(2024-12-19). Anti-Genocide Activists Target Israeli Drone Manufacturer in Brooklyn. truthout.org On December 11, activists opposing the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip picketed the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City for the fifth time since September. The activists, collectively known as Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard (DBNY), seek to pressure the manufacturing complex's board of directors to evict two tenants connected to the Israeli military: Crye Precision… |
(2024-12-19). Call for Africain and International solidarity | No to the criminalization of solidarity | Freedom for activists defending the rights of migrants and refugees. cadtm.org
(2024-12-19). A bold new project is reclaiming disabled people's history that's previously been erased. thecanary.co A new disabled-led project, the Disability Action Research Kollective, is working on "reclaiming disabled history" to help centre ableism across the breadth of today's "liberatory political movements". Through a series of novel zines, it uplifts the hidden disabled identities "struck from the record" of prominent civil rights activists. It offers a powerful new testimony to […] | By
(2024-12-19). PDF of December 19 print issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF U.S., Israel, Türkiye: Hands off Syria! Philadelphia welcomes injured siblings from Gaza 'Sanctuary for migrants!' Behind the Daniel Penny verdict 76ers arena: a sellout deal Philly demo: 'Yoon's impeachment is our win!' Syria, sanctions & solidarity NYC activists: 'Defend the Axis of Resistance' Role of global working . . . |
(2024-12-19). Is Seeking to Stop a War a Crime? Whistleblowers and Other Government Activists Need to be Heard. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca The early November detention of Asif Rahman, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, indicted in a federal
(2024-12-19). Montana Supreme Court's Held Decision: A Loss for Climate Realism and Common Sense. wattsupwiththat.com The path forward lies in promoting policies that balance environmental stewardship with economic growth and energy reliability. Courts should stick to interpreting the law, not rewriting it to align with activist agendas. Montana, like the rest of the world, will continue to face challenges from climate variability. The answer isn't to hobble our energy systems—it's to build a resilient, innovative society capable of adapting to whatever the future holds.
(2024-12-19). Telling our stories: breaking out of capitalism's cultural chains. cpusa.org 
The following is based on a report given to the CPUSA National Committee in November, and includes contributions from members of the Writers Subcommittee of the CPUSA Labor Commission. | As political and cultural battles deepen in the United States, we must intensify the struggle to reclaim the cultural arena from capitalist dominance. Just as the Party contests in elections to challenge the ruling class, it recognizes the need to contest dominant cultural narratives — via stories, art, music, and media — that shape public consciousness. For the Party, the goal is clear: to build a working-class me…
(2024-12-19). Jacobin promotes Bernie Sanders to peddle illusions in the Democrats and "Medicare for All" wsws.org While the gunning down of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has exposed widespread public opposition to the criminal practices of the health insurance corporations and capitalism generally, Jacobin has published an interview with Bernie Sanders aimed at reviving illusions in the Democratic Party and reform of the healthcare system.
(2024-12-19). Capitalists Should Be Removed From All Our Systems, Not Just Health Care. counterpunch.org 
Imagine that your household was regularly broken into by a sadist who systemically beat-up everyone in your home. He'd start by punching folks in the stomach. Then he'd smack people on the both sides of their heads. Then he'd kick your legs out from underneath you and pound you all on your backs and necks
(2024-12-19). Democrats join Republicans in passing fascistic "Crucial Communism Teaching Act" wsws.org The passage of the bill reflects immense fear within the US ruling class that large sections of the population will be looking for a revolutionary alternative to the unending war, inequality, austerity and fascism offered by the capitalist system.
(2024-12-19). Privatizing Syria: US Plans To Sell Off A Nation's Wealth After Assad. popularresistance.org In the immediate wake of the Syrian government's abrupt collapse, much remains uncertain about the country's future — including whether it can survive as a unitary state or will splinter into smaller states as did Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, a move that ultimately led to a bloody NATO intervention. Moreover, who or what may take power in Damascus remains an open question. For the time being at least, members of ultra-extremist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) appear highly likely to take key positions in whatever administrative structure sprouts from Bashar Assad's ouster after a decade-and-a-half of grinding…
(2024-12-19). Inside 'Greater Israel': Myths And Truths Behind The Zionist Fantasy. popularresistance.org As Israel pushed its forces deep into sovereign Syrian territory following the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime the term 'Greater Israel' has resurfaced in media coverage. The term has been used in recent days to describe Israel's military expansion beyond its currently recognized borders, an ever-expanding definition of what the Israeli state can come to encompass. The maps used to describe the vision often echo biblical stories that many Zionists consider as history. But what is the 'Greater Israel' idea in actuality? Is there really such an Israeli project? And how realistic is it that it will be realized?
(2024-12-19). Compatible Left Joins Imperialism In Celebrating Defeat Of Syria. popularresistance.org It may be no surprise that the "mainstream" corporate news media have turned into advertising agencies for US government policy. But it still surprises that what the CIA called a compatible left – those on the left it deemed compatible with maintaining imperialist rule – celebrates another US successful "regime change," this time, Syria. | Portside ran an article, Liberation in Syria Is a Victory Worth Embracing, which criticized "some self-styled Western 'anti-imperialists'" for their lack of enthusiasm for the "victory." While it does note Israel bombed Syria 220 times up to mid-November this past year, one fin…
(2024-12-19). Amnesty just directly called out Keir Starmer's genocide apologism for Israel. thecanary.co 
Amnesty International has openly called out Labour Party prime minister Keir Starmer's genocide apologism. And this comes just as fellow campaign group Human Rights Watch has also called Israeli forces out for their genocide in Gaza. This adds to Starmer's increasing isolation over his shameless defence of Israel's crimes. Amnesty directly calling out Starmer Amnesty […] | By
yenisafak.com (2024-12-19). Hamas' armed wing says it killed 5 Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced Wednesday that its fighters killed Israeli soldiers and targeted an armored personnel carrier in northern Gaza.
According to the group's statements on Telegram, Al-Qassam fighters "eliminated five Israeli soldiers at point-blank range near the Khalifa Mosque in the center of Jabalia Camp."
(2024-12-19). HRW: Gaza Water Crisis Is Evidence of Genocide, Israel Rebuts Claims. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). "Extermination & Acts of Genocide": Human Rights Watch on Israel Deliberately Depriving Gaza of Water. democracynow.org 
Human Rights Watch is accusing Israel of committing acts of extermination and genocide by deliberately restricting safe water for drinking and sanitation to the Gaza Strip. The report details how Israel has cut off water and blocked fuel, food and humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip, and deliberately destroyed or damaged water and sanitation infrastructure and water repair materials. We speak to one of the report's editors, Bill Van Esveld, the acting Israel and Palestine associate director at Human Rights Watch, who describes "a clear state policy of depriving people in Gaza of water,”…
(2024-12-19). Palestinians Sue State Department Over Failure To Stop Genocide. popularresistance.org Five Palestinian families filed a lawsuit against the US State Department on 17 December over Washington's support for the Israeli military, citing the Leahy Law, which prohibits assistance to foreign military or security forces implicated in human rights violations. | The suit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. It accuses the State Department and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken of deliberately circumventing human rights to allow continued support for Israeli military units accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
(2024-12-19). Slow Motion Genocide and Resistance in Haiti. counterpunch.org 
A little over a week ago, on December 6th and 7th, at least 184 people were massacred in Wharf Jeremi, part of Site Soley, one of the most impoverished communities in the Americas, located by the seashore in Port-au-Prince. The majority of those murdered, 127, were elderly.[1] The massacre was perpetrated by a "powerful gang", more accurately labeled as a
(2024-12-19). Israel's Crime of Extermination, Acts of Genocide in Gaza. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after the withdrawal of Israeli forces, pull water containers to meet their vital needs under catastrophic conditions on May 6, 2024. | © 2024 Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images | Israeli authorities have deliberately inflicted conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the population in Gaza by intentionally depriving Palestinian civilians there of adequate access to water, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths.In doing so, Israeli authorities are responsible for the crime against humanity of exterminatio…
(2024-12-19). 2 Key Humanitarian Groups Join Chorus Saying Israel Committing Acts of Genocide. truthout.org On Thursday, two major humanitarian groups joined the chorus of experts and other human rights organizations saying that Israel's slaughter of Palestinians and leveling of Gaza for the past 14 months is consistent with genocide under international humanitarian law. In a 179-page report, Human Rights Watch concluded that Israel's deprivation of water for Palestinians in Gaza is one of the five… |
(2024-12-19). Honoring Courage: Solidarity with Palestine in Indian Country during a Year of Genocide. indybay.org Censored News honors the courage of Native People who stood in solidarity with Palestine and spoke out against genocide. During a year of genocide, most of the media in the United States published distractions and false narratives, aiding and abetting in war crimes and genocide.
(2024-12-19). Syria is for all religions, sects: HTS reassures. ummid.com Amidst the apprehensions that there could be clashes after the fall of Assad regime, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) while calling for unity reassured that Syria is for all religions and sects.
(2024-12-19). Syrian children return to schools a week after HTS-led Opp takeover. ummid.com Syrian children in capital Damascus and other cities of the country Sunday December 15, 2024 returned to schools exactly a week after Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led opposition toppled the 54-year brutal regime of al-Assad family.
(2024-12-19). Iran Faces a Sobering Recalibration of its Regional Ambitions. counterpunch.org The dramatic sequence of events that began on October 7, 2023, with Hamas's strike in Israel, has cascaded through the Middle East, toppling regimes and reshaping the region's fault lines. On the very day Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire halting hostilities in Lebanon, the Syrian militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a
(2024-12-19). UN envoy meets HTS Cheif Abu Muhammad al-Golani in Damascus. ummid.com In an important move towards international recognition of the new government in Syria after the fall of 54-year old brutal regime of al Assad, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen met Hay ºat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Commander-in-Chief Sunday December 15, 2024 in Damascus.
(2024-12-19). La Russia difende l'alleato siriano nonostante l'assedio di Al Qaeda. strategic-culture.su Mosca ha preso tutte le misure possibili per prevenire la caduta del governo di Assad, ma le condizioni locali hanno giocato a favore dell'avanzata dei terroristi. | Segue nostro Il governo di Bashar Al Assad è crollato e la Repubblica Araba Siriana non esiste più. Pur avendo un certo vantaggio sui terroristi dell'HTS (ex Fronte Al Nusra, un ramo locale di Al Qaeda), l'esercito siriano non è riuscito a fermare la loro avanzata, portando…
(2024-12-19). New York State Division of Human Rights Enforces Compliance in a Long Island Housing Discrimination Matter. urbancny.com 
(2024-12-19). Mass Graves Discovered as Syrian Families Seek Answers to Loved Ones' Disappearances Under Assad Regime. democracynow.org 
"We were not prepared for what we were going to see," says Human Rights Watch researcher Hiba Zayadin, who recently visited one mass execution site turned mass grave in Syria, following the sudden fall of the authoritarian Assad family from power. More than 150,000 Syrians remain unaccounted for after being held in Assad's prisons, and many are believed to be buried in mass graves. We speak to Zayadin about what's been uncovered so far and the struggle to preserve evidence, particularly in the face of a new regime that has not prioritized tracking records of the Assad government's cr…
(2024-12-19). HRW accuses Israel of extermination in Gaza citing water crisis, infrastructure damage. haaretz.com The Human Rights Watch report, titled 'Israel's Crime of Extermination, Acts of Genocide in Gaza,' highlights severe water shortages in Gaza, alleging Israeli actions may amount to genocide. Israel disputes these claims, emphasizing its humanitarian efforts…
(2024-12-19). Israeli strike in West Bank's Tul Karm kills four, Palestinian Health Ministry says. haaretz.com ISRAEL: School, cars hit by interceptor shrapnel after IDF shoots down missile from Yemen ‚ñ GAZA: IDF calls for residents of central Gaza town of Al-Bureij to evacuate to the humanitarian 'safe zone' ‚ñ SYRIA: German FM says Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights is a violation of international law ‚ñ LEBANON: Israelis entered Lebanon without security clearance, IDF confirms…
(2024-12-19). Indigenous people defending their land face a disproportionate share of violence and threats. grist.org 
In the first-ever global study of its kind, researchers concluded that more attention needs to be paid to physical attacks and threats against land defenders, since those incidents often are the precursor to death. | Last year, a human rights and environmental watchdog group determined that
(2024-12-19). Brazil: Members of Safer Access network discuss ways to reduce impact of armed violence. icrc.org The event in Fortaleza covered operations in such fields as health, education, social work, youth and human rights.
(2024-12-19). Malaysians held in US's Guantanamo Bay prison returned home after 18 years. aljazeera.com Amnesty International says Guantanamo Bay prison camp is a 'glaring, longstanding stain' on United States rights record.
(2024-12-19). Israel committing 'acts of genocide' by cutting off water in Gaza, HRW says. aljazeera.com Human Rights Watch says Israel is intentionally cutting off water supplies and destroying infrastructure in Gaza.
(2024-12-19). ACSA urges passengers to arrive early for flights. sanews.gov.za ACSA urges passengers to arrive early for flights | To manage the high volumes of passengers expected at OR Tambo International Airport this festive season, holidaymakers are advised to arrive three hours before international flights and two hours before domestic flights, as they head to their various travel destinations. | | The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) issued a warning on Monday about longer queues at the passport control points at OR Tambo International Airport due to a failure in the border management system. | | ACSA reported that the unresponsiveness of the Border Management Authority (BM…
(2024-12-19). ACSA urges passengers to arrive early for flights. sanews.gov.za ACSA urges passengers to arrive early for flights | To manage the high volumes of passengers expected at OR Tambo International Airport this festive season, holidaymakers are advised to arrive three hours before international flights and two hours before domestic flights, as they head to their various travel destinations. | The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) issued a warning on Monday about longer queues at the passport control points at OR Tambo due to a failure in the border management system. | ACSA reported that the unresponsiveness of the Border Management Authority (BMA) biometric movement control s…
(2024-12-19). Don't Let Saudi Arabia Hide Its Human Rights Abuses Behind the 2034 World Cup. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-19). Iran Rejects Canada-Drafted UN Resolution on Human Rights. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected a human rights resolution against Tehran initiated by Canada and adopted by the UN General Assembly, saying it was based on unsubstantiated allegations and lacked legitimacy.
(2024-12-19). Israeli fighter jets strike Houthi military targets after missile launched from Yemen downed outside Israeli territory. haaretz.com ISRAEL: School, cars hit by interceptor shrapnel after IDF shoots down missile from Yemen ‚ñ GAZA: IDF calls for residents of central Gaza town of Al-Bureij to evacuate to the humanitarian 'safe zone' ‚ñ SYRIA: German FM says Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights is a violation of international law ‚ñ LEBANON: Israelis entered Lebanon without security clearance, IDF confirms…
(2024-12-19). Labour's Wes Streeting witch-hunts UK healthcare workers who oppose Gaza genocide. wsws.org The health secretary declared that regulators have the power, "to set conditions that a healthcare professional must work under, suspend them, or strike them entirely from the medical register."
(2024-12-19). Iran, Egypt FMs call for regional cooperation, urgent support for Palestine. presstv.ir The top Iranian and Egyptian diplomats urge promotion of regional cooperation to support the war-torn people of Palestine.
(2024-12-19). US pushes new strike group into region after aircraft carrier flees Yemen's firepower. presstv.ir The US sends a new aircraft carrier strike group into the Red Sea after pulling the US Navy's USS Abraham Lincoln out of the waters amid sustained Yemeni strikes.
(2024-12-19). 1 million-plus settlers flee after Yemeni missile strikes Tel Aviv metropolitan area: Media. presstv.ir More than one million illegal settlers reportedly flee after a Yemeni missile strikes the largest metropolitan area in the occupied Palestinian territories.
(2024-12-19). Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil: Rights group. presstv.ir National Human Right Defense Network says at least 110 were killed in Haiti's Cite Soleil by gang led by Monel Felix.
(2024-12-19). Pezeshkian proposes development fund for D-8 member states. presstv.ir Iran's president highlights the necessity of establishing financial mechanisms to boost trade among D-8 member states.
(2024-12-19). Never again? How Germany is defying its vow by supporting Israel. newarab.com 
Germany has been funding, supporting, and abetting Israel's genocide in Gaza since it began. In 2023, it
(2024-12-19). Mosab Abu Toha: The witness poet narrating the genocide in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2024-12-19). Montana Supreme Court delivers landmark ruling in youth climate case against fossil fuels. nationofchange.org Montana's highest court upholds a decision declaring state-sanctioned fossil fuel projects violate the constitutional rights of youth, marking a pivotal moment in climate litigation.
(2024-12-19). We Are One-Quarter Through War's Last Century. davidswanson.org In thousands of movies and tv shows, a future is imagined in which full-grown adult humans with less self-control than toddlers both get into fist fights at the drop of a hat and possess the technology to obliterate entire cities or planets at the touch of a button. The fantasy of living in outerspace certainly …
(2024-12-19). Insights | EU official: Europe and China to show leadership in climate governance. ecns.cn
(2024-12-19). Times Square ready to celebrate new year. ecns.cn The city is gearing up for one of the biggest nights of the year. Visitors will have the opportunity to take photos with the numbers until Dec. 23. After that, they will be taken to their final destination ahead of the ball drop.
(2024-12-19). Insights | Mutual cooperation and trust positive for tackling global climate change: EU official. ecns.cn
(2024-12-19). Insights | 25 years on, Macao set to prosper amid integration into national development: entrepreneur. ecns.cn Elwin Ho, founder and CEO of Pachira, said in an exclusive interview with China News Network that over the past 25 years, Macao has been accelerating moderately diversified economic development, with notable achievements in tourism, education and scientific innovation.
aa.com.tr (2024-12-19). 'Kill zone': Israeli troops recount arbitrary shootings of Palestinians in Gaza 'Nitzarim axis'
Israeli officers who served along the Nitzarim axis, a corridor in central Gaza, have revealed that their army systematically shoots all Palestinians who approach the area, regardless of whether they are children or unarmed civilians, and leaves their bodies exposed to scavenging by dogs.
thecanary.co (2024-12-19). UK protests continue against genocide-apologist Tzipi Hotovely – and Ireland shows they can workIreland has decided to contribute to the ongoing International Court of Justice (ICJ) case against Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Predictably, Israel has responded with a tantrum, withdrawing from its embassy in the country and launching bogus antisemitism allegations at its people.
(2024-12-19). The Dismemberment of Syria w/ Laith Marouf. marktanliano.net
(2024-12-19). Syrian Shake-up Stokes Israeli Concerns Over Jordanian Border. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). Turkey Rejects US Cease-fire Claim With Syrian Kurdish Forces. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). Syria Today, Iran Tomorrow, and Inevitably China. thealtworld.com The collapse of the Syrian government in mid-December 2024 represents a pivotal moment for U.S. geopolitical strategies in the Middle East and beyond. | This event aligns with longstanding objectives, including the subsequently planned disarming, division, and destruction of Iran and the toppling of the Iranian government, the possible eviction of Russian military bases in Syria, and the use of US-sponsored terrorist organizations utilized in overrunning Syria to export terrorism to other targeted nations both in the region and far abroad including both Russia and China. | Syria's Collapse Was Long Sought After…
(2024-12-19). Anarchy in the Levant: Your future dream is a chaos scheme. thealtworld.com Tehran and Moscow harbor no illusions — and are preparing accordingly. The war on BRICS is just getting started. | Syria as we knew it is being eviscerated in real time — in geographic, cultural, economic and military terms — by an appalling confluence of mercenary Rent-a-Jihadi mobs and psychopathological genocidals praying at the altar of Eretz Israel. | All of that is fully supported by rabid NATOstan hyenas — masters of narrative control — and fully intertwined with the eradication of Palestine. | Across the avowedly dejected Global Majority, there's a feeling that the momentaril…
(2024-12-19). Iran Stresses Israel's Exit from Lands Occupied in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called on the international community to block the Zionist regime's attempts to annex the territories it has occupied, stressing that the Israeli forces must immediately withdraw from the soil of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
(2024-12-19). Iran, Pakistan Condemn Israeli Attacks on Syria. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan denounced the Israeli regime's acts of aggression against Syria, calling for closer cooperation among the Muslim countries to support Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.
(2024-12-19). China willing to play constructive role in helping Syria restore peace and stability. pressenza.com Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said Tuesday that his country hopes Syria will achieve peace and restore stability as soon as possible, and is willing to play a constructive role to that end."Recently, the situation in Syria has undergone drastic changes, to which China pays great attention," Geng said in his speech at the UN Security Council briefing on Syria. | "It is imperative to stabilize the security situation," Geng stressed, and called on all parties involved in Syria to exercise calm and restraint, refrain from actions that may aggravate the situation and avoid…
(2024-12-19). Wounded Arab Pride Must Find Outlets of Firm, Sustained, Peaceful, Principled Resistance and Reform. globalresearch.ca In Palestine, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere, the Arab people, including women and children, have suffered massive violence and cruelties in recent times. There is a famous Hindi poem by Dushyant Kumar which says—when the sorrow has become …
(2024-12-19). Syria: The Death of a Civilisation. Stephen Karganovic. globalresearch.ca Pepe Escobar was spot on when he stated that the downfall of Syria signified the "
(2024-12-19). Trump Confronts a Rising China. counterpunch.org 
Gaza, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela: President-elect Donald Trump will face no shortage of foreign-policy challenges when he assumes office in January. None, however, comes close to China in scope, scale, or complexity. No other country has the capacity to resist his predictable antagonism with the same degree of strength and
(2024-12-19). Iran, Turkey urge end to Israeli war on Gaza to ensure regional security. presstv.ir The Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers urge an end to Israel's aggression against the Palestinians to ensure sustainable security in the region.
