(2024-04-23). Columbia faculty walk out over student suspensions, arrests for Gaza protests. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Apr. 22, 2024. It is shared here with permission under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. Over 34,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by U.S.-backed Israeli troops, and Columbia University students have been suspended and arrested by New York Police Department officers in recent days for protesting …
(2024-04-23). A note to fellow Columbia faculty on the current panic. mondoweiss.net 
The current “antisemitism panic” at Columbia University is manufactured hysteria weaponized to quell legitimate political speech on campus and give cover to the larger project of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and, now, of course, Gaza.
(2024-04-23). Columbia Faculty Walk Out Over Student Suspensions, Arrest for Gaza Protests. scheerpost.com 
Protests in and around Columbia University in support of Palestine and against Israeli occupation. A side gate by the bookstore where the crowd is—inside and out. SWinxy, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Over 34,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by U.S.-backed Israeli troops, and Columbia University students have …
(2024-04-23). Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment. democracynow.org 
Fifty-six years ago today, hundreds of students at Columbia University in New York started a revolt on campus, occupying school buildings and disrupting class to protest the school’s ties to the Vietnam War and racism in New York. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who participated in the 1968 protests when hundreds of students were injured by police and arrested, speaks about the rebellion and how it compares to Columbia’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters occupying campus today. “What really strikes me about this response is the total flouting of any kind of democratic process by the…
(2024-04-23). LIVE: Columbia U. Gaza Solidarity Camp Students Hold Press Conference at President’s Mansion. youtube.com 
As the Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment enters its seventh day, students have called a press conference in front of the president’s mansion. Breakthrough News will be covering the action LIVE, April 23, 4pm ET #BreakThroughNews…
(2024-04-23). Pro-Palestinian Campus Encampments Spread Nationwide Amid Mass Arrests at Columbia, NYU & Yale. democracynow.org 
Palestinian solidarity protests and encampments are appearing on college campuses from Massachusetts to California to protest Israel’s attacks on Gaza and to call for divestment from Israeli apartheid. This week, police have raided encampments and arrested students at Yale and New York University. Palestinian American scholar and New York University professor Helga Tawil-Souri describes forming a faculty buffer to protect students, negotiating with police, and the ensuing crackdown that led to over 100 arrests Monday night. Uptown in New York City, the encampment at Columbia University is entering its seven…
(2024-04-23). Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza? globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza? counterpunch.org 
The non-violence training to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ships to Gaza has been intense. As hundreds of us from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul, we were briefed about what we might encounter on this voyage. “We have to be ready for every possibility,” our trainers insisted. The best scenario, they said, is that our
(2024-04-23). Despite Distractions, Israel Is Still Killing Palestinians Daily. popularresistance.org Friday April 19, Istanbul, Türkiye – Hours ago, the media reported that Israel has attacked Iran. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition stands here to remind the world that with all the escalation between Israel and Iran, the killing is occurring in Gaza. While those two countries go back and forth, we cannot let Israel distract the world from what is causing far more death, disease, and destruction: Israel’s policies of starving and continued bombardment of unarmed Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children. | On Friday, hundreds of civilians from dozens of countries are meeting in Istanbul to prepare to sail…
(2024-04-23). Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza? pressenza.com The nonviolence training to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ships to Gaza has been intense. As hundreds of us from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul, we were briefed about what we might encounter on this voyage. “We have to be ready for every possibility,” our trainers insisted. | The best scenario, they said, is that our three ships—one carrying 5,500 tons of humanitarian aid and two carrying the passengers—will reach Gaza and accomplish our mission. Another scenario would be that the Turkish government might cave to pressure from Israel, the United States, and Germany, and prevent the boats fr…
(2024-04-23). Will the Freedom Flotilla sail to Gaza? peoplesdispatch.org The non-violence training to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ships to Gaza has been intense. As hundreds of us from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul, we were briefed about what we might encounter on this voyage. “We have to be ready for every possibility,” our trainers insisted. | The best scenario, they said, is that our three ships—one carrying 5,500 tons of humanitarian aid and two carrying the passengers—will reach Gaza and accomplish our mission. Another scenario would be that the Turkish government might cave to pressure from Israel, the United States and Germany, and prevent the boats fr…
(2024-04-23). Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza? dissidentvoice.org 
The flotilla waits to sail from Istanbul. Photo credit: Medea Benjamin The non-violence training to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ships to Gaza has been intense. As hundreds of us from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul, we were briefed about what we might encounter on this voyage. “We have to be ready for every …
(2024-04-23). Will The Freedom Flotilla Sail To Gaza? progressivehub.net MEDEA BENJAMIN…
(2024-04-23). Russia vows retaliation for possible seizure of its foreign assets. independent.co.ug 
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russia will retaliate if its frozen assets are confiscated, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday approved a series of foreign aid bills, including measures to confiscate frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine. “This is an encroachment on state property,” Peskov said. He added that …
(2024-04-23). The ‘Isfahan Incident’: A Nail in Israel’s Coffin. libya360.wordpress.com Khalil Harb Tel Aviv’s underwhelming military counter to Iran’s 13 April military strike has destroyed decades of Israel’s carefully cultivated deterrence posture. Iran’s Operation True Promise strikes on 13 April have reopened the deep wounds Israel incurred during Hamas’ 7 October attack. While Operation Al-Aqsa Flood shook the occupation state’s security bubble at its core, a single night of Iranian…
(2024-04-23). Nicaragua Vs Germany: Palestine Solidarity In Action. popularresistance.org Nicaragua is a human-rights oriented nation that takes international laws and its obligations under the Genocide Convention seriously. It was the first nation to file a Declaration of Intervention with the International Court of Justice in support of South Africa’s case against Israel and recently filed a case against Germany accusing it of being complicit in Israel’s genocide. Clearing the FOG speaks with Dr. Carlos Arguello Gomez, Nicaragua’s ambassador to The Netherlands and a lawyer with decades of experience in the World Court, about the actions Nicaragua has taken, what they hope will be the result and Nica…
(2024-04-23). Yemen defies ‘America’s failure’ to stop blockade of Red Sea. therealnews.com 
Since Oct. 2023, the government of Yemen, led by the organization Ansarallah, or the “Houthis”, has maintained a humanitarian blockade of the Red Sea in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Despite attempts by the US and UK to force Yemen to abandon its mission, the blockade has only intensified, escalating to include all US …
(2024-04-23). Friday 4/26: Ceasefire -Free Palestine: Richmond Peace Vigil. indybay.org Sacramento Ave and San Luis Ave | Richmond CA…
(2024-04-23). Campus ceasefire protests deserve support: Keep the pressure on! cpusa.org 
The Communist Party USA salutes the university student protests and occupations as they struggle for a ceasefire in Gaza for divestment from the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Keep the pressure on! We denounce in the strongest possible terms the repression and arrests of the protesters, at Columbia, Yale, NYU the University of Michigan and other universities where hundreds have been jailed and suspended at the behest of university administrators. We support the constitutional and democratic right for students, youth, and workers to organize and protest against the Israeli-led genocidal war in Gaza. We echo t…
propublica.org (2024-04-22). Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes 
A special State Department panel recommended months ago that Secretary of State Antony Blinken disqualify multiple Israeli military and police units from receiving U.S. aid after reviewing allegations that they committed serious human rights abuses.
(2024-04-23). War on Gaza: Hamas hits out at ‘false’ accusations by US that it ‘moved goalposts’ on ceasefire. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Hamas hits out at ‘false’ accusations by US that it ‘moved goalposts’ on ceasefire | US government officials claimed, without elaborating, that Hamas had changed its demands for a potential ceasefire | | Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political chief of Hamas, speaks to the press after…
(2024-04-23). French Prez calls again for immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. muslimmirror.com Paris : French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated the call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza during his phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Monday, Macron expressed his solidarity with the Israeli people following the attack launched by Iran against Israel on the night of April 13-14, according to a French …
(2024-04-23). Censorship Wars: Elon Musk, Safety Commissioners and Violent Content. dissidentvoice.org The attitudes down under towards social media have turned barmy. While there is much to take Elon Musk to task for his wrecking ball antics at the platform formerly known as Twitter, not to mention his highly developed sense of sociopathy, the hysteria regarding the refusal to remove images of a man in holy orders …
(2024-04-23). Multiple earthquakes strike Taiwan, strongest measures 6.3 magnitude. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A series of earthquakes, including one registering a magnitude of 6.3, struck Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien late Monday and early Tuesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital, Taipei. The tremors, with depths as shallow as 5.5 km (3.4 miles), triggered aftershocks reminiscent of the devastating 7.2 magnitude quake on April 3, which claimed at least 14 lives.Despite the intensity of the recent seismic activity, Hualien, primarily rural and sparsely populated, experienced only minor damage, and fortunately, there were no reported casualties. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), a…
(2024-04-23). Sisters with disabilities forced to live in warehouse. electronicintifada.net The health of two young women is deteriorating.
(2024-04-23). Solidarity from Global North requires understanding. electronicintifada.net The cowardice of liberal silence and the ‘both sides’ narrative.
(2024-04-23). Tasting Gaza's agony . electronicintifada.net Heartbreaking tales of Israel's brutality.
(2024-04-23). Genocide in the 4th Industrial Revolution: How the US is Using ‘Israel’ to Test its AI Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Julia Kassem The West turns a blind eye to “Israel’s” brutal application of its weapons testing — from ligament tearing to leg-crippling butterfly bullets in 2018 and skin-burning white phosphorus. In February 2023, the REAIM conference was assembled in the Netherlands to discuss responsible and ethical uses of AI in warfare. Months later, in September…
(2024-04-23). Google employees fired for opposing Gaza genocide hold emergency press conference after 20 more are terminated. wsws.org Google employees, who were fired and arrested, reported on their sit-in at the company offices in New York and California on April 16. They continue their fight for an end to the cloud services contract that is supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2024-04-23). Protests erupt on campuses across the US in opposition to the Gaza genocide and attack on free speech. wsws.org The ruling class has responded to the rapid spread of protests with a growing state crackdown, including mass arrests at Yale University and NYU.
(2024-04-23). Agenda to Depopulate the Planet Through COVID Vaccination. Revealed by Government Reports and Pfizer Documents. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). War And Genocide On Earth Day. popularresistance.org On Earth Day Monday, prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. | The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of destruction fueled by military aggression and imperial ambitions, all under the guise of national security. | Take Gaza, for instance. Its once-fertile farmland now lies barren, its water sources poisoned by conflict and neglect.
