(2024-05-07). Gaza ceasefire uncertain, Israel vows to continue Rafah operation. scmp.com Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands.
(2024-05-07). Israeli Ground Forces Enter Rafah. news.antiwar.com Israeli tanks have entered Rafah and appear to be pushing to capture the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing that connects to Egypt, several media outlets have reported. Heavy airstrikes have been reported in the city as well, with some media reports describing it as a "carpet bombing," although the scale of destruction and …
(2024-05-07). US reiterates "ironclad" support to Israel as Netanyahu launches assault on Rafah. wsws.org Israel launched its long-planned genocidal assault on Rafah on Monday, issuing orders for the population of the city to evacuate and launching an intense bombardment.
(2024-05-07). Student Resistance To Gaza Genocide Spurs Crisis For Democrats. popularresistance.org The defiant student protests erupting across American universities over U.S. support for Israel's assault on Gaza represent something far beyond a cyclical wave of campus activism. These scenes symbolize a profound political crisis that has laid bare the fractures within the Democratic Party and its faltering grip on a disaffected younger generation. As the Biden administration persists in providing military aid and diplomatic imprimatur for Israel's bombardment of the densely populated Palestinian territory, the human suffering in Gaza has become a tragic staging ground for global outrage.
(2024-05-07). Time out or sad saga will continue in the Middle East. unitedworldint.com Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar. But Israel says, it will continue to operate in Gaza despite Hamas' response to the deal. So, the drama will go on for some times. It is a very sad saga, because an official familiar with Israeli thinking says Israeli officials are examining the …
(2024-05-07). Time out or sad saga will continue in the Middle East. uwidata.com Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar. But Israel says, it will continue to operate in Gaza despite Hamas' response to the deal. So, the drama will go on for some times. It is a very sad saga, because an official familiar with Israeli thinking says Israeli officials are examining the …
(2024-05-07). Friday 5/31: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Ceasefire Now! No Weapons for Israel or Ukraine! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
(2024-05-07). Palestinian Red Crescent: Rafah invasion threatens lives of thousands of civilians and deteriorates already collapsing health system. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-05-07). Gaza Day 214: IOF Launches Intense Aggression on Rafah, Halting Aid and Passenger Movement. english.almanar.com.lb 
Israeli aggression against Gaza Strip on its 214th day continues, with intense bombardment in Rafah and raids in Gaza City and north. The Yarmouk area, east of Jabalia, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanoun were targeted, leading to casualties among citizens. Reports indicate Israeli military vehicles entering Rafah land crossing, with buildings being hit by artillery …
(2024-05-07). Palestinian Red Crescent: No safe place in Gaza for million and a half Palestinians residing in Rafah. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-07). Israel signals rejection of ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas. presstv.ir Hamas says it has agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel to pause the fighting in Gaza.
(2024-05-07). Ball in Israel's court over Gaza ceasefire, Hamas chief tells Iran FM. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister and the chief of Hamas political bureau hold a phone conversation as the movement agrees to a ceasefire proposal.
(2024-05-07). 'Seal The Deal': Angry Israelis Roar At Netanyahu, Gaza Celebrates After Hamas' Move | Watch. hindustantimes.com Massive protests erupted in Israel against PM Benjamin Netanyahu while Gaza celebrated Hamas' acceptance of ceasefire-hostages deal. Angry Israelis hit the streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, urging Netanyahu to accept the proposal as Israeli war cabinet said that Hamas had not agreed upon some of its requirements. The U.S. also said that the Hamas' response is being studied. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-07). Israeli Tanks Enter Rafah, Gunfire, Drones Buzz Near Egypt Border As IDF Begins Ground Op | Watch. hindustantimes.com Israel has reportedly launched a ground operation in Rafah after Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal. Israeli tanks entered Rafah and gunfire and explosions were heard at the Rafah crossing near Egypt's border, as per Times of Israel. The Israel Air Force's drones were also heard buzzing in Rafah's skies. Footage on social media showed Israeli soldiers in Rafah. Watch. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-07). Netanyahu Snubs Biden Again; Israel Launches Rafah Op Despite U.S.' Rebuke, Jordan King's Warning. hindustantimes.com Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has left U.S. President Joe Biden red-faced once again as he ordered his troops to enter Rafah despite a warning. On May 6, Biden spoke to Netanyahu on call for 30 minutes and warned him against the ground offensive in Rafah. His call came hours before Hamas accepted the ceasefire proposal. But Netanyahu went ahead anyway. The IDF released videos today of tanks with Israeli flags inside Rafah. After Biden's call with Netanyahu, Jordan's king also warned of another massacre in Gaza. Watch. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-07). Israel carpet-bombs Rafah after Hamas accepts Gaza ceasefire proposal. presstv.ir The Israeli military intensifies carpet-bombing of Rafah city accompanied with ground advances shortly after Hamas agreed to a ceasefire proposal in Gaza.
(2024-05-07). Gaza ceasefire: Israel faces fury from captives' families over stalling on deal with Hamas. middleeasteye.net 
Gaza ceasefire: Israel faces fury from captives' families over stalling on deal with Hamas | Protests in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities call on Benjamin Netanyahu to follow Hamas and accept proposal | | A rally in Tel Aviv calling for the return of captives held by Hamas and a ceasefire…
(2024-05-07). Israel 'Unhappy' Even As Hamas Accepts Gaza Ceasefire Proposal. Here's Why | Report. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-07). Israeli army takes control of Palestinian side of Rafah Crossing in southern Gaza. haaretz.com Hamas cease-fire, hostage deal proposal is 'unacceptable,' senior Israeli official tells Reuters ‚ñ IDF confirms taking control of Palestinian side of Rafah Crossing, some 2 miles from Egyptian border ‚ñ CNN: Israel will conduct a limited incursion into Rafah ‚ñ Egypt, Turkey, condemn Israel's Rafah offensive ‚ñ The U.S. delayed sale of thousands of precision weapons to Israel, WSJ reports…
(2024-05-07). Friday 5/10: Virtual Action Hour. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-n……
(2024-05-07). Netanyahu, trapped by Hamas' 'Yes,' is driving a wedge between Israel and the U.S. haaretz.com Hamas' announcement that it accepts the proposed cease-fire deal took Israel by surprise, given the crisis in the talks over the past few days. Israel's political leadership is level the patently false claims that U.S. President Joe Biden has abandoned Israel. And while Jerusalem keeps sending delegations to Egypt, the IDF is increasing the military pressure and operating to the east of Rafah…
(2024-05-07). Hamas accepts cease-fire deal, Israel examining proposal; IDF enters Rafah, report claims. haaretz.com Hamas says it has accepted cease-fire deal, Israel says it is still examining the proposal ‚ñ IDF launches targeted strikes east of Rafah ‚ñ Biden, Netanyahu discuss Rafah operation ‚ñ White House: Deal best way to save lives of hostages, Netanyahu agrees to reopen Kerem Shalom crossing…
(2024-05-07). Hamas: Looming invasion of Rafah will have serious consequences for Israel. presstv.ir Rafah is home to about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians.
(2024-05-07). UN chief warns Israel against ground invasion of Rafah amid tensions in Gaza. muslimmirror.com New York : In a stark warning, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared on Monday that a ground invasion of Rafah would be "intolerable," citing its devastating humanitarian consequences and potential destabilising impact on the region, CNN reported. "A ground invasion in Rafah would be intolerable because of its devastating humanitarian consequences and because of …
(2024-05-07). Al-Qassam Brigades targets Israeli occupation forces trying to advance east of Rafah Crossing with mortar shells. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-07). Israel Bombards Rafah Ahead Of Talks Aimed At Sealing Truce Deal. latintimes.com Israel carried out strikes on the Gazan city of Rafah overnight as it sought to put "pressure" on Hamas ahead of talks in Egypt on Tuesday aimed at sealing a truce proposal endorsed by the militants.
(2024-05-07). May 7, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Her Mantle So Green — Sinéad O'Connor The beast of ideology lifts the lid on transformation, by Alastair Crooke I am exhausted from Watching the West Self-destruct, by Paul Craig Roberts Patrick Lawrence: Of Journalists, Students & Power Israel/Gaza: The Masks Come Off in American Society, by Ron Unz MoA: Another Zionist Crime — The Psychopathic Destruction Of Rafah When The Unthinkable Becomes Everyday, by Roger Boyd Why the media have failed Gaza, by Jonathan Cook A Longstanding Thought, by Karl Sanchez Israel Violating US and International Law, Ex Officials Say, by C. Echols The…
(2024-05-07). Gazans mourn over bodies of loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah. presstv.ir Relatives mourn over the bodies of their loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip after Israeli airstrike.
(2024-05-07). Palestinian rescuers search for casualties following Israeli strike on Rafah. presstv.ir Palestinians search for casualties under the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-07). Israel seizes 'operational control' of Rafah crossing in Gaza. middleeasteye.net 
Israel seizes 'operational control' of Rafah crossing in Gaza | Israeli military cuts off vital road that connects southern city to Egypt, after major overnight operation | | The tanks of Israel's 401st Brigade entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the so…
(2024-05-07). Israeli army takes control of Palestinian side of Rafah Border Crossing, forces operating in city's east. haaretz.com Amidst significant progress in the hostage negotiations, IDF forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, which is now closed for entry of humanitarian aid, as well as the Kerem Shalom crossing. Israeli source to CNN: 'The incursion is a limited operation intended to pressure Hamas to agree to a deal'…
(2024-05-06). China, France oppose Israeli operation in Rafah. ecns.cn The heads of state of China and France oppose Israeli operation in Rafah, which will lead to a greater humanitarian disaster, the two countries said in a joint statement released on Monday.
(2024-05-07). Rafah invasion: Did Israel coordinate with Egypt before reoccupying the crossing? middleeasteye.net 
Rafah invasion: Did Israel coordinate with Egypt before reoccupying the crossing? | Israel's control of the Philadelphi Corridor raises questions on whether key peace agreements with Cairo are at stake | | Israeli soldiers wait for orders to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor on the Egyptian borde…
(2024-05-07). Democratic Party enlists Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to cover up Biden's war crimes. wsws.org A lengthy New York Times essay has acknowledged that DSA representative Ocasio-Cortez is now the lynchpin in the Democratic Party's strategy to block growing opposition to imperialist war and genocide in Gaza and channel it behind Biden's reelection campaign.
(2024-05-07). Australian PM Albanese backs Zionist witch hunt against anti-genocide protesters. wsws.org At a meeting with Rabbinical Councils leaders, Albanese aligned himself with a vitriolic campaign by Zionist organisations and the right-wing corporate media to slander and shut down campus protests.
(2024-05-07). UAW delays strike vote against campus crackdown to next week for California grad students, sparking rank-and-file anger. wsws.org Workers in Los Angeles and across the US must come to the defense of protesting students against the police repression being spearheaded by the Biden administration and prepare to take strike action themselves to end the Gaza genocide.
(2024-05-07). Leader: This year's Hajj 'disavowal of Israel, supporters'; Gaza genocide etched in history. presstv.ir Ayatollah Khamenei says the Israeli regime's savage attacks in Gaza and the resistance of the Palestinian people are clear signs showing the way forward.
(2024-05-07). 54 years since the Kent State massacre—and a warning for today. wsws.org The article reviews the experience of the Kent State massacre of anti-war college students in 1970, which has enormous relevance for today amid the massive police crackdown on campus protests against the Gaza genocide.
(2024-05-07). Columbia Axes Graduation Ceremony As US Colleges Counter Gaza Protests. latintimes.com Columbia University, the epicenter of US student protests against the war in Gaza, on Monday cancelled its main graduation ceremony, as colleges seek to contain the demonstrations that have rocked campuses for weeks.
(2024-05-07). Tuesday 5/7: Virtual Event: Campus Revolt! Codepink Congress Capitol Calling Party. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/cpc507…
(2024-05-07). Biden Is Deeply Concerned About Israel's Behavior, Media Claims. mintpressnews.com 
Alan MacLeod explains how the Biden administration periodically leaks stories to friendly journalists in order to distance themselves from the violence they clearly are supporting, helping wash their hands of any culpability.
(2024-05-07). The Destruction Of Gaza SHOULD Be Radicalizing People. caitlinjohnstone.com.au What's happening in Gaza should radicalize you. It absolutely should. | Right now, even as its own criminality hits fever pitch, the western political-media class is fretting with increasing shrillness about young people getting "radicalized" and turned against their government by the spread of information and ideas at campus demonstrations and on TikTok. | But young people should be radicalizing right now. Everyone sh…
(2024-05-07). Forces of Impunity: The US Threatens the International Criminal Court. dissidentvoice.org The International Criminal Court is a dusty jewel, a creation of heat, tension and manufacture in the international community. Various elements have gone into its creation. As with any international institution which draws its legitimacy from nation states and the like, its detractors are many, the invective against it frequent. Some 124 countries have signed …
(2024-05-07). India-Russia Relations: Seeking to Overcome the 'Oil Fever'. infobrics.org Since 2010, the India-Russia special and privileged strategic partnership has developed on a solid foundation of strong history and was maintained by the means of political imperatives…
(2024-05-07). India and Russia Are Closer Than They Seem: Indian Vibes in Moscow. infobrics.org Moscow is a multicultural city. It is home to 13 million people, and only about half of them are native Muscovites. The capital attracts residents of smaller Russian cities, as well as immigrants from CIS countries, Middle Asia, Europe, and even India, with its opportunities both for education and career development and for a rich cultural life…
(2024-05-07). Ukrainian defences in tatters due to corruption and a lack of funding. infobrics.org Ukraine could default in August if it doesn't pay creditors.
(2024-05-07). Rosneft Subsidiary Organises EcoArctic Forum in Russia. infobrics.org RN-Vankor, a subsidiary of Rosneft — a major Russian oil and gas company — recently organised a unique EcoArctic forum in the Krasnoyarsk region in the north of Russia…
(2024-05-07). Greek May Day demos condemn Israeli savagery in Gaza. presstv.ir A few thousand protesters held flags, banners, and placards in support of Palestine and the protests taking place on university campuses in the States.
(2024-05-07). Funeral of mother, son killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon. presstv.ir Mourners carry the coffins of May Youssef and her 12-year-old son, who were killed in an Israeli strike against a southern Lebanese village.
(2024-05-07). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.
(2024-05-07). Architect of Israel's judicial coup jeered at Holocaust memorial ceremony in New York. haaretz.com Ceremony was disrupted by a group of Israeli expats outraged by the presence of Simcha Rothman — a lawmaker from the far-right Religious Zionism party — among the guests of honor…
(2024-05-07). Why impact of Israel-Gaza war has become harder to document. apnews.com 
(2024-05-07). Don't let Israel, anti-Iran elements abuse Kurdistan region: Raeisi tells Barzani. presstv.ir Raeisi says Tehran expects the central Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to prevent Israel and anti-Iran elements from abusing their territory.
(2024-05-07). NJ Senator Bramnick Thinks He Can Force Speech Into Mouths of Students! fightbackbetter.com Jon Bramnick, a NJ state senator who wants to be Governor was on Fox News and they displayed on the screen a list of demands that Bramnick has for the students of NJ. Bramnick is stating that the Rutgers administrators should have forced the students to meet his (Bramnick's) set of demands. Of the 5 demands he has for students, 4 of them are that student's adopt certain political positions and that they make statements — aligning their political beliefs with his. Also he is demanding that the students succumb to loyalty to Israel which is carrying out a mission to wipe Gaza's population from the face of t…
(2024-05-07). 'Occupation's Nightmare' Continues Despite Jordanian Crackdown. popularresistance.org Since the recent war on Gaza was launched by the Israeli occupation forces in October 2023, Jordan has witnessed mass protests across the country. Such protests are not unusual for the Jordanian people in spite of their government's compromising stance on the Israeli entity. Jordanians have taken to the streets for decades in protest over the Israel-Jordan Peace treaty, also known as "Wadi Araba", that was signed in 1994. | "'Wadi Araba' is not peace, 'Wadi Araba' is surrender, has been chanted by Jordanians for around 30 years.
(2024-05-07). Target Israel and we'll target you: US senators warn ICC. presstv.ir A dozen American senators warn the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s chief prosecutor against issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials.
(2024-05-06). Xi, Macron call for refraining from unilateral steps intensifying Israel-Palestine conflict. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron here on Monday called on all parties to refrain from taking unilateral steps on the ground that could increase tensions in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
(2024-05-07). Iraqi fighters hit several Israeli military bases, Leviathan gas platform. presstv.ir Iraq's Islamic Resistance announces striking several Israeli targets in its latest round of pro-Palestinian operations.
(2024-05-07). Former White House hopeful Bernie Sanders seeks re-election at 82. scmp.com Bernie Sanders, the longest-serving independent senator in American history, said he will seek a fourth term in an announcement touting his record over 16 years and taking aim at US military funding for Israel.
(2024-05-07). US-Israeli espionage cell dismantled in Yemen. presstv.ir Yemen say it has broken up a spy ring working for the US and Israel amid its pro-Palestine campaign.
(2024-05-07). CPJ calls for investigation into Israeli shooting at 2 Al-Araby TV journalists in West Bank. theguardian.com 
(2024-05-07). In Israel, Jewish extremists worshipping a God of Holy War are getting stronger. haaretz.com Since October 7, the flagrantly anti-democratic, morally bankrupt political theology of Israel's right-wing Jewish radicals, a worldview that justifies the death, starvation, and hunger of Palestinians, is becoming more dominant. Jews in Israel and around the world must confront this desecration of our tradition…
(2024-05-06). Xi elaborates on China's position on Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined China's principled position on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Ukraine crisis when he jointly met the press with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron here on Monday.
(2024-05-07). Two Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone strike. haaretz.com The two reservists were killed during a drone strike near Metula, along the border with Lebanon…
(2024-05-07). The Dust Has Settled: The Aftermath Of Iran's Retaliatory Strikes On Israel. popularresistance.org In the wake of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, MintCast brings you an exclusive interview with Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. Join MintPress as we delve into the unfolding events and gain insights into Iran's perspective. | As the world's attention remains fixated on the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the subsequent global student protests, focus has shifted to the broader implications of Israel's actions, particularly concerning Iran. Recently, Israel's bombing of the Iranian Embassy in Syria, followed by retaliatory drone attacks f…
(2024-05-07). British students launch Gaza sit-ins at Balfour's old universities. middleeasteye.net 
British students launch Gaza sit-ins at Balfour's old universities | Author of the 1917 Balfour Declaration was chancellor of Edinburgh and Cambridge, where protests have sprung up against Israel's war on Gaza | | Students set up an encampment at Old College at Edinburgh University (Supplied) | Studen…
(2024-05-07). UN experts 'appalled' by Israeli military's sexual violence against Palestinian women. presstv.ir Women are being targeted by Israel with such vicious, indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, the Special Rapporteurs stated.
(2024-05-07). Families of Israeli captives press for swap deal with Hamas. presstv.ir Families of Israeli captives step up pressure to reach a swap deal with Hamas.
(2024-05-07). The Russia—Iran—China Search For A New Global Security Order. popularresistance.org The Hegemon has no idea what awaits the Exceptionalist mindset: China has started to decisively stir the civilizational cauldron without bothering about an inevitable array of sanctions coming by early 2025 and/or a possible collapse of the international financial system. | Last week, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his list of delusional US demands was welcomed in Beijing by Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Xi Jinping as little more than an annoying gnat. Wang, on the record, stressed that Tehran was justified in defending itself against Israel's shredding of the Vienna Convention when it attacke…
(2024-05-07). Panama Elections: José Mulino is the New President. orinocotribune.com José Raúl Mulino has been elected president of Panama. He replaced the disqualified former president Ricardo Martinelli, who was convicted of money laundering. | On the night of Sunday, May 5, the Electoral Court of Panama notified José Mulino that he was the preliminary winner of the presidential elections with 34.41% of the votes, followed by Ricardo Lombana of the Other Path Movement (MOCA) with 24.96%. | With 96% of the votes counted, the Electoral Court announced Martinelli's successor as the preliminary winner, with 738,000 votes. | In addition to the president, Panamanians also elected 71 deputies to the N…
(2024-05-07). Venezuela: Brief Background of Opposition Presidential Candidates. orinocotribune.com By Mision Verdad — May 6, 2024 | Venezuela is approaching its presidential election day, July 28, 2024, in a complex context with marked differences from previous elections. The country continues to face illegal sanctions imposed by the United States, the impact of which has been significant on its economy. However, thanks to the right decisions of the Venezuelan government, the oil industry and the national economy are showing a progressive trend of recovery. | The regional landscape has also changed since the 2018 presidential elections. Venezuela no longer faces a bloc of Latin American governments subord…
(2024-05-07). Johns Hopkins Justice Collective Update On Negotiations With University. popularresistance.org Baltimore, MD – Over the past few days, the University has sent emails to the JHU student body and faculty attempting to paint the encampment as unwilling to enter negotiations. This framing by the University is incredibly dishonest: an hours long, closed-door meeting is not the only way to negotiate. | Since the beginning of the encampment, we have repeatedly asked that the University send us negotiation offers by email, which they have consistently refused to do. To say we refuse to negotiate until Tuesday is plainly untrue. Our request to begin via email is for a variety of reasons.
(2024-05-07). Enough Is Enough: Farmers Demand A Voice In Our Food System. popularresistance.org As Congress begins the process of putting the next farm bill together, a coalition of farmers with Farm Action Fund has organized a tour to demand a food system that centers the needs of smaller farmers and reins in Big Ag. Clearing the FOG speaks with Christian Lovell, a cattle farmer from Illinois and the Senior Director of Programs for Farm Action Fund, about the challenges for small and medium farms in our monopolized food system, the connections between agriculture and the environment, climate crisis and local economies, and what people can do to build a better system.
(2024-05-07). CNN Paints Peace Protests As Hate Rallies As They Are Suppressed. popularresistance.org As peace activists occupied common spaces on campuses across the country, some in corporate media very clearly took sides, portraying student protesters as violent, hateful and/or stupid. CNN offered some of the most striking of these characterizations.
(2024-05-07). Progressive Organizations Host Pro-UAW Rally In Tuscaloosa. popularresistance.org With the union election at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa set to start next Monday, both Mercedes and the United Auto Workers are redoubling their efforts to sway employees to their sides. | On Sunday, progressive advocacy organizations More Perfect Union and the Poor People's Campaign held a rally at the Christian Community Church of Tuscaloosa, following a Saturday rally at Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham. The several dozen attendees, including pro-UAW Mercedes employees and their families, were provided free barbecue, buttons, stickers, and t-shirts.
(2024-05-07). Chicago: May Day March For Palestine Prepares For Protest At DNC. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — On May 3, the Coalition to March on the Democratic National Convention held a rally and march to celebrate International Workers Day. The 400 attendees heeded the call from the coalition to come stand with Palestine for May Day and vowed to show up again to protest against the Democratic National Convention (DNC) when the convention comes to Chicago August 19 through 22. | The coalition linked labor and immigrant rights movements in this event, as well. A special speaker at the rally was Artemio Arreola of Casa Michoacan and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
(2024-05-07). EU naval mission says 'most powerful systems' fail to confront Yemenis: German media. presstv.ir The operational commander of the European Union's Aspides naval mission has admitted to Yemen's military capabilities in the Red Sea region, a report says.
(2024-05-07). Are the West and Ukraine Going to Send Putin an Inauguration "gift"? sonar21.com 
Lots of information swirling through social media that hints that Ukraine is going to launch a major attack on Russia targets, using Western long-range missiles, on 7 May, which is inauguration day in Russia. As I mentioned in my chat today with Judge Napolitano, a good friend, whose wife is in Moscow, told me that she has been stopped and searched twice in the last week while running errands in her car. Moscow authorities are on high alert for a potential serious threat. Remains to be seen if this is just nervous worry or reflects solid intelligence that a plot is afoot. | RT reports that Ukraine may start…
(2024-05-07). Mexico: Letter of concern from international organisations about the delegitimisation of the Frayba HRC. fidh.org In an open letter, 10 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express concern about the accusations, the delegitimisation and stigmatisation of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Centre (Frayba) and call for public recognition of the fundamental work carried out by human rights organisations and defenders in (…) | – |
(2024-05-07). Wednesday 5/8: Book Talk on Confronting White Christian Nationalism w/ author Rev Dr Pamela Cooper-White. indybay.org St Mark's Episcopal Church | 600 Colorado Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94306 | Accessibility: Venue is wheelchair accessible; closed captioning will be available.
(2024-05-07). Interloper at Stanford Encampment Assaults Students Gets Arrested. indybay.org On May 3, a belligerent person interrupted a solemn vigil at Stanford University's pro-Palestine encampment. He verbally and and physically assaulted student demonstrators, leading to his arrest by Stanford police.
