WSWS (2023-08-10). Germany's Taurus cruise missiles to be used in attacks on Russia. wsws.org The German government is preparing to provide Taurus medium-range missiles to Kiev, which are capable of reaching Russian territory.

infobrics (2023-08-10). BRICS Summit 2023: The Quest for a New World Order. infobrics.org The BRICS have emerged as a powerful alliance of emerging-market economies over the course of the 21st century. Comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as their acronym alludes to, the group has increasingly become the bricks and mortar which supports the global economy…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-08-10). Behind Crumbling Concrete: The Tragic Story of Ain Al Hilweh's Displaced Palestinians. mintpressnews.com Throughout the years, hundreds of Ain Al-Hilweh's refugees have been killed in Israeli bombings, and with the camp a tinderbox of political rivalries and machinations, infighting is adding new danger to the lives of Palestinian refugees in the camp.

Esther Yiadom (2023-08-10). Causes and consequences of military takeover in Niger. peoplesdispatch.org Following the military takeover of power in Niger from the Bazoum-led administration on July 26, concerns have been raised about the supply of uranium as the EU and especially France depend largely on uranium from the country to fuel their nuclear reactors and for medical purposes. Data from Euratom indicates that Niger was the EU's second largest supplier of uranium in 2022, when it alone supplied the EU with 2,975 tU (representing 25.4%). The landlocked country was followed by Canada which supplied 2,578 tU (22.0%), and Russia which supplied 1,980 tU (16.9%) that same year. Kazakhstan was the highest supplier w…

Staff (2023-08-10). Headlines for August 10, 2023. democracynow.org At Least 36 Dead, Town of Lahaina Burned to the Ground as Wildfires Devastate Hawaii, Ecuadorian Anti-Corruption Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated, Biden Seeking More Funding for War in Ukraine, Arming Taiwan, Niger Coup Leaders Accuse France of Destabilizing Country as ECOWAS Summit Kicks Off, The Intercept: U.S. State Dept. Pushed for Pakistan's Now-Imprisoned Ex-PM Imran Khan to Be Removed, Death Toll from Mediterranean Refugee Shipwreck Rises to 41 as Black Africans Expelled from Tunisia, Venezuela Wins Fight to Recover $1.5B of Frozen Funds from Novo Banco, Biden Bans U.S. Comp…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Ukraine Launches Another Attack On Russian Territory As Counteroffensive Fails (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On August 10, Ukraine launched an attack with suicide drones on the Russian regions of Kaluga and Moscow as well as the city of Sevestapol in the Crimean Peninsula. | In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the attack was thwarted with air defense systems and electronic warfare means."Last night, the Kiev regime's attempts to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles were thwarted over the Kaluga and Moscow regions, and the city of Sevastopol,"

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Japan needs to find a truly responsible way to deal with nuclear-contaminated water: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The safe disposal of Japan's nuclear-contaminated water depends on a serious and responsible attitude and a science-based and comprehensive assessment—not publicity campaigns, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Russian Army Advances In Kupyansk, Repels Attacks In Other Directions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian Zapad Group of Forces advanced in the Kupyansk direction, improving the situation along the frontline, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 10. | In its daily briefing, the ministry said that the group also repelled seven counterattacks by Ukraine's 14th and 44th mechanized brigades close to Novosyolovskoye, Sinkovka and Mankovka. | Kiev forces lost 55 troops, two armored fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, an American-made M109 self-propelled howitzer and an Am…

infobrics (2023-08-10). "Russians are not human": Kiev's trans military spox causes controversy for racist comments. infobrics.org The controversial comments follow on from a Kiev official wanting "the maximum killing of Russians".

Staff (2023-08-10). Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko for "Justifying Russian Aggression"? democracynow.org We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any escalation of the conflict, calling for a ceasefire and peace talks to end the war. "It is total nonsense that a pacifist is accused in justification of war," Sheliazhenko told Democracy Now! in an interview just after he returned from being interrogated. He notes the security services are under the authority of Presi…

Daniel Kovalik (2023-08-10). Russia, Donbass and the Reality of Conflict in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com I just returned from my third trip to Russia, and my second trip to Donbas (now referring to the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk collectively) in about eight months. This time, I flew into lovely Tallinn, Estonia, and took what should be about a six-hour bus ride to St. Petersburg. In the end, my bus …

Amy Goodman (2023-08-10). Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting a Pacifist for "Justifying Russian Aggression"? truthout.org We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any escalation of the conflict, calling for a ceasefire and peace talks to end the war. "It is total nonsense that… |

Douglas Macgregor (2023-08-10). Make Peace, You Fools! America's Proxy War with Russia Has Transformed Ukraine into a Graveyard. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Russian Reconciliation Center Reports More U.S. Violations Of Syria's Airspace. southfront.org An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 63rd Fighter Squadron lands during a storm July 12, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aspen Reid) | United States-led coalition fighter jets and drones violated Syrian airspace 12 times in the past day, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on August 9."In the area of al-Tanf, 12 violations were recorded over the past day by a pair of F-16 fighters, two pairs of F-35 fight…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). BRICS 2023 Summit to Challenge Western Dominance: South Centre. telesurenglish.net The 15th BRICS summit, to be held in South Africa this month, is expected to make the global governance system fairer and counterbalance the dominance of Western countries, said Carlos Maria Correa, director of the South Centre. | RELATED: | The BRICS group of major emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg betwe…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia to display Yars and Avangard missiles at Army Forum 2023. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Russia will exhibit the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles and the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle at the Army 2023 military forum, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakayev, announced.

infobrics (2023-08-10). Ukrainian soldiers not informed about situation of the "counteroffensive" infobrics.org Ukrainian PoW captured by the Russian forces said he and his colleagues learned about the counteroffensive through videos on TikTok.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Russian Cosmonauts Wrap Up 6.5-Hour Spacewalk. telesurenglish.net

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-10). Why Russia's Long-Term Economic Future Might Be Stunningly Bright. theduran.com

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia-Africa Summit opens new phase of cooperation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd Russia-Africa Summit opened a new phase of cooperation and expressed Moscow's desire to collaborate with Africa in fields such as trade, peace and security, an official source said on Thursday.

Paciifca's Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-08-10). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!

Michael F. Brown (2023-08-10). Democratic Party leaders fully embrace Netanyahu's Israel. electronicintifada.net While claiming to fight racism at home, delegation led by Hakeem Jeffries funds it against Palestinians.

Editor (2023-08-10). Atomic Bombing of Japan Was Not Necessary to End WWII. US Gov't Documents Admit It. scheerpost.com

A Guest Author (2023-08-10). GABRIELA statement: Condemn U.S.-led attacks on the peoples of Palestine and their supporters. workers.org Manila, Philippines GABRIELA issued the following slightly edited statement August 5. The national alliance of Filipino women GABRIELA and the women's committee of the International League of Peoples' Struggle strongly denounce the repressive measures launched by the U.S. and its cohorts against peoples' resistances across the world. Its latest attack . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). Prisoners launch hunger strike in Bahrain. peoplesdispatch.org

Ben Norton (2023-08-10). US pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan, amid Israel negotiations. geopoliticaleconomy.com As part of negotiations for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the United States is demanding that Riyadh keep pricing its oil in dollars, not China's renminbi or other currencies.

Tamanisha J. John, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (2023-08-10). US Moves To Curtail China's Economic Investment In The Caribbean. popularresistance.org Toronto, Ont. – On March 8, 2023, General Laura J. Richardson of the United States Southern Command gave testimony at a congressional hearing wherein she issued a warning to U.S. lawmakers about the expansion of Chinese influence in the Caribbean that were at odds with purported U.S. interests in the region. Richardson advised policy makers in the U.S. to "pay more attention" to the Caribbean (and Central and South America) because "proximity matters." To raise the issue to a level of "threat" for U.S. policymakers, Richardson claimed that China had "increased its support for anti-U.S. regimes in the region" of w…

Bryce Greene (2023-08-10). NBC cites balloon 'threat' in fawning coverage of NORAD. mronline.org The "Chinese Spy Balloon" has been an important story for fueling New Cold War animus against China, but it is based on a dubious premise.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China tops offshore wind power worldwide. ecns.cn China's cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind power exceeded 30 million kilowatts by the end of 2022, ranking first in the world for two consecutive years, accounting for about half of the world's total.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Notice reemphasizes importance of apps filing in accordance with Chinese law. ecns.cn Apps that engage in internet information services within the territory of China must complete the filing procedures in accordance with laws, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a notice.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China releases list of third-batch outbound group tour destinations. ecns.cn The Culture and Tourism Ministry of China on Thursday released the list of the third-batch outbound group tour destinations, with Japan, South Korea, Australia, the U.S., Germany and Britain included.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Hong Kong police arrest 10 people for funding anti-China, destabilizing forces. ecns.cn The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force on Thursday arrested 10 fugitive people for funding anti-China, destabilizing forces, Dot Dot News, a media outlet based in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reported.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). CFA Institute mulling new certificate localized for China. ecns.cn The CFA Institute, a global association of investment professionals, is mulling over rolling out a new investment certificate localized for the Chinese market in the next one or two years.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Beijing shows strong opposition against new U.S. executive order. ecns.cn Beijing expressed dissatisfaction and opposition on Thursday to Washington's single-minded rollout of restrictions on investments in China, and vowed to resolutely safeguarditsrights and interests.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Over 100 overseas teens awarded for Chinese culture favor. ecns.cn The awards ceremony for the first Chinese Cultural Practice Competition for Overseas Teenagers of Chinese Descent was held at the China National Archives of Publications and Culture on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China welcomes people to visit Xinjiang for first-hand experience: FM. ecns.cn China sincerely welcomes friends from all countries to come to Xinjiang to see for themselves its beauty, harmony and progress, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China to further resume outbound group tours to more countries and regions: spokesperson. ecns.cn With international passenger flights continuing to resume and more Chinese people ready to travel abroad, in order to make outbound tours easy, starting from August 10, China will further resume outbound group tours to more countries and regions, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Biden's New Ban on China Aimed in Wrong Direction, Expert Says. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Denis Simon, a professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that U.S. President Joe Biden's new executive order to limit U.S. investments in advanced technology industries in China is "aimed in the wrong direction." | RELATED: | The order restricting certain types of foreign investment and capital flows into China represents just "another punitive step in an effort to contain China," Simon said, noting that it's aim…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-10). China condemns assassination of Ecuador's presidential candidate. plenglish.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that the country's authorities and the stakeholders will work to maintain stability so that the upcoming general elections will be safe, stable, and smooth. | The Foreign Ministry also extended condolences for Wednesday's events during a political rally in northern Quito. | The crime occurred despite the candidate traveling with police protection due to threats received weeks earlier, as he denounced. | Ecuador is suffering from unprecedented insecurity and political violence that have claimed the lives of dozens of public officials and candidates for public office.

WSWS (2023-08-10). Chinese exports slump amid global downturn and US trade war. wsws.org China's economic slowdown is not just the result of low global growth and faltering global trade but of the US economic warfare aimed at undermining the Chinese economy and in particular crippling its hi-tech industries.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-10). China rejects US measure to politicize business exchanges. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced the politicization of business by the United States, which wants to use national security concerns to prevent investments in China.

Karsten Riise (2023-08-10). China Trade Going Down. A Country in Crisis. Significant Reduction of Chinese Exports to US and EU. globalresearch.ca

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Chinese Foreign Minister kicks off visit to Southeast Asia. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia in order to strengthen cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative on the tenth anniversary of that mega-project launched by China.

_____ (2023-08-10). Turkey's European integration: the reality of pragmatism or the dream of romanticism? journal-neo.org

Staff (2023-08-10). Balancing Act is over: Israeli Protests are Not about Democracy, but Ideology. wibailoutpeople.org

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Israeli Navy Receives First U.S.-Built Landing Ship (Photos). southfront.org Israeli Navy officers stand on the INS Nahson landing craft, at the Pascagoula shipyard, Mississippi, August 8, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) | On August 8, the Israeli Navy received the first of two newly-built landing ships from a shipyard in the United States. | During a ceremony at the Pascagoula shipyard in Mississippi, an Israeli flag was raised on the new landing ship which was named INS Nahshon. | The landing ships, which have a displacement of 2,500 tons each and are approximately 95 mete…

Editor (2023-08-10). Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along. scheerpost.com

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Two Killed In Clash Between Hezbollah And Supporters Of Right-Wing Party In Lebanon (Video). southfront.org Illustrative image. | On August 9, two people were killed in Lebanon in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah fighters and the supporters of an opposing right-wing party at the Christian village of Kahale which is located some 12 kilometers to the southeast of Beirut. | The clash broke out after a truck overturned on a road cutting through Kahale, which residents claim was carrying weapons for the powerful Shiite armed group. A member of Hezbollah and a resident of the village were kille…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Assad Blames Turkey's Erdogan For Terrorism In Syria. southfront.org Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the interview with Sky News Arabia. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | Syria's President Bashar al-Assad blamed Turkey for terrorism in his war-torn country and insisted on the withdrawal of the Turkish military from Syria in an interview with Sky News Arabia that was aired on August 9. "Terrorism in Syria is made in Turkey," al-Assad said. | The president also denied rumors of an upcoming meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyi…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Bombing In Syria's Daraa Kills Prominent Pro-Government Commander, Three Others. southfront.org Mustafa al-Masalma as seen in an old video from Youtube. | On August 9, a prominent pro-government commander involved in counter terrorism and drug operations was assassinated in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa. | The commander, Mustafa al-Masalma, was killed along with one of his bodyguards, a warrant officer from the Military Intelligence Directorate (MID) and a reporter from Sama TV, Firas al-Ahmad, when a heavy improvised explosive device blew up their vehicle in an ar…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-10). Afghanistan denies actions that threatening Pakistan's security. plenglish.com Mujahid noted in a press release that Afghanistan does not want a war in any country, especially in neighboring nations, and stated this nation would not be used to attack any other country ¥s security. | The note added that 18 Pakistani members of the Islamic State terrorist organization, who were carrying out explosions and attacks in Afghanistan, were killed, and dozens of them were captured alive in different regions of the country in 2023.

