacific Media Watch The International Press Institute (IPI) has strongly condemned the Israeli government's recent decision to revoke the press passes of Al Jazeera journalists, months after the global news outlet was banned in the country. "The Israeli government's decision to revoke Al Jazeera press passes highlights a broader and deeply alarming pattern of harassment…
WSWS(2024-09-18). Nearly a year of the Gaza genocide: The way forward in the fight against war.wsws.org As millions of students are re-entering their classrooms in schools, colleges and university campuses across the UK, a blunt warning must be issued: The threat of world war and fascism is greater today than at any point since the 1930s.
Medea Benjamin(2024-09-18). Can the World Save Palestine from US-Israeli Genocide?fairobserver.com Today, the UN General Assembly is scheduled to debate and vote on a resolution calling on Israel to end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within six months. Given that the General Assembly, unlike the exclusive 15-member UN Security Council, allows all UN members to vote and there is no veto, this is…
Pressenza New York(2024-09-18). Rohingya Crisis: A Call for Repatriation or Resettlement.pressenza.com The Rohingya people, victims of genocide and ethnic cleansing by Myanmar's military junta, continue to face severe displacement and hardship. The internal crisis in Myanmar, particularly the renewed hostilities between the Arakan Army and the Junta, along with targeted attacks on Rohingya settlements, has intensified the flow of refugees into Bangladesh. Reports indicate that 15,000 refugees have recently crossed into Bangladesh via the Ukhia-Teknaf border, with more waiting to follow. Despite efforts by Bangladesh's Border Guard (BGB) to prevent further entries, the situation remains critical. Over a million Roh…
Lawrence Davidson(2024-09-18). Palestine-Israel and A Moral Dilemma Concerning War Crimes.counterpunch.org Most American Jews perceive the conflict between Jewish Israelis and Palestinians according to some variation of the Zionist narrative. That is that Israel's creation was a legitimate response to historical antisemitism and particularly the Holocaust. The Palestinians are classified in much the same category as the American Indians. That is, the struggle is between a
tn.ai(2024-09-18). Iran UN Envoy Holds Israel Accountable for Beirut Pager Explosions.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations condemned the Israeli regime's recent cyber terrorist act of detonating communication devices in Beirut, saying the Zionists must be held accountable for this heinous crime that has also injured Iran's ambassador to Lebanon.
Reuters(2024-09-18). Palestinian poll finds big drop in support for October 7 Hamas attack.haaretz.com The survey marks the first time since the Hamas offensive that a poll found a majority of Gazan respondents judging it as a mistake. It was accompanied by a drop in support for the attack in the West Bank, though a majority of 64 percent of respondents there thought it was the correct move…
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newarab(2024-09-18). US envoy Thomas-Greenfield defends using veto against Palestine.newarab.com New York ⚪ U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, defended her country's repeated use of the The U.S. has vetoed five resolutions, including three calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, one Russian oral amendment, and a proposal for full Palestinian membership in the U.N. | In remarks to Al-Araby A…
The Onion Staff(2024-09-18). SATIRE: Injured Cyclist Briefly Regains Consciousness To See RFK Jr. Dragging Him Into Kitchen.theonion.com MALIBU, CA—Groaning as his bruised head thumped along the tiled flooring, 35-year-old injured cyclist Paul Zablocki briefly regained consciousness to see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dragging him by the legs into the former presidential candidate's kitchen, sources reported Wednesday. Confused and bleary-eyed upon awakening, Zablocki reportedly noticed a feral aroma of what seemed to be …
A Guest Author(2024-09-18). Hezbollah condemns Israel's cyberattack in Lebanon.workers.org The following statement was issued by Hezbollah on Sept. 17, 2024, by @Suppressed News on X. The first confirmed death was a 10-year-old girl named Fatima Abdullah from Beirut, Lebanon, due to a Pager device exploding after a cyberattack by Israel. Hezbollah fighters After thoroughly reviewing all the current facts, . . . |
albawaba(2024-09-18). Israel shifts military focus from Gaza to the North: Is the war expanding.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – ccording to reports from Israeli Channel 14, Israel may soon declare the northern front to be its main area of interest in the continuing battle. The station claims that as of tonight, the nation's military and security resources would be moved from the Gaza Strip to the country's northern frontier, indicating a major change in the Israeli defense forces' strategic goals.Military experts say a recent explosion targeting wireless communication gear in Lebanon signals Israel may be preparing for a ground attack against Hezbollah. | Experts informed Al-Jazeera that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah…
albawaba(2024-09-18). Death toll rises after Israeli cyber-attack on Lebanese communication network.albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The death toll from the Israeli cyberattack on Hezbollah's communication network has risen to eight, with at least 2,800 people injured, primarily suffering injuries to the hands and face from exploding devices. Among the victims is the son of Lebanese MP Ali Ammar, with the number of casualties expected to increase, according to Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad. A senior Hezbollah official confirmed to Reuters that Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was not harmed in the blasts, which also killed seven people in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood of Syria, according to local media. Israeli Channel 14…
albawaba(2024-09-18). Iranian embassy in Lebanon reveals Mojtaba Amani health condition, denies 'vision loss' rumor.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Iranian Embassy in Lebanon has released a statement clarifying the truth about the health condition of Ambassador Mojtaba Amani who was injured in Israel's pager attack on Sept. 17.The attack was carried out by a joint operation between Mossad and the Israeli military targeting pager devices causing their explosion in Lebanon and Syria.The New York Times reported that Israel secretly planted explosives inside a batch of pager devices ordered from Gold Apollo company by Hezbollah. However, Gold Apollo founder and chairman Hsu Ching-kuang confirmed to the media on Wednesday that his firm had signed a…
newarab(2024-09-18). Hezbollah vows to avenge Israel after deadly pager blasts.newarab.com Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to retaliate against Israel after thousands of There was no immediate comment from Israel on the explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others. | Iran-backed Hezbollah vowed Wednesday to continue its fight against Israel in support of Gaza, while reiterating it would avenge the attack. | "This path is ongoing and separate from the difficult reckoning…
newarab(2024-09-18). New wave of explosions in Lebanon as hand-held radios blow up.newarab.com A new wave of explosions has hit Lebanon after hand-held radios reportedly blew up across the country on Wednesday in regions with a large Hezbollah presence. | Witnesses and security sources said that the communication devices that exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday are hand-held radios, different to Hezbollah earlier on Wednesday vowed to retaliate against Israel after thousand…
hindustantimes(2024-09-18). After Lebanon Pager Blasts, Shin Bet Claims Big Hezbollah Plot To Kill Ex-Israeli Official Foiled.hindustantimes.com Israeli security agency, Shin Bet, thwarts Hezbollah's attempt to kill a former Israeli defence official. Shin Bet said it had seized an explosive device attached to a remote detonation system, using a mobile phone and a camera. Shin Bet said Hezbollah had planned to carry out the attack from Lebanon in the coming days.
infobrics(2024-09-18). BRICS to Discuss Accelerated Use of Local Currencies at Summit.infobrics.org The BRICS group of emerging-market nations will discuss deepening the use of local currencies in trade between member states at a summit in South Africa next week, the nation's ambassador to the bloc said…
infobrics(2024-09-18). Rise of India Through Economic Corridors.infobrics.org Under the Modi regime, India's foreign policy has seen considerable changes in geopolitical strategies, economic development, and power shifts in the global arena…
albawaba(2024-09-18). Borrell warns of war expanding to Lebanon following mass pager explosion.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Following the tragic mass pager explosion in Beirut's Dahieh which claimed the lives of at least nine people and 2,800+ people, the European Commission VP Josep Borrell warned of the war "spilling over" to Lebanon.In a joint press conference with the Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, Borrell warned that stirring the already boiling pot in the Middle East will only lead to expanding the war with Israel and worsen the already dire situation."Certainly there is the possibility of the war spilling over to Lebanon," Borrell said.European Union's Borrell seeks info from Beirut following e…
tn.ai(2024-09-18). Iran Condemns Pager Blasts in Lebanon.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned simultaneous pager explosions across Lebanon, which have killed at least nine people and wounded nearly 2,800 others.
TASS(2024-09-18). Russia calls to show US it is on wrong side of history — UN envoy.tass.com "We also hope that the UN Security Council, which has effectively been taken hostage by the United States and its Israeli allies, will be able to fulfill its role on maintaining international peace and security," Vasily Nebenyza said…
Workers World Editors(2024-09-18). Harris auditions for top warmaker.workers.org Vice President Kamala Harris's performance Sept. 10, in what may be her only presidential debate this election, showed the ruling class that she has adopted U.S. imperialism's foreign policy, hook, line and sinker regarding Russia, Ukraine, China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, not to mention Israel where she . . . |
Juan Cole(2024-09-18). The Sphinx and the Sultan.fpif.org At least one thing is now obvious in the Middle East: the Biden administration has failed abjectly in its objectives there, leaving the region in dangerous disarray. Its primary stated foreign policy goal has been to rally its partners in the region to cooperate with the extremist Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu while upholding a "rules-based" international order and blocking
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-09-18). Palestina condena continuos ataques israelíes contra escuelas.radiohc.cu La Habana, 18 sep (RHC) El Ministerio de Educación palestino condenó hoy los continuos ataques israelíes contra instituciones del sector tanto en la Franja de Gaza como en Cisjordania.
newarab(2024-09-18). Egypt won't accept security changes on Gaza border: FM.newarab.com Egypt will not accept any changes to the security arrangements that were in place on its border with Gaza before the war on Gaza broke out last October, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Wednesday. | Security on the border, and whether Israel will maintain a troop presence along a 14-km (9-mile) buffer zone known as the Israeli troops entered the buffer zone in May as th…
newarab(2024-09-18). Sisi vows intesified Gaza peace talks with visiting Blinken.newarab.com Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed on Wednesday to intensify Blinken's visit to Cairo came hours after a wave of This marks Blinken's 10th trip to the Middle East since the start of Israel's war on the Gaza S…
newarab(2024-09-18). Thousands of Gaza amputees to receive prosthetic limbs.newarab.com Thousands of Gazans who lost their limbs due to Israel's war on the enclave will be receiving prosthetic limbs. | Sky News reports that the Jordan-led initiative involves UK-based companies Koalaa and Amparo, both of which have developed "easy-to-fit" sockets for upper and lower limb prosthetics. | The Brigadier General Mustafa al Hiyari, from the Jordanian A…
newarab(2024-09-18). Sisi vows intensified Gaza peace talks with visiting Blinken.newarab.com Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed on Wednesday to intensify Blinken's visit to Cairo came hours after a wave of This marks Blinken's 10th trip to the Middle East since the start of Israel's war on the Gaza S…
Juan Cole(2024-09-18). Biden's Bear Hug of Netanyahu.counterpunch.org At least one thing is now obvious in the Middle East: the Biden administration has failed abjectly in its objectives there, leaving the region in dangerous disarray. Its primary stated foreign policy goal has been to rally its partners in the region to cooperate with the extremist Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu while upholding a
newleftreview(2024-09-18). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword.newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
Josh Breiner(2024-09-18). Officials in Israeli jail accused of covering up rape of female guards by prisoner.haaretz.com The prisoner, Mahmoud Atallah, was accused of a series of rapes and other sexual offenses against two female soldiers serving as guards in Israeli jails in 2015 and 2016. The former commander of Gilboa Prison and the intelligence officer were accused of failing to report the assaults…
Nir Hasson(2024-09-18). 'Jerusalem's Burj Khalifa': Israeli capital's tallest building approved.haaretz.com Jerusalem's Planning and Building Committee rejected objections to the construction of the 40-story Epstein Tower, but ordered its height reduced by 30 meters. Opponents of its consturction will likely ask for another hearing or seek legal proceedings…
Yossi Melman(2024-09-18). Why hasn't Israel assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza?haaretz.com The Shin Bet security service has set up two special assassination-planning teams, one just for Sinwar. He's shunning cellphones and computers, and probably even wears gloves when he writes his notes, but Israeli security officials are sure he's living on borrowed time…
Ido Efrati(2024-09-18). Israeli researchers discover genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are shared.haaretz.com The two common disorders have been challenging quite a few scientists all over the world for years, until researchers at Israel's Haifa University were surprised to discover that about 75 percent of the genes associated with Autism were also associated with schizophrenia…
Yaniv Kubovich(2024-09-18). Four Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza explosion.haaretz.com The four soldiers were killed after a hidden explosive device caused a building to collapse partially. Among them was the first female soldier to be killed in Gaza fighting since the start of the war…
UMMID(2024-09-18). UN vote to end Israeli Occupation of Palestine.ummid.com The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is set to vote today i.e. Wednesday September 18, 2024 a historic resolution that calls Israel to end the occupation of the Palestinian lands.
Peter Isackson(2024-09-18). One Dead American. Will Israel Investigate? Don't Count on it.fairobserver.com The campaign to restore what some of its proponents appear to consider a divinely imposed order within the boundaries of Greater Israel has, alas, produced a few embarrassing moments for the Biden administration in Washington, known for its "iron-clad" support for that campaign. The wanton destruction of hospitals, schools, mosques, churches and the killing of…
albawaba(2024-09-18). Tupperware brand files for bankruptcy.albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Tupperware, the American multinational company that produces home product lines that include kitchen gadgets, preparation, storage containers, and serving products for the kitchen and home, announced filing for bankruptcy. The company permanently closed its only factory and laid off 150 employees.Tupperware files for bankruptcy: Tupperware announced plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as possible, according to sources. The company spent years attempting to revive the business amid decreased demand and struggles in the business. | The brand is planning to seek court protection after violat…
newarab(2024-09-18). Egypt's 2036 and 2040 Olympic bid: Is there potential to win?newarab.com The global sporting landscape has evolved significantly over the years. | Historically, Western countries This Western-centric approach shaped events like the Olympics and the World Cup, often overlooking the potential of the MENA region. | For instance, in the 1966 World Cup, only one of the…
newarab(2024-09-18). Arms industry 'deeply entrenched' in UK govt, CAAT report says.newarab.com The arms industry plays a major role in influencing A new report by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and the World Peace Foundation has claimed that defence companies have regular access to senior government figures, including a "dedicated arms export promotion agency" in the business department. | The report sounds the alarm over the arms industry's ap…
newarab(2024-09-18). Iran's president names first Sunni governor in 45 years.newarab.com Iran's new president, Arash Zerehtan was appointed head of the western state, IRNA news agency said, citing government spokesman Fatemeh Mohajerani. | He is the first Sunni to be made a regional governor in the predominantly
newarab(2024-09-18). Jordan's king swears in new government led by technocrat.newarab.com Jordan's King Abdullah II swore in a reformist government on Wednesday tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic modernisation crucial to reversing a decade of sluggish growth, officials said. | The Harvard-educated prime minister, Jafar Hassan, headed the monarch's office in his last job. Hasan has proven to be an able administrator during a long public career in which he oversaw economic reforms as a deputy premier and during a stint as planning minister, according to officials and politicians. | Politicians say a key task is accelerating IMF-guided reforms and re…
newarab(2024-09-18). Mixed feelings in Gaza on Hamas chief Sinwar's upcoming speech.newarab.com According to Hamas senior official Osama Hamdan, the Islamic movement's political bureau chief Remarking to AFP on Monday, Hamdan said, "Sinwar will deliver his direct message to our people and to the world and to confirm that he will never leave Palestine as he did everything to liberate our lands." | Hamadan added the Palestinia…
newarab(2024-09-18). Two killed near Algerian-Moroccan border amid rise in attacks.newarab.com In On Monday, 16 September, an armed group killed two shepherds in a forested area of Beni Snouss in western Algeria, near the Moroccan borders. The victims, Abdelhamid Jorda and Abdelkader Ben Chert, aged 40 an…
newarab(2024-09-18). US hate crimes hearing overshadowed by senator's 'extremism'.newarab.com A historic US congressional hearing on the proliferation of hate crime in the US was overshadowed by a series of questions seemingly accusing an Arab speaker of supporting Hamas, At the centre of the hearing was the case of Wadea Al-Fayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian boy from Plainfield, Illinois near
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch.(2024-09-18). Developing Countries Demand Withdrawal Of Sanctions By US, Allies.popularresistance.org In the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held in Geneva on Friday, September 13, China and several other developing countries from across the world denounced all forms of illegal unilateral coercive measures by the US and its allies, demanding their immediate and unconditional withdrawal. | The interactive session was held to discuss the latest report submitted by Alena Douhan, the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, to the UNHRC on September 9. Representatives from various countries agreed that these unilateral sanctions, as they are commonly referred t…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2024-09-18). US Senator Lindsey Graham: Ukraine Sits On 'Trillion Dollars Of Minerals'.popularresistance.org US Senator Lindsey Graham has argued that Washington must support Ukraine because of its lucrative natural resources. | During a visit to Kiev in September, Graham published a video standing next to Ukrainian leader Zelensky, in which the US senator said, "They're sitting on a trillion dollars worth of minerals that could be good to our economy". | "They just need weapons", Graham implored, calling for more arms shipments to Kiev. | The US senator added that Ukraine is "trying to stop the Russians, so we don't have to fight them". | Zelensky expressed gratitude for the "bipartisan support" he has received in Wash…
Hugo GABBERO(2024-09-18). Azerbaijan: Civil society demands attention to human rights and climate justice ahead of COP29.fidh.org 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, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting this year's United Nations Climate Conference (COP29), to be held in Baku from November 11 to 22, 2024. 11th September 2024. We, the undersigned civil (…) | – | /…
Workers World Editors(2024-09-18). Racist xenophobe Trump seeks second term.workers.org Even as the vice president emphasized her warmaking potential at the Sept. 10 debate (see other editorial this issue), #45 reminded everyone that he built his political career by propagating racist lies and that his most persistent political talking point is to underline his racism and xenophobia by scapegoating migrants. . . . |
Jim Hightower(2024-09-18). Corporate Profiteers Are Robbing America's Farmers.otherwords.org A farmer was asked what he'd do if he won a million-dollar lottery. "Well," he said, "I guess I'd just keep farming 'til the money runs out." | Trying to make a living as a farmer is not for the fainthearted. You have to take out high-interest loans from cold-eyed bankers to put in a crop and buy supplies. Then you're also at the mercy of everything from bugs to monopolistic middlemen. And here's a cruel twist: If you defy the odds and produce a great crop, you lose money! | This is happening right now. With unusually-good weather this year, corn and soybean harvests are expected to set records. But this abundanc…
Peter Certo(2024-09-18). To Secure Worker Rights, We Must Fix Our Democracy.otherwords.org New waves of workers are standing up and demanding fair treatment on the job — from But as these workers have made significant gains, they've simultaneously run into huge barriers: our broken democratic systems. That's why one of the most important priorities for…
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Innovation drives Anhui's smart plants.ecns.cn As for the province itself, with 16 prefecture-level cities, including Hefei, and a population of some 62 million, its GDP reached 4.71 trillion yuan in 2023, up 5.8 percent year-on-year.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Demand for mountain hiking companions peaks.ecns.cn The popularity of mountain hiking companions, particularly during the Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, has swiftly gained public attention and raised safety concerns, reported Guangming Daily.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). 93rd anniversary of the September 18th Incident marked in Liaoning.ecns.cn A bell-tolling ceremony marking the 93rd anniversary of the September 18th Incident was held at the September 18 Incident History Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). China a key driver of global nuclear energy development: CAEA vice chairman.ecns.cn The Chinese mainland has 56 nuclear power units in operation, and 46 units approved or under construction, making it a key driver of global nuclear energy development, said Liu Jing vice chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), at the 68th International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general conference in Vienna on Monday.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). China's new civilian airship to enable low-altitude tourism.ecns.cn China's first home-grown civil manned airship blimp, the AS700 , was delivered to a client in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, paving the way for the commercial low-altitude tourism sector.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). (W.E. Talk) David Gosset: Our world is in need of Chinese wisdom.ecns.cn With the upcoming Beijing Cultural Forum 2024, David Gosset, a French international expert, founder of the China-Europa Forum and the China-Europe-America Global Initiative, will once again attend this international forum focusing on the exchange and mutual understanding of civilizations. As a European scholar who has been observing and studying China for many years, David Gosset recently received a written interview with "W.E. Talk" of China News Service, in which he made a profound explanation on how to understand China from multiple dimensions, the necessity of intercultural communication in today's world, as…
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Themed architectural exhibition 'Tracé Bleu' kicks off in Shanghai.ecns.cn A themed exhibition "Tracé Bleu" (blueprint in English) kicked off in Shanghai on Sept. 10, inviting the public to reflect on contemporary architectural practices and to explore new ways of living on the Earth.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Exhibition explores Mei Lanfang's legacy, historic visit.ecns.cn Mei Lanfang is a legendary figure in Peking Opera, and the University of Southern California is marking the 130th anniversary of his birth and whirlwind tour of the US with an exhibition.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Experts: More tariffs will be costly to U.S. consumers.ecns.cn American consumers could soon be stung with rising costs for buying imported goods, warn economists and retail trade organizations, after the Biden administration finalized tariff increases on certain products made in China.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). King of Malaysia to visit China.ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar will pay a state visit to China from Sept. 19 to 22, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Former vice-minister of education under review.ecns.cn Du Yubo, former vice-minister of education, is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation, the country's top anti-graft watchdogs announced on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Poll: More turning to TikTok for news in U.S.ecns.cn Although TikTok faces a potential ban in the United States, that prospect hasn't stopped an increasing number of Americans from turning to the platform for news.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Mid-Autumn Festival sees rise in entry, exits.ecns.cn National order inspection authorities recorded about 5.25 million entries and exits for both Chinese and foreign individuals, during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, from Sunday to Tuesday, marking an 18.6 percent year-on-year increase.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). Man, 44, stabs minor on Shenzhen street.ecns.cn A minor was injured after being stabbed by a man on a street in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Wednesday morning, the Nanshan branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau announced in a notice on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-09-18). LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort to open in 2025.ecns.cn The LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort unveiled plans for its opening in 2025 at the 35th Shanghai Tourism Festival on September 14.
TASS(2024-09-18). Mexican president-elect refuses to visit Ukraine.tass.com "I will attend certain international events, which we consider important, but we will not travel much – our responsibility lies here," Claudia Sheinbaum said…
TASS(2024-09-18). CIS to hold another air defense exercise in Kazakhstan.tass.com "In the course of this exercise, the results of combat operation of air defenses of the joint regional air defense system are modeled," Commander of the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Forces Andrey Lukyanovich explained…
TASS(2024-09-18). Second security guard wounded in shooting in Wildberries office dies — source.tass.com According to the press service of the Wildberries-Russ company, the shooting in the Wildberries office in the Romanov Dvor business center in Moscow was started by people accompanying the co-owner of the online retailer Vladislav Bakalchuk…
TASS(2024-09-18). Russia-China Pacific Patrol exercise to be held annually.tass.com Admiral Roman Tolok emphasized that future training tasks would become more complex, allowing ship and aircraft crews to practice "according to the Suvorov principle: a hard drill makes an easy battle"
TASS(2024-09-18). Russian Chess Federation head urges not to turn world of chess into battlefield.tass.com "Under current conditions, the Ukrainian Chess Federation should become an example of improving and fostering peaceful co-existence instead of opening new frontlines, and serve as an example for their political elite," President of the Chess Federation of Russia Andrey Filatov said…
WSWS(2024-09-18). Meta Platforms and YouTube ban RT worldwide.wsws.org Social media giants Meta and Alphabet took measures to censor RT and other Russian media outlets on Monday and Tuesday in response to sanctions announced by the US State Department for "covert influence operations."
WSWS(2024-09-18). Australia: Vote "no" to union-Labor sellout of Victorian nurses.wsws.org Under the proposed agreement, base pay rates in most classifications will remain lower in real terms than they were in 2019, until at least October 2027. Moreover, the deal will do nothing to address the deepening crisis in the state's public health system.
WSWS(2024-09-18). Catastrophic floods in Central Europe claim over 20 lives.wsws.org While storm Boris, which brought the enormous rainfall, was caused by the rather unusual collision of polar air and warm, humid air from the unusually hot Mediterranean, the deeper causes lie in the dramatic acceleration of climate change.
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-18). Australian YouTuber faces backlash for referring to Indian spices as 'dirt' in viral post.ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: An Australian YouTuber has ignited a social media uproar after making derogatory comments about Indian cuisine, specifically targeting its spices. Sydney Watson's remarks have faced widespread condemnation, with many users defending the rich culinary heritage and cultural significance of Indian food.The controversy began when a user on X (formerly Twitter) praised Indian cuisine with a post saying, "Indian food is the best on earth. Fight me," accompanied by a vibrant photo of various curries and rice. While…
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-18). British Columbia's Provincial Elections: 27 Punjabi-origin candidates in race.ptcnews.tv British Columbia's Provincial Elections: As British Columbia gears up for its provincial elections on October 19, a notable feature of the contest is the significant number of Punjabi-origin candidates in the fray. As many as 27 Punjabis are seeking election across the province's 93 constituencies, reflecting the growing political influence of South Asians, particularly Punjabis, in Canadian politics. Both major parties—the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Conservative Party—are relying heavily on the support of South Asian communities, especially Punjabis, and have ensured they are well-repre…
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-18). 'Say it to my face': Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh confronts protesters as they heckle him.ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A video has surfaced on the internet showing Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh confronting a man who heckled him as he was leaving Parliament Hill on Tuesday. | In a video, two people can be seen following Singh from a distance as he exits West Block, with one appearing to call the NDP leader a "corrupted bastard."In the video, Singh responds by turning around and asking the people who made the comment if they wanted to repeat it to his face. The video shows both men denying they made the comment.The politician who is known for his calm nature can be seen approaching the hecklers and confronting o…
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-18). China's new heliport heightens tensions along eastern Arunachal border.ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: China is constructing a new heliport just 20 kilometers east of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near the sensitive 'Fishtails' region in Arunachal Pradesh, raising concerns over potential military activity in the remote area. Located along the Gongrigabu Qu river in Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, the heliport could significantly enhance the ability of the Chinese military to move troops and resources quickly to the underdeveloped frontier with India.Satellite imagery from EOS Data Analytics shows that no construction existed at the site as of December 1, 2023. However, images from…
ptcnews.tv(2024-09-18). Trudeau faces political turmoil as by-election defeat sparks potential no-confidence vote.ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Following a stinging defeat in a Quebec by-election, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is bracing for a possible no-confidence vote as early as next week. The ruling Liberal Party lost the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun riding to Louis-Philippe Sauvé of the Bloc Québécois. This seat had been considered a Liberal stronghold, previously held by former Cabinet Minister David Lametti, who won the 2021 election with a significant margin.This defeat, compounded by the loss of another previously secure Liberal seat in Toronto-St. Paul's in June, has deepened concerns about Trudeau's diminishing p…
Save the civilians(2024-09-18). Cognitive warfare (in Ukraine and everywhere).indybay.org There are people who believe that the aim of Russian warfare is to protect the Russian-speaking population in eastern Ukraine. Yet the bombs used there contain so much explosive that even the old people holding out in the cellars in Donbass are being turned to dust. | On the other hand, there are people who believe that Russia wants to occupy other European countries after eastern Ukraine. They overlook the fact that it could not even take Kiev and that NATO's military expenditure is 14 times that of Russia. | So it seems that the formation of political opinion is not very rational. This is another reason why we…
Atil Cem Cicek(2024-09-18). Rereading the victory discourses of liberalism.indybay.org Proponents of this view (end of history) argue that human development and progress have largely been completed and that large-scale political change, transformation and revolution are outdated notions. In the twentieth century, the most important of such finalizing discourses were the 'end of ideology' and the 'end of history'.
Michael Hudson, Richard Wolff(2024-09-18). U.S. Foreign Policy and Economic Shifts: Trump vs. Harris.indybay.org We are living through a massive reorganization of the world economy. The near-monopolistic position of the United States, which lasted most of the last century, is over. There's another player now, China, which is catching up or has surpassed the U.S. in high-tech and other areas. The BRICS group is already a larger economic bloc than the G7. (Richard Wolff, Democracy at Work)…
Times of Occupied Palestine(2024-09-18). War criminal Netanyahu at UN on September 27th.indybay.org War criminal Netanyahu plans to leave for New York early on Tuesday, September 24th and pollute the General Assembly on Friday afternoon, September 27th, before arriving back in occupied Palestine on the afternoon of Sunday the 29th.
presstv.ir(2024-09-18). Iran poised to become world's third pharmaceutical power.presstv.ir Iran's pharmaceutical industry has gone through a fundamental transformation since the Islamic Revolution, moving from complete reliance on imports into a sector which is now able to domestically provide more than 97% of the country's needs for medicine.
United World International(2024-09-18). The rising voice of the Global South: China-Africa Forum.uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk, Beijing / China This year marked the 8th summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The first summit of the Forum, which is held every three years, was in 2000. The Forum was widely attended. The leaders of 53 African countries, the chairman of the African Union Commission, the UN secretary …
geo.tv(2024-09-18). IIOJK holds first provincial polls in a decade.geo.tv Kashmiri women stand in a queue to vote at a polling station, during the first phase of assembly election, in Kokernag, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, 2024. — Reuters9 million voters choosing members for 90-seat legislature.Vote count, results are…
Common Dreams(2024-09-18). 'This Is Historic': Electric Vehicles Now Outnumber Petrol-Powered Cars in Norway.pressenza.com Last month, 94% of new vehicles sold in the oil-producing nation were electric.: | In what's believed to be a global milestone, electric vehicles now outnumber gasoline-fueled automobiles on Norway's roads, as the overwhelming bulk of new cars sold in recent months have been battery-powered. | Norway's Road Information Council (OFV)
EcoWaste Coalition(2024-09-18). PH and TH NGOs Laud FDA Thailand for Banning 12 Mercury Cosmetics Being Sold to Filipino Consumers.pressenza.com 18 September 2024, Quezon City, Philippines/ Bangkok, Thailand. Environmental health organizations Ecological Waste Coalition of the Philippines (EcoWaste Coalition) and Ecological Alert and Recovery — Thailand (EARTH) commended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand for its action to stop the production and trade of 12 skincare cosmetics contaminated with mercury. | Together with the Foundation for Consumers (FFC) and the International Pollutants Elimination Network — Southeast and East Asia (IPEN-SEA), the two groups had earlier sought the help of the Thai FDA in addressing the illegal p…
Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (2024-09-18). Statement from Philippine Misereor Partnership Incorporated on Human Rights Violations in Bugsuk, Palawan.pressenza.com The Philippine Misereor Partnership Incorporated (PMPI) expresses its deep concern regarding human rights violations arising from a land-grabbing case faced by the Indigenous Molbog and Palaw'an communities in Bugsuk, Palawan. | On 9-10 September 2024, seven representatives of the Molbog and Palaw'an, accompanied by the National Federation of Peasant Organizations (PAKISAMA), presented their testimonies to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). These testimonies reveal a pattern of violence and intimidation orchestrated allegedly by armed forces associated with San Miguel Corporation (SMC). Since 29 June 2024,…
Mark Gruenberg(2024-09-18). Should workers beware? 88 corporate honchos back Harris.peoplesworld.org SAN FRANCISCO—Should workers beware? Some 88 present and former corporate CEOS signed a letter endorsing Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president. They say she'd bring stability and promote "a sound business environment," and that's good for…well, for them. That's not to say that such backing automatically disqualifies Harris from workers' support. Far from it. After …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-09-18). Trump-Vance hateful lies endanger others and inspire violence.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The hate of Haitians and other people of color, spewed by the Republican presidential ticket of Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. "Childless Cat Lady" Vance, is hurting and endangering other innocent people. Especially now in Springfield, Ohio, a small city in the Republican senator's home state. Vance began the latest spurt of hate with what …
Greg Kearney(2024-09-18). Vance defends pet-eating claims, says he will 'create stories' to get media attention.peoplesworld.org Trump-Vance hateful lies endanger others and inspire violence We hope you appreciate this cartoon. At People's World, we believe news and information should be free and accessible to all, but we need your help. Our journalism is free of corporate influence and paywalls because we are totally reader-supported. Only you, our readers and supporters, …
Staff(2024-09-18). Nuevas explosiones en Líbano dejan al menos 14 muertos y 450 heridos.cubadebate.cu Al menos 14 personas murieron y 450 fueron heridas este miércoles por explosiones de dispositivos electrónicos (walkie-talkies y equipos de energía solar) en el sur de Líbano y en suburbios de Beirut, según fuentes de seguridad y el Ministerio de Salud Pública libanés. Las explosiones tuvieron lugar luego de un ataque similar que tuvo lugar el martes contra miembros de Hezbolá, que dejó 12 muertos y cerca de 3 000 heridos.
Staff(2024-09-18). Asamblea General de la ONU respalda resolución palestina que exige a Israel fin de ocupación.cubadebate.cu La Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas respaldó este miércoles una resolución palestina jurídicamente no vinculante que exige a Israel el fin de su presencia ilegal en la Franja de Gaza y en la ocupada Cisjordania en un año. La votación en la asamblea fue de 124 votos a favor y 2 en contra, con 43 abstenciones.
María Candela(2024-09-18). Presidente de Cuba repudió ciberataque de Israel a Líbano.radiohc.cu La Habana, 18 sep (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, rechazó el ataque cibernético de Israel contra Líbano, que causó miles de heridos y al menos nueve víctimas mortales, por medio de un mensaje divulgado este miércoles en su cuenta en X.
Staff(2024-09-18). Sabor y tradición: Quimbombó y albóndigas de pescado a la habanera.cubadebate.cu En estos días fue el cumpleaños de un gran amigo que no está entre nosotros, pero sigue ahí en el día a día, Eusebio Leal. øQué decir de él que no se sepa? Investigar acucioso, capaz de entrar por una rendija y con sus ojos de águila husmear en todos los rincones, hacer de las cosas más sencillas una oda a la vida. Les propongo quimbombó y albóndigas de pescado a la habanera.
Staff(2024-09-18). Foro de Inversión Extranjera y Negocios por primera vez en MINEMETAL 2024.cubadebate.cu El inicio de las sesiones del primer Foro de Inversión Extranjera y Negocios dentro del V Congreso Internacional de Minería y Metalurgia, MINEMETAL 2024 marcó la segunda jornada de este encuentro que tiene lugar en el Centro de Convenciones Plaza América de Varadero. Los intercambios en los paneles estuvieron dirigidos a presentar las potencialidades y resultados de este ámbito en la geología y la minería de Cuba.