(2024-05-07). Wednesday 5/8: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineWednesday…
(2024-05-07). Friday 5/10: No Mas Muertes Fundraiser for Humanitarian Efforts on Mexico – U.S. Border. indybay.org SubRosa Community Space, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz…
(2024-05-07). Friday 5/31: Webinar: Palestine Solidarity Announcements. indybay.org
(2024-05-07). AHA Statement on 2024 Campus Protests. indybay.org Approved by AHA Council, May 2024…
(2024-05-07). Students at UC Davis Launch Gaza Solidarity Encampment. indybay.org On May 6, students at UC Davis launched an encampment on campus in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Students have issued a set of demands, and are requesting support at the encampment.
(2024-05-07). Thursday 5/9: Ohlone College Walk Out. indybay.org Ohlone Way (near the Student Store), Ohlone College, Fremont…
(2024-05-07). "Arcadia" – Interview with Director Chloe Xtina on Plans to Film "Arcadia" in Santa Cruz. indybay.org Chloe Xtina is a Sundance Ignite x Adobe fellow and she'll be shooting her third short film in Santa Cruz in mid-May. "Arcadia" is the story of a young woman's "sexual awakening infused with the precarity of climate collapse."
(2024-05-07). GW President Calls for End to Protest; Students Vow to Continue. indybay.org Student protest leaders at George Washington University (GW) held an afternoon news conference today in the aftermath of an email letter sent out yesterday to the GW community from President Ellen M. Granberg regarding the ongoing campus encampment for Gaza protest.
(2024-05-07). Monday 5/6: Virtual Training: How community can protect student Gaza solidarity encampments. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-05-07). Monday 5/6: Protest Blinken at RSA Conference 2024. indybay.org Moscone Center: 747 Howard Street, San Francisco…
(2024-05-07). Friday 5/10: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2024-05-07). Carpenters Union Opposes Contractor Bidding on UC Santa Cruz Housing Project. indybay.org On May 3, members of Carpenters Union Local 505 distributed information at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus about W.E. O'Neil Construction Co., which is bidding on the 17-acre Family Student Housing development proposal slated for the East Meadow. The union is currently appealing UC Santa Cruz's refusal to disqualify W.E. O'Neil for the construction project, claiming the company falsified the bid. "W.E. O'Neil attempted to hide the fact that a worker was killed by electrocution on a recent Los Angeles project through failed safety practices," said Doug Chesshire of Carpenters Union Local 505 in an April press…
(2024-05-07). Tuesday 5/7: Walk Out for Palestine at Diablo Valley College. indybay.org Diablo Valley College in the Commons, 321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill…
(2024-05-07). "KAYAKTIVISTS" Paddle Against Chevron. indybay.org Kayaks confront oil tankers…
(2024-05-07). Saturday 5/11: San Jose: Rep. Ro Khanna's Town Hall. indybay.org Hoover Middle School multipurpose room/cafeteria | 1635 Park Ave | San Jose, CA…
(2024-05-07). Thursday 5/9: Learn about Local Elementary Schools in Haight area. indybay.org Join us in person Park Branch Library, 1833 Page Street (between Cole and Shrader) • Or you can join us on line via the Zoom • Meeting ID: 970 0198 5280 Passcode: 333544. Or copy from our website. • Zoom also provides telephone numbers. These are not toll-free numbers.
(2024-05-07). Sunday 5/19: Anti-Chevron Day! indybay.org Unity Park, 1605 Ohio Ave, Richmond…
(2024-05-07). Saturday 6/22: 2024 Liberation Paddle Out. indybay.org Cowell Beach, Beach Street, Santa Cruz…
(2024-05-07). Wednesday 5/8: Defend Berkeley Schools (rally). indybay.org Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley CA 94703…
(2024-05-07). Saturday 5/25: Soupstock 2024. indybay.org Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, 137 Dakota Ave, Santa Cruz…
(2024-05-07). Pentagon's 'Switchblade 600' drone gets funding for China fight. scmp.com A tank-destroying drone known for helping Ukraine push back on Russian advances is getting a major infusion of support.
(2024-05-07). Russia's Lethal Ka-52 Helicopter Fires Non-Stop Shots At Ukraine's Drone Boats Moving Towards Crimea. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-07). NATO escalation in Ukraine threatens nuclear war with Russia. wsws.org Threats by top European officials to launch missile strikes or a ground invasion against Russia are opening an escalatory spiral that can only be halted by the working class.
(2024-05-07). Germany backs EU proposal to use frozen Russian assets to finance arms for Ukraine. presstv.ir The German chancellor says the revenues from frozen Russian assets should be used for weapons purchases for Ukraine.
(2024-05-07). Putin Takes Oath As Russian Pres; NATO & EU Nations 'Sulk,' Boycott Kremlin Ceremony | Watch. hindustantimes.com NATO Nations U.S., UK and Germany, Baltic states Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the Czech Republic and some EU members have boycotted the swearing in of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The grand event is taking place at the Kremlin in Moscow. Ukraine echoed the nations who boycotted the ceremony, saying it doesn't recognize Putin to be the democratically elected president of Russia. Meanwhile, ambassadors from France, Hungary and Slovakia are attending the inauguration. Watch this video for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-07). Putin Takes Oath As Russian President For Fifth Term | Watch Glittering Ceremony. hindustantimes.com Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year term at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and a number of other Western countries due to Russia's war in Ukraine. At the ceremony inside the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin placed his hand on the Russian Constitution and vowed to defend it as a crowd of hand-picked dignitaries looked on. The 71-year-old has ruled Russia since the turn of the century, securing a fresh six-year mandate in March after winning presidential elections devoid of all opposition. Watch this video for all the details.
(2024-05-07). Ukraine, NATO Panicking Over Putin's Nuclear Drill Move? How West Reacted To Russia's Declaration. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-07). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story. newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.
(2024-05-07). Russia announces drills involving nuclear weapons after West's 'provocative' threats. presstv.ir President Macron of France and Britain's Foreign Secretary Cameron have threatened direct intervention in the Ukraine war.
(2024-05-07). Macron Takes Xi To French Mountains To Press Messages On Ukraine, Trade. latintimes.com French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday is to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at one of his beloved childhood haunts in the Pyrenees mountains, seeking to press a message to Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade.
(2024-05-07). This Is Rich. LOL))). smoothiex12.blogspot.com Ah yes, this media whore explains to other media whore–uneducated, corrupted and, in case of Amanpour married to some State Department Mossad asset–about "independent" journalists. Amanpour is a war criminal, as is this NYC schlimazel Leibowitz aka Jon Stewart who was relevant in times of pushing Obama to the White House. Both are classic American "elite" representatives–one is a good ol' Jewish boy from NYC, another is an affirmative action Iranian-born dumb-ass with degree in "journalism" from some vocational school for retards in Rhode Island, a euphemism for having no education at all, which qualifies one…
(2024-05-07). Why Europe Is Over… smoothiex12.blogspot.com The husband is a cuck, his wife is stupid, and poor child has no protection. Modern Berlin. You see, that is why America is different… except for "democratic" states which remain such because of Democratic husbands who are… cucks and their stupid wives. Still, even they maintain (except for California) a Castle Law. But, the Bill of Rights is still here. In EU–EU "wives" are a euphemism for LGBTQ+… But still, 2nd Amendment is still there. In Europe they will charge you that you didn't allow "cultural enrichment" by getting this guy your wife and daughter. That's Europe–no honor, no culture, no men. <...
(2024-05-07). US intelligence agencies say Putin "didn't order" murder of Alexei Navalny, Wall Street Journal reports. wsws.org The revelation, published by the Wall Street Journal in late April, came from undisclosed sources within the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the State Department and is "broadly accepted" within these institutions.
(2024-05-07). Australian health professional faces discipline on bogus antisemitism charges. wsws.org "How can the very people entrusted to 'do no harm' stay silent when over 400 of our healthcare colleagues have been targeted, detained, abused and murdered…"
(2024-05-07). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Over 9,300 Canadian railway workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) have voted to authorize strike while up to 120,000 educators staged protests on April 30 and May 1 across the Dominican Republic.
(2024-05-07). Boeing locks out private firefighters after contract talks break down. wsws.org The locked-out firefighters work at factories where profit-driven negligence produced fatal defects on many of its planes.
(2024-05-07). Sri Lankan Tamil parties debate tactics in the presidential election. wsws.org Workers and poor in the North and East must reject the sordid political manoeuvres of the Tamil parties which represent the interests of the Tamil elites not those of working people.
(2024-05-07). US intelligence agencies say Putin 'didn't order' murder of Alexei Navalny, Wall Street Journal reports. wsws.org The revelation, published by the Wall Street Journal in late April, came from undisclosed sources within the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the State Department and is "broadly accepted" within these institutions.
(2024-05-07). US Soldier Held In Russia For 'Criminal Misconduct'. latintimes.com An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said Monday.
(2024-05-07). Poll: Gen Z Republicans show greater moderation on immigration than their elders. latintimes.com As Donald Trump take a harsh stance on immigration, young Republicans seem to be more moderates than the elders in the party in relation that issue…
(2024-05-07). Cuban President To Visit Russia As Nations Draw Closer. latintimes.com Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced Monday he is heading to Russia on a "working visit," as old allies Havana and Moscow strengthen ties under a recently initiated rapprochement.
(2024-05-07). Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Protest Outside The Met Gala. latintimes.com Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing war in Gaza, leading to several arrests, police said.
(2024-05-07). Crime Deterring Return Of South American Footballers. latintimes.com
(2024-05-07). Rap Beef Between Drake And Kendrick Lamar Explodes. latintimes.com
(2024-05-07). Challenges of Javier Milei's 'Omnibus Bill' persist in Argentine Senate. latintimes.com Approval in the lower house marked a much-needed win for Milei, but his party can't claim victory yet…
(2024-05-07). Colombian ELN Lifts Kidnapping Suspension, Blames Government For Failed Agreements. latintimes.com The rebel group said that the decision came after the government delayed establishing a multi-donor fund to support the peace process, aiming at ending six decades of armed conflict in the country.
(2024-05-07). Unsentenced Prisoners Vote For Mexican President In 'Historic' First. latintimes.com Prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing began voting Monday in Mexico's presidential election from inside jails — a first for the Latin American nation.
(2024-05-07). UBS Net Profit Up 71% After Two Quarters In The Red. latintimes.com Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday said first quarter net profit rose 71 percent to nearly $1.8 billion after two quarters in the red due to the takeover of Credit Suisse.
(2024-05-07). Amazon Says Will Invest $9 Billion In Singapore. latintimes.com Amazon said Tuesday it would invest US$9 billion in Singapore over the next four years to expand its cloud computing capabilities in the city.
(2024-05-07). Latino buyers dominate Miami's foreign real estate market, leading country rankings. latintimes.com Most buyers intend to use the property for rental purposes or as a vacation home…
(2024-05-07). Guatemalans, Hondurans and Venezuelans among the nationals most deported by Mexico this year. latintimes.com The country published a report showing it deported over 8,600 people during the first quarter of the year. The large majority were Central Americans…
(2024-05-07). 70 years after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. uwidata.com May 7 commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the victory of the Vietnamese people in the battle of Dien Bien Phu, which ended French colonial power throughout the Indochinese peninsula. This battle, together with the Algerian war of independence concluded in 1962 and the battle of Cuito Cuanavale that ended in November 1988 due to the …
(2024-05-07). European core divided. uwidata.com By Jà∂rg Kronauer Is the debate about nuclear armament in the EU moving into the next round? There are some indications that this is the case. Last week, Poland's President Andrzej Duda declared that his country was prepared to station US nuclear weapons on its territory. On Friday evening, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron said …
(2024-05-07). TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in health. expose-news.com TIME magazine has published its "100 Most Influential People in Health in 2024" list. Here are some of the criminals stars of the show. TIME heads its list of notorious people: "In …
(2024-05-07). The "bad flu" called covid came and went before the end of 2019. expose-news.com The 2020 covid pandemic was a pandemic of iatrogenic harm instigated by governments and aided by corporate media. Covid, in so far as it is in any way distinct, came and did …
(2024-05-07). Half the US Senate notifies Biden they oppose WHO's Pandemic Treaty. expose-news.com Last Wednesday, 49 members of the US Senate threw down the gauntlet to President Joe Biden over his administration's secretive plan to make the World Health Organisation ("WHO") Dictator-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …
(2024-05-07). The Summer of Student Activist Protests. counterpunch.org 
At many college campuses, students are protesting in opposition to the Biden Administration's unconditional backing, with weapons and diplomatic cover, of Netanyahu's continuing serial war crimes slaughtering tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, most of them children and women. Hundreds of faculty members are defending these valiant youngsters and criticizing excessively harsh crackdowns
(2024-05-07). Mexico Emerges as a Destination for Americans Seeking Reproductive Health Services…Not for the First Time. counterpunch.org 
When its six-week abortion ban went into effect on May 1, 2024, Florida joined nearly two dozen other U.S. states that ban abortion or greatly restrict it. These laws came into effect after the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ended nearly 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion in the
(2024-05-07). The Well-Heeled and Our Personal Well-Being. counterpunch.org 
Just what exactly happens when a society becomes substantially more unequal, when a few become fabulously richer than the many? Defenders of our deepest pockets have a ready answer. What happens when wealth starts concentrating at a society's summit? Nothing we need worry about. In fact, the richer our richest become, these cheerleaders for grand
(2024-05-07). Do We Need More People? counterpunch.org This is a line endlessly repeated in the media. Somehow, we face a terrible risk if people decide to have fewer kids. While this is the accepted wisdom in elite circles, there is remarkably little basis in reality for this view. The latest piece pressing this line was a column in the Washington Post by
(2024-05-07). The Tory Party In Tatters After English Local Elections. counterpunch.org 
Local council elections, along with several regional mayoral and one parliamentary by-election were held in England (but not the rest of the UK) on May 2. The results were potentially significant insofar as a very poor showing by the Conservatives could have had an immediate impact on Rishi Sunak's fate as prime minister. The parliamentary
(2024-05-07). University Leaders are Teaching Us How Holocausts Happen. counterpunch.org 
Most people, reasonably fearing arrest and its potential consequences, are then less likely to protest, less likely even to speak out. They look away from the violence, foreign and domestic, carried out by their government. They avoid asking how universities, supposedly society's institutional stewards of humane values, might be complicit in the violence. Later, after many innocents have been murdered, they will claim ignorance about what was going on.
(2024-05-07). Pezzullo: The Warmonger Who Won't Go Away. counterpunch.org 
The compromised former top boss of the Australian civil service has the lick and smell of belligerence. Begrudgingly conceding error and when in office, a bully and meddler in party politics, an incessant advocate of threats visible and invisible, Mike Pezzulo switches into a warmonger's gear with ease. The former secretary of the Department of Home
(2024-05-07). The 2024 NATO Summit, RIMPAC 2024, and the Filipino people's Struggle for Peace. counterpunch.org 
During the summer of 2024, the peace and justice community will need to resist U.S. imperial overreach around the world. The 2024 annual North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit will be held in Washington, DC from July 9 to 22. The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) wargames will be held on and around Hawai ªi from June
(2024-05-07). The Decline of Diplomacy. counterpunch.org 
In the 2023 Netflix drama, The Diplomat, Keri Russell plays Kate Wyler, a career State Department officer who finds herself made ambassador to the UK after an attack on the British aircraft carrier in the Middle East. While it's over the top in the way it chronicles a U.S. diplomats' life, the series is surprisingly
(2024-05-07). Nuclear Uncertainty Has Replaced Nuclear Deterrence. counterpunch.org 
(2024-05-07). Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia for the fifth time. tvbrics.com 
The elected head of state has been appointed to…
(2024-05-07). UAE and Uzbekistan expand economic co-operation in many sectors. tvbrics.com 
On the sidelines of the fifth session of the Joint Economic Commission in Tashkent, the UAE and Uzbekistan agreed to develop partnership in new economic sectors…
(2024-05-07). Saudi Arabia hosts Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024. tvbrics.com 
The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference was held in Riyadh, where sustainable development through energy transition takes center stage…
(2024-05-07). Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to attend EAEU summit in person for the first time. tvbrics.com Previously, he has only joined in online format…
(2024-05-07). India's service sector confidently starts the first quarter of 2024-2025. tvbrics.com 
Business in India continues to grow…
(2024-05-07). Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away. nationofchange.org The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
(2024-05-07). Will the Golden Age for corporate shareholders ever end? nationofchange.org Shareholders have assumed enormous influence over U.S. corporations over the last few decades. Despite their firm hold, shifts are underway that could alter the domestic corporate landscape.
(2024-05-07). The well-heeled and our personal well-being. nationofchange.org Do we need, some observers of our fraying social fabric suggest, more people in public life noble enough to champion basic ethical norms?>
(2024-05-07). What did Jeff Bezos's fiancee Lauren Sanchez wear for Met Gala debut. geo.tv 
Amazon founder and Emmy-winning journalist attend Met Gala for the first time as a couple…
(2024-05-07). How's Neom's unique name linked to Prince Mohammed bin Salman. geo.tv 
Ever wondered meaning behind Saudi Arabia's 'Neom'? Here's the answer…
(2024-05-07). How Modi's BJP plans to win a supermajority in India's election. geo.tv 
Congress is the only party that crossed 400 mark in India's history following Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984…
(2024-05-07). Meet remarkable women behind some of world's richest men. geo.tv 
How have partners of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg made a difference?>
(2024-05-07). Indian PM Modi casts his vote as giant election reaches half-way mark. geo.tv 
After voting's first phase, Modi's campaign focused more on firing up BJP's Hindu base by attacking rivals as pro-Muslim…
(2024-05-07). UK: NUS reaches 'substantial' settlement with former president Shaima Dallali. middleeasteye.net 
UK: NUS reaches 'substantial' settlement with former president Shaima Dallali | The UK's national student body conceded that holding pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist views are protected, and that Dallali was entitled to hold those beliefs | | Dallali has maintained she was targeted as a result of her…
(2024-05-07). Towards the 6th International Ecosocialist Meeting. cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). "The Olympic flame, a wonderful idea from Dr. Goebbels"! cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). The CADTM Denounces the Lack of Action on Climate Change and the Neoliberal Approach of the Bretton Woods Institutions. cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). The singularity and importance of the 1st World Anti-Fascist Conference to be held in Porto Alegre from 17 to 19 May 2024. cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). Are the BRICS and their New Development Bank offering alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF and the policies promoted by the traditional imperialist powers? cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). India : popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change. cadtm.org With the exception of a brief period, India has been more fortunate than many other nations in being able to maintain parliamentary rule over the last 77 years. With 900 million voters—more than the populations of Europe and Australia put together—the Indian elections are hailed as the largest exhibition and celebration of democracy. The nation's economic growth over the past 30 years —one of the fastest in the world—also makes the elections noteworthy on a global scale.
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(2024-05-07). Further thoughts on the economics of imperialism. cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). India: Modi and the rise of the billionaire Raj. cadtm.org A general election in India starts today. 970m Indians, more than 10% of the world's population, will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history for the Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections. The poll will spread across India and take up to 4 June to complete. Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and his coalition will win a third successive 5-year term, and win by (…) | – | / |
(2024-05-07). The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming. cadtm.org
(2024-05-07). Selected Articles: Madkind vs. Mankind. A Race Against Time. Madkind's Digitalization, A.I. Momentum, Economic Chaos and More… globalresearch.ca 
By 'The Great Reset' is the appropriately named most recent clock setting event initiated by Madkind. It has placed …
(2024-05-07). SACCOs, MFIs put Uganda at risk by flouting anti-money laundering rules. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The failure of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to comply with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) regulations poses a significant threat to Uganda's financial integrity on the global stage. Despite being obligated to adhere to AML/CFT regulations like banks, insurance companies, and NGOs, SACCOs …
(2024-05-07). Molly Katanga makes second bail attempt. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Molly Katanga, accused of murdering her husband, businessman Henry Katanga, has sought temporary release from prison due to her health condition. After being denied bail on April 9th, 2024, by High Court Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata for failing to prove exceptional circumstances, Molly has made a second bail …
(2024-05-06). French firms urged to seize opportunities from China's development. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping said on Monday that entrepreneurs in France are welcome to participate in China's modernization efforts, and to seize opportunities arising from China's development as the country mulls significant moves to further deepen reform across various sectors.
(2024-05-06). Nations' example could help guide global relations. ecns.cn Raffarin expressed his satisfaction with the focus of the talks, recognizing their importance not just for France or China, but for the entire world.
(2024-05-07). Microsoft building new AI model separate from OpenAI's GPT to compete with the likes of Google, report says. scmp.com The MAI-1 model is being overseen by Mustafa Suleyman, the Google DeepMind co-founder and former CEO of AI start-up Inflection, The Information reported.
(2024-05-07). City Power's Eskom debt reaches "unprecedented levels" sanews.gov.za City Power's Eskom debt reaches "unprecedented levels" | Eskom says it will approach the courts in a bid to have City Power pay its R1 billion debt to the national power utility. | City Power is a company wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg which purchases, distributes and sells electricity within the city coupled with maintaining and installing electrical infrastructure. | The power utility said City Power's debt stood at some R1.073 billion at the end of March this year. | "The escalating City Power debt…has left Eskom with no choice but to apply to the High Court in Johannesburg for a declaratory order…
(2024-05-07). Bukwo District boss' defilement case goes to High Court. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed charges of aggravated defilement and child trafficking against jailed Bukwo District LC 5 Chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo. Presided over by Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha, the court confirmed three charges against him and referred his case file to …
(2024-05-07). Consultancy Analysis of Meaningful Justice & Accountability Avenues for Victims of International Crimes committee in Sudan. fidh.org
(2024-05-07). Jason Hickel: Climate, energy and natural resources. links.org.au 
Jason Hickel — Ecological breakdown is being driven by the capitalist economic system, and — like capitalism itself — is strongly characterized by colonial dynamics.
(2024-05-07). Colombia: ICC prosecutor should explain closure of preliminary examination to victims. fidh.org
(2024-05-07). Culture Fact: Chinese, French experts collaborate to restore ancient building. ecns.cn
(2024-05-07). Full text: China-France Joint Statement on the Situation in the Middle East. ecns.cn The following is the full text of a joint statement on the situation in the Middle East released by China and France on Monday.
(2024-05-07). Drone shows scale of flood devastation in southern Brazil. presstv.ir Residents of a flooded city in Brazil's state of Rio Grande do Sul faced the huge scale of devastation in the region.
(2024-05-07). Gov't exempts electric vehicle makers from Stamp Duty. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Companies manufacturing electric vehicles, electric batteries, or electric vehicle charging equipment or fabricator of a frame and body of an electric vehicle; and employ 80 percent of Ugandans will not pay Stamp Duty Tax in the 2024/2025 financial year. The exemption is part of the amendments in the Stamp Duty …
(2024-05-07). Hero of Barrier Reef conservation honoured in new biography. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-06). Xi attends closing ceremony of the sixth meeting of China-France Business Council with Macron. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday attended the closing ceremony of the sixth meeting of China-France Business Council together with French President Emmanuel Macron.
(2024-05-07). Smart Ass Cripple: When Worker Insecurity Is a Must. progressive.org Devotion to capitalism requires leaving a lot of people behind. Our system has made about as much room as it is going to make for disabled people, columnist Mike Ervin writes.
(2024-05-07). China's Long March-6C rocket completes maiden flight. ecns.cn China's Long March-6C carrier rocket completed its maiden flight on Tuesday, placing four satellites in space. It was the 520th flight mission of the Long March series rockets.
(2024-05-07). Thousands attend pro-Palestinian protest in Bangladesh. presstv.ir Thousands of Bangladeshi students march in Dhaka in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and with pro-Palestinian student protests around the world.
(2024-05-07). DCIC: Ugandans in the diaspora must return home to repalce passports. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has changed its guidelines for Ugandans living the diaspora, saying anyone who claims that his or her passport has gotten lost must return home and process the replacement from here. DCIC said some Ugandans in the diaspora sell their passports to …
(2024-05-07). TEPCO discharges more Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water despite criticisms. ecns.cn Despite protests and criticisms, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on May 7 that it has completed the fifth round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.
(2024-05-06). Xi attends welcome ceremony held by Macron. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday attended a welcome ceremony held by French President Emmanuel Macron.
(2024-05-07). Palestinian Red Crescent: The greatest concern now is blocking ambulances from reaching casualties. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-07). Cradle of civilization: Gongshutang. ecns.cn Gongshutang was built during the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in memory of a legendary craftsman Lu Ban, who is believed to have invented or improved many carpenter's tools.