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-10). Report: US, Iran Reach Deal on Prisoner Release and Frozen Funds. news.antiwar.com The US and Iran have reached a deal that will free five Americans in exchange for the US releasing some Iranians and granting Tehran limited access to $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, The New York Times reported Thursday. Sources told the Times that the negotiations have been going on quietly for two years. Prisoner …

Andy Kroll (2023-08-10). How Israel Occupied Itself. tomdispatch.com On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country's High Court of Justice from in any way checking the power of the government, whether in making cabinet decisions or appointments, based on what's known as the "reasonability" standard. In the Israeli context, this was an extreme act, since right-wing parliamentarians were defying massive crowds that had, for months on end, demonstrated with remarkable determination against such radical legislation. And that measure was only one part of a wide-ranging redesign of the court system unveiled by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in January, whi…

Juan Cole (2023-08-10). Far Right Attack on Israel's Supreme Court Is About Occupation, Not Democracy. truthout.org On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country's High Court of Justice from in any way checking the power of the government, whether in making cabinet decisions or appointments, based on what's known as the "reasonability" standard. In the Israeli context, this was an extreme act, since right-wing parliamentarians were defying massive crowds that had, for months on end… |

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Bedouins Leave the West Bank Due to Attacks by Israeli Settlers. telesurenglish.net A Palestinian Bedouin community in the West Bank abandoned their homes this week due to the increase in attacks by Israeli settlers, the Israeli NGO Btselem reported, detailing that it is the fourth community in the area to abandon their place of residence in the last three months. | RELATED: | "After repeated attacks and threats from settlers and having no other choice, the Al Qabun Bedouin community, located east of Ramallah…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-10). US Officials Making Secretive Trips to South Yemen to Plunder Resources: Analyst. orinocotribune.com Secretive and suspicious visits by American diplomats and military commanders to southern Yemen are part of the economic war on the Arab country and to plunder its rich natural resources, says a Yemeni analyst. | Ali Azzehri, a journalist and analyst based in Yemen, in an interview with the Press TV website, said visits by American officials have increased dramatically in recent months. | "These consecutive trips to the occupied areas in southern Yemen are part of the massive aggression on Yemen, which is mainly aimed at plundering its wealth through the fake regime imposed on southern Yemen by hostile foreign in…

mforinoco (2023-08-10). War on Food: Science and Public Interest Halt the Push for GM Crops in India. orinocotribune.com By Colin Todhunter — Aug 7, 2023 | Between 1991 and 2016, the population of Delhi and its suburbs increased from 9.4 million to 25 million. In 2023, the World Population Review website estimates Delhi's population to be 32.9 million. | In the December 2016 paper

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Cambodia: A Woman Parliament President for 1st Time in History. telesurenglish.net On late Wednesday, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that Khuon Sudary will take office as the president of the National Assembly of Cambodia in the new five-year-term National Assembly, becoming the first woman to hold this top job in the country. | Related: | Australia: National Gallery Returns Cambodian Sculptures | Sudary, who is 70 years old, is currently the second vice-president of the National Assembly and a member of the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). | "Khuon Sudary will become the president of the National Assembly in the new term, which is a practice to…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Japan: 14 Injured as Typhoon Khanun Hits SW Island of Kyushu. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Japan media reported that over a dozen people have been injured after Typhoon Khanun brought powerful wind and heavy rain to parts of Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu. | Related: | According to several reports, at least 14 people were injured in Kyushu due to the extreme weather conditions as Khanun drenched areas of Kyushu with a record rainfall, raising the risk of disaster. | Official reports state that the s…

Fight Back (2023-08-10). Fight conspiracy theories with Marxism-Leninism. fightbacknews.org It is growing more and more common to hear people repeating core elements of conspiracy theories. Many of these conspiracy theories grow from the fringes of right-wing extremist groups, then begin to creep into the mainstream through websites like Elon Musk's Twitter (now renamed "X"), or through podcast personalities like Alex Jones, Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan, or through "influencers" on social media. They have grown even more prevalent since Donald Trump's rise to power, as he himself promoted many of them from the Oval Office in Washington. | Indeed, conspiracy theories abound. Some appear ridiculous, suc…

Jordan Schachtel (2023-08-10). Fauci Successor at NIAID Peddled Dangerous Remdesivir Drug as 'Silver Bullet' Against COVID-19. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). No improvements to health system after one year of Marcos Jr administration. peoplesdispatch.org Despite promises of improvement to health services delivery and the health insurance model, the people in the Philippines are still struggling for access to good health care.

WSWS (2023-08-10). New coalition in Thailand excludes general election winner. wsws.org The method in which a new government is formed is a highly anti-democratic process and reflects the overall domination of the military in the country's politics.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Registran más de 97.000 muertes por ciclones entre 1980 y 2019. telesurtv.net La investigación reveló que el sureste de Asia y América Latina y el Caribe reportaron las mayores cifras de decesos.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Primer ministro pakistaní solicita disolución del Parlamento. telesurtv.net El actual premier se reunirá con el líder de la oposición en la Asamblea para discutir el nombramiento del nuevo primer ministro interino que conduciría el país.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-10). Siria agradece el apoyo de Irán a su pueblo y Gobierno. telesurtv.net El canciller sirio Faisal Al-Mekdad denunció el impacto negativo de las sanciones coercitivas unilaterales sobre Siria.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Muere líder separatista tras explosión en el sur de Yemen. telesurtv.net La zona donde ocurrió la explosión sirve de escondite a terroristas del Estado Islámico (EI) y a células de Al Qaeda.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Lluvias intensas dejan al menos 19 muertos en Bangladés. telesurtv.net Tres refugiados rohinyás fallecieron en Cox's Bazar y Bandaban; otros 2.000 fueron reubicados a causa de deslaves.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Japan's plan to release toxic water slammed. ecns.cn Environmentalists and fisherfolk are stepping up their campaign against Japan's plan to dump more than 1 million metric tons of nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean.

teleSUR (2023-08-08). Environmental Activists Condemn Fiji's Stance on Fukushima. telesurenglish.net Civil society organizations in Fiji are urging Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to reevaluate his position regarding Japan's planned discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | Rabuka recently expressed contentment with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s report on Japan's radioactive wastewater discharge plan.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Russia welcomes China's constructive role in resolving Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn Wang Yi held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday, during which Wang said that China and Russia are good friends who can trust and rely on each other.

Staff (2023-08-08). Headlines for August 8, 2023. democracynow.org ECOWAS to Hold Emergency Summit Thursday on Niger Coup as U.S. Freezes Funds to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Warn Against Foreign Military Intervention in Niger, Ukraine: Russian Missile Strikes in Pokrovsk Targeted Rescue Workers, Ohio Election Day: Anti-Abortion GOP Megadonor Funds Effort to Make It Harder to Amend State Constitution, George Floyd Murder: Ex-Cop Tou Thao Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison, Judge Dismisses Trump Defamation Countersuit Against E. Jean Carroll, Over 1 Million Lose Power in Deadly U.S. Storm; Death Toll Rises from Record Heat Waves, Mass Flooding Kills Six in Slovenia in Nation&…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). Niger Rejects Rules-Based Order. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, July 30, 2023. Poster reads: "Down with France, long live Putin." The coup in the West African state of Niger on July 26 and the Russia-Africa Summit the next day in St. Petersburg are playing…

teleSUR (2023-08-08). UAE Military Equipment in Chad Given Situation in Niger. telesurenglish.net Nigerian society remains in a situation of fear and uncertainty in the face of the military coup of 26 July, although some grassroots sectors of the country are joining the demands of the coup leaders. | Chad and the United Arab Emirates have been strengthening and updating their bilateral relations since the beginning of this year. Aug. 8, 2023.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). Japan's 'Leadership' Cannot Name US as War Criminal for Dropping Nuclear Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. libya360.wordpress.com Dr. Saheli Chowdhury We demand that the US be held accountable for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If the Nuremberg principles do not hold, then a new tribunal should be created, and the US State should be prosecuted there for all its war crimes and crimes against humanity, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan's "leadership" seemed to be…

Staff (2023-08-08). Burkina Faso's President Traoré Delivers Anti-Imperialist Speech at Russia—Africa Summit. wibailoutpeople.org ( Traoré assumed the presidency on September 30, 2022. At age 35, he is the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). JFK's World Peace Speech and National Security State Takedowns of US Presidents. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith President Kennedy's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, where he championed nuclear disarmament and lasting peace with the Soviet Union, is given renewed attention with a Kennedy now running for president and by the present war with Russia. JFK supposedly underwent a transformation after the near mutual nuclear annihilation with the Soviet…

WSWS (2023-08-08). NATO-backed anti-Putin oppositionist Navalny sentenced to additional 19 years in prison. wsws.org The ever-more draconian prison sentences handed down to prominent representatives of the NATO-backed opposition in the Russian state and oligarchy are indicative of intense conflicts and crises behind the walls of the Kremlin.

Staff (2023-08-08). Ukraine turns to drone attacks to cover up offensive's failure. wibailoutpeople.org By David Sole | The past days have seen a big increase in Ukraine air and sea drone attacks against the Russian Federation forces and even hitting downtown Moscow. These dramatic incidents, however, are not militarily significant. They are meant to cover up and divert attention in the West to the complete failure of the Ukrainian "counter-offensive" that began June 4. | Ukraine's stated goal as it prepared for their June offensive was to quickly break through Russian defenses in the south and east fronts and reclaim large swathes of Russian annexed areas. The f…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). Ukrainian Forces Attempted To Gain New Stronghold On Eastern Bank Of Dnieper River. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The situation remains tense in the Kherson region, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue attacks on the eastern bank of the Dnieper river which is under the control of the Russian military. Ukrainian assault groups are crossing the river amis the heavy artillery battles. | According to preliminary reports, on the night of August 8, Ukrainian boats each carrying up to 6-7 servicemen and covered by smokescreen landed west of the village of –°ossak Lageri on the astern…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). Is Russia a 'Sub-Imperialist' Power? libya360.wordpress.com Renfrey Clarke There has recently been a lot of debate on the topic of imperialism, particularly as applied to the current war in Ukraine. Members of several left and progressive tendencies suggest a number of ways in which present-day Russia might be categorised. Some describe Russia as an "imperialist" power; others refer to it as…

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Meeting sends positive signal amid conflict. ecns.cn The meeting of several national security advisers hosted by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah over the weekend to explore pathways to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict sends a signal that the world is witnessing a multipolar order characterized by more flexibility.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-08). Russian army thwarts Ukraine's attempts to occupy Urozhainoye. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The advanced units of the Eastern Russian troop group repelled several Ukrainian attacks that were aimed at taking the town of Urozhainoye in Donetsk, the group's spokesman, Oleg Chekhov, reported on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Wang, Lavrov highlight China-Russia coordination, cooperation. ecns.cn Senior diplomats from China and Russia on Monday highlighted strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries, vowing to push for greater progress in bilateral relationship.

infobrics (2023-08-08). The BRICS Economy: Understanding the Origins fnd Impact on the World Economy. infobrics.org Many saw this group as a symbol of economic hope and optimism for developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Global South. At the time of inception, the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China were experiencing significant growth which raised eyebrows and attracted attention regarding their impact on the global economy…

infobrics (2023-08-08). The BRICS Economy: Understanding the Origins and Impact on the World Economy. infobrics.org Many saw this group as a symbol of economic hope and optimism for developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Global South. At the time of inception, the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China were experiencing significant growth which raised eyebrows and attracted attention regarding their impact on the global economy…

infobrics (2023-08-08). Sanctions propel Russia to Europe's largest economy. infobrics.org The newly released information revealed that Russia is now the largest economy in Europe and also the world's fifth for the very first time since Soviet times. In doing so, it overtook Germany, and is now behind China, the US, India and Japan, standing at a staggering $5.51 trillion.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-08). Trade between Russia and China grows. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Russian-Chinese trade grew 36.7 percent in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2022, the Federal Customs Service of Russia reported.

Paciifca's Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-08-08). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!

_____ (2023-08-08). Some comments on the Russian Defense Minister's visit to North Korea. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-08-08). Russia-Persian Gulf: Building the Foundations of a New World. journal-neo.org

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-08). Russia to increase charter flights to Southeast Asia. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency ROSAVIATSIYA asked local airlines Tuesday to study the possibility of year-round flights to Southeast Asia from the country's several airports.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-08). Russia assembles rocket for next mission to the Moon. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Soyuz-2.1b rocket, which will launch into space Russia's first lunar mission in nearly half a century, the Luna-25, was assembled at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the Roscosmos space corporation reported on Monday.

infobrics (2023-08-08). European companies lost €100 billion after exiting Russia. infobrics.org The Wall Street Journal admits that targeting the Russian economy has been a "failure"

infobrics (2023-08-08). Russia Pays Sakhalin Dividends in Chinese Yuan. infobrics.org Western sanctions on Moscow cast shadow on dollar hegemony…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-08). I Am Part Of Russian World: Interview With Commander Of Legendary Pyatnashka International Brigade Of The DPR. southfront.org The following interview is part of a special report by Patrick Lancaster, who went to the Avdeevka with the…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-08). Russia's avant-garde at Cuba's Museum of Fine Arts. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Pages of Russia's Avant-garde is an exhibition that is on display in the Audiovisual Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, in this capital, the institution announced on social networks on Tuesday.

Misión Verdad (2023-08-08). World Bank Establishes Russia as Leading Economy in Europe. orinocotribune.com According to the latest data from the World Bank Group, Russia has become one of the five largest economies in the world, securing its position as the leading economy in Europe. | The World Development Indicators represent the primary compilation of development indicators by the World Bank. The compiled data, which include national, regional, and global estimates, provide a clear visual representation of the overall progress of global development. | GDP data is based on official country data published by the World Bank and IMF, which is then converted to purchasing power parity. | At the end of 2022, the World B…

Staff (2023-08-08). Sixth Palestinian prisoner joins hunger strike as battle escalates inside the occupation prisons. samidoun.net The battle inside Israeli occupation prisons is escalating as a growing number of imprisoned Palestinians are taking protest steps to challenge repression, isolation and administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. On Tuesday, 8 August, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society announced that Sultan Khallouf, 42, from Burqin near Jenin, is also on hunger strike against his …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-08-08). Dan Ellsberg Honored at Whistleblowers Summit. covertactionmagazine.com Daniel Ellsberg, the former RAND Corporation and Pentagon employee who, in June 1971, leaked the Pentagon Papers exposing U.S. government duplicity in the Vietnam War, was honored at a whistleblowers summit on July 30 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Ellsberg died in June at the age of 92. After leaking the Pentagon …

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-08). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-08). Housing, environment, anti-war and Palestine campaigners to protest at Labor's national conference. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-08). Why does Labor fear dissent on AUKUS and Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-08). Why does the Labor fear dissent on AUKUS and Palestine? greenleft.org.au

LaborFest.net (2023-08-08). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Earthquake warning function on smartphones in spotlight after earthquake. ecns.cn The function of earthquake warning on smartphones is available on most smartphones in China, but users may have to manually turn them on, service workers of various phone brands said.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-08-08). Imran Khan Sentenced To Three Years In Jail. popularresistance.org Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced to three years in jail on 5 August by a court in Islamabad on charges of illegally selling state gifts. | The popular opposition leader was promptly arrested from his home in Lahore after the court handed down the sentence. The court also disqualified him from politics for five years, banning his political activities. | Before being taken into custody, Khan released a video on social media saying his arrest was "expected" and calling on his supporters to protest peacefully. | "When you receive this message, I will be arrested, and I will be in prison," said…

Staff (2023-08-08). Is Biden Risking War with Iran as U.S. Deploys Marines to Guard Commercial Ships in the Persian Gulf? democracynow.org In an escalation of tensions, the Biden administration has deployed thousands of U.S. Marines and sailors to the Middle East in order to deter Iran from seizing oil tankers and other commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz. The move comes after the Navy said Iran tried to seize two commercial oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last month, after seizing dozens more since 2019. Iran responded by equipping its Navy with drones and missiles. "It's really baffling to see why we're taking such immense risks that could bring the U.S. into war for achieving things that are of little value when it comes…

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Use of natural gas to rise on biz recovery. ecns.cn Natural gas consumption in China is expected to rise this year as domestic economic recovery rapidly increases the domestic energy off-take, said experts from industry and policy think tanks.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Shanxi pioneers green coal in N China. ecns.cn Coal-rich Shanxi province's action plan for zero-carbon coal-mining is pioneering green and low-carbon transformation across North China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Rising commerce helps China Southern boost business ties with Europe. ecns.cn Over the past few years, China Southern has transported more than 500,000 tons of inbound and outbound goods to Amsterdam annually.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Zhuhai Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge records over 10,000 vehicles crossing in single day. ecns.cn The number of vehicles traversing through the Zhuhai Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, reached 10,300 on Sunday, surpassing the milestone of 10,000 vehicles for the first time in a single day, HZMB border inspection station said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-08). Hebei expected to complete preparations for flood-damaged road restoration before end of August. ecns.cn Hebei Province in north China's Hebei Province is expected to complete preparatory work for restoring and rebuilding roads damaged by floods before the end of August, local transport authorities said on Tuesday.

teleSUR (2023-08-08). US Anti-War Activists Urge to Reject New McCarthyism. telesurenglish.net On Monday, anti-war organizations across the United States issued an open letter to reject a trend that targets China and to call on people to reject what they call the "new McCarthyism." | RELATED: | "From The New York Times to Fox News, there's a resurgence of the Red Scare that once shattered many lives and threatened movements for change and social justice," said the letter titled "McCarthyism is back: Together we can stop it." | It warn…

Richard D. Wolff (2023-08-08). U.S. leaders are split on China policyÔøº. nationofchange.org China adjusts to the twists and turns in the United States' split policy approach.