(2024-12-19). Syria: What is the ICRC's contribution in the search for missing people? icrc.org
(2024-12-19). Useful information for people affected by the conflict in Syria. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). Do you have a missing family member in Syria? icrc.org
(2024-12-19). Syria: 35,000 registered missing in 13 years of conflict as ICRC helps families seek answers. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to Stephan Sakalian, head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Syria.
(2024-12-19). Syria: ICRC is calling for safe humanitarian access and protection of civilians. icrc.org The following quote is from ICRC's head of delegation in Syria Stephan Sakalian on the humanitarian situation:…
(2024-12-19). Assad Downfall Alters Old Regional Alliances. ummid.com The striking developments in Syria over the past 13 days leading to the rapid fall of the Assad regime have transfixed the world.
(2024-12-19). Trump praises 'mighty' Türkiye for Syria takeover. ummid.com U.S. President Elect Donald Trump praised, what he called, 'smart' Tayyip Erdogan and 'mighty' Türkiye for Syria takeover.
(2024-12-19). Explained: Why is Israel keen on annexing West Bank now. ummid.com What is taking place in Syria serves as a model of what to expect in the West Bank in coming months.
(2024-12-19). Putin Claims No Final Decision Yet On Russia's Bases In Syria Despite Withdrawals. twz.com 
The Russian president also downplayed how big of a deal losing its Syrian bases is after the fall of dictator Bashar Al Assad.
(2024-12-19). Staged Again? CNN's Syrian Prisoner Story Adds to Its History of Fabrications. mintpressnews.com A fact-check exposes the latest in a series of misleading CNN reports, revealing how the netwrok's dramatic inaccuracies repeatedly align with US government narratives.
(2024-12-19). James Corbett Interview — Syria, Drones & The Ongoing WWIII. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is James Corbett, here to discuss the recent regime change in Syria and the many moving parts of this developing story. We discuss the history of the Syria war and the many players involved, including the West's creation and development of the terrorist groups that currently control the destabilized nation. We also
(2024-12-19). Scandal Deepens Around CNN's Clarissa Ward Staging Syria Prison Scene. popularresistance.org "In nearly twenty years as a journalist, this was one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed." | That's how veteran CNN journalist Clarissa Ward described her foray into a Syrian prison on December 12, where she promptly claimed to have rescued a forgotten inmate after three months in jail. But there was just one problem with the "extraordinary moment": a review of a dramatic story depicted by CNN reveals a number of glaring inconsistencies, the greatest of which is that the man stands accused of being an impostor.
(2024-12-19). Event to mark 30 years of antiracism. anabaptistworld.org The annual Hope for the Future conference for Black, Indigenous and people of color in Mennonite Church USA will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Damascus Road Antiracism Process and its role in the Anabaptist commitment to justice and reconciliation Feb. 28-March 2 at Goshen College.
(2024-12-19). Looking into the abyss: A journey through Damascus after Assad's fall. strategic-culture.su
(2024-12-19). Iran Urges Mobilized Efforts to Avert Harms to Crisis-Hit Regions. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for collective cooperation and practical measures to prevent more damage to the people suffering from crises caused by the Israeli regime's atrocities.
(2024-12-19). Making Homeownership A Reality: New York State Announces $40 Million Available for New Construction of Affordable Homes Across Upstate New York. urbancny.com 
Up to $400,000 Available Per Project To Support Infill Housing in Five Upstate Cities New Block-By-Block Program Will Revitalize Neighborhoods, Improve Housing Affordability and Create More Opportunities for First-Time Homebuyers Builds on Governor Hochul's Commitment To Address the Housing Crisis Including $600 Million in Capital To Support Housing Statewide in FY25 Budget New York State has announced that a new state affordable housing program called Block-By-Block is accepting applications to support the new construction of affordable homes in five Upstate cities. The program is making $40 million available to…
(2024-12-19). Climate Justice Groups: Latest U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution Falls Short of What's Needed. ips-dc.org While the NDC is meant to give Americans and subnational governments, tribal nations, and others an indicator of what we need to accomplish, in reality this NDC falls short of what we need: a concrete, substantive action plan that builds global solidarity to address the climate crisis at scale in the U.S. and around the world.
(2024-12-19). New data shows just how bad the climate insurance crisis has become. grist.org 
Five hurricanes
(2024-12-19). New Congressional Reports Show How Dire the Climate Insurance Crisis Really Is. truthout.org Five hurricanes made landfall in the United States this year, causing half a trillion dollars in damages. Flooding devastated mountain towns along the East Coast. Scores of wildfires burned almost 8 million acres nationwide. As such events grow more common, and more devastating, homeowners are seeing their insurance premiums spike — or insurers ditch them all together. |
(2024-12-19). My Hunger Strike for Gaza: A 31 Day Experience. Engineered Starvation of the People of Palestine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-12-19). Israeli historian accuses Canadian media of enabling Gaza war crimes. mronline.org 
Lee Mordechai says Israel's war has been "enabled and facilitated by massive media efforts to shape discourse" in the West.
(2024-12-19). The bitter lesson Israel can learn from Russia about fighting long wars. haaretz.com Prolonged fighting is straining the Russian economy. Israel faces the same problem if Netanyahu insists on keeping it on a war footing…
(2024-12-19). NJ Monitor Paves Way Toward Ending Free Press in NJ, Functions as Stenographer for Fascist Bill. fightbackbetter.com NJ Montor ran a totally one sided article without even bothering to reach out to anyone holding an opposing view…
(2024-12-19). Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Discourse. fightbackbetter.com This
(2024-12-19). Israeli Army Shoots a Palestinian, Assaults Others, in Ramallah and Salfit. imemc.org 
On Wednesday, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man, detained many others, and invaded several homes in the central West Bank governorates of Ramallah and Salfit. Media sources said that a large army force invaded the village of Marda, north of Salfit, on Wednesday night, while soldiers detained and assaulted many citizens after storming their …
(2024-12-19). International and state interference in US energy policy must end. wattsupwiththat.com Climate fearmongers think voters and consumers are powerless to stop this, since the process is playing out in state courts, where climate realist views and votes don't count.
(2024-12-19). Venezuela: 25 Years of a Constitution That Has Lived Dangerously. orinocotribune.com By Clodovaldo Hernández — Dec 15, 2024 | A quarter of a century has passed since the historic day when the people of Venezuela voted to approve their new national Constitution. | Since that very day, which is also the anniversary of the Vargas Tragedy, the Constitution has lived dangerously, always threatened by the dark forces that have tried to repeal it and trample it. | Conceived by the creative powers of the people
| Poet Gustavo Pereira, the constituent author of the preamble of the fundamental text, paraphrased the Credo of Aquiles Nazoa in its first line when mentioning the creative powers of t…
(2024-12-19). Two People Claim to be President of Venezuela: Will US Militarily Intervene? counterpunch.org Ten days before Donald Trump will be inaugurated in Washington DC on January 20, there will be another inauguration in Caracas. Two contenders claim they will receive the Venezuelan presidential sash. Nicolás Maduro's claim to the presidency is backed by the finding of the Venezuelan electoral authority (CNE) that he won 51.95% of the vote
(2024-12-19). Fed cuts interest rate but Wall Street slides. wsws.org While in the end there was only one dissenting vote, there are divisions in the Fed's policy-making body.
(2024-12-19). Student Parliament at Berlin's Humboldt University passes resolution against militarism and budget cuts. wsws.org Last week, at the request of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE), Humboldt University student parliament passed a resolution condemning the massive cuts being planned at universities. The result of the vote is an expression of growing opposition to the militarisation of German society and the cuts with which it is to be financed.
(2024-12-19). Bugisu NRM leaders threaten to deny Mike Mukula votes. independent.co.ug 
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Bugisu Sub-region has threatened to vote out Mike Mukula, the party's National Vice Chairperson for Eastern Uganda, citing neglect and unfulfilled promises. Gerald Simbatta, the NRM Publicity Secretary for Sironko District, accused Mukula of ignoring local party leaders and only …
(2024-12-19). President Elon? GOP Follows Billionaire Musk's Call to Block Debt Ceiling Bill. truthout.org At the behest of billionaire Elon Musk and president-elect Donald Trump, Republicans scrapped a bipartisan agreement to keep the government funded for the next three months on Wednesday, just two days ahead of a deadline for avoiding a shutdown. Knowing he had to secure some votes from Democrats in the near-evenly split House of Representatives, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)… |
(2024-12-19). UN Security Council Denounces Illegal Israel Settlements in Palestine. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-19). Israel Targets Strategic Sites in Yemen After Houthi Missile Strike Destroys School. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). Explainer: What Sparked Israel's Latest Airstrikes Deep Inside Yemen? themedialine.org
(2024-12-19). Iran Condemns Israeli Strikes on Yemen. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Israeli regime's airstrikes on power plants, a port and an oil facility in Yemen.
(2024-12-19). Iran, Egypt Discuss Collective Action against Israel. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian and Egyptian foreign ministers weighed plans for concerted efforts by the influential regional countries to put an end to the Israeli regime's aggression and prevent an escalation of tensions.
(2024-12-19). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour
(2024-12-19). The Strawman of Antisemitism: Banning Protests Against Israel Down Under. globalresearch.ca Of late, a spate of incidents has taken place in Australia giving sheer delight to the simian-resembling Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton. On a visit to South Australia, he showed himself to be
(2024-12-19). Day 439: Questions and answers. electronicintifada.net Israel kills four journalists in Gaza, carries out massacres of school shelters.
(2024-12-19). Three stories of Israeli detention. electronicintifada.net Physical and psychological torture, arbitrary capture, coercive interrogations mark time in Israel's notorious detention centers.
(2024-12-19). Israeli warplanes raid 'civilian facilities' across Yemen. presstv.ir Israeli warplanes conduct fresh aerial assaults on the Yemeni capital of Sana'a and the province of Hudaydah, killing and injuring several people.
(2024-12-19). Lebanese PM raises alarm over Israel's daily ceasefire violations. presstv.ir Lebanon has censured Israel for daily violations of the 60-day ceasefire agreement.
(2024-12-19). Iran blasts Israeli assaults on Yemen's civilian infrastructure. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns Israel's deadly airstrikes on Yemen's civilian facilities.
(2024-12-19). Yemen hails successful attacks on 'strategic' Israeli military sites. presstv.ir Yemen says it employed Palestine-2 hypersonic missiles in a recent retaliatory attack on two major Israeli military installations in Tel Aviv.
(2024-12-19). Iran president urges Muslim unity to counter Israeli aggressions. presstv.ir Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has highlighted the necessity of unity among Islamic nations, urging collective action to counter the aggressions of the Israeli regime.
(2024-12-19). Report: 500 major Israeli officers leave military over Gaza war. presstv.ir The Israeli military is already facing a critical manpower problem as it runs short of thousands of forces.
(2024-12-19). As Gaza war rages, Deutsche Welle insiders accuse outlet of pro-Israel bias. aljazeera.com Journalists at the German media network say newsroom leaders instil fear and dehumanise Palestinian suffering.
(2024-12-19). Israeli attacks pummel Gaza's north as UN denounces lack of aid access. aljazeera.com Children are among the victims of Israeli strikes on Gaza's besieged north and central areas, as aid is blocked.
(2024-12-19). Video: Israeli airstrikes target Yemen after Houthi missile attack. aljazeera.com Israeli missiles struck Yemen's capital Sanaa and the port of Hodeidah, where video showed large fires burning.
(2024-12-19). Houthis say at least nine killed in Israeli air strikes on Yemen. aljazeera.com Israeli military attacked power plants, a port and an oil facility in Hodeidah and Sanaa in response to Houthi missile.
(2024-12-19). Extensive Damage Reported as Yemeni Missile Targets Tel Aviv. english.almanar.com.lb Sirens wailed in Tel Aviv early on Thursday as a missile fired from Yemen caused severe damage in the Zionist entity's center, forcing nearly one million settlers to go to shelters. Israeli occupation army claimed the missile was intercepted, confirming that sirens were heard. "Rocket and missile sirens were sounded following the possibility of falling …
(2024-12-19). Series of Israeli strikes targeted Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and the port city of Hodeidah. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-12-19). Series of Israeli Strikes Target Yemeni Cities. english.almanar.com.lb A series of Israeli strikes targeted Sanaa, and a port city in Yemen early on Thursday, shortly after a missile was fired from the Arab country at Tel Aviv. Yemen's Al-Massirah TV channel reported that some of the strikes on Yemen targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal …
(2024-12-19). Israel's poverty rate remains second-worst in OECD, unchanged after 14 months of war. haaretz.com National Insurance Institute's annual report found that around 2 million Israelis are defined as poor – including 872,000 children…
(2024-12-19). European Broadcasting Union warns Israel against closing its public broadcasting corp. haaretz.com Warning that Israel will be ejected from the union was issued ahead of Knesset deliberations to shut down Kan, with the director of the EBU calling Israel's planned move 'a departure from standards upheld by democratic nations worldwide'…
(2024-12-19). Israeli settlers, Jerusalem municipality exploiting war to evict Palestinians from East Jerusalem, residents say. haaretz.com In Silwan, the Jerusalem municipality is demolishing homes to make way for parks and Jewish neighborhoods, displacing families and leaving communities on the brink of erasure in what residents describe as an effort to Judaize the area…
(2024-12-19). Israeli minister threatens to stop funding of famed dance troupe over use of Palestinian flag in performance. haaretz.com Zohar cites the appearance of the flag among 40 as part of the Batsheva dance troupe's 'Anafaza' show. In response to Haaretz inquiry, the ministry says 'the minister was unfamiliar with the show in question'…
(2024-12-19). IDF strikes across Yemen after intercepted Houthi missile warhead damages central Israeli school. haaretz.com The Israeli army said targets included Yemen's Hodeidah port, power plants, and fuel tanks. The army is investigating whether a school in the Tel Aviv area was struck by interceptor fragments or by a part of the Houthi missile…
(2024-12-19). Unchanged despite 14 months of war, Israel's poverty rate is second-worst in OECD. haaretz.com National Insurance Institute's annual report found that around 2 million Israelis are defined as poor – including 872,000 children…
(2024-12-19). British artists back theatre targeted by pro-Israel group. newarab.com 
UK group Artists for Palestine UK (APUK) The Brighton based ThirdSpace Theatre Company has come under scrutiny from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), which accused the group of promoting "antisemitic and pro-terror overtones" and called for an "investigation"
(2024-12-19). Houthis claim missile attack as Israel hits key Yemen sites. newarab.com 
(2024-12-19). If a ceasefire happens, what will Gaza's women do first. newarab.com 
Between anticipation, anxiety and fear, Over the past few days, "somewhat positive" news circulated about reaching a "real" ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel with Qatari-Egyptian-US medi…
(2024-12-19). Israel kills 16 in Gaza as gaps narrow in potential truce deal. newarab.com 
The attacks on the north of the Strip also caused more damage to the Kamal Adwan hospital, igniting a fire in the intensive care unit. In recent days, t…
(2024-12-19). Morocco extradites suspect of Nazareth bombing to Israel. newarab.com 
Nassim Khalibat, 21, who is suspected of being involved in the 2021 bombing of the Nazareth Health Ministry, was handed over to Israeli authorities earlier thi…
(2024-12-19). Six Palestinians killed in West Bank Israeli raids. newarab.com 
(2024-12-19). 'Israel not welcomed here': Ireland hits back over embassy row. newarab.com 
(2024-12-19). Israeli media not optimistic about 'imminent' Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com 
As reports continue to emerge of a possible breakthrough in the Israeli Defence Minister But another Israeli o…
(2024-12-19). Palestinians sue State Department over US support for Israel. newarab.com 
The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleged that the State Department…
(2024-12-19). Saudi Arabia, Israel deny reports on normalisation breakthrough. newarab.com 
Both Israeli news site Haaretz reported on Tuesday that the normalisation deal could be linked to the potential Gaza ceasefire deal. | Citing sources familiar with the negotiations, Haaretz said the two sides agreed that Israel would give a vague commitment to a "path towards Palestinian stat…
(2024-12-19). 'Baseless': Saudi Arabia on Israel normalisation breakthrough. ummid.com Saudi Arabia has denied the reports that the Kingdom has given up its demand of establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state as pre-condition to any normalisation talks with Israel.
(2024-12-19). Israeli Air Force Strikes Yemen With Popeye And Rampage Standoff Missiles. twz.com 
One of Israel's oldest and newest standoff missiles appears to have been at the forefront of a new round of IAF long-range airstrikes targeting the Houthis.
(2024-12-19). Palestinian Resistance Heroically Bag Israeli Thugs in Gaza amid Rising Ceasefire Hopes. indybay.org On the 439th day of the barbaric Zionist war on the besieged Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Resistance fighters are still showing unprecedented valor, bravery, and steadfastness in the battlefield. Qualitative operations were carried out on Wednesday, which left a number of Israeli soldiers dead.
(2024-12-19). West and media are 'erasing' Palestinian history, say critics. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report Palestinian history is "deliberately ignored" and is being effectively "erased" as part of Western news media narratives, while establishment forces work to shut down anyone speaking out against Israel's slaughter in Gaza, academics have told a university conference of legal and Middle East experts. A two-day online summit Erasure and Defiance: the…
(2024-12-19). Report: Israel Kills Anyone Who Crosses Line Splitting North and South Gaza. truthout.org Israeli forces have deemed everyone a "terrorist" in Gaza, adult or child, and are killing any Palestinians who cross an arbitrary line drawn by the military, leaving their bodies to be eaten by dogs, a horrific new investigation reveals. A report by Haaretz published Wednesday finds that Israeli military officials have designated the area around a line separating southern Gaza from north… |
(2024-12-19). Headlines for December 19, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli's Attacks Continue Across Gaza Despite Talks of Nearing Ceasefire, Twin Palestinian Sisters Killed by Israeli Attack as They Attempted to Leave Gaza, Haaretz: Israeli Soldiers Arbitrarily Kill Palestinians, Then Declare Them Terrorists, Israel Bombs Yemen, Killing at Least 9, Senate Passes $895B Pentagon Bill, Includes Ban on Healthcare for Military Trans Family Members, Government Shutdown Looms After House Republicans Reject Compromise Spending Deal, GOP Introduces DOGE Act to Slash Billions from Social Programs, House Ethics Committee to Release Report on Matt Gaetz's Sex Trafficking and Dr…
(2024-12-19). Ukrainian neo-Nazi leader supports nuclear escalation. infobrics.org Ukrainian neo-Nazis and public figures are beginning to admit their intentions to cause a nuclear catastrophe, harming their own people.
(2024-12-19). Why is the U.S. increasing the risk of nuclear war? strategic-culture.su
(2024-12-19). 'Time of the essence': UN pushes for Iran nuclear deal talks. newarab.com 
A top U.N. official on Tuesday pushed world powers and Iran to urgently work to restore a Iran's deal with Britain, Germany, France, the United States, Russia and China is known as t…
(2024-12-19). Chinese, Japanese experts hold new round of dialogue on Fukushima nuclear water discharge. ecns.cn Experts from China and Japan carried out the third technical dialogue on the ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water on Wednesday in Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
(2024-12-19). President Ramaphosa signs National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill into law. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa signs National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill into law | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill, which provides for nuclear safety oversight, ranging from the decontamination of defence facilities, to airline pilot safety. | The National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill marks a significant step in enhancing nuclear safety and aligning South Africa with global regulatory standards. | The Amendment Bill amends the National Nuclear Regulator Act of 1999 to align it with current international regulatory best practices as determined by the Int…
(2024-12-19). Declaration Of The International Conference Cuba 2024. popularresistance.org From December 9th to the 13th, the 240 delegates, coming from 30 nations from four continents, gathered for the International Conference "Cuba 2024 Decade for People of African Descent. Equality – Equity – Social Justice", that took place in the cities of Havana and Matanzas. | Attended by 103 delegates from Cuba and 137 from the following geographical áreas: | From the Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, United States, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama. | From the African continent: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Comoros, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, To…
(2024-12-19). 12/15-12/18 NJ Strong for Palestine Actions — WE SAY PALESTINE EVERY DAY! fightbackbetter.com 
Weekly Rallies: | SJ for Gaza ⚪ Teaneck for ceasefire | Held it's One Time Events:…
(2024-12-19). Vanuatu quake: Rescue teams continue Port Vila hunt for survivors. asiapacificreport.nz By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific news editor There are conflicting reports of the official death toll from this week's massive earthquake in Vanuatu as rescue teams continue to scour the rubble for survivors. On Tuesday, the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office reported 14 deaths. It said four people had been confirmed dead by the hospital,…
(2024-12-19). Lebanese farmers strive to rebuild their olive groves after war. newarab.com 
As Lebanon tries to recover from the damage caused by recent warfare, local olive farmers in the south have returned to their fields following the US-brokered Grappling with significant losses that threaten not just their livelihoods but also the very fabric of their communities, farmers returning from
(2024-12-19). US economy: an exceptional boom or a bubble to burst? cadtm.org
(2024-12-19). Iranian President in Egypt for D8 Summit. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Cairo on Wednesday night to participate in a summit of the D8 Organization for Economic Cooperation.
(2024-12-19). Iran Proposes Forming D8 Development Fund. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian proposed establishing a development fund of the Developing Eight (D8) countries to stimulate joint investment.
(2024-12-19). Egypt unveils new financial reform strategy to boost investments and trade. tvbrics.com 
Key initiatives include a two-phase financial reform plan and reducing customs clearance times to two days by 2025…
(2024-12-19). Indian Film Festival 2024 to be held in Russia. tvbrics.com 
Visitors in Moscow and St. Petersburg will be able to see seven Indian films of different genres…
(2024-12-19). Shenzhou-19 crew performs longest spacewalk in China's history. tvbrics.com 
Taikonauts set up defences against space debris…
(2024-12-19). 'It's chaos': Aftermath of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. aljazeera.com Cyclone Chido devastates Mayotte, possibly causing thousands of deaths as residents struggle to find water and food.
