(2024-07-12). Israel expands invasion after 'horrific massacres' in Gaza's Shujaiya. presstv.ir At least 60 bodies were recovered in Gaza's Shujayea district after Israel's ground onslaught.
(2024-07-12). US 'moving forward' with 500-pound bombs for Israel. newarab.com
The Washington halted the bomb shipment in early May when it appeared Israel was on the verge of a major ground operation in Rafah in southern Gaza that the US government strongly opposed, with Israel eventually launchi…
(2024-07-12). Illegal Sale Of Palestinian Land Embraced By Biden, Governors, Mayors And City Council. popularresistance.org On Sunday June 23rd there was a sale of Palestinian land in Los Angeles, California. The promotional materials included a photograph that looked a lot like Gaza's shores. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that fits the image of Zionists wanting to clear out the land for more settlers — an ethnic cleansing operation of murder and starvation against the entire population of Gaza and the West Bank. | Although the sale was held at Adas Torah synagogue, the event was not a worship service. It was a venue that was hosting the My Home in Israel real estate agency which promotes prospective ho…
(2024-07-12). Similar to Biden, NATO Is Aged and Unfit for Leadership. dissidentvoice.org
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington D.C. on July 11, 2024. Photo credit: Getty Images. As NATO wrapped up its Summit and Biden held a crucial press conference, the media frenzy continued to focus on Biden's age and cognitive abilities. Is he …
(2024-07-12). Hezbollah's weapons to overwhelm Israel's air defense if Lebanon attacked: US daily. presstv.ir Hezbollah has a large weapons arsenal that could overwhelm Israel's air defense systems in case of a full-scale war on Lebanon, an American newspaper says.
(2024-07-12). Israel has abducted 9,600 Palestinians in West Bank since October: Rights groups. presstv.ir The figure includes 325 women, 670 children and 88 journalists.
(2024-07-12). Responsibility for the Kenya Crisis Lies at the Feet of US Neo-Colonialism. dissidentvoice.org The excessive support and public adoration the U.S. government has given to Kenya's President William Ruto represents the racist contempt this settler state has for all of Africa and the domestic population of descendants from the continent. Two days before African Liberation Day on May 25th and one month before the Kenyan police's brutal crackdown …
(2024-07-12). Houthi: US, UK naval forces terrified of Yemen's ballistic missiles. presstv.ir The leader of the Ansarullah resistance movement says the US and its allies are unable to stop Yemen's maritime operations against Israeli-affiliated vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
(2024-07-12). NEA Educators For Palestine Call On Union To Un-Endorse Biden. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Hundreds of educators held a pro-Palestine rally outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on July 3. They were participating in the National Education Association Representative Assembly, where they planned to introduce 10 New Business items (NBIs) involving education around Palestine, U.S. military spending in support of Israel, support for boycotts targeting Israel and solidarity with Palestinian unions and with teachers in the U.S. engaged in protests against the genocide in Gaza. | The rally was called by NEA Educators for Palestine, who are also pushing the U.S.
(2024-07-12). 'Intensify the global anti-apartheid movement against Israel and for Palestine': Global Anti-Apartheid Conference program of action. links.org.au
The Global Anti-Apartheid Conference program of action encourages the establishment of activist, grassroots structures in every country to stop the genocide in Gaza.
(2024-07-12). Parts of South Sudan 'on brink of famine', charity warns. newarab.com
Since it gained independence in 2011, the world's newest nation has remained South Sudan is e…
(2024-07-12). Bosnian Muslims commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide. newarab.com
Thousands crowded into the Bosnian town of On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the eastern Bosnian town – which was then a UN-protected enclave — and killed 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the following days. | It was the worst massacre in E…
(2024-07-12). Nasrallah: Martyrdom 'integral to our culture of life to protect our nations'. presstv.ir Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has underlined the role of struggle and martyrdom in safeguarding Islamic states and protecting them from occupation.
(2024-07-12). Hezbollah decimates Israeli military, espionage sites as retaliatory strikes continue apace. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says it has targeted the Israeli military forces and equipment in the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories.
(2024-07-12). Decision on Hezbollah must be taken 'very soon': Israeli MK. newarab.com
Israel must make a decision on how to deal with "This way or that, through diplomatic efforts or a military operation, we will have to take care of it," Yuli Edelstein was quoted by Israeli media as telling 23 European ambassadors, consuls, and attachés during a tour of the Kiryat Shmona border settlement. | "It can't drag on forever," the Likud party member said. | Kiryat Shmona is one Israe…
(2024-07-12). Nasrallah says Hezbollah knows no fear of war with Israel. presstv.ir The secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement pledged formidable retaliation in case of a potential assault by Israel.
(2024-07-12). Israeli army, Shin Bet say they killed deputy commander of Hamas' Shujaiyeh Battalion. haaretz.com IDF reservist killed in Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel ‚ñ Missiles fall in northern Israel, cause power outage ‚ñ Israel, Egypt discuss anti-smuggling surveillance system on Gaza-Egypt border in cease-fire talks ‚ñ Biden: Gaps remain between Israel and Hamas, but we're making progress ‚ñ Two missiles fell in northern town of Metula causing power outage, regional council says…
(2024-07-12). Hezbollah drones pound Israeli artillery position in occupied territories. presstv.ir Hezbollah fighters have launched a drone strike against an Israeli artillery position in the northern part of the occupied territories, hitting the designated target precisely.
(2024-07-12). IDF releases name of Israeli reservist killed in Thursday's drone attack in northern Israel. haaretz.com Master Sgt. (res.) Valeri Chefonov was critically wounded after Hezbollah attacked northern Israel, and later died of his wounds…
(2024-07-12). Will Trump's return to White House save Netanyahu? ummid.com Many political analysts believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is buying time in Gaza and Lebanon with the hope that Donald Trump returns to the White House, following the next November elections.
(2024-07-12). Lebanon wartime fests: Tone-deaf hedonism or coping strategy. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Running on Empty. counterpunch.org
When people say, "Joe Biden's a decent man," what Biden are they talking about? The man who befriended Strom Thurmond, the man who treated Anita Hill dismissively, the man who plagiarized Neil Kinnock's speeches, the man who crafted the most punitive and racist crime laws of the 20th Century, the man who voted for the Iraq war and armed a genocide?
(2024-07-12). Biden or not, U.S. policy on Palestine stays the same. mondoweiss.net
Realistic contenders to replace Biden won't be better on Palestine than Genocide Joe. And when it comes to Dems and Republicans, you pick your poison, but there's no healthy choice.
(2024-07-12). Israel displaces more Palestinians amid operations in north, south Gaza. presstv.ir Israeli forces conducted military operations in Gaza City in the north and the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis in the south.
(2024-07-12). US resumes sending shipments of 500-pound bombs to Israel. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff Restating it's support to the war on Gaza, the United States has reportedly agreed to resume shipping of 500-pound bombs to Israel. In May, Washington held back the shipping of 2,000-pound (900kg) and 500-pound (230kg) bombs fearing the impact of uncontrolled use of those weapons on the southern city of Rafah, …
(2024-07-12). Ukraine's top prosecutor calls for Russia's prosecution by International Criminal Court over attack on children's hospital. scmp.com Andriy Kostin said cases like Monday's 'intentional' strike on Okhmatdyt children's hospital – one of Europe's largest – in Kyiv are 'worth lifting to the International Criminal Court'.
(2024-07-12). Israel's Leading Paper Says Its Own Army Killed Israelis On October 7. popularresistance.org Three days ago, Israel's leading newspaper, Haaretz, published the results of its thorough, comprehensive investigation into what actually happened when Hamas attacked on October 7. So far, the U.S. mainstream media has not said a word about the shocking results of that investigation. Critics sometimes use the expression "media malpractice" to describe the American mainstream's failure to report accurately about Israel/Palestine. This time, though, what's happening is even worse; it has to be deliberate self-censorship, designed to hide the truth from the U.S. audience. | Haaretz's long report found that Israel's…
(2024-07-12). Yemen Warms to Russia Amid Plans for Scorched Earth Policy Against Israel. mintpressnews.com
With Yemen fortifying its defenses and Russia offering support, the U.S. faces a growing crisis in the Red Sea. Are Biden and Trump ignoring a looming war?
(2024-07-12). "We Love you Joe, but…": Hollywood's Advice to President Biden. dissidentvoice.org There is something to be said about ignoring actors. They assume roles, quite literally, camouflage themselves in scripts where personalities are created, and behave accordingly. Given that they are paid liars, their political promptings should be treated with caution. It is no accident that much the same thing can be said about the members of …
(2024-07-12). Will we be homeless for the rest of our lives? electronicintifada.net There is a sense of resignation among many people in Gaza.
(2024-07-12). Healthcare under fire in West Bank. electronicintifada.net Ambulances obstructed as they transport the wounded.
(2024-07-12). Top commander: Supporting resistance Iran's 'strategic, permanent' policy. presstv.ir Senior Iranian commander considers lending support to the regional resistance to be among the Islamic Republic's "strategic and permanent" policies.
(2024-07-12). Israeli Court Rejects Appeal Against Eviction Orders In Silwan. imemc.org
On Thursday, the Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem rejected the appeal of four Palestinian Jerusalemite families against eviction rulings in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) and the Batn Al-Hawa Neighborhood …
(2024-07-12). Deadpool actor Rob Delaney slams Israel's war on Gaza. newarab.com
American comedian and actor Rob Delaney has highlighted the plight of Speaking on the 10 July episode of show '
(2024-07-12). Israel's AG rejects Ben-Gvir's request for a separate legal representation in illegal issuance of gun permits case. haaretz.com The decision to reject the far-right national security minister's 'unusual request', Baharav-Miara said, is because a criminal investigation into the suspects is about to be initiated…
(2024-07-12). Gaza's darkest hour: 60 decomposed bodies found in Tal al-Hawa after Israel partial pullout. presstv.ir At least 60 bodies are discovered as emergency crews searched for dead Palestinians in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood located in Gaza.
(2024-07-12). Nablus: Israeli Forces Shoot One, Assault Three, Abduct Five. imemc.org
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man, on Thursday, assaulted three citizens, and abducted five in the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank. At dawn Thursday, occupation forces invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, sparking protests among local Palestinian youths. Medical sources with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society …
(2024-07-12). Israeli army razed 35% of buildings in Gaza's Shujaiya: Municipality. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : The Gaza City Municipality disclosed on Friday that the Israeli army had completely destroyed 35% of the buildings and residential structures in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City. In a statement, the municipality said that "the Israeli army intentionally targeted vital facilities and infrastructure, aiming to render Gaza uninhabitable," noting …
(2024-07-12). Hamas dismisses imminent breakthrough in Gaza ceasefire talks. presstv.ir Israel's war on Gaza, now nearing its tenth month, has destroyed large swaths of the besieged territory.
(2024-07-12). No time for Biden to broker Israel-Saudi deal before US election. newarab.com
The window for US President Joe Biden to broker a normalisation deal between According to a Democratic lawmaker and a senior Republican Senate aide, a normalisation deal can not be reached before November. | Saudi Arabia is currently demanding that Israel agree to establish a future Palestinian s…
(2024-07-12). As Israel inflicts starvation, I am fighting to feed my baby in Gaza. aljazeera.com Amid the lack of food, I want to keep breastfeeding Lya, hoping to protect her from malnutrition.
(2024-07-12). 'Hardly anything' will deter Israel's Gaza war: S.Africa judge. newarab.com
A leading
(2024-07-12). Biden: There's lots in retrospect I wish I had been able to convince the Israelis to do during Gaza war. haaretz.com At NATO summit press conference, U.S. president says Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza after defeating Hamas, calls Netanyahu's cabinet the 'most conservative' in country's history…
(2024-07-12). July 11: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Israeli regime and its Western backers.
(2024-07-12). 'I have the prison inside me': The emaciated Palestinian bodybuilder broken by Israel. middleeasteye.net
'I have the prison inside me': The emaciated Palestinian bodybuilder broken by Israel | Muazzaz Abayat speaks to MEE from a hospital bed in his native Bethlehem after spending nearly nine months in Israeli administrative detention | | Muazzaz Abayat, 39, is being treated in a hospital af…
(2024-07-12). Israel going through most difficult period since its creation in 1948. ummid.com Worldwide television footages of Israel's barbarity on Palestinians who were deprived of water, food, medicine and electricity and destruction unleashed exposed its savage nature.
(2024-07-12). Netanyahu denies Israel, Egypt in talks over alternatives to IDF on Egypt-Gaza border. haaretz.com Cease-fire deal negotiators are reportedly in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that could allow Israel to pull back its troops from the area. The Prime Minister's Office called it 'fake news'…
(2024-07-12). Optimism over Hamas deal spreads from Washington to Israel's top brass. Netanyahu has other concerns. haaretz.com A likelier scenario is that Netanyahu — who depends on his far-right partners — will delay his response until after his Congress speech. After that, an excuse to back away from talks won't be difficult to find…
(2024-07-12). Int'l Organizations Demand Unrestricted Media Access to Gaza Amid Ongoing Genocidal War. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Over 70 international media and civil society organizations have called on Israeli regime for unrestricted media access to Gaza, which has been under a near-total media blackout amid the ongoing genocidal war.
(2024-07-12). Day 279 Update: Dozens Killed And Injured, More Bodies Found Under Rubble" imemc.org
On Thursday, the Israeli army continued the bombing of the devastated, destroyed, starved, and densely populated Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians across the coastal enclave. The Israeli army fired many missiles and shells at several parts of Gaza City, especially near the City Park area and the Al-Qattan Center, west of the …
(2024-07-12). Israel urged to allow journalists independent access to Gaza. newarab.com
Dozens of media and civil society organisations have called on The BBC, The New York Times, the AFP news agency, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, and the European Federation of Journalists were among over 70 signatories to an open letter calling for access to Gaza. | "We, the undersigned, request that Israeli authorities end immediately the re…
(2024-07-12). Israeli army acknowledges October 7 failures, including slow response and disorganisation. scmp.com The military released the results of its first investigation into its failures during the Hamas assault that triggered the war in Gaza.
(2024-07-12). Gaza: Palestinian with Down syndrome 'left to die' by Israeli soldiers after combat dog attack. middleeasteye.net
Gaza: Palestinian with Down syndrome 'left to die' by Israeli soldiers after combat dog attack | Muhammed, who was 'like a one-year-old', was separated from his family after an Israeli dog mauled him. His decomposed body was found a week later | | Muhammed Bhar, 24, pictured in his home…
(2024-07-12). US considers fresh legal bid questioning ICC jurisdiction over Israel. middleeasteye.net
US considers fresh legal bid questioning ICC jurisdiction over Israel | Exclusive: Secretary of State Antony Blinken directly lobbied UK foreign minister against dropping the ICC challenge | | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) speaks with US president Joe Biden during the working ses…
(2024-07-12). Turkey Rejects NATO Cooperation with Israel. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday deemed attempts to cooperate with Israel within NATO as "unacceptable" and urged for increased international pressure on Israel to end the ongoing atrocities.
(2024-07-12). IDF computer chief says army's cloud system targeted by billions of cyberattacks during war. haaretz.com The attacks targeted the Israeli army's main operational cloud computing systems, which include software used by the troops on the ground to manage the fighting, locate the forces and share real-time information…
(2024-07-12). Israeli army says 'failed' to protect kibbutz from Hamas attack. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Indian universities establish deeper ties with Israel amid Gaza war. presstv.ir Indian universities strengthen research collaborations with Israeli academic institutions amid calls at Western schools for Israeli disinvestment.
(2024-07-12). China taps its envoy to Israel as new European Union ambassador. scmp.com Cai Run, in Tel Aviv since 2021, is filling a post vacant since Fu Cong left Brussels four months ago to become Beijing's representative at the United Nations.
(2024-07-12). Jul 12, 2024. sitrepworld.info
Loreena McKennitt — Penelope's Song Western capitalists are drawing humanity into nuclear annihilation. Stop them! by Dave DeCamp We Are NATO. and We're Comin' to Get ya, by Pepe Escobar Europeans are prisoners of the Western political "center"! by Hugo Dionísio Can the West Survive Democracy or Is Democracy the Last Recourse of the West? by Paul Craig Roberts Haaretz says its own army deliberately killed Israelis on 10/7. In the U.S. media: silence, by James North 'Enough with Double Standards' — Spanish Leader Slams West's Hypocrisy in Gaza The Truth Lover's Prayer, by Caitlin J…
(2024-07-12). Biden: Gaza war should end now and Israel must not occupy Gaza. newarab.com
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the "That framework is now agreed on by both Israel and Hamas…
(2024-07-12). Attack on pro-Palestinian activist in Taiwan undermines Israel's image on the island. globalvoices.org
The attacker is a member of Israel's diplomatic mission Originally published on TaiwanPlus News" from There is a widespread be…
(2024-07-12). VIDEO: Resisting the war and occupation — a Palestinian journalist inside Israel. peoplesworld.org
LAYANA KHOURY is an editor of Al-Ittihad (The Union), the daily Arabic-language newspaper of the Israeli Communist Party. She is a "48-Palestinian," an Arab woman living inside the borders of the State of Israel established in 1948. Along with its sister publication, the Hebrew-language Zo Haderekh (This is the Way), Al-Ittihad is currently operating under the most difficult and repressive conditions. …
(2024-07-12). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword. newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
(2024-07-12). Senior Iranian Commander Affirms Support for Regional Resistance Against Israel. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, reaffirmed the Islamic Republic's "strategic and permanent" policy toward regional resistance movements, emphasizing the importance of the ongoing struggle against the Israeli regime.
(2024-07-12). Erdogan: Turkey rejects NATO-Israel cooperation attempts. newarab.com
Turkish President "Until comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine, attempts at cooperation with Israel within NATO will not be approved by Turkey," Erdogan said at a news conference at the NATO summit. | Turkey also continues its diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he s…
(2024-07-12). Israel used US munitions to bomb Gaza school: report. newarab.com
The strike on the school killed at least 27 Palestinians and wounded 53 others, the Palestinian ministry of health in Gaza said. | CNN's team analysed a video of the strike taken by one of their journalists at the scene and ident…
(2024-07-12). Devastation after Israeli army operation in Gaza City's Shujaiya. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Palestinian fighters adopt 'guerrilla warfare' against Israel. newarab.com
After more than nine months of war, Israeli political and military circles claim that they are "close to eliminating" On 1 July, Israeli Prime Minister
(2024-07-12). Israel university bill part of Gaza narrative clampdown: lawyer. newarab.com
A bill in the The bill in the It would empower the Council for Higher Education in Israe…
(2024-07-12). Biden Pushes for Immediate End to Israel-Gaza War, Urges Against Occupation. themedialine.org
(2024-07-12). Report shows lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage. aljazeera.com Voter turnout was 10 percent lower in areas with the most Muslims as Israel's war on Gaza remains a key issue.
(2024-07-12). 'Circles of hell': UN chief warns time to end Israel 'terrible' war on Gaza. presstv.ir The UN chief appeals once again for immediate termination of the Israeli regime's genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
(2024-07-12). Israel's leading paper says its own army deliberately killed Israelis on October 7. But in the U.S. media: silence. mronline.org
Israel ordered the "Hannibal Directive" on October 7 by ordering the killing of captive Israeli soldiers and civilians. But the U.S. media continues to hide the truth.
(2024-07-12). E-surveillance system could replace Israel army at Gaza border. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Tracking Dissent: US Officials Who Have Resigned Over The War On Gaza. popularresistance.org Support from President Joe Biden's administration for the Israeli government's war on Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented surge of dissent within United States agencies. | Several officials and military officers have resigned in opposition since the Israeli military launched a massive bombardment after Hamas fighters stormed Israel on October 7, 2023. | During the week of July 4, 2024, 12 individuals who resigned released a unified statement of opposition. | "America's diplomatic cover for, and continuous flow of arms to, Israel has ensured our undeniable complicity in the killings and forced starvation of a be…
(2024-07-12). Biden says Israel has occasionally been 'less than cooperative' when allowing aid to Gaza. middleeasteye.net
Biden says Israel has occasionally been 'less than cooperative' when allowing aid to Gaza | The Nato summit speech comes as Israel continues bombing all areas of the Gaza Strip | | US President Joe Biden speaking at the 75th anniversary Nato Summit in Washington, DC on 11 July 2024 (Reuters/Leah Mil…
(2024-07-12). When push comes to shove, Netanyahu will nix a hostage deal to save his coalition. haaretz.com The progress reported in talks over a Gaza cease-fire and hostage-release deal are purely theoretic, since the far-right ministers in Israel's government have veto power ‚ñ The battle over a deal with Hamas could be Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's political swansong…
(2024-07-12). Dozens of bodies found after Israel scales back Gaza City fight: rescuers. scmp.com 'There are bodies scattered in the streets, dismembered bodies, there are bodies of entire families, there are also bodies inside a home of an entire family that was completely burned.'
(2024-07-12). In the face of despair, a glimmer of hope: Hostages' families march to Jerusalem. haaretz.com Hundreds of protesters set out on Wednesday toward the Prime Minister's Office, in a bid to pressure Netanyahu to approve the deal. 'Bibi knows our eyes are on him, and we're telling him don't dare to sabotage the deal,' says a hostage's mother…
(2024-07-12). Scores of bodies found as Israel withdraws from Gaza City. newarab.com
Around 60 bodies were found under the rubble of The upsurge in fighting, bombardment and displacement in the eastern district of Shujaiya came as talks were held in mediator US President Joe Biden told reporters that his admi…
(2024-07-12). Israeli ultra-Orthodox network diverts state funds from girls' education toward schools that turn kids religious. haaretz.com The United Torah Judaism school system siphoned hundreds of millions of shekels from girls' education and transferred them to schools that aim to draw children closer to religion. A Haaretz reporter donned a kippa and visited these institutions, to discover a boutique framework that seeks to turn Israel more Haredi — with secular taxpayers footing the bill…
(2024-07-12). Israel is forcing more Palestinians to tear down their own homes. aljazeera.com Israel is forcing more Palestinians to tear down their own homes amid a surge in demolition orders.
(2024-07-12). Lieberman: Israel won't exist in 2026 under current government. newarab.com
Right-wing former The Yisrael Beiteinu leader slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government's handling of its war on
(2024-07-12). Palestine's natural history before Israeli colonial terraforming. newarab.com
In Palestine, the The link between society and the environment is strong, with the This is why Mazin Qumsiyeh starte…
(2024-07-12). Media organizations press Israel for unhindered access to Gaza. presstv.ir As many as 70 international media and civil society organizations press the Israeli regime for unhindered access to the Gaza Strip.
(2024-07-12). The Choreography of Hypocrisy. pressenza.com Interview with Francesca Albanese | At the end of May '24, the third international conference of "The Alliance for Justice between Israelis and Palestinians" was held in Nuremburg. Guest speakers from Israel, Palestine, the USA, England and Germany spoke to more than 200 participants. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, was also present. She has a doctorate in international law and spoke on the topic of what the UN can do for the people of Israel/Palestine. | As the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, you are in…
(2024-07-12). Israeli strikes' carbon emissions higher than 26 states combined. newarab.com
The study raises concern over the significant carbon emissions and impact on the environment as a result of Israel's ongoing war on the strip. | The findings state that between October and Febru…
(2024-07-12). Russia warns Israel of 'dramatic consequences' over its strikes on Syria. presstv.ir Russia warns that Israel's strikes against Syria will probably push the region to a dangerous abyss.
(2024-07-12). Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child, Injure Two, Near Jenin. imemc.org
On Thursday, Israeli soldiers fatally shot a Palestinian child, and injured two children, in the towns of Methaloon and Saris, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) medics transported a slain child, Ali Hassan Ali Rabay'a, 15, from the town of Methaloon, to the Turkish Hospital in Tubas, in the …
(2024-07-12). Israeli airstrike destroys UN school sheltering displaced Palestinians. presstv.ir An Israeli airstrike has destroyed a UN school building housing displaced Palestinians.
(2024-07-12). Will the UK's policy on Israel-Palestine shift under new PM Starmer? aljazeera.com Palestinians in Gaza have little hope Starmer will ease their plight as experts point to possible areas of policy shift.
(2024-07-12). UN's top court to issue ruling on Israel next week. presstv.ir The United Nations' top court is set to deliver its opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's 1967 occupation of Palestinian territories next week.
(2024-07-12). Who will stop Israel's illegal annexations of Palestinian land ? fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemns Israel's plans to annex and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, actions that constitute war crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Third countries must uphold international law for the Palestinian people, or it will eventually cease to exist. FIDH call on all states to deploy all the necessary efforts in order to end Israel's settler-colonialism and apartheid, and work towards the realisation of the Palestinian (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-12). We Must Understand Israel as a Settler-Colonial State. counterpunch.org While attending the University of Oklahoma in 1956 — 57, I met a Palestinian petroleum engineering student named Said Abu-Lughod. Said, whose older brother Ibrahim Abu-Lughod would become a renowned professor at Northwestern University, told me how Israeli settlers had violently forced his family out of their ancestral home in Jaffa during the establishment of the state of
(2024-07-12). Sudan's warring parties in Geneva for UN envoy talks. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Middle East's first NATO office opens in Jordan's Amman. newarab.com
Jordan has announced the opening of a The military alliance's office in Amman is the first in the Arab region and comes as a result of close cooperation and "deep strategic ties between NATO and the kingdom", the statement said. | The decision was made during a historic NATO summit in Washington, which marks the 75th anniversary of the allian…
(2024-07-12). Who are the UK's five pro-Palestinian independent MPs. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Seized oil tanker by Iran moving to international waters. newarab.com
A Chevron-chartered oil tanker that was seized by The Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet was boarded by Iran's military in the Gulf of Oman in April 2023 after an alleged collision with an Iranian boat. | The US State Department welcomed reports that the vessel has been released and again condemned the Iranian regime's unlawful seizure of the vessel from international waters, an agency spokesperso…
(2024-07-12). Iran demands US pay $6.8 bn for sanctions impact on patients. newarab.com
An Iranian court has ordered the The International Court in Tehran ordered its foe the United States to pay $6.785 billion to patients with epidermolysis bullosa, a disorder that causes the skin to blister easily, the judiciary's Mizan Online website said on Thursday. | Then-president
(2024-07-12). Erdogan tells FM to meet with Assad to begin Syria normalisation. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Let us come together to build a strong, prosperous region. newarab.com
At the start of my Our guiding principles are rooted in the eternal teachings of the Holy Quran: "And hold fast, all of you together, to the rope of Allah, and do not be divided," and "Cooperate in righteousness and pie…
(2024-07-12). Biden mistakenly refers to Zelenskiy as Putin, corrects himself. newarab.com
US President Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President "And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination, ladies and gentlemen, Pres…
(2024-07-12). Turkey's Erdogan warns against NATO-Russia conflict. newarab.com
Erdogan's comments came as NATO leaders huddled in Washington and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was planning "response measures" to contain the "very serious threat" from the alliance. | "The possibility of a direct conf…
(2024-07-12). Libya's High State Council rejects Parliament budget. newarab.com
The rejection came in a letter from Council head Mohamed Takala to the House of Representatives speaker Aguila Saleh in The House approved the budget in two diffe…
(2024-07-12). Egypt on high alert ahead of 'Friday of dignity' protest. newarab.com
Egyptian authorities are on "high alert" after activists on social media urged citizens to take to the streets on Friday, 12 July, to protest against The hashtag, "Friday of Dignity" has been trending over the past few days after
(2024-07-12). Imran Khan's party wins reserved seats in Pakistan's parliament. newarab.com
Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party candidates contested the Feb. 8 election as independents after it was barred from the polls. They won the most seats but the election commission said independe…
(2024-07-12). Will new South Africa government reduce commitment to Palestine. newarab.com
Pro-Palestine activists They are concerned the new
(2024-07-12). The Show Trial of Arundhati Roy. newarab.com
NEW DELHI — Last month, the lieutenant governor of Delhi
(2024-07-12). RSF commander Mohamed Dagalo fires political adviser. newarab.com
The head of Ezzat said on Thursday that he was let go from his position due to political differences with the deputy RSF commander Abelrahim Dagalo, who is the brother of the leader. | "Neither experience nor convictions allow me to work under Abdelrahim's leadership because political work was linked to brother Hemedti as vice president of the Sovereignty Council , which is a j…
(2024-07-12). Cairo conference ends with Sudan's road to peace uncertain. newarab.com
Rival Sudanese stakeholders The meeting brought together the army-aligned Democratic Bloc, which includes several militant groups and civilian political organisations, and the neutral Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces, also known as Taqaddum. | D…
(2024-07-12). Fears as leading Libyan anti-corruption journalist goes missing. newarab.com
Activists and journalists in The Alwasat Libya news site announced that Al-Senussi's family lost contact with him after he was reportedly detained by the internal security agency. | Libyan journalist Mohammad Elgrj highlighted Al-Senussi previous coverage of political events in the country, suggesting it may be one of the reasons behind his detention. | "Ahmed Al-S…
(2024-07-12). Algeria's Tebboune seeking second term as president. newarab.com
Tebboune, 78, was elected in 2019 with 58 percent of the vote, following months of "Given the desire of many parties, political and non-political organisations, and youth, I announce my intention to run for a second term," he said in an interview posted on the presidency's of…
(2024-07-12). Egyptian traveller caught disguising 1m pounds as shawarma wraps. newarab.com
A traveller at the Cairo International Airport was caught trying to smuggle more than one million Egyptian pounds inside shawarma sandwich wraps. | The individual, whose initials were only revealed, was travelling to Kuwait on an Egyptair flight when airport security grew suspicious of their luggage contents, a source from the airport told local media. | Upon inspection, authorities found 1,253,000 Egyptian Pounds (around $26,100) packaged to appear like shawarma wraps. | The source added that legal measures had been taken against the traveller, an Egyptian national. | No further details were given on the matt…
(2024-07-12). Ukraine's top prosecutor wants ICC to prosecute Kyiv attack. newarab.com
Ukraine's capital suffered on Monday one of its worst days of airstrikes since the
(2024-07-12). The Twelfth: Leave Palestine out of North Ireland Hate Bonfires. newarab.com
(2024-07-12). Saudi Arabia to host first Esports Olympics in 2025. newarab.com
"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the body said. | "The proposal will be made to the IOC Session, which will be held on the eve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. | "The duration of the partnership between the IOC and th…
(2024-07-12). Pakistan authorises spy agency to intercept phone calls. newarab.com
The powerful military, in a country that has been ruled by the army for almost half its independent history, can make or break governments in Pakistan, and the new powers for its…
(2024-07-12). Palestinians say Microsoft is shutting accounts without warning. newarab.com
Tech giant According to multiple people who spoke to the BBC, the restrictions mean they are unable to a…
(2024-07-12). US looks to abandon plan to reinstall Gaza pier, cites weather. newarab.com
Battling rough seas around Gaza, the US now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall The White House and the Defense Department both said Thursday that
(2024-07-12). When Transit Riders Refuse To Just Sit Back. popularresistance.org Public transportation benefits everyone, and many people rely on buses and trains daily to get to work or school. But despite high-quality public transportation being so important for people and the planet, government doesn't always adequately invest in it. | "The analogy with labor unions is interesting because it's obviously different in the sense that we don't all work for the same employer, we can't strike and bargain with our employer for benefits," Katie Wilson said in 2012, six months after helping form the Seattle Transit Riders Union. "But it's more of a political thing. This is the…
(2024-07-12). Grocery Workers File Union Democracy Lawsuit. popularresistance.org Members seeking to transform the United Food and Commercial Workers have added a new weapon to their arsenal: legal action. | Grocery workers Kyong Barry (Local 3000 in Washington) and Iris Scott (Local 1459 in Massachusetts) sued the UFCW April 19 over the undemocratic representation of members at the UFCW Convention, which takes place every five years. | There are several charges, but the crux of the lawsuit is that delegates are apportioned across locals in such a way as to deny members equal voice. A favorable ruling would enable reformers in other unions to sue on the same basis. | The UFCW is the fifth-larg…
(2024-07-12). Thousands Of Samsung Workers Go On Indefinite Strike. popularresistance.org Thousands of workers in South Korea at Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chipmaker, declared an "indefinite strike" against the company's refusal to dialogue and listen to their demands on the last day of their three-day strike on Wednesday, July 10. | In a statement, published on the website of the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) which is spearheading the strike, the union told its members "don't get tired" and continue the strike until further instructions are given. | The NSEU has around 30,000 members and represents 24% of all workers with Samsung Electronics. According to NSEU, over 6…
(2024-07-12). Biden's Exit, When, Not If. sonar21.com
Hollywood A-Listers at Biden Fundraiser | Before giving you the update on the stumbling Alzheimer's/Parkinson's patient that inhabits the White House, you will notice some cosmetic changes taking place at SONAR21. Thanks to one of my talented readers, who has volunteered his skill and experience in polishing up blogs and websites, we are collaborating on making the visual presentation of the material more accessible. If you encounter any glitches or problems please let me know. | Within the last twenty four hours there have been two key developments in social media that spell the end of Biden's Presidency. The…
(2024-07-12). Biden's Refusal to Step Down Could Spell Disaster for Down-Ballot Democrats. truthout.org New polling data out this week suggests that President Joe Biden's increasingly tenuous candidacy risks shredding down-ballot Democrats' hopes of retaining the Senate and winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives this autumn. The Cook Political Report reported on Tuesday that momentum is building for the GOP and away from the Democratic Party in six states… |
(2024-07-12). Nevada GOP Officials' Refusal to Certify Election Results Is "Unlawful," Says AG. truthout.org Republican Nevada county officials are joining the election disinformation crusade a few months early. On Tuesday, the Washoe County Commissioner Board voted 3-2 against certifying the results of an official recount of contests from Nevada's June 9 primary, in a move slammed by the state's attorney general as undemocratic. The two races, a county commissioner district and a school board… |
(2024-07-12). Idaho Law Criminalizes Librarians Who Allow LGBTQ Books to Stay on Their Shelves. truthout.org It just became more dangerous for a librarian to check out a book to a child in Idaho. On July 1, House Bill 710 went into effect in the state, undermining the agency of library workers to build collections that meet the needs of their communities. The legislation targets "harmful materials" in public and school libraries, requiring library workers to move them within 60 days at the request of any… |
(2024-07-12). Biden Aims to Stay in Race Until Polls Say He Can't Win, He Says During Presser. truthout.org All eyes were on President Joe Biden Thursday evening as the Democratic presidential nominee delivered remarks at a press conference, determined to show that he is capable of running a successful campaign for president against his GOP rival, former President Donald Trump. Biden's performance at the presser, which took place on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington D.C. |
(2024-07-12). Xi meets Vanuatu's PM. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai in Beijing.