Staff (2023-08-08). International actions demand freedom for Palestine Action prisoners. samidoun.net The international campaign to free Palestine Action prisoners is growing, even as the British state continues to ramp up its campaign of repression against direct actionists who have confronted Israeli arms manufacturers and related corporations in the weapons trade. On Wednesday, 9 August, three Actionists who dismantled a factory of the French arms firm, Thales, …

Staff (2023-08-08). 21 October, all out to Lannemezan! International demonstration to free Georges Abdallah and Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net Join the annual demonstration to free Georges Abdallah, marching to the gate of the prison where he is detained, with the calls and participation of many support committees, associations, unions and political parties. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all to participate in this demonstration to free the Lebanese struggler for Palestine and all Palestinian prisoners …

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-08). Cuban and Indian entrepreneurs to exchange mutual interests (+Photo). plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Indian entrepreneurs exchanged mutual interests in another progressive step towards routing new partnerships in the economic and trade relations between the two countries.

Staff (2023-08-08). Will Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court? CACI Lawsuit Will Proceed to Trial. democracynow.org A federal lawsuit brought by Iraqi torture survivors appears finally headed to trial after a federal judge refused to dismiss the case last week. The Iraqis are suing the U.S. military contractor CACI, which provided interrogators at Abu Ghraib, the notorious Iraqi prison where the men were tortured by U.S. guards. The lawsuit, which alleges CACI was complicit in that torture, was first filed in 2008. Since then, CACI has attempted 18 times to have the case dismissed. Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing the torture survivors in the case, says the men suffered…

_____ (2023-08-08). Iraq Urges U.S., UK to Extradite Officials Involved in 'Heist of the Century'. strategic-culture.org Interpol red notices have been issued for members of former Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's cabinet who hold US and UK citizenship | Join us on , , and . | Iraq is urging the US and UK to hand over former Iraqi off…

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-08). Non-market solutions are needed to solve the housing crisis, forum told. greenleft.org.au

Editor (2023-08-08). 109-year-old Tulsa Massacre Survivor Becomes Oldest Woman in the World to Release a Memoir. scheerpost.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-08). As thousands of US soldiers are deployed in West Asia, Iran urges respect. peoplesdispatch.org In a provocative move, the US announced deployment of 3,000 additional troops in West Asia on Monday, claiming alleged Iranian threat to ships in the region…

Amy Goodman (2023-08-08). Biden Escalates Tensions With Iran After Deploying Marines to Persian Gulf. truthout.org In an escalation of tensions, the Biden administration has deployed thousands of U.S. Marines and sailors to the Middle East in order to deter Iran from seizing oil tankers and other commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz. The move comes after the Navy said Iran tried to seize two commercial oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last month, after seizing dozens more since 2019. |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-08). Danish ultranationalist group steps up attacks on Quran. plenglish.com Members of Danske Patrioter (Danish Patriots) burned copies of the Muslim holy book in front of the embassies of Türkiye, Algeria, Pakistan, Iran and Indonesia in the capital Copenhagen. | The group also carried out a similar attack on Quran in the northern city of Aalborg and chanted Islamophobic slogans. | A Muslim woman got into an argument with them and was eventually taken away by the police. | Recent months have seen repeated acts of Quran burning or desecration or attempts to do so by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries, drawing outrage from Muslim coun…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-08). Thousands of US troops arrive in Persian Gulf in latest escalation with Iran. new.thecradle.co

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-08). Palestinian leader denies meeting with Israeli official. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein Al-Sheikh, denied having met with the head of the Israel General Security Service, Ronen Bar.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-08). Warring parties in Yemen resume Oman-mediated peace talks to end the war. peoplesdispatch.org The peace talks had been suspended in July after the two sides could not reach an agreement on a number of economic and humanitarian issues…

Staff (2023-08-08). Talk World Radio: Remember the War on Yemen? Let's End It. davidswanson.org This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about Yemen with Arwa Mokdad, a peace advocate at Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-08). UNICEF warns of risks of high temperatures for children in Asia. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Some 76 percent of children under 18 years of age in South Asia are exposed to extremely high temperatures, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned.

The Exposé (2023-08-08). Matt Hancock turned Care Homes into Midazolam & Morphine Euthanasia Camps to create the illusion of a Deadly COVID-19 Pandemic. expose-news.com If the world was both fair and just, then Matt Hancock, the former UK Health Secretary who oversaw the pandemic response, would now be in prison. That's because while you stayed at …

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-08). Cuban foreign minister congratulates ASEAN on its 56th anniversary. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez congratulated the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the bloc's 56th anniversary on Tuesday in an excellent atmosphere of relations with Cuba.

jamanetwork (2023-08-08). Shortened TB Regimen Not Effective. jamanetwork.com A clinical trial testing a 3-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment has stopped enrollment at 104 people after participants receiving the regimen experienced ongoing or recurring TB above the rates deemed acceptable in the study's protocol, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The study's researchers, who launched the trial in November 2021, had expected to enroll a total of 185 participants across Haiti, India, Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

teleSUR (2023-08-08). India's Lower House Discusses No-Confidence Motion Against Modi. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, India's Lower House (Lok Sabha) is scheduled to discuss a no-confidence motion that opposition parties have brought against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. | RELATED: | "The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the discussion on the no-confidence motion today. It has been listed as a business of the house," All India Radio (AIR) said, adding that the debate is expected to last two days till…

WSWS (2023-08-08). Tribute messages from SEP leaders internationally to Sri Lankan memorial meeting for Wije Dias. wsws.org Here we are publishing messages sent by leaders of sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), for the memorial meeting paying tribute to Wije.

Editor (2023-08-08). Jewish supremacy won't end from within. BDS is still the only hope. mronline.org Israelis will never dismantle a system of domination that works for them. That's why the end of Jewish supremacy in Palestine will only come from external pressure—and BDS represents that hope.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-08). China rechaza crítica de EE.UU. por acciones contra Filipinas. telesurtv.net China reclama a Filipinas que retire barco de combate que encalló en aguas de una de las disputadas islas Spratly.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-08). Unicef: 76% de los niños de Asia meridional corren peligro por calor. telesurtv.net El texto especificó que son 460 millones los menores asiáticos que se exponen a temperaturas por encima de las demás zonas geográficas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-08). Aumenta violencia entre hindúes y musulmanes en Haryana, India. telesurtv.net Este último altercado tiene como base que algunos miembros de la minoría musulmana plantean ser tratados injustamente por el gobierno del partido nacionalista hindú Bharatiya Janata (BJP).

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-08). El camino por delante: construir un movimiento mundial contra la "tiranía del coronavirus" globalizacion.ca La Toma de la Bastilla ocurrió en París en la tarde del 14 de julio de 1789. La Bastilla era una armería medieval, una fortaleza y una prisión política. Era el símbolo de la Autoridad Real bajo el reinado del…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-08). Irán convoca al embajador danés tras quema del Corán. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Exteriores de Irán citó nuevamente al titular de la misión diplomática danesa en Teherán, Jesper Vahr.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-08). Irán acusa a EE.UU. de exacerbar inestabilidad en el Mar Rojo. telesurtv.net La Marina de Estados Unidos confirmó nuevo despliegue militar de más de 3.000 militares en la región.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-08). Joven palestino Ramzi Hamed muere por disparo de colono israelí. telesurtv.net La Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) recientemente condenó un aumento significativo de los ataques llevados a cabo por los colonos en Cisjordania contra los palestinos.

teleSUR- lvm, NBB (2023-08-08). Siria exige a ONU condenar ataque israelí alrededor de Damasco. telesurtv.net "Las autoridades de ocupación israelíes cometieron un crimen atroz aproximadamente a las 2H20 hora local del 7 de agosto de 2023", dijo la Cancillería siria.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Iraq On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Iraq called on the US and the UK to extradite government officials accused of theft of tax funds in what it dubs the "heist of the century"; | An alleged Turkish airstrike targeted a civilian vehcile in Duhok area killing one civilian; | Iraq's Ministry of Communications announced that the country is blocking Telegram citing concerns over national security; | Turkish airstrikes reportedly targeted the PKK positions in Sulaimani province. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-07). Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. plenglish.com Kabul, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The deputy head of the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Zainul Abideen Abid, said that Afghanistan is globally the sixth most vulnerable country to the effects of climate change.

Staff (2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…

_____ (2023-08-07). The Niger Coup — Syria Military Escalation as U.S. Increases Pressure. transcend.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-07). Latin America and West Africa: Patterns of Neocolonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the dependence of most African…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Staromayorske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Urozhainoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Novodanilovka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Zaporozhye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Rabotino; | Up to 20 U…

WSWS (2023-08-07). US to establish military command centre in northern Australia. wsws.org As the US prepares for war against China, the new command centre will oversee the activities of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers and other offensive assets that are to be stationed in northern Australia.

Ann Brown (2023-08-07). Russia: If Ukraine Counteroffensive Succeeds, We Will Have to Use Nukes. moguldom.com Russia's former president and current National Security Council deputy chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, recently warned that Russia might have no choice but to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine's counteroffensive against Moscow's invasion is successful. In a post on social media, Medvedev stressed that if Ukraine's forces, which are supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), captured …

Ben Norton (2023-08-07). Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov't documents admit it. geopoliticaleconomy.com US government documents admit the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The nuclear attack was the first strike in Washington's Cold War on the Soviet Union.

Olivia Rosane (2023-08-07). Japanese Officials Decry So-Called Defensive Use of Nuclear Weapons. truthout.org Local, national, and global leaders warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons as they commemorated the 78th anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima Sunday. This year's anniversary comes as the release of the film Oppenheimer has offered a high-profile reminder of the history of the atomic bomb and as nuclear tensions in the current day have heightened, in part due to… |

Anonymous834 (2023-08-07). NATO Aggression Against Russia Becomes Total War. southfront.org

Anonymous834 (2023-08-07). Russophobic Policies Increasing In Latvia. southfront.org Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant | The wave of Russophobia in NATO and the EU is nothing new. Western states have been fomenting anti-Russian animosity for years and this situation is already starting to reach truly intolerable levels of persecution. In a recent

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-07). Video: Why Are We Still in Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca The 9/11 attacks were categorized as act of war by a foreign nation (Afghanistan) against a member of the Atlantic Alliance (the USA). Afghanistan had attacked America. Under NATO's doctrine of collective security the terror attack on the WTC was an act of war by a foreign country against all NATO member states.

Drago Bosnic (2023-08-07). Dangerous Crossroads, "Towards Total War"? Supported by US-NATO, Kiev Regime Wages Attacks, Targets "Inside Russian Territory" globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-08-07). Dangerous Crossroads, "Towards Total War"? Supported by US-NATO, Kiev Regime Wages Attacks Inside Russian Territory. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-07). NATO Imposes the Yoke. The SCO Brings Freedom and Equality. libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfirat Türkiye should immediately leave NATO and join the SCO and BRICS to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity and ensure the development of its national economy! The motto "America must not leave us, otherwise Russia will come" was used by far-right organizations in Türkiye in the 1970s that were governed by the US Gladio….

_____ (2023-08-07). 1999 NATO/CIA False Flag Operation at Raƒçak Set Precedent for Similar Operations in Syria and Ukraine. transcend.org Designed to Create a Pretext for Military Intervention…

Labor Video Project (2023-08-07). Namibia Captured By Chinese Capital & Union Busting Drive With George Martin &Hewat Beukes. indybay.org China is the largest exporter of capital in the world and in Namibia Chinese public and private companies have taken over all the uranium and marble mines. According to unionists they are also on a union busting drive to destroy the unions and bring in contract labor.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Russian Missiles Destroyed Ukrainian Military Headquarters In Hotel In Pokrovsk, Kiev Lies Attack Hit Civilians. southfront.org On the evening of August 7, Russian forces launched new wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian military throughout the country. One of precision strikes hit the hotel used by the Ukrainian military command and foreign mercenaries in the city of Pokrovsk (former Krasnoarmeisk) which is located in a part of the Donetsk People's Republic controlled by Ukrainian forces. Explosions were also reported in Kiev, Kharkiv and Kherson. The attack continues, more strikes are likely to be reported soon.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Overview 18+: Kiev Declares Victories On Jeddah Front, Losing On Ukrainian Battlefields. southfront.org After failed large-scale attacks on the positions of the Russian military on the southern front lines, the intensity of Ukrainian offensive operations has decreased in recent days. The Ukrainian military continues attempts to break through the Russian defense in near the village of Rabodino in the Zaporozhye region and in the area of the Berkhovsky reservoir to the west of Bakhmut. Meanwhile, the other front lines are inflamed by positional battles. | On the morning of August 7, the Armed For…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Donbass On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Nine civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian shelling in Donetsk and Staromikhailovka over the past day; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Raigorodok; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Yampol; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Stelmakhovka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Serebryanske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU c…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Local sources claimed that Russian strikes destroyed two workshops at the Malyshev plant used for repair of armored vehicles of the AFU in Kharkiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Staromayorske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Urozhainoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Novodanilovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo…

Anonymous834 (2023-08-07). Most Americans Want Aid To Ukraine's War With Russia To End — CNN Poll. southfront.org

_____ (2023-08-07). Russia-Africa Summit Held Amid Worsening Global Security Situation. transcend.org 2 Aug 2023 – African Union member-states put forward their peace plan for ending the conflict in Ukraine and received a positive response from Moscow.

infobrics (2023-08-07). Most Americans want aid to Ukraine's war with Russia to end – CNN Poll. infobrics.org Biden's popularity would be even lower if the whole truth about Ukraine were revealed.

WSWS (2023-08-07). The YGBL in Russia and Ukraine protests attempts to ban the IYSSE at Bochum University. wsws.org The YGBL in Russia and Ukraine submitted a statement to the student council of Bochum University, which has voted to call upon the University administration to ban the IYSSE from campus.