(2024-12-19). Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband, 50 other defendants found guilty in rape trial. aljazeera.com Frenchman Dominique Pelicot sentenced to 20 years in prison after court finds him guilty of all charges against him.
(2024-12-19). Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan. aljazeera.com At least 50 people killed in accidents on the same highway in Ghazni province between Kabul and southern Kandahar city.
(2024-12-19). In Nigeria's crude capital, a plan to win the war against oil theft. aljazeera.com Through security measures, including gunboats, authorities in Rivers State hope to stop criminals and help production.
(2024-12-19). Lawmaker shot dead in parliament in breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia. aljazeera.com President's press service said Vakhtang Golandzia was shot dead while another politician was hurt in the incident.
(2024-12-19). Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes 'multiple' deaths. aljazeera.com Security forces arrest organisers of event, which was attended by about 5,000 people drawn by 'exciting prizes'.
(2024-12-19). North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest. aljazeera.com Ukraine targets Russia's mercenaries saying 'there is no reason for Koreans to fight and die for Putin.'…
(2024-12-19). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,029. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,029th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
(2024-12-19). The Russian tanker disaster and an oil leak in Kerch Strait: What it means. aljazeera.com During wartime, the effects on the environment from such accidents are likely to be far worse than usual.
(2024-12-19). UN Security Council told of North Korean missiles used by Russia in Ukraine. aljazeera.com Research group tells UN Security Council of irrefutable proof of Russian use of North Korean missiles in war on Ukraine.
(2024-12-19). I am stuck in a box like Schrodinger's in Gaza. aljazeera.com My existence has become identified by the superposition of the states of being simultaneously alive and dead.
(2024-12-19). The Cyprus-Gaza maritime aid corridor was a harmful publicity stunt. aljazeera.com The aid initiative did not help Palestinians and actively undermined the very concept of humanitarianism.
(2024-12-19). Palestinian man builds below-ground home for his family in Gaza. aljazeera.com Tayseer Obaid has been displaced nine times during the war on Gaza. He's now made a below-ground home for his family.
(2024-12-19). Video: Private jet crashes into homes in Argentina. aljazeera.com Eyewitness video shows a private jet in flames after it crashed into homes in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.
(2024-12-19). India to play 2025 Champions Trophy on neutral ground, not Pakistan: ICC. aljazeera.com The world cricketing body announces ICC events hosted in either country to be played at neutral venues until 2027.
(2024-12-19). Red Bull names Liam Lawson as new F1 driver alongside Verstappen for 2025. aljazeera.com Lawson replaces Sergio Perez, who exited Red Bull Racing on Wednesday after four years with the world championship team.
(2024-12-19). Premier League: Everton bought by Texas-based Friedkin Group. aljazeera.com Everton become 10th Premier League club under American ownership after purchase by Texas-based Friedkin Group.
(2024-12-19). Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season. aljazeera.com Teamsters union says workers in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco to walk off the job over pay and conditions.
(2024-12-19). As Trump 2.0 looms, Taiwan's chip industry braces for upheaval. aljazeera.com Trump's return casts doubt on Joe Biden's signature initiative providing billions in funding to semiconductor firms.
(2024-12-19). Historic operation returns almost 1,000 trafficked animals to Madagascar. aljazeera.com Inside an international operation to repatriate endangered lemurs and tortoises trafficked from Madagascar to Thailand.
(2024-12-19). Arson at karaoke bar in Vietnam's Hanoi kills 11, police say. aljazeera.com Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security says suspected perpetrator confessed to starting blaze after dispute with staff.
(2024-12-19). At least 20 men, including husband, found guilty in Pelicot rape trial. aljazeera.com This is a breaking news story, more details to follow.
(2024-12-19). Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill. aljazeera.com Trump was one of several prominent Republicans in the incoming administration to denounce the bill on social media.
(2024-12-19). Two directors of Epic Games, Tencent resign amid antitrust investigation. aljazeera.com The US Department of Justice says it expressed concerns directors' positions on two company boards violated Clayton Act.
(2024-12-19). The Azerbaijani President Reaffirmed His Country's Alliance with Russia. globalresearch.ca Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed his country's alliance with Russia in the extended interview that he gave to Rossiya Segodnya chief Dmitry Kiselyov earlier this week that can be read in full
(2024-12-19). Last Acts: Time for Biden to Pardon Assange. counterpunch.org 
Since making what was likely a life-saving plea deal to spare himself from the medieval barbarities of the US prison system, Julian Assange, and his campaign intimates, are now focusing on the next step. Having been directly targeted by the speech stomping apparatus known as the US Espionage Act, and convicted under it, the US government
(2024-12-19). ALBA-TCP Rejects New Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela, Venezuelan Government: Canada is US Pawn. orinocotribune.com The member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) have rejected a new set of sanctions imposed "on a group of Venezuelan state officials" by the government of Canada, the organization announced in a statement. ALBA-TCP stated it condemns this new wave of illegal and arbitrary measures, and demands respect for the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people. | "Canada, like the US government, persists in its policy of imposing [coercive unilateral] measures on Venezuelan public officials in the name of 'democracy,'" reads the statement, published via soci…
(2024-12-19). Georgia's roadmap for reconciliation with Russia and a sovereign future. infobrics.org In addition to economic cooperation, Tbilisi could reestablish direct ties with Moscow, which could lead to resolving regional security issues. This could help the country to deconflict with the two breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. And while it may seem too farfetched now, it might even result in the restoration of full ties with them, particularly if Georgia gives Russia feasible security guarantees.
(2024-12-19). Thames Water ordered to pay £18 million fine for breaking shareholder payout rules. leftfootforward.org Ofwat has told Thames Water to pay £18.2 million after finding it made £131 million in dividend payments that were "unjustified" due to its poor performance. | The regulator has also announced that Thames Water will be allowed to increase its bills by 35% by 2030. | The average annual bill will rise to £588 by 2030, Ofwat said, up from £436 this year, not taking into account inflation. | Thames Water, which has debts of £15.7 billion, had initially requested approval to increase its bills by 59% by the end of the decade, claiming that it would not survive otherwise. | Ofwat has s…
(2024-12-19). "Rape Club" Prison in California: U.S. Gov't to Pay Record $116M to 103 Women Who Sued over Abuse. democracynow.org 
"When you're in prison, the retaliation starts. … I don't think my judge sentenced me to go through this." The U.S. government has agreed to pay a record-breaking amount of nearly $116 million to settle lawsuits brought by 103 people who survived sexual abuse and assault at a federal women's prison in California. The facility, FCI Dublin, was shuttered earlier this year. Its former warden is now himself imprisoned after being convicted of sexually abusing incarcerated people under his care. Aimee Chavira, who was formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin and is part of the class-action s…
(2024-12-19). Widespread anger among Canada Post workers as CUPW enforces government strikebreaking. wsws.org "I feel that we are giving up our power and momentum by following this order. I do want to find other ways of defying and sticking it to the one percent, where it actually hurts them and not the Canadian public," one Ontario postal worker told the WSWS.
(2024-12-19). Scientists develop carbon-capturing 3D printing method to revolutionize construction. nationofchange.org NTU Singapore researchers unveil a breakthrough that reduces the carbon footprint of concrete while enhancing its strength and efficiency for 3D-printed buildings.
(2024-12-19). The angry theatregoer outburst at Macbeth: is Covid-19 actually the culprit? thecanary.co In the stillness of London's Harold Pinter Theatre, as David Tennant crouched on stage to deliver a pivotal soliloquy in Macbeth, chaos erupted. A patron, incensed after being asked to wait before returning to his seat after a loo break, began shouting indignantly from the wings. Demanding immediate access, he disrupted the performance with his […] | By
(2024-12-19). Workers strike Amazon just before holiday. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Fed up with company labor law-breaking by refusing to bargain with their Amazon Labor Union, nearly 10,000 Teamsters, drivers and warehouse workers too, have gone on strike, starting at 6 am on December 19. Among the East and West Coast locations for the strike and the picket lines are ones at warehouses in metro New …
(2024-12-19). China makes breakthrough in developing 220-metric-ton high-thrust hydrogen-oxygen engine. ecns.cn China has successfully completed a test of a 220-metric-tonne high-thrust hydrogen-oxygen engine for the first time in Xi'an, north China's Shaanxi Province, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Group on Wednesday.
(2024-12-19). Survivors of Infamous California "Rape Club" Prison Win Record $116M Settlement. truthout.org "When you're in prison, the retaliation starts. … I don't think my judge sentenced me to go through this." The U.S. government has agreed to pay a record-breaking amount of nearly $116 million to settle lawsuits brought by 103 people who survived sexual abuse and assault at a federal women's prison in California. The facility, FCI Dublin, was shuttered earlier this year. Its former warden is now… |
(2024-12-19). Where Does The Aggression Really Begin? thealtworld.com 
New York prosecutors This news comes out at the same time as a Haaretz report titled "
(2024-12-19). Where Does The Aggression Really Begin? caitlinjohnstone.com.au The empire's favorite trick is to begin the historical record at the moment its enemies retaliate against its abuses.
(2024-12-19). Not Just Waiting Around for Higher Tariffs, China Looks to BRICS. infobrics.org And why not when Brazil has over 200 million people and the world's ninth largest economy, bigger even than Russia's?>
(2024-12-19). Trump Confronts a Rising China. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-19). IEA Coal Outlook Bad News For Miliband. wattsupwiththat.com There still appears to be some naive puzzlement at the IES, that renewable energy is not replacing coal. | They still have not worked out that countries like China and India know that they cannot run their economies on the vagaries of wind and solar power.
(2024-12-19). Trump Confronts a Rising China. strategic-culture.su Can He Manage U.S.-China Relations Without Precipitating World War III? | By Michael KLARE | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Ga…
(2024-12-19). China: The 18th IHL Moot Court concludes in Guilin, CUPL claims victory for the sixth time. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). China: Humanitarian and development actors must collaborate to restore people's dignity in protracted crises. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). China: Experts discuss paths to bring peace and stability in Africa. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). New Report Focuses on Digital Threats Faced by Civilians During Armed Conflicts. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). (W.E.Talk) Media professional Harald Bràºning: Why do I choose Macao as my"first home"Ôºü. ecns.cn On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to motherland, Harald Bràºning, a media professional who comes from Germany and has been living in Macao for nearly 40 years, was recently interviewed by China News Service's West-East Talk. From the perspective of Macao's permanent foreign residents who experienced the return of Macao, he shares the story of Macao's rapid development over the past 25 years, and talks about the convenience of foreign residents' life in Macao and Zhuhai, as well as the potential of Macao as a hub where East meets West.
(2024-12-19). Sri Lanka thanks China for economic and debt support. plenglish.com The president acknowledged China's contribution to his country in a meeting with Qin Boyong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), according to a statement from the office of the presidential media division. | During the meeting, the head of State said his appreciation extends to Beijing's support for the debt restructuring program and its loans during economic challenges. | He also highlighted China's assistance during disaster situations and the provision of school uniforms for the South Asian island's children. | Dissanayake also called for…
(2024-12-19). Chinese Foreign Ministry welcomes international travelers to write their own 'Journey to the East'. ecns.cn China welcomes international travelers to visit the country and experience the smash-hit cultural products and the unique charm of Chinese culture, and write their own Journey to the East, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press conference on Wednesday.
(2024-12-19). Beijing Daxing International Airport optimizes procedures for visa-free transit. ecns.cn Beijing Daxing International Airport has optimized customs clearance procedures to ensure the implementation of China's visa-free transit policy.
(2024-12-19). ASEAN set to benefit from China's growth. ecns.cn With China aiming to maintain steady economic growth in 2025, its efforts to invigorate the economy will not only help its own stable growth but also have a positive impact on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
(2024-12-19). Chinese commerce ministry slams EU's inclusion of Chinese companies and individuals in 'fully-fledged listings'. ecns.cn China deplores and firmly opposes the EU's move, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday in response to a question regarding the EU's decision to include Chinese companies and individuals in this sanctions list for the first time.
(2024-12-19). Fluorine pollution in electroplating | How 'toxic' is the new pollutant PFOS. ecns.cn At present, PFOS has been listed as a persistent organic pollutant by the Stockholm Convention. With the increasingly strict control of PFOS in the world, China has also demonstrated a positive response and introduced a series of policies and measures to jointly promote the elimination of PFOS.
(2024-12-19). CPEC lays groundwork for growth. ecns.cn The key to unlocking the full potential of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor lies in creating an industrial ecosystem and booming special economic zones, say analysts and diplomats.
(2024-12-19). Joint efforts improve circular economy. ecns.cn China and the European Union have identified circular economy development as a key area of mutual interest, with both sides touting significant progress and potential for deeper cooperation.
(2024-12-19). Exchanges to boost Sino-U.S. relations. ecns.cn People-to-people exchanges will promote better mutual understanding and enhance bilateral relations between China and the United States, and recent policies have shown good signs, said experts at a recent forum.
(2024-12-19). Buzzwords reflect evolving dynamism. ecns.cn From "workplace vibe" to "youth night schools," the top 10 new buzzwords of 2024 offer a snapshot of the evolving lifestyles and priorities of China's younger generation.
(2024-12-19). Supply of high-tech talent rises. ecns.cn A new report released by Maimai, a Chinese professional networking platform, revealed that the talent market in China's digitally-fueled and high-tech new economy industries remains highly competitive, with the talent demand-supply ratio climbing steadily over the past few years.
(2024-12-19). Burning Witches and Torching American Democracy. counterpunch.org 
On December 1, President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning his son Hunter for all the crimes he committed from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024. Biden's sweeping pardon of all of his son's abuses epitomizes how presidents and their families are now above the law. It also illustrates how the "King James Test for American Democracy" could become the death of the Constitution.
(2024-12-19). Pam Bondi Is Far More Dangerous a Nominee Than Matt Gaetz. counterpunch.org 
Angry and horrified Democrats anxious to stall Donald Trump's efforts to consolidate his second term in office are rallying their forces to defeat the President-elect's new cabinet appointments. It makes for great theater — and even allows the defeated and downcast Democrats to feel a sense of power after being humiliated by Trump in the November election.
(2024-12-19). U.S. Corporate Land Grab in Ukraine Underlies War With Russia. covertactionmagazine.com Heralded as a hero in Western media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has allowed foreign private interests to steal his country's best land In early November, Barbara Bonte, a Belgian member of the European Union (EU) parliament, raised concern about the sell-off of Ukrainian land on a massive scale to U.S. private equity firms along with …
(2024-12-19). Canadian Politicians and Bureaucrats Responsible for the COVID-19 Crimes. globalresearch.ca I greatly appreciated this message from Rick Charleston of British Columbia, and we are sharing it here with his permission. | I would like to add an important note to Mr. Charleston's list of recipients: Canadian judges who neglected their duty, …
(2024-12-19). Democracy Now! 2024-12-19 Thursday. democracynow.org Democracy Now! Thursday, December 19, 2024 | Democracy Now! Thursday, December 19, 2024…
(2024-12-19). Trade between Chinese mainland and Macao SAR increases 4.3 times in 24 years. ecns.cn Economic and trade relations between the Chinese mainland and Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) are growing stronger, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday just before the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland.
(2024-12-19). JUNO project advances neutrino research. ecns.cn The final stage of the construction of Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) began on Wednesday, with the start of water filling the detector's pool. The process is expected to be completed by August next year, after which the observatory will begin formal data collection.
(2024-12-19). U.S. needs to look within for root cause of drug abuse: spokesperson. ecns.cn The U.S. should look within for the root cause of the issue of drug abuse, and take more practical measures to strengthen drug control and cut demand at home, rather than scapegoating others, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
(2024-12-19). Renowned Chinese film actress Xie Fang passes away at 89. ecns.cn Renowned Chinese film actress Xie Fang, who portrayed Lin Daojing in the film The Song of Youth, passed away at 2: 14 am on Thursday in Beijing at the age of 89, the Beijing Daily reported.
(2024-12-19). Xi inspects Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin on Thursday morning.
(2024-12-19). Xi meets representatives from all walks of life in Macao. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with representatives from all walks of life in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Thursday afternoon.
(2024-12-19). University tech helps in all-round progress. ecns.cn Li Xiaoyan, president of Henan province-based Huanghuai University (HHU), is proud that his institution has helped save people's lives in 2022 and 2023 with its high-tech achievements in landslide deformation and technical research.
(2024-12-19). Panda cub turns half year old in Guangzhou. ecns.cn Meng Meng, the eldest of the world's only giant panda triplets, gave birth to the cub on June 18. The cub has grown from 178 grams to 10,880 grams as of Wednesday.
(2024-12-19). City view of Macao. ecns.cn This year marks the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. After 25 years of development, Macao has become a world renowned tourism destination, where Eastern and Western cultures have co-existed for over 400 years.
(2024-12-19). What is PFOS. ecns.cn PFOS, or perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride, serves as a persistent organic pollutant, resembling a troublesome "little monster" that plagues us. What is PFOS? What are its properties? Watch episode 1 of the four-episode popular science animation videos to start the journey of overcoming difficulties and upgrading!
(2024-12-19). Xi visits Macau University of Science and Technology. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Macau University of Science and Technology Thursday morning.
(2024-12-19). The U.S. continues to wage a new 'Cold War' in Cyberspace. ecns.cn For many years, the United States has employed various means to attempt to monitor, influence, and dominate cyberspace, continually undermining the open, free, fair, and rational order of cyberspace through actions.
(2024-12-19). The past 20 years have witnessed a shared commitment to the Convention made in Stockholm. ecns.cn The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants signed in 2001 officially took effect in 2004. Over the past 20 years, the convention of global significance has paved the way for steadfast progress in safeguarding our planet.
(2024-12-19). Fluorine pollution in electroplating | Why should PFOS be replaced in the electroplating industry. ecns.cn In the endless space of chemistry, PFOS, like a mysterious traveler, is widely present in the electroplating industry due to its unique perfluorinated structure and excellent performance.
(2024-12-19). Blinken 'hopeful' for Gaza truce, declines to give predictions. newarab.com 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he "remained hopeful" of reaching a Blinken, however, declined to predict success after repeated disappointments in his government's efforts to end 14 months of "Look, I'm…
(2024-12-19). NATO Arms Poland More Than Ukraine in Preparation for Potential War with Russia? globalresearch.ca The massive transfer of NATO military equipment to Poland testifies to the West's possible preparations for a direct war with Russia. Weapons and equipment arriving in Poland in such quantities, as if we are currently on the eve of a …
(2024-12-19). Georgia's Roadmap for Reconciliation with Russia and a Sovereign Future. globalresearch.ca Ever since it gained independence in 1991, Georgia has been struggling to find a clear path. This is a rather unusual development for one of the oldest countries on the planet and one of the first Christian nations. | For approximately …
(2024-12-19). The Deceptive Junk Science About Fluoride. globalresearch.ca In the 1964 satirical black comedy film Dr. Strangelove there is the iconic scene when the rogue general Jack D Ripper, played by Sterling Hayden, tells Peter Sellers' character, "Ever hear of the fluoridation of water? Do you realize that …
(2024-12-19). Trump's Tariff Threats Will Only Push India Closer to Russia. globalresearch.ca US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a "high tariff" after accusing New Delhi of imposing them on the import of certain American products. However, by imposing such tariffs, Trump will only force India to expand trade relations with …
(2024-12-19). Selected Articles: Autism, Made in the USA. globalresearch.ca 
By Since the early 1990s, there have been staggering increases in several chronic conditions: ADHD rates have risen by 890 percent, autism diagnoses by 2,094 …
(2024-12-19). Is public, quality healthcare possible in the United States? mronline.org 
Healthcare workers in the U.S. have long been fighting for a radical transformation of the current for-profit healthcare system in order to provide quality care to all.
(2024-12-19). War and international humanitarian law. icrc.org Overview…
(2024-12-19). Brazil: Darién crossing report wins ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award. icrc.org Mayara Paixà£o and Lalo de Almeida of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sà£o Paulo have won first prize at the sixth ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award for their report Darién, a selva da morte (Darién, forest of death).
(2024-12-19). Egypt: Completion of the Regional Arabic course on International Humanitarian Law in Sharm El-Sheikh. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). ICRC: "We have the chance to improve the lives of millions" icrc.org Delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, UN General Assembly debate on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance…
(2024-12-19). Bangladesh: Hopeful embrace ends eight years of despair as Mariam is reunited with her husband. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). Armenia: Finding strength to fulfill a long-held dream. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). ICRC in 2024: Upholding humanity in conflict. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). A Journey of No Return: ICRC helps clarify the fate of a missing Migrant. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). South Africa: The 23rd Southern Africa and Indian Ocean States Regional IHL Seminar. icrc.org spotlighting "the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions — strengthening humanity"
(2024-12-19). Thailand: ICRC and Thammasat University screen film, host discussion on IHL and South-East Asian history. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). Venezuela: Medical equipment — a matter of life and death. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). Geneva: ICRC reinforces financial support to National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA). icrc.org
(2024-12-19). OEWG: ICRC Statement on International Law. icrc.org Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the 9th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New York…
(2024-12-19). OEWG: ICRC Statement on Threats. icrc.org Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the 9th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New York…
(2024-12-19). Evaluation of the ICRC Learning Culture. icrc.org
(2024-12-19). President William Ruto Reveals Plans for Kenya to Join BRICS. infobrics.org President William Ruto The move was revealed during a meeting between Ruto and Chinese government officials at State House…
(2024-12-19). Brics' Daringly Autonomous Model for Financial Sovereignty. infobrics.org Three communiqués, two approaches, one global economy…
(2024-12-19). Trump's tariff threats will only push India closer to Russia. infobrics.org Indian DM considers relations with Moscow as "higher than the highest mountain".
(2024-12-19). Eric Adams and Daniel Penny make Black People the face of crime. mronline.org 
Daniel Penny's acquittal was not surprising, and neither is Mayor Eric Adams' defense of Penny and law enforcement power being used against Black people.
