(2025-01-25). Estos son los dos países a los que Estados Unidos no ha cortado la ayuda militar. cubadebate.cu El secretario de Estado estadounidense Marco Rubio emitió una orden de "suspensión" para toda la ayuda exterior existente y puso en pausa la nueva asistencia. Sin embargo, se han emitido exenciones para la financiación de los programas alimentarios de emergencia, así como para la financiación militar extranjera a dos países.
npr.org (2025-01-25). Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald Trump's defense secretary. The vote was 50-50 . Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote
npr.org (2025-01-25). Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald Trump's defense secretary. The vote was 50-50 . Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote
(2025-01-24). UK, Egypt discuss Gaza ceasefire and stability. plenglish.com London, Jan 24 (Prensa Latino) British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, to discuss regional security, the crisis in Sudan, and the ceasefire in Gaza, Morning Star reported on Friday.
(2025-01-24). Guantánamo en recuperación, hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Partido en Guantánamo, Yoel Pérez García, la gobernadora del territorio, Alis Azahares Torreblanca y otras autoridades de la provincia, comparecerán este viernes en la Mesa Redonda para dialogar sobre el proceso de recuperación del huracán Oscar y el desarrollo del territorio.
(2025-01-24). Journalist Peter Greste, Once Jailed in Egypt, Joins Hunger Strike for Alaa Abd El-Fattah's Freedom. democracynow.org 
The prominent British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains imprisoned in Cairo even after he completed his five-year sentence last September. Fattah came to prominence during the Egyptian revolution as a blogger and political activist, and he has been jailed multiple times by the authoritarian government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for his advocacy. His family and supporters continue to demand his freedom and have pressed the U.K. government to pressure Egypt into releasing him. Fattah's mother Laila Soueif is now on her 117th day on hunger strike, standing on Downing Street for at least an hour every w…
(2025-01-24). Journalist Once Jailed in Egypt Joins Hunger Strike to Free Political Prisoner. truthout.org The prominent British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains imprisoned in Cairo even after he completed his five-year sentence last September. Fattah came to prominence during the Egyptian revolution as a blogger and political activist, and he has been jailed multiple times by the authoritarian government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for his advocacy. His family and supporters continue to demand… |
(2025-01-24). Faith Communities Continue Sanctuary Despite Removal Of Protections. popularresistance.org In the wake of the Trump administration's cancellation of the 2011 "sensitive areas" memo yesterday; faith communities associated with the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity are reaffirming their unwavering commitment to sanctuary. This commitment includes continuing to welcome immigrants and offering solidarity, support, and services regardless of immigration status. | The "Sensitive Locations Memo," introduced during the Obama administration, advised immigration enforcement officers to avoid making arrests in places like schools and houses of worship. Despite its repeal, faith communities remain steadfast…
Days after the Biden administration removed Cuba from the so-called State Sponsors of Terrorism list, Trump rescinded the decision through executive order on his first day in office. The Communist Party USA condemns the continuation of this aggressive policy aimed at overturning the Cuban Revolution. | The incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that the Trump administration plans to impose additional restrictions on the island nation. The economic warfare against the Cuban people waged by the U.S. government and condemned by the United Nations represents an illegal and inhumane attack on Cuban sovereig…
While a ceasefire is largely holding in Gaza, Israel is intensifying attacks on the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military has killed at least 13 people in a major military operation targeting Jenin that began on Tuesday when Israeli troops raided the city, backed by airstrikes, drones and U.S.-made Apache helicopters, following a six-week siege. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers in the West Bank have been "emboldened" by Trump's lifting of sanctions on far-right Israeli settler groups. Further violence is increasingly likely, says Mariam Barghouti, a Palestinian writer and journalist based in Ramal…
A London Assembly member has written to the Home Secretary amid claims the Met Police "lied" about Gaza protests at the weekend. | On Saturday, thousands of protesters in central London gathered to demand a lasting ceasefire and an end to what they have called a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The march had been hit with strict conditions by police over where they could go, and for how long, under the Public Order Act. | It came amid pressure from the Board of Deputies of British Jews that the planned destination — BBC headquarters — was close to a synogogue, and its attendees on the Sabba…
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to become defense secretary, appears to be moving toward confirmation after a contentious Senate hearing on Tuesday. He was grilled over his alleged history of sexual misconduct, reports of frequent public drunkenness at work, financial mismanagement at veterans' organizations he led, and statements he has made disparaging women, LGBTQ people and others in the military. Hegseth's confirmation can only be blocked if three or more Republicans join Democrats in opposing the former Fox News host, but so far the party appears aligned behind Trump's nominee. Wat…
Grassroots journalist Alissa Azar reports on the unfolding ecological disaster in Los Angeles and how mutual aid groups are mobilizing in response. On Tuesday, January 7th, people in Los Angeles County, California began receiving a high wind advisory and risk of fire notice. Come nightfall, heavy winds were underway and several fires had broken out,… 
Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into the surrounding northern California forests last summer. The way the light filtered through the trees on the morning drive was unbeatable, he said. He ate lunch with his crew, members of the new Forest Corps program, deep in the woods, usually far from cell service. They thinned thickets of trees and cleared brush, helping prevent the spread of fires by removing manzanita — a very flammable, shoulder-high shrub — near campsites and roads. | "The Forest Service people have been super, super happy to have us," Zampaglio…
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost North Dakota is staunchly conservative, having voted Republican in every presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. So how is it that the state boasts the only state-owned bank in the nation? Has it secretly gone socialist? No. The Bank of North Dakota (BND) operates on the same …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is reporting a sustained high number of mpox cases in the country that is currently ranking third on the continent after Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the latest update released by the Ministry's surveillance pillar, Busoga, South Central and South Western regions …
Days after hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through Puerto Rico in 2017, Ernesto Diaz formed a team to survey what the Category 5 storms had done to his home. Touring coastal areas, Diaz, then an assistant secretary with the commonwealth's Department of Natural & Environmental Resources, saw rooftops poking out from floodwaters, forests stripped bare, and windows and doors floating by. As a marine scientist who knew the shoreline ecosystems intimately, he also noticed something that intrigued him: Communities near coral reefs sustained less damage. | That became the genesis of a first-of-its kind project when, i…