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Zelensky Aide Vows There Will Be 'No Compromise' With Moscow. news.antiwar.com An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Monday that there will be "no compromise" with Moscow to end the fighting in Ukraine and rejected the idea of a ceasefire. Mykhailo Podolyak said the only "foundation for negotiations" could be Zelensky's "peace formula," which calls for a full Russian withdrawal before peace talks can happen. "There …

thecommunists (2023-08-07). Russia pulls out of phony Ukrainian grain deal, 'turns its face' towards Africa. thecommunists.org In July 2022. it was announced that Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations had come to an understanding whereby Russia would ensure Ukraine's continued export of grain and fertiliser. At the same time, all restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilisers to countries in need would also be lifted. To allow …

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Syria On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 7, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 7, Israel warplanes struck Damascus countryside. Four SAA servicemen were killed; | On August 6, the Turkish Army sent a convoy of 12 units of military equipment to Idlib region via Kafr Lusin crossing; | On August 6, unidentified gunmen attacked HTS checkpoint near Ariha. A HTS member was killed. | MORE ON THE TOPIC…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-07). Democrats Don't Care About Trump's Real Crimes: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Ask an anti-imperialist what's the worst thing Trump did and they'll talk about real things like Yemen, Venezuela, Soleimani, Assange, the JCPOA, and the new cold war. Ask a Democrat what's the worst thing Trump did and they'll talk about pretend nonsense like Russian collusion and insurrection. | The US government is doing literally hundreds of things right now as you read this that are more harmful and concerning than a pretend "insurrection" that never at any time had a higher than zero percent chance of succeeding, but that's the issue liberals…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). In Video: British Mercenaries Under Russian Fire. southfront.org

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-08-07). History: The Making of Modern Russia from Ivan the Great (1462) to Alexander I (1815). globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-08-07). Africa's Turn Towards Russia. infobrics.org Interview with Ashley Otu, Founder and researcher at IDCOOP…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-07). Russophobic Policies in Latvia: Thousands of Ethnic Russian Citizens Ordered to Leave the Country. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-08-07). Russian soprano Anna Netrebko sues Metropolitan Opera for discrimination and defamation. wsws.org Netrebko, following a favorable arbitration decision, is pursuing her claims that the Met has unfairly attacked her and jeopardized her career.

teleSUR (2023-08-07). Putin Orders Increase in Production of Kub and Lancet Drones. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin tasked the Kalahnikov military consortium with increasing production of the Russian Kub and Lancet kamikaze drones. | RELATED: | "The producers promised me to increase the production of drones. They are fulfilling it, but it must be increased even more," I said during a meeting with Sergei Chémezov, director of the Rostec corporation, which brings together 17 groups of compa…

Steven Sahiounie (2023-08-07). Israel Lights Up Palestinian Refugee Camp Violence in Lebanon. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). BBC's reporting on Xinjiang full of lies and bias. ecns.cn China firmly opposes the BBC's practices in the Xinjiang report. The allegation of China conducting so-called transnational repression is completely groundless.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed In Israeli Air Strike On Damascus. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published by The Israeli regime's army fighter jets fired several missiles at targets on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, which left four Syrian soldiers killed and four others wounded. | According to information released by a Syrian military source, "around 02: 20 local time on Monday, the Israeli enemy fired several missiles from the occupie…

_____ (2023-08-07). The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. transcend.org 1 Aug 2023 – Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. It spies on us by the most devious means, through TikTok, Huawei 5G, and weather balloons, and ensnares Africa with debt traps.

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-07). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). Visa issuance, renewals made easier. ecns.cn China will facilitate the issuance of port visas and multiple renewals for foreign businessmen, according to the Ministry of Public Security and National Immigration Administration.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-07). The Deafening Silence About the Vax. thealtworld.com Here is a small collection of reports from the last day or two documenting the extreme danger of the Covid "vaccine." Independent medical scientists, which means medical scientists not on Big Pharma's payroll, grant list, or subject to control or influence by Big Pharma-associated colleagues, administrators, employers, have proven conclusively that the Covid "vaccine" is far more dangerous than the Covid virus engineered by Tony Fauci's NIH grants to the University of North Carolina and the Wuhan Laboratory in China. | There are various explanations available about who released the Covid virus and where. As best…

LaborFest.net (2023-08-07). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Military Situation In Iraq On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Iraq called on the US and the UK to extradite government officials accused of theft of tax funds in what it dubs the "heist of the century"; | An alleged Turkish airstrike targeted a civilian vehcile in Duhok area killing one civilian; | Iraq's Ministry of Communications announced that the country is blocking Telegram citing concerns over national security; | Turkish airstrikes reportedly targeted the PKK positions in Sulaimani province. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-07). Covid Related News: Will the DOJ prosecute Fauci? Did USA strike a deal with China to transfer gain-of-function research after an intelligence breach? expose-news.com In the United States, censorship of doctors continues by revoking medical licences. Covid may have woken up many to the interference in medicine by Big Pharma, but it has been going on …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed by Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Monday morning, killing four Syrian soldiers and wounding four more, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 02: 20 am on Monday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the direction of occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some sites in Damascus," a Syrian …

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-07). Israel's missile strike near Damascus kills four Syrian soldiers. plenglish.com The Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that the missiles were launched from the occupied Syrian Golan; the antiaircraft defense intercepted some. The ones that slipped past the defense also caused material damage. | This is the seventeenth attack perpetrated by Israel this year; the previous one took place on July 26 on various positions of the Internal Security Forces, in the town of Al-Qahtaniya, province of Quneitra, some 70 kilometers to the southwest of Damascus. | Ten attacks were launched on Damascus and its surroundings, three were aimed at the Aleppo airport in northern Syria, one hit the Mes…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-07). The US-Australia AUSMIN 2023 Talks, Building for War against China? The US Imperium's Top End Spend. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-08-07). Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What U.S. Was Doing All Along. strategic-culture.org The Taliban government in Afghanistan — the nation that until recently produced 90% of the world's heroin — has drastically reduced opium cultivation across the country. Western sources estimate an up to 99% reduction in some provinces. This raises serious questions about the seriousness of U.S. drug eradication efforts in the country over the past 20 years. And, as global heroin supplies dry up, experts tell MintPress News that they fear this could spark the growing use of fentanyl — a drug dozens of times stronger than heroin that already kills more than 100,000 Americans yearly. | Join us on…

Liberation Staff (2023-08-07). McCarthyism is back: Together we can stop it. liberationnews.org Progressive organizations and prominent individuals have just released an important sign-on letter to reject the new McCarthyism that is accompanying the U.S. government's Cold War agenda against China.

_____ (2023-08-07). U.S. Leaders Are Split on China Policy. transcend.org 3 Aug 2023 – The U.S. bipolar approach to China: It aims to constrain China's economic, political, and military development because it has become U.S.' chief economic competitor—thus, enemy. However, U.S. also seeks to secure the many benefits of its companies doing business in China. "Decoupling" or "de-risking"?

WSWS (2023-08-07). New Zealand Defence Policy Review targets China. wsws.org The documents released last week call for New Zealand's military to be made "combat-ready," so it can join in a US-led war against China well beyond New Zealand's territory.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-08-07). Was There Really a Massacre in Tiananmen Square—or Was It an Illusion Fabricated by U.S. Politicians and Corporate Media to Make Americans Hate China? covertactionmagazine.com In 1989, the American public was flooded with iconic images of brave Chinese students standing up to Chinese Communist tanks in Tiananmen Square—students who were then brutally slaughtered by the Chinese military. Or so we were led to believe. But a startling new book reveals that the American public may have been deceived. According to …

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). 14 killed, 1 missing amid torrential rain in NE China's Shulan. ecns.cn A total of 14 people had been killed and one remained missing as of 10 p.m. on Sunday after torrential rain hit Shulan in northeast China's Jilin Province, local authorities said.

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). China, Indonesia release achievements under 'Two Countries, Twin Parks' cooperation. ecns.cn China and Indonesia released high-quality development achievements under "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project at the ASEAN China (Fujian) Cooperation Forum on Trade and Investment held in Fuzhou City, capital of Fujian Province, on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). Rescue, relief put lives first. ecns.cn China has enhanced rescue and relief efforts in flood-stricken regions after heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri hit Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province in North China, as well as parts of Northeast China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). China expels four Philippine vessels for illegally entering waters. ecns.cn China Coast Guard expelled four Philippine vessels that illegally entered the waters near the Ren'ai Reef on Saturday in accordance with the law, a spokesman said on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). Flood wreaks havoc in NE China. ecns.cn After wreaking havoc in parts of Hebei province and Beijing, remnants of Typhoon Doksuri continued on their path, causing damage and endangering lives in the country's northeastern region over the past few days.

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). Spurring development, innovation, jobs, livelihood the Chinese way. ecns.cn With mid-July data showing China's second-quarter GDP grew slower than expected, policymakers now face the daunting task of consolidating the economic recovery trend and stabilizing employment.

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). China urges the Philippines to tow away 'illegally stranded' warship in Ren'ai Reef. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-07). Guidance to boost development. ecns.cn China's latest guidance to promote development of the private sector will give full play to the dynamic role of the country's internet and tech firms in making innovations and creating new jobs.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-07). China sends aid to Somalia to alleviate crisis. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) China donated 150,996 dollars to Somalia as emergency aid for victims of the conflict and other disasters in that African country, local media reported on Monday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-07). India-China border talks to continue soon. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar assured on Monday that the border talks with China have not stopped, and both countries will meet soon to address the core issue.

teleSUR (2023-08-07). Somalia: 150,000 USD Donation From China to Boost Aid Delivery. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) received a 150,000 USD donation from China to support the delivery of emergency aid to victims of conflict and national disasters in the country. | Related: | Mahamud Moallim Abdulle, SoDMA commissioner, hailed China for the donation, stressing the vitality of the long-term relationship between the two nations. | "The Chinese government and the people of Somalia sha…

_____ (2023-08-07). In confronting Israel in West Asia. Iran expands its list of partners. journal-neo.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-07). Tajikistan Increases Border Posts With Afghanistan. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published by Tajikistan has increased the number of border posts in this country to 100 with the aim of combating security threats on its southern border with Afghanistan. | Khairuddin Osmanzadeh, the chairman of the Center for Strategic Research under the president of the republic of Tajikistan emphasized that after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, sec…

Editor (2023-08-07). 'Traffic stops should not be death sentences'. scheerpost.com By Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Around 2 a.m. on July 31, Minnesota State Patrol trooper Ryan Londregan fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, 33, during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 West near 42nd Ave. North. Cobb II is Black and Londregan is white. It's yet another deadly incident in a long …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-07). Israeli forces and illegal settlers killed four Palestinians in 24 hours in occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces have already killed more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this year than the total figure last year, which was declared the deadliest for Palestinians in the region since 2005 by the UN…

Staff (2023-08-07). Police Drug Seizures Increase the Risk of Overdose. scheerpost.com By Mike Pappas / Left Voice A recent study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in the American Journal of Public Health, focused on two years of opioid and stimulant seizure data from the Indianapolis police. The researchers examined how these seizures impacted fatal and non-fatal overdoses in the areas …

Staff (2023-08-07). Pregnant Woman's False Arrest in Detroit Shows "Racism Gets Embedded" in Facial Recognition Technology. democracynow.org A shocking story of wrongful arrest in Detroit has renewed scrutiny of how facial recognition software is being deployed by police departments, despite major flaws in the technology. Porcha Woodruff was arrested in February when police showed up at her house accusing her of robbery and carjacking. Woodruff, who was eight months pregnant at the time, insisted she had nothing to do with the crime, but police detained her for 11 hours, during which time she had contractions. She was eventually released on a $100,000 bond before prosecutors dropped the case a month later, admitting that her arrest was based in part o…

_____ (2023-08-07). USA: How to Hide and Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths. transcend.org 1 Aug 2023 – A 'Costs of War' study estimates that the USA's 9/11 wars caused 4.5 million deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Libya, Somalia and Syria with 40—60 million people displaced from their homes. "Pax Americana"

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-07). Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. plenglish.com Kabul, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The deputy head of the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Zainul Abideen Abid, said that Afghanistan is globally the sixth most vulnerable country to the effects of climate change.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-07). Iran 1953: MI6 Plots With Islamists To Overthrow Democracy. orinocotribune.com By Mark Curtis — Aug 1, 2023 | Declassified British files highlight a little known aspect of the joint MI6/CIA coup against Iran's democratically elected government in August 1953 — UK covert action in support of leading radical Shia Islamists, the predecessors of Ayatollah Khomeini. | ‚Ä¢ British officials wanted "a non-communist coup d'etat" in Iran to install a "dictator" who would promote UK oil interests | ‚Ä¢ UK and US governments backed Islamist forces to stir up unrest and even considered installing Ayatollah Kashani as a client leader following a coup | In many…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Over 3,000 US Marines and Sailors Arrive in Middle East in Deployment Aimed at Iran. news.antiwar.com Over 3,000 US Marines and Navy sailors arrived in the Middle East on Sunday as part of a previously announced deployment aimed at Iran as tensions are rising in the region. The troops are part of an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) and arrived onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and dock landing …

teleSUR (2023-08-07). 3,000 US Military Arrive in the Red Sea Amid Tensions With Iran. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 3,000 U.S. sailors and marines arrived in the Red Sea amid a deployment announced by Washington to deal with alleged attempts by Iran to seize commercial shipping in the area. | RELATED: | The U.S. Fifth Fleet announced that the contingent arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, which transited the Mediterranean and accessed the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. | This deployment ai…

_____ (2023-08-07). The Violent Lies of Israel's President. transcend.org When members of the US Congress applaud falsehoods about Israel being a vibrant democracy, they are aiding and abetting further oppression of Palestinians.

_____ (2023-08-07). Palestine: Unsettling Israeli Settlers Severely Damaging the USA. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: "There have been 570 attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the first six months of 2023; three attacks a day." 2010-2019: 3,000 settler attacks, 22 Palestinians killed, 1,258 injured.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-07). 1,200 Palestinians are in administrative detention, the highest in 34 years. peoplesdispatch.org The number of Palestinian administrative detainees being held by Israel has

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-07). At least four killed and four injured in another Israeli missile attack in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org The UN Security Council has so far failed to take any action on Syria's repeated complaints about Israeli violations of its sovereignty which is endangering regional peace…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-07). Israel greenlights settler attacks on Palestinians: Army official. new.thecradle.co

teleSUR (2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Missile Attack. telesurenglish.net On Monday, four Syrian soldiers were killed and another four injured in an overnight Israeli missile attack targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus. | RELATED: | The country's air defenses confronted the attack and explosions were heard in the suburbs of Damascus. The attack, originating from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, also caused material damage, according to Syrian state news agency SANA. | The Syrian air defenses intercepted and shot down some of the missiles, said the Syri…

Ana Vračar (2023-08-07). Climate breakdown threatens food security and health in Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org As another heat wave hit West Asia at the beginning of August, temperatures in Baghdad reached 51 degrees Celsius. "For a person like me, with access to air conditioning, this was unbearable. Imagine how it was for those with compromised health or compromised economic status," says Muntather Hassan, a dentist working at the Iraqi Al-Amal Association, reflecting on the health effects of climate change in Iraq. | Hassan authored a

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-07). Philippines calls for greater regional cooperation. plenglish.com Manila, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives (Parliament), Ferdinand Romualdez, called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to enhance regional and interdependent cooperation, it was learned here on Monday.

