Daily Archives: May 25, 2022

2022-05-25: News Headlines

Peter Boyle (2022-05-25). Populist right fizzles despite billionaire's big bucks. greenleft.org.au The cashed-up United Australia Party ran in every seat but only won 4.12% of the vote. Peter Boyle argues that it is the rise of the climate movement that holds the real promise to prevent right-populism from rising to US levels of support.

Newsroom (2022-05-25). WEF calls for new partnerships to generate private capital for fragile communities. moderndiplomacy.eu The World Economic Forum released today a paper that calls for new collaboration between humanitarian and development organizations, businesses, investors and entrepreneurs to make a difference to the lives of the nearly 1 billion people living in fragile and conflict-affected settings worldwide. Cultivating Investment Opportunities in Fragile Contexts: Catalysing Market-Driven Solutions to Strengthen Community and Economy …

____ (2022-05-25). Turkey denounces Greece as tensions mount in NATO over war with Russia. wsws.org As NATO escalates its war on Russia and Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the increasingly close ties between Athens and Washington.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-05-25). Biden in Tokyo: Killing Strategic Ambiguity. dissidentvoice.org Could it have been just another case of bumbling poor judgment, the mind softened as the mouth opened? A question was put to US President Joe Biden, visiting Tokyo and standing beside Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: "You didn't want to get involved in the Ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons. Are you willing to …

____ (2022-05-25). US Supreme Court denies federal appeal of Arizona death penalty cases on grounds of ineffective counsel. wsws.org Overturning lower court rulings, the Supreme Court severely restricted the ability of felons convicted in state court to appeal to the federal courts on the grounds of ineffective counsel and present exculpatory evidence.

Kathy Fairfax (2022-05-25). Help Socialist Alliance stay on the ballot in NSW. greenleft.org.au You may have helped Socialist Alliance gain federal registration last year and recently seen us on the ballot. Can you now help us in New South Wales, Kathy Fairfax asks?

Ian Angus (2022-05-25). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — May 2022. greenleft.org.au Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for understanding and changing the world.

____ (2022-05-25). With new COVID-19 outbreak in Latin America, governments let virus rip. wsws.org The policy of letting the virus spread through the region's most populous countries threatens a new devastating wave of deaths in Latin America.

Ana María Aragonés (2022-05-25). Estados Unidos — Ken Salazar: Peligrosa injerencia. globalizacion.ca Tras la pandemia, el fenómeno migratorio requiere nuevas herramientas globales que permitan rencauzar el curso que fue prácticamente bloqueado ante las necesidades, válidas o no, de evitar los contagios por el covid-19. De los 277 millones de personas que viven…

Global Research News (2022-05-25). Selected Articles: Latest Bad News About COVID Vaccines: Pfizer and FDA Knew Vaccines Were Not 'Safe and Effective'. globalresearch.ca By A previously healthy 36-year-old mother of two died 11 days after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 shot. …

Binoy Kampmark (2022-05-25). Peter Dutton's defamation defeat. greenleft.org.au Australian parliamentarians can and do use their position to protect their thin skins. It is welcome news that Shane Bazzi won an appeal overturning a ruling that he defamed Peter Dutton. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Anonymous103 (2022-05-25). Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Latest Statements On Relations With The West. southfront.org FM Sergei Lavrov | On May 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at the Primakov Gymnasium about Russia's position towards the Western nations. According to the minister, the restoration of relations will depend solely on Western countries. Judging by a new format for relations, which would be proposed by Western countries, Russia would consider this issue. | At this point, Russia will rely on its strength and cooperate with states that have proven their reliability. According to the minister, Western countries s…

Editor (2022-05-25). ScheerPost is Finalist for 8 SoCal Journalism Awards, Including Best News Website. scheerpost.com The

Anis Chowdhury (2022-05-25). Fighting inflation excuse for class warfare. mronline.org SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR. A class war is being waged in the name of fighting inflation. All too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people's families, supposedly to check price increases.