(2024-07-12). China lodges serious representations with NATO over its wrongful China-related content in Washington Summit Declaration. ecns.cn The NATO Washington Summit Declaration is filled with Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric, and the China-related paragraphs are provocative with obvious lies and smears.
(2024-07-12). CHINADA Statement Regarding the Results of Review Delivered by the Independent Prosecutor. ecns.cn
(2024-07-12). Five principles resonate today, say British experts. ecns.cn The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, a foreign relations concept proposed by the Chinese leadership 70 years ago, still resonate today, providing a fundamental framework for building peace and advancing economic cooperation.
(2024-07-12). Chinese, Russian militaries to conduct joint exercise. ecns.cn Chinese and Russian militaries will conduct joint exercises near South China's Guangdong province from early to mid-July, China's Defense Ministry announced on Friday.
(2024-07-12). 10th Nishan Forum: Confucianism offers contemporary wisdom. ecns.cn Participants attending the 10th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations on Wednesday highlighted the enduring relevance of Confucianism among modern civilizations.
(2024-07-12). China further opens up service sector in 6 cities. ecns.cn China's State Council, the country's cabinet, announced on Thursday further opening-up measures in six trial cities across various areas, including tourism, cultural and telecom industries.
(2024-07-12). Beijing to hold high-level security conference. ecns.cn The 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, a high-level security conference, will be held in Beijing from Sept 12 to 14, China's Defense Ministry announced on Friday.
(2024-07-12). Friendship with Bangladesh to be further bolstered. ecns.cn The friendship between China and Bangladesh is expected to be enhanced after the two countries established a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership on Wednesday during the latter's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Beijing, experts say.
(2024-07-12). European dolphin gives birth at Hainan resort. ecns.cn A European bottlenose dolphin under foster care defied the odds by becoming pregnant after 11 years without conceiving in Europe, giving birth to a healthy calf in South China's Hainan province on Saturday.
(2024-07-12). Chinese FM slams U.S.' false claims of China supporting Russia's defense industry. ecns.cn China firmly opposes U.S.' baseless allegations of China supporting Russia's defense industry, as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Thursday highlighted the lack of evidence and the hypocrisy of U.S. actions, calling for real efforts toward peace instead of endless blame-shifting.
(2024-07-12). Experts urge mandatory standards for edible oil transport after mishaps. ecns.cn China should put in place mandatory standards for edible oil transport, experts said on Thursday amid rising food safety concerns among consumers…
(2024-07-12). New snake species discovered in C China. ecns.cn A rare snake species, Hebius atemporalis, was found in Wufeng County in Central China's Hubei Province on Wednesday, while staff was conducting animal monitoring in the reserve.
(2024-07-12). Xi meets prime minister of Solomon Islands. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele of the Solomon Islands in Beijing on Friday.
(2024-07-12). China's summer grain output hit nearly 150 million tons. ecns.cn China's output of summer grain totaled 149.78 million tons in 2024, an increase of 3.627 million tons, or 2.5 percent, over 2023 levels, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Friday.
(2024-07-12). Surge of Russian tourists in Sanya: China's new symbol of openness. ecns.cn From January to May 2024, Sanya received 38,000 Russian tourists, making it the top source of inbound visitors and 2.6 times the total number of Russian tourists for all of 2023.
(2024-07-12). China initiates world's first integrated 6G test network. ecns.cn China has developed the world's first 6G field test network integrating communication and intelligence, demonstrating that existing 4G and 5G infrastructures can achieve 6G transmission capabilities.
(2024-07-12). German plan to phase out Huawei, ZTE telecom gear from its 5G networks is criticized. ecns.cn China hopes Germany respect facts and makes reasonable decisions, urging the European country to provide a fair market environment for enterprises from all countries, including Chinese companies.
(2024-07-12). Aerial view: Danxia Landform stretching like tree branches in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn Aerial view of Danxia Landform stretching like tree branches on Earth in Bayannuur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
(2024-07-12). Jilin city seeks national, global prominence. ecns.cn Jilin city in Jilin province is accelerating its development into a provincial subcenter city with high standards, the city's Party secretary, Hu Bin, said.
(2024-07-12). AI talent commands higher salaries. ecns.cn Employers in China are increasingly seeking talent with strong knowledge in artificial intelligence, offering significantly higher salaries than for other jobs, according to a recent report by recruitment portal Zhaopin.
(2024-07-12). Rescue efforts underway in Chongqing after heavy rainfall. ecns.cn Downpours have hit Chongqing, raising waters above alert levels in 15 rivers. More than 130 local officers and soldiers were sent to help rescue trapped people in the affected areas.
(2024-07-12). National Maritime Day celebrated with open day activity on military vessel. ecns.cn An open day activity was held to celebrate China's 20th National Maritime Day on Thursday.
(2024-07-12). Fire breaks out in spire of Rouen Cathedral in France. ecns.cn The spire of the iconic building painted by Claude Monet in the 19th century was undergoing renovations when the blaze started.
(2024-07-12). Shanghai Disneyland to expand new themed project. ecns.cn Shanghai Disneyland has commenced a new 2.46 billion yuan ($338 million) expansion project, anchored by an outdoor scenic area and ancillary service facilities, as well as landscape enhancements.
(2024-07-12). Beijing to keep close watch on tariffs from Jakarta. ecns.cn Beijing said on Thursday it will closely follow potential safeguard duties that Jakarta might impose on specific products, adding that it will work with Jakarta to uphold a free and open international trade order.
(2024-07-12). China issues white paper on marine eco-environmental protection. ecns.cn China's State Council Information Office released a white paper titled "Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China" on Thursday, shedding light on the country's comprehensive governance of key sea areas, such as the Bohai Sea, the Yangtze River Estuary-Hangzhou Bay, and the Pearl River Estuary.
(2024-07-12). China's foreign trade up 6.1% in H1. ecns.cn China's foreign trade in goods reached 21.17 trillion yuan ($2.9 trillion) in H1, up 6.1% year-on-year, according to data released on Friday by the General Administration of Customs.
(2024-07-12). Three Gorges Dam opens floodgates. ecns.cn The Three Gorges Dam has opened its flood discharge gates for the first time this year, with the aim of alleviating flood control concerns upstream of the world's largest hydropower project as the rain shifts westward along the Yangtze River.
(2024-07-12). Aircraft explore Beidou applications in training. ecns.cn Aviation Industry Corp of China, the country's leading aircraft manufacturer, has delivered four CJ-6 basic trainer aircraft to the Jiangxi Provincial Center of Beidou Data, according to the State-owned conglomerate.
(2024-07-12). Large Han-Wei dynasties settlement discovered in Heilongjiang Province. ecns.cn A large-scale burial settlement that includes tombs dating to the Han (206BC-AD220) and Wei (220-265) dynasties was recently discovered in Hailin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
(2024-07-12). Insights‰∏®Warwick Powell: America's pursuit of primacy anathema to peace and stability in Asia. ecns.cn Warwick Powell, former policy advisor to Kevin Rudd and senior fellow at Taihe Institute, noted in an interview with China News Network that American pursuit of primacy in Asia is contrary to the interests of peace in Asia, and is anathema to peace and stability in Asia, adding that "this causes some frictions in both Japan and ROK, because not everybody in these countries welcomes the ongoing role of the United States in Asia, let alone in their own countries." (Chen Tianhao)…
(2024-07-12). China releases case of using campus loans to force student to steal national secrets. ecns.cn MSS released on Friday a case involving a foreign spy intelligence agency using campus loans to pressure and threaten a student borrower through high-interest loans, violent debt collection, and intimidation in order to steal national secrets from China.
(2024-07-12). China sees imports and exports expand yearly. ecns.cn China's total goods imports and exports expanded 6.1 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year to 21.17 trillion yuan ($2.91 trillion), hitting a recording high, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Friday.
(2024-07-12). Fact Check 丨Who is destroying South China Sea's ecosystem. ecns.cn
(2024-07-12). Integration of culture, tourism pays dividends. ecns.cn Once a shopping mall, today the vivid reproduction of Tang Dynasty (618-907) urban life in the Twelve Hours of Chang'an theme block in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, is a huge draw for visitors.
(2024-07-12). U.S. students go green at exchange camp in Fujian. ecns.cn U.S. college students are experiencing China firsthand through a cultural exchange program that aims to dispel stereotypes and foster environmental awareness.
(2024-07-12). Global conference on human rights in Chinese Classics calls for second papers. ecns.cn The International Conference on Ideas of Human Rights in the Ancient Chinese Classics recently issued the second call for papers from both domestic and foreign participants, aiming to enhance the exploration of related concepts found in ancient Chinese texts.
(2024-07-12). Manila urged to 'immediately withdraw' ships illegally stationed at Xianbin Reef. ecns.cn China's Defense Ministry urges Manila to "immediately withdraw" ships illegally stationed at Xianbin Reef in the South China Sea.
(2024-07-12). Insights | Bengali delegates wish to learn China's green technologies and enhance climate cooperation. ecns.cn Bengali representatives from different fields shared their thoughts and experiences on their 9-day visit to China at a wrap-up event in Beijing.
(2024-07-12). Students graduate from Xizang Buddhism University. ecns.cn Over 320 monk and nun students who recently completed their studies at Xizang Buddhism University have been encouraged to practice and promote positive thoughts in Tibetan Buddhist doctrine.
(2024-07-12). In Finland, the Left Alliance Just Trounced the Far Right. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). The conjuncture in the crisis. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). France: Macron's gamble. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). Climate and environmental crisis: Sorcerer's apprentices at the World Bank and the IMF. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). Europe is turning black and brown. cadtm.org How should we interpret the results of the EU parliamentary elections?
| In Croatia the voter turnout was only 21.35%
| The first observation: in the EU elections held in all 27 member countries between 6 and 9 June 2024, voter turnout was once again very low. The average for the entire European Union was 51%. But keep in mind that countries where voting is compulsory also figure into the calculation of that average — for example Belgium, where voter turnout was 90%. Without those countries, (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-12). Structural Adjustment and the Washington Consensus Are Not Abandoned in 2000. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). France: Thanks to a massive mobilization of the Left the Far Right cannot control the government. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). End Austerity: A Global Report on Budget Cuts and Harmful Social Reforms in 2022-25. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). Dark clouds over Europe with a few sunny patches. cadtm.org
(2024-07-12). Religious Long Cons and the Levers of Power. counterpunch.org
The history of governments utilizing religion to obtain an acquiescence from citizens who otherwise might find fault with the overall project has been long established. Even so, and for all of the many crimes and faults coming down from the American "founding fathers" one of the worthy attempts was that of separation of church and
(2024-07-12). Tariffs Don't Protect Jobs. Don't Be Fooled. counterpunch.org
Both Trump and Biden imposed high tariffs on imported products made in China and other countries. Those impositions broke with and departed from the previous half century's policies favoring "free trade" (less or minimal government intervention in international markets). Free trade policies facilitated "globalization," the euphemism for…
(2024-07-12). Biden's Dog Day Afternoon. counterpunch.org
If the presidential race were a hostage situation—as it must seem to most voters—President Joe Biden would be barricaded inside a bank or maybe the White House, telling negotiators (think of the editorial board of the New York Times or perhaps Senate hopeful Adam Schiff, each pleading into a bullhorn): "I ain't coming out."
(2024-07-12). The American Enabling Act. counterpunch.org
(2024-07-12). Democracy Now! 2024-07-12 Friday. democracynow.org Democracy Now! Friday, July 12, 2024 | Democracy Now! Friday, July 12, 2024…
(2024-07-12). Routine childhood vaccines cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). expose-news.com There is ample evidence to show that routine childhood vaccines cause sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, and have done so for decades. Yet that evidence is ignored or suppressed. In 2011, …
(2024-07-12). The Pyramid of Power: Big Tech's ties to the intelligence community. expose-news.com The rise of large technology companies, such as Facebook and Google, is not a fairy tale of free market success. It is a dark and disturbing story of corporate welfare and deep …
(2024-07-12). July 24 Netanyahu Greeting Committee NJ Transportation Info — Add Your Info. fightbackbetter.com
South Jersey Join @rowansjp @rowandivest @rowanprogs as we mobilize with others across the country against Benjamin Netenyahu's visit to Congress later this month. To…
(2024-07-12). The World's Nod to Taliban Misogyny? fpif.org
(2024-07-12). 'I'm the most qualified person to run for president,' says Biden. geo.tv
US President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the close of the 75th NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on July 11, 2024. — AFP
(2024-07-12). Pfizer's "Secret" Report on the Covid "Vaccine". Beyond Manslaughter. The Evidence is Overwhelming. The Vaccine Should Be Immediately Withdrawn Worldwide. globalresearch.ca Pfizer was fully aware that the mRNA vaccine which it is marketing Worldwide would result in a wave of mortality and morbidity. This is tantamount to a crime against humanity on the part of Big Pharma.
(2024-07-12). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca
Peter Koenig, July 9, 2024 | Lee Turner, Ju…
(2024-07-12). As EVs gain momentum in Brazil, China's influence shines through. globalvoices.org
(2024-07-12). Singapore files charges against three women for 'illegal' pro-Palestine rally. globalvoices.org
(2024-07-12). ICRC office in Gaza surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians, was damaged by nearby shelling. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross : commentary. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). China: Regional Symposium for the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions held in Beijing. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). ICRC and European Union continue successful IHL training series. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). O, Humanitarian coordination bodies, 1921- ongoing, 127 metres of shelf space. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). D, Delegations, 1921-ongoing, 356 metres of shelf space. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Environmental wartime protection is central to the protection of civilians. icrc.org Statement delivered by Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, at UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting "Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environment Challenges to Opportunities for Peace" on 8 July 2024 in New York City.
(2024-07-12). Bangladesh: 15th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2024 — Call for Registration. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Adhering to Humanitarian Norms Paves Way to Peace. icrc.org — ICRC hosts "Adhering to Humanitarian Norms in Armed Conflicts" Panel at World Peace Forum…
(2024-07-12). Protocols I and II additional to the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). How is the term "armed conflict" defined in international humanitarian law? icrc.org Opinion paper – definition of "international armed conflict" and "non-international armed conflict" under International Humanitarian Law, the branch of international law which governs armed conflict.
(2024-07-12). Education programmes for young people. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). B, General services, 1917- ongoing, 3313 metres of shelf space. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). ICRC Director General's speech on the 120th anniversary ceremony of the RCSC. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Azerbaijan: Family receives remains of missing loved one, honours with a burial after 30 years. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Launch of the Chinese Version of the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). CHINA: First national inter-university moot court competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) held in Beijing. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Virtual Reality & Innovation. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Customary international humanitarian law: Questions and answers. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Georgia: Closure after 30 years as family receives remains of missing loved one, give a burial. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…
(2024-07-12). C, Tracing and protection, 1870 – ongoing, 2298 metres of shelf space. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Mexico: ICRC urges Latin American and Caribbean states to reaffirm commitment to the 'rules of war' on 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). V, Various, 1840-ongoing, 552 metres of shelf space. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Gaza: Civilians must be spared from impact of fighting. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). ICRC's response to missing and dead migrants along the US—Mexico border. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Afghanistan: Wheelchair basketball empowers people with disability. icrc.org
(2024-07-12). Chase Bank Smashes Its Own Windows. indybay.org Multiple locations of Chase Bank ceased operations due to lockout in a coordinated attack as a result of war profiteering in Gaza. Chase staff were forced to break their own windows in order to gain entry to the building.
(2024-07-12). Tuesday 7/16: Action Call: Care Work Is on The Ballot! Demanding a Better Care Infrastructure in U.S. indybay.org Online: oxfam.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-urpz0pGdVhU_0d2hwLoQJqNNl-BYna#/registration…
(2024-07-12). SiegedSec hacks the Heritage Foundation. indybay.org The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank in America, among the most influential public policy organizations. this organization is responsible for leading Project 2025, an authoritarian Christian nationalist plan to reform the United States government.
(2024-07-12). Friday 7/19: Protest Panetta and Keeley. indybay.org Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz…
(2024-07-12). Monday 7/15: Project 2025: How Christian Nationalism Threatens Our Democracy w/ Heather Cox Richardson. indybay.org Zoom: redwine-blue.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e-XCH1TZQyiBlWxT61gANg#/registration…
(2024-07-12). California Buffalo Soldiers Trail, 1902-1904 legacy comes alive. indybay.org 2024 National Buffalo Soldiers Day celebrations are being planned along our California Buffalo Soldiers Trail from the San Francisco Presidio and Monterey Presidio to Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park marking the years 1902-1904 with the newly release book by author Brian Shellum, along the Historic California Buffalo Soldiers Trail.
(2024-07-12). Announcing the Second Annual Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair. indybay.org Announcing the 2nd annual anarchist…
(2024-07-12). The Military Say You're A Terrorist if You Protest or Question the Government. indybay.org Regardless of whether you are Pro-Choice or Pro-Life, no matter how controversial your opinion or belief, the military has no right to label you a Terrorist for engaging in peaceful protests – but that is exactly what they are doing.
(2024-07-12). Sunday 7/14: Monterey Rally for Palestinian Liberation. indybay.org Window on the Bay Park, 717 Del Monte Ave, Monterey…
(2024-07-12). Saturday 7/13: San Diego Weekly Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…
(2024-07-12). Friday 7/19: Protest Rep. Panetta at Bookshop Santa Cruz. indybay.org Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz…
(2024-07-12). Workshop calls for all-out resistance and international action against Turkish invasion. indybay.org
(2024-07-12). Rocking Chair Rebellion Targets Citibank. indybay.org Elders bring their rocking chairs for sit-in protest at Citibank, the largest fossil fuel investor…
(2024-07-12). G.I. Jobs' Top Military Friendly Schools, April 2023. indybay.org 100 yankee universities that pander to genocidaires.
(2024-07-12). Friday 7/12: Support Bay Area Union Glaziers and Glassworkers on Strike. indybay.org Golden Gate Glass and Mirror. 2011 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110. | or | United California Glass and Door 745 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco, CA 94124…
(2024-07-12). Sunday 7/14: Palo Alto Vigil for the Children of Gaza. indybay.org Corner of Town & Country Village | 855 El Camino Real | Palo Alto, CA…
(2024-07-12). Saturday 7/20: Unmasking Christian Nationalism as Dangerous to Democracy. indybay.org Online: www.mobilize.us/au/event/627769/…
(2024-07-12). Wednesday 7/17: Regents Rally. indybay.org Genentech Hall, UCSF…
(2024-07-12). Sunday 7/21: Vigil to End US-supported Violence Towards Palestinians (focused on Rep. Jimmy Panetta). indybay.org San Lorenzo Park (stage area) Santa Cruz…
(2024-07-12). Assassinations, racism and imprisonment target Indigenous Peoples, UN told in Geneva. indybay.org The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva heard testimony on the imprisonment and assassinations of Indigenous in Guatemala and Colombia; the seizure of Aboriginal Children by the government of Australia and the high rates of deaths in custody of Aboriginals in Australian prisons; the racism unfolding within the government of New Zealand targeting Maori; and how "green energy" projects are resulting in the theft of land of Saami reindeer herders, during the first two days of its session. Russia's anti-war Indigenous were denied credentials, reports an Indigenous reporter fo…
(2024-07-12). Wednesday 8/14: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2024-07-12). Saturday 7/20: Film Screening of Farha & Conversation with Middle East Children Alliance Exec. Director. indybay.org Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley | 3962 Twilight Drive | Building #2 | San Jose | CA 95124…
(2024-07-12). Monday 7/15: End Mayor Keeley's Campaign Against the Homeless. indybay.org Ginza parking lot next to the mayor's mansion | 525 Water St at Market St, Santa Cruz…
(2024-07-12). Saturday 7/13: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "We Are The Palestinian People" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQYpL-8rQ5CdTZ_8lVJVfQ#/registration…
(2024-07-12). Activists Protest NATO — While Biden Seeks Union Support. indybay.org In a city snarled with traffic and security barriers related to hosting the 75th anniversary of NATO and attendant summit, President Biden started his day this morning by meeting with national union leaders at the AFL-CIO headquarters near the White House. As Biden seeks union endorsements, the call for him to step aside continues to grow.
(2024-07-12). The Biden Problem Has Been Years In The Making. levernews.com
(2024-07-12). How DNC Delegates Could Oust Biden. levernews.com
(2024-07-12). Jeremy Corbyn launches plan to challenge 'stale two party system'. middleeasteye.net
Jeremy Corbyn launches plan to challenge 'stale two party system' | Former Labour leader sets up forum aimed at offering electoral challenge against Labour and Conservatives | | Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses pro-Palestinian in London on 6 July 2024 (AFP/Justin Tallis) | Former L…
(2024-07-12). Anwar El Ghazi was unfairly sacked over Gaza post, German court rules. middleeasteye.net
Anwar El Ghazi was unfairly sacked over Gaza post, German court rules | FSV Mainz ordered to pay $1.9m to footballer, whose contract was terminated after he posted solidarity message with Palestinians | | Dutch striker Anwar El Ghazi during an English Premier League football match between Manchester…
(2024-07-12). US professor suspended for describing 7 October as 'exhilarating' reinstated by university. middleeasteye.net
US professor suspended for describing 7 October as 'exhilarating' reinstated by university | College investigation finds that Jodi Dean's conduct did not threaten or intimidate students, as critics had claimed | | Jodi Dean is the author of several books and is a noted political scientist based in G…
(2024-07-12). New Muslim group 'supported by Labour' aims to challenge MCB's leadership. middleeasteye.net
New Muslim group 'supported by Labour' aims to challenge MCB's leadership | Former army imam among prominent figures involved in new network which seeks to engage with Keir Starmer's government and 'influence public policy' | | Imam Asim Hafiz, who was then the Islamic advisor to the British a…
(2024-07-12). Retired Saudi teacher sentenced to death over posts should be released, UN says. middleeasteye.net
Retired Saudi teacher sentenced to death over posts should be released, UN says | UN working group says arbitrary detention of Mohammed al-Ghamdi and others in kingdom may constitute crimes against humanity | | A Saudi court sentenced Mohammed al-Ghamdi to death last year over his social media…
(2024-07-12). US post-war Gaza plans collide with President Biden's faltering campaign. middleeasteye.net
US post-war Gaza plans collide with President Biden's faltering campaign | Biden administration needs buy-in from key Middle East partners to achieve policy goals, but some are already betting on a Trump presidency | | US President Joe Biden steps out of his motorcade to board Air Force One…
(2024-07-12). Iranian press review: Lawyer supportive of new president jailed one day after election. middleeasteye.net
Iranian press review: Lawyer supportive of new president jailed one day after election | Meanwhile, a campaign to remove Tehran's mayor gains renewed public attention, and political prisoners warn of a post-election surge in executions | | A woman holds a picture of Iranian r…
(2024-07-12). Opposing the creation of NATO to wage war with Russia: W.E.B. Du Bois's 1949 speech to Congress. mronline.org
In 1949, W.E.B. Du Bois testified before Congress to protest against a bill that would fund the new North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
(2024-07-12). Building a planet of peace is the only realistic thing to do: The Twenty-Eighth Newsletter (2024). mronline.org
On Isla Grande, Afro-Colombian residents discuss the urgent need for a sustainable electricity plant. Their efforts echo President Petro's push for solar energy, with the aim of addressing broader regional goals of sustainable development. Yet, development and climate adaption require funding—funding that is instead going to war, with global military spending nearing $3 trillion annually.
(2024-07-12). Squaring circles for peace and war: Berlin Bulletin No. 224, July 11, 2024. mronline.org
One can hate or admire any of the gentlemen now involved [in the push for peace in Ukraine]; I would endorse Satan himself if he could help end this God-awful war and move towards the urgently-needed peace in the area—and elsewhere.
(2024-07-12). Unexpected result of French election bars a neofascist victory, constituting a moral as well as a political victory for the Left. mronline.org
As French parliamentary elections pushed the leftist New Popular Front into first place, a pleasant sort of shock greeted revolutionary and progressive-minded people in France and around the world who had feared the triumph of the neofascist National Rally party.
(2024-07-12). U.S.-made missile suddenly 'transformed' into a 'Russian' one and killed 40 civilians. mronline.org
On July 8, the Russian military launched large-scale strikes on various targets across Ukraine.
(2024-07-12). Abdullahs are Pakistani ambassadors in India: Tarun Chugh. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh , who is also the party incharge for J&K, today said that both Farooq and Omar Abdullah should be declared ambassadors of Pakistan in India because they are only echoing the sentiments of Pakistan ISI without realising how much growth and development has happened in …
(2024-07-12). UP: Muslim body rejects order on student transfers from madrasas to govt schools. muslimmirror.com Lucknow : The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has demanded the withdrawal of the UP government's recent order directing that all students in unrecognised madrasas and non-Muslim students studying in government-aided madrasas should be shifted to government schools. The Muslim organisation called the order "unconstitutional". The then Uttar Pradesh chief secretary, Durga Shankar Mishra, in an order dated …
(2024-07-12). Two-thirds of Americans, including majority of Biden supporters, urge President to withdraw from 2024 race. nationofchange.org New poll reveals widespread belief that Biden should step aside, as Democrats consider alternatives.
(2024-07-12). Only a despot-friendly Supreme Court, instead of reigning in WH crimes, opens the gates. nationofchange.org The right's ferocious war on the Constitution has now super-powered the executive, leaving Congress, the judiciary, regulators, and ordinary, law-abiding citizens in the lurch.
(2024-07-12). Tariffs don't protect jobs. Don't be fooled. nationofchange.org When employees have become their own employers, they will make the quantities and qualities of a society's jobs a key policy objective rather than a side-effect of policies focused elsewhere.
(2024-07-12). IRS reclaims over $1 billion from wealthy tax evaders in under a year. nationofchange.org New IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act targets wealthy tax dodgers, reclaiming over $1 billion in unpaid taxes.
(2024-07-12). Woody Sez — Woody Guthrie's columns in People's World. peoplesworld.org
This article is part of the People's World 100th Anniversary Series. Woody Guthrie (July 14, 1912 — October 3, 1967) was a singer, songwriter, and one of the most significant figures in American folk music. Born in Oklahoma, he was a troubadour of the working class, farmers, and the poor. For his birthday, we have brought …
(2024-07-12). Macron's neoliberalism moved country toward fascist abyss, leading to left's surge in support. peoplesworld.org
PARIS—"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold" wrote Yeats in "The Second Coming," but he might as well have been covering the just completed French elections. The mainstream media are describing the mixed results of the National Assembly, the principal French lawmaking body, as "hung" or even validating President Emmanuel Macron's judgment to call a …
(2024-07-12). Is the U.S. addicted to war? So says Joel Andreas in comic book form. peoplesworld.org
$2.5 trillion dollars. That's the amount the United States currently spends on war, per a recent mailer I received from the War Resisters League. This number, is an increase of over $200 billion since last year, despite the end of the long-running war in Afghanistan and the replacement of the bellicose Donald Trump with supposedly …
(2024-07-12). Biden admin unveils first-ever heat protections for workers. peoplesworld.org
Just a few months before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the Biden administration appears to be accelerating its timeline to finalize a regulation that could protect 36 million workers from the harmful effects of exposure to extreme heat. On Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, released the draft text of a proposed rule on …
(2024-07-12). Biden coherent in outlining all the worst goals of U.S. imperialism. peoplesworld.org
WASHINGTON—At a press conference Thursday night, a determined President Joe Biden vowed to stay in this year's race against presumed Republican nominee Donald Trump, even as calls for his withdrawal increase, especially from lawmakers worried about the effect of his problems on down-ballot races. In the main part of his press conference, when discussing the …
(2024-07-12). Football Festival Featuring Five Teams Towards the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence in Pakistan. pressenza.com
With the World March for Peace and Non-violence 2024 planning to visit Pakistan in its March for Peace across the globe this October, a Football Festival was organized on July 8 and 9 in Bahria Town, to set things in motion for the World March visit to the country. | The Football Festival featured five teams with around 100 youth and officials involved in the event: | 1) IRWA Eagles FC, Izmir Society, Lahore | 2) Bahria Town Football Academy, Bahria Town Lahore | 3) Al Noor Football Academy, Dream Garden Lahore | 4) Margalla Hills Football Academy, Islamabad | 5) EME — DHA Football Academy, Lahore | HERE ARE…
(2024-07-12). Time Is the New Money. pressenza.com
(2024-07-12). Leftists lead in French legislative elections, no party wins absolute majority. presstv.ir A left-wing coalition leads in French legislative elections, with no party winning an absolute majority,…
(2024-07-12). Yemen urges Saudi Arabia to stop hostile actions, not follow US. presstv.ir A senior member of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council advises Saudi authorities not to follow in the United States' footsteps and to renounce their hostile measures against Yemen.
(2024-07-12). President Putin: Iran-Russia cooperation to expand further. presstv.ir Russian President Vladimir Putin says bilateral cooperation between Moscow and Tehran will continue to grow under the upcoming Iranian administration led by president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian.
(2024-07-12). 'He's the devil', Trump critics speak out against Supreme Court immunity ruling. presstv.ir Protesters gathered at the US Supreme Court after it recognized that ex-presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office.
(2024-07-12). UN Watch, Zionist asset. presstv.ir UN Watch, which claims to be a human rights NGO that promotes human rights for all, in actuality runs cover for the Zionist entity and promotes Western imperialism.
(2024-07-12). Russia says destroyed multiple Ukrainian warplanes over past 24 hours. presstv.ir The Russian army conducted cluster strikes on Ukrainian military airports with high-precision weapons.
(2024-07-12). Russian military vessels dock in Venezuela. presstv.ir Russian military vessels arrive in Venezuela shortly after visiting Cuba.
(2024-07-12). Evacuations, clean up begin in southern China flood-hit cities. presstv.ir Rescues evacuated residents in flood-hit cities across southern China after historic floods.
(2024-07-12). Samsung workers' union in South Korea kicks off three-day strike. presstv.ir Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea braved the rain on Monday, to chant slogans and raise their fists in unison as they kicked off a three-day strike demanding better pay.
(2024-07-12). 'US's anti-Iran claims aimed at covering up Washington's aggression against Yemen'. presstv.ir Iran considers the US's allegations against it of supplying arms to Yemen to be a smokescreen for Washington's aggression against the Arab Peninsula country.
(2024-07-12). Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union to go on indefinite strike. presstv.ir Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union will go on an indefinite strike.
(2024-07-12). Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey hit by crippling power outages as extreme heat scorching region. presstv.ir Scorching heatwaves hitting the West Asia region trigger extensive and rolling power outages across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Turkey.
(2024-07-12). Iran rejects NATO allegation it supplies ballistic missiles to Russia. presstv.ir Iran rejects NATO's politically-motivated and baseless allegations that Tehran provides ballistic missiles to Russia to be used in the military aggression on Ukraine.
(2024-07-12). 'No Bombs, Just Bubbles': Children lead pro-Palestine protest in Rotterdam. presstv.ir Families organized a children's protest called 'No Bombs, Just Bubbles' in Rotterdam in support of children in Gaza.
(2024-07-12). Iran to open up new foreign policy horizons: President-elect Pezeshkian. presstv.ir Iran's president-elect says his administration's foreign policy will open new horizons cordial ties with countries.
(2024-07-12). Iran court rules US must pay nearly $7bn in damages to EB patients over sanctions. presstv.ir An Iranian court has ruled that the United States must pay some seven billion dollars in damages over its illegal sanctions affecting the country's patients suffering from EB.
(2024-07-12). Commander hails Air Defense Force's rapid development of indigenous weapons, equipment. presstv.ir The chief commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force says the development of locally-made weapons and military equipment is one of the top priorities of the Air Defense Force.
(2024-07-12). Surge to the right challenges EU Parliament. presstv.ir The new European Parliament is scheduled to hold its first session next week and its composition is poised to create major headaches for the political establishment.
(2024-07-12). Private Companies in California Reap More than $100m to Sweep Homeless Camps. projectcensored.org Cities across California such as San Jose and Los Angeles have paid private contractors millions of dollars to sweep homeless encampments, Brian Barth reported in an article copublished in April 2024 by The Guardian and Type Investigations. Local governments have increasingly sought the services of private contractors to deal with…
(2024-07-12). Malala Day 2024: Lesser-known facts about Malala Yousafzai-The youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. ptcnews.tv Malala Day 2024: The renowned Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai celebrates her 27th birthday todayBorn in 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan, Yousafzai, an advocate for girls' education, survived a Pakistani Taliban assassination attempt when she was just 15 years old when they shot her in the head.In October 2012, Malala was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for actively supporting girls' right to education in Mingora, Swat Valley in northern Pakistan following which she left the country and shifted to Birmingham, UK. | Malala also underlined the import…
(2024-07-12). Biden's twin gaffes at NATO: Calls Volodymyr Zelensky as Putin, Kamala Harris as Trump. ptcnews.tv Biden's twin gaffes at NATO: At a NATO event on Thursday, US President Joe Biden accidentally called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "President Putin." This slip-up has raised further concerns about Biden's age and ability to serve another term. Biden was with 32 allies and foreign leaders to announce the "Ukraine Compact," a new initiative to support Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia, when he made the error while inviting Zelenskyy to speak. | "Now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin." he sai…
(2024-07-12). 22-year-old US woman found beaten to death days after judge releases ex-boyfriend. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Days after her boyfriend was released from jail, a 22-year-old American university student was discovered dead, battered, and wrapped in a sheet in the back seat of her vehicle. The New York Post reports that on July 3 at a Mississippi cemetery, Lauren Johansen's body was found wrapped in garbage bags and a sheet. Her father claimed that he begged the judge to keep her ex-boyfriend in jail, threatening to "kill her" if he did. The court, however, disregarded his advice, and five days later, the 22-year-old's body was discovered mangled in her own car. According to the authorities, her lover was th…
(2024-07-12). Alazanes en busca de igualar semifinal en béisbol cubano. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 jul (PL).- Los Alazanes de Granma saldrán este viernes a la grama del estadio Mártires de Barbados de Bayamo en busca de igualar el playoff semifinal ante los Leñadores de Las Tunas tras caer la víspera 3-1.
