Moon of Alabama. (2023-07-27). Who Can Give Security Guarantees To Ukraine? popularresistance.org A main question for Ukraine since it became an independent state was who or what could potentially guarantee its security. | In the first years after 1991 the Ukrainian government thought that it could secure itself. It had inherited some Soviet nuclear weapons and it tried to bring those to use. But it failed to circumvent the security locks the Russian engineers had integrated into the nuclear warheads. | There was also pressure from the U.S. to get rid of those devices as the Ukraine at that time was prolific in selling its Soviet era weapons to various shady actors around the world. | Ukraine, together with B…

WSWS (2023-07-27). Union-NDP supported Trudeau government waging war on two fronts on behalf of Canadian capital. wsws.org The Trudeau government has expanded Canada's participation in the US-NATO war on Russia and committed to hiking military spending by tens of billions of dollars per year, even as it deploys the repressive powers of the capitalist state to break a militant strike by 7,400 West Coast dockers.

infobrics (2023-07-27). Ending military aid to Ukraine would surpass Afghanistan debacle, says former US Ambassador. infobrics.org With former US intelligence agents and military chiefs acknowledging that the war is over for Ukraine, Biden finds himself in a predicament where he can be remembered as the president who made the greatest geopolitical blunder in modern US history.

Federico Fuentes (2023-07-27). Free Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky! greenleft.org.au

Federico Fuentes (2023-07-27). Solidarity needed for Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky. greenleft.org.au Internationally renowned Marxist sociologist and anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky is currently being held in a Russian pre-trial detention centre and faces the possibility of up to 7 years' jail if found guilty of the trumped-up charge of "justifying terrorism". Federico Fuentes reports.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China, Russia navies to conduct exercises soon. ecns.cn The navies of China and Russia will soon conduct maritime operations in the western and northern areas of the Pacific Ocean, China's Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-27). US Tests Cargo Plane Missile System in the Pacific in Message to China. news.antiwar.com The US Air Force tested a new missile system in the Pacific that gives cargo planes the ability to launch long-range cruise missiles that are normally fired by large bombers. The system, known as the Rapid Dragon, allows C-130 and C-17 cargo planes to drop a missile contained in a pallet with a parachute. The …

Editor (2023-07-27). Stop Congressional support for Israeli apartheid! workers.org In 1972, Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-California) introduced a bill on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus (founded in 1971), calling on Congress to pressure South Africa to end apartheid and other racist practices. CBC members would introduce at least 15 more such bills until the U.S. Congress finally passed . . . |

WSWS (2023-07-27). A postal worker forced to work in extreme heat dies in Turkey. wsws.org Postal worker Kƒ±rmƒ±zƒ±gàºl's death is one of the latest tragic examples of the dire situation faced by countless workers in many sectors around the world who are forced to work in unsafe conditions for the profit of their employers.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-27). Friday 7/28: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). CSRC: Capital market to spur development. ecns.cn Investment, financing and trading will be facilitated to invigorate the Chinese capital market so that it can contribute to the country's high-quality development, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said at a two-day mid-year work conference that ended on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China's new energy vehicle very impressive: West Java governor. ecns.cn Ridwan Kamil, governor of West Java in Indonesia led a delegation to Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Xi calls for high-quality development of armed forces with high-level governance. ecns.cn As China's Army Day, which falls on Aug 1, draws close, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Monday held its seventh group study session on strengthening all-around military governance.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Xi inspects SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday and Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Over 1,000 volunteer stations established in Chengdu for upcoming 31st FISU World University Games. ecns.cn Over 1,000 volunteer service stations has been put into use in southwest China's Chengdu before the opening of the 31st International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Upcoming typhoon moved to red alert. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Wednesday upgraded the alert for Typhoon Doksuri to the highest level of red, as the fifth typhoon this year is expected to bring gales and downpours to the southern and eastern parts of the country.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Zhejiang braces for Typhoon Doksuri. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Wednesday issued a red alert for Typhoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, which is expected to bring heavy winds and rain to the the country's southern coastal regions.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China's FAST Telescope discovers over 800 pulsars. ecns.cn Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, FAST, in south China's Guizhou Province, has discovered over 800 new pulsars as of Tuesday, according to FAST's Operations and Development Center.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China issues this year's first red alert for typhoon Doksuri. ecns.cn The China Meteorological Administration on Wednesday lifted the emergency response for typhoon to Level-II and a red alert for typhoon, the most serious level issued for the first time this year.

_____ (2023-07-27). Japan is looking for the best course for its foreign policy. journal-neo.org It may well be that some of the readers (perhaps even most of them) will be surprised by the title of this article. Since the data from this space's content adds to the idea that "Japan is not actually searching for anything in the international arena, having given its foreign policy to the capable hands […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

WSWS (2023-07-27). Netanyahu's judicial coup and the dead end of Zionism. wsws.org Netanyahu's government of ultra-nationalists and religious Zionists seek the total annexation of the Occupied West Bank, ethnic cleansing throughout Israel and to impose authoritarian rule over a society characterized by acute social inequality, stepped up militarism and cultural reaction.

DLI (2023-07-27). Big LIE exposed: Pentagon finally admits Chinese "spy balloon" sent no military info! indybay.org On June 30–on a Friday, typically a news-lite day–the Pentagon released a statement that the much-hyped Chinese "spy balloon" that was shot down by US air missiles back in February(costing more than $400,000 each, and it took 2 shots!) had not, after all, sent back any military information. Gee, did the US Government commit another one of those "Iraqi had WMD" moment?>

infobrics (2023-07-27). Kiev regime plans to continue attacking Crimea. infobrics.org Faced with such a threat, Russia is forced to escalate military actions in order to protect its civilians from the enemy terror.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-27). Arms Control Experts Criticize US for Not Sending Russia Proposal to Curb Nuclear Weapons Deployments. news.antiwar.com Arms control experts have criticized the Biden administration for failing to send a proposal to Russia on maintaining limits on nuclear weapons deployments that was publicly floated by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan last month. Sullivan said on June 2 that the US was willing to open talks with Russia on a "framework" to preserve …

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Russia-Africa Summit Began in St-Petersburg. telesurenglish.net Today, the two-day Russia-Africa summit began in St. Petersburg, Russia, with the presence of several African leaders; the summit is the second of its kind, after an inaugural summit held in 2019 in Sochi, in southern Russia. | Related: | President Vladimir Putin gave the inaugural speech of the summit. | The summit's business program includes more than 20 sessions and the participants will discuss nuclear and space technologie…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Fishermen Stage New Protest Against Japanese Nuclear Wastewater. telesurenglish.net

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Russian Strikes Wipe Out Ukrainian Airfields, Destroy More NATO Equipment (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had launched strikes against several airfields and ammunition depots of Kiev forces, the Ministry of Defense announced on July 27. "The Russian Armed Forces delivered concentrated strikes by airborne and seaborne long-range precision weapons against the Ukrainian army's airfields, command posts and deployment sites, assembly workshops and depots storing seaborne drones, and also missiles, armament and military hardware supplied from European countries and the United States…

M. K. Bhadrakumar, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-27). Glimpses Of An Endgame In Ukraine. popularresistance.org The problem with the war in Ukraine is that it has been all smoke and mirrors. The Russian objectives of "demilitarization" and "de-Nazification" of Ukraine wore a surreal look. The Western narrative that the war is between Russia and Ukraine, where central issue is the Westphalian principle of national sovereignty, wore thin progressively leaving a void. | There is a realization today that the war is actually between Russia and NATO and that Ukraine had ceased to be a sovereign country since 2014 when the CIA and sister Western agencies — Germany, the UK, France, Sweden, etc.— installed a puppet regi…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Kiev Forces Face More Setbacks Across The Frontline (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 26 and 27, Kiev forces sustained more human and material losses while attempting to advance in several directions. | In the Kupyansk direction, Su-34 fighter bombers of the Russian Zapad Group of Forces carried out two airstrikes on positions and gatherings of Ukraine's 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade in the area of Volchiy. The group's Ka-52 and Mi-35 attack helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft also carried out 11 airstrikes against gatherings of the 14 Separate Mech…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). Russia, Donbass, and the Reality of the Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik Memorial to Children of the Donbas on Arbat Street, Moscow © Daniel Kovalik The people of the West need to come to grips with — that the government of Ukraine has done great violence against its own people in the Donbass and that the people of the Donbass had every right to choose…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). U.S. F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets Arrive In Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran, Russia (Video). southfront.org An U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility July 25, 2023. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sommers | A dozen F-35 stealth fighter jets from the United States Air Force arrived in the Middle East to beef up the U.S. Central Command's airpower in the region and deter Iran from seizing oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, Air Forces Central (AFCENT) announced…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-27). Russia Announces Its Win-Win Model For The World. Replacing America's Win-Lose Model For The World. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse On July 26th, Russia's RT News headlined "Putin makes Africa sovereignty pledge: The Russian president has addressed the…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Ethiopia and Russia agree to strengthen trade and collaboration. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday agreed to strengthen trade and collaborate in agriculture and manufacture.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Russia guarantees maritime transportation of oil. plenglish.com St. Petersburg, Russia, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Russia has managed to finance and insure the maritime transportation of oil, Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov said on Thursday at a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit.

infobrics (2023-07-27). Russia and India: A Defining Relationship in Uncertain Times. infobrics.org Russia and India share a strategic relationship built on trust over a period of time. The current uncertain times call for strong efforts to retain this trust and build pathways to take forward the mutually beneficial relationship to a new level, writes Pawan Anand, a Distinguished Fellow with the USI of India, and a Mentor at the National Defence College…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Kremlin confirms Russia-Africa summit to debate situation in Niger. plenglish.com St. Petersburg, Russia, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The situation in Niger, where the coup against President Mohamed Bazoum took place, is among the issues to be debated at the Russia-Africa Summit, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Russian defense chief meets with DPRK leader. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is visiting Pyongyang, met with the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-un, on Thursday, the Russian military corps reported.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). The Russia-Global South Connection: Africa as Strategic Partner. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The second Russia-Africa summit, this week in St. Petersburg, should be seen as a milestone in terms of Global South integration and the concerted drive by the Global Majority towards a more equal and fair multipolar order. The summit welcomes no less than 49 African delegations. President Putin previously announced that a comprehensive…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Russia Calls for Peaceful Dialogue in Niger. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday in a statement called on all parties involved in the Niger conflict to resolve their issues through "peaceful and constructive dialogue." | RELATED: | Russia calls on the parties to "refrain from the use of force and resolve all contentious issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue," Zakharova said. | The diplomat also expressed Russia's hope fo…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-27). More Warmongers Elevated in the Biden Administration. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jul 26, 2023 | The Biden administration looks set to become even more warlike than it already was if you can imagine, with virulent Russia hawk Victoria Nuland and virulent China hawk Charles Q Brown now being elevated to lofty positions by the White House. | Nuland, the wife of

infobrics (2023-07-27). How Far the Membership to BRICS Will Be Fruitful for Bangladesh. infobrics.org Putting an end to all speculations and discussions, Bangladesh officially expressed its interest in getting membership in the BRICS…

Tamara Nassar (2023-07-27). Anthropologists back Israel boycott in landslide vote. electronicintifada.net Filmmakers respect call to pull out of Jerusalem film festival.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across Portuguese National Health Service over pay, conditions and staffing including one-day national strike of GPs and pharmacists; electricity workers in Lebanon join indefinite four-month-long public sector pay strike; Nigerian doctors at University College Hospital begin three-week strike over colleagues' wages unpaid for three months…

WSWS (2023-07-27). Sri Lankan government's employment bill aims to abolish workers' basic democratic rights. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe government's new labour laws are in order to impose the International Monetary Fund's austerity program and make workers and the poor pay for the crisis of Sri Lankan capitalism.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). The Afghanistan Lithium Great Game. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Binoy KampmarkWhile the United States, along with its allies, left Afghanistan in August 2021 in spectacularly humiliating circumstances, the departure was never entirely complete, nor bound to be permanent. Since then, Washington has led the charge in handicapping those who, with a fraction of the resources, defeated a superpower and prevailed in two decades…

Deiaa Haj Yahia (2023-07-27). Israel is ignoring crime in Palestinian communities. electronicintifada.net State neglect, easy access to unlicensed arms and a lack of hope all fuel crime spike among Israel's Palestinian citizens.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). Afghanistan: The West's New Charm Offensive Targets the Taliban. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Taliban members stop women protesting for women's rights in Kabul on October 21, 2021. — The Taliban violently cracked down on media coverage of a women's rights protest in Kabul on October 21 morning, beating several journalists. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images) "The policy of…

Shuaib Almosawa, Sarah Lazare, The Nation Magazine. (2023-07-27). Biden Says There's No Blockade; Tell That To Yemenis Who Need Medical Care. popularresistance.org Sana'a, Yemen – Raneem Isa Muhammad Jaber dreams of swinging in a playground or participating in a popular pastime called sahlilah, in which children use cut plastic containers to skate down a hill. "I want to play all the games, but I can't," said the 11-year-old, who has suffered since birth from a skin condition that leaves black spots all over her body and an itchy and painful black tumor-like growth that covers her backside. "I can't sit down, I can't walk, and I can't sleep." | She lives in the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which opens to the Red Sea. Her family is poor, but used to scrape together funds…

Luis Chirino (2023-07-27). Boosting tourism between China and Cuba. america.cgtn.com With travel back on an upswing, following a few tough years brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world are vying to attract new visitors. Cuba is among them, and is working with Chinese travel professionals to help promote Chinese tourist visits.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). Taiwan and economic war make tensions between China and US grow. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) China on Thursday expressed its opposition to military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, which it described as malicious acts that damage China's sovereignty and national security seriously.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). India counts on Cuba's leadership for successful G77 Summit. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) India is counting on Cuba's leadership for the success of the upcoming Summit of the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) to be held in Havana, a diplomatic source assured on Thursday.

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-27). Beijing Will Respond to CIA Threats of Expanding Spy Network in China. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-07-27). "The Chips War": The West versus China. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Iranian Naval Forces Take Delivery Of Long-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Screengrab. Source: Fars News. | On July 25, Iranian naval forces took delivery of a batch of Abu Mahdi long-range anti-ship cruise missiles, to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. | The cruise missile, which is named after former Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, was first unveiled on 20 August 2020 along with a ballistic missile named after former Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. The two senior co…

Staff (2023-07-27). Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners Across United States. democracynow.org A shocking new investigation by Insider reveals patrol dogs in U.S. prisons have attacked at least 295 people since 2017, with Virginia setting dogs on prisoners more than any other state. These attacks can leave people with grievous physical and psychological scars, sometimes permanently disabling and disfiguring them. The report also finds ties between procedures in U.S. prisons and the abuses committed by U.S. troops at Abu Ghraib, where soldiers used attack dogs to terrify Iraqi detainees along with other forms of torture and humiliation. For more, we speak with journalist Hannah Beckler, an investigations ed…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Casualties Reported After New Blast In Sayyidah Zaynab Town Near Syria's Damascus (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 27, a blast rocked the Shia shrine town of Sayyidah Zaynab which is located some 16 kilometers to the south of the Syrian capital, Damascus. | Syrian state TV said that the blast was caused by an explosive device that was planted under a taxi, without providing any further details. | Meanwhile, a Syrian security source told Sputnik that the blast was likely a "terrorist attack." Another source who works at Sayyidah Zaynab hospital…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Iran: Hamoun Lake and Wetlands Face Existential Risk. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, an Iranian environmental official warned that the Hamoun Lake and Wetlands near the common border in southeastern Iran with Afghanistan could dry up completely, leading to an "environmental and humanitarian disaster." | RELATED: | Mojtaba Zoljoudi, deputy for the marine environment and wetlands of the Iranian Department of Environment, called on environmental officials and the international community in Afghanistan to help revive the lak…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-27). Doctors without Borders call Israel's forceful eviction of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta a war crime. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta for generations are being constantly harassed by the occupation forces in order to force them to leave the area and allow Israel to build a firing range for the military…

unitedEditor (2023-07-27). Should Türkiye mediate between Israel and Palestine? uwidata.com The overlapping visits of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to Türkiye and the planned visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu raised a question: "Is Türkiye taking on a mediation role?" Is there such a plan or intention? If so, what does it mean for Türkiye and the world? We asked these questions to United World International …

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Venezuela Denounces Illegal Auction of CITGO. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez denounced that the United States government continues to promote the auction of the Venezuelan state company CITGO Petroleum, a subsidiary of the state oil company PDVSA. | RELATED: | This illegal auction seeks to sell CITGO to a U.S.-Israel firm whose main manager has ties to former congressman Juan Guaido. | During a parliamentary session, Rodriguez speci…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Israeli troops shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the city of Qalqilya in the West Bank. | RELATED: | The deceased young man was identified by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) as Fares Abu Samra, who was transferred in critical condition to a hospital after being shot in the head. | The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the incident took place during an Israeli military raid, which led to clashes with youths during which soldiers opened fire. | A…

Ann Brown (2023-07-27). Democrat Mayor Of Boston Sent List of Critics To The Police. moguldom.com The mayor of Boston has come under fire for sending a list of her critics and protesters to the police department. Mayor Michelle Wu, the first woman and first Asian-American to hold the top political office in Boston history, is facing fallout after her administration admitted to creating a list of her most vocal critics …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-27). Protests break out across India against BJP government's inaction in Manipur State. peoplesdispatch.org Protests have broken out across India against the failure of the BJP governments at the Center and the State of Manipur to provide justice to those affected by the horrific religious and ethnic violence…

Walden Bello (2023-07-27). A Mini-Revolution in Tokyo. fpif.org Satoko Kishimoto returned to her native Japan in April 2022. She was 47, and for 22 of those years she had been in Europe, most of them spent working for the progressive think-tank Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She had no firm plans for the future—maybe doing some writing, maybe engaging in care work. In any case, when she landed, she had absolutely no inkling that in two months' time, she would be mayor of Suginami, the seventh largest of Tokyo's 23 central wards, with a population of over 588,300. | "I did not know Suginami at all," she told me as I interviewed her at her office a few weeks ago. "A…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). European Union Reiterates Rejection of Quran Desecration. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Union (EU) reiterated its strong and determined rejection of the desecration of the Islamic holy book of Quran. | RELATED: | "Following the recent acts by individuals in Europe that have offended many Muslims, the EU reiterates its strong and determined rejection of any form of incitement to religious hatred and intolerance," said the EU Delegation to Lebanon. | "The desecration of the Qur…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Philippines: Typhoon Doksuri Leaves 5 Dead, More Expected. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Philippines' national disaster agency stated that the death toll in heavy rains, floods, and landslides triggered by typhoon Doksuri climbed to five. | Related: | According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), four people were buried in a landslide in Benguet province in the northern Philippines and one in Rizal province, east of Metro Manila. | In an official…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Firefighters in Syria's Latakia Battle Wildfires Amid Heatwave. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Syria's authorities stated that various fire crews battled numerous blazes amid a heatwave and have controlled most of them in the northwestern province of Latakia. | Related: | According to Amer Ismail Hilal, governor of Latakia, firefighters have been trying to control new blazes in the area for two days as flames have burned large swathes of agricultural and forest areas in Latakia. | Firefighter…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-27). Six House Republicans Urge Kamala Harris to Meet With Taiwan's Vice President. news.antiwar.com Six House Republicans have sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris urging her to meet with Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te when he stops in the US next month on his way to and from Paraguay, one of the few countries that has diplomatic relations with Taipei. Lai is scheduled to visit Paraguay on …

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Tifón Doksuri se enrumba hacia China tras afectar Filipinas. telesurtv.net La Oficina Meteorológica Central de Taiwán señaló que Doksuri presentaba vientos de 155 kilómetros por hora.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Rusia y China llaman a partes de conflicto en Níger a no usar la fuerza. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la Cancillería rusa, Maria Zajárova, expresó la esperanza de que la crisis interna "se resuelva pronto".

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Ministro de Seguridad israelí irrumpe en Explanada de Mezquitas. telesurtv.net Ben-Gvir afirmó que los israelíes tienen que mostrar su dominio en este importante lugar para el pueblo sionista.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-27). Soldados de Israel matan a palestino de 14 años en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El incidente ocurrió cuando militares ocupantes intentaron realizar una redada nocturna, que desencadenó en enfrentamientos con jóvenes palestinos.

teleSUR- jaa (2023-07-27). Corea del Norte celebra desfile militar para conmemorar armisticio. telesurtv.net En el acto estuvieron presentes una delegación rusa, liderada por el ministro de Defensa, Serguéi Shoigú; y una delegación china encabezada por el miembro del Buró Político, Li Hongzhong.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-27). Soldados israelíes asesinan a palestino en Nablus, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Al morir, Mohamad Abdulhakim Nada contaba con 23 años. Recibió un disparo en el pecho durante una incursión de los ocupantes en el campamento de refugiados de Al Ain.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-07-27). Líder de Hamás y presidente de Palestina se reúnen en Türkiye. telesurtv.net Los líderes intercambiaron primero a solas y luego con Erdogan en el Palacio Presidencial, a puertas cerradas.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Desastres del clima causan más de 5.000 muertos en Asia en 2022. telesurtv.net El continente asiático reportó 81 desastres climáticos, de los cuales el 83 por ciento fueron crecidas y tormentas.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-27). Autoridades de Iraq condenan nueva quema del Corán en Dinamarca. telesurtv.net Estas acciones por los autodenominados Patriotas Daneses han tenido lugar frente a las embajadas de Türkiye, Egipto y Pakistán en Copenhague.

