WSWS (2023-07-15). Vilnius summit marks NATO's turn to war against China. wsws.org NATO's joint communiqué made clear that China was at the top of the list of perceived threats, presaging a build-up to a far greater NATO military presence in the Indo-Pacific alongside US allies in the region.

_____ (2023-07-15). Child Sex Trafficking From Ukraine: Fact, Fiction and Extrapolation. strategic-culture.org Westwards child sex trafficking is a much more serious issue than are the trumped-up charges NATO laid against Russian President Putin. | Join us on , , and . | In examining the issue of child sex trafficking from Ukraine, t…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-15). China To Push Back Against NATO Aggression In Asia-Pacific. southfront.org Written by Despite all the failures of its favorite puppet regime,

Mickey Z. (2023-07-15). NATO Lies, Jabs & Fries, Child Traffickers Rise, and a Man Steals a Woman's Prize. dissidentvoice.org As most compare Putin to Hitler, turn a blind eye to the U.S. sending cluster bombs to Zelenskyy the grifter, and witness the latest madness about Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), please remember: During the 1990 discussions to re-unify East and West Germany, the Western parties sought to defuse Moscow's fears that …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). China to avoid bloc confrontation in Asia-Pacific region. plenglish.com The head of the Chinese Communist Party's Foreign Affairs Commission and member of its Political Bureau, Wang Yi, made this appeal during the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which is taking place in Indonesia. | According to the Xinhua news agency, the senior diplomat urged the other members to adhere to openness and inclusiveness, in addition to promoting common security. In this regard, he opposed the so-called Asia-Pacific version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that incites confrontation in the region. | The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperatio…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Envoy refutes NATO accusations. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Thursday refuted NATO's "unwarranted attacks and accusations" against China in a recent communique issued during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Ramzy Baroud, Mintpress News. (2023-07-15). A New Generation Of Palestinians Has Finally Buried The Ghosts Of The Past. popularresistance.org The deadly Israeli invasion of Jenin on July 3 was not a surprise. | Also unsurprising is the fact that the killing of 12 Palestinians, wounding of 120 more and the destruction of nearly 80 percent of the Jenin Refugee Camp's homes and infrastructure will not make an iota of a difference. | Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite his lofty promises of destroying the "safe haven … of the terrorist enclave in Jenin", must have known that his bloody exercise was ultimately futile. | Indeed, as the Israeli military machine was toppling homes, smashing cars and harvesting lives, several Palestinian r…

Anand Naidoo (2023-07-15). The Heat: Iran Nuclear Deal. america.cgtn.com Eight years later, what is the fate of the Iran nuclear deal? In 2015, the U.S., UK, China, France, Germany, Russia, the European Union and Iran agreed to a deal that would ensure Tehran's nuclear program would be peaceful. The Comprehensive Plan of Action or …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). U.S. To Deploy F-16 Fighter Jets In Gulf To Prevent Iran From Seizing Ships. southfront.org A pair of F-16C of the 79th Fighter Squadron participate in the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group's Weapons System Evaluation Program East at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin) | The United States will deploy additional fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a Pentagon official announced on July 14. | The unnamed official told reports that Washington is increasingly concerned about the growin…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Kiev Forces Suffer More Losses Near Bakmut, Kupyansk And In Zaporozhye (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces while repelling attacks in different directions. | On July 15, the Russian Yug Group of Forces said that it had repelled four attacks in the Lisichansk and Soledaro-Bakhmut directions. In addition, three assault detachments from Ukraine's 60th Mechanized Brigade suffered losses while trying to break through in the direction of the Berkhovsky reservoir. The group's forces also repelled an attack by sever…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Kiev Forces Suffer More Losses Near Bakmut, Kupyansk And In Zaphorohey (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces while repelling attacks in different directions. | On July 15, the Russian Yug Group of Forces said that it had repelled four attacks in the Lisichansk and Soledaro-Bakhmut directions. In addition, three assault detachments from Ukraine's 60th Mechanized Brigade suffered losses while trying to break through in the direction of the Berkhovsky reservoir. The group's forces also repelled an attack by sever…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-15). Terrorist Kiev Regime Prepared Attempts On Russian Opinion Leaders Simonyan And Sobchak. southfront.org On July 15, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) reported that Kiev was preparing attempts on editor-in-chief of Russia Today Margarita Simonyan and Russian public figure Ksenia Sobchak. | Together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee, the FSB thwarted the attacks and detained Kiev's puppets in Russia. They turned out to be members of the neo-Nazi group "Paragraph-88", who conducted reconnaissance near the places of work and residence o…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-15). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On the night of July 15, at least three strikes hit Ukrainian military facilities in Zaporozhie. Local authorities confirmed damage to a facility; | On the night of July 14, Russian forces reportedly struck Ukrainian warehouse with military vehicles in Krivuy Rig; | On July 14, Russian FAB bombs destroyed Ukrainian military base near Malinovka in the Zaporozhie region; | One woman was killed, three other civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian shelling in Belaya Ber…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-15). Biden Sends 3,000 U.S. Troops To Ukraine(?) Against Russia. southfront.org Written by On the morning of Friday July 14th, the New York Post published a very carefully worded headline,

Anonymous834 (2023-07-15). US Wants Neither Peace Nor Dialogue: Some Voices Call For Disintegration Of Russia. southfront.org Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | The US-led West is not interested in peace or in any kind of compromise to put an end to the current conflict in Ukraine.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Russia demands Ukraine to release abbot of the Caves Monastery. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Russia demands Ukraine the immediate release of abbot, Metropolitan Pavel, of the Caves Monastery, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). 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.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Russia, Iran Are Coordinating To Pressure U.S. Forces Out From Syria: Pentagon. southfront.org File image. | The Russian military group in Syria had been quietly coordinating with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on long-term plans to pressure the United States to withdraw its forces from the country, a Pentagon official said on July 14. "There's a confluence of interests between those three groups, the Iranians, the Russians and the Syrians," the unnamed official told Al-Monitor."I see evidence of operational-level planning between mid-level Quds Force leadership tha…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-15). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi. globalresearch.ca

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Russians embrace Chinese cars after Western brands depart. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) As the exodus of Western automakers narrows options for Russian consumers, Chinese automakers are filling the gap, forcing Russians to overcome their reluctance to embrace Chinese brands and accept higher prices.

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-15). 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 (2023-07-15). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-07-15). Oppose JVP trade union thuggery against SEP's fight to mobilise Sri Lankan workers against IMF austerity. wsws.org The JVP unions are desperately trying to prevent the working class discussing the Socialist Equality Party's call for independent action committees and its socialist and internationalist program.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-15). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-15). 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…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Cradle of civilization: Temple of Confucius. ecns.cn Built in 478 BC, the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, East China's Shandong province, is a tribute to Confucius (551-479 BC) – the most influential ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Confucianism.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Wang Yi: China-South Korea ties should make sound, steady progress. ecns.cn The relations between China and South Korea can and should make sound, steady and long-term progress, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Wang Yi: China, EU should strengthen communication, deepen cooperation. ecns.cn China and the European Union (EU) should strengthen communication, enhance trust and deepen cooperation which serves the common interests of both sides, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). China authority says aspartame safe under nation's standard. ecns.cn China's food safety assessment authority said on Friday it is safe to use aspartame, a common artificial sweetener used in many products, based on China's current standards and regulations.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-15). Solomon Islands PM Hails Decision to Forge Diplomatic Relations with China as Historic. libya360.wordpress.com By severing its ties with the Taiwan region and establishing diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 2019, the Solomon Islands has entered a new phase of rapid development and found a reliable partner to embark on a path of modernization and stability. In this edition of Leaders Talk, CMG anchor Zou Yun…

_____ (2023-07-15). China hosts "Summer Sessions" of the World Economic Forum. journal-neo.org

WSWS (2023-07-15). House Republicans load Pentagon bill with anti-abortion, anti-gay provisions. wsws.org Both parties sought to defend their positions on the grounds that they were necessary to uphold and strengthen US military readiness and prosecute the current war in Europe and prepare for war against China.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). China urges EU for multilateralism and free trade. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) China on Saturday called on the European Union (EU) to avoid politicizing economic issues and urged for globalization and the free trade system with an inclusive approach.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). China's total box office in 2023 reaches $4.2 billion. ecns.cn As of July 14, the total box office of the Chinese film market, including presale tickets, in 2023 exceeded 30 billion yuan ($4.21 billion), which is close to the 30.67 billion yuan of 2022, according to Chinese ticketing platform Beacon. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Water level of China's second-largest freshwater lake drops during main flood season. ecns.cn Dongting, China's second-largest freshwater lake, located in central China's Hunan Province, has reported a lower water level compared to that in many past years during the 2023 main flood season, according to local authorities. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). China holds International Sniper Competition. ecns.cn The "Sharp Blade 2023" International Sniper Competition opened in a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region"ÄÄon Wednesday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Insights‰∏®Australian sinologist: China has grown more confident, open and stable. ecns.cn During the exclusive interview with China News Network, Australian sinologist Colin Mackerras highly commended the achievements of the CPC in multiple areas from maintaining national stability to building infrastructure, developing the economy, and promoting the status of women. "ÄÄ…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Israeli Army Fires Warning Shots At Lebanese Lawmaker, Journalists Near Separation Line. southfront.org File image. | On July 15, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) fired warning shots and stun grenades at a Lebanese parliamentarian and a number of journalists near the separation line in southern Lebanon. | In a statement, the IDF said that troops took the measures after the group crossed the separation line into the Shebaa Farms. The group, which included some 18 people, walked some 80 meters into Israeli-occupied territory but did not breach Israel's so-called border barrier. | Ali Shoeib, a correspondent for the Hezbolla…

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-07-15). Third World external debt in the light of simple economics. mronline.org INDIA and other third world countries can morally justify their being a part of G-20 alongside the imperialist powers, only if they raise common and pressing problems of the third world as a whole at G-20 meetings.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). New Shadowy Group Assassinates HTS Security Commander In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org Click to see original-size image. | On July 14, a new shadow group announced that it had assassinated a security commander of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in Greater Idlib, directly challenging the terrorist group's authority in the northwestern Syrian region. | In a Telegram post, the group, which calls itself the Revolution Shield Brigades (RSB), said that its fighters set up a fake checkpoint on Bab Al-Hawa highway in the northern Idlib countryside and killed HTS commander Ibrahim…

scorinoco (2023-07-15). Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Palestinian Towns in West Bank. orinocotribune.com Israeli occupation forces are carrying out extensive raids and arrests in West Bank towns amid clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters. | On Friday, July 14, Israeli occupation forces launched a raid and arrest operation in several cities and villages of the occupied West Bank. | According to local sources, the occupation military raided the town of Naalin, west of Ramallah, where it…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). U.S. army loots new batch of Syrian oil. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) US forces continue to plunder Syrian oil fields and transport this crude to northern Iraq through illegal border crossings, activists in the northeastern part of Syria claimed.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). PM Netanyahu rushed to hospital after fainting at home. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taken to the hospital after he passed out at his home in Caesarea and had been experiencing chest pain.

The Lancet (2023-07-15). Editorial] Clearing the air for a sustainable future. thelancet.com The latest WHO European Region report, published on July 5, estimates that 97% of the region's population is exposed to air pollution levels exceeding WHO guideline limits. Ambient and household air pollutions were linked to 723‚Äà000 premature deaths in 2019 in the European region alone, among the total 6 ∑7 million pollution-related deaths worldwide, with eastern European, Asian, and sub-Saharan African countries more severely affected than other regions. Air pollution is insidious and pervasive—individuals have no control over the air they breathe.

SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-15). 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 (2023-07-15). 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.

Rodolfo Bueno (2023-07-15). A propósito de la actual geopolítica mundial. globalizacion.ca China, Estados Unidos y Rusia son los centros de poder de un mundo cada vez más volátil, que vive un periodo de inestabilidad peligrosa en el que crece sin parar el riesgo de que estalle la Tercera Guerra Mundial. | A…

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-07-15). 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.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-15). Francia celebra día nacional con fuertes medidas de seguridad. telesurtv.net El tradicional desfile en los Campos Elíseos lo abrieron 270 miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas de la India, país al que se dedicó la parada.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-15). China insta a EE. UU. a concretar mejora de relaciones. telesurtv.net Alto diplomático chino pide a la parte estadounidense adoptar una actitud racional y dejar atrás una política confrontacional propia de la Guerra Fría.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-15). 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, hvh, JDO (2023-07-15). Siria extiende autorización para uso de paso fronterizo con fines humanitarios. telesurtv.net El Gobierno sirio informó sobre la decisión al secretario general de la ONU y al presidente del Consejo de Seguridad.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-07-15). Siria e Iraq estrechan cooperación para enfrentar escasez de agua. telesurtv.net Según medios locales sirios, el titular de Administración y Medio Ambiente de esa nación resaltó la importancia de continuar afianzando las relaciones entre los dos países.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-15). Putin ofrece detalles de encuentro con comandantes de grupo Wagner. telesurtv.net Para el mandatario ruso, el tema "no es un asunto fácil" y "debe ser debatido en la Duma (Parlamento) y el Gobierno".

Staff (2023-07-14). 14-15 July, Washington DC, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles: PYM Events to #Free_Walid_Daqqah. samidoun.net The following events in Washington DC, Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles are being organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and partners as part of the campaign to free Walid Daqqah, the Palestinian prisoner, intellectual and freedom fighter suffering from a rare cancer who has been repeatedly denied release and subjected to systematic Israeli medical neglect. …

Larry Johnson (2023-07-14). Is Biden Preparing to take the U.S. to War Against Russia? sonar21.com This is disturbing and alarming — Biden issued an order activating up to 3000 Ready Reserve and Select Reserve military personnel and sending them to Europe for potential combat with…

People's Dispatch. (2023-07-14). At Summit, NATO Reiterates It Will Fight Russia To The Last Ukrainian. popularresistance.org The two-day NATO summit concluded in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Ukraine continues to wait for membership into the military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelensky was, however, offered a three-part package of support to ensure the continuation of the war against Russia. | The package includes the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council, which according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, "will meet as equals, hold crisis consultations, and jointly take decisions." On the sidelines of the summit, various NATO countries have committed to a multi-year program of assistance to help the Ukrainian armed forces tr…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-14). Half Of Russian Strategic Missile Divisions Now Use Hypersonics In Response To US Escalation. southfront.org Written by It's certainly not breaking news that Russia is the world's leader in advanced military technologies, particularly new types of missiles and other similar weapons. As Moscow has a comfortable lead over Washington DC in

Anonymous834 (2023-07-14). Dumping Doubts: Releasing Fukushima's Waste Water. southfront.org Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Nothing said from the nuclear industry can or should be taken for face value. Be it in terms of safety, or correcting defects or righting mistakes; be it in terms of construction integrity, there is something chilling about reassurances that have been shown, time and again, to be hollow. | The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) disaster has forever stained the Japanese nuclear industry. Since then, the site has been marked by over…

_____ (2023-07-14). Israel, After All, Fears Iran… journal-neo.org Israeli experts, including former Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova Zvi Magen, point out once more that Tel Aviv and Moscow share a mutual understanding regarding the inadmissible Israeli arms transfers to the Kiev regime to use against the Russian Armed Forces in the future. It is well known that the Ukrainian authorities, through […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Staff (2023-07-14). What Is the Point of NATO? Historian Grey Anderson on How U.S. Has Used Alliance to Strengthen Power. democracynow.org This week's NATO summit in Lithuania ended with the military alliance agreeing to extend membership to Ukraine at some point in the future but declining to give a firm timeline. Meanwhile, Sweden is set to become the newest member, bringing the alliance to 32 countries, after it started in 1949 with just 12 founding members. Historian Grey Anderson says that while NATO is officially about common defense, its true purpose has always been more about giving the United States a dominant role in European affairs. He adds that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has "remarkably strengthened" both NATO and…

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Envoy refutes NATO accusations. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Thursday refuted NATO's "unwarranted attacks and accusations" against China in a recent communique issued during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Staff (2023-07-14). Gold Repatriation Grows Fearing 'Western Sanctions'. orinocotribune.com The phenomenon of gold repatriation is currently growing, particularly among nations of the Global South. The wealth-backed metal that many central banks and sovereign wealth funds keep in vaults offshore, be it in London or in other Western states, is safer at home, amid rising concerns about "sanctions," illegal seizures and security. | This insecurity has grown due to the sanctions and blocking of assets enacted against Russia by the United States and the European Union, following NATO provocation and the subsequent Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Eurasian country had almost half its foreign currency and gold…

infobrics (2023-07-14). China to push back against NATO aggression in Asia-Pacific. infobrics.org While China avoids using its economic might for geopolitical purposes, it has demonstrated to NATO what it's like when the Asian giant actually does what the belligerent alliance has previously accused it of doing.

infobrics (2023-07-14). Western media calls Baltic Sea "NATO lake" after summit in Vilnius. infobrics.org However, the Western strategic calculation seems wrong, as Russia already had the alliance's moves in mind and has its own plans for the region.

Editor (2023-07-14). Is Turkey Abandoning Russia to Turn Back Toward the West? scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Given the decisions announced by Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, some have speculated that Turkey is "turning back toward the West" after a long period of estrangement and flirtation with Russia. Erdogan finally dropped his opposition to Sweden …

Abdul Rahman (2023-07-14). US cluster munitions supply to Ukraine will harm civilians the most. peoplesdispatch.org 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…

Editor (2023-07-14). Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin With US Weapons and Support. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-07-14). Lima, Peru, gathering stands in solidarity with Jenin. samidoun.net The voice of Palestine resounded on Tuesday, 11 July in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. The organizers of the demonstration emphsized that it was important to stand for Palestine, "because the call for justice cannot be cloistered within four walls, nor can it be silenced just because the Israeli oppressor cuts off innocent lives with increasing viciousness." …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-14). Nuclear Terrorism: Kiev Targeted Russian Kursk NPP With Drones. southfront.org The Kiev regime does not stop attempts to hit Russian strategic rear areas. On the night of July 14, Ukrainian UAVs targeted two Russian border regions of Voronezh and Kursk, where the target of the strike was the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. | Three Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by Russian Air Defence Forces over the village of Maslovsky located on the southern outskirts of the city of Voronezh. The attack was filmed by several street cameras, which confirmed that Ukrainian drone…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Israeli Army, U.S. Air Force Conclude Week-Long Drill (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | On July 14, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the United States Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) concluded a joint air drill, the third this year. | In a statement, the IDF says the drill, dubbed Juniper Oak, is "part of the cooperation and close relations with the U.S., even at this time." | The drill, which began on July 10, included Israeli and American fighter jets carrying out "long-range strategic strike miss…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). U.S.-Led Coalition Violated Syrian Airspace Ten Times, Held Air Defense Exercise: Russian MoD. southfront.org Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery, South Carolina National Guard, send a stinger missile downrange from the Humvee-mounted Avenger missile system at Range 91 near Oro Grande, N.M., Oct. 23, 2011. Source: US Army. | Fighter jets of the United States-led coalition violated the airspace of Syria ten times over the past 24 hours, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation In Syria, said on July 13."In the al-Tanf area, which is a zone of internationa…

Jonathan Cook (2023-07-14). Daniel Ellsberg is Lauded in Death by the Same Media that Lets Assange Rot in Jail. dissidentvoice.org Rightly, there's been an outpouring of tributes to Daniel Ellsberg following the announcement of his death last Friday, aged 92. His leaking of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 revealed that Washington officials had systematically lied for decades about US military conduct in Vietnam. The disclosure of 7,000 pages of documents, and subsequent legal battles to …

infobrics (2023-07-14). Building a Flourishing Economy, BRIC by BRIC. infobrics.org Over the past twenty years, there has been a rapid restructuring of global economic power. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have played a big part in this shake-up…

infobrics (2023-07-14). US wants neither peace nor dialogue: some voices call for disintegration of Russia. infobrics.org Dialogue and diplomacy are hampered by US exceptionalism.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Russian Army Repels New Attacks In Donetsk And Krasny Liman (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces had attempted to advance in the directions of Donetsk and Krasny Liman without any success, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on July 14. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces repelled 16 attacks close to Belogorovka, Zaitsevo, Veseloye, Krasnogorovka, Severnoye, Maryinka and west of Kleshcheevka. The group also targeted gatherings of manpower and equipment near Bogdanovka and Krasnogorovka. | Moreover, two ammunition depots of Ukraine's 79th Airbo…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Kiev Forces Continue To Bleed Across The Front (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces continue to sustain heavy human and material losses while attempting to advance as a part of their so-called spring counteroffensive. | The Russian Vostok Group of Forces said on July 14 that its units suppressed the activities of a Ukrainian reconnaissance group near Novodonetskoye and foiled an attempt to conduct combat reconnaissance close to Ravnopol in the South Donetsk direction. | In addition, the group destroyed a number of pickup trucks east of Oktyabr state farm and disrupted…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Ukraine Is Scamming Syrian Militants (Video). southfront.org illustrative image. | Ukraine is reportedly scamming Syrian militants who were recruited to fight as mercenaries with its forces against the Russian military. | On July 13, a video surfaced online showing a militant of the so-called Syrian National Army (SNA) claiming that he was scammed by Ukrainian authorities after fighting there for three months. The militant, who was only identified by his nom de guerre "Abu Mohamad," said that he was paid in counterfeit money. | The SNA is a coalition of Turkish-b…

Staff (2023-07-14). Headlines for July 14, 2023. democracynow.org Russia Threatens to End Ukraine Grain Deal as U.N. Warns 1 in 10 Worldwide Faced Hunger in 2022, Senior Russian Commander Fired After Blasting Military's Handling of Ukraine War, Russian Lawmakers Approve New Restrictions on Transgender Rights, FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive, Unaccompanied 15-Year-Old Migrant from Guatemala Dies in U.S. Custody, Phoenix Poised to Surpass Record Number of Consecutive 110 ∞ Days, Unionized Actors Join Writers on Picket Line, Bringing Hollywood to a Standstill, Federal Jury Finds Pittsburgh Synagogue Gunman Eligible for Death Penalty, Fox News Hit…

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). 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.