(2024-07-12). Migración en Panamá suspende proceso para obtener visa a cubanos. radiohc.cu Ciudad de Panamá, 12 julio (RHC) Debido a vulnerabilidades en el sistema, el Servicio Nacional de Migración(SNM) de Panamá suspendió temporalmente los trámites en línea para el otorgamiento de visa estampada a extranjeros de nacionalidad cubana, trascendió hoy.
(2024-07-12). Las victorias de David frente a Goliat. radiohc.cu En el reciente VIII Pleno del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), el presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel afirmaba: "algo tan aparentemente simple como 24 horas en la vida de esta nación cercada, amenazada, atacada, es otra victoria del pequeño David frente al gigante Goliat."
(2024-07-12). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #1 on the Effects of Localized Thunderstorm in Lambunao, Iloilo as of 11 July 2024, 6AM. reliefweb.int
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 08 July 2024 at around 4: 00 PM, heavy rains were experienced in Lumbanao, Iloilo which caused flooding in low-lying areas, particularly in Brgy. Tranghawan. The flood reached households and lasted for about 2 to 3 hours before it eventually subsided. There was also reported landslide incident in Brgy. Pughanan around 7: 00 PM which caused partial damage to one (1) residential house. | Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) VI | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 56 fami…
(2024-07-12). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #1 on the Effects of Localized Thunderstorms in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte as of 11 July 2024, 6AM. reliefweb.int
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 08 July 2024, heavy rainfall brought by localized thunderstorms caused significant flooding in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte. Said rainfall led to the overflow of Ligasawan Marsh, flooding its tributaries and waterways and affecting several families. | Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) XII | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 4,800 families or 10,680 persons are affected in 10 barangays in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte.
(2024-07-12). Nima and Me… smoothiex12.blogspot.com yesterday.
(2024-07-12). Fatima Payman's stand on Palestine exposes undemocratic political system. socialist-alliance.org The controversy created by Senator Fatima Payman's exit from federal Labor points to the crisis of the two-party parliamentary system.
(2024-07-12). SPLC launches Alabama Advocacy Institute to train, inspire grassroots activists. splcenter.org
(2024-07-12). The Pirate Stream: Dialectical Dissidents — Episode 24. thelastamericanvagabond.com Join us on today's episode of The Pirate Stream — Dialectical Dissidents. Pirate Stream Media is a new platform of dedicated content creators focused on circumventing the tightly controlled, manipulated, and outright censored media space of today (both corporate and independent media) with a commitment to objectivity, integrity, and a stark awareness of the two
(2024-07-12). UAE Ministry of Economy considers new competition regulation law. tvbrics.com
The ministry aims to raise awareness of the importance of developing a culture of competition among consumers and private sector…
(2024-07-12). Egypt and the World Bank discuss cooperation in health sector. tvbrics.com
The two sides reviewed the results of already implemented projects and planned future ones…
(2024-07-12). Over 12 million jobs are created in India in 10 years. tvbrics.com
This number is higher than the previous decade…
(2024-07-12). South Africa's national health insurance system is in the pipeline. tvbrics.com
The new system will help low-income families save money…
(2024-07-12). Hungary's Viktor Orban meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago for 'peace mission 5.0'. aljazeera.com Orban, a longtime Trump supporter, has also visited Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing to promote a ceasefire in Ukraine.
(2024-07-12). Biden confuses Harris for Trump, Zelensky for Putin as calls to end his campaign grow. scmp.com US President Joe Biden vowed he would remain in the 2024 presidential race, but two critical mistakes in the span of two hours deepened concerns about his mental acuity that threaten his campaign.
(2024-07-12). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 868. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 868th day, these are the main developments.
(2024-07-12). US and Germany foiled Russian plot to kill CEO of arms manufacturer Rheinmetall. scmp.com Alleged plot was one of a series of Russian plans to kill defence executives in Europe whose companies were supplying Ukraine.
(2024-07-12). Russia tried to assassinate CEO of arms firm sending weapons to Ukraine, report says. scmp.com The plot to kill Rheinmetall's Armin Papperger was purportedly one of a series of plans targeting defence industry executives across Europe.
(2024-07-12). Hungary's Orban meets with Trump for 'peace mission' talks after Ukraine, Russia and China visits. scmp.com Meeting at Mar-a-Lago came days after the Hungarian leader met separately with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
(2024-07-12). Biden warns China's Xi of 'price' over aid to Russia as Nato summit ends. scmp.com Secretary general assails authoritarian regimes and Beijing's actions in Hong Kong, South China Sea and Taiwan.
(2024-07-12). OSCE official jailed for 'spying' in Russian-held Ukraine. aljazeera.com European security group slams sentencing of Vadym Golda for 'reconnaissance activities' used to direct missile strikes.
(2024-07-12). Hungary opposes Nato's 'anti-China' turn, says Ukraine membership would weaken alliance. scmp.com Top diplomat voices concerns with alliance's warning aimed at Beijing as Viktor Orban is slated to meet former US president Donald Trump.
(2024-07-12). Biden mistakenly introduces Ukraine's Zelenskyy as Putin. aljazeera.com US President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy as "President Putin".
(2024-07-12). Mistakes and defiance from Biden at NATO news conference. aljazeera.com US President Joe Biden misnamed his vice president and the Ukrainian leader on a day when he faced off with the press.
(2024-07-12). Kremlin says Biden 'disrespectful' of Putin and 'whole world' noticed Nato summit gaffes. scmp.com Moscow commented after US President Joe Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Nato summit as President Putin, and also said it had noted 'disrespectful' comments.
(2024-07-12). Biden confuses Harris for Trump, Zelensky for Putin amid re-election doubts. scmp.com US President Joe Biden vowed he would remain in the 2024 presidential race, but two critical mistakes in the span of two hours deepened concerns about his mental acuity that threaten his campaign.
(2024-07-12). US-German missile plans at NATO summit threaten cities deep inside Russia. wsws.org The decisions taken as the NATO summit in Washington closed Thursday show the NATO imperialist powers are planning direct military intervention against nuclear-armed Russia.
(2024-07-12). Biden's "domestic NATO": The trade union bureaucracy backs escalating global war. wsws.org Biden's comparison raises the obvious question: Against whom is this "domestic NATO" at war? Above all, it is the American working class, which is fed up with poverty and inequality and despises the whole capitalist political setup.
(2024-07-12). Factory meeting initiates closure of the Ford plant in Saarlouis, Germany. wsws.org At the factory meeting at Ford in Saarlouis on July 10, the works council, chaired by Markus Thal, initiated the closure of the plant, which once employed over 7,000 workers.
(2024-07-12). Fatal accidents at work in Germany: What is a worker's life worth? wsws.org Almost every four days a construction worker dies in Germany. After a decline in the number of industrial accidents, with the coronavirus pandemic and the introduction of pro-war policies, indications are that this trend is reversing.
(2024-07-12). SEP/IYSSE (Sri Lanka) holds powerful meeting to demand the immediate release of Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org The Colombo public meeting, which was streamed on the party's Facebook page, has been viewed so far by over 2,200 and shared by nearly 200 people.
(2024-07-12). Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea stage first-ever strike in company's 55-year history. wsws.org Even as workers' conditions decline, none of the unions in South Korea will wage a struggle against Samsung, any other company, or the government.
(2024-07-12). Unite calls off south Wales steelworkers strike, partnering with Labour government and Tata Steel UK. wsws.org Action had been planned against Tata Steel UK's plans to cut 2,800 jobs at the plants in Port Talbot and Llanwern, South Wales, announced last September.
(2024-07-12). Australia: Rental pain sharpest in working-class suburbs. wsws.org Almost three-quarters of Australian suburbs are in "extreme rental pain" as rent soars and wages stagnate.
(2024-07-12). Australia: Rank-and-file committee calls for staff, student and wider support to stop Western Sydney University College cuts. wsws.org The Western Sydney University Rank-and-File Committee is organising an information and publicity campaign, including posters, leaflets and social media, to call for a wider movement to defeat the restructuring and job cuts at WSU College.
(2024-07-12). Extreme heat wave claims 33 lives in western US as Biden administration promotes inadequate "heat protection rules" wsws.org At least 33 people have tragically died since the beginning of July in California and Oregon as some 161 million people remain under heat advisory warnings.
(2024-07-12). Sorry/Not Sorry: The continuing campaign against comedian Louis C.K. wsws.org Through a new documentary, the New York Times seeks to keep the #MeToo pot simmering, divert the attention of as many people as possible from big social issues and prepare the ground for further attacks on democratic rights.
(2024-07-12). Macron officials hold secret talks with neo-fascists amid French government crisis. wsws.org The secret meetings expose the bankruptcy of the New Popular Front's call to fight neo-fascism through electoral deals with Macron's right-wing Ensemble coalition.
(2024-07-12). Starmer's UK Labour government escalates offensive against immigrants and asylum seekers. wsws.org Labour committed to more tightly policing the UK borders in its manifesto, along with setting up a Returns and Enforcement Unit to swiftly deport anyone deemed a "failed" asylum seeker.
(2024-07-12). On Kagame's campaign trail. independent.co.ug
Why Rwanda's election campaigns are different and what others can learn from it THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I am in Rwanda for the presidential election campaigns. The campaigns here are different. There are no billboards everywhere of candidates and posters do not litter city walls and buildings. Rallies are not theatres for quarrels and …
(2024-07-12). Why is Greece introducing a six-day working week? aljazeera.com Greece is adopting a controversial new policy that bucks the trend worldwide of moving towards fewer working days.
(2024-07-12). SATIRE: Woman Frantically Cleaning Up Entire City Before Parents Visit. theonion.com
CHICAGO—Racing to make everything tidy ahead of the quickly approaching visit, local woman Ellen Crandall was frantically cleaning up the entire city before her parents came into town for a visit, sources confirmed Thursday. "I've got to hide all these weed shops," said Crandall, who wiped the sweat off her brow as…
(2024-07-12). Iran Slams US Allegations of Arms Supply to Yemen as Aggression Cover-Up. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, condemned US allegations of Iran supplying arms to Yemen as a smokescreen for Washington's acts of aggression against the Arab Peninsula country.
(2024-07-12). Gov't Weighs Lifting FMD Livestock Quarantine. plusnews.ug
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is considering lifting the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) quarantine on livestock. On February 28th, the Ministry imposed quarantine restrictions in Kampala following an outbreak of FMD in Kabowa, Rubaga Division. Subsequently, the disease spread to over 30 districts across the country, including Ssembabule, Luwero, Mubende, …
(2024-07-12). Wokorach installed as new Archbishop Gulu Archdiocese. independent.co.ug
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Most Rev. Archbishop Raphael P'mony Wokorach has assumed duties at Gulu Archdiocese after his installation as the second metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu. The 63-year-old prelate was installed Friday from St Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu City after the imposition of a pallium in a colorful ceremony presided over by the …
(2024-07-12). Mpuuga, Bwanika question Masaka City Mayor's absence from Roads Committee meetings. independent.co.ug
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Council Mayor, is on the spot for boycotting Roads Committee meetings and frustrating effective implementations of public infrastructure development projects in the area. On Thursday, the City Roads Committee, which comprises area members of Parliament, division leaders, technical officers, and their Accounting Officers convened …
(2024-07-12). Highlights from Biden's high-stakes news conference, where he vowed to remain in the race. scmp.com US Joe Biden faced a test hat he had avoided so far this year — a solo news conference with questions from the White House press corps. Here are some key takeaways.
(2024-07-12). Promises and Perils of AI in Media Discourse. ummid.com More than 400 journalists and media professionals from 30 countries gathered at the Philippine International Convention Center to attend the conference focused on "The Future of Facts."
(2024-07-12). Key takeaways from Biden's NATO news conference: gaffes and defiance. aljazeera.com The briefing was a chance for the president to project strength amid calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.
(2024-07-12). Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace recognizes Wiwa people and their ancestral territory as victims of international crimes. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). Which Biden allies have called on him to quit the US election race? aljazeera.com Those calling on Biden to step aside include 19 elected Democrats and actor George Clooney.
(2024-07-12). India-Iran Ties Under President Masoud Pezeshkian. ummid.com With a new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, in office in Iran, questions are being asked about the future course of Indo-Iran bilateral ties. However, no reset should be expected as both countries understand the need to stand together as bilateral relation have indeed consolidated during the recent past, under Modi 3.0.
(2024-07-12). Being Smart About AI: How to Better Minimize AI Risks While Maximizing Spectacular Benefits. fairobserver.com
(2024-07-12). Yemeni Official Reaffirms Support for Palestinians Amid Economic Sanctions. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior member of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council, has vowed continued support for Palestinians in Gaza despite economic sanctions, calling on Riyadh to cease its hostile actions.
(2024-07-12). UN says population slowing, but we're now living longer. independentaustralia.net
(2024-07-12). Argentina's Sassy Response to Drake's $300K Copa Bet Loss. devdiscourse.com Argentina has struck a note of triumph over Canadian rapper Drake's misfortune, following his $300,000 loss on a bet predicting Canada would beat the defending champions in the Copa America semi-final.
(2024-07-12). US professor Feng 'Franklin' Tao wins reversal of conviction in Trump-era China probe. scmp.com Tao was among about two dozen academics who were charged as part of the so-called 'China Initiative'.
(2024-07-12). Alarming surge in crimes against Muslims after 2024 LS Polls: APCR. ummid.com Crimes against Muslims have increased in India after the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election on June 4, 2024, Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said in a report.
(2024-07-12). NEET UG 2024: SC grills NTA but non-committal on re-exam. ummid.com The Supreme Court of India Monday July 08, 2024 grilled the National Test Agency (NTA) over the irregularities and reports of paper leak in The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG) but refused to grant any immediate relief to those seeking re-exams.
(2024-07-12). Nothing against Hindus in Rahul Gandhi's LS speech: Shankaracharya. ummid.com In a big blow to PM Modi-led campaign against Rahul Gandhi, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the 46th Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, categorically said there was nothing against Hindus or Hinduism in the Leader of Opposition's speech in the Lok Sabha.
(2024-07-12). The Quest for Global Dominance and X Factor. ummid.com All the big powers are engaged in a continuous search for more destructive weapons, including AI weapons, and even exploring the prospects of space warfare. So what is this X Factor in the quest for dominance?
(2024-07-12). Philippines will 'stand our ground' in dispute with China, official says. aljazeera.com Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano says Manila will 'push back' against coercion in South China Sea.
(2024-07-12). SATIRE: Pete Buttigieg Trapped Beneath Derailed Model Train. theonion.com
WASHINGTON—Trapped beneath nearly five pounds of aluminum and plastic, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was reportedly unable to move Thursday after his body was pinned beneath a derailed model train. "Oh God, help me—somebody help!" said Buttigieg, who cried out in pain and anguish as he lay on a plush area…
(2024-07-12). Masaka City Mayor on Spot for Boycotting Roads Committee Meetings. plusnews.ug
Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Council Mayor, is on the spot for boycotting Roads Committee meetings and frustrating effective implementations of public infrastructure development projects in the area. On Thursday, the City Roads Committee, which comprises area members of Parliament, division leaders, technical officers, and their Accounting Officers convened to consider work plans and budget …
(2024-07-12). Grey Anderson: Imperium Uncloaked. newleftreview.org Grey Anderson on Tom Stevenson, Someone Else's Empire. Lucid anatomization of the American imperium, with a devastating assessment of the UK's equerry role.
(2024-07-12). Trump's return: A true political revolution in the American regime? strategic-culture.su
(2024-07-12). Stats SA budget reinforces commitment to country development. sanews.gov.za Stats SA budget reinforces commitment to country development |
(2024-07-12). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
(2024-07-12). Iran Draws 'Red Line' on Border Changes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf declared any border alterations in Iran's vicinity as a 'red line' during talks with Armenian Deputy Speaker, while both sides expressed interest in deepening bilateral economic relations.
(2024-07-12). China: Government manipulates human rights review. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-12). Watch: Tallest yet submissive, ex-NBA star Tacko Fall performs Umrah. ummid.com Former NBA star, Tacko Fall, performed Umrah, lesser Hajj, on Monday, and his video of performing Tawaf, circumambulating around Kaaba, has gone viral.
(2024-07-12). More than 60 people missing after two buses swept into river in Nepal. aljazeera.com Vehicles swept off highway by landslide caused by rains, with three survivors rescued after they swam to safety.
(2024-07-12). Entertainment News Highlights: From Tragedy on 'Rust' to Beastie Boys' Legal Battle. devdiscourse.com Recent entertainment news has been dominated by the Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting trial developments. A key focus is on Baldwin's legal defense as his lawyer, Alex Spiro, challenges the police probe relentlessly.
(2024-07-12). Biden's election crisis: What happens if the US president loses support? aljazeera.com More Democrats are calling on Biden to drop out of the race, but the US president has remained defiant against critics.
(2024-07-12). 'Goes Beyond the Limits': Judge Throws Out Blue City's Climate Case Against Oil Giants. wattsupwiththat.com simply a way to get in the back door what they cannot get in the front door," Brown wrote in the ruling.
(2024-07-12). DPP Slaps More Charges Against Burora. plusnews.ug
The Director of Public Prosecution-DPP has slapped additional charges against former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner, Herbert Anderson Burora. Burora on Friday appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court presided over by Chief Magistrate, Ronald Kayizzi. The Court heard that between March and June 2024 in the areas of Kampala District or thereabout while …
(2024-07-12). Indian National Drowns in Glacier National Park. devdiscourse.com A 26-year-old Indian national, Siddhant Vitthal Patil, tragically drowned in Glacier National Park, Montana, while on vacation with friends, park authorities reported.
(2024-07-12). Pacific media conference: challenges and opportunities. asiapacificreport.nz By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager A group of regional and international media representatives met at a forum in Fiji last week to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing journalists in the Pacific. The three-day conference brought together people from the media industry, academics, civil society, and other interested parties. A budding Fiji…
(2024-07-12). Railgun Ammo-Firing Air Defense Artillery Cannon Plans Laid Out By Army. twz.com
(2024-07-12). Rahul Gandhi's Hinduism Vs BJP-RSS's Hindutva. ummid.com While leaders like Mahatma Gandhi to Rahul Gandhi have expanded and enhanced the humane aspect of Hinduism, the Savarkar-RSS have treaded the path of hate and consequent violence.
(2024-07-12). In countering China, Indo-Pacific countries rely less on US: Pentagon official for region. scmp.com Nato joins American officials in lauding regional players like Japan, the Philippines and Australia as they tackle 'shared challenges'.
(2024-07-12). Grief, bereavement care services piloted in Masaka. independent.co.ug
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families grieving for relatives who succumb to terminal illnesses can benefit from a new grief and bereavement care service being piloted by palliative care providers. According to Iddi Matovu, a Public Health Specialist at Kitovu Mobile, a palliative care provider that's piloting the care in Masaka, they embarked on …
(2024-07-12). Charge sheet ammended, Burora bail hearing now set for July 19th. independent.co.ug
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded Herbert Anderson Burora until 19th July 2024 pending the prosecution's response to the defense's bail application. This after the state submitted an ammended charge sheet related to hate speech and spreading malicious information against the former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner …
(2024-07-12). America's gathering storm: Trump turns Republican Party into cult machine. independentaustralia.net
(2024-07-12). China: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 4 July 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement at the 56th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the adoption of the report of China's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The statement expressed disappointment over the Chinese government's rejection of numerous key recommendations made by UN member states. Read the statement below.
UN Human Rights Council — 56th session
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(2024-07-12). Activists want Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act declared null and void. independent.co.ug
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan activists have appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the Constitutional Court decision that upheld the Anti-Homosexuality Law. The Constitutional Court ruled in April 2024 that the law was primarily enacted to protect children and vulnerable individuals in society. However, the 22 activists on Thursday approached the court with …
(2024-07-12). OFSS Inter 1st Merit List 2024, Intimation Letter Published. ummid.com Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has released OFSS Inter 2024 1st Selection List or Merit List of students who have applied for admission in Class 11 (Intermediate) for the academicyear 2024-25 through Online Facilitation System For Students website www.ofssbihar.info.
(2024-07-12). Trump Could Use Differences Over Gaza to Decrease NATO Support, Analysts Say. themedialine.org
(2024-07-12). Delaware expands cultural education requirements in K-12 curriculum. whyy.org
(2024-07-12). Samsung, Preferred Networks join hands to produce cutting-edge AI accelerator chips. ummid.com South Korea based tech major Samsung Electronics Tuesday announced collaboration with Preferred Networks, a leading Japanese AI company, to produce cutting-edge AI accelerator chips.
(2024-07-12). Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Blood and Bombast. newleftreview.org Sanjay Subrahmanyam on Vinayak Chaturvedi, Hindutva and Violence and Janaki Bakhle, Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva. Intellectual biographies of Hindu nationalism's Mazzini-inspired theoretician.
(2024-07-12). KEAM 2024 marks verification for Engineering Rank List before July 9. ummid.com Candidates, who have registered for KEAM 2024 also choosing Engineering stream should verify their Plus 2 score or marks obtained in other qualifying exams through candidate log-in on official website cee.kerala.gov.in.
(2024-07-12). De-dollarization Takes Center Stage at BRICS Parliamentary Forum. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — St. Petersburg holds 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum focusing on Financial Independence with Iran and Russia are at the forefront of the de-dollarization push.
(2024-07-12). Euro 2024: Spain reaches Final, courtesy Yamal's history making goal. ummid.com Euro Cup 2024 Semi Final: Spain on Tuesday July 09, 2024 defeated France 2-1 in Euro Cup 2024 Semi Final Match, courtesy Lamine Yamal's history making goal in Munich.
(2024-07-12). England, Spain to clash in Euro Cup 2024 Final Sunday. ummid.com In a thrilling semi-final match Wednesday, England defeated Netherlands to reach Euro Cup 2024 Final where it will clash with Spain Sunday.
(2024-07-12). Cambodia: Convictions and prison sentences of ten members of Mother Nature Cambodia. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). BREAKING: Kenya Police boss IG Japhet Koome resigns. independent.co.ug
Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR | Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has resigned. The Deputy-Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service Douglas Kanja will take over from Koome as the acting IG. "His Excellency Hon William Samoei Ruto, PhD, CGH, President and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces, has on this 12th day of …
(2024-07-12). F-35B Pilot Seen Leaping From Jet In Japan. twz.com
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(2024-07-12). Africa races to increase vaccine manufacturing capacity, concerns rise over Europe's control. independent.co.ug
As the African vaccine independence drive gains momentum, European countries want to play a bigger role-They lead the launch of a financing vehicle out of Africa and make the bulk of the funding commitment. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | As Africa races to be more independent in vaccine production, Europe is seeking greater control …
(2024-07-12). Why the US is suddenly going soft on Cambodia. scmp.com It's likely a goodwill gesture to Phnom Penh's ally China, amid shared US-China concerns over the threat of Moscow and Pyongyang drawing closer.
(2024-07-12). Myanmar: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). Free Library of Philadelphia nearing uniform 6-day service. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? The Free Library system is close to reaching a long-held goal: six-day service for all of its branches. | Twenty-five of the Free Library's 55 branches currently provide service six days a week. But the Free Library's President and Director Kelly Richards is confident the system's Monday through Saturday service will no longer be sporadic. | "By the fall, we believe we will have a full complement of branches open six days a week, which means all of them," Richards said. | Fi…
(2024-07-12). Thailand: Killing of prominent Human rights defender Roning Dolah. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). Leaked US F-35 and F-15 documents, Singapore approves insects as food: 7 highlights. scmp.com From Chinese scientists' new carbon fibre breakthrough to Singapore grappling with 'eating bugs', here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent reporting.
(2024-07-12). France Election Results 2024: No clear winner, Macron asks PM to stay. ummid.com French President Emmanuel Macron Monday asked incumbent Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to stay in office after the 2024 legislative elections in France ended without a clear winner.
(2024-07-12). Professor: Economic Benefits will Drive Climate Action Despite Skepticism. wattsupwiththat.com According to Professor of Anthropology Ron Barrett, you don't have to believe in climate action to benefit from renewable energy. But the professor has overlooked an important issue.
(2024-07-12). Can US think tanks put the battle of narratives with China to rest? scmp.com The Council on Foreign Relations' China-focused project could be a chance to rethink flawed assumptions underpinning the rules-based order.
(2024-07-12). 'Star Wars': South Korea touts lasers to shoot down North's drones. aljazeera.com South Korea says it plans to expand the laser programme to hit larger targets including aircraft and ballistic missiles.
(2024-07-12). CA Final May 2024 Result out; Ghilman Saalim Ansari among toppers. ummid.com Ghilman Saalim Ansari, Kushagra Roy, Shivam Mishra, Yug Sachin Kariya and Varsha Arora are among the toppers of CA Final and Intermediate exams held in May 2024 the results of which were declared by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Thursday.
(2024-07-12). SATIRE: Biden Holds Critical Press Conference. theonion.com
In the wake of calls for him to step down from the presidential race following a poor debate performance and concerns about his mental ability to fulfill his duties, President Biden held an hour-long press conference in an attempt to prove his fitness for the position. What do you think?
(2024-07-12). Australia charges soldier, husband with attempting to spy for Russia. aljazeera.com Russian-born Australian citizens arrested on suspicion of obtaining military information to share with Moscow.
(2024-07-12). SA remains on high alert as two more Mpox cases reported. sanews.gov.za SA remains on high alert as two more Mpox cases reported | Despite heightened public awareness and intensive contact tracing efforts to control the spread of the Monkeypox disease, or Mpox, as it is known for short, South Africa has reported two additional laboratory-confirmed cases this week. | This brings the total number of infections to 22 since the first case was reported in May this year, while the death toll remains at three. | According to the Department of Health, available scientific data suggests that the disease is transmitted from person to person within the borders of the country. | "The Department…
(2024-07-12). Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic storms into Quarter Finals in style. ummid.com World No 2 Novak Djokovic Monday stormed into Wimbledon Quarter Finals, convincingly defeating Holger Rune in three straight sets with the scoreboard screaming 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
(2024-07-12). A massive N.J. wildfire is nearly contained. Here's what to know about wildfire smoke. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Firefighters are gaining control over New Jersey's largest wildfire so far this year, which burned 4,300 acres in the Pinelands. Investigators believe the fire was Wildfires not only release planet-warming greenhouse ga…
(2024-07-12). Intense Bombings and Stalled Peace Talks Mark Ongoing Conflict in Gaza. themedialine.org
(2024-07-12). Meet Indian origin, Faraz Khalid, granted Saudi Citizenship by Royal Decree. ummid.com Saudi Arabia has accorded citizenship by a Royal Decree to a number of scientists, doctors, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs among them is also Faraz Khalid, an India origin entrepreneur.
(2024-07-12). PostBank introduces quick, easy to register ZeroFlex Digital Account. independent.co.ug
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda has launched a Self-Onboarding ZeroFlex digital account to enable customers to self-register and have access to financial services anywhere and at any time without necessarily moving to the bank premises. The ZeroFlex account is a digital account that allows existing or new account holders to self-register by …
(2024-07-12). Parimatch Partners with Argentine Football Association for Asian Market Expansion. devdiscourse.com Parimatch, the leading global gaming platform, has unveiled an exclusive partnership with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), one of the world's most esteemed football organizations. This alliance positions Parimatch as the fifth Regional Sponsor of AFA, aiming to revolutionize iGaming and football environments. Parimatch will be present in all corporate events in the sports technology industry in Asia, enhancing both its and AFA's global footprint.
(2024-07-12). ByteDance-owned TikTok explores local services markets in Indonesia and Thailand. scmp.com TikTok's latest initiatives in Southeast Asia show how parent ByteDance is strategically expanding the social media platform's revenue stream.
(2024-07-12). SATIRE: Pros And Cons Of Impeaching The Supreme Court. theonion.com
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has introduced impeachment articles against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for failure to disclose gifts and recuse themselves from certain cases. The Onion explores the pros and cons of impeaching everyone on the highest court in the land.
(2024-07-12). F-35 Deliveries Finally Cleared To Resume, New Jets Will Be Limited To Training. twz.com
A fix of a kind has been found for problems with the The F-35 Joint Program Office announced y…
(2024-07-12). US empire, global capitalism and the 'internationalisation' of states: An interview with Sam Gindin. links.org.au
Sam Gindin discusses the rise of the US empire, its role in creating a truly global capitalism and the challenges it faces today.
(2024-07-12). NUP Requests Use of Kololo Grounds for Anniversary Event. plusnews.ug
The National Unity Platform (NUP), led by Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, has formally requested permission from the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs to use Kololo Ceremonial Grounds for their upcoming anniversary event. In a letter dated July 9, NUP emphasized the historical significance of Kololo Ceremonial Grounds and the expected large turnout for …
(2024-07-12). Imran Khan's PTI scores major win in Pakistan battle for reserved seats. aljazeera.com Former PM's party to get key parliament seats, denying the ruling coalition a two-thirds majority.
(2024-07-12). Confusion, lies and fake news. Welcome to the NATO summit. strategic-culture.su
(2024-07-12). Four people die in attempt to cross English Channel from France. aljazeera.com French coastguard says 63 people were rescued and returned to Boulogne-sur-Mer after trying to sail to Britain.
(2024-07-12). KEAM 2024 Engineering Rank List out, Hafiz Rahman among toppers. ummid.com Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) Government of Kerala Thursday July 11, 2024 published on its official website 'cee.kerala.gov.in' KEAM 2024 Engineering Rank List and toppers' name and score.
(2024-07-12). Joe Biden on 'really good form' in talks, UK PM Keir Starmer says. scmp.com Asked if Biden was 'senile', the British leader says the US president met him for close to an hour then hosted a Nato dinner right after.
(2024-07-12). Did Brazil's spy agency snoop on Bolsonaro rivals? aljazeera.com Court records allege that under Bolsonaro's aide, Brazil's spy agency snooped on politicians, judges and officials.
(2024-07-12). British Model of Democracy and Lesson for India. ummid.com The British model of electoral system or simply First Past…
(2024-07-12). Zionist lobby shaking up politics in Australia and UK. independentaustralia.net
(2024-07-12). The Shining actress Shelley Duval dead at 75. scmp.com Shelley Duvall's career was defined by her work with maverick director Robert Altman and later with Stanley Kubrick.
(2024-07-12). Philippines Rejects Force in South China Sea Dispute: A Commitment to Peace. devdiscourse.com The Philippines has firmly opposed the use of force to undermine its interests in the contested South China Sea, emphasizing a non-confrontational approach even as tensions mount. National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano confirmed that both nations have agreed to de-escalate tensions around Second Thomas Shoal, a contentious area.
(2024-07-12). Russia-born Australia army private Kira Korolev and husband Igor accused of spying for Moscow. scmp.com Police allege Kira Korolev secretly travelled to Russia in 2023 while on military leave and accuse her husband Igor of accessing her work account and sending her classified information.
(2024-07-12). Activists Challenge Anti-Homosexuality Law in Supreme Court. plusnews.ug
22 activists have appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the Constitutional Court decision that upheld the Anti-Homosexuality Law. The Constitutional Court ruled in April 2024 that the law was primarily enacted to protect children and vulnerable individuals in society. However, the activists on Thursday approached the court with voluminous documents containing evidence, grounds of appeal, …
(2024-07-12). A 12-year-old boxing champ in Mongolia dreams of Olympic glory. aljazeera.com Mongolians have won Olympic medals in boxing and other individual sports such as wrestling and archery in the past.
(2024-07-12). Tony Wood: Mexico in Flux. newleftreview.org Against the rightward trend of the Old World, countries in Latin America continue to favour governments of the left. The resounding mandate for Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico's presidential election confirms Morena's hegemony within the new party system. Where exactly on the political map should its project be placed?
(2024-07-12). (NUC 14 Pro+) ASUS unpacks ultracompact computers. ummid.com Taiwan based hardware major ASUS Tuesday unveiled the ASUS NUC 14 Pro+, an ultracompact PC that offers best-in-class performance.
(2024-07-12). US coastguard spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island. scmp.com The military vessels were in international waters but within the US exclusive economic zone, officials say.
(2024-07-12). 'You ought to be ashamed': Christina School community questions lack of transparency as board places superintendent on leave. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? The Christina School Board school moved to place its superintendent on indefinite leave following a contentious and prolonged board meeting this week. It comes as Delaware lawmakers and community members are raising the alarm over the board's continued violations of open meeting laws. | "I think in the past, the boards and the districts have self-corrected, they've taken that feedback and they have changed their behavior," Newark Rep. Cyndie Romer said. "We're just not seein…
(2024-07-12). Nearly 1 million in Texas still without power 5 days after Hurricane Beryl. scmp.com 'The recent hurricane was only a Category 1. We will likely face more hurricanes, and they could be stronger. Are we going to have the same problems?'
(2024-07-12). Child Rescued After Kidnapping Incident in Bunamwaya. plusnews.ug
On July 12, the Kajansi Territorial Police, in collaboration with the Directorate of Crime Intelligence, successfully rescued 1.5-year-old Sserwada Lucas, who had been kidnapped by his family's maid, Nakija Prossy, 20, on July 10. Upon receiving the report of the missing child, the police immediately launched an investigation, which led them to Nakija's boyfriend, Kayanga …
(2024-07-12). Measles Outbreak Confirmed in Kanungu District. plusnews.ug
People have been cautioned against crossing into the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following the confirmation of the Measles outbreak in Kanungu district. Birungi Mutahunga, the District Health Officer, says that the disease has been confirmed in the sub-county of Kihembe. According to Mutahunga, samples collected from a child who died on Wednesday and …
(2024-07-12). President Museveni Criticizes Irresponsible Media Coverage Impacting Uganda's Reputation. plusnews.ug
On July 11, at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni expressed concern over the detrimental effects of irresponsible media coverage on Uganda's development and reputation. During a meeting with government communicators, led by Mr. Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), President Museveni …
(2024-07-12). IT personnel: Katanga's phone was hacked. independent.co.ug
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A witness on Friday told the High Court in Kampala that Henry Katanga had expressed frustrations about someone hacking into his communication gadgets before he was murdered. The Court Presided over the Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata heard testimony from the fifth prosecution witness, Pierre Kajura. Pierre Kajura, a technician …
(2024-07-12). Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world's food supply. aljazeera.com We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in all foods.
(2024-07-12). SATIRE: Jeffrey Epstein Spotted Dancing To 'Anti-Hero' In Eras Tour VIP Tent. theonion.com
(2024-07-12). Australia Arrests Russian-Born Couple on Espionage Charges. devdiscourse.com Australia has taken into custody a Russian-born couple on espionage charges, accusing the woman, who worked as an information systems technician in the Australian Army, of seeking to access and relay defense material to Russian officials. Although no significant security breaches have been identified, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) is probing whether the confidential information was handed over.