Staff (2023-07-26). Activists Demand U.S. End Korean War After 70 Years as Biden Admin Ramps Up "Nuclear Blackmail" democracynow.org North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, hours after a second American nuclear-armed submarine arrived in South Korea. Meanwhile, peace activists are gathering in Washington, D.C., for a national mobilization to call on President Biden and Congress to officially end the Korean War, 70 years after the signing of the July 27, 1953, Korean Armistice that ended active military conflict. To discuss the renewed call for peace and the history of "the dirtiest war of the 20th century," we're joined by two guests: Bruce Cumings, professor of history at the University of Chicago and t…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-26). Russia-Africa summit may discuss corridor to transport grain and fertilizers. peoplesdispatch.org At least 49 African countries will take part in the Russia-Africa summit that will begin in St. Petersburg on July 27. The food sovereignty of African countries is likely to be high on the agenda and the summit will try to finalize the establishment of a new grain deal fitting their needs…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-24). Russia Accuses Ukraine of Killing Journalist With US Cluster Bombs. news.antiwar.com Russia on Saturday accused Ukrainian forces of killing a Russian journalist in the southern Zaporizhzhia region using US-provided cluster munitions, which are widely banned due to the harm they cause civilians. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Rostislav Zhuravlev, a reporter for Russia's RIA news agency, was killed, and three other journalists were wounded by …

ecsorinoco (2023-07-24). Lula and Xi Jinping Pave the Way for Trade De-dollarization. orinocotribune.com By Mauricio Becerra Rebolledo — Jul 20, 2023 | The potential creation of a new currency for BRICS countries would shift the focus away from the US dollar as the trade transaction currency. The ambitious proposal, together with Dilma Rousseff's inauguration as president of the BRICS bank, the New Development Bank, promise to be an alternative to the conditional investment loans of the World Bank and the IMF. | In September 2006, at the UN General Assembly, the foreign ministers of Brazil, China, Russia and India began to outline what would become a major trade and monetary support agreement. In 2010, during…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Mighty Drones Or Storm Shadow Missiles: Another Attack Destroyed Military Warehouse In Crimea. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On the morning of July 24, Ukrainian forces launched another major attack on Crimea. Drone strikes on the peninsula have been ongoing almost daily since July 17, when Kiev struck the Crimean bridge. In recent days, the Ukrainian military managed to reach several targets, while previously Russian air defence forces had been intercepting all targets over the peninsula. | According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, in total 17 UAVs were intercepted over the Crimean peninsula on July 24.

_____ (2023-07-24). Turkey's role in mediating the Russian-Ukrainian situation is wearing thin. journal-neo.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Russia Launched Retaliation Strikes On Ukrainian Ports On Danube River. southfront.org On the night of July 24, the Russian military continued massive retaliation strikes throughout Ukraine. They continue every night in response to Kiev's strike on the Crimean Bridge on July 17. | Last night explosions thundered in the Sumy region. Meanwhile, the main wave of strikes targeted the Odessa region, where Ukrainian ports are being destroyed. After Russian drones and missiles hit all seaports located on the coast of the Black Sea, last night, Russian forces began destroying Ukrainia…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery destroyed a fuel depot of the AFU near Orekhov; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Malaya Tokmachka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Rabotino; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, 2 D-30 howitzers were destroyed in Kherson region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armored vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 2 arti…

Simon Pirani (2023-07-24). War in Ukraine Makes Just Transition on Energy More Urgent. fpif.org Even in the midst of war, there is a struggle for Ukraine's energy future. | It's one that international allies of Ukraine's social movements need to pay attention to, because states like the United States and United Kingdom, and international organizations like the European Union, will be influential in how that tussle turns out. | In almost every country in the world there is a battle for influence between partisans of renewable, decentralized energy production, and those of legacy nuclear or carbon-intensive methods, who often have deeper pockets and stronger political connections. | But in Ukraine, that st…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-24). Congressional Concerns: Stalling Nuclear Submarines for Australia. asia-pacificresearch.com

Julia Conley (2023-07-24). Fish Caught Near Fukushima Exceeds Limit of Radioactive Cesium by 180 Times. truthout.org With the Tokyo Electric Power Company planning to begin a release of 1.3 million tonnes of treated wastewater from the former Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan next month, reports of radioactive fish in the area have raised alarm in recent years — and new reporting on Sunday revealed that the problem is far from mitigated, prompting questions about how dangerous the company's plan… |

_____ (2023-07-24). In Sicily, Top of the Mountain, Watching the New Barbarians. transcend.org 18 Jul 2023 – NATO, already humiliated in Afghanistan, is now being demilitarized, a process running in parallel to the state of the economy prevailing amongst all NATOstan members. War? Against a nuclear, hypersonic superpower? Give us a — Thucydides — break.

_____ (2023-07-24). If Everybody's Going to Join NATO, Then Why Have the United Nations? strategic-culture.org Join us on , , and . | Dear friends, | Greetings from the desk of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) hel…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Humiliating Revenge: Kiev Again Targeted Moscow With Drones. southfront.org Amid the ongoing Russian retaliation strikes on the Ukrainian ports, Zelensky threatened Moscow with response. On the night of July 24, Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian capital. | According to the mayor of Moscow, two drones attacked the city at about 4 am. As a result of the attack, non-residential buildings were damaged. An explosion took place in a business center on Likhachev Avenue when a drone hit on the 17th and 18th floors. The wreckage of another drone was found on Komsomolsk…

infobrics (2023-07-24). Kiev regime kills Russian journalist with illegal US-supplied weapons. infobrics.org War correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev was assassinated in Zaporozhye region during terrorist attack against civilian vehicle with journalists inside.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation On Northern Donbass Frontlines On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces destroyed 95 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 3 pickups, 1 artillery system in the Kupyansk area; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Sinkovka. | Ru…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Russian Forces Continue Advance On Northern Donbass Frontlines. southfront.org While the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue their attempts to breck through Russian defence on the southern and eastern frontlines, Russian forces maintain the military initiative and are gaining new strongholds on the battlefields in the northern Donbass. | In the area of Kupyansk, Russian troops continue their offensive operations in order to gain a stronghold on the eastern bank of the Oskol River in the northern part of the Kharkiv region. The battles are ongoing near the village of P…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Last night, explosions thundered in the Sumy region; | Last night, explosions thundered in the Odessa region; | The Russian Army struck the port of Renil; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery destroyed a fuel depot of the AFU near Orekhov; | Russian artillery destro…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Russia denounces misuse of grain agreement by US and Europe. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin charged that the Black Sea grain agreement was used by companies from the United States and Europe that exported and resold cereals from Ukraine, local media reported on Monday.

thecommunists (2023-07-24). Seven decades of US imperialist interference in Ukraine. thecommunists.org This short video gives a quick run-down of the divide in Ukraine between the east and the west that has been fuelled in order to lay the groundwork for today's war against Russia on Ukrainian soil. A divide known to, studied, and exploited by the USA and its Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since at least …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Ukrainian Drone Attack In Moscow On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation In Syria On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 24, SNA's Military Police carried out a security operation in Tal Abyad city. One SNA member was killed and an SNA leader was arrested during the operation; | On July 24, unknown attackers riding a motorcycle attacked a HTS military vehicle in the Jabal al-Arbaeen area. Three HTS members were wounded; | On July 23, a rocket…

infobrics (2023-07-24). The BRICS Dream Towards 2050. infobrics.org The BRIC group thesis, defended in the essay "Dreaming with BRICS: The Road to 2050", held that Brazil, Russia, India and China — South Africa had not yet been accepted — had promoted global capitalism have changed their political systems to adopt…

infobrics (2023-07-24). Weighing Expansion, BRICS Increasingly Draws Membership Requests. infobrics.org Nearly 25 countries seeking participation in BRICS, as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa endeavor to enhance their global roles…

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Expansion of BRICS set to be discussed. ecns.cn The discussion on expanding BRICS, the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expected to be high on the agenda of an upcoming meeting of senior officials to prepare for the BRICS Summit in August, observers said.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). In Video: Russian Fighters Capture Ukrainian Trenches In Close Combat. southfront.org

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Russian Descendants Keep Their Cultural Tradition in Argentina. telesurenglish.net The great importance that immigrant cultural clubs play in Argentine social life has been noted earlier. They epitomise the values shared by Argentine society, respect and affection for one's roots. "Vissarion Belinski" is one of such clubs, named in honour of the 19th century Russian literary critic. | RELATED: | It all started among Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian migrants who arrived in Argentina in the 1930s. At first,…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Russia Thwarts Ukrainian Drone Attacks. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that electronic warfare teams managed to thwart a new Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, although two drones managed to hit two non-residential buildings. | RELATED: | One of the Ukrainian drones crashed in the vicinity of the Ministry of Defense and another hit a business center near one of the main avenues of the capital city, the TASS agency reported. | "There is no significant damage or injuries…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Putin Says Russia-Africa Trade Reached About $18 Billion in 2022. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian-African trade increased last year and reached nearly $18 billion. His statements came in an article published Monday on the Kremlin's website dedicated to the second Russia-Africa summit. | RELATED: | The article is titled "Russia and Africa, joining efforts for the sake of peace, progress, and a successful future." It was published ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit to be h…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). BRICS International Youth Camp to Gather 60 Participants. telesurenglish.net From August 1 to 6, the Third BRICS International Youth Camp is traditionally going to be held in the Ulyanovsk region in Russia. | RELATED: | This year the goal of the Camp is to develop new approaches to promote BRICS among young people by attracting young professionals in the field of journalism, information and communication technologies and graphic design in the Internet information environment from the BRICS count…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Russia Hosts a Photographic Exhibition on Nelson Mandela. telesurenglish.net Until July 27, the Moscow House of Nationalities will host "Nelson Mandela. Life in Photographs," an exhibition that depicts various stages of the career of the outstanding African politician. | RELATED: | Here you can see his photographs of him as a child, pictures taken during his imprisonment of him, his photographs of him as President of South Africa and many other captured episodes of his life of him. | The exhibition…

Ivan Timofeev (2023-07-24). Why Russia and the US Will Never Go Back to the Pre-2022 State of Affairs. globalresearch.ca

Samir Bhattacharya (2023-07-24). On Russia-Africa Matters and the Emerging Multipolar World. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-07-24). On the future of the grain corridor and Turkish-Russian relations. uwidata.com Russia did not approve the prolongation of the Black Sea Grain Agreement. United World International author Mehmet Perinàßek provided an interview on the reasons for that, how the agreement can be saved and which stance Türkiye should take to the Turkish daily newspaper Aydƒ±nlƒ±k. Below we present the translation of the interview. Why did Russia …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-24). Lavrov to meet with his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet on Tuesday in this capital with his counterparts from Azerbaijan and Armenia, Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan, respectively, it was reported on Monday.

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-24). Russia's Surgical Strike On The Moldovan-Romanian-Ukrainian Tri-Border Sent Several Messages. thealtworld.com

_____ (2023-07-24). No Aloha in Reaper Drones Now Based in Hawaii. transcend.org 17 Jul 2023 – Recent news reports noted Russian jets "harassing" MQ-9 Reaper US drones over Syria. What was not reported was that the Russians are operating at the request of the Syrian government whereas the US drones are operating illegally, aiding theft of oil. The US acts like an international mafia boss, assassinating people and stealing other countries' oil.

Julie Hollar (2023-07-24). Covering 'Racist State' backlash—but not the reality that Israel is a racist state. mronline.org When Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D.—Wash.) called Israel a "racist state" at the Netroots Nation conference, corporate media dutifully covered the political backlash—but scrupulously avoided evaluating the veracity of Jayapal's statement.

Editor (2023-07-24). House and Senate Set Up for Fight Over How Much Military Aid to Give Taiwan. scheerpost.com

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Efforts to isolate China put technology leaps at risk, academic says. ecns.cn A Chinese political scholar has raised concerns over the implications of the United States' policy of so-called de-risking for China's technological advancements and international collaboration.

PACBI (2023-07-24). American Anthropological Association Votes by 71% to Boycott Complicit Israeli Universities. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2023-07-24). Palestine and its supporters were the subject of a day of international protest. thecanary.co People have taken action in the UK, Canada, and France over the imprisonment of UK pro-Palestine activists. It came after high-profile campaigners, including Roger Waters, issued a joint statement condemning the British state's persecution of the six people over their activism against the state of Israel. Imprisoned for resisting Israel's apartheid As the Canary has …

Brian Berletic (2023-07-24). Hong Kong's Victory of US Meddling: Nury Vittachi on Hong Kong's Past, Present & Future. thealtworld.com Nury Vittachi tells the story of Hong Kong's transition from a British territory to a fully sovereign territory within China, free of disruptive foreign influence, maintaining its unique characteristics within the "One Country, Two Systems" arrangement, and about the violence and instability that unfolded beforehand.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-24). Israel pulls the trigger, US lets it off the hook. electronicintifada.net Palestinians call for urgent accountability as abuses spike.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-07-24). Podcast Ep 80: From NYC to Florida, students fight lobby smears. electronicintifada.net Fatima Mohammed and Ahmad Daraldik stand strong against racist campaigns over their Palestine advocacy.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-24). From Oslo to Unity: Reimagining Palestine Solidarity for the Future. mintpressnews.com

Steve Topple, The Canary. (2023-07-24). International Day Of Protest For Palestine And Its Supporters. popularresistance.org People have taken action in the UK, Canada, and France over the imprisonment of UK pro-Palestine activists. It came after high-profile campaigners, including Roger Waters, issued a joint statement condemning the British state's persecution of the six people over their activism against the state of Israel.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-07-24). There Are Very Few Good Films About War. popularresistance.org Films about war, shorn of the bone crushing fear, the putrid stench of the corpses, the deafening noise of explosions, the constant exhaustion and the nervous anxiety that comes with trying to understand what is happening in the terrifying chaos, are pale and inadequate reflections of the vast enterprise of industrial slaughter. And these are the good films, of which there are only a few. | Most feature war films and documentaries, from The Sands of Iwo Jima to Saving Private Ryan, are war pornography. They romanticize those wielding the terrible instruments of death. They justify the unjustifiable. They pay homa…

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). 11 dead in gym roof collapse in NE China. ecns.cn Eleven people were killed in a roof collapse in a middle school gymnasium on Sunday. There were 19 people in the gymnasium at the No. 34 Middle School of Qiqihar when the accident occurred. Four people escaped on their own and 15 were trapped.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). NBA player Kyle Anderson expected to play for China. ecns.cn American-born forward Kyle Anderson has completed a naturalization procedure and has acquired Chinese citizenship to be eligible to play for his mother's home country on the international stage.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). China's central bank to enhance data security. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, released a set of draft administrative measures on Monday to strengthen the security management of data related to the PBOC's activity.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Fire breaks out at centuries-old temple in NW China's Gansu. ecns.cn A fire broke out at the Giant Buddha Temple, also known as the Dafo Temple in Shandan County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, on early Monday morning, CCTV reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). South China delivers first of 8 super container vessels for MSC. ecns.cn The largest container vessel in South China was delivered for use after it was named MSC NOA ARIEILA in Nansha district in the Guangdong provincial capital on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). 33rd Naadam Fair opens in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn The 33rd Naadam Fair opened on Sunday in Xilinhot City, Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Nearly 100,000 people were dressed in costumes to celebrate the grassland gala.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Alipay, WeChat Pay expand service scenes for overseas users. ecns.cn Chines mobile payment service providers Alipay and WeChat Pay announced to upgrade application scenes and services for overseas users traveling to China as the 31st FISU Summer World University Games and the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou draw near.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). School collapse claims 11 lives. ecns.cn The last trapped person has been found dead on Monday morning after a collapse on Sunday afternoon at a school in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, China Central Television reported.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-24). CIA Has Been Working to Overthrow the People's Republic of China (PRC) Since Its Inception in 1949. covertactionmagazine.com New book details saga of two CIA officers, Jack Downey and Richard Fecteau, who were imprisoned for 19 years in China following a botched covert operation in the "Asian Bay of Pigs." Six years ago, The New York Times reported that the Chinese government systematically dismantled CIA spying operations in the country starting in 2010, killing …

unitedEditor (2023-07-24). China imposes the principle of national sovereignty on the Papacy. uwidata.com China has achieved a historic victory in the preservation of oppressed nations' national sovereignty: the People's Republic of China persuaded the Papacy to agree to nationalize the appointment of clergy. China brought the Papacy to its knees during the height of US imperialism's agenda of leveraging religious, sectarian, gender, and ethnic divides for international intervention …

_____ (2023-07-24). Argentina's Yuan Lifeline Is Sign of Brinkmanship between China, US. transcend.org 17 Jul 2023 – Buenos Aires has been looking for ways to safeguard its dwindling dollar reserves and has found a willing partner in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Tencent announces Weixin opening to international card organizations. ecns.cn Tencent Holdings announced on Thursday that it will fully open Weixin Pay to international card organizations like Mastercard, Visa, JCB and Discover Global Network, so as to further improve overseas users' digital payment experience in China.

_____ (2023-07-24). Mongolia, a victim of neo-colonial looting — how Western capital obtained control over Oyu Tolgoi. journal-neo.org

Editor (2023-07-24). The revolutionary spirit of the Buddha. mronline.org Marx and Engels both took a surprising interest in the ideas of the great Indian spiritual leader, argues Sean Ledwith.

Morning Star (2023-07-24). U.S. to establish national monument to Emmett Till. peoplesworld.org U.S. President Joe Biden will establish a national monument to honor Emmett Till, the black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured, and killed in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and his mother, a White House official said at the weekend. Mr. Biden will sign a proclamation on …

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Floods in Afghanistan Leave 38 Dead and 57 Injured. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Disaster Management Minister Spokesman Malavi Shafiullah Rahimi confirmed that at least 38 people died from the floods that have affected Afghanistan for the past four days. | RELATED: | The largest number of victims occurred in the provinces of Maidan Wardak, Kabul, Khost, Paktya, Nooristan, Ghazni and Nangarhar, he said, adding that 57 people have been reported injured and two citizens missing. | During…

Staff (2023-07-24). Headlines for July 24, 2023. democracynow.org 30,000 Flee Rhodes as Greece Battles Dozens of Wildfires; Italy Hit by Ice Storms After Record Heat, Monsoon Brings Deadly Floods, Landslides in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Triggers Dengue Outbreak, Nova Scotia Inundated with 3 Months' Worth of Rain; Washington Wildfire Tops 52,000 Acres, Right Underperforms Expectations in Spain Election; Separatist Parties Emerge as Kingmakers, Hun Sen Retains Cambodian Leadership, Likely to Hand Power to Son, After Suppressing Opposition, Israel Passes Contentious Judicial Reform as Protesters Say They Won't Back Down, Israeli Forces Kill Two More Palestinian Tee…

Jake Johnson (2023-07-24). Israeli Parliament Passes Part of Reforms Popularly Opposed as "Judicial Coup" truthout.org Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved part of a proposed judicial overhaul that would limit the Supreme Court's power to check government action, a key priority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government. The vote took place as protests raged outside the Israeli Knesset and across the country. Polling has shown that a majority of Israelis oppose the sweeping overhaul… |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-24). Israel arrested 570 Palestinian children in first half of 2023. peoplesdispatch.org At least 29 of the Palestinian children arrested by the Israeli forces this year in six months were below the age of 12, and two of them were just 10 years old. Israel has already killed 31 Palestinian children this year…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Venezuela ratifies unrenounceable defense of Palestine's cause. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Monday ratified the stance of the Government of Nicolás Maduro regarding the unrenounceable defense of the Palestinian people's cause.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Yemeni ambassador to Havana sends congratulations on July 26. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Cuba, Mohamed Saleh Nasher, sent a congratulatory message to the people and the top authorities of the country, on the occasion of National Rebelliousness Day on July 26, it was learned on Monday.

Great Game India (2023-07-24). Pandemic 2025: US Creates Permanent New Pandemic Agency for Decade of Vaccines."Catastrophic Contagion" Simulation. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-24). "79 days too late": Outrage across India as video of sexual assault exposes violence in Manipur. peoplesdispatch.org The northeastern State of Manipur in India has seen horrific ethnic and religious violence for nearly three months. The opposition alleges that the central and the Manipur State government led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have failed to uphold law and order in the State by deliberate inaction…

Staff (2023-07-24). Cops nicking a Black woman over a bus fare is misogynoir in action. thecanary.co Cops have arrested a woman in Croydon, south London, for not paying her bus fare. People have been kicking off on social media, and rightly so — not least because the woman had actually paid, but also because the cops' response was disproportionate in the extreme. A number of officers tussle with the woman, yanking …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-24). State of the nation of Philippines: People give Marcos Jr's administration a failing grade. peoplesdispatch.org As the president of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his State of the Nation Address, we spoke to leaders of the Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) on how the people of the country have assessed the first year of the Marcos' administration.

Steven Sahiounie (2023-07-24). The Cold War Between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates Heats Up. globalresearch.ca

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-24). Shahba, Syria: Survival as Resistance. unicornriot.ninja

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-24). Syria commemorates Cuba's National Rebelliousness Day. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Syrians and Cubans on Monday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the attacks on on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks during the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista (1952-1958).

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-24). Syrian army clashes with Daesh terrorists in the desert. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Units of the Syrian Armed Forces clashed with terrorists of the Islamic State (Daesh in Arabic) in the vast desert area of Al-Badieh on Monday.

_____ (2023-07-24). UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Israel Has Turned All of Palestine into 'An Open-Air Prison' to Further Annexation Plans. transcend.org 16 Jul 2023 – Francesca Albanese's June report to the UN Human Rights Council says Israel uses physical, bureaucratic, military, and surveillance means to "de-Palestinianize" the occupied territory, threatening "the existence of the Palestinians as a people."