(2024-12-19). General Motors' 1991 Christmas Massacre: 21 plants, 74,000 jobs gone. peoplesworld.org 
This article is part of the People's World 100th Anniversary Series. In the 1980s, General Motors CEO Roger Smith became infamous in the eyes of auto workers nationwide after he initiated a major onslaught against organized labor and the working class with his mass shutdown and outsourcing of auto plants across the country. He and his …
(2024-12-19). 20 migrants die in shipwreck off Tunisia, 5 rescued: coastguard. newarab.com 
At least 20 migrants died in a shipwreck off Tunisia's eastern city of Maritime units have "recovered 20 bodies" and the search continues after they were "able to rescue five migrants of sub-Saharan African origin" from a boat that sank off El Louza, north of Sfax, a statement said. | According to the National Guard, the boat set off at around 11: 00 pm (2200 GMT) on Tuesday from the Chebba area north of Lou…
(2024-12-19). Two People Claim to Be President of Venezuela — Will US Militarily Intervene? orinocotribune.com
(2024-12-19). 'From Ground Zero' of Palestine makes to Oscar Shortlist 2025. ummid.com Palestinian Director Rashid Masharawi's 'From Ground Zero', has been officially shortlisted for the Oscar 2025 under the Best International Feature Film category.
(2024-12-19). Ecuador's Galapagos Islands now open to US military. peoplesdispatch.org The decision is part of a process that seeks the reestablishment of US military bases in Ecuadorian territory. Several voices have severely criticized the decision as a violation of Ecuador's sovereignty.
(2024-12-19). El Salvador approves resolution in solidarity with Cuba. plenglish.com San Salvador, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The second National Assembly of the Bloc of Resistance and National Rebellion (BRP) in El Salvador approved a resolution in solidarity with the people of Cuba, a statement said.
(2024-12-19). Last day of blackouts in Ecuador, as promised by the government. plenglish.com Quito, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador will experience the last day of blackouts after nearly three months of power outages, according to the promise made by the government.
(2024-12-19). Putin denounces the dangerous way of killing General Kirilov. plenglish.com Moscow, Dec 19 (Pressa Latina) The assassination of the head of the Russian Army's radiological, chemical and biological protection troops, Igor Kirilov, was carried out in a socially dangerous way, President Vladimir Putin said.
(2024-12-19). Brazilian economy to grow 3.5 percent in 2024. plenglish.com Brasilia, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) According to data from the fourth quarter inflation report, published today, the Central Bank changed the growth projection for Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024 from 3.2 to 3.5 percent, GDP is the sum of all final goods and services produced by a country, state or city, usually in a year.
(2024-12-19). Diaz-Canel present in second day of parliamentary debates in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel participates today in the second day of debates of the fourth ordinary period of sessions of the National People's Power Assembly (Parliament).
(2024-12-19). Dumb phones, a growing trend in Spain. plenglish.com Known as "dumb phones", without internet connection and only used to make and receive calls or send SMS, they entered the Spanish market and surprisingly found receptivity. | According to a research in which the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) participated, one in 10 Spaniards abandoned the smartphone to start using "dumbphones". | Silvia Martínez, professor at the UOC's Faculty of Information and Communication Sciences and director of the University Master's Degree in Social Media, pointed out that this cell phone is "a basic type of device, with a name related to the concept of dumb phone, to make a clear…
(2024-12-19). Fight against smuggling in Bolivia claimed eight military lives. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The fight against smuggling in Bolivia caused until today the death of eight military and left 15 wounded, the head of the Strategic Operational Command (CEO-LCC), Colonel Felix Sandro Gutierrez said.
(2024-12-19). Grenada for sustainable production of seaweed with sargassum. plenglish.com Saint George's, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell called for proposals on the sustainable production of seaweed with sargassum, an initiative that today could be added to the list of items that will contribute to the national economy.
(2024-12-19). Italy strengthens ties with Mexico by restitution of artefacts. plenglish.com Rome, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The recent restitution by Italy to Mexico of more than 100 archaeological pieces stolen from that country, shows how much space is left to deepen the cooperation between both nations, a statement says today.
(2024-12-19). Díaz-Canel en segunda jornada de debates parlamentarios en Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, participa este jueves en la segunda jornada de debates del cuarto periodo ordinario de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (Parlamento).
(2024-12-19). àöltimo día de apagones en Ecuador, según promesa del Gobierno. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) Ecuador vivirá hoy el último día de apagones después de casi tres meses de interrupciones eléctricas, según la promesa hecha por el Gobierno.
(2024-12-19). Denuncian despidos en Ministerio argentino de Justicia. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) Los afiliados a la Asociación Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) en Buenos Aires se movilizarán hoy frente al Ministerio de Justicia de Argentina para denunciar el despido de más de dos mil personas.
(2024-12-19). Impulsa Cuba creación de Observatorio Nacional de Drogas. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) Con el fin de iniciar el proceso de implementación de un Observatorio Nacional de Drogas en el país, profesionales de diferentes organismos cubanos participan en un taller hasta mañana 20 de diciembre, con especial énfasis en la importancia de esa plataforma para el diseño políticas contra el consumo de drogas.
(2024-12-19). Dario: A sober assessment of the current state of AI and Semiconductor sectors. thesiriusreport.com 
Dario joins us today to discuss AI and semiconductor sectors, providing a very thoughtful and sober analysis of the current status of these sectors. This includes some relevant historical context.
(2024-12-19). A call for an international democratic movement against authoritarianism and neo-fascism. onlineopinion.com.au The rise of reactionary extremism in many countries, including the United States of America, the Russian Federation, and parts of Western Europe, raises the spectre of the internationalisation of 21st Century neo-fascism and authoritarianism.
(2024-12-19). "Results of the year with Vladimir Putin," an informational event which merits close attention. gilbertdoctorow.com "Results of the year with Vladimir Putin," an informational event which merits close attention As I have note on these pages, Vladimir Putin's speeches to mark one or another calendar event are a daily feature of Russian air time on state television. But there are also very special and noteworthy televised Putin-centered events. Today's fell …
(2024-12-19). The fall of Romanian democracy. uwidata.com By Florin Platon, Political scientist and the founder of DieM 25 Romania "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." George Orwell — 1984 The Romanian constitutional court annulled the country's presidential election on December 6, after CƒÉlin Georgescu's win that "shocked" many due to "declassified intelligence reports" by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis alleging a Russian interference …
(2024-12-19). Is Russia's Mutual Defense Pact with North Korea Truly Mutual? fpif.org Against the backdrop of nearly 11 years of total war in Ukraine, Russia and North Korea are increasing military cooperation into a full military defense pact. Both Pyongyang and Moscow have North Korea is turning into Russi…
(2024-12-19). Those Demanding a Swift 'Peace Deal' for Ukraine Don't Understand How Complex This War Really Is. bylinetimes.com With the re-election of Donald Trump to the Presidency of the United States, there are growing demands to try to find a resolution to the war that has raged across Ukraine since 2022. | Trump himself has repeatedly talked about ending the war in Ukraine, "in 24 hours". However, this is going to be an impossibly tall order, for the simple reason that such calls for a quick solution to this conflict simply don't understand its many complexities. | Those making these calls tend to begin by suggesting that Ukraine must cede some territory to Russia in order to bring the war to an end. This may sound simple. Surel…
(2024-12-19). 'Slap in the Face to Working-Class Families': Senate Sends Biden $895 Billion Military Bill. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-19). Sweeps Don't Solve Homelessness. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-19). Amazon strike in the US poses need for global rank-and-file strategy against hi-tech exploitation. wsws.org Amazon workers must insist that their strike not be limited in advance by the Teamsters to only three days, which severely limits its impact during the height of the holiday shopping season. Instead, the strike must be guided by a strategy worked out and democratically enforced from below by workers, through rank-and-file committees made up of representatives from every Amazon facility.
(2024-12-19). Amazon workers threaten nationwide strike during Peak holiday season over pay, safety, and union recognition. nationofchange.org As Amazon faces record holiday sales, workers across the U.S. escalate strike threats to force the company to negotiate union contracts and improve working conditions.
(2024-12-19). Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother passes 80 days of hunger strike in UK. newarab.com 
Sitting on a small chair in front of the British Foreign Office building in London, Despite having completed his prison sentence, Now past 80 days of the hunger strike, which began in Cairo after Alaa's sentence officially…
(2024-12-19). Teamsters Launch Historic Nationwide Strike Against Amazon. truthout.org The Teamsters launched what the union described as "the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history" on Thursday morning to protest the e-commerce behemoth's unlawful refusal to bargain with organized drivers and warehouse workers across the country. Workers in New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco, and other locations are expected to participate in Thursday's strike… |
(2024-12-19). Fixing the Media and Campaign Spending by the Rich. cepr.net Virtually everyone, except Elon Musk, agrees that the rich have too much political power these days. When a single individual can put tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars behind their favored candidate, it seriously distorts democracy. Unfortunately, there are few serious strategies for addressing this problem. Given the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens …
(2024-12-19). Montana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Youth in Historic Climate Case. truthout.org On Wednesday, the Montana State Supreme Court ruled to keep intact a lower court's decision from last year, which found that a law banning state lawmakers from considering greenhouse gas emissions when permitting fossil fuel projects was unconstitutional. The lower court ruling was made in late 2023, after 16 young petitioners sued the state on the grounds that a state law allowing such… |
(2024-12-19). Musk Slammed Trump's Treasury Pick. But Is Scott Bessent Really That Moderate? truthout.org Donald Trump is a master of populist demagoguery. He knows exactly when to turn up the volume on his most controversial ideas, and he knows when to dial down again and present an image of "business-as-usual." In throwing red meat to his base — through committing to mass deportations, promising to eliminate huge swathes of the federal government, and handing the Justice Department over to… |
(2024-12-19). Charged for Protesting Police Violence in 2020, Khalif Miller Is Still in Jail. truthout.org Four years and two presidential election seasons after the 2020 uprisings, much of the intense mainstream attention around issues of abolition and police violence has receded into increasingly distant memory. But many who took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd and other Black and brown people brutalized by police are still grappling with the consequences of rising up. |
(2024-12-19). Labour's John Healey moots sending British military trainers to Ukraine. wsws.org The UK defence secretary said, "The year may be ending, but the war is not. This is the time to step up further in Ukraine on every front."
(2024-12-19). Thousands feared dead as Indian Ocean cyclone Chido devastates Mayotte. wsws.org The horrific damage caused by Cyclone Chido is due to decades of official neglect of infrastructure and the overt, fascistic contempt of the French government for its overseas territory.
(2024-12-19). Detroit teachers face missing bonuses, inflation, and cuts: Join the fight to defend public education. wsws.org The Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Committee insists that there are plenty of resources to pay educators what they need and deserve.
(2024-12-19). Layoff notices for Toledo Jeep workers, Christmas bonuses for Wall Street. wsws.org To diffuse anger, the UAW bureaucracy claims it has cut job cuts by half but workers fear even larger layoffs.
(2024-12-19). Gender-Based Violence Command Centre goes live. sanews.gov.za Gender-Based Violence Command Centre goes live | The Department of Social Development's Gender-Based Violence Command Centre (GBVCC) is officially operational again, marking a significant step forward in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). | | After a protracted battle with the initial service provider due to non-delivery, the department terminated the contract and appointed a new service provider. | | The service was relaunched at 10 am on Wednesday, 18 December, with voice call capabilities restored as a priority to meet urgent needs. | | "Due to the urgent need to resuscitate…
(2024-12-19). South African Post Office SOC Ltd Amendment Bill signed into law. sanews.gov.za South African Post Office SOC Ltd Amendment Bill signed into law | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the South African Post Office SOC Ltd Amendment Bill into law, setting the stage for a significant transformation of the country's postal service into a modern, multi-functional hub for government, business, and community services. | | The new law expands the objects and mandate of…
(2024-12-19). GM High Yield Potatoes are Now "Climate Change Resistant"? wattsupwiththat.com
(2024-12-19). De Lille encourages integrating community engagement into tourism. sanews.gov.za De Lille encourages integrating community engagement into tourism | Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has highlighted the importance of integrating community engagement into tourism and conservation efforts. | "Sustainable tourism is about ensuring that the beauty and biodiversity of our destinations are preserved for future generations," De Lille said. | | As part of the annual Tourism Summer campaign, launched in the Free State in October this year, de Lille and Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu, visited various sites in the eThekwini Municipality on Wednesday. | | The visit forms part of the summer readiness…
(2024-12-19). Fast food chain slapped with R1m fine for contravening Consumer Protection Act. sanews.gov.za Fast food chain slapped with R1m fine for contravening Consumer Protection Act | The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has welcomed the ruling issued by the National Consumer Tribunal – which confirmed that the Gauteng-based fast food chain, Braai Block, violated provisions of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). | | The Tribunal has since imposed an administrative penalty of R1 million on the food chain, which must be paid within 90 days. | | This follows a tip-off received by the NCC from a consumer about potential violations of various CPA provisions by Braai Block. | | "The consumer alleged that Braa…
(2024-12-19). 'There's no turning back' – Minister Ramokgopa on Eskom. sanews.gov.za 'There's no turning back' – Minister Ramokgopa on Eskom | The financial year ending March 2024 was an inflection point for Eskom, signifying the turnaround of the energy utility. | | This according to Electricity and Energy Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who addressed the media at the utility's annual results announcement for the Financial Year 2024. | | "The 2024 financial year is a point of inflection. There's no turning back [and] we'll only improve from here and that's the assurance we are giving to the country," Ramokgopa said on Thursday. | | The financial year ending in March was a challengin…
(2024-12-19). Construction to repair N1 sinkhole in Centurion completed. sanews.gov.za Construction to repair N1 sinkhole in Centurion completed | The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has announced that construction to repair the sinkhole on the N1 near the Flying Saucer Interchange in Centurion, Gauteng, has been completed. | The repairs to the sinkhole on the N1 come shortly after another sinkhole on the nearby R21 was repaired last month. | The total cost of repairs to the two sinkholes was R424 million, with R280 million spent on the N1 and R144 million on the R21, respectively. | According to SANRAL CEO Reginald Demana, the N1 sinkhole project, which started in Septembe…
(2024-12-19). MEC Diale-Tlabela assesses services at Tshwane TOLAB. sanews.gov.za MEC Diale-Tlabela assesses services at Tshwane TOLAB | As part of government's ongoing efforts to ensure citizens receive efficient and effective service delivery, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, on Wednesday, made her first official visit to the Tshwane Transport Operating License Administrative Bodies (TOLAB), since its relocation to the city centre. | | "We were doing monitoring to ensure that services are provided to all public transport operators efficiently and effectively, and also to give support to the staff of the department in doing work on a daily basis," the MEC said…
(2024-12-19). Hama Rejoices as Assad Regime Collapses After Decades of Fear. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). IDF Soldier Seeks Presidential Pardon in Security Documents Case. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). Turkey Considers Regulations To Curb Youth Screen Addiction. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). Iranian Rial Hits Record Low as Economic Woes Mount. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). Tel Aviv University Researchers Uncover Mechanism Behind Rare Neurological Disease. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-19). Can we 'reach toward the shared platter'? anabaptistworld.org Happy holiday season to you, dear reader! I think we have a very special issue here. I want to call your attention to a couple of articles. On page 8, Jenna Liechty Martin's "Wisdom of my children" is a beautiful piece that brought tears to the eyes of more than one of our staff. I …
(2024-12-19). Pragjyotishpur LitFest '24 Concludes with a High Note. pressenza.com 
Guwahati: The curtain came down for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2024 at Madhavdev International Auditorium of the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra premises in the prehistoric city of northeast India. | The venue… | The closing ceremony also witnessed the presentation of Pragjyotishpur LitFest literature awards to veteran Nepali writer Bidyapati Dahal and Suprakash Bhuyan (promising writer's category) in the gracious presence of learned academician Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury with many others. | Dahal, a Sanskrit scholar who has immensely contributed to Nepali and Hindi literature, expressed his gratitud…
(2024-12-19). Public Picks 2024. publicbooks.org What were the books of 2024 that dazzled, challenged, and inspired us?
(2024-12-19). Climate Change Trial at The Hague. pressenza.com The stakes are extremely high as the impact of fossil fuels on climate change goes to The Hague for hearings December 2-13, 2024 to determine whether nations are obligated to phase out fossil fuels. Will the esteemed court issue an opinion that truly impacts climate change? | The court's opinion is expected in 2025. | {Special Notification: Antarctica is experiencing a frightening collapse that has polar scientists fearful and speaking out like never before. A link to an interview with James Woodford, a New Scientists' reporter, who attended a recent emergency session with 450 polar scientists is found at the end…
(2024-12-19). SATIRE: Building Shitty Gingerbread House Just Making Depression Worse. theonion.com MINNEAPOLIS—Looking glumly at the mess of candies and royal icing, local 44-year-old Anthony Renton told reporters Thursday that building a shitty gingerbread house was just making his depression worse. "Nothing will stick—the gumdrops, the Twizzlers, the candy canes, the Hershey's kisses—they all reject the frosting, just as life has rejected me," said Renton, who stared …
(2024-12-19). SATIRE: Experts Recommend Putting Injured Person In Some Sort Of Cylindrical Tank Filled With Fluid. theonion.com CHICAGO—Stressing that the procedure offered affected individuals their best chance at recuperation, experts at Northwestern University's medical school issued a recommendation Thursday that severely injured people should be placed into some sort of cylindrical tank filled with fluid. "Our data indicate that almost all wounds and maladies can be mitigated, if not outright reversed, by …
(2024-12-19). SATIRE: Ho, Ho, Ho, I'm Regrowing My Foreskin! theonion.com
(2024-12-19). SATIRE: NFL Referees Share New Penalty Tip Line Number. theonion.com NEW YORK—NFL referees announced Monday they had started a new tip line to which penalties could be reported, part of an effort to streamline the video review process and provide an opportunity for fans to help with the enforcement of rules. "Starting today, we will have a dedicated team of volunteers standing by to collect any …
(2024-12-19). SATIRE: Unrealistic NFL Commercial Depicts Panthers Fan Watching Game With Friends. theonion.com CHARLOTTE, NC—Screaming at the TV and remarking to himself that none of this made any sense, local football fan Sean Greene criticized an unrealistic NFL commercial Thursday for depicting a Carolina Panthers fan watching a game with his friends. "It's crazy enough they want me to believe these guys root for the Panthers, but they …
(2024-12-19). Syracuse Land Bank December 2024 Listing: 104 Elmhurst Ave. urbancny.com 
Charming fixer-upper in the Elmwood neighborhood. This home has three bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room, formal dining room and eat-in kitchen. This home must be sold to an owner-occupant or renovated and resold to an owner-occupant. The buyer must show proof of funds in the amount of $100k. Contact our Greater Syracuse Land Bank office at 315.422.2301 ext. 0 to learn more about our buying process or to schedule a showing. 104 Elmhurst AveSyracuse, NY 13207Asking Price: $21,000.00Renovation Estimate: $78,897.00 Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay…
(2024-12-19). TSA prepared for holiday and End-of-Year Travel Out of Airports in Upstate NY. urbancny.com 
TSA shares travel tips, advice on how to avoid common pitfalls at checkpoints The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of airports across Upstate New York during the Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year holidays as passenger volume is expected to increase during the end-of-year travel period. TSA has seen record numbers of travelers this year and this holiday season is expected to be one of the busiest on record. "Planning ahead and packing properly can facilitate the TSA security screening process and ease a passenger's travel experience at the a…
(2024-12-19). CPJ urges Ukraine president to halt media intimidation, allow journalists to work freely. cpj.org/feed/atom/
(2024-12-19). Ukrainian Refugees 'Unfairly' Blocked From Route to Seeking Permanent Life in the UK. bylinetimes.com Thousands of Ukrainian refugees have had their hopes of remaining in the UK dashed after the Government ruled that, in contrast to those fleeing other parts of the world, they will not be able to count the years they've already spent forging new lives in Britain, towards their claims for permanent residency. | Refugees from other parts of the world can count all of their time spent living in the UK towards permanent settlement status, which is normally granted after 10 years. | But in a statement quietly slipped out in a written parliamentary statement by migration minister Seema Malhotra, that route has now b…
(2024-12-19). Low-paid NHS workers hit with £70 million in car parking fees, latest figures show. leftfootforward.org Figures released today show health workers in England forked out a whopping £70,510,110 just to park at work in the financial year 2023/24.