(2024-07-12). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-07-12). 'Deceives users': Elon Musk's X found in breach of EU online content rules. aljazeera.com The company could be fined up to 6 percent of its total worldwide annual turnover if the findings are later confirmed.
(2024-07-12). SATIRE: Eli Lilly Unveils Insulin That Doesn't Work On Poor People. theonion.com
(2024-07-12). U.S. Urban Air Pollution Trends: Fossil Fuel Ecology. wattsupwiththat.com But sound science, not outlier studies, is needed to inform public policy in light of achievable technological change.
(2024-07-12). Taiwan to stop 'worshipping authoritarianism' at Chiang Kai-shek statue. aljazeera.com Changing of guard ceremonies in memorial hall for island's first president will be moved outside from next week.
(2024-07-12). US senators introduce bill confronting China's dominance in critical minerals. scmp.com Legislation would require consideration of duties on Chinese critical minerals, create a fund to support investments in the sector, and support American projects abroad.
(2024-07-12). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-07-12). FO ∞ Crucible: Money Matters in a Multipolar World, Part 8. fairobserver.com
There can be little doubt that everything that is happening at the intersection of financial matters and geopolitics has become marked by a growing trend towards ambiguity and instability. The events of this past June radically increased the degree of both ambiguity and instability especially for Europe, but also the rest of the world. The…
(2024-07-12). Kodak photo printers maintain 'Amazon Bestseller' status. ummid.com The Kodak photo printer, manufactured and distributed by Prinics, has become a global Amazon bestseller.
(2024-07-12). Latest Sports Headlines: College Athletes as Employees, Doping Concerns, and More. devdiscourse.com A summary of current sports news briefs includes important updates and events from various corners of the sports world.
(2024-07-12). A 2020 Black Lives Matter protest is revived as a neighborhood celebration in Mantua. whyy.org
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Iquail Shaeed, founder of the modern dance company Dance Iquail!, pulled together a protest rally and performance showcase in June 2020. | Part of the widespread social unrest that summer following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the "Art Thrives from Black Lives" rally was a march from the Community Education Center (CEC) on Lancaster Avenue to Miles Mack playground, followed by a program of mostly drill and drumline teams from the neighborhood and the Dance Iquai…
(2024-07-12). Breakthroughs in Science: From Space Startups to Ancient Plagues. devdiscourse.com Recent developments in the science community have brought to light several significant breakthroughs. Funding for space startups is on the rise, with global investments reaching $2.41 billion from April to June, marking a third consecutive quarter of growth, as per Seraphim Space.
(2024-07-12). SATIRE: Some Grocery Stores Begin Selling Bullets In Vending Machines. theonion.com
A vending company called American Rounds has installed its machines in a handful of supermarkets in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Texas, allowing customers to buy ammo while picking up groceries. What do you think?
(2024-07-12). Wokorach Installed As Archbishop Gulu Archdiocese. plusnews.ug
The Most Rev. Archbishop Raphael P'mony Wokorach has assumed duties at Gulu Archdiocese after his installation as the second metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu. The 63-year-old prelate was installed Friday from St Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu City after the imposition of a pallium in a colorful ceremony presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda Archbishop …
(2024-07-12). Police Officers in Jinja Arrested over Death of Suspect. plusnews.ug
Two police officers attached to Buwenge central police station have been arrested for allegedly torturing a suspect, Paulo Gusango to death. It is alleged that Gusango's wife, Sharifah Katono fled from their home located in Kibundaile village, in Namagera town council, in Jinja district after a domestic brawl. She then settled at her parents' home …
(2024-07-12). The West's fragmented geopolitics offer little reprieve for Hong Kong. scmp.com Given the UK, France election results and coming US vote, geopolitical challenges will persist with Hong Kong's traditional trading partners.
(2024-07-12). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). The Iran Notes – Protests in Iran: Systematic and violent repression of freedom of assembly. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). Divorced Muslim women entitled to maintenance from former husband: SC. ummid.com In a judgement likely to read as interference in the Muslim Personal Law, the Supreme Court of India Wednesday ruled that divorced Muslim women are entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2024-07-12). Jury to begin deliberations Friday in bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez. whyy.org A New York City jury was told Thursday it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Judge Sidney H. Stein began after 4 p.m. to read the instructions to jurors who heard and viewed evidence over two months before listening to a week of closing arguments in Manhattan federal court. | Prosecutors say the Democrat accepted nearly $150,000 in gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from three New Jersey businessmen from 2018 to 2022 to corruptly abuse his…
(2024-07-12). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En varios países continúan realizándose actividades para expresar apoyo al pueblo palestino y condenar el genocidio que comete Israel.
(2024-07-12). No a las falsas soluciones: los sobrecargos del FMI deben desaparecer. cepr.net Lee el articulo original aqui. El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) anunció en abril que iniciará una revisión de su controvertida política de sobrecargos. Esto abre una ventana de oportunidad clave para el movimiento mundial que ha tratado de descontinuar la política en los últimos años. Pero los defensores de los sobrecargos han recurrido a viejos …
(2024-07-12). Adelantos de la venidera sesión de la Asamblea Nacional (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Justo cuando se conmemora el 50 ∞ aniversario de la experiencia en Matanzas de los àìrganos del Poder Popular, los diputados cubanos desarrollarán el tercer período ordinario de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional, en su X Legislatura, resaltó Homero Acosta àÅlvarez, al iniciar su intervención en la Mesa Redonda. Al comentar sobre las comisiones permanentes de trabajo, el Secretario de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y del Consejo de Estado informó que durante los días 15 y 16 se debatirán unos 90 temas.
(2024-07-12). Primer ministro de Eslovaquia: La membresía de Ucrania en la OTAN conduciría a una tercera guerra mundial. cubadebate.cu El primer ministro de Eslovaquia, Robert Fico, advirtió este jueves que la membresía de Ucrania en la OTAN conduciría a una tercera guerra mundial, y adelantó que su partido no apoyará una entrada de Kiev en la Alianza Atlántica en el Parlamento eslovaco.
(2024-07-12). La Habana, metrópolis caribeña. cubadebate.cu Hoy "Espacios de ciudad" le propone un acercamiento a esta ciudad imprescindible, a partir de un breve recorrido cronológico por sus paisajes urbanos y humanos, que intenta poner a relieve sus principales potenciales.
(2024-07-12). Mejora calidad de aguas del Sena para JJ. OO. de París-2024. radiohc.cu París, 12 jul (PL).- La Alcaldía de París señaló hoy que la calidad de las aguas del río Sena mejora para el desarrollo de pruebas durante los Juegos Olímpicos y subrayó su confianza en que las mismas tendrán lugar.
(2024-07-12). Cuba recuerda a Mariana Grajales la madre de los Maceo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 julio (RHC) El primer ministro de Cuba, Manuel Marrero, recordó hoy en su cuenta en X, a Mariana Grajales, patriota cubana que luchó en las guerras independentistas, paradigma de mujer y madre, en ocasión del aniversario 209 de su natalicio…
(2024-07-12). Intenso trabajo de diputados cubanos. radiohc.cu La semana próxima tendrá lugar en La Habana el Tercer periodo ordinario de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba en su Décima Legislatura, previo al cual los diputados han desarrollado intensos debates sobre los proyectos de leyes que serán sometidos al plenario.
(2024-07-12). Ministerio de Salud de Belarús otorga registro a la vacuna cubana Cimavax. radiohc.cu Minsk, 12 julio (RHC) El ministerio de Salud de la República de Belarús informó que el Centro Pericial y de Pruebas en Atención Sanitaria otorgó el registro a la vacuna cubana Cimavax, se conoció hoy aquí.
(2024-07-12). En Cienfuegos avanza el proceso de bancarización. radiohc.cu Cienfuegos, 12 jul (RHC) El proceso de bancarización avanza en esta provincia de Cienfuegos, mediante acciones que implementa el Gobierno dirigidas por una comisión integrada por todos los sectores de la economía, incluida el Banco, e intercambian con las existentes en los ocho municipios.
(2024-07-12). Presidente cubano envía mensaje a encuentro de alto nivel en China. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 jul (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, envió un mensaje a la segunda reunión de Alto Nivel del Foro sobre la Acción Global para el Desarrollo Compartido, que sesiona en China, informó hoy la Cancillería de la isla.
(2024-07-12). Arlenis brilló en quinta etapa del Giro de Italia. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 jul (JIT).- La cubana Arlenis Sierra se apoderó del tercer lugar en el masivo sprint que solventó la quinta etapa del Giro de Italia Femenino 2024, para concretar la mejor actuación de su equipo Movistar en lo que va de esta carrera de la élite mundial del ciclismo de ruta.
(2024-07-12). Exigen en Argentina excluir a Cuba de lista de terroristas. radiohc.cu Buenos Aires, 12 julio (RHC) La Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos (APDH) de Argentina se sumó a las voces que demandan hoy al gobierno de Estados Unidos la exclusión de Cuba de una lista de supuestos patrocinadores del terrorismo…
(2024-07-12). Programa Nacional de Transición Ecológica llega a Trinidad. radiohc.cu Sancti Spíritus, 12 julio (RHC) La presentación en Trinidad del Programa Nacional de Transición Ecológica hacia Municipios Sostenibles en Cuba y la firma de los Términos de Referencia del mismo marcan la arrancada de este gran proyecto con financiamiento de la Unión Europea (UE) que beneficiará áreas estratégicas de la economía, alineadas con la estrategia de desarrollo territorial.
(2024-07-12). Venezuela: Partido Socialista Unido vaticina gran victoria electoral. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 jul (RHC) El primer vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, manifestó que la maquinaria revolucionaria del Gran Polo Patriótico tiene hoy números extraordinarios que vaticinan una gran victoria el 28 de julio.
(2024-07-12). Opciones del arte de las tablas en Granma para este verano (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Bayamo, 7 jul (RHC) Los amantes del arte de las tablas en la provincia cubana de Granma, podrán disfrutar de variadas propuestas este verano que incluye opciones para todas las edades.
(2024-07-12). Gobierno colombiano y la Segunda Marquetalia inician diálogos de paz. telesurtv.net Las partes firmantes, representadas por el consejero comisionado de paz de Colombia, Otty Patiño, e Iván Márquez, exnegociador de los diálogos que condujeron al acuerdo de paz de 2016 de las disidencias de las FARC.
(2024-07-12). López Obrador asegura que continuará investigación del caso Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El presidente destacó que "bajo ninguna circunstancia se va a cerrar el caso".
(2024-07-12). Presidente Maduro alerta sobre violencia de la extrema derecha. telesurtv.net El mandatario le expresó al pueblo venezolano que es necesario cuidar la paz.
(2024-07-12). Unesco advierte sobre deterioro acelerado de los océanos desde 2003. telesurtv.net La directora del ente, Audrey Azoulay, manifestó que factores como "temperatura, acidificación, nivel del mar: están sonando todas las alarmas".
(2024-07-12). Ataque ucraniano deja tres heridos en Bélgorod, Rusia. telesurtv.net Hace solo dos días esta región rusa registró otro ataque que cobró la vida del subjefe del municipio de Korochanski.
(2024-07-12). EE.UU. anuncia que limita las solicitudes de asilo en la frontera. telesurtv.net Su entrada en vigor se producirá cuando el número de cruces en la frontera supere los 2.500 diarios durante una semana.
(2024-07-12). Encuesta: 88,2 % de peruanos desaprueban desempeño de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net El informe refleja que un 81,2 por ciento considera que Boluarte debería dejar "cuanto antes" su cargo.
(2024-07-12). Comunidad internacional saluda victoria de Sheinbaum en México. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro dijo que acordó con Sheinbaum "trabajar juntas por la unidad de Latinoamérica y el Caribe".
(2024-07-12). Venezuela denuncia campaña mediática internacional para desconocer procesos electorales. telesurtv.net Jorge Rodríguez advirtió a la ultraderecha que no se permitirá la vulneración de la paz venezolana.
(2024-07-12). Líder mapuche Héctor Llaitul inicia huelga de hambre en prisión. telesurtv.net A través de un comunicado, Llaitul exigió la nulidad del juicio y que los recursos presentados hace unas semanas sean revisados por la Corte Suprema.
(2024-07-12). Eleva a 22 el número de muertos por inundaciones en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Las graves inundaciones han afectado casas que han sido arrasadas por las aguas del temporal, así como carreteras anegadas y árboles arrancados de raíz.
(2024-07-12). Docentes universitarios realizan paro nacional en Argentina. telesurtv.net Si no encuentran una respuesta satisfactoria, los manifestantes han declarado que existen posibilidades de que la semana próxima vayan nuevamente al paro.
(2024-07-12). Trabajadores de telecomunicaciones rechazan ley de medios en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Los Diputados acordaron que el documento será nuevamente analizado después del 30 de junio.
(2024-07-12). Rusia tacha de inaceptables declaraciones de Biden sobre Putin. radiohc.cu Moscú, 12 julio (RHC) Las declaraciones irrespetuosas del presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, sobre su homólogo ruso, Vladimir Putin, son inaceptables, declaró hoy el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov.
(2024-07-12). Militares franceses en Ucrania serán blanco legítimo para tropas rusas. telesurtv.net Canciller Lavrov se reúne con su homólogo congoleño en Oyo, tras comenzar este lunes una gira por África para reforzar los vínculos de Rusia en el continente.
(2024-07-12). Presidente Maduro conversa con mandataria electa de México. telesurtv.net Ambas autoridades ratificaron los lazos de hermandad entre México y Venezuela, así como su disposición en fortalecer la Celac.
(2024-07-12). Narendra Modi celebra su victoria en las elecciones generales. telesurtv.net Narendra Modi necesitará el apoyo de otros partidos para gobernar, algo inédito en sus anteriores mandatos.
(2024-07-12). Parlamento de Cuba desarrollará intensa agenda. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 jul (RHC) La Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (ANPP, parlamento) de Cuba desarrollará la próxima semana una intensa agenda legislativa y en el ámbito económico, de trascendencia para la vida de la nación.
(2024-07-12). Inundación de una mina de carbón en China deja tres muertos. telesurtv.net La tragedia tuvo lugar el pasado sábado alrededor de las 17H00, cuando diez trabajadores se encontraban en la zona afectada. Dos lograron escapar por sus propios medios, dejando a ocho atrapados.
(2024-07-12). Autoridades dominicanas colocan a 25 provincias en alerta verde. telesurtv.net El COE aumenta 14 provincias y al Distrito Nacional en alerta amarilla debido a una masa de aire húmeda dejada por una onda tropical en el país caribeño.
(2024-07-12). Venezuela y China muestran sintonía en agenda bilateral. telesurtv.net La visita es una invitación del ministro chino de Relaciones Exteriores, Wang Yi, miembro del Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de China.
(2024-07-12). Viceprimer ministro de Cuba comple amplia agenda de trabajo en China (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Beijing, 12 julio (RHC) El viceprimer ministro de Cuba Jorge Luis Tapia sostuvo hoy un encuentro con Han Jun, secretario del grupo del Partido Comunista del Ministerio de Agricultura y Asuntos Rurales del gigante asiático.
(2024-07-12). China sanciona a empresas de EEUU por venta de armas a Taiwán. radiohc.cu Beijing, 12 julio (RHC) La cancillería China emitió hoy un comunicado donde anuncia contramedidas contra seis empresas del sector militar de Estados Unidos y cinco altos ejecutivos vinculados a la venta de armas a Taiwán…
(2024-07-12). Mensaje del Presidente de Cuba, a la Segunda Reunión de Alto Nivel del Foro sobre la Acción Global para el Desarrollo Compartido. radiohc.cu Mensaje de Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Presidente de la República, en el segmento inaugural de la Segunda Reunión de Alto Nivel del Foro sobre la Acción Global para el Desarrollo Compartido, el 11 de julio de 2024, desde el Palacio de la Revolución, "Año 66 de la Revolución".
(2024-07-12). Venezuela acogerá la Serie del Caribe en el año 2026. telesurtv.net La lista de sedes por año quedaría de la siguiente forma: Mexicali 2025, Venezuela 2026, Hermosillo 2027, República Dominicana 2028 y Puerto Rico 2029.
(2024-07-12). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones. telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
(2024-07-12). Thailand: Arbitrary arrest and imminent risk of extradition of Vietnamese human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. fidh.org
(2024-07-12). Presidente de Siria recibe a canciller de Irán. telesurtv.net Ambos políticos debatieron sobre el estado de las relaciones bilaterales, así como el avance de la agresión de Israel en la Franja de Gaza.
(2024-07-12). ONU condena más de 500 asesinatos de palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Más de 500 palestinos han muerto desde el 7 de octubre en actos de violencia en la ocupada Cisjordania vinculados al asedio del Ejército israelí de ocupación en Gaza.
(2024-07-12). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
Paramedics have also been unable to retrieve bodies and bury them due to the dangerous conditions posed by the Israeli army, as war and violence continue to rage. | Additionally, a spokesperson for the Gaza…
According to the column by US journalist David Ignatius, the interim government will commence with phase two and security would be provided by forces trained by the US and backed by "moderate Arab allies".
Israel has made official an illegal outpost in the The Evyatar post was among five illegal outposts to be legalised by the Israeli government recently, after the decision was previously delayed. The land on which the outpost was built on measures 65 dunams, according…
In recent days, Israeli forces have increased raids in northern Gaza as heavy fighting again raged in the far-southern city of Rafah. | Attacks have also intensified in Gaza City, with several shelters for the displa…
On Wednesday, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers burnt large areas of Palestinian lands, electricity poles, closed roads leading to farmlands, and fired live rounds at the Palestinians in Yasuf village, east of Salfit, in the occupied West Bank's central part. Wa'el Abu Madi, the head of Yasuf Village Council, said the paramilitary colonizers invaded the Khallet …
Srebrenica massacre commemorated in Bosnia under the shadow of Gaza | Massacre of 8,000 men and boys during Bosnian civil war has drawn comparisons with ongoing violence in Gaza and Sudan | | A Bosnian Muslim survivor of Srebrenica mourns near the coffin of a relative on 11 July 2024, on the 29th an…
The Karkh Criminal Court in "The convicted terrorist detained Yazidi women in her house, who were then kidnapped by ISIS militants in the Sinjar district, west of Nineveh province," accordi…
The West Bank's economic crisis and the expansion of Israel's settlements are connected. Here's how.
The U.S. government is working to re-shape the country in the image of a totalitarian state. This has remained true over the past 50-plus years no matter which political party held office. This will remain true no matter who wins the 2024 presidential election. In the midst of the partisan furor over Project 2025, a …
On Wednesday night, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and attacked property, leading to protests. Rami Hamamra, the head of Husan Village Council, said the colonizers invaded the Al-Matina area, in the eastern part of the village, and closed streets, leading to protests. Hamara added that …
French President Macron spoke to Israeli Prime Minister The president warned Netanyahu that Israeli Diaspora Min…
Despite rising opposition to "We condemn this deal and any agreement with the Zionist entity […] We demand an official statement and explanation from the government," stated Aziz Hanaoui, a member of the National Front Against Normalisation, to The New Arab. | The head of the Israeli mission in Rabat and Morocco's foreign ministry have yet to c…
Was there any need for this? Australia's Albanese government, harried by the conservative opposition for going soft on pro-Palestinian protests and the war in Gaza while allegedly wobbling on supporting Israel, has decided to bring a touch of bureaucracy to the show. Australia now has its first antisemitism envoy, a title that sits in that odd constellation
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded the Um Safa village, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank's central party and attacked a family in their home. Marwan Sabah, the head of Um Safa Village Council, told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that dozens of soldiers invaded the village on foot before storming …
New UK government urged to halt arms sales to Israel and restore Unrwa funding | Six NGOs and an MP pressure Labour to take action ahead of foreign secretary's visit to Israel | | David Lammy (left), the UK's new foreign secretary, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Ima…
Government critics and human rights activists were among the 84 defendants brought before the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal, most of whom have been in jail since a similar trial of 94 people i…
Germany's crackdown on Palestine solidarity activism reached a new level last month when the government announced that the The
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has extended invitations to Iraqi Interior Mi…
An incident in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri last week sparked a wave of anti-Syrian attacks across Turkey, just as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's The events were
Kenza Layli, a hijab-wearing "influencer", beat fellow AI-generated competition from the likes of France and Portugal among 1,500 AI-generated contestants…
Pakistan will extend expired registration cards given to almost It was not immediately clear whether the extension of the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards that expired in June would exem…
The Turkish army has been mainly conducting strikes against the
A Democratic senator on Wednesday called on US President As the 81-year-old tried to show his leadership credentials at a
The original post, from X account @iliketeslas, shared an image of two Delta cabin crew members wearing Palestinian flag pin with the caption: "Since 2001 we take our shoes off in every airport because of a terrorist attack in US soil. Now imagine getting into a @Delta flight and seeing workers with Hamas badges in the air.
Protesters have demanded a ceasefire in The demonstration in Washington also saw protesters call for a halt to the funding of wars, The New Arab's Arabic edition Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Wednesday.
I am trying to build an audience on my new YouTube channel, My latest episode deals with the Western intelligence war on Russia. As I mentioned in my post on Tuesday regarding the alleged Russian bombing of a children's hospital in Kiev, the organized media response attacking and condemning Russia was, in my judgment, a fully supported CIA/MI-6 information operation aka propaganda. | The CIA envisioned by Harry Truman, i.e., an agency that would recruit human spies, produce…
Donald Trump's four years in office were marked by gross abuses of executive power, including efforts to trample protest and dissent — key freedoms at the heart of our participatory democracy. | He deployed federal agents and surveillance to silence Black Lives Matter protesters or anyone he deemed to oppose his policies, threatened to use his power as president to punish his political enemies, and attacked journalists who criticized him. If elected to a second term, we expect the Trump administration to double down on attempts to further limit our First Amendment rights and use the power of the federal…
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"Now is the time of monsters." — Antonio Gramsci Two recent events have shattered complacency about the specter of a fascist takeover globally that a number of us have been warning about for some time now. In Europe, far-right parties scored impressive gains in the elections to the European Parliament in June. In Germany, the
What are the results of the parliamentary elections in France on 7 July 2024? In the second round of France's parliamentary elections on 7 July 2024, the National Rally (Rassemblement National -RN-) suffered a political defeat, even though it increased its number of MPs. The wager of the far-right party was to win a
There are two, maybe three, good reasons to believe that Donald Trump will choose North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his vice-presidential running mate over more popular MAGA-oriented choices like Ohio Senator J.D. Vance or Florida senator Marco Rubio, whose Cuban-American working class roots might appeal to Hispanics. First, and foremost, because Burgum appears to
It should come as no surprise to those of us with even a cursory understanding of the history of U.S. imperialism that the once sovereign Kingdom of Hawai'i became the very first state in the nation to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Hawai'i is an occupied nation, and has been since 1893 when the U.S. launched a coup to overthrow the sovereign rule of Queen Lili ªuokalani. We don't need to dive that far back into historical memory to discover that even this imperialist overthrow was acknowledged by none other than then president Bill Clinton, who, in 1993 (on the centennial of the coup…
US President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, March 26, 2024. — ReutersPresident Joe Biden will try to head off growing opposition within his own party on Thursday, sending out his advisers to meet with Democratic…
Putin opposes Iraq as venue for Erdogan-Assad meeting | The Russian president favours a high-level meeting between Turkish and Syrian leaders in Turkey rather than Baghdad | | Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands following a meeting…
War on Gaza: Hamas dismisses reports that breakthrough is imminent in ceasefire talks | Sources from Palestinian movement reject claims negotiations about the framework of the deal are set to yield immediate success | | Palestinians make their way over the rubble of past destroyed buildings in the S…
How Turkey improved stagnated ties with China | Beijing's decision to invest in the country comes after a flurry of Turkish visits and some changes in Chinese policies | | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Wang Chuanfu (L), chairman and CEO of Chinese conglomerate manufacturing compa…
Muslim election campaign group calls for united alliance in future UK elections | The Muslim Vote says vote splitting between candidates with similar pro-Palestine platforms allowed Labour to win in at least six constituencies | | Independent pro-Gaza candidate Vaz Shabir stood in the Keighley and I…
A Sudanese rebel once wanted by the ICC takes up the army's cause | Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, the first person to voluntarily hand themselves into the international court, is seeking justice for abuses in his native Darfur | | Bahar Idriss Abu Garda sits in the courtroom of the Internation…
Egypt: Viral video shows Wafd party members 'planning antique smuggling' | The liberal nationalist party downplayed the footage, insisting that those featured were low level members | | Wafd party head Abdel-Sanad Yamama (centre) said investigations were ongoing to find the truth behind the video (K…
LOS ANGELES — Odyssey Theatre Ensemble is presenting a spicy adaptation of Noà´l Coward's salaciously audacious, eyebrow-raising ribald romp Design for Living. During the 1930s, as the Great Depression and rise of fascism devastated and threatened the world, a genre called "Proletarian Theater" entered Broadway, stage left. This pro-worker trend included Clifford Odets's landmark Waiting …
France's New Popular Front (NPF), which won the most seats in Sunday's parliamentary election, has called on President Emmanuel Macron to ask it to form a government. But the president Tuesday addressed the nation saying that since no bloc had a majority, he intended to keep current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in place until a …
I was a student in the late 2000s when I had my first brush with "cancel culture." A campus group had invited Nick Griffin — a racist Holocaust denier and leader of a fascist British political party, among other charming things — to speak. Many shocked students, including me, called Griffin's views vile and warned …
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling stripping federal regulators of the power to write rules without judges or Congress intervening even before the regulations take effect, is "a direct threat to every American worker and family," says National Nurses United. That threat comes from the six-Justice Republican majority's decision, just before the court quit for …
A week after it first formed in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas with heavy rains and strong winds on Monday, killing at least two people, reported NBC News. The Category 1 storm knocked out power for more than 2.5 million customers and led to more than 1,000 flight cancellations, according to data tracker FlightAware. …
by: Irshad Ahmad Mughal | Preparations for the World March for Peace and Non-Violence 2024 are already underway in Pakistan, involving youth under the age of 13. A Football Festival was organized on the 8th and 9th of July featuring five teams in Bahria Town, with approximately 100 youth and officials participating in the event. | During the tournament, the youth received orientation about the significance of the World March for Peace and were given motivation to denounce any activities promoting violence in the future. | To transcend the competitive mindset of winning and losing, the tournament was structured…
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Introduction The applicant in the ECtHR case of Karsai v Hungary, Mr Karsai, a 47-year-old human-rights lawyer who lives in Budapest, was diagnosed in 2022 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — a neurodegenerative disease that causes a progressive loss of motor neuron function leaving the patient completely paralysed, while preserving intellectual function. Mr Karsai maintains …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission says the number of eligible voters in Uganda is expected to reach a record 22 million at the 2026 general election. The Electoral Commission has revealed that there will be four million voters compared to the last general election. The biggest majority of the voters will be …
The effective implementation of a two-week truce in North Kivu province eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues to suffer hurdles following resumed fighting between the March M23 Movement and government forces /coalition wazalendo. Last week, the United States announced that both FARDC soldiers and M23 fighters have accepted a two-week total cease-fire under her …
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament (MPs) fronting the censure motion against parliamentary commissioners have pitched camp in the West Nile to collect the remaining six signatures from their colleagues in the sub region. Over the past one month, a group of MPs led by Lwemiyaga County legislator Theodore Ssekikubo, began collecting …
Members of Parliament (MPs) fronting the censure motion against parliamentary commissioners have pitched camp in the West Nile to collect the remaining six signatures from their colleagues in the sub region. Over the past one month, a group of MPs led by Lwemiyaga County legislator Theodore Ssekikubo, began collecting signatures to support a motion to …
Hoima district officials have halted the disbursement of 5.5 billion Shillings meant for the Parish Development Model (PDM) program. This follows complaints of extortion against parish chiefs, and some other leaders in the district about the management and utilization of these funds in the Hoima district. Michael Kyakashari, the Hoima Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC ) …
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | "A Legend," a Chinese domestic epic drama starring action movie icon Jackie Chan, came up third in the box office chart on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, the first day of its screening. The film pocketed 6.67 million yuan (934,959 U.S. dollars) on Wednesday. With its presale box office, the …
Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! In an unusual turn of events, New Barber's Hall in North Philadelphia is no longer headed for historic designation after the music venue's longtime owner decided against it. | The Philadelphia Historical Commission is expected to approve a request to
The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) on Thursday conducted a strategic meeting and orientation session on voluntary Blood Donor Recruitment (BDR) with the Royal Chiefs of the 11 chiefdoms of Busoga Kingdom. The session, held at the Kingdom headquarters on Bugembe Hill, also included HRH the Minister of Youth, chiefdom youth ministers, chiefdom mobilizers, and …
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly built Crested Crane Hotel in Jinja is nearing completion and is expected to be handed over to the government by the end of this month, according to the project implementers. The hotel is expected to be assigned 3-Star class when it is commissioned, as planned in October this …
"My father has kept us away from politics, whether it is me, my brother or any other family member. My little brother returned back from Delhi a few days ago only to campaign and become the voice of our jailed father." These were the words of Abrar, son of the jailed Indian politician Sheikh Abdul…
Health workers nationwide have been advised to perform thorough assessments and consider several key factors before treating viral hepatitis patients. This advisory comes as the country prepares to commemorate World Hepatitis Day on July 28. According to Dr. George Patrick Akabwai, a specialist physician, health workers should ensure they obtain a complete medical history of …
Steve McQueen's debut was the campy, cult classic film, "The Blob," back in 1958. It's safe to say both the actor and the movie moved past their humble beginnings. McQueen became an icon, and "The Blob" morphed into Blobfest, now celebrating its 25th year. The Tinicum Arts Festival can beat that, though. The juried festival with over 180 artists is now in its 73rd year. Nostalgia continues to rule the music scene as Grammy-and Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Christoper Cross comes to Atlantic City (possibly by sailboat, but we don't know for sure), tribute band Wild Child plays the music of The Doors in Delaware,…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is yet to sign tenancy agreements with cargo handling companies, ENHAS and DAS as they await a decision by the Chief Government Valuer. The authority's Director General, Fred Bamwesigye made this revelation while meeting Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned Spiro electric motorcycles today at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. The Spiro delegation was led by Mr. Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID). Spiro, formerly known as M Auto Electric, is a leading electric bike company in Africa, noted for …
Kenyan President William Ruto dismissed his cabinet secretaries and the attorney general on Thursday, citing the need to reflect the voices of the nation regarding the cabinet's performance. "Upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said, and after a holistic appraisal of the performance of my cabinet and its achievements and …
A new study highlights how Africa's untapped aviation routes are capable of fueling major growth in both intercontinental and intra-continental flights. West African routes lead, with experts advocating for their exploration alongside visa-free travel to revolutionize air travel across the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A new study by European aircraft manufacturer …
Ruto to form broad-based government to eliminate wastage, fight corruption and cut the national debt. Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has dissolved his cabinet with immediate effect, leaving out only Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi. "Upon reflection and listening keenly to what the …
Weeks after the African National Congress failed to win a majority in South Africa's elections, the country's coalition government is up and running. | A new cabinet has been sworn in with most seats going to the ANC. The Democratic Alliance party also holds some key positions. But, can this government of national unity work together and what are some of its biggest priorities and challenges. | To discuss: | Mavuso Msimang is an ANC veteran and a former member of its National Executive Committee. |
African-led health tech has improved the lives of millions of patients. But systemic change in global health procurement is needed to support local innovations ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | In a remote village in Rwanda, a life-saving medicine delivery takes place. A drone, operated by Zipline; an American company that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones, navigates …
Coffee farmers will have to ensure that they do not employ children if Ugandan coffee is to access the European Union. The EU rules against child labor in the coffee sector are in addition to those under the European Deforestation Regulation or EUDR. The European Deforestation Regulation or EUDR will outlaw sales of products such …
The high number of suspected juvenile criminals on remand at Kabale remand home in Kabale district is worrying leaders. According to Henry Twinomuhwezi, Kabale High Court Assistant Registrar, 604 juveniles have been brought to the remand home from the districts of Kigezi and Ankole regions for remand since September 2018 it started operations. Out …
OROVILLE, California (AP) — Los bomberos lograron avances el viernes contra un incendio forestal en California que provocó extensas órdenes de evacuación, pero las evaluaciones de daños elevaron el número de estructuras destruidas a 25, y los meteorólogos dijeron que el calor y el riesgo de incendio se estaban expandiendo en la costa oeste. La …
Iran's President-elect Massoud Pezeshkian has pledged continued support for Lebanon's Hezbollah and other "resistance" groups in the region in a letter addressed to Hassan Nasrallah cited by In the letter, Pezeshkian said that "the Islamic Republic of He emphasised that this support was rooted in Iran's fundamental pol…
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed on Tuesday to "During NATO leaders summit, we will raise massacres of the
Lebanon's Hezbollah The video, entitled "al-Hodhod 2", shows Israeli intelligence and command bases and newly-established military bases and posts in the area. | The clip ends with a scene showing an Israeli city, which
At least I had the courage to do the deed myself. That counts for something here on the other side of death, where I wait for you, Clarence Thomas, and your sharp-toothed wife Ginni, and someday the others whose decrees and rulings from afar have aided and abetted the mayhem and the massacres. Cowards all of you,
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Israel-Hezbollah war would plunge Egypt into further darkness, analysts say | Egypt's energy vulnerabilities and blackouts show just how reliant the country has become on Israeli gas, experts tell MEE | | The sun sets behind electricity pylons in El-Shorouk as planned blackouts began last July…
A government plane carrying Israeli Prime Minister In May, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan said that he was seeking
War on Gaza: Netanyahu mulls layover in Europe amid fears of arrest warrant | The Israeli PM is considering whether a stopover en route to the US would be feasible, given the ICC indictment application | | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a state memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv on 18 June…
It is only right that we all take a moment to celebrate the victory of Julian Assange's release from 14 years of detention, in varying forms, to be united, finally, with his wife and children — two boys who have been denied the chance to ever properly know their father. His last five years were …
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Israeli Netanyahu has been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in
Israeli forces abducted, on Tuesday, ten Palestinians, including a child, a young woman, an elderly citizen, and a former prisoner, in several regions of the occupied West Bank. Before dawn Tuesday, occupation forces abducted a University student in the village of Jinsafut, east of Qalqilia in the northwestern part of the West Bank. Media sources …
The A statement issued in the name of the Diocese of Jerusalem said the hospital has been "compelled to close by the Israeli army". | On Sunday evening, a large amount of firing from…
On Wednesday, day 278 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of Gaza, the Israeli bombardment continued non-stop, in what local residents are calling "some of the worst bombardment in 9 months" of the Israeli invasion, resulting in dozens of casualties, especially among children and women. Dozens of Palestinians, most of them children, …
At least one Palestinian child was injured by Israeli gunfire during a military raid east of Nablus in the An Israeli army force stormed the town of Beit Furik, raiding several neighbourhoods amid clashes with Palestinian residents. | Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society were treating a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the foot. | Israeli troops carried out more raids across the West Bank at dawn on Wednesday, both in the no…
Israeli forces have killed at least nine people in a deadly on Gaza's Residents and reports say that the attack targeted a gathering of civilians near the Abu Rasas roundabout in the camp. | Many of the dead were transported to the
Near zero medical services reportedly in Gaza City; malnutrition and cancer deaths, risks to lives of babies — all as aid trucks sit at the border; Gaza death toll likely far larger than reported; released Palestinian prisoners found dead; Israel reportedly allows shooting free-for-all; accusations that Netanyahu is actively thwarting ceasefire deal; more. By IAK …
On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Husan village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and demolished two stores. Jamal Sabateen, the head of Husan Village Council, said a large Israeli military force, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded the eastern and the western parts of the village. Sabateen added that the soldiers demolished a construction …
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and abducted four Palestinians, including a teenage boy. The soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and caused damage to several homes. Media sources said many army jeeps …
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Earlier Wednesday, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Beit Furik town, east of the Nablus in the occupied West Bank's northern part and shot a child with a live round. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded the town, and conducted searches, leading to protests before the soldiers fired live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades. …
Gaza's government has urged The government media office released a statement late on Monday calling on…
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I love Bernie Sanders. By most measures, he's the greatest senator in the last 50 years. I was very glad to be a Sanders delegate to the 2016 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions. But when Bernie screws up, his progressive base should say so. That happened during the first months of Israel's war on Gaza
LAYANA KHOURY is an editor of Al-Ittihad (The Union), the daily Arabic-language newspaper of the Israeli Communist Party. Along with its sister publication, the Hebrew-language Zo Haderekh (This is the Way), Al-Ittihad is operating under the most difficult and repressive conditions. They face constant political attacks from the Netanyahu government and the military censorship of …
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's July 1 admission — that his country's army needed 10,000 more soldiers immediately — might have shocked the world even one year ago. But since Hamas launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7, the Zionist apartheid state has been beset by a multitude of . . . |
UN rights experts on Tuesday accused Israel of carrying out a "Israel's intentional and targeted starvation campaign against the Palestinian people is a form of genocidal violence and has resulted in
WASHINGTON—In the spirit of working-class internationalism and the tradition of "an injury to one is an injury to all," labor unions in the U.S. continue to fight for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Israel's genocidal war on Palestine. They are working to pressure the Biden administration to change policies and end its diplomatic and …
UK Prime Minister The move by Starmer — who has come under fire for his own stance on the Gaza war — has been welcomed by some pro-Palestinian activists, while supporters of Israel have slammed it. | The choice also came at the expense of Starmer a…
US will shut down 'aid pier' in Gaza this month, report reveals | The $230 million structure, marred by poor weather and security concerns, is set to permanently shut down after just 23 days of operation | | An image grab from a video released by the Israeli army on 18 May shows aid entering the Gaz…
Macron confronted Netanyahu over 'unacceptable' interference in France's elections | The French president became angry when an Israeli minister publicly and repeatedly praised far-right leader Marine Le Pen | | French President Emmanuel Macron attended a tribute ceremony on 7 February for the 42 Fre…
An envoy on As in many countries, protests and rallies in support of Gaza amid Israel's war on…
GAZA, | Xinhua | At least 25 Palestinians were killed and some others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said Tuesday. Security sources told Xinhua that Israeli aircraft targeted the gate of the Al-Awda School, which houses hundreds of displaced …
Welcome, to This Is America, July 8th, 2024. On today's episode, we speak first with Josh Fernandez, author of the new book, The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist, out now on PM Press. We then speak with anarchist author and organizer Peter Gelderloos, about the recent debacle and fallout…
Asaad al-Ghamdi, 47, was arrested in November 2022, in a nighttime raid on his home in the Saudi city of He was convicted on 29 May by Saudi Arabia's Speci…
Ibrahim Al-Shaer, a six-year-old "From time to time, the child screams for help and begs us to get rid of the rash, but no one can help him because there is no medicine to relieve his pain," Fathia Abed, his mother, said to The New Arab. | Like most Palestinians, Fathia was displaced several times, and now has settled…
Its authors describe it as a presidential transition project. Many of its critics have called it a plan for a right-wing dictatorship. Whatever one's position is on Project 2025, those familiar with it agree that it would fundamentally transform the US political system into a far more conservative state. | What is the purpose of Project 2025?: | The basic purpose of this initiative, outlined in a 922-page
Torrential flooding battered Sudan's southeast Tuesday, bringing entire villages In Aroma, a town some 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of the major
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Shady websites calling for a The murky operation, which began late last year and spans multiple countries, is the largest ever to target the em…
The 72 victims of the Architects have been called on to draw up "powerful" memorial ideas to
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The 69-year-old cardiac surgeon and former lawmaker He was elected to office in a Pezeshkian will replace Ebrahim Raisi, the ultra-conservative seminaria…
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A much-awaited third review of However, an Egyptian finance ministry source told The New Arab that "the recent "The two parties need to talk and discuss several…
Country Joe & The Fish — Vietnam Song John Kennedy's Mind vs. Joe Biden's Cheat Sheet, by John Leake The DNC's Main Goal Is to Block Principled Progressives and Systemic Reform, by Bill Astore Who has the power to kill the world? Money is Power is Money, by Sasha Latypova US Inequality Is About Class, Not Generations, by Sam Pizzigati The Big Picture behind Viktor The Mediator's peace shuttle, by Pepe Escobar We Can Defeat the Lobby, by Ilan Pappe 'How Do We Control Palestinians? We Make Them Feel Like We're Everywhere,' by Yves Smith, P Molnar Starmer learnt that the price of power was…
The hot political event this year is the NATO Summit in Washington, DC. All Western world leaders showed up, not to discuss NATO's future, but to see if Joe Biden survives the meetings without dumping a load in his Depends or keeling over dead. Sort of the same reason people attend a car race — i.e., they are waiting for the crash. Nothing like a fiery car wreck to get the adrenaline pumping. | If
On July 3, a 20-year-old Palestinian Abdelwahab Khalayleh, who is from Samu' in Al-Khalil, located in the occupied West Bank, carried out a stabbing attack. Called "Operation Sacred Revenge," this act in Tel Aviv resulted in the wounding of 10 Zionist settlers. Khalayleh was martyred following his heroic efforts. This . . . |
"This is the inflection point," warned Nigel Farage last month as he assumed the reins of power at the incarnated Reform UK party, standard bearer of the often inchoate group known as the hard right of British politics. "The only wasted vote is a Conservative one. We are the challengers to Labour. We are on our way." On July 4,
Liberals vote Democrat. Conservatives vote Republican. Most progressives vote Democrat. So has it been. That landscape is changing. This election debate revolves around "lesser of evils" as always, but the presidential candidates are more unpopular than ever. What issues matter most? Greater possibility for world war with nuclear weapons. Mother Earth enraged. Racism and inequality. Republican
Grim said he'd leave The Intercept "in a box," but he's very much alive and launching a new outlet. When I got back to writing earlier this year, I wasn't expecting AIPAC to be a recurring theme. But then the right-wing group went and dropped over $4 million on a nearby congressional primary. I was able to write
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell has been saying for some time that he needs to see more evidence that inflation is under control before he lowers interest rates. We can never be certain of where the economy is going, so it's understandable that he remains worried that inflation could reaccelerate. However, there are risks
On June 26th, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability sat down for a Congressional Hearing titled, "Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare." This was one of many Congressional hearings aimed at tackling the "China threat." As a general premise, I didn't have a lot of hope for the hearing. Language is crucial,
Cattle grazing, a practice that dates back to the creation of Grand Teton National Park and is also observed in a dozen other parks, is a part of the park's historical legacy. However, that legacy is still creating conflicts between park values and livestock interests. A current controversy is over a $700,000 fence in the
In Eugene Ionesco's 1959 play "Rhinoceros," a staple of…
Dear Madame President of the Swiss Confederation, Ms Viola Amherd Dear Federal Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ignazio Cassis The proposal to house a liaison office of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Geneva is ill-advised. Switzerland is a neutral country since the Congress of Vienna of 1815[1]. Its well-earned reputation as a responsible State
I do not know how official this call is but there is an announcement circulating on social media calling for…
US State Department's spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks to the media in Washington, US on July 9, 2024. — AFP/FileUS closely monitors Taliban's treatment of people: Miller.Taliban's relationship with world depends on their actions.He also laments Kabul's enforcement of "morality…
The country grapples with challenges posed by climate changeGlobal VoicesGlaciers are melting in extreme heat in Pakistan. Photo by This May and June, Pakistan faced an
Brazil: Bolsonaro accused of embezzling $1.2m in undeclared jewellery from Saudi Arabia | Police reports found links between the former president and a criminal organisation in charge of the embezzlement | | Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Osa…
UAE84: 43 defendants sentenced to life in second-largest trial in UAE history | Verdicts for 84 defendants were handed down in a seven-minute sentencing hearing in Abu Dhabi, according to a human rights group | | Muhammad al-Siddiq, pictured in the portrait held by an activist at the COP28 sum…
Why are British Muslim voters being accused of 'sectarian' politics? | Several commentators raised eyebrows at UK Muslims voting based on the issue of Gaza, but analysts say sectarianism claims are wide of the mark | | Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses MPs in the House of Commons (AFP)…
NHS data sharing with counterterrorism police raises ethical concerns | The new programme allows police to consult psychiatrists and access information about people of interest who may have mental health conditions | | The UK's Counter Terrorism Policing is headquartered at the Metropolitan…
From China, ROGER McKENZIE witnesses a place where Islamic culture thrives and economic development powers China's westward expansion—a reality obscured by Western propaganda.