(2024-05-06). EU urged to have fair perception of China. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping rejected on Monday the so-called "problem of China's overcapacity", saying that there is no such thing either from the perspective of comparative advantage or in light of global demand.
(2024-05-07). Rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar explodes with allegations of paedophilia, abuse. scmp.com The long-simmering feud between the two hip-hop artists exploded into allegations of paedophilia, abuse and infidelity over the weekend, sending shock waves through the world of rap and beyond.
(2024-05-07). Greece: Acquittal of migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org
(2024-05-07). China-Russia Expo offers dynamic platform for boosting trade, economic cooperation: MOFCOM. ecns.cn The China-Russia Expo, the highest-level and most extensive exhibition hosted by the two countries, has become a major platform for fostering industrial partnerships, and a pivotal avenue for local collaborative initiatives.
(2024-05-07). Apple working on AI chip for data centres, WSJ says, as it tries to catch up with rivals like Google and Microsoft. scmp.com Apple is developing a chip to run AI tools on servers, but it is unclear if the tech giant will deploy it, The Wall Street Journal reported.
(2024-05-07). Q&A: Unpacking the ICC Office of the Prosecutor's New Approach to Complementarity and Cooperation. fidh.org
(2024-05-06). In Numbers: Highlights of China-France relations. ecns.cn
(2024-05-07). Xi hails ever-growing ironclad China-Serbia friendship. ecns.cn Whatever changes in the international landscape, China and Serbia remain true friends and good partners, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his signed article published in Serbian media on Tuesday.
(2024-05-07). World champion to lead Uganda's marathon team to Paris Olympics. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has unveiled its marathon team for the 2024 Paris Olympics scheduled for August in France. President of UAF Dominic Otuchet has revealed the men's team will comprise Victor Kiplangat, the reigning 42-kilometer World Champion, Stephen Kissa, the national marathon record holder, and Andrew Kwemoi …
(2024-05-07). Why Iraqi Kurdistan is important for Iran. presstv.ir President of Iraq's Kurdistan region Nechirvan Barzani was in Tehran Monday, heading a high-level delegation to bolster relations and explore opportunities for cooperation.
(2024-05-07). ATMIS honours Ugandan soldiers for distinguished service in Somalia. independent.co.ug 
Mogadishu,Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has paid glowing tribute to the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) for their contributions and exemplary service in promoting security and stability in Somalia. At a ceremony held at the UPDF Headquarters in Sector One, Mogadishu on Monday, the acting ATMIS …
(2024-05-07). Smoke clouds billow over Berlin after fire at factory with chemicals storage. presstv.ir A large fire at a Berlin metalworking factory on the outskirts of the German capital led to plumes of black smoke on Friday.
(2024-05-07). China's Long March-6C rocket makes maiden flight. ecns.cn
(2024-05-07). Building collapse in South Africa leaves 2 dead, dozens trapped. scmp.com Multi-storey building under construction in coastal city of George collapsed on Monday, trapping some 50 workers under rubble, police said.
(2024-05-07). The ICC Office of the Prosecutor's new Policy on Complementarity and Cooperation must still meet high expectations. fidh.org
(2024-05-07). Return of Chinese tourists helps vitalize Europe's tourism market, economy. ecns.cn Deepening tourism cooperation between China and Europe will help vitalize the continent's economy, as tourism is one of its pillar industries.
(2024-05-07). Peng Liyuan, French first lady visit Orsay Museum. ecns.cn Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on invitation visited the Orsay Museum with Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris on Monday afternoon.
(2024-05-07). FIDH and Provea react to ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan's Venezuela visit. fidh.org
(2024-05-07). Full text of Xi's signed article in Serbian media. ecns.cn A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled "May the Light of Our Ironclad Friendship Shine on the Path of China-Serbia Cooperation" was published Tuesday in Serbian media Politika.
(2024-05-06). Xi, Macron hail potential for cooperation. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron reached key consensuses on ensuring the strategic stability of bilateral relations, tapping into the potential for win-win cooperation and building up people-to-people exchanges during their talks at the Elysee Palace on Monday.
(2024-05-07). Hinds Hall: Macklemore — TURN IT UP! fightbackbetter.com
(2024-05-07). European core divided. unitedworldint.com By Jà∂rg Kronauer Is the debate about nuclear armament in the EU moving into the next round? There are some indications that this is the case. Last week, Poland's President Andrzej Duda declared that his country was prepared to station US nuclear weapons on its territory. On Friday evening, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron said …
(2024-05-07). Xi arrives in Tarbes to continue state visit to France. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday arrived in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrenees Department of France, as part of his state visit to the European country.
(2024-05-07). Historic Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed shortly before launch over rocket issue. scmp.com The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified.
(2024-05-06). Full text of Xi's speech at the closing ceremony of the Sixth Meeting of the China-France Business Council. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday delivered a speech in Paris at the closing ceremony of the Sixth Meeting of the China-France Business Council.
(2024-05-07). Chinese, U.S. climate officials to meet. ecns.cn Liu Zhenmin will hold talks with John Podesta, senior adviser to United States president for international climate policy, in the U.S. from Tuesday to May 16.
(2024-05-07). Inspired by demos in US, students in Lebanon protest for Gaza. presstv.ir They were inspired by similar demonstrations taking American and European campuses by storm.
(2024-05-07). UBOS trains 500 UPDF soldiers for upcoming census. independent.co.ug 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has trained 500 Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers to participate in the enumeration process in the forthcoming National Housing and Population Census. These soldiers have completed a nine-day training program at Gaddaffi Barracks in Jinja district to serve as supervisors and enumerators for …
(2024-05-07). Xi, Macron exchange Olympic torches as gifts. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, together with their spouses, exchanged gifts before the two heads of state held talks on Monday at Elysee Palace, office and residence of the French president.
(2024-05-07). Easter brought out the godliness in political leaders. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-06). Cargo drone begins carrying seedlings from Hainan. ecns.cn A large cargo drone transported 455 kilograms of seedlings for shrimp plants late last month from Haikou, Hainan province to Zhuhai, Guangdong province in less than three hours — the maiden cross-sea flight of a drone for public cargo logistics between the provinces.
(2024-05-07). NCBA Bank profit after tax up 17% to Shs27bn. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda has reported a net profit of Shs27 billion, representing a 17% increase in 2023 from the previous year's performance of Shs23 billion. The growth was supported by a surge in customer deposits, which rose to Shs567 billion in 2023 up from Shs491 billion a year before, executives …
(2024-05-06). University strengthens cultural bonds with French schools. ecns.cn Students and members of the public in the French cities of Paris and Lyon recently got the opportunity to take part in a series of traditional Chinese cultural and sports events hosted by East China Normal University.
(2024-05-07). Pierre Vesperini: What to Do With the Past? newleftreview.org Above the fray of mediatized controversy, a classicist situates the heritage of the 'West' in the long view. A culture forged by the interplay of ecclesiastical, capitalist and emancipatory forces; the catastrophes of European world conquest and their weight on the present. Does Benjamin offer a way through the impasse?
(2024-05-07). Emmanuel Macron thanks Xi Jinping for 'commitment' not to sell arms to Russia. scmp.com On first day of Chinese leader's European trip, French president also thanks him for supporting an 'Olympic truce' during the Summer Games in Paris.
(2024-05-07). Lola Seaton: Good Mistakes. newleftreview.org Lola Seaton on Anne Carson, Wrong Norma. Multi-form collection from one of the most erudite and ludic contemporary poets.
(2024-05-07). Police dismantle migrant camp near Paris city hall. presstv.ir Police said the dozens of tents posed a potential health and security risk.
(2024-05-07). Shanghai sees shopping spending cross $7 bln during holiday. ecns.cn Shanghai reported steady growth in both online consumption and physical-store spending, reaching 53 billion yuan ($7.35 billion) during the five-day May Day holiday, according to official data.
(2024-05-07). Xi says China-Serbia friendship to deliver more benefits to two peoples. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China stands ready to make China-Serbia ironclad friendship deliver more benefits to the two peoples.
(2024-05-07). Two dead, 21 injured following a stabbing incident at a hospital in SW China. ecns.cn Two people were killed and another 21 were injured following a stabbing incident at People's Hospital in Zhenxiong county, Zhaotong, Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday.
(2024-05-07). She gifts Chinese President Xi a book at French welcome banquet. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on Monday attended a welcome banquet hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris. They warmly interacted with representatives from various sectors of France, who were invited to the event.
(2024-05-07). The West's double standards on Georgia's 'foreign agents' bill. mronline.org 
Robinson: If Western states have their reasons for being cagey of foreign influences, so too do those in other countries.
(2024-05-07). Rwanda, Uganda convene cross-border security meeting to enhance cooperation, combat crime. independent.co.ug 
KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwandan and Ugandan officials gathered in Nyagatare district in eastern Rwanda on Monday for the second cross-border security meeting aimed at addressing shared challenges and fostering collaboration. "Our nations share more than just geographical proximity; we share deep historical, cultural, and economic ties. Along with these ties come many shared …
(2024-05-07). Widodo's son to continue family's political dynasty. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-06). National Center for Space Weather warns of strong solar flares in next few days. ecns.cn China's National Center for Space Weather on Sunday issued a solar flare warning as a strong solar flare (X1.3-class) erupted from the sun. Other strong solar flares may erupt in the next three days, the center said.
(2024-05-07). Amazon commits US$9 billion investment in Singapore to expand its cloud computing infrastructure. scmp.com The outlay, to be done over the next four years, doubles the investment of subsidiary Amazon Web Services in the city state.
(2024-05-07). China's belt and road, once a hotspot for European investment, is getting the cold shoulder. scmp.com As geopolitical changes have made working with China more risky than before, European firms have backed away from infrastructure projects linked with the Belt and Road Initiative.
(2024-05-06). Xi, Macron jointly meet the press. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, jointly met the press on Monday.
(2024-05-07). Syria/Dabbagh case : First trial in France of the crimes of the Syrian authorities. fidh.org
(2024-05-06). Foreign tourist visits see holiday upsurge. ecns.cn The implementation of a series of more convenient immigration management policies has led to a dramatic upsurge in foreign tourist entries into China during this year's May Day holiday, injecting robust vitality into the interaction between people of the country and the rest of the world.
(2024-05-07). Serbia ready to welcome Chinese friends. ecns.cn A giant Chinese national flag and a poster reading "A warm welcome to our distinguished Chinese friends" are displayed on the Genex tower ahead of a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 5, 2024.
(2024-05-07). "To be free is to free others": Formerly incarcerated women urge decarceration. mronline.org 
The fight to free women and end mass incarceration is long and ongoing, but these activists aren't giving up.
(2024-05-07). Rwanda: We are not involved in Mugunga Camp bombing. independent.co.ug 
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rwandan government has vehemently denied its alleged involvement in the bombing that occurred in the Lushagala site, Mugunga district, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), resulting in the death of 16 displaced civilians. The incident occurred following heavy fighting between the M23 rebels and the Armed …
(2024-05-07). Sahra Wagenknecht: Condition of Germany. newleftreview.org Interview with a prominent leader of the German left on the state of her country, currently the epicentre of converging crises—geopolitical, economic, environmental. With politics swerving right under an SPD-led government, flux and refoundation on the left.
(2024-05-07). Condolences for families of George building collapse. sanews.gov.za Condolences for families of George building collapse | President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended condolences to the families of those who died in the George building structure collapse. | By Tuesday morning, the collapse had claimed the lives of five people. | "President Cyril Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences to the relatives and friends of five people who have died in an incident where a building collapsed in George in the southern Cape. | "The President's thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones as well as the families of close to 50 people who are trapped in the rubble," the Presidency said in…
(2024-05-07). Perry Anderson: Pathbreakers High and Low. newleftreview.org A decade ago, Christopher Clark upended conventional accounts of the origins of the First World War; he has now rewritten the history of the European revolutions of 1848—1849, and proposed a new way of considering their outcomes. Analytically, what differentiates and what connects these two outstanding achievements?
(2024-05-07). China's EHang completes passenger-carrying eVTOL demonstration flight in UAE. ecns.cn EHang Holdings announced on Monday that its pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft EH216-S successfully completed its first passenger-carrying demonstration flight in Abu Dhabi, marking the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East.
(2024-05-07). Alleged Chinese meddling spurs foreign agent registry in Canada. scmp.com New law will require people lobbying on behalf of a foreign government to register that activity publicly. A public inquiry is looking into allegations China meddled in Canadian elections.
(2024-05-07). Culture Fact: Ancient book witnesses China-France cultural exchanges. ecns.cn
(2024-05-07). The Antisemitism Awareness Act is a full frontal assault on free speech. mronline.org 
This blatant political chicanery would penalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.
(2024-05-06). Beijing, Paris to forge stronger ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping underlined on Monday the necessity for China and France to uphold independence and autonomy and jointly fend off a new Cold War or bloc confrontation, during talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
(2024-05-07). Emmanuel Macron offers China's Xi Jinping a taste of French hospitality at state dinner. scmp.com Chinese president attends state dinner hosted by French counterpart after arriving in Paris for his first European tour in five years.
(2024-05-07). Economic rebound expected to continue. ecns.cn China's economy is poised for a steady rebound throughout this year, underpinned by consumer-led recovery, a robust foundation laid in the first quarter, and the gradual stabilization of the property sector, experts said.
(2024-05-07). China's newest rocket Long March 6C makes first flight. ecns.cn Long March 6C, the latest member in China's Long March carrier rocket family, conducted its debut flight on Tuesday morning, sending four small satellites into space.
(2024-05-07). Peng Liyuan visits UNESCO headquarters, meets agency chief. ecns.cn Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters on Monday morning in Paris on invitation.
(2024-05-07). China to add more intensive care beds in hospitals. ecns.cn China aims to increase the number of intensive care beds to 15 per 100,000 people nationwide, as well as the number of hospital beds that can be quickly converted to provide such care to 10 per 100,000 by the end of next year.
(2024-05-07). Voter shot dead at Chad polling station: electoral commission. scmp.com Election official said shooter was demanding right to vote in election, in which junta leader and transitional president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno's main rival is Prime Minister Succes Masra.
(2024-05-07). Fourth International: Draft manifesto of revolutionary Marxism in the age of capitalist ecological and social destruction. links.org.au 
Fourth International — An ecosocialist society is needed, and can be achieved only through a revolution. This manifesto tries to assess the best ways and means towards this aim.
(2024-05-07). Land-sea freight service adds new route to Los Angeles. ecns.cn A freight train carrying 360 metric tons of cargo departed from Ruijin in east China's Jiangxi Province for Los Angeles in the United States on Monday, marking the launch of a new land-sea freight route.
(2024-05-07). Georgia: International solidarity with Georgian civil society. fidh.org More than forty-five human rights organisations from around the world, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, signed a letter in solidarity with Georgian civil society, condemning the efforts of the Georgian government to introduce the law on the transparency of foreign influence.
As human rights defenders across the globe, we are deeply troubled by efforts of the Georgian government to stifle civil society voices (…) | – |
(2024-05-07). Travel Notes, St Petersburg, April-May 2024: second installment. gilbertdoctorow.com When our Moscow friends visited us in our Pushkin apartment several days ago, Lyudmila gazed out the balcony windows at the green field opposite us, but thinking more likely of the Catherine Park on the other side of our residential complex, commented that it was a pity we spend so little time here and that …
(2024-05-07). Moscow Honey-Trapped American Soldier? U.S. Soldier Arrested For 'Criminal Misconduct' In Russia. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-07). Grossi says proposed 'concrete practical measures' to boost Iran-IAEA cooperation. presstv.ir Grossi says he has put forth a series of proposals to senior Iranian officials aimed at enhancing cooperation between Iran and the agency.
(2024-05-07). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.
(2024-05-07). In Numbers: Travel boom in May Day holidays. ecns.cn
(2024-05-07). Interconnectedness of Political Struggle: Iranian-Russian Political Resistance in Conversation. lefteast.org 
(2024-05-07). South Africa remains an "attractive investment destination" – President Ramaphosa. sanews.gov.za South Africa remains an "attractive investment destination" – President Ramaphosa | In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the growth of South Africa's automotive sector is a demonstration of "the potential of South Africa as an investment destination". | The President said 2023 was a milestone year for South Africa's automotive sector with the sixth millionth South African built vehicle exported with new vehicle exports reaching nearly 400 000. | "These figures are significant for a number of reasons. They show that our auto sector continues to grow despite a gloomy global economic outlook and…
(2024-05-07). Parliament demands statement on Karuma Bridge. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked government to provide the likely implications of restricted access to Karuma bridge, which has been found to be compromised. The bridge over River Nile, which connects the North and West Nile to the rest of the country, was found to have developed cracks, forcing Uganda …
(2024-05-07). Hours before liftoff, Sunita Williams' third space mission scrapped. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: In what was poised to be a groundbreaking moment, Sunita Williams' much-awaited journey to space, marking her third mission, has been abruptly halted due to a technical snag in the launch vehicle, Boeing Starliner. Scheduled to make history as the first woman to embark on a maiden crewed mission of a new space shuttle, Williams faced disappointment as the launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida's Cape Canaveral was called off just 90 minutes before liftoff.The launch delay was attributed to an off-nominal condition detected in an oxygen relief valve of the Atlas V rocket, prompting NASA to pos…
(2024-05-07). China, France should uphold independence, jointly fend off "new Cold War" or bloc confrontation: Xi. ecns.cn As the world goes through transformation and turbulence not seen in a century, China and France should uphold independence and jointly prevent a "new Cold War" or bloc confrontation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Monday.
(2024-05-07). Al menos 18 muertos en Rafah a causa de bombardeos israelíes. telesurtv.net En medio de los bombardeos a la ciudad de Rafah, las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel anunciaron que tomaron el control del paso fronterizo que separa a Gaza de Egipto.
(2024-05-07). Nicolás Maduro lidera sondeo de cara a comicios presidenciales. telesurtv.net El estudio refiere que el jefe de Estado venezolano cuenta con una clara preferencia de los consultados con el 52,70 por ciento.
(2024-05-07). China, UE y Francia conversan de intereses comunes en París. telesurtv.net Xi reafirmó que con la cooperación China-UE ambas partes saldrán beneficiadas, es una relación complementaria y mutuamente beneficiosa con amplios intereses comunes.
(2024-05-07). Accidente vial deja 11 muertos en Puno, Perú. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público informó que la policía del país "está presente en la zona para realizar las diligencias de ley correspondientes y brindar el apoyo necesario en este trágico momento".
(2024-05-07). Acampan en Barcelona para denunciar genocidio en Palestina. telesurtv.net Las protestas por la masacre en Gaza se extienden por los campus de la Comunitat Valenciana, Barcelona, Euskadi, Madrid y está previsto que lleguen a Sevilla.
(2024-05-07). México genera más de 84.000 puestos de trabajo en abril. telesurtv.net El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social afirma que el salario base de cotización promedio es el tercero más alto registrado de los últimos veintitrés años en abril.
(2024-05-07). Presidente de Venezuela rechaza censura del Gobierno argentino contra teleSUR. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado aseveró que el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, "le tiene miedo a teleSUR".
(2024-05-07). Qatar envía delegación a Egipto para mediar alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Qatar se muestra optimista de que estas conversaciones puedan culminar en un acuerdo para un alto el fuego inmediato y permanente en la Franja de Gaza, así como en un intercambio de rehenes por presos palestinos.
(2024-05-07). Al menos dos muertos deja derrumbe de edificio en George, Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Gobierno municipal de George, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe detalló que la estructura contaba con unos cinco pisos similar a "un bloque de apartamentos".
(2024-05-07). A Polà¥nia encoraja a militarizaàßà£o da UE. globalresearch.ca No meio da paranóia anti-Rússia na Europa, alguns líderes querem que a UE se militarize. Recentemente, uma autoridade polaca sugeriu a criaàßà£o de uma "brigada" para a Europa, capaz de responder rapidamente em situaàßàµes de risco militar. Considerando o elevado …
(2024-05-07). Venezuela y Nicaragua felicitan a nuevo presidente de Panamá. telesurtv.net Ambos Gobiernos expresaron su deseo de mantener una relación bilateral constructiva en beneficio de las naciones.
(2024-05-07). Uruguay amplía alerta naranja y doble amarilla por lluvias intensas. telesurtv.net El Instituto refirió la existencia de una perturbación atmosférica asociada a masa de aire húmeda.
(2024-05-07). Gobierno argentino elimina señal de teleSUR de grilla de la TDA. telesurtv.net Nuestra multiplataforma continuará construyendo una sinfonía de voces a través de sus diversos canales y plataformas.
(2024-05-07). Israel bombardea sin tregua diferentes puntos civiles en Rafah. telesurtv.net Además, los aviones de combate sionistas atacaron almacenes de ayuda humanitaria en el lado palestino del cruce fronterizo de Rafah, causando un incendio y daños a varios camiones de ayuda.
(2024-05-07). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net La OMS ha alertado sobre la grave situación sanitaria en Gaza y la falta de recursos para atender a la población afectada por los ataques israelíes.
(2024-05-07). Transportistas protestan contra Ley de Bases en Argentina. telesurtv.net De igual manera las y los trabajadores protestaron ante el aumento en el servicio ferroviario.
(2024-05-07). Procuraduría de Perú presenta diligencia contra exprimer ministro. telesurtv.net La investigación contra Alberto Otárola se basa en información periodística y recabada de portales institucionales.
(2024-05-07). Respaldan a teleSUR tras decisión del Gobierno argentino. telesurtv.net Figuras como los argentinos Atilio Borón y Lautaro Rivara han denunciado el acto de censura.
(2024-05-07). Dos muertos tras desplome de helicóptero de la Armada de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Los fallecidos fueron identificados como el piloto, Wilson Andrés Bohorques Andrade, y el copiloto, Jean Elías Ramírez Saltos, cuyos cuerpos fueron encontrados sin vida.
(2024-05-07). Mantienen 16 provincias en alerta amarilla en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net El Distrito Nacional y otras ocho provincias se ubican en verde.
(2024-05-07). Universitarios suizos se unen a las protestas en apoyo a Gaza. telesurtv.net Las protestas en la universidad suiza de Lausana siguen el ejemplo de las manifestaciones ocurridas en varias universidades de países como EE.UU., Canadá, y Francia.
(2024-05-07). Presidente cubano parte rumbo a Rusia en visita de trabajo. telesurtv.net La visita de Miguel Díaz-Canel se desarrollará en el marco del aniversario 64 del restablecimiento de las relaciones bilaterales y de los 79 años de la victoria en la Gran Guerra Patria.
(2024-05-07). Declaran alerta por tornados en Oklahoma, Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net La situación en el estado de Oklahoma es de tormentas severas y granizos acompañados de la proliferación de tornados.
(2024-05-07). Francia y China exigen tregua en los conflictos durante Olimpiadas. telesurtv.net El presidente francés recalcó "el impacto de este conflicto sobre la seguridad europea".
(2024-05-07). Venezuela condena bombardeos de Israel a la ciudad de Rafah. telesurtv.net Venezuela condenó los bombardeos sobre la ciudad de Rafah al sur de la Franja de Gaza, perpetrados por el Estado sionista de Israel…
(2024-05-07). Israel inicia incursión militar contra Rafah. telesurtv.net La decisión del ataque fue tomada debido a que, según Israel, la última oferta de Hamás distaba de sus requisitos esenciales.