(2024-12-19). Revolutionising the Self. Colin Todhunter. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-12-19). 'The Pelicot Rape Trial Shows How Pornography is Contributing Towards an Epidemic of Sexual Violence Against Women'. bylinetimes.com Like many others I have admired the dignity and fortitude with which the victim in this case, Gisele Pelicot, has conducted herself throughout an ordeal that has been horrific on every possible human level. | And, although the scale of the allegations and in particular the sheer number of those accused is staggering, sadly, many aspects of the case are depressingly familiar to anyone who is involved with this type of offence in the UK, and probably most other places in the world. | There has been over the last few years a significant increase in the number of sexual offences that are reported in the UK and e…
(2024-12-19). A study of 11,000 twins shows how to make America walkable again. grist.org
(2024-12-19). Could a magnetic motor generator be used to power our homes for free? expose-news.com The John Christie Electric Generator, also known as the Lutec 1000, is a magnetic motor generator device developed by Australian mechanical engineer John Christie and his electrician friend Lou Brits. It was …
(2024-12-19). IFINTEC 2025 Conference to promote next-generation banking "solutions" expose-news.com The IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition is scheduled to take place in May 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. This global conference is considered one of the most important and prestigious events in …
(2024-12-19). Wind power produces almost no energy yet UK energy providers still claim to deliver "green" energy — how? expose-news.com Across Europe and the UK energy prices soared last week and wind power failed to produce any meaningful power. In the words of Norway's energy minister, "It's an absolutely shit situation." Even …
(2024-12-19). 'Judging Freedom' edition of 19 December: "Murder in Moscow" gilbertdoctorow.com 'Judging Freedom' edition of 19 December: "Murder in Moscow" I am appreciative of the title given by the producer to today's broadcast, as it likely assured higher than usual audience interest. And, in fact, Judge Napolitano and I did spend some time talking about the assassination of General Kirillov by an Uzbek man in the …
(2024-12-19). How Reliable Specialists Handle Hazardous Materials in After-Death Cleanup. moguldom.com Coping with the consequences of a loss can be tough and emotional, especially when it includes handling substances during the up process. Skilled experts in this field offer assistance to guarantee safety and meticulousness by following guidelines. This piece delves into how trustworthy professionals handle scenarios with care and precision while underscoring the significance of …
(2024-12-19). Brazil: Piquiá de Baixo's community members resettled to safe houses away from mining pollution. fidh.org
(2024-12-19). Men urged to seek help when facing emotional triggers. sanews.gov.za Men urged to seek help when facing emotional triggers | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has encouraged men to speak out and seek help when faced with situations that trigger anger or emotional distress. | The call comes after a man was found dead in Umzinto, in the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, after killing his 25-year-old girlfriend. | Sibusiso Lawrence Ntaka allegedly killed Nontobeko Cele in Umzinto on Tuesday, and posted his confession on social media. | | Ntaka was later found hanging from a tree on Wednesday, not far from where Cele's body was found. | Ntuli has strongly condemned Cele's killing…
(2024-12-19). F1 – here we come! sanews.gov.za F1 – here we come! | Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie, has announced a team of experts to form South Africa's Formula One Bid Steering Committee (BSC) for the return of the international auto racing event. | The team will be responsible for all aspects of preparing a bid for the consideration of the Formula One Group and global motorsport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and a phase of choosing which city and track to put forward for consideration. | McKenzie introduced the country's Formula 1 bid steering committee at a media briefing, held at Kyalami Grand P…
(2024-12-19). The fall of Romanian democracy. unitedworldint.com Romanian political scientist Platon writes about the annulation of his country's presidentian elections. By Florin Platon, Political scientist and the founder of DieM 25 Romania "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." George Orwell — 1984 The Romanian constitutional court annulled the country's presidential election on December 6, after CƒÉlin Georgescu's win that "shocked" many due …
(2024-12-19). Press TV's news headlines. presstv.ir • tURL
(2024-12-19). The Victorious Group. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, "There will not cease to be a group amongst my Ummah upon the truth; neither will they be harmed by those who betray them nor those who oppose them until the command …
(2024-12-19). CNN's reporting reaches new level of farce. What should its new CEO do? strategic-culture.su
(2024-12-19). British media gloating betrays masterminds behind Kirillov's killing. strategic-culture.su
(2024-12-19). Yemeni Armed Forces to issue a statement in the next few hours: spokesman. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-12-19). Take me to your leader. nationofchange.org Arrogance and charisma are not the same as leadership.
(2024-12-19). Reimagining Iraq's Marshes with photographer Tamara Abdul Hadi. newarab.com 
The fate of Dams recently La…
(2024-12-19). Through music, Lina Sleibi spreads hope and love this Christmas. newarab.com 
(2024-12-19). Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports stalled amid budget disputes. newarab.com 
Efforts to resume oil exports from
(2024-12-19). Salt Journals: Tunisia's political imprisonment, told by women. newarab.com 
Yet, it achieves much more than that. | Launched in early 2018 through a series of workshops held in various locations across Tunisia, Salt Journals gathers the voices of women from different ages and occupations. While not all were experts in writing or passionate about the written word, these women shared a common…
(2024-12-19). Iran lawmakers request changes to strict hijab bill: media. newarab.com 
The bill, already approved in parliament but not yet submitted to the government for final confirmation, has stirred a heated debate in Iran more than two years since nat…
(2024-12-19). Saudi Arabia extracts lithium from oilfield runoffs. newarab.com 
Lithium Infinity, also known as Lihytech, a start-up launched out of King Abdullah Univer…
(2024-12-19). Three Palestinian films shortlisted for 2025 Oscars. newarab.com 
Three Palestinian films have been shortlisted for the Co-produced Metafora Production – which is part of Fadaat Media group alongside The New Arab, ' The movie is an anthology of 22 short films curated by Palestinian director Rashid…
(2024-12-19). Henna inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. ummid.com 'Henna' has been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2024.
(2024-12-19). BPSC Prelims 2024 held at Patna Centre cancelled. ummid.com The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has cancelled the 70th Integrated Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024 Prelims held at Patna's Bapu Pariksha Bhavan.
(2024-12-19). Discovered: Batch of asteroids between Mars, Jupiter. ummid.com Asteroids that have been found recently by James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) range in size from that of a bus to several stadiums.
(2024-12-19). Last date of payment for Hajj 2025 waiting list pilgrims extended. ummid.com The last date of payment for the pilgrims, who have been selected from the Hajj 2025 waiting list, has been extended.
(2024-12-19). Saudi announces Hajj Conference in January 2025. ummid.com Saudi Arabia has announced to hold Hajj Conference to discuss ways to improve Hajj related services in the month of January 2025.
(2024-12-19). Fact Check: Image showing Kejriwal, Elon Musk together in Delhi is fake. ummid.com A viral image on different social media platforms showing Elon Musk meeting former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP founder Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi is not real, but AI generated, fact check analysis has revealed.
(2024-12-19). One Nation One Election Bill referred to JPC. ummid.com Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Tuesday introduced The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, also referred as the 'One Nation, One Election' Bill, requesting the Speaker to refer it to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).
(2024-12-19). Amit Shah's 'Ambedkar' remark sparks huge protest. ummid.com Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark about Dr BR Ambedkar has sparked a huge protest in and outside the Parliament.
(2024-12-19). Jamia ranks 416th World's Most Sustainable University. ummid.com Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has been ranked as the 416th Most Sustainable University in the World in the recently released UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.
(2024-12-19). 'Laapataa Ladies' out of Oscar 2025 race. ummid.com India's official Oscar 2025 entry 'Laapataa Ladies' missed the inclusion in the list of films shortlisted for the prestigious Academy Awards.
(2024-12-19). Sunita Williams' return to Earth delayed by another month. ummid.com The return journey of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from space to Earth has been delayed by another month, American space agency NASA said.
(2024-12-19). Admins warned of Bhopal like disaster in making around Pithampur. ummid.com The Central and the Madhya Pradesh governments have been warned of creation of a slow-motion Bhopal in and around Pithampur, an industrial town near Dhar city.
(2024-12-19). Fact Check: Video of crying Hindu girls rescued from Muslim scripted. ummid.com PTI Fact Check anaysis of a viral video showing two people rescuing Hindu girls from a Muslim man's house revealed it is scripted and misleading and shared with a false communal claim…
(2024-12-19). Explained: Impact of cold weather on sleep pattern. ummid.com Winters bring cozy blankets and warm beverages along with a desire to keep hibernating, sleeping and never leaving one's bed.
(2024-12-19). The Rise of Indian HNIs and UHNIs in 2024. ummid.com India is witnessing a transformative era of wealth creation, and a dynamic mix of young entrepreneurs, tech pioneers, and seasoned industrialists drives this change.
(2024-12-19). Maharashtra Cabinet Expanded — Full List of New Ministers. ummid.com Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Sunday December 15, 2024 expanded his cabinet inducting 39 new Ministers.
(2024-12-19). District Council recognizes Saboti clan. independent.co.ug 
Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Namisindwa district council has officially recognized the Saboti people as one of the bona fide clans in the district, a first step in their quest to be named as one of the tribes in the Uganda consititution. The Saboti, a small group of people living in Bukokho Sub County, …
(2024-12-19). Farmers in Bugisu show off PDM progress. independent.co.ug 
Museveni In Bugisu To Monitor PDM Projects Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged leaders, especially chairpersons at different levels and sub-county chiefs, to document the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) in order to help the government track the effectiveness of implementing the program. "You should get data …
(2024-12-19). Govt launches interest-free fund for commercial farmers. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has launched a new 210 billion-shilling financing initiative targeting large-scale farming activities in the country. The Financing Scheme for Private Large Scale Commercial Farmers is designed to overcome challenges encountered by farmers seeking financial. It intends to provide timely, affordable, and accessible financial resources to farmers who are …
(2024-12-19). Insurance sector advocates for local marine cargo insurance implementation. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Efforts to streamline logistics for Ugandan traders have taken a significant step forward as stakeholders rally behind local marine cargo insurance implementation. Emmanuel Karugaba Neezha, CEO of DESLER LOGIS U LTD, Associate Partner at SIMBALAND CARGO HOLDINGS U LTD, and Vice Chairman of the Uganda Consolidators Association (UCA), highlighted the …
(2024-12-19). Sudan not happy with Muhoozi tweets. independent.co.ug 
Port Sudan, Sudan | AGENCIES | Sudan has demanded an official apology from Uganda over "offensive and dangerous" comments made by the chief of Uganda army staff, who threated to invade Khartoum, the Sudan Tribune has reported. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and CDF of the Ugandan army, posted two comments …
(2024-12-19). Three Mpox cases confirmed in Kabale. independent.co.ug 
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three more cases of Mpox disease have been confirmed in Kabale district. According to Alfred Besigensi, Kabale District health educator, the cases were confirmed from the sub-county of Buhara. This brings the cumulative number of cases registered in the district to 11. The other eight previous cases have been …
(2024-12-19). URA destroys contraband cigarettes worth sh1.6 billion. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has destroyed contraband cigarettes valued at sh1.6 billion that were seized from smugglers. The destruction took place on Wednesday at Luwero Industries Limited in Nakasongola District. According to a press statement by Robert Kalumba, Assistant Commissioner for Public and Corporate Affairs, the contraband …
(2024-12-19). Agriculture Minister Tumwebaze gives fresh directives to improve extension services. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The role of Uganda's agricultural extension system was questioned recently when a leading official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) told a workshop in Kampala, that "Agriculture production in Uganda has increased since 1962, but productivity has not improved." Soon after, the new Uganda Veterinary Association …
(2024-12-19). 1983: When Museveni's family feared to be abducted from Kenya. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The abduction of four-time presidential candidate and opposition strongman, Dr Kizza Besigye and his political associate, Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya from Kenya last month has rekindled the role that Uganda's neighbour has played in the country's chequered political history. Besigye and Lutale were kidnapped on November 16 at an apartment …
(2024-12-19). Court confirms charges against Arinaitwe Bwana. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has upheld the charge of aggravated trafficking in persons against Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana. On Wednesday, the Court presided over by Judge Dr Andrew Bashaija confirmed that the prosecution has presented sufficient evidence to try Arinaitwe Bwana. Judge Bashaija said that the …
(2024-12-19). How shilling is holding against major foreign currencies. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Shilling registered a slight depreciation against the US Dollar in November 2024 after registering consecutive gains in the previous two months. A stable Shilling against currencies of major trading partners like Kenya, the USA, Europe, UK is vital for the certainty of commodity and service prices. For example, …
(2024-12-19). PICTORIAL: Inaugural Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Convention. independent.co.ug 
Munyonyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inaugural Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Convention has kicked off at the Commonwealth Speke Resort in Munyonyo. Running from 18th to 19th December 2024, the convention, themed "Mobilizing Uganda's Diaspora for Socio-Economic Transformation," drew hundreds of Ugandan nationals living abroad, government officials, business leaders, and development partners to …
(2024-12-19). Private sector optimism soars as Stanbic PMI hits 55.7. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's private sector remains resilient with the Stanbic Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for November climbing to 55.7, up from 52.9 in October. This marks the eighth consecutive month of expansion, as readings above 50.0 signify positive business conditions. Christopher Legilisho, Economist at Stanbic Bank, described the November results as a …
(2024-12-19). Buy Now, Suffer Later. levernews.com 
(2024-12-19). Former top Petro aide jailed amid corruption probe. colombiareports.com A Bogota judge jailed the former councillor on regional issues of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro over her alleged involvement in a corruption scandal at the disaster management unit UNGRD. The…
(2024-12-19). Reform defector Tim Montgomerie reveals how much Elon Musk is likely to give to the party. leftfootforward.org Former Tory Tim Montgomerie, who switched from the Conservatives to Reform last month, reveals what he thinks the figure will be.
(2024-12-19). Biden just set a big new climate goal. Can the US achieve it? grist.org With just a month left in office, the Biden administration is setting a bold new target for U.S. climate action. On Thursday, the White House announced a national goal that would see the country's greenhouse gas emissions drop 61 to 66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035. That would keep the United States on a "straight line" trajectory toward Joe Biden's ultimate goal of hitting net zero emissions by 2050, officials said. If that happens, it would mean the country is only emitting as much carbon as it's simultaneously sequestering through techniques like restoring forests and wetlands — in other words, th…
(2024-12-19). Tracy Gilbert MP: How Labour's New Deal for workers will transform the lives of workers in Scotland. leftfootforward.org In Scotland, zero-hour contracts have hit record highs, with many people under employed with contracts averaging just 18.4 hours a week — far less than the stability needed to build a secure life.
(2024-12-19). How Labour's New Deal for workers will transform the lives of workers in Scotland. leftfootforward.org In Scotland, zero-hour contracts have hit record highs, with many people under employed with contracts averaging just 18.4 hours a week — far less than the stability needed to build a secure life.
(2024-12-19). BBC political editor drools over Nigel Farage, calling him a 'master of political storytelling'. thecanary.co BBC political editor Chris Mason eyes pretty much glazed over while he spoke about Nigel Farage on the broadcaster. It looks like the concerning way the BBC has boosted the far right demagogue over many years is only intensifying: Chris Mason, "Nigel Farage is a man who is a master of political storytelling" "Never before […] | By
(2024-12-19). Meet Natassa, who desperately needs a stem cell donor this Christmas. thecanary.co 
A family from South London are making a desperate appeal on behalf of their 19-year-old daughter. Natassa urgently needs to find a stem cell donor after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The family, who run a fish and chip shop at the heart of a local community, are urging people to register to help […] | By
(2024-12-19). DWP leaving around 90,000 older people WITHOUT winter fuel payments — even though they applied. thecanary.co Tens of thousands of pensioners may not receive their Winter Fuel Payments before the end of 2024 due to a significant backlog in processing new Pension Credit claims, according to BBC Verify. This delay follows chancellor Rachel Reeves' July announcement that Winter Fuel Payments would primarily be limited to those receiving Pension Credit. DWP: chaos […] | By
(2024-12-19). Thames Water is laughing its head off at Labour — as OUR bills set to rise by over a third. thecanary.co The UK's water industry, privatised in 1989, has faced escalating criticism over environmental mismanagement, financial instability, and inadequate infrastructure investment. Recent developments underscore these challenges, particularly concerning rising consumer costs and persistent service failures. Now, just to add insult to industry, the failing regulator has announced that water bills are set to rise by over […] | By
(2024-12-19). 'Cold War: A Love Story': Novel takes us to 1960s-'70s revolutionary hotspots. peoplesworld.org 
Author John Catalinotto and I have a lot in common: For one thing, we're both big fans of the fictional writing of àÅlvaro Cunhal, the late Portuguese Communist Party leader who wrote under the pen name Manuel Tiago. In fact, Cunhal is a fleeting character in Catalinotto's own first fictional writing, Cold War: A Love …
(2024-12-19). "President" Musk gets his lapdog Trump to push for government shutdown. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Apparently heeding his corporate "handler," multibillionaire Elon Musk, Republican President-elect Donald Trump torpedoed a spending agreement covering the federal government from now through March 14 unless congressional Democrats raised the U.S. debt ceiling. Musk and his lap dog Trump don't want to deal with the mess of raising the debt ceiling next year even though …
(2024-12-19). Regime de Kiev mata general russo que expà¥s os crimes da Big Pharma ocidental na Ucrânia. globalresearch.ca O regime de Kiev continua a utilizar táticas terroristas contra a Rússia, realizando assassinatos seletivos contra figuras públicas fora da zona de conflito. Num outro movimento provocativo, os agentes de inteligência ucranianos em Moscou mataram Igor Kirillov, chefe das Foràßas …
(2024-12-19). Cuba, por mayor protección de los niños y jóvenes. radiohc.cu Desde el triunfo de la revolución, en enero de 1959, Cuba ha trabajado incansablemente por proteger a sus niños y jóvenes y garantizar su desarrollo pleno, aún en las difíciles condiciones que durante más de seis décadas ha impuesto el bloqueo norteamericano.
(2024-12-19). Resumen Cultural 2024. radiohc.cu La cultura cubana constituye una trinchera moral que enaltece la obra emancipadora de la Patria en este 2024.
(2024-12-19). Mujeres opinan y aportan a reforma constitucional en Haití. radiohc.cu Puerto Príncipe, 19 dic (RHC) El ministerio de la Condición de la Mujer y los Derechos de la Mujer de Haití promueve este jueves un debate para que este segmento social opine y aporte ideas para reformar la Constitución de la nación caribeña.
(2024-12-19). Presidenta de Honduras destacó solidaridad de médicos cubanos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, destacó la solidaridad y altruismo de los médicos especialistas cubanos que implementan la "Operación Milagro" en beneficio de la población más humilde.
(2024-12-19). Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba otorga premios de música. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) El joven Fabio González mereció el primer y tercer premio de composición Harold Gramatges que otorga la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (Uneac), se informó hoy en esta capital.
(2024-12-19). Podría ser malaria la enfermedad misteriosa que causó la muerte de 37 personas en República Democrática del Congo. cubadebate.cu La agencia sanitaria de la Unión Africana declaró este jueves que la enfermedad misteriosa que causó al menos 37 muertes en la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) probablemente sea malaria, agravada por la vulnerabilidad de la población afectada. El 40% de los casos corresponden a niños menores de cinco años, con síntomas son similares a los de una gripe.
(2024-12-19). Ministro de Energía y Minas ofrece detalles del programa de recuperación del SEN. cubadebate.cu Este programa ‚àídijo De la O Levy‚àí concibe acciones concretas a corto plazo y tiene como objetivos fundamentales, además de recuperar la generación distribuida, recuperar la generación de las termoeléctricas que consumen combustible. "Además, debemos trabajar en las fuentes renovables de energía, fundamentalmente en la generación de energía fotovoltaica, para reducir los costos de generación".
(2024-12-19). Unión Eléctrica estima afectación de 1 711 megawatts durante el horario pico nocturno de este jueves. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informó este jueves a través de su comunicado diario que se estima para la hora pico nocturna una disponibilidad de 1 559 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 200 MW, para un déficit —la diferencia entre la disponibilidad y la demanda— de 1 641 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se prevé una afectación de 1 711 MW en ese horario.
(2024-12-19). La NEA se opone a la elección de McMahon como secretaria de Educación por parte de Trump. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON — La Asociación Nacional de Educación, el sindicato más grande del país y con tres millones de miembros, se opone a la elección de Linda McMahon por parte del presidente electo republicano Donald Trump para dirigir el Departamento de Educación, una agencia que Trump y sus legiones quieren eliminar de todos modos. "Los estudiantes …
(2024-12-19). Fuerzas militares de Yemen lanzan ataque con misiles balísticos contra la capital de Israel. cubadebate.cu Fuerzas militares de Yemen lanzaron, este jueves, desde su territorio varios misiles balísticos de corto alcance hacia la capital de Israel. De acuerdo con la agencia de noticias catarí Al Jazeera, se sintieron fuertes explosiones en el centro de Palestina ocupada, abarcando tanto Tel Aviv como la ciudad de Al-Quds (Jerusalén).
(2024-12-19). Al menos siete muertos en nuevos bombardeos israelíes contra Gaza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) Al menos siete palestinos murieron hoy tras nuevos bombardeos israelíes contra la Franja de Gaza, bajo fuego desde hace 14 meses, mientras el Ejército continuó su ola de arrestos en la ocupada Cisjordania.
(2024-12-19). Paz con fuerza. radiohc.cu Al asumir la presidencia en enero de 2017, Donald Trump citó el concepto de "Paz a través de la fuerza", como elemento central de su política exterior general de "Estados Unidos primero".
(2024-12-19). Constata Comisión Temporal gestión de la Gobernadora de Granma (+Fotos). radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) Tal y como establece la ley 138 de Organización y Funcionamiento de los gobiernos locales, en la próxima sesión del Consejo provincial del Poder Popular de Granma rendirá cuenta de su gestión, la Gobernadora Yanetsy Terry Gutiérrez.
(2024-12-19). Continúan sesiones del Parlamento con apretada agenda. cubadebate.cu Este jueves, la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular desarrolla la segunda jornada plenaria de su cuarto período ordinario de sesiones, en la décima legislatura, con la presencia del presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2024-12-19). Cuba apuesta por una política de atención integral a la niñez, la adolescencia y la juventud. cubadebate.cu En el cuarto período ordinario de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, en su décima legislatura, el vice primer ministro Eduardo Martínez Díaz comentó la implementación del Plan de Acción de la Política de Atención Integral a la Niñez, Adolescencia y Juventudes.
(2024-12-19). Equipo médico de Lula: Ha mostrado una recuperación notable y se le ha autorizado retomar sus labores cotidianas. cubadebate.cu El mandatario brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, se prepara para retomar sus funciones en la capital tras recibir el alta médica. Según su médico de cabecera, Roberto Kalil, el presidente ha mostrado una recuperación notable, permitiéndole viajar de vuelta a Brasilia desde su residencia en Sao Paulo, donde ha pasado el periodo de convalecencia.
(2024-12-19). Iniciativa de Biden pretende reducir emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en más del 60 por ciento para 2035. cubadebate.cu El presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, ha reafirmado su compromiso con la mitigación del cambio climático al anunciar una meta ambiciosa de reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en más del 60% para 2035. Según medios de prensa, la iniciativa se presenta como un esfuerzo por consolidar su legado en la lucha contra el calentamiento global.