CounterSpin interview with David Himmelstein on privatized Medicare.
WASHINGTON—A progressive political group is sounding the alarm on the details of Donald Trump's plans to abolish worker rights should the prospective Republican nominee triumph over Democrat Joe Biden in this fall's election. And the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists declares civil rights are threatened, too. Specifically, Trump's "Project 2025," would "curtail unions and eliminate …
The first inaugural summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) took place July 6 and 7, confirming the new anti-imperialist confederation in Africa. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — the biggest states in the Sahel/West African region — have now officially broken away from the French and Western-controlled Economic Community of West African States …
D.W. Griffith's 1915 Civil War-era epic The Birth of a Nation dealt with Reconstruction, while Korean-American Philip W. Chung's new world premiere play Unbroken Blossoms deals with the deconstruction of Asian imagery in another Griffith movie. Despite its positive public reception, the motion picture pioneer's cinematic spectacle celebrating the Ku Klux Klan provoked scathing scorn …
A few weeks ago, at a rally in Nevada, Trump told his followers that boat manufacturers are now required to use electric engines. He claimed that someone at a boat company in South Carolina told him, "It's a problem, sir. They want us to make all-electric boats." (There is no such requirement.) Trump then said …
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Authorities encourage marriage and the desire to have children…
A purple laser light shines into a night sky that whines. But this is no pyrotechnic show. The whirring noise that sounds like a lawn mower comes from exploding drones that "It's there. I'm following it," a man shouts, his voice urgent. | A Browning M2 machine gun erupts and yellow streaks rip through the air forming a cluster of red dots in the abyss above where .50 calibre bullets tear into an Iranian-made Shahed drone. | Darth Vader brigade…
On 18 July, not quite two weeks after becoming Prime Minister, The EPC agenda was worked out before Labour's landslide victory, and Starmer has agreed to
The long-anticipated transfer of donated "I'm also pleased to announce that as we speak, the transfer of F-16 jets is underway, coming from Denmark, coming from the Netherlands," U.S.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama in the High Court Tuesday as Dr. Julius Muhwezi, a prosecution got cross-examined on evidence adduced to pin Molly Katanga for the alleged murder of businessman, Henry Katanga. Dr. Muhwezi, attached to the Police Directorate of Health Services in Nsambya appeared concerning evidence adduced by the Directorate …
Police have confirmed summoning Mukono district technical and political leaders to record statements on allegations of corruption and abuse of office. The investigation focuses on Elizabeth Namanda and eight other officials, who began reporting to the Regional Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) Headquarters at Kampala Metropolitan East on Jinja Road last Friday to record statements. According …
INDIANAPOLIS—Saying she figured she could do course prep while traveling to away games on the team bus, WNBA star Caitlin Clark told reporters she had begun supplementing her rookie salary this week with a second job as an adjunct professor of basketball. "I'm teaching a freshman-level Intro to Basketball Studies…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil …
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transboundary traders are raising alarms about the exploitative practices of middlemen and the devastating outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD), which they say are major threats to the livestock and meat trade between IGAD exporting and MENA importing nations. During the 3rd Private Sector Meeting of IGAD Exporting and …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On July 5th, Uganda unveiled a team of 25 athletes to represent the country in the forthcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 329 events across 32 different venues. Unlike the Tokyo 2020 …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverages is reaping from setting up Africa's fastest plastic bottle production line in its East Africa operations. It has a capacity of 67,000 bottles per hour and equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as robotic arms and automated fillers and is now driving efficiency and growth in the Ugandan …
Njuki Githethwa writes that the current regime in Kenya has been struck a devastating blow by the uprising of youth. But the success will depend on how well placed social forces and revolutionary organisations are to extend this uprising.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Molly Katanga, a widow who is accused of murdering her husband Henry Katanga has continued for the second day, with the prosecution presenting its third and fourth witnesses in the matter. Katanga died on November 2, 2023, in what prosecutors said was a deliberate plot by …
There is uproar among leaders in Luwero district over an unutilized 500 million shillings meant for road works. In the 2023/24 financial year, the Government disbursed one billion shillings to Luwero district for road works. According to a report by Luwero district engineer Robert Kalenzi, by the time the financial year elapsed, the district had …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move to bolster regional environmental safety and fortify its oil and gas sector, Ambassador Richard Kabonero, Head of Regional Economic Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met today with a delegation from the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), led by Dr. Joseph Kabusheshe, Director of …
In an effort to support climate-resilient agriculture and enhance the ability to thrive in changing climates, the National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO) Mukono chapter in collaboration with University of Burundi and Gudie Leisure Farm, organized a climate-resilient competition in the chicken value chain that attracted numerous applications from young innovators across the country. Dubbed "Greening …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda has unveiled the "KUBA DABO DABO" consumer banking promotion, which is "Double Your Benefits" initiative. This innovative initiative offers comprehensive financial solutions to empower customers and fuel their financial growth. Customers applying for a Personal Loan can also get a Salary Advance that shall be availed instantly …
Next month, more than 30 chain restaurants and locally owned coffee shops and eateries in Petaluma, California, will begin providing beverages in reusable cups by default as part of a first-of-its-kind pilot program meant to reduce pollution from single-use plastic. | Through the
Two new expert reports see bright future for African aviation SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | In a month of good news, two new expert reports are painting a bright present and future for African airlines. The first, a report by the International Air Transport Association predicts that African airlines will post a collective profit for …
In 1895, Queen Liliʻuokalani spent She spent her days in confinement translating the creation story of the Hawaiian people into English, line by line. | She would never be allowed to rule over her people again. The U.S. annexed Hawaiʻi over the protests of the Native people, and the islands became a terr…
LAKELAND, FL—In what the evangelical congregation hailed as a significant step forward for its security capabilities, local megachurch Lakeland Liberty Fellowship confirmed Tuesday it had conducted a successful test of a nuclear missile. "Today's detonation of a 50-kiloton thermonuclear device should serve as a…
New Caledonia, a French overseas territory rich in nickel deposits, is seeing political unrest. The indigenous Kanak population fears that proposed changes to voting laws will dilute their political power. Located in the South Pacific, the islands became a part of France in 1853. French arrivals — including many deported prisoners — lived alongside the…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has emphasised the importance of making educational websites accessible to all children, especially in rural areas. Tayebwa made the remarks at the launch of the CanalBox — Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) Uganda, an internet service provider that targets to make internet accessible to Ugandans. …
ITHACA, NY—In a new study published Wednesday that offers fresh insight into the relationship between brain activity and the classic restraining maneuver, scientists at Cornell University's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior found increased cognitive function is linked to being released from a headlock. "Subjects…
The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil and gas, mining, energy, and …
NEW YORK—Surveying an alley in an attempt to piece together what had gone on here last night, investigators reportedly looked up at the window of an apartment building this morning and speculated that perhaps old Mrs. Howard had seen something. According to neighborhood sources, the 83-year-old shut-in, who has lived…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI) in Jinja District has unveiled a comprehensive plan to equip hoteliers, tourism students and specialists with the skills needed to dominate the Uganda and East African markets. This revelation was made by Richard Kawere, the Principal of HTTI as he presented their plans …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has expressed serious concerns over the government's decision to divert health funds to bail out Roko Construction Company from financial collapse. Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi, recently addressed Parliament, explaining that the reallocation of 300 billion shillings from the health budget to the …
At least 2,030 stalls remain unoccupied at the newly constructed Arua central market in Arua city, two years after vendors relocated to the facility. According to the latest state of the market report, only 1,015 stalls have been taken up out of the total 3,045 stalls in the new market. The unoccupied stalls which are …
The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) condemned on Sunday the
The Israeli military ordered the "Hannibal Directive" on The The directive dates back to the 1980s but was revised after Hamas members abducted…
Palestinians, who fled the eastern part of Gaza City after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate their neighborhoods, carry their belongings, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 7, 2024. — ReutersPakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has yet again demanded a…
Given the recent pro-Palestinian protests around the world and on many university campuses, it seems strange if not surprising that neither genocide nor the continuing flow of U.S. weapons to Israel were mentioned during the first (and maybe only) 2024 presidential debate. Nor did the New York Times Editorial Board see fit to cite complicity in genocide while calling for Biden to step down after his poor debate performance. Instead, it declared that Biden has been "an admirable president."
Many war stories end with hunger wreaking havoc on significant portions of a population. In Christian theology, the Biblical "four horses of the apocalypse," believed by many in early modern Europe to presage the end of the world, symbolized invasion, armed conflict, and famine followed by death. They suggest the degree to which people have long recognized
Big news in both Israel and Ukraine. Let's start with Israel. The intrepid Haaretz reporters delivered a gut punch to Bibi Netanyahu and his persistent effort to blame all the Israeli deaths on October 7 on Hamas terrorism. Gaza Division operations and airstrikes in the first hours of October 7 were based on limited information. The first long moments after the Hamas attack was launched were chaotic. Reports were coming in, with their significance not always clear. When their meaning was understood, it was realized that somet…
The most staggering feature of these elections, leaving aside the ritualistic savaging of the Tories, was the wholly lopsided nature of the share of votes relative to the winning of seats. "This election," the Electoral Reform Society solemnly declared, "saw Labour and the Conservatives receive their joint lowest vote share on record, with a combined 57.4%." That did not prevent the two major parties from snaring the lion's share. Labour received 33.7% of the vote yet obtained 63.2% (411 seats) of the 650 on offer, making it the most disproportionate on record. The Tories, despite the bloodbath, could still count…
The government in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a UN-run The territory's health ministry, which condemned the strike as an "odious massacre", said 50 injured were taken to hospital from Al-Jawni school in
Since 8 October 2023, daily exchanges of fire between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel have highlighted the ease with which Israel's war on Gaza has Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, has been putting pressure on Israel by forcing the country's military to divert resources from Gaza to counter the Lebanese group on its northern front. | This has highlighted the
André Rieu ft. Gheorghe Zamfir — The Lonely Shepherd 'My Life's Work Melting Before My Eyes,' by Scott Ritter Roger Waters — The Case Against Genocide, w/Craig Murray (Video) OMG Haaretz Is Hamas Propaganda Now! by Caitlin Johnston Europe Goes Antisemitic! by Kevin Barrett Senior Israeli Lawmaker Suggests Nuclear Attack on Iran, by Brett Wilkins "Our" Man in Israel, by Ted O'Keefe A hollow Palestinian state, by Muhannad Ayyash Resistance Recruits Thousands | Bibi's New Conditions | Haaretz: Hannibal Directive — Day 275-Pal Chron The New Desaparecidos: Israel and th…
Remigia Ferrel Vallejos, a Bolivian union executive from Chimoré, in the coca-grower Chapare region, isn't nostalgic for the old days. "Before there was a lot of fatalism. Many times, in meetings I was told, 'women don't count, the man has to come," she explains. "That's how it was; we didn't even have the right to
UK: Labour to drop ICC challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant | After Conservatives were accused of obstructing the prosecution of Israeli war crimes, new Labour government believes ICC has jurisdiction over Gaza | | David Lammy arrives at Downing Street on 5 July (AFP) | The UK's new Labour…
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Orientation Power struggles between the two sides of the brain In Part I of this article, I compared the left to the right side of the brain across many categories. One of the most interesting prospects in Iain McGilchrist's great book The Master and His Emissary, is that the two sides of the brain functions …
The mood in the country is tense, with 30,000 police deployed to head off trouble and voters anxious about a potential electoral earthquake shifting the French political landscape. | In the village of Rosheim, outside the eastern city of Strasbourg, an "anguished" 72-year-old Antoine Schrameck said he feared France would see "a turning poi…
The media of the military wing of The video, titled "Just try it", contained images of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, King Fahd International Airport in Damman as well as the ports in Ras Tanura, Jiza…
War on Gaza: Netanyahu accused of sabotaging ceasefire efforts | New 'non-negotiable' demands published by the PM derail talks at a sensitive juncture, Israeli officials and mediators say | | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on…
Illegal Israeli colonizers carried out, on Sunday, several attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property in the governorates of Jenin, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. In the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, occupation forces abducted a local Palestinian citizen and his two children when they attempted to confront invading colonizers, …
War on Gaza: Death toll from Israeli assault could exceed 186,000, Lancet warns | Letter published by experts in the British medical journal estimated that some 10,000 people could still be buried in the rubble in Gaza | | Palestinians stand on the rubble and debris of the Latin Patriarchate Holy Fam…
Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a US plan aimed at ending "We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation's response," one of the two Hamas officials told Reuters, asking not to be named. | The
Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on The demonstrations come as international mediators have renewed efforts to broker a deal, with Hamas over the weekend appearing to have dropped a key demand for an Israeli commitment to end the war, according to Egyptian and Hamas officials who spoke to news agency T…
Civilians have now been ordered out of the majority of the Gaza Strip's largest city, where thousands of families had taken shelter from fighting in other parts of the war-stricken territory. | Backed by fighter jet and drone attacks, columns of tanks took up positions around the city, while an army spokesman warned residents of the S…
The civil defence agency in The Israeli military, which has long accused Palestinian militants of using schools and other civilian infrastructure, confirmed the strike "in the area of the school" in Gaza City. | It claimed in a statement the school complex was used as…
UK: Former employees sue Lloyds TSB after bank fired them for pro-Palestine posts | Two women were dismissed in 2021 after posting messages calling for bank to divest from companies linked to alleged Israeli war crimes | | Customers use cashpoints outside a Lloyds Bank branch in central London…
On Monday, day 276 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their bombardment of Palestinian civilian sites. In addition, the Israeli occupation forces issued new forced displacement orders for tens of thousands of residents in the center of the city of Gaza, just minutes before it …
British Member of Parliament and barrister Shabana Mahmood was appointed as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice by newly elected Labour Prime Minister While having a history of supporting Palestine, the Member of Parliament has faced critiques from The New Arab looks into who Shabana Mahmood is and where exactly she stands on Palestine and Israel's war on Gaza? | Who…
Britain wants a "balanced position" on Israel's Lammy is on a visit to Germany, his first international trip following the Labour Party's
Abdel Hadi Ghabayen, an uncle of one of the detainees, Kamel Ghabayen, said he set out at 5 am on Sunday looking for his nephew following his arrest by Israeli forces on Saturday. | "I found him left on the ground along with the other two martyrs. They were…
War on Gaza: Palestinians homeless and hopeless as Israel storms Gaza City again | Under heavy Israeli air strikes, thousands of exhausted and confused families are forced into the unknown in the dead of night | | A Palestinian girl reacts as she stands in the grounds of the badly damaged…
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France's far-left New Popular Front (NFP) has It's an astonishing result that h…
Thousands of "Gaza is not alone," chanted the protesters during the event which saw the grouping of leftist parties and Islamist movements. | The protesters took to the streets of the coastal city…
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London on Saturday to intensify its campaign to end On the same day, newly elected UK prime minister Campaigners called on the new governmen…
In Paris, they took to the streets to protest an anticipated far-right win but ended up celebrating an unexpected "We will not go back where we came from. Bardella did not win. Vive la France!" celebrated Tresor Tchaipo, an Ivorian-French Tik…
A pro-Palestine coalition group based in the The
A senior Ihab Ribhi al-Ghussein, who was an engineer and deputy minister of labour in the Hamas government in G…
Hundreds of The initially peaceful rallies mostly led by Gen-Z spiralled into violence that left 39 people dead, rights groups have said, and saw President William Ruto reject the bill containing the hikes and promise spending cuts. | On Sunday people streamed into Nairobi's central Uhuru P…
President Erdogan's comments come after tensions have mounted over the past week after a mob went on the rampage, vandalising businesses and properties owned by Syrians in a central Anatolian city. | "We may send an invitatio…
Former Labour prime minister Blair warned Starmer, who will visit Scotland on his second full day as prime minister, that the anti-immigration
Al-Zoubi was arrested on Tuesday by security forces implementing a 2023 court order, which sentenced him to jail over a Facebook post critical of the authorities' response to transportation strikes. | "No one should be imprisoned simply for expressing criticism of the authorities on social media," said Aya Majzoub, Amnesty's…
The "Our people have clearly rejected the worst-case scenario," said the three-time presidential candidate of the France Unbowed (LFI) party. | Leftist parties including LFI, the Socialist Party (PS), the Greens, and…
Thousands of Speaking to The New Arab, locals in "The bombing did n…
The death toll from The analysis by the medical journal The Lancet could give a deeper understanding of the devastation reaped in Gaza, where 2.2 million Palestinians live, in what aid groups say was a "heartbreaking and harrowing, but not necessarily surprising" new figure. | Authors of the article Ras…
An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the The unrest at the time followed the death of 22-year-old Her death triggered massive protests that quickly escalated into calls to overthrow Iran's four-decade-old Islami…
As I attempted to board the plane for a ten-day trip back to the Nearer the catwalk to the plane, my friend accompanying me blanched and looked on in horror. The night before, in the airport hotel bar, we'd joked about the prospect of me being barred entry for my politi…
The Netherlands struck two second-half goals in seven minutes to come from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and set up a Samet Akaydin sent Turkey ahead in the first half but Stefan de Vrij headed the Netherlands level and Murt Muldur turned into his own net under pressure from Cody Gakpo after 76 minutes to hand the Dutch victory. | The build-up to the q…
Dozens of volunteers, doctors and rescue workers were digging through debris of a part of Okhmatdyt paediatric hospital…
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Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU's climate monitor said on Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to Every month since June 2023 has eclipsed its own temperature record in a 13-month streak of unprecedented "This is more than a statistical oddity and it highlights a large…
About 50 kilometres from the Gaza border, trucks carrying flour, water and other aid line a dusty road in both directions. The drivers say they have been waiting for…
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost When I awoke Saturday morning, I found my thoughts wandering back a decade, when my siblings and I plotted to get our father's car keys out of his frail, unsteady hands. Watching Joe Biden in a television interview will do this to you. "I am running the world," …
The July 4 landslide defeat of the neoliberal pro-war British Conservatives by the neoliberal pro-war Labour Party poses the question of just what the media mean when they describe the elections and political alignments throughout Europe in terms of center-right and center-left traditional parties challenged by nationalist neo-fascists. Political differences between Europe's centrist parties are
The New York Times, long considered the "newspaper of record" in the United States, has in recent weeks made no secret about its chief concern: President Joe Biden's ability to defeat Donald Trump in November 2024. And, it has done everything it can to promote the idea that the Democratic Party ticket needs a new
Yeah, yeah, I know the Tories are out, Labour won big time and Keir Starmer is the new PM and at home at 10 Downing Street. Starmer called for "Change." That's what voters clearly wanted after years and years of disastrous Conservative Party rule that saw a widening gap between haves and have nots and
The great news is the Ashley National Forest has been saved from a "landscape scale" deforestation plan in which the Forest Service planned to bulldoze in skid trails to log and burn up to 147,000 acres (230 square miles!) of Inventoried Roadless Areas. But when faced with the lawsuit brought by the Alliance for the
This November, voters will choose between two radically different paths of immigration policy. Should Donald Trump be re-elected president, the nation will embark on a path of deportation, or the attempted deportation, of millions of people living in the U.S. Should Joe Biden or another Democrat occupy the White House next year, the country will
Supporters of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise react after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections at Place Stalingrad in Paris, France, July 7, 2024. — ReutersPollsters see leftist alliance first with up to 198 seats.Macron's…
By Canada yesterday; Germany today; the whole of the West tomorrow. It's only a matter of time until de-banking political …
Wikileaks founder's release from prison brings mixed reactions down underOriginally published on Julian Assange home in Australia. Screenshot from 7.30″ on the
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UK: First Yemeni British MP Abtisam Mohamed vows to fight for a ceasefire | The Sheffield Central MP is a former lawyer and councillor whose father and grandfather worked in Sheffield's steel mills | | Abtisam Mohamed with Paul Blomfield, whom she replaced as Labour MP for Sheffield Central (X) | Lab…
PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a valuable contribution to a wider understanding of the remarkable human rights activist turned Irish freedom fighter.
There are roughly four proximate features of capitalist poverty.
Georgi Dimitrov would be smiling this morning in Marxist heaven, if such a thing existed. The Bulgarian Communist is credited with introducing the "people's front" (or popular front) strategy of uniting labor, left, progressive, and centrist forces to block fascism back in 1935, and France — the first country to elect a popular front government …
Flying under the news radar this week is the fact that President Biden is leading, starting Wednesday, a meeting of NATO chieftains in Washington DC this week who are planning to ramp up by many tens of billions of dollars how much they will spend annually on more and more war and destruction around the …
PARIS—"I don't dare believe it!" "That's my France!" "It looks so beautiful!" It's eight o'clock on Sunday evening at the Place de la République, in Paris. The first elections projections have just been released. The left-wing New Popular Front alliance is in the lead, and the far-right National Rally is trailing in third. On the …
The project intends to develop the capital city's more than 240 km of roadways and associated infrastructure…
The project will help increase trade and traffic flows through UAE ports…
The third and final part of Chile's minimum wage hike is coming into effect, following two increases in May and September 2023…
One of the most striking appointments to Sir Keir Starmer's administration has been that of Richard Hermer KC to the office of Attorney General. In that capacity, as the Government's senior Law Officer, Hermer will attend Cabinet. He is a hugely respected senior barrister, who has never been a member of Parliament having spent his …
In UK news An investigation by Liberty Investigates and Metro found that a number of UK universities have been providing intelligence on pro-Palestine student protesters to the police. The investigation described "varying degrees of cooperation and intelligence sharing" in correspondence between universities and police forces. A manager at Queen Mary University of London wrote to …
Ignoring humanitarian need is worsening suffering, fueling instability, and prolonging conflicts ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | For millions of people in conflict-ridden countries, their world is collapsing as the international neglect of life-saving aid reaches alarming levels, humanitarian agencies have warned. "I have never before seen such a glaring gap between the need for life-saving aid …
Why and what can be done about it to reverse the trend going forward ANALYSIS | DANNY BRADLOW | The recent Kenyan protests are a warning that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is failing. The public does not think it is helping its member countries manage their economic and financial problems, which are being exacerbated by a …
The Police in Kampala are investigating a case in which a Canadian citizen Clifford Potter lost more than 6 billion Shillings in a fake gold transaction. In a letter written by SSP Ayub Waisswa of the CID Kampala Metropolitan Police to Equity Bank Managing Director which hosts one of the two accounts of Stephen Bairukanga the alleged …
Syracuse, NY-On Sunday, July 7, 2024, at 7: 48 p.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a report of a possible structure fire at 217 Webster Avenue, on the City's South Side. Multiple callers reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the building. Firefighters from Station 8, on South Salina Street, arrived on the scene two minutes later to find a three-story, multiple family house with fire showing on the second floor, and smoke coming from the eaves. A signal '99' was transmitted, indicating a working fire. The first arriving units began to stretch hoses to the building an…
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Indian players dominated the Uganda Para-Badminton International 2024 held here from July 2-7. India's Jatin Azad defeated Ibrahim Aliyev of Azerbaijan 21-14, 21-16 in the men's singles SU5 final, while Arati Janoba Patil of India won over her compatriot Latika Latika 21-16, 21-15 in the women's singles SU5 final. Nigeria's …
Residents of Jinja District have accused health workers of poor service delivery, which is driving them to seek treatment in shrines and uncertified herbal medicine shops. They allege that health workers extort money and use derogatory language, pushing them away from government health facilities. These concerns were raised during a public baraza organized by officials …
The lead negotiator of Colombia's government has confirmed that peace talks with a dissident faction of guerrilla group EMC will continue on Tuesday. EMC founder "Ivan Mordisco" and the majority…
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Brighton Ahimbisibwe, the incoming Luwero District Police Commander (DPC), has been warned about the traps set by affluent land grabbers who are suspected of using law enforcement officers to further their aims. Several official reports from Luwero District have highlighted ongoing land disputes involving …
Police in Mitooma District are hunting for a witch doctor who allegedly connived with three others to poison and kill a 45-year-old man in Butagatsi village, Mitooma District. The others, who are also on the run include Ruth Muhairwe, the deceased's wife, Patrick Mukisa, and another person only known as Kabyogamo. Marcial Tumusiime, the …
July 3, 2024—The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) is excited to announce the premiere of our new summer movie—T. REX. The movie opens on Friday, July 5, in the National Grid ExploraDome, the museum's domed giant screen experience. On opening weekend, July 5—7, there will be hands-on dinosaur-themed activities all day long in the Novelis & Rubenstein Family lobby outside the theatre. All T. REX movie tickets include a free MOST T. REX sticker! The movie will play three times daily, along with other current shows, Mars: The Ultimate Voyage and Ocean Odyssey. The daily sch…
On Ireland's wet and windy Achill Island, local sheep farmer Stephen Gavin, 64, has been harvesting peat from the wetlands near his home since April. The unmistakable smell of the bog's sweet earthiness hangs in the air as Gavin cuts rectangular sods of peat from the wetland that squelches beneath his feet. Gavin started cutting turf — the Irish term for the carbon-rich earth taken from bogs — with his parents when he was 12 years old. Stacked, piled, and dried outside when the weather is warm, the sods will fuel his home's fire for the following year, just as they did for generations before him.