Staff(2024-09-18). UNE pronostica afectación de 1 390 MW durante pico nocturno de este miércoles.cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico nocturna de este miércoles una disponibilidad de 1 930 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 250 MW, para un déficit de 1 320 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1 390 MW en este horario. La disponibilidad del SEN a las 7 a.m. fue de 1 830 MW y la demanda, 2 790 MW.
W. T. Whitney Jr.(2024-09-18). Biden debe poner fin a la designación de Cuba como Estado patrocinador del terrorismo.peoplesworld.org Ignacio Ramonet, académico y ex editor de Le Monde diplomatique, ha escrito una carta abierta al presidente Joe Biden. Ofrece a las naciones, organizaciones e individuos un momento de oro para deshacerse de una pieza crítica del sistema estadounidense de bloqueo económico a Cuba. Ramonet argumenta en los términos más enérgicos posibles que el presidente …
Staff(2024-09-18). Zelenski cancela reunión con líderes latinoamericanos.cubadebate.cu El presidente ucraniano, Vladímir Zelenski, canceló una reunión con líderes latinoamericanos prevista antes de la semana de alto nivel de la Asamblea General de la ONU, informó Folha de S. Paulo. Kiev decidió reconsiderar sus planes debido al escaso número de confirmaciones.
Staff(2024-09-18). Lanzan desde Irak ciberataque masivo contra webs israelíes.cubadebate.cu La cadena libanesa Al-Mayadeen informó este miércoles sobre un ciberataque masivo contra docenas de sitios web israelíes en la Palestina ocupada lanzado desde Irak. Israel confirmó el ciberataque y apuntó a Irak como el origen. De acuerdo con la información, grupos de la resistencia iraquí estarían detrás del ataque.
Staff(2024-09-18). Comenzó en Varadero primer Simposio de Deporte, Medio Ambiente y Sociedad.cubadebate.cu El primer Simposio de Deporte, Medio Ambiente y Sociedad en un entorno de inclusión social quedó inaugurado este miércoles en Varadero, Matanzas, con la presencia del presidente del Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Física y Recreación, (Inder), Osvaldo Vento Montiller.
Staff(2024-09-18). Inauguran en La Habana Tercer Salón Internacional de Energías Renovables.cubadebate.cu "No podemos hablar de desarrollo, de construir un socialismo próspero y sostenible, de soberanía energética y mitigación del cambio climático sin el desarrollo de las fuentes de energía renovable ", afirmó Vicente de la O Levy, ministro de Energía y Minas, en las palabras de apertura.
Staff(2024-09-18). Presentan "Iluminadas por la cultura", nueva serie documental de Resumen Latinoamericano.cubadebate.cu La nueva producción del medio argentino Resumen Latinoamericano, la serie documental Iluminadas por la cultura, del realizador Daniel Chile, fue presentada el lunes 16 de septiembre en el teatro del Ministerio de Cultura. La serie se centra en cuatro jóvenes artistas cubanas: la violinista Tania Haase; Claudia Alvariño, actriz y subdirectora de La Colmenita; la fotógrafa May Reguera, y Grettel Morejón, bailarina del Ballet Nacional de Cuba.
newarab(2024-09-15). Turkey buries activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi as Gaza war continues.newarab.com At least 18 people have been killed in Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Gaza City on Saturday morning and killed the family members, who included women and children. | "We have recovered the bodies of 11 martyrs, including four children and three women, after an Israeli air strike hit the house of the Bustan family…
Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch.(2024-09-15). Trade Unions Find Their Place In Global Peace Efforts At ManiFiesta 2024.popularresistance.org At ManiFiesta 2024, the trade union square was buzzing with activity for two full days. Belgian labor activists preparing for a demonstration on September 16 to protest job cuts at Audi's Brussels factory shared the space with union members from across Europe—Dutch, Italian, German, and French activists all exchanging struggles and strategies. Under the tents, the General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV-FGTB) and the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV-CSC), alongside the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), discussed campaigns to defend workers' rights.
presstv.ir(2024-09-15). US universities impose strict regulations to crack down on Gaza protests.presstv.ir Universities across the United States have implemented stricter regulations and new policies to crack down on campus protests, in the wake of on-campus activism to protest the US-backed Israel's war in Gaza during the last academic year.
Hugo GABBERO(2024-09-15). Azerbaijan: Civil society demands attention to human rights and climate justice ahead of COP29.fidh.org 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, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting this year's United Nations Climate Conference (COP29), to be held in Baku from November 11 to 22, 2024. 11th September 2024. We, the undersigned civil (…) | – | /…
noemail(2024-09-15). Rising Fears in Balochistan: Another Youth Reportedly Forcibly Disappeared.devdiscourse.com Amid the increasingly dire human rights situation in Balochistan, another youth has reportedly been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces in Gwadar. The Balochistan Post reported that Zubair Baloch, son of Umar, was allegedly detained from the Dasht Dhor Kundag area and taken to an undisclosed location, with his whereabouts still unknown.
Juliette Rousselot(2024-09-15). Afghanistan: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council.fidh.org On 10 September 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered an oral statement during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The statement, prepared with FIDH's member organisation Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA, calls on the UN Human Rights Council to escalate its response to the situation in the country and to establish a new independent international accountability mechanism. Read the oral statement below. UN Human Rights (…) | – |
Margaux Hourigat(2024-09-15). Programme Officer in The Hague – Fixed term part-time (50 %) contract for 5 months.fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FIDH's International Secretariat is composed of around 70 employees, (…) | – |
Bali Kathleen Nelson(2024-09-15). The Social Justice Crisis Impacting Low-income California Whistleblowers.indybay.org Lack of access to legal representation for low-income California whistleblowers combined with extreme dysfunction/regulatory capture of government agencies actively discourages workers from speaking up about legal or ethical violations or filing complaints while enabling businesses to avoid compliance.
UMMID(2024-09-15). Shocking, Disturbing: Outbursts as Chandrachud invites Modi for puja.ummid.com Senior Supreme Court Lawyers and leaders of different opposition parties Thursday accused Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud of violating Code of Conduct for Judges after he invited PM Modi to participate in puja.
hindustantimes(2024-09-15). Houthis Fire Missile At Tel Aviv, Central Israel Amid Gaza War; IDF's Famed Iron Dome Fails Again.hindustantimes.com Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel, targeting Tel Aviv on September 15. The Israeli defence forces said that the Arrow air defence system shot the missile down, but pieces of shrapnel fell near Gezer and other areas, resulting in damage to property. Meanwhile, nine people were lightly wounded while running to safe rooms following the sirens.
hindustantimes(2024-09-15). Hezbollah Warns Israel As Netanyahu Mulls War Against Iran-backed Group; 'Prepare To Deal With…'.hindustantimes.com Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, warned Israel against waging a war on the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon. Qassem said another potential war by Israel would cause "large losses" on the other side. He said, "If they think such a war would allow the 100,000 displaced people to return home… we issue this warning: prepare to deal with hundreds of thousands more displaced." The warning came as Netanyahu reportedly warned security chiefs during a strategic discussion on Thursday that Israel was facing a "large-scale confrontation" with Hezbollah.
maxyyjones(2024-09-15). Israeli Forces Kill 34 More Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.scheerpost.com By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israel's assault on Gaza killed another 34 Palestinians in the previous 24-hour period, and 96 others were wounded. "Israeli forces killed 34 people and injured 96 others in three 'massacres' of families in the last 24 hours," the ministry said, according to Turkey's Anadolu Agency. "Many people …
newarab(2024-09-15). Roadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5.newarab.com An explosive device had been planted at a spot in a street where many young people had gathered to take photos, Abdullahi Sheikh Abdirahman, district commissioner of Mogadishu's Kahda district, told reporters. | "I saw several people lying on the street minutes after the first explosion, and when rescuers came to assist, another blast happeneed, causing most of the casualties," witness Abdisamad Osman told The Associated…
Ana Perdigón, Orinoco Tribune.(2024-09-15). US Imposes New Imperial Sanctions Against Venezuelan Officials.popularresistance.org The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), belonging to the US Department of the Treasury, has imposed new set of unlawful sanctions against Venezuela. | The new sanctions, announced by a US Treasury press release published this Thursday, September 12, target 16 officials from different public branches and the military for supporting the sovereign and democratic will of the Venezuelan people in the last presidential elections on July 28 and refusing to follow the latest US-led imperial coup plot aiming at ousting President Nicolás Maduro. | According to the statement, the new sanctions against Venezuela include…
Jenny Brown, Labor Notes.(2024-09-15). Boeing Machinists Strike.popularresistance.org Third-shift workers walked out of Boeing's giant factories at Renton and Everett, Washington, as their contract expired early Friday morning, blasting music and airhorns, shooting off fireworks, and waving hand-made signs. They immediately formed picket lines and began setting up homemade burn barrels with "IAM" carved in the side. | "People are really excited to strike," said Ky Carlson, a third-shift assembler who walked out at midnight and was picketing the Everett plant at 3 am. She said they were aiming for what the union demanded at the beginning of negotiations, 40 percent raises and restoration of the pen…
Keara Sosa, Counter Punch.(2024-09-15). Young People Will Save The World; We're The Last Generation That Can.popularresistance.org The past 20 years have been critical in the fight for bold and sustainable climate solutions. The next five years will be even more vital — and young people like me are fighting hard to make sure our leaders get it right. | Research shows we have about five years left to avert global warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, the tipping point when even more severe climate disruptions could exacerbate hunger, conflict and drought worldwide. | Climate change — long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil — impacts our livelihoods an…
ecns.cn(2024-09-15). Comicomment: U.S. Monroe Doctrine a blight on Latin America.ecns.cn In today's world, peace and development prevail, and the drive to democratize international relations is unstoppable. U.S. hegemonic actions violate the U.N. Charter and basic international norms, while facing increasing resistance from the people of Latin America and Caribbean countries.
ecns.cn(2024-09-15). (W.E. Talk) Former Ethiopian Minister: Chinese people always stand with African people.ecns.cn The Global South is collaborating to embrace modernization, and in this process, China has taken on a pioneering role, said Solomon Tesfaye Telila, former Minister of Cooperation in Ethiopian Embassy in China. Ye Hailin, dean of China-Africa Institute, also expressed his belief that the cooperation between China and Africa has set an example for other countries in the Global South to follow.
noemail(2024-09-15). Mohatta Palace: Karachi's Struggle to Preserve Its Architectural Gem.devdiscourse.com Stained glass windows, a sweeping staircase, and embellished interiors make Mohatta Palace a gem in Karachi, a Pakistani megacity of 20 million people. Peacocks roam the lawn, and the sounds of construction and traffic melt away as visitors enter the grounds.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration issued a rule in March of 2023 that requires healthcare professionals to notify people if they have dense breasts. Facilities subject to the Mammography Quality Standards ACT (MQSA) must comply with this requirement no later than Sept. 10 of this year. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-15). Understanding athletes with lymphoma.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One July evening, Allison Rosenthal, D.O., received a flurry of texts with exclamations like, "Yo, my doctor friend is famous!" "What is going on?" she thought. She soon learned that her patient, MLB pitcher Liam Hendriks, had just thanked her while accepting ESPN's Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2023 ESPYs, with more than 2.3 million people watching the broadcast that evening. Liam Hendriks "She is one of the main reasons that I am up here…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: When is it time for a knee replacement?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. When is a knee replacement appropriate? ANSWER: Osteoarthritis is an extremely common condition affecting over 500 million people worldwide. The knee is the most frequently affected joint. Knee osteoarthritis occurs when protective cartilage in the knee wears down leading to inflammation and pain. Commonly, patients will have bone spurs, and the normal shape of their knee is disrupted. Symptoms of knee osteoarthritis may develop slowly, or…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-15). Preventing suicide through awareness and intervention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images Editors note: September is National Suicide Prevention Month Suicide affects people from all walks of life, cultures and socioeconomic statuses. Suicide rates increased by 36% from 2000 to 2022. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people 10 to 14 and 25 to 34. However, suicide is preventable. Most people want to live, but they feel stuck because of how dire their situation feels and can't see alternative solutions. For some people, their ability to…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-15). Mayo collaborates in ARPA-H funded research to explore environment's role in drug response.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine will play a key role in groundbreaking research funded by an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The research will explore how environmental exposures interact with genetics to affect people's responses to medications — a field known as pharmacoexposomics. The five-year award, called IndiPHARM, aspires to develop and execute a state-of-the-art high-resolution, precision monitoring system…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Consider TIME when dealing with sepsis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editors Note: September is Sepsis Awareness Month DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 86-year-old father was recently hospitalized with a severe infection. We were told he's at an increased risk for sepsis because of his age and medical history. What are the signs of sepsis to watch for now that he's returned home? ANSWER: Nearly 270,000 people in the U.S. die annually because of sepsis — more than the number of people who die from prostate cancer,…
UMMID(2024-09-15). Fayaz Mir: Mapping Candidate Before J&K Polls.ummid.com Mir Mohammad Fayaz fought his first elections in 2014 but lost against Bashir Ahmad Dar of Jammu & Kashmir People's Conference, and in the 2024 Parliament elections, he lost to Engineer Rashid from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.
presstv.ir(2024-09-15). Israeli forces clash with settlers demanding prisoner swap deal with Hamas.presstv.ir Anti-regime protests have turned violent in Tel Aviv and elsewhere across the occupied territories where thousands of demonstrators were calling for the resignation of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the release of captives held in Gaza.
newarab(2024-09-15). Comoros president's knife attacker found dead in prison: prosecutor.newarab.com A man who attacked "He was isolated in a cell so that he could calm down yesterday after his arrest. Investigators found his lifeless body lying on the floor this morning. A doctor declared him dead," Ali Mohamed Djounaid told a press conference. | "An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of his death," he added. | Government spokeswoman Fatima Ahamada said on Saturday that 65-…
Staff(2024-09-15). After missile from Yemen hits central Israel, 40 rockets fired from Lebanon at north.haaretz.com Report: Houthis to disclose target of missile launched toward central Israel, say it should 'expect worse' as long as Gaza war continues ‚ñ IDF says 40 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, no casualties reported ‚ñ Drone launched from Lebanon falls in northern Israeli town of Metula, no casualties reported ‚ñ Tens of thousands protest across Israel demand hostage deal ‚ñ IDF calls for evacuation of north Gaza neighborhood after rocket fired at south Israel ‚ñ Fourteen killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, Palestinians report…
newarab(2024-09-15). UK pro-Gaza protester found not guilty over 'coconut' placard.newarab.com A London woman was acquitted of a racially aggravated public order offence on Friday after displaying a placard depicting former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Marieha Hussain, 37, was
noemail(2024-09-15). Top Entertainment News: From Stolen Banksy to TIFF Protests.devdiscourse.com In recent entertainment news, Banksy's 'Girl with Balloon' painting has been found, with two men charged over its theft from a London gallery. The work, depicting a young girl reaching for a heart-shaped balloon, is iconic and appears in several murals globally.
noemail(2024-09-15). Protest Erupts in Shimla: Mosque Demolition Controversy.devdiscourse.com VHP leaders, former councillors, and panchayat chiefs were among 50 individuals booked for violence during a recent protest in Shimla, police confirmed on Sunday. The protest demanded the demolition of an illegal mosque portion in Sanjauli.
Staff(2024-09-15). Respeto al derecho ajeno.cubadebate.cu Antonio está muy molesto,/prácticamente sin quicio,/por el constante bullicio/que su vecino le ha impuesto./Y aunque Antonio, por supuesto,/reclama, inquiere y protesta,/su vecino manifiesta/que él es quien manda en su espacio,/y que se compre un palacio/si la bulla le molesta.
Staff(2024-09-15). Soldiers lightly wounded after drones from Lebanon explode in northern Israel.haaretz.com Israel mistakenly issues statement condemning unannounced ICC arrest warrants ‚ñ Netanyahu's office denies plans to replace gov't-appointed northern coordinator ‚ñ IDF probe finds three hostages killed in November likely after Israeli strike ‚ñ Forty rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, IDF says ‚ñ Netanyahu: Situation in northern border requires 'shift in the balance of powers,' Israel would 'exact price' from Houthis…
Staff(2024-09-15). Israeli army says some 40 rockets fired from Lebanon targeted Galilee and Golan Heights in the north.haaretz.com Netanyahu: Situation in northern border requires 'shift in the balance of powers,' Israel would 'exact price' from Houthis ‚ñ IDF: Missile fired this morning from Yemen seemingly fell apart mid-air ‚ñ IDF leaflets urging southern Lebanon evacuations issued without senior command approval; probe underway ‚ñ Fire breaks out near northern Israeli moshav following rocket hit, no casualties reported…
newarab(2024-09-15). Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel following deadly airstrikes.newarab.com The Lebanese group Hezbollah Hezbollah said it had destroyed an Israeli tank and bombed military bases and logistical depots in northern Israel. | On Friday one person was killed and four others, including children, were injured in an Israeli strike on the town of Al-Ahmadiya in the west of the Biqaa Valley region in Lebanon. | Israeli strikes on a building in Nabatiyeh in south Lebanon also…
hindustantimes(2024-09-15). Nuke Weapons Tech For Missiles? Biden & Starmer Discuss 'Secret' Russia-Iran Deal Amid Tensions.hindustantimes.com US President Joe Biden and his UK counterpart Kier Starmer have expressed fear that Russia is sharing with Iran secret information and technology that could bring it closer to being able to build nuclear weapons in exchange for ballistic missiles. Biden and Starmer discussed the issue during their meeting in Washington on September 13.
Fight Back! News.(2024-09-15). WFSE Local 1488 Workers At University Of Washington Rally.popularresistance.org Seattle, WA — On Tuesday, September 10, over 100 members of WFSE Local 1488 walked out ahead of their current contract expiring in a few weeks. The union, representing food service, custodial, maintenance and other workers at the University of Washington, has been bargaining since the beginning of June for a strong contract, with university administration stalling. | Workers rallied in front of the administration building on Red Square, as well as at a picket line in front of the University of Washington Medical Center. The walkouts at the University of Washington were part of a larger, coordinated walkout…
Pressenza New York(2024-09-13). Baloch Activist Highlights Balochistan's Issue at London Conference.pressenza.com Baloch human rights and political activist Aomar Karim brought attention to the ongoing issues in Balochistan during his participation in the "Solidarity with Ukraine" and Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference in London. | In his address, Aomar Karim outlined the campaign's objective: to inform UK lawmakers and activists about the critical situation in Balochistan and to urge them to advocate for the cessation of human rights abuses by Pakistan. | He emphasised the need for these influential figures to amplify their voices on Balochistan's plight and to pressure the Pakistani government to address the human right…
sputnikglobe(2024-09-13). 'Complicity in Genocide': US Politicians Favor Israeli Donors Over International Law.sputnikglobe.com Less than a week after the IDF shot and killed the 26-year-old activist, the military group bombed a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi designated humanitarian zone, killing at least 40 people in the process. A day later they bombed Nuseirat, which killed 18 people including six UNRWA workers.
Staff(2024-09-13). Uhuru 3 Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Acquitted of Foreign Agents Charge in Landmark Trial.democracynow.org A federal jury in Florida has found members of the pan-Africanist group African People's Socialist Party guilty of conspiring with the Russian government to "sow discord" and "interfere" in U.S. elections. They face up to five years in federal prison. In a major victory for the activists, however, the jury acquitted them of the more serious charge of acting as foreign agents. "The trial of the Uhuru Three is proving to be one of the most important First Amendment cases thus far in the 21st century," says attorney Jenipher Jones, who is on the legal support committee for d…
Staff(2024-09-13). Imprisoned for 50 Years: Amnesty Calls for Leonard Peltier's Freedom as He Turns 80 Behind Bars.democracynow.org Supporters of Leonard Peltier are calling on President Biden to grant clemency to the Indigenous leader and activist, who marked his 80th birthday behind bars on Thursday after nearly a half-century in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. The ailing Peltier, who uses a walker and has serious health conditions, including diabetes, has always maintained his innocence over the 1975 killing of two FBI agents in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation. His conviction was riddled with irregularities and prosecutorial misconduct, and he is considered to be the longest-serving political prisoner in the United S…
newarab(2024-09-13). Body of US activist shot in head by Israel arrives in Turkey>.newarab.com The body of Turkey said they are seeking international arrest warrants against those responsible, while the family has demanded the US do the same and show sensitivity. | Eygi was shot by Israeli forces while near a protest…
newarab(2024-09-13). No more cash for Netanyahu's war machine in Gaza: Bernie Sanders.newarab.com Senator The progressive lawmaker, who is of Jewish descent, highlighted in his call on Washington the latest killings in the so-called safe zones in Gaza, as well as the shooting of a US activist in the West Bank by Israeli forc…
Jeunesses Anticapitalistes (2024-09-13). International youth camp a great success!internationalviewpoint.org France hosted the 39th International Youth Camp for the third year running. After a period when the number of participants was falling, the camp is getting a new lease of life! We had 230 young people, compared with 150 last year. We're aiming to beat that number next year! | – | / |
ACLU of Northern California(2024-09-13). Civil Rights Groups Sue UCSC for Unlawful Campus Bans and Response to Student Protests.indybay.org September 9, 2024 – Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation, and civil rights attorney Thomas Seabaugh filed a lawsuit against the University of California Santa Cruz for banning more than 100 students and faculty members from campus after they were arrested at a pro-Palestine protest this past May.
Staff(2024-09-13). War in Sudan: Both Sides Accused of Crimes Against Humanity as UAE, Russia, China, Serbia Send Arms.democracynow.org In Sudan, a recent United Nations fact-finding mission documented "harrowing" human rights violations committed by both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, including indiscriminate attacks on civilians, schools, hospitals, water and power supplies. Civilians have also been subjected to torture, arbitrary detention and gruesome sexual violence. Over 20,000 people have been killed and 13 million displaced over the past 16 months. The war has also destroyed the country's healthcare system and caused an outbreak of diseases like cholera, malaria and dengue. Sky News correspo…
Hugo GABBERO(2024-09-13). Azerbaijan: Civil society demands attention to human rights and climate justice ahead of COP29.fidh.org 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, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting this year's United Nations Climate Conference (COP29), to be held in Baku from November 11 to 22, 2024. 11th September 2024. We, the undersigned civil (…) | – | /…
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). China, Latin America forge stronger human rights partnership.ecns.cn The report, titled "Common Goals: China-Latin America and the Caribbean Cooperation on Human Rights Development, the Present and the Future", outlines significant progress in poverty reduction, social equity and environmental protection across both regions.
Human Rights Watch(2024-09-13). European Parliament: Renew Mandate of Anti-Racism Group.pressenza.com Joint Statement by Human Rights and Civil Society Organisations (Brussels, September 11, 2024) — It is critically important for members of the newly elected European Parliament to renew the mandate of its Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup, 42 human rights and civil society organizations including Human Rights Watch…
Hands Off Uhuru, Popular Resistance.(2024-09-13). Uhuru 3 Found Not Guilty Of Being Russian Agents.popularresistance.org On the morning of September 12th, the jury returned a verdict in the free speech trial of the century, where Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel faced bogus charges of working as Russian agents. | The 12 person jury concluded a not guilty verdict on count number two, "failure to register as a foreign agent," in other words, working as agents of Russia. This was the big charge that carried an up to ten year prison sentence. The jury contained no black jurors, but to their credit, they saw clearly that African people have agency and sovereignty over their actions.
albawaba(2024-09-13). Israeli airstrikes intensify in Southern Lebanon: 3 killed, 3 wounded.albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The Lebanese Ministry of Health has reported that three people were killed and three others injured in Israeli drone strikes on Kfarjouz in the Nabatieh region of southern Lebanon. The Israeli raids have intensified across the area, with strikes also targeting the outskirts of Yatar, Zebqin, and Aitaroun. Meanwhile, Hezbollah retaliated by launching missile attacks on Israeli military positions, claiming direct hits on Israeli soldiers near Talat al-Taihat. Earlier today, Hezbollah also struck the "Zebdine" and "Ramtha" sites in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shuba Hills, as well as the Isr…
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-09-13). The West Is A Dystopian Wasteland Of Moral Degeneracy.caitlinjohnstone.com.auThe west is a dystopian wasteland of moral degeneracy. | Usually when you hear a white person talk about moral degeneracy it's some wingnut denouncing LGBTQ rights or women's reproductive rights or whatever, but that's not what I mean. I'm talking about real things here. | The real moral decay of our society is illustrated in the way all mainstream political candidates can openly support war crimes currently being inflicted on people in the global south without b…
albawaba(2024-09-13). Deadly car bomb in Ramla: 5 killed, 12 Israeli settlers injured.albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israeli media reports that a car bomb explosion in the city of Ramla, northwest of Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv, has injured 12 people. Initial reports suggested over five Israeli settlers were killed, but the confirmed toll so far includes 12 injured. Among the victims, four are in critical condition, one is severely injured, two sustained moderate injuries, and five have minor injuries. The injured include children aged 5 and 10, a 15-year-old girl, and an elderly individual. Authorities are still investigating the incident.üö®üî¥ | A car explosion in Ramle:…
newarab(2024-09-13). Car blast kills four in Israel city: medics, police.newarab.com Four people were Liad Aviel, spokesman for the Asaf Harofe Medical Center in central Israel, said it "mourns the deaths of four individuals injured in the Ramla incident", adding that six other casualties were receiving treatment there. | The Israeli police said it…
Ana Perdigón(2024-09-13). US Imposes New Imperial Sanctions Against Venezuelan Officials.orinocotribune.com The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), belonging to the US Department of the Treasury, has imposed new set of unlawful sanctions against Venezuela. | The new sanctions, announced by a US Treasury press release published this Thursday, September 12, target 16 officials from different public branches and the military for supporting the sovereign and democratic will of the Venezuelan people in the last presidential elections on July 28 and refusing to follow the latest US-led imperial coup plot aiming at ousting President Nicolás Maduro. | According to the statement, the new sanctions against Venezuela include…
scorinoco(2024-09-13). Venezuela Condemns New US Unilateral Coercive Measures.orinocotribune.com Venezuela strongly condemned the imposition of new unilateral, illegitimate and illegal In a statement issued on Thursday, September 12, the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry underlined that these measures are illegitimate and demonstrate that the government of the United States despises international law, the self-determination of the people…
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). Xi signs order awarding national medals, honorary titles to 15 individuals.ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday signed a presidential order to award national medals and national honorary titles to 15 individuals on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). Xi calls for deepening reform in Gansu to advance Chinese modernization.ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping urged northwest China's Gansu Province to deepen reform, make innovation, and do solid work to improve the people's well-being and the region's prosperity, to write a Gansu chapter in Chinese modernization.
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). Mooncake-making village ramps up production ahead of festival.ecns.cn As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, people from outside Huangzhuang village in Hebei province have been busy lining up to buy mooncakes while locals have been working to make or sell the tasty treats.
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). More childcare services nationwide aim to reduce burden on families.ecns.cn China will ramp up efforts to enhance childcare services by increasing the number of slots nationwide and cultivating more professional talent, according to a report recently presented at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). PLA wants to be 'friend' of U.S. military.ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army wishes to become a "friend and partner" of the United States military so that the two sides can join hands to contribute to the stability and improvement in bilateral relations.
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). Efforts urged in ecological conservation of Yellow River.ecns.cn President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for efforts to make new progress in the ecological conservation and green development of the Yellow River basin, and to make new achievements in the high-quality growth of the whole region in order to improve people's livelihood.
ecns.cn(2024-09-13). Top procuratorate targets online defamation and privacy violations.ecns.cn A total of 20 individuals were prosecuted for online insults and defamation, while another 1,569 were prosecuted for crimes of provocation and troublemaking via the internet, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced Thursday.
Apache Stronghold(2024-09-13). Apache Stronghold Filing Case at Supreme Court on Wed., Sept. 11, 2024.indybay.org "It's time to submit our court case. I am so happy we are here. Over 500 years of struggle have affected not only us but every race since the beginning of this country. When they took control of all our rights as free people. Now the time has come for the U.S. government and all governments to reconcile the past for a better future. The spirit of the West is here."
geo.tv(2024-09-13). Millions in SE Asia battle floods, death toll crosses 250.geo.tv Rescue workers help a stranded woman from a flooded area at the border town of Mae Sai, following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand on September 12, 2024. — ReutersHANOI: Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded…
Nava J. Thakuria(2024-09-13). PEC Appreciates Prof Yunus for Reflecting on a Media Commission.pressenza.com Geneva: After putting numerous troubles for professional media persons in Bangladesh with brutal laws in the background of relentless socio-political turmoil in the last few decades, the current interim government in Dhaka, headed by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, starts actively considering setting up an independent media commission to ensure press freedom and accountability in the south Asian nation, which was born in 1971. | During a televised address to the nation of 170 million people on 11 September 2024, Prof Yunus stated that the freedom of expression is guaranteed in the Constitution of Banglad…
Algernon Austin, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad(2024-09-13). The paradox of progress for Black Americans.peoplesworld.org As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their …
Chauncey K. Robinson(2024-09-13). 'Transformers One' review: Exciting and heartfelt workers' rebellion for the whole family.peoplesworld.org Children of the 80s and 90s can now rejoice that there is a Transformers movie that dives back into the heart of what made the early iterations of the Autobots inspiring and exciting to watch. Sure, it may have started—and continues—as a way for the companies Hasbro and Takara Tomy to sell toys. Still, it …
Eric A. Gordon(2024-09-13). Socialist Sudoku — Nothing weird about this one.peoplesworld.org People's World offers you this Sudoku puzzle as we head into election season. Instead of the numbers 1-9, we offer a set of nine letters, in alphabetical order: A F L O P R V W Z Fill them in and read our message. Here's a clue about a certain #2: Nothing weird about this …
Fathi M. El Fadl(2024-09-13). 500 days of war and disaster in Sudan.peoplesworld.org The catastrophic war in Sudan continues on unabated. It intensifies with ever-worsening cruelty, resulting in thousands of innocent victims and the unprecedented movement of people desperately fleeing to save their lives. Over eleven million people have been displaced, seeking refuge in areas away from the military conflict raging in the country. Over two million of …
Fatima Hussein(2024-09-13). Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour …
John Wojcik(2024-09-13). Biden about to give Ukraine permission to strike deep into Russia.peoplesworld.org The New York Times is reporting today what national and international peace forces have known for a long time — the war in Ukraine is much more than a battle between the two countries directly involved. It is also part of a major effort by the U.S. to permanently weaken Russia, thereby extending its economic …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-09-13). Machinists' Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject pact, go on strike.peoplesworld.org SEATTLE—By an overwhelming ratio of more than 19-to-one, 33,000 Boeing workers, Machinists members in Seattle and the Puget Sound region and in Portland, Ore., voted down a tentative four-year agreement with the big, financially troubled, plane manufacturer. Then, by an even bigger ratio, they voted to strike—a strike which immediately began at 12: 01 am on …
Democracy Now!(2024-09-13). Democracy Now! 2024-09-13 Friday.democracynow.org Headlines for September 13, 2024; War in Sudan: Both Sides Accused of Crimes Against Humanity as UAE, Russia, China, Serbia Send Arms; Imprisoned for 50 Years: Amnesty Calls for Leonard Peltier's Freedom as He Turns 80 Behind Bars; Uhuru 3 Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Acquitted of Foreign Agents Charge in Landmark Trial; "How We Do Freedom": V (Eve Ensler) on Fighting Fascism Through Community | Headlines for September 13, 2024; War in Sudan: Both Sides Accused of Crimes Against Humanity as UAE, Russia, China, Serbia Send Arms; Imprisoned for 50 Years: Amnesty Calls for Leonard Peltier's Free…
newarab(2024-09-13). Israel's Ben-Gvir, Smotrich trade barbs in heated cabinet meet.newarab.com Far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir had demanded that a special budget be given for his plan to build 5,000 new prison spaces – a request that was refused by Finance Minister Smotrich, according to the report. | Smotrich reportedly told Ben-Gvir to use funds and staff already allocated to his ministry, prompting an angry retort from the Jew…
Staff(2024-09-13). Fires break out in northern Israel after barrage of 20 rockets from Lebanon.haaretz.com IDF finds nine tunnels from Gaza to Egypt, all sealed on Egyptian side prior to war ‚ñ Israeli says two terrorists killed in Wednesday's Nuseirat attack were UNRWA employees ‚ñ Commander of elite 8200 intelligence unit retires following Oct.7 failures ‚ñ Fire erupts in northern Israel following rocket fire from Lebanon ‚ñ Israeli forces arrest West Bank resident linked to Hebron car bomb explosion ‚ñ Turkey seeks international arrest warrants after IDF fire kills citizen in West Bank…
albawaba(2024-09-13). Hezbollah launches direct attacks on Israeli positions in Shebaa farms.albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Hezbollah fighters launched direct rocket attacks on Israeli military positions in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shuba Hills, striking the "Zebdine" and "Ramtha" sites, according to Hezbollah sources. Additionally, the group reported a successful strike on the Israeli Al-Abbad site with precision weaponry. Sirens were triggered in Avivim, in the Western Galilee, signaling heightened regional tensions. Israeli media confirmed the sirens as a response to the ongoing cross-border fire.Yesterday, Hezbollah launched a significant missile barrage targeting Israeli military positions in retaliati…
Staff(2024-09-13). Hezbollah claims responsibility for drone that exploded in northern Israel, sparking fire.haaretz.com The IDF reported that a drone entered from Lebanon and crashed, exploding in a non-residential area in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel ‚ñ Dozens block Tel Aviv main road calling for hostage deal ‚ñ Letter in Sinwar's name sent to Hezbollah leader thanking him for 'his solidarity' ‚ñ One person shot during scuffle at pro-Israel rally in Boston suburb, authorities say ‚ñ Two Israelis stopped by IDF while trying to enter Gaza, army says…
Jeffrey St. Clair(2024-09-13). Murder in Beita: the IDF's Killing of Ay≈üenur Eygi.counterpunch.org The Israeli version of the shooting, which the Biden administration swiftly adopted, was quickly shown by witnesses, cellphone videos and a detailed investigation by the Washington Post to be not only implausible but absolute bunk. The murder of Ay≈üenur Eygi took place at least 20 minutes after the last confrontation between Palestinian villagers and IDF troops. Ay≈üenur never threw any stones and was never within 200 yards of anyone who did. The rooftop sniper had a clear view of where Ay≈üenur was standing, talking to her friend Helen, and she couldn't be confused for a Palesti…
Amos Harel(2024-09-13). Commando raid in Syria shows how the war's epicenter is shifting from Gaza to northern Israel.haaretz.com Gallant's assessment that Hamas is finished as a military organization is not far from the truth, but also signifies a change in the war's direction ‚ñ Washington admits that Sinwar is increasingly responsible for the failure of the cease-fire talks ‚ñ And how two future dates could influence events in northern Israel…
ecns.cn(2024-09-12). BRICS members urged to promote peace.ecns.cn At a high-level BRICS gathering on security affairs, Beijing has issued a four-point proposal, urging fellow members to practice peaceful coexistence, build on multilateralism, push for political settlement of crises and defend justice.
ecns.cn(2024-09-12). Xi stresses prioritizing projects beneficial to the people.ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed the need to prioritize projects that benefit the people and effectively address pressing production and living issues faced by the general public.
ecns.cn(2024-09-12). China to combat nation's demographic challenges.ecns.cn Providing full-life cycle health services, reducing childrearing burden and encouraging young people to marry and have children at appropriate ages are among key measures to address demographic challenges, a Chinese health official said on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2024-09-12). Chinese language builds bridge to better understand real China.ecns.cn Learning the Chinese language has opened a new door to understanding the real China and building friendship and trust with people around the world, said participants in an international contest on Tuesday.
