(2024-11-30). A model of apartheid: Residents of this Palestinian village pay taxes in Jerusalem, but are forbidden to enter it. haaretz.com The inhabitants of Nu'man, in southeast Jerusalem, are residents of the territories and as such are not allowed to enter the capital. Other residents of the territories are banned from visiting the village, which pays municipal taxes but receives nothing in return — except demolished homes…
(2024-11-30). Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification. newarab.com 
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called the meeting for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) a "moonshot moment" to protect and restore land and respond to drought. | Activists accused Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, of trying to water down calls to phase…
(2024-11-30). (W.E. Talk) Former UN Under-Secretary-General: China's green transition fascinates the world. ecns.cn The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) took place from November 11 to 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This pivotal event highlights the global focus on climate change, particularly from developing nations, as they seek solutions and hope for significant progress.
President-elect Donald Trump recently announced his nomination of Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor. She is one of only three House Republicans to co-sponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and one of only eight Republicans to co-sponsor the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act. Both bills would help reform …
A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians, the "Humanitarian workers are being killed at an unprecedented rate, their courage and humanity being met with bullets and bombs," said Tom Fletcher, the United Nations' new under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. | With more than a month left to go of 2024, the "grim milestone was reached", he said, after 280 hum…
WASHINGTON—An Oregon Republican lawmaker opposed by organized labor, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who narrowly lost her U.S. House seat on Election Day is apparently in the running to become Republican President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of Labor—with the backing of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien. Politico reported Chavez-DeRemer, the daughter of a Teamster, won O'Brien's support, though the …
A Lebanese security source said Hezbollah spokesman "The strike on Ras al-Nabaa killed Hezbollah media relations official Mohammed Afif," the security source said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to brief the media. | Ali Hijazi, secretary-general of the Lebanese branch of the Baa…
Starmeroids' 'worthy if you work' approach on clear view in 'assisted dying' bill DWP Secretary Liz Kendall's comments on the private members' 'Assisted Dying Bill' brought by right-wing Labour MP Kim Leadbetter are very revealing. It's a toss-up whether she revealed more than she intended about the attitude of the Starmeroids to the long-term sick …
According to the sources, Israeli forces shot dead Mohammed Saleh Al-Sharif using gunfire from a quadcopter drone. | Al-Sharif was recently forced to evacuate his home…
Moments before he was killed in 2004, student journalist and freelance photographer According to witnesses, Abu Halima was shot in the stomach by Israeli armed forces (Palestinian journalists describe the waist and neck as the spots fa…
A declaration calling for the strengthening of the media landscape comes at a pivotal time as African nations — both societies and governments — push for media reforms to tackle ongoing threats concerning journalistic integrity and safety. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | South Africa's Rhodes University recently unveiled the Makhanda Declaration, a new commitment …
'What constitutes genocide is the Genocide Convention, not personal opinion' — and her comments apply just as well to Lammy's boss Starmer United Nations legal expert Francesca Albanese has dismantled UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy's wilful genocide denial, during an interview she gave to the 'Thinking Muslim' podcast. Her comments, though, apply just as well …
Campaigner for a just peace in Palestine raided as Starmer regime intensifies assault on anti-genocide journalists and activists Natalie Strecker, a well-known writer and campaigner for a just peace in Palestine has been arrested on her home island of Jersey this morning. Strecker, an associate of UN-recognised Palestinian advocate of non-violent resistance, Issa Amro, recently …
COMMENTARY: By Robert Reid The Enemy Within, by Maire Leadbeater is many things. It is: • A family history • A social history • A history of the left-wing in Aotearoa • A chilling reminder of the origin and continuation of the surveillance state in New Zealand, and • A damn good read. The book…
Far-right 'antisemitism' account with alleged EDL links reports Matt Kennard to Met police for sane comment British journalist, author and anti-genocide campaigner Matt Kennard has been reported to the Metropolitan Police by a far-right Zionist account — for saying fascists are not welcome on UK streets. Kennard, who appears regularly on Declassified UK, posted a …
Chilean dictator was arrested in London and set for extradition to Spain — but Blair adviser Jonathan Powell negotiated his freedom Keir Starmer has appointed Jonathan Powell as his national security adviser Jonathan Powell. Tony Blair's chief of staff for over a decade. In 1998, former Chilean dictator and mass murderer Augusto Pinochet was arrested …
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipal Council has granted permission to the Kampala City Council Authority to resume dumping waste at the Katikolo landfill for a period of two weeks. This is after KCCA accepted to fund the council's supplementary budget of 666 million Shillings. The Secretary for Finance Romeo Augustine said the money will …
On Saturday, Day 400 of the ongoing missiles, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including two journalists (brother and sister), children and women, in the devastated coastal enclave.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All clubs in the Star Times Uganda Premier League have been directed to observe a moment of silence across fixtures in tribute to referee Peter Kabugo. The UPL Secretariat announced that the minute of silence will be observed at the start of each game, beginning with the National Enterprises …
On Tuesday, Israeli forces killed four Palestinian men, and injured others, including a photojournalist and a child, during a brutal attack on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Since dawn Tuesday, occupation soldiers have killed eight Palestinian citizens in the Jenin and Tubas governorates in the northern and northeastern …
Over 160 media workers have been killed and 60 detained as the methodical destruction of the brutalized Strip continues.
Rabie Munir sustained an injury in his abdomen after being Munir was subsequently transfe…
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