Colin Todhunter (2023-08-07). War on Food: Science and Public Interest Halt the Push for GM Crops in India. dissidentvoice.org Between 1991 and 2016, the population of Delhi and its suburbs increased from 9.4 million to 25 million. In 2023, the World Population Review website estimates Delhi's population to be 32.9 million. In the December 2016 paper Future urban land expansion and implications for global croplands, it was projected that by 2030, globally, urban areas …

Emanuel Pastreich (2023-08-07). Apology to the Japanese People and the World on the 78th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-08-07). Nagasaki Day Commemoration in Milwaukee August 9, 2023. wibailoutpeople.org Meet at the Lincoln Park Canoe Launch (Picnic Area 3) for a Ceremony and floating of traditional Japanese lanterns on the Milwaukee River. Peace Action of WI

_____ (2023-08-07). Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match. transcend.org 6 Aug 2023 – Porsha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully accused as a result of facial recognition technology.

teleSUR (2023-08-07). Pakistan: Train Crash Leaves at Least 30 Dead and +100 Injured. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, government and police officials of Pakistan said that at least 10 cars of a passenger train derailed in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Sunday, killing at least 30 passengers while injuring over 100 others. | Related: | The Hazara Express train, which comprises 16 to 17 cars with over 1,000 passengers, veered off the track while crossing a canal bridge on its way to the country's northwest Khyber Pakht…

WSWS (2023-08-07). Sri Lankan union agrees to government censorship of health employees. wsws.org This censorship is an outright betrayal of the democratic right to freedom of expression, underscoring the role of the trade union as the industrial police for government and corporations.

_____ (2023-08-07). Syria Updates — Military Escalation. transcend.org 30 Jul 2023 – As things are moving fast in Syria, I will try to maintain regular updates.

_____ (2023-08-07). Flash Mob — Pachelbel's Canon in D (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Performed by 7—16-Year-Old Kids at Bellavita Department Store, Taipei, Taiwan…

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2023-08-07). Wednesday 8/16: 7th Street's Secret Sauce: Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque's 50-Year Legacy. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-07). Fuerzas de Israel asesinan a tres palestinos en Jenin. telesurtv.net Los militares israelíes dispararon contra el vehículo en el que viajaban las tres víctimas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-07). Más de 450 millones de niños se enfrentan al calor extremo en Asia. telesurtv.net El director de Unicef para el sur de Asia, señaló que las vidas de millones de niños en la región se ven cada vez más amenazados por las olas de calor y las altas temperaturas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-07). Más de 450 millones de niños enfrentan el calor extremo en Asia. telesurtv.net El director de Unicef para el sur de Asia, señaló que las vidas de millones de niños en la región se ven cada vez más amenazados por las olas de calor y las altas temperaturas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-07). A 14 se eleva cifra de muertos por inundaciones al norte de China>. telesurtv.net Shulan, en la provincia de Jilin, noreste de China, ha estado experimentando un clima lluvioso continuo desde el martes por la noche.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-07). Ataque israelí contra Siria deja cuatro soldados muertos. telesurtv.net Los sistemas de defensa antiaérea sirios se activaron tras escucharse algunas explosiones en los suburbios de Damasco.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-07). Tren descarrilado deja al menos 30 muertos en Pakistán. telesurtv.net "El expreso Hazara viajaba de Karachi hacia Abbottabad, ocho vagones descarrilaron", declaró a la cadena de televisión privada HUM News un responsable ferroviario, Mohsin Syal.

_____ (2023-08-06). The Russia-Africa Summit Defeats West's 'Russia-Isolation' Project. journal-neo.org

Larry Johnson (2023-08-06). Is Ukraine Awakening to the Likelihood that It Will be Tossed Under the NATO Bus? sonar21.com Foreigners who place their trust in the promise of the United States to have their back apparently are unaware of the fate of Vietnamese, Libyans, Cambodians, Afghanis and Iraquies who…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-06). Russia Says Ukraine Used Storm Shadow Missiles to Hit Bridge Connecting Kherson to Crimea. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-06). Russia Vows Response After Ukrainian Drone Hit Russian Tanker. news.antiwar.com Russia has vowed it will respond to a Ukrainian attack that hit a Russian oil tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea on Friday night, which came after Ukraine's first strikes on a Russian commercial port. "Such barbaric actions cannot be justified and they will not remain without response, while their authors and perpetrators will …

Future of Life Institute (2023-08-06). Video: Nuclear War between Russia and the US. "Nuclear Winter" globalresearch.ca

Washington's Blog (2023-08-06). The Real Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan. It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives. globalresearch.ca Like all Americans, I was taught that the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to end WWII and save both American and Japanese lives. But most of the top American military officials at the time said otherwise.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-06). Cuban President calls eliminating nuclear weapons. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) On the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today called for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.

Labor Video Project (2023-08-06). Namibia Captured By Chinese Capital & Union Busting Drive With George Martin &Hewat Beukes. indybay.org China is the largest exporter of capital in the world and in Namibia Chinese public and private companies have taken over all the uranium and marble mines. According to unionists they are also on a union busting drive to destroy the unions and bring in contract labor.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Russian Army Foils Drone Attack On Bryansk, Advances In Special Military Operation Zone (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Early on August 6, the Russian military foiled an new attempt by Kiev forces to target the Bryansk region with suicide drones. | Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that air defenses intercepted two drones over the district of Karachevsky in Bryansk, adding that there were no casualties."The Russian Armed Forces' air defense system destroyed two aircraft-type drones over the Karachevsky district. There is no destruction and no casualties," Bogomaz wrote on Telegram. | Emergency services…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Ukraine Faces Consequences For Repeated Attacks On Russia (Photos, Videos). southfront.org File image. | On August 6, the Russian military foiled an attempt by Kiev forces to attack facilities in the Moscow region with a suicide drone. | In a statement, the Russian ministry of Defense stated that the drone was destroyed by air defense systems over the Podolsk district."Today at 11: 27 a.m. an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with a drone on facilities in the Moscow Region was foiled," the ministry said. "There are no casualties and destruction as a result of the thwart…

Martin Hacthoun (2023-08-06). Russian FM condemns attack on oil tanker in Kerch Strait. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Russia has strongly condemned today the attack by Kiev with a naval drone on an oil tanker near the Kerch Strait that connects the Black Sea with the Azov Sea, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stressed.

Jonathan Strauss (2023-08-06). Resisting Russia's war in Ukraine: Left voices speak out. greenleft.org.au Jonathan Strauss introduces a new collection published by Resistance Books in Australia, featuring the voices of Ukrainian leftists, Russian left anti-war activists and members of the international left who defend Ukraine's right of national self-determination.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 5, Russian missiles struck the Motor Sich plant in the Zaporozhie region, according to Zelensky; | On August 5, Russian missiles struck the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. A military warehouse was reportedly destroyed; | On August 6, Ukrainian forces struck the Chongar bridge with Storm Shadow missiles; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Rabotino; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Yampol; | Russian artillery s…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-06). China, India Attend Talks on Ukraine War in Saudi Arabia. news.antiwar.com The US, China, and India attended talks on the Ukraine war in Saudi Arabia on Saturday that were aimed at convincing neutral countries to support Ukrainian demands for a peace deal. According to The Wall Street Journal, the meetings in Jeddah were attended by officials from 42 countries, including other non-aligned nations; Brazil, Indonesia, and …

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). India committed to diplomacy for resolution of conflict. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The National Security adviser, Ajit Doval, reiterated India's approach to a solution to the conflict in Ukraine through dialogue and diplomacy as the only path to peace.

Chris Hedges (2023-08-06). The continuity of the lie. indybay.org The U.S. public has once again been wheedled into sinking billions into another endless war. The script by which the pimps of war usually lure us into one military fiasco after another – including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and now Ukraine – always remains the same. "Freedom and democracy are at risk. Evil must be vanquished. Human rights must be protected."

_____ (2023-08-06). Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian Roulette. strategic-culture.org America's Pacific War was a racist war of annihilation both before and after Japan's surrender, Declan Hayes writes. | Join us on , , and . | America's 9th/10th March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo was the single most destructive…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Four Syrian Officers, Soldiers Killed In Attack By Turkistan Militants In Northern Lattakia. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Early on August 6, four service members of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed in an attack by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in the northern Lattakia countryside, according to Sputnik. | The attack targeted a key position of the SAA in Mount Nabi Yunis, a field source told the Russian news agency, adding that militants from the TIP managed to reach the position due to the rough terrain and heavy fog. | Syrian pro-government activities iden…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Wipe Out HTS Headquarters In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org File image. | On August 6, video footage showing recent Russian airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib surfaced online. | The airstrikes, which took place on

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-06). Russia strikes Ukrainian air bases in Rovno and Khmelnitsky. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Armed Forces attacked Ukrainian air bases in the provinces of Rovno and Khmelnitsky with high precision weapons, and achieved the planned objectives, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, reported today.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Russian air defense thwarts attempted drone attack against Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Armed Forces thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to attack the Moscow region using a drone, which was shot down over the Podolsk district, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Syrian and Russian aviation destroyed terrorist headquarters in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian and Syrian Air Forces bombed the central command of the Al-Nusra terrorist organization in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, some 300 kilometers northwest of the capital.

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au

LaborFest.net (2023-08-06). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2023-08-06). Rail Unions Win Where Lawmakers Fall Short. levernews.com In the six months since the East Palestine disaster brought railroads into national focus, we've been covering the aftermath — the health implications for residents, the empty rhetoric from politicians, and the seemingly never-ending saga of the Railway Safety Act of 2023. As craven bipartisanship and corporate pandering have predictably stalled efforts to ensure a safer industry through legislation, two new major victories — on paid sick leave for rail workers and a better monitoring policy for dangerous train equipment— illustrates how collective action, not partisan dealmaking, can make our…

Brian Berletic (2023-08-06). US Warns Southeast Asia of "Chinese Coercion," Then Coerces Southeast Asia into Anti-China Agenda. thealtworld.com ‡∏Ň∏£‡∏∏‡∏ì‡∏≤‡πć∏õ‡∏¥‡∏î‡πŇ∏ч∏õ ‡∏ä‡∏±‡πà‡∏ô‡πɇ∏ô YouTube (CC) ‡πŇ∏•‡πâ‡∏߇∏Ň∏î‡πć∏•‡∏∑‡∏≠‡∏Ň∏ &Dag…

Tamara Nassar (2023-08-06). Ben-Gvir praises settlers who killed teen as "heroes" electronicintifada.net Israeli soldiers execute Palestinian child amid surge in West Bank violence.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). (W.E. Talk) Fundamental Nature of Chinese Civilization (6) Wu Genyou: How did the concept of "harmony between humanity and nature" shape today's Chinese civilization. ecns.cn Recently, Wu Genyou, professor of the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University and the dean of the Institute for Advanced Study in Dialogue of Civilizations at Wuhan University, gave an exclusive interview to CNS "W.E. Talk", explaining why China's perception of humanity and nature has shaped the roots and background of today's Chinese civilization."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). 5.5-magnitude quake hits Shandong, causing injuries and building collapse. ecns.cn A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Pingyuan County in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province at 2: 33 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), injuring at least 20 people and causing 126 buildings to collapse in the epicenter as of 7: 00 a.m., according to the Shandong Provincial Emergency Center.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). 10 injured in earthquake in east China's Shandong. ecns.cn Ten people were injured after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Dezhou in east China's Shandong Province at 2: 33 a.m. Sunday.

The Exposé (2023-08-06). Dark Secrets Exposed: CIA is behind Deagel's Shocking 2025 Depopulation Forecast & Official Excess Death Figures in the Millions prove it's on Target & not just an Estimation. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Prime Minister of Nepal to visit China in September. plenglish.com Kathmandu, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, is expected to travel to China late in September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Narayan Prakash Saud, reported.

mforinoco (2023-08-06). China and DPRK Mark 70th Anniversary of Historic Victory Over US Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Friends of Socialist China — Jul 31, 2023 | The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) organized a number of grand celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, that ended just over three years of bitter fighting in the Korean War. Known as the Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK and as the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in China, July 27 is considered in both countries as a triumphant day when the two fledgling socialist states scored a historic victory over U.S. imperialism and its satellite forces. | A high-level Chinese party…

mforinoco (2023-08-06). China and DPRK Mark 70th Anniversary of Historic Victory Over U.S. Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Friends of Socialist China — Jul 31, 2023 | The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) organized a number of grand celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, that ended just over three years of bitter fighting in the Korean War. Known as the Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK and as the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in China, July 27 is considered in both countries as a triumphant day when the two fledgling socialist states scored a historic victory over U.S. imperialism and its satellite forces. | A high-level Chinese party…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Two C919 aircraft operate Shanghai-Chengdu route. ecns.cn China Eastern Airlines' two C919 aircraft, China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, both began servicing the commercial route between Shanghai and Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province for the first time on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). China shuts down BRI rumors. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Morning fog creates beautiful scenery in N China. ecns.cn Video captured the magnificent morning scenery of Erguna, Hulunbuir City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance high-quality BRI co-op: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance the high-quality BRI cooperation and make greater contribution to promoting global sustainable development and inter-civilization exchanges.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Water level drops, residents transferred to safe places in Zhuozhou village. ecns.cn The Blue Sky Rescue Team members transfer villagers trapped by floodwater in Dongfeng Village in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo/China News Service)…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Experts dispute nature of U.S. tech-investment curbs. ecns.cn During her visit to Beijing earlier last month and in the weeks that followed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Washington's trade curbs imposed on security grounds, particularly those limiting U.S. technology investment in China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Special bullet train for Asian Games starts trial run in E China. ecns.cn The intelligent bullet train, specially designed for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games,"ÄÄstarted"ÄÄits trial operation"ÄÄon Friday in Hangzhou,"ÄÄeast China's"ÄÄZhejiang Province.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). IRGC Dismantles Terrorist Cell In Southeastern Iran. southfront.org File image. | On August 3, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had dismantled a terrorist cell in Iran's southeastern region. | The public relations office of the IRGC Ground Forces said in a statement that the cell was affiliated with "arrogance powers," a term the guards usually use to refer to the United States or Israel. According to the statement, the cell was planning to carry out subversive and terrorist operations in the southeastern region and was dismantled before being able to ca…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). IRGC Receives New Batch Of Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy had received a new batch of Ghadir and Nasir anti-ship cruise missiles, Mehr News Agency reported on August 6. | The semi-official news agency said that the missiles were manufactured at the Defense Industries Organization, a subsidiary of the Iranian Ministry of Defense. | The Ghadir has a range of 300 kilometers and is armed with a 165-kilogram warhead, while the smaller Nasir has a range…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Israeli Patrol Officer Killed In New Tel Aviv Shooting Attack (Video). southfront.org Screengrab, video via Twitter. | On August 5, a Tel Aviv municipal patrol officer was killed in a shooting attack that was carried out by a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). | The attack took place at a corner between Tel Aviv's Montefiore and Nachalat Binyamin streets, where dozens of restaurants, cafes and bars are located. | Two of the municipal patrol officers approached the attacker who was standing at the corner. The attacker initially refused to answer their cal…

Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha, Chloe DS (2023-08-06). India: Commemorating poet, writer and revolutionary, Saroj Dutta. greenleft.org.au Members of the All India Students Association and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) — Liberation (CPIML) gathered in central Kolkata on August 5 to mark 52 years since one of the CPIML's founders and historic leaders, Saroj Dutta, was murdered, report Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha and Chloe DS.