Pressenza New York(2024-09-12). A Short Overview of Making Colonial Empires by European Powers from the Time of the Vienna Congress up to WWI (1815‚àí1914).pressenza.com The period in the world's history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) to the beginning of the Great War (1914) is usually labeled as the "golden age" of the European imperialistic expansion and the making of the greater national states and overseas colonial empires in Africa and Asia. Nevertheless, in 1815 huge territories of the world still have been unknown to Europeans, and millions of people in Africa and Asia were living their lives not influenced by European civilization. Europeans even were not very familiar with China, one of the oldest, richest, and biggest civilizations globally. However, only a…
Dan Williams(2024-09-12). Kentucky community on edge with highway shooter on the loose.america.cgtn.com Joseph Couch is accused of shooting five people on a rural highway in Kentucky last weekend. The search for the 32-year-old continues while the local community remains vigilant and uneasy. | CGTN's Dan Williams spoke with locals from London, Kentucky on Wednesday, Sept 11.
ecns.cn(2024-09-12). Reusable carrier rocket achieves breakthrough.ecns.cn LandSpace, a leading private rocket maker in China, conducted a major technological demonstration on Wednesday, bringing the company closer to its goal of building a reusable carrier rocket.
Betsey Piette(2024-09-11). The people vs. the billionaires.workers.org Philadelphia Several thousand people turned out for the Save Chinatown Coalition rally on Sept. 7 to protest the Philadelphia 76ers' proposal to build a new $1.55 billion arena near Chinatown called "76 Place." While the National Basketball Association team's billionaire owners repeatedly say a new arena at 10th and Market . . . |
Abayomi Azikiwe(2024-09-11). China-Africa Summit Enhances Relations to the Level of "Strategic Partnership"globalresearch.ca This year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit was held in Beijing where decisions were made to strengthen already existing ties into a strategic partnership between the two geopolitical entities. | The People's Republic of China has maintained close relations with …
Dan Williams(2024-09-11). Manhunt for suspect in Kentucky highway shooting.america.cgtn.com Search efforts for a highway shooting suspect who has been on the run since Saturday, Aug. 31 in the U.S. state of Kentucky are continuing. Joseph Couch is accused of shooting five people on a rural highway over the weekend. A reward for any tip that leads to his arrest was raised to $35,000 this week. | CGTN's Dan Williams has the latest.
ecns.cn(2024-09-11). Report on China-LAC cooperation on human rights development released.ecns.cn As the growing significant power in the world, China and LAC countries need to jointly address a series of global dilemmas and challenges in international human rights affairs, according to a report released on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
ecns.cn(2024-09-11). NPC initiates law to protect national parks.ecns.cn In advancing the construction of national parks, China aims to balance protection of the parks and their development, according to a draft law submitted for review.
Betsey Piette(2024-09-11). The people vs. the billionaires.workers.org Philadelphia Several thousand people turned out for the Save Chinatown Coalition rally on Sept. 7 to protest the Philadelphia 76ers' proposal to build a new $1.55 billion arena near Chinatown called "76 Place." While the National Basketball Association team's billionaire owners repeatedly say a new arena at 10th and Market . . . |
ecns.cn(2024-09-11). Visa-free policy boosts tourism, exchange with Singapore.ecns.cn Since the mutual visa-free policy between China and Singapore was implemented on Feb 9, travel between the two countries has surged, significantly boosting tourism and fostering cultural exchanges and people-to-people connections.
Abayomi Azikiwe(2024-09-11). China-Africa Summit Enhances Relations to the Level of "Strategic Partnership"globalresearch.ca This year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit was held in Beijing where decisions were made to strengthen already existing ties into a strategic partnership between the two geopolitical entities. | The People's Republic of China has maintained close relations with …
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-09-11). China congratulates women at Shanghai Cooperation Forum.plenglish.com In his letter, released here by the press media, the president said that women are important promoters of human civilization and social progress, and have made extraordinary achievements in all spheres of life. | Since the SCO Women's Forum was held, women from all over the world have upheld the "Shanghai Spirit" and contributed to building a closer SCO community of shared destiny, Xi noted. | The head of state urged the forum members to continue to play a positive role in promoting mutual affinity and sincere communication among people from various countries, and add new impetus to strengthen SCO people-to-peop…
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-09-11). Vietnam values traditional friendship with the DPRK.plenglish.com Hanoi, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Thanh Binh reaffirmed in this capital the consistent stance maintained until today by his country to value the traditional friendship with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
ecns.cn(2024-09-10). 3 honored for bridging cultural divide.ecns.cn The China Institute honored three people for promoting mutual understanding between China and the United States during the annual Blue Cloud Gala on Thursday in New York.
ecns.cn(2024-09-10). Chinese, U.S. theater commanders hold video call.ecns.cn Wu Yanan, Commander of the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army, held a video call with Samuel Paparo, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, on Tuesday morning, China's Defense Ministry said.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-09-10). Cambodia's National Assembly president to visit China.plenglish.com Sudary is responding to an invitation from Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, who will not only visit Beijing but will also make a working trip to Shanghai to meet with Huang Lixin, chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, and tour the city's industrial zone. | Sources in the Cambodian legislature announced that the visit comes when the friendship between the two countries is growing and cooperation between the two parliaments has reached an unprecedented level. | During her sojourn in China, the Cambodian National Assembly pr…
ecns.cn(2024-09-10). Xi extends Teachers' Day greetings to teachers.ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent greetings to teachers and other people working in the education sector across the country at a national meeting on education held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday.
newarab(2024-09-07). Israeli forces kill US citizen in W. Bank with 'gunshot to head'.newarab.com A Palestinian hospital official said on Friday that a US citizen died from a "gunshot in the head" in the occupied The activist was identified as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 27-year-old US national of Turkish origin, Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas told The New Arab's Arabic language site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. | She was described as an "American activist" by the director of the Rafidia Hospital, Fouad Nafaa, who also confirmed that she had arrived at the…
newarab(2024-09-07). Israeli killing of American-Turkish activist condemned worldwide.newarab.com Eygi was killed while taking part in a protest near Nablus, after being shot in the head by Israeli forces trying to forcibly disperse the protest. An autopsy report published on Saturday confirmed that the activist was killed by an Israeli sniper's bullet t…
Dianne Mathiowetz(2024-09-07). Cuban ambassador meets with Atlanta activists.workers.org Atlanta Alejandro Garcia del Toro, Deputy Chief of the Mission to the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in the U.S., and Gabriela Castillo Rodriguez, Second Secretary to the Embassy, made time during a two-day official visit in Atlanta to meet with 40 members of a cross-section of local organizations. . . . |
newleftreview(2024-09-07). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital.newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
newleftreview(2024-09-07). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva?newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
Ali Salam(2024-09-07). Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinians and Their Property in the Occupied West Bank.imemc.org On Friday, illegal Israeli colonizers carried out several attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property in the occupied West Bank. Illegal Israeli colonizers attacked, on Friday, several citizens in the Arab Mleihat community in the Jordan Valley, and occupation forces abducted three Palestinian young men. Media sources said that a group of armed paramilitary settlers …
The Palestinian News & Info Agency(2024-09-07). WAFA: "Leaked Documentation Reveals Brutal Assault on Prisoners in Megiddo Prison"imemc.org Ramallah, September 7, 2024, WAFA — Leaked documents from the Israeli Megiddo prison revealed a horrific assault and abuse incident against dozens of Palestinian prisoners, who were handcuffed and thrown to the ground on Friday morning. The leaked video, which sparked a wave of anger, showed some prisoners without clothes on their upper bodies, and …
WSWS(2024-09-07). US citizen killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces.wsws.org Turkish-American Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was shot in the head and killed on Friday as Israel Defense Forces fired on protesters who were defending Palestinians against Zionist settlers in the West Bank.
newarab(2024-09-07). US caution Israel that naval forces can't protect them 'forever'.newarab.com US officials warned Israel that The comments came amid continued fears of escalations between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. | According to Channel 13, a message was sent to Israel informing them that tensions with Hezbollah and Iran need to be reduced at some stage as "the [US] aircraft carriers will not be able to stay in the area…
hindustantimes(2024-09-07). IDF To Invade Lebanon? Israeli Army Chief's Big Hint On Action Against Hezbollah After Rocket Blitz.hindustantimes.com Israeli Army Chief on Sep 6 warned Hezbollah amid near-daily rocket barrage from Lebanon. Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said the military is "very focused" on fighting Hezbollah. IDF also claimed to have carried out a drill simulating fighting in Lebanon. Earlier in the day, IDF said it hit several Hezbollah buildings in Lebanon's Aitaroun. Watch for more.
Pressenza New York(2024-09-07). Muhammad Yunus Has Read The Writing On The Wall.pressenza.com Commemorating the Monsoon Revolution by the students who deposed Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, the Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus made a scornful remark. He told Delhi to shut Hasina's mouth while living in exile in India. | In an interview with the Indian news agency PTI, Dr Yunus also gave a message that the Iron Lady would be extradited to Bangladesh to face the music of justice for the deaths of more than nearly a thousand students and youths during the July massacre, the enforced disappearance, extrajudicial deaths of opponents and critics. | "She [Hasina] has to be brought back, or the people of Banglades…
newarab(2024-09-07). Lebanon's ex-bank governor 'broke down in tears' during arrest.newarab.com In a bid to avoid public embarrassment, Salameh draped a jacket over his wrists to conceal the handcuffs as he was escorted by police, according to witness and a leaked photograph. | Salameh, who led the bank for nearly three decades before steppi…
IMEMC News(2024-09-07). Gaza — Day 337 of Israeli Assault: At Least 10 Killed, 50 Wounded Before Dawn.imemc.org On Saturday, September 7, 2024, day 337 of Israel's brutal, nearly 11-month long assault on the entire population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their bombardment of civilian areas, and the forced displacement of 2 million Palestinians. A correspondent with the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that a missile strike targeted a residential apartment …
The Independent(2024-09-07). Court issues arrest warrant for lawyer Fred Makada.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has ordered police to arrest on sight lawyer Fred Makada, for failure to appear in court despite several summons. He is accused of stealing 1.2 billion shillings from the Busoga Growers Cooperative Union. Makada is jointly charged with three others including John Matovu, Jinja District …
Jonathan Cook(2024-09-07). Six takeaways from the UK's decision on arms sales to Israel the media are hiding.dissidentvoice.org The Guardian reported this week a source from within the Foreign Office confirming what anyone paying close attention already knew. By last February, according to the source, Britain's then Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, had received official advice that Israel was using British arms components to commit war crimes in Gaza. Cameron sat on that information …
Rick Sterling(2024-09-07). US Seizes Venezuelan Jet Plane Confirming who is the Rogue Nation.dissidentvoice.org The Biden/Harris administration is renewing its attacks on Venezuela. On Monday, September 2, US officials seized a jet plane belonging to the Venezuelan government when it was in the Dominican Republic for servicing, then flew it to Florida. Contrary to a false report in the NY Times, the plane was not "owned by Venezuela's Nicolas …
Robert Hunziker(2024-09-07). Humans Rescue Doomsday Glacier?dissidentvoice.org Rolling Stone It was only 3 years ago when a group of distinguished climate scientists led by Erin C. Pettit (Oregon State University) said Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf of the Thwaites Glacier/Antarctica, aka: Doomsday Glacier, could collapse "within as little as 5 years." (Source: C34A-07 Collapse of Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf by intersecting fractures, American …
newarab(2024-09-07). Haunted by the rubble: Morocco's quake survivors PTSD struggle.newarab.com The earthquake that struck the country a year ago has never stopped here in the Atlas Mountains. | In Ounayen, a village nestled in these mountains, people, buildings, and objects still carry the memories of the death and destruction that hit the area on 8 September 2023, killing more than 2,900 people. | "For me, the quake has never stopped. I still see it and feel it every day," says Omar Ouzart, a villager, sitting outside in the heat in front of his plastic tent. | Omar pulled six members of his family from under the rubble, including his mother and sister. The recollections of their bodies become more mac…
UMMID(2024-09-07). The Proxy Wars of Big Powers.ummid.com Ukraine and Israel are two recent examples. If things work out their way, the big powers, despite trying to protect themselves, may get involved in bigger and destructive wars which they did not plan for while engaging in their smaller mischief.
United World International(2024-09-07). Germany: The end of EU hegemony?unitedworldint.com The German coalition government's slavish following of the interests of US imperialism in the name of 'Western democracy' over Ukraine and Israel is destroying the hegemony of German capital. By Michael Roberts * Editorial note: This article was published prior to the election it deals with. But due to its deep and structural analysis, UWI …
Areeb Ullah(2024-09-07). UK: Tens of thousands march for Palestine towards Israeli embassy in London.middleeasteye.net UK: Tens of thousands march for Palestine towards Israeli embassy in London | Demonstration came amid accusations that police had attempted to restrict protest rights | | The march marked the first time that a pro-Palestine demonstration in London had ended near the Israeli embassy (Areeb…
MEE staff(2024-09-07). Satellite images show Israel paving new road along Philadelphi Corridor: Report.middleeasteye.net Satellite images show Israel paving new road along Philadelphi Corridor: Report | The development indicates Israel is not planning on withdrawing from the buffer zone any time soon | | Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at the Philadelphi Corridor on a map during a press conferenc…
newarab(2024-09-07). Gaza: Israeli strikes kill 13 as polio vaccinations resume.newarab.com At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in Israeli strikes on a school sheltering refugees and a residential building in At least eight of the dead were in refugee tents at Halima al-Sa'diyya School in In a separate incident, five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential b…
newarab(2024-09-07). Gaza: Polio vaccination drive for children enters second phase.newarab.com The Medical workers pointed out that while the children were being protected from polio, they were still at risk of being killed and injured by indiscriminate Israeli bombardment, which has so far killed at least 40,…
Josh Breiner(2024-09-07). Woman suspected of throwing sand at Ben-Gvir held in jail overnight.haaretz.com The Magistrate's Court accepted the police's claim that the investigation could be compromised if the suspect were released. The suspect's mother wrote on X: 'The dictatorship police decided to endanger the life of my daughter, who suffers from a chronic illness'…
hindustantimes(2024-09-07). Ben Gvir Faces Anger Of Israelis, Kicked Out Of Tel Aviv Beach Amid 'Murderer' Chants | Gaza War.hindustantimes.com Israel's far-right national security minister, Ben Gvir, was confronted by a group of angry Israeli citizens at a beach in Tel Aviv on September 7. Videos posted on social media showed Israelis calling Gvir "a murderer and terrorist" and accusing him of the killing of hostages in Gaza. Watch this video to know what all happened to Ben Gvir.
hindustantimes(2024-09-07). Tehran Watching? Biden Warns Netanyahu Of Pulling Out Warships From Mideast Amid Iran Attack Delay.hindustantimes.com The U.S. has reportedly warned Israel that its aircraft carriers cannot remain in the region indefinitely. According to the Times of Israel, the U.S. has urged Israel to reduce tensions to avoid extending the military presence of its warships. Meanwhile, Washington has also reportedly opposed the potential dismissal of Israel's Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, expressing satisfaction with the cooperation they've had with him so far.
tn.ai(2024-09-07). IRGC Commander Reveals Details of Naval Confrontation with Israel.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) disclosed that the Israeli regime had targeted 14 Iranian ships to obstruct oil exports, leading to Iranian retaliation by targeting and capturing 12 Israeli vessels, effectively halting a further naval confrontation.
tn.ai(2024-09-07). UN Warns of Escalating Gaza Casualties amid Renewed Israeli Airstrikes.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Humanitarian organizations are raising alarms, as Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have claimed the lives of at least 24 people since early this morning, with the total death toll from the genocidal war exceeding 40,900.
tn.ai(2024-09-07). Iran Lauds Yemen's Practical Support for Gaza.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign minister of Iran praised the Yemeni nation for backing the Palestinian people in practice while many other countries were only adopting stances against the Israeli regime.
newleftreview(2024-09-07). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword.newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
Anonymous Contributor(2024-09-07). "The Case for Not Voting": Debate Night Conversation Featuring Andrew Lee and Andrew Zonneveld.itsgoingdown.org Announcing a livestreamed event hosted by Firestorm Books in so-called Asheville, NC, featuring Andrew Lee and Andrew Zonneveld. We're told that the future of democracy hangs in the balance. But as another most-important-election-ever draws near, many U.S. progressives are facing the fact that their values are not on the ballot. And while that may be…
newarab(2024-09-07). Egyptian MB members 'silenced' during Sisi's Turkey visit.newarab.com Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's historic "Muslim Brotherhood leaders were clearly ordered to keep silent about Sisi and the visit or else they would face grave consequences," an Egyptian security official told The New Arab on condi…
newarab(2024-09-07). Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year.newarab.com The The plan, which has been broadly agreed but requires a final go-ahead from both capitals and an announcement date, would see hundreds of troops leave by September 2025, with the remainder departing by the end of 2026, the sources said. | "We have an ag…
newarab(2024-09-07). Libya's coast guard intercepts 64 Europe-bound migrants.newarab.com The boat was carrying 64 migrants and was intercepted Friday off the northwestern town of Sirte, according to the town's coast guard unit. | It posted images on Facebook showing dozens of migrants, including at least one woman and a child, upon their return. The coast guard also set the mi…
newarab(2024-09-07). Man charged over alleged plot to attack New York Jewish center.newarab.com A Pakistani citizen living in Canada was arrested on Wednesday and charged with planning an attack in New York City in support of the Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, is accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn around 7 October, 2024, nearly one year after the beginning of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Khan, who is a…
newarab(2024-09-07). Syria rebels cut ties with Turkey-backed opposition government.newarab.com A Syrian opposition armed group operating in northern Syria has ceased cooperation with the The Levant Front, a prominent armed group which is part of the Turkish-backed 'Syrian National Army' controls areas of northern Syria close to the Turkish border, called for the dissolution of the current government and for criminal charges to be brought against Mustafa. | A meeting organised by Turkish…
newarab(2024-09-07). Tunisia candidate Zammel detained hours after release.newarab.com Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel, 43, is one of only two candidates approved by the electoral authority, ISIE, to challenge A court in Manouba, west of Tunis, ordered his temporary release late Thursday aft…
newarab(2024-09-07). UAE's Etihad finds 'no issues' with engines of A350 fleet.newarab.com The Cathay incident prompted the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to issue an emergency directive to airlines ordering mandated inspections on all A350-1000s, which are powered by Trent XWB-97 engines made by Rolls-Royce. | Etihad Airways, which operates five of the Airbus A350-1000s, is the only airline in t…
newarab(2024-09-07). UN says more than 700,000 affected by South Sudan floods.newarab.com More than 700,000 people have been impacted by "Floods have caused extensive damage to homes, crops and critical infrastructure, disrupting education and health services and increasing the risk of disease outbreaks," said UN humanitarian agency OCHA in a situation report on Thursday. | It said that…
newarab(2024-09-07). Man who targeted asylum hotel receives longest UK riot sentence.newarab.com A UK judge on Friday handed out the longest sentence associated with recent Painter and decorator Thomas Birley was jailed for nine years for his role in violence outside the Holiday Inn Express hotel near Rotherham, northern England, on August 4. | Judge Jeremy Richardson at Sheffield Crown Court told Birley, 27, that his case was "unquestionably" one of the most serious concerning the Rotherham riot.
newarab(2024-09-07). UK: Met police U-turn on pro-Palestine protests restrictions.newarab.com The A spokesperson from the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) told The New Arab that the Met police informed them early on Friday that they were "re-evaluating the conditions imposed". | "The continuous obstacles and restrictions f…
diegoramos718(2024-09-07). The CIA: The World's First Secret Empire.scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Amazon / YouTube / Rumble The CIA's destructive role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it can be joked about. But behind the jokes lies a far darker reality: the agency's imperial ambitions have fueled a …
Juliette Rousselot(2024-09-07). Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh: Government must hold perpetrators accountable, ensure justice and reparation for victims, survivors, and their families.fidh.org A Joint Statement by the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Capital Punishment Justice Project, the International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Maayer Daak, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) in commemoration of the International (…) | – |
A Guest Author(2024-09-07). Beijing Declaration: A key step to resolve the Palestinian question.workers.org By Cao Xiaolin China's ambassador to Qatar The following guest article was published on the Al-Jazeera website on Aug. 29, 2024. It addresses the dialogue by representatives of 14 Palestinian factions held in Beijing in July, at China's invitation. This important development, along with many others, will be discussed at . . . |
Lyn Neeley(2024-09-07). On strike! Thousands of Portland grocery workers.workers.org Portland, Oregon Thousands of grocery workers in Portland, Oakland, at 28 Fred Meyer stores walked out at 6 a.m. on Aug. 28, beginning a week-long strike. Workers are demanding better wages and pension plans in addition to good faith bargaining. On the third day of the strike, workers told this . . . |
CADTM, Christoph Sorg(2024-09-07). CADTM : what to do with the Financial sector and the Banks and, with the Sovereign Debt arbitration.cadtm.org Extract from "Social Movements and the Politics of Debt: Transnational Resistance against Debt on Three Continents" | In this extract from his doctoral thesis, [1] Christoph Sorg summarises the CADTM's position on the financial sector and banks. This extract from the thesis corresponds to pages 184 to 186. | As for financial sectors and national economies, CADTM has suggested a set of immediate (radical) Keynesian measures as well as the complete socialization of the banking sector (Fattorelli (…) | – | / | <...
CADTM, Christoph Sorg(2024-09-07). The Debt System: The CADTM's analyses and theoretical foundations.cadtm.org Extract from "Social Movements and the Politics of Debt: Transnational Resistance against Debt on Three Continents" | In this extract from his doctoral thesis, Christoph Sorg begins by drawing a distinction between the CADTM and Eurodad, a European NGO specialising in debt and development financing. Christoph Sorg then focusses on the analyses produced by the CADTM. This extract from the thesis corresponds to pages 167 to 171. | CADTM ("Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt") shares (…) | – | / | <...
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Chinese solutions bolster African efforts in eliminating malaria.ecns.cn At the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, China announced 10 partnership actions that China would take with Africa to advance modernization, in which malaria treatment is a part of the partnership action for health.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Insights丨African scholars laud cooperation between African and Chinese enterprises.ecns.cn Mwangi Wachira, former economist at the World Bank and advisor to the Government of Kenya, and Paul Frimpong, executive director and Senior Research Fellow of the Africa-China Centre for Policy & Advisory, were invited to share their insights on China-Africa cooperation during exclusive interviews with China News Network.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). China adjusts its cross-boarder adoption policy.ecns.cn part from the adoption of a child or stepchild from one's collateral relatives by blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship by foreigners coming to China, China will not send children abroad for adoption.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). PLA Navy hospital Ark Peace ship enhances China-Africa medical cooperation.ecns.cn The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) hospital ship "Ark Peace" is carrying out Mission Harmony-2024 scheduled from mid-June 2024 to mid-January 2025, providing humanitarian medical services to visiting countries.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). The timeless allure of lavish clocks.ecns.cn Elaborately designed luxury clocks that are often a cross between high jewelry and exquisite horological craftsmanship are in the spotlight once again, attracting the attention of collectors the world over.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Foreign ministers of the Co-Chairs of FOCAC jointly meet the press.ecns.cn On September 5, 2024, Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, joined by Foreign Minister Yassine Fall of Senegal, the incumbent African co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso of the Republic of the Congo, the incoming African co-chair, met and took questions from Chinese and foreign journalists.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Metaverse expected to rapidly grow within China.ecns.cn China's metaverse-related industry is expected to grow fast in the next three years, thanks to continuing maturity and the application of key technologies including 5G, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing and virtual reality, according to an industrial report.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Typhoon Yagi halts flights, university registrations.ecns.cn Flights from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, to airports in Hainan province scheduled for Friday have been canceled due to the approaching super typhoon Yagi.Due to Yagi, several universities in Guangzhou, Zhanjiang and Guangdong's Zhuhai have adjusted registration dates for new students previously scheduled for the coming weekend.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Reduced speeds for Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link amid Typhoon Yagi.ecns.cn The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a core transportation hub project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, will implement reduced-speed traffic measures as Typhoon Yagi approaches.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Beijing educators lend expertise to Xizang schools.ecns.cn In August 2014, Beijing began dispatching teachers to support the Xizang autonomous region as part of a pilot project. The first group of 50 teachers was sent to the Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle School as part of a group-style educational support system for Xizang.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). International journalists play relay game at 2024 FOCAC.ecns.cn After the ceremony, we played a selfie relay game with journalists from different countries. Playing the game, through which we've shared the path with each other, and now we're real friends.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). China launches 10 Geely-03 satellites.ecns.cn China on Friday launched a Long March-6 carrier rocket to place a group of 10 commercial satellites in space."ÄÄ…
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Insights | Chinese assistance projects truly benefit African people: Tanzanian reporter.ecns.cn Kanky Patrice Mwaigomole, a journalist from Tanzania told China News Network during the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) that, unlike most Western countries, China has helped Africa take big steps ahead and Chinese assistance projects have created a large number of job opportunities for the African people. China has helped Africa a lot, which has truly benefited the African people.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Insights‰∏®Africa-China exchanges get more diversified and bring win-win results.ecns.cn On September 5, during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in Beijing, Yassine Fall, foreign minister of Senegal, fourth-term African co-chair of FOCAC, told China News Service that the FOCAC meeting means China and African countries including Senegal are diversifying partnerships. The African-China ties have a long history. The relationship between Africa and China is a relationship that is really win-win. (Zhang Nan, Wu Xinru)…
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). Insights | African Representative: China-Africa Cooperation boosts global modernization and prosperity.ecns.cn The 2023 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit concluded on Friday in Beijing. In an exclusive interview with China News Network, Joseph Oliver Mendo'o, executive Director of International Exchange Dept. of China-Africa Business Council, and head of the African Youth Delegation in China, remarked that during the opening ceremony of the FOCAC Summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the concept of modernization where "no one should be left behind," stating that only with the modernization of both China and Africa can the world achieve true modernization.
ecns.cn(2024-09-07). China records hottest August in over 60 years.ecns.cn The average temperature of August in China was 22.6 ∞C, or 1.5 ∞C higher than the same period in a typical year, marking the highest for the same period since 1961, according to a meteorological official.
WSWS(2024-09-07). One month of Ukraine's invasion of Russia's Kursk region.wsws.org President Vladimir Putin, whose government failed to prevent the first seizure of Russian territory by an imperialist-backed army since World War II, is attempting to manage the debacle by downplaying the crisis in Kursk.
Joachim Bischoff(2024-09-07). Political Signals from Chicago.indybay.org Harris and Walz advocate continuing the Biden administration's program: Harris embodies the continuity of Democratic policy. She cast the decisive vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, so she is part of the Bidenomics program. Harris is a centrist within the party, but on certain issues, especially gender, abortion and the service economy, she is decidedly progressive.
Molly McCluskey(2024-09-07). State child care in Greece and Croatia.indybay.org In Quebec, and elsewhere, parents often prefer the government-subsidized centers for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the higher level of quality compared to the private centers, which aren't subject to the same level of government regulations as the CPEs.
presstv.ir(2024-09-07). FM Araghchi: Redrawing of boundaries a red line for Iran.presstv.ir Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has described any threats to territorial integrity of neighboring countries or redrawing of boundaries as a red line for the Islamic Republic.
United World International(2024-09-07). Germany: The end of EU hegemony?uwidata.com By Michael Roberts * Editorial note: This article was published prior to the election it deals with. But due to its deep and structural analysis, UWI considers that its finding are not only worthy to explain the results but also shed a light on Germany's path ahead. Elections took place in two large provincial states …
Common Dreams(2024-09-07). Macron Names Right-Wing Prime Minister, 'Turning His Back' On French Voters.pressenza.com The president drew criticism for rejecting the candidate put up by the left-of-center coalition that won the most seats in parliamentary elections. | By Edward Carver | French President The decision marks the end of an unprecedented period in which France hasn't had an active gove…
Paul Craig Roberts(2024-09-07). I am Proud of my Readers.thealtworld.com For me the reward from the website is the intelligent readers. You provide an escape from American insouciance. | Thank you for responding to my question about who we should expect to find on the Ruling Establishment's list of those to be silenced or exterminated. We all know, of course, that it is not our list, but our guess at our rulers' list, as we ourselves do not want to silence or eliminate anyone. | Here is the list as of September 6, 2024. Addition…
Paul Craig Roberts(2024-09-07). Trump's Sentencing Judge Changes the Date so as Not to Interfere with the Election.thealtworld.com The Democrat operative pretending to be a judge who set Trump's sentencing date for September 18 has backed off and reset it for after the election. The Democrat operative said he changed the date in order to avoid the appearance that he was trying to influence the election. I would like to think that articles by Alan Dershowitz, myself and others about the incongruity of Democrats blaming Russians for influencing the election when they were doing so themselves had an impact. Funny, isn't it, that the Democrat operative didn't think of that himself. | The Democrats are out to get America. They are ready to impose…
hindustantimes(2024-09-07). Putin Aide's Explosive Claim On Ukraine's Kursk Incursion; 'The Only Intention Was To…' | Watch.hindustantimes.com Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, has said that the purpose of 'Zelensky's gamble in Kursk region' was to draw the United States and NATO into the 'direct conflict with Russia'. Russia's first deputy UN envoy went on to say that despite the AFU's breakthrough in the Kursk region, the pace of the Russian troops' advance in the combat zone on Ukrainian territory had increased. He added that the initial aim of the incursion was to seize the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and try to blackmail Russia with its seizure. The Putin aide also claimed that Ukraine is now like a private m…
hindustantimes(2024-09-07). Russia Kills, Wounds Hundreds Of NATO Nation Fighters In Ukraine? Surprise Attack On 'Training' Base.hindustantimes.com The Russian Defence Ministry said on September 6 that it attacked Ukraine's 179th joint training centre in Poltava in a strike on September 3rd. Sputnik, citing sources, reported that about 500 Ukrainian soldiers, including mercenaries of NATO nations like France, Germany, Poland, and Sweden, were either killed or wounded in Russia's attack.
hindustantimes(2024-09-07). Zelensky 'Brazenly' Asks For More Money Minutes After US Defence Chief Announces $250 Million Aid.hindustantimes.com US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sep 6 said that Washington will provide $250 million in new military aid for Ukraine as Kyiv faces advancing Russian forces in the east. The announcement was made in Germany as Zelensky met with top United States military leaders and more than 50 partner nations. He added that the meeting was taking place during a "dynamic moment" in Kyiv's fight against Russia. Watch this video for all the details.