(2024-05-06). Russia To Hold Nuclear Weapons Drills in Response to Latest Western Provocations. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia will hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to the latest provocations from the West. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed to comments from Western officials about sending troops to Ukraine to fight Russian forces. Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his view that …
(2024-05-06). Israeli Invasion of Rafah Appears Imminent After Evacuation Order. news.antiwar.com The Israeli invasion of Rafah appears to be imminent as Israeli forces dropped leaflets on the eastern part of the city, warning that "extreme force" will be used in the area. The Israeli military said it ordered the evacuation of about 100,000 people and suggested they go to the al-Mawasi refugee camp on the coast. …
(2024-05-06). Mitt Romney Says Congress Supports Banning TikTok for Israel. news.antiwar.com In a conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) acknowledged that banning TikTok has such strong support in Congress because the social media platform has hurt Israel's public relations battle. "Some wonder why there was such overwhelming support for us to shut down, potentially, TikTok or other entities of that nature," …
(2024-05-06). Republican Senators Threaten ICC: 'Target Israel and We Will Target You'. news.antiwar.com
(2024-05-06). Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Talks at Impasse, Netanyahu Blamed for Sabotage. news.antiwar.com Egyptian and Qatari-mediated ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are expected to fail as the two sides are at an impasse. The main obstacle is Hamas's demand for a deal to lead to a permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence that any truce would only be temporary. …
(2024-05-06). Moscow Warns It Will Strike UK Military Targets If British Weapons Are Used in Attacks on Russia. news.antiwar.com
(2024-05-06). US-Made Bombs Used in March Israeli Attack on Lebanese Paramedics. news.antiwar.com On March 27, Israel attacked a building in Hebbariye, southern Lebanon, which housed the Islamic Emergency and Relief Corps. The attacks killed seven volunteer paramedics and was deeply criticized internationally as a war crime. A new report from The Guardian revealed the bomb used in the attack was a US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). …
(2024-05-06). Hamas Says It Accepted Proposal for Ceasefire But Israel Hasn't Approved the Terms. news.antiwar.com Hamas said on Monday that it accepted a proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal from Qatari and Egyptian mediators, but Israeli officials say they have not approved the terms. According to Al Jazeera, the Palestinian group said in a statement that Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas's political chief, spoke with Qatari and Egyptian officials and "informed …
(2024-05-06). US Gov Again Openly Threatens The ICC & Hamas Accepts Ceasefire Yet Israel Begins Rafah Invasion. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/6/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2024-05-06). Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Gaza's Rafah ahead of an expected assault. scmp.com Announcement comes amid fragile Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
(2024-05-06). Hamas: Politburo Chief Esmail Haniyeh calls Qatari PM and Egyptian intelligence minister to inform both the Movement's approval of their Gaza ceasefire proposal. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). Israeli Channel 12: Zionist negotiators are examining Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal they have received from the Qatari and Egyptian mediators. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). US Foreign Ministry: We will discuss with our partners in Qatar, Egypt and 'Israel' Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-05-06). Biden meets Jordan's king as Gaza ceasefire hopes dim. newarab.com 
US President Joe Biden will meet Middle East ally, Jordan's King Abdullah II, at the White House on Monday with prospects for a On Sunday, Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister
(2024-05-06). Hamas accepts Gaza ceasefire proposal of Egypt, Qatar. newarab.com 
Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from The Palestinian group said in a statement that its chief, T…
(2024-05-06). 'Ceasefire now!' – Pro-Palestinian motorcade drives through Rotterdam. presstv.ir Scores of demonstrators took part in a pro-Palestinian motorcade in Rotterdam, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-05-06). May 6, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Tighinn air a' mhuir tha fear a phà≤sas mi — Capercaillie I Oppose Israel's Atrocities In Gaza Because I'm Not A Psychopath, by Caitlin Johnstone Palestinian Nationality and "Jewish" Nationality: From the Lausanne Treaty to Today, by Susan Akram Will Israel's genocide in Gaza cost Joe Biden the White House? by Finian Cunningham Ilhan Omar Says GOP Calls to Put Student Protesters on Terror Watch List 'Insanely Dangerous,' by Julia Conley NYC Mayor Smeared Grandmother as an "Outside Agitator" to Justify NYPD Assault, by Jeremy Scahill Day 212 Pal Chron: Boycott Israel, Major Resistance Operation, Ceasefire…
(2024-05-06). Friday 5/31: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Ceasefire Now! No Weapons for Israel or Ukraine! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
(2024-05-06). Hamas Accepts Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: Tel Aviv Dispatches Negotiators to Cairo, Yet Escalates Attacks on Rafah. english.almanar.com.lb 
Palestine's Hamas Resistance Movement issued on Monday a statement to announce that its politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh conducted a telephone call with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the Egyptian Minister of Intelligence, Mr. Abbas Kamel, informing them of Hamas's acceptance of their proposal regarding a ceasefire agreement. Hamas …
(2024-05-06). Gaza Truce Deal Falters As Israel Insists On More War. popularresistance.org Efforts to reach an agreement for a truce and prisoner exchange in the Gaza Strip have been faltering, as Israel is refusing to accept a permanent ceasefire and end to the war. | Sources told Al-Mayadeen on 5 May that "negotiations face a major obstacle due to the Israeli refusal to adhere to a permanent ceasefire." They added that Hamas is insisting on written guarantees that a deal will include a permanent ceasefire. | Despite this, Egyptian outlet Cairo TV said on Sunday that there is a "positive" atmosphere regarding the talks. A Hamas official told CBS on the same day that the talks made no progress.
(2024-05-06). Global pressure on Israel to raise possibility of Gaza truce: Iran FM. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister says mounting international pressure on Israel to end its genocidal Gaza war has increased the chance of a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
(2024-05-06). Hamas accepts US-mediated ceasefire proposal as Israel dismisses it. middleeasteye.net 
Hamas accepts US-mediated ceasefire proposal as Israel dismisses it | Proposal reportedly includes the phased release of all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners | | Smoke billows after Israeli bombardment of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on 6 May 2024 (AFP) | Hamas said on Monda…
(2024-05-06). Truce talks near collapse as Israel prepares Rafah attack. newarab.com 
Ceasefire talks between The Palestinian group had been expected to give a final response to the…
(2024-05-06). Israel carpet bombs Rafah after Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal. middleeasteye.net 
Israel carpet bombs Rafah after Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal | Israeli military says it is conducting targeted strikes on Rafah after Netanyahu's office said Israel was pressing on with Rafah invasion | | Smoke rises over buildings after an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on 4…
(2024-05-06). Does Hamas' dramatic cease-fire acceptance doom Israel's Rafah plan? haaretz.com There will now be another round of accusations and counter-accusations, Israel will 'study' the details and perhaps send its negotiating team yet again to Cairo. But meanwhile, Israeli troops won't be going into Rafah…
(2024-05-06). Is Israel violating international law in Gaza? The crucial question Blinken must answer this week. haaretz.com As Israel prepares for a Rafah ground operation against U.S. wishes, and while Israel and Hamas are inching closer to a cease-fire and hostage deal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has to tell Congress by Wednesday whether he accepts Israeli assurances that it isn't violating international law while using U.S. weapons…
(2024-05-06). Friday 5/10: Virtual Action Hour. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-n……
(2024-05-06). Palestinian rescuers search for casualties following Israeli strike on Rafah. presstv.ir Palestinians search for casualties under the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-06). Israeli army forcibly evacuates Palestinians from east Rafah. newarab.com 
On Monday morning, the Israeli army forced thousands of Al-Salam, Al-Jeneina, Tabba Zaraa and Al-Byouk, as well as blocks of 10-16, 28 and 270, were among the main areas that must be evacuated immediately, according to leaflets dropped by Israeli aircraft. | "The Israeli army will work with extreme for…
(2024-05-06). Israel's Genocidal Assault on Rafah Begins While the International Community Does Nothing. libya360.wordpress.com Palestinian families have begun leaving eastern Rafah after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation, saying it will use 'extreme force' there. World leaders have repeatedly warned against a military offensive where more than 1.5 million displaced people are sheltering. Samah Hadid, spokeswoman for the Norwegian Refugee Council, says Israel's evacuation order is "completely problematic, inhumane…
(2024-05-06). War on Gaza: Israeli army pounds Rafah as 250,000 Palestinians face ejection. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Israeli army pounds Rafah as 250,000 Palestinians face ejection | Aid groups say Rafah ground assault will be 'catastrophic' for civilians and make aid deliveries to Gaza even more challenging as famine spreads | | A mourner reacts next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israel…
(2024-05-06). 'Operation al-Aqsa Flood' Day 213: Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Rafah. mondoweiss.net 
Israeli strikes intensify on Rafah as Egypt closes the Rafah crossing from its side. Meanwhile, CIA Director Burns prolonged his stay in Qatar to try to avoid a "collapse" of negotiations.
(2024-05-06). Rafah Mass Slaughter Proceeding — Israelis are Dancing, Singing, Celebrating the Slaughter: Everybody Into the Streets for Rafah! US / Israel About to Slaughter 1000s — Let Us Know Your NJ Area Protest Plans —. fightbackbetter.com 
(2024-05-06). Gazans mourn over bodies of loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah. presstv.ir Relatives mourn over the bodies of their loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip after Israeli airstrike.
(2024-05-06). Israel shuts down Al Jazeera operations in the country. peoplesdispatch.org The ban comes at a time when Israel prepares to invade Rafah despite serious concerns of the disastrous humanitarian crisis such an invasion would create for the over a million Palestinians trapped there…
(2024-05-06). Saturday 5/11: Hands Off Rafah ! Rally for Free Palestine with Mega Mouth Rebels. indybay.org Ferry Building Plaza — Market & Embarcadero – in front of the Ferry Building – 1 Embarcadero…
(2024-05-06). Israeli officials double down on threats to assault Rafah. wsws.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reiterated Sunday Israel's intention to assault Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip where more than a million displaced people are sheltering.
(2024-05-06). Rafah invasion: Egyptian army turns to Sinai tribes to prepare for influx of Palestinians. middleeasteye.net 
Rafah invasion: Egyptian army turns to Sinai tribes to prepare for influx of Palestinians | Exclusive: Secret service officers ask Bedouin tribes to assist the army in preventing a mass influx of Palestinian refugees from Gaza to Egypt's Rafah | | Sinai tribal leaders Ibrahim a…
(2024-05-06). Everybody Into the Streets for Rafah! US / Israel About to Slaughter 1000s — Let Us Know Your NJ Area Protest Plans. fightbackbetter.com URGENT: Israel has now announced the imminent use of "extreme force" against Palestinians in Rafah in the occupied Gaza Strip. | Palestinians urge mobilizations worldwide to stop the ethnic cleansing plan and the ongoing US-Israeli genocide! NYC URGENT CALL FOR MOBILIZATION: CITYWIDE DAY OF RAGE IN DEFENSE OF…
(2024-05-06). Democracy Now! 2024-05-06 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 06, 2024; "Criminal Act": Israel Bans Al Jazeera, Largest Int'l News Org. in Gaza, Ahead of Rafah Invasion; "They Are Starving," Says Doctor Back from Gaza; World Food Programme Warns North in "Full-Blown Famine"; Revolt on Campus: Protests over Gaza Disrupt Graduation Ceremonies as Police Crack Down on Encampments | Headlines for May 06, 2024; "Criminal Act": Israel Bans Al Jazeera, Largest Int'l News Org. in Gaza, Ahead of Rafah Invasion; "They Are Starving," Says Doctor Back from Gaza; World Food Programme Warns North in &#…
(2024-05-06). Israel military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate Rafah. muslimmirror.com JERUSALEM : Israel's military said on Monday it had begun encouraging residents of Rafah to evacuate the southern Gazan city as part of a 'limited scope' operation, but did not immediately confirm media reports this was part of preparation for a ground assault. Seven months into its offensive against Hamas, Israel has said Rafah harbours …
(2024-05-06). Rachel Corrie's dad 'proud' of her alma mater's divestment from Israel. presstv.ir The father of a pro-Palestine American activist, who was killed by the Israeli forces in Rafah in 2003, is "proud" of his late daughter's college to have divested from the occupying entity.
(2024-05-06). Hamas agrees to Gaza truce as Israel vows to move into Rafah. electronicintifada.net Netanyahu's war cabinet unanimously decides to press on with offensive.
(2024-05-06). War on Gaza: Baby saved from dying mother's womb killed by Israeli strike on Rafah. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Baby saved from dying mother's womb killed by Israeli strike on Rafah | Hani Mahmoud Qishta was born by caesarean when a bomb critically wounded his mother. He was just six months old when a bomb hit his grandparents' home, killing him and several relatives | | A woman mourns as she ca…
(2024-05-06). oPt: Statement on Rafah by Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: CARE International | May 6, 2024 — In the name of our shared humanity, all governments and global actors must stand together against further military action in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Since Oct. 7, more than 34,600 Palestinians have been reported killed and almost 78,000 wounded, with many more missing and presumed dead. Some 1.7 million people — more than 80% of Gaza's population — have been displaced. Approximately 1.5 million of them have sought a refuge of last resort in Rafah, where they already face apocalyptic living conditions…
(2024-05-06). 'Operation al-Aqsa Flood' Day 213: Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Rafah. mondoweiss.net
(2024-05-06). PFLP: Rafah Will Be a Graveyard for the Zionist Invaders. libya360.wordpress.com The ongoing brutal bombardment of the city is a failed attempt to pressure the resistance and bring our people to their knees. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) affirmed that the announcement by the defeated and cowardly enemy army to start an evacuation of the population east of Rafah, coinciding with continuous…
(2024-05-06). UN rules out partaking in involuntary evacuation in Rafah. plenglish.com United Nations, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) ruled out on Monday partaking in an involuntary evacuation in Rafah or in the creation of displacement zones in southern Gaza ahead of the threat of an Israeli military operation.
(2024-05-06). Israel-Gaza war: Israel issues urgent evacuation notice to eastern Rafah amid escalating tensions. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Israel has issued an urgent evacuation notice to residents of eastern Rafah, Gaza, following warnings of imminent "intense action" in the area, as per CNN reports. Avichay Adraee, head of the IDF spokesperson's unit's Arab media division, urged residents to evacuate immediately to designated humanitarian areas at the checkpoints for their safety. The evacuation specifically targets individuals in Al-Shawka municipality and the neighborhoods of Al-Salam, Al-Jneina, Tiba Zaraa, and Al-Bayouk.The announcement comes amid ongoing bombardment of Gaza since October 7, causing significant devastation. Many…
(2024-05-06). Israeli army carries out airstrikes on eastern Rafah. independent.co.ug 
GAZA | Xinhua | The Israeli army carried out on Monday airstrikes on areas in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses. Sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli airstrikes created fire belts in the vicinity of Gaza Airport and on the outskirts of the Al-Salam neighborhood, east …
(2024-05-06). 'This is a crime against humanity': 600,000 children in line of fire as IDF moves on Rafah. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Humanitarian organizations and United Nations officials are warning that the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children—
(2024-05-06). IDF issues evacuation order to 100,000 in Rafah as looming assault sparks fear of bloodbath in Gaza. nationofchange.org Israel Defense Forces order more than 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate Rafah ahead of an impending military offensive, despite warnings of humanitarian catastrophe.
(2024-05-06). How Israeli university presidents are proving the case for boycott. mondoweiss.net 
Israeli university presidents condemnation of the Gaza solidarity protests in the U.S. is revealing Israeli universities' complicity in occupation, apartheid, and genocide.
(2024-05-06). Genocide Joe is beginning to stink like Lyndon B. Johnson. mondoweiss.net 
Joe Biden continues to fully support the Gaza genocide because he does not believe it will hurt him politically, and because he has no empathy for the Palestinians. This is the same arrogance that brought down LBJ over the Vietnam war.
(2024-05-06). Hundreds of Palestinian bodies recovered from mass graves in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
Muhammad Shehada, from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, discusses the mass graves found at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.
(2024-05-06). The Land And Sea Blockade Against Israel Is Working. popularresistance.org Israel's aspirations to become the region's transportation hub have taken a hit. The maritime and land blockade against Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza is working, as one of Israel's main plans for a prospective "land bridge" connecting the Gulf countries with Israel and Europe has suffered an irrevocable setback. | The Israel-centered India Middle East Europe Economic Corridors project (IMEC), which was first proposed by U.S. President Biden in September of last year during the G20 meetings, is facing an existential threat.
(2024-05-06). Columbia Crackdown Led by University Prof Doubling as NYPD Spook. orinocotribune.com 
By Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal ∑ May 2, 2024 | Rebecca Weiner is a Columbia U. professor who also serves as intelligence director of the NYPD. Mayor Eric Adams credits her with spying on anti-genocide student protesters and directing the militarized raid that dislodged them from campus. | The violent crackdown carried out on Columbia University students protesting Israel's genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip was led by a member of the school's own faculty, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared. | During a
(2024-05-06). 200 Days of Genocide: Gaza's Shocking Stats on Massacres, Dead, Missing, Injured. transcend.org 30 Apr 2024 – In addition to 75,000 tons of explosives dropped on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military committed 3,025 massacres, leaving 41,183 Palestinians dead or missing and injuring 77,143.
(2024-05-06). Genocide robs children of parents. electronicintifada.net Families are being torn apart.
(2024-05-06). Join the Amsterdam student encampment for Palestine! samidoun.net 
Revolutionaire Eenheid and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network fully support the students who today started an encampment for Palestine in the Roeterseiland campus, Amsterdam. These students are on the frontline of the resistance against the Israeli genocide in Gaza and Dutch complicity. They follow the example of students in Palestine, the United States and several …
(2024-05-06). Under pressure from rank and file, California academic workers union announces vote to strike against campus crackdown. wsws.org While the rank and file is pushing for national strike action to force an end to genocide, the UAW bureaucracy is stalling for time. It backs "Genocide Joe" Biden and even was responsible for allowing cops to enter the encampment at UCLA.
(2024-05-06). Israeli Soldier Speaks Out: Why I Turned against the War on Gaza. transcend.org 23 Apr 2024 – It's rare to hear from soldiers who've served on the ground, but an Israeli soldier says that what he witnessed turned him against the genocide. He's voiced by an actor to protect his identity. And a warning: you may find some images upsetting.
(2024-05-06). University Occupations Over Gaza Have Now Spread To The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org As students in the US hold the line across multiple universities in their occupations over Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, young people in the UK are now joining them — with encampments being set up in both Manchester and Sheffield — as well as Edinburgh, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, and Warwick. First, and over 50 students at the University of Manchester have taken camp in solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide in Gaza. They demand that the University ends its partnership with BAE Systems and other arms companies, cuts its ties with Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, s…
(2024-05-06). Governing Gaza after Genocide. transcend.org Q: Israeli officials are weighing sharing power with Arab states in postwar Gaza. How do you see that? | A: Such a format seems like nothing more than a cover for continued Israeli governance of Gaza. The governments of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are more opposed to Hamas (and Iran) than to Israel, fearful of their own stability.
(2024-05-06). Will They Crush the Biggest Student Movement Since Vietnam? transcend.org 1 May 2024 – Gaza solidarity encampments sprung up on over a hundred university campuses across the U.S. It's the biggest student movement since the anti-Vietnam War protests in the 1960s. In response to the peaceful protests against genocide, many school administrations have invited police onto campus for violent crackdowns.
(2024-05-06). Mass arrests after DSA-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson deploys Chicago police SWAT against peaceful anti-genocide protesters. wsws.org The assault took place three days after President Joe Biden denounced the protests as violent and anti-semitic, virtually indemnifying Zionist and fascist provocateurs who also attacked encampments and assaulted students over the weekend.
(2024-05-06). Shameless support: Iran says US, Britain main sponsors of Israel's genocide. presstv.ir Iran says full and shameless support of the US and Britain for Israel has been a key factor in the regime's crimes and genocide against Palestinians.
(2024-05-06). Genocide robs children of parents. electronicintifada.net
(2024-05-06). OIC denounces Israeli genocide in Gaza, urges sanctions against regime. presstv.ir The Organization of Islamic Cooperation denounces the Israeli genocide in Gaza, urges members to impose sanctions on Israel.
(2024-05-06). 'We Must Shame Pro Genocide Israel Defenders'. transcend.org 27 Apr 2024 – I anchored a livestream of a "Seder in the Streets to Stop Arming Israel" held on Passover Tue 23 Apr night. The demonstration was held in Brooklyn hours before the Senate approved a package of $17 billion in arms and security to Israel. Hundreds of protesters were arrested.
(2024-05-06). Beyond Palestine: A Burmese Activist Salutes Anti-Genocide US Campus Protestors. transcend.org 5 May 2024 – US students' courageous and passionate activism is inspiring their peers in other institutions of higher learning in places as diverse as Waseda University in Tokyo, the universities of Sydney and Melbourne, the Sorbonne and Sciences Po in Paris, and Britain's universities at Warwick and Bristol.
(2024-05-06). United front of Democrats and Republicans back escalation of police attacks on campus protests against genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Following President Biden's green light last week for police assaults on peaceful campus protests against the US/Israeli genocide in Gaza, both the scale of police violence and the fever chart of arrests continue to rise.
(2024-05-06). Palestine, Iran, and Populist Resistance: The Limits of Law, Morality, and the UN. transcend.org 3 May 2024 – The Palestinian struggle, connected with wider regional and global conflict patterns, is giving rise to worldwide student protests against genocide and complicity with genocide, as well as a tidal wave of global consciousness sweeping away the cobwebs of political and moral complacency.
(2024-05-06). ILWU Local 10 Calls for Labor Boycott of All Cargo to Israel to Stop the Genocide. indybay.org San Francisco based ILWU Local 10 at their May Day stop work meeting voted unanimously to support a complete labor boycott of Israel. The resolution will be coming up at the ILWU convention in June…
(2024-05-06). Thousands march at Bangladesh universities for Gaza. newarab.com 
Thousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party's student wing marched through universities around the country Monday to demand an end to Israel's war on Gaza and the creation of an Activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League marched through the campus of the prestigious Dhaka University chanting anti-Israel slogans, carrying Bangladeshi and Palestinian flags and spreading banners saying "Free Palestine, Stop Genocide." Many other students also joined the rally, org…
(2024-05-06). Spain's Pabloite Anticapitalistas diverts anger over Gaza genocide in "Vote Uncommitted" campaign. wsws.org Spain's petty-bourgeois Anticapitalistas party aims to divert mass anger over the genocide by calling on workers and youth "not to vote for pro-genocide parties."
(2024-05-06). Turkey: 200 detained and 49 arrested at May Day rally in Istanbul protesting genocide in Gaza. wsws.org These arrests are part of efforts to crush the growing social opposition around the world to the genocide in Gaza, imperialist war and attacks on working class conditions.
(2024-05-06). Berlin's Humboldt University sends police to violently disband peaceful Gaza sit-in. wsws.org On Friday, around 150 students gathered for a sit-in in front of the entrance to Berlin's Humboldt University to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. Police violently disbanded the peaceful gathering, at the behest of the university administration.
(2024-05-06). Columbia University Student Journalists on the Student Encampment and the Crackdown. transcend.org 1 May 2024 – Columbia student journalists report on the pro-Palestine protest movement that roiled the university and ended in mass arrests.
(2024-05-06). After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail. theintercept.com 
Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University's Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside. | Other students reported that they were beaten by New York City Police Department officers after their arrests and taken to the hospital for injuries before being returned to central booking. Photos of the injuries were provided to The Intercept. | Police arrested 282 protesters at Columbia University and the City College of New York. According…
(2024-05-06). Campus Crackdown: 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia & CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments — VIDEO. transcend.org 1 May 2024 – New York police in full riot gear stormed Columbia University and the City College of New York Tue [30 Apr] night, arresting over 300 students to break up Gaza solidarity encampments on the two campuses.
(2024-05-06). In student intifada, disobeying for Palestine becomes a duty. newarab.com 
As soon as I exited the subway station to return to my "alma mater," I came face to face with the New York City police, the infamous NYPD, who had locked and blocked the iron gates of Columbia University with numerous cages, bodies, and guns. Outside the gates, protestors were chanting loud and clear: Free, Free Palestine! | There was "security" at every door, checkpoints at every gate opening up to the lawns of central campus. Cooperating fully with the forces of the American state, Columbia University was determined to keep its disobedient students out of public reach, isolated from the courageous and contag…
(2024-05-06). Pro-Palestinian protests: Columbia University cancels graduation ceremony after Gaza protests. ptcnews.tv Pro-Palestinian protests: Columbia University in Washington has opted to cancel its university-wide graduation ceremony planned for May 15, opting instead for smaller, school-based events. This decision follows a period of unrest at the Ivy League institution sparked by pro-Palestinian protests. | In a statement released on Monday, Columbia University explained its rationale, stating, "We have chosen to prioritise our Class Days and school-level ceremonies as the focal points of our commencement activities. These events allow for the individual recognition of students among their peers, rather than a larger, uni…
(2024-05-06). Tuesday 5/7: Virtual Event: Campus Revolt! Codepink Congress Capitol Calling Party. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/cpc507…
(2024-05-06). The beast of ideology lifts the lid on transformation. thealtworld.com The police repression of student protests exposes sheer intolerance towards those voicing condemnation against the violence in Gaza. | The Transformation is accelerating. The harsh, often violent, police repression of student protests across the U.S. and Europe, in wake of the continuing Palestinian massacres, exposes sheer intolerance towards those voicing condemnation against the violence in Gaza. | The category of 'hate speech'
(2024-05-06). 10 years of injustice: Anti-fascist leader recounts Odessa massacre. mronline.org 
May 2 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the biggest crimes of 21st century fascism—the massacre of nearly 50 activists at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, Ukraine.
(2024-05-06). Panama election: Jose Raul Mulino wins presidential race. scmp.com Jose Raul Mulino ran as the substitute for fugitive former leader Ricardo Martinelli, who was banned from participating and sought asylum in the Nicaraguan embassy after a court upheld a conviction for money laundering.