(2024-04-23). Against Israel and US Misuse of Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombing to justify Gaza Genocide. counterpunch.org 
Israeli politicians, including Benjamin Netanyahu, have made references to air bombings of Germany and Japan during WWII as well as the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to justify their genocide of Palestinian people. In response to global outrage against the continued “unconditional” US military aide to Israel, US law makers have also legitimized US
(2024-04-23). The United States in Ukraine and Gaza: Double standards, really? mronline.org 
Should not the silence of the West in the face of the genocide currently underway in Gaza prompt skepticism about the loud cries of moral indignation of this same West in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
(2024-04-23). Intifada, the Origin of Democracy. counterpunch.org 
It’s a testament to the contradictions of our present barbarity that while the whole world recognizes that crimes against humanity, if not the crime of genocide itself, are being committed by the State of Israel against the Palestinian people, the political-economic institutions of the U.S., and their dutiful servants in government, academia, entertainment, and elsewhere,
(2024-04-23). Elites in the global north are scared to talk about Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org While people across the world have been taking bold action in support of Palestine, the global north ruling class has used all tools at its disposal to support Israel’s genocide and criminalize solidarity…
(2024-04-23). Wednesday 4/24: No Tech for Genocide! SJSU Boycott Rally. indybay.org San Jose State University Student Union Patio…
(2024-04-23). Greece Rocked By Massive Protests Over NATO And EU’s Warmongering. popularresistance.org On Sunday 21 April massive anti-imperialist events took place all over Greece. They were protesting against Greece’s involvement in US-NATO-EU militarism and the ongoing bloodshed of the Palestinian people. Thanasis Paphilis, secretary general of the World Peace Council, spoke at the event and noted: | We are here today, outside the Ministry of National Defence, at the end of the 41st Marathon March to condemn Greece’s involvement in the murderous US-NATO plans. | To demand the closure and removal of the US-NATO-EU bases and barracks that have turned our country into a military base and our people into a target f…
(2024-04-23). Extinction Rebellion strikes again in its ongoing campaign ‘Arms Off Campus’. thecanary.co 
On Tuesday 23 April at around 12pm, students of Bristol University and members of Extinction Rebellion Youth Bristol (XRYB) staged a ‘die-in’. It was over the university’s links to the arms trade — therefore, its complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Bristol University: people ‘die in’ for Palestine Dozens of students lied down blocking …
(2024-04-23). Pandor reiterates stance on Israel. sanews.gov.za Pandor reiterates stance on Israel | International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, says South Africa cannot have “normal relations” with Israel, as long as it is committing war crimes and genocide against Palestinians, removing them from their land, and is unwilling to negotiate a viable peace plan without preconditions. | “South Africa cannot be a party to Israel’s actions that would see the promise of Palestinian Statehood reduced to balkanised entities, devoid of true sovereignty, without territorial contiguity and with no economic viability,” Pandor said on Monday while delivering a lec…
(2024-04-23). Mobilize the working class in defense of protesters against the Gaza genocide! wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site denounces the enormous escalation of state attacks on protesters, including the mass arrests at Columbia, Yale University and New York University, justified on the basis of lies and slander.
(2024-04-23). Democratic Republic of Congo — The Genocide That Implicates Us All. unicornriot.ninja 
Heavy fighting erupted in 2023 between the Congolese Army and several armed groups, most notably the M23 militia, escalating an already disastrous situation. Thousands have been killed, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. At present, there are 7.1 million displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Violence of this scale is not …
(2024-04-23). What Is the Deal with Serbia and the BRICS Bunch. infobrics.org Serbia is showing interest in joining the BRICS bloc, which is actively expanding and welcoming new members focused on de-dollarization…
(2024-04-23). India Aims to Boost Imports of Russian Coal Via Vladivostok. infobrics.org New Delhi demands Washington to stop interfering in its internal affairs.
(2024-04-23). US ‘aid’ won’t bring victory to Neo-Nazi junta, but prolong and sustain bloodshed. infobrics.org Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians will be sent into yet another bloodbath, but there will be no victory. Even the mainstream propaganda machine doesn’t deny it anymore. The Wall Street Journal says that the “US aid is a lifeline for Ukraine’s struggle to hold off defeat”.
(2024-04-23). Nigeria’s Plans to Join BRICS in Line with Its Philosophy. infobrics.org Akabueze expressed that when several countries were invited to join BRICS but Nigeria was not, “it raised a lot of eyebrows”
(2024-04-23). Russia destroys TV tower used by the Ukrainian military in Kharkov. infobrics.org The operation comes amid a recent wave of Russian actions to retaliate for Ukrainian incursions against border cities.
(2024-04-23). BRICS: Here’s Why the Alliance and Several Countries Reject the Dollar. infobrics.org Times are tough for the US dollar. Once a symbol of stability and a pillar of the global economy, it now faces a gradual erosion of its supremacy. Amid fluctuating monetary policies and geopolitical tensions, the foundations of its dominance are being questioned. Like the BRICS, many countries are abandoning the US dollar for various reasons…
(2024-04-23). Europe willing to pursue proxy war against Iran through Israel. infobrics.org We live in an age of “tension management”: The West acts as a sponsor to allies and fuels conflicts, but won’t commit to full-blown war. It might feel easier to outsource wars, so to speak, through proxies and allies. This model of warfare and foreign policy however could show itself to be unsustainable.
(2024-04-23). ‘What Happens in Palestine Won’t Stay There’: Rania Khalek On Why Israel Is A Threat to Humanity. thealtworld.com Rania Khalek addressed the World Gathering for a Social Alternative in Caracas, Venezuela on why Israel is a threat to humanity.
(2024-04-23). Why Cuba Is Being Punished Harshly and Israel Is Not. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Headlines for April 23, 2024. democracynow.org More Bodies Uncovered at Nasser Hospital Grave as U.N. Warns of Intergenerational Trauma in Gaza, U.N. Commission Says Israel Still Has Not Provided Evidence of Oct. 7 Allegations Against UNRWA, Gaza Solidarity Encampments and Protests Burgeon Across College Campuses Amid Police Crackdown, PEN America Forced to Cancel Awards Ceremony Amid Fallout over Gaza Stance, Google Fires Another 20 Employees in Retaliation for Project Nimbus Protest, Prosecution and Defense Offer Opening Arguments in Trump’s Hush Money Trial, Liberal Justices Challenge Oregon City’s Homelessness Ban as SCOTUS Considers Key Case,…
(2024-04-23). Video: “Wiping Gaza Off The Map”: Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine’s Maritime Natural Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca There is an unspoken “Big Money Agenda”. Netanyahu’s objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating Palestine’s multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves…
(2024-04-23). Tel Aviv’s counterattack was a bust; and with it, Israel has lost the regional war | Ep. 22. thealtworld.com The Cradle News Round-Up, Episode 22 | Did Israel fail to deliver against Iran?
(2024-04-23). 199 Days of Israeli Aggression, 34,151 Killed, 77,084 Injured in Gaza. english.almayadeen.net
(2024-04-23). Chilling Evidence of Israeli War Crimes Unearthed in Gaza’s Mass Graves. orinocotribune.com Gaza’s Government Media Office said that some of the bodies found in Khan Yunis’ Nasser Medical Complex had their organs stolen | Over 200 bodies were discovered in mass graves in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Yunis, authorities in the strip announced on 21 April. | t.co/ZwUTHDhdzd — The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) Two
(2024-04-23). Israel Kills Two ‘Significant’ Hezbollah Members in South Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Israel has reported it has killed two members of Hezbollah, whom they labeled “significant terrorists” during overnight and morning attacks in southern Lebanon. The more noteworthy man was identified as Mohammad Khalil Atiyeh, a senior member of the Radwan Force, who was killed overnight in attacks on buildings in Arzoun and Odaisseh. The other man …
(2024-04-23). Congress confuses Ukraine with Sudetenland! indybay.org On Saturday, the US House overwhelmingly passed A $95 Billion bill to fund much more violence in Ukraine and Israel (and including some $8 Billion to ramp up military tensions on China). In explaining support for their militant vote, many GOP reps dredged up an absurd analogy to Hitler’s taking over Sudetenland in 1938, to justify their support for military aid to Ukraine.