MEE staff(2024-09-07). Sudan: Hundreds of families flee intense fighting near Khartoum.middleeasteye.net Sudan: Hundreds of families flee intense fighting near Khartoum | Clashes intensified in recent days around the Hattab military base in Khartoum North suburb | | People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, 30 June 2024 (AFP) | Hundreds of fa…
Jean Yi(2024-09-07). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Dam Good Idea.levernews.com Good things are happening! A dam infringing on Native American sovereignty is now water under the bridge, a bill stops AI from going AWOL, Mississippi embarks on a children's crusade, and electric school buses are a wheel-y good idea.Don't Cry Me A River:
UMMID(2024-09-07). A month on minus Hasina, Yunus pledges to make a new Bangladesh.ummid.com Yunus led Interim Government in Bangladesh has entrusted a think tank and several pundits to the White Paper Committee, which is responsible to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Anand Naidoo(2024-09-07). The Heat: U.S. Presidential Election.america.cgtn.com U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Former U.S. President Donald Trump were out campaigning this week, pushing their economic plans in a last effort before next week's presidential debate. How important will the economy be for U.S. voters come November? | Joining the discussion: |
noemail(2024-09-07). BJP MLA Prashant Bamb's Dance Video Sparks Mixed Reactions.devdiscourse.com BJP MLA Prashant Bamb from Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district has found himself in the spotlight after a video of him dancing to Amitabh Bachchan's iconic song 'Khaike paan Banaras wala' went viral on social media. The video elicited mixed reactions, with some netizens praising Bamb's dance moves while others criticized him for the timing of his performance.
noemail(2024-09-07). Sky-High Terror: The Story of the IC-814 Hijacking.devdiscourse.com The sun had just set on a winter day when a grave situation started unfolding in the sky. Indian Airlines flight IC 814 from Kathmandu to Delhi was hijacked, a shocking event unknown to most but a handful of officials and reporters.
noemail(2024-09-07). Vinayaka Chathurthi Festivities Sweep South India.devdiscourse.com Vinayaka Chathurthi was marked with religious fervour and gaiety across South India on Saturday, with prominent leaders, including Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, joining the celebrations in various states.
noemail(2024-09-07). Dholera SIR Attracts Massive Investments in Realty from Northern Investors.devdiscourse.com Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) in Gujarat is experiencing an influx of substantial annual investments in real estate, ranging from Rs 2,000 to 3,000 crore. According to a prominent realty developer, investors primarily from Northern India are keenly acquiring land and plots in the area.
noemail(2024-09-07). Odisha CM Unveils 'Subhadra Awareness Van' Ahead of Major Scheme Launch.devdiscourse.com On Saturday, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, alongside Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Women and Child Development Pravati Parida, flagged off the 'Subhadra Awareness Van' in Bhubaneswar. The initiative aims to spread awareness about the Subhadra scheme, set to launch on September 17, which is poised to financially empower over 1 crore women across the state.
noemail(2024-09-07). Wrestlers' Political Moves Stir Controversy.devdiscourse.com The political landscape in Haryana saw a dramatic twist as prominent wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress party on Friday. This move has drawn sharp criticism from BJP leaders, with Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta alleging that former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda had orchestrated Vinesh Phogat's protest at Jantar Mantar.
noemail(2024-09-07). Ex-Mayor Alice Guo Returns to Philippines to Face Senate Investigation.devdiscourse.com Alice Guo, a former mayor who went into hiding after accusations of links to Chinese organized crime, has returned to the Philippines, where she is expected to face the Senate over the case, according to Al Jazeera. Guo, wearing an orange T-shirt marked 'detainee' and a black face mask, arrived in Manila early Friday morning.
noemail(2024-09-07). India Celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with Festive Fervor and Messages of Unity.devdiscourse.com Shri Ganesh Mandir Tekdi in Nagpur marked the commencement of Ganesh Chaturthi with traditional morning 'aarti' and prayers on Saturday. This temple, which has a heritage of about 250 years, is famed for its self-existent deity, believed to grow over time.
noemail(2024-09-07). Indore-Jabalpur Express Derails Near Jabalpur Station, No Injuries Reported.devdiscourse.com Two coaches of the Indore-Jabalpur Overnight Express derailed near Jabalpur Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh around 5: 50 am on Saturday, an official reported. The train was en route from Indore to platform number six at Jabalpur Railway Station, with the incident occurring approximately 150 meters from the platform.
noemail(2024-09-07). UAE Leaders Extend National Day Greetings to Eswatini.devdiscourse.com Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 7 (ANI/WAM): President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has extended his congratulations to King Mswati III of Eswatini on the occasion of the nation's National Day.
noemail(2024-09-07). Pakistan Supreme Court Reinstates NAO Amendments, Overturns Previous Ruling.devdiscourse.com In a decisive victory for the ruling coalition government and a setback for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pakistan Supreme Court has reinstated amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), overturning its earlier decision from last year, reported Geo News. The unanimous verdict was delivered by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa and included Justices Aminuddin, Jamal Khan Mandukhel, Athar Minallah, and Hasan Azhar Rizvi.
noemail(2024-09-07). Olympians Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat Join Congress Ahead of Haryana Assembly Elections.devdiscourse.com Congress MLA Bishan Lal Saini expressed his joy at receiving a ticket to contest the Radaur assembly seat. He committed to continuing development projects in Radaur and predicted a sweeping victory for Congress. "I am very happy that my name is there in the list (for Haryana Assembly polls). Receiving a ticket is not an easy thing. I got the ticket, and I am very happy. I believe we will win by more seats. We will carry forward the development works in Radaur," Saini said.
noemail(2024-09-07). Harsh Tyagi and Kavya Gupta Lead East Delhi Riders to Thrilling Victory in DPL T20 Semi-Final.devdiscourse.com East Delhi Riders secured a sensational four-wicket triumph over North Delhi Strikers in a rain-affected semi-final of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The late innings heroics of Harsh Tyagi and Kavya Gupta powered East Delhi Riders to victory, setting the stage for a Sunday final against either South Delhi Superstarz or Purani Dilli 6.
Louis Jadwong(2024-09-07). MAYIGA: Buganda will help UCDA register coffee farmers.independent.co.ug Bulange, Mengo | LOUIS JADWONG | The Prime Minister (Katikkiro) of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga, has said government has no business getting directly involved in managing the coffee sector, and warned of ill-advised plans to phase out the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The Katikkiro told coffee stake holders, led by UCDA, aBi and the private …
The Independent(2024-09-07). Boeing's Starliner returns to Earth, leaving 2 astronauts behind in space.independent.co.ug NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed at the U.S. state of New Mexico early Saturday after a journey of approximately six hours from the International Space Station (ISS), with no astronauts on board, as two astronauts were forced to remain in space until next year due to a technical malfunction. …
The Independent(2024-09-07). Fr. Damian Grimes to be laid to rest in Uganda.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev Fr Damian Grimes, the legendary headteacher of Namasagali College, will be laid to rest in Uganda, the country where he devoted 42 years of his service life. The British Catholic missionary from the Mill Hill order, who passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 93, left a lasting …
The Independent(2024-09-07). ICPAU 2024 accountancy award recipients inspire the profession.independent.co.ug Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recipients of the 2024 Accountancy Service Awards, organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), have given hope to the profession by upholding ethical values, providing excellent service to clients, and contributing to economic growth. The awards are an annual event, presented during the institute's seminar. On …
The Independent(2024-09-07). Mpox outbreak: Ugandan health experts call for urgent global action.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have called for urgent action to avert a potential Mpox outbreak. The warning comes amid a severe crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the clade 1b variant of Mpox has infected over 19,000 people and claimed nearly 1,000 lives. The risk to Uganda is …
The Independent(2024-09-07). St Andrew Kaggwa SSS accuse construction company of shoddy works.independent.co.ug Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rohi Services Limited has been accused of executing shoddy and delayed completion of works at St Andrew Kaggwa Seed Secondary School in Luwero district. In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Sports contracted the company to construct classroom blocks, two science laboratories, an administrative block, toilets, a sports field and …
The Independent(2024-09-07). State Minister for Defence Sarah Mateke dead.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Sarah Mateke is dead. According to her close friend Hope Bizimana, Mateke who is also the Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Mengo Hospital, where she died on arrival. Mateke was appointed State Minister in …
The Independent(2024-09-07). Uganda, DRC officials meet to resolve border boundary dispute.independent.co.ug Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Uganda's Ministry of Internal Affairs have held a high-profile meeting with their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterparts to discuss means of resolving border boundary conflict along eastern Rutshuru territory and the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro. Ugandan officials were led by Colonel Naboth Mwesigwa from the Ministry …
The Independent(2024-09-07). Vice President Alupo hails strong Uganda-China relations.independent.co.ug VP Jessica Alupo: Uganda draws valuable lessons from China's modernization path BEIJING, China | Xinhua | Uganda has drawn valuable lessons from China's modernization experience, Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo has said. In a written interview with Xinhua for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, she commended the …
The Independent(2024-09-07). Mpox: Africa CDC allocates 2,000 doses of vaccine to Uganda.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been offered 2,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine. Currently, Uganda has reported 10 cases of Mpox from different parts of the country. The patients are receiving care at Entebbe, with four having recovered while six are still under monitoring. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health while speaking …
hindustantimes(2024-09-07). Canada Becoming A Gang Haven? Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Targets AP Dhillon In Trudeau's Country | HT.hindustantimes.com Canada's peaceful image is under threat as violent gang wars and anti-India activities surge. From shootings outside Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's home to cross-border gang violence, discover how Canada has become a haven for Punjabi gangsters. What does this mean for Canada's future, and how will it impact relations with India?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you're planning a Labor Day gathering outdoors, remember that food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you're expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person's immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, discusses the risks associated with listeria and what summertime foods should be avoided by those who are expecting….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Surprising sources of added sugar.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Added sugar in foods not only adds extra calories, it also can have direct toxic effects, such as tooth decay and even a risk for heart disease. Minimizing the amount of added sugar in your diet is important. However, you may not even realize how much added sugar you consume. That's because some unsuspecting foods you may think are healthy contain added sugar. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Help for complex swallowing disorders.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Treatment for swallowing disorders depends on the cause of the problem, making it essential to get the correct diagnosis. Jessica Gregor, a board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders in the Department of Otolaryngology at Mayo Clinic, says swallowing can become difficult for some people who suffer from trauma, certain medical conditions, and head and neck cancers. Mayo Clinic in Arizona operates a multidisciplinary Swallowing Clinic that involves a group of specialists evaluating the patient at…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Endometrial cancer associated with polycystic ovary syndrome.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Endometrial cancer, the most common uterine cancer, starts with abnormal cell growth in the endometrium. Significant risk factors include polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and a lack of physical activity, according to a recent study. PCOS affects 13% of women globally, causing hormonal imbalances, irregular periods, excess androgen and ovarian cysts, which can lead to infertility. Dr. Kristina Butler, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic oncologist, explains how PCOS increases the risk of endometrial cancer. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Managing plugged ducts, mastitis when breastfeeding.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends infants be exclusively breastfed or given only breast milk only for the first six months of life. The group also recommends that continuing breastfeeding as solid foods are introduced, up to and beyond the child's first year or as long as the mother and child desire. Many people desire to exclusively breastfeed their child for six months and plan to continue to breastfeed for one year or more. Breast pain is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Why exercise is essential after bariatric surgery.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bariatric surgery is more than just surgery. It's a lifestyle change that includes a lifelong commitment to eating healthy with your dietitian's guidance and incorporating regular exercise into your routine. After bariatric surgery, patients who regularly exercise for 60 minutes six days a week lose weight more quickly and dramatically improve their capacity for exercise. Take advantage of peak weight-loss period The time to establish your exercise habits is before you have the surgery. Then solidify that routine during the first year…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic expert discusses updated COVID-19 vaccines.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As a summer surge of COVID-19 outbreaks is underway, new vaccines for the virus have been released. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 season for people ages 6 months and older. These updated vaccines are designed to better protect against recently circulating variants, helping to prevent serious illness and hospitalization. "It appears that this virus is going to continue to change as immunity in the population wanes, either after vaccination…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). RegenBio Summit: Healing disease at its molecular roots.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A clinician-researcher whose interest in collagen biology and improving the lives of patients drove his passion for discovering the first federally-approved gene therapy for genetic blistering diseases will deliver a keynote address at RegenBio Summit: Transforming Next-Gen Biotherapeutics 2024. Collagen is a protein that is a key building block for connective tissue and skin. M. Peter Marinkovich, M.D., an associate professor of dermatology at Stanford University, will share the promises of advancing gene therapy for…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding Graves' disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend was just diagnosed with Graves' disease, but I don't know much about it. I want to be supportive and educate myself. What is Graves' disease, and how does it affect the body? How is it treated? ANSWER: Graves' disease is a condition of the immune system that leads to an overactive thyroid. It is caused by antibodies attacking the thyroid by mistake. The thyroid and the hormones it produces are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic's high-tech pursuit of precision alcohol addiction treatment.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Ming-Fen Ho, Ph.D., conducts research at the Mayo Clinic Addiction Research Program in pursuit of precision psychiatry. Millions of people worldwide are affected by alcohol use disorder, a debilitating addiction that can disrupt daily life and overall health. Alcohol use disorder is characterized by an inability to control drinking, a preoccupation with alcohol and continued use despite negative consequences. According to the World Health Organization, 400 million people, or 7% of the world's population ages…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Steroid dosage risks and benefits when managing lupus nephritis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Mayo Clinic study highlights the link between glucocorticoid dosage and outcomes in patients with lupus nephritis, a type of kidney inflammation caused by lupus. Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory medications often used to help treat this condition. Researchers discovered that while higher doses of these steroids can improve kidney function, they also may increase the risk of serious infections and death, further warranting the need for individualized treatment for patients suffering from this autoimmune…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). (VIDEO) Mayo Clinic expert answers questions about mpox.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Microscopic image of monkeypox virus particles. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox, previously called monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern. Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says that means that there are significant enough cases and severity of disease in Africa with potential for the virus to spread to other countries that WHO felt it was appropriate to raise the level of awareness and concern…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Understanding CAR-T cell therapy for cancer: Mayo Clinic expert explains how it works.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Lymphoma Day is September 15 ROCHESTER, Minn. — For many doctors and researchers, immunotherapy that uses someone's own immune system to target and attack cancer cells is the next and best frontier of cancer treatment. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, is one type of immunotherapy. Sometimes likened to a "smart drug" or "living drug," CAR-T cell therapy relies on genetically modified immune cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells. In…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Mayo Clinic Minute: Surprising sources of added sugar Added sugar in foods not only adds extra calories, it also can have direct toxic effects, such as tooth decay and even a risk for heart disease. Minimizing the amount of added sugar in your diet is important. However, you may not even realize how much added sugar you consume….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). How to talk with someone grieving a suicide loss.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editors note: September is National Suicide Prevention Month In 2021, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming the lives of more than 48,000 people — nearly double the number of homicides. People of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds choose to end their own lives. That means that people of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds may be affected by suicide. When learning that a loved one, friend, neighbor, work colleague or child has…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo researchers develop tool that measures health of a person's gut microbiome.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has developed an innovative computational tool that analyzes the gut microbiome, a complex ecosystem of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms within the digestive system, to provide insights into overall well-being. In a new study published in Nature Communications, the tool demonstrated at least 80% accuracy in differentiating healthy individuals from those with any disease. The tool was developed by analyzing stool gut microbiome…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Meet 3 new innovators in healthcare delivery.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nadine Abdallah, M.D., Eleshia Morrison, Ph.D., and Yewande Odeyemi, M.B.B.S. Healthcare is evolving rapidly, demanding solutions to complex challenges. The Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery is at the forefront of guiding a new generation of clinician-scientists to address these needs and improve patient care. Meet Nadine Abdallah, M.D., Eleshia Morrison, Ph.D., and Yewande Odeyemi, M.B.B.S., who are completing the Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars Program. They join a growing group of clinician-scientists at Mayo who…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Now what?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have high blood pressure and was just diagnosed as having chronic kidney disease. I am disheartened by this news, but I also am determined to do more to improve my health. I know I may not be able to reverse my condition, but I am hoping to avoid dialysis or a kidney transplant for as long as possible. ANSWER: Your determination will help you manage your chronic kidney disease by following…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-07). Pregnancy-related heart failure is under-detected; AI-enabled stethoscope helped doctors diagnose twice as many cases.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Heart failure during pregnancy is a dangerous and often under-detected condition because common symptoms — shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and trouble breathing while lying down — are easily mistaken for typical pregnancy discomforts. Late-breaking research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress on a Mayo Clinic study showed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscope helped doctors identify twice as many cases of heart failure compared to a control group that…
newleftreview(2024-09-07). Tony Wood: Mexico in Flux.newleftreview.org Against the rightward trend of the Old World, countries in Latin America continue to favour governments of the left. The resounding mandate for Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico's presidential election confirms Morena's hegemony within the new party system. Where exactly on the political map should its project be placed?
UMMID(2024-09-07). Supreme Court for pan-India guidelines to stop 'bulldozer actions'.ummid.com The Supreme Court of India Monday September 02, 2024 gave indication of framing a nationwide guidelines to stop 'bulldozer actions' fast becoming a norm in various states, especially the ones ruled by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
UMMID(2024-09-07). With Train, Malegaon To Get Railway Warehouse Too.ummid.com The Union Cabinet Monday sanctioned to establish 04 Railway Warehouses, including 01 in Malegaon, along with approving the Mumbai Indore Railway Line via Manmad.
UMMID(2024-09-07). Acer unveils 'Iconia X12' AMOLED entertainment Tablet.ummid.com Leading computer brand Acer Wednesday (September 04, 2024) unpacked the new Iconia X12 (X12-11), an AMOLED-display tablet designed to boost productivity and entertainment experiences.
UMMID(2024-09-07). MHT CET 2024 FE CAP Round 3 Allotment: How to Check.ummid.com Maharashtra State CET Cell is set to publish today i.e. Thursday September 26, 2024 on its official website fe2024.mahacet.org Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-III (Round 3 allotment result) of candidates who have registered for admission in First Year Engineering (FE) B.E. and B.Tech four year courses for the year 2024-25.
UMMID(2024-09-07). Modi as Global Mediator: A Pigmy's Dream to Catch Moon.ummid.com Narendra Modi continues to nurse the ambition of lifting himself up from the self-appointed position of a global mediator to the authoritarian position of a global arbiter — Vishwa Guru.
tn.ai(2024-09-07). Iran Advocates Balkans Stability.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araqchi expressed Tehran's support for stability in the Balkans and reaffirmed the Iranian administration's backing for the territorial integrity of Serbia.
tn.ai(2024-09-07). Iran's Pistachio Production Rises 15%: Ministry of Agriculture.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Some 300,000 tons of pistachios have been produced in Iran in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024), an official at the Ministry of Agriculture said.
tn.ai(2024-09-07). Iran's Non-Oil Exports to Iraq Up 21% in 5-Month Period: TPOI.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that the country's export of non-oil goods to neighboring Iraq in five months has registered a 21 percent growth.
Andrea GIORGETTA(2024-09-07). Japan: The situation of female prisoners.fidh.org Today, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a shadow report ahead of the review of Japan's ninth periodic report by the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, which will take place on 17 October 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. The report, produced with the Center for Prisoners' Rights (CPR) and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP), provides information on gender-based violence against women in the context (…) | – |
Guest Blogger(2024-09-07). Mysteries Surrounding The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. CO2 Definitely Not the Driving Factor.wattsupwiththat.com Maue suspects various reasons: The eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano or a lot of Saharan dust over the Atlantic. Maue notes that the absence of hurricanes does not completely contradict the conventional theories on climate change. Fewer storms are expected, but possibly more severe ones. They have so far failed to materialize, which is a blessing for the people who may be affected. The Sahara itself is also currently experiencing a very rare weather phenomenon. It is raining heavily for the conditions there.
Margaux Hourigat(2024-09-07). Programme Officer in The Hague – Fixed term part-time (50 %) contract for 5 months.fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FIDH's International Secretariat is composed of around 70 employees, (…) | – |
Maxime Duriez(2024-09-07). Kyrgyzstan: Respect and restore civic space.fidh.org Once known as the "island of democracy" in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan has recently adopted a number of laws and practices severely curtailing civic space, including a Russia-style "foreign representatives" law, which drastically tightens control over foreign-funded human rights organisations. On the occasion of the Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), its Kyrgyz member organisation, Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan, and the Coalition for Equality reiterate (…) | – |
newleftreview(2024-09-07). Grey Anderson: Imperium Uncloaked.newleftreview.org Grey Anderson on Tom Stevenson, Someone Else's Empire. Lucid anatomization of the American imperium, with a devastating assessment of the UK's equerry role.
newleftreview(2024-09-07). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze.newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
newleftreview(2024-09-07). Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Blood and Bombast.newleftreview.org Sanjay Subrahmanyam on Vinayak Chaturvedi, Hindutva and Violence and Janaki Bakhle, Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva. Intellectual biographies of Hindu nationalism's Mazzini-inspired theoretician.
Raphaël Lopoukhine(2024-09-07). Unlocking the Full Potential of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.fidh.org How Liberties and other human rights groups want to ensure effective litigation strategies for the coming EU cycle. The Charter of Fundamental Rights (Charter) is a powerful tool for the protection of rights across the European Union (EU). However, despite its robust framework, implementation is hampered by a lack of transparency and a failure to deploy all available tools. This, coupled with the European Commission's slow and cautious approach, threatens accountability and puts its role (…) | – |
Staff(2024-09-07). Masacre en Palestina: Asciende a 40 939 la cifra de personas asesinadas.cubadebate.cu Un total de 40 939 muertos es uno de los datos que reporta el Ministerio de Salud de la Franja de Gaza en el más reciente informe sobre los daños provocados por la ocupación israelí en territorio palestino durante las últimas 48 horas. De acuerdo con el ente sanitario, las fuerzas sionistas ejecutaron cuatro nuevas masacres contra familias gazatíes.
Editor(2024-09-07). No votaremos por el genocidio.workers.org La delegación del Partido del Mundo Obrero marchó en la protesta ante la Convención Nacional Demócrata portando una pancarta que decía en parte: ´ °No votaremos por el genocidio! ª. "No votaremos por el genocidio." Chicago, 19 de agosto de 2024. Si los dos únicos candidatos que pueden ganar la presidencia apoyan . . . |
Staff(2024-09-07). Canadá confirma primer caso de rabia humana en más de 50 años.cubadebate.cu Autoridades de Salud de la provincia canadiense de Ontario confirmaron hoy un caso doméstico de rabia humana, el primero detectado desde 1967. En un comunicado, la Unidad de Salud del Condado de Brant indicó que se cree que la persona estuvo expuesta a la enfermedad mientras se encontraba en el área de Gowganda, en la región de Timiskaming.
Staff(2024-09-07). Congreso y Biden negocian extensión de fondos militares para Ucrania.cubadebate.cu La administración de Joe Biden debe llegar a un acuerdo con el Congreso para utilizar 6 000 millones de dólares en ayuda militar a Ucrania antes del 30 de septiembre, cuando expira el plazo fiscal, según fuentes citadas por Reuters. Este dinero forma parte de la Autoridad Presidencial de Reducción (PDA), que permite transferir artículos y servicios de defensa en emergencias.
Staff(2024-09-07). El enigma de la temporada de huracanes: Una calma que desconcierta.cubadebate.cu A principios de septiembre, en lo que se esperaba fuera el período más activo de la temporada de huracanes, el Atlántico presenta una calma inusual. A pesar de las predicciones de más de 20 tormentas, no se ha formado ninguna desde mediados de agosto, lo que sorprende tanto a meteorólogos como a expertos climáticos. Esta racha sin tormentas es la más larga en 56 años.
Staff(2024-09-07). Los delegados rendirán cuenta a sus electores en todo el país.cubadebate.cu Del 20 de septiembre al 15 de noviembre, se realizará en todo el país este primer proceso en el actual mandato de las Asambleas Municipales. Este será un proceso para que los más de 14 000 delegados del Poder Popular puedan retroalimentarse con las opiniones de los electores, a través del debate constructivo, que propicie encontrar soluciones.
Staff(2024-09-07). UNE: Se pronostica una afectación de 725 MW en el horario pico.cubadebate.cu Las limitaciones en la generación térmica son de 538 MW. Se encuentran fuera de servicio por combustible 49 centrales de generación distribuida, para un total de 540 MW afectado por este concepto. Para el pico se estima la entrada de 9 motores de la patana de Melones con 150 MW y la recuperación de 60 MW que están indisponibles por combustible.
Staff(2024-09-07). De música y cine: Edesio Alejandro.cubadebate.cu Más allá del reconocimiento artístico y de la crítica especializada (tanto cinematográfica como musical), tal vez sigue siendo asignatura pendiente la demora en reconocer los extraordinarios aportes de Edesio hacia el cine y la poca visibilidad que han tenido él y muchos de sus colegas en torno al Premio Nacional de Cine, solamente otorgado a Leo Brouwer en 2009.
Staff(2024-09-07). Muere Sergio Mendes, leyenda de la bossa nova (+ Video).cubadebate.cu Sergio Mendes, el músico brasileño ganador del Grammy cuyo éxito Mas que nada lo convirtió en una leyenda mundial, ha muerto a los 83 años después de meses luchando contra los efectos del COVID prolongado. La muerte del pianista, compositor y arreglista brasileño acontecida el pasado jueves ha sido confirmada en un comunicado emitido por su familia.
Staff(2024-09-07). Admiro al tiempo que nunca paró.cubadebate.cu La comparación de resultados entre el deporte convencional y el que practican personas con alguna discapacidad no es sano, justo ni lleva a ningún camino feliz. Quienes se afanan en eso jamás entenderán que la cultura física y la voluntad para ejercitar los músculos van siempre de la mano, pero hay un filo muy delicado en que no se cruzan. Y por eso no pueden compararse.
Staff(2024-09-07). Estados Unidos y la guerra digital contra Cuba, una breve historia.cubadebate.cu Hoy 7,5 millones de cubanos (más del 70 por ciento de la población) están conectados a Internet, pero no pueden ver Google Earth, ni usar el sistema de videoconferencia Zoom, ni descargar softwares gratuitos de Microsoft, ni comprar en Amazon, ni adquirir dominios internacionales que parezcan favorecer el turismo hacia la isla, por mencionar algunos de los más de 200 servicios y aplicaciones bloqueados.
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida(2024-09-07). Democratas desesperados para sabotar a transiàßà£o geopolítica multipolar.globalresearch.ca Em meio ao tenso cenário político dos EUA, os democratas està£o fazendo tudo o que podem para aumentar suas chances de reeleiàßà£o. Com o povo americano a considerar a administraàßà£o desastrosa de Joe Biden como a principal razà£o do atual …
Martha Ríos(2024-09-07). Cubanos y dominicanos se unieron en Sinfonía Caribeña (+Fotos).radiohc.cu La Habana, 7 sep (RHC) Los prestigiosos artistas de Cuba Amaury Pérez Vidal y Liuba María Hevia, y de República Dominicana Maridalia Hernández y Pavel Núñez, cantaron y encantaron al público que asistió al concierto celebrado en el Teatro Nacional 'Eduardo Brito', de Santo Domingo.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-07). Es una lástima que no podamos atacar el Kremlin, afirma Zelenski.radiohc.cu La Habana, 7 sep (RHC) El presidente de Ucrania, Volodimir Zelenski expresó este viernes durante el foro internacional Ambrosetti, celebrado en Italia, su pesar porque sus tropas no puedan lanzar ataques contra el Kremlin, residencia oficial del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, ya que no disponen de armas con suficiente alcance.
Staff(2024-09-07). La misión del Starliner concluye con un aterrizaje seguro, pero sin tripulación.cubadebate.cu La cápsula Starliner de Boeing, diseñada para transportar astronautas, regresó a la Tierra después de casi tres meses acoplada a la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI). Sin embargo, la nave completó su vuelo sin tripulación, dejando a dos astronautas, Butch Wilmore y Suni Williams, en la estación por problemas técnicos no resueltos.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-07). Presidente de Cuba felicita a campeón paralímpico Yunier Fernández (+X).radiohc.cu La Habana, 7 sep (Red Web) El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel felicitó a Yunier Fernández, por su medalla de oro en tenis de mesa, en los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024.
Staff(2024-09-07). Acción de control revela violaciones en establecimiento comercial de La Habana.cubadebate.cu A partir de opiniones y quejas de la población y otros elementos divulgados en redes sociales, se decidió realizar una acción de control al establecimiento comercial sito en Manglar entre Oquendo y Nuevo Pilar, municipio de Cerro, en La Habana. En la inspección, se constataron violaciones de las normas vigentes para ejercer el trabajo por cuenta propia.
Staff(2024-09-07). Esclarecen hechos de robo con violencia e intimidación en municipio habanero (+ Video).cubadebate.cu El delito de Robo con Violencia e intimidación es repudiado por la población, pues ataca la integridad física de las personas y los bienes patrimoniales. Una política jurídico-penal severa contra estas manifestaciones se cumple desde los órganos de investigación y justicia de Cuba.
Manlio Dinucci(2024-09-07). A Faccia Nascosta della Guerra.globalresearch.ca Il Forward Observations Group, compagnia militare privata con sede negli Stati Uniti, pubblica una foto di suoi professionisti della guerra nella regione russa del Kursk, presenza confermata da un video che mostra la distruzione, ad opera delle forze armate …
teleSUR, MS(2024-09-07). Inundación de una mina de carbón en China deja tres muertos.telesurtv.net La tragedia tuvo lugar el pasado sábado alrededor de las 17H00, cuando diez trabajadores se encontraban en la zona afectada. Dos lograron escapar por sus propios medios, dejando a ocho atrapados.
Staff(2024-09-07). Tensión política en Francia: Manifestaciones en todo el país contra el nuevo primer ministro.cubadebate.cu Este sábado cientos de miles de franceses participaron en protestas organizadas por el Nuevo Frente Popular (NFP) en rechazo al nombramiento de Michel Barnier como primer ministro por el presidente Emmanuel Macron. Las manifestaciones se llevaron a cabo en cerca de 150 municipios, siendo la plaza de la Bastilla en París uno de los puntos centrales.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-07). Nuevos ataques israelíes dejan más muertos y heridos en Gaza.radiohc.cu La Habana, 7 sep (RHC) Al menos 18 palestinos murieron y decenas resultaron heridos este sábado por ataques israelíes contra la Franja de Gaza, al cumplirse 11 meses del inicio de nuevo ciclo de violencia en la región.
Staff(2024-09-07). El tiempo este 7 de septiembre: Calor y algunas lluvias.cubadebate.cu Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado y se nublará en la tarde en occidente, así como en localidades del interior y sur de centro y oriente con algunas lluvias y tormentas eléctricas. En el resto del territorio nacional las precipitaciones serán aisladas.
Staff(2024-09-07). Díaz y Alayo avanzan a cuartos de final en torneo ruso.cubadebate.cu La principal dupla antillana se las verá este sábado net por medio con los líderes anfitriones Ilya Leshukov y Oleg Stoyanovsky, invictos y titulares de las ediciones de 2022 y 2023, informó el colega Roberto García del Corral, de Cubavisión Internacional.
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2024-09-07). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones.telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-07). Delegación de periodistas de Vietnam concluye visita a Cuba.radiohc.cu La Habana, 7 sep (RHC) La visita de periodistas de Vietnam a Cuba concluirá este sábado con un recorrido por el Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología, el Centro Histórico de La Habana Vieja y el Capitolio Nacional, sede del legislativo.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-07). Díaz-Canel preside Pleno Extraordinario del PCC en Mayabeque (+Fotos).radiohc.cu La Habana, 7 sep (Red Web) El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (CC-PCC) y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel encabeza este sábado el Pleno Extraordinario de la máxima instancia de dirección política en la provincia de Mayabeque (occidente).
Staff(2024-09-07). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente"telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
Michael Arria, Qassam Muaddi(2024-09-06). Israeli army kills American activist in occupied West Bank.mondoweiss.net An American woman was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a protest in Beita near Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday. On Friday morning the State Department confirmed that Aysenur Eygi, a 26-year-old American citizen born in Turkey, had died. Two Palestinian doctors told the AP that Eygi had been shot …
Staff(2024-09-06). Israeli Forces Kill American Peace Activist at West Bank Protest.imemc.org During the weekly demonstration in Beita, Palestine, on the morning of September 6th, 2024, the Israeli army intentionally shot and killed an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) human rights activist named Ay≈üenur Eygi. The following statement is from a press release published by the International Solidarity Movement on their website: The demonstration, which primarily involved men …
Staff(2024-09-06). Headlines for September 6, 2024.democracynow.org Israel Hinders Polio Vaccination; U.N. Warns Gazans Getting No Food in "Beyond Catastrophic" Scenario, Israel Continues Assault on West Bank, Leaves Devastating Scenes After Attacking Jenin and Tulkarm, Georgia Authorities Charge Father of Apalachee High School Mass Shooter, Harris Calls for 28% Capital Gains Tax Rate, Proposes Tax Benefits for Small Businesses, DOJ Indicts Russians over Election Subversion Scheme Involving Social Media "Propaganda" Accounts, Activists Demand Justice After Ugandan Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Is Killed by Her Partner, DRC Finally Gets First Mpox Vaccin…
Democracy Now!(2024-09-06). "Campus Has Become Unrecognizable": Columbia Prof. Franke Faces Firing After DN Interview on Gaza.pressenza.com Columbia University law professor Katherine Franke last appeared on Democracy Now! in January to discuss an attack on Columbia's campus targeting pro-Palestinian student activists with a foul-smelling liquid that led to multiple hospitalizations. Following her interview, Franke now faces termination after two Columbia professors filed a complaint against her claiming she had created a hostile environment for Israeli students; she also became a target for Republican lawmakers. | Franke joins Democracy Now! to discuss the campaign against her, the ongoing crackdown on pro-Palestine activism at Columbia and more.
Areeb Ullah(2024-09-06). UK: Police change start time for London pro-Palestine demo.middleeasteye.net UK: Police change start time for London pro-Palestine demo | Organisers say police will allow protesters to gather from midday before marching to the Israeli embassy | | Pro-Palestinian activists and supporters wave flags and carry placards on a march through London, during a National Day…
Rayhan Uddin(2024-09-06). Israeli lawmaker calls for B'Tselem chief to be arrested for 'assisting the enemy'.middleeasteye.net Israeli lawmaker calls for B'Tselem chief to be arrested for 'assisting the enemy' | Likud MP urges police to question Yuli Novak under law punishable by death penalty or life sentence after Security Council speech | | Israeli human rights activist Yuli Novak attends a press conference…
John Bachtell(2024-09-06). With guns drawn, Texas deputies terrorize 87-year-old Latina voter registration activist.peoplesworld.org SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Lidia Martinez was startled by a loud knock on her door at 6 a.m. When Martinez, 87, opened the door in her nightgown, nine of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's deputies confronted her. With guns drawn, bearing riot shields, and brandishing a search warrant, the officers barged in. For several hours …
anonimo(2024-09-06). Nepalese politicians and activists voice support for Cuba.plenglish.com Kathmandu, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Nepalese from different walks of life have voiced their support for Cuba in separated meetings here with Chargé de Affaires Ad Interim Abel Aballe, the Island country's Embassy in Kathmandu reported.
Ana Vraƒçar(2024-09-06). ManiFiesta brings a weekend of solidarity and activism to Belgium.peoplesdispatch.org Thousands are expected to gather in Ostend, Belgium, on September 7-8 for ManiFiesta, a festival of solidarity organized by a coalition of left organizations in the country. The event will mark the unofficial start of Belgium's political season, bringing together activists, trade unionists, and political leaders to discuss some of the most pressing issues in Europe and the world today. | ManiFiesta, organized by groups including Intal, Cubanismo, and Redfox, with the support of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB), consists of a mix of political discussions, cultural performances, and music. This year's lineup inc…
Editor(2024-09-06). Grenfell report indicts capitalism.mronline.org CROOKED companies dishonestly presenting their products as safe. Corporate incompetents engaged in a merry-go-round of buck-passing.
WSWS(2024-09-06). Canada's NDP ends governmental pact with Trudeau in hopes of averting electoral debacle.wsws.org The NDP's new oppositional posture is aimed at repositioning the social democrats and their trade union allies so they can more effectively perform their essential function for the ruling class—suppressing the class struggle and acting as political safety valves—under conditions of intensifying global capitalist crisis.