DLI (2023-07-24). Big LIE exposed: Pentagon finally admits Chinese "spy balloon" sent no military info! indybay.org On June 30–on a Friday, typically a news-lite day–the Pentagon released a statement that the much-hyped Chinese "spy balloon" that was shot down by US air missiles back in February(costing more than $400,000 each, and it took 2 shots!) had not, after all, sent back any military information. Gee, did the US Government commit another one of those "Iraqi had WMD" moment?>

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-24). Colapso de techo en gimnasio de China deja al menos 11 muertos. telesurtv.net Los primeros datos de la investigación revelaron que los constructores habían usado materiales no adecuados en la construcción del gimnasio.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-24). Ascienden a 27 los muertos por alud en la India. telesurtv.net El jefe de distrito, Yogesh Mhase, señaló que el alud dejó 21 personas heridas, incluidos 8 hospitalizados.

Rubén Ramos (2023-07-24). Acuerdos de Estambul sobre granos: Hechos y realidades. globalizacion.ca La tiranía mediática impuesta por Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido y los gobiernos de los países de la Unión Europea (UE) ha difundido en los últimos días una serie de falsedades respecto al retiro de Rusia de los Acuerdos de…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-24). Congreso israelí aprueba reforma judicial en medio de protestas. telesurtv.net La Policía detuvo a una veintena de manifestantes "por violar el orden público", y grupos de movilizados realizaron acciones de desobediencia civil.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-24). Terroristas masacran a agentes policiales al sureste de Irán. telesurtv.net Ocurrió en la provincia de Sistán y Baluchistán, fronteriza con Pakistán. Tras matar a los agentes, los terroristas se dieron a la fuga.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-24). Ecuador activa protocolos de seguridad en centros penitenciarios. telesurtv.net En 13 centros penitenciarios existen personas en huelga de hambre y se toman medidas para restablecer la normalidad.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-24). Al menos 13 palestinos resultan heridos por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net Los combatientes de la Resistencia palestina detonaron un artefacto explosivo contra los vehículos militares israelíes.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-24). Naufragio de barco de pasajeros deja 15 muertos en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Como parte del operativo para buscar supervivientes, equipos de emergencia lograron rescatar con vida a seis personas.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Russian army repels Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk and Zaporozhye. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Russian forces repelled attacks by the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas and caused heavy casualties to the enemy, Oleg Chekhov, spokesman for the Eastern group of troops, informed today.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Russian Army Annihilates NATO Equipment In South Donetsk, Zaporozhye (Videos). southfront.org File image | The Russian military repelled several large-scale attacks by Kiev forces in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions between July 22 and 23. | While repelling the attacks, the Russian military reportedly destroyed seven German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks and American-made Bradly infantry fighting vehicles. Video footage that surfaced online did show at least three damaged or destroyed Leopard 2 tanks as well as a fourth Leopard 2 and a Bradly vehicle receiving direct hit…

midwesternmarx (2023-07-23). Western Marxism and the Politics of Abstract Humanism By: Yanis Iqbal. midwesternmarx.com Western Marxism is dominated by the use of empty phrases when the need arises for a practical intervention in the conjuncture. Slavoj Žižek, for instance, has been calling for a "stronger NATO" in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, so that "European unity" can be preserved. The analytical focus is wholly tilted towards ahistorical cultural symbols. For Žižek, a "Eurasian" project is not about the reduction of European count …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Ukrainian army attacked Russian journalists. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian army with the use of drones, tracked down Russian journalists who were seeking information about the use of cluster munitions, the Telegram channel "Operation Z: Military Commissioners" reported today.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Ukraine Losses In Counteroffensive Exceeded 26,000: Putin. southfront.org Russian President Vladimir Putin — © Alexey Danichev/POOL/TASS | The losses of Kiev forces since the beginning of the counteroffensive attempts have already exceeded 26,000 troops, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. | Putin was responding to Lukashenko, who said that the irrecoverable Ukrainian losses since the beginning of the counteroffensive on June 4 amounted to 26,000 troops."More," Putin pointe…

Larry Johnson (2023-07-23). Don't Buy The Hype That Wagnerians Are Masterful Trainers. sonar21.com You know the adage, "a picture is worth a thousand words." If the above photo, which purports to show two Wagnerians training Belorussian soldiers, is genuine then I can tell…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Russia confirms new attacks against military targets in Odessa. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Russia launched a new missile attack in the last day against several military targets in the area of the Black Sea port of Odessa, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported today.

The Exposé (2023-07-23). CIA, DoD & Rockefeller Foundation confirmed as architects of Deagel .com 2025 Depopulation Forecast & current Mortality Rates imply Covid Vaccination has made it a target that could be hit. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Xi writes back to academicians and experts, encouraging more sci-tech workers to participate in science popularization. ecns.cn Xi on Thursday wrote back to representatives of academicians and experts who have participated in the lecture tours "Science and China". In the letter, he expressed his sincere hope that sci-tech workers will support, and participate in science popularization.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

Sameena Rahman (2023-07-23). US Congress votes 412-9 that Israel isn't apartheid, denying reality. liberationnews.org The U.S. is Israel's chief benefactor and plays a significant role in advancing Israeli policies and thus is directly complicit in Israeli apartheid.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Iran's Revolutionary Guard Unveils Upgraded Version Of Shahed-149 Combat Drone (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On July 22, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled an upgraded version of the Shahid-149 combat drone. | The Shahed-149, which was developed by the Shahed Aviation Industries, is a high-altitude long-endurance combat drone similar in size, shape and role to the American MQ-9 Reaper. The drone was first unveiled and named after the Gaza Strip in honor of the Palestinians' struggle against Israel amid the May 2021 Palestinian-Israeli c…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). (W.E. Talk) Fundamental Nature of Chinese Civilization (4). ecns.cn Where should the future of human civilization be headed? Can the ancient Eastern civilization be an"antidote" to today's worldwide predicament? How should China reinvigorate traditional culture and make new strides by going back to tradition in exploring the origin of Chinese civilization? How can China help the world understand universal harmony and other important social ideals and world outlooks in traditional Chinese thoughts?

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Insights | Westerners should have deeper understanding of CPC's achievements: Swedish researcher. ecns.cn "One of the reasons I think that has been so successful, in terms of China's internal modernization improvement，is because of the foundation of the common good," said Stephen Brawer, chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden, in a recent interview with China News Network. He also voiced his ideas on socialism with Chinese characteristics, the Chinese modernization, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Comicomment: 'De-risking' cannot conceal the true face of U.S. ecns.cn Recently, United States politicians have cunningly rebranded their "decoupling" rhetoric as "de-risking."The essence of "de-risking" is to create "a small yard with high fences" targeting China and make a more refined attempt to "decouple economies or sever supply chains," with the goal of excluding and suppressing China.

Pepe Escobar (2023-07-23). Neocons Want War with China. globalresearch.ca

Karsten Riise (2023-07-23). The US "Chip War" Takes Aim at all of China. globalresearch.ca

mforinoco (2023-07-23). China Built More 5G Base Stations in 3 Months than US did in 2 Years. orinocotribune.com

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). (W.E. Talk) Fundamental Nature of Chinese Civilization (4) Liu Dong: Why does universal harmony necessarily come from the common rationality ofhuman? ecns.cn Where should the future of human civilization be headed? Can the ancient Eastern civilization be an"antidote" to today's worldwide predicament? How should China reinvigorate traditional culture and make new strides by going back to tradition in exploring the origin of Chinese civilization? How can China help the world understand universal harmony and other important social ideals and world outlooks in traditional Chinese thoughts?

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China conducts anti-dumping investigation into propanoic acid imports from U.S. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imported propanoic acid originating in the U.S. starting from July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). One Chinese citizen injured in Auckland shooting incident. ecns.cn One Chinese citizen got injured in the shooting incident that happened in downtown Auckland in New Zealand on Thursday, China Media Group reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Tropical storm Doksuri forms, to affect coastal areas in SE China. ecns.cn The 5th typhoon in 2023, or Doksuri, a tropical storm, has formed in the ocean in the east of the Philippines, according to China Meteorological Observatory (CMO) on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Sanya-Jakarta air route opens. ecns.cn A Boeing 737-900 aircraft operated by Lion Air from Indonesia, carrying 180 passengers, arrived at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in South China's Hainan Province at 0: 54 a.m. on Friday, marking the official opening of the Sanya-Jakarta international air route.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Terrorist Attack Leaves Four Iranian Police Officers Dead In Zahedan. southfront.org Illustrative image. | At least four road police patrol officers were killed as a result of a terrorist attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Sunday. | Zahedan, the capital of the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a key drug trafficking route."Today, attackers ambushed the police car.. and shot at the vehicle," Tasnim report reads. | The news agency said that a judicial order to arre…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). 17 Government Fighters Killed Or Wounded In Blast Near Gaz Field In Central Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On July 22, eight Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed when a blast hit a bus that was carrying them in Syria's central region. | The deadly blast took place near Tuinan gas field, which is located right on the administrative border between Hama, Homs and Raqqa. In addition to the eight fatalities, nine soldiers and pro-government fighters were wounded. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other pro-opposition news sou…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Iranian & UAE FMs Condemn Quran Desecration in Denmark, Sweden. telesurenglish.net The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone call with his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart late Saturday. | RELATED: | During the phone call, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the recent desecration of the Quran in Denmark and Sweden hurt the feelings of Muslims worldwide. The minister called for serious action against the perpetrators of the insults. | The Iranian top diplomat also…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Israeli Lawmakers Debate Judicial Overhaul Bill Amid Protests. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Israeli lawmakers began a marathon debate on the first major bill of a contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary ahead of a final vote on Monday, as massive crowds rally across the country to protest against the plan. | RELATED: | The bill would cancel the Supreme Court's power to override decisions by the ministers that it deems "unreasonable." The two final rounds of votes at the Knesset, the Israeli pa…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Reservists' rebellion threatens Israeli government. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Some 10 thousand Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservists joined today the protest against a controversial judicial reform promoted by the Government, which tries to limit the growing unease in the Army.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Israeli Prime Minister has cardiac pacemaker implanted. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker, a week after his medical admission after suffering from dehydration, a statement from his office reported today.

mondoweiss.net (2023-07-23). How Jeremy Corbyn was toppled by the Israel lobby. mondoweiss.net Asa Winstanley's new book shows how the Israel lobby weaponized antisemitism to create a new McCarthyism to bring down Jeremy Corbyn.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Shusha Forum calls for Non-Aligned media platform. plenglish.com Shusha, Azerbaijan, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The First Shusha 2023 Global Media Forum concluded today with a parallel declaration on the need to create an information platform of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). India develops project on cannabis-based medicines. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) India is developing its first research project on the use of cannabis in the medical sector, which Minister Jitendra Singh considered today of great potential to use this drug for the good of humanity.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Feminicides in Dominican Republic:unfinished goal on official agenda. plenglish.com Santo Domingo (Prensa Latina) Being a woman in the Dominican Republic is dangerous, because so far this year there have been 42 femicides, an increase of 23,5% compared to the same period in 2022, while the government is trying to take measures to avoid more pain.

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Syria to Receive People With Chronic Diseases From Rebel Areas. telesurenglish.net The Syrian military stood ready to open crossings for patients from rebel-held regions to seek medical treatment in government-controlled areas. | RELATED: | Citing Idlib Governor Thaer Salhab, Syrian Al-Watan newspaper on Sunday reported that the government forces would open the crossings for cancer patients, including children, and other people with chronic diseases. | His remarks came after media reports circulat…

DLI (2023-07-23). Big LIE exposed: Pentagon finally admits Chinese "spy balloon" sent no military info! indybay.org On June 30–on a Friday, typically a news-lite day–the Pentagon released a statement that the much-hyped Chinese "spy balloon" that was shot down by US air missiles back in February(costing more than $400,000 each, and it took 2 shots!) had not, after all, sent back any military information. Gee, did the US Government commit another one of those "Iraqi had WMD" moment?>

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-23). Muere un oficial del Programa de Alimentos de la ONU en Yemen. telesurtv.net Los hutíes controlan Saná desde que se inició la guerra en Yemen en 2014, debido a la intervención extranjera lo que obligó a unos de los gobiernos del país a desplazarse a Adén.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Masacre deja al menos 14 muertos en el centro de Myanmar. telesurtv.net El gobierno paralelo de Myanmar advirtió que a diario se reportan masacres cometidos por la junta militar con absoluta impunidad.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Irán exige a Suecia entregar al autor que quemó ejemplar del Corán. telesurtv.net El líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Ali Jameneí, pidió este sábado que el autor de la quema de un ejemplar del Corán en Estocolmo sea sometido al "máximo castigo".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-23). Israel asesina a joven de 18 años en territorios palestinos. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de la Autoridad Palestina dijo que el conductor del automóvil, Fawzi Hani Mukhlafa, de 18 años, fue llevado al Hospital Rafidia en Naplusa, donde fue declarado muerto.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-23). Ascienden a 27 los muertos por alud en la India. telesurtv.net El jefe de distrito, Yogesh Mhase, señaló que el alud dejó 21 personas heridas, incluidos 8 hospitalizados.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Presidentes de Türkiye y Argelia se reúnen en Estambul. t.co Tras visitar China y Rusia, el presidente argelino, Abdelmadjid Tebboune y una importante delegación ministerial, se encuentran en Türkiye para reunirse con Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-23). Israelíes protestan contra la reforma judicial de Netanyahu. telesurtv.net Las marchas comenzaron bajo el lema "No le permitiremos destruir nuestro hogar", en referencia al primer ministro israelí Benjamín Netanyahu.

JANET (2023-07-22). Protests to call for end of Korean War, 70 years after 1953 ceasefire. iacenter.org By Joe Piette July 17, 2023 July 27 marks 70 years since the Korean War armistice was signed. In just three years, an estimated 4 million people — more than half of them Korean civilians — had been killed by the time of the 1953 ceasefire agreement. Credit: Korea Peace Action And up to this year, seven decades later, the ceasefire is still a fragile one, made ever more dangerous since the U.S. first introduced nuclear weapons in South Korea in 1958, unilaterally abrogating paragraph 13d of the Armistice Agreement and breaking it despite concerns by its allies in the United Nations. Joseph Han, acclaim…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-22). Putin, Lukashenko to meet in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, who will pay a working visit to Moscow, will meet on July 23, the Kremlin informed.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-22). Putin Issues Stark Warning to Poland and NATO. sonar21.com Putin held a video conference on Thursday with members of Russia's Security Council. I hope folks in the West pay attention to what he said, which is why I'm presenting…

SAMIR (2023-07-22). Filmmakers withdraw from apartheid Israel's Jerusalem Film Festival. bdsmovement.net

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-22). Storm clouds gathering over Black Sea. peoplesdispatch.org The NATO Summit in Vilnius signaled that there is absolutely no possibility of talks to settle the Ukraine war in the foreseeable future. The war will only intensify, as the US and its allies still hope to inflict a military defeat on Russia although that is clearly beyond their capability…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Ukraine loses boats and soldiers in attempt to cross Dnieper river. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian forces frustrated two attempts by the Ukrainian army to cross the Dnieper river in the Kherson region, eliminating five boats and more than 30 soldiers, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-22). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Chinese, Ukrainian commerce officials eye deepening economic cooperation, expanding imports. ecns.cn China's Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Representative Ling Ji met with Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Kachka in Beijing on Thursday.

Paul Larudee (2023-07-22). Free Press, Propaganda and Censorship. dissidentvoice.org In war, truth is the first casualty. — Aeschylus, Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC — 456 BC) How many of us learn about Russia from a Russian point of view? Or about Syria from a loyal Syrian? Or Cuba from a Cuban supporter? Or Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, China or many others on our current …

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Ukrainian troops suffer losses in Zaporozhye. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Russian aviation attached to the Eastern group conducted an airstrikes against over a dozen staging areas of personnel and war matériel of the Ukrainian army in the direction of Zaporozhye, the group's spokesman Oleg Chekhov reported.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-22). Putin, Lukashenko to meet in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, who will pay a working visit to Moscow, will meet on July 23, the Kremlin informed.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Judge sets May 2024 trial date in criminal case against Trump for stealing classified documents. wsws.org The setting of the trial date, in the midst of an escalating war against Russia and a growing wave of strikes and protests by workers in the US and internationally, highlights the unprecedented crisis and breakdown of the US political system.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Russia will help countries in need of agricultural products. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensas Latina) Russia will be able to help countries in need of agricultural products and the West will not be able to prevent it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov assured at the annual meeting of friends of the Gorchakov Foundation.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). TSMC delays chip production at Arizona plant. ecns.cn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) — the world's largest chipmaker — will delay mass production of chips at its new Arizona-based chip plant until 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Xi writes back to academicians and experts, encouraging more sci-tech workers to participate in science popularization. ecns.cn Xi on Thursday wrote back to representatives of academicians and experts who have participated in the lecture tours "Science and China". In the letter, he expressed his sincere hope that sci-tech workers will support, and participate in science popularization.

Jessica Buxbaum, Mintpress News. (2023-07-22). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leaders' Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. popularresistance.org In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…

WSWS (2023-07-22). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org Sri Lankan health workers hold nationwide protests; Bangladeshi secondary-level school teachers strike; Australia: Queensland power workers walk out for higher pay; New Zealand nurses to strike for 24 hours.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). Saudi Arabia Buys Akinci Drones From Turkey's Baykar. southfront.org A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On July 18, Saudi Arabia had agreed to buy Turkish drones in what was described as the biggest defense contract in Turkey's history. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the signing ceremony between Turkish defense firm Baykar and the Saudi Ministry of Defense. | Saudi Arabia will acquire the drones "with the aim of enhancing the…

WSWS (2023-07-22). New York Times publishes graphic details of US hi-tech war with China. wsws.org Bans on the exports of computer chips to China imposed last October "essentially seek to eradicate, root and branch, China's entire ecosystem of advanced technology."

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). China prosecutes corrupted public servants of various ranks. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Chinese authorities investigated 316,000 cases of corruption in the first half of the year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Cradle of Civilization: Zengpiyan National Archaeological Site Park. ecns.cn Zengpiyan National Archaeological Site Park in Guilin of Guangxi is a Neolithic archaeological cave site dating back 7,000 to 12,000 years. It is regarded as one of the most important scales and databases of prehistoric archaeology in South China and Southeast Asia.

Mike Walter (2023-07-22). The Heat: China-U.S. Relations. america.cgtn.com Henry Kissinger is the latest in a string of high-profile American visitors to Beijing. What does this mean for China-U.S. relations? In a flurry of diplomatic activity, current and former U.S. government officials have traveled to China. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger just met …

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Guidance greeted as stimulative for entrepreneurs. ecns.cn China's latest guidance to drive the development of the private sector will boost confidence among private enterprises, allowing them to make more innovations and stimulate market vitality for greater economic growth.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). China conducts anti-dumping investigation into propanoic acid imports from U.S. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imported propanoic acid originating in the U.S. starting from July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). One Chinese citizen injured in Auckland shooting incident. ecns.cn One Chinese citizen got injured in the shooting incident that happened in downtown Auckland in New Zealand on Thursday, China Media Group reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Tropical storm Doksuri forms, to affect coastal areas in SE China. ecns.cn The 5th typhoon in 2023, or Doksuri, a tropical storm, has formed in the ocean in the east of the Philippines, according to China Meteorological Observatory (CMO) on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Heavy rainfall to cool off sweltering north. ecns.cn The heaviest rainfall so far this year began hitting areas in North China on Thursday, bringing some relief to a region that has been scorched in recent weeks by persistently high temperatures.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | BRI doesn't distinguish participants based on ideologies, nor does it respond to zero-sum game logic: expert. ecns.cn "The Communist Party of China (CPC) has never forgotten its main mission, which is to serve the people and their interests," said Fabio Massimo Parenti, professor of international studies at the International Institute Lorenzo de' Medici in Florencein an online interview with China News Network.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). U.S. Deployed Additional HIMARS Systems In Syria — Report. southfront.org A U.S. M142 HIMARS systme firing during the coalition's rehearsal in Syria's Deir Ezzor. U.S. Army photo. | The United States has deployed additional M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) in Syria, the The Iranian news agency said that the systems were deployed in the country's northeastern region, where the U.S. main…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

Carolyn Marie Peterson (2023-07-22). What is a Woman? — A War on Biological Reality is being fought by Misogynistic & Child Abusing Men. expose-news.com As a steadfast advocate for women's rights and gender equality for decades, my journey has taken me through tides of societal change. I've witnessed the evolution of the feminist narrative, growing from …

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-22). Syria is committed to providing health care to all citizens. plenglish.com In a statement published on its website, the Ministry expressed great concern about the health of civilians in the northern regions, especially children, women and the elderly who do not have access to medical services. | Despite limited resources, we are ready to offer any kind of treatment to patients wherever they are, especially in cases of cancer and chronic diseases, the text stated. | The Ministry made it clear that this attitude stems from a sense of responsibility and commitment, and is part of the national duty that every Syrian, even those living in areas dominated by terrorist and radical groups, has…

Dinesh C Sharma (2023-07-22). World Report] Climate disasters challenge health infrastructures in India. thelancet.com Plans are being drawn up to make the Indian health system resilient to floods, storms, and heatwaves. But implementation will be challenging. Dinesh C Sharma reports.

Gashirai K Mbizvo, Andrew J Larner (2023-07-22). Clinical Picture] A treatable cause of dizziness: vestibular paroxysmia. thelancet.com A 52-year-old right-handed woman was referred to our clinic reporting a 4-year history of spontaneous unpredictable episodes of dizziness. The patient was seen remotely due to restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She described the episodes as a sudden sensation of feeling like the room was spinning for 5—40 s; they were happening approximately three times a day and she could identify no triggers. Occasionally, the episodes were associated with nausea and vomiting; they had also caused her to fall but did not result in any impairment of consciousness.