Staff (2023-07-14). Macron marks Bastille Day by signing arms deal with India's Modi. thecanary.co Bastille Day marks the storming of the notorious Parisian fortress and political prison in 1789. The day is meant to embody the liberal and egalitarian values of the French Republic. On 14 July that year, locals rose up against monarchy and totalitarianism. The French stormed the fortress, killed its governor, and freed prisoners from their …

Editor (2023-07-14). From ICC to 'Sportswashing': West's Self Serving Narratives Must Be Combated. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch In March, the South Africa Communist Party (SACP) denounced what it described as the 'imperialist bias' of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The denunciation of the ICC as a "supranational institution at the service of imperialist states" came two days after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Putin Says Wagner Group Does Not Exist. southfront.org File image. | Russian law does not recognize the existence of private military companies, including the Wagner Group, President Vladimir Putin told the newspaper Kommersant on July 13. | While attending a technology fair in Moscow, Putin was asked whether Wagner will continue operating as a combat formation."Well, PMC Wagner does not exist," Putin told the Kommersant correspondent. "We don't have a law on private military companies. So it simply doesn't exist.""The group exists, but legally it does not," the presid…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-14). Russian Foreign Minister arrived in Thailand on an official visit. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Foreign Minister, Serguei Lavrov, arrived in the Thai city of Phuket, on an official visit, coming from the Indonesian capital, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-14). Russia DM issues mine warning in northwest Black Sea. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Black Sea Fleet command has issued a mine warning for the shipping route in the northwestern Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-14). Cuba receives 1.3 million foreign visitors. plenglish.com He added on Facebook that preliminary figures indicated an increase of 50.6 percent compared to the same period in 2019, accounting for a little more than 1.298 million foreign holidaymakers. | The recovery of Canadian tourism, Cuba's major tourist-sending market, reached 80.3 percent with respect to 2019, with 583,025 travelers. | Three markets accounted for 70 percent of the accumulated total of international tourist arrivals, following the Canadians: Cuban residents abroad (176,349), the United States (82,280) and Russia (67,615). | The latter market should show a better performance as of July 1, after the re…

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-14). 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.

teleSUR (2023-07-14). China Urges the Cessation of Hostilities in Sudan. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, n Cairo summit, a Chinese envoy called on the warring parties in Sudan to cease hostilities Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said that the armed conflict in Sudan has carried on for three months, noting that fighting has continued despite the two parties having reached multiple temporary truces. | Related: | According to Dai, China hopes that all parties in Sudan will prioritize…

Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. (2023-07-14). A Yellen In The China Shop. popularresistance.org Janet Yellen did an excellent job during her just-completed four-day visit to Beijing, we are now able to read in the corporate press. The Treasury secretary managed not to break any more China in the China shop. | This counts as a diplomatic success for Americans. Given where the Biden regime sets the bar for its trans—Pacific statecraft these days, you have to wonder whether they chant "Limbo lower now!" as they send off the next official on one of these pointless demarches. | Yellen's trans—Pacific overture was another in a long line of such journeys the Biden regime's top officials have made since…

_____ (2023-07-14). The Syrian Refugees in Germany Face Danger. strategic-culture.org It is time to allow Syria to be rebuilt and recover from an unjust war which left death and destruction in its path. | Join us on , , and . | Lebanese clans living in Germany, who are involved in drug trafficking, have cause…

WSWS (2023-07-14). Sri Lankan port workers support striking Canadian dockworkers. wsws.org Defending Canadian dockworkers' strike against the combined conspiracy of Canadian and the US governments and the BC maritime employers is a class responsibility of every worker in every country.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-14). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-07-14). Atlanta/People's Town Hall demands: 'Rent control NOW!'. workers.org Atlanta 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. Credit: Housing Justice League, Facebook People traveled from around . . . |

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

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). 'New three' helping drive exports. ecns.cn China's foreign trade landscape is undergoing a green transformation as traditional export categories, such as clothing and furniture, make way for high-tech innovations in the new energy sector, typified by electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Embassy: China is a partner, not a rival to Germany. ecns.cn China's Embassy in Germany on Thursday responded to an assertive China strategy paper issued by the German government, urging Berlin to view China's development rationally, comprehensively and objectively.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Offshore RMB sees strongest surge in month. ecns.cn While downward pressure has been piling up on the US dollar, the recent rebound in the Chinese yuan may sustain in the following months amid China's on-track economic recovery and rising market anticipation of more stabilizing policies"ÄÇ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China, Nicaragua hard at work on free trade agreement: Ministry. ecns.cn China will strive to complete negotiations on a free trade agreement with Nicaragua by the end of July, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Ministry criticizes upcoming trade restrictions from Japan. ecns.cn China has called on Japan to follow international trade rules and refrain from political interference to safeguard independent business operation and fair competition, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China open to a visit from US Commerce Secretary. ecns.cn China is open to and welcomes the United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's willingness to visit the country this year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Remote-sensing satellite system to be built by 2030. ecns.cn China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, one of the country's major space contractors, announced on Thursday in Wuhan, Hubei province, that it plans to construct a massive remote-sensing satellite network before 2030.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Heat waves expected to hover in central, east. ecns.cn A subtropical high-pressure system lingering in eastern China will continue to pester the region, making the next 10 days feel like a sauna with high temperatures and high humidity.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China conducting review of Australian barley tariffs according to legal procedures: MOFCOM. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday that its review of anti-dumping and countervailing measures against imports of Australian barley was progressing according to legal procedures.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). 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.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Israeli Defense Minister Claims 50 Iranian Plots Were Foiled In Recent Years. southfront.org File image. | Israel and its allies foiled more than 50 Iranian plots to carry out attacks against Israelis and Jews across the world in recent years, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on July 13. "In recent years, Iran has been leading a worldwide terror campaign, with unprecedented scope, targeting Israelis and Jews around the world," Gallant told reporters during an official trip to Azerbaijan, according to The Times of Israel. | Most of the Iranian plots were foiled at the "last moment," a…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-14). Palestinian journalist Lama Ghosheh sentenced to community service by Israeli court. peoplesdispatch.org Ghosheh has already spent 10 months in house arrest with a ban on her social media use. She is accused of causing incitement to violence and "identification with a terrorist group" for her social media posts and writings…

Staff (2023-07-14). Interview: Freeing Georges Abdallah requires collective action. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 11 July, the Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen conducted an interview with a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra (a member organization of the Samidoun NetworK) about the mobilization for the release of Georges Abdallah. Tom Martin, speaking for CPV, emphasized the significant growth of the campaign in support of the Lebanese Arab communist struggler …

WSWS (2023-07-14). Heavy rainfall kills over 100 people in India, following heatwaves that took the lives of almost 200. wsws.org The Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party-led national government, like its Congress Party-led predecessor, refuses to take any real action to prevent the devastating impact of climatic catastrophes or provide adequate relief.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-14). More than 70 thousand law enforcement officers for Cambodian election. plenglish.com Phnom Penh, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) More than 70 thousand law enforcement officers will be in charge of guaranteeing a calm voting day next July 23, when the seventh national elections will take place in Cambodia, it was reported today by reliable sources.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-14). The UK Again Lashes Out At Iran, Corporate Media Continues To Peddle Propaganda. thelastamericanvagabond.com The UK Government took steps to further sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran, gaining instant praise from Washington, in what is primarily going to be a symbolic move with little real world impacts. What appears to be a tantrum from the British government, over the successes of Iran, coincidentally comes just prior to their "planned"

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-14). Israel's Netanyahu Government Comes Under Internal Pressure, Looks For A Way Out. thelastamericanvagabond.com The Israeli public have again escalated their demonstrations, both against and for the current far-right coalition government's planned legal system overhaul, leading to violence, road blockages, and calls on US President Joe Biden to condemn Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the civil unrest picks up, will the Israeli leadership look for a way out

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-14). Japanese cinema to be screened in Cuba's summer. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Havana's Multicine Infanta is presenting a series of films from Japan from today until July 16 in tribute to the 125th anniversary of Japanese migration to Cuba.

SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-14). 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…

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-14). Francia celebra día nacional con fuertes medidas de seguridad. telesurtv.net El tradicional desfile en los Campos Elíseos lo abrieron 270 miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas de la India, país al que se dedicó la parada.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-14). China insta a EE. UU. a concretar mejora de relaciones. telesurtv.net Alto diplomático chino pide a la parte estadounidense adoptar una actitud racional y dejar atrás una política confrontacional propia de la Guerra Fría.

teleSUR, ats, JGN, JDO (2023-07-14). Conozca diez curiosidades sobre el prócer Francisco de Miranda. telesurtv.net Francisco de Miranda participó en la Guerra de Independencia de Estados Unidos, la Revolución francesa y la Guerra de Independencia Hispanoamericana.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-14). Siria extiende autorización para uso de paso fronterizo con fines humanitarios. telesurtv.net El Gobierno sirio informó sobre la decisión al secretario general de la ONU y al presidente del Consejo de Seguridad.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-14). Intensas lluvias causan al menos 100 muertos en India. telesurtv.net En Himachal Pradesh se contabilizan cerca de un centenar de heridos, afectaciones en 750 viviendas y la pérdida de aproximadamente 500 cabezas de ganado.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-14). Putin ofrece detalles de encuentro con comandantes de grupo Wagner. telesurtv.net Para el mandatario ruso, el tema "no es un asunto fácil" y "debe ser debatido en la Duma (Parlamento) y el Gobierno".

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-14). Ataques terroristas dejan al menos 12 militares muertos en Pakistán. telesurtv.net En un primer ataque, nueve soldados murieron y otros cinco resultaron gravemente heridos en la ciudad de Zhob.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-14). Presidente iraní visita Zimbabue en pos de impulsar cooperación. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado iraní destacó los esfuerzos de ambos países para desarrollar los nexos bilaterales.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-14). Israelíes hieren de gravedad a cuatro palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los cuatro palestinos heridos fueron admitidos en el Hospital Público de Qalqilia.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-14). Presidente de Venezuela condena ataques contra la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano designó nuevos comandantes de Regiones Estratégicas de Defensa Integral (REDI).

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-13). WASHINGTON IS BEGGING FOR A PREEMPTIVE NUCLEAR ATTACK FROM RUSSIA. thealtworld.com The Washington Dumbshits are encouraging Russia to wipe out the US in a desperate act of self-preservation. | Russian lawmakers have completed an investigation into Washington's military-related biological activities at laboratories across Ukraine on the basis of findings made public by Russia's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops over the past year. | Washington is working on a "universal" genetically engineered bioweapon designed to cause severe damage to enemies comparable to that of a "nuclear winter," a Russian parliamentary commission investigating US biolabs in Ukraine has concluded. | "The U…

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China slams NATO's 'eastward expansion' into Asia-Pacific: Chinese Mission to EU. ecns.cn China firmly opposes NATO's "eastward expansion" into the Asia-Pacific region, a spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) said on Tuesday.

infobrics (2023-07-13). Stoltenberg admits NATO began preparing Ukraine for war with Russia since 2014. infobrics.org France will complete training 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers by year's end.

Sara Flounders (2023-07-13). Jenin 2002 and now: Israel can't crush Palestinian resistance. workers.org Palestinian women rally on 47th anniversary of Land Day in occupied Palestine, March 30, 2023. The writer traveled to the occupied West Bank during the Second Intifada representing the International Action Center. She gained access to Jenin in April 2002 when Israeli Defense Forces were barricading the destroyed refugee camp. . . . |

Staff (2023-07-13). Stephen Wertheim: The West Cannot Ignore Role NATO Expansion Played in Russia's Invasion of Ukraine. democracynow.org After the closing of a major NATO summit in Lithuania, President Biden vowed to support Ukraine and warned the war may continue for a long time, before flying to Finland, the newest member of NATO, which shares an 830-mile border with Russia. The goal of this summit may have been to make Ukraine seem more aligned with NATO, but "they actually revealed that the alliance was split" when they did not offer a timeline for Ukraine's membership, says Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Wertheim says the real result of th…

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Military alliance urged to uphold peace. ecns.cn NATO is being "extremely hypocritical" by making unfounded accusations against China's nuclear capabilities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday, urging the bloc to take concrete measures to maintain world and regional peace.

Staff (2023-07-13). Headlines for July 13, 2023. democracynow.org As NATO Summit Wraps, Biden Pledges Ukraine Will Join Military Alliance "Some Day", Russian General with Advance Knowledge of Wagner Rebellion Disappears, U.N. Security Council to Meet Following North Korean Ballistic Missile Test, U.N. Calls for Probe After 87 Bodies Discovered in Mass Grave in Sudan's Darfur , Guatemala AG Suspends Progressive Semilla Party as Court Sends Leader Bernardo Arévalo to Runoff, Thailand's Coup-Installed Senate Rejects Popular Reformist Candidate Pita Limjaroenrat, 20 Million in Indian Capital Face Drinking Water Shortages Amid Historic Flooding, Spain Faces H…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-13). The European Left Should Hear What the Global South Has to Say About War. libya360.wordpress.com SaàØd Bouamama In the West, the last major mobilization against war dates back to 2003, when the United States decided to invade Iraq. Since then, military interventions have multiplied with the complacency and even the support of many leftist movements. The most recent example is Ukraine, where many "progressives" are rallying to NATO to send…

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Chinese embassy in UK slams British govt's discriminatory measures against China-related investments. ecns.cn Facts have shown that the British government has taken discriminatory measures against investment by Chinese companies, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Wednesday.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-13). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2023-07-13). FBI cooperated with Kiev regime to remove verified social media accounts. infobrics.org The attempt at mass censorship went wrong due to inaccurate analysis, having even listed an official American account in Russian language.

infobrics (2023-07-13). How BRICS Became a Real Club and Why Others Want In. infobrics.org The BRICS group of emerging markets — Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa added later — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank to a real-world club that also controls a major development bank…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-13). Russian Army Strikes Ukrainian Ammunition Depots, Repels New Wave Of Attacks (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had launched an attack with long-range sea-based high-precision weapons strike against ammunition depots of Kiev forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 13. | In a statement, the ministry said that all designated targets were "neutralized" in the attack, without providing any additional details. | The ministry also said that a new wave of Ukrainian attacks was repelled in the directions of Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk. | In Donetsk d…

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Cold-chain logistics train brings Russian meat, ice cream to SW China's Chengdu. ecns.cn A cold-chain logistics train carrying 31 containers of meat and five containers of ice cream from Moscow arrived in Chengdu on Monday, the Chengdu International Railway Port told the Global Times on Wednesday.

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-13). Half of Russian Strategic Missile Divisions Now Use Hypersonics in Response to US Escalation. Pentagon Failures in Strategic Weapons Capabilities? globalresearch.ca

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-13). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Taiwan Labor Party against U.S. institute expansion. ecns.cn Taiwan's pro-reunification Labor Party on Thursday condemned the island's Democratic Progressive Party authorities for allowing a proposed expansion of the American Institute in Taiwan's office compound in Taipei.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-13). BDS leads widespread calls for South African football club Orlando Pirates to boycott match with Israeli team. peoplesdispatch.org Despite increasing pressure and appeals from all quarters, the Orlando Pirates have justified the decision to participate in the match citing rules of the world's football governing body FIFA…

Editor (2023-07-13). The Rice Bowl of the Chinese People Is Held Firmly in Their Hands. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to 'end poverty in all its forms everywhere'. Despite the enthusiastic verbiage, it was clear that …

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Insights | Pakistani scholar: People-centered approach key to CPC's success. ecns.cn On the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Hannan Hussain, assistant research associate at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), expressed his appreciation for the actions taken by the CPC in poverty alleviation, rural revitalization, and the fight against COVID-19 in an exclusive interview with China News Network. He believes that its people-centered philosophy has been the mainstay of the CPC's vision.

John Catalinotto (2023-07-13). 'The East Is Still Red' a necessary read. workers.org With his recently published book, "The East Is Still Red," Carlos Martinez has clarified the role of the Chinese revolution in improving the lives of a fifth of humanity. The book is a contribution to the discussion among Marxists regarding the class character of the People's Republic of China. As . . . |

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-13). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Eric Zuesse (2023-07-13). How Clearly Israel Is an Apartheid Country. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-13). Dumping Doubts: Releasing Fukushima's Waste Water. asia-pacificresearch.com

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions? By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com ​On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea. A Chinese warship (LY 132) overtook the U.S. guided-missile destroyer (USS Chung-Hoon) and speeded across its path. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released a statement saying that the Chinese ship "executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner." The spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, responded that the United States …

teleSUR (2023-07-13). UNIFIL: Lebanon and Israel Must Avoid Escalation, Drone Attack. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) urged Lebanon and Israel to stop any action that may lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon, a few hours after three Hezbollah members were reportedly injured by an Israeli drone attack near the two countries' border. | Related: | According to official statements, on earlier Wednesday, an Israeli drone attacked Hezbollah members, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, a…

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). SOEs to step up power supply amid heat wave. ecns.cn China's State-owned enterprises, including power generators and grid operators, are making all-out efforts to ensure adequate power supply in the country in response to recent surging electricity demand caused by scorching temperatures in many parts of China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Clean coal use key to deep cuts in emissions, stable electricity supply. ecns.cn China must push for the clean use of coal and step up integration of the dirty fuel with carbon capture, utilization and storage to achieve sustained reductions in emissions, industry experts have said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). China's parcel delivery sector sees impressive growth. ecns.cn China's parcel delivery sector has seen double-digit growth in the first half of this year, boosting consumption recovery and enhancing the economy.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). China's foreign trade up 2.1% in H1. ecns.cn China's foreign trade of goods went up 2.1 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year to 20.1 trillion yuan, customs data showed on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). 'World's supermarket' Yiwu embraces surging orders driven by Asian Games. ecns.cn Yiwu in East China's Zhejiang Province, dubbed the world's supermarket or the world's small commodity capital, is witnessing surging orders as the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou approaches.

DLI (2023-07-13). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

_____ (2023-07-13). The Philippines still cannot get off the colonial needle. journal-neo.org

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica By: Gary M. Feinman & David M. Carballo. midwesternmarx.com Recent archaeology emerging from ancient Mesoamerica is flipping the script of public understanding about the people and institutions that inhabited this world: the evidence tells us that cooperative and pluralistic government was at least as common and more resilient than despotic states.This more complex picture and the achievements of Mesoamerica's peoples are all the more impressive given the area's rugged terrain and resource constraints. Compared to ancient Eurasia, the …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-13). Blast Wipes Out Ammunition Depot Of Turkistan Militants In Syria Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 12, a large blast wiped out an ammunition depot of the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Photos that surfaced online showed fire and thick smoke rising from the scene of the blast at the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the western Idlib countryside. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, said that three militants of the TIP were wounded in the blast.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-13). House, Headquarters Of Former ISIS Facilitator Blown Up In Syria's Daraa. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 12, two large explosions rocked the town of Tafas in the western countryside of Daraa, where several cells of ISIS are reportedly taking shelter. | The explosions destroyed the house and the headquarters of former rebel leader and ISIS facilitator

WSWS (2023-07-13). Trump lawyers seek indefinite delay in documents trial as legal cases pile up. wsws.org The fascist ex-president could face overlapping trials in New York, Washington DC, Georgia and Florida, in the midst of the presidential election campaign.