UEFA EURO is not just one of the biggest competitions in football but in all of world sport, generating a significant amount of revenue. Where does that money come from, and how does UEFA invest as much as possible back into the game? COMMENT |
Favoured for its stable macro-economic policies, liberalised business environment, and strategic location as a logistics hub within the Great Lakes region SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | While the clean energy sector draws significant global foreign investment to Africa, particularly green hydrogen, solar, wind, and battery manufacturing, this is not Africa's only drawcard. Rapid economic growth …
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ahimbisibwe Brighton, the incoming Luwero District Police Commander (DPC), has been warned about the traps set by affluent land grabbers who are suspected of using law enforcement officers to further their aims. Several reports from Luwero District have highlighted ongoing land disputes involving high-ranking authorities in the country. For …
Fishermen in the Bunyoro region are calling on Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to establish clear strategies for demarcating the boundaries of Lake Albert. They argue that this demarcation is urgently needed to help fishermen from both countries understand the limits of their fishing territories. The lack of a clear boundary …
In a bid to boost Uganda's investment and tourism sector, government officials are calling on media professionals to highlight the country's positive attributes rather than focusing on negative sentiments. This appeal was made during a meeting hosted by Col. Edith Nakalema, head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), at the unit's offices in …
PARIS | Xinhua | French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced Sunday night to submit his resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, following the defeat of Macron's centrist coalition in the legislative elections. "This evening, the political group that I represented in this campaign, has achieved three times more than the seats predicted in …
International expert mission reviews exploration plan to domestic nuclear power ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A team of international uranium power experts has concluded an inaugural review of a Uganda's uranium production cycle. Led by experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the mission assessed the country's capabilities to develop their uranium exploration programme and eventually …
BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to Keir Starmer on assuming the position of Britain's Prime Minister. Li said in the message that China and Britain are both permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the world's major economies, adding that strengthening coordination and cooperation …
The theft of 19 computers from Hornby High School Junior in Kabale district has led to the detention of three staff members. The suspects are Nicholas Muhwezi, a computer teacher; Phillip Tushabomwe, a night watchman; and Michael Mbabazi, a casual staff member. Geoffrey Ainebyoona, the school head teacher, reported that the computers, worth 259 million …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | A 31-year-old man, extradited from Zambia to Uganda a month ago, has appeared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court on terrorism charges. Swalleh Abubaker, also known as Mupeta, Dog City, Fujo Boxer, and Tom Kivuruge, identified by prosecutors as a businessman, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi on …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Kampala are investigating a case in which a Canadian citizen Clifford Potter lost more than sh6 billion in a fake gold transaction. SSP Ayub Waisswa of the CID Kampala Metropolitan Police has written to a Kampala bank which hosts one of the two accounts of the …
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A severe shortage of rabies vaccines has hit government health facilities in Eastern Uganda amidst a surge in the number of people bitten by suspected rabid animals. A survey conducted in Tororo, Busia, and Namayingo districts revealed significant shortages of rabies vaccines, leaving many victims stranded at home or …
ABUJA | Xinhua | Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu on Sunday called on West African leaders to work together to establish and sustain a regional standby force in the face of the growing security threats in the region. Speaking during the opening of the 65th ordinary session of the Authority of the Heads of State and …
Tenants occupying Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) housing units in Gulu are protesting a move by corporation officials to resume collection of rent without a formal tenancy agreement. This follows an operation to enforce the collection of rent arrears from sitting tenants on their estate located on Plot 22, Atwal Road in Upper Railways Quarter in …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have questioned the involvement of a Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) owned company in private security services, saying it is likely to cause confusion amongst the public. Last year, the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the commercial arm of the UPDF ventured into private security, a move that has …
The truce would give the forces time to recuperate in case a war breaks up between Hezbollah and Israel. — Reuters/FileAs Israel's atrocities increase in Gaza, reports suggest there is a widening rift between the country's military and Prime Minister Benjamin…
As Israel's offensive in Gaza rages on, people across the entire Gaza Strip find themselves in increasingly dire circumstances, with nearly the entire population experiencing high levels of food insecurity, including malnutrition, hunger and starvation. A famine review analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported on June 25, 2024, that "a high risk
Nearly every sign and chant in the Queer Liberation March, held in New York City on June 30, was in support of Palestine and against Israel's genocide in Gaza. The march, organized by Reclaim Pride Coalition NYC since 2019 to reclaim the spirit of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, is held . . . |
The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group "If there is a ceasefire in
As prospective candidates for the next UK parliament enter their final week of electioneering, it is hard to believe that Israel's relentless slaughter of the Palestinian people has got barely a mention. With the singular exception of the Workers Party, headed by George Galloway, and a number of Independents, the political parties fielding candidates in
On Wednesday, Day 271 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army fired barrages of missiles and shells, and live rounds, especially from drones, at various parts of the coastal enclave, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians. Medical sources said four Palestinians were killed, …
Far from ending the genocide in Gaza, Israel continues its assault with the military and diplomatic backing of Western states.
Areas of Nine members of the Hamdan family, including women and children were killed alongside three others after fleeing
On Tuesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated and destroyed coastal enclave, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including many women and children. At least twelve Palestinians were killed, and many were injured when the army fired a missile at a home in Deir Al-Balah city, in …
An Israeli minister has welcomed French far-right leader Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister
Israeli forces abducted, on Tuesday, seventeen Palestinians, including two children, in the governorates of Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron and Jenin. On Tuesday night, the soldiers abducted a young man from the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin in the northern West Bank, while crossing the Al-Hamra military roadblock in the West Bank's Northern Plains. Eyewitnesses said …
Earlier Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian, while extremist paramilitary colonizers attacked cars, in the Ramallah governorate, in the occupied West Bank's central part. Media sources said several Israeli military jeeps invaded Ramallah, especially Al-Masayef Street, before breaking into and searching homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Adnan Shqeir, 25, from his home and …
Israeli forces shot at least two Palestinians and abducted two others, on Tuesday, while illegal Israeli colonizers attacked citizens and their property, in the northern West Bank governorate of Nablus. On Tuesday evening, occupation forces invaded the village of Salem, east of Nablus, sparking protests among local Palestinian youths. Media sources said that soldiers opened …
The Israeli ministerial cabinet is planning to meet in the coming few days to approve the construction of more than 5,000 new colonialist units in the occupied West Bank, and an additional 500 units during the period in which Israeli far-right Finance Minister, colonialist settler Bezalel Smotrich continues his job as a minister in the …
Nearly nine months into the conflict in Gaza, the Hamas-run Health Ministry there reports nearly 38,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, and more than 87,000 have been wounded. | On the Israeli side, the death toll is estimated to be about 1,100, with dozens of hostages still held captive. Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, spoke about conditions in Gaza, at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. | Meanwhile, fighting between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hezbollah have increased at the Lebanon-Israel border. Increased cross-border, ti…
An Israeli NGO is urging US Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate According to right-wing
Germany has dispatched the deputy chief of its intelligence service to Lebanon to meet with Hezbollah, days after According to Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is close to Hezbollah, the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) Deputy Director Ole Diehl met Hezbollah's second in command Sheikh Naim Qassem in Beirut's southern suburbs on 29 June. Berlin and Hezbollah n…
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished two under-construction Palestinian homes in Yitma village, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank's northern part. Ahmad Snobar, the head of Yitma Village Council, said several army jeeps and two bulldozers invaded the northwestern area of the town after the soldiers isolated it. Snobar added that the soldiers demolished …
A Palestinian teenager and a woman were killed following a seven-hour The victims were identified as 15-year-old Mohammed Ali Sarhan and 47-year-old Nisreen Khaled Damiri, both of whom were residents of Th…
Israeli forces shot three Palestinians, including a child, on Tuesday night, in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, and abducted three young men from the Jenin governorate, in the northern occupied West Bank. On Tuesday night, occupation forces shot three Palestinians, including a child, with live rounds, after invading the town of Beita, south …
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians, including a father and his son, and injured many Palestinians, in the Hebron governorate, in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, stormed and ransacked homes before abducting Anis Mohammad Abu Zahra, Ishaq Mohammad Abu Obeid, Jamil …
Gaza is a grave yard for thousands of children, with more children killed in Israel's siege of Gaza than world conflicts over the last four years.
Convoy of Israeli Tanks in Gaza | Today's story in the Israel's top generals want to begin a cease-fire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power for the time being, widening a rift between the military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has opposed a truce that would allow Hamas to survive the war. | The gene…
Israeli forces assassinated four Palestinians, before midnight on Tuesday/Wednesday, when an armed drone fired a missile in the center of the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the West Bank. According to medical sources at the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarem, four Palestinian young men were killed …
Gaza's "The hospital staff and the patients decided to already evacuate themselves," said…
Israel has moved forward with its plan to The new law will make it illegal for Israeli citizens who are not members of proscribed terrorist groups to be held under administrative detention, meaning that the controversial order will effectively only apply to…
In mid-June, the Associated Press announced that the U.S. Navy had been engaged in the most intense naval combat since the end of World War II, which surely would come as a surprise to most Americans. This time, the fighting isn't taking place in the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans but in the Red Sea and the adversary
By Les Leopold / Substack The spinmeisters are twirling away trying to convince us that President Biden only had a bad night. It happens to all of us, doesn't it? But last Thursday he looked old and spoke even older in front of 51 million viewers. Honestly, if you had a relative who was that …
As the Pentagon dangerously increases its military presence in nations close to China in preparation for another imperialist war, a group of U.S. anti-war activists participated in a Peace Mission to the Philippines May 14-29 to expose and oppose U.S. militarism in the Philippines. Organized by BAYAN USA, it included . . . |
A remarkable event took place in Vienna, Austria, June 18 that marked a new step for anti-fascist organizations. The Mauthausen Oath was read out publicly at the memorial on Morzinplatz. For the first time the Oath's message was that the slogan "Never again" must apply to everyone, including the Palestinian . . . |
ALBAWABA – Kick and Twitch streamer YourRage suffered an unfortunate accident on stream while he was chopping wood live on Jul. 3, 2024. When asked by chat if he was ok, the Faze Clan member said that he "lost an eye." "I'm blind. I'm bleeding. I need a hospital! I need a hospital! I need a hospital, bro!" After that, the cameraman asked, "Are you serious bro?" which YourRage replied with, "Yes, yes, yes… I lost my eye. I lost my eye! I promise you. I promise you! Ah! I'm not lying!" YourRAGE "lost his eye" during chopping wood accident on stream: YourRage just had a freak accident on stream and hurt his…
ALBAWABA – Adidas has launched its latest "football Qamis" that works for both; prayers and playing football causing wide fuss on social media.Adidas has collaborated with Malian-origin designer Émile-Samory Fofana who created this new collection of "functional football Qamis".The functional football Qamis is a long white Thob, traditional Muslim clothes, marked with gold Adidas accents on the sides. Fofana's new collection with Adidas came from his dedication to blending "functionality with cultural and athletic significance".Adidas new functional football Qamis by Émile-Samory Fofana. (Instagram)According to me…
ALBAWABA – Japan released a new currency after 20 years of using the same old currency which was first showcased in 2004. | The new currency is outstanding as it features the three-dimensional (3D) technique; featuring photos of founders of women's financial and educational institutions to prevent fraud. | What is unique about the new currency as per the announcement by Japan National Printing Bureau is the use of the 3D technique that changes based on viewer's angles, which is known to be the first of its kind in the world! | Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen…
The Declaration of Independence ("DOI") died July 1, 2024. The King lives. God save the King! Yep, the president, or King of the US, now has official, legal immunity! It's about time. It took 248 years to get rid of that pesky idea that, "in America Law Is King" promulgated by that traitor Tom Paine!
After NATO's catastrophic, illegal invasions of Yugoslavia, Libya and Afghanistan, on July 9th NATO plans to invade Washington DC. The good news is that it only plans to occupy Washington for three days. The British will not burn down the U.S. Capitol as they did in 1814, and the Germans are still meekly pretending that
As much as partisan Democrats seek to put lipstick on a pig, Biden's first and probably last presidential debate was a disaster, if not fatal. Not only did it fail to do what it was supposed to do but it also confirmed public perceptions about Biden and trendlines in the presidential race that had largely been
Seymour Hersh said Biden isn't all there. Thomas Friedman and Jane Fonda were reduced to tears. Rob Reiner, who watched the debate with Fonda in LA in the company of Doug Emhoff, the husband of Biden's VP Kamala Harris, screamed at the TV: "We've lost." One of the party's top money-bundlers told Politico: "Our only hope is that he bows out, we have a brokered convention or he dies. Otherwise, we are fucking dead."
Susan Crane (left) and Susan van der Hijden at a past peace camp at Bàºchel air base Here in Rohrbach prison we are awakened by the sounds of doves and other birds, giving the illusion that all is well in the world, until other sounds, keys rattling, doors being shut, and guards doing the morning
A number of times over the past five years I have woken up in the middle of the night wondering how Julian Assange was getting on in nearby Belmarsh Prison. (I have written about this here before.) I wondered again last week, only to discover — like one of those dramatic slam cuts in a
The Declaration is a manifesto. Its purpose was to explain and justify violent opposition to British "occupation." By 1776 gendered and racialized violence was already deeply ingrained within the white settlers. It was the product of what it took from 1619/20 forward to seize and hold territory, to enslave and keep enslaved at least 500,000 Black people and to control deviant white settlers. (For context as to the latter, the Salem Witch trials were in 1692/93.)
The Miami Herald has flung all concern for journalistic standards to the wind in a fear-mongering piece speculating that Cuba will influence 2024 elections in Florida. The evidence? McClatchy correspondent Michael Wilner and Miami Herald reporter Nora Gámez Torres present none. Instead, they base their piece on an "assessment," about which almost no details are provided, by anonymous officials with
Aftermath of a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras. — Reuters/File
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson gestures as he endorses British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a campaign event during a Conservative general election campaign event in London, Britain, July 2, 2024. — Reuters LONDON: Former prime minister Boris Johnson made a surprise…
Former US president Donald Trump. — AFP/File
This combination of images shows United States Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden. — Reuters/FilesIn a surprising turn of events, a recent CNN poll indicates that United States Vice President Kamala Harris may have a better chance of winning the 2024 presidential…
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It may be time to think the unthinkable: all the signs are pointing to the West preparing to launch a proper war in Europe. Once started it could bring, for the first time in living memory, millions of Western civilians into uniform and see the cities of the West attacked. Preposterous? Jumping the Shark? Listen to what the leaders in the West are saying. The time to stop the madness is now, not once the elites drive us into the abyss and civilians are stripped of all rights to oppose.
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have arrested a man suspected of having hacked a 4-year-old boy to death at Takajjunge village, Mukono district. The suspect, identified as Dauda Jjumba, reportedly killed a child known as Adam Matovu and dumped his body in a pit latrine. A neighbour said the incident happened last …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commander in Chief Yoweri Museveni, has appointed Maj Gen Moses Rwakitarate, to head the committee establishing a museum for Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). Maj Gen Rwakitarate replaces Maj Gen Henry Matsiko who has been the first head of the Implementation Committee for the Uganda National Military Museum. UPDF's …
More Democrats are calling on Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, with a growing number saying Kamala Harris should replace him.
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been arrested in Gulu city after presenting fake academic documents to join the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). The trio was arrested Tuesday morning from Pece War Memorial Stadium in Pece-Laroo Division during a screening exercise for shortlisted applicants from Gulu City, Gulu, and Omoro Districts. Capt. …
Source: Joe Sohm/Visions of America / Getty | On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that it
An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has been confirmed in Ntungamo district. The disease has already claimed three lives, in the areas of Rubaare, Nyarutuntu and Itojo, according to the District Surveillance Focal Person Moses Asiimwe. The majority of cases are registered among 13 to 45-year-olds and livestock handlers. Asiimwe says that while six …
NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | The sentencing date for former U.S. President Donald Trump in the hush money case was postponed on Tuesday to Sept. 18 from July 11, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity. Trump's attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove on Monday sought leave to file a …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tempers flared between backbench MPS and the Executive when Parliament reconvened on Tuesday to consider the Appropriations Bill 2024. The speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among recalled the legislators from recess to reconsider the Appropriations Bill 2024. While the Parliament had approved the Bill in mid-May, President Museveni refused to …
"For Fanon, then, the right to indifference, or to ignorance, does not exist." The doctor's task "was to rise up in revolt, become indignant, show alarm… not to dissimulate the real." — Achille Mbembe Weather whiplashing, unprecedented heat waves, drought, and forest fires, are in the news. Storytelling may begin in the middle of an action such as in John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost," in media res (into the middle of things), as in common reporting about climate change. In this essay I will focus on what is oft…
The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has launched himself into some attention-grabbing stunts which have pushed his party into the media, while also carrying serious messages. | Some have criticised the leaders light-hearted and whacky campaign tactics, but the Lib Dem Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson defended Davey's tactics today, telling LBC Davey had struck a balance between "really serious issues" and "not taking himself too seriously, which I think politicians too often do." | Here are 10 standout moments from his 2024 election campaign. | 1. Paddleboarding in Lake Windermere: | Plunging…
NEW DELHI, India | Xinhua | The death toll in Tuesday's stampede in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 116, out of which 88 victims' bodies were lying at a local trauma center, 27 at Etah Hospital and one at a hospital in the Hathras town, confirmed a local administration official to Xinhua …
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Dipankar Bhattacharya — The 2024 elections have delivered a major setback to the BJP. What makes this result look almost like a victory for the opposition is that it came in India's most unequal elections till date.
In Afrin, northwest Syria, four protestors were killed and more than 20 others injured on Monday during clashes between armed demonstrators and Turkish forces, according to reports from the UK…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Lawyer Steven Kalali has sued the Exodus Cooperatives Savings and Credit Society Limited for subjecting police officers to mandatory and involuntary monthly salary deductions as contributions to the SACCO. In his suit where the Attorney General is listed as the first respondent, Kalali argued that since the year 2015, …
The World Bank is advising the government on better budget discipline this financial year than the levels exhibited in 2023/2024 if the fiscal policies are to benefit the citizens and the nation as a whole. The year ending June 2024 was characterized by not only what has been termed non-prioritized spending, but also supplementary budgets …
At least two people were injured on Tuesday in a suspected According to a statement by Sulaimaniyah-based security forces (locally known as "Asayish"), an investigation into the incident is underway, with the cause of the b…
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Violent protests erupted across Kenya on Tuesday, resulting in at least two deaths, as anti-government demonstrators continued their rallies for the third consecutive week. The unrest persisted despite President William Ruto's withdrawal of the proposed tax measures on June 26, which had initially sparked the protests. The protests on Tuesday …
One of Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co SAE (Sidpec) said in a bourse disclosure on Monday that it will hold a 25 percent stake in a $663 million company that will be established this year through a consortium to import…
A disturbing video showing a suspect pulling the hijabs of The clips showed Muslim women getting their hijabs, or headscarves, pulled off from behind by an unseen suspect recording themselves carrying out the assault. | The attacks took place in the city's prestigious and affluent Kensington district, often visited by tourists and fa…
Money on the Left is joined by Dr. Chris Martin to discuss Modern Monetary Theory's vital importance for the struggle to provide adequate housing for all. A Senior Research Fellow at the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Martin is a long-time tenant's rights advocate in Australia with scholarly training in law and heterodox political economy. We speak with Martin about this report and its reception in Australian housing policy debates. We also ruminate about what housing-for-all movements in Australia, the US, and across the world stand to learn from each other.
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Gilbert Achcar — Netanyahu has become the darling of the global far right, not only as a role model but because of his efforts to clear his mates from the accusation of antisemitism and attach it to those they hate.
City Lawyer Steven Kalali has sued the Exodus Cooperatives Savings and Credit Society Limited for subjecting police officers to mandatory and involuntary monthly salary deductions as contributions to the Sacco. In his suit where the Attorney General is listed as the first respondent, Kalali argued that since the year 2015, the serving members of Police …
A recent Over the past 48 hours, security campaigns have been launched in the capital, Cairo and areas els…
OKLAHOMA CITY (PAI)—The AFT (Teachers) and its Oklahoma affiliate are cheering an overwhelming 7 to 1 State Supreme Court ruling outlawing funneling public taxpayer dollars to a religiously established charter school. The justices ruled on June 25 that the state's charter school board violated both the state and federal constitutions by trying to funnel public …
Despite an uninspiring group stage and a last-gasp win against Slovakia in the round of 16, the England football team has reached the quarter-final of Euro 2024. | Yet the spectre of racial scapegoating continues to loom large over England's black football players. The The three black players were subjected to heinous online racial abu…
'Sea level rise represents a clear human influence on the damage potential from a given hurricane'Global Voices Feature image via The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season had barely begun when Hurricane Beryl proved itself,
Tempers flared between backbench MPS and the Executive when Parliament reconvened on Tuesday to consider the Appropriations Bill 2024. The speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among recalled the legislators from recess to reconsider the Appropriations Bill 2024. While the Parliament had approved the Bill in mid-May, President Museveni refused to assent to it. The President …
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's majority ruling giving Donald Trump almost total absolute immunity forever from federal prosecution, unions and more than 100 progressive allies revived a dormant campaign to get Congress to change the court. Organized by Demand Justice, the United for Democracy coalition — which includes the nation's two big …
A deep dive into the complexities and uncertainties surrounding Venezuela's July 28 presidential elections.
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Saudi Arabia's entertainment kingpin Alalshikh is a Saudi adviser at the Royal Court and Chairman of the General…
On 29 June 2014, the Islamic State (IS) At its height, the group controlled an area half the size of the United Kingdom and attracted tens of thousands of fighters from around the world. | Its rule was characterised by extrem…
The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) have reported a significant increase in the number of Palestinians who have been wounded by Israeli soldiers before abducting them since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7, 2023. The Commission and the PPS have emphasized the additional suffering experienced …
‚Å "A regime that threatens destruction deserves to be destroyed," Katz said in a post on X. He also said Israel will act with full force against Iran-backed Hezbollah if it does not stop firing at Israel from Lebanon and move away from the border. | Iran's UN mission said on Friday that if Israel embarks on a "full-scale military aggression" in Lebanon, "an obliterating war will e…
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has said that his country is in a state of war as nine months of clashes between Israel and Prime Minister Najib Mikati made the statement during a visit to
Many folks seem to assume that a massive Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon is going to kick off like the start of the Indianapolis 500 — you know, all the cars lined up and a green flag appears and the cars zoom off. Let me suggest that the campaign is already underway. The only thing lacking is video footage of Israeli armor rolling into Lebanon. | Many friends of the Zionists, who still have a lick of sense, have implored Bibi Netanyahu and his Cabinet not to go to war with Hezbollah. But it looks like Bin Gvir and Smotrich, two ultra-Zionists and both convicted terrori…
Can Israel Be Restrained? Reports from the Middle East these days have two things in common: All the parties wish to avoid a war, yet all the movement is toward one, centered in Lebanon. Israel's army is preparing to expand the war into Lebanon, where it would face a heavily armed foe very different from
On Monday, Day 269 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed and isolated Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing of various parts of the coastal enclave, causing dozens of casualties. The army fired many artillery shells and missiles at Khuza'a town, east of Khan Younis, killing at least one Palestinian …
On the unlikely chance that you needed a reminder that Islamophobia is alive and well in the UK, look no further than the media circus surrounding the upcoming general election on July 4. | Muslim voters participating in legitimate forms of political democracy have been accused of displaying more loyalty towards the Middle East than their constituencies. | Any form of protesting in support of Palestine or against our government's aiding and abetting of genocide is automatically labelled antisemitic and Islamist in nature. Even something as innocuous as holding a placard depicting the Prime Minister next to a c…
War on Gaza: Al-Shifa hospital director released from Israeli detention | Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya says Palestinian prisoners face unprecedentedly harsh conditions and action must be taken to free them | | Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya after his release on 1 July 2024 (X) | The director of Gaza City's al-Sh…
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War on Gaza: Al-Shifa hospital director released from Israeli detention | Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya says Palestinian prisoners face unprecedentedly harsh conditions and action must be taken to free them | | Al-Shifa hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya is welcomed by relatives after his release, at N…
Benny Morris: Israeli historian calls for nuclear strike on Iran | Morris writes that if 'conventional weaponry' can't destroy Tehran's nuclear project, Israel should resort to its 'non-conventional capabilities' | | Israeli plain-clothed military personnel examine a part of an Iranian ballistic miss…
An Israeli tank ran over a According to Euro-Med Monitor, 65-year-old Safiya Hassan Musa Al-Jamal was run over by a tank after she was injured by Safiya's son, Muhannad Al-Jamal, witnes…
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says it has "fully evacuated" its temporary administrative headquarters in Khan Younis because of Israeli attacks. | The city has been the target of several "The Palestine Red Crescent Society fully evacuated its temporary administrative headquarters in the Mawasi Khan Younis area due to shrapnel falling on the building and direct shelling, which posed a danger to the staff working inside," the PRCS said on…
Israel's latest ground invasion of Gaza City's Shujaiya neighbourhood is expected to last for weeks, according to Israeli media reports. | Despite Israeli forces The army says it is eliminating tunnels "that were missed during the first time through" as it did not operate in all parts of the…
A tech entrepreneur living in Florida is the key player behind a vast The investigation unmasked Daniel Linden, who has previously co-written a guid…
Mia Khalifa appeared to question Israel's 'right to exist' in a new post on "I was asked in an interview the other day whether or not I think Isr*el has a right to exist and I looked him dead in the eyes and asked what percentage of the "Is…
The Palestinian health ministry said an Israeli strike on Sunday in the Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military did not immediately comment on the attack, which official Palestinian news agency Wafa said was carried out with a drone. | The Ramallah-based health ministry said a Palestinian man was killed and five ot…
Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday, seven months after the military The release of Mohammed Abu Selmia without charge or trial raised further questions about Israel's allegations regarding Al-Shifa Hospital, which its forces have
The Israeli authorities have released around 50 detainees from the Gaza Strip, including Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the Director of the Shifa Medical Center in Gaza, showing clear signs of torture and abuse, after the army abducted them during the ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip, since October 7, 2023. Faraj as-Sammouni, one of the …
UK election 2024: Labour's non-Zionist Jews complain of 'disdain' | Current and former Jewish members of Labour who are pro-Palestinian tell MEE they feel targeted, harassed and discriminated against | | Keir Starmer has made his party more pro-Israel since becoming Labour leader (AFP) | The…
Israel released 55 Palestinians on Monday Mohammed Abu Selmia was detained in November when Israeli forces raided Abu Selmia accused Israeli authorities of subjecting Palestinian detainees to "daily physical and psychological humiliation" in a video following his release. | At the same time,…
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Barely an hour after guiding India to a thrilling seven-run victory over South Africa in the "This was my last game as well," Sharma said at the press conference after Saturday's final which broke a 13-year long drought for India at major tournaments. "No better time to say goodbye to this format." | Sharma, 37, is the format's highest scorer with 4231 runs in 159 matches for Ind…
Moaz Hassan is forced to visit three markets in "Searching for something to eat in Gaza has become like searching for a needle in a haystack; no food, no vegetables, and no fruits," the 45-year-old father of five, remarked to The New Arab while wandering around a popular market in the Al-Sa…
Algerian police briefly arrested a French author and her Algerian publisher along with others during a raid on her book event, the publisher told French news agency AFP on Sunday. | Dominique Martre, author of "La Kabylie en partage" ("Shared Kabylia"), was arrested alongside her husband and the owner of the bookshop, said Arezki Ait-Larbi, director of the Koukou publishing house, who was himself detained. | "The police stormed the bookstore at the start of the book presentation on Saturday afternoon and arrested everyone who was in the hall," Ait-Larbi said. | "We were taken to the police station before we we…
Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City's Tens of thousands of Palestinians have
"We have liberated the 17th Infantry Division from Singa," the capital of Sennar state, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on X. | Residents confirmed to AFP: "The RSF have deployed in the streets of Singa", and witnesses reported…
Turkish police detained at least 15 protesters in Police declined to comment. | The Istanbul Governor's Office said earlier on Sunday that the Pride March would not be permitted. | Turkish police blocked central Istanbul to prevent the march from taking place, shutting down metro stations and blocking traffic on the main streets.
Representatives of The two-day, UN-hosted meeting in "Preparatory discu…
On Monday, 1 July, Hadeel Shatara, Palestinian educator and an administrator of the graduate program at Birzeit University, was seized by occupation forces as she returned to Palestine from Jordan at the Karameh crossing. She is currently being held incommunicado under interrogation, and her family and lawyer have not been informed of her location. We …
It was cruel. Sinister cruel. While Donald Trump was always going to relish the chance to be not only economical with the truth but simply inventive about it, Joe Biden, current Commander in Chief of the United States, leader of the self-described Free World, seemed a vanishing shadow, longing for soft slippers and the fireplace with cocoa, a case of comfort rather than the battling rage of politics.
Donald J. Trump is a pathological liar and a political predator, and once he realized on the debate stage that neither President Joe Biden nor the feckless CNN moderators would offer any challenges to his lies or falsities, he went for the kill. Biden's tired voice and overall pathetic performance undoubtedly earned him no support from fence sitters or independents, but it is unlikely that Trump's braggadocio won him any new adherents.
It was, of course, not a presidential debate. Not a surprise. Trump came in ready to repeat what he tells audiences at his rallies — raging, lying by the microminute, promising perfection and spewing hate at Biden. Biden — flustered, bumbling at times, stumbling over facts, at least tried to answer specific questions from the
I've been writing about climate change for so many years now but, in truth, it was always something I read about and took in globally. It was happening out there, often in horrific ways, but not what I felt I was living through myself. (It's true that, in past winters, Manhattan's Central Park went 653 days without producing an inch of snow, almost double any previous record, but if you're not a kid with a sled in the closet, that's the sort of thing you don't really feel.)
On June 27, 2024, a federal court halted an illegal logging project on federal public lands in the Little Belt Mountains of Montana. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed their lawsuit to stop the Horsefly project in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in April 2021. The project called for cutting and
Time to tip one to a rare victory in the never-ending battle to achieve an actual clean up, not a cover up, of Butte's toxic mining wastes since it was listed as a Superfund site more than 40 years ago. Thanks to the ferocious efforts of a very determined band of citizens who want their inalienable
Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Allen Frances, M.D., distinguished former chair of psychiatry at Duke University school of medicine wrote in a Oct., 2017 New Yorker magazine expose, "Their name (Sackler/Purdue Pharma) has been pushed forward as the epitome of good works and of the fruits of the capitalist system. But, when it comes
How should we interpret the results of the EU parliamentary elections? In Croatia the voter turnout was only 21.35% The first observation: in the EU elections held in all 27 member countries between 6 and 9 June 2024, voter turnout was once again very low. The average for the entire European Union was 51%. But
Over the past decade, a new political formation has arisen in the US, the YIMBY which stands for "Yes In My Backyard." YIMBY posit themselves as the antithesis of the NIMBY, "Not In My Backyard," a constructed political bogey person, who YIMBY claim are responsible for the high cost of housing in the US. Starting
Supporters of Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and far-right Rassemblement National party candidate, hold French flags at the venue for Marine Le Pen's reaction speech before partial results in the first round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Henin-Beaumont, France, on…
International students from China wear graduation gowns as they take pictures around the University of Sydney's campus in Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2020. — Reuters SYDNEY: In a bid to limit record migration, the Australian government has doubled its visa fee for…
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak delivers a speech in Leeds, northern England on June 27, 2024, as part of a campaign event ahead of the upcoming general election in UK. — Reuters
An agreement was finally reached after 27 years of negotiations Originally published on
His critics can now accuse him of hypocrisy Global VoicesThe Kyrgyzstan's president's niece Lazzat Nurkojoeva standing in front of the helicopter that took her to her engagement ceremony. Screenshot from the video
Turkey hosts mediation talks between Somalia and Ethiopia | Ankara seeks to ease tensions between its East African allies by brokering a deal that could provide sea access to landlocked Ethiopia | | Somalis react during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogad…
France elections: Jordan Bardella and the far right 'at the gates of power' | If the National Rally leader becomes prime minister, it would be the first time a far-right government leads France since World War Two | | French far-right National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella…
Turkey: Syrian businesses set ablaze after reports child was sexually abused | Residents in Kayseri wound police officers in 'attempted' anti-Syrian pogrom | | A damaged car seen in this photo taken on 1 July 2024 after locals rioted and attacked Syrian properties (Halid Abdo/Screengrab) | Violence e…
[Britannica's revisionist] distortions of the history of the Vietnamese struggle are just as radical and just as misleading [as those about the Soviet Union]. Here we may draw some valuable lessons about the hidden content of form: how apparently neutral principles of organization may shape meaning.