(2024-05-06). The Dust Has Settled: The Aftermath Of Iran's Retaliatory Strikes On Israel. mintpressnews.com It's been nearly one month since Israel bombed Iran's embassy in Syria and since Iran's retaliatory strikes against Israel. The dust may have settled but was this all for show? Dr. Mohammad Marandi joins Mnar Adley to discuss the aftermath of these attacks and what it means for Iran and the future of the region.
(2024-05-06). I Oppose Israel's Atrocities In Gaza Because I'm Not A Psychopath. caitlinjohnstone.com.au I don't oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or love Islam or hate America. | I don't oppose the butchery in Gaza because I'm a lefty or a commie or an anarchist or an anti-imperialist.
(2024-05-06). LAPD's Failure to Protect Peaceful Protesters at UCLA from Right-Wing Mob Shows Real Priorities. covertactionmagazine.com In 1991, Frank Donner, former director of the ACLU's Project on Political Surveillance, published a book entitled Protectors of Privilege, which provided a history of police suppression of left-wing and labor protests in the United States. A key chapter in the book focused on the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), whose reactionary political function was …
(2024-05-06). If This Is 1968 over Again, More Popular Upheaval Is on the Way. dissidentvoice.org Mass graves, the criminalization of dissent, systematic slaughter glorified as self-defense, resisting students making history. Yes, the current nightmare does seem reminiscent of 1968, the year kaleidoscopic change burst forth seemingly everywhere at once. On January 31, the beginning of Tet, eighty-thousand Vietnamese troops issued Washington a formal eviction notice, attacking all the major cities …
(2024-05-06). Empathy or Anthropomorphism. dissidentvoice.org 
Words don't mean anything, people do. Much of the conflict we experience, observe or imagine arises from the problem every human and arguably most other mammals confront from the moment they become distinct beings—animals. While I never studied classical languages, I believe the very term "animal" designates a being, an entity, endowed with a soul. …
(2024-05-06). Why the media have failed Gaza. dissidentvoice.org 
[This is a transcript of my full speech for the Bristol Palestine Alliance's March Against Media Bias at College Green, Bristol, on Saturday May 4.] Yesterday was World Press Freedom Day, and it is fitting we mark it by highlighting two things. First, we should honour the brave journalists of Gaza who have paid a …
(2024-05-06). How Hamas Changed the World. dissidentvoice.org In a June, 2023 article, The Fall of the West, I named 2023 as the end date of a half millennium of Western domination of world power. Although neither the start nor the end of the era can be entirely discrete, the key indicator for that year was the failure of the combined might of …
(2024-05-06). Nesting in Australia: Indian Spy Rings Take Root. dissidentvoice.org In his 2021 annual threat assessment, the director-general of ASIO, the Australian domestic intelligence service, pointed to an active spy ring operating in the country, or what he chose to call a "nest of spies". The obvious conclusion drawn by information-starved pundits was that the nest was filled with the eggs and fledglings of Chinese …
(2024-05-06). A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hits Kazakh-Kyrgyz border. plenglish.com Astana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The National Scientific Center for Seismological Observations and Research at the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Monday that a 5.7-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale hit the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
(2024-05-06). Utter nonsense from CNN's Jake Tapper. electronicintifada.net Network anchor claims if not for student protesters, he really would cover Gaza.
(2024-05-06). I want this nightmare to end. electronicintifada.net My daughter deserves a better life.
(2024-05-06). "Full-Blown Famine" ravages northern Gaza, U.N. official declares amid prolonged conflict. nationofchange.org Nearly seven months into the Gaza conflict, the World Food Program warns of a spreading famine in the north, intensifying humanitarian crises despite increased aid efforts.
(2024-05-06). UN accuses Israel of denying Gaza aid access. newarab.com 
A top UN official on Sunday accused Israel of While not a formal famine declaration, World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain said – in an NBC News interview broadcast on Sunday – that based on the "horror" on the ground: "
(2024-05-06). Children in Gaza Are Suffering From Prolonged Trauma and Starvation, Doctor Says. truthout.org The World Food Programme is warning northern Gaza has reached a "full-blown" famine that is spreading south. This comes after the Israeli military has spent months blocking the entry of vital aid into Gaza, attacking humanitarian aid convoys and opening fire on Palestinian civilians waiting to receive lifesaving aid. We get an update on conditions among the besieged and starving population of Gaza… |
(2024-05-06). Zelensky hypocritically uses religious rhetoric while the Orthodox Church is persecuted in Ukraine. infobrics.org
(2024-05-06). BRICS Is Force for Global Transparency — African Experts. infobrics.org The "unfair" Western agenda is a barrier to the continent's development, business professionals have told…
(2024-05-06). India Bats for Tapping Potential of Indo-Russian Medical Device Industry. infobrics.org Given the enormous opportunities in the medical device industry for multifaceted bilateral engagements, experts from India and Russia have vouched for faster efforts to give a boost to collaborations to make the most of emerging opportunities in the areas of manufacturing and marketing lifesaving medical equipment and devices…
(2024-05-06). How China's naval strategy exposes decades of America's Sinophobic lies. infobrics.org The overall strategic shift in China's geopolitical planning is its new naval doctrine. Namely, it has changed so much that it completely nullifies decades of America's wet dreams about having Moscow and Beijing at each other's throats while the US goes unchallenged in its incessant aggression against the world. For decades, the mainstream propaganda machine has been spreading ludicrous propaganda about China supposedly "setting its eyes on Siberia".
(2024-05-06). Challenging Dollar's Dominance. infobrics.org BRICS group of emerging economies strive to shift some of oil trade to other currencies…
(2024-05-06). Macron deployed French Foreign Legion to Ukraine, claims former US official. infobrics.org NATO sets two red lines to justify intervention in Ukraine war.
(2024-05-06). Weapons supply for Ukraine becoming an issue in EU election campaign. infobrics.org The representatives of the conservative political forces of the EU, controlled by the United States, are urging Brussels to launch a full-scale war against Russia, and are also provoking a worsening of the socio-economic situation of Europeans and an aggravation of the migration crisis in Europe.
(2024-05-06). US 'halted ammunition shipment' to Israel over Gaza war. newarab.com 
The Israeli officials said that a shipment of ammunition expected in Tel Aviv was halted by the Biden administration in what would be the first time such a shipment has been held up since the start of the Gaza-Israel war in October.
(2024-05-06). Moroccan king blames Israel for 'escalations' in Gaza. newarab.com 
"This tense situation is exacerbated by a resurgence of systematic attacks by extremist settlers in the West Bank, instigated by…
(2024-05-06). Israeli media quotes officials as saying Hamas approved a proposal diluted by Egypt and rejected by 'Israel'. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). U.S. campuses splintered by protests over israel-palestine conflict. ecns.cn Now, students have again become the front line in a new conflict — this time as Israel fights Hamas in Gaza.
(2024-05-06). Hamas: Israeli assassinations won't deter Palestinian resistance. presstv.ir The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says the occupying Israeli regime's assassination policy will not undermine the Palestinian nation's determination and won't deter the resistance front.
(2024-05-06). RSF condemns Israel's decision to ban Al Jazeera. newarab.com 
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has strongly condemned the Israeli government's "The Israeli government voted unanimously to halt operations of Al Jazeera in Israel without specifying when the decision will take effect," RSF said on X. | The RSF denounced "repressive legislation" which censors the channel for its coverage of Israel's offensive in th…
(2024-05-06). Israeli soldiers are posting Gaza war photos on dating apps. newarab.com 
(2024-05-06). On Gaza's crowded battlefields, many Israeli soldiers are killed by friendly fire. haaretz.com Last week, two reservists were killed in Gaza by Israeli tank fire after being misidentified as the enemy. A squadron commander on the incident: 'With the means available to us, it could happen again'…
(2024-05-06). For First Time Bahraini Resistance Launches Attack On Israel. popularresistance.org For the first time since the start of the war, the Islamic Resistance in Bahrain has declared its responsibility for an attack on an Israeli target in the Eilat region, in southern Israel. | This is the first time that a Bahraini-based group takes action as part of growing regional solidarity with Gaza. | The Ashtar Brigades said that they have hit the Israeli target using drones, and that their action was done in solidarity with "the patient people in resisting Gaza". | The Bahraini Brigades said in a statement on Thursday that its target was the headquarters of the "company responsible for ground transportation…
(2024-05-06). Netanyahu's office says Hamas proposal is far away from the Israeli demands, but Tel Aviv decided dispatching negotiators to Cairo to utilize all chances to reach an agreement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). Mapping Pro-Palestine College Campus Protests Around the World. transcend.org 29 Apr 2024 – Pro-Palestinian demonstrations and sit-ins are spreading at universities across the US and around the world. From the US to Australia to Europe and Latin America, students are calling for their universities to divest and sever ties with Israel.
(2024-05-06). Gaza: 81 Palestinians killed, 200 injured by Israeli bombings last 48hrs. muslimnews.co.uk By Abdul Adil Gaza City, (AA, Wafa): At least 81 Palestinians have been killed and at least 200 others injured by Israeli indiscriminate bombings in the last 48 hours in Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. this brings total number of Palestinians killed since 7 October 2023 to 34,735 including 14,944 children and 9,849 …
(2024-05-06). US Congress Approves $91 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Israel's Al Jazeera Ban Slams The Door On Freedom Of The Press. thedissenter.org 
(2024-05-06). Israel dropped US-made bombs on Lebanon medical center: Report. thecradle.co
(2024-05-06). Israel's Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive. scmp.com Israel's prime minister denounced a 'volcano of antisemitism' and international criticism of Israel's war in Gaza.
(2024-05-06). Does Every Person in Israel Deserve to Die? davidswanson.org I fervently hope, dear reader, that you do not agree that every person in Israel deserves to die. But I know some of you do, and I hope to suggest a better way of looking at it. I know that you're even more unlikely to agree with me that nobody ever anywhere "deserves to die." …
(2024-05-06). US$400 million boost in federal funds for security at US places of worship. scmp.com The funding boost, announced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, comes as concerns rise over threats against Jewish and Muslim communities, fuelled in part by the Israel-Gaza war.
(2024-05-06). Hamas says 'keen in comprehensive truce', blames Israel for sabotaging talks. presstv.ir Hamas has expressed the group's "seriousness" in the ongoing truce talks to end Israel's brutal war against the Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-06). Al-Qassam rocket strike kills, wounds over dozen Israeli soldiers. presstv.ir The al-Qassam Brigades launches a barrage of rockets on an Israeli military position, killing and wounding over a dozen Israeli soldiers.
(2024-05-06). Families of Israeli captives press for swap deal with Hamas. presstv.ir Families of Israeli captives step up pressure to reach a swap deal with Hamas.
(2024-05-06). Hamas says Israel banned Al Jazeera to cover up truth in Gaza. presstv.ir Palestine's Hamas says Israel's ban on Al Jazeera is a flagrant violation of freedom of press.
(2024-05-06). CPJ calls for investigation into Israeli shooting at 2 Al-Araby TV journalists in West Bank. cpj.org Beirut, May 6, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is extremely concerned by reports of Israeli forces shooting at an Al-Araby TV crew on Saturday and calls for an immediate and transparent investigation into whether the journalists were targeted. Israeli forces fired at Ameed Shehade, a reporter with Qatari-funded broadcaster Al-Araby TV, and camera…
(2024-05-06). NATO scrambled 240 fighter jets to shield Israel against Iran's strikes: Top Cmdr. presstv.ir A senior Iranian military commander has revealed new aspects of the Islamic Republic's retaliatory strikes on the Israeli-occupied territories last month, saying 240 fighter jets belonging to the US-led military alliance of NATO rushed to protect the Zionist regime.
(2024-05-06). This Gaza doctor refused to abandon his patients. Israel tortured him to death. middleeasteye.net 
This Gaza doctor refused to abandon his patients. Israel tortured him to death | Adnan al-Bursh refused to flee, even when the hospital he worked in came under heavy bombardment. He was arrested by Israeli troops in December | | Dr Adnan al-Bursh was the head of orthopaedic medicine at al-Shifa…
(2024-05-06). The One Video Israel Doesn't Want You to See. transcend.org 10 Apr 2024 – What Really Happened on October 7…
(2024-05-06). The Hidden Messages of the Power Elite's Cultural Apparatus. transcend.org 2 May 2024 – To be crucified is to suffer and die slowly and agonizingly. It is generally associated with Rome's killing of Jesus and carries profound symbolic spiritual meaning for Christians. It also refers to many types of suffering and death inflicted on the weak by the strong, such as the ongoing genocidal slaughter of Palestinians by the Israel government.
(2024-05-06). Greek May Day demos condemn Israeli savagery in Gaza. presstv.ir A few thousand protesters held flags, banners, and placards in support of Palestine and the protests taking place on university campuses in the States.
(2024-05-06). David Pakman DESTROYED By Lee Camp For Defending Israel! youtube.com
(2024-05-06). The Mediated Palestinian-Israeli Deal. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). UN experts condemn Israel's 'sexual assault and violence' in Gaza. newarab.com 
United Nations experts on Monday condemned "unacceptable" violence by the Israeli military "We are appalled that women are being targeted by Israel with such vicious, indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, seemingly sparing no means to destroy their lives and deny them their fundamental human rights," t…
(2024-05-06). The Axis of resistance. sonar21.com 
A common question posed by the war and peace commentariat is why Russia and China tolerate the United States (US) conducting so many instances of terrorist activities, hybrid warfare, or regime change in the countries of the world that do not submit to Western rules and rule. With regard to Ukraine, critics accuse Russia of fighting with the proverbial 'one hand behind its back' instead of hitting back hard against the Western powers that are really behind the terrorist activities on Russian soil conducted by Ukrainian proxy agents. In Lebanon and Syria, the Israeli military was allowed to conduct bombing a…
(2024-05-06). Iraq's Islamic resistance hits two Israeli military bases with drones. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq targets two Israeli military bases in the occupied territories using drones.
(2024-05-06). Romney and Blinken Admit Tiktok Ban Sought to Censor Gaza News. truthout.org A discussion between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Sen. Mitt Romney over the weekend included what one critic called an "incredible mask-off moment," with the two officials speaking openly about the U.S. government's long-term attempts to provide public relations work for Israel in defense of its policies in the occupied Palestinian territories — and its push to ban TikTok in order to… |
(2024-05-06). Let Israel's Leaders Get Arrested for War Crimes. libya360.wordpress.com Gideon Levy All decent Israelis must ask themselves the following questions: Is their country committing war crimes in Gaza? If so, how should they be stopped? How should the culprits be punished? Who can punish them? Is it reasonable for crimes to go unprosecuted and criminals to be exculpated? One may, of course, reply in…
(2024-05-06). Head of Israeli opposition Yair Lapid calls on the government to convene urgently and dispatch the negotiators to Cairo. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). With Hamas talks on the verge of collapse, Netanyahu puts up a rejectionist front. haaretz.com The director of the CIA was dispatched to the middle east in an effort to save the hostage deal, and Netanyahu is considered to be the main obstacle. The intensity of U.S. pressure will determine whether he accedes to President Biden's demands…
(2024-05-06). US munition used in Israeli air strike that killed health workers in Lebanon, says report. middleeasteye.net 
US munition used in Israeli air strike that killed health workers in Lebanon, says report | Analysis by The Guardian shows joint direction attack munitions were used in March air strike in south Lebanon | | Members of the Lebanese NGO Emergency and Relief Corps carry the body of one of the victims kil…
(2024-05-06). The Weekly Round-Up: Single Sex Spaces & More Challenges to Rwanda Scheme. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the News Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's rejection of Hamas' offer for the return of all hostages in return for the end of the war in Gaza on Sunday, claiming such a deal would 'leave Hamas intact' and render 'the next October 7th only a matter of time'. The main conflict at the …
(2024-05-06). Having an ethics code didn't stop Nazi doctors from committing war crimes. haaretz.com From sterilization of hundreds of thousands of people to medical experiments and killing of people with special needs: Israeli Prof. Shmuel Reis tells Haaretz how this grim chapter of history should be taught at medical schools everywhere…
(2024-05-06). I Oppose Israel's Atrocities In Gaza Because I'm Not A Psychopath: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): I don't oppose the butchery in …
(2024-05-06). Two men killed in overnight shootings in central and northern Israel. haaretz.com Police suspect that at least one of the incidents was related to organized crime…
(2024-05-06). UK: Cambridge and Oxford students launch protest encampments against Gaza war. middleeasteye.net 
UK: Cambridge and Oxford students launch protest encampments against Gaza war | Students, outraged over rising death toll in Gaza and how their universities spend tuition fees, launch tent encampments calling for divestment from Israel | | Students at the University of Cambridge launched an e…
(2024-05-06). Drone explodes in Metula; IDF attacks Hezbollah's elite Radwan force targets in response. haaretz.com Thrity rockets were launched toward the Golan Heights from Lebanon earlier on Monday, causing minor damage to homes. The Israeli army assesses the barrage is a response to an overnight IDF strike on a Hezbollah compound deep in Lebanon…
(2024-05-06). For Netanyahu, it's always 1938 and U.S. college campuses are Nazi Germany. haaretz.com Anyone familiar with Benjamin Netanyahu's interpretation of history should not be surprised by his latest ludicrous comparison between the pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. college campuses and 1930s Germany…
(2024-05-06). Why impact of Israel-Gaza war has become harder to document. cpj.org Israel's surprise attack on Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza on March 18, and the two weeks of fighting that followed, resulted in hundreds of deaths and a trail of destruction. It also left a morass of contradictory information about exactly who was killed there, who was arrested, and who went missing. As the Israel-Gaza war…
(2024-05-06). Hezbollah launches massive rocket attack after deadly Israeli strike. presstv.ir Hezbollah resistance fighters launch dozens of rockets at the northern side of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for an airstrike on south Lebanon that killed several family members.
(2024-05-06). UNESCO Awards World Press Freedom Prize To Palestinian Journalists. orinocotribune.com The Palestinian journalists covering the Israeli onslaught on Gaza and the suffering of the Palestinian people are rewarded with the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom prize. | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) rewarded on Thursday the 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to the Palestinian journalists covering the Israeli occupation's atrocities in Gaza. | "In these times of darkness and hopelessness, we wish to share a strong message of solidarity and recognition to those Palestinian journalists who are covering this crisis in such dramatic circumstanc…
(2024-05-06). Belgium trying to recruit European countries to impose economic sanctions on Israel. haaretz.com According to reports in Belgium, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told aides, 'I don't think we can continue to regard Israel as a trading partner' ‚ñ Possible partners for such a move may be Ireland, Luxembourg, and Malta, which have been very critical of Israel since the outbreak of the war…
(2024-05-06). Emory Faculty Prepares 'No Confidence' Vote For University President. popularresistance.org Atlanta – Last Thursday, April 25, Emory students and faculty, AUCC students, and other community members from Atlanta arrived on Emory's quad to establish a Gaza Solidarity and Stop Cop City encampment. Protesters are demanding that Emory University immediately divest from Israeli and "Cop City," the $109 million police militarization facility being built in Weelaunee Forest in unincorporated DeKalb County. | Almost immediately, Emory University President Gregory Fenves called the police to repress the protests. The Emory police, Atlanta Police Department, and Georgia State Patrol were all present.
(2024-05-06). UK Labour says party needs to rebuild trust with Muslims after Gaza backlash. middleeasteye.net 
UK Labour says party needs to rebuild trust with Muslims after Gaza backlash | Party's deputy campaign coordinator Ellie Reeves said it had a great deal of work to do to win back the support of Muslim voters | | Protesters against Israel's war on Gaza in London on 27 April (AFP/Benjamin Cremel) | A se…
(2024-05-06). Pro-Palestinian activists increasingly facing prosecution across Canada. presstv.ir An activist group says the prosecution against Palestinians and their supporters has been mounting across Canada in recent months.
(2024-05-06). 'Burner Charities': How Canadian Dollars Have Flowed to Israel for Decades. libya360.wordpress.com Ayse Betul Aytekin Shady not-for-profit groups take turns funding illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank but evade legal consequences by exploiting gaps in Canadian law. Dubious charitable groups are exploiting loopholes in Canada's laws to funnel millions of dollars to Israel, where the funds are mostly used to help illegal settlers seize large…
(2024-05-06). UNRWA chief: Israel continues to deny humanitarian access to UN in Gaza. presstv.ir The UNRWA chief says the Israeli regime continues to bar the United Nations' humanitarian access to Gaza.
(2024-05-06). Israeli strike kills 4 civilians in southern Lebanon. newarab.com 
(2024-05-06). "Occupation's nightmare" continues despite Jordanian authorities' crackdown. peoplesdispatch.org Since the recent war on Gaza was launched by the Israeli occupation forces in October 2023, Jordan has witnessed mass protests across the country. Such protests are not unusual for the Jordanian people in spite of their government's compromising stance on the Israeli entity. Jordanians have taken to the streets for decades in protest over the Israel-Jordan Peace treaty, also known as "Wadi Araba", that was signed in 1994. | "'Wadi Araba' is not peace, 'Wadi Araba' is surrender, has been chanted by Jordanians for around 30 years. | In November 2023, Abu Obaida, the spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, the military…
(2024-05-06). How Israel Violates International Law in Gaza: Expert Report. transcend.org 29 Apr 2024 – An independent expert report lays out how Israel systematically violated U.S. and International Law in Gaza, concluding that Israel launched indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks on civilian areas due to "extremely relaxed rules of engagement."
(2024-05-06). Let Israel's Leaders Get Arrested for War Crimes. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Narendra Modi is fashioning India in his own, despotic image. newarab.com 
The 2024 general election in India, spanning six weeks from April 19 to June 1, is poised to be the largest in history. Promising a continuation of his firebrand Unlike the…
(2024-05-06). Belgian and Dutch students join Gaza protest wave. newarab.com 
Students in Belgium and the Netherlands set up encampments at the universities of Ghent and Amsterdam on Monday to protest against A spokeswoman for Belgium's UGent, the University of Ghent, said there were some 100 students occupying parts of the university, confirming earlier reports in local media. | She added that the stud…
(2024-05-06). Iran, Pakistan seek ways to complete gas pipeline project. newarab.com 
"We see political determination from Pakistan to complete the project," he told reporters in the southern city of Karachi. | The countries signed an agreement to construct the pipeline from Iran's South Fars gas field to Pakistan's Balochistan and Sindh provinces in 2010, but work on Pakistan's portion has been held up due to fears…
(2024-05-06). Netanyahu calls non-Jews 'untrustworthy' in Holocaust speech. newarab.com 
(2024-05-06). Are the student protests for Gaza the last hope for America. newarab.com 
(2024-05-06). Syrian asylum seeker in UK plans suicide if sent to Rwanda. newarab.com 
A Syrian asylum seeker who is held in a UK detention centre awaiting deportation to Rwanda has said he will kill himself as soon as he gets there because he does not believe it will be a safe country for him, The Guardian reported on Sunday. | The man, identified as Khaled, arrived in Britain in June 2022 and is currently being held at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre with several others due to be sent to Rwanda. | Khaled claimed that being locked up was "very triggering" as he was previously imprisoned in Syria and detained and tortured in Libya. | "Everyone is so stressed in here because of Rwanda. We ca…
(2024-05-06). UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran. newarab.com 
The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog arrived in Rafael Mariano Grossi already has warned Tehran has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels to make "several" nuclear bombs if it chose…
(2024-05-06). Egypt's crackdown on Gaza protests shows regime's fragility. newarab.com 
(2024-05-06). Aid groups issue urgent appeal for Yemen funds. newarab.com 
(2024-05-06). UK: Oxford, Cambridge students set up encampments for Gaza. newarab.com 
Students at Britain's prestigious Oxford and Cambridge universities on Monday set up encampments for Gaza as student protests continue to Videos posted to social media show rows of tents on campus lawns and banners that read: "Welcome to the People's University for Palestine", and dozens of students wearing the traditional keffiyeh scarf. | Tents were set up outside the University of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum and on the lawn of King's College at the University of Cambridge, according…
(2024-05-06). What is Egypt's Sham El-Nessim holiday? newarab.com 
On Monday, May 6, 2024, Egyptians will celebrate The festival is similar to
(2024-05-06). US businesses say 'won't hire' students protesting for Gaza. newarab.com 
US business leaders have threatened pro-Palestinian students taking part in campus protests with denial of job opportunities and mortgages, warning that AI surveillance technology would be able to identify them. | Oil giant "We wouldn't look to bring folks like that into our company and if that action or those protests reflect the values of the campuses wher…
(2024-05-06). Iraqi Kurdistan's president visits Tehran to ease tensions. newarab.com 
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(2024-05-06). Bolivia's Evo Morales Announces Candidacy for 2025 Presidential Elections (+Jorge Glas). orinocotribune.com The leader of the Indigenous movement of Bolivia, Evo Morales, announced during a political rally in the Cochabamba region that he will run as a presidential candidate in the upcoming 2025 elections with support from the Movement toward Socialism (MAS) political party. | Accompanied by his followers, Morales added that, "Until this moment, we are legally and constitutionally qualified to be president, that is not up for debate. What they are doing is searching at how, with the autoprorrogados [Supreme Court Judges who controversially extended their terms], they are searching for how to eliminate me as an option,…
(2024-05-06). Bolivia's Evo Morales Announces Candidacy for 2025 Presidential Elections (+Jorge Glas). orinocotribune.com
(2024-05-06). Inside Story of Mass Graves at Al-Shifa and Al-Nasser Hospitals in Gaza. orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh — May 3, 2024 | "Everywhere you walk there are graves, decomposing bodies or potentially people buried under the rubble", a resident of northern Gaza's al-Rimal neighborhood told the Press TV website, describing mass graves at two of the largest medical complexes in the besieged coastal territory. | The discovery of hundreds of mass graves at the Nasser and al-Shifa hospital complexes, where United Nations (UN) officials reported that bodies were "buried deep in the ground and covered with waste", has led its officials to call for an international probe into the horrors being uncovered.