(2024-12-19). Lula vuelve a hospital en Brasil para nuevos exámenes médicos. radiohc.cu Brasilia, 19 dic (RHC) El presidente brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, se someterá este jueves a nuevos exámenes médicos en el hospital Sirio-Libanés, en Sao Paulo, donde fue hospitalizado la semana pasada para una cirugía de emergencia en la cabeza.
(2024-12-19). Aprueban en El Salvador resolución de solidaridad con Cuba. radiohc.cu San Salvador, 19 dic (RHC) La segunda Asamblea Nacional del Bloque de Resistencia y Rebeldía Nacional (BRP) en El Salvador aprobó una Resolución de solidaridad con el pueblo de Cuba, indicó este jueves un comunicado.
(2024-12-19). Vladímir Putin: Rusia necesita no un alto el fuego con Ucrania sino una paz duradera. cubadebate.cu "Necesitamos no una tregua, necesitamos una paz duradera, sólida respaldada por garantías para la Federación de Rusia y sus ciudadanos. Cómo proporcionar estas garantías es una cuestión difícil". aseguró este jueves el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, durante una rueda de prensa anual combinada con la línea directa con la ciudadanía.
(2024-12-19). Analizarán diputados cubanos implementación de política de la niñez. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) La Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba (Parlamento) analizará hoy los avances en la implementación de la política de atención integral a la niñez, adolescencia y juventudes, aprobada hace un año.
(2024-12-19). Havanatur cumple 46 años de fundada. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 dic (RHC) El Grupo Internacional de Turoperadores y Agencias de Viajes Havanatur cumple este jueves 46 años de fundado, cuando refuerza sus operaciones y apunta a incrementarlas en el futuro inmediato.
(2024-12-19). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 19 de diciembre de 2024. cubadebate.cu
We speak with the husband and sister of Ay≈üenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old Turkish American activist killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in September, who have criticized the Biden administration for failing to independently investigate her death. The recent University of Washington graduate was fatally shot in the head after taking part in a weekly protest against illegal Israeli settlements in the town of Beita, which she attended as an international observer. Witnesses say she was shot by an Israeli sniper after the demonstration had already dispersed. Members of Eygi's family…
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet on Dec. 16 arrived at an auspicious moment for the federal government—the first weekday after Trudeau's much-vaunted sales tax holiday came into effect. The timing couldn't have been better for big corporations. Immediately after Freeland posted her resignation letter on social media, …
Workers World condemns the coup against the democratically elected government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the brutal takeover by Syrian "rebels," backed by the U.S., Israel and Türkiye, of Syria's capital Damascus on Dec. 9. Sept. 7, 2013, protest, New York City. Along with the liberation forces in . . . | 
As the year came to a close, three Philadelphia area unions coordinated to authorize strikes in the same time frame, a bargaining tactic that could have brought almost every public service from trash pickups and crossing guards to trains and buses to a screeching halt.
The Israeli military's destruction of entire Palestinian cities and neighbourhoods in the Gaza Strip is a clear manifestation of the genocide Israel has been committing in Gaza for the past 14 months, and a primary tool for its implementation.
This article is part of the People's World 100th Anniversary Series. Presented to the United Nations in December 1951 by William L. Patterson in Paris and Paul Robeson in New York, the "We Charge Genocide" petition—We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People by its full name—documented page after page of evidence of …
Shamelessness of antisemitism-scam perpetrators in attack on GP who stands against genocide The British Medical Association (BMA) has put its president under investigation after a laughable smear by pro-Israel pressure group LAAS — the same misnamed 'Labour against antisemitism' at the heart of the antisemitism scam against the Labour left and then-party leader Jeremy Corbyn. …
Top Pentagon officials offered their latest insights into the state of the conflict and how the U.S. will help fund it until Trump takes office.
By the Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party On Dec. 8, the 2nd annual commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Solidarity with Palestine and Gaza demanded at a virtual meeting: money for jobs, services, education and access for disabled people and all workers and . . . | 
A new lawsuit accuses the State Department of failing to ever sanction Israeli military units under the Leahy Law, which was passed in 1997 to prevent the United States from funding foreign military units credibly implicated in gross human rights violations. The case was brought by five Palestinians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and the United States and is supported by the human rights group DAWN. Former State Department official Charles Blaha, who served as director of the human rights office tasked with implementing the Leahy Law, says there is a mountain of evidence of Israel carrying out torture, extrajudi…
Several rights groups have filed a civil party complaint with the War Crimes Unit of the Paris Tribunal against a Franco-Israeli soldier who served in the army amidst The rights groups accuse Yoel O. of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, torture and complicity in crimes committed against Palestinians held in Israeli custody. | The complaint was issued by the International Federation for Human Rights as well as Al Haq, Al Mezan, the Palestinian Centre…
The collapse of the Assad regime brought joy to many, but signs suggest the worst may still lie ahead for Syrian sovereignty and regional prospects of liberation from Western domination.
Feature photo | Illustration by MintPress News By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News In the immediate wake of the Syrian government's abrupt collapse, much remains uncertain about the country's future — including whether it can survive as a unitary state or will splinter into smaller states as did Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, a move …
"A new study has found that almost half of children in Gaza wish to die, as a result of the trauma they have been forced to endure. Every single supplier of arms to Israel has blood on its hands—and the world will never forgive them." —Jeremy Corbyn, MP (Dec. 12, 2024) The election of former President 
Under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron, the expected lifespan of a prime minister has gone from three years to three months. Michel Barnier, the latest PM to fall victim to the rolling political, social and constitutional crisis that is the Macron presidency, was appointed in September and kicked out in time to spend Christmas with his family. His predecessor, Gabriel Attal, lasted a comparatively Methuselean six months.
In his new book He challenges the often-repeated notion that only a thin veneer of civilisation separates us from a Lord of the Flies-style "war of all against all." Peter argues, as he writes in the book, that there is a wealth of evidence to the contrary: very few people actually welcome clashes. | Throughout the book, Peter takes readers on a…
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that he would not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state, rejecting reports that Israel had agreed to a "path toward Palestinian statehood" as part of efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. "Prime Minister Netanyahu has acted and continues to act against …
Israeli forces shot three Palestinian young men, on Tuesday, two near Jenin, while shooting one young man and injuring others near Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. On Tuesday evening, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man after invading the village of Zububa, northwest of Jenin. Media sources said that occupation forces stormed the …
Switzerland's parliament on Tuesday voted to outlaw Proponents of the ban, which was passed by the lower house after receiving upper house approval last week, said Hezbollah was a "threat" to international security and that Switzerland needed to prohibit it to take a stand against "terrorism". | The Swiss government opposed the ban. | "If Switzerland now moves to ban such organisations with special laws,…
WASHINGTON—With just three days to go before the politically split and ideologically fractured current Congress ends its two-year dysfunctional run, lawmakers readied themselves to vote, possibly as early as today but no later than December 20, on a stopgap spending bill to extend most current money levels through March. The good news is, if they …
In dark times like these, shining a light on successful efforts to reverse our country's extreme inequality is more important than ever. As we looked back on 2024, we actually found plenty to celebrate. Here are 10 inspiring wins that deserve more attention. 1. Labor breakthrough in the South Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted …
Doctors, babies, oxygen stores already attacked by Israel, now most desperately sick and wounded are targeted The intensive care unit (ICU) at Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza is in flames and completely out of service after what hospital staff describe as a 'night of horror' under Israeli bombs and shells. The hospital has been …
Confrontations between According to the Palestinian Wafa news agency, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man in the abdomen in the village of Qusra near Nablus while several others suffered from tear gas inhalation. | Local sources said Israeli forces raided the…
Two The legislation, introduced by Representative Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Senator Peter Welch of Vermont, is called the Sanctions and Accountability for Non-Compliance and Transparent Investigative Oversight f…
Israeli forces have attacked Kamal Adwan Hospital in According to reports from local correspondents and medical staff, the hospital has been hit repeatedly, resulting in catastrophic damage to its infrastructure and endangering dozens of patients and staff. 
Israel is getting ready to officially annex the occupied Palestinian West Bank. The annexation will be a major step backwards on the road to Palestinian freedom and will likely serve as a catalyst for a new Palestinian uprising, another intifada. Though annexation has been on the Israeli agenda for years, this time around, a "great …
By In March 2011, following Assad's refusal two years prior to allow US-ally Qatar to build a pipeline through his country, citing …
Philadelphia For over two years, a growing movement has fought to stop the proposed construction of 76 Place, a basketball arena in Philadelphia that would threaten the existence of Chinatown, the last community of color in Center City. It's the people against the billionaires. A poll of city residents revealed . . . | 
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions rallies to demand South Korean President Yoon's impeachment. Many labor actions and strikes have broken out around the world in recent months, intensifying in early December. One major event that shook the world was the militant response by South Korea's largest labor union federation against . . . | 
Marchers chant "U.S. out of Korea!" after a rally at City Hall, Philadelphia, Dec. 15, 2024. Demonstrators who gathered outside City Hall in Philadelphia on Dec. 14 for a rally celebrating the impeachment of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol had a message to deliver: This impeachment is OUR win! . . . | 
The silence hangs heavy in The refugee camp, situated in the northern occupied West Bank, came under siege by Palestinian Authority (PA) forces on 6 December. | Armed officials carried out a deadly raid on 14 December, killing Yazid Ja'ayseh, a commander in the 
In a Telegram statement on Monday, the group called for "popular mobilisation to break the siege and protect resistance fighters, as well as to confront this security operation, which only serves the occ…
The radar satellites are equipped with advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology…
Egypt held a meeting between the Prime Minister and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources…
Plans are underway for future discussions at the management board level…
This was stated in a report which was presented by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and EY at the 18th Annual CII Tourism Summit…
The case that began on September 17 concerning the control of the Murdoch family trust has been decided. It saw a dicey attempt by one of the most ruthless newspaper and media moguls in history to limit the influence and control of his publishing and broadcasting empire after his death. The relevant parties? The children, of course. The 
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The authorities in Sembabule district are considering imposing a ban on the movement of livestock following a confirmed outbreak of anthrax in the area. The disease has spread in the counties of Nabitanga, Kyeera, Lwemiyaga and Ntuusi, and the infections have also spread over to human beings. Doctor Angelo …
We are descending into another four years of what, will be bad news— and of course, the effects of the upcoming administration will linger far beyond the president-elect's second term. While the first go-round was bad, we can only imagine how much worse another four years will be. The once and future president learned that 
Crime series all boast violence, and, while some of the violence is abhorrent and gratuitous some of it is framed as necessary and justified. In the Netflix thriller, Black Doves, the good hitmen and the good hit women mostly only kill when it can't be avoided and when they have to kill to save their own 
An example of just how challenging Christmas can be, even when away from all the bloodshed in the world, is the latest update from Creed—'CC'—O'Hanlon. I have mentioned CC and his gifted wife Given before. I hope they don't mind me doing so again. They are talented people—with vast experience of the world. Important outliers 
In opening the Nuremberg Criminal Trial on 21st November 1945, US Prosecutor, Justice Robert Jackson, emphasised the responsibility of the victors in bringing proceedings against Nazi Germany. And the lofty reason he gave was because the wrongs which the court sought to condemn and punish were deemed "so calculated, malignant and devastating" that civilisation couldn't 
We speak with The Nation's Chris Lehmann about President-elect Donald Trump's escalating attacks on the press and how major media figures and institutions are "capitulating preemptively" to the pressure. ABC News recently settled a defamation suit brought by Trump by making a $15 million donation to his future presidential library, despite experts saying the case was easily winnable. Trump is also suing The Des Moines Register for publishing a poll before the election that showed him losing to Vice President Kamala Harris. "What's happening is a very clear pattern in Trump's…
Mysterious drones have been hovering in the skies above New Jersey and other states in the Northeast for weeks, alarming residents and prompting lawmakers to demand answers. What do you think?
Federal prosecutors in Boston charged Mohammad Abedini, the co-founder of an Iranian-based company, and Mahdi Sadeghi, an employee of Massachusetts-based semiconductor manufactur…
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey has confirmed to The War Zone that it has unspecified countermeasures in place to deal with drone incursions and that it has recorded multiple such incidents this year. At the same time, a spokesperson has said that these past incidents relate to efforts to smuggle contraband into a federal prison within the base's perimeter. | "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has countermeasures in place to detect, respond to, and deny unauthorized drone use over our facilities, which have standing flight restrictions that prohibit unauthorized UAS operations," base spokesperson…
For the second consecutive year, The annual military parade, usually attended by Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has been replaced by the "Dar Al-Saai" programme, featuring week-long cultural and heritage activities until 21 De…
Recently, the Speaking to The New Arab, the Palestinian sources said that the shipment included enough Minecra…
The violence of for-profit health care's megastructure can only be overcome through collective resistance campaigns.
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Cuba's road to liberation has been hard-fought, facing fierce opposition from the United States for over 65 years.
On October 20, 2024, Amazon's popular streaming service, Twitch, issued a formal apology acknowledging that it had Twitch explained that its decision to block account creation was to prevent potentially violent and graphic streams. However, their apology was quickly disregarded by creators who accused the platform of anti-Semitis…
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that would ban the video-sharing app if ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, doesn't sell it to a non-Chinese buyer by Jan. 19. "The Act will shutter one of America's most popular speech platforms the day before a presidential inauguration," …
Beginning in late fall 2014 and lasting into 2016, an anomalous, massive marine heatwave nicknamed "the Blob" developed off the western coast of the U.S., covering all of Alaska's coastwater and extending as far south as Southern California, raising ocean temperatures by several degrees Celsius. | By Michael Riojas | The Blob had an extreme effect on Alaska in particular. According to a 
The base team of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence visited the headquarters of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo University (UNMA) and the headquarters of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association and was received by its rector Cristina Caamaño and the president of the association, Carmen Arias, on December 12 during their visit to the city of Buenos Aires. | By Jorge Pardés | One of the objectives of this meeting was to express support for the university in the face of the attacks faced by the national government in its advance against public education, universities and in particular against this university.
Online Purchases and Package Deliveries Increase During the Holiday Season, Leaving More Consumers Vulnerable to Package Theft Secretary Mosley: "While you're preparing to spread holiday cheer with those gifts, thieves may be trying to steal both from you." The New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is sharing tips on how consumers can protect themselves from thieves trying to steal packages from their homes this holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation, holiday shopping on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, both online and in-store, set record levels for consumer spendi…
New York State Department of Transportation Earns Top Honors in Transportation Research Board's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Video Competition Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that a video produced by the New York State Department of Transportation touting the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project's Local Hire Initiative has been honored by the Transportation Research Board's Special Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). The video, featuring testimonials from locally hired workers living near this transformative project in Central New York, was named Outstanding Video in the State DOT category for T…
Student Speaker is a graduate of East Syracuse Minoa High School who moved to the U.S. from Iraq and plans to become a heart surgeon On Wednesday December 11th, OCC celebrated the accomplishments of its December 2024 graduates during a ceremony on campus in the SRC Arena. Approximately 230 students are completing their degrees this semester and are eligible to participate. Photo Gallery OCC December Graduation Event…
Amplifying the Voices of People With Developmental Disabilities and Supporting Access to Services Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the new Ombuds for the developmental disabilities' service system, headed by Community Service Society of New York, is now open and ready to accept New Yorkers' calls in need of assistance navigating services, resolving complaints, providing education and making the right connections. "People with developmental disabilities and their families deserve every resource available to help them advocate for services — that's why we're taking steps to provide a more personaliz…
The Syracuse City School District (SCSD) will announce a new partnership with SUNY Upstate Medical University, made possible by a $5.5 million federal grant. The initiative will provide expanded school-based mental health services and create a pipeline for training diverse, credentialed mental health professionals. Beginning in January 2025, this five-year program will establish clinics in two schools within the district, offering culturally responsive mental health care to students and families. The official announcement to unveil this partnership takes place Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Grant Middle School,…
On March 20, 2024, around 4: 06 p.m., Syracuse Police Officers responded to 306 Basin Street regarding a status check. Officers arrived and located a male victim, later identified as 33-year-old Jamar Martin, deceased. An investigation was begun by CID Homicide Unit detectives where numerous people were interviewed, an extensive neighborhood and citywide canvass was conducted. In addition, several search warrants were executed, evidence recovered was processed and thoroughly analyzed. As a result of the above efforts, 23-year-old, Destany Widger, was arrested on April 3rd, 2024. A second suspect was identified as…
As global temperatures rise from the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and policymakers have proposed solutions like installing renewable energy, replacing gasoline-powered cars with electric ones, and developing technology to suck carbon out of the air. But these policies often address climate change in isolation — without regard for other pressing issues like a decline in biodiversity, the contamination of freshwater sources, and the pollution of agricultural soils. | A 
The evolution of the Pentalasia has been and continues to be central in defining the Middle East and the entire geopolitical Rimland. To whom the control of Pentalasia will go, will probably go the control of the entire Rimland.
Following the publication of Tariq Ali's latest memoirs, he spoke to Michael Lavalette about the contrasting periods covered in his autobiographies and the prospects for the left today.
Football fans attending the FIFA has not yet released a public statement on the matter, however, senior officials disclosed the decision to the UK's Guardian newspaper on Tuesday. | In Saudi Arabia, the sale and consumption of alcohol have been banned since 1952…
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The pontiff's Vatican security detail received an urgent warning from the British secret services, Francis wrote. | "A woman packed with explosives, a young suicide bomber, was heading towards Mosul to blow herself up…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Socialite Nasser Nduhukire, popularly known as Don Nasser, has been granted a cash bail of sh3 million by the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court. Don Nasser was on Wednesday granted bail by the Court presided over by Judge Dr Andrew Bashaija the head of ICD after …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, has asked the Magistrates across the country to uphold the need for integrity and accountability in the administration of justice. Speaking at the Annual Registrars and Magistrates conference which kicked off on Wednesday in Kampala, Owiny-Dollo challenged the Magistrates to uphold the highest standards …
Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maracha district has announced the transfer of 103 primary school teachers, 68 deputies and head teachers. Edward Andruga, the District Education Officer, says the transfers are aimed at improving the performance of learners in the schools that have for years posted poor results. According to the education department, the transfers …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oryx Energies has announced the launch of its newest fuel brand called EVERMAX in Uganda. EVERMAX is now available across all Oryx Energies retail stations in Uganda in both petrol and diesel versions, each of them providing valuable benefits. According to officials of Oryx Energies, a leading provider of high-quality …
There are over 78,000 prisoners who will spend their Christmas in the cells. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All prison units and commanders across the country have been put on high alert — Standby Class One. According to the Press statement released by Frank Baine Mayanja the Spokesperson of Uganda Prison Service, the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RUBiS Energy Uganda has introduced RUBiS Gas, a new initiative aimed at providing Ugandans with a safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly cooking solution. This launch marks a significant step in promoting clean energy use across the country. Speaking at the launch, Olivier Gatera, Country Manager of RUBiS Energy Uganda, emphasized …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has announced plans to establish an independent commission to investigate judicial misconduct and recommend reforms in response to growing concerns about corruption and unethical practices within the judiciary. Addressing members of the legal fraternity and the public at the ULS Headquarters in Kampala on …
Opaqueness surrounding Uganda's gold data has not only frustrated UGEITI but also other government agencies like UBOS and URA NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Where does Uganda source the millions of dollars' worth of gold it exports annually? This question often dominates discussions involving artisanal miners, gold traders, government officials, and civil society groups. But …
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District has registered one case of yellow fever. Arafat Bwambale, the District Surveillance Focal Person says that the case was reported in Bukonzo County East. Bwambale emphasized the need for the public to embrace sleeping under treated mosquito nets, wearing long-sleeved clothes and closing bedrooms early in the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On December 13, 2024, the European Commission added Air Tanzania to the EU Air Safety List, banning the airline from operating within European Union airspace. This decision follows the denial of Air Tanzania's Third Country Operator (TCO) authorization by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), citing significant safety deficiencies. …
UCDA's mega plan for Northern Uganda Coffee Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nursery bed operators in West Nile have been urged to invest in multiplying coffee seedlings. Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA is currently urging farmers in Northern Uganda to embrace large-scale coffee growing, owing to its abundant and conducive land for the enterprise, and the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Andrew Opio was over the weekend crowned the Men's Order of Merit winner for the 2024 Stanbic Mug of Mugs, achieving an impressive total of 756 nett points across ten tournaments. Opio's remarkable achievement sets the stage for his upcoming participation in the Finaritu Tournament at Sigona Golf Club …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 14 candidates vying for the position of Uganda Law Society (ULS) representative to the Judicial Service Commission have joined hands to defend the independence of the legal fraternity. Addressing Journalists at the Uganda Law Society Headquarters in Kampala, the candidates through a joint statement read by the Acting Chief Executive …
Uganda's Omedi edged out in race for Puskas goal-of-the-year award Doha, Qatar | AGENCIES | Spain's FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 winner Aitana Bonmatí has been named The Best FIFA Women's Player and Brazil's Vinícius Júnior has won The Best FIFA Men's Player at a star-studded The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 ceremony in Doha, …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda has named Mumba Kenneth Kalifungwa as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2025, following regulatory approvals. Mumba, who succeeds Anne Juuko, brings nearly 30 years of professional experience, including over 20 years in senior roles across the banking sector in Botswana, Zambia, and Uganda. Previously …
The scriptwriter, novelist, and blacklisted member of the Hollywood Ten Albert Maltz was around 40 himself when he wrote his novel on aging, The Journey of Simon McKeever, first published in 1949. He had many more productive years ahead but because of the blacklist this novel was the last one that would appear under the …
On Tuesday 17 December, a grand jury charged Luigi Mangione — the internets favourite CEO assassin — with murder "as an act of terrorism". This is in addition to his murder charge: Luigi Mangione is being charged with 1st degree murder & terrorism for allegedly "influencing the policies of a unit of government by intimidation […] | By 
El presidente Biden indultó recientemente a su hijo Hunter Biden y conmutó las sentencias de 1.499 delincuentes relacionados con las drogas. El analista Charles Pierce insiste en que Biden también debería indultar a Simón Trinidad. Nos sumamos a esta petición en nombre del colombiano Ricardo Palmera, cuyo nombre de guerra es Simón Trinidad. Biden debe …
China has made strides in exploring space in recent years, sending astronauts to its own space station and making history, bringing back rocks from the far side of the moon. | There are currently 77 space agencies around the world, 16 of which have launch capabilities. As 2024 comes to a close, space companies across the planet show no signs of slowing down. | Joining the discussion: | 
Ayat Mneina has always campaigned for human rights. | Her first protest was against the "It's really hard not to be aware and alert about what happens around the world, especially to people who look like us and move around in the world looking li…
A court in Morocco has On Tuesday, the…
Dozens of activists protested in Oslo this week during Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi's visit, condemning his alleged complicity in The protesters, who gathered on Monday outside the Norwegian parliament, demanded immediate action from the Egyptian president, who was on an 
(I) Bullock Prison in Union Springs, Alabama, opened in 1987 and is designed to hold 919 prisoners.1 Alabama Department of Corrections currently has the number of people imprisoned there at 1,512.2 Alabama prisons are currently, and consistently, around 70 percent overcapacity.3 In recent weeks, multiple prisoners from Bullock have reached out to do interviews with me about 
By Apenisa Waqairadovu in Suva Fiji's coalition government has come under scrutiny over allegations of human rights violations. Speaking at the commemoration of International Human Rights Day in Suva on Tuesday, the chair of the Coalition of NGOs, Shamima Ali, claimed that — like the previous FijiFirst administration — the coalition government has demonstrated a…
Jim Williams, one of a handful early Students for a Democratic Society members still active politically, was also a founder of the Southern Student Organizing Committee and a veteran union organizer. He has finally provided us with a memoir, Life on the Left: James Williams and the Quest for Justice (Changemaker). Prof. Michael Honey, a 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has delivered another landmark ruling indicating that Civil Courts do not have the powers or jurisdiction to hear appeals filed by soldiers tried and convicted by Military Courts. This was a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday by five Supreme Court Justices, led by Professor Lillian Tibatemwa, in …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A dispute within the Uganda Law Society (ULS) over next week's Extra Ordinary General Meeting has been sent into mediation. Justice Musa Ssekaana on Wednesday ordered the parties to engage in mediation after ULS lawyer Jude Byamukama informed the Court that they wanted to settle the matters out of court. …
People also set up encampments on college campuses in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere to condemn the genocide while making connections between the situation in the occupied territories and the colonial and imperial violence they face in their own contexts.