_____ (2023-08-06). No Justice for Lebanon Three Years After Tragic Beirut Port Blast. strategic-culture.org Lebanese authorities have failed time and again to hold anyone responsible for the 2020 explosion that decimated the Lebanese capital | Join us on , , and . | Three years have passed since the city of Beirut was nearly turne…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-06). Military Situation In Syria On August 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). IDF has killed 31 Palestinian minors since the beginning of the year. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Israel Defense Forces have murdered 31 Palestinian minors since the beginning of this year, the Defense for Children International NGO denounced.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-08-06). Debunking Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Pro-Israel Talking Points. thelastamericanvagabond.com US Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr recently sat down with celebrity rabbi Shmuley Boteach at an event in New York to perform a pre-prepared set of pro-Israel talking points. This came after the politician stated that Covid-19 didn't effect Jewish and Asian people as much as White and Black Americans, drawing complaints

Staff (2023-08-06). Venezuela's VP Delcy Rodríguez Meets With India's Vice President and Foreign Minister in New Delhi. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting with the vice president of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, in New Delhi, where they discussed the economic cooperation between the two countries. | The meeting took place on Thursday, August 3, after Rodríguez's participation in the 9th India — Latin America and the Caribbean Conclave in New Delhi, the capital of India. | The Venezuelan vice president posted on the social media X (formerly Twitter) that new growth opportunities for both countries were discussed at the meeting. | H.E. Ms. Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President of the Bolivarian Repu…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). India confirms its role as speaker for the Global South. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, affirmed that India's presidency over the Group of 20 (G20) provides a new platform to expose the concerns of the Global South.

Stansfield Smith (2023-08-06). John F. Kennedy on Ending the US War on Vietnam — His Own Words. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Aug 2, 2023 | With the advent of a new Kennedy running for president, new life was given to JFK's

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2023-08-06). Wednesday 8/16: 7th Street's Secret Sauce: Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque's 50-Year Legacy. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…

Editor (2023-08-06). The Unsettling Settlers-Severely Damaging Americans. scheerpost.com By Dan Lieberman / Countercurrents.org Unimpeded Jewish settler violence has left the Palestinian people in desperation. "Between 2010 and 2019, nearly 3,000 Israeli settler attacks killed at least 22 Palestinians and injured 1,258 others across the occupied West Bank." "Data collected by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reveals that there have been …

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-06). Fuerzas de Israel asesinan a tres palestinos en Jenin. telesurtv.net Los militares israelíes dispararon contra el vehículo en el que viajaban las tres víctimas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Al menos 10 muertos por las inundaciones en el norte de China. telesurtv.net Más de 600.000 personas fueron evacuadas de las zonas consideradas de riesgo, en un país que en los últimos meses sufrió fenómenos meteorológicos extremos.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-06). Persisten protestas contra reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes ondearon banderas en concentraciones en Israel para mostrar su descontento por una reforma que ha desencadenado una crisis sin precedentes.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-06). Partidarios de Imran Khan protestan tras su arresto en Pakistán. telesurtv.net El ex primer ministro enfrenta más de 150 casos en su contra que, en su opinión, tienen motivaciones políticas para mantenerlo fuera de la carrera electoral.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-06). Sismo de magnitud 5.5 deja al menos 21 heridos en China. telesurtv.net El temblor se produjo a las 02H33 (Hora local) en una localidad del condado de Pingyuan, situado a 300 kilómetros al sur de Beijing.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). A 14 se eleva cifra de muertos por inundaciones al norte de China>. telesurtv.net Shulan, en la provincia de Jilin, noreste de China, ha estado experimentando un clima lluvioso continuo desde el martes por la noche.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Sube a 12 cifra de muertos tras registrarse un alud en Georgia. telesurtv.net Las Fuerzas de Defensa del Ministerio de Defensa de Georgia se encuentran en la zona del desastre en el municipio de Oni.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Tren descarrilado deja al menos 30 muertos en Pakistán. telesurtv.net "El expreso Hazara viajaba de Karachi hacia Abbottabad, ocho vagones descarrilaron", declaró a la cadena de televisión privada HUM News un responsable ferroviario, Mohsin Syal.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Arrestan a exprimer ministro de Pakistán acusado de corrupción. telesurtv.net La pena de prisión fue anunciada por las "prácticas corruptas" por un tribunal de primera instancia en la capital, Islamabad.

International League of People's Struggle. (2023-08-05). Commemorating Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings. popularresistance.org On the 78th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the International League of Peoples' Struggle stands in solidarity with the Japanese people in their fight for justice and continued resistance against US imperialism and its war crimes. | On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the world's first deployed atomic bomb America B-29 was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan. The explosion killed an estimate of 80,000 people instantly, 95 percent of them civilians. Another 100,000 died slowly from burns and the effects of radiation. Three days later, a second B029 bomber was dropped over Nagasaki, killing an est…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's New President Condemns Imperialism. popularresistance.org The new president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism, invoking his country's past revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara and quoting Che Guevara. | The West African nation has also formed close diplomatic ties with the revolutionary governments in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, as well as with NATO's arch-rival Russia. | In January 2022, a group of nationalist military officers in Burkina Faso toppled the president, Roch Kaboré, a wealthy banker who had fostered close ties with the country's former colonizer, France, where he was educated.

Anonymous767 (2023-08-04). Massive Drone Attack On Crimea And Novorossiysk. southfront.org Ropucha-class landing ship Olenegorskiy Gornyak | On August 4, the NATO-backed Kyiv regime carried out a massive drone attack on the Russian Republic of Crimea and the port city of Novorossiysk. The attack on Crimea involved at least 13 UAVs. Russian air defense facilities destroyed ten plane-type UAVs, while "three more drones were suppressed by electronic warfare"."An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles on facilities of the Crimean peninsula was f…

infobrics (2023-08-04). Russia's massive Baltic Sea naval drills trash 'NATO lake' fantasies. infobrics.org As Politico insists that Sweden and Finland joining NATO also means that the belligerent alliance will increase presence in the Arctic, "a region increasingly strategic to both Russia and China", as it stated, it's quite indicative that NATO expansion in this area has nothing to do with the security of either Stockholm or Helsinki, but with the strategy of so-called "containment of Russia and China".

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). Kiev Forces Step Up Attacks On Bakhmut In Desperate Attempt To Mimic Wagner Tactics (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces have reportedly stepped up their attacks against the Russian military in the Bakhmut direction in a desperate attempt to mimic the tactics the Wagner Group first used to capture the city last May. | On August 3 and 4, Kiev forces launched several attacks towards Berkhovka to the north of Bakhmut and Klescheevka to the north. | The Ukrainians are apparently planning to flank the city from both directions, cut Russian supply lines and then launch direct assault. The plan i…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). Russian MoD Details Ukrainian Losses In Counteroffensive (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Ukraine has lost over 43,000 troops and about 5,000 pieces of military equipment since the start of its counteroffensive, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 4. | In his daily briefing, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov provided a detailed summary of Ukraine's recent human and material losses."The Ukrainian army's losses in combat operations already exceeded 43,000 personnel in June-July since the Kiev regime launched its so-called offensive," the spokesman said. | The spokesman…

infobrics (2023-08-04). Is US pulling the plug on Kiev by sending Ukraine-bound funds to Taiwan. infobrics.org It now seems Zelensky will have to learn how to share the "aid" for "freedom and democracy". On the other hand, this spells doom for the unfortunate people of China's breakaway island province, as America's increased interest in "freedom for Taiwan" certainly doesn't bode well for its fate. This effectively means that the TTLU could soon become TTLT (to the last Taiwanese) or perhaps more honestly — TTLS (to the last semiconductor).

Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-08-04). APEC tries to build a more resilient global food system. america.cgtn.com Over two weeks since Russia exited Black Sea grain deal amid the conflict with Ukraine. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation seeks to address food system resilience at its Seattle meetings. See more.

Gaius Baltar (2023-08-04). WHY IS THE WEST SO WEAK (AND RUSSIA SO STRONG)? THE ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND WESTERN EDUCATION. sonar21.com Authored by Gaius Baltar (http: //gaiusbaltar.substack.com) It is becoming increasingly clear to more and more people in the West that something has gone terribly wrong with the Ukraine project. Predictions and…

Staff (2023-08-04). Headlines for August 4, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Plotted to Overturn 2020 Election, Third Trump Ally Charged over Alleged Plot to Tamper with Michigan Voting Machines, Amnesty Warns of "Rampant" War Crimes Against Civilians in Sudan, Ukraine Says Sea Drones Damaged Russian Warship in Black Sea, Blinken Accuses Russia of Assaulting Global Food System with Attacks on Ukraine's Granaries, Greenpeace Activists Cover U.K. Prime Minister's Home with Anti-Oil Message, Tribunal Finds Mexico Guilty of Ecocide and Ethnocide over Mayan Rail Project, Appeals Court Allows Biden Administration to Continue Blocking…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-08-04). Ukraine Strikes Russian Commercial Port with Drones for First Time. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian drones struck a Russian commercial port for the first time since the start of the war. Novorossiysk was shut down for a few hours after it was hit by Ukrainian air and sea drones. Two percent of the world's oil supply and grain are shipped from Novorossiysk. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that it …

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Ukraine Attempted to Attack Russia's Black Sea Base. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that two Ukrainian drones attempted to attack the naval base in Novorossiysk, a major Black Sea port, but were destroyed by Russian ships. | RELATED: | "Tonight, the Ukrainian armed forces attempted to attack the Novorossiysk naval base with two unmanned sea boats. During the repulsion of the attack, the unmanned boats were visually detected and destroyed by fire from the standard weapons…

Chris Hedges (2023-08-04). The continuity of the lie. indybay.org The U.S. public has once again been wheedled into sinking billions into another endless war. The script by which the pimps of war usually lure us into one military fiasco after another – including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and now Ukraine – always remains the same. "Freedom and democracy are at risk. Evil must be vanquished. Human rights must be protected."

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Destroy Militant Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org File image. | Russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes against a militant hideout located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage of the Russian airstrikes surfaced online on August 3. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. The coalition and Syrian opposition media didn't report any attack on the garrison or nearby areas in recent days. | Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at…

Editor (2023-08-04). A Brief Neocolonial History of the Five UN Security Council Permanent Members. scheerpost.com By John P. Ruehl / AlterNet Understanding the actions and justifications behind territorial colonial behavior by the UN Security Council since 1945. One of the underlying principles of the UN Charter is the protection of the sovereign rights of states. Yet since 1945, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Soviet Union/Russia, France, …

infobrics (2023-08-04). Why Nigeria Needs to Join BRICS Alliance. infobrics.org The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) has called on the Nigerian Government to follow in the steps of other countries and join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) alliance…

infobrics (2023-08-04). Brazil's Lula Voices Support for More Countries Joining BRICS Group. infobrics.org Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that he supports more countries joining the BRICS group of large developing nations, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Russian defense repels attack on Novorossiysk naval base. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Russian ships repelled an attack by two Ukrainian unmanned boats on the Novorossiysk naval base, east of the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry informed on Friday.

infobrics (2023-08-04). BRICS digital currencies could end SWIFT and dollar dominance. infobrics.org Russia launches the new digital ruble as part of de-Dollarization process.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Russia to launch new lunar probe on August 11. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The launch of Russia's lunar probe Luna-25, the first in 47 years, is scheduled for August 11 from the Vostochni cosmodrome, in the east of the country, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Kremlin: Russia distrusts US promises on grain deal. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Kremlin Spokesman Dmitri Peskov stressed that Russia distrusts the United States' alleged willingness to facilitate Russian exports after the Black Sea Grain Initiative is re-implemented.

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-08-04). Are They Really Fighting Terrorists? U.S. Occupation Forces in Syria Receive New Weapons for a Future Conflict with Syrian and Russian Forces. globalresearch.ca

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Terrorists prepare suicide attacks on Syrian and Russian forces. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The extremists stationed in the northern province of Idlib are preparing suicide attacks on Syrian and Russian civilian and military targets, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Friday.

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-04). There are enough resources in the World to fulfill human needs, but not enough resources to satisfy capitalist greed: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Neither the BRICS project nor China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are military threats; both are essentially South-South commercial developments (along the grain of the agenda of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation).

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Indian prime minister confirms participation in Brics Summit. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa his participation in the BRICS Summit from August 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, it was reported on Friday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-04). Long sentences for those accused of femicide in Kosovo. plenglish.com Pristina, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) A man was sentenced to life imprisonment and another one to 15 years in prison for the murder of an 18-year-old woman in 2021 in Kosovo, a self-proclaimed independent Serbian territory.

Roger Stoll (2023-08-04). The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By Roger Stoll — Aug 1, 2023 | Introduction | Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. China, we are told, spies on us by the most devious means, through TikTok, Huawei 5G, and weather balloons. And China, say our media, ensnares Africa with debt traps. Meanwhile, the US government and its media-echo decry China's abuses of its own people. China, the US says, has committed "cultural" and literal genocide against Uyghur muslims in Xinjiang. As for the Covid-19 pandemic, the West with w…

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au

LaborFest.net (2023-08-04). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.

WSWS (2023-08-04). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: NLC India workers strike for permanent jobs; Sri Lankan health workers protest inferior medicines; Australia: Bulk liquid terminal workers demand higher pay; New Zealand teachers hit with below-inflation wage deal.

Anonymous834 (2023-08-04). Military Knowledge: Abu Mahdi Cruise Missile. southfront.org Abu Mahdi long-range cruise missile — | Abu Mahdi missile is an Iranian long-range surface-to-surface and anti-ship cruise missile that was developed by the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) of Iran's Ministry of Defence. This missile is the first Iranian land-attack cruise missile (LACM) capable of executing both anti-ship and land-strike missions. This missile was unveiled in 20 August 2022 and reached mass production in 2023. | The Abu Mahdi…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). SDF Commander, Three Fighters Killed In Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org A Bayraktar TB2 combat drone. Source: Baykar. | Late on August 3, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the town of Haram Shikhu in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | In a statement, the SDF acknowledged that one of its military commanders, Aram Mohamad Ibrahim, was killed in the Turkish drone strike along with three of its fighters. Two other fighters were also wounded in the strike, according to the group. | This was the f…

Andrew Korybko (2023-08-04). The Geopolitics of Central Asia: The Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Triangle. globalresearch.ca

Khaled El-Hissy (2023-08-04). How do people with disabilities cope when Israel bombs Gaza? electronicintifada.net Palestinians who have lost their sight, vision or mobility are even more at risk during Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Alan Macleod (2023-08-04). Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along. mintpressnews.com It has already been called "the most successful counter-narcotics effort in human history." Armed with little more than sticks, teams of counter-narcotics brigades travel the country, doing something the US military never could, cutting down Afghanistan's poppy fields.