(2024-05-06). Venezuela's Vice President: We Must Reject US Militarization in Latin America, CIA Bases in Guyana. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez asked Venezuelans and all Latin American people to remain united and reject the United States militarization of the region. On her social media accounts, she wrote that "Latin America and the Caribbean must continue to be a zone of peace. We, the people, must reject the US militarization of our region." | Along with the message, this Sunday, May 5, she shared a video of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in the company of the Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino in which the dignitary warned about the threat that Guyana represents for the country "because they have…
(2024-05-06). APPEAL FROM BRAZILIAN WOMEN ON PEACE MISSION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. popularresistance.org
(2024-05-06). Appeal From Brazilian Women On Peace Mission In the Middle East. popularresistance.org Responding to the calls for active listening by "Palestinian Women, the Pillar of Resistance" and the outcry of statements from Palestinian institutions and intellectuals, we are making some necessary propositions for immediate and forceful action with the Brazilian government, as well as urging entities and leaders of communities in Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), with the leading role in the "Lula tem Razà£o!" [Lula is Correct] movement, from the Global South.
(2024-05-06). Universities As Tentacles Of The Police State. popularresistance.org The recent Congressional hearings leading to a bloodbath of university presidents brings back memories from my teen-age years in the 1950s when everyone's eyes were glued to the TV broadcast of the McCarthy hearings. And the student revolts incited by vicious college presidents trying to stifle academic freedom when it opposes foreign unjust wars awakens memories of the 1960s protests against the Vietnam War and the campus clampdowns confronting police violence. | I was the junior member of the "Columbia three" alongside Seymour Melman and my mentor Terence McCarthy.
(2024-05-06). What Cities Can Learn From Seattle's Racial And Social Justice Law. popularresistance.org The right-wing political campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion policies taking place in several states across the U.S. has called into question the nation's commitment to achieving racial equality. | In this landscape, Seattle is marking a milestone of sorts — the first anniversary of adopting its Race and Social Justice Initiative ordinance. | This ordinance, signed into law in April 2023, places the Race and Social Justice Initiative under the Seattle Office of Civil Rights and states that all departments in city government are responsible for "implementing change toward ending institutional ra…
(2024-05-06). We stand with Samidoun's Charlotte Kates! Let's raise our voices for Palestine, Palestinian resistance and liberation! samidoun.net 
The above graphic was designed by an artist in Gaza for Samidoun. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands with our International Coordinator Charlotte Kates who was arrested and charged by the Vancouver Police Department this week for a speech she gave on April 26 expressing support for the Palestinian resistance and calling for the Palestinian …
(2024-05-06). Sudan's Conflict and Resulting Starvation. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Mexico: Letter of concern from international organisations about the delegitimisation of the Frayba HRC. fidh.org In an open letter, 10 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express concern about the accusations, the delegitimisation and stigmatisation of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Centre (Frayba) and call for public recognition of the fundamental work carried out by human rights organisations and defenders in (…) | – |
(2024-05-06). Lawsuit by Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Ends in Mistrial Even as CACI's Role Made Clear in U.S. Court. democracynow.org We speak with the lead attorney in the historic case against U.S. military contractor CACI brought by three Iraqi survivors of torture at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, which just ended in mistrial. | We speak with the lead attorney in the historic case against U.S. military contractor CACI brought by three Iraqi survivors of torture at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, which just ended in mistrial.
(2024-05-06). Missouri Organizers Have Put Abortion Rights on the Ballot. truthout.org A coalition of abortion rights advocates in Missouri moved one step closer to putting abortion rights on the ballot despite legal challenges, delays and a grassroots "decline to sign" campaign waged by anti-abortion groups. The coalition, Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, submitted over 380,000 signatures on Friday for a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee a right to… |
(2024-05-06). Facing PR Crisis, UT Austin Administrators Manufacture Myth of Outside Agitators. truthout.org Austin, Texas—Although Travis County Attorney Delia Garza initially dropped criminal trespass charges against the first 57 people arrested while protesting in solidarity with Palestine on the University of Texas (UT) at Austin campus on April 24, her office is approaching a second batch of charges stemming from an attempt to reestablish an impromptu encampment on April 29 differently: Garza has… |
(2024-05-06). Bukele reaffirms restoration policy for cultural sites in El Salvador. plenglish.com The president responded to criticisms that have appeared on social media, and pointed out that the work will continue 'against all odds.' | Some local experts claimed that the work on the National Palace is damaging that heritage, an emblematic building that is undergoing a restoration process along with the National Theater. | Bukele recalled that since 2015, when he was mayor of San Salvador, 'we decided to initiate the project to rescue the Historic Center,' although opponents said it was 'an impossible task, that it had been tried unsuccessfully before, that the place was already lost and that, with our appro…
(2024-05-06). The Havana Reporter /No 5 MAY 6, 2024. plenglish.com The participation of four million Cubans throughout the country in the recent celebration of the International Labor Day, heads the May edition of The Havana Reporter, that also features details about the debates held during the Young Communist League and Cuban Women Federation congresses. The forthcoming 65th anniversary of the Prensa Latina news agency; Prime …
(2024-05-06). Haiti's gang violence keeps 900 schools shut down. plenglish.com In a statement, the organization stressed the emergency of opening the schools in order to save the academic year affected by the wave of violence. | The daily Le Nouvelliste recalls that the closure of schools in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area deprives teachers of their jobs. | Some schools manage to organize online classes, but the results are not satisfactory. | 'We are moving in slow motion, and the children are becoming more and more mediocre, the programs are not being completed. Nothing conclusive is being achieved,' the teacher said. | Lately, Haiti's National Education and Vocational Training Minis…
(2024-05-06). 18 million Yemenis in need of aid — UN. plenglish.com United Nations, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) on Monday called for more support for humanitarian work in Yemen, warning that 18 million people in the country are in need of assistance.
(2024-05-06). Independent MPs are majority in the Panamanian legislature. plenglish.com Panama City, May 6 (Prensa Latina) With 95% of the votes counted in Panama's general elections, the Electoral Tribunal (TE) confirmed on Monday that 21 legislators were elected by free nomination for the 2024-2029 term.
(2024-05-06). International Meeting of Psychology Students opens in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The 13th International Meeting of Psychology Students opened in this capital on Monday, following its official inauguration at the Main Lecture hall of the University of Havana.
(2024-05-06). Argentinian ex-officials criticize Milei's stance on Falkland Islands. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The former Argentinian Secretary for Falkland Islands, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Guillermo Carmona criticized on Monday the stance of Javier Milei's Government on the islands, and accused him of being 'an agent of colonization.'
(2024-05-06). Cuba hosts Educational Film Festival. plenglish.com Havana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Beyond audiovisuals, the International Educational Film Festival (MICE) is paying tribute on Monday to the work of French writer and director Michel Ocelot and the Cuban animated character Elpidio Valdés.
(2024-05-06). ECLAC holds regional seminar on fiscal policy in Chile. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the Ministries of Finance of 13 countries are attending the 36th Seminar on Fiscal Policy at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)'s headquarters in Chile on Monday.
(2024-05-06). South Africa praises progress of the Energy Plan. plenglish.com Pretoria, May 6 (Prensa Latina) South African Minister of the Presidency for Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa assured on Monday that the Government is making satisfactory progress in pursuing the national energy plan, launched in July 2022.
(2024-05-06). Stretchy e-skin to give robots human-level touch sensitivity. plenglish.com Washington, May 6 (Prensa Latina) American researchers at the University of Texas at Austin created the first-ever stretchy e-skin that could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, Amazings published on Monday.
(2024-05-06). Haiti at risk of becoming media silence zone. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Haiti faces the risk of becoming a zone of media silence due to attacks on press freedom and the obstacles that currently prevent journalists from doing their work.
(2024-05-06). Could Tying Industrial Policy to Care Policy Help Fix America's Child Care Crisis? inequality.org Many American families are struggling to pay for child care, with the average price for licensed providers now nearly $11,000 a year. These high prices can be a huge barrier for workers, particularly women, forcing many to cut back on hours or drop out of the workforce entirely. A new federal program aims to help …
(2024-05-06). Youth and Age Together in Action on Earth Day. indybay.org Photos from Earth Day event April 19 in front of Palo Alto City Hall in King Plaza…
(2024-05-06). Day Three at UCSC's Gaza Solidarity Encampment. indybay.org The Gaza solidarity encampment at UC Santa Cruz has grown significantly since it was established on May Day. Tents now stretch beyond the limits of Quarry Plaza. The mood at the camp was tranquil on the afternoon of May 3; groups of students participated in study groups on the Student Union decks as a teach-in was being held in front of Ivéta Cafe. Educational programming has been robust at the encampment, with full event schedules being posted daily by Students for Justice in Palestine.
(2024-05-06). Monday 5/6: Virtual Training: How community can protect student Gaza solidarity encampments. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-05-06). Wednesday 5/15: CSU Stan Palestine Solidarity Protest. indybay.org University Quad, California State University, Stanislaus…
(2024-05-06). Monday 5/6: CSUMB: All Out for Palestine. indybay.org
(2024-05-06). Day of Forest Action May 28th. indybay.org 45 million acres to be cut for fire prevention | 9m45s…
(2024-05-06). Friday 5/31: Webinar: Palestine Solidarity Announcements. indybay.org
(2024-05-06). Saturday 5/11: Free Palestine Commencement. indybay.org Eureka Courthouse…
(2024-05-06). W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. Unqualified to Bid on U.C. Santa Cruz Student Housing Project. indybay.org W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. Unqualified to Bid on U.C. Santa Cruz Student Housing Project, Carpenters Union Alleges | University of California should reject W.E. O'Neil bid based on new evidence. Carpenters Local Union 505 Says Construction Company Falsified State Bid…
(2024-05-06). Saturday 5/11: San Jose: Rep. Ro Khanna's Town Hall. indybay.org Hoover Middle School multipurpose room/cafeteria | 1635 Park Ave | San Jose, CA…
(2024-05-06). Wednesday 5/8: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineWednesday…
(2024-05-06). Friday 5/10: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2024-05-06). Brand loyalties dominate our life choices — but party brands are hardly created equal. nationofchange.org Sorry, but a convicted scoundrel struggling to stay out of jail only to become a fascist commando sounds like a miracle way to lose.
(2024-05-06). Selected Articles: Funds for Ukraine: More Slaughter Without Victory? Conversations with Jack Rasmus and Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca 
(2024-05-06). Boris Johnson ADMITS Truth About Ukraine Proxy War! youtu.be
(2024-05-06). The Manipulation about Ukraine by the West. theduran.com
(2024-05-06). War and Peace "Made in America". Adolph Hitler is "The Torchbearer of Democracy" in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Australian educators' rank-and-file committee demands that Ukrainian regime release Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org A meeting of the Committee for Public Education denounced the arrest of the courageous Ukrainian socialist and demanded his immediate freedom.
(2024-05-06). Ukraine War: Washington Moves on to Plan B. transcend.org 26 Apr 2024 – Here's what everyone needs to understand about Ukraine: The US has already moved on to Plan B, but the Biden administration has not issued an official statement; the shift has already begun. The Washington Brain-trust has abandoned any hope of winning the war outright.
(2024-05-06). Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2024. transcend.org April 2024 – Welcome to the seventh edition of the AI Index report. The 2024 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives at an important moment when AI's influence on society has never been more pronounced.
(2024-05-06). Heart-Stopping Moment Bridge Is Wiped Out in 'Apocalyptic' Brazil Floods & Roads Turn to Rivers. transcend.org 3 May 2024 – Shocking footage shows the moment a bridge collapses and vanishes in "apocalyptic" Brazil floods that killed at least 32 people. The death toll is expected to rise as 60 people are reported missing in Rio Grande do Sul while the state suffers "its biggest disaster".
(2024-05-06). Small Wooded Areas Around Us. transcend.org Even a crowded city like Delhi, which is the capital of India, has several forests in different parts of the city.
(2024-05-06). 'Dead Aid': What's Behind the West Helping Africa? transcend.org 30 Apr 2024 – Why international aid meant to help doesn't, and what can be done about it. Western financing only worsens Africa's development prospects. In 2009, Zambian economist and former World Bank consultant Dambisa Moyo defined such assistance as "dead aid."
(2024-05-06). Blame South Sudan's Civil War on Elites, Not "Ethnic Tensions" transcend.org 30 Apr 2024 – South Sudan's post-independence instability is often blamed on ethnic tensions. But exploitation by international companies and zero-sum competition over resources between local elites are the real causes of ongoing violence in the country.
(2024-05-06). A Middle East Peace That Could Happen (But Won't). transcend.org 5 May 2024 – In Washington-Speak, "Palestinian State" Means "Fried Chicken"
(2024-05-06). What's Next as 'Heavy-Handed' US Negotiates Pullout from Niger? transcend.org 1 May 2024 – US 'touched a nerve' in security dealings with Niger, opening door to 'transactional' Russia as Sahel violence spirals.
(2024-05-06). What Does It Mean to Be Human? Humanism, Transhumanism, Posthumanism. transcend.org 2 May 2024 – What does it mean, essentially, to be human? Reading Homer, one would gather than being human means being mortal. The gods and goddesses of ancient Greece partook of immortality.
(2024-05-06). Kenya Floods Death Toll at 228 as Crisis Persists. transcend.org 5 May 2024 – Kenya said today that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.
(2024-05-06). How Deep Is Your Love (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Bee Gees official music video from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, now remastered in HD. | A Classic from 1977! Enjoy It…
(2024-05-06). Regenerating Our Planet, Regenerating Our Health. transcend.org 22 Apr 2024 – The health of the planet and the health of the people are One, maintained through the cycles of food, life, and regeneration. We are part of nature and of its complex living processes. The earth, food and our bodies are interconnected living systems.
(2024-05-06). Now EU Wants To "Descalate". smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2024-05-06). What are the lessons from the brutal attack on SPD politician Matthias Ecke? wsws.org In the climate of social and political reaction created by the governing parties, the political heirs of Hitler now thrive.
(2024-05-06). Roman Polanski's Chinatown: Film noir in a time of malaise. wsws.org Director Roman Polanski's gripping film pays tribute to the hardboiled novel while offering a searing indictment of an irredeemably corrupt ruling class.
(2024-05-06). Imperialist leaders cover up illegal detention of Julian Assange on World Press Freedom Day. wsws.org The leaders of the imperialist powers responsible for the detention and pending extradition from Britain to the US of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange remained silent on his illegal imprisonment on United Nation's World Press Freedom Day.
(2024-05-06). New Zealand foreign minister ramps up anti-China campaign. wsws.org Winston Peters faces defamation action following his verbal attack on former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr who criticized NZ's plans to become part of the anti-China AUKUS pact.
(2024-05-06). This week in history: May 6—13. wsws.org NATO bombs Chinese embassy in Belgrade; Willy Brandt resigns; police attack Canadian asbestos miners; J. Edgar Hoover becomes FBI director.
(2024-05-06). 50 years since the socially critical films of 1974: an introduction. wsws.org The films that emerged in the early- to mid-1970s represented the highest point reached by American filmmaking since the anti-communist witch-hunts of the 1940s and 1950s.
(2024-05-06). Philippines drawn into US network of anti-China alliances. wsws.org A meeting of the defence chiefs of the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines is another significant step in Washington's encirclement of China in preparation for war.
(2024-05-06). May Day 2024: The working class and the struggle against imperialist war. wsws.org This is the text of the introductory speech delivered by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.
(2024-05-06). 9,300 Canadian CN and CPKC railroad workers authorize strike action as soon as May 22. wsws.org A simultaneous strike by rail workers at both companies would quickly bring the country's economy to its knees and significantly impact the North American economy as a whole. For this reason, it is safe to assume that discussions are already under way between the trade union-backed Trudeau Liberal government and the Biden administration on how to scuttle the rail strike.
(2024-05-06). Reject CWU's repackaged sell-out at Royal Mail Fleet. wsws.org For rejecting the Communication Workers Union's sell out of the dispute involving all postal workers, Fleet members have been left hung out to dry for the best part of a year.
(2024-05-06). Success of UK rail drivers struggle means challenging ASLEF's betrayal with fight for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The strikes testify to the determination of the drivers to oppose the erosion of their pay and conditions. But after almost two years, they also demonstrate the abject failure of Aslef's leadership.
(2024-05-06). Australian government, media downplay reports of Indian spy ring. wsws.org If the purported spy ring was Chinese, there would have been hysterical front-page coverage for days.
(2024-05-06). As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle, CDC scraps COVID reporting for hospitals. wsws.org As has often been the case throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC is implementing this policy shift during a lull in rates of infections and hospitalizations across the country.
(2024-05-06). Alastair Crooke: Muddying the Waters on US Student Protests. thealtworld.com
(2024-05-06). Bad Bunny brings 'español' and his love for Puerto Rico to the forefront at the Met Gala. latintimes.com Bad Bunny brought Spanish language and his love for Puerto Rico to the forefront at the Met Gala, where he was one of the Co-Chairs of 2024…
(2024-05-06). Nearly 2,500 people arrested at pro-Palestinian rallies at colleges and universities across US. muslimmirror.com HOUSTON, Us : Nearly 2,500 people have been arrested at pro-Palestinian rallies at college and university campuses across the US, according to media outlets. In a report released Sunday by CNN, the number of arrests made since April 18 has surpassed 2,200, while the numbers released in a similar report by Fox News show the …
(2024-05-06). BJP, RSS want to change Constitution, this election is aimed at saving it: Rahul. muslimmirror.com Alirajpur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the ongoing Lok Sabha election is aimed at saving the country's Constitution, which he claimed the BJP and RSS want to change. Addressing a public meeting at Jobat town in Alirajpur district under the Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi also said the Congress government …
(2024-05-06). Opinion: Why India needs Rahul Gandhi. muslimmirror.com By Ashok Sawain India's general elections commenced on 19 April (and will conclude on 1 June), encompassing an electorate of nearly 970 million people, representing over 12 per cent of the global population. This colossal democratic exercise spans 44 days, to culminate in the announcement of results on 4 June. The magnitude of this electoral …
(2024-05-06). Will fight hate politics of BJP, if NC wins: Omar Abdullah. muslimmirror.com Srinagar : National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday, May 6, said if his party's candidates get elected to the Lok Sabha they would be committed to fighting the "BJP's hate-mongering politics" and for the restoration of rights and dignity of people of Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister claimed that …
(2024-05-06). National resources and Muslims: In the mirror of Sachar Committee Report. muslimmirror.com By Prem Singh During the election season, there is a debate going on between the BJP and the Congress as to who has the first right on the country's resources. However, it's an ugly debate for which mainly the BJP is responsible. Nowadays, Narendra Modi is the BJP. And he is constantly and blatantly dividing …
(2024-05-06). PM Modi: Muslims recognizing exploitation by Congress, INDIA bloc. muslimmirror.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized that Muslims are increasingly recognizing that the Congress and the INDIA bloc are exploiting them for political gains, noting a shift in the community's support towards the BJP. Speaking at a rally supporting BJP candidate Rekha Verma in Dhaurahra, Modi pointed out that the BJP's developmental initiatives have resonated with …
(2024-05-06). Pakistan to be 'roasted-more' after Raisi visit. muslimmirror.com By Haider Abbas There is a berserk activity, on the world stage, since Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi visited Pakistan on April 24. Both the nations signed eight MoUs and later Raisi visited Sri Lanka where he was lauded as a 'Lion of the Middle-East'. This is the first visit of the Iranian President after Iran …
(2024-05-06). Evaluation report: Community Contact Centers. icrc.org Report | This is an executive summary of the Evaluation of the Community Contact Centers (CCCs).
(2024-05-06). Healing hidden wounds: Surviving armed violence in Burkina Faso. icrc.org
(2024-05-06). Zagreb's anti-fascist flame: a decade of liberation celebrations and resistance. peoplesdispatch.org 
On May 8, 1945, partisan troops marched into Zagreb, ending four years of brutal occupation by Nazi forces and their local allies, the Usta≈°a regime. This historic day, once celebrated with bonfires along the Sava River, was struck from public calendars in the late 1980s amid a sweeping revisionist campaign against Croatia's socialist and anti-fascist legacy. | In a defiant reclaiming of history, the Network of Anti-fascist Women of Zagreb (MAZ) resurrected these bonfires in 2015, urging the city's residents to restore the tradition. The revived event has not only continued but has expanded over the pa…
(2024-05-06). Floods wreak havoc on southern Brazilian state with 83 confirmed deaths. peoplesdispatch.org Rio Grande do Sul has suffered significant damages following heavy rain and flooding, with many pointing to the deregulation of the state's environmental code by the current governor as a root cause…
(2024-05-06). The War on Cash: Who's behind it and why are they doing it? expose-news.com Cash is very efficient for small transactions. Cash transactions are immediate, flexible and anonymous. Cash does not need a password and can't be hacked. The usefulness of cash is not dependent on …
(2024-05-06). Urgent Message: It'll be too late to fight this threat when you are dead. expose-news.com The euthanasia programme is going global and is out of control. Euthanasia is a crucial part of the plan to kill billions of us legally, cheaply and quickly. Doctors and politicians are …
(2024-05-06). Fake meat: It's all part of a plan to control the entire food supply. expose-news.com What do Harvard University, internet vegans and the World Economic Forum all have in common? A religious desire for the world to go vegan. But why? Is it an effort to stop …
(2024-05-06). When Safety is a Fiction: Passing the UK's Rwanda Bill. counterpunch.org 
What a stinking story of inhumanity. A country intent on sending asylum seekers to one whose residents have actually applied for asylum and sanctuary in other states. But the UK-Rwanda deal, having stalled and stuttered before various courts and found wanting for reasons of human rights, has become law with the passage of the Safety of Rwanda
(2024-05-06). Zach Shrewsbury Says His Senate Campaign in West Virginia is Bigger Than Party Politics. counterpunch.org 
When we first reached Zach Shrewsbury to interview the former Marine about his U.S. Senate campaign in West Virginia, he was trying to navigate the mountain roads of his home state amid a severe weather advisory. There was high water throughout Kanawha River Valley, due to creeks and streams over-flowing. Near Charleston, the state capital,
(2024-05-06). The Craven Opportunism of John Fetterman. counterpunch.org 
I was disappointed, but not surprised to read Democratic Senator John Fetterman express his support for Republican Governor Ron DeSantis' ban on cultivated meat in Florida. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potential to dramatically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, pandemic risk and the
(2024-05-06). Will the Golden Age for Shareholders Ever End? counterpunch.org 
On April 3, 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger officially fended off the attempt by institutional investor Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund Trian Partners to secure two board seats. During the affair, Disney faced pressure from proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services to support Peltz's initiative. While Iger prevailed, the costliest board fight in history underscores the significant influence of
(2024-05-06). World: Civilian-centered approaches to POC: What works, why, and advancing acceptance within the international system. reliefweb.int 
Country: World | Sources: African Union, Center for Civilians in Conflict, Government of the Netherlands, Government of the Republic of South Sudan, Nonviolent Peaceforce, Norwegian Capacity, ODI – Humanitarian Policy Group, Oxfam, PAX, Protection Cluster, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | The international community is at a critical juncture with peacekeeping and protection of civilians efforts being pressed to evolve and innovate to meet new challenges, risks and threats, escalating civilian needs, major gaps be…
(2024-05-06). World: Addressing the Impact of Mis-/Disinformation and Hate Speech on Civilians Evolving Policies and Practices from Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Actors. reliefweb.int 
Country: World | Sources: Center for Civilians in Conflict, International Committee of the Red Cross, Stimson Center, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (MDM), also categorized as "harmful information", and hate speech pose a direct threat to civilians in situations of armed conflict and other humanitarian crises. MDM and hate speech affect conflict dynamics and exploit societal divisions by increasing mistrust, exacerbating polarization, and contributing to physic…
(2024-05-06). World: Frontline negotiations to humanitarian diplomacy: Engaging weapon bearers for the protection of civilians. reliefweb.int 
Country: World | Sources: Center for Civilians in Conflict, International Committee of the Red Cross, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | Background | The humanitarian community is facing an increasingly challenging operational environment in armed conflicts. This includes the multiplication of state and non-state armed actors; attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure; harassment and misinformation campaigns; increased bureaucratic and administrative impediments; or restrictive policies such as sanction…
(2024-05-06). CDC Data Show 1.6 Million Adverse Events and 50,000 Blood Clotting Disorders Following COVID-19 Vaccination. marktaliano.net 
(2024-05-06). Cuba cancels tourism visas for Chinese citizens. tvbrics.com 
Visa-free entry is possible for 90 days…
(2024-05-06). Uganda and Iran to boost ICT co-operation. tvbrics.com 
The two sides agreed on this at talks in Tehran…
(2024-05-06). Iran-India trade increases by five per cent. tvbrics.com 
India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported that trade between two countries reached US$377 million in total…
(2024-05-06). Zimbabwean government says engineers are central to country's industrialisation process. tvbrics.com 
Zimbabwe's engineers support the industrial revolution…
(2024-05-06). Egypt emerges winner at XVI African Swimming and Open Water Swimming Championships. tvbrics.com 
Egypt won 50 medals…
(2024-05-06). India fixes record pass rate of school students in exams. tvbrics.com 
According to the data: 99.47 per cent ICSE students pass, 98.19 per cent ISC students pass…
(2024-05-06). United Nations (UN) admits UAE to Statistical Commission. tvbrics.com 
The UAE will be included in the commission for the term 2025-2028…
(2024-05-06). Chinese government launches programme to help low-income families. tvbrics.com 
The central government will further optimise the identification of low-income families to alleviate their problems and provide them with better livelihoods…
(2024-05-06). More than 50 people die in Brazil due to heavy rains and hurricanes. tvbrics.com 
The country's authorities reported on losses from natural disasters for 2023…
(2024-05-06). Cultural and artistic cooperation between Iran and Russia to be expanded. tvbrics.com 
The Rudaki Foundation promotes new stage in development of relations between the countries‚Å…
(2024-05-06). VR technologies in automotive industry in South Africa. tvbrics.com 
How can companies use virtual reality in the field…
(2024-05-06). South Africa to have BRICS skills programme. tvbrics.com 
This was revealed in an interview by the Chairman of the South African Youth Association of the association…
(2024-05-06). New era of inequality: Billionaires pay less in taxes than the working class. nationofchange.org Economist Gabriel Zucman's analysis reveals that for the first time, U.S. billionaires have a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans, sparking a renewed debate on wealth tax.