(2024-04-23). The Russia-Ukraine ‘theatre of war’ Changeth to Iran-Israel. muslimmirror.com By Haider Abbas There is very little time, when US will hold Türkiye by the ‘scruff of its neck’ to start to provide its bases against Iran and Russia, and the most likely scenario will be that its President Erdogan will comply, as that is what the last 195 days have proven! Türkiye, in fact, …
(2024-04-23). Trump Sold-Out His Base to Shovel $95 Billion to Ukraine and Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging. In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed and injured, CPJ’s research has found multiple kinds of incidents of journalists being targeted while carrying out…
(2024-04-23). Cops Raid Palestinian Solidarity Encampments, Arrest Protesters at Yale and NYU. truthout.org Palestinian solidarity protests and encampments are appearing on college campuses from Massachusetts to California to protest Israel’s attacks on Gaza and to call for divestment from Israeli apartheid. This week, police have raided encampments and arrested students at Yale and New York University. Palestinian American scholar and New York University professor Helga Tawil-Souri describes forming a… |
(2024-04-23). Handling — and Mishandling — the Iran Nuclear Program. tomdispatch.com One, erratic and often unhinged, blew up the U.S.-Iran accord that was the landmark foreign policy achievement of President Obama’s second term. He then ordered the assassination of a top Iranian general visiting Iraq, dramatically raising tensions in the region. The other is a traditional advocate of American exceptionalism, a supporter of the U.S.-Iran agreement who promised to restore it upon taking office, only to ham-handedly bungle the job, while placating Israel. In November, of course, American voters get to choose which of the two they’d trust with handling ongoing explosive tensions with Tehran across a…
(2024-04-23). Headlines for April 23, 2024. democracynow.org More Bodies Uncovered at Nasser Hospital Grave as U.N. Warns of Intergenerational Trauma in Gaza, U.N. Commission Says Israel Still Has Not Provided Evidence of Oct. 7 Allegations Against UNRWA, Gaza Solidarity Encampments and Protests Burgeon Across College Campuses Amid Police Crackdown, PEN American Forced to Cancel Awards Ceremony Amid Fallout over Gaza Stance, Google Fires Another 20 Employees in Retaliation for Project Nimbus Protest, Prosecution and Defense Offer Opening Arguments in Trump’s Hush Money Trial, Liberal Justices Challenge Oregon City’s Homelessness Ban as SCOTUS Considers Key Case…
(2024-04-23). CPJ welcomes call by EU’s Borrell on protecting journalists in Israel-Gaza war; urges further action by EU states. cpj.org Brussels, April 23, 2024— The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Tuesday’s remarks by the European Union’s Josep Borrell about the need to protect journalists in the Israel-Gaza war and calls on all EU member states also to make or renew calls that both sides should respect international law during the conflict, take all measures to…
(2024-04-23). Sanders to Push Amendment Removing Military Funding for Israel in Aid Package. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he would put forth an amendment to remove offensive military funding for Israel from a House-passed aid package that the Senate is set to consider this week. The amendment would “cut billions in offensive military funding to Israel from the proposed national security supplemental package,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement. The package… |
(2024-04-23). Israel diplomatic harassment over the UNSC resolution. thealtworld.com As expected, the US used its veto during the UN Security Council vote on whether Palestine should be given full UN membership. Twelve countries voted for the resolution and two — the UK and Switzerland — abstained. A US official who spoke to the Times of Israel opined that countries voting in favour did so because they knew there would be no consequences given the US veto. Decades of allowing Israel’s colonial expansion to deplete Palestine would prove the official right. | Even so, and despite the possible gimmick at the UNSC, Israel decided it would summon the ambassadors of six countries that voted…
(2024-04-23). Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Editor’s notes: The list below is CPJ’s most recent and preliminary account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not include all of these casualties until we have completed further investigations into the circumstances surrounding them. For more information, read our FAQ. The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since…
(2024-04-23). UN report: Israel lacks evidence for allegations against UNRWA employees. mronline.org 
Israel has not yet provided sufficient evidence to support its claims that employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, were affiliated with the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, The Guardian reported, citing an independent review led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
(2024-04-23). Official “Secret” Israeli Document Revealed: Expel All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Intelligence Ministry. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Iran: The Age of Change Has Begun. orinocotribune.com Despite sanctions, Iran has been transforming its economy and has succeeded in shifting the political equation against “Israel”, starting with Operation True Promise. | The latest developments between Tehran and Tel Aviv reflect The extensive range of rocket-based operations launched deep into occupied territories indicates that Iran seeks…
(2024-04-23). New military prison sentences for Israeli conscientious objectors. pressenza.com Israeli conscientious objectors Tal Mitnick and Sofia Orr were sentenced to 45 days in prison and 15 days probation for their refusal to take part in the war in Gaza and the ongoing occupation. | Mitnick was sentenced on Tuesday April 16 for his 4th term in military prison, adding up to 150 days. Orr was sentenced on Thursday April 18 for the third time, amounting to an incarceration period of 85 days. | It is worth noting that the added 15 days of probation is unprecedented and aims at deterring the refusers by enabling the military court to extend their next sentence beyond the 45-day limit. | In addition to Mi…
(2024-04-23). High Court sees protests as Tories try to DERAIL legal case to stop UK arms sales to Israel — but FAIL. thecanary.co 
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) held an emergency protest on Tuesday 23 April outside the Royal Courts of Justice. The protest is in support of GLAN and Al-Haq who were in court to argue that a Judicial Review over the UK government’s continuing arms sales to Israel should go ahead: We are here at court …
(2024-04-23). Sunday 5/5: Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, 94109 | or Zoom: | zoom.us/j/97518810812?pwd=cG9KZ1J3aFJjaX……
(2024-04-23). Video: Iran-Israel Strikes: “Israel Needed Three Nuclear Power Plus Their Arab Fig Leaf While Iran Did It Absolutely Alone.” Sharmine Narwani. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Three days under fire: Palestinians in Tulkarem describe the ‘most violent’ Israeli raid in years. mondoweiss.net 
“Unprecedented terror” continues to haunt Palestinians in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank, two days after the Israeli army concluded a 52-hour-long invasion which killed 14 residents.
(2024-04-23). Gaza: 32 Palestinians killed, 59 injured by Israeli bombings last 24 hrs. muslimnews.co.uk By Abdul Adil Gaza City, (Al Jazeera, AA, Wafa): The Health Ministry reported that in the past 24 hours, Israeli Defence Forces’ indiscriminate bombings across Gaza City killed 32 Palestinians and injured 59 others. This brings total of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since 7 October to at least 34,183, including 14,520 children and 10,000 …
(2024-04-23). Chag Sameach wishes for Jewish community observing Pesach holiday. sanews.gov.za Chag Sameach wishes for Jewish community observing Pesach holiday | President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the South African Jewish community Chag Sameach as they prepare to observe the Pesach holiday. | The holiday — also known as Passover — celebrates the story of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. | President Ramaphosa said: “The Jewish community is an important and deeply valued part of our diverse society. As we reflect on the story of Exodus, let us take this moment to appreciate the freedoms we enjoy and commit ourselves to the value of Tikkun Olam, healing the world.” | The week long obser…
(2024-04-23). Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more U.S. campuses. ecns.cn At least 47 people were arrested at Yale University on Monday during pro-Palestinian protests, and new demonstrations broke out at other U.S. campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza amid growing concerns about the safety of Jewish students.
(2024-04-23). Long Live The Student Resistance. popularresistance.org As Palestinians brave the occupation in Gaza, students everywhere continue to light the torch of Palestinian liberation on their college campuses. Institutionalized academia has long stood against the radical struggle of student activists, and the last 7 months have proven no different. Activism on college campuses has always been a stronghold for social justice and anti-war movements, but even more than that, it is a study of hope as a discipline. As despair eats at us and threatens hopelessness, students remind us that together, freedom is not only attainable, it is inevitable.
(2024-04-23). Bancamiga to Continue Normal Operations Under Supervision of Venezuela’s Banking Authorities. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The Venezuelan Superintendency of Banking Sector Institutions (SUDEBAN) reported in a statement that the bank Bancamiga is currently being accompanied and monitored after the arrest of its major stakeholders due to their alleged involvement in the PDVSA-Crypto corruption scheme. | SUDEBAN stated that operations in Bancamiga are being carried out normally under its accompaniment and monitoring to guarantee the rights of users, clients, and bank workers. Bancamiga has grown exponentially in recent years, specifically by providing customers with tools to make international payments…
(2024-04-23). President Maduro and ICC’s Karim Khan Meet Again in Caracas. orinocotribune.com This Monday afternoon at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, for a private meeting. | “It is good to see you,” the Venezuelan president said to Khan, who entered the Palace accompanied by a small delegation. “This is the fourth visit,” noted President Maduro. | The Venezuelan head of state made a brief presentation on the situation in Venezuela, regarding the agreements previously signed with the ICC framed in a spirit of complementarity. | In this regard, Maduro said that in the Venezuelan National Assemb…
(2024-04-23). Venezuela’s Presidential Elections: New Voter Registrations Grow by 29% Compared to 2021. orinocotribune.com Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that the electoral registry grew, with 604,964 new voters and 847,999 change of residence updates. These significant figures demonstrate the Venezuelan people’s interest in participating in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for July 28. | According to the report from the principal rector of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso, this number of new voters is 29% higher than that of the 2021 election, when only 431,122 new voters registered. | Last Wednesday, April 17, the CNE president reported that 604,964 Venezuelans registered as new vote…
(2024-04-23). Venezuela’s Presidential Elections: 2 Candidates Resign & Announce Support for Democratic Action Candidate. orinocotribune.com Juan Carlos Alvarado, presidential candidate for COPEI, and Luis Ratti, candidate for the Popular Democratic Right (DDP), terminated their candidacy and announced their support for the Democratic Action (AD or Acción Democrática) candidate Luis Eduardo Martínez in the presidential elections scheduled for July 28. | Both Alvarado and Ratti agreed with the AD general secretary, Bernabé Gutiérrez, to announce their support for Martínez this Monday. The three political parties involved belong to the Venezuelan opposition that is pejoratively labeled by the far-right Unitary Platform (PUD) as “the scorpions” (alacrane…
(2024-04-23). Vijay Prashad: ‘Socialism Or Ruin’. popularresistance.org Monroeism is barbaric. It’s brutal. Sometimes the word imperialism doesn’t capture, emotionally, how brutal imperialism actually is, how brutal, how barbaric, inconsiderate it is towards the lives of ordinary people. 50,000 people have probably already been killed in Gaza. There are 7,000 people missing. Of them, 5,000 children, 15,000 children dead in Gaza — A generation lost. | That is the brutality, the callousness of imperialism. We have decided, in our text Hyper-Imperialism, to use the term hyper-imperialism to capture some of that brutality, that barbarism. You see the thing about hyper-imperialism,…
(2024-04-23). Statement: Hands off Mohammed Khatib! Stand with Palestine! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands together with our Europe Coordinator, Mohammed Khatib, and urges the broadest expressions of solidarity and support against the targeting and repression he is facing. We note that this is not only an attempt to target Mohammed as an individual and Samidoun as an organization. It is primarily an attempt …
(2024-04-23). Columbia Faculty Walk Out Over Student Suspensions, Arrest for Gaza Protests. scheerpost.com
(2024-04-23). Haiti Today, America Tomorrow? scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-23). The War on Protest. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-23). Iran’s Strategic Patience Is Spent. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-23). Biden Terrifyingly Grows Ranks of Government Spies. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-23). Liberal Justices Grill Attorney in Supreme Court Case on Criminalizing Homelessness. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-23). The McCarthyist Attack on Gaza Protests Threatens Free Thought for All. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-23). Apr 23, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Louis Armstrong — What A Wonderful World The Decline and Fall of the American Empire, by Tom Engelhardt Earth Day and Nukes: Stop the Madness and Save the Planet, by Bill Astore USA and the West: Delusion and Destruction Before Defeat, by Roger Boyd The Bad Faith Olympics: “This is the weirdest era in human history,” by James Howard Kunstler US Strategy for Great Power Competition: More Graft and Hope for Wonder Weapons, by Conor Gallagher Will Zionism Self-Destruct? by Alastair Crooke Palestinians as “the Others,” by Ralph Nader Iran’s Strategic Patience Is Spent, by As’ad AbuKhalil Bo…
(2024-04-23). Venezuela Does Not Need a License to Develop: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Monday, President Nicolas Maduro asserted that Venezuela does not need the United States to grant it oil licenses to move towards economic development and well-being. | RELATED: | “Venezuela does not need licenses to grow, develop, and embark on its own paths towards economic and social well-being, political stability, and peace,” he said, reaffirming that the United States failed to comply with agreements signed between the…