No Nukes Action (2023-08-04). Friday 8/11: Japan PM: No Dumping Of 1.3 Million Tons Of Radioactive Water into Pacifica At Fukushima. indybay.org Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St/California St. | San Francisco…

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Experts dispute nature of U.S. tech-investment curbs. ecns.cn During her visit to Beijing earlier last month and in the weeks that followed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Washington's trade curbs imposed on security grounds, particularly those limiting U.S. technology investment in China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Hong Kong fencers take stab at glory. ecns.cn Led by Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long, the fencing team from Hong Kong, China boasts its best ever lineup at the FISU University Games, and is bidding to collect its biggest medal haul in the history of the event.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Qinghai takes huge strides toward green future. ecns.cn The population of Tibetan antelope has risen from fewer than 30,000 to more than 70,000, and the number of Przewalski's gazelle, found in the wild only in China, has risen from about 300 to over 2,700.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Highest wind farm powers Tibet's electricity grid. ecns.cn China's highest wind farm, located in the Tibet autonomous region, started power generation on Thursday, said its operator China Three Gorges Corp.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Experts: Data rules will help financial sector. ecns.cn China's latest draft data security rules for the financial sector show policymakers' resolve to provide a clear, detailed data security regulatory framework that companies would not perceive as additional compliance burden, experts said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Netizens show support for flood-hit online bookstore. ecns.cn An employee of BooksChina.com, an online bookstore, navigates through knee-deep water inside a warehouse in Zhuozhou on Thursday.Some social media users offered to buy damaged books, while others said they were willing to make donations to help BooksChina.com survive the ordeal.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance high-quality BRI co-op: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance the high-quality BRI cooperation and make greater contribution to promoting global sustainable development and inter-civilization exchanges.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Water level drops, residents transferred to safe places in Zhuozhou village. ecns.cn The Blue Sky Rescue Team members transfer villagers trapped by floodwater in Dongfeng Village in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo/China News Service)…

WSWS (2023-08-04). Japan releases military white paper justifying war preparations against China. wsws.org There is nothing defensive about Tokyo's intentions, as the Japanese ruling class seeks to remove constitutional restrictions on its military and once again conduct war in pursuit of its imperialist interests.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). China shuts down BRI rumors. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Morning fog creates beautiful scenery in N China. ecns.cn Video captured the magnificent morning scenery of Erguna, Hulunbuir City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region."ÄÄ…

Editor (2023-08-04). U.S. long history of waging wars casts doubt about intent to reduce risk of South China Sea miscalculation. mronline.org During their trips to China, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured Beijing that Washington did not want to contain it economically and that there was "ample room" for engagement with China in trade, investment, and other critical issues, urging closer communication to address disagreements through dialogue.

_____ (2023-08-04). The Japanese Prime Minister tours the Persian Gulf states to discuss decarbonization. journal-neo.org

Editor (2023-08-04). DC Uniparty kills House resolutions to end U.S. emergency powers in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen. mronline.org In a massive show of support for limitless executive power, Congress rejected legislation that would have terminated national emergency powers allowing Washington to wage war across the Middle East. These same emergency powers give the president the power to lift bans on testing biological weapons on U.S. citizens.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). ISIS Says HTS Killed Its Leader In Northwestern Syria, Not Turkey. southfront.org The former hideout of ISIS leader Abu al-Hussein. Source: the Anadolu Agency. | On August 3, ISIS said that its former leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurshi was killed in the northwestern Syria region of Greater Idlib by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), denying that he was neutralized in a Turkish special operation. | In a voice message released by the official al-Furqan Media, the terrorist group's spokesman Abu Hudhaifa al-Ansari said that al-Hussein was killed in "direct…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-04). Israeli forces kill two Palestinians as raids continue across occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. peoplesdispatch.org Earlier in the week, Israeli forces conducted multiple raids across the occupied West Bank, with settler attacks and other acts of violence against Palestinians also being reported…

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Venezuelan VP Participates in 9th CII India-Lac Conclave Closing. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, participated in the closing session of the IX India-Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Conclave, held for two days in the city of New Delhi. | Related: | In her speech, the vice-president of the South American nation stressed that this bi-regional forum, organized by the Industrial Confederation of India, "is extraordinarily very important". | The Venezuelan…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-04). Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia discuss maritime transportation. plenglish.com Singapore, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to enhance navigational safety and maritime security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, it was reported today.

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Japan: Typhoon Khanun Death Toll Rises to 2, 60 Injured. telesurenglish.net The influence of Typhoon Khanun has left two dead and more than 60 injured, according to Thursday's report in Okinawa, Japan. | Related: | An 89-year-old woman lost her life in the city of Uruma due to burns suffered from a fire caused by the candles she was using. | Earlier in the day, a 90-year-old man was reported to have died in Ogimi Village when he was struck by the roof of his garage. | So far, more than 1…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Hilda Venero de la Paz receives Cuba's National Circus Award. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) By unanimous decision of the jury, the 2023 National Circus Award was granted to Hilda Venero de la Paz, the first woman in Cuba to become a light acrobat on the scales.

Pepe Escobar (2023-08-04). Syria: A Tale of Plunder and Resurrection. globalresearch.ca

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2023-08-04). Wednesday 8/16: 7th Street's Secret Sauce: Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque's 50-Year Legacy. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-04). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela participa en clausura de IX Cónclave Económico India-ALC. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria destacó que este foro, organizado por la Confederación Industrial de la India, "es extraordinariamente importante".

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Expone Venezuela en India retos tecnológicos de Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net En la región más del 50 por ciento de su población son mujeres y niños; el desafío es generar una educación inclusiva.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Deslizamiento de tierra deja siete muertos en norte de Georgia. telesurtv.net El corrimiento de tierra se produjo por lluvias torrenciales en los últimos días y la descongelación de dos glaciares.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-04). Cónclave India-América Latina y el Caribe comienza en Nueva Delhi. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con cifras oficiales, el comercio entre ambas regiones es de alrededor de 50.000 millones de dólares anuales.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-04). San Vicente y Granadinas participa en IX Cónclave India – ALC. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a fuentes gubernamentales, la reunión permitirá crear redes a través de reuniones bilaterales B2B.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Venezuela insta a alianza India – América Latina y el Caribe. telesurtv.net La India tiene un papel fundamental como productor de tecnologías en las áreas de protección de cultivos, de fertilizantes y de tecnología para la mecanización y la irrigación.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-04). Siria e Iraq intercambian proyectos para potenciar la cooperación. telesurtv.net Ambas naciones revisitaron los entendimientos acordados durante la última visita del primer ministro iraquí Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani a Siria.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Ejército israelí asesina a otro joven palestino de 18 años. telesurtv.net Solamente, Cisjordania ocupada vive la mayor espiral de violencia desde la Segunda Intifada (2000-2005).

Washington's Blog (2023-08-01). The Real Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan. It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives. globalresearch.ca Like all Americans, I was taught that the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to end WWII and save both American and Japanese lives. But most of the top American military officials at the time said otherwise.

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Syria Willing to Receive 180,000 Refugees From Lebanon. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Lebanese Minister of the Displaced Issam Charafeddine said that Syria has expressed its willingness to receive 180,000 displaced refugees from Lebanon at the first stage. | RELATED: | "We have reached an understanding with the Syrian government to resolve the crisis of the displaced safely," Charafeddine was quoted as saying by the Elnashra news website. | "There is mutual trust with the Syrian side and…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-01). West-initiated Jeddah conference on Ukraine war faces uncertain prospects without Russian participation. peoplesdispatch.org Mexico refused to join the talks scheduled in Saudi Arabia to gather support for Ukraine's peace plan as Russia had not been invited. President Zelensky's plan involves Russian withdrawal from all Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, payment of war reparations, and trials in a war tribunal…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army repelled the AFU from their positions near Staromayorske; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Priyutnoe; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Robotyne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artillery shells Ukrainian forces which attempt to appro…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-01). Video: Hiroshima Day. "The Privatization if Nuclear War". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca While one can conceptualize the loss of life and destruction resulting from present-day wars including Iraq and Afghanistan, it is impossible to fully comprehend the devastation which might result from a Third World War, using "new technologies" and advanced weapons, until it occurs and becomes a reality.

Karl Grossman (2023-08-01). Can the nuclear weapons genie be put back in the bottle? nationofchange.org The vehicle today for eliminating nuclear weapons is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, passed at the United Nations by a vote of 122 nations in 2017 – and it's not supported by the U.S., Russia, or China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China green lights new nuclear power projects. ecns.cn Three nuclear power projects, two units for each project, have won approval, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang on Monday.

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Japan's Fishermen Are Concerned About Nuke Wastewater Discharge. telesurenglish.net Japanese fishermen have expressed growing concern over the government's plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea. | RELATED: | "The ocean is our workplace, and no one has the right to pollute it," said Haruo Ono, a fisherman from Fukushima prefecture. | The 70-year-old who works at a small port in Shinchi town, made the remarks at the…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). NATO is determined to defeat Russia, Nicaraguan president states. plenglish.com Managua, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the United States at the helm, is determined to defeat Russia in the war against Ukraine.

_____ (2023-08-01). With Friends Like These… journal-neo.org According to Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, relations between Russia and Turkey are multi-faceted nowadays. This definition's meaning is obviously self-evident. Over the last two decades, many in Moscow started to think, for some reason, that Russia had acquired a new almost strategic partner in the form of NATO'S Turkey that was more than […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Desperate Kiev Targeted Moscow With Drones For The Second Time In Week. southfront.org On the night of August 1, the Ukrainian military targeted the Russian capital with drones. The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that in total three UAVs were intercepted in the Moscow region. | Two Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defence forces over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsk districts of the Moscow region. The third UAV was suppressed by Russian electronic warfare means. The UAV lost control and fell on the territory of the large business center Moscow City."On the night…

infobrics (2023-08-01). US sends stolen weapons to Kiev while condemning China for alleged military aid to Russia. infobrics.org Third parties are reselling arms to both sides and precisely this is being used for political purposes, as the US is desperate to cause disagreements between Moscow and its allies.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Nationalism: Russian Special Operation— Denazification of Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir G. Kiknadze Azov Battalion, March 11, 2022. This paper presents the results of the analysis of relevant aspects of the history of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in comparison with the policy of the Kiev regime in 2014-2022, using the secrets revealed with the beginning of demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine during the…

Anand Naidoo (2023-08-01). The Heat: South Africa-U.S. Relations. america.cgtn.com Tension in the South Africa-U.S. relationship. What's causing it? And, what does it mean for future ties between the two countries? The relationship between South Africa and the United States is going through a rough period. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a major …

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Unmanned Boats Targeted Russian Civilian Vessels In The Black Sea With Unmanned Boats. southfront.org Illustrative Image: Sergey Kotov in Sevastopol | The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that on the night of August 1, Ukraine had attempted to attack Russian civilian cargo vessels en route to the Bosphorus Strait in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. The Ukrainian military used tree unmanned boats for the attack. | The attack failed. The boats were destroyed by Russian military ships that were patrolling the navigation in tha area."All the boats were detected and destroyed in a timely manner by the…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian Geran UAVs struck the building of the Kharkov technical school used for accommodation of the Ukrainian military; | Russian UAVs struck military facilities in the Sumy region; | Russian UAVs struck military facilities in the Kherson region; | On August 1, Russian forces shot down Ukrainian Mi-24 in the Kherson region; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery struck AFU posi…

WSWS (2023-08-01). Preparing for war with China, US provides $345 million in arms to Taiwan. wsws.org As it has done on multiple occasions to arm Ukraine, the Biden administration for the first time has handed over military equipment to Taiwan drawn directly from US defence stockpiles.

Staff (2023-08-01). Headlines for August 1, 2023. democracynow.org Russian Attack on Kryvyi Rih Kills 6 as Ukraine Steps Up Drone Attacks on Moscow, Burkina Faso and Mali Warn Against Foreign Intervention in Niger After Last Week's Coup, Two Killed as Protests Erupt over Senegal Government's Arrest of Opposition Leader, Death Toll Climbs as Fighting Continues Between Rival Palestinian Groups in Lebanon, Torrential Rains Trigger Deadly Floods in Northern China; U.S. Heat Wave Enters Third Month, U.K.'s Rishi Sunak to Authorize Over 100 New Oil and Gas Leases in North Sea, U.S. Prepares U.N. Security Council Resolution to Deploy Multinational Force to Haiti, Filmma…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-01). Russia assures drones that attacked Moscow left from Ukraine. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The drones shot down by Russian anti-aircraft defense means attempting to attack facilities in the capital came from Ukraine territory, the Russian Defense Ministry reported today.

infobrics (2023-08-01). US will spend on Ukraine more than it did on Marshall Plan after WWII. infobrics.org Ukraine is already a financial blackhole for the West, as seen by the vast resources poured into the country while recent drone attacks on Russia indicate Ukrainian desperation.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). In Video: Russian Forces Shot Down Ukrainian Helicopter In Kherson Region. southfront.org

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Moscow Attacked by Ukrainian Drones. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ukraine launched an attack on Moscow and its metropolitan region with three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with two of them shot down and the third having crashed after being jammed by electronic warfare. | RELATED: | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attempt was foiled by air defense systems that destroyed two Ukrainian UAVs over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsky districts of the Moscow region. | One more drone, affected by e…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Ukraine Hires Latin American Mercenaries, Russia Says. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Sputnik published information according to which Ukraine has hired mercenaries from some 80 countries since the Russian military operation began in 2022. | RELATED: | Among those mercenaries are citizens from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador, according to various reports from the Russian Defense Ministry. | Ukrainian forces resort to the employment of foreign contractors through diplomatic representations abroad, Sputnik said, adding that Kyiv hir…

_____ (2023-08-01). US Arms Package to Taiwan Heralds "Ukraine Part 2" journal-neo.org

Anand Naidoo (2023-08-01). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com Day 523 and the conflict in Ukraine continues with no end in sight. Ukraine's president is warning that his country will take the conflict directly to Russia. That's after a drone attack in Moscow. No one has claimed responsibility. And Russian President Vladimir Putin has …

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Drone Strikes In Moscow On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Socialist Alliance: Free Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagalitsky! greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2023-08-01). China, Russia and Their BRICS Allies Have a 'Medium to Long Term Ambition' to Create a Dollar Rival As a Currency. infobrics.org The New Development Bank, a financial institution created by the BRICS bloc of emerging markets, doesn't have any immediate plans for the group to create a common currency, its vice president and chief financial officer said…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-01). Bolivian President to attend Brics Summit in South Africa. plenglish.com La Paz, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce will participate in the next Brics Summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta confirmed at a press conference.

infobrics (2023-08-01). Venezuela Eyes BRICS Membership to Boost Declining Economy. infobrics.org The BRICS bloc, which comprises the five major emerging national economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expected to make a decision on new members at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in August…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). President Maduro Confirms Venezuela's Interest in Joining BRICS. telesurenglish.net During the TV program "With Maduro More" broadcast on Monday night, President Nicolas Maduro expressed that Venezuela hopes to join the BRICS, an economic cooperation group led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. | RELATED: | The BRICS are "the driving force behind the emergence of the multipolar world," and now that the bloc is considering expanding to give participation to new countries, "Venezuela…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Russian Exports Increased After the End of the Grain Agreement. telesurenglish.net Yelena Tiurina, head of the analytical department of the Russian Grain Union, reported that Russian grain exports increased by 60 percent in July compared to the same month in 2022. | RELATED: | Grain exports amounted to 5.68 million tons. Of that volume, 4.54 million tons corresponded to wheat, which represents an increase of 50 percent. | The main buyers of Russian grains were Saudi Arabia (578,000 tons), Turkey (518,000 tons), Egypt (467,000 tons), and Israel (345…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet repel Ukrainian attack. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Black Sea Fleet corvettes Sergei Kotov and Vasily Bykov repelled an attack by three Ukrainian unmanned boats, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Russia to cut down oil exports. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Russia will voluntarily reduce oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day, starting on August 1, as reported by the director of the Russian Institute for the Development of Energy Technologies, Kiril Rodionov.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Senior Russian officer inspects battle line in Zaporozhye. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, Valeri Gerasimov, inspected a command post on the Zaporozhye frontline, the Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