Richard Armitage (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Rehabilitation needs during disasters. thelancet.com Hamaiyal Sana and colleagues1 rightly draw attention to the orthopaedic surgical needs in Türkiye and Syria after the earthquakes in the region in February, 2023. However, in addition to these requirements is the associated and indispensable need for rehabilitation services.

_____ (2023-07-22). Ter-se-a o estilo de vida demente e acionado a drogas de Hunter Biden tornado simbolo da sociedade ocidental? strategic-culture.org Fomos todos apanhados nesse pesadelo conhecido como governo Biden. O melhor que todos podemos fazer agora é aguentar o tranco. | Há crianàßas/jovens que por mais que queimem os dedos nà£o conseguem resistir a tocar no cachimbo de crack novamente, e de novo, e de novo… Esse é o caso (parece) do mais deplorável usuário de drogas dos Estados Unidos, Hunter Biden, filho pródigo do país e aspirante a garoto-propaganda do early intervention treatment*, se pelo menos tivesse sido administrado. | *early intervention treatment -Abordagem proativa para lidar com problemas de abuso de substâncias antes que se…

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-22). Realizan protestas en la India tras violencia contra mujeres. telesurtv.net Las mujeres locales arrojaron piedras y quemaron algunas partes de la casa que pertenecía al principal acusado en un pueblo.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-22). Sube a 112 cifra de muertos por lluvias monzónicas en Pakistán. telesurtv.net La Autoridad Nacional de Gestión de Desastres de Pakistán señaló que la mitad de los decesos han sido en Punyab.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-22). Manifestaciones en Israel dejan al menos 15 detenidos. telesurtv.net Unas siete personas fueron detenidas solo en Tel Aviv, donde los activistas bloquearon la autopista Ayalon varias horas.

Anonymous834 (2023-07-21). Russia Protects Crimean Civilians By Attacking Ports In Odessa. southfront.org Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant | In the last few days, the armed forces of the Russian Federation have launched a series of massive attacks against the Ukrainian ports in Odessa, destroying several strategic targets. Western media are reporting the strikes as "terrorism" and trying to link them to the fact that Moscow recently suspended its participat…

Mike Whitney (2023-07-21). Biden's Tech-War against Beijing "Goes Nuclear". China and The Battle for Semiconductors. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Japan will fail in its 'whitewash' attempts. ecns.cn China dismissed on Thursday Japan's "global public relations campaign" to justify its plan to dump radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, and said Japan will fail to "whitewash" its plan no matter how much it tries.

teleSUR (2023-07-21). South Korean Hold Rally Against Japan's Wastewater Discharge. telesurenglish.net On Friday, South Korean fishermen held a maritime protest rally against Japan's planned discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. | RELATED: | A group of local fishermen gathered on the seashore of the southwestern coastal county of Jangheung, carrying a rally called "flower bier" about 200 meters along the coast to protest against the contaminated water release plan. | "The flo…

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-21). If Everybody's Going to Join NATO, Then Why Have the United Nations? dissidentvoice.org Bassim Al Shaker (Iraq), Symphony of Death 1, 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11—12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania. The communiqué released after the first day's proceedings claimed that 'NATO is a defensive alliance', a statement that encapsulates why many struggle to grasp its true essence. A look at …

_____ (2023-07-21). NATO Promises a Tricky Long War on Russia. journal-neo.org The latest NATO summit has been 'successful' insofar as it brought Sweden's membership very close to becoming a reality. At the same time, the summit also made clear that the alliance, even though it fell short of offering membership to Ukraine, is gearing up for a long war with Russia. The most prominent proponent of […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-21). Russia destroys residence of foreign instructors in Nikolaev. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) A recent Russian attack on the Ukrainian port of Nikolaev destroyed a hotel where foreign military instructors were residing, said the coordinator of clandestine groups in the city, Sergei Lebedev.

Mike Whitney (2023-07-21). Brzezinski's Warning. NATO Moves to Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-21). Why the Ukraine Conflict Will Unravel NATO and Biden. orinocotribune.com By Radhika Desai — Jul 18, 2023 | The proxy war on Russia is the centre piece of Biden's foreign policy of uniting the world's 'democracies' against 'autocracies', particularly China and Russia. He boasts repeatedly of uniting US allies, most in NATO, as never before. Though the real unity is spotty at best, until recently, the rhetoric seemed to work. No longer. At its recent Vilnius Summit, NATO's disunity bubbled over, though not for the reasons most discussed in the press. The real reasons are rooted in developments that threaten to unravel not only Biden's strategy, but also NATO. | Discordant strains w…

Editor (2023-07-21). In Ukraine, US Adds to Barbaric Cluster-Bomb Legacy. scheerpost.com Millions of people have been affected by the use of cluster munitions by the US in countries like Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, even years after the wars have ended. The same plight awaits civilians in the current war zone in Ukraine…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russian Army Inflicts More Losses On Kiev Forces In Different Directions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces in different directions within the special operation zone. | The Zapad Group of Forces announced on July 21 that its Su-34 fighter bombers had launched airstrikes against a gathering of Ukraine's 36th Separate Rifle Battalion near Kolodyazi in the Kupyansk direction. | The artillery of the group also thwarted an attempt to rotate units from the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade at the front near Novoselovskoe. | In addi…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-21). US Presses Ukraine For Decisive Breakthrough Despite Stubborn Russian Defences. southfront.org Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | US officials are concerned that Ukraine is not making enough progress in its much-heralded counteroffensive, The Washington Post reported on July 18, citing unnamed sources. According to the media outlet, the US is urging Kiev to commit to a decisive breakthrough as Ukrainian commanders are, supposedly, yet to employ the full-scale of…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Ukraine Endangers Navigation in the Black Sea, Russia Says. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russia denounced that Ukraine endangers navigation in the Black Sea with its declaration that it will consider all ships heading for Russian ports military objectives. | RELATED: | "Unpredictable actions and, moreover, Kiev's involvement in terrorist acts certainly create a potential threat in this area," Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said without specifying the scope of his statement. | He insisted that the "Kyi…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russian Army Launches More Strikes Against Ukraine After Repelling Another Wave Of Attacks (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had delivered another series of strikes against Ukrainian sites where "terror attacks" with the use of drones were plotted against Russia, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov announced on July 21. "Last night, Russian forces delivered a new strike by seaborne long-range high-precision weapons against the sites where terrorist acts with the use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles were plotted against the Russian Federation," the spokesman said. | T…

Anonymous767 (2023-07-21). Kyiv PR Unit Has Hard Time Denying Reality. southfront.org A screenshot from the video | Pro-Kyiv propaganda machine has a well documented history of denying reality and pushing forward fake explanations of key developments that surrounds the conflict on the territory once known as Ukraine. This propaganda easily uses conflicting conceptions and ignores facts demonstrating unprecedented level of hypocrisy. | Western diplomats, MSM outlets and their minor friends operating under the Kyiv regime simultaneously claim that the Russians fight with wooden sticks and complain ab…

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Chinese, Ukrainian commerce officials eye deepening economic cooperation, expanding imports. ecns.cn China's Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Representative Ling Ji met with Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Kachka in Beijing on Thursday.

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Ukraine Nationalizes Russia-Linked Sense Bank. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Ukrainian government adopted a resolution to withdraw the Russia-linked Sense Bank from the market and nationalize it. | RELATED: | "The procedure of the bank's nationalization, including the appointment of a new management, will be ensured as soon as possible for its smooth operation," the Ukrainian government stated. | The Finance Ministry will temporarily take control of the bank, and seek to attrac…

Staff (2023-07-21). Headlines for July 21, 2023. democracynow.org Russia Targets Ukrainian Grain Supplies; Ukraine Starts Deploying U.S.-Supplied Cluster Bombs, Nebraska Teen Who Used Abortion Pill Gets Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail, Women Suing Texas over Abortion Ban Share Harrowing Personal Accounts, Florida's New Black History Standards Say Slavery Had "Personal Benefit", Florida Rights Groups Sue over Law Cracking Down on Immigrant Communities, Florida Rights Group Sue for Illegal Intimidation of People with Felonies Seeking to Vote, GA to Purge Nearly 200,000 Voters; AL Legislature Ignores SCOTUS Redistricting Order, Alabama Executes James Barber as It Re…

thecommunists (2023-07-21). Donetsk communist leader: 'No democracy in Ukraine'. thecommunists.org Steve Sweeney interviews Boris Litinov, head of the Donetsk republican branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Topics discussed range from Comrade Litinov's views on the split in the international communist movement over the war in Ukraine, his thoughts on the effect of western propaganda on the communist and trade union organisations in …

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-21). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Simón Bolívar Statue Unveiled in Moscow. orinocotribune.com A true-to-life replica of the statue of Liberator Simón Bolívar, which stands in Bolívar Square in Caracas and was originally inaugurated in 1874 by Antonio Guzman Blanco, has been unveiled in Moscow, Russia. The grand unveiling ceremony took place on Wednesday, July 19, just a few days prior to the 240th anniversary of the birth of this eminent South American revolutionary. | Simón Bolívar, a revered leader, played a momentous role in emancipating the people of Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru from the yoke of the Spanish Crown. | The monument is located at the intersection of Vernadsky Avenue and…

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Russian Insulin Shipment Breaks Blockade: Venezuela Receives 1.1 Million Vials and 40,000 Syringe Pens. orinocotribune.com A shipment of 1.1 million vials of rapid- and intermediate-acting recombinant human insulin and more than 40,000 reusable syringes arrived in Venezuela from Russia. | The Russian Embassy in Venezuela reported on Wednesday, July 19, that "a large batch of Russian insulins, including syringes from Geropharm company, has reached Caracas. More than 1.1 million vials of human insulin have arrived, which can cover the needs of diabetic patients nationwide for three months." | Llegó a Caracas un lote de mayor volumen de insulinas rusas incluyendo las plumas jeringas de la compañía Geropharm! | Más de 1.1 millones de in…

_____ (2023-07-21). Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbaeva: MI6's Latest Assassination Target. strategic-culture.org The Russians will return and some of them will be up for settling scores with those who think Russian or other women make easy targets for their bile, Declan Hayes writes. | Join us on , , and . | As sport shifts its focus f…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russia Says U.S.-Led Coalition F-16 Fighter Jet Homed On One Of Its Warplanes Over Syria. southfront.org Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | On July 20, the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria announced that a F-16 fighter jet of the United States-led coalition had used its targeting system on an airplane o…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). Why The West Is Losing Both of Its Wars, Against Both Russia And China. theduran.com

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). China, Russia kick off joint military exercise in Sea of Japan. ecns.cn With a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy destroyer designated as the command ship, the China-Russia Northern/Interaction-2023 joint military exercise kicked off in the Sea of Japan on Thursday.

Mikatekiso Kubayi (2023-07-21). The Geopolitics of Russia-Africa Relations: Critical Challenges, Refined Practices. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-21). An Attack on Belarus Will Mean an Aggression on Russia: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Friday, President Vladimir Putin warned Poland that an attack on Belarus will mean "aggression" against Russia. These statements occurred after Poland announced the deployment of military units near the Belarusian border. | RELATED: | "As for Belarus, it is part of the State Union. An aggression against Belarus will mean an aggression against the Russian Federation. We will respond to it with all the means at our dispos…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-21). Russia will do its best to supply African nations with grains. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Russia is developing new routes for grain supplies to African countries after the completion of the grain agreement, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said today.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). Putin describes the Arctic as important for Russia's defense. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The Arctic Ocean area is a strategically important region for Russia from the point of view of defense and resources, declared today the president of the Eurasian country, Vladimir Putin.

thenation (2023-07-21). In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington's Complicity. thenation.com As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Israel Receives Three New F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets From U.S. (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | The Israeli Air Force (IAF) had received three new F-35 stealth fighter jets, the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, announced on July 21. | The jets landed at the Nevatim air base a day earlier. The delivery brought the number of F-35s in service with the IAF to 39. Adding to the number, an experimental fighter jet known as AS-15 stationed at the Tel Nof air base. | The IAF operates a special version of the F-35A modified with Israeli-ma…

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). TSMC delays chip production at Arizona plant. ecns.cn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) — the world's largest chipmaker — will delay mass production of chips at its new Arizona-based chip plant until 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor.

Editor (2023-07-21). 'Israel Is an Apartheid State': Progressives Explain Decision to Boycott Israeli President's Speech. scheerpost.com "It's contradictory to claim to support human rights when you're arming the oppressors with billions of dollars of bullets and bombs," said Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush.

Sara Flounders (2023-07-21). As Yellen dictates terms to China What we defend, what Wall Street wants to destroy. workers.org What is the material basis of the growing hostility on every level of the U.S. ruling class toward China? No great struggle is based on the personalities or aspirations of individuals. At the root is a very concrete, material basis that drives the conflict. Otherwise, meetings, discussions and diplomacy would . . . |

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-21). "It's Not Socialism": China is a Capitalist Cheap Labour Economy, Based on Exceedingly Low Wages. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Syrian Army Held Tactical Live-Fire Exercise In Central Desert (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On July 20, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that different formations of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had held an operational-tactical live-fire exercise in the country's central desert, also known as Badiya. | The exercise mimicked a large-scale attack on hastily prepared enemy defenses. The attack began with a series of air and artillery strikes. Under the cover of the strikes, armored formations advanced across the frontline, while several…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-21). Israel's Apartheid Versus South Africa's Apartheid: The U.S. Congress Is More Unanimously Supportive of Israel's Apartheid Than It Was Of South Africa's. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse On Wednesday, July 19th, the Asian-American Sharon Zhang headlined "Only 9 House Reps Vote Against Resolution Denying Israeli…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-21). The Afghanistan Lithium Great Game. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-07-21). Egypt and India: a clear example of the multipolar character of today's world. journal-neo.org

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train unveiled in Changchun. ecns.cn A Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train rolls off production line in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Field with blooming cole flowers attracts visitors in Sichuan. ecns.cn A field with blooming cole flowers and clusters of white clouds in the blue sky create a splendid landscape in summer in Ruoergai County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Tropical storm Doksuri forms, to affect coastal areas in SE China. ecns.cn The 5th typhoon in 2023, or Doksuri, a tropical storm, has formed in the ocean in the east of the Philippines, according to China Meteorological Observatory (CMO) on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Sanya-Jakarta air route opens. ecns.cn A Boeing 737-900 aircraft operated by Lion Air from Indonesia, carrying 180 passengers, arrived at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in South China's Hainan Province at 0: 54 a.m. on Friday, marking the official opening of the Sanya-Jakarta international air route.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). One Chinese citizen injured in Auckland shooting incident. ecns.cn One Chinese citizen got injured in the shooting incident that happened in downtown Auckland in New Zealand on Thursday, China Media Group reported.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Australia hosting its largest ever military games to simulate war against China. wsws.org The centerpiece of Talisman Sabre is a massive land, air and sea invasion of an island in the Pacific, clearly directed against the Chinese military.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). U.S. To Deploy More Warships, Marines In Middle East To Counter Iran. southfront.org The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), front, the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) are underway in formation through the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, June 9, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Griffin Kersting/Released) | United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of an Amph…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). One Palestinian youth killed, four others wounded in Israeli occupation's raid on Nablus. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinians were resisting Israeli occupation forces who stormed the area to provide security cover to illegal settlers invading the locality. Since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, extremist right-wing settlers have tried to claim exclusive access to Joseph's Shrine, which has been visited by people of all faiths for ages…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Israeli Army Started Fire On Front With Lebanon To Remove Mines (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. By Ali Shoeib. | On July 20, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) started a fire along the separation line with Lebanon, causing dozens of old mines planted there to explode. |

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

Igor Derysh (2023-07-21). Trump May Face Racketeering Indictment in Georgia Election Probe. truthout.org Fulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis has amassed enough evidence in the investigation of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to charge a "sprawling racketeering indictment" next month, according to The Guardian. Willis previously said she was considering racketeering charges but the report adds new details about the scope of the charges… |

WSWS (2023-07-21). Congress, Biden embrace Israeli racists and warmongers. wsws.org While Congress overwhelmingly approved a resolution denying that Israel is a racist state, the White House invited the racist-in-chief, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to make an official visit to Washington..

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Israeli Air Force Reservists Protest Against Judicial Reform. telesurenglish.net On Friday, 1,142 volunteer reservists of the Israeli Air Force announced their suspension of service in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform. | RELATED: | They conveyed their decision in a letter addressed to Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Air Force Chief Tomer Bar. The Air Force volunteers joined over 4,000 reservists from various Army units who have announced similar measures in recent weeks. | The reservists call on the N…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-21). Israeli blockade of Gaza threatens the lives of cancer patients. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The lack of medicines caused by Israel's blockade threatens the lives of over 9,000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, the health authorities denounced.

John V. Walsh (2023-07-21). Arming Taiwan Is an Insane Provocation. asia-pacificresearch.com

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Denmark: Another Incident of Quran Burning. telesurenglish.net A Danish far-right anti-Islam group burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen. | Related: | On Friday, an Anadolu Agency correspondent said that members of the group, which calls itself "Danske Patrioter" (Danish Patriots), waved anti-Islam banners and chanted insulting slogans against Islam. | Followers of the group threw the Iraqi flag and the Quran on the ground and stomped on them. They also posted a live video on the group's Facebook accoun…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Lebanon Condemns New Attack on Quran in Stockholm. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Lebanon condemned an attack on Quran in Stockholm, saying "it constitutes a continuous violation of Muslims' feelings and dignity." | RELATED: | A statement released by Lebanon's Foreign Affairs Ministry called on Swedish authorities to take appropriate measures to end all acts that deepen feelings of hatred, Islamophobia and racism, incite violence, and insult religions. | The Lebanese statement comes in…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-21). Malaysian Prime Minister concludes visit to Vietnam. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, is concluding a two-day official visit to Vietnam aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and in particular the strategic association agreed upon back in 2015.

Zane McNeill (2023-07-21). 19-Year-Old Girl Sent to Jail for Self-Managed Abortion in Nebraska. truthout.org A 19-year-old woman in Nebraska has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for ending a pregnancy with abortion pills. Although she was 17 when she ended her pregnancy in April 2022, she was charged as an adult and faced up to two years in prison. Self-managed abortion is only explicitly illegal in Nevada and South Carolina, not in Nebraska. But prosecutors have criminalized… |

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Tropical Depression Near The Philippines, Call For Vigilance. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Philippine volcanologists called for vigilance as an approaching tropical depression could develop into a super typhoon and dump heavy rain in areas near an erupting volcano southeast of Manila. | Related: | According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the tropical depression will bring heavy rainfall from Sunday, triggering floods and landslides. | An…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Saudi Arabia To Provide 500-Mln-Usd Aid to Tunisia's Economy. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Saudi Arabia signed agreements with Tunisia to provide 500 million U.S. dollars to help finance Tunisia's state budget. | Related: | According to official statements, at the government headquarters in Tunis, in the presence of Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane, the agreements were signed by Tunisian Finance Minister Sihem Namsia and her Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). One year after mass uprising, Sri Lanka's political and economic crisis festers. peoplesdispatch.org Ahilan Kadirgamar, Senior Lecturer at the University of Jaffna, talks about the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka, one year after the uprising that overthrew President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He explains how the Ranil Wickremesinghe regime has combined repression with anti-people economic policies…

WSWS (2023-07-21). Reject management-union privatisation and job destruction program at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. wsws.org Appeals for increased retrenchment payouts is a cynical manoeuvre by union bureaucrats who are simply asking for a higher price for the destruction of jobs that they have no right to sell.