Israel Shahak (2023-07-13). "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…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-13). Global hunger remains far above pre-pandemic levels, claims FAO. peoplesdispatch.org Asia and Africa continue to be the hotspots for global hunger while Latin American countries were able to reduce hunger significantly. Developed countries in North America and Europe also witnessed a slight rise in food insecurity in 2022…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-13). Cambodia's election campaign in calm. plenglish.com Phnom Penh, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) The campaign for the seventh national elections in Cambodia is calm and with the participation of 18 political groups that will fight for the 125 seats in the National Assembly (Parliament).

Surangya (2023-07-13). How Walid Daqqah has kept the struggle for dignity alive behind the bars of Israeli prison. peoplesdispatch.org A global campaign is demanding the freedom of Palestinian writer, intellectual, and activist Walid Daqqah, who has been imprisoned in Israeli jails for over 37 years, and is facing severe health issues. Sahar Francis, the General Director of Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, talks about Daqqah's life of resistance and the importance of the campaign…

WSWS (2023-07-13). Arrested Sri Lanka comedian Natasha Edirisooriya granted bail. wsws.org While the High Court decision to overrule the Magistrates' Court indicates sections of the ruling class want to avoid international criticism, the attacks on democratic rights will intensify.

SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-13). 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…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-13). Presidente palestino visita Yenín tras ataque israelí. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios palestinos, Abbas colocó una ofrenda floral en las tumbas de las víctimas mortales.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-13). Irán y Kenia firman cinco documentos de cooperación. telesurtv.net Los acuerdos firmados profundizarán las relaciones bilaterales para el crecimiento sostenible.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-13). China rechaza calificación de amenaza por parte de la OTAN. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones del portavoz de la cancillería china se producen cuando en Lituania concluyó este miércoles la Cumbre anual de la Alianza Atlántica.

People's Health Dispatch, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-12). Health Workers In South Korea Prepare For Nationwide Strike. popularresistance.org The Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU) has announced a nationwide strike starting Thursday, July 13, unless the government responds to their demands. The trade union has been concerned about staff shortages and low wages for years and is now prepared to escalate action as President Yoon Seok-yeol's administration continues to ignore the issues faced by health workers. | In a recent press release, the KHMU emphasized that the strike aims to defend the lives and health of the people, in collaboration with citizens. Trade union officials also stated that during the strike, they would address the existin…

Staff (2023-07-12). 13 July, Twitter Space: Political Prisoners for Palestine: A crime to care? samidoun.net DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION OF THE PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS ▪️ What shall we do when Palestine supporters are repeatedly put behind bars for protesting for our brothers and sisters in Palestine? ▪️ What can we do to help them continue fighting against companies like Elbit Systems who provide the arms to kill innocent men, …

Editor (2023-07-12). Are nuclear weapons next after cluster bombs? workers.org So desperate is President Joe Biden to expand the U.S./NATO war against Russia being carried out in Ukraine, that on July 7 he announced plans to send in $800 million worth of cluster bombs. Over 120 countries, including many U.S. allies, have signed agreements to prohibit the production or use . . . |

_____ (2023-07-12). The Middle East is once again in turmoil. journal-neo.org On the eve of military exercises simulating war with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brazenly and bluntly said: "I have a clear message for Iran and the international community: Israel will do everything it has to do to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb." Apparently, Tel Aviv thinks that it has completely replaced […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau. (2023-07-12). The Jenin Operation Didn't End; Phase Two Has Already Begun. popularresistance.org As Israel's 48-hour onslaught on the Jenin refugee camp last week entered its denouement, former Israeli Brigadier General Tamir Hayman discussed the operation's objectives during an INSS podcast. He came away with two primary aims: the restoration of the Israeli army's "operational freedom" — the ability of the army to enter any part of the West Bank unchallenged and unmolested by resistance — and, most notably, to facilitate the conditions for the return of the Palestinian Authority to the camp. | Hayman couched his explanation in the language of desiring to ameliorate the "lack of efficiency" of th…

Fight Back (2023-07-12). Emergency rally in Seattle, solidarity with Palestine. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA- On July 8, 50 people united to rally and voice their opposition to the U.S-backed Israeli attacks on the people of Jenin, Palestine last Sunday. This gathering took place at Ruby Chow Park directly across from the Boeing Propulsion Engineering Lab, where weapons of war are manufactured. After the rally, the participants marched to Interstate 5 and dropped a banner. | "The military raid on Jenin has been the deadliest and most extensive military operation since the second Intifada over 20 years ago. All the martyrs – past, present and future – of the Palestinian people, and all revolutionary struggles…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-12). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-07-12). Jenin, Toulouse is with you! samidoun.net At the call of the Association France-Palestine Solidarité, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, Solidarité Palestine Toulouse and the Comité 31 du Mouvement de la Paix, around 50 people gathered at the exit of the Jean Jaurès metro station in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday, 11 July. Participants in the demonstration included delegations from the CGT labour union, the Union Syndicale Solidaires, political parties …

_____ (2023-07-12). What's the problem regarding radioactive water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant? A delegation of South Korean scientists visits the NPP. Part 2. journal-neo.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-12). IAEA Approves Japan's Plan to Release Nuclear Contaminated Water into the Sea. libya360.wordpress.com

Anonymous765 (2023-07-12). Russia Counterattacks In Donbass, Grindering Kiev Forces In Zaporozhie. southfront.org |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-12). Interview with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu: The Failure of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive. libya360.wordpress.com If Ukraine uses cluster munitions, Russia will respond in kind! Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu gave an interview about the situation in Ukraine. Shoigu noted that the Ukrainian counter-offensive had failed.

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-07-12). The Proxy War Against Russia Could be Stopped Immediately and Thus a Third World War Prevented. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-12). More Grumbling From Zelensky Because NATO Doesn't Want Direct War with Russia. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-12). Report on Fukushima's Nuclear Water is Regretable: IAEA Expert. telesurenglish.net An expert in the technical working group of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said he is disappointed with the agency's recent report on Japan's plan for dumping its nuclear-contaminated water. | RELATED: | Liu Senlin, a researcher with the China Institute of Atomic Energy who participated in the IAEA assessment work, said the report on the safety of the discharge of the nuclear-contaminated water from Japan…

Yves Engler (2023-07-12). Nation State 'Anarchists' Side With Capitalists to Silence Talk of Peace. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jul 10, 2023 | On June 19, Dimitri Lascaris began a cross country speaking tour on "Making Peace With Russia, One Handshake At A Time." A cabal of US and Canadian military funded figures such as Marcus Kolga and Jean-Christophe Boucher, as well as the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and Ukrainian Embassy, campaigned to shut down events seeking to end the violence and danger of nuclear war. Despite requiring advanced tickets and only revealing the locales at the last-minute, five venues buckled to pressure and canceled. |

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). American, British And French Fighter Jets Violated Syria's Airspace: Russian MoD. 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) | United States-led coalition's fighter jets violated Syria's airspace nine times during the past day, Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Ministry of Defense' Center for Reconciliation…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Russian Forces Struck Zmeiny Island, Sending Signals To Kiev And Ankara — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On July 12, Russian military sources reported that Russian forces launched a massive strike on Ukrainian military facilities located on the island of Zmeiny (Snake Island), which was the first attack on the island since February 2023. | According to the reports, the island was attacked by Russian fighter jets and UAVs. Scouts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reportedly acknowledged that there are military facilities on the island that pose a threat to Russian population. The Ukrainian m…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-12). Tenth anniversary of Lac Mégantic tragedy shows little change on rail safety. peoplesworld.org EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—It's sometimes amazing what one event—in this case, the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that sent an atomic-like cloud over East Palestine, Ohio—can do to move minds in the Nation's Capital. Whether it'll move legislation is another matter. Especially when you combine the reaction to that smash, which befouled the air and water …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Russian Army Repels Several Attacks In Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Kiev forces had made several attempts to advance in the directions of South Donetsk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk without any success. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces had repelled 30 attacks close to Zolotaryovka, Spornoye, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Sol, Severnoye, Veseloye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka and Petrovskoye. The group also targeted Ukrainian gatherings of manpower and equipment to…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Russian Minister Of Defense Says Ukraine's Hyped Up Counteroffensive, Reveals Losses. southfront.org Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. © Vadim Savitsky/TASS | Kiev hyped up its counteroffensive so much that many of its allies expected to see substantial results by the start of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told reporters on July 11."I think they have touted and hyped up this counteroffensive issue so much that practically, if not half the world, then a third of it for sure, was waiting for the 11th to take stock of some results such as what was achi…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Heavy Ukrainian Losses Reported In Zaphorohey, Donetsk (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image | Kiev forces have reportedly suffered from more losses while attempting to advance towards Rabotino and nearby areas in the Zaphorohey direction. | On July 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division defending this direction destroyed four Ukrainian main battle tanks, six infantry fighting vehicles and 30-40 troops during a recent battle. | Videos and photos from the direction confirmed that several American-made Bradley vehicles were destroyed, po…

Liberation Staff (2023-07-12). PSL Editorial — Member or not, NATO as committed as ever to Ukraine proxy war. liberationnews.org As the NATO summit in Lithuania concludes, there is no doubt that the alliance remains fully committed to its profoundly dangerous proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation In Zaporozhie And Kherson Regions, Ukraine, On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orekhov; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Makarivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue north of Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Pryyutne; | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 5 pickups, 1 FH-70 howitzer, 4 howitzers were destroyed in Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 50 Ukrainian se…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation On Svatove-Kreminna Front On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces advanced along the road from Kreminna and entered Torske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Neveske; | Russian forces destroyed 105 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 5 armored vehicles, 3 pickups, D-20 and D-30 howitzers in Krasny Liman area; | Russian forces advanced 1,5 km deep into Ukrainian defence near Karmaz…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). In Video 18+: Ukrainians Abandon Their Comrades On Battlefields. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Ukrainian military is launching the so-called 'meat assaults' on the Zaporozhie front lines. While infantrymen are used as cannon fodder in assaults on Russian military positions, Ukrainian military columns are burning on Russian minefields. | Suffering heavy losses, Ukrainian servicemen do not bother about their comrades and abandon them on the battlefields under threat of Russian attack and artillery shelling. | The recently shared video showed another Ukrainian military column stoppe…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kharkiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Toretsk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orekhov; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Spirne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Antonovka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Pervomayskoye; | The Russian Army…

Staff (2023-07-12). NATO Summit: Will Ukraine's Demand to Join Military Alliance Help Prolong the War? democracynow.org During a major summit in Lithuania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine is "closer than ever" to joining NATO, but the military alliance is resisting calls to give Kyiv a timeline to membership. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the NATO summit and is meeting with President Biden and other world leaders. This comes as a number of nations have announced new military assistance for Ukraine. "The main condition for Ukraine membership [to NATO] is an end to this war," says Andreas Zumach, defense correspondent for the left-wing German daily Die Tageszeitung.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-12). The War in Ukraine Shifts Decisively in Russia's Favor. sonar21.com Volodomyr Zelensky got the bad news in Vilnius — notwithstanding lip service from some of the NATO members — the United States and Germany are refusing to let Ukraine join…

teleSUR (2023-07-12). G7 Countries Vows to Guarantee Ukraine's Long-Term Security. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) signed a declaration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, committing to ensuring Ukraine's long-term security and coordinating with Kyiv in the event of any future Russian attack to determine "appropriate steps." | RELATED: | The text of the declaration was made public after the signing event, which took place on the sidelines of the Vilnius summit of the…

Staff (2023-07-12). Headlines for July 12, 2023. democracynow.org NATO Promises Ukraine Eventual Membership, But No Timeline Offered, U.N. Condemns Russian Veto to Extend Aid Delivery Route in Syria, Taliban Evicts Hundreds of Displaced Families from Kabul Camp, Killing 2 Children, Iowa GOP Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban That's Set to Go into Effect This Week, Vermont Floodwaters Recede, But Officials Warn More Destructive Rain Could Be on Its Way, Court Halts Section of Construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, EU Approves Nature Restoration Law in Win for Environment, Greek Coast Guard May Have Caused Disastrous June Shipwreck, Which Likely Killed Over 500 Migrants, "…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-12). Russia's Spy Chief Says He Spoke With CIA Director About Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), confirmed on Wednesday that he spoke with CIA Director William Burns after Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived rebellion. US media outlets reported at the end of June that Burns phoned Naryshkin to assure that the US was not involved in Prigozhin's mutiny. But Naryshkin said the two …

Editor (2023-07-12). Without the 2014 coup, Ukraine would be living in peace. mronline.org Oleg Nesterenko: "When we talk about the reasons that led the Russians to intervene militarily in Ukraine, root causes and triggers are often confused, especially in the Western press. The triggers are mistaken for the causes. As for the causes, we don't even talk about them, or we just talk nonsense. It's important to distinguish one from the other."

Editor (2023-07-12). Underestimate Russia at your own risk: A comparison of Hubris by Germany during WWII and today's collective West. mronline.org In honor of the NATO summit July 11 and 12, this is a comparison of how the Nazi leadership in World War Two and today's collective West similarly underestimated Russia and overestimated their capabilities.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org File image. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes against a militant stronghold located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage showing the airstrikes surfaced online on July 10. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. | The militants who were based at the targeted stronghold were reportedly a part of sabotage groups which were t…

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-12). 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.

Ahmed Adel (2023-07-12). Central Banks Hoarding Gold After Russian Asset Freeze. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Russia becomes No.1 export destination for Chinese-made automobiles. ecns.cn Chinese-made automobiles are making a wider and firmer foothold in Russia amid a strong export momentum since the start of the year.

Leonid Savin (2023-07-12). Russia-Cuba: a new beginning. thealtworld.com In the current geopolitical turbulence, not many countries continue to maintain an unambiguous and friendly stance towards Russia. Even among its neighbours there are states whose leaders prefer to keep silent or use the situation to improve their own position. But among old friends, the Republic of Cuba maintains a clear course. At the UN, Cuba always votes in favour of Russia (or against anti-Russian resolutions pushed by the collective West). Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has expressed some support for Moscow's special military operation and condemned NATO countries. Cuban media, primarily those with inter…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). UN Security Council fails to agree on aid to rebel-held areas in Syria after Russia and West veto resolutions. peoplesdispatch.org Syria has long maintained that all aid to the country should flow through the government as the current mechanism violates its sovereignty and prolongs the war…

Staff (2023-07-12). UN fails to agree Syria aid lifeline extension. thecanary.co On 11 July, the UN Security Council failed to reach consensus on extending a key Syria aid route. This threw into doubt a vital mechanism that provides life-saving support to millions of people. Russia vetoed a nine-month extension of the agreement authorising the operation of the conduit during a vote at the UN headquarters in …

Scott Ritter, Consortium News. (2023-07-12). NATO Summit, A Theater Of The Absurd. popularresistance.org The leaders of NATO's 31 constituent member states have begun to assemble in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, for the alliance's 33rd summit, an event that has come to symbolize the military organization's increasingly difficult task of transforming political will into tangible reality. | Since the Wales Summit of 2014, when NATO made Russia a top priority in the aftermath of the Russian annexation of Crimea, and the Warsaw Summit of 2016, when NATO agreed to deploy "battlegroups" on the soil of four NATO members (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland) in response to perceived Russian "aggression" in the region…

_____ (2023-07-12). Iraq Turns to Qatar, Turkmenistan to Reduce Reliance on Iranian Gas. strategic-culture.org Iraqis are suffering from soaring summer temperatures amid electricity shortages caused by reduced supplies of Iranian gas. | Join us on , , and . | Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani held an emergency meeting on 1…

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to attend BRI Forum in China. ecns.cn Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in China in October.

teleSUR (2023-07-12). UN Adopts Resolution Condemning Quran Burning. telesurenglish.net Some Western countries expressed their opposition to the anti-blasphemy laws and, at the same time, strongly denounced the burning of the Quran in Sweden. An Iraqi immigrant to Sweden burned the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque last month, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and demands by Muslim states for action. | Related: | The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on Wednesday, July 12, a resolution condemning acts of religious hatred such as the burning of the Quran, even though several countries…

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China to enhance digital ties with more countries. ecns.cn China is committed to collaborating with all parties concerned, particularly developing countries, to promote digital connectivity for the larger goals of global economic growth and international development.

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-07-12). Health workers in South Korea prepare for nationwide strike. peoplesdispatch.org The Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union is preparing to launch a nationwide strike from July 13 as government continues to ignore grievances concerning staffing and pay. The unions expects approximately 45,000 health workers in 145 workplaces to join the strike…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-12). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-12). Pressured by NATO, Turkey Violates the "Azovstal Deal"(Prisoners' Exchange). Ankara-Moscow Alliance in Jeopardy? globalresearch.ca

Ali Abunimah (2023-07-12). What we know about Elizabeth Tsurkov. electronicintifada.net Who is the Israeli researcher and why was she in Iraq?

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-12). Israel expels Palestinian family from their Jerusalem home. electronicintifada.net City officials celebrate and call for "Nakba now."

Rod Such (2023-07-12). Why are colleges "civil" to Israel? electronicintifada.net Politics and culture of Western universities promote thinking over acting.

Ed Rampell (2023-07-12). 'Garden of Alla: The Alla Nazimova Story': Brilliant one-woman theater. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — If you are a fan of plays featuring and exploring bravura acting, Hollywood history, LGBTQIA issues, creative stagecraft, feminism, anti-Semitism, one-person shows, illustrator Aubrey Beardsley and more, strap on those running shoes and dash, do not walk, to experience Garden of Alla: The Alla Nazimova Story, which is currently having a limited …

_____ (2023-07-12). Turkey vs NATO: It isn't just Tit for Tat. journal-neo.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-12). It's Hard To Engage In China-Bashing Without Tripping On Contradictions. popularresistance.org

Editor (2023-07-12). Patrick Lawrence: A Yellen in the China Shop. scheerpost.com Given where the Biden regime sets the bar for its trans—Pacific statecraft these days, you have to wonder whether they chant "Limbo lower now!" as they send off the next official on one of these pointless demarches.

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China's renewable energy continues to grow, leading Asia. ecns.cn The China Electricity Council predicted that the country's power use, a key barometer of economic activity, will register stable growth in 2023 driven by the overall recovery of the country's economy.

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Wind, solar power surge in China. ecns.cn China may beat its 2030 development target for solar and wind energy five years ahead of schedule, a report from a San Francisco-based independent nonprofit organization said, as the country celebrates National Low-carbon Day on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Rise in new water projects underway this year. ecns.cn More new water management projects with even greater investments have been proposed so far this year, as China strives to boost economic recovery through infrastructure, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China shares design for lunar mission with public. ecns.cn China made public on Wednesday specific designs for its manned lunar mission that is scheduled to be achieved before the end of this decade.

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). AMEC wins second trial in safeguarding its intellectual property. ecns.cn Chinese semiconductor equipment company Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc said that it has prevailed in its second instance of a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit filed in China against Lam Research Corp of Fremont, California.

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China advances 15-minute neighborhood construction. ecns.cn China will fully advance the construction of 15-minute neighborhoods, where residents could complete their daily activities within 15 minutes of walk, in the next three years as part of the country's efforts to restore and expand consumption.

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China announces manned moon landing plan. ecns.cn China's manned moon landing plan will be carried out in three phases, announced Zhang Hailian, deputy chief designer of China Manned Space Program, on Wednesday at central China's Wuhan.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-12). China launches methane-powered space rocket. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) China sent into space its first methane-powered rocket, which was developed by the domestic company LandSpace.This issue is considered a milestone of high technology in the hands of the private sector.