DLI (2023-08-01). US hypocrisy on steroids over air space violations. indybay.org Shamelessly, the U.S. complained about Russian jet "harassment" on American drones and spy plane over Syria last week.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-08-01). The Forgotten Victims Of America's Class War. popularresistance.org Mechanic Falls, Maine — I am sitting in Eric Heimel's barbershop in the center of Mechanic Falls. Russ Day, who was the owner for 52 years before he sold it to Eric, cut my hair as a boy. The shop looks the same. The mounted trout on the walls. The worn linoleum floor. The 1956 Emil J. Paidar barber chair. The two American flags on the wall flanking the oval mirror. The plaque that reads: "If a Man is Alone In the Woods, With No Woman to Hear Him, Is He Still Wrong?" Another plaque that reads: "Men have 3 hairstyles parted…unparted…and DEPARTED!" I can almost see my grandfather, with his thick gold maso…

infobrics (2023-08-01). As the Quad Blossoms, Why Does BRICS Matter for India. infobrics.org BRICS' development-focused diplomacy allows India to pursue a broader agenda than the Quad — and one more focused on the concerns of developing countries…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Typhoon Doksuri Leaves at Least 11 Dead in China. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Chinese authorities said that heavy rains over the city of Beijing have left at least 11 dead and 27 missing. | Related: | Among those killed by heavy rainfall due to the passage of Typhoon Doksuri through the capital of China are two emergency services workers who died while performing rescue work. | According to Chinese authorities, four members of a rescue team who fell into the water in a rural area are among the missing. | &…

Fight Back (2023-08-01). Chicago: Strike for staffing. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – 200 workers at Loretto Hospital on Chicago's West Side walked out of work at 7 a.m. Monday, July 31. | Represented by the Service Employees International Union – Health Care Illinois Indiana (SEIU-HCII), the strikers include patient transporters, certified nursing assistants, respiratory and radiology technicians, and housekeepers. | Workers charged Loretto management of paying some titles $2 per hour less than workers at other West Side safety- net hospitals. They also denounced the hospital because the wages are so low that they have to work extra shifts to make ends meet. Workers pointed out the…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). India: 16 workers killed as crane collapses at construction site. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) At least 16 workers were killed, and three were injured in India on Tuesday, when a crane collapsed at the construction site on the Samruddhi highway in Shahapur, Maharasthra.

teleSUR (2023-08-01). India: Crane Collapses at Road Construction Site, 17 Killed. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, at least 17 workers were killed, and three others injured, after a crane collapsed at a road construction site in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. | Related: | "Today an unfortunate incident happened at Shahpur Tehsil of Thane District on under construction Samruddhi Expressway in which one Crane fell on a Slab of a Bridge in which two teams of NDRF are working on the site," India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) sai…

Revolutionary Workers United (2023-08-01). Friday 8/4: Banner for Peace & Justice. indybay.org On the pedestrian bridge over Geary at Webster near Japantown…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Sri Lankan healthcare unions announce strike. plenglish.com Colombo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka's healthcare unions on Tuesday announced a symbolic strike for next Thursday to demand solutions to the difficulties that affect the quality of services in the country.

Staff (2023-08-01). Another North American Church Names Israeli Apartheid. scheerpost.com Peter Makari, on the screen to the left, speaks in support of the resolution "compelled to witness: Ansqering the cry of our Palestinian siblings" at the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) biennial general assembly in Louisville, Kentucky, July 29, 2023. (Photo: Social Media/ Christian Church in Ohio, Disciples of Christ.)P By Jeff Wright / Mondoweiss …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). Book Review: The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Stoll The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez (Praxis Press, 2023, 210 pp.) Introduction Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. China, we are told, spies…

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Hottest day on record: Fight climate change not China. greenleft.org.au

Editor (2023-08-01). Sanctions on China, Export Controls on Rare Earths for the US: Two, It Turns Out, Can Tango. scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch If Washington intended to bully Beijing economically and indefinitely, July 3 was a rude awakening. That's when China announced export controls on two, vital rare earth metals, germanium and gallium. In and of itself this move clobbers one sector of U.S. industry, such as it is. But even worse is …

WSWS (2023-08-01). Youth in Germany and former Soviet Union oppose political censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "If one considers the programmatic principles of the IYSSE against the backdrop of Australia's spearheading role in the US-led war preparations against China, one can only determine that your refusal to reaffiliate a long-standing and popular anti-war student organization is politically motivated."

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Sixth China-Arab States Expo expected to attract over 10,000 participants: MOFCOM. ecns.cn The sixth China-Arab States Expo will be held from September 21-24 in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and preparations are going smoothly.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Protection of private sector highlighted. ecns.cn China's top procuratorate and top court have pledged to intensify efforts to strengthen the legal protection of the rights of private companies, and improve their internal management, to curb crimes at the source.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China's airlines see dramatic recovery. ecns.cn China's airline business is seeing recovery, with a daily average of 17,150 flights performed and an average daily passenger volume has increased to 2.08 million as of July 30.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China's outbound tourism market bounces back. ecns.cn China's outbound tourism market has recovered with outbound destinations receiving 40.37 million trips from the Chinese mainland in the first half of this year, according to China Tourism Academy's official WeChat account.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China, Georgia elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership. ecns.cn China and Georgia announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a strategic partnership on Monday, pledging to bolster policy coordination and alignment in development plans under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and promote two-way trade and investment.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). More targeted macro policies emphasized. ecns.cn China will enhance countercyclical adjustments, strengthen reserve policies and roll out new measures in a well-timed manner, to keep macro policies more targeted and coordinated.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Two senior military officers promoted to general. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, promoted two senior People's Liberation Army officers on Monday to the rank of general, the highest rank for officers in active service in China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Slew of measures unveiled to help boost consumption. ecns.cn China announced a raft of measures on Monday to boost consumption, such as stimulating purchases of new energy vehicles and services, as part of a package of measures to bolster domestic demand and shore up the world's second-largest economy.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). A-share market rises on fresh growth hopes. ecns.cn China's latest policies to spur growth buoyed the A-share market on Monday with some heavyweight sectors rebounding strongly, lifting the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index by 0.46 percent and the Shenzhen Component Index by 0.75 percent.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-01). China condemns US military aid to Taiwan. plenglish.com Defense Ministry Spokesman Tan Kefei stressed that such actions would seriously damage China's security and severely threat peace and stability across the Strait. | "We strongly oppose this move and have solemnly expressed our opposition to the United States," he said. | Tan recalled that the Taiwan issue affects China's fundamental interests and is a red line that should not be crossed in bilateral relations. | According to the spokesman, this action will incite separatists seeking an alleged "independence of Taiwan" to stir up trouble and provoke China. | Beijing again urged Washington to stop all forms of mil…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). China's Army celebrates its 96th anniversary. plenglish.com Defense Minister Li Shangfu congratulated the personnel of the Armed Forces, members of the military police, the reserve force, the militia, veterans, and others. | According to the minister, the military should strengthen the construction of the Communist Party of China, intensify the training of troops and improve combat readiness in the new era. | Li reiterated the willingness to perfect military governance, consolidate strategic capabilities and "unswervingly" advance the cause of national reunification. He also urged meeting the PLA's centenary goals by 2027 and reaching world-class standards. | Chinese Pre…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Cuba and China enhance ooperation in higher education. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The rector of the University of Havana, Miriam Nicado García, confirmed the signing of new cooperation agreements with Chinese counterparts during her visit to China.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). China is the Leading Force for World Peace. libya360.wordpress.com The Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, themed Equality, Cooperation and Development: The 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Global Human Rights Governance, was held in Beijing in mid-June 2023. Jointly hosted by the Information Office of China's State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the China International Development Cooperation…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-01). Lying Blinken Visits Australia for Peace With China by Arming Taiwan to Break Away From China. theduran.com

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Yemen On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 57 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On August 1, Yemen's Navy has successfully tested a number of modern and advanced missiles and armed boats and these weapons will be unveiled in the near future, according to the Minister of Defense of Ansarallah-backed Salvation Government of Yemen; | On July 29, STC militants retreated from some of their positions in Aden…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Syria On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Myanmar Junta Reduces Aung San Suu Kyi's Prison Sentence. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Myanmar's State Administration Council granted pardons to for 7,749 Myanmar prisoners and 125 foreign prisoners. Six years of sentences for former State Counselor Aun San Suu Kyi and four years of sentences for former president U Win Myint were also reduced. | RELATED: | The council also remitted the sentences for 22 members of the ethnic armed groups and dismissed the cases related to 72 individuals who were in connection…

Fight Back (2023-08-01). Georgia: Deadly Fulton County Jail continues to claim Black lives. fightbacknews.org Atlanta, GA – The outrageous conditions at Fulton County Jail are being brought to the spotlight again after the death of 35-year-old Lashawn Thompson in September of last year, who was eaten alive by bed bugs and lice in his jail cell. Recent autopsy reports state that correctional officers knew about Thomas's declining health and the alarming state of his cell but neglected taking any action. | Arrested for sleeping on a park bench, Lashawn Thompson suffered from schizophrenia and was in need of medical attention and housing. During his three months at the jail, Thompson suffered prolonged dehydration and maln…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-01). Israel cancels early release policy for Palestinian administrative detainees. peoplesdispatch.org Israel's Minister of Public Security, far-right extremist leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, has introduced another measure to worsen the situation of Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons. On Sunday, Ben-Gvir introduced an amendment to a law and effectively canceled the legal provision for the early release of Palestinians that are being held in administration detention. Human rights group Adalah denounced the policy change calling it "unfair" and warned that it would further worsen living conditions for Palestinian prisoners. | Palestinian administrative detainees are reported to suffer from a range of psychological…

Larry Johnson (2023-08-01). A Walk Down Memory Lane on the Day After 9-11. sonar21.com Here I am 22 years ago with Tucker Carlson, Bill Press and Jerry Bremer. Jerry and I used to be friends but that relationship ruptured over the war in Iraq….

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-01). US-based Korean activists call for peace after 70 years of war. peoplesdispatch.org On Thursday, July 27, hundreds of US-based Korean peace activists rallied outside the US Department of State in Washington, DC to hold a rally calling for an end to the travel ban of US passport holders traveling to North Korea (officially known as Democratic People's Republic of Korea — DPRK). Activists also delivered 1,000 individually signed postcards and an T…

Prof. Sam Ben-Meir (2023-08-01). Thinker, Poet, Philosopher Giordano Bruno Devoted to the Truth, condemned by the Roman Inquisition, 475 Years Later. globalresearch.ca

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-01). Swedish consulate attacked in western Turkey. plenglish.com As the Mynet news portal reports, the attacker was a Syrian national. The armed attack occurred after the man had problems obtaining a visa. | A female Turkish national who worked at the consulate has been wounded. | The man who attacked Sweden's consulate in western Turkey was emotionally disturbed, the local authorities said on Tuesday. | "At about 12: 45 p.m., a citizen was wounded in an attack by a mentally unstable man in the Konak district. The wounded was taken to a hospital. The attacker was detained with the instrument of the crime. An investigation is underway," the Izmir province authorities said.

Staff (2023-08-01). What Are the Real Reasons for the Global South Food Crisis? scheerpost.com Different variations of rice from Kerala, India. Photo from Flickr by Manfred Sommer, June 20, 2020. By Anuradha Chenoy / The Nation The global food crises, exacerbated by the Black Sea grain initiative's end, disproportionately impacts the Global South. But will the resumption of these grain shipments bring closure to the extreme hunger rampant in many …

Eduardo Camín (2023-08-01). La inseguridad laboral, la repetición del capitalismo o la retórica del eterno retorno. globalizacion.ca La reunión de Ministros de Trabajo y Empleo del G20, de la que India fue anfitriona y que tuvo lugar en Indore los días 20 y 21 de julio, se centró en tres temas principales: abordar las carencias mundiales de…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Presidente chino ordena rescate de desparecidos en inundaciones. telesurtv.net Destacó que las autoridades pertinentes deberán intensificar el monitoreo y la alerta temprana de las inundaciones e implementar las medidas de prevención.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-01). Ministros de Defensa de Irán y Belarús firman acuerdo de cooperación. telesurtv.net El titular de Defensa persa aseguró que este pacto entre ambas naciones dará paz y estabilidad en la región.

Isabella Arria (2023-08-01). Ucrania: Trasplantes clandestinos y de exportación con "biomaterial" de soldados heridos. globalizacion.ca Un alto funcionario ruso denunció que Ucrania está usando a sus militares heridos como ´biomaterial ª, extirpándoles clandestinamente órganos para destinarlos a trasplantes para quienes puedan pagar esos órganos en Estados Unidos, Israel y Europa occidental. | ´A los ucranianos los arrojan…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Enfrentamientos generan tensión en Haryana, la India. telesurtv.net El ministro de Interior del estado, Anil Vij, aseguró que la violencia había sido "diseñada" y que la policía investigaría los sucesos.

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Mueren 17 personas al caer grúa en autopista en India. telesurtv.net Según trascendió, el incidente ocurrió cerca de la medianoche en el distrito de Thane. Las autoridades detallaron que los 17 fallecidos son trabajadores de la constructora.

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Reportan al menos dos fallecidos en las protestas en Senegal. telesurtv.net El titular de la cartera, Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome llamó a la población a mantener la calma y aseguró que se están tomando las medidas para conservar la paz en el país…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-01). Países Bajos e Inglaterra destacan en Copa del Mundo femenil. telesurtv.net Inglaterra goleó a China y avanzó a la siguiente ronda de la Copa del Mundo Femenil como primera de su grupo.

Mouris Salloum George (2023-08-01). México — Educación superior, mitos y realidad. globalizacion.ca Los exámenes de admisión se han convertido en una pesadilla para los aspirantes a ingresar a la educación superior pública de México. Para el ciclo escolar 2023-2024, en su convocatoria reciente, la UNAM dejó fuera en un primer intento a…

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-01). Junta birmana anuncia un indulto parcial a exlíder Suu Kyi. telesurtv.net Aung San Suu Kyi fue indultada en cinco causas en el marco de una amnistía decretada por la junta militar a favor de más de 7.000 presos.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-01). Lluvias por tifón Doksuri dejan al menos 11 muertos en China. telesurtv.net Las intensas lluvias en Beijing han afectado a más de 44.000 personas y han obligado a evacuar a unas 127.000 personas en el país asiático.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Argentina paga al FMI con crédito del CAF y acuerdo con China. telesurtv.net El impacto de la sequía, la más grave desde 1929, ha costado al país sudamericano más de 20.000 millones de dólares en exportaciones este año.

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Ataque de Al-Qaeda deja seis soldados muertos en Yemen. telesurtv.net El ataque duró varias horas y dejó un saldo de cinco heridos, además de los mentados decesos.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). China denuncia nueva ayuda militar de EE. UU. a Taiwán. telesurtv.net El pasado viernes, la Casa Blanca anunció el envío de armamento a la nación asiática por valor de 345 millones de dólares.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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