Susana Khalil (2023-07-21). Judaism Is a Religion, Not a People; Palestine Is Not a Religion, It Is a People. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Jul 19, 2023 | The epitome of artificial secularism and the true Euro-Zionist colonial anachronism: Israel. | Honor and glory to Europe; its secularism cost it centuries of blood, cruelty, horror, and terror. With its so-called secularism nowadays, it atrociously defends and venerates its fictional "nation-state" Israel, which does not hold its origins in a people, but in a religion. | The European Zionist movement succeeded in 1948 in imposing a colonial regime in Palestine. It makes aesthetic use of Judaism, the mere religious semitic legacy that is part of Arab ancestry and heritage, f…

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Realizan protestas en la India tras violencia contra mujeres. telesurtv.net Las mujeres locales arrojaron piedras y quemaron algunas partes de la casa que pertenecía al principal acusado en un pueblo.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Alaud en la India deja al menos cinco muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net Este deslizamiento ocurrió en el horario de la noche, en el distrito de Raigad, después de las intensas lluvias que azotaron el lugar.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-07-21). Aumentan tensiones diplomáticas entre Suecia e Irak. telesurtv.net El Gobierno iraquí no especificó cómo quedarán las relaciones diplomáticas, pero reiteró que una nueva quema del Corán tendrá como consecuencia la ruptura de las mismas.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Sube a 112 cifra de muertos por lluvias monzónicas en Pakistán. telesurtv.net La Autoridad Nacional de Gestión de Desastres de Pakistán señaló que la mitad de los decesos han sido en Punyab.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-21). Manifestaciones en Israel dejan al menos 15 detenidos. telesurtv.net Unas siete personas fueron detenidas solo en Tel Aviv, donde los activistas bloquearon la autopista Ayalon varias horas.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Black Sea grain deal stares at bleak future. ecns.cn Wheat and corn prices on global commodities markets have jumped after Russia announced on Monday its pullout of a crucial deal allowing the export of grain from Ukraine.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Ships headed to Ukraine via Black Sea legitimate targets for attacks, warns Russia. peoplesdispatch.org The warning comes following Ukraine's attempts to revive the Black Sea grain deal without Russia. Ukraine is pitching a proposal that involves other countries providing protection to ships carrying its grain…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Third Wave Of Russian Retaliation Strikes Hit Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Night of July 20 marked the third wave of Russian retaliation strikes on Ukrainian ports and military facilities throughout the country. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed damage to warehouses and port facilities as a result of night strikes in the Odessa region. The Russian military is yet to comment on the attack and reveal the targets. | Last night explosions thundered in the Odessa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Zaporozhie regions. The main target was again the port infrastructure in the…

_____ (2023-07-20). Russo-Turkish Relations: The 'Indivisible Security' Principle Is No Longer Binding. strategic-culture.org Turkey seems to demonstrate what some experts on Turkey call "transactional relationship" or "eastern bazaar mentality." | Join us on , , and . | I recall vividly the latest NATO Summit that took place in Vilnius and was giv…

WSWS (2023-07-20). Trump's imminent indictment: The political issues. wsws.org Special counsel Smith's letter at once reflects and intensifies an unprecedented crisis of the US political system, under conditions where the Biden administration has committed the US to expanding the war against Russia in Ukraine into a global war of indefinite duration.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Ukraine Attacks Crimea Again To Deflect From Losses On The Front (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 20, Ukraine launched yet another attack against the Crimean Peninsula, in what appears to be an attempt to deflect attention from its failing counteroffensive. | Crimea governor Sergey Aksyonov said that a suspected drone strike damaged at least four buildings and killed a young girl in the Russian-held peninsula.As a result of the "enemy drone" strike, "four administrative buildings" were damaged and at least one person killed, Aksyonov claimed on Telegram shortly after 6am…

infobrics (2023-07-20). Russia protects Crimean civilians by attacking ports in Odessa. infobrics.org Kiev regime has arms depots in Odessa, legitimizing Moscow's attacks to neutralize threats.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-20). Anderson Cooper Is A Disgusting CIA Goon. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | In a Pushing back against West's claim that NATO provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine and his call for ceasefire negotiations, Cooper a…

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). NATO's Japan office plan sparks concerns. ecns.cn Experts questioned the significance of NATO's plans to open a liaison office in Japan as such a project is likely to aggravate preexisting tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.

_____ (2023-07-20). Foreign Affairs Barrage of Baloney on Ukraine is Keeping the Phoney War Going. strategic-culture.org Zelensky is not the leader who is going to negotiate peace with Russia, not now, not any time, Martin Jay writes. | Join us on , , and . | Foreign Affairs magazine had a brief moment of attention beyond its normal limited el…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Ships Sailing to Ukraine to Be Seen as Carrying Military Cargo. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that it will regard all ships sailing in the waters of the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports as "potential carriers of military cargo." | RELATED: | "Due to the termination of the Black Sea Initiative, and the curtailment of the maritime humanitarian corridor, all ships en route to Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea will be considered potential carriers of military cargo from 00: 00 Moscow time on July 20, 2023," it said. | The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the countr…

Staff (2023-07-20). Headlines for July 20, 2023. democracynow.org More Temperature Records Fall as U.S. Heat Wave Intensifies, Migrants Face Intense Heat in Mexico as They Wait to Apply for Asylum at U.S. Border, Receding Floodwaters in Northern India Prompt Warnings over Waterborne Diseases, Russia Bombards Ukraine's Black Sea Ports and Threatens Cargo Ships, Kenyan Police Crack Down as Protesters Rally Against Tax Hikes and Inflation, Taliban Guards Attack Women Protesting Closure of Beauty Parlors and Salons, Iraqis Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad to Protest Qur'an Burning in Stockholm, Egyptian President Pardons Rights Researcher and Lawyer for Political Prison…

infobrics (2023-07-20). US presses Ukraine for decisive breakthrough despite stubborn Russian defences. infobrics.org It will take years and billions of dollars for Ukrainian Air Force to match Russia, says General Milley.

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-20). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Blasts Heard Near Russian Hmeimim Air Base In Syria (Photos). southfront.org File image. | On July 19, a series of blasts rocked the city of Jableh which is located just three kilometers to the south from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base on the Syrian coast. | Syrian state TV said that the blasts were the result of a military exercise. However, activists in Jableh alleged that several armed drones that attempted to attack Hmeimim Air Base were intercepted by Syrian and Russian air defenses over the city. | Photos that surfaced online showed small fires and damaged properties in Jableh. There…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-20). US Mainstream Media Easily Spread Fake News About Russian Mutiny. southfront.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-20). John Bolton Accidentally Explains Why US Policy on Russia and China Is Wrong. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-07-20). Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Will Use Chinese Equipment for Power Generation – Novatek. infobrics.org Russia's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Novatek NVTK.MM plans to build a gas turbine power station for the future Arctic LNG 2 plant using equipment from China's Wison and Harbin Guanghan Gas Turbine Co. Ltd…

infobrics (2023-07-20). South Africa Says Putin Agreed not to Attend BRICS Summit. infobrics.org Russia will instead be represented by its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Johannesburg summit, alongside the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa, the presidency said in a statement…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Finland to Close Russia's Consulate in Turku. telesurenglish.net Finland will withdraw consent for Russia to operate its Consulate General in the southwestern city of Turku as of Oct. 1, 2023. | RELATED: | The decision was announced after a meeting on Wednesday between President Sauli Niinisto and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy. The Finnish Foreign Affairs Ministry has officially informed the Russian ambassador about this decision. | Niinisto and mi…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Venezuela Receives Millionaire Lot of Insulin Doses From Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, as part of the agreement between the Russian company Geropharm and the Venezuelan company Espromed Bio, a batch of more than 1.1 million containers of insulin arrived in Venezuela. | Related: | "The current batch of medicines includes more than 1.1 million containers of recombinant rapid and intermediate-acting human insulins: Rinsulin R and Rinsulin NPH," Geropharm said in a press release. | In addition, according to the company, the…

infobrics (2023-07-20). Germany never learns as it pursues 'Drang nach Osten' once again. infobrics.org The exact motivation Berlin might have to go against Moscow once again is up for debate, particularly as Russia inflicted numerous crushing defeats on various German invaders in the last over 1000 years.

infobrics (2023-07-20). BRICS Currency: Is It a Feasible Idea. infobrics.org In recent times, there has been a growing call among countries to trade in currencies apart from the US dollar due to the economic disruption caused by Western sanctions against Russia and its subsequent eviction from international dollar-trading systems like SWIFT…

Staff (2023-07-20). Venezuela Begins Using Russia's MIR Cards on Margarita Island. orinocotribune.com

Jon Jeter, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-20). USSR's Support For Black Liberation Earns Russia Grace With Africans. popularresistance.org On the first week of spring in 1931, at the nadir of the Great Depression, nine Black teenagers stowed away on a Memphis-bound train scuffled with a gaggle of white youths who took exception to their presence. The Black youths made quick work of their counterparts, heaving all but one, Orville Gilley, from the slow-moving railcars to the grassy knoll below. Gilley would have met the same fate as his friends but by the time the Black youths got to him, the train had picked up considerable speed, and he was hanging perilously from the gondola. Fearing Gilley might fall underneath one of the railcars, two Black teen…

aljazeera (2023-07-20). Why the Western media lied about Israel's Jenin siege. aljazeera.com The brutal assault was an 'operation' in their accounts, dripping with insincerity that George Orwell warned about.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa. ecns.cn China's top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Turkey at the invitation of the countries later this month, prior to and following his attendance at a BRICS meeting in South Africa.

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Iraqis Set Fire to Swedish Embassy Over Offending the Quran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani withdrew his charge d'affaires in Sweden, asked the Swedish ambassador to leave Baghdad, and warned that his nation could break relations with the Nordic country. | RELATED: | This happened "in response to the Swedish government's repeated authorization to burn the noble Koran, insult Islamic sanctities, and burn the Iraqi flag," government spokesman Basem Al-Awadi said. | Al-Sudani's decisi…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

teleSUR (2023-07-20). FAO: Innovative Project To Address Food Security in Sri Lanka. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said that it is taking steps in collaboration with Sri Lanka to address the threat to food security caused by two consecutive seasons of poor harvests in 2021 and 2022. | Related: | According to official reports, with a nearly 40-percent drop in paddy production in 2022, Sri Lanka's rice ecosystem is vulnerable and requires immediate attention.

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-07-20). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leadership's Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. mintpressnews.com In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Bangladesh ranked worst country for workers in ITUC's 2023 Global Rights Index. peoplesdispatch.org The 2023 Global Rights Index noted that workers' rights have consistently deteriorated in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years with governments passing various laws that undermine workers' interests…

Staff (2023-07-20). How the Israel Lobby Tried to Tank Jeremy Corbyn: In-Depth Analysis w/ Asa Winstanley. soundcloud.com A massive, years-long smear campaign was launched against anti-war, anti-elite Jeremy Corbyn shortly after his election to lead the British Labour Party. The campaign targeted Corbyn and his supporters as being anti-Semitic. What's the truth and what really happened? Walter Smolarek is joined by investigative journalist Asa Winstanley, who writes for the Electronic Intifada and …

Staff (2023-07-20). "While We Watched": New Film Spotlights Journalist Ravish Kumar's Fight for Truth in Modi's India. democracynow.org As world leaders from the United States to France welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we look at press freedom in India under the leader of the Hindu nationalist party BJP. One of India's last bastions of free media, NDTV, has been taken over by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, believed to have close ties to Modi. NDTV's former executive editor and longtime anchor Ravish Kumar, one of India's most prominent TV journalists who has reported critically on Modi's Hindu nationalist policies, is the subject of Vinay Shukla's film While We Watched, which is being released this week in the…

Miko Peled (2023-07-20). Isaac Herzog's Visit to Congress: A Showcase of Apartheid Apologetics. mintpressnews.com On the fallout from Isaac Herzog's visit to Washington and the pathetic display of apartheid apologetics borne of a single congresswoman's bravery to dare call Israel what it is: a racist state.

Editor (2023-07-20). 58% Depressed: The Racism of Israel's Apartheid Regime Toward Palestinians Shows in Their Mental Health. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — While the Democrats in Washington, D.C. conduct a bizarre debate about whether Israel is a racist state, The World Bank has released some findings from its The Palestinian Psychological Conditions Survey (PPCS). They are summarized by Alia Aghajanian, Arden Finn, Gianluca Mele, and Nadir Mohammed. In a survey …

Ruwaida Amer (2023-07-20). Flights from Israel won't end Gaza's isolation. electronicintifada.net Offers of trips via Ramon Airport have aroused quite a few suspicions.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). In Video: Syrian Army Destroys Howitzer, Shoots Down Three Armed Drones In Greater Idlib. southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had destroyed a howitzer and shot down three armed drones in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on July 19. | In a statement, the ministry said that the army targeted and destroyed a 122 mm towed howitzer in the southern Idlib countryside. According to the ministry, the howitzer was used by terrorist groups to shell nearby government-held villages and towns. | The army also shot down three armed drones that att…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Advanced U.S. Anti-Drone System Spotted In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Telegram. | The United States-led coalition has deployed the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), which is designed to counter all types of drones, in Syria's northeastern region. | A photo that surfaced online showed a vehicle of the system near a base of the coalition located at the Conoco gas facility in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. | The FS-LIDS system uses a small, expendable drone dub…

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). World's first hydrogen-powered tram to be tested in Malaysia. ecns.cn China has developed the world's first hydrogen-powered smart tram. It departed Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Friday and will be shipped from Shanghai to Malaysia in the coming days.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). First wind farm with 16MW turbines begins operations. ecns.cn The world's first offshore wind farm using 16 MW turbines was put into operation and started power generation on Wednesday, operator China Three Gorges Corporation said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Computing power becomes new engine driving economic growth in China: MIIT. ecns.cn Computing power has injected energy into the digital transformation of all walks of life and is becoming an important driving force for high-quality economic and social development, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China eases limit for foreign debt. ecns.cn China increased the macro-prudential adjustment parameter for cross-border financing of corporates and financial institutions to 1.5 from 1.25 on Thursday, a move that experts said will help boost confidence in the renminbi.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Experts: More active fiscal policy on agenda. ecns.cn China's fiscal policies will work more actively to boost both investment and consumption to secure a greater overall economic recovery in the second half, experts said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Diplomat: U.S. needs Kissinger-style wisdom. ecns.cn Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi hailed on Wednesday former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger's historic contributions to the icebreaking development of China-U.S. relations, and stressed that it is impossible to remold, contain or encircle China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Shenzhou XVI crew to conduct first spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou XVI crew will soon carry out their first spacewalk, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Taiwanese presidential contender to make provocative US "stop-overs" wsws.org Taiwan's vice-president, Lai Ching-teh, who is also a candidate in next January's presidential election, is making a trip to the Americas next month that is likely to further exacerbate tensions with China.

_____ (2023-07-20). Israel and Saudi Arabia — Will it be against or for the agreement? journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-20). What it will cost to militarize Japan. journal-neo.org

Philip Weiss (2023-07-20). Biden, Jayapal, and liberal Zionists rush to prop up the Israel lobby for 2024. mronline.org Liberal Zionists rushed to affirm their support for Israel and hatred of anti-Zionism in the wake of the Pramila Jayapal "racist state" comment because they are afraid the Israel lobby will abandon the Democratic party.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

Peter Boyle (2023-07-20). Malaysian socialists in election pact with youth-based party. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) and the Malaysian United Democracy Alliance (MUDA) have agreed on an electoral pact for the upcoming state assembly elections on August 12, reports Peter Boyle.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Shocking Footage Shows Turkish Soldiers Torturing Syrians On Border (18+). southfront.org Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On July 19, a video surfaced online showing Turkish soldiers brutally torturing a group of Syrians who allegedly attempted to cross the border into Turkey. | In the shocking footage, the Turkish soldiers can be seen beating the Syrians, who appear to be minors, with sticks and insulting them inside a military position. One of the soldiers even goes as far as stepping on the head of one of the victimes. | The v…

Anish R M (2023-07-20). Uncertainty looms as Thai parliament blocks Pita Limjaroenrat from leading new government. peoplesdispatch.org Wednesday was nothing short of high drama in Thai politics as Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party, was also temporarily suspended from serving as a legislator by the Constitutional Court, just as parliamentarians were debating his eligibility to stand for the prime minister's post…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Israeli Army Kills Palestinian in Nablus. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces killed Badr Sami Ribhi Masri, a 19-year-old Palestinian youth, and wounded three people in Nablus. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Health Ministry informed that the injured were taken to Rafidia Hospital, where two of them remain in serious condition. | About 30 people also suffered suffocation from tear gas, including a 12-year-old girl, said the Red Crescent emergency servi…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). India: 5 Dead and Many Trapped After Landslide, Incessant Rains. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official reports stated that at least five persons died and many were feared trapped after a landslide, triggered by incessant rains, occurred in the Raigad district of India's south-western state of Maharashtra late on Wednesday night. | Related: | Official data shows that around 46 houses of a tribal village are located in the area hit by the landslide, and added that a total of nearly 70 people have been r…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-20). Syrian FM thanks Iran for its constant support. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad on Monday expressed Syria's appreciation and gratitude to Iran for supporting the fight against terrorism during the war his country has gone through since 2011.

Prof. Hussein Gharbieh (2023-07-20). Economic and Financial Collapse: "Saudi Crown Prince has a new plan for Lebanon" globalresearch.ca

mforinoco (2023-07-20). 33-Day Israeli War on Lebanon Marked 'Strategic Turning Point' for Resistance. orinocotribune.com By Hiba Morad — Jul 18, 2023 | This week, 17 years ago, the Israeli regime launched an all-out war against Lebanon, a small West Asian country neighboring the occupied Palestinian territories. | After 33 days of intense fighting, on August 14, 2006, the tiny nation of brave people captured the imagination of the world for inflicting crushing defeat on a relatively dominant entity. | The resistance fighters in the Arab country, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, destroyed the regime's illusion of invincibility and forever changed the power equations. | During the 33-day war, Lebanese resi…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-20). Un joven palestino muere a manos del Ejército de Israel. telesurtv.net Según medios locales, el incidente fue después de que el jefe de la Policía de Israel, Kobi Shabtai, visitara la Tumba de José.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-20). Alaud en la India deja al menos cinco muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net Este deslizamiento ocurrió en el horario de la noche, en el distrito de Raigad, después de las intensas lluvias que azotaron el lugar.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-20). Al menos 15 personas mueren electrocutadas en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El ministro en jefe de Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, expresó su pesar por las víctimas y ordenó una investigación sobre el incidente.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-20). Felicitan a Nicaragua por 44 aniversario de la Revolución Sandinista. telesurtv.net Mandatarios de Cuba, Rusia, China y el canciller de Venezuela, enviaron sus felicitaciones al Gobierno de Nicaragua.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Russia Issues Warning Over Black Sea Ships Heading to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russia warned on Wednesday that starting on July 20, it would consider all ships in the Black Sea heading to Ukrainian ports as carrying military cargo now that the grain deal has been terminated. "Given that the Black Sea initiative has come to an end and the maritime humanitarian corridor has been terminated, all ships …

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Landslides and Flooding in Myanmar, Record Rainfall. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Myanmar's authorities stated that severe weather triggered landslides and flooding in southern, with its southernmost town Kawthaung experiencing its heaviest single-day rainfall in 76 years. | Related: | According to Myanmar's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Kawthaung, a town located in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region, recorded 253 mm of rainfall, surpassing the 232 mm figure recorded in July 20…

Mike Walter (2023-07-18). The Heat: China-U.S. Climate Talks. america.cgtn.com Record breaking heat waves, wildfires, devastating flooding. As millions of people across the globe cope with extreme weather, critical talks get underway in Beijing between the United States and China. Can the world's top economies find common ground on the climate crisis? China's special envoy …

_____ (2023-07-17). NATO Fails to Reduce Nuclear Risks at Vilnius Summit. transcend.org 12 Jul 2023 – The leaders of NATO countries, meeting in Vilnius at a time of unprecedented nuclear risk, took no action to reduce nuclear dangers and, on the contrary, issued a communique continuing to support the use of nuclear weapons. The alliance pointed to the risks posed by Russia's nuclear weapons while hailing its own nuclear deterrent and nuclear sharing arrangements. It also criticised the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

_____ (2023-07-17). Palestine: Destruction in Jenin Is 'Catastrophic': This Is What We Know So Far. transcend.org 5 Jul 2023 – Residents who were forced by the Israeli occupation forces to leave their homes and take refuge in hospitals reported that the attacks pursued them inside hospitals, supposed to be a haven. There were 12 Palestinians killed and 120 wounded, 20 of whom in serious condition.

_____ (2023-07-17). Why Are There No Slums in China? transcend.org 13 Jul 2023 – How the Chinese government deals with homelessness, how this issue relates to socialist construction, and how China confronts the challenges posed by rapid economic development, urbanization, and the migration of recent decades. What are the structural reasons behind it?>

_____ (2023-07-17). The Great Chessboard: China's Economic Rise and the Collapse of the USA. transcend.org 12 Jul 2023 – The One Chart That Explains Everything…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Retaliation Strikes Destroy Ports, Military Facilities Throughout Ukraine. southfront.org After the grain deal was suspended on July 17, Ukrainian conflict escalated and the warring sides increased the number of their strikes in the enemy rear areas. Kiev continues targeting Crimes, while the Russian military continues destroying military infrastructure throughout Ukraine, mainly hitting the Ukrainian ports with retaliation strikes. | In response to the attack on the Crimean Bridge, on the night of July 18, Russian forces launched massive strikes with Geran-2 UAVs and Kalibr cruis…

Editor (2023-07-19). Why the Ukraine Conflict Will Unravel NATO and Biden. scheerpost.com By Radhika Desai / CounterPunch The proxy war on Russia is the centre piece of Biden's foreign policy of uniting the world's 'democracies' against 'autocracies', particularly China and Russia. He boasts repeatedly of uniting US allies, most in NATO, as never before. Though the real unity is spotty at best, until recently, the rhetoric seemed …

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Citizens decry toxic water release plan. ecns.cn More than 80 percent of the Japanese public said the government's explanation regarding the release of treated nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean is "insufficient", according to a nationwide survey.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). BRICS 'wall' mounts resistance to dollar. ecns.cn The nations that make up the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — reportedly plan to introduce a joint currency backed by gold when they meet for their summit on Aug 22-24 in Johannesburg.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Chinese, Russian forces ready for upcoming joint drills in Sea of Japan. ecns.cn Naval and aviation forces of China and Russia are preparing for the Northern/Interaction-2023 joint exercise in the Sea of Japan.

infobrics (2023-07-19). US mainstream media easily spread fake news about Russian mutiny. infobrics.org Western journalists and officials repeatedly changed their narratives, trying to gain some advantage from the "mutiny".