(2024-04-23). More Than 20 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Die in Iowa as Legislature Adjourns. truthout.org In the latest in a series of victories for trans and queer people in statehouses across the United States, Iowa’s legislature has adjourned sine die without passing a single piece of explicitly anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. This is despite more than 20 bills being introduced targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, including some introduced and prioritized by the governor herself. Other states… |
(2024-04-23). South Korean High Court Hears First-Ever Youth Climate Case in Asia. truthout.org One of South Korea’s two highest courts on Tuesday began hearing Asia’s first-ever youth-led climate lawsuit, which accuses the country’s government of failing to protect citizens from the effects of the worsening, human-caused planetary emergency. Nineteen members of the advocacy group Youth4ClimateAction filed a constitutional complaint in March 2020 accusing the South Korean government of… |
(2024-04-23). Ohio Attorney General Asks Court to Restrict Judge’s Pause on Anti-Trans Law. truthout.org On Monday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) urged the Ohio Supreme Court to review a lower court judge’s temporary restraining order against the state’s gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth, arguing that the decision to block the ban was overly broad. In March, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the state over the gender-affirming care ban, House Bill 68, on behalf of two… |
(2024-04-23). Migrants Tricked Into DeSantis Flight Scheme Qualify for Residency Visas. truthout.org Some of the dozens of migrants who were tricked by a scheme orchestrated by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office into boarding an airplane in Florida and flying to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022 have been granted temporary visas due to the fact that they may have been victims of a crime. DeSantis’s office coordinated two planes to fly the migrants (most of whom had come to the U.S. from Venezuela) from San… |
(2024-04-23). Human Rights Advocates Slam UK Move to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda. truthout.org Legal and human rights experts on Tuesday said the British Conservative Party’s decision to push through a bill allowing the government to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda — feffectively overriding last year’s Supreme Court ruling — represented a “desperate low” from lawmakers eager to exploit migrants ahead of elections expected later this year. “A lot of this is performative cruelty… |
(2024-04-23). We Can’t Trade a Path to Legalization in Exchange for More Border Militarization. truthout.org Silky Shah, executive director of the Detention Watch Network, a 27-year-old, national coalition working to abolish the incarceration of immigrants in the United States, says that the domestic “immigration enforcement system and the prison-industrial complex are not separate, but are intertwined systems of oppression.” Her first book, Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition… |
(2024-04-23). Public Health Finally Sees Incarceration as a Crisis. Abolition Is the Solution. truthout.org In Body and Soul, a pathbreaking examination of the Black Panther Party’s abiding commitment to health activism, Alondra Nelson recounts how Bobby Seale, Huey Newton, and other party leaders came to prioritize the pursuit of health and healing as vital to their survival — in more ways than one. As the Panthers’ reputation for armed resistance to police violence and demands for a society that left… |
(2024-04-23). UNRWA 2.0: How the Agency Serving Millions of Palestinian Refugees Can Survive. passblue.com 
The 75-year-old United Nations agency providing lifesaving and education services to Palestinian refugees in the Mideast needs a major overhaul of its management and governance practices to remain neutral in its operations and continue to attract the millions of dollars in funding it needs to endure, especially in Gaza, a new independent review found. The …
(2024-04-23). At Kent State University hundreds protest speech by fascist killer Rittenhouse. workers.org 
When the right-wing organization Turning Point USA announced it was hosting a speaking engagement at Kent State University in Ohio for white supremacist killer Kyle Rittenhouse, students tried to get the university administration to cancel the event, filing petitions with 5,000 signatures. When the university allowed the meeting with Rittenhouse . . . |
(2024-04-23). AI: The machine intelligence of imperialism. workers.org Part 1: Digital labor and material What is AI — artificial intelligence? According to the University of Illinois, Chicago, artificial intelligence describes a type of software design that “enables machines to learn from collective human experience, adapt to new inputs, and execute tasks resembling human capabilities. By leveraging AI technologies, . . . |
(2024-04-23). Spokane, WA: Sacred Heart med center workers strike against “disrespectful” conditions. liberationnews.org 
The strikers cited below-market pay, eroding medical and dental benefits, as well as perpetual under-staffing and overtime, as key drivers of their struggle.
(2024-04-23). Louisiana workers fight back against repressive anti-union legislation. liberationnews.org 
Several new pieces of anti-union legislation have advanced in the Senate, constituting an all-out war on Louisiana workers.
(2024-04-23). McCarthyist Attacks On Protests Threaten Free Thought for All. progressivehub.net ARI PAUL | FAIR…
(2024-04-23). Universities for AUKUS: The social licence confidence trick. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-04-23). Universities for AUKUS: The Social License Confidence Trick. counterpunch.org 
“Can we still see universities as places to learn and produce knowledge that, at the risk of sounding naàØve, is for the greater good of humanity, independently transient of geopolitical skirmishes?” Wanning Sun from the University of Technology, Sydney, asks in hope. “The history of universities during the Cold War era tells us that it is precisely at
(2024-04-23). Liberation Day Monologue. counterpunch.org 
Translator’s note: April 25 is a national holiday in Italy. It commemorates the liberation of Italy from Nazism and fascism after a long resistance movement during World War II, ending in 1945. On April 20, 2024, Italian novelist Antonio Scurati—author of the Strega prizewinning and international bestseller M: Son of the Century, the first of
(2024-04-23). Peace on Earth (Day). counterpunch.org 
In the middle of the night on Easter Sunday, April 22, 1984, eight people — all religious pacifists — got out of two cars on a dark Orlando road ready to commit a sensational crime to make a faith-based statement against the dangers of nuclear weapons. Having previously been to this spot to case our
(2024-04-23). The UAW’s Big Win at Volkswagen in Tennessee. counterpunch.org 
Persuading any Southern autoworkers to join a union had long been one of the U.S. labor movement’s most enduring challenges, despite persistent efforts by the UAW to organize this workforce. To be sure, the UAW already has members employed by Ford and General Motors at facilities in Kentucky, Texas, Missouri and Mississippi. However, the union
(2024-04-23). Leftovers of the American Century. counterpunch.org 
Let one old man deal with two others. I turn 80 in July, which makes me just over a year-and-a-half younger than Joe Biden and almost two years older than Donald Trump. And, honestly, I know my limits. Yes, I still walk — no small thing — six miles a day. And I work constantly.
(2024-04-23). Senator Bob Graham, 9/11, and the Mirage of American Democracy. counterpunch.org 
Former Senator Bob Graham passed away on April 16 at the age of 87. Graham had been one of the most outspoken opponents of the Iraq War. But his brightest legacy was his perennial fight against the cover-up of role of the Saudi government in September 11 terrorist attacks. Graham was chairman of the Senate
(2024-04-23). Are the Flat Tax Folks Winning…or Have They Already Won? counterpunch.org 
What makes an income tax “fair”? Right-wing lawmakers the nation over have a ready answer. To be fair, they tell us, an income tax needs to be “flat.” Their core claim: In an evenhanded tax system with no axe to grind, everyone would pay tax at the same rate. What approach, flat taxers argue, could
(2024-04-23). Pictures at an Exhibition. counterpunch.org 
The discovery of LSD-25 was one of the twentieth century’s greatest discoveries. Some writers have said that event is on par with the discovery of nuclear fission and the development of the atom bomb in its historical importance. I don’t know if I can state that unequivocally, but I can will vehemently argue that LSD is
(2024-04-23). Games Biden Plays. counterpunch.org 
During 2023, Washington made formal promises to Venezuela it had no intention of keeping. It is obvious now that the aim was to lay the groundwork for discrediting the upcoming Venezuelan presidential elections, to bolster the extreme, violent opposition parties they favour, and to waste precious diplomatic time and energy of the Venezuelan government. These
(2024-04-23). US To Convert Pacific Oil Rigs Into Military Bases as Part of Anti-China Buildup. news.antiwar.com The US Navy will convert surplus oil rigs in the western Pacific into mobile military bases as part of the US military buildup aimed at China, The Defense Post reported on Tuesday. The naval engineering firm Gibbs & Cox developed the concept, known as the Mobile Defense/Depot Platform (MODEP), and presented it earlier this month …
(2024-04-23). Ukraine Cuts Off Consular Services for Military-Age Men Abroad. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced Tuesday that Ukraine would be cutting off consular services for military-age men living abroad as a way to pressure them to return home and fight. “How it looks like now: a man of conscription age went abroad, showed his state that he does not care about its survival, and …
(2024-04-23). Labor Organizer Jane McAlevey on UAW’s Astounding Victory in VW Tennessee & Her Fight Against Cancer. democracynow.org 
Democracy Now! speaks with the great labor organizer and writer Jane McAlevey about the historic victory for Volkswagen employees at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory who voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union. The plant will become the first foreign-owned car factory in the South to unionize. “This win wasn’t just a win — it was what we would call a beatdown,” says McAlevey, who says the UAW’s recent success is a result of direct democracy and smart, strategic organizing that could lead to the unionizing of Mercedes workers in Alabama. “It’ll be a mas…
(2024-04-23). António Guterres calls for UN to have the power to declare a crisis and dictate the response worldwide. expose-news.com Award-winning journalist Alex Newman, author of the popular book ‘Deep State’ and the new best-selling book called ‘Indoctrinating Our Children to Death’, says the UN’s quest for total tyrannical control of your life is coming sooner …
(2024-04-23). Professor Angus Dalgleish: The mRNA injections are an absolute disaster and should be completely banned. expose-news.com In a Hearts of Oak podcast, Professor Angus Dalgleish shared his insights on covid injections, expressing concerns about their impact on cancer patients. He questioned the mRNA technology and emphasised the need …
(2024-04-23). Global warming, biowarfare and Pandemic Treaty grifters congregate to raise funds. expose-news.com Last week, EcoHealth Alliance held a fundraiser to enable it to promote the Pandemic Treaty’s One Health approach around the world. Michael Mann, infamous for creating the “hockey stick graph” at the …
(2024-04-23). Dr Aseem Malhotra’s Testimony on Human Rights Violations against the Finnish Government Introducing COVID-19 Vaccine Passports. expose-news.com On 2024April12, Dr. Aseem Malhotra’s gave testimony to the Helsinki District court as an expert witness on the Covid Pandemic under pain of perjury in the case of Mika Vauhkala against the …
(2024-04-23). 10 killed in mid-air helicopter crash in Malaysia. geo.tv 
Efforts underway to verify identities of victims all of whom were below the age of 40, says Malaysia’s defence minister…
(2024-04-23). Ivanka Trump puts her adventure shoes on to commemorate ‘Earth Day’. geo.tv 
Former White House adviser showcases planet’s beauty on social media for Earth Day…
(2024-04-23). Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant to host wedding event at family’s $71m London estate. geo.tv 
Here’s a look inside Mukesh Ambani’s 300-acre estate in Stoke Park, London…
(2024-04-23). The Hiroshima Nagasaki “Dress Rehearsal”: Oppenheimer and the U.S. War Department’s Secret September 15, 1945 “Doomsday Blueprint” to “Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map” globalresearch.ca The head of the Manhattan Project, General Groves was in permanent liaison with Oppenheimer. On Sept. 15, 1945 The War Department requested an estimate of the “number of bombs required to ensure our national security” against the USSR…
(2024-04-23). Protect the Arctic Region: Already Threatened Arctic Ecology Can be Devastated Further by Rapid Militarization. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). April 23, 1564: 460th Anniversary; William Shakespeare and the New World Order Then and Now: “Hell is Empty and all the Devils are Here” globalresearch.ca William Shakespeare’s birthday: he taught us never to despair in our resolve to confront the Lie. “to unmask falsehood and bring truth to light”. War criminals in high office are celebrated as messengers of peace: “And thus I clothe my naked villany. And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.” (Shakespeare, the words of King Richard III)…
(2024-04-23). Berberine and Cancer: New Promising Research on This Plant-Derived Alkaloid. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Childhood Vaccines: Six-month Old Received Five Vaccines and Died Within Hours of Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Video: The Age of Neurowarfare. James Corbett with Stavroula Pabst. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Bombshell Video: Massive Study of 99 Million Covid Vaccinated People. “Exposes the Lies they Told Us.” Dr. Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Will Neuroweapons and the “Control of the Human Mind” Trigger the Demise of Western Democracy? globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). The Horrifying Secret Agenda of the UN and WHO: Total Enslavement of Humanity Through a “Global Health Dictatorship” globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Video: The Use of Nuclear Weapons Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-23). Selected Articles: Video: The Use of Nuclear Weapons Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca 
By The US administration has endorsed…
(2024-04-23). Algeria: ICRC president meets with Algerian authorities. icrc.org News release | During her visit, the ICRC president met with the minister of foreign affairs and with the president of the Algerian Red Crescent, Ibtissem Hamlaoui.Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between the Algerian government and the ICRC.