(2024-05-06). Three times billionaires turned up at Met Gala with epic wardrobe failures. geo.tv 
Billionaires' Met Gala looks that prove money can't buy fashion sense…
(2024-05-06). Donald Trump would do anything for money. geo.tv 
Republican reveals why donors could not get picture with him…
(2024-05-06). UK's Liberal Democrats to table no-confidence motion against Sunak's govt. geo.tv 
"I'm absolutely determined to fight incredibly hard," PM Sunak says…
(2024-05-06). Who's this beautiful advocate of Donald Trump. geo.tv 
Elizabeth Pipko hopes to rebrand former president's party…
(2024-05-06). Pet-killer Kristi Noem has a suggestion for Joe Biden's dog Commander. geo.tv 
Biden's Commander deserves Cricket-like fate, says Rep who shot her dog dead…
(2024-05-06). James Robottom: The Safety of Rwanda Act, Slavery and the Common Law. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
The following piece was first published on the UK Constitutional Law Blog on 25 April 2024 and is reproduced here with their permission, for which the editors are grateful Commentary on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act ("RA"), which is shortly to receive Royal Assent, has concentrated principally on its deeming of Rwanda …
(2024-05-06). Where Are the National Intelligence Estimates? Seymour Hersh. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). China, Latin American and Caribbean States Deepen Space Cooperation. libya360.wordpress.com In a significant step to enhance the unity and solidarity of the Global South and to promote economic, scientific and technological cooperation and development, China hosted the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum in the city of Wuhan, capital of the central province of Hubei, in the last week of April. Chinese leader…
(2024-05-06). North Korean Foreign Policy: A Call for Union Against Imperialism. libya360.wordpress.com Eduardo VascoDespite the contradictions in the development of the revolution and the Korean Workers' State, the North Koreans demonstrated countless times, throughout the second half of the 20th century, the validity of the theory of permanent revolution. While the Soviet bureaucracy deepened the failed policy of "socialism in one country" with the doctrine of "peaceful…
(2024-05-06). CNN Says Wages Are Skyrocketing! cepr.net 
Actually, CNN wouldn't say that, or at least not directly. What it said, in yet another major piece on how the economy is awful, is that prices are skyrocketing: "The mix of local residents visiting the Enfield Food Shelf in Connecticut has changed a lot in the last few years. "Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, …
(2024-05-06). Iraq: Fire rips through Erbil's historic Qaysari bazaar. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Fire rips through Erbil's historic Qaysari bazaar | Over 200 shops damaged in market first established in 12th century, as Kurdish city hit by third fire in three months | | Firefighters douse flames after a fire broke out at a marketplace in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurd…
(2024-05-06). Nesting in Australia: Indian Spy Rings Take Root. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-05-06). Mike Pezzullo: The warmonger who won't go away. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-06). The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming. cadtm.org
(2024-05-06). Are the BRICS and their New Development Bank offering alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF and the policies promoted by the traditional imperialist powers? cadtm.org
(2024-05-06). The CADTM Denounces the Lack of Action on Climate Change and the Neoliberal Approach of the Bretton Woods Institutions. cadtm.org
(2024-05-06). The singularity and importance of the 1st World Anti-Fascist Conference to be held in Porto Alegre from 17 to 19 May 2024. cadtm.org
(2024-05-06). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org
(2024-05-06). Celebration of the 55th Anniversary of Silo's Talk on the Healing of Suffering in Punta de Vacas, Argentina. pressenza.com This Saturday, May 4, was the 55th anniversary of Mario Rodriguez Cobos' (or Silo) speech in the Argentinean town of Punta de Vacas, very close to the Aconcagua, in the middle of the Andes Mountains. | In 1969, Silo chose this inhospitable place to give his speech "On the Healing of Suffering" because the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina at that time told him to "go and talk to the stones". And so he did. In Chile and Argentina the rumor spread that something was going to happen in those places, and many young people came to wait for his words. | It was the beginning of the Humanist Movement, which over…
(2024-05-06). Argentina does not sell out, it defends itself. pressenza.com We are experiencing institutional immunodeficiency in the face of a national government that acts as a serial violator of the national constitution. There is an urgent need to respond. | By Miguel Julio Rodríguez Villafañe | Malvinas, Antarctic, and South Atlantic Islands: | Our Constitution, in its "transitional provisions" incorporated by the 1994 reform to reaffirm a goal of the beloved homeland, states: "The Argentine Nation reaffirms its legitimate and inalienable sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, as well as the corresponding maritime and insular areas sinc…
(2024-05-06). Celebration of the 55th Anniversary of Silo's Talk on "The Healing of Suffering" in Punta de Vacas, Argentina. pressenza.com This Saturday, May 4, was the 55th anniversary of Mario Rodriguez Cobos, better known as Silo, speech in the Argentinean town of Punta de Vacas, very close to the Aconcagua Mount, in the middle of The Andes Mountains. | In 1969, Silo chose this inhospitable place to give his speech on "The Healing of Suffering" because the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina at that time told him to "go and talk to the stones". And so he did. In Chile and Argentina the rumor spread that something was going to happen in those places, and many young people came to wait for his words. | It was the beginning of the Humanist Mo…
(2024-05-06). Video: Medical Expert: COVID Vaccines Killed More Americans Than Vietnam. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). U.S. vs. China: Who Really Stands for Peace? globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). EU Censorship Rising. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Unbecoming American: A War Memoir. The Fourth Dimension — Stories, Histories, Fantasies and Desire. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Italians and Russians in Conversation. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Seattle, King County Reports 18.5% Increase in Cardiac Arrests from Pre-Pandemic Years. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Ireland, Belarus and Britain — Immigration Hypocrisy. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). NATO Armor Finally Reaches Moscow Once Again, More Burns Across the Battlefield. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Vitamin B3 Boosts Muscle Mass, Improves Glucose Control. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). COVID Pandemic Was a Fraud, a Lie, a Hoax! There Was Never Ever a Pandemic, Never Met the Threshold of a Pandemic and We Were Lied To Deliberately for Nefarious Reasons by Governments. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). How China's Naval Strategy Exposes Decades of America's Sinophobic Lies. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). How the Humanitarian and Hunger Crisis May be Much Worse than Commonly Stated. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Lessons from COVID-19: Fascism, Globalism, and the "Medical-Industrial Complex" globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). CDC Data Show 1.6 Million Adverse Events and 50,000 Blood Clotting Disorders Following COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Madkind vs. Mankind. A Race Against Time. Madkind's Digitalization, A.I. Momentum, Economic Chaos and More… globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). Worldwide Military Spending Reaches $2400 Billion. Plenty of Money for Weapons. Shortfall in Funds for United Nations (OCHA) Humanitarian Endeavours. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-06). World: Protection of Civilians Week: May 2024 [Calendar]. reliefweb.int 
Country: World | Sources: Center for Civilians in Conflict, International Rescue Committee, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file.
(2024-05-06). Tonga: Public Notice on Tofua Volcano #8 – 05/05/2024. reliefweb.int 
Country: Tonga | Source: Government of Tonga | Please refer to the attached file. | HAZARD ALERT to all Mariners to sail 1: 08 NM from Tofua | GREEN ALERT to residents of Vava'u and Ha'apai | YELLOW ACC ALERT to the Aviation Community | This is Notice No.8 to the public on the volcanic activities at Tofua Volcano, issued at 6: 30 am. | There were a total of 11 events recorded over the last 24 hours, additional to the 6 events reported in the previous report. The latest event was recorded at 03: 36 AM this morning (Figure 1.) This indicates that there are still ongoing magmatic activities in Tofua. | The curren…
(2024-05-06). Burundi: Afrique de l'Est et Afrique australe. Des journalistes pris pour cibles sur fond de répression contre les médias. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Somalia, South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Source: Amnesty International | Please refer to the attached file. | Cette année encore, les autorités d'Afrique de l'Est et d'Afrique australe ont imposé des restrictions sévères à l'exercice de la liberté d'expression et de la liberté de la presse, a déclaré Amnesty International à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse. | L'organisation de défense des droits humains a recensé des mesures généralisées d'intimidation, de harcèlement et de détention visant des jou…
(2024-05-06). World: Protection of Civilians Week 2024 Side Event: Taking Stock of 25 Years of POC in Peacekeeping: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Future Research and Practice. reliefweb.int 
Country: World | Sources: Center for Civilians in Conflict, International Peace Institute, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | On the margins of the 2024 Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, the International Peace Institute (IPI), in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, and the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic…
(2024-05-06). Tonga: Public Notice on Tofua Volcano #9 – 06/05/2024. reliefweb.int 
Country: Tonga | Source: Government of Tonga | Please refer to the attached file. | HAZARD ALERT to all Mariners to sail 1: 08 NM from Tofua | GREEN ALERT to residents of Vava'u and Ha'apai | YELLOW ACC ALERT to the Aviation Community | This is Notice No.9 to the public on the volcanic activities at Tofua Volcano, issued at 6: 30 am this morning 6th May 2024. | The volcanic activities at Tofua Volcano in the last 24 hours increased with 14 events There were a total of 11 events (Figure 1) additional to the 11 events reported in the previous report. The latest event was recorded at 05: 36 AM this morning 6th Ma…
(2024-05-06). Tonga: Public Notice on Tofua Volcano #10 – 07/05/2024. reliefweb.int 
Country: Tonga | Source: Government of Tonga | Please refer to the attached file. | HAZARD ALERT to all Mariners to sail 1: 08 NM from Tofua | GREEN ALERT to residents of Vava'u and Ha'apai | YELLOW ACC ALERT to the Aviation Community | This is Notice No.10 to the public on the volcanic activities at Tofua Volcano, issued at 6: 30 am this morning 7th May | 2024. | Ongoing magmatic activities in Tofua Volcano have been indicated by fluctuations in the ground thermal levels. In the last 24 hours, a slight decrease in the number of events from 14 events (Figure 1) to 13 events. The latest event was recorded at 0…
(2024-05-06). Mexico editorial: "The face of violence is changing, but human need is ever-present" reliefweb.int Country: Mexico | Source: International Committee of the Red Cross | By Miguel Ramírez, head of operations of the ICRC in Mexico | Diana Gutiérrez's mother Adulfa is 81 years old and disappeared on 13 September 2016 in the State of Mexico. Her daughter and other relatives have been searching for her ever since. They treasure their memories of Adulfa and remember her as a loving woman who enjoyed a cup of coffee and a good film. | It is very hard for the relatives of missing people, says Nailea Carreño, from Guanajuato, who is looking for her sister Sharon, who disappeared on 21 June 2020. Before she disappeare…
(2024-05-06). Uganda's biggest banks record bumper profits amidst industry turmoil. independent.co.ug 
Six banks adjust growth strategies, as Equity Bank dips into a loss territory Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda's biggest banks recorded bumper profits in 2023 amidst industry turmoil that forced smaller banks to either divest their shares or voluntarily downgrade to credit institutions in response to the regulator's revised capital requirements to remain operational. …
(2024-05-06). Your Apps Are Helping The Government Spy On You. levernews.com
(2024-05-06). The end of lean production… and what's ahead. mronline.org 
Lean production, introduced in the 1980s from Japanese automakers, caught on in many U.S. industries.
(2024-05-06). Don't give me no jazz: what is happening with jazz festivals in Russia. globalvoices.org 
(2024-05-06). Actor Bernard Hill, of Titanic and Lord of the Rings, dies at 79. scmp.com In Lord of the Rings, the British actor played Théoden, King of Rohan and in Titanic, he went down with the ship as captain Captain Edward Smith.
(2024-05-06). Positive signs seen for A-share market. ecns.cn A series of positive updates, ranging from a top-level meeting signaling more housing sector support to rising hopes of improving global liquidity conditions, may have set a strong foundation for Chinese equities to register a sustained rally, experts said.
(2024-05-06). Xi receives warm welcome upon arrival in Paris. ecns.cn People gather on the streets of Paris waving Chinese and French flags to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping in Paris, France, May 5, 2024.
(2024-05-06). Police dismantle migrant camp near Paris city hall. presstv.ir Police said the dozens of tents posed a potential health and security risk.
(2024-05-06). Travel precautions in place following last week's deadly highway collapse. ecns.cn Following a highway collapse in the city of Meizhou on Wednesday that killed 48 people and injured 30 others, Guangdong province has launched a multipronged response to ensure the safety of residents and travelers during the May Day holiday's peak return travel period.
(2024-05-06). Trump's Misleading Plan To Deport Undocumented Immigrants Is Based On A Failed Strategy. newsone.com 
(2024-05-06). Australia (and others) proving again that elections do lead to actual change. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-06). 1.07 billion people in basic pension scheme. ecns.cn China has been improving its social insurance system to better support development, with the number of participants in the basic pension reaching 1.07 billion by the end of March, a year-on-year increase of 14 million, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said.
(2024-05-06). Pro-Palestine protests: Raeisi slams West's claims on human rights advocacy. presstv.ir The Iranian president says the world is witnessing the confrontation between the current of honor and the current of evil.
(2024-05-06). JAMA Internal Medicine Peer Reviewers in 2023. jamanetwork.com We sincerely thank the 646 peer reviewers who completed manuscript reviews for JAMA Internal Medicine in 2023.
(2024-05-06). 295 million domestic trips made across China during May Day holiday. ecns.cn A total of 295 million domestic trips have been made across China during the May Day holiday, representing a 7.6 percent increase compared to the previous year and up 28.2 percent from the same period in 2019, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Monday.
(2024-05-06). Justice For Alvin Motley: Suspected White Supremacist Found Guilty Of Murdering Black Man Over Loud Music. newsone.com 
Suspected white supremacist Gregory Livingston was found guilty of murdering Alvin Motley, an unarmed Black man, over a dispute about loud music in Memphis in 2021.
(2024-05-06). Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams set for historic Starliner mission to ISS. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is poised to embark on a groundbreaking journey to space once again, this time aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Alongside fellow NASA veteran Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams will undertake the first crewed test flight of the Starliner, destined for the International Space Station (ISS).Scheduled to lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the mission marks a significant milestone for Boeing, positioning it as the second private entity capable of shuttling crews to and from the ISS. Launch is set for Monday, May 6, at 10: 34 p.m. E…
(2024-05-06). Greek-style Belle Epoque gem. ecns.cn Villa Kerylos, a house in the ancient Greek Revival-style overlooking the Mediterranean, was little known among the Chinese until French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan there on March 24, 2019.
(2024-05-06). Government notes strides made in Energy Plan delivery. sanews.gov.za Government notes strides made in Energy Plan delivery | Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says government is making strides in the delivery of the energy plan unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2022. | Ramokgopa's remarks comes as the country marks 40 consecutive days of no load shedding. | Ramokgopa attributed this to improvement in structural changes within Eskom, which has seen last year's anticipated unplanned capacity loss factor reduced from 15 000 megawatts to 14 000 megawatts during the same period. | "Eskom, by its own admission accepts that the…
(2024-05-06). Load shedding remains suspended. sanews.gov.za Load shedding remains suspended | Eskom says load shedding remains suspended due to the continued sustained improvement in generation performance and a 4 400MW reduction in unplanned outages. | "Following the suspension for 39 consecutive days, load shedding remains suspended until further notice due to ongoing sustained improvements in generation performance. | "Over the past few weeks, there has been a consistent and significant improvement in curbing unplanned outages – technically known as the Unplanned Capacity Loss Factor (UCLF) – due to the success of the Generation Operational Recovery plan which commence…
(2024-05-06). SABC editor-in-chief called for security vetting and polygraph before South Africa election. cpj.org Lusaka, May 6, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm that South Africa's spy agency wants to subject Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), to additional security vetting and an invasive lie-detector test ahead of the country's crucial May 29 general election. A senior official at…
(2024-05-06). NewsClick rejects absurd, baseless allegations in Delhi Police chargesheet. mronline.org 
NewsClick and Prabir Purkyastha have not been involved in any terrorist act. Nor is there any evidence for the same. Prabir does not have links to any terrorist group.
(2024-05-06). B-Sides: L. Frank Baum's "The Enchanted Island of Yew" publicbooks.org Many know L. Frank Baum for writing the book that inspired the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz." However, like any good magician, Baum had a lot more up his sleeve.
(2024-05-06). Donald Trump says Joe Biden is running a 'Gestapo' administration, his latest reference to Nazi Germany. scmp.com Former US president Donald Trump has sharpened his allegation that his Democratic successor has weaponised the US justice system against him, comparing Joe Biden's tactics to those of Hitler's secret police.
(2024-05-06). Gaza war protesters leave University of Southern California after police arrive. scmp.com Student protesters at USC abandoned their camp after police surrounded them and threatened activists with arrest. In Boston, Northeastern University's commencement began peacefully.
(2024-05-06). Zemun-Borca Bridge in Serbia showcases friendship between two countries. ecns.cn Known as the "Chinese bridge", the Zemun-Borca bridge represents the first big Chinese investment in European infrastructure.
(2024-05-06). Arms race: Made-in-Africa military drones on the rise. independent.co.ug 
Although Africa is a significant importer of drones, six countries are taking the lead in developing security self-reliance by increasing local production of these small unmanned aircraft. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become increasingly critical for modern armed forces, African countries are investing in the local production of military …
(2024-05-06). Why African Homophobia Is Still the Real Western Import. fpif.org African homophobes say they are saving the continent and the world from homosexuality, but they are just serving their own selfish interests and the interests of right-wing Christian nationalists in the West.
(2024-05-06). High-risk people encouraged to get flu vaccination. sanews.gov.za High-risk people encouraged to get flu vaccination | As South Africa enters the winter season, Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has encouraged the public, especially people at high risk of severe influenza, to visit their nearest public clinics or healthcare providers to get the flu vaccination. | Nkomo-Ralehoko urged people, especially those at high risk such as adults aged 65 years and older, people with underlying illness such as heart and lung disease, people living with HIV and tuberculosis, as well as pregnant people, to visit their nearest public clinics or healthcare providers to g…
(2024-05-06). U.S., China role emphasized in AI governance. ecns.cn Any international rules on generative artificial intelligence must involve the United States and China and those countries' companies, participants in a recent panel discussion said.
(2024-05-06). Cuba announces visa exemption for Chinese travelers. ecns.cn China-based online travel platforms reported a 40-percent jump in searches for keywords related to Cuba following the announcement of visa-free tour for Chinese travelers on May 5.
(2024-05-06). Pandor on working visit to Equatorial Guinea. sanews.gov.za Pandor on working visit to Equatorial Guinea | International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, is on a two-day working visit to Republic of Equatorial Guinea. | On the first day of her working visit on Sunday, Minister Pandor held bilateral talks with her counterpart, H.E. Mr Simeon Oyono Esono Angue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora. | "The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral relations between South Africa and Equatorial Guinea. The Ministers also discussed regional, continental and global issues of common interest," said the Department of Intern…
(2024-05-06). Drone footage captures aftermath of deadly Kenyan flood. presstv.ir At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday.
(2024-05-06). Smoke clouds billow over Berlin after fire at factory with chemicals storage. presstv.ir A large fire at a Berlin metalworking factory on the outskirts of the German capital led to plumes of black smoke on Friday.
(2024-05-06). As peace protests are violently suppressed, CNN paints them as hate rallies. mronline.org 
As peace activists occupied common spaces on campuses across the country, some in corporate media very clearly took sides, portraying student protesters as violent, hateful and/or stupid. CNN offered some of the most striking of these characterizations.
(2024-05-06). Administrator addresses alleged outstanding payments for private student accommodation. sanews.gov.za Administrator addresses alleged outstanding payments for private student accommodation | National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, has assigned staff to urgently address concerns around the outstanding payments for private student accommodation. | This follows complaints brought to the Administrator's attention regarding alleged outstanding payments for private student accommodation and reports of students being locked out by landlords in some areas. | "We anticipate that these should be resolved during the course of the month of May 2024," Nomvalo said. | To ensure that the i…
(2024-05-06). RIP Frank Tyson: Funeral Details Announced For Black Man Who Told Ohio Cops 'I Can't Breathe' Before Dying. newsone.com 
Funeral details have been announced for Frank Tyson, a Black man who died during a violent arrest in Canton, Ohio, after telling cops "I can't breathe."
(2024-05-06). President Xi attends China-France-EU trilateral meeting at Elysee Palace. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping had a trilateral meeting of China, France and the European Union (EU) with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday morning.
(2024-05-06). Some Instances of Beautiful Interactions Between Our Pious Predecessors and Their Seniors. salaficentre.com The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Sahl Bin Abu Hathma and Rafi' Bin Khadij reported that Abdullah Bin Sahl Bin Zaid and Muhayyisa Bin Mas'ud Bin Zaid went out and as they reached Khaibar they were separated. Then Muhayyisa found Abdullah Bin Sahl having been killed. He buried him, and …
(2024-05-06). China's badminton stars reclaim global supremacy. ecns.cn China's world-conquering badminton players delivered a double delight to fans on Sunday by winning both titles at the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals and reclaiming supremacy in the sport in which the country enjoys a triumphant tradition.
(2024-05-06). Private media outlet Class Media Group firebombed in Ghana. cpj.org Abuja, May 6, 2024—Authorities in Ghana should swiftly and comprehensively conclude their investigation of the April 25 firebomb attack on Class Media Group's office, hold those responsible to account, and ensure that journalists at the media outlet can work safely, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday. On April 25, four unidentified men on…
(2024-05-06). The uniqueness and importance of the I International Anti-Fascist Conference to be held in Porto Alegre, May 17-19. links.org.au 
Eric Toussaint — What is certain is that if we do not try to build a powerful international movement against the far right, the latter is likely to continue its advance and become emboldened.