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). US Veteran Faked Heroics On Ukraine Battlefield To Become Rich. southfront.org Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | A US military veteran, who claimed battlefield victories as a combatant in Ukraine and gained fame through media interviews and Twitter posts by boasting about his exploits against Russian forces, has been exposed for lying to create a false image that he could take advantage of after the end of the conflict to become rich. This again demonstrates the unprofessionalism of Western media, which knowingly…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-07-19). Leaked files suggest hidden British hand in latest Kerch Bridge strike. thegrayzone.com A coterie of British intelligence freelancers has collaborated with Ukraine's Security Service on plans to destroy the newly-attacked Kerch Bridge, and to target accused collaborators who Kiev is "shooting…like pigs" On July 16, a predawn assault on the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Russia left two civilians dead and a 14-year-old injured. As advisors to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hinted at Ukraine's culpability, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed his finger at Kiev and vowed revenge. The attack was the …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Ukraine's Recent Attacks On Crimea (Map Update). southfront.org On July 17, the AFU attacked the Crimean Bridge with two naval drones. Two civilians were killed, a 14 years old girl was wounded; | On July 17, a Ukrainian strike UAV was found near the Port Kavkaz near the Crimean Bridge; | On July 16, the Russian Army thwarted the AFU attacks on Sevastopol with 7 UAVs and 2 surface drones. All drones were destroyed or downed; | On July 18, Russian forces shot down 28 UAVs near Crimea; | On July 19, a fire broke out at a military w…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Syrian, Russian Troops Held Joint Chemical Defense Exercise Near U.S. Garrison In Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | Syrian and Russian troops have held a joint chemical defense exercise near the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, where the United States maintains a garrison. | During the exercise, Syrian and Russian troops were trained on identifying chemical threats and conducting combat operations in areas contaminated with toxic substances. Video footage from the exercise showing the troops wearing NBC [nuclear, biological, chemical] suits and using different…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-19). Why Russia Might Retire Its 'Peter The Great' Nuclear-Powered Battlecruiser. southfront.org Written by On July 15, a Russian Navy source

Media Lens (2023-07-19). 'A Death Sentence For People And Ecosystems': The Climate Emergency, Governments And The Public Enemy. dissidentvoice.org On a trip to Japan in 2014, approaching the third anniversary of the Fukishima nuclear disaster, Noam Chomsky told an audience that: 'Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy.' What he meant was that states do not wish their own populations to know and understand the details of government policies, for fear of …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On the night of July 19, Russian forces launched a group strike on facilities near Odessa, as well as on the Kanatov air base in the Kirovograd region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported; | Last night, explosions thundered in Kiev; | Last night, explosions thundered in Zaporozhie; | Last ight, explosions thundered in the Dnepropetrovks region; | Last night explosions thundered in Kharkov; | Last night, explosions thundered in the Zhitomir region; | Last night, Russian fo…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian MoD Shares Details On Recent Odessa Strikes, Ground Attack In Kupyansk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has carried out a series of pinpoint strikes with sea and air-launched high-precision weapons against high-value Ukrainian targets, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 19. | In a statement, the ministry said that the strikes targeted military industry facilities, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of Kiev forces in the Odessa region as well as Kanatovo Air Base of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kirovograd region."All the assigned targets have been neutr…

Fight Back (2023-07-19). Minnesota says "No to NATO" fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 11, about 40 protesters assembled in front of Senator Amy Klobuchar's office to speak out against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the war in Ukraine. | The protest took place during the first day of a NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania to discuss drastically increasing its military forces deployed near Russia, as well as the potential admission of Sweden – and possibly Ukraine – into the organization. | Speakers from the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and Veterans For Peace, Minnesota Chapter 27 condemned NATO for being directly involved in destabilizing th…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). NATO's "strengthening" hasn't weakened Russia, it's only accelerated capitalist collapse in the NATO member states. newswiththeory.com

Khury Petersen-Smith (2023-07-19). In Bid to Join NATO, Sweden and Finland Back Turkish Repression of Kurds. truthout.org As Ukrainians face a brutal and ongoing Russian siege, NATO's July summit has endangered and betrayed Kurdish people, cruelly trading the fate of one occupied and repressed group for another. The most celebrated news out of the summit was the fact that the last hurdles had been removed to Sweden joining the alliance, with Finland having joined just months before. But these two states are admitted… |

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian Army Inflicts More Human, Material Losses On Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces in the directions of South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kupyansk on July 18 and 19. | In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Vostok Group of Forces foiled an attempt by Kiev forces to rotate personnel at positions in the areas of Makarovka, Staromayorsky and south of Ravnopol. The group also destroyed an artillery piece near Novomikhailovka with a drone. | Moreover, the group's artillery destroyed a Ukrainian mortar to th…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Donbass On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces advanced up to 1 km near the village of Trudovskaya mine; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Konstantinovka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Krasnogorovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between…

Staff (2023-07-19). The Whitewashing of Neo-Nazis: Lev Golinkin & Ben Makuch on How Far Right Is Exploiting Ukraine War. democracynow.org Multiple reports are reinvestigating the neo-Nazi fighters and militias involved in the war both in Russia and Ukraine. "You have neo-Nazis on both sides of this conflict," says Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin, a longtime reporter on the far right in Ukraine and Russia who is critical of the Western media's normalization of groups like the Azov Battalion. "We are sending a very dangerous message that if you're the right type of neo-Nazis, we will not only work with you, we will celebrate you," Golinkin notes. | We also speak with national security reporter Ben Makuch…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Forces Advance Near Kupyanks, Kharkiv Region (Map Update On July 19, 2023 ). southfront.org Units of the Russian "Western" grouping of troops advanced more than 1 km in depth and up to 2 km along the front to the north-east of Kupyansk. The advancing forces captured the Molchanovo railway station in the Kharkiv region; | Russian forces destroyed 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 AN/TPQ-50 system in Kupyansk area; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Military Revealed Targets Of New Wave Of Retaliation Strikes. southfront.org On Juy 19, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the night attacks on the Ukrainian military facilities throughout Ukraine. The Russian military confirmed "a group strike with high—precision naval and air-based weapons". | The Russian Ministry of Defence revealed the targets of the attack, claiming that that precision strikes hit "facilities of the Ukrainian military industry, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Odessa". Another target h…

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-19). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, June 17, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Russia's President Vladimir Putin,

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Russia Issues Warning Over Black Sea Ships Heading to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russia warned on Wednesday that starting on July 20, it would consider all ships in the Black Sea heading to Ukrainian ports as carrying military cargo now that the grain deal has been terminated. "Given that the Black Sea initiative has come to an end and the maritime humanitarian corridor has been terminated, all ships …

Jordan Schachtel (2023-07-19). Biden Admin Seeks "Mission Accomplished" Moment to Secure Political Exit Route From Ukraine Proxy War. globalresearch.ca

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-19). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). In Video 18+: Ukrainian Army Suffers Crushing Losses In Battles Near Bakhmut. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Heavy battles are ongoing near the city of Artemosk (former Bakhmut). Ukrainian forces continue bloody attempts to break through Russian defence both on the western and and southern flanks. In their turn, Russian servicemen are fiercely resisting, holding their positions, and counterattack inflicting more damage to the Ukrainian units. | Fierce fighting is ongoing west of Klescheevka, where Ukrainian forces continue attempts to take control of an important stronghold on a hill near the village…

_____ (2023-07-19). Russia's Maria Zakharova, Serbia, Saudi Arabia and Sport's Wimbledon Effect. strategic-culture.org

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian 'Yug' Group Used Armata Tank In Combat — Report. southfront.org File image. | The Russian military's Yug Group of Forces had used the advanced T-14 Armata main battle tank in combat, a source in the Russian defense industry told Another source told the Russian news agency that the tank has already enter…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Erdogan Open To Meeting Al-Assad, But Not Withdrawing Turkish Troops From Syria. southfront.org File image. | On July 17, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he is open to talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but would not meet him if a withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria were set as a condition. | Speaking to reporters in Istanbul ahead of his departure for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Erdogan said Turkey has never "shut the door" to discussions with the Syrian government."We can hold a four-party summit [with Syria, Russia and…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). U.S. Accuses Russia Of Harassing Manned Intelligence Plane Over Syria. southfront.org DAYTON, Ohio — A Hawker-Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty aircraft flies overhead at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on October 26, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Victoria Thomas) | A Russian fighter jet had harassed a manned United States intelligence aircraft over Syria, a senior American military commander said on July 18. | According to Lieutenant General Alex Grynkewich, the commander of U.S. Air Force Central Command, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet approached an American…

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Medvedev confirms China Open debut. ecns.cn This year's China Open promises to serve up a real treat for tennis fans in Beijing after Russia's former world No 1 Daniil Medvedev confirmed he will play at the ATP 500 tournament, which takes place from Sept 26-Oct 4.

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Putin to Participate in the BRICS Summit by Videoconference. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov announced that President Vladimir Putin will participate by videoconference in the summit of the BRICS countries, a forum for economic cooperation led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. | RELATED: | Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent Russia at the BRICS summit to be held from August 22 in Johannesburg. | In March, South Africa invited the Russian president to participate in the high-le…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-19). Russian film shot in space to premiere in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The Russian film El Desafío (The Challenge), the first one shot in outer space, will be premiered today at 5: 00 p.m. local time at the Yara movie theater in Havana, announced the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-19). Simon Bolivar statue unveiled in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Russian and Venezuelan authorities today unveiled a statue of the Latin American independence hero Simón Bolívar in this capital, in honor of the 240th anniversary of his birth.

Caleb Crowder (2023-07-19). On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters. ips-dc.org The United States' support for Israel—military, financial, diplomatic and more—is an old story. It hasn't changed much, other than to escalate. Israel bombs Gaza, and Congress votes to send hundreds of millions of dollars beyond the $3.8 billion mandated by law, and to send new weapons to replace those used up in the assault. Israeli settlers officially backed by police and military raid Jenin and other West Bank towns, attacking residents and seizing land to expand illegal settlements, all in violation of international law, and Washington continues to protect Israel from ever being held accountable i…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). Rights groups urge US Congress to order investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing. peoplesdispatch.org The well-known Palestinian journalist was killed by Israeli soldiers while covering a violent raid by occupation forces in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank last year…

infobrics (2023-07-19). Why Bangladesh's Intention to Be Member of BRICS Is a Timely Decision. infobrics.org Bangladesh is going to become a member of BRICS. The foreign minister said that Bangladesh will become a member of BRICS next August…

infobrics (2023-07-19). Why Does Saudi Arabia Want to Join BRICS. infobrics.org Saudi Arabia has become a dialogue partner in the SCO. She also intends to join the BRICS, which will bring certain advantages to Riyadh…

Jonathan Metzer (2023-07-19). Court of Appeal upholds challenge to Rwanda removals policy — an extended look. ukhumanrightsblog.com R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 745 The Claimants in this case are 10 individual asylum-seekers from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Sudan and Albania who entered the UK irregularly by crossing the English Channel in small boats, together with one charity, Asylum Aid. The Home …

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China to aid Sudan with RMB 10 mln humanitarian assistance: FM. ecns.cn The Chinese government will aid Sudan with emergency humanitarian supplies worth RMB 10 million to alleviate the humanitarian distress, stated Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning at a press conference on Tuesday.

Staff (2023-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Says He's the Target of Federal Criminal Probe of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 GOP "Fake Electors" with Felonies, Chinese Coal Consumption Hits Record High as Temperatures Soar, Floodwaters Lap Walls of India's Taj Mahal; Heat Index in Iran Tops 150 ∞F, Wildfires Erupt in Greece as Europe Swelters in Record Heat, ACLU Asks Court to Release Children from Angola Prison as Heat Index Tops 130 ∞, Whistleblower Says Texas Officers Were Ordered to Push Migrant Children into Rio Grande, ICC to Probe Reports of Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur…

Lawrence Townsend (2023-07-19). The future of UK healthcare system. indybay.org Yemenis are rejoicing and packing their bags as the British government is waiting for the migrants to join the UK health care system.

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Lebanon Criticizes the European Resolution on Syrian Refugees. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib addressed a letter to Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, rejecting the European Parliament's decision related to the permanence of Syrian refugees in Lebanese territory. | RELATED: | On July 12, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it spoke about the presence of 1.5 million…

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Talim lands twice, heads for Vietnam. ecns.cn Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, made a second landfall in the coastal area of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region early Tuesday after first striking Guangdong province on Monday night.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). U.S. threatens global collaboration in semiconductor industry. ecns.cn The China Semiconductor Industry Association said in a statement on Wednesday that "Any damage to the current global supply chain, which developed over the past decades alongside the process of globalization, could create inevitable and irreparable harm to the global economy."

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Syrian Service Member Killed In Israeli Attack On Damascus (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on July 19, a series of Israeli strikes targeted the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. | Citing a military source, the official news agency said that Syrian air defenses had confronted Israeli missiles launched at 12.25 am local time [21: 25 GMT] from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and "shot down most of them". Two Syrian service members were wounded in the Isr…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted Syria's capital Damascus early Wednesday morning, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian media has reported. "At about 12: 25 am, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression with bursts of missiles from the direction of the north of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus," a military source …

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-19). China-US Tensions: Kissinger's Surprise Trip to Beijing. globalresearch.ca

KATIE (2023-07-19). More Than 300 Israeli Apartheid Free Zones Across Italy. bdsmovement.net

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-19). Only 9 House Reps Vote Against Resolution Denying Israeli Apartheid. truthout.org The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution vowing perpetual allyship with Israel and denying the country's apartheid against Palestinians on Tuesday night, just days after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) criticized Israel's violent oppression and far right regime over the weekend. The legislation, which states that "Israel is not a racist or apartheid state" despite mountains of evidence and… |

Rajaa Salah (2023-07-19). "Prisoners are alive but without life" electronicintifada.net Yusri Atiya al-Masri is free after two decades in Israeli prison, but he still struggles with the consequences of years of medical neglect.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). New hypersonic wind tunnel 'most advanced in world'. ecns.cn Recent video coverage by China Media Group has revealed more details about the JF-22 hypersonic wind tunnel, which recently passed quality testing and is considered "the most advanced in the world".

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-19). PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US? mintpressnews.com Despite its near complete failure, the Oslo Accords succeeded in one thing: it provided Israel with a Palestinian force whose main mission is to assist the Israeli occupation in its quest to maintain total control over the West Bank.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). In Latin America and Asia, Canada Supports the US Government's New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk The amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (foreground) and Peruvian navy Makassar-class landing platform dock ship BAP Pisco (background) conduct tactical maneuvers and naval formations during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Photo by James Ho/US Navy/Wikimedia Commons. Over the past few weeks, two events have occurred that seem unrelated,…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-19). Biden Wants To Invade/Conquer China. southfront.org Written by His plan is to arm Taiwan and entice it to announce its complete independence from China — that Taiwan is no mere province of China but instead an independent country — which announcement would then immediately force China either to invade China or else to accept Taiwan's becoming a separate and independent coun…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-19). The politics of hedging and post-hedging in the Indo-Pacific. peoplesdispatch.org ASEAN countries are choosing their own path, which is not to choose sides between the US and China. Simply put, the Southeast Asian states want a stable geopolitical environment to focus on their economic development and do not want to be forced to "take sides" in any hegemonic rivalry…

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China's development in cyberspace inspires developing countries: global experts. ecns.cn The Forum on the International Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Internet Civilizations, a subforum under the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference, kicked off in Xiamen City, southeast China's Fujian Province on Tuesday. Experts from home and abroad gathered the forum to explore the ways of strengthening cyber civilization exchanges.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Chongqing leads nighttime economic development. ecns.cn People enjoy night view of at Zuijiangtan Park in Chongqing, July 18, 2023. With a unique landscape and dazzling night view, the mountain city has been leading the nighttime economic development in China.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Germany's new strategy: Preparing for war against China. wsws.org The German government adopted a China strategy for the first time on Thursday. The aim is to reduce the German economy's dependence on China in preparation for a war against the rising Asian economic power.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-19). China's defense minister, Kissinger debate relations. plenglish.com According to Xinhua, Li said that the people of all countries hope the two nations can assume their responsibilities and safeguard global prosperity and stability. | The defense minister added that the right path for Washington and Beijing is to adopt the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful co-existence, and win-win cooperation. | The US State Department stated that Kissinger was in Beijing as a private citizen, not on behalf of the US government. | During the meeting, the US diplomat noted that his country and China should eliminate misunderstandings, coexist peacefully, and avoid confrontation. | Kiss…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-19). Politics of hedging in the Indo-Pacific. mronline.org New Zealand's estimation matters because it is a small country in Southern Pacific heavily dependent on trade with China for preserving its prosperity and yet one of the Five Eyes (along with the U.S., UK, Australia and Canada), the exclusive secretive security grouping of Anglo-Saxon countries.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Next-gen spacecraft given timeline for deployment. ecns.cn China's new-generation crewed spacecraft is expected to make its maiden flight around 2027 and 2028, according to a leader of the country's manned space program.

_____ (2023-07-19). On some aspects of the latest SCO summit. journal-neo.org On July 4, the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since its founding in 2001 took place in New Delhi via video conference. Following is a list of the participating countries in the order that their heads of state signed the final "Declaration," which was adopted at the start of the event: India, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-19). Comments on the replacement of South Korea's Unification Minister. journal-neo.org

Editor (2023-07-19). Biden, Jayapal, and Liberal Zionists Rush to Prop Up the Israel Lobby for 2024. scheerpost.com Liberal Zionists rushed to affirm their support for Israel and hatred of anti-Zionism in the wake of the Pramila Jayapal "racist state" comment because they are afraid the Israel lobby will abandon the Democratic party.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Syria On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Nicholas Schou (2023-07-19). The CIA: Up Close and Personal. dissidentvoice.org Nicholas Schou interviews Douglas Valentine about his new book, Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire, published in May of this year by Trine Day. Listen To This Story Introduction by Nicholas Schou: In the early 1990s, when the US began to normalize relations with Vietnam, Douglas Valentine, then a young author and historian of …

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Landslides and Flooding in Myanmar, Record Rainfall. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Myanmar's authorities stated that severe weather triggered landslides and flooding in southern, with its southernmost town Kawthaung experiencing its heaviest single-day rainfall in 76 years. | Related: | According to Myanmar's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Kawthaung, a town located in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region, recorded 253 mm of rainfall, surpassing the 232 mm figure recorded in July 20…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Iranian Oil Stolen by the US Stuck on a Tanker Off the Coast of Texas. news.antiwar.com US federal prosecutors are struggling to sell off a shipment of stolen Iranian oil being carried by a Greek tanker off the coast of Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The US Justice Department seized the Greek tanker Suez Rajan in April under the pretext of sanctions enforcement and forced the ship to head …

scorinoco (2023-07-19). Israel Recognizes Morocco's Illegal Occupation of Western Sahara. orinocotribune.com Israel has recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the occupied territory of Western Sahara and is considering opening a consulate there, Reuters has In response, a senior Moroccan government official

Israel Shahak (2023-07-19). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Massive Protests Against Judicial Reform Rock Israel. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Israeli demonstrators took to the streets across the country in protest against the far-right coalition's moves to push ahead with the controversial judicial overhaul. | RELATED: | Tens of thousands of protesters participated in the so-called "Day of Disruption," holding rallies on streets in major Israeli cities. Temporary blockades were set up on six highways, including sections of the Ayalon Highways…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-19). Polisario disqualifies Israeli recognition of Moroccan sovereignty. plenglish.com In a statement issued by the Ministry of Information of the Polisario Front, it underlined that "such a decision is not an achievement for the occupying State of Morocco, but a clear condemnation of an alliance of two discordant states that militarily occupy Western Sahara and the Palestinian territories, respectively (…)." | According to the text spread by the Saharawi agency SPS, Morocco and Israel subjugate the nations with the same practices of oppression, "confiscating their internationally recognized rights to self-determination and independence." | "Israel's decision to recognize Moroccan sovereignty ov…

WSWS (2023-07-19). Global heatwave exacerbates social crisis across US, Europe, Asia and Middle East. wsws.org The high temperature records currently being set and reset are demonstrative of what is increasingly emerging as a "new normal" for the world's climate.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). 800,000 TB deaths may be avoided — Study. plenglish.com London, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Over 800,000 deaths of tuberculosis (TB) can be avoided from now to 2035 if mechanisms for contact tracing and preventive measures are improved in Africa and Asia.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Heat wave in southern Europe could be deadly, says WHO. plenglish.com United Nations, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) A global pattern of heat waves scorching parts of Europe, Asia and the United States intensified on Tuesday, with the World Meteorological Organization warning of an increased risk of deaths linked to excessively high temperatures.

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Thailand: Progressive Leader Denied Renomination to Be PM. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Thailand's Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat suffered major setbacks in his bid to become the country's new prime minister as the parliament denied his renomination. | RELATED: | On the same day, the Constitutional Court suspended him from parliament due to a disqualification case. | In its second joint sitting to pick the Southeast Asian kingdom's new prime minister, a majority in th…

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-07-19). CovertAction Bulletin: Breaking Through U.S. Propaganda on North Korea. covertactionmagazine.com A recent Washington Post article titled "A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story" highlights the many appearances Yeonmi Park has made on right-wing news outlets over the past few years. Scholars and solidarity activists have been pointing out the serious holes in Park's stories since she started getting attention…

Jim Hightower (2023-07-19). Extremists Want to Ban Discussing Their Abortion Bans. otherwords.org Unfortunately, it's 1984 again in America. | Not the year. The book. George Orwell's classic novel tells of a far-right totalitarian clique that uses "newspeak" and "doublethink" to impose their rigid, anti-democratic doctrine on society. | Their regime held power through mind control — they had a "Ministry of Truth" for perverting language and manipulating facts, while their "Thought Police" enforced ideological purity and suppressed dissent. | Thirty-nine years later, here comes a clique of theocratic extremists in our country using Orwellian manipulation in its crusade to take control over every woman's…

WSWS (2023-07-19). South Korean flood deaths expose government indifference to climate change. wsws.org The tragic death toll has caused widespread anger and highlighted the failure of governments to protect people from the extreme weather events fuelled by global warming.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-07-19). G20 Finance Ministers Focus on Debt, Development and Dismal Economic Outlook in Gandhinaga. indybay.org On Monday, G20 Finance Ministers hold their third meeting hosted in Gandhinagar by the Indian government.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-19). Irán y Rusia buscan fecha de reunión cuatripartita sobre Siria. telesurtv.net En mayo ocurrió primer encuentro de estos cancilleres para elaborar hoja de ruta que normalice los lazos turco-sirios.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-19). República Saharaui rechaza decisión de Israel sobre su soberanía. telesurtv.net El Gobierno y el Frente Polisario resaltaron que estas declaraciones sólo fortalecerán la determinación del pueblo saharaui por continuar su lucha.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). Al menos 15 personas mueren electrocutadas en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El ministro en jefe de Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, expresó su pesar por las víctimas y ordenó una investigación sobre el incidente.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-19). Felicitan a Nicaragua por 44 aniversario de la Revolución Sandinista. telesurtv.net Mandatarios de Cuba, Rusia, China y el canciller de Venezuela, enviaron sus felicitaciones al Gobierno de Nicaragua.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-07-19). Henry Kissinger se reúne en Beijing con el ministro de Defensa chino. telesurtv.net El veterano político exhortó a las dos potencias a esforzarse para lograr resultados en el desarrollo de sus relaciones para salvaguardar la paz y la estabilidad mundiales.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-19). China y EE. UU. afirman promover el desarrollo saludable. telesurtv.net China está dispuesta a fortalecer la comunicación con los EE. UU. y abordar juntos el cambio climático.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-19). Israelíes salen a la calle contra reforma judicial de Netanyahu. telesurtv.net En un nuevo Día de la Resistencia, el pueblo de Israel se sumó con fogatas y bloqueos en estaciones ferroviarias.