Archaeologists study wooden coffins as part of the China-Egypt Joint Investigation…
They believe that replacing internal combustion engines with electric ones will contribute to the country's sustainable development goals…
The Egyptian Ministry of Health made this announcement…
In UK news Julian Assange has been released from HM Prison Belmarsh after accepting a plea deal with American prosecutors. Assange pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act, for communicating with whistleblower Chelsea Manning and receiving and publishing classified information regarding Guantanamo Bay, the Afghan and Iraq war, and US …
KENYA | KATHLEEN KLAUS | In a move that shocked observers, Kenya's President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government's highly controversial finance bill. This followed two days in which tens of thousands of mostly young protesters took to the streets in nationwide rallies against the proposals contained in the country's 2024 …
The government need to invest more resources in education, health, and social protection to benefit from the demographic dividend Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The World Bank has projected Uganda's economy to grow faster by 6.2% in FY24/25, accelerating to 7% in the medium term, driven by investments in oil and gas. This growth is …
While the clean energy sector draws significant global foreign investment to Africa, particularly green hydrogen, solar, wind, and battery manufacturing, this is not Africa's only drawcard. Rapid economic growth and a fast-growing, youthful population are also driving investment in the continent. Here, bird story agency looks at the 10 countries that drew the most foreign …
However, delays in project execution, limited resources, red tape in contract approvals remains big concerns Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda's private sector has welcomed the government's decision to significantly increase the budget allocation for the mineral development and oil and gas sub-sectors but has voiced concerns over implementation. In the latest national budget, the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an effort to foster community development and support, Stanbic Bank Uganda and Liberty Insurance Uganda have together contributed 400 bags of cement to the redevelopment of St Andrew's Archdeacon Church of Uganda, Gayaza. This initiative is part of a broader commitment by Stanbic Bank and Liberty Insurance Uganda's …
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CoRSU rehabilitation hospital has opened a new 1.8million Euro facility that is set to double the cases handled at the facility annually. Currently, the hospital handles 29,000 patients in its outpatient department of which 12,000 are offered rehabilitation services. Speaking to URN shortly after the launch, Dr Moses Muhumuza, …
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Pacific results for the first round of French national snap elections yesterday showed a firm radicalisation, especially in the case of New Caledonia. In both of New Caledonia's constituencies, the second round will look like a showdown between pro-independence and pro-France contestants. The French Pacific…
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has commenced hearing 25 criminal appeals at Kabale High Court. Among the cases are, 15 for murder, 7 for aggravated defilement, 2 for rape, 1 for robbery, and 1 for manslaughter. This is the second time the court is sitting in the Kigezi region. The sessions will …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala Paul Ssemogerere has urged Christians and clergy not to go to religious shrines seeking and preaching miracles or else they derail the faith of believers. Delivering a sermon at Kiwamirembe Mother Mary Shrine, where he led mass to celebrate the 14th marriage anniversary of Dr …
Kenya's creatives take to the streets as Africa's Gen Z finds its voice on national issues — transforming the face of demonstrations by leveraging the power of technology SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | On June 18, 2024, thousands of young Kenyans took to the streets to oppose proposed tax reforms, marking a significant shift …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratories (DGAL) has attained accreditation to the international standard for testing and calibration in laboratories. Uganda and Zimbabwe's Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) have been receiving support of the IAEA and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Achieving this accreditation is a goal for …
Patrick Bond — Given declining living standards, an elite transition will not stick nearly as well as Nelson Mandela's 1994-99 reign. It may be a matter of just months before the centre can no longer hold.
A ship traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated missile fire Friday in a likely attack launched by Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled off the coast of the port city of Hodeida in Yemen, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. | The missiles landed near the vessel, but caused no damage, the UKTMO added. | The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack. How…
Yet another malnutrition death; Gazans surrounded by sewage, garbage, insects; starvation setting in; out of 10,000+ medical evacuations needed, 19 permitted to leave; Gaza's ambulance rescue service about to stop due to lack of fuel; Biden admin about to release part of suspended bomb shipment; Congress votes to conceal Gaza death toll; much more. By …
At least 540 children have been held in difficult conditions, according to the prisoner support and rights organisation, in similar treatment to…
A temporary It is the third time the pier has been detached from the shore because of weather conditions since its initial installation in mid-May, and the effort is also facing difficulties with distribution of assistance once it reaches Gaza. | "Due to high sea states expected this w…
The The army seeks to stay in the Philadelphi (Salah Al-Din) corridor under the pretext of destroying tunnels, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ah…
The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to bar the State Department from using international affairs budget funds to cite figures on the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in The 269 – 144 vote in favour of the bipartisan amendment, backed by 62 Democrats and 207 Republicans, will now go to the Senate for consideration. | Palestinian-American congresswoman
The Biden administration Between the war's start last October and recent days, the United States has transferred at least 14,000 of the MK-84 2,000-pound bombs, 6,500 500-pound bombs, 3,000 Hellfire precision-guided air-to-ground missiles, 1,000 bunker-buster bombs, 2,600 air-…
Hossam Zaki, assistant secretary-general of the Arab League, and
An uptick in clashes between the Israeli military and Israeli Defence Minister
Israel's assault on the border area with Data collected by the British financial daily indicates that around five kilometres of
On Friday, Day 266 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, the Israeli army bombarded various parts of the coastal enclave, killing and wounding many Palestinians, including women and children. On Friday night, two children were killed and at least five others were injured in an Israeli …
On Saturday, Day 267 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army expanded the invasion and bombing of various parts of Rafah, in the southmost part, killing and injuring dozens in Rafah and across the coastal enclave. Medical sources said the army killed and injured …
For some in Iran, the West's relentless punishment has weakened the revolutionary fires of 1979. But for countless others, they are being rekindled by the Palestinian resistance in Gaza.
The The government's official news agency published a statement that said that the rebels "unlawfully captured" three Yemenia aircraft on Tuesday, saying they had held another since around a month ago. | The planes were mostly used to take pilgrims between Sanaa, the Yemeni capital city held by…
A recent In a report run on Wednesday, The Times of Israel cited three unnamed official sources, familiar with the matter, as alleging, a day earl…
A group of illegal Israeli colonizers attacked, on Friday morning, a Palestinian-owned home near the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank. Media sources said that a group of Israeli settlers invaded the outskirts of the town of Turmus Ayya and attacked the home of the citizen, Mohammad Rabie Jabara. …
Israeli forces attacked, on Friday, an anti-settlement demonstration in the village of Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that on Friday afternoon, occupation soldiers invaded the village and fired tear gas canisters and concussion grenades towards non-violent protestors; no injuries were reported. Local Palestinians …
Senior The Palestinian group is still ready to "deal positively" with any ceasefire proposal that ends the war, Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut. | Arab mediators' efforts, backed by…
Canada on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions against Israeli settlers for "extremist violence" against Palestinian civilians in This comes just one month after the This round Ottawa listed seven individuals and five organizations "for their role in f…
The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that the Palestinian NGOs Network's (PNGO) Rehabilitation Sector has warned against Israel's attacks and their dire consequences on people in Gaza. | A statement released by the network said hundreds of disabled people have…
This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss Netanyahu's recent comments that the intensity of the war in Gaza would decrease and the recent ruling by the Israeli High Court, which said that Haredi Jews would no longer be exempt from military service. Also Egypt's fuel shortages and the intense heatwave that has lead to blackouts across the country, as well as deaths. Finally, we talk about the recent primary race in New York, which saw pro-Palestine Congressman Jamaal Bowmen lose his place on the Democratic ticket, after AIPAC spent tens of millions of dollars supporting his opponent. | Joining us to…
Israeli forces assaulted, on Saturday, a Palestinian young man near Tulkarem, in the northwestern part of the West Bank, and injured others in the northern West Bank governorate of Nablus. On Saturday morning, occupation forces assaulted a Palestinian young man near the "Jabara" military roadblock south of Tulkarem. Media sources stopped the young man, Ahmed …
On Saturday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man from his home, and exchanged fire with Palestinian fighters in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part, while paramilitary Israeli colonizers burnt Palestinian lands. Media sources said many military vehicles invaded Rafidia and Al-Makhfiyya areas in Nablus before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many …
Human rights groups returned to a Dutch court Friday seeking stricter enforcement of a court order to halt Dutch exports to Israel of parts for F-35 fighter jets used in the An appeals court ordered the Dutch government in February to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel , citing a clear risk of violations of international law if they are used in strike…
Israeli shelling on the Al-Daraj and Al-Sabra neighbourhoods killed eight people, including The shelling comes as reports emerge on US efforts to propose new…
On Saturday, Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian family to demolish their home in the At-Tur neighborhood, east of occupied Jerusalem. Media sources said that the citizen, Abdullah Abu Subeitan was forced by Israeli authorities to demolish his 85-square-meter home in the At-Tur neighborhood. According to Abu Subeitan, the Israeli Municipality delivered a demolition order …
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Israel. | But politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won draft exemptions for their followers that allow them instead to study in religious seminaries. | This long-standing arrangement has bred widespread resentment among the broade…
In Morocco, despite mounting protests from students and professors, one university remains steadfast in its ties with eight Israeli institutions. | "Our frustration grows as UM6P not only joined the national normalisation trend but also took the lead by forming the most partnerships and hosting numerous high-level delegations," Established in 2013 by the state-owned OCP Group, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), "a private non-profit re…
Human rights groups have criticised former President Donald Trump's During a controversial moment in the debate, the two presidential candidates briefly discussed t
Last week it was falsely reported across social media that the renowned left-wing Unlike most fake death stories on social media, the Chomsky one led to major progressive media outlets like The New Statesman and Jacobin running obituaries for the 95-year-old. | It wasn't until his wife
IS overran large swathes of Syria and
It's midday on a Sunday, and I'm seated, ready to meet rapper and producer Intrigued by this unexpected turn of events, I frantically searched for 'London half marathon June' in various ways, but found no relevant results. | Oddisee arrives only a few minutes later than our scheduled meeting time and shows no sign of having broken even the…
Two Algerian journalists have been remanded in custody after broadcasting interviews criticising a minister, the National Committee for the Release of Detainees (CNLD) said Friday. | "The director of Algeria Scoop, Omar Ferhat, and his editor-in-chief, Sofiane Ghirous, were remanded on Thursday," the CNLD said in a statement on Facebook. | The website had published interviews with entrepreneurs criticising Algerian Minister of Professional Training Yacine Merabi, before later deleting them. | The interviewees had accused the minister of "marginalising" them at an official event in the capital Algiers on Wednes…
The Diversity Fire Tour, I caught up with Iraqi-American sensation Contrasting this with her sunny Italian holiday the previous week, Reem remarked, "Is it freaking cold? Yes… But I love London; it reminds me a lot of New York, which is my favourite city on earth. The comedy here is great, the people are awesome." | A viral clip from her debut comedy set, titled
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he did not rule out a possible meeting with Syrian President Turkey severed ties with Syria after the 2011 Syrian civil war and supported rebels looking to oust Assad. | It has carried out several
On Tuesday evening, five The meeting —
The UK's Oxford University has threatened court action against pro- The university said the encampment, which is located around the Radcliffe Camera, must be removed by 7 July. | The protesters have set up the encampment to call for a Gaza ceasefire and for the university to sever all financial ties with An…
Pension fund KLP took the decision earlier this month after Caterpillar was not able to provide assurances tha…
On Friday, the bloc's 27 national leaders selected Kallas as the EU's next foreign policy chief after EU leaders also selected fo…
The The General Authority of Islamic Affairs, in a statement on Thursday, ordered preachers to limit Friday sermons to 10 minutes from June to October, when temperatures cool. | The sermons usually last for 20 minutes for the main weekly prayers on Fr…
An Samir Younis, 67, was handed over to Egypt by Kuwait around five years ago, the report states. | Younis, a former university professor at Egypt's Helwan University had been working in Kuwait for over 25 years. | He was wanted, and later convicted by the E…
Former President The bizarre comment occurred during a foreign policy segment of the 90-minute After bei…
The international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Turkey was downgraded to the "grey list" in 2021 on concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. The latest move came after an FATF team recently held meetings with Turkish authorities to assess progress in addressing those worries. | Turkey has made "significant progress" in i…
Women in The report from UN Women states at least 557,000 women in Gaza are currently food insecure. | According to the report, many women, particularly mothers, often prioritise feeding others and go without food in order to do this. | The report found that women in the devastated territory are…
This Friday, June 28, training for citizens selected as polling station members began in preparation for Venezuela's upcoming presidential elections on July 28. | Those selected to serve Venezuela's electoral service must enter the According to the electoral schedule issued by the CNE, the training activity will last for 30 days. | Once the training has been completed, the polling station members must print their credentials and present them at the polling statio…
By Jonathan Cook / Declassified UK It is only right that we all take a moment to celebrate the victory of Julian Assange's release from 14 years of detention, in varying forms, to be united, finally, with his wife and children — two boys who have been denied the chance to ever properly know their …
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The Chieftains — The Morning Dew The Democratic Coup: While Joe Biden struggled onstage.. by Matt Taibbi In Last Night's Biden-Trump Debate, America Lost, by Bill Astore Joe Biden Catches a Cold, by James Howard Kunstler What an Awful Choice! by Eric Margolis "The Lesser of Two Weevils," by John Leake The Democracy Report Card, June 28, 2024, by Scott Ritter Really Think About What It Means That The US President Has Dementia, by Caitlin Johnstone Joe Biden, Pres of the USA, enduring symbol of sclerotic late-stage liberal democracy, by eugyppius The debate: Kennedy, Biden and Trump go he…
Portland, Oregon Over 3,000 nurses from six Providence Corporation hospitals across Oregon completed a three-day strike on June 20, carrying signs saying, "Patients over profits." Since December, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has been in negotiations with Providence for a contract that ensures safe staffing ratios, better hours, higher pay . . . |
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a warm welcome when he visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on June 19 to meet with Kim Jong Un, who is general secretary of the Workers Party and DPRK president. Workers and soldiers of all ages greeted the Russian president with music and . . . |
This interview with Rémy Herrera, a research analyst at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Sorbonne in Paris, the largest such research institution in France, was carried out by Tang Xiaofu for the Observers' Network, Beijing, where it was published in May 2024. Some of the following . . . |
The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) — founded and led by Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum — is under intense attack by the Canadian government. In 2023, both Nyx and Kalicum were arrested for alleged possession of drugs with the intent to traffic drugs. Trafficking, however, was never their intention. . . . |
As freedom fighters who have seen many wars, from Vietnam to Algeria, from Palestine to Kanaky, we do not take the good news that comes our way lightly. First, because we fought and put our lives on the line for it. Second, because there is always a dark lining to . . . |
An image of the International Space Station, — Reuters/FileIn an attempt to salvage its position after weeks of negative headlines, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's commercial crew programme manager has claimed that the astronauts aboard the Boeing Starliner are "not…
Elon Musk attends the Breakthrough Prize awards in Los Angeles, California, US, April 13, 2024. — Reuters
US President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, June 28, 2024. — ReutersBiden shows no sign of withdrawing from presidential race. Obama, other seniors leaders promise to stick with Biden.Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July…
Iranian men queue to vote at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024. — ReutersPezeshkian secures over 10m votes followed by Jalili's 9.4m.Islamic republic reports 40%…
Under capitalism, community-solar microgrids are a threat to private utilities' profits. In the end, ensuring continued profits for the ruling elite outweighs implementing real climate solutions in any meaningful way.
Iran to hold run-off vote between reformist and ultraconservative candidates | First-round leaders for presidency, Massoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, will square off on 5 July after failing to win majority of votes | | An Iranian woman votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election in…
The SACP Political Bureau emphasised the importance of meaningful Alliance consultation and building and maintaining national stability and certainty. This requires decisiveness against any section that has resorted to trickery, brinkmanship and untenable demands to steal power and thus undermine the will of the people.
The first wave of UN-backed Kenyan police officers has arrived in Haiti with around 400 landing in Port-au-Prince.
South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis.
28 June 2024, Quezon City, Philippines. As the effects of the triple planetary crisis of climate emergency, collapse of biodiversity and pervasive pollution are brought to light, civil society groups called on duty-bearers, governments and industries in particular, to take decisive measures that will protect and advance children's environmental rights with the meaningful participation of children and their supporters. | At a webinar held on June 27, 2024, child and adult leaders of child rights-focused and environmental rights-focused non-government organizations spoke as one in pushing for the human right of al…
The country is adapting to the impacts of climate change…
The nation's level of food security is rising…
The country exports its nanoproducts to 50 countries around the world…
Among the leaders are Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili…
The event approved a framework to promote personalised and preventive medicine…
BERLIN | Xinhua | The bumpy group performance at the UEFA Euro 2024 seemed a thing of the past for the team of Belgium. After the goalless draw against Ukraine, Belgium's star midfielder De Bruyne turned his head to the upcoming Classico against France in the round of 16 on Monday in Dusseldorf. "We are …
ENTEBBE, Uganda | Xinhua | China beat hosts Uganda on Friday in a classification match of Bridge Games at the ongoing 2024 FISU World University Mind Sports Championship taking place in Entebbe, Uganda. After finishing fifth in the round robin, China stopped Uganda (3) 20-0 in one of the matches played at the Imperial Botanical …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New data by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, accounting for about 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. This represents an increasing trend of physical inactivity among adults, which has increased by about …
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | African ministers on Thursday launched the Regional Maritime Transport Policy for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa to boost maritime security. Salim Mvurya, Kenya's cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, told a forum in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the policy provides procedures to …
TEHRAN, Iran | Xinhua | Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. He made the remarks in a live interview with Iran's state-run IRIB TV, noting that though the polling stations' doors were closed, those people who had come before the …
Gunnett Kaaf — Voters have rejected the ANC, but other mainstream parties are not viable alternatives to exit the neoliberal crisis. That's why South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis.
When Shahjahan founded the new city of Shahjahanabad in the mid-17th century, his prime minister Ali Mardan Khan was given the important task of constructing a canal to bring water to the city. Of course the city itself was built on the bank of the river, which was not only a vital artery for transportation…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has given credit to Uganda's health sector but says the recent slowdown in government allocations might either reverse or stagnate the development. By the end of the year 2022/2023, Uganda's three-tiered health system had a total of 8,386 public and privately managed health facilities at the …
Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Athletics team has entered a residential camp to prepare for the Paris Olympics games scheduled for July 26th to August 11th in France. The team of over 20 athletes is camping at Trinity Biblical Institute in Kapchorwa under the guidance of the national coach who is also …
A lack of global norms leaves Uganda's government able to manipulate social media COMMENT | SOLOMON WINYI | Uganda is facing many of the same challenges with social media as other countries but the lack of globally accepted regulations has left a path for an authoritarian regime to stifle the public sphere. The global proliferation of …
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political activists and civil society organizations in Ankole have resurrected the call for electoral reforms ahead of the 2026 general elections. They are urging the government to expedite the release of funds to allow early voter registration and display of the register. They also requested a policy to govern the expenditure …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The organizers of the Masaza Cup tournament will deploy atleast 200 stewards in each county to curb hooliganism. Robert Sserwanga, Buganda Kingdom Minister of Sports, youth, and arts says this will boost safety and security which is a key component of the tournament, which commenced last Saturday. In the opening match, …
International reaction continues to pour in after Thursday night's U.S. presidential debate between President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump. | We take a look at the aftermath of the first 2024 U.S. presidential debate with our guests: |
On live TV, in front of millions of horrified American voters and viewers around the world, US President The first of two planned presidential debates with his rival, former President Biden walked onto the stage looking frail and doddery, his face ashen, his voice a hoars…
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is in a state of disrepair significantly hampering its ability to provide adequate medical services. According to Professor Mary Margaret Ajiko, a consultant surgeon at the hospital, there is need for new infrastructure and resources. She highlighted that since the hospital was designated a regional …
With upcoming elections scheduled for July 28, the United States is working overtime to dislodge the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro. Ten individuals are vying for the position, including nine in opposition to Maduro, who heads a coalition of 13 leftist groups. | Washington, though, has made clear that its preferred candidate is 74-year-old retired diplomat Edmundo González, and is spending big, bankrolling a myriad of opposition organizations, from political parties to NGOs and media outlets, all with the same goal in mind: ousting Maduro and returning Venezuela into the U.S. sphere of influence. | The U.
JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that Israel is "committed" to the deal proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of hostages. "We are committed to the Israeli proposal that President Biden endorsed," Netanyahu said during a special plenum …
War on Gaza: Famine threat persists as half a million starving, monitor finds | UN-backed report says hundreds of thousands of people people go entire days and nights without eating as Israel tightens siege
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For the 37th consecutive week protesters took to the streets around the country to protest Labor's complicity in Israel being able to continue its genocide in Gaza for nine months.
This Wednesday, June 26, Jack Gilroy, an 89-year-old veteran, will tell a court in Endicott, New York why he was compelled to deliver a letter to weapons manufacturer BAE Systems, protesting their weapons shipments to Israel, and why he should not be convicted of trespassing. "This case is not about trespass," said Jack Gilroy, who
KHARTOUM | Xinhua | The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said Sudan continues to spiral into chaos, with the humanitarian crisis worsening. "The lives of 800,000 people — of women, children, men, the elderly and people with disabilities — are hanging in the balance as bombing and shelling continue …
War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies of malnutrition as hunger crisis rages | Azzam al-Shaer's emaciated corpse was captured on video in Gaza the same day the UN warned of high levels of acute food insecurity | | Hana Abdelrahaman al-Rai, a four-year-old child suffering from malnutrition and displace…
War on Gaza: Hunger 'worse than bombings' for starving Palestinians | Food is scarce, spoilt and often non-existent in besieged enclave, leaving people dizzy and weak | | Jana Ayad, a malnourished Palestinian girl, rests on a bed as she receives treatment at the International Medical Cor…
Report on Israeli targeting of journalists adds to scrutiny of women's foundation | Investigation finds that Israel treats some reporters as 'legitimate targets' in Gaza, days after prize rescinded from MEE contributor over false allegations | | Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Al-Dahdouh, at…
Israel kills sister of Hamas leader in strike on shelter | Meanwhile, the US warned it would not be able to stop Israel from invading Lebanon | | Palestinians carry a casualty outside an Unrwa centre following an Israeli strike on 23 June 2024 (Reuters/Mahmoud Issa) | At least 21 Palestinians were k…
We discuss the plea deal and release of Julian Assange with Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein, and the reaction in Assange's home country of Australia to his release and WikiLeaks's legacy, which he says helped open the door to whistleblowers and leakers in the era of digital journalism. Loewenstein, the author of The Palestine Laboratory, also discusses the state of press freedom in Israel's war on Gaza. The Israeli military doesn't view Palestinian journalists as journalists, he argues. Instead, it views them as "akin to terrorists" to justify its targeting of them, an…
Israel denied the attack, but a four-month investigation shows the office came under direct tank fire.
An Israeli soldier looks out from a tank as an artillery unit gathers on October 12, 2023. — Reuters
War on Gaza: Haniyeh's sister among 40 killed in deadly morning of Israeli strikes | Israeli fighter jets bomb schools and homes in starved and war-ravaged northern Gaza | | A woman mourns by one of the retrieved bodies of victims killed in overnight Israeli bombardment at the UN-run Asma school in…
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Some left and progressive people today are understandably too disgusted with the Biden administration's support for Israel as it carries out its genocidal campaign in Palestine to even consider joining mobilizations to the polls in November to prevent a MAGA—Trump victory. While anger with both major parties leading to disaffection with voting is not a new phenomenon, the question has become sharper in the context of mass struggles for justice in Palestine, and this is reflected in debates taking place within the party. Some party members are searching for various theories that could show how a boycott o…
Israeli high court rules ultra-Orthodox men must serve in the military | Ruling is a major blow to Netanyahu's coalition, which includes two Haredi parties that oppose conscription | | An Israeli mounted policeman scatters ultra-Orthodox Jewish men at a protest after Israel's Supreme Court convened…
By Mark Olalde / Last year, representatives of New Mexico's oil industry met behind closed doors…
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In his seminal work on modern slavery, Kevin Bales does away with certain, antiquated concepts. In its insidious, older form, one focused on the concept of natal alienation, slaves were chattels and assets, outrightly owned. Each slave system was distinct and protean, if marked by certain universal features. The universal feature of ownership, at least when it
ALBAWABA – Social media users widely shared a photo of the Lebanese singer Najwa Karam with a person whom they said was her husband.According to rumors online, Najwa Karam appeared with a businessman who many claimed earlier that she got married to. However, the Lebanese singer didn't deny or confirm the news.If this photo turns true, then it will be the couple's first appearance, even though the Lebanese singer has not announced her marriage yet.Najwa Karam with businessman Omar Al-Dahmani, Syrian singer Asala, and her husband, Faiq Hassan. (Social media)In the circulated picture, Najwa Karam appears with busine…
ALBAWABA Welcome to your daily horoscope for June 25, 2024! The celestial movements today are guiding each zodiac sign with a mix of excitement and introspection. With Venus and Mars in a harmonious dance, there's a boost in both romantic and creative energies. Whether you're looking for love, career insights, or personal growth, read on to discover what the stars have in store for you. Aries (March 21 – April 19): Today is perfect for Aries to harness the power of their assertive nature. The moon's presence in your sign encourages self-expression and bold moves. This is a great time…
ALBAWABA – Former pet chimpanzee of the late king of pop Michael Jackson made headlines after turning 41 and is currently living his best life at Florida's Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, according to
The media have told us endlessly how people can no longer afford things due to higher prices and the fact that wages have risen more doesn't matter. I wouldn't want to disagree with the experts, but suppose we just did a little calculation about how much time it takes a typical worker to earn enough
Barbara Smith is one of the leading intellectuals and activists who developed the traditions of Black feminism. A part of a group of Black lesbian socialists, she co-authored the groundbreaking "Combahee River Collective Statement." A prolific writer, she has published many books and articles that have emphasized the interlocking nature of systems of oppression under
Newsflash! Property law in the U.S. is not rooted in the Constitution. America's legal foundation for property law (possession), "anti-Indian law," and the concept of nation-states is religious, not secular. Where did this deep sense of entitlement, hierarchy, and dominion over unknown lands and its original sovereign peoples originate? How was this wilderness continent, upon
The word Muqawama in Palestinian lexicon does not need elaboration beyond the immediate meaning it generates among ordinary Palestinians. Only recently, and specifically after the Oslo peace accords and the sudden infusion of western-funded NGOs, did such terms as 'peaceful resistance' and 'non-violent resistance' begin to emerge within some circles of Palestinian intellectuals. These phrases,
During the 2016 election Trump fanatics chanted "Lock her up," referring to Hillary Clinton. The tables have now turned. Trump is a convicted criminal and Biden violates international law. In one of the most twisted forms of logic ever to appear in politics, liberals believe that screaming "Trump is a fascist" somehow proves that Biden is not. If
France has rendered unto the world, over the past quarter-century, a distinct public service. Thanks to the trailblazing research of three French scholars — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman — we know much more about the world's maldistributed wealth than ever before. Could France now be on the brink of making another significant
In my college days I was a Goldwater Republican. My roommate and I saw eye-to-eye. Today he is a conservative Republican, and I am a progressive Democrat. We remain close friends, but this divide troubled me. I asked him to help me understand why the right harbors so much animosity towards the left. He responded
John Ralston went into bargaining with Transco last fall intending to negotiate one of the strongest union contracts in his three decades with the company. Carmakers urgently wanted to get new vehicles to market. The railroads needed to get more autoracks—enclosed rail cars used to transport vehicles—into service. And Ralston said he and his co-workers,
Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul has shocked constituents this month with a surprise decision to cancel New York City's congestion program plan just weeks before it was set to start. Hochul had previously supported the plan, which would have charged drivers $15 to enter parts of Manhattan in order to fund the city's public transportation budget. New York City's public transportation system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), is used daily by millions of city residents but has long been plagued by underfunding for necessary expansions and repairs. Congestion pricing has bee…
We discuss the plea deal and release of Julian Assange with press freedom advocate Trevor Timm. "Thankfully, Julian Assange is finally going free today, but the press freedom implications remain to be seen," says Timm, who explains the U.S. espionage case against Assange, which was opened under the Trump administration and continued under Biden. Timm expresses disappointment that Biden chose to continue prosecuting Assange rather than demonstrating his stated support of press freedom. If convicted, Assange could have been sentenced to 175 years in U.S. prison, which Timm calls a "ticking time bo…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from Belmarsh Prison in London, where he has been incarcerated for the past five years, after accepting a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors. After a decade-plus of legal challenges, Assange will plead guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material for publishing classified documents detailing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan on WikiLeaks. The Australian publisher is expected to be sentenced to time served and allowed to return home, where he reportedly will seek a pardon. Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at court in London on May 1, 2019 to be sentenced for bail violation. — AFP FileLONDON: Julian Assange's organisation announced on Tuesday that he "is free" after being released from a high-security London prison where he spent five…
Migrants rest in a shelter, following a rescue operation, after their boat capsized in the open sea, Kalamata, Greece on June 14, 2023. — ReutersPakistan retains position in Tier 2 for third consecutive
Muslim pilgrims walk with umbrellas on the third day of the devil stoning ritual, amid extremely hot weather, during the annual haj pilgrimage, in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2024. — Reuters Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior said Tuesday that 83% — 1,079 out of…
Former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 27, 2022. — Reuters
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Julian Assange freed from UK prison after striking US deal | WikiLeaks founder will return to Australia after pleading guilty on single criminal count | | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out of a plane's window on 25 June 2024 (Reuters) | Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been rel…
Akhmed Yakoob: Can the 'TikTok Gaza lawyer' unseat Labour's Shabana Mahmood? | Yakoob has a sizeable following on social media and has placed the war on Gaza at the centre of his election campaign in Birmingham's Ladywood | | Akhmed Yakoob came third in the West Midlands mayoral race, winning…
UK election 2024: Is a unified pro-Gaza challenge to Labour emerging in Blackburn? | Former candidate Tiger Patel has urged his supporters to back the Workers Party's Craig Murray, leaving two rival pro-Gaza candidates in the race – as pressure mounts for one to stand down | | Tiger Patel an…
Saudi Arabia detains Egyptian cancer patient after criticising Hajj deaths | Islam Sobhi, a pilgrim, expressed shock and dismay about the hundreds of Egyptians that died in extreme heat | | Islam Sobhi, 27, speaks from the Egyptian consulate in Jeddah before surrendering himself to authorities on 23…
Minister Maait outlined ongoing initiatives to develop Egypt's automotive sector…
On the day of the holiday, the university signed agreements with its foreign partners…
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed Peter Haynes, a British national as the counsel to represent the rights and interests of Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel commander of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Haynes, a renowned international criminal and humanitarian lawyer was appointed by the ICC Registry …
LOS ANGELES — Here we are mid-2024 and nothing is more welcome in this tense election year than a bit of humor and irreverence. Center for the Study of Political Graphics' exhibition Presidential Rogue's Gallery: Satirical Posters from the 1950s to the Present serves that up well, and you can view it now at Mercado …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperative Officer from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to Luzira prison for allegedly conspiring with three legislators and a lawyer to divert more than sh3.4billion. Kavundira on Monday afternoon appeared before the Court presided over by …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control -DCICI has deployed six new immigration attaches at Uganda's foreign missions including Washington DC in USA , London in the UK capital London and Ottawa in Canada. Patrick Igera who has been serving at Entebbe International Airport has been deployed as the …
Far from being a sign of the U.S. government softening its economic and financial siege on Cuba and contributing to help Cuba's private sector, this new policy attempts to destroy the core of the ideological makeup of Cuban socialism.
SANDBRANCH, Texas—The residents of the predominantly Black and low-income Texas community of Sandbranch can't drink the water from their taps because it's too polluted. Raising awareness and organizing a fightback against the situation was the focus of Southern Sector Rising's second annual Juneteenth Celebration here on June 19. For more than 150 years, the people …
'Documenting my culture has also been a journey to understanding it better …'Originally published on English translation of the text in the image: 'I won't leave Mohna's company.' Illustration by the author, used with permission. | When I was around four years old, my family moved from our village in
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Right-wing extremist detained over 'outstanding immigration warrant' Right-wing extremist Tommy Robinson — real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — has been arrested in Canada, where he had flown to speak to a far-right 'news' outlet. Officers told him he was being arrested for an 'outstanding immigration warrant', before 'perp-walking' him to a waiting vehicle: Robinson has taken …
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Kampala thumped with rhythm and melody on the June 21 as Alliance Franàßaise de Kampala (AFK) hosted a vibrant Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) celebration at the Sheraton Hotel gardens. The free concert, a Kampala tradition for years, brought together a diverse lineup of local and international …
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | A staggering 113 countries worldwide have never had a woman serve as head of state or government, and only 26 countries are led by women as of today, according to UN Women's global data on Women Political Leaders 2024 published on Monday. Despite progress, women are still "largely excluded" from …
Isaac Nellist discusses the nurses and midwives in Victoria and NSW fighting for fair pay and conditions, Palestine's football team plays in Boorloo/Perth and Federico Fuentes from the Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign discusses the latest updates from the anti-war Russian dissident's trial.
TC dinner helps raise over sh110 million in cash in one night Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Chief Justice Owiny Dollo has pledged to "help make St Peter's College great again" as a sh3.1 billion drive by old boys of the Tororo school kicked off with a dinner at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala. "I …
Top 10 most downloaded apps worldwide are unavailable or inaccessible in ChinaOriginally published on Image © 2024 Appcensorship. Used with permission. | When the US House of Representatives passed the legislation that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok, a popular video app, to an American company or face being banned in…
The Retail and Fast Food Workers' Union has promised to contest the new enterprise bargainning agreement at Woolworths at the Fair Work Comission, after largest-ever No vote in Australian history. Isaac Nellist reports.
After years of fighting extradition from the United Kingdom to the U.S. on charges related to his publication of secret cables about the Iraq War, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to court documents filed on Monday. The Justice Department expects Assange to return home to Australia after a plea hearing Tuesday morning. | The agreement would bring to an end Assange's lengthy standoff with the White House, which has sparked diplomatic tensions and global concern about U.S. hypocrisy when it comes to advancing freedom of the press. | In 2018, the Justice…
As Director of Public Prosecutions, Starmer travelled with security officials to meet US counterparts — the second time he appears to have colluded with US in 'national security' extradition Yesterday, Julian Assange was freed, after years of wrongful imprisonment and captivity, and flew to Australia after agreeing a 'plea deal' with the US government over …
Jailed journalist is free and has left the UK Persecuted journalist Julian Assange is said to have reached a deal with the US to enter a guilty plea of violating espionage law, in return for the end of the Americans' disgraced attempt to extradite him. The news comes after UK judges allowed Assange to appeal …
Van Jones is under fire for comparing pro-Palestinians wearing a keffiyeh at a protest to a white person "with a Confederate flag in Harlem."