(2024-04-23). Gaza Support Encampment at UC Berkeley. indybay.org Tents setup on steps of Sproul Hall by students with support from Code Pink…
(2024-04-23). Demonstrators Demand: Keep Masks in Healthcare Settings and Jails in San Francisco! Pt 1. indybay.org Photos by Dan Ryan @pictopticon from a rally this week to demand that San Francisco Department of Public Health keep in place its mask mandate for workers in healthcare settings and jails which is set to expire on 4/30/2024.
(2024-04-23). Demonstrators Demand: Keep Masks in Healthcare Settings and Jails in San Francisco! Pt 2. indybay.org Photos by Dan Ryan @pictopticon from a rally last week to demand that San Francisco Department of Public Health keep in place its mask mandate for workers in healthcare settings and jails which is set to expire on 4/30/2024. Pt 2 is Focus on Speakers…
(2024-04-23). Saturday 5/18: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Persuaders. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2024-04-23). A New Generation of Warriors at the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. indybay.org Indigenous Youths are demanding an end to the lithium mining and fake green projects now targeting their homelands, and exposing the human rights violations around the world, during their powerful presentations at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, now in its second week in New York.
(2024-04-23). Virtual Volunteer on Human Rights and Justice Campaign! indybay.org
(2024-04-23). Saturday 5/18: 'Words That Made the Difference' marks Brown v. Board of Education 70th Anniversary. indybay.org Holy Names University | 3500 Mountain Blvd. | Oakland, CA 94619…
(2024-04-23). Friday 4/26: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2024-04-23). The peace teaching of Jesus of Nazareth is thrown to the wind. indybay.org Jesus, the Christ, taught love of God and neighbor, nothing else, but this has to be learned. But if not even the clear teaching of peace of Jesus of Nazareth in the biblical Gospels is taken seriously and followed by Bible believers, then we can conclude that the Bible mix has caused enough mischief for long enough.
(2024-04-23). Thursday 4/25: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineThursday…
(2024-04-23). 4/20-21 Rome Gaza Conference “What Future for Palestine” International Forum. indybay.org Rome, Italy at the Centro Congressi Cavour conference center in the city center, a two-day Gaza conference was held by Italian and European progressives and peace activist organizations, with about a hundred people from more than a dozen countries participated.
(2024-04-23). Tuesday 4/23: USCPR Action Phone Zap! indybay.org Zoom | uscpraction.org/phonezap…
(2024-04-23). Sunday 4/28: Berkeley Copwatch Community Cookout. indybay.org The Grassroots House | 2022 Blake Street Berkeley, CA 94704 | (in the backyard)…
(2024-04-23). The Vertical Cyclone Effect in the Atmosphere and Global Warming. indybay.org We have a system: the warm surface of the Earth, the blanket of the Earth’s atmosphere and the endless vastness of the refrigerator of space. If an ancient giant came and stood here and used some huge crank to turn this system vertically, then in the place where the giant worked, the Earth’s surface would cool down and its heat would escape into the space.
(2024-04-23). Saturday 4/27: The End of Capitalism as You Know It: the walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2024-04-23). Young People Reclaim Earth Day. indybay.org Environmental and peace groups joined to call out genocidal slaughters in Palestine, Sudan and Congo. Actions in front of BNY Mellon Bank and BlackRock…
(2024-04-23). Agencies Cancel Plan to Frack Oil Wells, Build Pipelines in Los Padres National Forest. indybay.org VENTURA COUNTY, Calif., April 15, 2024 — Two federal agencies have confirmed the cancellation of applications for permits proposed a decade ago to drill and frack eight new wells on federal public land in Los Padres National Forest. The announcement, made April 3, comes just weeks after California officials proposed a statewide ban on this extremely dangerous fossil fuel extraction technique.
(2024-04-23). Uncovering CIA-Funded Experiments on Children in Europe During the Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Was the CIA involved in sponsoring West German pedophilic foster homes overseen by the Social Democratic Party? On January 26, The Dissenter covered how the CIA funded unethical experiments on Danish orphans for at least two decades from the early 1960s onwards. These grim trials were conducted as part of the mind control program MKULTRA, which…
(2024-04-23). Exposing CIA Experiments Targeting Children. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg On January 26th 2022, The Dissenter exposed how the CIA funded unethical experiments on Danish orphans for at least two decades, from the early 1960s onwards. These grim trials were conducted as part of the Agency’s mind control program MKULTRA, which was secretly farmed out overseas as it wound down in the US, due to the threat of public…
(2024-04-23). Naima Khatoon becomes first woman VC of AMU in over 100 years. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff Naima Khatoon has made history by becoming the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in over 100 years since its inception. Her appointment is a significant milestone in the university’s long-standing history and marks a momentous step towards gender inclusivity in higher education leadership in India. Khatoon, a distinguished …
(2024-04-23). Indian Americans condemn Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim hate speech. muslimmirror.com By Web Desk Washington, D.C.— The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) strongly condemns Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election speech, which labeled Muslims as “infiltrators” and promoted Hindu far-right conspiracy theory alleging that India’s Muslim population growth poses a threat that must be curbed. Modi’s inflammatory rhetoric falsely insinuated that the opposition Congress party would …
(2024-04-23). Indian Americans condemn Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim hate speech. muslimmirror.com By Web Desk Washington, D.C.— The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) strongly condemns Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election speech, which labeled Muslims as “infiltrators” and promoted Hindu far-right conspiracy theory alleging that India’s Muslim population growth poses a threat that must be curbed. Modi’s inflammatory rhetoric falsely insinuated that the opposition Congress party would …
(2024-04-23). After UCC, nobody will be able to marry 4 women, have 25 kids: Rajasthan min. muslimmirror.com Kota : Rajasthan minister Madan Dilawar on Tuesday said a uniform civil code is bound to be implemented in the country and it will not be possible for someone to “marry four women and beget 25 children”, and avail the benefits of government schemes. Addressing a press conference here, Dilawar also said that the Congress …
(2024-04-23). Delhi Riots 2020: HC denies bail to accused in UAPA case. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to an accused in a UAPA case linked to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 communal riots here, saying a violent public demonstration goes beyond the constitutional right to protest and becomes an offence punishable under law. A bench headed by Justice …
(2024-04-23). Kiribati May Be Surrounded by Water, but There’s Not Enough to Drink. passblue.com 
In its eight years of operation, the Green Climate Fund, a United Nations entity, has approved $1.2 billion worth of climate-related funding for Pacific small island developing states. Although it sounds like a ton of money, it’s not. Vanuatu, one such nation, estimates that it will need that much money alone by 2030 to handle …
(2024-04-23). Digital Health in Brazil: imperial threat or promise of sovereignty? peoplesdispatch.org Experts agree that the benefits of telehealth programs are clear, but they warn that without massive investment in public technologies, there is a major risk of handing over health data to foreign corporations…
(2024-04-23). Tennessee auto workers make history by voting yes to unionize. peoplesdispatch.org Workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga made history on April 19 when, after tireless organizing in one of the states most hostile to unions in the country, workers voted yes to unionize. Chattanooga Volkswagen workers thus made Volkswagen the first nonunion automaker to become unionized in the US since 1941. The unionization drive won by a landslide, with
(2024-04-23). One year of war in Sudan accompanied by dengue concerns. peoplesdispatch.org Public health authorities
(2024-04-23). Jorge Arreaza: On July 28, the Venezuelan people will choose between being patria or a colony. peoplesdispatch.org Three months ahead of Venezuela’s presidential election, the former minister and executive secretary of ALBA – TCP talks about the political and social transformations in Venezuela and the danger of the advance of the US-backed opposition.
(2024-04-23). The student movement for Palestine intensifies struggle with wave of university encampments. peoplesdispatch.org
(2024-04-23). Digital Health in Brazil: imperial threat or promise of sovereignty? peoplesdispatch.org Is the rapid digital transformation of healthcare an advancement or a setback? According to Raquel Rachid, a researcher at the Laboratory of Public Policy and Internet (Lapin), it’s not best understood simply by weighing its “benefits and drawbacks.” Rather, it’s better to view it through the lens of the conflicts and contradictions driving its implementation …
(2024-04-23). South Korea develops fast-charging sodium-ion hybrid batteries. plenglish.com Seoul, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) A high-energy, high-power sodium-ion hybrid battery that can be charged in just a few seconds was unveiled by scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), it was learned on Monday.