_____ (2022-05-25). Relations between Russia and Algeria are Developing Rapidly. journal-neo.org Unlike Europe, Russia did not leave a colonial imprint on the Arab world. Moreover, it was Moscow that in the previous century was actively involved in decolonization, in freeing many Arab states from their previous political and economic dependence on the West, in creating their own economies and policies independent of Europe. Russian-Arab cooperation received …

Canadian Tire Fire (2022-05-25). Canadian Tire Fire #37: Nakba Day Roundup, Actions Against Coastal GasLink Pipeline, Tearing Down Fences and More. itsgoingdown.org photo: @NSNPeel Saddle Lake Cree Nation announced this week that it is investigating the deaths of over 200 residential school children who never returned home. Research is being led by the Acimowin Opaspiw Society, a group formed to investigate potential burial sites tied to the Blue Quills Indian Residential School. Research has consisted of combing…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-05-25). Colombian presidential elections will change the course of the country. peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the presidential elections in Colombia on May 29, we spoke to Carlos Ramírez of the Congreso de los Pueblos, to understand what the victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez means for the social and popular movements in the country…

Dean Baker (2022-05-25). The Impediment to Productivity Growth: Waste that Makes Some People Rich. cepr.net The New York Times ran a piece discussing why innovations in cloud computing and artificial technology have not led to more rapid increases in productivity. It raises a number of possibilities, but leaves out an obvious one, increasing waste associated with rent-seeking. We clearly see an increase in waste associated with rent-seeking, the only question …

____ (2022-05-25). Arconic workers denounce United Steelworkers contract proposal. wsws.org Aluminum workers continue to denounce the USW's proposed contract, which would result in a huge loss in real wages over four years.

____ (2022-05-25). Trump headlines fascist CPAC Hungary conference. wsws.org The turn of substantial sections of the ruling elites internationally to fascism was expressed in the appearance of fascistic politicians and media figures from around the world.

____ (2022-05-25). 19 children, two adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting. wsws.org The shooting in Uvalde, Texas was the 30th shooting at a K-12 school so far this year in the US and the deadliest since the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

____ (2022-05-25). Quad summit in Tokyo ramps up confrontation with China. wsws.org On every front, the government heads from the US, Japan, India and Australia endorsed aggressive measures to encircle, isolate and provoke Beijing.

Editorial La Jornada (2022-05-25). Colombia: Peligro y esperanza. globalizacion.ca Con el comienzo ayer de la votación para ciudadanos en el extranjero, empezó en Colombia la elección presidencial que tendrá su jornada central el domingo. Conforme se acerca ese momento, crecen los temores a una reacción desesperada de la oligarquía…

Peoples' Dispatch (2022-05-25). Colombia: More than 60 activists assassinated this year. greenleft.org.au Paramilitary violence continues to take lives and wreak havoc in Colombia, reports Peoples' Dispatch.

Jason Ditz (2022-05-25). Five Turkish Soldiers Killed in Fighting With PKK in Northern Iraq. news.antiwar.com This brings the overall number of Turkish soldiers killed in the latest Iraq offensive to 17. Turkey has claimed "dozens" of PKK were also killed, but exact figures are impossible to verify. | This offensive is just the latest of several Turkish offensives…

Liam Flenady (2022-05-25). Greens' campaign manager: Three reasons why we did so well in Brisbane. greenleft.org.au Defying predictions, the Greens look set to win 2 seats in Brisbane and are in the running for another. Liam Flenady, the Australian Greens' campaign manager for the seat of Griffith, reflects on three reasons why the campaign was so successful.

Ben Radford (2022-05-25). A modern take on England's revolutionary era. greenleft.org.au Ben Radford reviews Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Caryl Churchill's 1976 play co-directed by Hannah Goodwin and Helpmann Award-winning Eamon Flack.

Miko Peled (2022-05-25). The assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh: Who gave the order? greenleft.org.au Israel's announcement that it will not pursue an investigation into the killing of famed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was not surprising, writes Miko Peled.

Jason Ditz (2022-05-25). US Concerned at Turkish Plans For New Offensive in North Syria. news.antiwar.com The US State Department has raised The area of northern Syria being targeted includes a lot of Kurdish territory. The Turkish government is constantly at odds with the local YPG, and the US statement acknowledged "Turkey's legitimate security concerns." | The YPG had been US allies in the fight ag…

Susan Price (2022-05-25). West Papua: Protests reject Indonesia's 'divide and rule' strategy. greenleft.org.au West Papuans continue to protest the creation of new provinces, for a referendum on self-determination and against Indonesia's plan to grant "special autonomy" status to territory, reports Susan Price.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-25). Biden Made Final Decision to Keep IRGC on Terrorist Blacklist. news.antiwar.com President Biden has made a final decision to keep Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) designated as a "foreign terrorist organization," Politico reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed Western official. The decision means a revival of the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, is unlikely. The terrorist blacklist is a sweeping designation that means any …