Staff (2023-07-12). Can U.S. Capitalists Really "Decouple" from China? soundcloud.com On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's trip to China for some of the highest-profile talks yet between the Chinese government and the Biden administration. As a fierce struggle over the future of the world economy plays out, the United States has maintained the Trump-era tariffs and is …

DLI (2023-07-12). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-12). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Explosion Reported On Separation Line Between Israel And Lebanon Amid High Tensions (Video). southfront.org File image. | An explosion was heard near the separation line between Israel and Lebanon on July 12 afternoon, according to Hebrew and Arab media reports. | Initially, a security source and an informed source told Reuters that several members of Lebanon's Hezbollah were wounded in an "attack". From its side, Israel's public broadcaster Kan said that the group's members had set a fire at line, setting off landmines, and that Israeli troops had fired warning shots during the incident. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) a…

Global Research News (2023-07-12). Selected Articles: The Occupation and Jewish Values. globalresearch.ca By The intensifying violent encounters between the two sides since the beginning of the year have claimed the lives of 147 Palestinians and 23 Israelis. The vicious cycle …

Staff (2023-07-12). 13 July, Twitter Space: Political Prisoners for Palestine: A crime to care? samidoun.net DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION OF THE PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS ▪️ What shall we do when Palestine supporters are repeatedly put behind bars for protesting for our brothers and sisters in Palestine? ▪️ What can we do to help them continue fighting against companies like Elbit Systems who provide the arms to kill innocent men, …

Albert Bender (2023-07-12). The United States: Prison house of Indigenous nations. peoplesworld.org The recent Supreme Court decision on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) addressed the most pressing, immediate issue facing Indigenous children and Tribal sovereignty, but it left some serious loopholes. The important point is that it left the ICWA intact, while not addressing a number of important questions, which is par for the course for the American judicial system …

Susan Price (2023-07-12). 10 West Papuan activists arrested in Jayapura. greenleft.org.au Ten activists — members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) — were arrested by Indonesian authorities on July 11 in Jayapura, while handing out leaflets to promote a protest, reports Susan Price.

Susan Price (2023-07-12). West Papua: More arrests at KNPB rally. greenleft.org.au Indonesian security forces violently cracked down on a peaceful West Papuan National Congress (KNPB) demonstration on July 12, called to show support for West Papua's application to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), reports Susan Price.

Staff (2023-07-12). Solidarity with Soha Bechara: Lebanese resistance struggler detained and deported from Greece. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the Greek government and European Union's denial of entry to Souha Bechara, the Lebanese resistance struggler, former political prisoner and Communist activist. As she traveled from Beirut through Athens to Switzerland, she was stopped in the Athens airport by Greek officials, detained for multiple hours and deported to Lebanon, …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation In Syria On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Six Syrian Service Members Killed Or Wounded In New Wave Of Attacks In Daraa. southfront.org File image. | Six Syrian service members were reportedly killed or wounded in three separate attacks in the southern governorate of Daraa. | On July 10, unidentified militants opened fire at two officers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of al-Sanamayn in the northern Daraa countryside. One of the officers was killed on the spot, while the other was wounded. | The next day, July 11, a patrol was hit by a roadside bomb between the towns of Saida and Western Ghariyah in the eastern countrysid…

William Van Wagenen (2023-07-12). How the Taliban Crushed the CIA's Heroin Bonanza in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-12). Kenya and Iran Strengthen Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday as he began a three-country tour of Africa that Tehran has touted as a "new beginning" in relations with the continent. | Related: | Raisi's trip to Africa, which will also take him to Uganda and Zimbabwe, is the first by an Iranian president in more than a decade and represents a bid to diversify economi…

teleSUR (2023-07-12). Israel to Build 450 New Settlement Units in East Jerusalem. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Palestine rejected an Israeli plan to build 450 new settlement units in East Jerusalem, saying the plan has disregarded the countries that support the two-state solution. | RELATED: | Israel's plan is "disregarding the countries that reject the settlement," the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement, adding the plan "aims to separate Palestinian neighborhoods, towns, and communities in Je…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-12). Palestine criticizes international reaction to Israeli crimes. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Government criticized Wednesday the timid reactions of the international community in the face of the ethnic cleansing Israel conducts in occupied East Jerusalem.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). Israeli forces illegally evict Palestinian family from East Jerusalem home. peoplesdispatch.org After the Sub Luban family was evicted, their home was given to illegal Israeli Jewish settlers in violation of international law. The family has been fighting to retain its house for over 45 years…

Alberta Guerra (2023-07-12). Unacceptable: We are lagging in the fight against hunger, as people pay the highest costs. actionaidusa.org The recent launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report confirms the alarming reality of increased hunger in some regions of the world, namely the Caribbean, Western Asia, and all regions of Africa, with women and people living in rural areas being the groups most affected. This is not…

teleSUR (2023-07-12). India: Yamuna River Swells to Highest Recorded Level. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Yamuna river in New Delhi swelled to a record level, with the water level of Yamuna recorded at 207.55 meters. The level has breached the previous all-time record of 207.49 meters set in 1978. The river's danger mark is 204.5 meters. | RELATED: | India's central water commission said that the water level will rise and by Wednesday night is likely to be 207.72 meters and thereafter will probably remain s…

Olivia Rosane (2023-07-12). 2 Months of Rain Falls on Vermont Over 2 Days, Prompting State of Emergency. truthout.org President Joe Biden declared an emergency for all 14 counties in Vermont early Tuesday as the state received two months worth of rain in two days. The heavy rain and flooding in Vermont is the latest in an international series of flooding catastrophes from India and Japan to neighboring New York as warmer temperatures driven by the burning of fossil fuels allow the air to hold more moisture and… |

SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-12). 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…

William Manson (2023-07-12). Crassus: Financier and War Profiteer. dissidentvoice.org We find that you Romans have not got very good memories about the terms of treaties. — Parthian general Surena, upon confronting Crassus and his invading legions. Who was Marcus Licinius Crassus (ca. 112-53 BCE )? Like a modern-day financier, he was a predatory (usurious) lender; like a modern-day oligarch, he acquired vast real-estate holdings …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). Arrest of two Baloch students triggers protests in southwestern Pakistan. peoplesdispatch.org A suicide attack in Turbat on June 26, in which one police officer was killed, triggered a fresh wave of mass arrests of Baloch students in the region. The issue of enforced disappearances has been a major concern in Balochistan…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-12). Syria describes OPCW's work as erroneous. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Government, on Wednesday, deemed essential a comprehensive review of the working methods, which it described as erroneous, adopted by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

WSWS (2023-07-12). Statements from France, Turkey and New Zealand oppose censorship of IYSSE by Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "In its move to suppress the IYSSE, Macquarie University is aligning itself with the most reactionary, pro-war forces, which are determined to stamp out the only organisation on campus that stands against imperialism and capitalism."

Trude Bennett (2023-07-12). Healing the Wounds of War in Vietnam. Extensive and Unspoken U.S. War Crimes. globalresearch.ca

Mike Walter (2023-07-12). The Heat: World Population Day. america.cgtn.com Fertility, education, the climate crisis, just some of the issues countries are grappling with on this July 11, 2023, The United Nations' World Population Day. World Population Day was first observed in 1987 by the United Nations when the world's population hit five billion. It's …

Editor (2023-07-12). Caged, stripped, beaten: Latest 'Save the Children' report on Palestine makes chilling read. mronline.org According to a just-released report by the international rights organization, Save the Children, four out of five Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system are beaten and 69 per cent are strip-searched.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-12). Caída de helicóptero deja cinco mexicanos muertos en Nepal. telesurtv.net Los cuerpos están siendo desplazados por vía terrestre a los helicópteros para que puedan ser transportados a Katmandú.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-12). Presidente Maduro: Capriles sigue conspirando contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net "El pueblo te conoce: apoyaste las guarimbas, al guaidosismo y las sanciones", destacó Maduro en su cuenta de Twitter.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-12). Presidente de Irán comienza en Kenia gira por países africanos. telesurtv.net Raisi "ha viajado a Kenia al frente de una delegación económica y política de alto nivel", resaltó la cancillería del país persa.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-12). Presidente palestino visita Yenín tras ataque israelí. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios palestinos, Abbas colocó una ofrenda floral en las tumbas de las víctimas mortales.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-12). Retiran condecoración laboral a dictador español. telesurtv.net Además de Francisco Franco, les fue retirada la orden a antiguos ministros del régimen como José Luis Arrese, Juan Yagüe, José Antonio Girón, Jesús Romero Gorría y José Solís Ruiz.

Fernando G. Jaén Coll (2023-07-12). Los Estados Unidos de América (del Norte) impelidos a aumentar la apuesta de la guerra en Ucrania. globalizacion.ca La guerra en Ucrania es la guerra promovida por los EE. UU. para debilitar a Rusia y reducir con ello la fuerza resultante de la alianza de Rusia con China. No hay otro motivo en la raíz del comportamiento de…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-12). Explosión de fuegos artificiales deja cinco muertos en China. telesurtv.net La operación de rescate en el lugar ya ha concluido y los involucrados en la producción ilícita han sido puestos bajo custodia policial, de acuerdo con la misma fuente.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-12). Sindicatos de Israel reactivan protesta anti-reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Miles de manifestantes tomaron las calles y autopistas e interrumpieron el acceso a ciudades como Tel Aviv y Jerusalén.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-12). Inicia 56 Reunión de cancilleres de la Asean en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Los presentes abogaron por promover la implementación efectiva de la Visión de la Asean para el Indo-Pacífico y fomentar la cooperación entre socios con la agrupación.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-12). China rechaza calificación de amenaza por parte de la OTAN. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones del portavoz de la cancillería china se producen cuando en Lituania concluyó este miércoles la Cumbre anual de la Alianza Atlántica.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-12). Dos muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en noroeste de China. telesurtv.net El desastre tuvo lugar en la aldea de Zhangzigou del distrito de Xiahe hacia las 23H34 horas de este lunes, según el departamento provincial de gestión de emergencias.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-07-12). Elevan a 42 los muertos por inundaciones en el norte de India. telesurtv.net Himichal Pradesh es hasta el momento la región más afectada por las lluvias, donde han perecido al menos 20 personas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-12). Al menos cuatro soldados muertos deja atentado en Pakistán. telesurtv.net El incidente ocurrió durante las primeras horas del miércoles, cuando un grupo de terroristas lanzó un ataque contra la guarnición Zhob en la provincia Baluchistán.

WSWS (2023-07-11). Turkish President Erdogan gives go-ahead for Sweden's NATO membership. wsws.org The announcement came on the eve of NATO's Vilnius summit, where a major escalation of the war on Russia will be discussed.

Global Research News (2023-07-11). Selected Articles: Video: Nuclear War Between Russia and the US. "Nuclear Winter" globalresearch.ca By All the safeguards of t…

Larry Johnson (2023-07-11). Judge Napolitano and I Talk Turkey and Prigozhin. sonar21.com Strange times. Turkey made its move on the eve of the NATO Summit by giving the green-light for Sweden's admission to Club NATO in exchange for Europe "promising" to let…

Independent Jewish Voices (2023-07-11). Canada Must Take Action Following Israel's Assault on Jenin. socialistproject.ca

Editor (2023-07-11). Cambodian Premier reminds Ukraine of the horrors of cluster bombs. mronline.org Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recalls Cambodia's "painful experience" with U.S.-dropped cluster munitions in the 1970s, which continue to cause casualties to this date.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-11). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-07-11). 22 July, Vancouver: Stand for Palestine: Shut Elbit Down! samidoun.net Join us on Saturday, July 22 at 2 pm at Denman and Davie in Vancouver to Stand for Palestine with information, music and speeches, before we proceed to Scotiabank with a message: Shut Elbit Down! On July 3, the Israeli occupation forces attacked and invaded Jenin city and refugee camp; on July 11, occupation forces …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). US Intelligence Report Says Iran Is Not Trying to Make Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com A new US intelligence report has reaffirmed that Iran is not trying to build nuclear weapons despite constant claims made by Israel and Western media outlets to the contrary. "Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that would be necessary to produce a testable nuclear device," an unclassified summary of a report …

WSWS (2023-07-11). Japan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into Pacific Ocean. wsws.org The decision to discharge radioactive water accumulated after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has provoked opposition in Japan itself, as well as in neighbouring countries, over the potential impact on the environment and human health.

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Experts Criticize IAEA Report on Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) expert panelist has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for ignoring its own principle of justification in its report on Japan's planned dump of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | The IAEA final report released last week claimed that the plan "is in conformity with the agreed international standards." However, the report was criticized by Arj…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). Sullivan Says US to Move Forward With $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Biden administration will move forward with a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Sullivan's comments came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back Sweden's NATO bid after over a year of negotiations. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said …

infobrics (2023-07-11). Russian POWs used as human shields during Ukrainian demining operations. infobrics.org The case exposes very clearly Kiev's anti-humanitarian practices.

infobrics (2023-07-11). BRICS Is Evolving from China-Russia Dream to Potential U.S. Nightmare. infobrics.org Global interest among nations seeking to join the BRICS economic bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is demonstrating its growing influence as a new geopolitical force with the potential to challenge the largely Western-led financial system…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-11). What to expect from NATO summit 2023. peoplesdispatch.org The NATO Vilnius summit's decisions will reckon with the ground reality of the withering of NATO's hopes to defeat Russia in the battlefield. Thus, it is slowly emerging that there shall not be a NATO membership for Ukraine…

unitedEditor (2023-07-11). Erdoƒüan's scales and debates on NATO. uwidata.com President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's statement "Ukraine undoubtedly deserves NATO membership" after hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelenski in Istanbul is being discussed in the world public. In the context of Türkiye's relations with Russia and the Western camp, everyone attributes a different meaning to Erdoƒüan's statements: "Rapprochement with the West", "break with Russia", "balance policy", …

unitedEditor (2023-07-11). Negotiations with tribes in Syria: The CIA's plan to carry PKK terrorists to Ukraine. uwidata.com By àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü To stop the defeat in Ukraine, the US is trying to carry PKK/PYD terrorists from Syria to Ukraine to fight against Russia, Ria Novosti reported. A military-diplomatic source in Damascus stated to RIA Novosti that the US administration had engaged in talks with leaders of tribes affiliated with the YPG (PKK/PYD) in …

Editor (2023-07-11). NATO/CIA false flag operation in Raƒçak in 1999 set precedent for similar operations in Syria and Ukraine that were designed to create a pretext for military intervention. mronline.org Clinton administration claimed Serbian forces massacred civilians when deaths at Raƒçak resulted from fighting between Serbian Army and terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which Washington supported…

_____ (2023-07-11). A Kaleidoscope of Stories about Korean Society. journal-neo.org Review of the book The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided by Theodore Jun Yoo In 2023, the book The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided by South Korean Professor Theodore Jun Yoo was published in Russian. It was praised in the West as "a rare multidisciplinary study of the two Koreas from […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Erdogan Still Firmly In NATO Bloc Despite Blackmailing EU. southfront.org Illustrative ImageTurkey breaks deal with Russia and releases Ukrainian neo-Nazis. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the European Union on July 9 to open the doors for his country to join the bloc if they want to secure support for Sweden's accession to NATO. His blackmailing of the EU, which ultimately produced results, comes only days after he controversially broke an agreement with Moscow by releasing neo-Nazi Azov Battali…

Philip Giraldi (2023-07-11). Did Yevgeny Prigozhin Really Lead an Armed Rebellion in Russia? globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-11). ASEAN Nations Start Ministerial Meetings to Discuss Challenges. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off its 56th Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. | RELATED: | In his opening remaks, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi called on the leaders of the bloc to show the world that ASEAN can navigate the regional and global dynamics and continue to create the paradigm of collaboration. | Marsudi said ASEAN needs to show its credibility, by consist…

Luis Feliz Leon (2023-07-11). Reform Caucus in Amazon Labor Union Sues Board to Hold Leadership Election. truthout.org One year after the landmark union victory at the Amazon warehouse JFK8 on Staten Island, New York, the brightly colored posters that once adorned the glass at the iconic bus stop in front of the plant are gone. This was the bus stop from which Chris Smalls, Derrick Palmer, Connor Spence, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Flowers, and others launched an insurrection that won an unprecedented union… |

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Insights | Bangladesh student: CPC lifts millions of people out of poverty,achieves noticeable accomplishment. ecns.cn "Foreign students in China have heard a lot about the achievements made by the Communist Party of China. I have seen by my own eyes," Sabbir Ahamed, an international student from Bangladesh, said in a recent interview with China News Network.

Staff (2023-07-11). "A Historic Mistake": Swedish Peace Activist Decries Move to Join NATO & Abandon Neutrality. democracynow.org Sweden may soon join NATO after over a year of negotiations with Turkey over its bid for accession to the transatlantic military alliance. Turkey's right-wing President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan had staunchly opposed Sweden's bid due to the country's strong presence of Kurdish exiles, including members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Turkey considers a "terrorist" organization. Erdoƒüan attributed his unexpected change of heart to Turkey's own bid to join the European Union, which has been stalled for years, suggesting he will open the door…

Refaat Alareer (2023-07-11). Spyware exposé lets Israel off the hook. electronicintifada.net Testing of surveillance technology on Palestinians ignored by Pegasus investigators.

Michael Hudson, CounterPunch. (2023-07-11). Should There Be A Supreme Court? popularresistance.org Vested interests create "checks and balances" primarily to make political systems non-responsive to demands for social reform. Historically, therefore, the checks are politically unbalanced in practice. Instead of producing a happy medium, their effect often has been to check the power of the people to assert their interests at the expense of the more powerful. Real reform requires a revolution — often repeated attempts. The Roman Republic suffered five centuries of fighting to redistribute land and cancel debts, all of which failed as the oligarchy's "checks" imposed deepening economic dependency and imbal…

Staff (2023-07-11). Headlines for July 11, 2023. democracynow.org Turkey Drops Opposition to Sweden's Membership as NATO Summit Opens in Lithuania, Kremlin Says Putin Spoke with Wagner Group Leaders, Including Prigozhin, After Mutiny , Historic Floods Hit Northeastern U.S. as Heat Wave Bakes Southern States, Witnesses Say Palestinian Shot by Israeli Troops Was Left to Bleed Out at Checkpoint, Protests Erupt as Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bill to Gut Judiciary, U.S. and Israel Launch Joint War Games, Rights Groups Condemn Tunisia's Government for Abandoning Asylum Seekers at Libyan Border, Iowa's GOP-Controlled Legislature Convenes Special Session to Consider Abo…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-11). A dark day for peace: Communists slam Sweden's likely accession to NATO. peoplesdispatch.org As Turkey agreed to lift its veto on Sweden's accession to NATO, communists in these countries condemned the expanding footprint of the military alliance and the accompanying militarization…

Editor (2023-07-11). Africa sets the course for Latin America and multipolarity. mronline.org The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia.

Moon of Alabama. (2023-07-11). Yellen's Visit To China Has Failed. popularresistance.org Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen visited China. There she tried to press the worlds biggest economy on several issues. Yellen's visit failed to achieve anything. She had some talks with Chinese officials but achieved nothing. She lectured and made demands that no one in China will be willing to fulfill. The Chinese side for one seems unimpressed by her performance: | Yellen mentioned multiple times the US is seeking a healthy competition with China rather than a "winner-take-all" approach. While this may sound good, the key lies in how we define "healthy competition." Is it a US-style one in which the geopoliti…

Richard D. Wolff, Naked Capitalism. (2023-07-11). It's Hard To Engage In China-Bashing Without Tripping On Contradictions. popularresistance.org The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue. The Wall Street Journal reports that the "Chinese spy" balloon that President Joe Biden shot down with immense patriotic fanfare in February 2023 did not in fact transmit pictures or anything else to China. White House economists have been trying to excuse persistent U.S. inflation saying it is a global problem and inflation is worse elsewhere in the world. China's inflation rate is 0.7 percent year-on-year. Financial media outlets stress how China's GDP growth rate is lower than it used to be. China now estimates…

Palestine Action. (2023-07-11). Palestinian Prisoners Call For The Freedom Of Palestine Action Prisoners. popularresistance.org From inside Israeli jails, the Palestinian Prisoners' Movement has issued a statement demanding the freedom of Palestine Action prisoners held in British jails. Six activists from Palestine Action are currently detained, and over 100 more are facing custodial sentences, for disrupting the British manufacture of Israeli weaponry [1] [2]. | On Wednesday 5th July, nearly 80 public figures including celebrities, activists, academics and lawyers issued a statement of solidarity saying "We demand the charges are dropped against those already incarcerated and at risk of prison over their work to disrupt the criminal pro…

_____ (2023-07-11). Chinese Prime Minister's Trip to Europe. journal-neo.org From June 19-23, Li Qiang, leader of the State Council (i.e., prime minister of China), who only took office in March of this year, made his first trip abroad. The focus of his first foreign tour was the European continent. Specifically, the two leading countries of the European Union, Germany and France, as well as […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). 6 People Killed In Takfiri Terrorists' Rais On Pakistan's Parachinar. southfront.org Direction of clashes between Takfiris and Shiites of Parachinar in Kurram Agency — click to view in full size | Originally published by Recent attacks by Takfiri groups on Shia areas in the Pakistani town of Parachinar, the center of the Kurram Agency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, six people were killed and dozens more were wounded. | As a result of the escalation of la…

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Giant panda Hua Ni gives birth to twin cubs in South Korea. ecns.cn Chinese giant panda Hua Ni at South Korea's Everland amusement park gave birth to female twin cubs on Friday, according to the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda (CCRCGP).