(2024-04-23). Dominican government calls as unfounded US report on human rights. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The Government of the Dominican Republic described as “aggressive” and “unfounded” a report on human rights in the country issued by the US State Department.
(2024-04-23). Heat-related mortality increased by 30% in Europe. plenglish.com Geneva, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Heat-related mortality increased by about 30 percent in Europe in the last 20 years, according to a report from the Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
(2024-04-23). Canada faces ecosystem changes due to forest fires. plenglish.com Ottawa, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The growing forest fires caused by accelerated warming are destroying the black spruce forests in Canada, which grow relatively slowly and contribute to the organic layer of the underlying soils, it was reported recently.
(2024-04-23). Educational institutions of Cuba and China signed memorandum. plenglish.com Havana, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of educational institutions from Cuba and China signed a memorandum of collaboration that will reinforce the preparation of public administration cadres in the business sector.
(2024-04-23). Warning Out on Three Violative Paint Products with High Lead Content. pressenza.com 
23 April 2024, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition has issued a new warning against imported paint products contaminated with high concentrations of lead, a toxic chemical not allowed in the manufacture of paints. | As part of its vigilant campaign to get rid of lead-containing paints and the risks that such paints pose to human health, the waste and pollution watchdog group announced it has detected lead way above the regulatory standard in three variants of KRX Aerosol Spray obtained from an online seller for P78 each. Interestingly, two lead-containing spray paint brands King Sfon and KRX have similar packagi…
(2024-04-23). On Earth Day, PMPI calls on DENR Secretary to Stop Ignoring the Cries of Mother Nature. pressenza.com 22 April 2023 | Ms. Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga | Secretary | Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Greetings. We share our open letter. | AN OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY YULO-LOYZAGA | The past few weeks have been mired with numerous issues related to our environment. We have been told to hydrate and avoid sun exposure due to the dangerously increasing heat indexes throughout the country. But indoors, we are vexed with rotational power interruptions as power plants across several regions run on derated capacities or forced outages. | Out there, destructive mining and reclamation projects continue to deple…
(2024-04-23). Perceptions Of Social Dominance And How To Change Them. pressenza.com
(2024-04-23). South Korea’s Election Outcome: Opposition Party Triumphs, President Yoon Faces Diplomatic and Domestic Challenges. pressenza.com Opposition party wins in South Korea’s election, posing challenges for President Yoon’s governance and foreign relations, notably with China. Despite this, Yoon’s alignment with the U.S. and Japan is likely to continue, amid domestic concerns like inflation and medical strikes. | By Pranjal Pandey | The liberal opposition party of South Korea has secured a
(2024-04-23). Taliban Jails Afghan Journalist, PEC Demands Release of all imprisoned Scribes. pressenza.com Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed concern over the imprisonment of Habib-ur-Rahman Taseer, a local Afghan journalist associated with Radio Azadi/Radio Free Europe. According to the Afghanistan Journalist Center, Taseer was detained by the Taliban regime of Afghanistan on April 6 and lately, he has been sent to jail. Taseer was reportedly detained for preparing local reports for Radio Azadi and his smartphone was seized and checked without his consent. The Ghazni-based journalist was also asked to exit from a joint Whatsapp group of journalists. | “It’s worriso…
(2024-04-23). Epstein Island Large. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com George and Douglas Macgregor talking about state of the union…
(2024-04-23). Doubling The Production… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2024-04-23). They Went To Hunt For Glory… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2024-04-23). Ukraine Collapsing In Plain Sight. thealtworld.com
(2024-04-23). Fighting to the Last Ukrainian. thealtworld.com Ukraine has lost almost half a million troops | And it looks like US/UK/EU “aid” packages will cost Ukraine another half-million soldiers. The UK PM justifies the destruction of Ukraine with this mindless reason: “Defending Ukraine aga…
(2024-04-23). The Real Debt Problem. thealtworld.com Someone sent me an article from something called Patriot Alerts, “Morgan Stanley Sounds Alarm On ‘Death Of US Dollar.'” | The death of the US dollar is not blamed on the Federal Reserve printing trillions of new fiat currency during the years of Quantitative Easing in order to bail out the difficulties of the 5 large banks. It is not blamed on the thoughtless US sanctions imposed on Russia, Iran, and other countries, the only effect of which is to encourage countries to abandon the dollar based system, thus causing a drop in the demand for dollars and US Treasury debt. | Instead, the dollar’s peril is blamed on R…
(2024-04-23). Russia to celebrate 133rd birthday of great composer. tvbrics.com 
One of his works will be presented to the public in St. Petersburg…
(2024-04-23). Participation of representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in BRICS and SCO events is valuable for the development of multilateral co-operation in the legal sphere, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov said. tvbrics.com 
Representatives of the Emirates’ supervisory authority have already started active work on the BRICS platform…
(2024-04-23). South Africa hosts exhibition in honour of 15th Chinese Language Day. tvbrics.com 
The exhibition aims to deepen understanding of Chinese culture…
(2024-04-23). Africa hopes for a thriving future through science and innovation. tvbrics.com 
Leaders, delegates, and experts from Africa convened in Addis Ababa for the Sixth African Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)…
(2024-04-23). Brazil celebrates national day of music. tvbrics.com 
The musical genre of choro is considered the first urban genre in Brazil…
(2024-04-23). Saudi Arabia’s capital gets ready to host World Economic Forum gathering. tvbrics.com 
Riyadh prepares for a special World Economic Forum meeting that is scheduled to occur on April 28 and 29…
(2024-04-23). Department of Choreography at Russian Institute of Theatre Arts organises School of Classical Dance in Senegal. tvbrics.com Three citizens of the country were recommended for admission to the university in the direction of “ballet master’s art”
(2024-04-23). Ethiopian official: By fostering innovation in agriculture, clean energy, and healthcare, we can create jobs. tvbrics.com 
This statement was made during the opening of the Sixth African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation…
(2024-04-23). 10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas. themoscowtimes.com Thousands of Russian citizens joined the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that marked the initial phase of Russia’s covert invasion.
(2024-04-23). WHO Documents Rising Resistance to First-Line HIV Drug. jamanetwork.com Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using dolutegravir, an integrase strand transfer inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2013, as a first- and second-line drug for treating people with HIV. But resistance to the treatment is on the rise. About 4% to as many as about 20% of people in 4 countries reporting data—Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, and Ukraine—who had not achieved viral suppression exhibited resistance while taking the drug as part of their antiretroviral therapy, a recent report by the WHO found.
(2024-04-23). Russian Aerial Attacks Wound Over a Dozen in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com Nine were wounded, including four children, in the southern city of Odesa, by falling debris from an overnight drone attack, the emergency services said.
(2024-04-23). 120 People Killed in Russian Border Region Since Invasion of Ukraine, Governor Says. themoscowtimes.com Belgorod has been repeatedly targeted by what Russian officials have called indiscriminate Ukrainian attacks since the start of the conflict.
(2024-04-23). Ukraine Moves To Bring Military-Aged Men Home To Fight. themoscowtimes.com Kyiv’s army is struggling to hold the front line, partly due to deepening manpower shortages.
(2024-04-23). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Federal employees in Uruguay staged a 24-hour protest strike over cuts while the union for graduate teaching assistants at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec announced it had obtained ratification of a sellout deal.
(2024-04-23). Poll shows deepening crisis of Australian Labor government amid social distress. wsws.org More than 50 percent of all respondents said they would struggle to cope with any unexpected expense, under conditions where costs for housing and other basic essentials have skyrocketed.
(2024-04-23). Weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez-Reed receives brutal sentence over 2021 Rust set death. wsws.org In a crass display of class justice, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer (weapons handler) on the set of the film Rust, was handed the maximum allowable sentence, 18 months in prison.
(2024-04-23). The SEP (Sri Lanka) launches party development fund to expand its political work. wsws.org The SEP has announced an ambitious program to increase its membership, build the International Youth and Students for Social Equality and expand its political analysis for the World Socialist Web Site and its publication of Marxist literature in the Sinhala and Tamil languages.
(2024-04-23). Trump “hush money” cover-up trial opens in Manhattan. wsws.org The trial may shed light on the corrupt methods of Trump and bourgeois politics as a whole, but it does not address his real crimes.
(2024-04-23). Financial report shows Teamsters bureaucracy pays 160 people more than $200,000 a year. wsws.org The Teamsters bureaucracy consumes over a hundred million dollars a year to pay its bureaucrats lavish salaries and invest in financial assets.
(2024-04-23). Quebec band critical of Glencore censored as transnational firm continues to pump out toxic emissions. wsws.org Owned by the global metals producer Glencore, the Horne Smelter has long been criticized by Rouyn-Noranda residents for its massive discharge of toxic materials.
(2024-04-23). Nearly 300 bodies discovered in mass graves at Gaza’s Nasser hospital. wsws.org The dead include men, women and children, as well as people with clear indications of being medical patients. Some were discovered handcuffed, indicating that victims were killed in mass summary executions.
(2024-04-23). Bodycam footage and lawsuits detail police killings of Texas men suffering mental health crises. wsws.org Two men were killed one month apart in the fall of 2022, while a third man died in police custody under suspicious circumstances following a voluntary hospitalization for a mental health evaluation.
(2024-04-23). In Numbers: Reading in the digital age. ecns.cn
(2024-04-22). HK plastics ban receives mixed response. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region kicked off the first stage of its single-use plastics ban on Monday, starting a six-month buffer period with no harsh enforcement to give the community time to learn the new regulations.
(2024-04-23). Agbiag ti Kordilyera! Solidarity Message to the 40th Anniversary of Cordillera Day. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-04-23). China continues to create jobs, pledges continued enhancement. ecns.cn China created 3.03 million new urban jobs in the first quarter of the year, completing its corresponding target set in this year’s government work report, said the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Tuesday.
(2024-04-23). Preview of International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu. ecns.cn The expo will run from April 26 to Oct. 28, lasting for 186 days. The main venue will showcase 113 exhibition parks, including 39 international exhibition parks and 74 domestic exhibition parks.