The 52-year-old, until Monday, had been held, without trial, at London's Belmarsh prison while he awaited his next court date having, He had been at the prison for more than five years following his arrest at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London in 2019 for skipping bail. The
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan youth protesting increased taxes in the new Finance 2024 bill, have forced their way into parliament, with police overwhelmed by their numbers. Several have however been shot dead, reports indicate. The proposed measures include new levies on basic commodities like bread, vegetable oil, sugar and a new …
NEW YORK—Unite HERE convention delegates formally elected longtime New Haven, Conn., activist and leader Gwen Mills as the union's new president. She promptly pledged to double its organizing and deepen its already large political involvement. Mills is the first woman to lead the union, successor to three famous unions: The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers, …
BERLIN | Xinhua | Mattias Zaccagni's last-grasp 1-1 equalizer against Croatia sent reigning champion Italy through the Euro 2024 group stage while Spain capped a perfect Group B run with 1-0 win over Albania in the last round of group play on Monday. Croatia started offensively minded knowing that only a win would see it …
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six private security guards accused of attempting to shoot at State Minister for Minerals, Phiona Nyamutoro, have been charged with seven counts of threatening violence. They are Nobert Okurboth the Manager of Wolves security company in charge of Rubanda and Kisoro districts, Robert Mucunguzi, Anthony Niwagaba, Hassan Oman, …
NEW YORK—Despite June 22 being the hottest day of the year in the Bronx, hundreds of people — many of them union members and community organizers — gather at the Gil Scott Heron amphitheater in St. Mary's Park to support the re-election of Jamaal Bowman for Congress. An incumbent member of "The Squad," Bowman faces …
This problem, it must be noted, relates exclusively to the application of AI under capitalist conditions; but, capitalism being the reality over much of the world, the threat of AI to the working people remains extremely serious.
Oleksandr Kyselov interviews Henrik Jaakkola, of Finland's Vasemmistoliitto/Và§nsterfà∂rbundet (Left Alliance)…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is investigating the mysterious death of a Chinese national at a hotel guarded by Uganda People's Defence Force -UPDF soldiers in Nakawa Division in Kampala City. Ji- Feng was reportedly discovered groaning in pain and crying for help at the weekend at Golden Hotel …
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday flagged off the first group of 400 police officers, marking their deployment to Haiti to combat gang violence. The ceremony in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, saw the president hand over the Kenyan flag to the officers who will participate in the Multinational Security …
WASHINGTON—The second anniversary of the Supreme Court's guillotining of the national constitutional right to an abortion is—or should—remind voters their decisions in this November's election, up and down the ballot, will determine not only whether that right may be restored, but so much more. Abortion rights, worker rights, living wages, Social Security's and Medicare's future, …
LONDON | Xinhua | Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Justice Department to plead guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act, with no additional prison time, according to court filings released Monday evening. Assange left a British prison on bail on Monday and flew …
"Ayotzinapa Vive," reads a wall painted bright red on the corner of one of Mexico City's most transited avenues. The spirit of Ayotzinapa lives on ten years later, but only because of the victims' families' efforts to organize, march, and even knock down the door of the National Palace to demand justice for their loved …
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of State for Planning has emphasized to the new National Planning Authority (NPA) Executive Board the importance of meticulous planning, particularly in the context of realizing Uganda's ambitious goals outlined in the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP-IV). "The Board needs to work swiftly to guide the NPA's …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed the return of cultural artifacts from Britain that were taken during the colonial era. A statement by the Presidential Press Unit notes that Museveni was happy that the return of the artifacts marks a profound moment in the history of Uganda. The statement …
The non-governmental organisations call for strong anti-corruption measures and debt reduction Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the umbrella of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), have identified several opportunities in Uganda's new Shs72 trillion budget. They emphasize investments in human capital development, peace and security, infrastructure, wealth creation, and …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Clays Limited has unveiled a 5-year strategic plan aimed at enhancing customer satisfaction, boosting shareholder value, and fostering employee engagement. The strategic plan, unveiled at the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kampala, signifies a renewed commitment to sustainable growth and value creation under the company's slogan, "Beauty to …
Murad Gattal spoke to Azerbaijani trade unionists and left-wing activists about the state of society following Ilham Aliyev's election for the fifth presidential term and the Third Karabakh War.
In solidarity with the people of occupied Palestine and the resistance in the Gaza Strip and amidst Zionist aggression on several villages in South Lebanon, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon persistently targeted on Tuesday Israeli occupation soldiers and sites near the Lebanese-Palestinian borders. Hezbollah's Military Media released consecutive statements outlining the attacks and their outcomes: …
Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said the high turnout of voters in the upcoming presidential election will bring glory to Iran and disappoint the enemies. On the occasion of Eid Al-Ghadeer and in the lead-up to the fourteenth presidential election, thousands of Iranians from five provinces across the Islamic …
As negotiations for a potential ceasefire in In a statement on his Telegram account, Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, dismissed claims from Sky News Arabia, which ref…
Despite an The report by the leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises said nearly everyon…
It has been a jam-packed few months for 23-year-old British Palestinian human rights activist, Leanne Mohamad. | In addition to tirelessly speaking up about Israel's indiscriminate attacks on Gaza at On July 4 2024, she will run as Ilford North's independent parliamentary candidate. | "Our current government and MP's refusal to…
The Israeli army was due to make 20 arrests of Palestinians in the coming week but was forced to cancel due to a lack of
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under fire from the political left and right after hinting at the On Sunday evening, the premier said the "intense stage" of the Gaza assault
In Morocco, pro-Palestine activists are set to take to the streets in protest of the alleged docking of an Israeli ship in Tangier port amid Tel Aviv's "The new Israeli Navy landing ship INS Komemiyut docked at the port of Tangier, Morocco, for supplies while sailing from the United States to Israel," In early June, Israel's INS Komemiyut made a…
A lawsuit has been filed in The complaint was lodged with the South Korean Police Investigation Agency by the NGO People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) against Netanyahu as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Defence Minister Yoav…
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A pro-Palestinian demonstration outside a synagogue in Los Angeles was "wrongly characterised" by media outlets and some political figures, including Many activist groups also contested the portrayals, stating that the protest did not interfere with any Jewish services and that Adas Torah synagogue was being used for a controversial event which was selling real estate in Israel as well as the occupied West Bank. | In a statement sent to The New Ar…
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Israel has moved a step closer to making a The temporary measure, currently in place, allows Israel to suspend broadcasts of
The closure of the Before the closure, "approximately 50 critical patients a day left Gaza … It means that since the 7th of May at least 2,000 people have been unable to leave Gaza to receive medical care,…
It is an intriguing encounter which will produce a first-time finalist to take on either 2007 winners India or defending champions England who meet in the second semi-final at Guyana's Providence Stadium on Thursday. | Celebr…
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I sometimes wonder about the futility in continuing to write about the We write and we write and we brief and we report and we relay and we repackage and we try to find as many ways as possible to say the same thing: the situation in Sudan is urgent, and the Sudanese people need help now. | Yet, the violence continues. Every time I sit down to write a piece about the conflict, the numbers are worse, and I wonder what difference these words make. | Almost two weeks have passed…
Iranians choose a president on Friday in a tightly controlled election following With Iran's supreme leader now 85, it is likely that the next president will be closely involved in the eventual process of choosing a successor to Khamenei, who has ensu…
She is standing in the Winchester constituency in southern England, having been MP for the now-defunct seat of Meon Valley, since 2019, and nearby Portsmouth South between 2015 and 2017. | Drummond co-founded
Moscow expects to sign a new agreement on comprehensive "We expect that this agreement will be signed in the very near future, since work on the text is already close to completion. All the necessary wording has been found," RIA cited Rudenko as saying. | Earlier in June, Russia's foreign ministry said that work on the agreement was temporarily suspend…
Saudi Arabia's An anonymous government-linked source told the BBC that some projects in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 plan, designed to wean the kingdom off its reliance on oil and gas revenues, could be delayed or scaled down due to a less optimistic forecast…
Amid the bustling heart of Cairo, Rafeeq Taweel steps into a robust tall building that contrasts with This building is a hospital, one of the many in the Egyptian capital and home to some of the region's most prestigious medical centres. | The Palestinian nurse, however, feels a unique welcoming breeze as he enters these premises. |
On the eve of the New York Democratic primary race, progressives are expressing concern that if Representative These concerns come as Bowman trails his opponent, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, in recent polls by around 17 points, following months of heavy spending by right-leaning political action committees. | "This election is not about Jamaal versus Mr. Latimer. This election i…
Reports of a deal set to free Assange, 52, agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents, according to filings in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Is…
Since *Ahmed entered Egypt illegally last summer through a now well-developed Driven by relentless shelling near his home in Omdurman and th…
As Keir Starmer's Labour Party readies itself to form a new government on July 5, there are many lingering uncertainties and blurred lines. Are the party's plans ambitious enough to meet the nation's needs? Will Starmer make a stand or continue to flip-flop between policies? Is the forthcoming election victory merely a castle made of sand? | One element however is crystal clear: Labour has irrevocably lost the support of the 500,000-strong Recent polling b…
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A Maryland couple, originally from Alhaji Alieu Dausy Wurie, 71, and Haja Isatu Wurie, 65, had been missing for days after they lost contact with their daughter after pay…
Jordanian security forces said they uncovered and detonated explosives hidden in a commercial warehouse in an industrial area southeast of the capital Amman on Monday that security sources say were part of an Iran-linked plot to Witnesses earlier said security forces had sealed the Abu Alanda area in a wide scale security operation two days after authorities announced they had detonated explosives uncovered in another location in the capital. The authorities said the explosives found on Monday were hidde…
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Club captain Nacho Fernandez will leave The 34-year-old centre-back spent 23 years with the club – 12 of them in the first team squad – lifting the European crown six times, La Liga on four occasions and the Copa del Rey twice. | According to Spanish media, Nacho has signed a two-year deal with Al-Qadsiah, who were rec…
Rare celebrations erupted in multiple Afghan cities on Tuesday after the national cricket team reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time with a nail-biting T20 win over Bangladesh. | Thousands gathered in the capital Kabul and in Khost, Jalalabad and other cities to celebrate the fairytale win, which also eliminated the formidable Australians from the competition. | Fans chanted praise for their "heroes", set off fireworks and danced in the streets. Some shed tears of joy. | "I am lost for words," Hassan Khan Niazai told AFP in Kabul while celebrating the landmark achievement. | "It is a special and…
It hopes the shipments will arrive in full around the third week of July, by which point the government aims to stop cutting power during the remaining summer months, he added. | It has already st…
The news reports are true and we have reason to celebrate. Julian Assange signed off on a plea deal with the United States — he pleads guilty to one charge and then walks free. It looks like the Biden Administration is trying to clean up extraneous issues before the November election and did not want to have Assange as a distraction. They ain't doing this because it is the right thing to do. Don't kid yourself. | After years of suffering, Assange is likely to cash in. I see a book and movie in his future, not to mention speaking fees. He is returning to Australia and is likely to become a political fo…
Despite U.S. claims that it will supply Ukraine what it needs to fight the Russians, the math on the U.S. side does not add up. What do I mean? If you calculate what the United States is producing and subtract what Ukraine is using up with daily fires — whether we are talking 155 mm howitzers, ATACMS or Patriot missiles — the United States is falling way short. | Let's take the Patriot missile as one example. In 2010, Lockheed Martin had produced over 10,000 Patriot missiles. Can we agree that this quantity was not held solely by the United States? According to Wikipedia, the United States built…
Israel bombed the Gaza Strip where one hospital reported at least 30 dead Friday and as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanon border After further cross-border fire between Israel and Lebanon's powerful Shia Increased "bellicose rhetoric" from both sides risked triggering a…
Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Almost daily exchanges of fire have occurred along Lebanon's frontier with northern Israel since fighters from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip s…
A security source said a leader of the Lebanese Islamist group Since Israel began its war on Gaza,
A senior It was around 3: 30pm when three explosions rocked the walls of the Red Cross compound in Gaza on Friday, William Schomburg, the local chief for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told reporters in Geneva via video…
Israeli tanks advanced to the edge of Images of two Israeli tanks stationed on a hilltop overlooking the coastal area went viral on social media, but Reuters could not independently verify them. | "The fighting with the resistance has been intense. The occupatio…
It is unconscionable for Israel to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Israel should be suspended from international sports organizations and events until it ends its grave violations of international law.
A commercial ship traveling through the The apparent fire by the Houthis comes after the sinking this week of the ship
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During an Israeli raid in the northern The man was later seen being restrained on the boot of a vehicle while severely injured. | The Israeli army acknowledged the incident, saying that that "conduct seen in the video is not consistent with the [Israeli forces] orders and what is expected of its soldiers". | It added that the "incident is…
A new poll shows that former The Channel 12 poll asked people whether they preferred Bennett over Bennett had formed a coalition governmen…
A new report from open-source research agency Forensic Architecture has concluded that 6-year-old Palestinian girl The
Footage of an injured Palestinian tied to an Israeli military vehicle by troops has circulated online, raising further concerns about abuses by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territories. | During an Israeli raid in the northern The man, identified by Reuters as Mujahid Azmi, was later seen being restrained on the hood of a veh…
This marks the highest daily death toll recorded in Gaza since 8 June, when Israeli forces killed at least 274 Palestinians in an operation to free four captives in the Nuseirat refugee camp. | The death toll includes those in three separ…
Image of Palestinian strapped to Israeli security vehicle sparks outrage | Israeli military promises investigation after forces accused of using man as a 'human shield' | | A still from social media footage showing Mujahid Raed Abbadi strapped to an Israeli vehicle as it drives throug…
Image by Mohammed Ibrahim. | Defenders of Israel as "the only democracy in the Middle East" had their hands full last month, particularly when it came to freedom of the press, a cornerstone of genuine democracies. On May 5, Al Jazeera reported that its offices in East Jerusalem — internationally recognized Palestinian territory occupied by Israel — were raided and shut down by Israeli police following the banning of the news network by the Israeli government. Al Jazeera continues to operate in the rest of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, but is still barred from reporting or broadcasting in Israel…
Millions of people around the UK will be casting their vote on 4 July in the general election, but for many of them, one subject in particular will be influencing the way they vote. | Israel's war on the besieged…
A shipment of dates with pits has caused friction between According to Israeli news outlet N12, Israel's Agriculture Ministry banned the import of a 100 kg shipment of dates with pits from the UAE, stating that only dates without pits are permitted. | The restriction has since led to protests from the Gulf nation, which has been exporting dates to Israel since the Abraham Accords normalisation deal in 2020. | N12 reported that the UAE send…
At least 42 people were killed in One Israeli strike on
Jun 21, 2024 "Following Armenia's recognition of a Palestinian state, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of Armenia to Israel for a harsh reprimand conversation." The Republic of Armenia has announced its official recognition of a Palestinian state, the latest country to do so as Israel continues its genocidal war on the Gaza …
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The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in "I am confident that the CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 will be extremely successful and the best AFCON in the history of this competition," he said. | CAF held a virtual executive committee at their headquarters in Cairo on Friday evening after which Motsepe made the announcement. | Originally scheduled for June and July 2025, the AFCON was m…
"Since the war began, two of my children have walked 14 kilometres (nine miles) daily to get water for the family," says Issa, a father of seven from North Darfur state. | In the blistering sun, as temperatures climb past 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), Issa's family — along with 65,000 other residents of the Sortoni displacement camp — suffer the weight of the war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). |
The Afghans took advantage of a poor performance in the field from the Australians to post 148-6 in their innings before bowling the 20…
The International Committee of the The ICRC did not say who fired the "heavy calibre projectiles" but in a statement on social media platform X said the shells "damaged the structure of the ICRC office". | It said 22 bodies and 45 wounded had been taken to a…
Police in The explosives, found in a home in the Marka neighbourhood northeast of the capital, were detonated onsite after the area was evacuated, according to a brief statement by the public security directorate. Witnesses said the area was sealed by police. | The statement did not say if police suspected it was terrorism related or if arrests were made, or detail the quantity of explosives. It added more details…
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for The order came after various countries reported more than Arab diplomats told AFP earlier this week t…
A renowned veteran politician and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party in Nigeria, was among over 1,000 pilgrims who died in extreme heat during The death of Alhaja Ramota Bankole, the former Welfare Secretary of APC's Lagos chapter, was confirmed dead by local officials on Thursday. | The death toll from this year's Hajj has exceeded 1,000,…
Iran's Supreme Court overturned the In a post on social media platform X, Raisian said that the court…
A year after the disappearance of his brother in one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Suleman Tariq wants answers. But, like other young Pakistanis, he is also determined to make it to Europe. | "Since my brother went missing, our financial situation has worsened. I have no choice but to leave Pakistan to help my family repay the loan we took," said Tariq, whose brother Usman Tariq, was on board but not declared dead. | "There's absolutely nothing in this country… However, I will only pursue legal avenues and will not follow my brother's path." |
The fire had started late on Thursday due to the burning of straw and spread because of strong winds, the local governor's office said. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said in a post on social media…
US Representative Jamaal Bowman is in the fight for his political career as he defiantly called out his opponent's donations from "AIPAC is scared to death. That is why they're spending record amounts of money in this race," said Bowman, yelling to a cheering Bronx crowd on Saturday, with some holding Palesti…
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"There can be no doubt that citizens across the world are saying to their leaders, you have to act and, above all, have to act faster," a U.N. official said. "This is an issue that almost everyone, everywhere, can agree on." By Edward Carver Jun 20, 2024 A large majority of the global population, including …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis can be seen hanging out with their with their twins Strider and Azure in this undated image. — X/@WalterIsaacson Tesla CEO Elon Musk welcomed a third child with Shivon Zilis, an executive at his brain-chip implant…
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 families in Kitigo village in Biiso sub county in Buliisa district have accused Prince Harrison Samuel Gafaabusa Kintu- son to the late Omukama Sir Tito Winyi Gafaabusa of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom for allegedly attempting to grab their land. The land in question measures 19,433 hectares and is …
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities recently concluded a district assessment visit and chose Kasese to host the event scheduled for 27th September 2024. Under the theme; Tourism and Peace, the ministry's permanent secretary Doreen .S. Katusiime in a letter addressed to the Chief Administrative Officer-Kasese said, they anticipate …
Ecosocialist Revolution: A Manifesto is published by Anti*Capitalist Resistance. The document and was adopted by Anti*Capitalist Resistance at their 2024 conference.
Syracuse Police are currently investigating the suspicious death of an individual, whose body was located in the 1100 block of Hawley Avenue at 11: 42 AM today. The death is being investigated as a homicide. The identity of the victim has not yet been confirmed. | The investigation into this incident is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Syracuse Police Criminal Investigations Division at (315) 442-5222. | Pixabay Photo…
TUNIS | Xinhua | The death toll among Tunisian pilgrims who performed Hajj in Saudi Arabia has risen to 53, Tunisia's state television Wataniya 1 reported. "Until this Saturday, the number of Tunisian pilgrims who died in holy places in Saudi Arabia while performing the Hajj rituals, increased further from 49 to 53," said the …
A demonstration farm based on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni's 4-acre model farming strategy was launched in Kasanje Town Council, Wakiso District, on Friday. The event, themed "Interpreting His Excellency's 4-Acre Model Vision for Improved Household Income in the Metropolitan Districts of Uganda," was officiated by Dr. Hillary Musoke Kisanja, Private Secretary to the President in …
HOUSTON | Xinhua | A second-half strike from Gerardo Arteaga fired Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in their opening Copa America Group B clash here on Saturday. Arteaga broke the deadlock in the 69th minute at NRG stadium when he received Luis Romo's layoff before rifling an 18-yard shot into the far corner. …
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over one thousand three hundred criminal cases were considered and concluded by Mbarara High Court through plea bargains. The plea bargain is one of the mechanisms instituted by the Judiciary to reduce case backlogs and caseloads. It also helps minimize costs in the administration of criminal justice. Normally an accused …
Obongi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Residents in Obongi district are living in fear following the increasing number of dog bites in the area. The most affected sub counties include Aliba, Gimara and Obongi Town council where at least seven cases of dog bites have been reported by last week, according to records at the …
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | Brazilian forward Rodrygo said Saturday that he is looking forward to playing alongside Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid after the France striker's move to the Spanish giants. Rodrygo admitted competition for a place in Real Madrid's attack will be intense next season following the arrival of compatriot Endrick from Palmeiras …
Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The death toll from this year's hajj had by June 21 exceeded 1,000, a tally by the international news agency AFP has said. More than half were unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported on …
On Friday, June 21st 2024 at approximately 2: 52 PM, officers with the Syracuse Police Department responded to 750 East Adams Street, University Hospital, for a report of a possible walk-in shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers located a 38-year-old male victim who presented with a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim is listed in stable condition and his injury is considered non-life threatening. The incident location is believed to be in the 400 block of Wolf Street. | Anyone with information about the above incident is encouraged to contact the Syracuse Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at…
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Former President Donald Trump addressed immigration, crime and the economy at a rally in Philadelphia on Saturday night. | It was Trump's first rally in the
Monthly Review — The myth of Prometheanism in Marx's thought, revived by two opposite extremes on the issue, has resulted in the erection a "Tower of Babel" that threatens to extinguish much that has been achieved by Marxian ecology.
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? One of the 28 nationally recognized estuaries, the James Farm Ecological Preserve sits in the coastal region of Delaware's Sussex County, where freshwater meets saltwater in a dynamic estuarine environment. The preserve provides a wild oasis with seven diverse habitats, ranging from sandy beaches at low tide to salty marshes, shady forests and sunny meadows. It's a favorite spot for schools, young children and environmentalists. | Last year, the preserve welcomed over 30,000…
ACCRA, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghana has won the bid to host the 2026 African Athletics Championships, Ghana Athletics announced on Saturday. A post on its official X account, formerly Twitter, said, "Ghana Athletics wins the bid to host the 2026 African Athletics Championship in Accra. The Confederation of African Athletics has confirmed this in …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a medical product alert regarding falsified semaglutides, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries. The alert highlights three falsified batches of the semaglutide brand Ozempic, detected in Brazil in October 2023, the United Kingdom in October 2023, and the United States in …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in the Moroto district have suspended operations of three schools over growing insecurity. The community schools closed include Atedeoi Primary in Lotisan Sub County, Nakiloro Primary School, and Napedo Primary School in Katikekile Sub County while in Kakingol Primary School, the pupils had absconded. The decision was taken following …
Around 25,000 Sikhs marked 40th anniversary of the June 1984 Sikh Genocide by marching through London and holding a Freedom Rally in Trafalgar Square. — Reporter
No doubt like many other people around the world, we have been surprised and increasingly concerned that Noam Chomsky has not commented publicly on current events for around one year; in particular, on the Israeli genocide of Palestinians.
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Senior Hezbollah commander Taleb Abdallah was killed in an Israeli strike in the village of Jouaiyya on T…
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Eight The military said the soldiers were killed when the Namer armoured vehicle they were travelling in exploded near Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah,…
The imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque reiterated on Saturday that Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly, who was appointed to deliver the sermon on the penultimate day of the Hajj, made the remark as the pilgrimage takes place in the shadow of Israel's military offensive has killed at least 37,266 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the territory's health min…
Palestinians in Gaza gathered to mark the Israeli military attacks were reported across the territory, including dozens of explosions in western Rafah, following a deadly day for Israel's military when The military…
Ahmed AbdulKareem uncovers how American airstrikes, guided by Israeli intelligence operations and Yemeni informants, are amplifying civilian casualties in Yemen and shedding light on a covert military strategy with global implications.
WASHINGTON—With more than 2 million displaced Palestinians facing the threat of famine, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Monday it had fulfilled its pledge to provide food assistance, throwing a single PowerBar labeled "for Gaza" into the Atlantic Ocean. USAID reportedly alerted the war-torn…
Over 200 supporters of Egyptian football club The Egyptian Network for Human Rights (ENHR) reported that the fans clashed with security force…
Israel is holding 9,300 Palestinians in prisons and detention centres, including around 250 children and 75 women, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said in a statement. | The PPS said that the number includes thousands of Palestinians detained from the Gaza Strip, where Israel has carried out a brutal military assault since October. | More than 3,400 of the total number of prisoners are held under 'administrative detention' – a procedure that allows Israeli authorities to hold alleged suspected for six months at a time, which can be extended indefinitely. | Israel says the procedure allows authorities to hol…
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Thousands of Israelis took part in nationwide protests on Saturday, announcing a week of resistance over the failure of the Saturday's protests were centred around
The Palestinian health ministry said Sultan Abdul Rahman Khatatbeh, 16, was killed by Israeli fire in the northern West Bank town of Beit Furik, the ministry said in a statement published on Facebook. | Officia…
Deadly Israeli airstrikes targeted several locations throughout Gaza overnight and early on Monday killing Palestinians, as Muslims mark the second day of the Islamic festival of At least three people, including a woman and an elderly man, were killed early on Monday and others were seriously injured following Israeli bombing in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in
In tents in the stifling heat and in bombed-out mosques, "There is no joy. We have been robbed of it," said Malakiya Salman, a 57-year-old displaced woman, now living in a tent in Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip. | Gazans, like Muslims the world over, would usually slaughter sheep for t…
On 31 May US President Joe Biden Biden outlined a three-phase proposal that would see a captive exchange deal that would allow for the end of military operations in Gaza and the withdrawal of its forces from the enclave. | Ever since then, there has been widespread confusion regarding whether the proposal was actually an Israeli one, give…
Around 71 Palestinians were killed in the past 48 hours, most of the dead are women and children, as
Salim Vally discusses Israel's war on Gaza and the global campaign against Israeli apartheid.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations about his country's war in Gaza with…
Israel's High Court issued an injunction on Sunday to suspend an investigation by Justice Gila Canfy Steinitz put the court's ruling down to "the complex security situation", referring to Israel's ongoing war on Gaza which has now killed 37,337 Palestinians and rendered much o…
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Halima Begum told The Guardian that "the
One of the world's largest religious gatherings unfolded during the oven-like Saudi summer again this year, and authorities recorded more than 2,700 cases of "heat exhaustion" on Sunday alone, the Saudi health ministry said. | On Monday, according to…
Adam Yates and Team UAE continued to dominate the Tour of Switzerland as the Yates, who won stage five and was second in stage six, again attacked on the final climb of the 118-kilometre double loop that began and ended in Villars-sur-Ollon. | Again, his Portuguese team-mate Joao Almeida was the only rider who could keep up. | On Friday, Almeida had pulled away for the win on the home straight. | This time, the two men crossed the line together pointing at each other…
The only problem: he then immediately got confused on the name of the doctor who oversaw the test. | Trump extolled his powers of mental recall in a speech to…
Eighty countries jointly called Sunday for the "territorial integrity" of The joint communique capped a two-day conference at the Bàºrgenstock resort in Switzerland mark…
At least 19 "Fourteen Jordanian pilgrims died and 17 others were missing" during the performance of hajj rituals, Jordan's foreign ministry said in a statement. | The ministry later confirmed the 14 had died "after suffering sun stroke due to the extreme heat…
Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the The stoning is among the final rites of the Hajj, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It came a day after more than 1.8 million
"Too many innocent people have been killed, including thousands of children. Families have fled their homes and seen th…
Iran and Sweden announced on Saturday a prisoner exchange that saw a "Hamid Noury, who has been in illegal detention in Sweden since 2019, is free and will return to the country in a few hours," Kazem Gharibabadi, head of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, said in a post on social media platform…
Nima and I convened for our weekly chat about the latest current events. Because of the consequential nature of Putin's remarks at the Russian Foreign Ministry, we confined our discussion largely to discussing the implications for the United States and NATO. | I am also posting Alexander Mercouris' latest breakdown of military developments in Ukraine and with the failed "piss" summit in Switzerland. Simply put, Russia is beating the stuffing out of Ukraine.
French politics has been in chaos since President Macron announced a snap general election after the victory of the far right Rassemblement Nationale (RN) in the European elections. Jordan Bardella's RN list took 31,37 % of the vote. Eric Zemmour's Reconquest list led by Marine le Pen's niece, Marion Maréchal Le Pen, took another 5, 47%
As a scientist who researches peace and conflict, I find it important to systematically approach questions and see where the evidence leads me. It is a trait I developed from great mentorship, and a value that was instilled in me by my father from a very young age. He was medical doctor, with a specialty
The other day I rewatched Howard Hawk's classic 1938 romantic comedy, Bringing Up Baby, for the first time in what was probably decades. Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant star as an eccentric heiress and straightlaced paleontologist who come into possession of a leopard. Apparently, the beloved film was a box-office bomb. Hepburn's heiress, Susan Vance,
1. "The Emperor's Nightmare" by Robert A. G. Monks (2022). Harvard lawyer, former CEO and Shareholder Rights Activist, Monks digs deep inside big corporate power and the devastating impact of this corpocracy on weakened democratic institutions. Constitutional reset is crucial, he concludes. 2. "Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and
Pro-Khalistan Sikh leader and Sikhs For Justice General Counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun . — Photo by authorLONDON: Indian citizen and Indian spy agency RAW's agent accused of attempting to kill Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York has been extradited to the US…
Rescue workers along with people gather at the site of a train collision after the accident in Darjeeling district in West Bengal state, India, June 17, 2024. — Reuters
Muslim pilgrims cast their stones at a pillar symbolising Satan, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 17, 2024. — Reuters
By The G7 Summit under the Italian presidency, organized by the Meloni Government in Puglia, proclaimed as its priority "the defence of the …
Seats being fought for by the Prime Minister, Suella Braverman, Liz Truss and Priti Patel are included on the hit list where campaigners are encouraging voters to tactical vote, with the aim of dealing a devastating defeat to the Conservative party this general election. | This morning the campaign group Best of Britain published its comprehensive tactical voting guide for getting a Conservative Party wipeout at the general election. | The group, initially formed to fix problems Britain faced after Brexit, has released its tactical vote recommendations based on current MRP polling, local factors and the incum…
Claudia Sheinbaum's resounding victory in Mexico's presidential election on June 2nd, 2024, has been welcomed by two of the country's main energy unions, UNTyPP and SME.
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once called Ernesto 'Che' Guevara the "most complete human being of our age."
John Mullen spoke to Green Left Weekly about the rise of the far right in France and prospects for the left in the upcoming election…
Donald Trump's rally over the weekend at a Detroit church was billed as a "Blacks for Trump" event, but video footage on social media showed mostly white people in attendance.
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This was disclosed by the Ethiopian Minister of Culture and Sports, Kejela Merdasa…
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In UK News A report published by the Runnymede Trust on Monday found that black people, and especially black children, are subject to disproportionate rates of strip search across all police forces in England and Wales. The report analysed Home Office data and concluded that black children are 6.5 times more likely to be subject …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Moroto district have recovered a gun belonging to the UPDF from a Karamojong warrior in Nadunget Town Council. The gun was recovered on Friday at around 9: 00 Pm after police were notified by the Nachuka village chairperson who spotted a suspected warrior in the same village carrying a …
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Rukungiri has issued an interim injunction against the 2024/2025 Uganda Miss Tourism Kigezi pageant due to a management feud. Organized by Miss Tourism Uganda-Pearl of Africa, the 9th edition of the competition, aimed at promoting the region's tourist attractions, had been scheduled for July …
WASHINGTON—Following pressure for transparency around what or who could be behind there, U.S. Curtain Master General George Weintraub warned Friday of the increasing number of creeps behind drapes. "We recommend you protect yourself and your family by being on the lookout for vaguely human-shaped silhouettes or lumps…
For the most up to date information on meetings, cancellations, and other notices, please check the City website Monday, June 17th | 12: 00 p.m. Study Session | 1: 00 p.m. Regular Meeting | 6: 00 p.m. City Planning Commission Meeting | Tuesday, June 18th | 11: 00 a.m. Public Safety Committee Meeting re: an agreement with Freeland Investigation Services, to provide private investigation services, on behalf of the Citizen Review Board (CRB) | Wednesday, June 19th | City Hall will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday | Thursday, June 20th | 8: 30 a.m. Landmar…
Political parties are to blame for male dominance Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political parties in Uganda have a long way to go to improve the position of women in their ranks. This according to a study by Kyambogo University lecturer, Hannah Muzee, of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. She is a …
WHO charts new path for action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ANALYSIS | SHOBHA SHUKLA | Protect the medicines that protect us and ensure that all those who need them can access them, says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of The World Health Organization (WHO). He was speaking at a Strategic Roundtable discussion on "Charting …
WASHINGTON—Facing backlash from the public as well as prominent donors, the Smithsonian Institution was reportedly under fire Monday for its collection of Nazi memorabilia. "I've made financial contributions to the Smithsonian for years, but after finding out about some of the hideous and horrifying pieces inside the…
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Girls at Ariwa Secondary School in Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district are struggling to complete their studies, as many of them are seeking accommodation in the community, and some are now pregnant. Without dormitories, students are forced to rent houses within the community, something the school authorities say …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State House has intervened in the illegal eviction of more than 5,000 families in Hoima district. The affected families are from the three villages of Kabatindule, in Kisukuma parish Kisukuma sub-county, Hanga, and Lengu villages in Bombo sub county in Hoima district. The contested piece of land measures 5 …
Studying politics separately from economics creates an artificial gap between interconnected subjects COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | The world economy is at a turning point. As global supply chains face increasingly frequent disruptions, the structures underpinning markets and international trade are unraveling, leading to economic instability which, in turn, is spilling over into other domains and …
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopian | Xinhua | Scholars have called for the Nile Basin countries to join forces to fairly utilize the Nile River to meet their peoples' soaring demand for water, energy, and food. The call was made on Saturday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, on the margins of the 3rd Annual Forum for …
NEW YORK | Xinhua | President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua on Thursday met here with Kitty van der Heijden, deputy executive director for partnerships, at the global headquarters of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Together, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNICEF and Xinhua News Agency. Fu said that Xinhua …
Wetland Conservation Efforts Restore Grey Crowned Crane Habitats in Terego Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conservation efforts in Terego have successfully restored the previously destroyed breeding places of the Grey Crowned Crane. The habitats are now fully functional, thanks to a beekeeping project in the area. The restored wetland is along the Nvete River …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda's sale of shares left over from its 2021 Initial Public Offering was oversubscribed by almost 100%, the telecom executives said on June 13. The company received applications for 3 billion shares against 1.6 billion shares on offer, The shares sold represent 7.03% of the company's total equity. The …
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda, the host for the 2024 FISU World University Mind Sports Championship, has confirmed that China will send a team for the event scheduled for June 25-30 in Entebbe. Peninah Aligawesa Kabenge, the vice president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), told Xinhua on Saturday that China was among …
London, UK | BBC | More people are turning away from news, describing it as depressing, relentless and boring, a global study suggests. Almost four in 10 (39%) people worldwide said they sometimes or often actively avoid the news, compared with 29% in 2017, according to the report by Oxford University's Reuters Institute. Wars in …
Move is part of wide programme that involves routine multivalent meningitis, human rabies, and hepatitis B birth dose vaccination ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | In a historic step, preventive Ebola vaccination will become the norm in the highest-risk countries, courtesy of GAVI, the public-private partnership Vaccine Alliance that brings together developing country and donor governments, the …