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). China Space Station to raise fish for small closed ecosystem research. ecns.cn China Space Station will raise zebra fish to study the interaction between fish and microorganisms in a small closed ecosystem, authorities said on Monday at a seminar to collect science and application projects of space station.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). New PE regulation to advance tech drive. ecns.cn China's first regulation covering supervision and administration of private equity funds unveiled on Sunday will facilitate the industry's high-quality development by better managing risks, and is expected to further advance China's technological innovation and better serve the real economy.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Envoy stresses role of culture in bilateral relations. ecns.cn Culture, including arts and music, can be a bridge to enhancing bonds and understanding between China and the United States as their relationship faces difficulties, according to the Chinese ambassador to the U.S.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Sino-U.S. ties have global ramifications, expert says. ecns.cn China and the United States need to realize that their bilateral relations can affect countries around the world, experts said while calling for more efforts to understand the peaceful rise of China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Cambodia visitors will soon scan UnionPay QR code for payments in China. ecns.cn The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Phnom Penh with UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay, the country's largest bank card payment processor, on cross-border QR code payment.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Chinese financial regulators extend support to real estate developers. ecns.cn China's top financial regulators announced on Monday that financial support measures for qualified real estate developers, taken in November 2020, will be extended through the end of 2024.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Northwest China's Xinjiang region to optimize cotton planting structure in 2023. ecns.cn Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will further optimize its cotton planting structure and ramp up output of top-quality cotton products, with 16 groups of Xinjiang's Production and Construction Corps to exit from cotton planting, according to a recent notice released by the region.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Chinese, Belarusian senior officials hold talks in Beijing. ecns.cn China is willing to increase the import of high-quality products from Belarus and jointly promote the steady development of the China-Belarus Industrial Park.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-11). China calls for the UN to displace people and financialise the natural world in the name of "biodiversity" expose-news.com China's minister of ecology and environment, speaking at the United Nations, called for a collective effort to implement a global biodiversity framework. A framework which will displace an estimated 300 million indigenous …

WSWS (2023-07-11). Yellen offers no concessions in economic push against China. wsws.org One of her central aims was to promote the fiction that the widespread technology bans are only related to possible military use and not aimed at crippling Chinese economic advances in this area.

Ryo Nakamura (2023-07-11). U.S. Plans Naval Logistics Hubs in India to Counter China. globalresearch.ca

DLI (2023-07-11). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-11). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

_____ (2023-07-11). Turkish economy has to adjust to new challenges. journal-neo.org The current financial crisis in Turkey demonstrates the rapid devaluation of the Turkish lira. After the second round of presidential elections, the Turkish lira has been falling in value almost daily, breaking new historic lows. Thus, on June 22 it overcame the psychological mark of 24 lira per dollar. All of this was the result […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-11). Our Biggest Errors in Afghanistan and What We Should Learn from Them. strategic-culture.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). French Rioters And Palestinian Gunmen Send Similar Messages. southfront.org Written by At first, comparing Palestinian gunmen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to rioting youth in France may resemble likening apples to pears. | In many ways, it is. | Youth in France are full-fledged French citizens demanding an end to disenfranchisement, marginalisation, alienation, racism and law enforcement and security force brutality. | That is where Palestinians would like to be after 56 years of occupation with…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-11). Israel has turned all of occupied Palestine into an open air prison, says UN expert's report. peoplesdispatch.org A report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that apart from physically arresting over 800,000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of children, Israel also controls the movement of millions through barriers, permits, and illegal settlements…

Staff (2023-07-11). Free Mohammed Abu Sakha! Palestinian circus artist in administrative detention. samidoun.net On Monday, 10 July, an Israeli occupation military court ordered Palestinian circus artist Mohammed Abu Sakha to six months in admininistrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. In the past year, the use of administrative detention to target Palestinians has spiked dramatically, with approximately 1,083 Palestinians currently jailed without charge or trial, over one-fifth of …

KATIE (2023-07-11). #ShutDownNation: Admitted by former Israeli PMs. Ignored by Western media. bdsmovement.net

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Military Situation In Syria On July 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Iran Seeks Dialogue to Resolve Dispute Over Maritime Gas Field. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Naser Kanani, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry, affirmed that his country seeks to resolve the dispute with Kuwait over the Al Dorra oil field through diplomatic means. | RELATED: | The announcement on the Persian Gulf oil field comes just a few days after Iran and Saudi Arabia rejected Tehran's rights to the gas-rich deposit. | "Iran's policy is based on dialogue, cooperation, and eng…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). UN: "Serious Breakthrough" Needed to End Conflict in Yemen. telesurenglish.net On Monday, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg called on the warring parties in Yemen to make efforts for a "serious breakthrough" in the ongoing talks to end the conflict in the country. | Related: | According to Grundberg, the period of relative calm has opened the door for serious discussions with Yemeni actors on the way forward toward ending the conflict, noting that to sustainably end the war, the ongoing talks "have to rea…

Ann Brown (2023-07-11). Popular YouTuber Issues Social Media Fatwa Against Twerk Culture: You've Been Dumbed Down, F'd Into Submission. moguldom.com The recent Essence Festival was full of powerful performances and female empowerment speeches, but hitmaking soul singer India.Arie spoke out about performances by Megan Thee Stallion and Janelle Monáe that were, some others also complained, unnecessarily risqué—and the twerk culture was in full effect. The "Video" singer-songwriter noted that Megan and Monáe lacked "discretion" and encouraged their audiences to …

Middle East Eye (2023-07-11). Palestinians Removed from Jerusalem Home to Make Way for Israeli Settler Takeover. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-07-11). Netanyahu presses ahead with neutering the judiciary, mobilising the police to suppress protests. wsws.org With Tuesday designated a "Day of Resistance," they are protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right and ultra-religious government's introduction of legislation aimed at curtailing the powers of the judiciary as the crucial step toward assuming dictatorial powers.

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-11). US-backed militia abducts young men in 'recruitment' campaign in eastern Syria. new.thecradle.co

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-11). Tropas israelíes asesinan a un palestino al oeste de Ramala. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Salud palestino señaló que la víctima fue identificada como Bilal Ibrahim Husni Kadán.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-07-11). China y Rusia consolidan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El funcionario chino Zhao Leji refirió que Rusia y China se reconocen como socios prioritarios.

Editor (2023-07-11). The Jenin Operation Didn't End. Phase Two Has Already Begun. scheerpost.com The Israeli army's bulldozers and airstrikes not only leveled Jenin refugee camp, but paved the way for the PA to return to the camp and reassert its influence. This is the unofficial second phase of the Jenin operation.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Explosión de fuegos artificiales deja cinco muertos en China. telesurtv.net La operación de rescate en el lugar ya ha concluido y los involucrados en la producción ilícita han sido puestos bajo custodia policial, de acuerdo con la misma fuente.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-11). Sindicatos de Israel reactivan protesta anti-reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Miles de manifestantes tomaron las calles y autopistas e interrumpieron el acceso a ciudades como Tel Aviv y Jerusalén.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-11). Inicia 56 Reunión de cancilleres de la Asean en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Los presentes abogaron por promover la implementación efectiva de la Visión de la Asean para el Indo-Pacífico y fomentar la cooperación entre socios con la agrupación.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Dos muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en noroeste de China. telesurtv.net El desastre tuvo lugar en la aldea de Zhangzigou del distrito de Xiahe hacia las 23H34 horas de este lunes, según el departamento provincial de gestión de emergencias.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-10). NATO Summit Convenes to Add Fuel to the Fire! libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfƒ±rat On Tuesday, July 11, a NATO summit will be place in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital. It is argued that holding the summit in Lithuania, a former Soviet republic, especially on Ukraine's NATO membership, is a message to Russia. The leaders of 31 NATO member countries, as well as the head of Sweden, which has…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-10). NATO Summit Convenes to Add Fuel to the Fire! libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfƒ±rat On Tuesday, July 11, a NATO summit will be place in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital. It is argued that holding the summit in Lithuania, a former Soviet republic, especially on Ukraine's NATO membership, is a message to Russia. The leaders of 31 NATO member countries, as well as the head of Sweden, which has…

Larry Johnson (2023-07-10). Turkey's Erdogan Betrays Putin. sonar21.com On the cusp of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Turkey's President Erdogan dropped a couple of turds in the Russian punch bowl — he broke the agreement he made with…

ecsorinoco (2023-07-10). BRICS New Development Bank De-dollarizing, Adding Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe as Members. orinocotribune.com The BRICS bloc's New Development Bank, an alternative to the US-dominated World Bank, is de-dollarizing its loans, promoting local currencies, and adding new members: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Zimbabwe. | The One of the most important institutions created by the BRICS is the New Development Bank (NDB). This is a Global South-oriented alter…

_____ (2023-07-10). Dispelling the Myths about Palestinian Refugees — in Jenin and Beyond. transcend.org 9 Jul 2023 – With Israel's Jenin invasion sparking a new round of misinformation, here are the truths behind five hasbara tropes on Palestinian refugees.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Over 150k Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu. southfront.org Originally published on More than 150,000 Israelis protested against the Israeli prime minister's controversial judicial reform program in Tel Aviv and several other cities of the occupied territories of Palestine for the 27th consecutive week. | ISWNews Analysis Group: Following the increase of the number of protests, the Hebrew news website Walla reported…

_____ (2023-07-10). 'A Real Massacre': Israel's Attack on Palestinians in Jenin. transcend.org 3 Jul 2023 – Israel's bloody incursion against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank continues with growing calls for the protection of civilians and fears the tense situation could explode into another devastating war. Israeli forces kill at least nine Palestinians as major military operation continues in the Jenin refugee camp.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-10). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

_____ (2023-07-10). Palestinian Hope: Present and Future. transcend.org 3 Jul 2023 – The past 30 hours, Israeli occupation and apartheid forces invaded the city of Jenin including the Jenin Refugee camp. They bulldozed streets and electricity and water infrastructure. They prevented ambulances and attacked he press. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes. A second ethnic cleansing for them.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Kiev Looking For Foreign Mercenaries After Up To Ten Thousand Already Killed Or Escaped — Russian MoD. southfront.org The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that amid the disruption of the next wave of mobilization in Ukraine, and in…

Marjorie Cohn (2023-07-10). Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin With US Weapons and Support. truthout.org From July 3-4, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) — using weapons funded by the United States — mounted the most violent military assault in the occupied West Bank in two decades. In what Israel dubbed "Operation Home and Garden," more than 1,000 ground troops invaded the Jenin refugee camp. Assisted by helicopter gunships and armed drones, the IOF killed 12 Palestinians — including six civilians… |

Zena Al Tahhan (2023-07-10). 'Disaster': Palestinian Homes Used as Israeli Bases in Jenin. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-07-10). Video: Fadia Barghouti speaks from occupied Palestine about Jenin, resistance and the prisoners' movement. samidoun.net Samidoun Spain joined with Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization and fellow organizations in the Masar Badil, the Palestnian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, in Spain, to organize an online political seminar on Sunday 9 July about the current situation in occupied Palestine, the Palestinian resistance and Zionist attacks, with Fadia Barghouti, a Palestinian political activist based in …

Staff (2023-07-10). Vancouver event honours Ghassan Kanafani and the Palestinian resistance in Jenin. samidoun.net On Saturday evening, 8 July, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Vancouver organized a political and cultural evening for Palestine commemoratiing the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian revolutionary leader and writer Ghassan Kanafani. The event also highlighted the complicity of the Canadian government and corporations in Zionist war crimes in occupied Palestine, the rising …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-10). Victoria Nuland Inciting WWIII with Russia. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-07-10). Leading German media outlets call for unlimited arms deliveries to Ukraine and "tank battles" in Europe. wsws.org In the run-up to the NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, leading German politicians and media outlets are sparking a war hysteria whose aim is the complete military defeat of Russia—even if this means nuclear war.

_____ (2023-07-10). IAEA Endorses Japan's Release of Treated Water from Fukushima Plant. transcend.org 4 Jul 2023 – The International Atomic Energy Agency gave an essential endorsement today of a controversial plan by Japan to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific, paving the way for it to be released this summer.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-10). Russia, US exchange glances as Prigozhin heads for Moscow. peoplesdispatch.org Renegade Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's defiance of the regime in Russia has apparently turned into a bulldog fight. The last we heard is that the This coincides, strangely, with a sensational disclosure by NBC News regarding Track-2 diplomacy between the Americans and Russians over the Ukraine war. The media leak in Washington coincided with a conciliatory Kremlin statem…

infobrics (2023-07-10). Can Russia Mediate Between India and China. infobrics.org Given that India would prefer to deal with the disputes with its neighbours bilaterally, how can its partners help? Apart from direct mediation, friendly partners can assist through a variety of ways, depending on the willingness of the parties. These involve backchannel talks, support at international forums, and the facilitation of meetings between disputing parties, writes Valdai Club expert Nivedita Kapoor…

infobrics (2023-07-10). Brazil and China: Steady as a Rock and on Autopilot. infobrics.org Brazil may well continue to be under the geopolitical spotlight for the next few years. The rotating presidency of the G20 will move from India to Brazil in 2023, and Brazil will become the cynosure of all eyes as it hosts what Lula enthusiastically termed the 'diplomatic world cup.'

ecsorinoco (2023-07-10). Iran Welcomes BRICS Common Currency, Challenges US Dollar. orinocotribune.com

infobrics (2023-07-10). Turkey makes a mistake by releasing Ukrainian neo-Nazis. infobrics.org Attitudes in favor of NATO and the Kiev regime taken by Erdogan could have serious consequences for the country in the future.

thecommunists (2023-07-10). Japan to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific despite regional alarm. thecommunists.org The Japanese government plans to pump more than one million tonnes of radioactive wastewater, trapped on site ever since the Fukushima disaster, straight into the Pacific Ocean. In the teeth of impassioned pleas from south Korean fishermen fearful of losing their livelihoods and warnings from Greenpeace about the wider environmental implications, the IAEA (International Atomic …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Crimean Bridge Missile Attack Fails, Bringing No Results Ahead Of NATO Summit. southfront.org Illustrative ImageRussian President Vladimir Putin was right in his assessments that NATO-sourced long-range weapons in the hands of the Neo-Nazi junta would be an existential threat to Russia and that Moscow would never allow any mass deployment of such missiles along its western borders. | Written by In yet another major escalation, on July 9, the Kiev regime fired several missiles at Bryansk and Rostov oblast…

Grace Storrie (2023-07-10). The Weekly Round-up: the COVID-19 Inquiry, Crimes of Aggression in Ukraine, and UK Special Forces in Afghanistan. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news On Thursday, the High Court dismissed a claim for judicial review brought by the Cabinet Office, regarding a notice issued by the Chair of the COVID-19 Inquiry which requested the disclosure of correspondence between former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his senior advisers. The Cabinet Office argued the Inquiry Chair's notice was unlawful …

Anonymous834 (2023-07-10). How America's Billionaires Rule. southfront.org Written by The U.S. Government only seems to be a competition between the Democratic and Republican Parties but is actually their bipartisan crushing of poor people throughout the world such as in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and many other lands. Only domestically within the United Stat…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Ukrainian Offensive On July 10, 2023: Attacks Resumed After Pause (Videos 18+). southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Ukrainian military resumed attacks along the front lines in the Zaporozhie region. After a brief pause, the AFU regrouped and launched a new offensive in the Orekhov area, attacking Russian positions in Rabodino. | The day before, in the northeast of Rabodino, assault detachments of the 47th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which included about 25 servicemen, with the support of several Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, wedged 500 meters into the depth…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-10). Removing Ukraine's MAP Requirement For Joining NATO Isn't As Important As It Seems. thealtworld.com This country will still have to make major reforms, despite having already brought its military up to the bloc's average standards after serving as its anti-Russian proxy since February 2022, so the latest development is just symbolic. Even NATO itself doesn't expect Ukraine to join anytime soon, which that's why it's being extended an "Israel-style umbrella" instead. | Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-10). Ukraine attempts attacking three Russian regions using S-200 missiles. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Ukraine launched an unsuccessful attack against three Russian regions using modified S-200 surface-to-air missiles, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-10). CIA Director Affirms U.S. Regime Change Strategy in Russia in Address at British Foundation. covertactionmagazine.com Advances the Fantasy that the U.S. is Winning the Ukraine War and that Putin Will Soon Fall As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues to sputter, CIA Director William J. Burns delivered a talk at the British Ditchley Foundation on July 1, affirming the U.S. strategy of regime change in Russia. The talk, titled "A World Transformed …

Staff (2023-07-10). Headlines for July 10, 2023. democracynow.org Biden Visits U.K. Ahead of NATO Summit Amid Condemnation of Plan to Send Ukraine Cluster Bombs, U.S. Destroys Final Chemical Weapons More Than a Decade Behind Schedule, White Nationalist Mass Murderer Who Killed 23 People at El Paso Walmart Gets 90 Life Sentences, Dozens Killed in South Asian Flooding; Torrential Downpours Hit Northeast U.S, Tennessee Court Reinstates Ban on Transgender Healthcare, U.N. Warns Sudan Could Plunge into "Full-Scale Civil War" as Airstrikes Kill Dozens, Pentagon Claims U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Killed 10 al-Shabab Fighters and No Civilians, Pentagon Claims Drone Strike Ki…

Tai Kawabata (2023-07-10). Japanese Scholars Call on the G7 Group for a Ceasefire to End Escalation in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). NATO summit in Vilnius set to escalate militarism across the world. peoplesdispatch.org The 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania will be attended by leaders of its 31 member countries, along with Ukraine, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand…

WSWS (2023-07-10). The bankruptcy of DSA politics: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden reelection. wsws.org The supposed "left" and even "socialist" congresswoman declared her support Thursday, amid newspaper reports that Biden was about to approve the delivery of cluster bombs to Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-07-10). Erdoğan backs Ukraine's NATO membership, releases Azov commanders in Turkey. wsws.org Hosting Zelensky in Istanbul before the war summit in Vilnius, Erdoğan declared his support for Ukraine's NATO membership and authorised the repatriation of the Azov commanders in Turkey.