The participants of the meeting noted the growing interest in the culture of African peoples in Russia…
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had a huge (though controversial) electoral victory in February 2024. But a small, stubborn legal movement is challenging his popular, indiscriminate war against gangs. Even as the reduction of gang violence brings relief to many Salvadorans, many low-income people see their law-abiding neighbors being swept up arbitrarily in Bukele's war. Understandably, 
The solution is obvious and simple, which is why the nation's richest people hate it so much: Scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay a much fairer share in Social Security taxes.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Steven Eric Keddi Zuluba, a Ugandan philanthropist dedicated to alleviating human suffering and promoting community well-being, has been nominated for the prestigious World Humanitarian Icon Award. This nomination places Dr. Zuluba among global luminaries such as Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, underscoring …
In 2013, the The group imposed its extremist ideology on the region, using violence and intimidation to enforce its rule. Those who opposed them faced severe consequences, including imprisonment and public beheadings. | While ISIS was indeed 
Anti-genocide campaigner's supporters will protest outside court As Skwawkbox covered last month, Jewish anti-genocide and anti-apartheid writer and campaigner Tony Greenstein is being charged under terror legislation for a comment supporting the right of Palestinians to resist Israel's occupation. Greenstein was made to appear at Brighton police station for the charge to be read to …
Columbia University staff are being suspended and terminated for participating in last Spring's Gaza Solidarity Encampment, even if they were off the clock at the time. Similar cases are being seen across the country.
On April 20, 2023, SpaceX's Starship—the largest and most powerful rocket ever built—exploded just four minutes after liftoff from its Boca Chica spaceport in Texas. While CEO Elon Musk touted the mission as a success for clearing the launch pad, the environmental and community fallout painted a different picture. Scorched wetlands, debris scattered for miles, 
At the 2017 March for Science in Washington, DC , Dr. Lydia Jennings wore a T-shirt that read, "Strong Resilient Indigenous," and held a sign saying, "Traditional Ecological Knowledge Is Science Too!"
This commentary was posted on Prison Radio on Nov. 24, 2013, written to honor the National Day of Mourning. Every November, when Thanksgiving is scheduled, I think of the People of the First Nations (so-called Native Americans), and wonder about their mixed feelings for a holiday that celebrates their enormous . . . | 
Main slogan of workers' protests is 'Raise our wages!' Tours, France, Oct. 1, 2024. On Dec. 4 France's parliamentary government failed to win a no-confidence vote, forcing Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. President Emmanuel Macron remains in office. Given France's long history of struggle and class consciousness and its . . . | 
Normally when someone is shot dead, human beings feel sad for the victim. But in the case of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, killed before dawn on the streets of Manhattan on Dec. 4, a large majority of public comments are that empathy is "out of network." Protesters outside United . . . | 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmentalists in Moroto District are calling for collective responsibility to preserve the environment from degradation. The rapid depletion of trees and the growing land degradation have raised significant concerns among environmentalists, who are now calling for immediate action to address the issue. Industrialization, urbanization, and human activities, especially in mining areas, …
On 10 December, Sky News shared a video of prime minister Keir Starmer at "an RAF base in Cyprus". What it failed to mention, however, is that this wasn't just any old airbase. In reality, it's RAF Akrotiri, that Tory-Labour governments have used to turn Britain into an active participant in Israel's genocide in occupied Gaza. […] | By 
"We hold Israel, with its US backing, accountable for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Israel's continued forced expulsions in the West Bank and Gaza, along with its occupation and violence, represent a clear violation of international human rights, including the prohibition of genocide."
This year has been "particularly deadly" for journalists, with 104 killed worldwide, over half of them in Gaza, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Tuesday. According to figures compiled by the press group, at least 55 Palestinian media workers were killed in 2024 during Israel's offensive in Gaza.
The ongoing genocide in Gaza marks its 431st day, with a new massacre in the north leaving at least 20 Palestinians dead and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Beit Hanoun. More casualties were reported in Al-Nuseirat, Rafah, and Zeitoun.
The awarding of hosting rights for both tournaments will go to a vote during a FIFA Congress to be held virtually, but there is no doubt about the outcomes with neither bid having a rival. | As for 2034, FIFA…
As the corruption trial of Eli Feldstein, a former adviser to Netanyahu, is accused in the case of leaking a classified document related to captive negotiations in Gaza to shift critical media coverage of the Israeli leader. | The case, critics say, highlights d…
"Rights aren't rights if someone can take them away. They're privileges. That's all we've ever had in this country is a 'Bill of Temporary Privileges.' And if you read the news, even badly, you know that the list gets shorter and shorter."—George Carlin Disguising its power grabs in the self-righteous fervor of national security, the Deep 
The reports through Western presses read rather familiarly. Joyful residents taking selfies on abandoned, sullen tanks. Armed men ebullient and shooting into the sky with adventurist stupidity. The removal of statues and vulgar reminders of a regime. Prisoners freed; torture prisons emptied. The tyrant, deposed. This is the scene in Syria, a war with more external backers and sponsors than 
The sudden regime overthrow in Syria and the long-delayed opportunity to confront the legacy of Bashar al-Assad's tyranny are either being celebrated or condemned, as explored below, but they come at a time that poses profound problems for solidarity with Palestine. 
Syria has fallen.
JERUSALEM, Israeli | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, marking a pivotal moment in the case as he manages a war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. …
Authoritarian leaders, like many others, need an enemy. Hitler's enemy was the Jews (among others); for Netanyahu, it's been the Palestinians, and for Donald Trump and his MAGA followers, it's been "immigrants" (among others). For generations in the U.S., African Americans have been the targeted enemy for "white" people, and for centuries women and girls have been 
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, day 431 of Israel's ongoing assault on the entire population of 2.2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip coastal prison camp, Israeli forces continued their ongoing brutal attacks on Palestinian civilians and the little remaining infrastructure.
An illegal colonizer ran over a Palestinian child, on Tuesday afternoon, near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Samer Al-Jamal, the Director of Education south of Nablus, said that an Israeli settler rammed a child with his vehicle near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus. Media sources said …
On Tuesday, Israeli forces injured several citizens, shooting two with live rounds near Jenin, in the northern West Bank, and assaulting two others near Qalqilia, in the northwestern part of the West Bank. In a statement, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its ambulance crews transported two young men to the hospital, after …
A new Netflix series on The six-episode "Saudi Pro League: Kickoff" debuted just three weeks before the FIFA Congress is set to formally approve Saudi Arabia ⚪ the sole candidate ⚪ as host of the quadrennial spectacle. | The vote on Wednesday will be a crowning mom…
Denial through disappearance is a main theme in Saree Makdisi's Tolerance is a Wasteland: Palestine and the Culture of Denial (University of California Press, 2024) with the book making a strong argument that Israeli colonialism's "affirmation of the one site is directly related to the denial and repression of the other." | This denial in turn allows Israel the space to manipulate land, memory and achievements. Makdisi's book focuses on four examples that are discussed in depth: sustainability, democracy, diversity, and tolerance. | If Israel can maintain these concepts, what then, about colonialism is destruc…
Israeli forces have reportedly begun pulling out of Local media reports said Israeli soldiers began withdrawing from the border town of Khiam, which saw weeks of heavy fighting during the war. | A team from the UN peacekeeping force The st…
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is scheduled to begin a tour of the Middle East on Wednesday in a final attempt to reach a The American news site said Sullivan would visit Israel and mediator states Egypt and Qatar to continue discussing a deal that could see a cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Stri…
The late British Jewish News reported that Rivlin made the comments at a gala event in London, which…
EUREKA, Calif. (Dec. 7)—Around sixty people — a sizable number for a city of 27,000 — came out in downtown Eureka on a chilly Saturday to call on Congress to stop funding Israel's genocidal assault on the people of Gaza. The protestors marched through downtown with signs calling for a ceasefire and proclaiming, "Killing children …
I don't know about you, but personally, the whole festive holiday thing seems to be falling a bit flat this year. Don't get me wrong, like every other year, I do plan to really go to town on a pumpkin pie or two. But this year, the annual deluge of Black Friday ads egging us on to higher levels of consumption—with corresponding carbon emissions and solid and liquid waste—seemed particularly hollow, morbid—predatory, even—falling as Black Friday did this year on November 29, the date the U.N. first recognized in 1977 as International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This year…
A year of fighting between 
Lebanese pop icon In an emotional post on social media, the singer, whose full name is Elissar Zakaria Khoury, said that Claude Lichaa Al Khoury, who was released after decades of imprisonment, was related to her on her father's side. | In an X post, she claimed that his parents had pas…
Tensions erupted during the funeral of a Palestinian man killed in clashes between Palestinian armed resistance fighters and The 
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The "majority of the estimated 4,000 Palestinians remaining in Hebron's Old City and its surrounding areas – whether men, women or children – have been physically assaulted by soldiers," resident Aref Jaber told The New Arab. | "People are severely beaten and fo…
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations are in high gear for the fourth edition of the annual Acholi Cultural Festival, one of the largest cultural get-togethers of the Acholi community to celebrate and showcase their diverse tradition. This year's festival organized by the Acholi Cultural Institution will be held at Kaunda playgrounds in Gulu City …
In 2024, technology took a gigantic leap forward, especially with artificial intelligence. These rapid advancements prompted governments and industry leaders to strategize on how to best keep it safe. | Joining the discussion: | Shaoshan Liu is Director of Embodied AI at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society. | 
Donald Trump, a man who never shied from bold declarations, has once again turned the global stage into a theater of economic brinkmanship. His target: the BRICS coalition, a bloc of emerging powers that includes China, Brazil, India, Russia, and South Africa (and now Iran, the UAE, Ethiopia, and Egypt as well). With more than 
Calls are growing for ways to rapidly bolster stocks of more capable air-to-air missiles with a particular eye to a future fight with China.
The Tate Modern has barred artist, Edgeworth Johnstone from entering the gallery because of leaflets about the Tate Turner Prize in his bag. Johnstone, a member of the Stuckists art movement, said "I had protest leaflets titled "The Stomach Turner Prize". I made it clear that I had no intention of distributing them inside the 
"There are indications that it was unarmed civil resistance led by the resurgent popular committees and local councils, which initially came to the fore in the early nonviolent phase of the revolution back in 2011, that actually wrested control of much of the local governance from the regime." In this interview, exclusive for CounterPunch, foreign policy 
Prologue One of the reasons I moved to Claremont, California, in 2008 was Claremont's banning of the gasoline-powered leaf blowers. I detested them long before 2008. I still do. They are harmful and useless. Leaf blowers are mostly powered by Earth-heating petroleum and gasoline to move leaves from trees on the ground from one spot 
I don't know if it was murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson or not, but I saw Taxi Driver again for the first time in years. Watching Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle, however, I was reminded more of 'lame duck' South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and his declaration of martial law—an intensely straight line, in 
Most of us are aware of the deep problems in the current US pharmaceutical industry. Yet few may realize that today's issues stem from changes that occurred centuries ago. As I explain in The Apothecary's Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How it Became a Commodity, the current medication system was established between 1650 
Below is the short manifesto written by Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week. To our knowledge, no major news outlet has published this in full, found in his backpack when Mangione was captured in Altoona, Pennsylvania. We believe it's newsworthy enough to share here and 
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In a rare step towards unity, Fatah and Hamas agreed last week to 
By The World Economic Forum has reportedly instructed world governments to dismantle age of consent laws while introducing something even …
NEW YORK—The death of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, and arrest of Luigi Mangione as a suspect in his killing is prompting anger against the greed-driven health care industry, which already devours one-sixth of the U.S. gross domestic product of goods and services. It's an industry that puts profits before patients, that reaps millions for …
A Ugandan philanthropist dedicated to alleviating human suffering and promoting community wellbeing Dr. Steven Eric Keddy Zuluba has been nominated for the prestigious World Humanitarian Icon Award. The nomination places this remarkable individual alongside global icons like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kier Starmer, UK Prime Minister, highlighting his exceptional contribution to …
NASHVILLE—On Dec. 3, the Metro Parks Board of Nashville granted a request by the Indigenous Peoples Coalition (IPC) to change the name of Cumberland Park to Wasioto Park in honor of Indigenous history in the region. The change did not come, however, without a protracted struggle led by the IPC and supported by its allies, …
COMMENT | ANDREW GALLUCI | Amid the recent maelstrom of political news was an important development for the future of technology-enabled public money. During the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, the Bank for International Settlements revealed that it was withdrawing from the digital-asset and payments initiative Project mBridge. Conceived in 2022 as a clearinghouse for central-bank digital currencies, …
Floating cages with fish by the thousands may be popping in the Gulf of Mexico under a controversial plan that was The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, recently identified five areas in the Gulf that the agency says strike a balance between the needs of the growing aquaculture industry and the potential impacts on the marine enviro…
A week ago, Tuesday night, at 10: 25 PM on December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol unexpectedly appeared on television and declared martial law. That was the first time in 45 years of a modern country with a vibrant democracy and, it just sent a shock wave across the country and surprised the international community. | I have lived in Korea for the past 10 years where foreign residents have always been on the alert about what's to happen on the Korean peninsula where the two countries are technically at war and have constant tensions. A recent estimate indicates that over 2.5 million foreign nationa…
Every morning, for years, Josana Pinto da Costa would venture out onto the waterways lining àìbidos, Brazil, in a small fishing boat. She would glide over the murky, churning currents of the Amazon River Basin, her flat nets bringing in writhing hauls as the sun ascended into the cerulean skies above. | Scorching temperatures in the Brazilian state of Pará have now made that routine unsafe. The heat has "been really intense" this year, said Pinto da Costa in Portuguese. It feels as if the "sun has gotten stronger," so much so that it's led her to shift her working hours from daytime to the dead of night…
The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in the region: It was the rainiest summer on record, and plant life bloomed across the tundra at a near-record pace. | As the Arctic reacts to the planet-warming gases that humans have pumped into the atmosphere, the region is swiftly transforming and entering what scientists call a "new regime." That's one of the findings of this year's Arctic Report Card, a document published by the U.S. government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which shows how wildfires and thawing p…
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An analysis of GB News has found that the British broadcaster was "obsessive" in its "overwhelmingly negative" coverage of Islam and Muslims. | A The report found that the channel, which calls itself the "People's Channel", mentioned 'Muslims' or 'Islam' more than 17,000 times over two years of broadcasting, accounting for almost 50 p…
The The DMTT is part of the OECD's global minimum 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has today handed over cash prizes worth UGX 50 million to 5 lucky winners in the ongoing card usage campaign dubbed "UGX 200 million can change your story". The five winners used their debit or credit cards for at least five transactions in November to pay …
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Society of Kenya has expressed to the Law Council for denying Martha Wangari Karua a temporary practicing certificate to represent Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Obeid Lutale before the General Court Martial. Kenya's former Justice Minister, Martha Wangari Karua had filed an application seeking to join a 50-member legal …
Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The new Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) President Dr Andrew Akashaba and his team will be sworn in shortly in Kampala in a brief ceremony. Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries is expected to be chief guest at the handover occasion. Dr Akashaba, a veteran of Makerere University student politics, is …
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has donated UGX 300 million to support the National Catholic Youth Conference celebrations hosted by Hoima Catholic Diocese from December 10—15, 2024, at Our Lady of Lourdes Bujumbura Cathedral in Hoima City. The donation was handed over to the Bishop of Hoima Diocese, Vincent Kirabo, by …
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Nebbi has started hearing 64 criminal cases. Among the cases are 27 for murder 18 for aggravated defilement, 8 for aggravated robbery, four for rape and two for trafficking in persons. The sessions will be presided over by Justice Dr Douglas Singiza at Nebbi Magistrates Court premises. According …
Single mother of five wins over Sh105 million Powerball Jackpot with the Uganda National Lottery Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lilian Nansoke, a single mother of five from Nakawuka, Wakiso District, has emerged as the winner of over sh105 million in the POWERBALL draw number 51, held on November 29, 2024. PowerBall still boasts …
A referendum is needed on key reforms such as appointment of the electoral commission, judges and age and term limits COMMENT | MICHAEL ABONEKA | We have continuously talked about the need for constitutional reforms as a country and a lot has ended in talks rather than the actual work. Several people were appointed to the …
Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rengen Seed Secondary School is set to be operational by the 2025 academic year, with construction works expected to be completed by the end of December 2024. This development was confirmed by Paul Bertrand Logole, the Kotido District Engineer, who stated that the construction works were now at 80 percent …
Naminsindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The business community and road users in Naminsindwa District are excited following the completion of the Namikhomwa Bridge. For many years, locals in the area temporarily patched the bridge with wood logs and pieces of timber to facilitate trucks transporting goods across the two districts. According to Robert Mukelule, the …
As the U.S. Air Force's 
Editor's Note: Since winning re-election in November, President-elect Donald Trump has revived threats of high tariffs, targeting Canada and Mexico with a 25% levy. He, Republicans, and the right-wing media have mused that if Canada wants to avoid the tariffs, it should just become the U.S.' 51st state. Trump even resorted to publicly trolling and …
It's been a strange television season. The general trend, continuing from last year, is trimming and cutting back as the streamers realize that streaming, though here to stay, is not the manna from heaven they thought it was. Meanwhile, led by the U.S., cable television is collapsing, as companies spin off once-profitable networks, a victim …
NEW YORK—More than a year after Jordan Neely was strangled on a northbound F train, resulting in his death, a jury in Manhattan delivered a verdict that set his killer free. After the jury declared themselves deadlocked on the second-degree manslaughter charge last week, 24-year-old Daniel Penny was acquitted of the lesser charge of involuntary …
FIFA will confirm the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups on Wednesday, with Morocco, Spain, and Portugal planning to share hosting duties for 2030 and Saudi Arabia all but assured the 2034 tournament. The decisions, expected to be formalised during a virtual FIFA Congress, come as both bids remain uncontested. The 2030 edition, marking …
With elections for new commissioners in February 2025, member states must decide what kind of commission they want. One weakness of the African Union's (AU) Agenda 2063 economic growth and development plan is that it focuses more on goals than how to achieve them. In particular, the plan says little about the structure of the …
Asia Pacific Report A leader of a major West Papuan political movement has praised the recent judgment of the Permanent People's Tribunal on the Melanesian region colonised by Indonesia for the past 63 years. "Indonesia knows they have lost the political, legal, and moral argument over West Papua," said United Liberation Movement for West Papua…
"Whatever's coming next, I don't believe at all that [it] would be worse than what we've been through, what we lived through," says Syrian activist and filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab as she celebrates the fall of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship to Syrian opposition groups. Al-Kateab, who was forced to flee her hometown of Aleppo with her family in 2016 and now resides in the United Kingdom, says the end of Assad's rule has reignited the "dream of a free Syria." Her Oscar-nominated documentary film For Sama, released in 2019, offered a rare glimpse into Syria's…
In Morocco, a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Ismail Lghazaoui, 34, was detained…
Amnesty International says no one committing genocide should go unpunished ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Amnesty International want Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to be charged with the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in the occupied Gaza. This is in addition to the charges of war …
Amnesty International this week confirmed what many others have already said: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. But the report goes to many lengths to prove one critical element in the case against Israel: that the genocide is fully intentional.