(2024-04-23). The Pentagon’s 30-Year Lobbying Swindle. progressivehub.net FREDDY BREWSTER | THE LEVER…
(2024-04-23). Multitarget Stool RNA Testing. jamanetwork.com To the Editor Dr Barnell and colleagues reported an mt-sRNA colorectal cancer screening test with higher sensitivity for colorectal cancer compared with FIT (94.4% for mt-sRNA vs 77.8% for FIT). Although sensitivity is important in colorectal cancer screening, I believe the description of the lower specificity of mt-sRNA compared with FIT is misleading.
(2024-04-23). Over 100 displaced, roads submerged as River Zoka floods in Adjumani. independent.co.ug 
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A devastating flood caused by the overflow of River Zoka has displaced over 100 in Ukusijoni sub-county, Adjumani district. The flood, which occurred on Sunday, has particularly affected Rubangabin and Sinyanya villages, submerging homes, latrines, and several acres of crop gardens. Additionally, a section of the Obongi-Sinyanya-Adjumani …
(2024-04-23). Multitarget Stool RNA Testing—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate the Letters from Drs Imperiale and colleagues and Dr Baird. Regarding SSLs of at least 1 cm in size, we are following the most recent US Multi-Society Task Force guidelines, which were cited by Imperiale and colleagues. These guidelines state “Because evidence of the risk of metachronous neoplasia associated with serrated lesions is evolving, whenever possible we have chosen not to include SSPs [sessile serrated polyps] and HPs [hyperplastic polyps] in our definitions of low-risk adenoma, high risk adenoma, and advanced neoplasia, and will refer to these lesions separately.” This exclusion…
(2024-04-23). Malaysia: Two navy helicopters clash mid-air, resulting in 10 killed. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: In a devastating incident, ten crew members lost their lives as two navy helicopters collided mid-air during a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade. The accident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9: 32 am on Tuesday morning.
(2024-04-23). “13 journalists attacked at Colombia’s opposition marches” colombiareports.com Thirteen journalists were attacked at Colombia’s anti-government protests, said press freedom foundation (FLIP) on Monday. According to President Gustavo Petro, the protests drew some 250,000 people, mainly supporters of the…
(2024-04-23). Lepodisiran for Elevated Lipoprotein(a). jamanetwork.com To the Editor In a recent randomized clinical trial, Dr Nissen and colleagues found that lepodisiran, an extended-duration short interfering RNA targeting lipoprotein(a), demonstrated high tolerability while decreasing serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations in a dose-dependent way over an extended period. These results were unexpected, necessitating a cautious approach to their interpretation. A significant concern is the potential for long-term toxicities due to the persistent therapeutic effects after a single dose.
(2024-04-23). Lawmakers Invoke Communist China To Justify TikTok Ban & Arizona’s Governor Has A Spending Problem. trofire.com Legislation is working its way through Congress that could result in the popular social media app TikTok being BANNED in the United States. Also, Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has some explaining to do about who paid for her lavish trip to this year’s Super Bowl, and so far her administration is not giving any …
(2024-04-22). Maldives’ ruling party wins election in landslide. ecns.cn Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to the country’s election commission.
(2024-04-23). PICTORIAL: Anne Nkutu new DG as 99th Rotary District Conference celebrated in style. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rotarians from district 9213 concluded the three-day 99th Rotary District Conference (Discon) last Saturday at Speke Resort Munyonyo in an award-winning dinner, bringing style and cheer to a blend. The cheerful Rotarians also toasted to the new District Governor elect, Anne Nkutu from the Rotary Club of Naalya and …
(2024-04-22). Crackdown on IPR infringement bears fruit. ecns.cn Chinese courts at different levels have intensified the crackdown on counterfeiting over the past year, with harsher punishments for intellectual property infringements, in order to further stimulate and protect innovation by the rule of law.
(2024-04-23). Form and Fantasy. independent.co.ug 
Artists explore the intersections between figurative and formal abstraction and the realm of imagination in group show. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | You will feel absorbed when you encounter the works of Kaleab Abate, Emmie Nume, Salome Muleta, Daniel Atenyi, Sherie Margaret Ngigi and Kidane Getau. The six artists are showcasing their art in a group …
(2024-04-23). Reported Political Participation by Physicians vs Nonphysicians. jamanetwork.com This study uses survey data to compare rates of political participation between US physicians and nonphysicians from 2017 to 2021.
(2024-04-22). China expects U.S. cooperation in new era. ecns.cn Ambassador Xie Feng attended the opening ceremony of the Harvard Kennedy School China Conference 2024 on Saturday and delivered the speech, “Chinese Modernization, A Community with a Shared Future for Mankind, and China-U.S. Relations”.
(2024-04-23). On the Marxist critique of Heidegger. mronline.org 
How Marxists should approach the critique of Martin Heidegger.
(2024-04-23). In Love: the Sonnet and Medicine. jamanetwork.com Of the so-called received forms in poetry, the sonnet is most well-known and easily recognizable. Arriving into the English language in the 16th century from Italy, the most common variation is the so-called Shakespearian or English sonnet, comprising 14 lines in iambic pentameter (5 pairs of unstressed-stressed syllables), the first 3 quatrains with the familiar ABABCDCDEFEF rhyme scheme and concluding with a rhymed couplet. The first 12 lines typically frame a conceit or argument, which is then resolved, or revised, by the couplet. And of course, in keeping with Shakespeare’s (and Petrarch’s) famous use of the…
(2024-04-23). From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee: The Experiences and Reflections of an American Communist in East Germany. mronline.org 
In this interview with Zhao Dingqi, Victor Grossman reflects on his life as an American communist in East Germany.
(2024-04-23). Special operation ‘Fox Hunt 2024’ commences. ecns.cn The Ministry of Public Security recently launched 2024’s “Fox Hunt” operation, a special operation to apprehend economic fugitives.
(2024-04-23). Mister Cee’s Funeral Details Revealed After Hip-Hop DJ’s Unexpected Death. newsone.com 
(2024-04-23). Police storm Equity Bank after attempted robbery. independent.co.ug 
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested a security guard attached to SGA Security after they stormed Equity Bank Soroti Branch this morning after a reported attempted robbery last night. Police spokesman Fred Enanga confirmed the incident, saying that an attempt was made to rob Equity Bank in Soroti City and a security guard and his supervisor …
(2024-04-23). World’s first river-sea electric container ship sets sail. ecns.cn Lvshui 01, the world’s first river-sea electric container ship, arrived at Shengdong Wharf of Yangshan Port in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Monday, setting new records for the world’s first and largest vessel of its type.
(2024-04-23). As road accidents reach 79 in a week, govt reconsiders vehicle inspection plan. independent.co.ug 
Compensation to SGS, the company responsible for vehicle inspections, has reached 30 percent of the required 209 billion Shillings Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy-nine-79 people lost their lives while 288 others sustained injuries in road accidents last week, the Uganda Police has revealed. Michael Kananura, the traffic police spokesperson, emphasized that the majority …
(2024-04-23). Medical student from Andhra dies after getting trapped in frozen Kyrgyzstan waterfall. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A 21-year-old Indian medical student died on Monday after getting stuck under a frozen waterfall in Kyrgyzstan.Dasari Chandu, from Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalle, was a second-year MBBS student in Kyrgyzstan.He went to the waterfall on Sunday with four other students from Andhra Pradesh. Chandu died after becoming trapped in the ice. Chandu’s parents stated that they had contacted Union Minister G Kishan Reddy to bring their son’s body home. The Union minister is in contact with Kyrgyzstan officials, and plans have been made to transport the body to Anakapalle, according to reports.Further details ar…
(2024-04-23). Multitarget Stool RNA Testing. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The study by Dr Barnell and colleagues raises methodological and clinical concerns. First, sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) 1 cm or larger are widely considered to be advanced precancerous lesions comparable to advanced adenomas, and their categorization as a nonfinding and part of the specificity calculation is unconventional. From the study’s Table 2, moving these lesions to the sensitivity calculation reduces sensitivity for advanced precancerous lesions from 46% (278/606) to 39% (311/798) for multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) testing and from 29% (175/606) to 23% (187/792) for fecal immunochemical…
(2024-04-23). Deputy President in the United Arab Emirates for a working visit. sanews.gov.za Deputy President in the United Arab Emirates for a working visit | Deputy President Paul Mashatile is undertaking a working visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). | The Deputy President arrived in the UAE yesterday and will wrap up his visit on Friday, 25 April 2024. | According to the Presidency, the UAE visit is aimed at building and strengthening bilateral relations, particularly increasing economic and knowledge exchange between the two States. | The country’s second-in-command and his delegation will engage with experts in the telecommunications and digital economy, in line with So…
(2024-04-23). Expert lists multiple mistakes in U.S. criticism of China’s ‘overcapacity’. ecns.cn There are multiple mistakes in the U.S. criticism of China’s “overcapacity,” said Guo Kai, executive president of China Finance 40 Institute, on Monday.
(2024-04-23). Error in Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements. jamanetwork.com In several JAMA articles published in 2022 and 2023, an incorrect institution was published in Dr Califf’s conflict of interest disclosure statements: the Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health should have been listed as the Critical Path Institute. The articles have been corrected online.
(2024-04-23). Climate crisis-driven disasters are disproportionately decimating Asia — affecting millions. thecanary.co Climate crisis-driven disasters are disproportionately decimating Asia. These are the findings of a new UN report on weather-related disasters in 2023. Although global temperatures hit record highs last year, the UN’s weather and climate agency pointed out that Asia was warming at a particularly rapid pace. Floods in South Korea caused landslides killing more than …
(2024-04-23). California Prosecutors Kept Black And Jewish People Off Of Death Row Juries, Cases Under Review, DA Says. newsone.com 
All pending death penalty cases in Alameda County, California, were ordered reviewed after the revelation of a racist and antisemitic scandal that targeted Black and Jewish inmates.
(2024-04-22). Military official urges int’l cooperation. ecns.cn China will continue engaging in international military cooperation with a more proactive and open stance to promote world peace and development, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday.
(2024-04-23). Russia Creates Book Censorship Body — Vedomosti. themoscowtimes.com A major publisher has already stopped selling books by U.S. authors James Baldwin and Michael Cunningham, as well as Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin, for alleged “LGBT propaganda.”