WSWS (2023-07-10). NATO's Vilnius summit will authorize escalation of its war against Russia. wsws.org On Tuesday and Wednesday, NATO will hold a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, against the backdrop of a media campaign for direct intervention of NATO troops against Russia to prevent the collapse of the Ukrainian war effort.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). Russia rejects Ukrainian attempts to break through defense line. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The Russian units of the South Battlegroup rejected the Ukrainian attempts to break the defenses in three main directions of the contact line, as informed on Monday by the group's spokesman Adim Astafiev.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). Russia Says Putin Met With Prigozhin After His Mutiny. news.antiwar.com A Kremlin spokesman said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after his short-lived mutiny. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the meeting took place on June 29 at the Kremlin and lasted three hours. The talks were held just a few days after Prigozhin's 24-hour rebellion, which started on …

Ruaa al-Jazaeri (2023-07-10). Russian Intelligence: US Forces Handed Over Missiles with Poisonous Substances to Daesh in al-Tanf. globalresearch.ca

John Helmer (2023-07-10). Silence of the Lambs: How the Russian Communists Have Responded to the Wagner Mutiny and Prigozhin's Empire. mronline.org The calls have begun in Mosco, for keeping intact Yevgeny Prigozhin's conglomerate of military budget contractors. The reason argued is that they have established themselves so strategically in the logistics of the military services that they cannot be purged without doing greater damage than Prigozhin himself has caused. In short, a Russian oligarch who knows too much, with too many mouths to feed, too many pockets to fill, and so too big to fail.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-10). Yemen and Cuba promote ties in environmental matters. plenglish.com According to the source, the matter was discussed during a meeting in Havana between the first deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba, Ana Teresita González, and the head of Water and Environment of Yemen, Tawfeeq al-Sharjabi. | Al-Sharjabi ratified the importance of the Cuban experience in the elaboration of an economic and investment vision. He pointed out the necessity of increasing the level of cooperation between the two countries and reactivating the joint committee. He also stressed the importance of strengthening the ties in the sector through the exchange of technical consultati…

WSWS (2023-07-10). SEP public meeting in Sri Lanka discusses how to fight Wickremesinghe's privatisation measures. wsws.org Over 100 people attended the meeting, including workers from the ports, health, railways, and plantation sectors. Koggala Free Trade Zone, cinnamon industry and hotel workers travelled from Sri Lanka's south to participate.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-10). Addressing allegations of "Chinese spy base" in Cuba.By: Manolo De Los Santos & Kate Gonzales. midwesternmarx.com On June 8, the U.S. media added to its long storybook of tales to scare people away from normal relations with Cuba. The Wall Street Journal published an article on that day claiming that China has plans to set up a "spy base" in Cuba, to "eavesdrop" on the United States and "identify potential strike targets." WSJ has already published two more pieces since rapidly ramping up its narrative against the Cuban state and fermenting more paranoia as the new …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). US Claims Drone Strike Killed ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command on Sunday said that it killed an ISIS "leader" in a drone strike in eastern Syria that it launched on July 7 and suggested that a civilian may have also been injured in the bombing. "On July 7, US Central Command conducted a strike in Syria that resulted in the death of …

SAMIR (2023-07-10). Palestinians respond to Orlando Pirates: don't sportswash apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-10). An Accident Waiting to Happen: NATO Looks to Asia. dissidentvoice.org Since the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has distinctly strayed from its original purpose. It has become, almost shamelessly, the vessel and handmaiden of US power, while its burgeoning expansion eastwards has done wonders to upend the applecart of stability. From that upending, the alliance started bungling. It engaged, without …

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-10). Biden Keeps Lying About The US "Not Trying To Surround" China. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | President Biden had a

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). Report: NATO to Push Back Plans to Open Liaison Office in Japan. news.antiwar.com NATO will push back a decision to open a liaison office in Japan to this fall or later due to French objections to the plans, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday. The alliance wanted to formally enshrine the Japan office in NATO documents at the two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, that starts Tuesday. But all 31 …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). Turkey's Erdogan Agrees to Back Sweden's NATO Membership. news.antiwar.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden's NATO membership on the eve of a two-day NATO summit in Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Erdogan has agreed to submit Sweden's accession protocols to Turkey's Parliament, the Grand National Assembly, which needs to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership. The announcement came after Erdogan …

Editor (2023-07-10). Despite warnings, IAEA approves Japan release plan for contaminated Fukushima water. mronline.org "Piping water into the sea is an outrage. The sea is not a garbage dump," said one local fisherman earlier this year.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-10). Book Review: Understanding China By: Morning Star. midwesternmarx.com Recognising how important it is for Today's Left to understand China, BEN CHACKO recommends a highly readable and well-researched book of essays CHINA looms large in today's world. Its economy is predicted to exceed the US's in size within the decade; by purchasing power parity, it is already larger.It is racing ahead too in diplomacy and trade: it has now replaced the US as the country with the most diplomatic missions overseas, and is the biggest trading partner of a …

Dongsheng Collective (2023-07-10). Why are there no slums in China? dongshengnews.org Slums were not uncommon in Chinese cities a few decades ago, from the precarious working class districts of 1930s Shanghai to the shanty towns of British-occupied Hong Kong in the 1950s onwards. How did China manage to develop in a way that decreased mass housing precarity? What are the structural reasons behind it?

Editor (2023-07-10). Healing the wounds of War in Vietnam. mronline.org From 1964 to 1973, the United States released 6,162,000 tons of bombs and other ordnance in Indochina, far greater than the combined amount during the Second World War and the Korean War.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Global Gen Zs embrace Tai Chi in Central China. ecns.cn Over 60 international students from Asia, Africa, and Europe gathered in central China's Henan Province from July 6 to 9 to participate in the 2023 Chinese Kung Fu (Tai Chi Chuan) International Promotion — the"Invite In" Activity Training Camp.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Minor planet named after Fan Jinshi. ecns.cn A minor planet was named after Fan Jinshi at a naming ceremony in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). China's machinery industry achieves rapid growth. ecns.cn The production of China's machinery industry experienced a sustained and stable recovery during the first half of this year, achieving rapid growth in various key economic indicators, according to the China Machinery Industry Federation on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Dynamic version of Along the River During the Qingming Festival on display in S China's Nanning. ecns.cn Citizens visit the dynamic "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" exhibition held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 9, 2023. (Photo/China News Service)…

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). China-Vietnam Dulong Port border market commences operation. ecns.cn The market at the Dulong Port, located on the China-Vietnam border, has officially opened and is expected to further enhance local economic growth and industrial development, according to local Border Opening Service Center.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). 'Daughter of Dunhuang' Fan Jinshi donates another $1.38 million for cultural relic protection. ecns.cn Fan Jinshi, former president and current honorary president of the Dunhuang Academy, donated another 10 million yuan (about $1.38 million) for Dunhuang cultural relic research and protection as well as talent cultivation, according to a symposium citing Fan's 60-year work on Dunhuang cultural relic protection held in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Decoupling would be disastrous for U.S., China: Janet Yellen. ecns.cn U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen on Sunday said her conversations with Chinese senior officials were "direct, substantive, and productive", and she reaffirmed that the U.S. is not seeking to decouple from China, which "would be disastrous for both countries and destabilizing for the world," at a press conference in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Fire breaks out in Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village scenic spot in SW China's Guizhou. ecns.cn A sudden fire broke out in Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village in Leishan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Monday, according to local emergency management department.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Sun protection products on hot sale as heatwave continues in China this summer. ecns.cn Sun protection products from "facekinis" to arm sleeves are on hot sale as the heatwave continues to hit China this summer. Among them, "facekinis" which hide most of the face apart from the eyes are very popular, with over 300,000 have been sold in Yiwu, known as the world's capital of small commodities, in Zhejiang Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). China launches new satellite to test satellite internet technology. ecns.cn A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a test satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 7: 00 p.m. (Beijing Time), July 9, 2023. The satellite has already entered its predetermined orbit. It will carry out test missions for satellite internet technologies.

_____ (2023-07-10). Asians Can Think for Themselves on Taiwan. strategic-culture.org Kishore Mahbubani is Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore and author of "The Asian 21st Century" and "Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy." He previously served as Singapore's ambassador to the United Nations. | By Kishore MAHBUBANI | A war over Taiwan would be disastrous for Asia. By contrast, it would have only a marginal impact on Europe. | The total population of the 53 countries that make up the U.N.'s Asia and the Pacific Group comes to about 4.5 billion. By contrast, the total population of the 27 countries that make up the Europe…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). China awaits US response to its economic concerns. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) China expects concrete actions from the United States on Monday to respond to its economic concerns, especially the additional tariffs and controls on exports related to high technology.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-10). Nicaragua participates in global development forum in China. plenglish.com Managua, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) A Nicaraguan delegation is participating in the first high-level conference of the shared global development forum taking place in China, as said by an official note.

DLI (2023-07-10). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-10). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

_____ (2023-07-10). Indian origins do not guarantee love for India. journal-neo.org In November 2022, on the margins of the G20 Summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak. There was unprecedented interest in the meeting on the part of the media and the expert community. They singled out the Indian origin of the British prime minister, with whom the Indians associated […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-10). Facebook* vs. Cambodia: A Lesson in Securing Information Space. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-10). Speaker of the Mongolian khural in Moscow — an unusual but revealing visit. journal-neo.org

Staff (2023-07-10). International lawyers call to free Palestine Action prisoners, divest from Elbit Systems. samidoun.net The International Association of Democratic Lawyers adopted a resolution at its Council meeting on 2 July 2023, calling for freedom for Palestine Action prisoners in British jails and divestment from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. Founded in 1946, the IADL is accredited to UNESCO and ECOSOC at the United Nations, and it has sections and members …

The Lever (2023-07-10). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Norman Solomon On America's Invisible Wars. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, David Sirota sits down with activist and journalist Norman Solomon to discuss his new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine. | The book details how the United States military has been in a perpetual state of war since the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 — wars that have either gone underreported by the media or have been purposely obscured by military officials. David and Norman discuss how certain journalists have helped obscure these wars, how civilian injuries and de…

teleSUR (2023-07-10). Man With 77 KG Heroin Arrested in South Afghanistan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Spokesman for the Interior Ministry Abdul Matin Qani said that Afghan police have arrested a man with 77 kg heroin in south Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. | Related: | According to Qani, the counter-narcotics police have detained the man along with the drugs in Uruzgan province and three more drug smugglers in the eastern Khost province and another in Parwan province over the past 24 hours. | Qani also said that the counter-narcotics police have als…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). Over 4000 Israeli violations against Palestinians in six months. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Israeli security forces and settlers have committed more than 4,000 violations against the Palestinian people during the first half of this year, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission denounced on Monday.

_____ (2023-07-10). Israel's Bloodcurdling 'Poison Policy' to Replace Palestinians with Jewish Settlers. transcend.org 4 Jul 2023 – A shocking document last September revealed that, during the 1948 Nakba, Zionist militias engaged in a wide-ranging chemical and biological warfare campaign to expel indigenous Palestinian communities from their lands, slow the advance of intervening Arab armies, and poison citizens of neighboring states.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). Lebanese resist Israel's building of permanent structures inside occupied village. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has refused to abide by a UN resolution passed in 2006 asking it to vacate the Ghajar village on Lebanon's borders with the Syrian Golan Height. Golan has been under Israeli occupation since 1973…

Sanket Jain (2023-07-10). Childhood Immunization Schedules Increasingly Delayed in India As Floods and Other Climate Change Impacts Get In the Way. towardfreedom.org Climate change impacts have caused a delay in children's immunization schedules throughout India, making them vulnerable to diseases. Sanket Jain reports from the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). G-20 in India for agreement on trade and investment. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The Group of 20 (G-20) discussed in Kevadia on Monday the adoption of an agreement on trade and investment in response to proposals of the bloc's presidency.

teleSUR (2023-07-10). At Least 34 Dead From Heavy Rain in Past 24 Hours in India. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said that torrential rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has killed at least 34 people in the past 24 hours. | Related: | According to the AIR, 5 people drowned in Raebareli district and 4 others drowned in Bareilly district. | Furthermore, the AIR also stated that several deaths due to lightning and heavy rain were reported in Muzaffarnagar, Kaushambi Etah, Kannauj, Budaun, Ghazipur, J…

teleSUR (2023-07-10). Bangladesh: 6 New Deaths Due to Dengue and 836 New Infections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said that the number of dengue fever cases has continued to grow in Bangladesh, with six new reported death. | Related: | According to official data, in the last 24 hours as of 8: 00 a.m. local time Sunday, Bangladesh reported 836 new infections. | According to the DGHS, due to the newly reported infections, the total number of dengue cases has increased to 12,954 so far this year…

Jordan Schachtel (2023-07-10). The Weaponization of Mosquitos: WHO and Gates Inc Announce Plans to Flood Africa with Ultra Dangerous Malaria "Vaccines" globalresearch.ca

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-10). Gun violence tearing US communities apart, Rep. Shontel Brown warns. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Congresswoman Shontel Brown on Monday warned that gun violence is today's epidemic that is "tearing at the fabric of our communities and will not end without meaningful legislative action".

Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn, Walden Bello (2023-07-10). Thailand on the Brink of Change. fpif.org The next few days leading up to July 13 will probably be the most decisive days in Thailand after nearly a decade of military rule. The key question on everyone's mind is: "Will the conservative forces allow the young leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita Limjaroenrat, to become the next prime minister?" | Naturally follows the second question, which is, if Pita is blocked, what will happen? Will people go out to the streets in protest? Will soldiers be sent to disperse them? Will the violence of over 10 years ago, which led to the military's ouster of a civilian government installed by popular vote, retur…

teleSUR (2023-07-10). Early Presidential Election Held in Uzbekistan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Uzbekistan held an early presidential election. Polling stations opened at 8: 00 am local time and closed at 20: 00 pm; data from the Central Election Committee show that around 69.85% of 19.5 million eligible voters cast their vote; about 800 international observers monitored the elections. | Related: | Early voting occurred from June 28 to July 5 at polling stations in Uzbekistan and abroad. | Official reports show t…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-10). Tropas israelíes asesinan a un palestino al oeste de Ramala. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Salud palestino señaló que la víctima fue identificada como Bilal Ibrahim Husni Kadán.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-10). Ataque a una guardería infantil deja seis muertos en China. telesurtv.net La Policía China indicó que las víctimas del ataque incluyen una maestra, dos padres y tres alumnos.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-07-10). Al menos 18 muertos tras intensas lluvias en el norte de India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades climatológicas han reportado el desbordamiento de la mayoría de los ríos, incluido el Yamuna, que atraviesa Nueva Delhi.

_____ (2023-07-10). Mintieron sobre Afganistan e Irak y ahora mienten sobre UcraniaPublicado originalmente por ScheerPost. strategic-culture.org El público estadounidense ha sido engañado, una vez más, para que invierta miles de millones en otra guerra interminable. | El manual de jugadas estratégicas que los proxenetas de la guerra utilizan para arrastrarnos a un fiasco militar tras otro, incluyendo Vietnam, Afganistán, Irak, Libia, Siria y ahora Ucrania, no cambia. | La libertad y la democracia están amenazadas. El mal debe ser derrotado. Hay que proteger los derechos humanos. Está en juego el destino de Europa y de la OTAN, así como el ´ orden internacional basado en reglas ª. La victoria está asegurada… | Los resultados también son los…

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-10). Gobierno colombiano y ELN discutirán protocolos sobre cese al fuego. telesurtv.net Entre los protocolos a acordar hay uno referente a la evaluación, prórroga o suspensión del cese al fuego.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Concluye visita de la secretaria del Tesoro de EE.UU. en China. telesurtv.net "Mi objetivo durante este viaje es establecer y profundizar las relaciones con el nuevo equipo económico de Beijing", manifestó la secretaria del Tesoro.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Cancilleres de Rusia y Türkiye mantienen conversación sobre Ucrania. telesurtv.net Este es el primer contacto de alto nivel entre Moscú y Ankara desde la decisión de Türkiye de transferir a los comandantes de Azov a Ucrania en violación de acuerdos anteriores entre las partes.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-10). Accidente de autobús deja 11 muertos y 40 heridos en Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios locales, el vehículo de pasajeros transportaba a más de 67 personas con destino a Akkaraipaththu.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Detienen en México a general vinculado al caso Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El general en retiro Hernández Nieto era el comandante del 41 Batallón de Infantería de Iguala, Guerrero, durante los hechos del 26 de septiembre de 2014, donde desaparecieron los 43 estudiantes normalistas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Presidente de Uzbekistán reelegido con el 87,05 % de los votos. telesurtv.net Shavkat Mirziyóyev ganó las elecciones presidenciales anticipadas en el país centroasiático.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-07-10). Concluyen elecciones presidenciales en Uzbekistán. telesurtv.net Según la Comisión Electoral Central, alrededor de 20 millones de uzbekos están convocados este domingo a las urnas.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-09). Kiev Forces Suffer Heavy Losses In Bakhmut And Several Other Directions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces sustained more heavy human and material losses while attempting to advance in several directions on July 8. | The fiercest battles took place near the city of Bakhmut. Kiev forces launched several attacks. However, they failed to make any meaningful gains and suffered from heavy losses. New videos from Bakhmut outskirts show several Ukrainian troops being killed and vehicles being destroyed by Russian military units. | In the Kupyansk direction, t…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-09). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous669 (2023-07-09). Iraq To Purchase JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets From Pakistan — Reports. southfront.org Pakistan Air Force Chengdu JF-17. By Wikimedia user (Shimin Gu) | Iraq will purchase a number of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan for its air force, The News International and other sources reported on July 9. | The JF-17 was jointly developed by China's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. The fighter jet can be used for multiple roles, including interception, ground attack, anti-ship, and aerial reconnaissance. | Citing unnamed sources, The News International…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-09). Kiev Regime Says Crimean Bridge Attack Was 'Milestone' For Ukraine. southfront.org File image. | The Kiev regime has finally claimed responsibility for last autumn's attack on the Crimean Bridge, calling it a "milestone" for Ukraine. | On July 8, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Maliar published a post on Telegram commemorating 500 days since the start of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, outlining several highlights. | The list includes an apparent public acknowledgment of Kiev's role in the attack on the key link between the eastern part of the Russian peninsula and the rest of…

The Exposé (2023-07-09). U.S. DOD issued contract for 'COVID-19 Research' in Ukraine in 2019. expose-news.com The world first started to hear about a novel coronavirus in early January 2020, with reports of an alleged new pneumonia like illness spreading across Wuhan, China. However, the world did not …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-09). U.S.-Led Coalition And Proxies Amassed Large Force On Front With Syrian Army In Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: sdf-press.com | The United States-led coalition and its proxies had amassed a large force on the contact line with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies in the northeastern governorate of Deir Ezzor, Sputnik reported on July 8. | Citing local sources, the Russian news agency said that U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had deployed hundreds of troops and vehicles along the contact line on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River."The SDF forces brou…

Editor (2023-07-09). Lukashenko Says Wagner Chief Prigozhin Is in Russia. scheerpost.com

unitedEditor (2023-07-09). The causes and consequences of the Turkish-Egyptian rapprochement. uwidata.com By Andrew Korybko The global systemic transition to multipolarity, which predates Russia's special operation but was unprecedentedly accelerated by it, is leading to increased stability in West Asia-North Africa despite Western fearmongering forecasts to the contrary. Far from regional fault lines worsening to the point of open warfare or at least an even more intense cold …

Niko Georgiades, Unicorn Riot. (2023-07-09). The Neighborhood's Communication Department. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN — "We're trying to be the neighborhood's communication department," said Duaba, Confluence Studio's co-founder, while standing inside a shipping container-turned print shop in South Minneapolis. "We worked with neighbors," said Confluence's other co-founder Sam, "to collaboratively construct this idea of what a newsroom for neighbors could be." | The container was initially gifted to Confluence Studio a few years ago. Duaba and Sam, who already had a print shop, worked with the community to build the Autonomous Mobile Media Unit, or the AMMU, inside the container.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-09). U.S. Claims ISIS Leader In Eastern Syria Was Killed In Questionable Drone Strike. southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | On July 9, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had killed ISIS leader in eastern Syria, Usamah al-Muhajir. | In a statement, the command said that al-Muhajir was killed in a strike that took place on July 7. On that day, Syrian media reported the death of a man near the Turkish-occupied town of al-Bab in…

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). China's mega 1,000 MW photovoltaic power station connected to grid. ecns.cn The Huadian Tianjin Haijing photovoltaic power station, a "salt-light complementary" project featuring world's largest single capacity, was connected to the power grid in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Saturday.

mforinoco (2023-07-09). It's Hard for Americans to Engage in China-Bashing Without Tripping on Contradictions. orinocotribune.com By Yves Smith — Jul 7, 2023 | The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue. The Wall Street Journal

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). Migratory bird conservation enriches vision of shared future for all. ecns.cn Harboring rich biodiversity, including more than 1,400 species of birds, China plays an irreplaceable role in global migratory bird conservation. Thanks to the country's continued efforts to preserve biodiversity and conserve green ecosystems, an ever-growing number of people are joining in on migratory bird protection work.

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). Climate change addressed at China's eco forum amid scorching heat wave. ecns.cn As a rare heat wave grills China, an ongoing global forum themed on ecological civilization in southwest China's Guizhou Province became all the more relevant as parts of its discussions are dedicated to climate change.

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). China sets out new plan to preserve Yangtze River culture. ecns.cn Jointly issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the National Development and Reform Commission, the plan includes seven major tasks, including the protection of cultural relics and cultural heritage along the Yangtze River, improving related tourism services and cultural products, constructing national cultural parks and launching outstanding literary and artistic works themed on the river, as well as promoting international cultural exchanges.

DLI (2023-07-09). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-09). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). China launches real-time customs tax deduction via digital RMB. ecns.cn A company from Guangdong Province successfully used digital RMB to pay import tariff of 8880.76 yuan (about $1225.98) and import value-added tax of 24244.48 yuan on Friday for the first time relying on the real-time customs tax deduction function of China's Treasury Information Process System (TIPS).

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). China-made large models and generative AI dazzle WAIC 2023. ecns.cn The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2023 is underway in Shanghai from July 7 to 9, focusing on large models and generative artificial intelligence (AI) under the theme "Intelligent Connectivity Generating Future."