Jason Ditz (2022-05-25). Iraq's Stalemate Risks New Intra-Shi'ite Clashes. news.antiwar.com An October 10 election didn't leave any obvious path to a majority government in Iraq, but the delays and stalemates that have resulted are starting to The Sadrist Trend won the plurality in October, for whatever good it does them. They've got allies among Sunni Arabs and Kurds as a path for trying to form a coalition, but that's been resisted by a rival Shi'ite group, the State of Law, effectively blocking the Sadrist coalition and trying to force a unit…

Bejoy Sebastian (2022-05-25). What makes India's participation in the Quad intrinsically unique? moderndiplomacy.eu In this essay, I try to shed light on the geopolitical imperatives that make India's involvement in the Quad intrinsically unique and distinct from the other members. The prime ministers of India, Japan, Australia and the President of the United States met in Tokyo, for the second in-person Quad summit on 24 May 2022, coming …

Newsroom (2022-05-25). Blind cave creatures light the way with DNA. moderndiplomacy.eu In watery underground caverns, there are creatures that live in an eternal midnight. Over the course of generations, these animals have adapted to their isolated and unique environments, and scientists believe their pasty skin and blind eyes may hold secrets to evolution —— and to genetic adaptations that could cast light on longevity, surviving starvation, …

Iqra Nasir (2022-05-25). "Haqeeqi Azaadi" or "Political Invasion"? moderndiplomacy.eu You call it a "Long March" or an "Azaadi March" or a "Haqeeqi Azaadi March" and lastly according to some people "Political invasion of the capital"; whatever attempt it may be, the impact of this "Long March" will not be "Short" at all. Seems like history is repeating. Yesterday, it was PTI, later it was …

Madaar (2022-05-25). Sudanese communists alert to increase in state repression following arrests. peoplesdispatch.org On May 19, Sudanese security forces raided the home of the political secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party, Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib, and took him to an unknown destination, according to the party's official page. | After the leaders of the Sudanese Communist Party were arrested in Juba, the Sudanese security forces arrested two leaders of the anti-coup movement of last October. They have since been released, but the incident has been widely denounced within the country and internationally. | The legal sector of the Sudanese Communist Party had explained in a press statement following the incident: "A team…

Staff (2022-05-25). Zionists react to US decision on keeping IRGC on blacklist. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — The Prime Minister of the Zionist regime of Israel Naftali Bennett reacted to the US decision on not to remove IRGC from the blacklist.

____ (2022-05-25). Ghalibaf reinstated as Iranian Parliament Speaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Members of Iranian parliament with the majority of votes reelected Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as speaker of Iran's legislative body for the third consecutive year.

____ (2022-05-25). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on May 25. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Wednesday, May 25.

____ (2022-05-25). US seizes Iranian crude from Russian tanker: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Russian oil tanker took a new turn on Wednesday as the US Department of Justice seized the oil aboard the vessel and according to reports is in the process of transferring the oil to the United States on a chartered tanker.

Staff (2022-05-25). 81 Palestinians brutally martyred, injured by Zionists in WB. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — News sources on early Wednesday reported that a 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead and dozens of others by the Israeli regime's troops in West Bank.

Staff (2022-05-25). Iran, Turkey discuss expansion of ties, multilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari met with Turkey's deputy foreign minister Faruk Kaymakcƒ± and discussed expanding the two countries' bilateral ties.

Staff (2022-05-25). 19 children among dead in Texas primary school attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Nineteen young children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas.

Staff (2022-05-25). Iraq detains 13 ISIL forces across country. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Issuing a statement, Iraq's interior ministry announced that 13 dangerous members of the ISIL terrorist group were detained in three provinces of the country.

Staff (2022-05-25). Mutual trust greatest Iranian-Omani capital: Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — In an interview with the Omani National TV, the Iranian President stressed that the greatest Iranian-Omani capital is mutual trust and called on regional and international cooperation between the two countries.

Staff (2022-05-25). Iran to leverage capacities to pursue martyr Khodaei's case. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Iran will leverage its whole capacities to pursue the assassination case of Hassan Sayyad Khodaei.

____ (2022-05-25). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on May 25. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Wednesday, May 25.

Staff (2022-05-25). Iran FM to attend Davos summit 2022. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday left Tehran for Swiss to take part in the Davos summit.

____ (2022-05-25). 'Astana' meeting on Syria to be held in June. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Next round of Astana meetings on Syria will be held in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan in June 2022.

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