Manuel Ostermann's racism and calls for violence against anti-genocide protesters lead to formal complaint from human rights group Amnesty International's German office has filed a formal complaint against police union vice president Manuel Ostermann over his racism and incitement to violence against anti-genocide protesters. In a video, Ostermann has "called for the deportation of demonstrators …
"We needed to turn this page. … We've been under this inhuman condition for 54 years." Following a lightning 12-day offensive, armed opposition groups have overthrown President Bashar al-Assad's regime and his family's five-decade rule in Syria. Assad has fled to Russia, where he has been granted asylum, while tens of thousands of political prisoners have been freed. The uprising was led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, a Turkish-backed group listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and the United Nations. The release of prisoners from conditions of "hunger, hu…
By Sean Mathews American officials have discussed the merits of removing a $10m bounty on Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, whose rebel group swept into Damascus and toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, a senior Arab official briefed by the Americans told Middle East Eye. Ahmed al-Sharaa, commonly known as…
In UK news The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its second reading debate on 29 November 2024. The current draft of the bill is available here. The dates for the Committee Stage have not yet been announced. Supporters of the bill point out that the bill is limited to allowing assisted dying …
Original Link Here: America's "Dirty War on Syria": Bashar al Assad and Political Reform — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization By Prof. Tim Anderson Global Research, December 04, 2015 It should go without saying that the internal political processes of a sovereign country belongs to the people of that country, and no-one …
The fall of the Assad family's 50-year regime in Syria brings with it "many more questions than answers," says the executive director of the Arab Studies Institute, Bassam Haddad. While the regional and global implications are "not good," as Israel in particular is celebrating the loss of Assad's material support for Palestinian and Lebanese armed resistance, Haddad says the immediate relief of those suffering under Assad's totalitarian regime should not be ignored or invisibilized. Haddad also discusses the political prospects for the rebel forces led by the group Hayat…
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan must be delighted about what is unfolding in Syria, though it is a feeling bound to be tempered by swiftly changing circumstances. Iran's Shia proxies have been weakened by relentless Israeli targeting and bombing. Russia's eyes and resources are turned towards war in Ukraine. With reports that Syrian rebel groups are now fighting on 
"I don't mind paying for the police and for streets and sanitation, or road work, bridges, trains, food subsidies and welfare. But I don't want to pay for bombs to fight proxy wars in the middle of nowhere against enemies in the night." — Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (Lupe Fiasco) The Neo-Cold War—announced in 1997 with 
The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over. In a matter of days, opposition forces took the major city of Aleppo before advancing southward into other government-controlled areas of Hama, Homs and finally, on Dec 7, 2024, the capital, Damascus. The offensive was all the more astonishing given that 
On 9 December, corporate media focused almost entirely on the 'rebel' (read jihadist-led) victory over the brutal Assad regime in Syria. Israel's military expansion further into Syria, meanwhile, attracted only passing attention. But the reality was that Netanyahu just expanded the genocidal state's illegal occupation further into Syria. Israel was preparing this in Syria 'for […] | By 
Hours after welcoming fall of Assad, Netanyahu's military attacks arms depots, security buildings — and residential areas Israel has mass-bombed the historic Syrian city of Damascus — one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world — starting only hours after its war criminal PM Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed and took credit for the fall …
On Saturday and Sunday, Israeli forces abducted several Palestinians, including former prisoners and a woman, in various parts of the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the Commission of Prisoners' and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) reported that occupation forces abducted ten Palestinians in the Tulkarem, Ramallah, and Hebron governorates between Saturday …
An Israeli soldier was reportedly severely wounded after a car-ramming attack in the southern The alleged suspect has since turned himself in after fleeing the scene. | The Israeli army says the perpetrator rammed his vehicle outside the 
FT says she has been listed for "vividly documenting their plight under Israel's offensive". | Since the start of Israel's war, the journalist, along with many others, gained notoriety for following the assault on social media, with videos typically beginning with the phrase "I'm still alive". | The publication also mentions that Owda was named for "highlighting every aspect of the catastro…
Palestinian health officials said on Sunday that Israeli forces had shelled the Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the hospital, one of only three barely operational on the northern edge of the enclave, said the facility was hit by around 100 tank shells and bombs, wounding sev…
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Earlier this year, the Pew Research Center reported that a majority of Americans felt worn out by political coverage. That's a feeling we can all understand. With a deeply divisive election behind us and the holidays ahead, taking a little break is OK. But democracy doesn't end on Election Day. Now's not the time to 
E-visas are breaking down travel barriers, allowing more seamless travel across different countries on the continent. The could be a powerful tool in the push for a visa-free Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | More African countries are banking on e-visas to streamline cross-border travel processes and boost regional connectivity, according to the 2024 …
"It is our moral duty to defend the legacy of our western civilisation. The West is in danger…We must stand together, establishing channels of cooperation throughout the world. We could call ourselves a right-wing international, a network of mutual assistance made up of all those interested in spreading the ideas of freedom around the world". This 
The U.S. enjoys many strengths that give it an edge over other republics, such as a decentralized and innovative economy that draws global talent and unmatched military strength. Yet the Roman Republic, which had its own comparative advantages, ultimately fell to autocratic rule, and the U.S. faces a similar fate if it fails to protect 
A worrisome trend in the global climate system has popped up. Specific regions of the world are experiencing repetitive severe heat waves so extreme and so deadly that scientists' models are thrown for a tizzy. This behavior is comparable to a war zone with heat the primary weapon that ravages a specific region with temperatures 
Photo released by NYPD of man suspected of shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson The following dialogue was overheard in a coffee shop not far from the Hilton on 6th Avenue, New York City, where the murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson took place. My booth was next to that of the speakers. Inaudible words 
A coalition of academics and healthcare professionals have backed an open letter critical of the Government and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) decision to restrict access to Campaign group Until now, COVID policy prioritised protecting "at risk" groups such as those with chronic h…
On November 3, jailed journalist Chadha Haj Mbarek started a hunger strike in demand of better access to healthcare. She has been suffering from numerous illnesses and has neither had access to painkillers for over a month, nor been allowed to see a doctor. | '[She] is now nothing more than a frail, downcast body, without a soul, exhausted by illness, injustice and ingratitude, unable to stand up or speak", 
Unrest in Haiti reached new depths this week, with a shocking massacre in the capital's largest slum Cité Soleil, leaving more than 100 hundred people dead. This comes as violence continues to paralyze the nation, forcing major airlines to suspend operations and hampering humanitarian aid efforts. CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez has more.
KARL Marx had once said that all criticism must begin with the criticism of religion.
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost The U.S. national debt just passed $36 trillion, only four months after it passed $35 trillion and up $2 trillion for the year. Third quarter data is not yet available, but interest payments as a percent of tax receipts rose to 37.8% in the third quarter of 2024, …
By Michael Tracey / Substack Politicians frequently "change their minds." In principle, willingness to change one's mind is a laudable trait, whether you're a politician or any other type of person. To absorb new information, and then adjust one's outlook in accordance with that information, is a prudent habit to cultivate for anyone who wants …
Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency, largely accelerated by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on. What do you think? | "I don't trust any currency I can't bury in the yard." | Harold Swee, Pulley Specialist |
Proposal Would Deliver $3 Billion by Taking Excess Sales Tax Revenue Driven by Inflation and Giving That Money Back to Everyday New Yorkers $500 Payment For Families Making Less Than $300,000; $300 Payment for Individual New York Taxpayers Making Less Than $150,000 Governor Has Delivered More Than $5.5 Billion in Supplemental Payments, Tax Relief and Rebates Since Taking Office As her first proposal for the 2025 State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul today proposed New York State's first-ever Inflation Refund, which would deliver about $3 billion in direct payments to around 8.6 million New York taxpayers stat…
Music by Richard Rodgers | Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Adapted for the stage by Tom Briggs from the Teleplay by Robert L. Freedman | Directed by Melissa Rain Anderson | Music Direction by Brian Cimmet | Choreographed by Jessica Chen | Co-Produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama Experience the most magical celebration of the season with this wondrous musical that proves dreams do come true…if only we dare to wish. Step into a storybook world brought to sparkling life with spectacular costumes, charming characters, and dazzling music—including son…
The Van B. Robinson Common Council Chambers is located on the third floor of City Hall. For the most up to date information on meetings, cancellations, and other notices, please check the City website Monday, December 9th | 8: 00 a.m. Syracuse Industrial Development Agency Special Board of Directors Meeting | 12: 00 p.m. Study Session | 1: 00 p.m. Regular Meeting | Tuesday, December 10th | 5: 30 p.m. Syracuse Public Art Commission Meeting | Wednesday, December 11th | 11: 00 a.m. Neighborhood Preservation (Homeless & Housing Vulnerable) Committee Meeting re: The use of b…
Florida keeps trying to kill Betsy Riley.
Recently, there has been a spate of articles and commentary about 'U.S. exceptionalism', namely that the U.S. economy is bounding forward in terms of economic growth, hi-tech investment and productivity, leaving the rest of the world behind.
This year is "effectively certain" to be The new benchmark affirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service caps a year in which countries rich and poor were hammered by disasters that scientists have linked to humanity's role in Earth's rapid warming. | Copernicus said an unprecedented spell of extraordinary heat had pushed average global temperatures so high b…
British He will aim to boost investment and deepen defence and security partnerships, the government said in a statement on Saturday, describing the two Middle Eastern countries as "some of the UK's…
James Zogby has been working behind the scenes for the Now, after "I woke up the day after the election, and I started off depressed. Ten minutes later, I was angry. Then…
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Potential global inflationary pressures, geopolitical tensions, and tightening global financial conditions could pose upside risks to inflation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's central bank has opted to maintain the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 9.75%, signaling confidence in the stability of domestic inflation and economic activity despite global The BoU's Monetary Policy Committee …
Bishop Mukasa Appeals to Katikkiro Mayiga to Address Children's Reclamation of Church Land Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero, Rt. Rev. Lawrence Mukasa, has appealed to the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga, to intervene in resolving disputes over land originally donated to the Church. The …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC in the Eastern Ituri Province, Mahagi Territory will this month meet Ugandan customs officials over illegal entries and charges at the border. According to the officials, the meeting is aimed at promoting good trading environments and sharing common practices at the Uganda-Congo border at …
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Access to Mount Elgon National Park via the Mbale-Bubyangu route is now impossible after the collapse of Malenda Bridge on Sunday. The bridge, located in Bubyangu Sub County, was washed away following heavy rainfall that has affected the region over the past two weeks. The destruction of the bridge …
Windhoek, Namibia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's national netball team, the She Cranes, bounces back to international duty today in Namibia that is hosting the 2024 Africa Netball Cup December 9 to 14 at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund Municipality. The team arrived in Namibia two days ago and has been acclimatizing ahead of the …
SpaceX's internet service offers faster connectivity and plays a positive role in developing underserved regions by providing coverage to rural areas that previously lacked access. However, it employs few locals and faces regulatory issues ANALYSIS | PATRICIA R. BLANCO | The arrival of Starlink in Africa has shaken up the continent's telecommunications market in less than …
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Dear reader, the presidential convoy is a most curious perk — whether understated or unrestrained. In Uganda, it is a fast and furious display of grandeur. Through the presidential convoy, one can track the metamorphosis of President Yoweri Museveni's regime. The convoy could tell the story of Uganda's bumpy quest …
What does Trump's victory in America mean for relations between the US and Africa in general, and between America and Uganda in particular? Good question, and it's one that has certainly been discussed at length over the course of the last few weeks. While …
NGO says support for affected people of climate-related disasters in Mt. Elgon, Kasese still very little COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda is the 12th most vulnerable country to climate change out of 192 countries ranked accoridng to a report published in Kampala on Oct.30 by Oxfam, the UK-based global anti-poverty NGO. The report titled …
The project has potential to drive value addition and stimulate local economies, thereby boosting household incomes Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State-owned Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has launched the 183MW Isimba Community Development Action Plan (CDAP) grid extension and reticulation project in Kayunga District, a transformative initiative aimed at bringing reliable electricity to …
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had a huge (though Even as the 
Enjoy an Evening of Community, Music, Food & Fun! Get ready to celebrate this Friday at the Community Folk Art Center! Join us in the Blackbox Theater for a night of fellowship, Soul food, and live performances by the Creative Arts Academy, Martikah Williams, and Samuel T. Wynn as we reflect on the seven principles of Kwanzaa (Nguzo Saba). During this joyous occasion, we'll embark on the rich history of Kwanzaa moderated by George Kilpatrick. This event is free and open to everyone. Pre-registration is highly encouraged, as seating is limited. Register Today…
In his new book, Alvin Finkel tells the story of the 99% who have constantly sought to live in a society of equals…
The small North Carolina town of Carrboro has initiated the country's first climate accountability litigation against an electric utility. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, claims Duke Energy waged a "deception campaign" in order to obscure the climate hazards of fossil fuels. This led to delayed action in curbing planet-warming emissions, which caused the costs of the climate action to increase. "We have to speak truth to …
Remember the 1980 movie The Shining? How Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and Danny (Danny Lloyd) barely survived their time at The Overlook Hotel in the tundra of a Rocky Mountain winter? How there, they ducked and dodged attacks by Jack (Jack Nicholson), her deranged husband? How he famously broke down the hotel door, deviously snarling: "Where's …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Capitol Hill lawmakers may not always be sure how best and when to resist the right-wing schemes of Republican President-elect Donald Trump but three Democratic governors—J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gavin Newsom of California and Jared Polis of Colorado—have no qualms about opposing Trump's plans. They're planning how to do so. That bodes well for …
When the new Labour Party government immediately went after older people, the Canary and many others warned that their needless assault would cause harm for many. Tragically, Labour didn't listen, and we're now seeing the results: ‚ùóÔ∏è NEW: 1 million pensioners are skipping meals thanks to Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts, reports Guardian. 7 million […] | By 
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane The first large-scale environmental impact assessment of Rio Tinto's abandoned Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea has found local communities face life-threatening risks from its legacy. The independent study was initiated after frustrated landowners in PNG's Autonomous Region of Bougainville took their longstanding grievances against Rio Tinto to the Australian…
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has remained tight-lipped on three female Judges who are embroiled in different issues in and outside the country. The three Judges include Supreme Court Lady Justice Esther Kisaakye who fled the country over what her lawyers at KBW Advocates said were threats to her life. Her troubles began …
The resignation and fleeing of Bashar al-Assad inaugurates a new chapter in the region that has been facing constant US and Israeli aggression for decades.
Political will needed to end acts and omissions of governments to address violence against women and girls COMMENT | BETTY KABARI | This week Africa celebrates the 19th anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol), and the world …
On Thursday 5 December, a masked shooter killed Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, in New York. Unsurprisingly, but to social media's amusement, many people across the US have been discovering that condolences are very much an out-of-network benefit. One TikTok user commented: I'm sorry, prior authorization is required for thoughts and prayers My personal […] | By 
South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol remains in power following a much-anticipated impeachment vote in parliament that was scuttled when the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) boycotted the measure. While a handful of PPP lawmakers ultimately broke ranks to support impeachment, a sufficient majority to pass the measure could not be reached. The impeachment vote was held days after Yoon attempted (and failed) to Opposition parliamentarians have vowed to continue…
Over more than a year of war, I have volunteered to help my people in Gaza, wrapping friends and family into shrouds, but also helping bring new life into the world.
Kibuku, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been knocked dead in Kibuku District. The crash occurred on Sunday along the Mbale Tirinyi-Iganga highway. According to Moses Kityo Mwanga, the Police Commander of Bukedi North, the three who were on a motorcycle number UFU 120U and going to Iganga side from Kibuku were knocked by …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Butabika Mental Psychiatric Hospital has expressed concern about the increase in the number of people living with mental illness. According to Dr Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director at Butabika Mental Hospital, the most affected patients are now children and youth below the age of 17 years. She …
In an ultimate expression of international criminality, Washington and its allies, using al Qaeda and ISIS as proxies, have toppled the elected government in Syria, forcing President al-Assad into exile. This crime represents the anithesis of "freedom and democracy" and instead displays to the world, yet again, that Empire spreads and embraces terror and destruction, …
Join The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal, Anya Parampil, and many others — including Scott Ritter, Lawrence Wilkerson, Garland Nixon, Dennis Kucinich — at No Nuclear War: A Call To Reason Live, an event at Washington DC's National Press Club to highlight the dangers of nuclear war…
Across Canada and internationally, we are seeing a marked rise in violent repression of the Palestine solidarity movement. Independent Jewish Voices condemns the mounting criminalization of Palestine solidarity activism, and the use of excessive force by police to intimidate and harass activists. | On October 15, 2024, the Canadian government listed the group Samidoun, also known as the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, as a "terrorist entity" under the Criminal Code, in response to months of pressure by pro-Israel lobby groups, a few Liberal MPs and the opposition Conservatives. On November 14, 2024, a…
We can still hear the murmurs of pearl-clutching after Biden's pardon of his son Hunter for petty gun and tax charges, a move that garnered more headlines than the cabal of felons, racists, hucksters and sex predators Trump's assembling to help wreak vengeance, havoc, terror on millions. To those pleading "rule of law": You're kidding, …
The man who received the harshest federal sentence in connection with 2020 protests against police brutality has been in solitary confinement for more than 250 days. Last Friday, Malik Muhammad ended a nine-day hunger strike undertaken in protest of his solitary confinement at Oregon State Penitentiary. | At the height of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, Muhammad, a disabled Army combat veteran diagnosed with 
A string of self-immolations at Red Onion State Prison has drawn attention to the violence of the system of mass incarceration…
Iranian authorities on Wednesday freed Nobel peace prize winner Addressing reporters in Paris, Mohammadi's 18-year-old son, Ali Rahmani, said he had been able to speak by phone to his mother for the first time in two years. | Her lawyer Mostafa Nili earlier announced on X that her jail sentence had been "suspended" for three weeks and she had…
May 12, 1986, Judge John F. Keenan of the southern district court of New York dismissed the complaint filed by the Union of India against Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) on April 8, 1985. The Order dismissing the complaint, which has been reproduced in Upendra Baxi (ed.), Inconvenient Forum and Convenient Catastrophe: The Bhopal Case, July 1986, 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA Uganda) urged the government to fast-track the passing of the National Legal Aid Bill, a critical piece of legislation designed to enhance access to justice for vulnerable populations. The bill seeks to regulate legal aid service providers and ensure free legal services for …
The Garnet Mountains lie between the Blackfoot and Clark Fork Rivers, stretching from Bonner to east of Drummond, Montana. They are south of the Bob Marshall and Scapegoat Wilderness areas and provide critical habitat to bull trout, grizzly bears, wolverines, and lynx, all of which are on the Endangered Species List. Yet, the Bureau of Land 
Noam Chomsky, one of the world's most famous and respected intellectuals, will be 96 years old on Dec. 7, 2024. For more than half a century, multitudes of people have read his works in a variety of languages, and many people have relied on his commentaries and interviews for insights about intellectual debates and current 
Nudutdol demonstrates at South Korean Consulate, New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. The labor unions and mass organizations of the people of South Korea deserve the support of everyone who wants to struggle against war and dictatorship. They are fighting at this time — Dec. 4, 2024 — to rid . . . | 
Download the color version. Download the black & white version. IN THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL: Int'l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People TEAR DOWN THE WALLS: All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal in December Mumia: No thanks for Thanksgiving MUNDO OBRERO: Evaluando el acuerdo de alto el fuego en el Líbano . . . | 
When considering the "Palestinian Question", it helps to identify all true, core issues. I believe most rational, literate people would agree that it is inherently wrong for a powerful foreign military to forcibly eject a people from their ancestral homeland and bequeath land to someone else entirely. But I am not talking about the victorious 
Ensuring sustainable economic and social well-being of citizens will be the key topic of discussion…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday, and South Koreans are demanding his impeachment. The US has maintained a close relationship with Yoon and plays a dominating role on the Korean peninsula. Brian and Jamie Tyberg, an organizer with Nodutdol, break through the lies about Korea, discuss the current unfolding situation, …
New York — New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers about the rise of package theft and providing tips to protect consumers from porch pirates, or those who steal packages from people's homes. Package theft increases during the holiday season, and Attorney General James encourages all New Yorkers to take steps to protect their deliveries and report instances of theft to local law enforcement. "Package and mail theft can be heartbreaking and put New Yorkers' personal and financial information at risk," said Attorney General James. "As package theft spikes duri…
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Nakasongola are hunting for unknown people who vandalized electricity poles of high voltage networks leaving the area in darkness. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 11 pm at Lubenge Swamp in Kakooge town, Nakasongola district. Sam Twineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson explains that unknown people …
Ramallah 4-12-2024 WAFA — The Commission of Prisoners' and Former Prisoners' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) reported the martyrdom of the detainee, Mohammad Walid Ali Hussein, 45, in Israeli occupation prisons. The Commission and the PPS said in a joint statement that the Civil Affairs Authority informed them of the death of the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has issued a production warrant directing Uganda Prisons Services to produce Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye for the continuation of his trial on charges of inciting violence. The warrant was issued on Thursday by Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko following a …
In his announcement declaring martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol stated that he seeks to eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces".
Angela Bishop has been struggling with what she describes as "the cost of everything lately." Groceries are one stressor, although she gets some reprieve from the free school lunches her four kids receive. Still, a few years of the stubbornly high cost of gas, utilities, and clothing have been pain points. | "We've just seen the prices before our eyes just skyrocket," said Bishop, who is 39. She moved her family to Richmond, Virginia from California a few years ago to stop "living paycheck to paycheck," but things have been so difficult lately she's worried it won't be long before they are once again barely ge…
U.S. House of Representatives Building and the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (Ron Cogswell, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) By Scott Ritter / Consortium News Congress can be somewhat intimidating to the uninitiated—a literal shining house on a hill, where the empowered elite gather in chambers to debate the finer points of issues that …