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). Digital economy becomes major GDP driver. ecns.cn China's digital economy reached 50.2 trillion yuan ($6.9 trillion) in 2022, accounting for 41.5 percent of the country's GDP, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday in Dalian, Liaoning province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). Lancang-Mekong-Sichuan Express departs Chengdu for Europe. ecns.cn A Lancang-Mekong-Sichuan Express train carrying automotive spare parts departed from Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday morning.

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). In Numbers: China has nearly 520,000 schools in 2022. ecns.cn China had 518,500 schools of all levels and sorts by 2022, with the total number of students reaching 293 million, the Ministry of Education said Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). 86th anniversary of China's resistance war against Japanese aggression commemorated in Nanjing. ecns.cn The Lugou Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-of-nation resistance against it.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-09). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, jcvm, JCM (2023-07-09). Las agresiones armadas más terribles de Israel contra Palestina. telesurtv.net Para el régimen sionista, la diplomacia de las armas ha sido una constante en el manejo de sus relaciones con Palestina.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-09). Protestas contra reforma judicial recobran impulso en Israel. telesurtv.net Para el 11 de julio se convocó a una nueva jornada de movilizaciones en Israel en repudio a la reforma judicial de Benjamin Netanyahu.

WSWS (2023-07-08). Sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, Washington makes clear it will stop at nothing. wsws.org The aim of the decision to use cluster bombs—regardless of its long-term impact on civilians—is to kill as many Russian soldiers as possible. The reasoning that led in the past to the use of Agent Orange and Napalm—and which will be used to sanction the use of tactical nuclear weapons—is presently at work.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). S. Korean activists question IAEA report on Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan. ecns.cn South Korean civic activists on Wednesday raised questions over the credibility of a final report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Japan's planned discharge of nuclear wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. "ÄÄ…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-08). The Failed Coup in Russia Through American Looking Glass. orinocotribune.com By M. K. Bhadrakumar — Jul 3, 2023 | The former US president Donald Trump's remarks regarding the failed coup attempt in Russia by Yevgeniy Prigozhin stood out for their sheer subtlety amidst the crass new western narrative that the dramatic events on June 23-24 highlighted "cracks" within the Russian system. | No one cares to explain what these "cracks" are but the coinage conveys that Russia is heading for implosion.

WSWS (2023-07-08). China retaliates against US with export restrictions on strategic metals. wsws.org China's export restrictions on germanium and gallium were announced just prior to the visit of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that will bring with it new US demands and threats.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Insights | Pakistani scholar: China creates knowledge and wisdom in its modernization. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has actually delivered to the expectation of all the people living in China and beyond in the past 100 years and more, said a Pakistani scholar in an online interview with China News Network.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). LandSpace to launch methane-propelled rocket. ecns.cn LandSpace, a leading private rocket maker in China, will soon carry out the second launch of its ZQ 2, the world's first methane-propelled carrier rocket, at a launch facility in the Gobi Desert.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). China mulls new rules to address cyber violence, bullying. ecns.cn China is mulling a new regulation to address cyber violence and bullying content, which requires online service providers to monitor relevant content and take timely steps to deal with it.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). People commemorate July 7 Incident across China. ecns.cn People across China commemorated the 86th anniversary of the July 7 Incident on Friday. The July 7 Incident in 1937 was the beginning of China's nationwide full-scale war against the Japanese invasion. "ÄÄ…

DLI (2023-07-08). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-08). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

Sean Callebs (2023-07-08). The Heat: Yellen visits China. america.cgtn.com U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Contracted area of the 6th CIIE exceeds 330,000 sqm to date. ecns.cn The sixth China International Import Expo, or the CIIE, scheduled to be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10 this year, has a total of 330,000 square meters of contracted area to date.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). China launches real-time customs tax deduction via digital RMB. ecns.cn A company from Guangdong Province successfully used digital RMB to pay import tariff of 8880.76 yuan (about $1225.98) and import value-added tax of 24244.48 yuan on Friday for the first time relying on the real-time customs tax deduction function of China's Treasury Information Process System (TIPS).

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). China-made large models and generative AI dazzle WAIC 2023. ecns.cn The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2023 is underway in Shanghai from July 7 to 9, focusing on large models and generative artificial intelligence (AI) under the theme "Intelligent Connectivity Generating Future."

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Internet regulator seeks public opinion on fighting cyberbullying. ecns.cn A draft regulation on combating cyberbullying began soliciting public opinion from Friday, as part of China's new plan to purify online environment and protect people's legitimate rights.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Digital economy becomes major GDP driver. ecns.cn China's digital economy reached 50.2 trillion yuan ($6.9 trillion) in 2022, accounting for 41.5 percent of the country's GDP, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday in Dalian, Liaoning province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). New Zealand welcomes China's application to join CPTPP: joint statement. ecns.cn New Zealand welcomes China's application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Insights | Scholar: U.S., China should work together for a better future under the new normal. ecns.cn In an exclusive interview with China News Network, Sourabh Gupta, a senior research fellow at ICAS, pointed out that the U.S.-China relationship needs a "new normal" that features a stable, constructive and clear-eyed relationship, in which bilateral trade and investment ties can act as an important stabilizer.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). China prohibits food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures over Fukushima wastewater. ecns.cn China has prohibited the import of food from ten prefectures, including Fukushima, in Japan, according to the general administration of customs on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Lancang-Mekong-Sichuan Express departs Chengdu for Europe. ecns.cn A Lancang-Mekong-Sichuan Express train carrying automotive spare parts departed from Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday morning.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Rare Milu deer spotted in Tianjin. ecns.cn The white-colored Milu deer, a rare species native to China, has recently been spotted in the Qilihai wetland area of North China's Tianjin municipality.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). In Numbers: China has nearly 520,000 schools in 2022. ecns.cn China had 518,500 schools of all levels and sorts by 2022, with the total number of students reaching 293 million, the Ministry of Education said Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). 86th anniversary of China's resistance war against Japanese aggression commemorated in Nanjing. ecns.cn The Lugou Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-of-nation resistance against it.

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Insights | BRI allows world to share fruits of Chinese modernization. ecns.cn Hassan Daud Butt, former director CPEC project and director of BRI %26amp; Regional Studies Global Governance Institute and SDPI, noted that the Belt and Road Initiative is one of the greatest initiatives given by China. The concept of modernization is also a concept of "responsible growth". When China develops and becomes modernized, other countries also benefit, especially its neighboring countries like Pakistan. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Rural basketball game held under fireworks show in C China's Hunan. ecns.cn A rural basketball game was held in Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-08). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-08). Rusia y China rechazan despliegue de fuerza extranjera en Haití. telesurtv.net Se cumplen dos años del asesinato del expresidente Jovenel Moïse. Embajador adjunto ruso ante ONU advierte que ntervenciones extranjeras han hecho más mal que bien en Haití.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-08). Irán llama a Naciones Unidas a tomar medidas sobre quema del Corán. telesurtv.net El secretario general de la Oficina de DD.HH. del Poder Judicial iraní pidió medidas urgentes al CDHNU tras el agravio al libro sagrado de los musulmanes.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-08). Fuerzas de Israel atacan a manifestantes palestinos en Kufur Qaddoum. telesurtv.net Resultaron heridas al menos cinco personas con balas de acero recubiertas de goma.

Staff (2023-07-07). 8 July, Seattle: Banner Drop and Rally — Emergency Action for the Fury of Jenin. samidoun.net Bring your fury and join us for an emergency rally and banner drop to amplify the resistance happening in Jenin and channel our fury into action. We will uplift Jenin as a continued site of resistance and condemn the ways Seattle directly contributes to the Zionist occupation. We call for liberation of Palestine from the …

Staff (2023-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2023. democracynow.org Earth's Average Temperature Hits All-Time High for Third Consecutive Day, Climate Protesters Disrupt Wimbledon Tennis Matches, Shut Down Welsh Coal Mine, Biden Administration Will Arm Ukraine with Banned Cluster Munitions, NBC News: Former U.S. Officials Hold Secret Talks with Russians over Ukraine War, Rocket Fire from Southern Lebanon Prompts Cross-Border Shelling by Israel, "An Honest Mistake": Israeli Police Officer Acquitted of Killing Autistic Palestinian, U.N. Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Israeli Assault on Palestinians in Jenin, U.N. Pushes for International Security Force in Haiti…

Staff (2023-07-07). 8 July, Seattle: Banner Drop and Rally — Emergency Action for the Fury of Jenin. samidoun.net Bring your fury and join us for an emergency rally and banner drop to amplify the resistance happening in Jenin and channel our fury into action. We will uplift Jenin as a continued site of resistance and condemn the ways Seattle directly contributes to the Zionist occupation. We call for liberation of Palestine from the …

WSWS (2023-07-07). US media covers up Israeli war crimes in Jenin. wsws.org There is a clear double standard between the media hysteria over alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine and the silence over the rampages by Israeli troops and settlers on the occupied West Bank.

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-07). 17 Palestinians Killed During Massive Israeli Raids on Jenin. unicornriot.ninja

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-07). Palestinian militias will continue resisting Israeli occupation. plenglish.com The groups present in the Jenin refugee camp issued a joint statement considering that the withdrawal of the IDF after two days of assaults was a victory. | "The attack on homes and civilians is further evidence of the failure of the Israeli security forces. The resistance will continue to prepare and equip itself at all levels," the statement added. | The statement was signed by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the Jenin Battalion of the Al-Quds Brigades, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades and the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. | The president of the Palestinian National Council, Ruhi Fattouh, affirmed that Palestine ha…

teleSUR (2023-07-07). UN Condemns Israel's Excessive Use of Force in Jenin. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), condemned the excessive use of force by Israel during the military operation that left more than a dozen dead and hundreds wounded in Jenin and expressed his concern about the use of weapons and military tactics. | Related: | Guterres called on Tel Aviv to comply with international law, referring to the attacks against that Palestinian city.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). China vows food security in view of Japan discharging radioactive water. ecns.cn The discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from Japan into the sea has become a global concern and has also raised concerns among Chinese consumers about the safety of food imported from Japan, the General Administration of Customs said on Friday.

Brian Berletic (2023-07-07). The New Atlas LIVE: Mark Sleboda and Ukraine's Offensive at Week 5. thealtworld.com Mark Sleboda is an international relations and security expert living in Russia. Today he talks about Ukraine's long-anticipated offensive as it enters its 5th week, the upcoming NATO summit, talk of an attack on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, and what comes next.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Japan fishermen reject nuke water plan. ecns.cn Japanese fishermen reaffirmed their rejection of the central government's plan to release nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.

_____ (2023-07-07). NATO's Scorched Earth in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org The forthcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 seems already infected by a strange policy fatalism, writes Tony Kevin. | By Tony KEVIN | Hope of a policy breakthrough in Vilnius, Lithuania towards peace in Ukraine, spearheaded by the war-weary East Europeans, seems to have drained away. | There is general acceptance in NATO that the Ukrainian summer offensives in Zaporizhie and again now in Bakhmut have failed to dent Russian defences, with horrific mortality in Ukrainian manpower and enormous destruction of Western-supplied equipment. | The West seems content to let Zelensky go on wasting Ukraine's increas…

Melissa Garriga, CODEPINK. (2023-07-07). CODEPINK'S Co-Founder And Ben & Jerry'S Co-Founder Protest Prosecution Of Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, and Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK, have been arrested for blocking the entrance to the Department of Justice. Cohen and Evans arrived in Washington, D.C. to protest the US government's prosecution of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange, who has been indicted on 18 charges for the publication of the Afghan War Diary and the Iraq War Logs, which uncovered war crimes, torture, and civilian deaths perpetrated by the US government. "It's outrageous. Julian Assange is nonviolent. He is presumed innocent. And yet somehow or other, he has been imprisoned in solitary confi…

infobrics (2023-07-07). Pivotal Moment for India-Russia Relations. infobrics.org Modi government's 'de-ideologized' foreign policy irks US while seeking larger strategic and security role in a new multipolar order…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-07). Russian MoD Says Kiev Forces Failed To Advance In Donetsk, Krasny Liman & South Donetsk (VideoS). southfront.org The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 7 that Kiev forces had launched several new attacks in the directions…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-07). Russian Strikes Inflicts More Losses On Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces have sustained more losses in manpower and equipment in different directions as a result of Russian strikes. | The Russian Zapad Group of Forces announced on July 7 that it had delivered eight airstrikes against gatherings of manpower and equipment of Ukraine's 14 Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103 Separate Territorial Defense Brigade in the Kupyansk direction. | In addition, the group said that its artillery destroyed an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier near Beres…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-07). Russian Assault Operations On Dnieper River (Video). southfront.org The Dnieper River is one of strategically important battlefields of the war in Ukraine. While the warring sides are shelling enemy positions with artillery and aviation, reconnaissance and sabotage groups on speed boats continue local assault operations mainly in the area of the islands located in the estuary. | The Ukrainian military is known for numerous attempts to cross the river by small groups and attack Russian positions on the eastern bank, where they are usually destroyed by Russian…

Chris Hedges (2023-07-07). They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Vanessa Beeley (2023-07-07). Prigozhin's Mutiny, Zaporozhye False Flag, & Russia-Ukraine w/ Vanessa Beeley & Brian Berletic. thealtworld.com Prigozhin's Mutiny, Zaporozhye False Flag, & Russia-Ukraine w/ Vanessa Beeley & Brian Berletic…

_____ (2023-07-07). The State of Ukrainian Democracy Is Not Strong. strategic-culture.org One year after Russia's invasion, Ukraine is backsliding away from democratic freedoms and liberal pluralism. | By Branko MARCETIC | Few Ukrainians have spent as many years of their life fighting authoritarianism as Volodymyr Chemerys.The sixty-year-old Ukrainian human rights campaigner's record of activism reads like a history of Ukrainian protest: the 1990 "Revolution on Granite" against Soviet domination of the country, today dubbed the "first Maidan"; the 2000—2001 "Ukraine without Kuchma" protests targeting an independent Ukraine's later, similarly repressive president; founding human rights bodies…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-07). U.S. Claims Its Drones Were Harassed Again Over Syria, Russia Warns Of Flight Violations (Video). southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | The United States Air Force has accused the Russian military of harassing its drones over Syria for the second time in two days. | Lieutenant General Alex Grynkewich, the U.S. commander responsible for air operations in the Middle East, said that on July 6 a MQ-9 combat drone was conducting a mission against ISIS targets in nort…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-07). John Bolton Accidentally Explains Why US Policy On Russia And China Is Wrong. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Professional psychopath John Bolton has an article out with The Hill titled " Citing a

Anonymous103 (2023-07-07). Precious Trophy: Russian Forces Captured Storm Shadow Missile. southfront.org Russian troops received a precious trophy on the Ukrainian front lines. On July 7, servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed a two-day operation to deliver a British Storm Shadow missile that fell in the Zaporozhye region to Moscow. | Dmitry Rogozin, now the head of the Military Technical Center "Tsar Wolves", commented on the incident, claiming that servicemen of the BARS-11 volunteer detachment and the command of the Tsar Wolves unit managed to take British Stor…

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Russia and China Reject Deployment of Foreign Force in Haiti. telesurenglish.net During the last session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Russia and China were skeptical about sending a multinational military force into Haiti. | RELATED: | Earlier, Haitian Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Victor Geneus renewed the request for a "robust international force," which was supported by almost all UNSC members and by guests from Caribbean countries at the session. | Taking the floor, Russian Amba…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-07). France's "Neocolonial Practices" in South Caucasus. Threatens Russia's Security Interests? globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Russian warships kick off 7-day visit in Shanghai, to conduct military exercises with PLA. ecns.cn Two Russian warships, Russian Navy corvettes RFS Sovershennyy (333) and RFS Gromkiy (335), arrived at the Shanghai port on Wednesday for their first friendly visit, the seventh by Russia's naval ships to Shanghai.

Fight Back (2023-07-07). Georgia Teamsters to hold practice pickets in leadup to potential UPS strike. fightbacknews.org at UPS facilities this week as negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS have begun to break down. The practice picketing is part of a national mobilization of rank-and-file Teamsters to prepare for a strike at UPS and to let the company know that the Teamsters are serious about striking for a good contract. | The practice pickets come just after UPS walked away from the bargaining table July 5 when the union refused to agree to an offer they found unacceptable, saying it did not improve wages for part-time workers. | There are currently no further scheduled negotiations between the company and union. Internat…

LaborFest (2023-07-07). Saturday 7/15: LaborFest Panel – Palestine: Journalists, Educators & The US Labor Movement. indybay.org Please register for an event in advance. | Find the details in your confirmation email. (e.g. zoom link) | laborfest.net/event/50th-anniversary-of-chile-coup-labor-solidarity-afl-cio/…

Staff (2023-07-07). #WeStandWithFatima: Collective video of support and solidarity for CUNY Law speaker and Palestine. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network supports the #WeStandWithFatima campaign. On 3 July 2023, CUNY for Palestine and Within Our Lifetime released a video titled #WeStandWithFatima in coalition with 34 legal scholars, distinguished professors, organizers and artists, alongside CUNY students and workers in defense of CUNY Law class-elected speaker Fatima. Charlotte Kates, Samidoun's international coordinator, participated in …

Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2023-07-07). A Notorious Army School Became US' Training Ground For Global Torture. popularresistance.org Fort Benning, the infamous Georgia U.S. military base, is once again in the news, changing its name to Fort Moore, thereby ditching its Confederate name. Yet none of the media covering the rebranding — not The New York Times, the Associated Press, CNN, ABC, CBS News, USA Today nor The Hill — mentioned the most controversial aspect of the institution. | Across Latin America, the very name of Fort Benning is enough to strike terror into the hearts of millions, bringing back visions of massacres and genocides. This is because the fort is home to the School of the Americas (now known as Western Hemisphere…

Anonymous (2023-07-07). Palestine in Pictures: June 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Speech affirms commitment to peace. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization virtual summit is a powerful reiteration of China's commitment to peace, multipolarity, multilateralism and the principles of the United Nations Charter.

Paulo Cabral (2023-07-07). China-Brazil football project inspires dreams. america.cgtn.com The Brazil China Cultural Institute project is changing the lives of children and teenagers through their love for football. And the project also has the benefit of creating a winning team. See more.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Favorable policies, pro-business scene to buoy manufacturing sector. ecns.cn China will further push for the development of a high-end, intelligent and green manufacturing sector, and build a favorable business environment to nurture world-class enterprises.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). China to accelerate AI industry policies. ecns.cn China will accelerate the research and formulation of artificial intelligence industry policies, and increase innovation and research on foundational technologies such as computing power and algorithms.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Contracted area of the 6th CIIE exceeds 330,000 sqm to date. ecns.cn The sixth China International Import Expo, or the CIIE, scheduled to be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10 this year, has a total of 330,000 square meters of contracted area to date.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). China launches real-time customs tax deduction via digital RMB. ecns.cn A company from Guangdong Province successfully used digital RMB to pay import tariff of 8880.76 yuan (about $1225.98) and import value-added tax of 24244.48 yuan on Friday for the first time relying on the real-time customs tax deduction function of China's Treasury Information Process System (TIPS).

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). China-made large models and generative AI dazzle WAIC 2023. ecns.cn The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2023 is underway in Shanghai from July 7 to 9, focusing on large models and generative artificial intelligence (AI) under the theme "Intelligent Connectivity Generating Future."

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Event showcases nation's leading role, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. ecns.cn China has achieved remarkable progress in the field of artificial intelligence — proof is its second position in the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Index for the third straight year, trailing only the United States.