(2024-05-06). The perils of indifference: History repeats itself in Gaza. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-06). China's economic momentum: ZGC Forum and Canton Fair highlights. ecns.cn The Zhongguancun Forum and the Canton Fair act as two windows, collectively revealing the positive momentum of China's economy, Xinhua reported on Sunday.
(2024-05-06). Colombia: ICC prosecutor should explain closure of preliminary examination to victims. fidh.org
(2024-05-06). MKC promises memorable and inspirational MWC assembly. anabaptistworld.org The Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Ethiopia in 2028 took its first steps toward celebration with the signing of a memorandum of understanding and appointment of a national advisory council. In January, MWC leaders Liesa Unger, Sunoko Lin, Lisa Carr-Pries and Henk Stenvers visited Ethiopia. They met with local leaders from MWC member Meserete Kristos …
(2024-05-06). Johannesburg's 'total disregard' for safety to blame for fire that killed 76 in August 2023, inquiry finds. scmp.com A report into a building fire that killed 76 people in South Africa last year concluded city authorities were aware of serious safety issues four years before the blaze.
(2024-05-06). (W.E.Talk)French Sinologist BenoàÆt Vermander: How Can We Continue the Dialogue between Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi Today. ecns.cn In this interview, French sinologist BenoàÆt Vermander offered his opinion on the topic of how to continue the dialogue between Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi.
(2024-05-06). Xi says China regards Europe as important dimension of its foreign policy. independent.co.ug 
PARIS | Xinhua | China regards Europe as an important dimension in its major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics and an important partner on its path toward Chinese modernization, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Monday. Xi made the remarks at a China-France-EU trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von …
(2024-05-06). How one Jamaican woman's trauma inspired a 'Circle of Care' for survivors of sexual abuse. globalvoices.org 
(2024-05-06). Video of Webinar: 10 Years of Antiwar Activism and Peacebuilding. davidswanson.org This year, 2024, World BEYOND War and WILPF Cameroon celebrate 10 years of building peace through nonviolent means. To mark this anniversary, this webinar was organised to share experiences of 10 years of anti-war activism and peacebuilding.
(2024-05-06). Aesthetics after Autonomy with Grant Kester. mronline.org 
Money on the Left is joined by Grant Kester, professor of Art History at University of California, San Diego. We speak with Kester about his multi-decade career, researching and teaching the history of socially engaged art.
(2024-05-06). Police "unapologetic" in fighting crime and criminality in the country. sanews.gov.za Police "unapologetic" in fighting crime and criminality in the country | Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, says the South African Police Service (SAPS) remains unapologetic in its decisive stance on fighting crime and criminality in the country. | Addressing a media briefing on the successes of Operation Shanela in Pretoria this morning, Cele said Community Policing Forums, community patrollers as well as private security have been very active in their support and are playing a crucial role in the overall success of the operation. | Operation Shanela was launched in May last year in an effort to deal with crim…
(2024-05-06). China regains Thomas & Uber Cup. ecns.cn China's men's team reclaimed badminton's Thomas Cup after a six-year wait after beating Indonesia 3-1, while the women's team also regained the Uber Cup for the first time since 2020 after whitewashing Indonesia 3-0 on Sunday.
(2024-05-06). Chinese embassy in Philippines raises five questions in refuting Manila's denial of 'agreements' on South China Sea issue. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines raised five questions, emphasizing that China has consistently been committed to managing the situation at Ren'ai Jiao, maintaining dialogue with the Philippines in a responsible manner, and reaching internal understandings and arrangements on multiple occasions.
(2024-05-06). Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the technical equipment at Hadab Yarin site with appropriate weapons on Monday, May 6, 2024, causing direct hits: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). Government activities for the week 06 – 10 May 2024. sanews.gov.za Government activities for the week 06 – 10 May 2024 | On Monday, 06 May, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertius Simmers together with the Executive Mayor will hand over 600 title deeds in the Overstrand Municipality. | On Tuesday, 07 May, President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially open a new, purpose-built Department of Home Affairs office in Mokopane, Limpopo, and unveil 100 new mobile offices that will extend the reach of the department's services, especially in remote areas. | Also on Tuesday, 07 May, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Professor Blade Nzimande, will launch the 4IR…
(2024-05-06). 3] Some precautions and concealed perils that our weak souls might overlook. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. ŸäŸéÿß ÿ≠ŸéŸäŸëŸè ŸäŸéÿß ŸÇŸéŸäŸëŸèŸàŸÖŸè ÿ®Ÿêÿ±Ÿéÿ≠ŸíŸÖŸéÿ™ŸêŸÉŸé ÿ£Ÿéÿ≥Ÿíÿ™Ÿéÿ∫Ÿäÿ´Ÿè ÿ£Ÿ&…
(2024-05-06). Protesters burn photos of G7 leaders ahead of energy meeting in Italy. presstv.ir Protesters set pictures of G7 leaders on fire and chanted during a demonstration near Italy's Turin city.
(2024-05-06). FIDH and Provea react to ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan's Venezuela visit. fidh.org
(2024-05-06). Asia's manufacturing PMI sustains moderate recovery in April. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Asia's manufacturing sector remained moderate recovery at 51.5 in April 2024, slightly down 0.1 percent from the previous month, and above 51 percent for two consecutive months.
(2024-05-06). MIT President Pushes False Narrative Erasing the True Issues of Student Issues — MIT Jews for Cease Fire. fightbackbetter.com The following is the tweeted response from MIT Jews for Cease Fire: After many meetings w/you, Pres Kornbluth, where you…
(2024-05-06). Inspired by demos in US, students in Lebanon protest for Gaza. presstv.ir They were inspired by similar demonstrations taking American and European campuses by storm.
(2024-05-06). Central gov't launches drive to identify, help low-income families. ecns.cn The central government will further optimize the identification of low-income families to help relieve their problems and secure them a better livelihood.
(2024-05-06). Holiday travels bolster world tourism industry. ecns.cn Chinese holidays have injected impetus into the world economy, with the just-concluded May Day holiday bringing a strong burst of tourism growth to domestic as well as overseas destinations, travel experts said.
(2024-05-06). KZN declares war on illegal dumping. sanews.gov.za KZN declares war on illegal dumping | In a bid to eradicate illegal dump sites and maintain cleanliness in public spaces, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has launched its "War on Illegal Dumping" campaign.
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(2024-05-06). Xi's visit to solidify robust ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping arrived in Paris on Sunday in a significant diplomatic move to strengthen relations with China's key European partners, a trip widely expected to reaffirm and solidify robust ties while better managing differences.
(2024-05-06). HBCU Commencement Speakers: Full List Of People Addressing The Class Of 2024 At Black Colleges. newsone.com 
NewsOne compiled a detailed list of commencement speakers who are slated to deliver keynote addresses at historically Black colleges and universities' graduation ceremonies this year.
(2024-05-06). Jubilee Insurance executive sees the future of insurance in technology. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Technology is the major catalyst for spurring insurance uptake and penetration in the foreseeable future according to Jubilee Life Insurance's Diana Ndege Ssempasa. Ssempasa who was speaking at the 13th Annual Insurance Agents Awards held recently at Speke Resort Munyonyo said emerged as the second runners-up agent of the …
(2024-05-06). French visit a summit of celebrations. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's state visit to France "will be the climax of a series of events celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-France diplomatic relations", said Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye.
(2024-05-06). Haryana youth stabbed to death in Melbourne; manhunt launched for Indian-origin brothers. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Victoria Police in Melbourne, Australia, have launched a search for two Indian-origin brothers suspected of involvement in the alleged killing of Navjeet Sandhu, a 22-year-old MTech student from Karnal, Haryana. He was fatally stabbed during a confrontation between a group of Indian students over house rent. | According to Navjeet's kin in Karnal, the incident took place when when Navjeet Sandhu reportedly intervened in a fight between fellow Indian students over a rent issue. While accompanying a friend to retrieve belongings, Navjeet Sandhu witnessed a scuffle and attempted to intervene, resultin…
(2024-05-06). Court orders "stolen land" to be transferred back to provincial department. sanews.gov.za Court orders "stolen land" to be transferred back to provincial department | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a forfeiture order by the High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, in Pretoria, to the SIU and Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) linked to the fraudulent transfer of government land to private entities and individuals. | The total value of the recovery is R53 million, the investigative unit said in a statement on Monday. | The order, dated 18 April 2024, orders that Farm 33 Zuurfontein, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, must be transferred to the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development as t…
(2024-05-06). Punjabi-origin youth Amritpal Singh dies in UK due to illness, leaving family in grief. ptcnews.tv Punjab youth dies in UK: 22-year-old Punjabi origin youth Amritpal Singh hailing from Chamyari is a Village in Ajnala met with an untimely demise while pursuing his dreams in England. His journey fueled by aspirations to uplift his family's financial status, tragically ended amidst illness, casting a pall of sorrow over his loved ones.Amritpal's departure from his homeland was marked by hope and determination, as he embarked on a journey to seek better opportunities abroad. However, fate dealt a cruel blow as his health deteriorated, leading to his unexpected passing. | Amritpal's grieving parents, Narendra Kau…
(2024-05-06). Xi arrives in Paris for state visit to France. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Paris for a state visit to France at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, May 5, 2024. Xi was received by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at Paris Orly airport upon arrival.
(2024-05-06). How one Jamaican woman's trauma inspired a 'Circle of Care' for survivors of sexual abuse. globalvoices.org 'I began to think about [the] types of support I would have wanted as a victim'Originally published on Alicia Bowen-McCulskie, founder and executive director of Circle of Care Jamaica. Photo by Bokeh Clicks Fotos, used with permission. | "Don't tell your mother because she will beat you." Not only did those words stay with Alicia Bowen-McCulskie, the founder and executive director…
(2024-05-06). New evidence of Japanese army's infamous germ warfare made public. ecns.cn The latest research findings in a document detailing the personal information of Japanese Army Unit 731 members and their involvement in Japan's infamous germ warfare have been made public for the first time recently.
(2024-05-06). Tougher line urged toward juvenile crime. ecns.cn The fight against juvenile crime must be strengthened, with improved supervision of emerging issues, so that children can grow up in a healthier environment, Ying Yong, the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said recently.
(2024-05-06). Provision of retirement benefits is a key element of labour justice. independent.co.ug 
Around the world, the most recognized form of social justice and protection, is the provision of pensions for older persons. COMMENT | LYDIA MIREMBE | On May 1st, Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Labour Day, under the theme: Improving Access to Labour justice, a pre-requisite for increased productivity. Any discussion about …
(2024-05-06). Fighters of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted the oil port of Ashkelon [occupied Askalan] in our occupied lands this morning, Monday, May 6, 2024, using the developed "Al-Arqab" cruise missile. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). UK Conservatives press Rishi Sunak to move to right after local elections rout. scmp.com Rishi Sunak is facing calls to consider policies including an immigration cap and a withdrawal from the European Court of Human Rights, even though the prime minister has urged the party to 'stick to the plan' ahead of a general election expected in the second half of the year.
(2024-05-06). China and Europe cooperate for water security in the future. ecns.cn China and Europe after a sustained, pragmatic, and in-depth cooperation on water governance, have both made significant contributions to cope with the world's escalating water security challenges.
(2024-05-06). Irvo Otieno Murder Charges Dropped: 5 Cops Accused Of Smothering Black Man To Death Avoid Accountability, For Now. newsone.com 
Five of the seven Virginia police officers accused of murdering Irvo Otieno at a mental health hospital will have charges dropped, for now.
(2024-05-06). Record flooding turns streets of Brazil's Porto Alegre into rivers, trapping people in high-rises. scmp.com From top to bottom, rescuers scoured buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in flats or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding submerged neighbourhoods.
(2024-05-06). Zionist military spokesman: We seriously examine any proposal that may lead to the release of the prisoners. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-05-06). Book Review: 'Good Jew Bad Jew' unties weaponization of anti-Semitism, its politics. presstv.ir Steven Friedman's 'Good Jew Bad Jew' seeks to untangle the weaponization of anti-Semitism and the politics behind it and is a valuable addition to the study of Zionism.
(2024-05-06). Spectacular terraced fields on loess plateau. ecns.cn Spectacular scenery of terraced fields on the loess plateau in Pengyang, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Terrace system has turned the long-deemed "uninhabitable" area into arable land in Ningxia.
(2024-05-06). Colombia's government and congress rocked by embezzlement scandal. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro sacked his anti-corruption and regional development advisers for their alleged role in the embezzlement of disaster relief funds. Petro announced this after the former acting director…
(2024-05-06). ONU alerta de una catástrofe humanitaria si Israel invade Rafah. telesurtv.net Unrwa aseveró que mantendrá su presencia en Rafah el mayor tiempo posible y seguirá proporcionando ayuda vital a las personas.
(2024-05-06). ONU califica de inhumano desplazamiento forzado en Rafah. telesurtv.net Según Turk, el desplazamiento forzado de civiles en un conflicto está prohibido por el derecho internacional, a menos que se cumplan estrictos requisitos legales.
(2024-05-06). Miles de palestinos evacuan Rafah ante posible invasión israelí. telesurtv.net Israel está bombardeando almacenes de ayuda y camiones que transportan ayuda humanitaria a una población atrapada y hambrienta cerca del cruce de Rafah.
(2024-05-06). Israel niega entrada al comisionado general de la Unrwa a Gaza. telesurtv.net En marzo, un informe respaldado por la ONU afirmó que la hambruna era inminente y probable en mayo en el norte de Gaza, y que podría extenderse por todo el territorio en julio.
(2024-05-06). Javier Milei llama aberrantes a protestas antisionistas en EEUU. telesurtv.net El jefe del Estado argentino cree estar "del lado correcto de la historia" al apoyar el genocidio de Israel que ya le ha costado la vida a más de 30.000 palestinos.
(2024-05-06). ONU: avanza hambruna hacia el sur de Gaza. telesurtv.net En medio del asedio de Israel, el PMA es una de las muchas agencias y organizaciones humanitarias que intentan llevar alimentos a Gaza.
(2024-05-06). Aumenta a 34.683 cifra de palestinos asesinados por Israel. telesurtv.net Fuerzas de ocupación israelíes cometieron tres masacres contra familias en Gaza durante las últimas 24 horas, lo que resultó en la muerte de al menos 29 palestinos.
(2024-05-06). Chad acude a las urnas para elegir nuevo presidente. telesurtv.net Chad es el primero de una serie de países de la región en celebrar elecciones, luego que sufrieron golpes de Estado en los últimos cuatro años.
(2024-05-06). Al menos siete muertos por ataque ucraniano en Bélgorod, Rusia. telesurtv.net El asesor del ministro de Salud de Rusia, Alexéi Kuznetsov, comunicó que un total de 40 personas resultaron heridas en el ataque, en tanto, 30 de ellas fueron hospitalizadas.
(2024-05-06). Comunidad internacional felicita a presidente electo panameño Mulino. telesurtv.net La SRE aseveró que "México continuará estrechando los históricos lazos que nos unen con el hermano pueblo panameño".
(2024-05-06). Aumenta a 60 cifra de muertos por históricas lluvias en Brasil. telesurtv.net Señaló que los municipios con más muertes son Gramado (6) y Santa María (6). A la fecha, se contabilizan 107 heridos y 74 ciudadanos desaparecidos.
(2024-05-06). Tribunal Electoral de Panamá comunica a José Mulino que es el ganador de las elecciones. telesurtv.net El primer candidato en reconocer su derrota fue el oficialista José Gabriel Carrizo quien dijo que el presidente electo, el que sea, tiene "la gran responsabilidad y desafío de unir a todos los panameños".
(2024-05-06). Presidente de Guatemala propone sustituir a fiscal general. telesurtv.net El presidente presentará la reforma de ley en el Congreso y dijo que será responsabilidad de los 160 diputados decidir si validan o rechazan la propuesta.
(2024-05-06). TE declara a Mulino como virtual presidente electo de Panamá. telesurtv.net El primer candidato en reconocer su derrota fue el oficialista José Gabriel Carrizo quien dijo que el presidente electo, el que sea, tiene "la gran responsabilidad y desafío de unir a todos los panameños".
(2024-05-06). Surinam anuncia que se une a intervención militar en Haití. telesurtv.net "Le proveeremos respaldo, así como una delegación de policías liderada por Kenia, entre otras cosas", refirió el presidente de Surinam, Chan Santokhi.
(2024-05-06). Hamás acepta propuesta de alto el fuego de Qatar y Egipto. telesurtv.net El jefe del buró político de Hamás, Ismail Haniyeh, comunicó este lunes a Egipto y a Qatar que el grupo aceptó su propuesta para un alto el fuego en la Franja de Gaza.
(2024-05-06). Rusia anuncia liberación de la localidad de Ocheretino. telesurtv.net El Miniterio de Defensa ruso confirmó que "unidades del grupo de tropas 'Centro' liberaron completamente" el asentamiento.
(2024-05-06). Rusia realizará ejercicios nucleares en respuesta a Occidente. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, declaró que los ejercicios con armas nucleares no estratégicas están relacionados con las declaraciones de Occidente sobre la disposición a enviar tropas a Ucrania.
(2024-05-06). Presidente Maduro envía mensaje a universitarios de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que se suman a la voz de los estudiantes y rechazó la represión policial que ha ocurrido en diferentes universidades en EE.UU.
(2024-05-06). Realizan elecciones generales en Panamá. telesurtv.net En la sede del Tribunal Electoral (TE) se desarrollan los actos protocolares que dan inicio formal a las elecciones generales en Panamá.
(2024-05-06). Hamás concluye ronda de negociaciones y abandona El Cairo. telesurtv.net El texto confirma que la ronda de negociaciones terminó "hace poco" y los miembros del equipo se dirigirán a Doha.
(2024-05-06). Nicolás Maduro lidera sondeo de cara a comicios presidenciales. telesurtv.net El estudio refiere que el jefe de Estado venezolano cuenta con una clara preferencia de los consultados con el 52,70 por ciento.
(2024-05-06). China, UE y Francia conversan de intereses comunes en París. telesurtv.net Xi reafirmó que con la cooperación China-UE ambas partes saldrán beneficiadas, es una relación complementaria y mutuamente beneficiosa con amplios intereses comunes.
(2024-05-06). Togo : Des élections sur fond de musellement des voix dissidentes. reliefweb.int Country: Togo | Source: Amnesty International | Les autorités togolaises doivent mettre fin à la répression toujours plus grande qu'elles exercent contre les droits humains, notamment les droits à la liberté d'expression et de réunion pacifique, dans un contexte de tensions politiques liées à la modification de la Constitution, alors que les Togolais votent aujourd'hui pour les élections législatives et régionales, a déclaré Amnesty International. | Les autorités ont interdit les manifestations prévues par des partis politiques et organisations de la société civile les 11, 12 et 13 avril pour protester contre…
(2024-05-06). Venezuela y Nicaragua felicitan a nuevo presidente de Panamá. telesurtv.net Ambos Gobiernos expresaron su deseo de mantener una relación bilateral constructiva en beneficio de las naciones.
(2024-05-06). Protestas masivas en todo el mundo en solidaridad con Palestina. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes exhibieron carteles y expresaron su repudio al ataque israelí a Gaza y la ejecución de niños palestinos.
(2024-05-06). La curiosa vida de Sigmund Freud a 168 años de su nacimiento. telesurtv.net Con el psicoanálisis, Freud pudo indagar en las profundidades de la mente a través de la palabra.
(2024-05-06). Lucha antiimperialista de Farabundo Martí. telesurtv.net Farabundo Martí dedicó su vida a la lucha por el socialismo en América Latina.
(2024-05-06). Presidente de China llega a París para visita de Estado a Francia. telesurtv.net El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, se entrevistará con su par Emmanuel Macron, quien abogará por la "reciprocidad" comercial y la búsqueda de una solución a la guerra de Ucrania.
(2024-05-06). Sube a 76 la cifra de muertos por inundaciones en Brasil. telesurtv.net En Río Grande del Sur, se cuentan más de 400 mil domicilios sin electricidad (con una población de 11 millones) y 115 municipios sin servicios de telefonía e internet…
(2024-05-06). Gobierno argentino elimina señal de teleSUR de grilla de la Televisión Digital Abierta. telesurtv.net Nuestra multiplataforma continuará construyendo una sinfonía de voces a través de sus diversos canales y plataformas.
(2024-05-06). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net La OMS ha alertado sobre la grave situación sanitaria en Gaza y la falta de recursos para atender a la población afectada por los ataques israelíes.
(2024-05-06). Sin alto el fuego en Gaza tras diálogo entre Israel y Hamás. telesurtv.net El primer ministro israelí Benjamín Netanyahu rechazó poner fin al bombardeo en Gaza.
(2024-05-06). Hezbolá responde a bombardeo israelí con lanzamiento de cohetes. telesurtv.net El ataque al barrio libanés de Al Jaafra sucedió mientras un grupo de residentes de la localidad inspeccionaba sus casas y establecimientos comerciales.
(2024-05-06). Francia y China exigen tregua en los conflictos durante Olimpiadas. telesurtv.net El presidente francés recalcó "el impacto de este conflicto sobre la seguridad europea".
(2024-05-06). Presidente Maduro destaca virtudes del Plan de las 7T. telesurtv.net El pueblo nos ha dado ejemplo en resistencia, resiliencia y capacidad superior en la administración de los recursos, indicó el mandatario venezolano.
(2024-05-06). EE.UU. organiza ejercicio militar Tradewinds en Barbados. telesurtv.net Con la presencia de la Marina y Fuerzas Armadas de 21 países, la maniobra se realiza anualmente en la región del Caribe.
(2024-05-06). Panameños celebran elecciones generales este domingo. telesurtv.net Los panameños deberán escoger además 81 alcaldes de distrito, 702 representantes de corregimientos y 11 concejales.
(2024-05-06). Panamá afina sistema de transmisión de resultados electorales. telesurtv.net El presidente, los diputados, los alcaldes y los representantes de los corregimientos fueron las primeras categorías de votación en ser restablecidas.
(2024-05-06). Mantienen 16 provincias en alerta amarilla en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net El Distrito Nacional y otras ocho provincias se ubican en verde.
(2024-05-06). Equipos de EE.UU. preparan despliegue de misión keniana en Haití. telesurtv.net Para proteger la posición de la misión, el Departamento de Defensa de EE. UU. ha destinado alrededor de 190 millones de euros en material y equipos de seguridad.
(2024-05-06). Respaldan a teleSUR tras decisión del Gobierno argentino. telesurtv.net Figuras como los argentinos Atilio Borón y Lautaro Rivara han denunciado el acto de censura.
(2024-05-06). Unicef advierte riesgos catastróficos para 60.000 niños en Gaza. telesurtv.net Si comienzan operaciones militares a gran escala, los niños no sólo estarán en riesgo de violencia, sino también de caos y pánico, afirmó la Unicef.
(2024-05-06). Gobierno sionista cierra el canal Al Jazeera en Israel. telesurtv.net Netanyahu anunció la decisión en X, anteriormente Twitter. "El Gobierno encabezado por mí decidió por unanimidad: el canal de incitación Al Jazeera será cerrado en Israel".
(2024-05-06). Suma 34.735 cifra de palestinos asesinados por Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net La ofensiva militar de Israel desde el 7 de octubre pasado ha provocado hasta el momento 34.735 muertes.
(2024-05-06). Universidad de Columbia cancela ceremonia de graduación. telesurtv.net El centro educativo estadounidense es el epícentro de la protesta estudiantil propalestina en EE.UU.
(2024-05-06). Aumentan a 84 los muertos por inundaciones en sur de Brasil. telesurtv.net Las intensas precipitaciones han afectado a más de 840.000 habitantes de 345 municipios.
(2024-05-06). Expresidente argentino Fernández acusa a Milei de agudizar crisis con España. telesurtv.net "Lamento profundamente la reacción del Gobierno argentino ante un comentario de un ministro del gobierno español", expresó Fernández.
(2024-05-06). Aumenta a 78 cifra de muertos por inundaciones en Brasil. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, los servicios de emergencia han recibido alrededor de 2.800 solicitudes de rescate. Más de 200 carreteras del estado están cerradas.
(2024-05-06). John Swinney sucederá a Humza Yousaf al frente del Gobierno escocés. telesurtv.net Swinney, será el sucesor de Humza Yousaf, quien dimitió del cargo a finales de abril tras la ruptura de la coalición de Gobierno con el Partido Verde.