Jim McMahan(2024-09-06). Oppose FBI attack on Black organization.workers.org Support for the Uhuru 3 is gaining momentum as their trial in the face of repressive charges begins on Sept. 3 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The three are Omali Yeshiteli, Chair of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP); Penny Hess, Chair of the African Peoples Solidarity Committee; and Jesse Nevel, . . . |
Ray McGovern, Consortium News.(2024-09-06). Conditioning Americans For War With Russia.popularresistance.org As the drums beat louder and louder about alleged threats from Russia, the Biden administration today blew perilous new life into the debunked and disgraced Russiagate disinformation operation. | Russiagate seems too good of a weapon for the Democrats to give up. Its initial appearance, beginning in 2016, dangerously raised tensions with nuclear-armed Russia. But in the midst of today's escalating crisis in Ukraine, a Russiagate repeat recklessly raises risk to insane heights. | Here's how The New York Times reported it today: | Garland testified: "The effort in this case is to affect the preferred outcome of the…
Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report.(2024-09-06). Abandon Biden Becomes Abandon Harris.popularresistance.org In July, immediately after President Biden dropped out of the race, we reappeared in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC demanding that Vice President Harris speak to us, meet with us. We extended our hand, asking what her policy on Gaza was. What was her policy on the genocide? We wanted to know exactly what was in her mind, since she had worked actively with the president since the genocide began. We wanted to hear from her mouth, in front of us, what she would do if she became the president on January 20. | The media took our message, our demands for a permanent, unconditional ceasefire and a full arm…
Mitchell Plitnick(2024-09-06). The genocide in Gaza is as American as it is Israeli. The U.S. won't stop it.mondoweiss.net After long months and rivers of Palestinian blood in Gaza, the Western world is finally grasping the fact that the proposed ceasefire in Gaza is not taking hold because Israel's government is preventing it. The desire for a ceasefire in the United States, certainly among Democrat voters, is clear. If one is to believe President …
Imran Mulla(2024-09-06). UK: Green Party to vote on whether to declare a genocide in Gaza.middleeasteye.net UK: Green Party to vote on whether to declare a genocide in Gaza | Deputy leader Zack Polanski tells MEE the Greens are willing to work with independent MPs on select issues, including Palestine | | Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay is joined on stage by MPs Sian Berry and Ellie Chowns…
Marcy Winograd(2024-09-06). Holding the Press and White House Accountable: Solomon's Afterword on the Gaza War.dissidentvoice.org In Norman Solomon's new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, the author excoriates the White House for arming a genocide with assistance from a negligent press. Solomon tracks events following Hamas' killings and kidnappings of Israelis on October 7th, a …
Arun Gupta(2024-09-06). Why is Kamala Harris Erasing Palestinians?counterpunch.org It's not that the Democrats did not show any concern about Palestinians at the Democratic National Convention. They showed extraordinary concern given the lengths they went to erase them from Kamala's coronation. | Afterwards the Democrats seemed ecstatic that a little genocide didn't disrupt their joy. But there were still plenty of protests and signs of divisions that could pose problems with Harris's path to election especially as student protesters look to reinvigorate the movement.
Marcy Winograd(2024-09-06). Holding the Press and White House Accountable: Solomon's Afterword on the Gaza War.counterpunch.org In Norman Solomon's new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, the author excoriates the White House for arming a genocide with assistance from a negligent press. Solomon tracks events following Hamas' killings and kidnappings of Israelis on October 7th, a
Paul Street(2024-09-06). From Hiroshima to Genocide in Gaza.counterpunch.org I mourn the six dead Israeli hostages recently murdered by Hamas before Israeli Defense Forces could claim them as military victories because I strive to be a human being. But it has been revolting to hear and see so much detail in the dominant media about the beauty and humanity of one group of people
Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss.(2024-09-06). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 335: Israeli Objective In West Bank.popularresistance.org The wide-ranging Israeli invasion of the northern West Bank, dubbed "Operation Summer Camps," has now entered its ninth consecutive day. During this period of time, the Israeli army has focused the bulk of its attacks on Jenin refugee camp and the city of Jenin. The operation has also included repeated invasions of Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem and al-Far'a refugee camp in Tubas, sometimes for 48 hours at a time, and at other points only for a few hours on limited missions. The UN's OCHA has reported that "Israeli forces have been using lethal, war-like tactics across the northern West Bank" as part of the o…
Alex MacDonald(2024-09-06). Israel pulls out of Jenin, but denies end of West Bank offensive.middleeasteye.net Israel pulls out of Jenin, but denies end of West Bank offensive | Residents of city its refugee camp return to homes following 10-day Israeli assault | | A man sits in front of a damaged building following an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank, on…
Eden Solomon(2024-09-06). Two Bedouin Israelis say IDF soldiers beat them while they were driving in West Bank.haaretz.com The two men said that the soldiers stopped them en route to Jerusalem, ordered them out of their car, put their rifles to their heads and beat them with their guns. When they asked to go to a hospital because of their injuries, one of the solders threatened to shoot them if they turned around…
Gideon Levy(2024-09-06). Settlers destroyed their West Bank village, Israel forbids them from rebuilding it.haaretz.com A Palestinian community abandoned its ancestral village in the South Hebron Hills at the start of the war for fear of settler attacks. An Israeli court decision allowed them to return, but settlers have already destroyed most of their homes. Now the military government won't let them rebuild…
Ali Salam(2024-09-06). After a Ten Day Assault, Army Withdraws from Jenin.imemc.org Israeli forces withdrew from the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp, on Friday at dawn, after ten days of siege and destruction against the city. Media sources said that after ten days of attacking the city of Jenin and its refugee camp, leaving massive destruction and death in its wake. …
Ali Salam(2024-09-06). Israeli Forces Assault a Young Man Near Ramallah.imemc.org Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian young man, on Friday at dawn, when he passed through a flying military roadblock northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces assaulted the young man, Bilal Rabah Dar Atta at a flying military roadblock at the entrance to the village of Shuqba, northwest …
Ali Salam(2024-09-06). Israeli Forces Shoot A Young Man Near Nablus.imemc.org Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man on Thursday night, during their invasion of the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that a large army force, including bulldozers, stormed the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus city, sparking protests from local Palestinians. The Palestinian Red Crescent …
Ali Salam(2024-09-06). Israeli Soldier Kills a 13-year-old Girl Near Nablus.imemc.org Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child on Friday afternoon after illegal colonizers invaded the village of Qaryout, southeast of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces shot the girl, Bana Amjad Bakr, 13, in the chest with live ammunition during a settler invasion and attack on the village. Sources …
Ali Salam(2024-09-06). Israeli Soldiers Shoot a Woman Near Bethlehem.imemc.org Israeli forces shot a Palestinian woman, on Thursday night, after invading the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank. Rami Hamamreh, the director of the Husan Village Council, told WAFA that occupation soldiers stormed the eastern entrance to the village, sparking protests among local Palestinian youths. Hamamreh added that the …
hindustantimes(2024-09-06). Houthis Planning Big Attack On Israel? Iran-Backed Group's Boss Drops Big Hint; 'Enemy Will Be…'.hindustantimes.com Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement chief Abdul-Malik al-Houthi on September 5 took a swipe at Arab nations for not doing enough against Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza and military operations in the occupied West Bank. Al-Houthi said, "Arab countries are simply watching the Zionist regime's crimes against Palestinians, arson attacks on mosques, and desecration of copies of the Holy Quran without taking a clear stance in this regard." He also called for Jihad against the Israeli regime.
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-09-06). Revolution Is Now.caitlinjohnstone.com.auAn effective solution that we can all begin applying in the here and now is working to foment a revolutionary zeitgeist by spreading awareness of the depravity and deceit of the empire.
Dave DeCamp(2024-09-06). Netanyahu Rejects US Assessment on Ceasefire, Says There's 'Not a Deal in the Making'.news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there was "not a deal in the making" regarding a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas and rejected a US assessment that an agreement was 90% of the way there. When asked on Fox News about the 90% assessment, Netanyahu said, "No, it's exactly inaccurate. There's a …
hindustantimes(2024-09-06). Hezbollah Fury Against Israel; 40 Rockets Fired Per Day From Lebanon As IDF Scrambles To Hit Back.hindustantimes.com Israel reportedly saw the highest number of rocket attacks from Lebanon in the month of August. According to Shin Bet data, around 1,307 rockets were fired from Lebanon and Syria, with the majority launched from Lebanon and Hezbollah leading the assault. On average, more than 40 rockets were launched daily from these regions. Watch for more.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Bolivian steel giant to host students.plenglish.com La Paz, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) An agreement between the "Germán Busch Technological Institute (Itegeb)" and the soon-to-open Mutún Steel Company (ESM) will allow students from the higher education center to do internships at the industrial complex.
Jamal Kanj(2024-09-06). Why Would Six Israelis Receive More Attention Than Tens of Thousands of Murdered Palestinians.counterpunch.org September 1, 2024, twenty-seven Palestinian families woke up to mourn their loved ones, including at least 11 who were killed at a "safe" shelter, Safad School in Zaitune neighborhood east of Gaza city. On the same day, the Israeli occupying army recovered the bodies of six Israeli captives, who died as a direct or indirect result of an Israeli incursion into a tunnel in Rafah.
Howard Lisnoff(2024-09-06). A Conversation With a Columbia University Undergraduate.counterpunch.org When the subway riders boarded the 1 train at 116th Street on Manhattan's West Side, it was apparent that many riders on this Labor Day were students. The subway car wasn't particularly crowded and one of the people I guessed was a student sat down next to me. We began talking about the difference in
Codepink(2024-09-06). Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?pressenza.com The Associated Press By Nicolas J. S Davies"Some people don't want to shoot. They see the enemy in the firing position in trenches but don't open fire. … That is why our men are dying," said a frustrated battalion commander in Ukraine's 47th Brigade. "When they don't use the weap…
Nicolas J.S. Davies(2024-09-06). Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?dissidentvoice.org "It's brave to admit your fears" — Ukrainian recruiting poster. Photo credit: Ministry of Defense, Ukraine. The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine's new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually aim their weapons and fire at Russian soldiers. "Some people don't want to shoot. They …
Binoy Kampmark(2024-09-06). Give Me Missiles: Gina Rinehart and the Pathologies of Mining.dissidentvoice.org Power should only ever be vested carefully, and certainly not in the hands of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, a creature so comically absurd as to warrant immediate dismissal in any respectable commentary. But Australia's richest human being demands to be noticed, given the insensible influence she continues to exert in press and policy circles. Rants …
Staff(2024-09-06). "Beyond Catastrophic": U.N. Issues Dire Warning on Gaza as Israel Hinders Polio Vaccination Drive.democracynow.org The United Nations is warning the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains "beyond catastrophic" as more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza did not receive any food rations in August amid Israel's relentless assault. Israel's 11-month campaign has killed more than 15,000 children and enabled the besieged territory's first polio outbreak in a quarter-century. INARA founder Arwa Damon just got back from spending two weeks in Gaza, where the nonprofit currently provides medical and mental healthcare to Palestinian children. "Israel has decimated every single aspect of any sort of i…
Democracy Now!(2024-09-06). Democracy Now! 2024-09-06 Friday.democracynow.org Headlines for September 06, 2024; Russia Intensifies Strikes on Ukraine as U.S. Pledges $250 Million More for Kyiv Amid Deepening War; "Beyond Catastrophic": U.N. Issues Dire Warning on Gaza as Israel Hinders Polio Vaccination Drive; Fred Trump III Denounces His Uncle Donald Trump for Saying Disabled People "Should Just Die" | Headlines for September 06, 2024; Russia Intensifies Strikes on Ukraine as U.S. Pledges $250 Million More for Kyiv Amid Deepening War; "Beyond Catastrophic": U.N. Issues Dire Warning on Gaza as Israel Hinders Polio Vaccination Drive; Fred Trump III Denounce…
Democracy Now!(2024-09-06). Democracy Now! 2024-09-06 Friday.democracynow.org Headlines for September 06, 2024; Russia Intensifies Strikes on Ukraine as U.S. Pledges $250 Million More for Kyiv Amid Deepening War; "Beyond Catastrophic": U.N. Issues Dire Warning on Gaza as Israel Hinders Polio Vaccination Drive; Fred Trump III Denounces His Uncle Donald Trump for Saying Disabled People "Should Just Die" | Headlines for September 06, 2024; Russia Intensifies Strikes on Ukraine as U.S. Pledges $250 Million More for Kyiv Amid Deepening War; "Beyond Catastrophic": U.N. Issues Dire Warning on Gaza as Israel Hinders Polio Vaccination Drive; Fred Trump III Denounce…
Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star.(2024-09-06). Portland Votes To Divest From Companies Doing Business With Israel.popularresistance.org Portland's city council adopted a resolution Wednesday night urging the city to divest from companies doing business with Israel in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. | The city council unanimously approved the resolution — put forth by councilor April Fournier and sponsored by the Maine Coalition for Palestine and Maine's chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace — in a packed chamber following more than three hours of public comment. Councilors also said individually that they'd received thousands of emails from constituents regarding the resolution. | More than 80 companies are included i…
Taryn Fivek(2024-09-06). Trump is Netanyahu's favorite, but Democrats' Israel policy keeps them from saying so.peoplesworld.org During his presidency, Donald Trump was an unmitigated disaster for Palestine. If he takes office again, all signs point to him being even worse the second time around. This is why the Biden administration and the Harris-Walz campaign would do well to immediately implement an arms embargo on Israel and move to attack his record …
Jeffrey St. Clair(2024-09-06). Roaming Charges: Ain't That America, Something to See, Baby?counterpunch.org A country that tolerates the routine shootings of its own school children as the cost of doing business in our weird notion of a "free society" is unlikely to feel any empathy for Palestinian children killed by the weapons we sell Israel. Violence is our chief export; indifference to the bloodshed is our national characteristic.
Binoy Kampmark(2024-09-06). Craven Tokenism: The UK Suspension of Arms Export Licenses to Israel.counterpunch.org The government of Sir Keir Starmer, despite remaining glued to a foreign policy friendly and accommodating to Israel, has found the strain a bit much of late. While galloping to victory in the July elections, leaving the British Labour Party a heaving majority, a certain ill-temper could be found among the ranks on his attitudes regarding
IMEMC News(2024-09-06). Gaza — Day 336: At Least 33 Killed, Including Children, as Israeli Assault Continues.imemc.org On Friday, September 6, 2024, day 336 of the ongoing Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of 2.2 million people in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their relentless attacks on Palestinian civilians in all parts of the besieged coastal enclave.
Oscar Rickett(2024-09-06). Benjamin Netanyahu and maps: A brief history of an enduring love affair.middleeasteye.net Benjamin Netanyahu and maps: A brief history of an enduring love affair | Israel's prime minister has a history of using controversial maps in his presentations | | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a map during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA…
Musa al-Sada(2024-09-06). Will 'Israel' End on Its Own?orinocotribune.com By Musa al-Sada — Sep 5, 2024 | There is no question that the internal division in the Zionist colony is quite severe. Indeed, history tells us that every colonial settler project is born with an internal spark of discord. The continuation of such a project, in one form or another, relies on the settler community managing its contradictions on one hand, and maintaining sufficient surplus power on the other, specifically economic power and military power. This analysis even extends to interpreting the sharp division in US politics today as, at its core, one of the major contradictions within the white settle…
Staff(2024-09-06). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Condemns 'Israel' and Its Support for Far-Right Opposition (+Sputnik & RT).orinocotribune.com Foreign Minister of Venezuela Yván Gil has condemned the fact that the Israeli settler state supports "fascist criminals" in Venezuela and trains them in its "violent practices." The Venezuelan top diplomat made the statements this Thursday, September 5, in response to a press release from Tel Aviv, in which the Zionist entity expressed its support for the former candidate of the far-right opposition, Edmundo González. | In its
Ana Perdigón(2024-09-06). Venezuela: 11 People Arrested for Involvement in Electrical System Sabotage.orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Peace Diosdado Cabello, reported the arrest of 11 people involved in the latest sabotage of the National Electrical System (SEN). | During the transmission of his program Con el Mazo Dando on Wednesday, September 4, Cabello announced that the 11 people arrested for the "On the day of the blackout, people knew that it was María Corina Machado who ordered the…
Brian Mier(2024-09-06). Inside Brazil's X Ban: How Elon Musk Started—and Lost—a Fight With Brazil's Judiciary.orinocotribune.com By Brian Mier — Sep 4, 2024 | Millions of Brazilians woke up on August 31 in a country without X, after the Supreme Court ordered the national telecommunications agency to block the social media platform. This move culminated over a year of X's refusal to follow Brazil's telecommunications laws, particularly those requiring deplatforming of suspects in internet crime investigations. In a single day, X lost 22 million users, while alternative platform Blue Sky gained 2 million new Brazilian users in just three days. The order to ban the platform initially came from Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes,…
Misión Verdad(2024-09-06). The Political Reversal in Edmundo González's Letter.orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Sep 5, 2024 | Edmundo González Urrutia's letter to the attorney general Venezuela contains political elements that signal a possible change in the situation within the Venezuelan opposition and, therefore, in the general conflict scenario. | Amid a disruptive agenda of extreme polarization by the far-right opposition that does not recognize the electoral results of July 28 and wants a coup d'état disguised as "transition," amid an international attempt to issue a Guaidó 2.0 project, and with María Corina Machado's capacity of social traction and mobilization weakened, the letter by former…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2024-09-06). Navajo Nation: We Will Block Your Trucks.orinocotribune.com By Cde. Oak — Sep 4, 2024 | On July 30, 2024, mining company Energy Fuel Resources smuggled two trucks carrying uranium ore across the Navajo border and through Navajo land. Navajo President Buu Nygren attempted to stop these trucks with the Navajo Police Force, but the fugitives ultimately escaped. Tribal members in the area are protesting and demanding the mine be shut down. | The Navajo, Havasupai, and Ute Nations are being poisoned. Toxic uranium saturates their land, drinking water, and homes. Southwestern indigenous tribes lived on top of uranium deposits for centuries without issue. They called it lee…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2024-09-06). The United States and the Digital War Against Cuba, a Brief History.orinocotribune.com By Rosa Miriam Elizalde — Sep 5, 2024 | Only once has the US government publicly admitted that it has been the one blocking Cuba's access to the Internet. In November 2022, the Department of Justice recommended to the Federal Communications Commission the denial of a permit for the island to connect to the submarine cable that interconnects Caribbean countries with the American continent. | The argument was ridiculous. It cited the alleged danger of Cuba's relations with other foreign adversaries, such as China or Russia, which could use the island as a gateway to hack into the US network. | The Arcos-1 netw…
scorinoco(2024-09-06). President Maduro Reports About Far-Right Opposition's New Destabilization Plan.orinocotribune.com President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, reported that the extreme right is planning a new "diabolical" attack that is being unveiled and is being actively investigated. | During the inauguration of the Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Comprehensive Diagnostic Center in the parish of El Junquito, Libertador municipality of Caracas, on Wednesday, September 4, the president announced that soon there will be more news about the criminal plans. | "You will learn over the next few days [about] the criminal plans that we are, in real time, unveiling, and the criminals that we are capturing. They are fascist, diabolical plans,…
Staff(2024-09-06). Venezuela's Attorney General: Edmundo González's Letter 'Totally Out of Place'.orinocotribune.com The letter that has been delivered by former far-right presidential candidate Edmundo González has been determined as "totally out of place" to "justify and at the same time declare himself above the law, the authority, the state," according to the attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab. | This Thursday, September 5, in a press conference regarding the meeting he held with the lawyer Vicente Haro, legal representative of González, Saab explained that the former candidate "attempts to explain but contradicts himself" as to why he did not appear at any of the three summons issued by the Public Prosecutor…
Ana Vraƒçar, People's Dispatch.(2024-09-06). Macron Protested Over Appointment Of Right-Wing Prime Minister.popularresistance.org French President Emmanuel Macron has finally nominated a new Prime Minister. However, his choice is not someone from the New Popular Front (NFP), the left-progressive alliance that won the most seats in the recent snap election. Instead, Macron opted for Michel Barnier, a conservative former EU official and Brexit negotiator, igniting yet more anger among left and progressive circles in France. | Barnier comes from the ranks of The Republicans, a Gaullist party that garnered approximately 6% of the vote in the recent election. The French president has described him as a choice that will be able to build stability…
Esha Mitra, Waging Nonviolence.(2024-09-06). Repression Backfires In Pakistan.popularresistance.org In July, hundreds of thousands of people set out for a national gathering in Gwadar, a picturesque port city on the Arabian sea in Balochistan — Pakistan's largest, but least populated, province. Making their way through an expanse of mountainous desert were the members of a severely oppressed community, the Baloch, whose population extends into neighboring Iran and Afghanistan. | At this first-of-its-kind national gathering, called Baloch Raji Munchi, people were planning to press their demand for an end to enforced disappearances, wrongful arrests and extrajudicial killings — all of which have been…
Friends of Socialist China.(2024-09-06). China To Give LDCs, Including 33 African Countries, Zero-Tariff Treatment.popularresistance.org China has decided to give all least developed countries having diplomatic relations with China, including 33 countries in Africa, zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday in a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, the Xinhua News Agency reported. | This has made China the first major developing country and the first major economy to take such a step. It will help turn China's big market into Africa's big opportunity, Xi said, Xinhua reported. | China will expand market acc…
Hannah Zhao, Matthew Guariglia, Electronic Frontier Foundation.(2024-09-06). Organizations Call For An End To AI Use In Immigration Decisions.popularresistance.org EFF, Just Futures Law, and 140 other groups have sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must stop using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the immigration system. For years, EFF has been monitoring and warning about the dangers of automated and so-called "AI-enhanced" surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico border. As we've made clear, algorithmic decision-making should never get the final say on whether a person should be policed, arrested, denied freedom, or, in this case, are worthy of a safe haven in the United States. | The letter is signed by a wide range of…
Sarah Anderson, Inequality.(2024-09-06). Hotel CEOs Prioritize Their Own Paychecks, Not Improvements.popularresistance.org Labor disputes are continuing to rage between unionized hotel workers and the bosses at three major chains: Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt. | Over Labor Day weekend, more than 10,000 UNITE HERE members went on strike at 25 hotels in nine cities after months of unresolved contract negotiations. While most are back on the job for now, they're urging guests not to patronize any of their target hotels until the union secures good new contracts. (They've mapped hotels with labor disputes here) | Among the workers' key demands: higher wages in line with the rising cost of living, fair staffing and workloads, improved bene…
Sarah Anderson, Scheer Post.(2024-09-06). Low Wage Corporations Spent Half A Trillion Inflating CEO Pay.popularresistance.org Most of us believe in fair pay for honest work. So why aren't low-wage workers better paid? | After 30 years of research, I can tell you it's not because employers don't have the cash. It's because profitable corporations spend that money on their stock prices and CEOs instead. | Lowe's, for example, spent $43 billion buying back its own stock over the past five years. With that sum, the chain could've given each of its 285,000 employees a $30,000 bonus every year. Instead, half of Lowe's workers make less than $33,000. Meanwhile, CEO Marvin Ellison raked in $18 million in 2023. | The company also plowed nearly f…
MEE staff(2024-09-06). Both of Sudan's warring sides guilty of atrocities, finds UN mission.middleeasteye.net Both of Sudan's warring sides guilty of atrocities, finds UN mission | Fact-finding report reveals range of crimes by RSF and Sudanese army, including rape, killings and torture, and calls for arms embargo | | Members of Sudan's armed forces take part in a military parade held on the occasion of…
Otis Grotewohl(2024-09-06). RNC and DNC: Two versions of anti-migrant policies.workers.org The Republican National Convention, held in Milwaukee in July, was a blatant display of white supremacy and fascistic demagoguery regarding migrants. The Democratic National Convention, held in Chicago in August with a more inclusive and "progressive" faàßade, nevertheless presented a program that restricted the rights of migrants. RNC and DNC: . . . |
Richie Merino(2024-09-06). On 8th anniversary of La Junta, demonstrators demand: 'Free Puerto Rico!'.workers.org Credit: Richie Merio On the 8th anniversary of the implementation of the Fiscal Control Board, Aug. 31, organizers denounced La Junta both in Puerto Rico and in New York and demanded a free Puerto Rico! In New York, protesters marched from the offices at 26 Federal Plaza, where hedge . . . |
Staff(2024-09-06). Fred Trump III Denounces His Uncle Donald Trump for Saying Disabled People "Should Just Die"democracynow.org Democracy Now! is joined by the nephew of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has endorsed Trump's Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Fred Trump III's new memoir, All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way, shares fresh insights into the Trump family and acts as a platform to advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities. Fred Trump's own son William has a rare genetic disorder that causes severe developmental and intellectual disabilities. He says Donald Trump once told him to abandon William, saying, "He doesn't recognize you. Let…
Staff(2024-09-06). Russia Intensifies Strikes on Ukraine as U.S. Pledges $250 Million More for Kyiv Amid Deepening War.democracynow.org Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced more U.S. aid for Ukraine just days after the country was hit by one of the deadliest airstrikes since Russia's invasion in early 2022. On Tuesday, a pair of Russian missiles struck a military academy and hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 270. "The sense … is that the U.S. is giving Ukraine enough so that it doesn't lose, but not enough so that it can actually make significant and needed gains," says award-winning journalist Arwa Damon, who is in Ukraine providing medical and m…
WSWS(2024-09-06). Wellington rail workers voting on strike action.wsws.org The Socialist Equality Group calls on rail workers to vote in favour of strike action in their pay dispute with Transdev and Hyundai Rotem, but warns that to carry out a real fight, workers must break from the RMTU and establish an independent rank-and-file committee.
WSWS(2024-09-06). Harris and Trump compete for support from billionaires.wsws.org Appealing to the billionaires that control both parties, at two recent events both Trump and Harris pledged to cater their policies to the interests of the ultra-wealthy.
WSWS(2024-09-06). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific.wsws.org India: Maharashtra road commuter transport workers walk out for pay rise; Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital workers strike indefinitely; Western Australian and New South Wales child protection workers take action over staffing; Tasmanian nurses and midwives strike…
United World International(2024-09-06). The US soldier with the hood on the head: The story behind.uwidata.com On September 3rd, 15 members of the Vatan Party's youth wing, Vanguard Youth, put a hood on the head of a US soldier in the Turkish city of Izmir. The US soldiers were stationed on the USS Wasp, the largest assault ships in the American fleet, docked at Izmir Port. Following the action, Erol Aslan, …
Jane Cutter(2024-09-06). What you need to know about the Kroger-Albertsons merger.liberationnews.org The pending $25 billion merger of the Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains threatens to continue the trend of monopolistic price-gouging while leading the sell-off and possible closure of hundreds of neighborhood stores.
Bar Crawl Radio(2024-09-06). Harris OR Trump? Report from Mexico & Scotland.pressenza.com BCR podcast traveled to Mexico and Scotland in August and asked what citizens of the world were feeling about the U.S. Presidential election. Nearly everyone I met was aware of the election and had significant and personal feelings about "Americans" and their limited choice for leadership. I talked with people from Puerta Vallarta, San Miguel de Allende, Edinburgh, and Aberfeldy — tourists, a waiter, a van driver, teens from Belfast, couple of cooks, a photographer and painter, a teacher, an airline worker, Cambridge students, tour guides, Edinburgh Fringe Festival workers and artists, and the Fringe Financ…
Pressenza Berlin(2024-09-06). Dirty Dancing: Assaults in the Berlin dance scene.pressenza.com The Berlin couple-dancing scene is an integral part of Berlin's nightlife. Thursdays and Sundays at Berlin's Soda Club (located at Kulturbrauerei), where you can dance pairwise on 5 different floors (Kizomba, Salsa Cubana, Mambo, Bachata, Zouk), are quite simply an institution. Open-air dance events are held almost daily on the Spree's waterfront in summer, reflecting the dedication of this community: The events are free, the city's best DJs provide their skills and people of all ages, from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds move rhythmically in couples to the music. There are also annual festivals s…
Rédaction France(2024-09-06). Meeting of the Commissions of the European Parks of Study and Reflection.pressenza.com At the initiative of the Parc La Belle Idée Commission (France, Paris region), twenty-five people, all members of the commissions of European Parks for Study and Reflection, met at Bassevelle from August 30 to September 01. | These Parks of Study and Reflection are places of retreat, far from the hustle and bustle of the city; they offer their well-kept, natural setting, their generous spaces and their facilities to humanists from all over the world, who come to study, reflect, exchange and present their work, the foundations of which are to be found in Silo's thought. They also host a wide range of activities: w…
Abdul Rahman(2024-09-06). The crisis in Afghanistan is a result of US recklessness.peoplesdispatch.org The third anniversary of the end of the two decades of US war and occupation in Afghanistan coincides with a particularly contentious presidential election year in the US. Both the Democrats and Republicans are busy blaming each other for the fiasco. It is clear that Afghanistan has become yet another embarrassing episode in the long history of US imperial adventures which no one wants to take responsibility for. | Two of the top generals in the US army, Mark Miley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Kenneth McKenzie, former chief of US Central Command, who led the withdrawal from Afghanistan in Au…
Pablo Meriguet(2024-09-06). AMLO's last presidential battle: the House of Representatives approves Morena's Judicial Reform.peoplesdispatch.org The Judicial Reform promoted by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is getting closer to becoming a reality. On Wednesday, September 4, the House of Representatives approved the initiative with 359 votes in favor and 135 against. The ruling MORENA party has a majority in the House thanks to its alliance with the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM). The Reform will have to be discussed in the next few days by the Senate of the Republic, where two-thirds of the votes are required to approve the Executive's initiative. AMLO's mandate ends on October 1 and has expressed th…
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-09-06). Revolution Is Now.thealtworld.com People are always asking me what we can do to fight the tyranny and depravity of the empire and create a healthy world. | "But what can we do?" they ask. "You always talk about the problems, but we need solutions! How do we solve the problems you keep pointing to?" | It's especially common during US election season, because I tend to spend a lot of time pointing to the fraudulent nature of western electoral politics and saying Americans will never be able to vote their way out of their problems. | Which is of course fair. If I'm saying "Not that way, it's a dead end," it's only fair that I should be asked which w…
Bradley Crowder(2024-09-06). The sand cannot stop.peoplesworld.org Editor's note: The Permian Basin is a vast region of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico containing the most productive oil fields in the United States. It has yielded nearly 30 billion barrels of oil and over 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas since the first commercial well opened in the region in 1921. …
C.J. Atkins(2024-09-06). Macron 'gives middle finger' to French voters, appoints fascist-approved prime minister.peoplesworld.org After delaying for months, President Emmanuel Macron has finally told the French people directly that he is ignoring their votes. In July parliamentary elections, they put the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) coalition in first place, but on Thursday Macron named right-wing figure Michel Barnier as the country's next prime minister. Barnier is affiliated with …
Chauncey K. Robinson(2024-09-06). 'The Front Room' review: Religious trauma and Black womanhood collide for wild horror ride.peoplesworld.org "If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive." ‚Äï Audre Lorde The above quote by American writer, philosopher, and intersectional feminist Audre Lorde seems appropriate when considering what is at the heart of the new psychological horror film The Front Room. The use …
Chauncey K. Robinson(2024-09-06). The new 'Reagan' film is an ahistorical conservative fairytale.peoplesworld.org As the 2024 presidential election draws near, there has been a growing realization that ex-President Donald Trump's second term would be detrimental to working people and the country as a whole. Among those pointing out this danger are increasing numbers of prominent Republicans. Yet, as they condemn Trump, they have begun to wax poetic of …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-09-06). Poor People's Campaign and clergy gathering combats voter suppression.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A Poor People's Campaign strategy session among clergy from around the U.S., called to discuss how to register and mobilize poor and low-wealth people to vote this fall, pivoted into how to protect those voters against right-wing intimidation, disinformation and voter suppression. The Rev. William Barber II, the campaign's co-chair, finished his short introduction about …
Paul Craig Roberts(2024-09-06). Does the Ruling Elite Have an Extermination List?thealtworld.com Look at the size of Tucker Carlson's audience. It exceeds that of all Demorat politicians combined. | BREAKING: MASSIVE SELLOUT CROWD FOR TUCKER CARLSON IN PHOENIX, AZ — Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) Tucker is dangerous to the American gestapo establishment. That is why he and Elon Musk head my list of Americans who are likely to quietly disappear once the Kamala regime has been placed in power. Truth-tellers are dangerous to a tyra…
Finian Cunningham(2024-09-06). Kiev regime shuffles cabinet like deckchairs on the Titanic.thealtworld.com The political scrambling is comparable to the chaotic retreat of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass. | Dozens of ministers and senior officials in the NATO-backed Kiev regime have tendered their resignations ahead of a chaotic reshuffle. The political scrambling is comparable to the chaotic retreat of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass. | Among those falling on their own sword is Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba who, after the nominal president Vladimir Zelensky, was the most internationally recognizable face of the regime. Kuleba and Zelensky were something of a double act, trotting around the world peevishly and insati…
Andrew Korybko(2024-09-06). BRICS Membership Or Lack Thereof Isn't Actually That Big Of A Deal.thealtworld.com BRICS can be compared to a Zoom conference: members actively participate in talks on financial multipolarity, partners observe their discussions in real time, and everyone else with an interest in them hears about the outcome afterwards. | Türkiye prompted a debate about the merits of BRICS membership upon Russian Presidential Aide Ushakov's
hindustantimes(2024-09-06). Another Embarrassment For Zelensky? Russia Bombs Ukraine's Kamikaze Drones Even Before Take Off.hindustantimes.com Russia's Defense Ministry released a video claiming to have successfully neutralised Ukrainian kamikaze drone teams in the Kharkiv region. The footage reportedly shows Russian forces, part of the Sever Group, conducting a reconnaissance operation to detect and target UAV launching points. According to the MoD, drones provided real-time intelligence, enabling artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions. Watch for more.
hindustantimes(2024-09-06). Putin Declares 'Impossible' To Shutdown Russia's Energy Sector, Mocks EU; Veiled Thanks To India.hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Ukraine's decision to end the gas transit agreement, set to expire at the end of the year, will impact Europe more than Moscow. During a Q&A session at Russia's Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin highlighted that the termination will reduce gas volumes flowing to Europe. Watch for more.
A A(2024-09-06). Russia is not our enemy.strategic-culture.su Given the ongoing war between the United States and Russia in Ukraine, it's natural for Americans to conclude that Russia is our enemy. Not so. Our enemy is instead the U.S. national-security establishment — i.e., the Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA — the entity that is responsible for the war in Ukraine and that is destroying our lives, liberties, and well-being here at home.