_____ (2023-07-18). No matter how hard the West tries, there is no order without Russia… journal-neo.org

Larry Johnson (2023-07-18). What is the Russian Military doing? sonar21.com I think the Russian Special Military Operation is kicking into a new gear and that the United States and NATO are mystified and confused about Russia's next steps. We do…

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Ukraine accused of Crimea bridge blast. ecns.cn Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of carrying out an attack on the bridge connecting the Russian mainland and Crimea, with the involvement of the United Kingdom and the United States.

WSWS (2023-07-18). Ukraine attacks Kerch Bridge to Crimea. wsws.org The Ukrainian military was reported to be behind an attack Monday on the Kerch Bridge that links Crimea to the Russian mainland.

infobrics (2023-07-18). Russia highlights Western hypocrisy by terminating grain deal. infobrics.org "Decision to end grain deal is final," says Russian official.

Anonymous767 (2023-07-18). Russian Forces Repelled One Of Largest Drone Attacks On Crimea. southfront.org The Kyiv regime has carried out a large-scale drone attack on the Russian Republic of Crimea on July 18 morning. The drone attack followed a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge carried out a day earlier. | Defense facilities of the Russian military was able to repel the mass drone strike on critical infrastructure in the east of Crimea. 17 drones were eliminated by air defenses while the rest was suppressed by EW measures. | An official statement of the Russian Defense Minist…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-07-18). Pramila Jayapal caves in to Israel lobby. electronicintifada.net Biden invites Netanyahu to White House after "warm and long" phone call.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-18). Ukraine's Intelligence Behind New Sabotage on Crimean Bridge. orinocotribune.com Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson reports that the "Kiev terrorist regime is behind the attack on the Crimean Bridge," with Ukrainian media confirming the statements. | Ukraine's domestic security agency and navy were behind Monday's incident at the Crimean Bridge, anonymous sources told AFP. | Suspilne and Ukrainska Pravda, both Ukrainian state broadcasters, also provided little specifics about an operation they alleged involved the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the navy, although Suspilne reported its sources as stating the bridge was struck using underwater drones. | Suspilne quoted a navy spokesp…

infobrics (2023-07-18). Why Russia might retire its 'Peter the Great' nuclear-powered battlecruiser. infobrics.org Due to unrivaled advances in Russian missile capabilities, particularly the development of the scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missiles such as "Zircon", as well as the hybrid subsonic-supersonic family of "Kalibr" missiles, both of which are highly compact, even smaller Russian warships have become capable of engaging targets at extreme ranges.

CODEPINK (2023-07-18). CODEPINK's statement on 2023 NATO summit. canadiandimension.com At the NATO Summit in Lithuania, President Biden referred to NATO as "anchors for global security." Yet, decades after NATO was established we still live in a dangerous and polarized time of never-ending wars. NATO has proven it is not an anchor but rather a catalyst for war on behalf of the US empire. | "NATO is a dangerous military alliance that, despite assurances to the contrary, expanded to Russia's border to provoke a confrontation that now finds us mired in a proxy war that could lead to World War III," warns Marcy Winograd, coordinator of CODEPINK Congress and co-chair of the Peace in Ukraine Coali…

WSWS (2023-07-18). Turkey's Erdoğan depicted as "anti-imperialist leader" by Brazilian pseudo-left PCO. wsws.org While broad sectors of the pseudo-left have embraced the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine, groups like the Workers Cause Party in Brazil seek to divert opposition to imperialism into support for bourgeois nationalism.

Marc Steiner (2023-07-18). Israel's war on Jenin and the push for 'final victory'. therealnews.com In the past year, the city of Jenin in the West Bank has become a particularly sharp thorn in the side of the Israeli occupation. On July 4th and 5th, Israeli forces swept into Jenin Refugee Camp in an attempt to suppress a rising armed resistance emanating from the area. Despite slaughtering 12 Palestinians, Israel accomplished little of military value in the operation, failing to flush out resistance forces or even take and hold the refugee camp. For all its brutal repression, the truth is that Israel today is far weaker than it has been in the past. Externally, international opinion, and particularly Jew…

infobrics (2023-07-18). What Happens If Middle East Countries Join BRICS. infobrics.org Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries have not yet established a common currency. However, if we assume that they would create a new currency and oil-rich Middle East nations accept it, several things could happen. Many U.S. sectors could take a hit if Middle East countries reject the dollar and use the new BRICS currency…

infobrics (2023-07-18). BRICS Is a Reflection of the Change in the Global Scale. infobrics.org For those who still wonder what the BRICS is, it simply stands for the five emerging economies — namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — and its goal is to promote peace, security, development and cooperation. Due to the potential of these countries in becoming major economic powers, their impact on the international arena based on their growing economic strength and relevance globally is a factor as to why the union was made in the first place, notwithstanding their sweeping population and substantial natural resources…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-18). Night Strikes On Ukrainian Ports Put An End To Kiev's Dreams Of Grain Deal Without Russia. southfront.org On July 17, Moscow suspended the grain deal. In his turn, Zelensky declared that "Ukraine intends to continue the implementation…

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-18). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

ddorinoco (2023-07-18). Venezuela and Russia Strengthen Energy Ties With Joint Declaration. orinocotribune.com The event took place during a preparatory meeting for the upcoming October meeting. | In a significant move to bolster cooperation between the two nations, Venezuela and Russia signed a joint declaration on energy matters this Monday. | The news came to light through Petroleos de Venezuela's social media channels, where they announced that the Minister of Petroleum and Mining, Pedro Tellechea, signed a declaration with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Chair of the High-Level Intergovernmental Russia—Venezuela Commission Alexander Novak focusing on energy development. | The signing took place ahead of a…

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-07-18). Is Africa's "Peace Initiative" Directed against Russia? The St Petersburg Russia-Africa Summit. globalresearch.ca

Ted Galen Carpenter (2023-07-18). Is the United States Pursuing a Permanent Cold War with Russia? globalresearch.ca

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-18). Saudi Arabia's oil exports fall. plenglish.com That source further meant that cheap Russian crude attracted some large Asian buyers. | Fuel sales from the world's largest exporter fell to 6.93 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, their lowest level since October 2021, and about 5.3 percent below April's 7.32 million bpd. | In this regard, monthly export figures are provided by Riyadh and other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to JODI, which publishes them on its website. | Saudi crude oil production fell by 502,000 bpd from April to 9.96 million bpd in May, while inventories decreased by 1.16 million barrels to 148.24…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-18). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

Amy Goodman (2023-07-18). Palestinians Say US Is "Normalizing Apartheid" by Hosting Israeli President. truthout.org As President Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House today, several progressive Democrats have announced plans to boycott Herzog's address to a joint session of Congress. This comes after Biden invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the United States this year despite recently criticizing the makeup of Netanyahu's far-right Cabinet as "one of the most… |

WSWS (2023-07-18). Teamsters president holds UPS rally in New York with head of UAW, strikebreaking Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez. wsws.org Teamsters head Sean O'Brien admitted that the union would keep workers on the job past the August 1 deadline in the event of a last-minute deal, violating their own pledge to strike UPS by the end of the month.

KATIE (2023-07-18). On Nelson Mandela Day, 250 civil society organizations worldwide call on UN to investigate Israeli apartheid. bdsmovement.net

WSWS (2023-07-18). Solomon Islands' prime minister visits China, extends "strategic partnership" wsws.org The imperialist logic of US-Australian geopolitics threatens a stepped up "regime change" operation against the democratically-elected Solomon Islands government.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). China plans new policies to spur consumption. ecns.cn China will roll out policies to restore and expand consumption in a bid to further revive domestic demand, the country's top economic regulator said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference kicks off in Xiamen. ecns.cn An opening ceremony of 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference is held in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, July 18, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Flower girl in ancient Chinese attire along West Lake banks in E China's Hangzhou becomes popular on internet. ecns.cn The flower girl wearing ancient Chinese attire along the West Lake banks in east China's Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, becomes popular on the internet.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Wang Yi: China ready to work with U.S. on climate change. ecns.cn China stands ready to strengthen communication with the United States to jointly tackle climate change, senior diplomat Wang Yi said in Beijing on Tuesday, urging the U.S. to adopt a China policy that is reasonable, pragmatic and positive.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Surface temperature at Xinjiang tourist spot reaches 80C. ecns.cn The surface temperature in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently hit 80C, as a heatwave engulfed large swathes of North China. Yet this stultifying temperature did not stop tourists from flooding in.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Japanese companies willing to expand in Chinese market. ecns.cn The Chinese path to modernization will provide broader growth opportunities for Japanese companies and the Chinese government to create a more favorable environment for global businesses investing in China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). China, ASEAN have pursued right path of friendship, common development: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The adoption of the ASEAN-China Joint Statement helps promote the purposes and principles of the Treaty and carry forward the Asian way and wisdom and contributes to practicing true multilateralism and upholding the rules and order in the region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Giant artwork 'grows' on rice paddies in SW China's Yunnan. ecns.cn A giant rice field painting "growing" on rice paddies enters best viewing season in Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). China claims first team acrobatic title at Aquatics worlds. ecns.cn China, consisting of one man and seven women and leading the qualifying round with 236.0733, bettered their performance in the final with 238.0033 points for the gold medal.

Mike Walter (2023-07-18). The Heat: China-U.S. Climate Talks. america.cgtn.com Record breaking heat waves, wildfires, devastating flooding. As millions of people across the globe cope with extreme weather, critical talks get underway in Beijing between the United States and China. Can the world's top economies find common ground on the climate crisis? China's special envoy …

_____ (2023-07-18). India's Modi Meets Biden — U.S. Screw Turners Squirm Some More. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-18). The Syrian conflict is dragging on because of the West. journal-neo.org

Editor (2023-07-18). UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Israel Has Turned All of Palestine Into 'An Open-Air Prison' to Further Annexation Plans. scheerpost.com Francesca Albanese's June report to the UN Human Rights Council says Israel uses physical, bureaucratic, military, and surveillance means to "de-Palestinianize" the occupied territory, threatening "the existence of the Palestinians as a people."

_____ (2023-07-18). 'British High Commissioner Does not Deserve to Serve in Cyprus'. strategic-culture.org By Staff Reporter | Join us on , , and . | British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq exceeded the limits and spoke in a hostile manner, 'foreign minister' in the north Tahsin Ertugruloglou told Kibris. | The comments considered…

Farooq Tariq (2023-07-18). The IMF's conditional loan and its cost: Pakistan may have been saved, but not the people. greenleft.org.au The International Monetary Fund approved a larger-than-expected conditional loan — worth US$3 billion — for Pakistan, on July 12, reports Farooq Tariq. But ordinary people will pay the cost.

Peter Boyle (2023-07-18). Campaigning to end the Korean War, 70 years after armistice. greenleft.org.au Thousands of peace activists will form a human chain around the largest United States overseas military base in the world, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on July 27, as part of a campaign for an official agreement to end the Korean War, reports Peter Boyle.

Igor Derysh (2023-07-18). Georgia Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Trump's Attempt to Quash Investigation. truthout.org The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump's long-shot bid to throw out a special grand jury's investigative findings and disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the proceedings. The court, whose nine justices were mostly appointed by Republican governors, unanimously rejected Trump's motion just three days after he filed it. |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-18). House Wastes No Time Crafting Pro-Israel Resolution After Jayapal Criticism. truthout.org The House is set to vote on a resolution today pledging the U.S.'s allegiance to Israel in perpetuity and outright denying Israel's human rights violations, seemingly in order to isolate and punish Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) over a comment criticizing the state over the weekend. The one-page resolution, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), states that "Israel is not a racist or… |

WSWS (2023-07-18). Leading House Democrat retracts and apologizes for criticism of Israel. wsws.org Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, was in headlong retreat after her truthful remark that Israel is a racist state came under fire.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-18). Israel recognizes Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. peoplesdispatch.org Israel is now among the handful of countries which have extended their recognition to the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. It follows in the footsteps of the US which did so during the presidency of Donald Trump in 2020…

teleSUR (2023-07-18). Palestinian Territories Face Unprecedentedly Complex Conditions. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned that the Palestinian territories are witnessing unprecedentedly complex conditions at all levels. | RELATED: | During a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Stephen Hickey, director of Middle East and North Africa Affairs at the British Foreign Office, Shtayyeh highlighted "the absence of a political horizon, the financial blockade, and the Israeli piracy of our…

OHCFHR (2023-07-18). Palestinians Face Existential Threat. Palestine Transformed Into "Surveilled Open Air Prison" globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-18). Houthis say YouTube's ban on its channels in Yemen is part of West-imposed media blockade. peoplesdispatch.org Over a dozen YouTube channels with hundreds of thousands followers belonging to different groups in Houthi-run areas of Yemen were blocked on Monday. Ansar Allah called the ban arbitrary and an act of "intellectual terrorism…

teleSUR (2023-07-18). Mortar Warhead Explosion in Afghanistan Kills Three Children. telesurenglish.net Local authorities confirmed on Tuesday the death of three children in Samangan province in northern Afghanistan from the explosion of a mortar head left over from the war. | RELATED: | The children (two boys and a girl) died on the spot while playing in Jangal village in Dara-e-Suf Payan district on Monday. They mistook an explosive remnant of war for a toy, district director Mawlawi Shamsullah Shamshad has said. | According to the off…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-18). Indian governmental alliance will concentrate its forces in Delhi. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of 38 organizations will participate in the meeting here today of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) headed by the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jagat Prakash Nadda, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-07-18). G20 Finance Ministers Focus on Debt, Development and Dismal Economic Outlook in Gandhinaga. indybay.org On Monday, G20 Finance Ministers hold their third meeting hosted in Gandhinagar by the Indian government.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-18). Irán y Rusia buscan fecha de reunión cuatripartita sobre Siria. telesurtv.net En mayo ocurrió primer encuentro de estos cancilleres para elaborar hoja de ruta que normalice los lazos turco-sirios.

teleSUR- lvm- DRL (2023-07-18). China y MST se articulan para agricultura campesina brasileña. telesurtv.net La delegación china, que se encuentra de visita desde el pasado 10 de julio, destinará 25 máquinas para la agricultura campesina.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-18). República Saharaui rechaza decisión de Israel sobre su soberanía. telesurtv.net El Gobierno y el Frente Polisario resaltaron que estas declaraciones sólo fortalecerán la determinación del pueblo saharaui por continuar su lucha.

Isabella Arria (2023-07-18). Países de Asia, àÅfrica, América Latina y Oceanía quieren sumarse a los BRICS. globalizacion.ca Un total de 13 países mostraron interés en formar parte del grupo BRICS (Brasil, Rusia, la India, China y Sudáfrica), una asociación económico-comercial intergubernamental informal de cinco países en rápido desarrollo, donde se plantea el objetivo de desarrollar el diálogo…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-18). Continúan protestas contra reformas judiciales en Israel. telesurtv.net La Policía confirmó la detención de más de 15 personas, 14 en el centro del país, una en la capital y otras dos en la región costera.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-18). Tifón Talim toca tierra por segunda vez en el sur de China. telesurtv.net Más de 230.000 personas fueron evacuadas en la región china de Cantón a causa del tifón Talim, donde también ordenaron el cierre de 68 áreas costeras.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-18). Palestina llama a romper silencio contra los crímenes de Israel. telesurtv.net La cancillería denunció las continuas violaciones de la ocupación israelí.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-17). Russian Foreign Ministry Reveals Reasons And Results Of Suspension Of Grain Deal. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia revealed some important details on the suspended grain deal, the extending of which loses any sense amid the "outright sabotage". The Foreign Ministry clarified that Russia's objection to the extension of the deal means the rejection ti fulfill conditions of the agreements that ensured the safety of grain export. | The grain deal officially expires on July 18. Since tomorrow: | Russia will not provide any guarantees for the safety of navigation in the are…

WSWS (2023-07-17). New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins "unwavering" in support of US-NATO war in Ukraine. wsws.org The New Zealand prime minister met with the Ukraine president and announced another $NZ4 million support package for Kiev, along with upgraded sanctions against Russian individuals and entities.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). China-Pakistan nuclear cooperation marks a milestone. ecns.cn The construction of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 in Pakistan marks another milestone in nuclear energy cooperation between China and Pakistan, while further enhancing the influence of China's nuclear power technology worldwide.

ecsorinoco (2023-07-17). NATO's "Strengthening" Hasn't Weakened Russia, It's Only Accelerated Capitalist Collapse in the NATO Member States. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jul 14, 2023 | When you understand the processes of class struggle, you see that the supposed benefits the Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought to NATO and to American hegemony—wherein NATO has been expanded while Washington's dominance over Europe has been fortified—don't mean international capital has achieved a victory. These events instead mean international capital has made itself better able to undermine its own interests; to nurture the historical dynamics that accelerate the falling of the rate of profits, the crisis of overproduction, and the class conflict that comes fr…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-17). Military Overview Of Battles Near Bakhmut: Russian Forces Counter-Attack To West And South. southfront.org The Artyomovsk (former Bakhmut) region remains one of the bloodiest battlefields of the Ukrainian war, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue pounding Russian defence in an attempt to advance on the flanks of th main Russian grouping in the city. In last weeks, Ukrainian forces managed to advance in the field areas and approach Russian strongholds in Berkhovka west of Artyomovsk, Kurdyumovka nd Klesheevka south of the city. Despite constant attempts of the Ukrainian military…

infobrics (2023-07-17). India Is South Africa's Second Largest Trading Partner Within BRICS. infobrics.org INDIA is South Africa's second largest trading partner within the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping…

infobrics (2023-07-17). Western-supplied weapons "all burned" in Ukrainian failed counteroffensive — NYT. infobrics.org 20% of Western arms sent to Ukraine were destroyed by Russian forces during the first weeks of Kiev's "counteroffensive".

infobrics (2023-07-17). Putin warns Kiev that Russia will reciprocate cluster munition use. infobrics.org Musk highlights the grim situation Ukraine is in.

infobrics (2023-07-17). Russia's Sberbank Launches Indian Rupee Accounts for Individuals. infobrics.org Russia's dominant lender said individuals could now open accounts in Indian rupees, expanding the range of foreign currencies available as Moscow strives to reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar and euro…

ecsorinoco (2023-07-17). The Inevitable De-dollarization. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein — Jul 15, 2023 | The author points out that this view is no longer limited to countries of the global south. The participation of China, Russia and the BRICS group as active protagonists in the process could guarantee that it is indeed possible at this time to move forward in a process that will definitively fracture one of the fundamental pillars of US and Western hegemony. | Last week, we embarked on a journey along the de-dollarization process that was characterized as inevitable. Today we will continue the analysis, trying to reach some conclusions whilst considering that…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-17). UPDATED: Kiev Killed Two Civilians In Terrorist Attack On Crimean Bridge With Two Naval Drones (Video 18+). southfront.org UPDATE: The Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee declared that the bridge was attacked by two surface naval drones. A criminal case…

Editor (2023-07-17). US Soldiers Don't Belong in Ukraine. scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch So how many American soldiers fight in Ukraine? The Biden bunch is careful not to reveal or refer to their presence, mercenary or otherwise, but the question keeps coming to mind. It popped up again June 27, when Russia bombed what the Ukraine press called simply a restaurant in Kramatorsk. …

Staff (2023-07-17). Top U.N. Human Rights Official & Fmr. Swedish FM on Palestine, Sudan & U.S. Cluster Bombs to Ukraine. democracynow.org On Friday, July 14, Amy Goodman moderated a wide-ranging panel on human rights in Venice, Italy, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The panel's speakers included United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk, former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrà∂m and Eamon Gilmore, the European Union special representative for human rights. They discussed the U.S. sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, the war in Sudan, Palestine, as well as the role of civil society and the media in elevating human rights issues.

WSWS (2023-07-17). Antisemitism and anti-Chinese racism: The case of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wsws.org Kennedy is not just a lunatic bigot. Powerful sections of the US ruling elite are promoting the Wuhan lab lie, claiming China deliberately created the COVID virus, and whitewashing the neo-Nazi forces in the Ukraine war.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-17). Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking the Crimean bridge. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that the Ukrainian special services carried out the attack on the Kerch strait bridge, in Crimea.