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Cubans Discuss the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, an international seminar on the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was held to mark the 10th anniversary of the mutually beneficial and cooperative initiative. | RELATED: | "China will continue to promote world peace and progress with its own stability and development and work together with all parties to achieve win-win cooperation," Ma Hui, Chinese Ambassador to Cuba, said, adding that there…

DLI (2023-07-07). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-07). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-07). Israeli Army Says Anti-Tank Guided Missile, Not Rocket, Was Fired From Lebanon. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The projectile fired from Lebanon's South governorate on Part of the missile was found in Israeli territory, while another part landed in Lebanon. The IDF said that it was still lookin…

Editor (2023-07-07). NYT Reluctant to Fault Israel for West Bank Aggression. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-07-07). Palestinian prisoners say: Free Palestine Action prisoners in British jails. samidoun.net There are currently 6 Palestine Actionists held in British prison for their actions to confront the Israeli war machine on British territory, taking action against Elbit Systems properties and other Israeli arms factories. Dozens of additional actionists are threatened with potential prison sentences targeting their direct action to stop the Israeli arms trade in Britain. …

Staff (2023-07-07). Public figures speak out: Free Palestine Action prisoners in British jails! Drop the charges! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network joins over 75 public figures, including Palestinians, celebrities, legal professionals and politicians, who are calling for the release of Palestine Action prisoners and all charges to be dropped! Palestine Action's work and direct action to confront the Israeli arms industry — and British complicity — has led to two Elbit …

Staff (2023-07-07). 22 July: Join the Day of Action to Free Palestine Action Prisoners! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands in solidarity with the Palestine Action prisoners in British jails and demands their immediate release. The imprisonment of direct action activists confronting the corporations supplying the Zionist military machine with weaponry is part and parcel of the system of oppression targeting activists in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands and …

Staff (2023-07-07). 9 July, Online Event: What is happening in Occupied Palestine? With Fadia Barghouti. samidoun.net What is happening in the West Bank of occupied Palestine today? As part of our activities to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the martyrdom of the great Palestinian Arab writer Ghassan Kanafani, we invite you to participate in a special symposium on the recent developments in the West Bank and the entire occupied land of …

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-07). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au

_____ (2023-07-07). 15 Minute Cities: Where Israel Leads, Europe's Forrest Gumps Follow. strategic-culture.org

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-07). Cuban artist calls for participation in Peoples' Summit. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer-songwriter Israel Rojas call to participate in the Summit of the Peoples, parallel to the upcoming Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) in Brussels.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-07). Lebanon asked the UN to stop Israeli violations. plenglish.com Beirut, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Najib Mikati, interim Prime Minister of Lebanon, called on the United Nations (UN) to work to stop Israeli violations, due to the continuous infringements to its sovereignty.

Staff (2023-07-07). Israeli police officer who killed Iyad-al-Hallaq acquitted. peoplesdispatch.org An Israeli border police officer who killed a Palestinian man with autism three years ago has been acquitted by a court, according to multiple news reports on Thursday, July 6. Iyad-al-Hallaq, 32, was killed by a barrage of bullets fired by the officer, whose name has been withheld, while he was on his way to …

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Two Palestinians in Nablus. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians and injured three people during the clashes in the old city of Nablus. | RELATED: | Fierce clashes broke out when dozens of Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli troops who stormed Nablus and surrounded a house for a manhunt, during which some Palestinians opened fire at the soldiers, and the latter fired back.

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Lebanon Condemns Israeli Attack on Its Territory. telesurenglish.net On Thusday, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli attack on villages in southern Lebanon. | RELATED: | Over 15 rockets have been fired toward the border villages of Kfarchouba and Mazraat Halta by Israeli forces on Thursday morning, to retaliate against the firing of two rockets from southern Lebanon by unidentified individuals. | The exchange of fire happened after Israel seized the Lebanese part…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-07). Rusia y China rechazan despliegue de fuerza extranjera en Haití. telesurtv.net Se cumplen dos años del asesinato del expresidente Jovenel Moïse. Embajador adjunto ruso ante ONU advierte que ntervenciones extranjeras han hecho más mal que bien en Haití.

Ernesché Rodríguez Asien (2023-07-07). China cada vez invierte y comercia más con América Latina. globalizacion.ca El gigante asiático cada vez tiene más comercio con América Latina (AL) y es que su interés es recíproco porque es bidireccional el intercambio, a China le conviene el comercio con la región latinoamericana y viceversa. | Hay países de AL…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-07). Fuerzas de Israel demuelen dos estructuras residenciales en Jerusalén. telesurtv.net Transcendió que confiscaron tanques de agua, una tienda de campaña propiedad de un residente local, galpones y forrajes.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-07-07). ONU condena uso excesivo de la fuerza por Israel en Yenín. telesurtv.net Guterres mostró su consternación ante la operación y ratificó su rechazo a "todos los actos de violencia contra civiles".

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-07). Israel lanza ataque con artillería contra el sur de Líbano. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas israelíes dispararon al menos 15 proyectiles de artillería contra una zona entre Kafr Shouba y Halta, cerca de la frontera entre ambos países.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-07). Fuerzas israelíes matan a dos palestinos en Nablus, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los palestinos asesinados fueron identificados como Hamza Maqbool, de 32 años, y Khairi Shaheen, de 34.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-07). Secretaria del Tesoro de EE.UU., Janet Yellen, llega a China. telesurtv.net Coincide con el quinto aniversario de la imposición de aranceles a importaciones chinas por valor de más de 300.000 millones de dólares por parte del gobierno estadounidense.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). China's nuclear safety agency decries Japan's plan to release radioactive wastewater into sea. ecns.cn There are still many problems with the legitimacy of discharging the contaminated water into the sea, the reliability of Japan's purification system and the completeness of its monitoring plan, it stressed.

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-06). The U.S.-NATO Hate-Campaign Against Russia and China. theduran.com

_____ (2023-07-06). Iran and the USA are in Private Negotiations. journal-neo.org

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-06). Israel's rampage in Jenin changes nothing. electronicintifada.net Compounding injustices only galvanize resistance.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-06). Experts consider as a failure Israeli offensive against Jenin. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian experts consider that Israel failed to achieve its objectives after attacking the city of Jenin, on the West Bank, and its neighboring refugee camp.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-06). NGO denounces attacks by the Israeli army and its impunity. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The Norwegian Council for Refugees denounced that Israel used unjustified lethal force, forcibly displaced Palestinians and destroyed homes with impunity during its incursion into the city of Jenin and the refugee camp.

WSWS (2023-07-06). NATO plans massive escalation against Russia at Vilnius summit. wsws.org Next week, NATO will hold a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, where the military alliance will announce plans to rapidly expand military spending, surge troops to Russia's borders, and dramatically increase its involvement in the war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-07-06). NATO plans escalation against Russia at Vilnius summit. wsws.org Next week, NATO will hold a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, where the military alliance will announce plans to rapidly expand military spending, surge troops to Russia's borders, and dramatically increase its involvement in the war in Ukraine.

Yumna Patel (2023-07-06). Israel might try to make Jenin the new Gaza. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Earlier this week, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank witnessed the bloodiest and most violent Israeli military operation in recent memory. Over the course of 48 hours, Israeli land and air forces besieged the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, killed 12 Palestinians, and wounded over a hundred others. For the first time since the Second Intifada in 2002, the people of Jenin refuge…

David Hearst (2023-07-06). As Israel Smashes Up Jenin, Its British Apologists Are Enabling This Violence. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-07-06). 'The gravity of the situation cannot be overstated': an eyewitness account from the Israeli assault on Jenin. mronline.org As the occupation relentlessly tightens its grip on the Jenin refugee camp, the message is crystal clear—punish the stronghold of popular resistance. But they will not succeed and will only breed a new generation to carry the torch.

Editor (2023-07-06). Ukraine destroyed the Kakhovka dam: a forensic assessment. mronline.org In multiple ways, the dam's destruction echoes the 2022 destruction of the Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-06). Bolivia Forges Lithium Extraction Partnerships with China and Russia By: Misión Verdad. midwesternmarx.com Bolivia's government has recently entered into agreements with Chinese and Russian companies for the extraction of lithium from two of the country's salt flats. Signed on Thursday, June 29, these agreements grant authorization to China's Citic Guoan and Russia's Uranium One Group to deploy direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies for lithium exploration in Bolivia, with a total investment of $1.4 billion.A previous agreement worth a similar value had already be …

_____ (2023-07-06). What's the problem regarding radioactive water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant? Part One. The technical side of the issue. journal-neo.org

Global Research News (2023-07-06). Selected Articles: Despite Warnings, IAEA Approves Japan Release Plan for Contaminated Fukushima Water. globalresearch.ca By Despite years of protest and warnings from environmentalists, the United Nation's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday approved a plan by…

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). China lodges concerns with IAEA approval of nuclear water discharge. ecns.cn China has expressed regret over the International Atomic Energy Agency's endorsement of Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. (2023-07-06). Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams To Public Diplomacy Commission. popularresistance.org President Biden announced Monday that he will nominate Elliott Abrams to the bipartisan United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, CNN has reported. | Abrams is a neoconservative hawk who led the Trump administration's failed Venezuela regime change effort, which involved crushing economic sanctions that are still in effect today, besides Biden giving Chevron a limited license to pump oil in the country. | Toward the end of Trump's presidency, Abrams was also assigned as the US's top Iran envoy, where he oversaw a sanctions policy designed to prevent President Biden from re-entering the Iran nuclear d…

infobrics (2023-07-06). Kiev lies by accusing Russia of crimes against Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. infobrics.org Since last year, the Ukrainian side has been responsible for a series of bombings and sabotages against the plant's facilities.

Staff (2023-07-06). Headlines for July 6, 2023. democracynow.org IAEA Sees No Evidence of Explosives Planted at Russian-Held Nuclear Plant in Ukraine, Belarus President Says Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin Is in Russia, Biden Welcomes Swedish PM to White House, Pressing NATO Membership for Sweden, U.S. Judge Restricts Biden Administration's Ability to Stem Misinformation on Social Media, Meta Launches Twitter Competitor "Threads"; Canada Blocks Facebook and Instagram Ads, Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams, Death Squad Backer Convicted of Lying to Congress, to Gov't Commission, Hunger and Malnutrition Surge in Ethiopia's War-Torn Tigray After U.S. and…

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). IAEA report should not be 'shield' for Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water: ministry. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made remarks on the Comprehensive Report on the disposal of nuclear-contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station released by the IAEA.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). U.S. Drones Violated Russian-Syrian Drills Area, Almost Got Shot Down (Video). southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | The United States has claimed that Russian fighter jets harassed its drones over Syria, while Russia said that the drones were flying in an area where joint drills with the Syrian military are taking place. | Russian fighter jets harassed American combat drones on an anti-ISIS mission over Syria, the U.S. military said late…

infobrics (2023-07-06). China-Russia Trade Gets Boost With Vladivostok Being New Transit Port for Domestic Trade. infobrics.org Industry insiders tap into business potential with Vladivostok being transit hub for domestic trade…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Russian Army Repels Several Attacks In Donetsk, Inflicts More Losses On Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has repelled several new attacks in the Donetsk sectors and inflicted more losses on Kiev forces. | The Yug Group Forces said on July 6 that it had repelled Ukrainian attacks in the directions of Soledaro-Artemovsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky. The group added that its aviation also attacked gatherings of manpower and equipment near Kleshcheevka. | In addition, the group's artillery destroyed two D-20, one D-30, one American-made M777 and one German-made Panze…

Staff (2023-07-06). Ukrainian Writer Andrey Kurkov Recalls Friend Victoria Amelina, Novelist Killed in Russian Airstrike. democracynow.org We remember the acclaimed Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who died as a result of injuries from a Russian strike on a restaurant in Kramatorsk last week, which also killed 12 other people. Amelina was part of a human rights group, Truth Hounds, investigating Russian war crimes. Amelina's friend Andrey Kurkov, a fellow author and the former president of PEN Ukraine, says the young writer's death is just the latest in a long string of artists lost to the Russian invasion. "We don't know when the war is going to end, but it will cost a lot for Ukrainian culture," says Kurkov.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-06). Background Paper: Russia, United States & Ukraine. sonar21.com INTRODUCTION This paper is written to help address a recurring question concerning the Ukraine conflict: whether Russia is moving fast enough to finish its Special Military Operation (SMO)? In order…

WSWS (2023-07-06). Indonesian president visits Australia amid intensifying US-China tensions. wsws.org Public professions of friendship could not hide fundamental divergences between the two countries as the US intensifies the war against Russia in Ukraine while step-by-step preparing for conflict with China.

thecommunists (2023-07-06). Prigozhin's failed mutiny. thecommunists.org On Saturday 24 June, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, occupied key points in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, after which he began a march towards Moscow with a view to effecting a change in the composition of the Russian government, if not its complete overthrow. For months leading up to …

Staff (2023-07-06). Syria's Missing: New U.N. Body Will Investigate Disappearance of 130,000 People in 12-Year Civil War. democracynow.org The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to establish an independent body to investigate what happened to more than 130,000 people who went missing during the conflict in Syria over the last 12 years. The Syrian government opposed the resolution, along with Russia, China, Belarus, North Korea, Cuba and Iran. "This is one of the most painful chapters in the Syrian crisis," says Dr. Zaher Sahloul, president and CEO of the medical nonprofit MedGlobal, as well as a former medical school classmate of President Bashar al-Assad.

Anonymous834 (2023-07-06). The U.S.- NATO Hate — Campaign Against Russia And China. southfront.org Written by On June 30th, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting headlined

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Russian Army Struck Ukrainian Troops Deployment Sites, Storage Facilities For Western Weapons. southfront.org File image. | The Russian military delivered an overnight strike by seaborne precision weapons on the deployment sites of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries and Western armor storage facilities, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, reported on July 6."Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by seaborne long-range precision weapons against the temporary deployment sites of the Ukrainian army personnel and foreign mercena…

Staff (2023-07-06). Elena Milashina Attack: Rights Groups Condemn Brutal Beating of Russian Journalist in Chechnya. democracynow.org Press freedom groups around the world have condemned the brutal attack on Russian journalist Elena Milashina, who was beaten by unknown assailants in the Chechen capital of Grozny on July 4. Milashina, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta, was in town to report on Chechnya's ongoing attacks on LGBTQ people when she was assaulted along with lawyer Alexander Nemov. The attackers broke her fingers, shaved her head and doused her in liquid iodine, which leaves long-lasting stains on a person's skin. For more, we speak with human rights monitor Anna Dobrovolskaya, the former executive director of Memorial Human Ri…

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Russia seeks to reconnect to SWIFT payments. ecns.cn Russia on Tuesday restated its demand that its state agricultural bank be reconnected to the global SWIFT payments system to avert the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal, and said it would not accept a reported compromise proposal.

People's Dispatch. (2023-07-06). SCO Denounces Confrontation And Protectionist Policies. popularresistance.org The New Delhi Declaration was adopted on Tuesday, July 4, after a virtual meeting of the leaders of the nine-member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The declaration underlined the need for stronger and more effective international regimes and vowed to work for a more "just, democratic and multipolar world order." | The 23rd meeting of the Council of Head of States was hosted by India virtually. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the meeting along with leaders from Central Asian countries.

_____ (2023-07-06). Failed Russian Coup Through a U.S. Looking Glass. strategic-culture.org By M.K. BHADRAKUMAR | The former U.S. president Donald Trump's remarks regarding the failed coup attempt in Russia by Yevgeniy Prigozhin stood out for their sheer subtlety amidst the crass new western narrative that the dramatic events on June 23-24 highlighted "cracks" within the Russian system. | No one cares to explain what these "cracks" are but the coinage conveys that Russia is heading for implosion.

Michael Welch (2023-07-06). Making Peace with Russia, One Handshake at a Time. Dimitri Lascaris. globalresearch.ca

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-06). Egyptian, German FMs discuss Sudan and Palestine. plenglish.com Cairo, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock reportedly discussed several issues of common interest, especially the crisis in Sudan and Palestine.

LaborFest (2023-07-06). Saturday 7/15: LaborFest Panel – Palestine: Journalists, Educators & The US Labor Movement. indybay.org Please register for an event in advance. | Find the details in your confirmation email. (e.g. zoom link) | laborfest.net/event/50th-anniversary-of-chile-coup-labor-solidarity-afl-cio/…

Arjae Red (2023-07-06). U.S. military trains in Hawai'i to target China. workers.org Military installations on O'ahu, Hawai'i Near the town of Wahiawā on the occupied Hawaiian island of O'ahu, the U.S. army is gearing up for war with China at the Lightning Academy, the 25th Infantry Division's training camp near Schofield Barracks. Here, the Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC) takes place over . . . |

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Israel Attacked Targets Near Syria's Damascus Overnight — Report. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | A series of Israeli airstrikes hit targets near the Syrian capital, Damascus, late on July 5, according to the Ynet news website. | Syrian media didn't report any attacks or explosions near Damascus. Yent said that the Syrian military did not use air defenses against the airstrikes as it normally does. According to the Hebrew news website, the alleged airstrikes targeted warehouses storing "advanced Iranian weapons." | I…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Israeli Army Shells South Lebanon After Rare Rocket Attack (Video). southfront.org An Israeli artillery unit on the Gaza border during Operation Breaking Dawn, in an image published by the military on August 9, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces) | On July 6, a rocket launched from Lebanon's South governorate, the heartland of Hezbollah, at the Israeli-occupied village of Ghajar. | The Israel Defense Forces said it was in response carrying out artillery strikes against the area where the rocket was launched. According to Lebanon's Al-Manar TV, linked to Hezbollah, at l…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-07-06). Israel's Bloodcurdling 'Poison Policy' to Replace Palestinians with Jewish Settlers. globalresearch.ca

Jon Queally (2023-07-06). Despite Warnings, IAEA Approves Japan Release Plan for Contaminated Fukushima Water. asia-pacificresearch.com

Global Times (2023-07-06). Is China's Export Control a Precise Counterattack against US, Japan and the Netherlands? dissidentvoice.org

_____ (2023-07-06). Europe Says No to China Decoupling. journal-neo.org Following active US diplomacy over the past few years, Europe seems to have now decided to say no to the US geopolitics of "decoupling" from China. This is nothing short of a major diplomatic blow for the US, although this blow has not received as much attention in the mainstream Western media due to its […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

WSWS (2023-07-06). Yellen's China visit a tactical manoeuvre. wsws.org National security has been invoked to impose a series of sweeping technology bans on China aimed at crippling its economic development in this crucial area.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Lower-tier cities brighten luxury market. ecns.cn As luxury brands penetrate China's lower-tier cities, the market for such goods is acquiring new geographical dimensions, observers said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Obesity injection treatment receives regulatory approval. ecns.cn The first injection in China to treat obesity has received market authorization, providing another treatment options for those in need.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). PLA dismisses fears over Rocket Force capability. ecns.cn The United States' military need not worry about China's missile force if it does not make provocations or intimidation, a media outlet under the People's Liberation Army said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Universities reopen to public visits. ecns.cn After more than three years, a number of top universities in China, such as Peking University and Tsinghua University, will allow the public to enter the campus starting on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Guide released for selection of academicians. ecns.cn CAST said in the notice that its purpose is to make sure the selection of academicians is not affected by non-academic factors, and to maintain the pure nature of the academicians' title — the highest academic title in China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). China reports severe COVID-19 cases declining. ecns.cn The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported that it recorded 1,968 severe COVID-19 infections and 239 deaths on the Chinese mainland last month, compared with 2,777 severe cases and 164 related deaths recorded in May.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). U.S., EU were informed about export controls on gallium, germanium by China: MOFCOM. ecns.cn The gallium, germanium export control does not target any specific country, and China informed U.S., EU about the measure prior to the announcement.

Staff (2023-07-06). In Response to US-Led Chip War, China Restricts Exports of Metals for Chip Production (+Cloud Computing). orinocotribune.com China's government imposed export restrictions on two metals crucial for the semiconductor, telecommunications, and electric vehicle industries, The metals that will be subject to export controls as of August 1 are gallium and germanium. According to China's Ministry of Commerce, the measure was enacted to protect China's national security. China is the dominant global producer of both metals and accounts for about 94% of the world's gallium producti…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-06). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-06). British Defense Minister confirms that "conduct of special forces" in Afghanistan is the focus of investigation. peoplesdispatch.org The "conduct" that is being investigated includes the killing of Afghan civilians by British Special Forces. According to Leigh Day, a law firm representing the families of the victims, at least 80 Afghans were killed by these forces between 2010 and 2013…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-06). Iran dismisses US allegations of bid to seize two oil tankers near Sea of Oman. peoplesdispatch.org The US has been opposed to Iranian attempts to create a regional maritime security alliance in the region, even as it maintains its own naval command base in Bahrain…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-06). India and Palestine conclude project in health sector. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) India and Palestine ended and examined cooperation projects, mainly in health, as part of the visit of Ausaf Sayeed, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of India, to Ramallah.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-07-06). OIEA respalda descarga de agua tratada de central de Fukushima. telesurtv.net La OIEA señaló que las descargas "graduales y controladas" tendrán un impacto radiológico "insignificante".

teleSUR, nama (2023-07-06). Lluvias en el suroeste de China provocan al menos 15 muertos. telesurtv.net Presidente chino instó a que se dé máxima prioridad a mantener a salvo a los residentes y a minimizar las pérdidas.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-06). Doce países africanos recibirán vacuna contra la malaria. telesurtv.net Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Camerún, República Democrática del Congo, Liberia, Níger, Sierra Leona y Uganda figuran entre los beneficiados.