Owen Schalk(2024-09-06). Canada's Militarization and the End of U.S. Hegemony.mronline.org Owen Schalk details how Canada's policies—the hostile moves toward geopolitical opponents, efforts to decrease economic ties to China through critical minerals exploration, and hundreds of billions of dollars in projected military spending over the next decades—do not make Canadians safer.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-09-06). Cuba salutes anniversary of Eswatini's independence.plenglish.com "Cuba congratulates the Eswatini people and government on the 56th anniversary of its independence," the MINREX wrote in a post on X. | "We ratify our willingness to continue expanding and diversifying bilateral and cooperative relations between our countries," added the message, also published on its Facebook profile. | The Kingdom of Eswatini, previously known as Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast. | Cuba and Eswatini established diplomatic relations in 1995. All through these years the A…
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Drought affects oil production in Ecuador's Amazon.plenglish.com A statement from the enterprise the low water level in the Napo River has affected the normal supply of fuel in the fields located in that area and "as a consequence of this shortage, wells have been shut down and production has been reduced by some 4,300 barrels of oil per day". | Petroecuador further explained that the weather conditions make it impossible to forecast when the river level will swell to normal, allowing for the recovery of fuel supply. | The abnormal weather pushed to a halt the Esmeraldas refinery, the largest in this South American nation. | On August 15, President Daniel Noboa ordered the Mi…
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Ecuador-Costa Rica trade agreement will come into force in October.plenglish.com Quito, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The trade agreement signed by Ecuador and Costa Rica in March, 2023 will come into force on October 1, the Minister of Production of the former, Sonsoles García, informed here today.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Ex Panamanian ambassador demands Cuba's removal from terrorist list.plenglish.com Panama City, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Former Panamanian ambassador to Cuba Reinaldo Rivera, today demanded that the United States government exclude the island from a spurious list of countries sponsoring terrorism.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Mpox virus won't thwart South African Defense Expo, organizers vow.plenglish.com Pretoria, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The health situation deriving from Mpox in South Africa will not dampen the enthusiam to hold the Aerospace and Defense Expo and Air Show (AAD), scheduled to begin on the 18th of September, organizers said.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Panamanian legislators favor inclusive dialogue on social security.plenglish.com Panama City, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The heads of the parliamentary groups in Panama's National Assembly (AN, Parliament) today advocated a multi-sector dialogue to save the Social Security Fund (CSS) from the crisis currently engulfing the country.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Summer of 2024, the hottest on record worldwide.plenglish.com Brussels, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The boreal summer of 2024 was the hottest on record worldwide, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), an observatory of the European Union, reported today.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-09-06). Venezuelan Foreign Minister hails trade growth with Colombia.plenglish.com "Since the normalization of relations between Colombia and Venezuela, trade between the two countries has been steadily growing," the minister said on his Telegram profile. | According to official figures, bilateral trade has grown by 56 percent in 2024. | President Nicolás Maduro highlighted today that by the end of the year exchanges will have reached one billion dollars. | Maduro believes that this commercial achievement reflects the consolidation of economic relations after Caracas and Bogotá decided to normalize their diplomatic ties. | Addressing the 2d Binational Tourism Meeting Venezuela-Colombia, held i…
Martha Ríos(2024-09-06). En Cuba analizan avance de agenda legislativa en los municipios.radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (RHC) El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba (ANPP, Parlamento), Esteban Lazo Hernández se reunió este viernes con titulares de ese órgano a nivel de municipios, con quienes repasó aspectos de la agenda legislativa.
Adam Fishbein(2024-09-06). Unemployment Edges Down to 4.2 Percent in August. Economy Creates 142,000 Jobs.cepr.net The August employment report showed a modest drop in the unemployment rate to 4.2 percent. While this is a trivial decline, it comes after the rate had risen by 0.6 percentage points from 3.7 percent in January to 4.3 percent in July, raising concerns about a possible recession. The drop in August should help to …
Heba Nasser(2024-09-06). Tunisian presidential candidate arrested again shortly after release.middleeasteye.net Tunisian presidential candidate arrested again shortly after release | Ayachi Zammel's re-arrest comes amid accusations that authorities are manipulating the race in Kais Saied's favour | | Tunisian voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Mnihla district, outside Tunis, during the p…
MEE staff(2024-09-06). US and Iraq agree on plan to withdraw US troops: Report.middleeasteye.net US and Iraq agree on plan to withdraw US troops: Report | Hundreds of US soldiers would be pulled out of Iraq in September 2025 and the remaining would depart by the end of 2026 | | American soldiers taking position around the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on December 31 2019 (US embassy in Iraq/AFP)…
Kea Humilde(2024-09-06). Fashion on Fifth: Class is in session!newschoolfreepress.com Fashion on Fifth is back! And it's not the only thing that's back, either. With the fall 2024 semester finally upon us, I couldn't resist asking people to divulge the creative processes behind curating their individual back-to-school looks.
The Onion Staff(2024-09-06). SATIRE: Venezuelan President Declares Christmas In October.theonion.com Venezuela's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro decreed that Christmas will start Oct. 1 in the country, the announcement coming as Venezuela grapples with the fallout from a July presidential election that saw Maduro claim a third term despite global skepticism and outcry from the country's opposition movement. What do you think?
Daniel Warner(2024-09-06). Harris vs Trump and the Time Competition.counterpunch.org One of the most underestimated differences in the Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump presidential competition is the question of time. Yes Donald Trump was born in 1946 and Kamala Harris in 1964, so there is an obvious generation gap between them. But beyond the obvious question of age and generations is the larger question of
Algernon Austin, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad(2024-09-06). The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans.counterpunch.org As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their
David Yearsley(2024-09-06). Kind of Blue: Still on the Job at 65.counterpunch.org Miles Davis's Kind of Blue turned sixty-five last month, the same age at which the trumpeter would die thirty-two years after recording the album. The record shows no signs of infirmity. It has no plans to retire, isn't tempted to ease into the rocking chair heard to sigh and squeak in Davis's elegiac rendition of
Dean Baker(2024-09-06). Why US Workers are Far Better Off Than Four Years Ago.counterpunch.org This is not a tough one. First and foremost, workers are better off today because they overwhelmingly have jobs if they want them. They also are getting higher pay, even after adjusting for inflation. And they tell us they are much more satisfied at their jobs. When President Biden took office, the unemployment rate was
Emily Guerra(2024-09-06). Low Wage Work Isn't Just Bad for Employees — It Hurts Customers, Too.counterpunch.org I've always felt that working in customer-facing jobs is my calling. I'm passionate about making people feel comfortable when they enter a business, be it a retail store or a restaurant. But it was hard to keep that passion when I worked at Dollar General. Like workers at many other big retailers, we were so
Esther Afolaranmi, Carter Dillard(2024-09-06). Why Children's Rights Are Critical for Climate Policy and Environmental Activism.counterpunch.org The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and the intertwined environmental crises—is how we have built society, starting from when humans are born. Despite the threat of the sixth extinction, ecosystem collapse, air and water
Eve Ottenberg(2024-09-06). A Nation of Debtors: USA.counterpunch.org Americans are up to their eyeballs in debt. At a time when the national debt exceeds $35 trillion, U.S. citizens are awash in red ink. They've got medical debt, credit card debt, mortgage debt, educational debt and more. Contrary to the popular bromide that we are a nation of homeowners, we aren't. Only 25 percent
Farrah Hassen(2024-09-06). Workers Need Protection From Record-Breaking Heat.counterpunch.org This summer is on track to being the hottest on record, with 2024 very likely to be the hottest year. Fueled by global warming, extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States. It claims the lives of around 2,000 workers and injures another 170,000 in heat stress-related incidents each year,
James Bovard(2024-09-06). Democracy's Damndest Defamation.counterpunch.org In a democracy, people automatically become liable for whatever the government inflicts upon them. Many of the most deadly errors of contemporary political thinking stem from the notion that in a democracy the government is the people and vice versa, so there is scant reason to distinguish between the two—or to worry about protecting citizens
Jan Ritch-Frel, Marjorie Hecht(2024-09-06). Are We Better Off Accepting There's No Free Will?counterpunch.org The release of Determined, a new book by renowned Stanford professor of primate behavior and neuroscience Robert M. Sapolsky, has catapulted him into the middle of an ancient debate: whether humans have free will and agency over their actions. Determined isn't just a bio-philosophical treatise: It covers the potential benefits that a society that accepts Sapolsky's thesis of
Jerelle Kraus(2024-09-06). Two and a Half Hours Alone with Nixon, the Anti-Trump.counterpunch.org No one would be more repelled by let-it-rip Trump than anal Nixon. Nixon, shrewd and sweaty, imploded behind closed doors. Trump, crude and swaggering, is an open faucet. "He left," Trump says of Nixon. "I don't leave." I remember Nixon's exit. Fifty years ago, Marine Onenixon l swooped down from a cloudless sky and slid
Joe Allen(2024-09-06). "The Palestine Wave" at Socialism 2024.counterpunch.org The recent Socialism 2024 conference in Chicago was by all measures a great success. The three-day conference was sponsored by Haymarket Books, and it was the largest Socialism conference in its history with over 2,300 people attending from across the country, along with a small contingent of international visitors and speakers. There were ninety co-sponsoring organizations, including the
Mark Muhich(2024-09-06). Nuclear Roulette: The U.S. Nuclear Employment Guideline.counterpunch.org The U.S. Nuclear Employment Guideline Report, according to Department of Defense websites, appears to be a detailed target menu in the event the president orders a nuclear attack. It is required of the executive by Congress, Section 491, when the president alters the nuclear weapons strategy of the U.S. As alluded to by top-ranking administration
Robert Hunziker(2024-09-06). Humans Rescue Doomsday Glacier?counterpunch.org It was only 3 years ago when a group of distinguished climate scientists led by Erin C. Pettit (Oregon State University) said Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf of the Thwaites Glacier/Antarctica, aka: Doomsday Glacier, could collapse "within as little as 5 years." (Source: C34A-07 Collapse of Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf by intersecting fractures, American Geophysical Union,
Ron Jacobs(2024-09-06). The Red Hour of Miracles: Aimé Césaire's And the Dogs Were Silent.counterpunch.org The Haitian revolution was the first victorious anti-colonial war in the so-called New World led by those enslaved by the colonizers. The battle engaged against the slavers and their empires was long and bloody. European kings and European republics fought and lost. In doing so, the latter revealed their colonialist and white supremacist similarities to
Tyler Rogoway(2024-09-06). Bunker Talk: Let's Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn't Cover This Week.twz.com Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn't cover. We can also talk about the stuff we did or whatever else grabs your interest. In other words, it's an off-topic thread. | The caption to this week's top shot reads: | The Control Room at the York Bunker, United Kingdom, which was used at the height of the Cold War following its construction in 1961. PA Images via Getty Images. | Also, a reminder: | Prime Directives!: | If you want to talk politics, do so respectfull…
Charles Rotter(2024-09-06). Live at 1pm Eastern: Debate Prep for Trump on Climate: The Climate Realism Show #126.wattsupwiththat.com Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will have their first and probably only debate on Tuesday. Climate is likely to come up as a debate topic, after not being emphasized for a while. How should Trump handle this topic? We have some tips for him to win "bigly" on climate and energy policy. | On The Heartland Institute's Episode #126 of The Climate Realism Show, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also review the "Crazy Climate News of the Week," including the idea that logging forests would make wildfires worse, climate change causing bridges to "fall apart like Tinkertoys, and NOAA b…
Emily Neil(2024-09-06). Sen. Amy Klobuchar, local elected officials campaign for Harris-Walz in Lower Bucks.whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Small business owners and elected officials joined Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Bristol, Bucks County, Friday. | Speakers touted Harris' "I'm [Democratic U.S. Sen.] Bob C…
hindustantimes(2024-09-06). Putin Flexes Muscle Near NATO Nations; Anti-Submarine Warships, Fighter Jets & Choppers Join Drills.hindustantimes.com Russia's Northern Naval Fleet conducted a special military exercise in the Barents Sea on September 5. The drill involves approximately 20 warships, along with six aircraft. Russia's anti-submarine warship 'Brest' in coordination with anti-submarine aviation assets—the IL-38 aircraft and Ka-27M naval helicopter—detected and targeted a simulated enemy submarine using jet depth charges and torpedoes.
The Onion Staff(2024-09-06). SATIRE: Horrified Taylor Swift Realizes Football Happens Every Year.theonion.com KANSAS CITY, MO—Growing increasingly alarmed as she stared at her boyfriend Travis Kelce's upcoming 2024 schedule, a horrified Taylor Swift reportedly realized for the first time Friday that football happens every year. "So football…that's not just a thing Travis did last fall for a couple of months—that's something that's going to happen again and again?" …
The Onion Staff(2024-09-06). SATIRE: Jimmy Carter Awakens To Learn He Outlived Every Single Person In America.theonion.com PLAINS, GA—Opening his eyes to find an empty room eerily devoid of any sounds, former President Jimmy Carter reportedly awoke Friday to learn that he had seemingly outlived every single person in America. "Hello? Is anybody there? Can anyone hear me?" said the 99-year-old in a shouted plea, stumbling through the halls of an abandoned …
The Onion Staff(2024-09-06). SATIRE: New Antigravity Hover Shoes Protect Dogs' Paws From Anything Within 6 Inches Of Ground.theonion.com NEW YORK—Catering to consumers whose dogs have an aversion to outdoor surfaces, pet accessory brand Wild One unveiled new antigravity hover shoes Friday designed to protect canine paws from hazards by allowing the wearer to float up to six inches off the ground. "We're thrilled to introduce these stylish and practical booties to help your pup avoid …
The Onion Staff(2024-09-06). SATIRE: Tips For Growing Your TikTok Following.theonion.com Despite its looming U.S. ban, TikTok continues to grow in popularity, with over 1 billion active monthly users across the globe. The Onion shares tips for growing your follower count on the social media platform.
tn.ai(2024-09-06). Iran, Bahrain Aiming to Bolster Ties.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Bahrain weighed plans to strengthen relations between the two neighbors through political talks.
tn.ai(2024-09-06). Iran Rejects Any Change in Regional Borders.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi expressed the country's categorical opposition to any redrawing of boundaries in the region.
tn.ai(2024-09-06). Iran Refutes Allegation of Interference in US Election.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the "baseless and biased" allegations made by the US attorney general that Tehran was making efforts to interfere in the 2024 US presidential election.
tn.ai(2024-09-06). Iran Urges Full Implementation of CWC.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations called for the full, effective, and non-discriminatory implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Urban CNY News(2024-09-06). Literacy Parade & Children's Book Festival Returns to Southside as Summer Ends and School Year Begins.urbancny.com Parade Grand Marshal Bea Gonzalez to lead parade procession from Beauchamp Branch Library to festival venue at Brighton Academy Local heroes to be honored for achievements despite adversity in opening ceremony Event brings published authors and illustrators, including London Ladd, to community, offering free books, resources, and entertainment Syracuse, N.Y. — Light a Candle for Literacy (LACFL) revives Literacy Parade & Children's Book Festival, an annual event created to advance reading and writing in Syracuse. Bea Gonzalez, a retired higher education administrator, public servant, and community advocate,…
Urban CNY News(2024-09-06). Mayor Walsh and Chief Monds Announce $7.5+ Million SAFER Grant to Syracuse Fire Department.urbancny.com Syracuse, NY- Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and Chief of Fire Michael Monds announce that the Syracuse Fire Department has been awarded $7,595,180 in federal funding. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response(SAFER) program. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand delivered the news to the City of Syracuse and Syracuse Fire Department leadership earlier this week. SAFER Grants were created to provide funding directly to fire departments to help them increase or main…
Urban CNY News(2024-09-06). Taste of Syracuse 2024 Raised Over $22,000 for Local Charities.urbancny.com Syracuse, NY — Central New York's biggest food and music festival welcomed an estimated 200,000 people over two days. While the festival welcomed large crowds, it also raised $22,616.72 for local charities. Two checks were presented on Wednesday, September 4th, within Clinton Square where the festival was held. A check for $11,308.36 was presented to Griffin's Guardians. Another check for $11,308.36 was presented to Paige's Butterfly Run. The money collected for the two charities was a joint effort between two Taste of Syracuse sponsors, The Summit Federal Credit Union and Tops Friendly Markets. Kinney Drug…
Yves Engler(2024-09-06). Canada is ending Jewish National Fund's charitable status.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The recent revocation of the Jewish National Fund's (JNF) charitable status may be the most important Palestine solidarity victory in Canadian history. The grassroots win is a boost to the global On August 10, the federal government officially r…
Abdullah Jallow(2024-09-06). In This Land, We Can Comment On This Specific Tweet!salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah, The Exalted, says: ÿ£ŸéŸÑŸéŸÖŸí ÿ™Ÿéÿ±Ÿé ÿ£ŸéŸÜŸëŸé Ÿ±ŸÑŸÑŸëŸéŸáŸé ŸäŸéÿπŸíŸÑŸéŸÖŸè ŸÖŸéÿß ŸÅŸêŸâ Ÿ±ŸÑÿ≥Ÿ…
DikelediM(2024-09-06). Minister Gwarube in talks to enhance education sector.sanews.gov.za Minister Gwarube in talks to enhance education sector | Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, has held meetings with various international partners to reinforce South Africa's commitment to enhancing the education sector through global collaboration.
In a statement, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) said these discussions which were held at the departmental offices in Pretoria, emphasised the critical role of international partnerships in advancing the country's educational objectives.
Minister Gwarube met with Andreas Schleicher, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEC…
DikelediM(2024-09-06). Police seize counterfeit goods worth more than R94 million.sanews.gov.za Police seize counterfeit goods worth more than R94 million | The National Counterfeit Goods Unit has led multiple intelligence driven takedown operations that has led to the arrest of five people and the seizing of counterfeit goods worth more than R94 million.
In a statement on Thursday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said it along with its crime fighting partners, remain relentless in efforts to disrupt and dislodge illicit trade in counterfeit and contraband goods.
The teams comprised of various internal and external stakeholders that included, among others; SAPS members from various sp…
DikelediM(2024-09-06). Tourism remains a key driver of the economy.sanews.gov.za Tourism remains a key driver of the economy | The tourism sector remains a key driver of South Africa's economy, says Tourism Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu. | Speaking at the recent Tourism Women's Stakeholder Engagement, Sotyu said the Department of Tourism, through its programmes, gives expression to its mandate for inclusive economic growth and to grow the tourism sector. | "It is in this context that government will continue to create a conducive environment for youth, women and people with disabilities in tourism to pursue tourism careers including entrepreneurship. | "The world's fastest growing employment s…
GABIK(2024-09-06). Eleven traffic officers arrested for taking bribes on N1 highway.sanews.gov.za Eleven traffic officers arrested for taking bribes on N1 highway | The Road Traffic Management Corporation's (RTMC) Anti-Corruption Unit (NTACU), together with the South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested 11 traffic officers in Polokwane, for allegedly taking bribes from bus operators, taxi drivers and motorists travelling on the N1 highway between Polokwane and Musina. | RTMC spokesperson, Simon Zwane, said the suspects, arrested on Friday, were identified after a lengthy investigation. | Zwane said the officers have been under investigation since March 2022, as part of an undercover operation called "
GABIK(2024-09-06). Law enforcement commended for R20 million copper recovery.sanews.gov.za Law enforcement commended for R20 million copper recovery | KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has commended law enforcement agencies for the arrest of a 59-year-old suspect linked to the theft of copper worth over R20 million. | The stolen copper was recovered this week from a scrapyard on Martin Drive in Queensburgh, south-west of Durban. | Buthelezi said every year, criminal syndicates cause hundreds of millions of rands in damage to public infrastructure that provides essential services, including water, electricity and sanitation. | "These criminals sell t…
GABIK(2024-09-06). Police working hard to trace rape suspect targeting learners.sanews.gov.za Police working hard to trace rape suspect targeting learners | The police in Tonga, Mpumalanga, are working hard to trace a rape suspect who targets learners as they travel to school. | Two learners, aged 16 and 17, were reportedly raped by an armed suspect on their way to school at Mzinti on Monday morning. | According to information, the two victims had to attend to an early class when they met the suspect. | Police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, said the suspect allegedly took the learners to the nearby bushes at gunpoint then raped them both. They were then allegedly threatened to be killed should they…
Gabisile(2024-09-06). Mpox no threat to Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo.sanews.gov.za Mpox no threat to Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo | The highly anticipated Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Expo and Air Show, which takes place from 18-22 September 2024, is under no threat from the mpox outbreak, according to the event organisers. | Mpox has seen a resurgence in South Africa in 2024 after no reported cases in 2023. | As of 18 August 2024, South Africa has recorded 24 cases, including three fatalities. | The country has since logged 19 recoveries, and only two active cases are currently undergoing home isolation. | "While the numbers are low, the re-emergence of mpox underscores the importa…
Gabisile(2024-09-06). Police making significant progress in dealing with construction mafia, says DP Mashatile.sanews.gov.za Police making significant progress in dealing with construction mafia, says DP Mashatile | The South African Police Service (SAPS) has taken significant steps to deal with construction mafia through a coordinated and multi-disciplinary response to criminal activities. | "Investigative capacity has been established to address extortion and violence at construction sites across the country, with a particular focus on KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and other areas where similar problems have been reported," said Deputy President Paul Mashatile. | The Deputy President was engaging Members of Parliament (MPs) in th…
Gabisile(2024-09-06). Two declarations inked in China to boost construction sector in SA.sanews.gov.za Two declarations inked in China to boost construction sector in SA | South Africa has signed two declarations of intent with the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and ASI Global during the State Visit to China. | South Africa's Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson was one of the Ministers who joined President Cyril Ramaphosa on his State Visit to China to help achieve the vision of turning South Africa into a construction site, growing the economy and creating thousands of new jobs. | READ | NEOB(2024-09-06). Justice Minister appears before Parliamentary Committee on VBS allegations.sanews.gov.za Justice Minister appears before Parliamentary Committee on VBS allegations | Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembi Simelane, says she did not have any improper relationship with a contractor appointed by the Polokwane Municipality. | Last week, allegations surfaced in the media that Simelane, while she was Mayor of Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo, received at least R575 000 in a loan from a company intimately linked to VBS bank. | "I did not have any improper relationship with the contractor appointed by the municipality. Mayors are never involved…in procurement. The work of appointment o…
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A A(2024-09-06). Who Owns America? Oligarchs Have Bought Up the American Dream.strategic-culture.su While the Deep State keeps the nation divided and distracted by a presidential election whose outcome is foregone (the police state's stranglehold on power will ensure the continuation of endless wars and out-of-control spending, while disregarding the citizenry's fundamental rights and the rule of law), America is literally being bought and sold right out from under us.
Anthony Watts(2024-09-06). No, New York Times, Climate Change Isn't Destroying Bridges.wattsupwiththat.com Apparently, NYT reporter Coral Davenport couldn't be troubled to seek out the facts. Or perhaps, she just doesn't know how. This sort of slapdash reporting containing speculative claims rather than simple facts seems like something out of the old TV series The Twilight Zone.
Domenico Montanaro, NPR(2024-09-06). How the electorate has changed in key states and what it could mean this election.whyy.org There have been significant population shifts in the last two decades in this country, and that has had a big impact on U.S. politics. | These demographic shifts are, in large measure, the reason why some states, like Ohio and Iowa, are no longer swing states — and why some have come on the map, like Georgia and Arizona. | These demographic shifts have also coincided with shifts within the parties. Republicans have been able to win over larger percentages of whites without college degrees, while Democrats have gained with college-educated white voters and Asian Americans, while also largely maintaining adva…
Kenny Cooper(2024-09-06). Race to watch: Pennsylvania's 2024 general election for attorney general.whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Several row offices in Pennsylvania are up for The attorney general is the highest-ranking law enforcement official in Pennsylvania. While the position existed as early as 1643 in the colony of New Sweden, it later became enshrined in the state constitution in 1776. Prior to 1980, th…
Kip Hansen(2024-09-06). What Junk Nutrition Science Looks Like.wattsupwiththat.com Thanks to the New York Times, in an article in the EAT section, we have the news that "those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 11 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 16 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease during the study period".
Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Cal Woodward(2024-09-06). January 6 crimes did happen. Court cases, video and thousands of pages of evidence prove it.whyy.org Inside Washington's federal courthouse, there's no denying the reality of But as he seeks to reclaim the White House, Donald Trump continues to portray the defendants as patriots worthy of admiration, an assertion that has been undercut by the ad…
Peter Crimmins(2024-09-06). This is what reading looks like: Local authors became live models in a Philadelphia bookstore window.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Instead of celebrating National Read-A-Book Day on Friday by putting books by local writers in the window of Barnes and Noble bookstore in Center City, manager Lynn Rosen thought: Why not put the writers themselves in the window? | "It was a tough sell to my staff," Rosen admitted. "They thought I was crazy. We'll leave that question unanswered as to whether I am or not." | On the other hand, it sounded like a great idea to the writers. All of the two dozen authors Rosen rea…
Peter Crimmins(2024-09-06). Isaiah Zagar's Magic Gardens takes over a second mosaic space in South Philly.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? A second Two stories of a former auto warehouse on Watkins Street, a narrow residential street in South Philly near Snyder Avenue and 10th Street, have been transformed into an immersi…
Martha Ríos(2024-09-06). Colombia: Presidente Petro reitera alerta sobre golpe de Estado.radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (RHC) El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro reiteró este viernes en Bogotá, que las acciones realizadas por el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) por una supuesta violación de topes de campaña constituyen una maniobra de golpe de Estado contra él y el pueblo.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-06). Franceses protestarán en las calles en rechazo a decisión de Macron (+Foto).radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (RHC) Una ola de protestas populares está programada para mañana 7 de septiembre en Francia, en respuesta a la reciente formación del gobierno de derechas que generó acusaciones de ´robo electoral ª por parte de la oposición de izquierda.
María Candela(2024-09-06). Opturar en el momento preciso (+Fotos).radiohc.cu La joven estudiante de ballet Zallibeth Camila se quitó una de sus zapatillas para posar ante el fotógrafo cubano Jorge Luis Sánchez Rivera y el acto ha tenido una repercusión internacional sorprendente.
Orlando González Cruz(2024-09-06). Yunier Fernández con histórico oro en Paralímpicos de París 2024.radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (ACN) El cubano Yunier Fernández conquistó hoy una histórica medalla de oro en el paratenis de mesa, correspondiente a la edición XVII de los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024.
Maria Calvo(2024-09-06). Convoca la FAO en Cuba a primer taller internacional de fincas.radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (RHC) La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) de conjunto con autoridades cubanas convocó hoy al I Taller internacional de fincas emprendedoras del 17 al 19 de septiembre en el Palacio de Convenciones de esta capital.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-06). Díaz-Canel llama a mayor unidad frente adversidades en provincias de Cuba (+Foto).radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (RHC) El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel presidió este viernes los plenos extraordinarios de esa organización en Pinar del Río y Artemisa, donde realzó la importancia de permanecer unidos ante las adversidades.
Martha Ríos(2024-09-06). Primer ministro de Cuba recibió a embajadores de China, Vietnam y Japón.radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (RHC) El primer ministro de Cuba, Manuel Marrero Cruz recibió este viernes a los embajadores de China, Vietnam y Japón, a quienes agradeció el interés de sus naciones por fortalecer y ampliar los vínculos con la mayor isla de las Antillas.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-09-06). Evalúa Díaz-Canel corrección de distorsiones y reimpulso económico.radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 sep (RHC) Presidido por Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Presidente de la República, comenzó hoy por Pinar del Río la evaluación de la marcha de los resultados de los territorios en función de corregir distorsiones y reimpulsar la economía en 2024…
Jenny Farrell(2024-09-05). German painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) on his sestercentennial September 5.peoplesworld.org The French Revolution sparked great hopes for the rise of the bourgeoisie, the abolition of feudal structures, and the establishment of capitalist society. Napoleon gained power through military successes against reactionary forces and the restoration of stability after the fall of the Directory. His leading role in state reforms—including the codification of civil rights in …
dailycaller.com (2024-09-05). Biden Admin Revives Russian Election Interference Bogeyman Just In Time For November President Joe Biden's administration launched new accusations of election interference at Russia nine weeks before the 2024 election. ⚪ The Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered several Russian companies to target Americans through the use of influencers and social media pages to spread propaganda and interfere with the election in a campaign titled "Doppelganger."
newarab(2024-09-05). Grenfell inquiry: Families of UK fire victims seek prosecutions.newarab.com Families of the victims of the tragic Grenfell fire are calling for criminal prosecutions following the final report into the fire that killed 72 people. | Nazanin Aghlani, whose mother died in the fire, has told local media that only criminal prosecutions can bring her "closure" and justice. | Her comments came after an inquiry concluded that the disaster was the "culmination of decades of failure" by the government, fire service, and the construction industry bodies who showed "systematic dishonesty" over building materials. | "What we are after is criminal charges. It should have been the other way around […
Cory Sharber(2024-09-05). Federal officials in Philly announce takedown of Russian-backed campaign to interfere in the U.S. election.whyy.orgWhat questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Federal officials in Philadelphia have announced the takedown of 32 internet domains they say are connected to ongoing investigations into Three Russian-backed companies — Social Design Agency (SDA), Structura National Technology (Structura) and ANO (Dialog) [md…
newarab(2024-09-05). Iraqi militants claim drone strike on Haifa port.newarab.com The "Islamic Resistance in "In continuation of our resistance against the occupation [Israel], in support of our people in Gaza, and in response to the massacres…
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-09-05). New institution strengthens ties between Bolivia and Russia.plenglish.com La Paz, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The general director of the Center for Integration and Cooperation of Russia and Latin America (Cicral-Bolivia), Sara Valentina Enríquez, said today that this new institution strengthens cooperation and diplomacy between the peoples of both countries.
Michael Berkowitz(2024-09-05). 'Israel's Reel Extremism': Lessons unlearned.peoplesworld.org The current Israeli war against Gaza has yielded horrific pictures of its physical impact: Entire towns and neighborhoods with buildings leveled. Desperate, hungry, injured refugees streaming toward unsafe relocation. Unrelenting violence. With all this right-minded depiction of devastation and carnage, not as much attention has been focused on the effects of the war on the …
John Bachtell(2024-09-05). Thank you, People's World readers! We made our (first) fund drive goal.peoplesworld.org Thank you! We've done it again! People's World is delighted to announce that, because of your generosity, we have completed the first part of our 2024 Fund Drive by surpassing our $125,000 goal. It was challenging, but reaching this milestone on our 100th Birthday was never in doubt! We appreciate how hundreds of our dedicated readers dug deep …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-09-05). Donald Trump pushes Congress to shut down the government—again.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Donald Trump wants to shut down the federal government, again. This time it would happen at the end of this month — Sept. 30. Like he did when he got them to kill a bi-partisan border bill, the convicted felon and current Republican presidential nominee is demanding congressional Republicans shut it down for him since …
Rev. Graylan Hagler(2024-09-05). It's too late to still be uncommitted.peoplesworld.org As the elections come upon us, much attention has turned towards them. People are discussing and debating whether to vote, to remain "uncommitted," to vote for a third party candidate, or to vote for the Democratic candidate in a statement of history and hope for change. I have heard people declare that they are tired …
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-09-05). Uruguay's prison population grew.plenglish.com An estimated 14,969 people were behind bars late last year, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Penitentiary System, Juan Miguel Petit, stated. | This figure accounts for an increase of 3.9 percent compared to 2022, according to the annual report on the situation of the prison system. Since the new Criminal Procedure Code came into force, the percentage of pre-trial detainees has decreased and now stands at 7.8 percent of the total prison population. | With 435 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, Uruguay ranks tenth in the world and first in South America.
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-09-05). DPRK exposes danger of U.S.-South Korea military exercises.plenglish.com Pyongyang, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) Nowhere in the world are so many military exercises carried out against a sovereign state as in the Korean Peninsula, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) denounced today.
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-09-05). Uruguay's prison population grew.plenglish.com At the end of last year there were 14,969 people behind bars, according to a report by parliamentary prison commissioner Juan Miguel Petit. | The figure represents a 3.9 percent increase compared to 2022, the annual report on the situation of the prison system says. | Since 2019 and up to the present, the prison population grows on average almost 1,000 people per year. | According to the media Subrayado, the trend is downward, although it climbed in 2024 with seven percent increase, data up to mid-year say. | The growth rate in men was 3.7 percent and in women 6.9 percent. | Forty-five percent of inmates are unde…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-05). Help for complex swallowing disorders.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Treatment for swallowing disorders depends on the cause of the problem, making it essential to get the correct diagnosis. Jessica Gregor, a board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders in the Department of Otolaryngology at Mayo Clinic, says swallowing can become difficult for some people who suffer from trauma, certain medical conditions, and head and neck cancers. Mayo Clinic in Arizona operates a multidisciplinary Swallowing Clinic that involves a group of specialists evaluating the patient at…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-05). Managing plugged ducts, mastitis when breastfeeding.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends infants be exclusively breastfed or given only breast milk only for the first six months of life. The group also recommends that continuing breastfeeding as solid foods are introduced, up to and beyond the child's first year or as long as the mother and child desire. Many people desire to exclusively breastfeed their child for six months and plan to continue to breastfeed for one year or more. Breast pain is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-05). Mayo Clinic expert discusses updated COVID-19 vaccines.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As a summer surge of COVID-19 outbreaks is underway, new vaccines for the virus have been released. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 season for people ages 6 months and older. These updated vaccines are designed to better protect against recently circulating variants, helping to prevent serious illness and hospitalization. "It appears that this virus is going to continue to change as immunity in the population wanes, either after vaccination…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-05). Mayo Clinic's high-tech pursuit of precision alcohol addiction treatment.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Ming-Fen Ho, Ph.D., conducts research at the Mayo Clinic Addiction Research Program in pursuit of precision psychiatry. Millions of people worldwide are affected by alcohol use disorder, a debilitating addiction that can disrupt daily life and overall health. Alcohol use disorder is characterized by an inability to control drinking, a preoccupation with alcohol and continued use despite negative consequences. According to the World Health Organization, 400 million people, or 7% of the world's population ages…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-09-05). How to talk with someone grieving a suicide loss.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editors note: September is National Suicide Prevention Month In 2021, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming the lives of more than 48,000 people — nearly double the number of homicides. People of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds choose to end their own lives. That means that people of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds may be affected by suicide. When learning that a loved one, friend, neighbor, work colleague or child has…
IMEMC News(2024-09-05). Army Assaults And Abducts Medic In Ramallah.imemc.org On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted a volunteer medic with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) at the Ein Siniya military roadblock, north of Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank. The head of the Tubas office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted the medic, Mohammad …
thenation.com (2024-09-05). Israeli Protesters Have Chosen a Side Fearing for the remaining captives, the mass rallies that erupted across Israel were essentially demanding an end to the war—and Netanyahu knows it.