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-17). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-17). Russia accuses Ukraine of attack on Kerch Bridge in Crimea. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The Kerch Bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland was damaged today by a Ukrainian attack, the chairman of the State Council of the Russian Republic of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov, said.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-17). Grain Deal Not Terminated But Suspended. southfront.org On July 17, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov declared that the grain deal "actually ceased to be valid today." Earlier, he claimed that the attack on the Crimean Bridge affected Moscow's decision. | In fact the deal stopped in June 29. The last permit for the passage of ships from Odessa through the Bosphorus was issued on June 28. The last ship left the Odessa port on July 16, heading to the Netherlands. | Peskov clarified that the deal was suspend…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-17). Unidentified UAV Discovered Several Kilometers From Crimean Bridge — Report. southfront.org On July 17, a strike UAV was found near the Port Kavkaz located near It is unknown whether the drone was used in the night attack on the Crimean Bridge last night or it was suppressed by Russian forces ea…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-17). Russian Foreign Ministry Reveals Reasons And Results Of Suspension Of Grain Deal. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia revealed some important details on the suspended grain deal, the extending of which loses any sense amid the "outright sabotage". The Foreign Ministry clarified that Russia's objection to the extension of the deal means the rejection ti fulfill conditions of the agreements that ensured the safety of grain export. | The grain deal officially expires on July 18. Since tomorrow: | Russia will not provide any guarantees for the safety of navigation in the are…

Uriel Araujo (2023-07-17). US Wants Neither Peace Nor Dialogue: Some Voices Call for Disintegration of Russia. globalresearch.ca

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-17). Who fuels war and profits from it. indybay.org It is morally indefensible to support the strategy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. Nor is it moral to remain silent when the U.S. pursues strategies and policies that cannot achieve its stated | goals. This senseless pursuit of defeating Russia in the spirit of some kind of 19th century imperial victory is unattainable.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-17). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-07-17). Campaign to defend victimised Sri Lankan estate workers wins significant support. wsws.org The Ceylon Workers Congress, the country's main plantation union collaborated with police, providing the names of the protesting workers, who were later arrested on frame-up charges.

Editor (2023-07-17). Israel Moves Toward 'Dictatorship' and Polarization. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On the eve of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's controversial visit to the United States, which several members of Congress say they will boycott, Israeli society is coming apart at the seams. The presidency in Israel is a purely symbolic post. Power resides with the …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-17). Hindutva Goes to Washington: Narendra Modi's US Visit. dissidentvoice.org Again, he was at it, that charming show on two legs, playful and coy. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been burning the charismatic fuel of late, making the necessary emissions in visiting friendly countries. Each time, he seems to be getting away with more and more, currying (pun intended) favour with his hosts and …

ecsorinoco (2023-07-17). Facebook vs. Cambodia: A Lesson in Securing Information Space. orinocotribune.com By Brian Berletic — Jul 10, 2023 | A recent row between US-based social media giant Meta* (also known as Facebook*) and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, saw the Southeast Asian leader migrate from Facebook* to Telegram, a social media application popular in former Soviet republics and in a growing number of other nations around the globe. | Global Voices, a Western foundation-funded media outlet, in an

David Cronin (2023-07-17). EU fears offending Israel — internal paper. electronicintifada.net Why does citizen's watchdog regard secrecy as reasonable?

_____ (2023-07-17). Blinken Meets ASEAN: Turning Southeast Asia Against China. journal-neo.org

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). Second C919 plane to join China Eastern aircraft fleet. ecns.cn The second C919, China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, was delivered to its first customer, China Eastern Airlines, on Sunday morning in Shanghai.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). China's first ultradeep water drillship to be delivered in 2024. ecns.cn China's first ultra-deepwater research drilling vessel, which can collect samples at depths of more than 10,000 meters, is under construction and set for 2024 delivery.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). Revised government policies spark surge in used vehicle market. ecns.cn China's used vehicle sales surged 15.6 percent year-on-year in the first half and are expected to see further growth over the rest of the year.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). Sino trade volumes soar with Middle East, Africa. ecns.cn China's trade and investment links with Africa and the Middle East are becoming deeper and more mature in a positive manner, with Chinese enterprises active "in all sorts of sectors", ushering in more development opportunities for all.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). High-level agenda urged to shore up private economy. ecns.cn China needs to launch a high-level agenda to effectively reinforce support for the private economy, which lies at the core of driving the nation's economic recovery, political advisers and experts said on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). South China preps for typhoon's landfall. ecns.cn Guangdong province in South China, is going all-out to brace for Typhoon Talim, with the top priorities being given to preventing casualties and minimizing economic losses, provincial authorities said on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). 373 accounts shuttered to curb online deception. ecns.cn The Cyberspace Administration of China shuttered 373 accounts that promoted false information about public policy, the body said in a statement on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). 106 monkeypox cases reported. ecns.cn China reported 106 monkeypox infections between June 2 and 30, but the virus' spread is primarily among sexual contact between men, and the possibility of a large-scale domestic outbreak is low, health experts said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-17). China's GDP rises 5.5% year-on-year in H1. ecns.cn China's gross domestic product increased 5.5 percent year-on-year to 59.3 trillion yuan in the first half of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

thecommunists (2023-07-17). Reflections on a visit to China and its path to modernisation. thecommunists.org Between 16-29 April 2023, representatives of communist and progressive organisations from 15 countries were invited by the international department of the…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-17). Climate change on the negotiation table between China and US. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) China and the United States are today discussing concrete measures to confront climate change at a time when high temperatures are setting historic records worldwide.

_____ (2023-07-17). Does India Need an Anti-Chinese Alliance with the U.S. journal-neo.org One of the main current trends in U.S. foreign policy is to force its partners, including India, by hook or by crook, to join the U.S. initiative to form a unified coalition to contain China's growing power. But does New Delhi need to sign on to such alliances? Not long ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Staff (2023-07-17). "The Heat Will Kill You First": Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell on Life and Death on a Scorched Planet. democracynow.org The world is in the grips of a dangerous heat wave that has sent temperatures skyrocketing to deadly levels throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. Unless urgent action is taken to reduce carbon emissions, the United Nations says, Earth could pass a temperature threshold in the next decade when climate disasters are too extreme to adapt to. We speak with longtime climate journalist Jeff Goodell, author of the new book, The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet, about how the climate crisis is raising temperatures, the toll such heat can have on the human body, and how "heat is the…

teleSUR (2023-07-17). UN Ship To Transfer Crude Oil From Supertanker at Yemen's Port. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, UN officials stated that a UN replacement ship arrived in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, in preparation to transfer crude oil from a tanker abandoned off the coast of the war-torn country since 2015. | Related: | According to UN official statements, in the upcoming two-week first phase of the emergency rescue operation, the replacement vessel Nautica will transfer all crude from the floating supertanker Sa…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-17). India and Mongolia hold Nomadic Elephant military drills. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) India and Mongolia are exchanging best military practices during the 15th edition of the Nomadic Elephant 23 bilateral exercises, which opened in Ulaanbaatar on Monday, according to a press release.

WSWS (2023-07-17). As ninth COVID wave sweeps Japan, wastewater data show another surge beginning in the US. wsws.org Given the complete scrapping of official COVID-19 testing and data collection by public health officials, reliance on the efforts of individual scientists has become indispensable.

Ann Brown (2023-07-17). Who Is Paul R. Williams? 5 Things To Know About The Michael Jordan Of Black Architects. moguldom.com Paul R. Williams has left a legacy in the city of Los Angeles. The esteemed Black architect designed most of the city's major landmarks from the 1920s throughout the 1960s. Williams broke racial barriers, becoming the first African American member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Right out of high school in 1912, he …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2023-07-17). Political Theater in Nepal Is Driving Citizen Flight. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-07-17). War in Syria: French Connection to Idlib. globalresearch.ca

SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-17). Saturday 8/5: SF Bay Area Peace Lantern Ceremony in Commemoration of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. indybay.org Berkeley: RSVP for location details | Saturday, Aug. 5th in the evening…

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-07-17). G20 Finance Ministers Focus on Debt, Development and Dismal Economic Outlook in Gandhinaga. indybay.org On Monday, G20 Finance Ministers hold their third meeting hosted in Gandhinagar by the Indian government.

Staff (2023-07-17). Presidente de Siria recibe a primer ministro de Irak en Damasco. telesurtv.net El alto funcionario iraquí fue recibido en una ceremonia oficial en el Palacio Presidencial del Pueblo en la capital Damasco.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-17). Nuevos tiroteos en EE.UU. dejan siete muertos y diez heridos. telesurtv.net En cuatro ciudades de EE.UU. se registraron tiroteos este sábado, de acuerdo con el grupo Gun Violence Archive, en el cual destaca el ocurrido en el estado de Georgia.

Seymour Hersh, Scheer Post. (2023-07-16). Fear And Loathing On Air Force One. popularresistance.org Joe Biden got what he needed before the NATO summit this week by somehow turning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inside out and getting him to rebuff Vladimir Putin by announcing that he would support NATO membership for Sweden. The public story for Biden's face-saving coup was talk about agreeing to sell American F-16 fighter bombers to Turkey. | I have been told a different, secret story about Erdogan's turnabout: Biden promised that a much-needed $11-13 billion line of credit would be extended to Turkey by the International Monetary Fund. "Biden had to have a victory and Turkey is in acute financial str…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). Russia confirms failed Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday confirmed a failed attack by Ukraine with unmanned aerial and surface vehicles on Sevastopol, the Crimean port and the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). Reasons for Russia's operation in Ukraine explained in Czech Republic. plenglish.com Prague, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus acknowledged that there was a provocation to lead Russia to launch a war operation in Ukraine in February 2022, local media reported on Sunday.

Manlio Dinucci (2023-07-16). Preparing to Wage a Nuclear War? Nuclear Attack F-16 Fighters to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca US-NATO escalation against Russia brings Europe to the threshold of nuclear war. The political-media complex falls a "curtain of silence" so as not to alarm European public opinion and prevent it from reacting.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). President Putin says that sending cluster bombs to Ukraine is a crime. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, said on Sunday that the shipment of cluster munitions from the United States to Ukraine should be considered a crime.

Ahmed Adel (2023-07-16). Stoltenberg Admits NATO Began Preparing Ukraine for War with Russia Since 2014. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). In Video: Syrian, Russian Fighter Bombers Eliminate Sabotage Groups Near U.S. Garrison In Al-Tanf. southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Syrian and Russian Su-24 fighter bombers have carried out a series of airstrikes against sabotage groups in Syria's central desert, also known as al-Badya. | It is unclear when exactly the Syrian and Russian airstrikes took place. However, video footage of the airstrikes surfaced online on July 16. The targeted sabotage groups were reportedly trained by the Unite…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). U.S.-Led Coalition Warplanes Violated Flight Protocols Over Syria 14 Times: Russian Army. southfront.org A General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | United States-led coalition warplanes violated deconfliction protocols over Syria 14 times in the last 24 hours, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, announced on July 15. "During the day, 14 cases of violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 were recorded, related to flights of unmanned aerial vehicles not coordinated with the Russian side b…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). Russian Army Repels More Ukrainian Attacks In Donetsk, Krasny Liman (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that several Ukrainian attacks were repelled in the directions of Donetsk and Krasny Liman. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces had repelled 15 attacks by Kiev forces near Belogorovka, Severnoye, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Krasnogorovka, Veseloye, Novomikhailovka, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka in the Donetsk direction. | The group also destroyed two ammunition depots of Ukraine's 54th Mechanised Brigade…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). Kiev Attack Sevastopol With Drones As Its Forces Struggle On The Front (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has foiled a Ukrainian attempt to attack facilities near Sevastopol port in the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 16. | The ministry's announcement came after Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported the destruction of several drones near the city."This morning, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two water surface drones on facilities on the territory of the Crimean peninsula near…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-16). Changing Directions Of Attacks, Ukrainian Military Advanced South Of Velika Novoselka On Zaporozhie Front. southfront.org Heavy battles have been ongoing for almost month and a half on the southern Ukrainian frontlines. One of the main direction of Ukrainian attacks are the settlements located south of Velika Novoselka on the border between the Zaporozhye region and the DPR. Suffering heavy losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue "meat assaults" on Russian military positions in an attempt to achieve at least some tactical gains. | The Ukrainian military command has recently stopped large attempts to attack v…

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). Indian PM makes high-profile visit to France. ecns.cn India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honor alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at today's Bastille Day parade in Paris, signaling the importance France places on India as a strategic ally in Asia.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-16). Ukrainian Forces Hit Mine In Rare Attack On Luhansk. southfront.org On the morning of July 16, Ukrainian forces launched a major strike on the city of Luhansk in the Luhansk People's Republic. According to the locals, several explosions thundered in the area. | At about 10 am Moscow time, Russian air defence systems were heard working on the south-western outskirts of the city of Lugansk. Then several explosions thundered in the area. | The target was reportedly a mine warehouse with ammonium and TNT which was not used by the Russian military but is necessary…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). Palestine and Russia call for an end to Israel's escalation. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of Palestine and Russia agreed on the need to end Israel's escalation on the occupied territories, and to resume dialogue, local media reported on Sunday.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-16). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca The evidence amply confirms that The Nord Stream was the object of an act of sabotage ordered by President Joe Biden. | Nord Stream —which originates in Russia— transits through the (maritime) territorial jurisdiction of 4 member states of the EU. From a legal standpoint (International Law: UN Charter, Law of the Sea) this was a U.S. Act of War against the EU.

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-16). The Russian-Iranian Disagreement Over Some Gulf Islands Is Manageable. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybyko — Jul 14, 2023 | Iran takes issue with anyone simply acknowledging the Emirates' claims like China and Russia did in their joint statements with the GCC since it believes that this lends credence to the latter's position that Tehran's control over those islands is illegitimate. | Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexey Dedov was

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-16). Who fuels war and profits from it. indybay.org It is morally indefensible to support the strategy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. Nor is it moral to remain silent when the U.S. pursues strategies and policies that cannot achieve its stated | goals. This senseless pursuit of defeating Russia in the spirit of some kind of 19th century imperial victory is unattainable.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). Iraqi Prime Minister Arrives In Syria On First Official Visit Since War Broke Out. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | On July 16, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Syria on the first official visit by an Iraqi primer to the country since the war broke out there in 2011. | Iraq was one of few Arab countries that refused to cut ties with Damascus when the Syrian war started. Both countries maintain special relations with Iran. Iraqi fighters fought side by side with government forces in Syria against ISIS and other terroris…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-16). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

Pivot to Peace (2023-07-16). Sign-on in Support: Justice for Li Tang "Henry" Liang! peacepivot.org This statement has been republished from the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance The APALA Massachusetts Chapter and UNITE HERE Local 26 are supporting a local worker who has been wrongfully targeted. Read the statement below and sign-on to show your support. Sign-on LetterJustice for Li Tang "Henry" Liang! Chinese American community activist and hotel worker …

Dianne Mathiowetz, Workers World. (2023-07-16). People's Town Hall Demands: 'Rent Control Now!'. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – Tenants and housing activists packed the Neighborhood Church in East Atlanta July 8 for a People's Town Hall to launch a statewide effort to overturn a Georgia law that forbids any rent control measures from being enacted in any jurisdiction. | People traveled from around the state, coming from small towns and large cities like Valdosta near the Florida border, Columbus and Albany. Atlanta and its suburbs were well represented. | Many of the featured speakers were Black women who have borne the brunt of rundown housing, where they are charged exorbitant rents and utility costs and are constantl…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-16). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-16). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

Basav Sen, Gabrielle Colchete, In These Times. (2023-07-16). Cop City And The Escalating War On Environmental Defenders. popularresistance.org The fight in Atlanta over Cop City, a massive police training facility, has turned into ground zero for overlapping crises facing our country: the climate emergency, vast political and economic inequality, ever-militarizing police forces and systemic racism. | If we want a democracy healthy enough to solve these crises, it's worth paying attention to what is happening in the South River Forest. | On May 31, in a disturbing move shortly before Atlanta's City Council approved more funding for the facility, Georgia law enforcement arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which provides activists with l…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-16). The State's Constant Attack On Black Liberation. popularresistance.org Black people who assert their rights to be sovereign and liberated have always been treated as enemies to be silenced or destroyed. Even enslaved people who sought to escape from bondage were labeled as sufferers of "drapetomania." The effort to pathologize and stigmatize the fight for freedom never ended. To this very day Black liberation is diminished and discredited as being wrong headed or dangerous. | The descendants of those who bravely attempted to escape chattel slavery were treated in the same manner. Black radicals such as Paul Robeson, Claudia Jones, and W.E.B. Dubois were destroyed by McCarthyite witc…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-16). Shia Communities Of Parachinar, Takfiri Tribes Reconcile. southfront.org Originally published by After heavy attacks by Takfiri tribes and militant groups against Shia residents in the Pakistani town of Parachinar, Kurram District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the warring parties made peace and signed a ceasefire treaty with the mediation of the local tribal council (Jirga-e-Qaumi). | Five days after heavy attacks b…

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). Insights | Cambodian student: CPC gives priority to education, policies benefit remote areas. ecns.cn "The CPC makes the people the real beneficiaries of development and enhances the people's sense of gain and happiness."said TEP CHANPANHA, a Cambodian student studying at China University of Geosciences (Beijing), in a recent interview with China News Network.

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). International auto expo opens in northeast China with separate new-energy hall. ecns.cn The 20th Changchun International Auto Expo kicked off on Saturday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. The 10-day event attracted 151 brands from 125 automakers across the globe, with more than 1,300 vehicles displayed. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). China, Vietnam witness cross-border travel boom. ecns.cn Tourists flocked to the Detian Transnational Waterfall Scenic Area in Chongzuo, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Saturday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). Flywire offers WeChat payment option for Chinese students. ecns.cn Flywire, a third-party payment platform in the United States, announced a partnership with Tencent Financial Technology, a fintech arm of China's tech giant Tencent, on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). Carbon pricing to affect investments, survey claims. ecns.cn The trading of carbon emission allowances in China is expected to increasingly affect investment decisions as the carbon price rises steadily, according to the 2022 China Carbon Pricing Survey report.

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). PBOC: room for fine-tuning property policies. ecns.cn There is the scope to "marginally optimize" property market policies that were rolled out when the market was overheated, said an official of the People's Bank of China, the central bank.

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). PBOC to ensure liquidity, credit growth, official says. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China, the central bank, will comprehensively use policy tools including the reserve requirement ratio to ensure ample liquidity in the banking system and a reasonable credit growth, said an official of the PBOC.

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). China's high-speed railway is far more outstanding than U.S.: media reports. ecns.cn CNBC on Wednesday presented two sets of data regarding railway construction in a mini-documentary. "The United States ranks below many industrialized nations when it comes to ridership on its passenger rail," CNBC said, while that of China is far more outstanding, according to its figure.

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). Core module of China's Linglong One reactor ready to be delivered. ecns.cn The core module of the Linglong One, the world's first commercial small modular reactor (SMR), passed final acceptance on Thursday, signaling that China is leading the world in terms of SMR technology.

_____ (2023-07-16). What is behind the current tension in Turkish-Iranian relations? journal-neo.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-16). Thousands Of Israelis Demonstrated In Tel Aviv For The 28th Week In A Row. southfront.org Originally published on On July 24, thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and several other cities of occupied Palestine for the 28th week in a row in protest against the judicial reform program of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Israeli regime. | The main demonstration was held on Kaplan Street in Tel Av…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). Three Israelis Wounded In New West Bank Shooting Attack. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 16, an Israeli was seriously wounded and two others were lightly hurt in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) alleged that the three were wounded when a Palestinian gunman or gunmen opened fire from a passing vehicle on a highway near the settlement of Tekoa, some 16 kilometers to the south of the city of Jerusalem. | According To Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service, the 35-year-…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). U.S.-Led Coalition Deploy More Of Its Proxies On Front With Syrian Army In Deir Ezzor — Report. southfront.org The United States-led coalition has deployed more of its proxies near the main front with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA)…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-16). India and UAE agree to do business in local currencies. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to do commercial transactions in their local currencies, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The Reserve Bank of India and the UAE Central Bank, in front of the Indian prime minister and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, inked two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) to boost the use of local currencies, the Indian rupee (INR) and the UAE dirham (AED), for cross-border transactions.

SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-16). Saturday 8/5: SF Bay Area Peace Lantern Ceremony in Commemoration of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. indybay.org Berkeley: RSVP for location details | Saturday, Aug. 5th in the evening…

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-07-16). G20 Finance Ministers Focus on Debt, Development and Dismal Economic Outlook in Gandhinaga. indybay.org On Monday, G20 Finance Ministers hold their third meeting hosted in Gandhinagar by the Indian government.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-16). Israelíes se movilizan en rechazo a la reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Se trata de la jornada 28 de protestas masivas contra una iniciativa legal que afectaría la democracia y el equilibrio de poderes, según los manifestantes.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-07-16). India lanza nueva misión espacial al polo sur de la Luna. telesurtv.net Tras el fallido alunizaje del 2019, se espera que este envío pueda tocar suelo lunar entre el 23 y el 24 de agosto próximo.

Staff (2023-07-16). Presidente de Siria recibe a primer ministro de Irak en Damasco. telesurtv.net El alto funcionario iraquí fue recibido en una ceremonia oficial en el Palacio Presidencial del Pueblo en la capital Damasco.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-16). Anuncian ejercicios militares conjuntos entre China y Rusia. telesurtv.net Una flotilla naval china de cinco buques de guerra y cuatro helicópteros participarán en los ejercicios militares "Norte/Interacción-2023".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-16). Nuevos tiroteos en EE.UU. dejan siete muertos y diez heridos. telesurtv.net En cuatro ciudades de EE.UU. se registraron tiroteos este sábado, de acuerdo con el grupo Gun Violence Archive, en el cual destaca el ocurrido en el estado de Georgia.