IMEMC News(2024-09-05). Israeli Army Shoots Two Palestinians In Nablus And Jenin.imemc.org On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers shot two Palestinians, including a teenage boy, in Nablus and Jenin, in the northern West Bank. On Thursday dawn, the soldiers invaded Qaryout town, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests, and shot a 17-year-old boy with a live round before medics …
Areeb Ullah(2024-09-05). UK: Pro-Palestine march organisers accuse police of disruption tactics.middleeasteye.net UK: Pro-Palestine march organisers accuse police of disruption tactics | Organisers say pushing back start time, threat of arrests, and 'last-minute' restrictions are an attack on democratic rights | | Pro-Palestine protesters march in London on 3 August 2024 (AFP) | Protest groups plannin…
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-09-05). Frente universitario realiza protesta en Argentina.radiohc.cu La Habana, 5 sep (RHC) El Frente Sindical de Universidades Nacionales realizará hoy un paro y movilización frente al Congreso para defender una educación pública con salarios dignos y repudiar el veto del presidente argentino, Javier Milei, a una ley de movilidad jubilatoria.
newarab(2024-09-05). The US military's anti-Houthi campaign still isn't working.newarab.com For more than nine months, the United States has been engaged in an open-ended – and congressionally unauthorised – Citing Israel's war in Gaza as their In response, Washington launched a retaliatory campaign in the hopes of stopping such at…
Sarah Anderson(2024-09-04). If We Want Better Care, We Need a Better Tax Code.inequality.org Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different views on taxes and how the tax code can support families. Harris voices strong support for families through investments in the care economy. She's vowed to advance paid family leave, affordable child care, care for disabled or aging family members, and health care. This …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-09-04). Justices trash Biden student loan forgiveness, again.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court has trashed Democratic President Joe Biden's second plan to forgive former college students up to $400 billion in student loan debt—again. And at the behest of state Republican officials, again. In an unsigned ruling without explanation, the court said Biden's latest plan, the Saving A Valuable Education (SAVE) program, could not …
Dave DeCamp(2024-09-04). Israeli Forces Kill Another 33 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that another 33 Palestinians were killed by Israel's assault on Gaza in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the recorded death toll to 40,819. One of the Israeli strikes hit a college building that was sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza City, killing seven. "The targeted area was crowded with residents and displaced people," …
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-09-04). How the Bolivarian Revolution is Challenging US Dominance in Latin America.libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which took place in March (Prensa Presidential) Carlos Ron, Venezuela's Deputy Foreign Minister, speaks with Peoples Dispatch about Venezuelan foreign policy and the resiliency of the Chavista movement. According to…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-09-04). The Haitian State is Using Both Military and Economic Repression Against Haiti's Impoverished, Rebelling Masses.libya360.wordpress.com Henriot Dorcent and Kim Ives A Haitian merchant shows her wares. Despite a stable gourde to dollar rate, food prices in Haiti have skyrocketed, translating to a form of economic repression against the people. Photo: WFP The Haitian State is repressing Haiti's masses by importing foreign military occupation troops, called the Multinational Security Support Mission…
Pilar Paricio(2024-09-04). First Humanist Congress in Buenos Aires prisons.pressenza.com On August 26, the First Humanist Congress was held in the prisons of Buenos Aires, organized by the Juan Miguel Scatolini University Center, belonging to ward 11 of penitentiary number 31 in the town of Florencio Varela. This event was made possible thanks to the initiative and support of Gastón Vázquez, representative of the Humanist Movement, and the direction of Walter Estigarribia, a law student at the National University of La Plata (UNLP) in the context of confinement. | This first edition of the congress was attended by various representatives of the Humanist Movement, as well as people deprived of liberty…
Cameron Harrison(2024-09-04). Refinery workers' patience running on empty: Detroit Teamsters strike at Marathon.peoplesworld.org DETROIT—Early Wednesday morning, 270 refinery workers at the Southwest Detroit Marathon refinery walked off the job demanding a fair contract with better wages to keep up with inflation, working conditions—including better scheduling and safety measures—as well as benefits. The strike comes after Teamsters Local 283 voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after their contract expired …
Louis Henry(2024-09-04). Connecticut seniors bust through corporate landlord lies to win rent control.peoplesworld.org What do you do when a corporate landlord buys your complex and starts busting your multi-racial, multi-generational community? First, you mobilize your community and public opinion, then you push back with everything you've got. In two break-neck months of mobilizing by working-class tenants, Windward Village exposed a lying landlord and forced their government to build …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-09-04). LCLAA to campaign among Latinos against GOP's Project 2025.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Labor's Council for Latin American Advancement, the AFL-CIO constituency group for Latino workers and their families, will campaign among Latinos, alerting them to the specific dangers they face from Project 2025, the monstrous radical right Republican platform crafted for that party's presidential nominee, Donald Trump. LCLAA, the Service Employees, and five other organizations will send …
Victor Grossman(2024-09-04). First place for right wing in Eastern Germany not a surprise.peoplesworld.org Editor's note: The latest, now official results of the elections in Thuringia and Saxony are as follows: In Saxony it's CDU — 31.9, AFD — 30.0, BSW -11.8, SPD — 7.3, LINKE — 4.5, AND FDP — 1.5. In Thuringia it's AfD 32.8, CDU — 23.6, BSW — 15.8, LINKE — 13.1, SPD — 6.1, …
Basit Mahmood(2024-09-04). Ed Miliband schools Reform UK's Richard Tice over green energy.leftfootforward.org Labour's Ed Miliband schooled Reform UK's Richard Tice over green energy, as the pair clashed in the Commons over the government's commitment to clean sources of power. | Tice accused Miliband of being 'obsessed with renewable energy' and asked him to 'be honest and tell the truth that renewable energy is more expensive not cheaper'. | Miliband tore into Tice, saying that Reform's manifesto was 'for higher bills and to make people poorer'. | He added: "The truth is that the cost of living crisis, the energy bills crisis, casts a long shadow in this country and the energy bill crisis was not caused by a depende…
Olivia Young, Tsering Dolka Gurung(2024-09-04). New School students join thousands at National March for Gaza.newschoolfreepress.com This past Labor Day, a contingent of New School students joined an estimated 5000 people in Union Square at noon for the National March on New York City for Gaza. Organized by Within Our Lifetime (WOL), a sea of signs, banners, and Palestinian flags filled the park as various groups and individuals chanted in support….
Aaron Moselle(2024-09-04). 'It isn't just Chinatown': Citywide poll shows little support for Sixers arena proposal.whyy.org Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! A new citywide poll shows that a majority of residents oppose the Sixers' proposal to build a new basketball arena in Center City near Chinatown. | The poll, commissioned by the Save Chinatown Coalition, found that 56% of respondents are against the $1.55 billion project, and only 18% support it. | Opposition grew to 69% after respondents were provided "neutral information" about why people support an…
Jeff Amy(2024-09-04). A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say.whyy.org A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe. | The dead were identified as two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, about an hour's drive from Atlanta. Killed were two other 14-year-olds, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and instructors Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Dire…
Josh Boak, Marc Levy(2024-09-04). White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel's plans to buy U.S. Steel.whyy.orgThe White House is signaling an openness to blocking the acquisition of The Washington Post reported Wednesday that President Joe Biden plans to stop the deal from going forward. A White House official, insisting on anonymity to discuss the matter, did not deny the report and said Biden still needs to receive the official recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Invest…
infobrics(2024-09-04). New evidence linking Biden crime family and the Neo-Nazi junta.infobrics.org "The political and strategic objectives of the United States and its measures to intervene in Ukraine can be confirmed by numerous official and unofficial documents. These include, for example, the President's published National Security Strategies, US laws and other legal acts that relate to Ukraine and US financial support for Ukraine with the intention of influencing the policy and party landscape in Ukraine," the Austrian court noted, adding that Washington DC's persecution of Firtash gave it the reason to question the professed democratic principles of the United States, "a country with sham traditions of de…
Two people from Taiwanese companies were questioned as part of a probe into pagers that were detonated by Israel Lebanon, investigators said Friday, as top officials insisted the devices were not from the island. | Questions and speculation have swirled over where the devices came from and how they were supplied to the militant group after hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 37 people and wounding nearly 3,000. | The New York Times reported this week that Israel had inserted explosive material into a shipment of pagers from Taiwan's Gold Apo…
The aftermath of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is clear: Washington's economic and diplomatic influence on the continent is set to wane even further.
Over the last few months, activists have taken to the streets of Istanbul, calling out Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's involvement and inaction on Israel's genocide in Gaza. | Now, two Palestinian activists face deportation for holding up an The activists, part of a group called 1000 Youth for Palest…
Jill Stein Demands US Halt Weapons to Israel to Prevent Wider War — Democrats Relying on War to Win Election…
Included in these condemnations were reminders on the importance of 
According to Israeli sources, the Biden administration wanted to avoid a broader regional conflict that might involve the Resistance in Lebanon, Yemen and Iran, at least until after the U.S. elections in November. However, all indications suggest that Netanyahu is resisting the American demands, and even disregarding the opinion of his own war minister who does not believe it's the right time to expand the war. Netanyahu's preparations for the war could also include dismissing Yaov Gallant and replacing him with Gideon Sa'ar from the New Hope Jewish racist party. This prompted Biden to send Hochstein to warn the…
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We explain how Putin's statement with respect to the West granting Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles on Russian soil, whereby he said in that scenario Russia would be at war with NATO, was completely misinterpreted by western commentators. We then explain what he really meant and what the consequences might be for NATO countries. 
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During the US Since she embarked on her presidential bid, Harris has framed her campaign against Trump as a showdown between "the prosecutor" and "the fe…
A recent poll shows Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein beating Kamala Harris among Muslim voters in multiple swing states as pro-Palestinian voters weigh the upcoming U.S. presidential race.
This article was written hours before the mass terrorist act that targeted Hezbollah members through pagers in the afternoon of 17 September, thus enhancing its title's topicality. | In recent days, Israeli threats regarding an imminent attack on Lebanon have multiplied, especially since the Israeli pre-emptive attack on Hezbollah on the 25th of August, which was followed by the party's attack in retaliation for the assassination of military commander Fouad Shukr. Since that day, a chorus began to blame Benjamin Netanyahu for the size of the pre-emptive operation, which some Zionist commentators saw as less th…
UK abstention on UN vote 'marginalises it on world stage', say NGOs | The UN resolution demanded Israel end its 'unlawful presence' in Gaza and the West Bank within a year | | Palestinian representative Ryad Mansour is congratulated on the result of a vote during the emergency session o…
Israeli forces arrested Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi at dawn on Thursday during the storming of his home in According to Al-Saadi's brother Amjad, the raid on his house occurred around 2.30am, The New Arab's Arabic sister outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed 
After the death of six Israeli captives in Gaza, and instead of caving to the mounting internal and external pressure to allow a ceasefire deal with Hamas, Netanyahu presented a Netanyahu was called untethered from reality for setting up this 'newly found' corridor, afte…
Beirut – Patients screamed in pain and paramedic teams shouted frantic orders to attend to gaping wounds at Beirut's Hotel Dieu hospital on Tuesday afternoon, after thousands of handheld pagers belonging to Hezbollah members Ambulances rushed through the hospital gates, 
Fourteen people were killed and over 450 wounded Wednesday when walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon, the government said, a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, killing 12 and wounding up to 2,800. | The Iran-backed group blamed Israel for the first wave of blasts on Tuesday, vowing revenge and stoking fears of all-out war in the region. | "The new wave of walkie-talkie explosions… killed fourteen people and wounded more than 450," the health ministry said in a statement. | A source close to the Iran-backed group said walkie-talkies used by its members exploded in a southern suburb of Beirut during…
A second wave of A source close to Hezbollah said 
Nearly 3,000 people, mainly members of Hezbollah but including many civilians, were wounded when…
ALBAWABA – Lebanon experienced a consecutive wave of wireless device explosions in the past two days, targeting pager and walkie-talkie devices used by Hezbollah members. Many people now are worried that their devices could explode at any moment.Pager explosions in Lebanon: On Tuesday, Lebanon witnessed the explosion of thousands of pagers, wireless telecommunications devices that receive and display alphanumeric or voice messages. It is worth noting that pager devices are widely used by Hezbollah group members. In the recent explosive incidents, 32 people were killed and more than 3,000 were injured. | Wa…
Lebanon pager attack: Israelis receive threatening texts after blasts | Messages appear to be sent by Hezbollah affiliates after the movement vowed retaliation | | An Israeli soldier uses a mobile phone near the boundary with Gaza on 26 November 2023 (Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko) | Thousands o…
Green Left's Alex Salmon spoke to Tamer Shaaban, a 20-year-old engineering student trapped in Gaza, about how his family's life was torn apart when Israel launched its genocidal war in October last year.
According to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry, Germany put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges. | The Economy Ministry said on Thursday that there was no ban on 
A group of 27 Israeli ministers and members of the Knesset are calling for the Israeli Prime Minister to expel civilians in In a letter to The plan…
US Congresswoman The Palestinian-American representative urged her fellow lawmakers to vote against the bill, saying that a 'yes' vote would be "erasing the existence of Palestinians". | Tlaib, a member of the Democrat's left-leaning 'The Squad' bloc, has consistently criticised Israeli abuses against Palestinians. | "It seeks to erase Palestin…
The UK was among 43 member states who abstained at the 
Egypt will not accept any changes to the security arrangements that were in place on its border with Gaza before the war on Gaza broke out last October, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Wednesday. | Security on the border, and whether Israel will maintain a troop presence along a 14-km (9-mile) buffer zone known as the Israeli troops entered the buffer zone in May as th…
ALBAWABA — Israel began importing cars from Morocco as its automotive sector faced multiple challenges as a result of the Turkish boycott.Israel imports cars from Morocco: Israel imported a small number of Moroccan-made cars from Renault Group from the Stellantis Kenitra plant and plans to import more from other brands, including Peugeot 208 cars, according to Calcalist, an Israeli economic news site and engine. | Stellantis Kenitra plant, a Moroccan car plant belonging to the international automobile manufacturing group Stellantis, was founded in 2019. Stellantis factories managed to increase its pr…
Pegasus: UK-based spyware victims ask police to investigate hacking | Four men living in the UK, believed to have been targeted by Middle Eastern states, file criminal complaint against Israeli spyware firm and linked companies | | New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan P…
Saudi crown prince says no normalisation with Israel without Palestinian statehood | Bin Salman also denounces 'Israeli occupation crimes' and violations of international humanitarian law in his annual speech to lawmakers | | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman delivers his annual address at Shura…
On 14 September, Algeria's incumbent president, Since taking office following the low-turnout election in 2019, Tebboune, a former minister under President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has increasingly mirrored his predecessor's style. | During the campaign, opponents withdrew, citing "unfair conditions," while those who…
Seventy-six years ago, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced and scattered across refugee camps in neighbouring Middle Eastern countries during the Many Palestinians, seeking safety from persecution, undertook long journeys, even crossing the Atlantic to North, Central, and South America. | As they migrated, large, weathered ships filled with people departed from various Mediterranean ports, and they headed towards an uncertain future far from their belo…
Following a US congressional hearing this week, whose focus became the On Wednesday, the day after giving testimony at the Sen…
Over 130 world leaders will meet at the While the 
Yerevan, Armenia – Twenty-year-old Susanna Hovsepyan recalls her final September in Although any military-related item could have endangered her and the Her father, a serviceman,…
In a few words, the book There is pain, suffering, love, history, politics and geography, all felt and told by fictional characters living in this unique town next to Detroit, Michigan. | There the book sets its scenography for "The Actors of Dearborn", where a middle-aged man named Samir becomes Uncle Sam, especially after 9/11 and begins decorating his…
The arms industry plays a major role in influencing A new report by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and the World Peace Foundation has claimed that defence companies have regular access to senior government figures, including a "dedicated arms export promotion agency" in the business department. | The report sounds the alarm over the arms industry's ap…
Iran's new president, Arash Zerehtan was appointed head of the western state, IRNA news agency said, citing government spokesman Fatemeh Mohajerani. | He is the first Sunni to be made a regional governor in the predominantly 
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Like eager lice on a ripe scalp, tourists have become a much-reviled feature of various economies. While cash and contributions come in their wake, such an industry depletes, drains and pollutes the very site it idealises. International tourism does its bit to bloat global greenhouse gas emissions, with transportation constituting the lion's share. All this has engendered yet 
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The two sides held talks to activate the previously signed memorandum of understanding between the two countries…
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Last week the president of the U of T allowed the Jewish Defense League, bolstered by Toronto police, to break up, brutalize and physically assault anti-genocide protesters on the campus encampment. This was even reported in Ha-aretz but not in local news. In this article I liken the president, Merick Gertler, to Hannah Arendt'spicture of 
The following statements condemning Israel's cyberattack in Lebanon by detonating thousands of pagers were posted on Sept. 17, 2024, by Resistance News Network. Hamas: We, in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), strongly condemn the Zionist terrorist aggression that targeted Lebanese citizens by detonating communication devices in various areas of Lebanese . . . | 
Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023. — Reuters DUBAI: Hezbollah accused its arch-foe Israel of detonating pagers across…
From Taiwan to Budapest: The murky trail of Lebanon's exploding pagers | Hours after 12 were killed and thousands injured in surprise attack, details are emerging about the origins of the weaponised devices | | A building in Budapest where BAC Consulting is said to be registered (Reuters/…
Lebanon deadly pager blasts: What we know so far | Thousands have been injured across Lebanon after pagers, commonly used for communication by Hezbollah, exploded almost simultaneously | | Ambulances are surrounded by crowds at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center (A…
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authourised its brand on the The AR-924 pagers used by the Hezbollah militants were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary's capital, according to a statement released Wednesday by Gold Apollo . | "According to the cooperation agreement, we authorise BAC to use our brand trademark for product sales in designated regions, but…
The governments of Thousands of people in Lebanon and Syria have been wounded and at least 12 killed when pagers belonging to Hezbollah-linked personnel and other in…
Two large-scale, coordinated attacks this week rocked Lebanon — the latest iteration in a historical pattern of booby-trapping electronics. | On Tuesday, one attack 
Following the recent Houthi hypersonic missile strike on Tel Aviv, we highlight why by extension the US is militarily a paper tiger, in light of this and other developments we have witnessed in recent years. 
ALBAWABA – Elon Musk, the American billionaire, and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company, announced today on "X" platform the official launch of Starlink services in Yemen.Starlink now in Yemen: Musk posted on "X," formerly Twitter, this morning that Starlink services are now available in Yemen.It is worth noting that Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, providing coverage to over 100 countries and territories. | Yemen's government finalized a deal with Musk to provide satellite…
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Mr. President, The ongoing wars in Gaza, the West Bank and Ukraine raise serious questions about American foreign policy, questions that call for honest answers. 1. Gaza Why do you continue to enable Israel's genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza? The death toll from IDF bombs and missiles has reached more than 40,000 (not counting untold 
Most American Jews perceive the conflict between Jewish Israelis and Palestinians according to some variation of the Zionist narrative. That is that Israel's creation was a legitimate response to historical antisemitism and particularly the Holocaust. The Palestinians are classified in much the same category as the American Indians. That is, the struggle is between a 
The number of According to a new report from Save the Children, 158 children have been killed since last October, as raids by Israeli forces and attacks by 
The United States voted against a U.N. resolution that sets a 12-month timeframe to end Israel's illegal occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
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New York ⚪ U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, defended her country's repeated use of the The U.S. has vetoed five resolutions, including three calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, one Russian oral amendment, and a proposal for full Palestinian membership in the U.N. | In remarks to Al-Araby A…
A MintPress investigation reveals that the Atlantic Council's call for NATO nuclear deployments is directly tied to millions in donations from weapons manufacturers who profit from war escalation.
The following statement was issued by Hezbollah on Sept. 17, 2024, by @Suppressed News on X. The first confirmed death was a 10-year-old girl named Fatima Abdullah from Beirut, Lebanon, due to a Pager device exploding after a cyberattack by Israel. Hezbollah fighters After thoroughly reviewing all the current facts, . . . | 
Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to retaliate against Israel after thousands of There was no immediate comment from Israel on the explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others. | Iran-backed Hezbollah vowed Wednesday to continue its fight against Israel in support of Gaza, while reiterating it would avenge the attack. | "This path is ongoing and separate from the difficult reckoning…
Israel's A Shin Bet statement, which said the plot was foiled "in its final stages", was issued 
A Taiwanese manufacturing firm has been thrust into what has become a global paper trial over how Gold Apollo in New Taipei had its office raided by police on Wednesday, with its director faci…
Israel just turned thousands of Lebanese people into involuntary suicide bombers in the name of fighting terrorism. | At least nine people have been killed and thousands injured in According 
Hundreds of the wireless devices exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday, hours after Israel said it was broadening the aims of the Israel has yet to c…
Unverified video and images on social media showed a huge ball of flame blasting high…
Vice President Kamala Harris's performance Sept. 10, in what may be her only presidential debate this election, showed the ruling class that she has adopted U.S. imperialism's foreign policy, hook, line and sinker regarding Russia, Ukraine, China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, not to mention Israel where she . . . | 
Gaza: Doctor dies in Israeli custody after being abducted from al-Shifa Hospital, officials say | Ziad Mohammed al-Dalou is the third physician from Gaza to die in Israeli detention within 11 months | | Israeli forces abducted Dr Ziad Mohammed al-Dalou from Gaza City's al-Shifa H…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed on Wednesday to intensify Blinken's visit to Cairo came hours after a wave of This marks Blinken's 10th trip to the Middle East since the start of Israel's war on the Gaza S…
Thousands of Gazans who lost their limbs due to Israel's war on the enclave will be receiving prosthetic limbs. | Sky News reports that the Jordan-led initiative involves UK-based companies Koalaa and Amparo, both of which have developed "easy-to-fit" sockets for upper and lower limb prosthetics. | The Brigadier General Mustafa al Hiyari, from the Jordanian A…
At least one thing is now obvious in the Middle East: the Biden administration has failed abjectly in its objectives there, leaving the region in dangerous disarray. Its primary stated foreign policy goal has been to rally its partners in the region to cooperate with the extremist Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu while upholding a 
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ALBAWABA — Tupperware, the American multinational company that produces home product lines that include kitchen gadgets, preparation, storage containers, and serving products for the kitchen and home, announced filing for bankruptcy. The company permanently closed its only factory and laid off 150 employees.Tupperware files for bankruptcy: Tupperware announced plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as possible, according to sources. The company spent years attempting to revive the business amid decreased demand and struggles in the business. | The brand is planning to seek court protection after violat…
The global sporting landscape has evolved significantly over the years. | Historically, Western countries This Western-centric approach shaped events like the Olympics and the World Cup, often overlooking the potential of the MENA region. | For instance, in the 1966 World Cup, only one of the…
Baghdad — Mohammed Imad ⚪ General Qaani's visit comes amid an ongoing political crisis, following last month's revelation of…
Jordan's King Abdullah II swore in a reformist government on Wednesday tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic modernisation crucial to reversing a decade of sluggish growth, officials said. | The Harvard-educated prime minister, Jafar Hassan, headed the monarch's office in his last job. Hasan has proven to be an able administrator during a long public career in which he oversaw economic reforms as a deputy premier and during a stint as planning minister, according to officials and politicians. | Politicians say a key task is accelerating IMF-guided reforms and re…
On 11 September, a man identifying himself as Matt Nelson spoke on a 
According to Hamas senior official Osama Hamdan, the Islamic movement's political bureau chief Remarking to AFP on Monday, Hamdan said, "Sinwar will deliver his direct message to our people and to the world and to confirm that he will never leave Palestine as he did everything to liberate our lands." | Hamadan added the Palestinia…
In On Monday, 16 September, an armed group killed two shepherds in a forested area of Beni Snouss in western Algeria, near the Moroccan borders. The victims, Abdelhamid Jorda and Abdelkader Ben Chert, aged 40 an…
A historic US congressional hearing on the proliferation of hate crime in the US was overshadowed by a series of questions seemingly accusing an Arab speaker of supporting Hamas, At the centre of the hearing was the case of Wadea Al-Fayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian boy from Plainfield, Illinois near 
Sikhs for Justice leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. — Photo via reporterLONDON/NEW YORK: The New York based attorney and General Counsel of pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice , Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, through his attorneys has filed a civil lawsuit in the US Federal District Court…
Kashmiri women stand in a queue to vote at a polling station, during the first phase of assembly election, in Kokernag, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, 2024. — Reuters9 million voters choosing members for 90-seat legislature.Vote count, results are…
18 September 2024, Quezon City, Philippines/ Bangkok, Thailand. Environmental health organizations Ecological Waste Coalition of the Philippines (EcoWaste Coalition) and Ecological Alert and Recovery — Thailand (EARTH) commended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand for its action to stop the production and trade of 12 skincare cosmetics contaminated with mercury. | Together with the Foundation for Consumers (FFC) and the International Pollutants Elimination Network — Southeast and East Asia (IPEN-SEA), the two groups had earlier sought the help of the Thai FDA in addressing the illegal p…
SAN FRANCISCO—Should workers beware? Some 88 present and former corporate CEOS signed a letter endorsing Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president. They say she'd bring stability and promote "a sound business environment," and that's good for…well, for them. That's not to say that such backing automatically disqualifies Harris from workers' support. Far from it. After …
WASHINGTON—The hate of Haitians and other people of color, spewed by the Republican presidential ticket of Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. "Childless Cat Lady" Vance, is hurting and endangering other innocent people. Especially now in Springfield, Ohio, a small city in the Republican senator's home state. Vance began the latest spurt of hate with what …
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Ignacio Ramonet, académico y ex editor de Le Monde diplomatique, ha escrito una carta abierta al presidente Joe Biden. Ofrece a las naciones, organizaciones e individuos un momento de oro para deshacerse de una pieza crítica del sistema estadounidense de bloqueo económico a Cuba. Ramonet argumenta en los términos más enérgicos posibles que el presidente …
At least 18 people have been killed in Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Gaza City on Saturday morning and killed the family members, who included women and children. | "We have recovered the bodies of 11 martyrs, including four children and three women, after an Israeli air strike hit the house of the Bustan family…
Thousands of people again took to the streets of Israel's main cities on Saturday in a bid to increase pressure on the government to secure the release of Of 251 
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An explosive device had been planted at a spot in a street where many young people had gathered to take photos, Abdullahi Sheikh Abdirahman, district commissioner of Mogadishu's Kahda district, told reporters. | "I saw several people lying on the street minutes after the first explosion, and when rescuers came to assist, another blast happeneed, causing most of the casualties," witness Abdisamad Osman told The Associated…
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the The Russians released in the swap were captured during Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region, Mosc…
A man who attacked "He was isolated in a cell so that he could calm down yesterday after his arrest. Investigators found his lifeless body lying on the floor this morning. A doctor declared him dead," Ali Mohamed Djounaid told a press conference. | "An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of his death," he added. | Government spokeswoman Fatima Ahamada said on Saturday that 65-…
A London woman was acquitted of a racially aggravated public order offence on Friday after displaying a placard depicting former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Marieha Hussain, 37, was 
The Lebanese group Hezbollah Hezbollah said it had destroyed an Israeli tank and bombed military bases and logistical depots in northern Israel. | On Friday one person was killed and four others, including children, were injured in an Israeli strike on the town of Al-Ahmadiya in the west of the Biqaa Valley region in Lebanon. | Israeli strikes on a building in Nabatiyeh in south Lebanon also…
Baloch human rights and political activist Aomar Karim brought attention to the ongoing issues in Balochistan during his participation in the "Solidarity with Ukraine" and Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference in London. | In his address, Aomar Karim outlined the campaign's objective: to inform UK lawmakers and activists about the critical situation in Balochistan and to urge them to advocate for the cessation of human rights abuses by Pakistan. | He emphasised the need for these influential figures to amplify their voices on Balochistan's plight and to pressure the Pakistani government to address the human right…
A federal jury in Florida has found members of the pan-Africanist group African People's Socialist Party guilty of conspiring with the Russian government to "sow discord" and "interfere" in U.S. elections. They face up to five years in federal prison. In a major victory for the activists, however, the jury acquitted them of the more serious charge of acting as foreign agents. "The trial of the Uhuru Three is proving to be one of the most important First Amendment cases thus far in the 21st century," says attorney Jenipher Jones, who is on the legal support committee for d…
Supporters of Leonard Peltier are calling on President Biden to grant clemency to the Indigenous leader and activist, who marked his 80th birthday behind bars on Thursday after nearly a half-century in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. The ailing Peltier, who uses a walker and has serious health conditions, including diabetes, has always maintained his innocence over the 1975 killing of two FBI agents in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation. His conviction was riddled with irregularities and prosecutorial misconduct, and he is considered to be the longest-serving political prisoner in the United S…
The Aysenur Eygi was shot in the head by Israeli troops after she had taken cove…
The body of Turkey said they are seeking international arrest warrants against those responsible, while the family has demanded the US do the same and show sensitivity. | Eygi was shot by Israeli forces while near a protest…
Senator The progressive lawmaker, who is of Jewish descent, highlighted in his call on Washington the latest killings in the so-called safe zones in Gaza, as well as the shooting of a US activist in the West Bank by Israeli forc…
In Sudan, a recent United Nations fact-finding mission documented "harrowing" human rights violations committed by both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, including indiscriminate attacks on civilians, schools, hospitals, water and power supplies. Civilians have also been subjected to torture, arbitrary detention and gruesome sexual violence. Over 20,000 people have been killed and 13 million displaced over the past 16 months. The war has also destroyed the country's healthcare system and caused an outbreak of diseases like cholera, malaria and dengue. Sky News correspo…
Israel intensified its raids on the Global condemnations of Israel's The strike on Wednesday killed 18 people at a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians, including six UN employees. The…
Four people were Liad Aviel, spokesman for the Asaf Harofe Medical Center in central Israel, said it "mourns the deaths of four individuals injured in the Ramla incident", adding that six other casualties were receiving treatment there. | The Israeli police said it…
Rescue workers help a stranded woman from a flooded area at the border town of Mae Sai, following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand on September 12, 2024. — ReutersHANOI: Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded…
As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their …
Children of the 80s and 90s can now rejoice that there is a Transformers movie that dives back into the heart of what made the early iterations of the Autobots inspiring and exciting to watch. Sure, it may have started—and continues—as a way for the companies Hasbro and Takara Tomy to sell toys. Still, it …
People's World offers you this Sudoku puzzle as we head into election season. Instead of the numbers 1-9, we offer a set of nine letters, in alphabetical order: A F L O P R V W Z Fill them in and read our message. Here's a clue about a certain #2: Nothing weird about this …
The catastrophic war in Sudan continues on unabated. It intensifies with ever-worsening cruelty, resulting in thousands of innocent victims and the unprecedented movement of people desperately fleeing to save their lives. Over eleven million people have been displaced, seeking refuge in areas away from the military conflict raging in the country. Over two million of …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour …
The New York Times is reporting today what national and international peace forces have known for a long time — the war in Ukraine is much more than a battle between the two countries directly involved. It is also part of a major effort by the U.S. to permanently weaken Russia, thereby extending its economic …
SEATTLE—By an overwhelming ratio of more than 19-to-one, 33,000 Boeing workers, Machinists members in Seattle and the Puget Sound region and in Portland, Ore., voted down a tentative four-year agreement with the big, financially troubled, plane manufacturer. Then, by an even bigger ratio, they voted to strike—a strike which immediately began at 12: 01 am on …
Far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir had demanded that a special budget be given for his plan to build 5,000 new prison spaces – a request that was refused by Finance Minister Smotrich, according to the report. | Smotrich reportedly told Ben-Gvir to use funds and staff already allocated to his ministry, prompting an angry retort from the Jew…
The Israeli version of the shooting, which the Biden administration swiftly adopted, was quickly shown by witnesses, cellphone videos and a detailed investigation by the Washington Post to be not only implausible but absolute bunk. The murder of Ay≈üenur Eygi took place at least 20 minutes after the last confrontation between Palestinian villagers and IDF troops. Ay≈üenur never threw any stones and was never within 200 yards of anyone who did. The rooftop sniper had a clear view of where Ay≈üenur was standing, talking to her friend Helen, and she couldn't be confused for a Palesti…
Joseph Couch is accused of shooting five people on a rural highway in Kentucky last weekend. The search for the 32-year-old continues while the local community remains vigilant and uneasy. | CGTN's Dan Williams spoke with locals from London, Kentucky on Wednesday, Sept 11.
Philadelphia Several thousand people turned out for the Save Chinatown Coalition rally on Sept. 7 to protest the Philadelphia 76ers' proposal to build a new $1.55 billion arena near Chinatown called "76 Place." While the National Basketball Association team's billionaire owners repeatedly say a new arena at 10th and Market . . . | 
Search efforts for a highway shooting suspect who has been on the run since Saturday, Aug. 31 in the U.S. state of Kentucky are continuing. Joseph Couch is accused of shooting five people on a rural highway over the weekend. A reward for any tip that leads to his arrest was raised to $35,000 this week. | CGTN's Dan Williams has the latest.
By Yusuf Tunàßer Enver Can, founder of the World Uyghur Congress, talked about the death threat to him by the abusive chairman Dolkun Isa: 'I think he made that threat in an organised way in consultation with some people in Munich with criminal records. According to the statute, he cannot run for president again.' The …
The US supported leadership of the organization is shaken by scandals of abuse and more. By Yusuf Tunàßer Enver Can, founder of the World Uyghur Congress, talked about the death threat to him by the abusive chairman Dolkun Isa: 'I think he made that threat in an organised way in consultation with some people in …
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A Palestinian hospital official said on Friday that a US citizen died from a "gunshot in the head" in the occupied The activist was identified as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 27-year-old US national of Turkish origin, Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas told The New Arab's Arabic language site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. | She was described as an "American activist" by the director of the Rafidia Hospital, Fouad Nafaa, who also confirmed that she had arrived at the…
Eygi was killed while taking part in a protest near Nablus, after being shot in the head by Israeli forces trying to forcibly disperse the protest. An autopsy report published on Saturday confirmed that the activist was killed by an Israeli sniper's bullet t…
Atlanta Alejandro Garcia del Toro, Deputy Chief of the Mission to the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in the U.S., and Gabriela Castillo Rodriguez, Second Secretary to the Embassy, made time during a two-day official visit in Atlanta to meet with 40 members of a cross-section of local organizations. . . . | 
On Friday, illegal Israeli colonizers carried out several attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property in the occupied West Bank. Illegal Israeli colonizers attacked, on Friday, several citizens in the Arab Mleihat community in the Jordan Valley, and occupation forces abducted three Palestinian young men. Media sources said that a group of armed paramilitary settlers …
Ramallah, September 7, 2024, WAFA — Leaked documents from the Israeli Megiddo prison revealed a horrific assault and abuse incident against dozens of Palestinian prisoners, who were handcuffed and thrown to the ground on Friday morning. The leaked video, which sparked a wave of anger, showed some prisoners without clothes on their upper bodies, and …
US officials warned Israel that The comments came amid continued fears of escalations between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. | According to Channel 13, a message was sent to Israel informing them that tensions with Hezbollah and Iran need to be reduced at some stage as "the [US] aircraft carriers will not be able to stay in the area…
In a bid to avoid public embarrassment, Salameh draped a jacket over his wrists to conceal the handcuffs as he was escorted by police, according to witness and a leaked photograph. | Salameh, who led the bank for nearly three decades before steppi…
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, day 337 of Israel's brutal, nearly 11-month long assault on the entire population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their bombardment of civilian areas, and the forced displacement of 2 million Palestinians. A correspondent with the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that a missile strike targeted a residential apartment …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has ordered police to arrest on sight lawyer Fred Makada, for failure to appear in court despite several summons. He is accused of stealing 1.2 billion shillings from the Busoga Growers Cooperative Union. Makada is jointly charged with three others including John Matovu, Jinja District …
The Guardian reported this week a source from within the Foreign Office confirming what anyone paying close attention already knew. By last February, according to the source, Britain's then Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, had received official advice that Israel was using British arms components to commit war crimes in Gaza. Cameron sat on that information …
The earthquake that struck the country a year ago has never stopped here in the Atlas Mountains. | In Ounayen, a village nestled in these mountains, people, buildings, and objects still carry the memories of the death and destruction that hit the area on 8 September 2023, killing more than 2,900 people. | "For me, the quake has never stopped. I still see it and feel it every day," says Omar Ouzart, a villager, sitting outside in the heat in front of his plastic tent. | Omar pulled six members of his family from under the rubble, including his mother and sister. The recollections of their bodies become more mac…
The German coalition government's slavish following of the interests of US imperialism in the name of 'Western democracy' over Ukraine and Israel is destroying the hegemony of German capital. By Michael Roberts * Editorial note: This article was published prior to the election it deals with. But due to its deep and structural analysis, UWI …
UK: Tens of thousands march for Palestine towards Israeli embassy in London | Demonstration came amid accusations that police had attempted to restrict protest rights | | The march marked the first time that a pro-Palestine demonstration in London had ended near the Israeli embassy (Areeb…
Satellite images show Israel paving new road along Philadelphi Corridor: Report | The development indicates Israel is not planning on withdrawing from the buffer zone any time soon | | Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at the Philadelphi Corridor on a map during a press conferenc…
The family of a Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was "shot in the head" while participating in a demonstration in Beita in "Her p…
At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in Israeli strikes on a school sheltering refugees and a residential building in At least eight of the dead were in refugee tents at Halima al-Sa'diyya School in In a separate incident, five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential b…
The Medical workers pointed out that while the children were being protected from polio, they were still at risk of being killed and injured by indiscriminate Israeli bombardment, which has so far killed at least 40,…
Ayman Safadi accussed Israel of "waging another war" in reference to Israel's 
US presidential hopeful Speaking to a crowd of Jewish Republican voters, Trump claimed that a presidency under 
Announcing a livestreamed event hosted by Firestorm Books in so-called Asheville, NC, featuring Andrew Lee and Andrew Zonneveld. We're told that the future of democracy hangs in the balance. But as another most-important-election-ever draws near, many U.S. progressives are facing the fact that their values are not on the ballot. And while that may be… 
Algerians head to the polls Saturday to cast votes for president and determine who will govern their gas-rich North African nation — five years after 
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's historic "Muslim Brotherhood leaders were clearly ordered to keep silent about Sisi and the visit or else they would face grave consequences," an Egyptian security official told The New Arab on condi…
The video, which lasts around a minute and a half, opens with ariel footage of the besieged enclave before the war then goes to show tunnels and dead I…
A flight operated by Indian Two bomb disposal experts and one search dog were continuing to search the aircraft, Yerlikaya said, adding…
The The plan, which has been broadly agreed but requires a final go-ahead from both capitals and an announcement date, would see hundreds of troops leave by September 2025, with the remainder departing by the end of 2026, the sources said. | "We have an ag…
The boat was carrying 64 migrants and was intercepted Friday off the northwestern town of Sirte, according to the town's coast guard unit. | It posted images on Facebook showing dozens of migrants, including at least one woman and a child, upon their return. The coast guard also set the mi…
A Pakistani citizen living in Canada was arrested on Wednesday and charged with planning an attack in New York City in support of the Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, is accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn around 7 October, 2024, nearly one year after the beginning of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Khan, who is a…
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A Syrian opposition armed group operating in northern Syria has ceased cooperation with the The Levant Front, a prominent armed group which is part of the Turkish-backed 'Syrian National Army' controls areas of northern Syria close to the Turkish border, called for the dissolution of the current government and for criminal charges to be brought against Mustafa. | A meeting organised by Turkish…
Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel, 43, is one of only two candidates approved by the electoral authority, ISIE, to challenge A court in Manouba, west of Tunis, ordered his temporary release late Thursday aft…
The Cathay incident prompted the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to issue an emergency directive to airlines ordering mandated inspections on all A350-1000s, which are powered by Trent XWB-97 engines made by Rolls-Royce. | Etihad Airways, which operates five of the Airbus A350-1000s, is the only airline in t…
More than 700,000 people have been impacted by "Floods have caused extensive damage to homes, crops and critical infrastructure, disrupting education and health services and increasing the risk of disease outbreaks," said UN humanitarian agency OCHA in a situation report on Thursday. | It said that…
Both sides in The 19-page report by a UN Fact-Finding Mission, based on 182 interviews with s…
Vice presidential candidate Walz's comments came in an interview with a…
A UK judge on Friday handed out the longest sentence associated with recent Painter and decorator Thomas Birley was jailed for nine years for his role in violence outside the Holiday Inn Express hotel near Rotherham, northern England, on August 4. | Judge Jeremy Richardson at Sheffield Crown Court told Birley, 27, that his case was "unquestionably" one of the most serious concerning the Rotherham riot.
The A spokesperson from the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) told The New Arab that the Met police informed them early on Friday that they were "re-evaluating the conditions imposed". | "The continuous obstacles and restrictions f…
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Amazon / YouTube / Rumble The CIA's destructive role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it can be joked about. But behind the jokes lies a far darker reality: the agency's imperial ambitions have fueled a …
By Cao Xiaolin China's ambassador to Qatar The following guest article was published on the Al-Jazeera website on Aug. 29, 2024. It addresses the dialogue by representatives of 14 Palestinian factions held in Beijing in July, at China's invitation. This important development, along with many others, will be discussed at . . . | 
Portland, Oregon Thousands of grocery workers in Portland, Oakland, at 28 Fred Meyer stores walked out at 6 a.m. on Aug. 28, beginning a week-long strike. Workers are demanding better wages and pension plans in addition to good faith bargaining. On the third day of the strike, workers told this . . . | 
By Michael Roberts * Editorial note: This article was published prior to the election it deals with. But due to its deep and structural analysis, UWI considers that its finding are not only worthy to explain the results but also shed a light on Germany's path ahead. Elections took place in two large provincial states …
We assess a recent analyst's statement by Nomura and why it would potentially imply that the US economy has reached the point whereby, not only is it cratering, but financialisation might also now contribute to its decline. 
The president drew criticism for rejecting the candidate put up by the left-of-center coalition that won the most seats in parliamentary elections. | By Edward Carver | French President The decision marks the end of an unprecedented period in which France hasn't had an active gove…
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Sudan: Hundreds of families flee intense fighting near Khartoum | Clashes intensified in recent days around the Hattab military base in Khartoum North suburb | | People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, 30 June 2024 (AFP) | Hundreds of fa…
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Former U.S. President Donald Trump were out campaigning this week, pushing their economic plans in a last effort before next week's presidential debate. How important will the economy be for U.S. voters come November? | Joining the discussion: | 
Bulange, Mengo | LOUIS JADWONG | The Prime Minister (Katikkiro) of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga, has said government has no business getting directly involved in managing the coffee sector, and warned of ill-advised plans to phase out the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The Katikkiro told coffee stake holders, led by UCDA, aBi and the private …
NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed at the U.S. state of New Mexico early Saturday after a journey of approximately six hours from the International Space Station (ISS), with no astronauts on board, as two astronauts were forced to remain in space until next year due to a technical malfunction. …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev Fr Damian Grimes, the legendary headteacher of Namasagali College, will be laid to rest in Uganda, the country where he devoted 42 years of his service life. The British Catholic missionary from the Mill Hill order, who passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 93, left a lasting …
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recipients of the 2024 Accountancy Service Awards, organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), have given hope to the profession by upholding ethical values, providing excellent service to clients, and contributing to economic growth. The awards are an annual event, presented during the institute's seminar. On …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have called for urgent action to avert a potential Mpox outbreak. The warning comes amid a severe crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the clade 1b variant of Mpox has infected over 19,000 people and claimed nearly 1,000 lives. The risk to Uganda is …
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rohi Services Limited has been accused of executing shoddy and delayed completion of works at St Andrew Kaggwa Seed Secondary School in Luwero district. In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Sports contracted the company to construct classroom blocks, two science laboratories, an administrative block, toilets, a sports field and …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Sarah Mateke is dead. According to her close friend Hope Bizimana, Mateke who is also the Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Mengo Hospital, where she died on arrival. Mateke was appointed State Minister in …
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Uganda's Ministry of Internal Affairs have held a high-profile meeting with their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterparts to discuss means of resolving border boundary conflict along eastern Rutshuru territory and the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro. Ugandan officials were led by Colonel Naboth Mwesigwa from the Ministry …
VP Jessica Alupo: Uganda draws valuable lessons from China's modernization path BEIJING, China | Xinhua | Uganda has drawn valuable lessons from China's modernization experience, Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo has said. In a written interview with Xinhua for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, she commended the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been offered 2,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine. Currently, Uganda has reported 10 cases of Mpox from different parts of the country. The patients are receiving care at Entebbe, with four having recovered while six are still under monitoring. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health while speaking …
La delegación del Partido del Mundo Obrero marchó en la protesta ante la Convención Nacional Demócrata portando una pancarta que decía en parte: ´ °No votaremos por el genocidio! ª. "No votaremos por el genocidio." Chicago, 19 de agosto de 2024. Si los dos únicos candidatos que pueden ganar la presidencia apoyan . . . | 
An American woman was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a protest in Beita near Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday. On Friday morning the State Department confirmed that Aysenur Eygi, a 26-year-old American citizen born in Turkey, had died. Two Palestinian doctors told the AP that Eygi had been shot …
During the weekly demonstration in Beita, Palestine, on the morning of September 6th, 2024, the Israeli army intentionally shot and killed an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) human rights activist named Ay≈üenur Eygi. The following statement is from a press release published by the International Solidarity Movement on their website: The demonstration, which primarily involved men …
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a human rights activist, was protesting an illegal West Bank settlement when she was reportedly shot in the head by Israeli soldiers.
While suspending arms licenses to Israel, the UK government pursues legal actions against outspoken critics of its foreign policy, including journalists and activists who face terrorism charges.
UK: Police change start time for London pro-Palestine demo | Organisers say police will allow protesters to gather from midday before marching to the Israeli embassy | | Pro-Palestinian activists and supporters wave flags and carry placards on a march through London, during a National Day…
Israeli lawmaker calls for B'Tselem chief to be arrested for 'assisting the enemy' | Likud MP urges police to question Yuli Novak under law punishable by death penalty or life sentence after Security Council speech | | Israeli human rights activist Yuli Novak attends a press conference…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Lidia Martinez was startled by a loud knock on her door at 6 a.m. When Martinez, 87, opened the door in her nightgown, nine of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's deputies confronted her. With guns drawn, bearing riot shields, and brandishing a search warrant, the officers barged in. For several hours …
CROOKED companies dishonestly presenting their products as safe. Corporate incompetents engaged in a merry-go-round of buck-passing.
Support for the Uhuru 3 is gaining momentum as their trial in the face of repressive charges begins on Sept. 3 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The three are Omali Yeshiteli, Chair of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP); Penny Hess, Chair of the African Peoples Solidarity Committee; and Jesse Nevel, . . . | 
We demand that all charges against the Uhuru 3 be dropped immediately. No to the new McCarthyism!
After long months and rivers of Palestinian blood in Gaza, the Western world is finally grasping the fact that the proposed ceasefire in Gaza is not taking hold because Israel's government is preventing it. The desire for a ceasefire in the United States, certainly among Democrat voters, is clear. If one is to believe President …
UK: Green Party to vote on whether to declare a genocide in Gaza | Deputy leader Zack Polanski tells MEE the Greens are willing to work with independent MPs on select issues, including Palestine | | Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay is joined on stage by MPs Sian Berry and Ellie Chowns…
In Norman Solomon's new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, the author excoriates the White House for arming a genocide with assistance from a negligent press. Solomon tracks events following Hamas' killings and kidnappings of Israelis on October 7th, a …
It's not that the Democrats did not show any concern about Palestinians at the Democratic National Convention. They showed extraordinary concern given the lengths they went to erase them from Kamala's coronation. | Afterwards the Democrats seemed ecstatic that a little genocide didn't disrupt their joy. But there were still plenty of protests and signs of divisions that could pose problems with Harris's path to election especially as student protesters look to reinvigorate the movement. 
In Norman Solomon's new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, the author excoriates the White House for arming a genocide with assistance from a negligent press. Solomon tracks events following Hamas' killings and kidnappings of Israelis on October 7th, a 
I mourn the six dead Israeli hostages recently murdered by Hamas before Israeli Defense Forces could claim them as military victories because I strive to be a human being. But it has been revolting to hear and see so much detail in the dominant media about the beauty and humanity of one group of people 
Israel pulls out of Jenin, but denies end of West Bank offensive | Residents of city its refugee camp return to homes following 10-day Israeli assault | | A man sits in front of a damaged building following an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank, on…
Israeli forces withdrew from the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp, on Friday at dawn, after ten days of siege and destruction against the city. Media sources said that after ten days of attacking the city of Jenin and its refugee camp, leaving massive destruction and death in its wake. …
Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian young man, on Friday at dawn, when he passed through a flying military roadblock northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces assaulted the young man, Bilal Rabah Dar Atta at a flying military roadblock at the entrance to the village of Shuqba, northwest …
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man on Thursday night, during their invasion of the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that a large army force, including bulldozers, stormed the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus city, sparking protests from local Palestinians. The Palestinian Red Crescent …
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child on Friday afternoon after illegal colonizers invaded the village of Qaryout, southeast of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces shot the girl, Bana Amjad Bakr, 13, in the chest with live ammunition during a settler invasion and attack on the village. Sources …
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian woman, on Thursday night, after invading the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank. Rami Hamamreh, the director of the Husan Village Council, told WAFA that occupation soldiers stormed the eastern entrance to the village, sparking protests among local Palestinian youths. Hamamreh added that the …
September 1, 2024, twenty-seven Palestinian families woke up to mourn their loved ones, including at least 11 who were killed at a "safe" shelter, Safad School in Zaitune neighborhood east of Gaza city. On the same day, the Israeli occupying army recovered the bodies of six Israeli captives, who died as a direct or indirect result of an Israeli incursion into a tunnel in Rafah. 
When the subway riders boarded the 1 train at 116th Street on Manhattan's West Side, it was apparent that many riders on this Labor Day were students. The subway car wasn't particularly crowded and one of the people I guessed was a student sat down next to me. We began talking about the difference in 
The United Nations is warning the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains "beyond catastrophic" as more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza did not receive any food rations in August amid Israel's relentless assault. Israel's 11-month campaign has killed more than 15,000 children and enabled the besieged territory's first polio outbreak in a quarter-century. INARA founder Arwa Damon just got back from spending two weeks in Gaza, where the nonprofit currently provides medical and mental healthcare to Palestinian children. "Israel has decimated every single aspect of any sort of i…
During his presidency, Donald Trump was an unmitigated disaster for Palestine. If he takes office again, all signs point to him being even worse the second time around. This is why the Biden administration and the Harris-Walz campaign would do well to immediately implement an arms embargo on Israel and move to attack his record …
A country that tolerates the routine shootings of its own school children as the cost of doing business in our weird notion of a "free society" is unlikely to feel any empathy for Palestinian children killed by the weapons we sell Israel. Violence is our chief export; indifference to the bloodshed is our national characteristic. 
The government of Sir Keir Starmer, despite remaining glued to a foreign policy friendly and accommodating to Israel, has found the strain a bit much of late. While galloping to victory in the July elections, leaving the British Labour Party a heaving majority, a certain ill-temper could be found among the ranks on his attitudes regarding 
On Friday, September 6, 2024, day 336 of the ongoing Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of 2.2 million people in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their relentless attacks on Palestinian civilians in all parts of the besieged coastal enclave.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi: Lukewarm US response to Israel's killing of Turkish-American citizen draws sharp criticism | The statements so far from the administration differ from remarks that follow killings of Israeli Americans | | Israeli soldiers fire rubber bullets towards Palestinian protesters foll…
Benjamin Netanyahu and maps: A brief history of an enduring love affair | Israel's prime minister has a history of using controversial maps in his presentations | | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a map during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA…
By Kit Klarenberg — Sep 5, 2024 | An Al Mayadeen 
The letter that has been delivered by former far-right presidential candidate Edmundo González has been determined as "totally out of place" to "justify and at the same time declare himself above the law, the authority, the state," according to the attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab. | This Thursday, September 5, in a press conference regarding the meeting he held with the lawyer Vicente Haro, legal representative of González, Saab explained that the former candidate "attempts to explain but contradicts himself" as to why he did not appear at any of the three summons issued by the Public Prosecutor…
We go in-depth with Capt. Chris "Chowdah" Hill about the Eisenhower's grueling and dangerous deployment that faced a bevy of new tactical realities.
Both of Sudan's warring sides guilty of atrocities, finds UN mission | Fact-finding report reveals range of crimes by RSF and Sudanese army, including rape, killings and torture, and calls for arms embargo | | Members of Sudan's armed forces take part in a military parade held on the occasion of…
The Republican National Convention, held in Milwaukee in July, was a blatant display of white supremacy and fascistic demagoguery regarding migrants. The Democratic National Convention, held in Chicago in August with a more inclusive and "progressive" faàßade, nevertheless presented a program that restricted the rights of migrants. RNC and DNC: . . . | 
Credit: Richie Merio On the 8th anniversary of the implementation of the Fiscal Control Board, Aug. 31, organizers denounced La Junta both in Puerto Rico and in New York and demanded a free Puerto Rico! In New York, protesters marched from the offices at 26 Federal Plaza, where hedge . . . | 
Democracy Now! is joined by the nephew of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has endorsed Trump's Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Fred Trump III's new memoir, All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way, shares fresh insights into the Trump family and acts as a platform to advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities. Fred Trump's own son William has a rare genetic disorder that causes severe developmental and intellectual disabilities. He says Donald Trump once told him to abandon William, saying, "He doesn't recognize you. Let…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced more U.S. aid for Ukraine just days after the country was hit by one of the deadliest airstrikes since Russia's invasion in early 2022. On Tuesday, a pair of Russian missiles struck a military academy and hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 270. "The sense … is that the U.S. is giving Ukraine enough so that it doesn't lose, but not enough so that it can actually make significant and needed gains," says award-winning journalist Arwa Damon, who is in Ukraine providing medical and m…
On September 3rd, 15 members of the Vatan Party's youth wing, Vanguard Youth, put a hood on the head of a US soldier in the Turkish city of Izmir. The US soldiers were stationed on the USS Wasp, the largest assault ships in the American fleet, docked at Izmir Port. Following the action, Erol Aslan, …
We assess, in light of the recent devastating Poltava attack by Russia, what the fallout will be for the West now and in the aftermath of the end of the Ukraine war. 
The pending $25 billion merger of the Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains threatens to continue the trend of monopolistic price-gouging while leading the sell-off and possible closure of hundreds of neighborhood stores.
The Berlin couple-dancing scene is an integral part of Berlin's nightlife. Thursdays and Sundays at Berlin's Soda Club (located at Kulturbrauerei), where you can dance pairwise on 5 different floors (Kizomba, Salsa Cubana, Mambo, Bachata, Zouk), are quite simply an institution. Open-air dance events are held almost daily on the Spree's waterfront in summer, reflecting the dedication of this community: The events are free, the city's best DJs provide their skills and people of all ages, from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds move rhythmically in couples to the music. There are also annual festivals s…
At the initiative of the Parc La Belle Idée Commission (France, Paris region), twenty-five people, all members of the commissions of European Parks for Study and Reflection, met at Bassevelle from August 30 to September 01. | These Parks of Study and Reflection are places of retreat, far from the hustle and bustle of the city; they offer their well-kept, natural setting, their generous spaces and their facilities to humanists from all over the world, who come to study, reflect, exchange and present their work, the foundations of which are to be found in Silo's thought. They also host a wide range of activities: w…
Editor's note: The Permian Basin is a vast region of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico containing the most productive oil fields in the United States. It has yielded nearly 30 billion barrels of oil and over 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas since the first commercial well opened in the region in 1921. …
After delaying for months, President Emmanuel Macron has finally told the French people directly that he is ignoring their votes. In July parliamentary elections, they put the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) coalition in first place, but on Thursday Macron named right-wing figure Michel Barnier as the country's next prime minister. Barnier is affiliated with …
"If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive." ‚Äï Audre Lorde The above quote by American writer, philosopher, and intersectional feminist Audre Lorde seems appropriate when considering what is at the heart of the new psychological horror film The Front Room. The use …
As the 2024 presidential election draws near, there has been a growing realization that ex-President Donald Trump's second term would be detrimental to working people and the country as a whole. Among those pointing out this danger are increasing numbers of prominent Republicans. Yet, as they condemn Trump, they have begun to wax poetic of …
WASHINGTON—A Poor People's Campaign strategy session among clergy from around the U.S., called to discuss how to register and mobilize poor and low-wealth people to vote this fall, pivoted into how to protect those voters against right-wing intimidation, disinformation and voter suppression. The Rev. William Barber II, the campaign's co-chair, finished his short introduction about …
Look at the size of Tucker Carlson's audience. It exceeds that of all Demorat politicians combined. | BREAKING: MASSIVE SELLOUT CROWD FOR TUCKER CARLSON IN PHOENIX, AZ — Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) Tucker is dangerous to the American gestapo establishment. That is why he and Elon Musk head my list of Americans who are likely to quietly disappear once the Kamala regime has been placed in power. Truth-tellers are dangerous to a tyra…
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Vice President Kamala Harris promises to build three million affordable houses if elected president.
The Venezuelan government said the seizure was "not an isolated action" and that it reserved the right to take legal action in response.
Owen Schalk details how Canada's policies—the hostile moves toward geopolitical opponents, efforts to decrease economic ties to China through critical minerals exploration, and hundreds of billions of dollars in projected military spending over the next decades—do not make Canadians safer.
Tunisian presidential candidate arrested again shortly after release | Ayachi Zammel's re-arrest comes amid accusations that authorities are manipulating the race in Kais Saied's favour | | Tunisian voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Mnihla district, outside Tunis, during the p…
US and Iraq agree on plan to withdraw US troops: Report | Hundreds of US soldiers would be pulled out of Iraq in September 2025 and the remaining would depart by the end of 2026 | | American soldiers taking position around the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on December 31 2019 (US embassy in Iraq/AFP)…
Venezuela's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro decreed that Christmas will start Oct. 1 in the country, the announcement coming as Venezuela grapples with the fallout from a July presidential election that saw Maduro claim a third term despite global skepticism and outcry from the country's opposition movement. What do you think?
As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their 
Miles Davis's Kind of Blue turned sixty-five last month, the same age at which the trumpeter would die thirty-two years after recording the album. The record shows no signs of infirmity. It has no plans to retire, isn't tempted to ease into the rocking chair heard to sigh and squeak in Davis's elegiac rendition of 
This is not a tough one. First and foremost, workers are better off today because they overwhelmingly have jobs if they want them. They also are getting higher pay, even after adjusting for inflation. And they tell us they are much more satisfied at their jobs. When President Biden took office, the unemployment rate was 
I've always felt that working in customer-facing jobs is my calling. I'm passionate about making people feel comfortable when they enter a business, be it a retail store or a restaurant. But it was hard to keep that passion when I worked at Dollar General. Like workers at many other big retailers, we were so 
The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and the intertwined environmental crises—is how we have built society, starting from when humans are born. Despite the threat of the sixth extinction, ecosystem collapse, air and water 
Americans are up to their eyeballs in debt. At a time when the national debt exceeds $35 trillion, U.S. citizens are awash in red ink. They've got medical debt, credit card debt, mortgage debt, educational debt and more. Contrary to the popular bromide that we are a nation of homeowners, we aren't. Only 25 percent 
In a democracy, people automatically become liable for whatever the government inflicts upon them. Many of the most deadly errors of contemporary political thinking stem from the notion that in a democracy the government is the people and vice versa, so there is scant reason to distinguish between the two—or to worry about protecting citizens 
The release of Determined, a new book by renowned Stanford professor of primate behavior and neuroscience Robert M. Sapolsky, has catapulted him into the middle of an ancient debate: whether humans have free will and agency over their actions. Determined isn't just a bio-philosophical treatise: It covers the potential benefits that a society that accepts Sapolsky's thesis of 
The recent Socialism 2024 conference in Chicago was by all measures a great success. The three-day conference was sponsored by Haymarket Books, and it was the largest Socialism conference in its history with over 2,300 people attending from across the country, along with a small contingent of international visitors and speakers. There were ninety co-sponsoring organizations, including the 
The U.S. Nuclear Employment Guideline Report, according to Department of Defense websites, appears to be a detailed target menu in the event the president orders a nuclear attack. It is required of the executive by Congress, Section 491, when the president alters the nuclear weapons strategy of the U.S. As alluded to by top-ranking administration 
It was only 3 years ago when a group of distinguished climate scientists led by Erin C. Pettit (Oregon State University) said Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf of the Thwaites Glacier/Antarctica, aka: Doomsday Glacier, could collapse "within as little as 5 years." (Source: C34A-07 Collapse of Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf by intersecting fractures, American Geophysical Union, 
The Haitian revolution was the first victorious anti-colonial war in the so-called New World led by those enslaved by the colonizers. The battle engaged against the slavers and their empires was long and bloody. European kings and European republics fought and lost. In doing so, the latter revealed their colonialist and white supremacist similarities to 
A Boeing 737 carrying Senator J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate for Vice President, and others, inadvertently intruded into the heart of one of 
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Small business owners and elected officials joined Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Bristol, Bucks County, Friday. | Speakers touted Harris' "I'm [Democratic U.S. Sen.] Bob C…
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges, a surprise move that spares President Joe Biden and his family the ordeal of another likely criminal trial. What do you think?
Parade Grand Marshal Bea Gonzalez to lead parade procession from Beauchamp Branch Library to festival venue at Brighton Academy Local heroes to be honored for achievements despite adversity in opening ceremony Event brings published authors and illustrators, including London Ladd, to community, offering free books, resources, and entertainment Syracuse, N.Y. — Light a Candle for Literacy (LACFL) revives Literacy Parade & Children's Book Festival, an annual event created to advance reading and writing in Syracuse. Bea Gonzalez, a retired higher education administrator, public servant, and community advocate,…
Syracuse, NY- Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and Chief of Fire Michael Monds announce that the Syracuse Fire Department has been awarded $7,595,180 in federal funding. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response(SAFER) program. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand delivered the news to the City of Syracuse and Syracuse Fire Department leadership earlier this week. SAFER Grants were created to provide funding directly to fire departments to help them increase or main…
Syracuse, NY — Central New York's biggest food and music festival welcomed an estimated 200,000 people over two days. While the festival welcomed large crowds, it also raised $22,616.72 for local charities. Two checks were presented on Wednesday, September 4th, within Clinton Square where the festival was held. A check for $11,308.36 was presented to Griffin's Guardians. Another check for $11,308.36 was presented to Paige's Butterfly Run. The money collected for the two charities was a joint effort between two Taste of Syracuse sponsors, The Summit Federal Credit Union and Tops Friendly Markets. Kinney Drug…
This story originally appeared in The recent revocation of the Jewish National Fund's (JNF) charitable status may be the most important Palestine solidarity victory in Canadian history. The grassroots win is a boost to the global On August 10, the federal government officially r…
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Instead of celebrating National Read-A-Book Day on Friday by putting books by local writers in the window of Barnes and Noble bookstore in Center City, manager Lynn Rosen thought: Why not put the writers themselves in the window? | "It was a tough sell to my staff," Rosen admitted. "They thought I was crazy. We'll leave that question unanswered as to whether I am or not." | On the other hand, it sounded like a great idea to the writers. All of the two dozen authors Rosen rea…
The French Revolution sparked great hopes for the rise of the bourgeoisie, the abolition of feudal structures, and the establishment of capitalist society. Napoleon gained power through military successes against reactionary forces and the restoration of stability after the fall of the Directory. His leading role in state reforms—including the codification of civil rights in …
President Joe Biden's administration launched new accusations of election interference at Russia nine weeks before the 2024 election. ⚪ The Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered several Russian companies to target Americans through the use of influencers and social media pages to spread propaganda and interfere with the election in a campaign titled "Doppelganger."
Families of the victims of the tragic Grenfell fire are calling for criminal prosecutions following the final report into the fire that killed 72 people. | Nazanin Aghlani, whose mother died in the fire, has told local media that only criminal prosecutions can bring her "closure" and justice. | Her comments came after an inquiry concluded that the disaster was the "culmination of decades of failure" by the government, fire service, and the construction industry bodies who showed "systematic dishonesty" over building materials. | "What we are after is criminal charges. It should have been the other way around […
The Hamas Movement called on the UN Security Council to immediately work to stop the genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, to enforce its Resolution No. 2735 on Gaza war, and to oblige Israel to abide by it.
The "Islamic Resistance in "In continuation of our resistance against the occupation [Israel], in support of our people in Gaza, and in response to the massacres…
The current Israeli war against Gaza has yielded horrific pictures of its physical impact: Entire towns and neighborhoods with buildings leveled. Desperate, hungry, injured refugees streaming toward unsafe relocation. Unrelenting violence. With all this right-minded depiction of devastation and carnage, not as much attention has been focused on the effects of the war on the …
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Thank you! We've done it again! People's World is delighted to announce that, because of your generosity, we have completed the first part of our 2024 Fund Drive by surpassing our $125,000 goal. It was challenging, but reaching this milestone on our 100th Birthday was never in doubt! We appreciate how hundreds of our dedicated readers dug deep …
WASHINGTON—Donald Trump wants to shut down the federal government, again. This time it would happen at the end of this month — Sept. 30. Like he did when he got them to kill a bi-partisan border bill, the convicted felon and current Republican presidential nominee is demanding congressional Republicans shut it down for him since …
As the elections come upon us, much attention has turned towards them. People are discussing and debating whether to vote, to remain "uncommitted," to vote for a third party candidate, or to vote for the Democratic candidate in a statement of history and hope for change. I have heard people declare that they are tired …
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted a volunteer medic with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) at the Ein Siniya military roadblock, north of Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank. The head of the Tubas office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted the medic, Mohammad …
Fearing for the remaining captives, the mass rallies that erupted across Israel were essentially demanding an end to the war—and Netanyahu knows it.
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers shot two Palestinians, including a teenage boy, in Nablus and Jenin, in the northern West Bank. On Thursday dawn, the soldiers invaded Qaryout town, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests, and shot a 17-year-old boy with a live round before medics …
UK: Pro-Palestine march organisers accuse police of disruption tactics | Organisers say pushing back start time, threat of arrests, and 'last-minute' restrictions are an attack on democratic rights | | Pro-Palestine protesters march in London on 3 August 2024 (AFP) | Protest groups plannin…
For more than nine months, the United States has been engaged in an open-ended – and congressionally unauthorised – Citing Israel's war in Gaza as their In response, Washington launched a retaliatory campaign in the hopes of stopping such at…
Introduction The road to hell, so the saying goes, is paved with good intentions. While not quite as dire, well-intentioned laws can nevertheless sometimes have severe consequences. In Re Mediahuis and others' applications for judicial review [2024] NIKB 45, the Northern Ireland High Court declared 5 sections of one such well-intentioned law, the Justice (Sexual …
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court has trashed Democratic President Joe Biden's second plan to forgive former college students up to $400 billion in student loan debt—again. And at the behest of state Republican officials, again. In an unsigned ruling without explanation, the court said Biden's latest plan, the Saving A Valuable Education (SAVE) program, could not …
The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women's initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.
An interview with Farooq Tariq on the political situation in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
On August 26, the First Humanist Congress was held in the prisons of Buenos Aires, organized by the Juan Miguel Scatolini University Center, belonging to ward 11 of penitentiary number 31 in the town of Florencio Varela. This event was made possible thanks to the initiative and support of Gastón Vázquez, representative of the Humanist Movement, and the direction of Walter Estigarribia, a law student at the National University of La Plata (UNLP) in the context of confinement. | This first edition of the congress was attended by various representatives of the Humanist Movement, as well as people deprived of liberty…
DETROIT—Early Wednesday morning, 270 refinery workers at the Southwest Detroit Marathon refinery walked off the job demanding a fair contract with better wages to keep up with inflation, working conditions—including better scheduling and safety measures—as well as benefits. The strike comes after Teamsters Local 283 voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after their contract expired …
What do you do when a corporate landlord buys your complex and starts busting your multi-racial, multi-generational community? First, you mobilize your community and public opinion, then you push back with everything you've got. In two break-neck months of mobilizing by working-class tenants, Windward Village exposed a lying landlord and forced their government to build …
WASHINGTON—Labor's Council for Latin American Advancement, the AFL-CIO constituency group for Latino workers and their families, will campaign among Latinos, alerting them to the specific dangers they face from Project 2025, the monstrous radical right Republican platform crafted for that party's presidential nominee, Donald Trump. LCLAA, the Service Employees, and five other organizations will send …
Editor's note: The latest, now official results of the elections in Thuringia and Saxony are as follows: In Saxony it's CDU — 31.9, AFD — 30.0, BSW -11.8, SPD — 7.3, LINKE — 4.5, AND FDP — 1.5. In Thuringia it's AfD 32.8, CDU — 23.6, BSW — 15.8, LINKE — 13.1, SPD — 6.1, …