(2024-04-23). Uganda 7th in Africa’s organized crime index. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda ranks 7th in Africa for the highest number of cases related to Organized Crimes, the Director of Public Prosecutions Jane Frances Abodo has revealed. These crimes, committed for financial gain, encompass activities such as money laundering, drug trafficking, smuggling of migrants, human trafficking, fraud, extortion, counterfeiting, contraband, asset …
(2024-04-23). Mike Pezzullo sacked years too late: FLASHBACK 2023. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-04-22). Increasing crop yield will help ease imports. ecns.cn China’s grain yield will grow at an annual pace of 1.1 percent over the coming decade as hunger rises worldwide, enabling the world’s largest food importer to buy significantly less from overseas.
(2024-04-23). Russia Urges Citizens to Avoid Flying Turkish Airlines to Latin America. themoscowtimes.com Moscow’s Embassy in Ankara accused the airline of turning away Russian passengers from flights to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Panama without explanation.
(2024-04-23). Less Sleep Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes Despite Healthy Diet. jamanetwork.com People who slept 5 or fewer hours each night had a higher risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than those who slept 7 to 8 hours, even if they followed a healthy diet, a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open found. Sleeping 5 hours or 3 to 4 hours per day was linked with a 16% and 41% increased risk of type 2 diabetes, respectively.
(2024-04-23). New draft law requires improvement of energy development. ecns.cn A new draft law being reviewed by Chinese lawmakers has required the improvement of energy development and utilization, with support to promote non-fossil and low-carbon energy.
(2024-04-23). ‘I couldn’t remain silent’: Son fights for Uyghur journalist’s release from Chinese prison. cpj.org 
The last time Bahram Sintash saw his journalist father was in 2017. Qurban Mamut, an influential Uyghur editor had come to the United States for a visit but upon his return to Xinjiang in northwest China, he disappeared. Sintash later learned that his father had been swept up in China’s 2017 crackdown on Uyghurs and…
(2024-04-22). Chinese people debate compensatory working days as May Day holidays approach. ecns.cn As the May Day holidays approach and Chinese people prepare to flock to tourist sites, the debate has arisen again about whether to have compensatory working days to allow for longer holidays, or just to rest on the official holidays.
(2024-04-23). EFRIS: Waiver of penalties is not the solution. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | THE INDEPENDENT | Following a strike by the traders in Uganda, the Government has directed the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to suspend the penalties imposed on taxpayers for not implementing the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) and is considering possible waiver of the penalties, although the taxpayers are to continue using EFRIS …
(2024-04-23). Maldives’ ruling party wins election in landslide. ecns.cn Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to the country’s election commission.
(2024-04-23). 250 suspected scammers arrested in joint Laos-China operation. ecns.cn A joint police operation has bust three telecom fraud dens and apprehended 250 Chinese nationals suspected of being cross-border scammers in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
(2024-04-22). G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement blatant interference in China’s internal affairs: FM. ecns.cn China strongly deplores and firmly rejects the manipulation of China-related issues at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
(2024-04-23). Reporting Health Consequences of War in Medical Journals. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint suggests that medical and public health journals should publish articles focused singularly on health without political bias when reporting on the health consequences of war.
(2024-04-23). Albanese Government turning Australia into world’s unsustainable mine. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-04-22). ‘Thucydides Trap’ avoidable, ambassador says. ecns.cn China’s ambassador to the United States does not believe the two countries have to enter the “Thucydides Trap”, where an established power feels threatened by a rising power, which could lead to war.
(2024-04-23). Great Lakes Energy wins legal battle over Kabulasoke Solar Project. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Great Lakes Energy Company NV, a subsidiary of GL Africa Energy Limited (GLAE), has secured victory in its ongoing legal dispute with its local partners, Bryan Xsabo Strategy Consultants (Uganda) Limited, Mola Solar Systems (Uganda) Limited and Consicara Global Investors Limited over the Kabulasoke Solar Power Project in Uganda owned …
(2024-04-23). The Heat: U.S. Politics. america.cgtn.com 
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was back in a New York courtroom on Monday for the start of his so-called ‘hush money’ criminal trial. Attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense delivered their opening statements and a former publisher took the stand as the first witness. | Joining the discussion: |
(2024-04-23). How Generative AI Done Right Could Help Democratize Health Care. jamanetwork.com This Medical News article is an interview with JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and Virologist Davey Smith, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at the University of California, San Diego.
(2024-04-23). Meet Capitalism’s Successor: Technofeudalism. progressivehub.net YANIS VAROUFAKIS | CURRENT AFFAIRS…
(2024-04-23). Dignity for those in need: Gauteng launches mobile shower facilities for homeless people. sanews.gov.za Dignity for those in need: Gauteng launches mobile shower facilities for homeless people | The Gauteng Department of Social Development, Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment has unveiled mobile shower services for homeless people in the province. | MEC Mbali Hlophe said the services are aimed at restoring dignity for people who find themselves homeless in the province. | “It’s about giving them warm food and a shower. It’s also about ensuring that our social workers have access to them and they are able to direct them to the broader services that we have. That’s about family reunification, which is real…
(2024-04-23). Georgia Is Stopping a Bookstore from Sending Books to Prisons. progressive.org But a Free Speech lawsuit challenging the policy could change that.
(2024-04-23). Greater Evaton water safe for consumption, says Rand Water. sanews.gov.za Greater Evaton water safe for consumption, says Rand Water | Rand Water has assured residents that the contamination which affected the quality of drinking water in the Greater Evaton area has been resolved and tap water is now safe for consumption. | The water contamination affected the quality of drinking water in Palm Springs, Zone 7 Sebokeng, Beverly Hills, Sonder Water, Graceland, Lakeside Zone 3, Zone 6, Small Farms, and Evaton North and West in Emfuleni Local Municipality. | In a joint statement, Rand Water and the Emfuleni Local Municipality said an investigation into the water contamination was launched…
(2024-04-23). “13 journalists attacked at Colombia’s opposition marches” colombiareports.com Thirteen journalists were attacked at Colombia’s anti-government protests, said press freedom foundation (FLIP) on Monday. According to President Gustavo Petro, the protests drew some 250,000 people, mainly supporters of the…
(2024-04-22). PBOC unveils multilingual payment services guide to facilitate foreigners’ payment services. ecns.cn PBOC on Monday released the South Korean language version of a guide to payment services for foreigners visiting Zhangjiajie in Central China’s Hunan Province, one of the fresh efforts to facilitate payment for foreigners and promote high-level opening-up.
(2024-04-23). Pro-Palestine protesters stand with McGill Students on a hunger strike for Gaza. youtube.com Say it loud, say it clear, liberation is near.
(2024-04-22). Market mavens downplay volatility. ecns.cn Given the global nature of the institutional investors that drive the world’s stock markets, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.67 percent on Monday, while the Shenzhen Component Index slid 0.43 percent.
(2024-04-23). Increases To The Child Care And Development Block Grant Were Helpful, But Consistent Funding Is Needed. newsone.com 
(2024-04-23). Guidelines on Falls Prevention in Older Adults. jamanetwork.com This article summarizes a 2022 clinical practice guideline on falls prevention and management in older adults from the World Falls Guidelines Initiative.
(2024-04-23). Uganda advances Anti-Counterfeit law. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The government’s enactment of the Anti-Counterfeit Goods Bill signifies an important step towards safeguarding intellectual property, fostering fair competition, and ultimately, protecting Ugandan consumers. However, stakeholders acknowledge that the true efficacy of the legislation rests on stakeholder collaboration. Fred Muwema, Chairman of the Anti-counterfeit Network says many businesses have …
(2024-04-23). Government urges South Africans to vote in the upcoming general elections. sanews.gov.za Government urges South Africans to vote in the upcoming general elections | Government is calling on South Africans to exercise their right to vote in the National and Provincial Elections on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. This year, millions of South Africans will once again have the opportunity to cast their votes in the seventh democratic elections, which mark 30 years after the first democratic elections in 1994. | In a recent interview with SAnews, the Acting Director-General (ADG) of the Government Communication and Information System, Nomonde Mnukwa, encouraged all eligible South Africans to cast their votes in…
(2024-04-23). Shanghai Disney Resort hosts ‘green’ events to celebrate Earth Day. ecns.cn Shanghai Disney Resort joined forces with National Geographic to host a Nature Conservation Forum on Monday, as well as a series of programs to celebrate Earth Day.
(2024-04-23). This Week in IA: The Bruce Lehrmann verdict. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-04-23). PRASA’s efforts to ensure trains run on time. sanews.gov.za PRASA’s efforts to ensure trains run on time | The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s ongoing efforts to re-signal its network in phases will go a long way to improving efficiency and making sure that commuter trains are reliable and punctual. | PRASA embarked on a journey to upgrade its near obsolete and outdated signalling system. | “When PRASA suffered massive theft and vandalism of the rail infrastructure, the newly installed state-of-the-art electronic interlocking and signaling equipment was not left unscathed. In rebuilding the rail infrastructure, PRASA is re-installing the stolen and vandalized sign…
(2024-04-23). Qingdao illuminated in celebration of 75th founding anniversary of Chinese PLA navy. ecns.cn The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hosted a series of activities to celebrate its 75th founding anniversary in Qingdao.
(2024-04-23). Xi’s profound committment to education. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to education. During his tenure as Party Secretary in Fuzhou, Xi also served as president of Minjiang Vocational University for six years.
(2024-04-23). The Pentagon’s 30-Year Lobbying Swindle. levernews.com
(2024-04-23). Highest, largest wind farm installs first turbine in Himalayas. ecns.cn The first wind turbine of the world’s highest wind farm in the Himalayas was installed on Saturday, at an altitude of 5,092 meters.
(2024-04-23). Tax policy to better support economic recovery. ecns.cn China’s fiscal authorities will intensify efforts in areas like fully supporting sci-tech innovation and expanding domestic demand to further facilitate economic recovery,…
(2024-04-23). Canada faces another grim wildfire season. mronline.org 
The wildfires in Canada kept burning all winter, and a new season is set to be catastrophic, as climate feedback loops accelerate disaster, warns John Clarke.
(2024-04-23). The creature of caprice. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-04-23). ‘Part of the CPJ family’: Journalist, former hostage Terry Anderson dies at 76. Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director 
(2024-04-23). Train in Canada catches fire, five carriages engulfed | Watch Video. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A striking video captured the intense blaze as flames engulfed several carriages on a train in Canada. | Firefighters expressed gratitude towards witnesses who promptly dialed 911 upon spotting a Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKCR) train hurtling towards downtown London, Ont., late Sunday night, with flames leaping high into the night sky.
(2024-04-23). CPJ, others oppose prosecution of Italian investigative journalists in leaks probe. cpj.org The Committee to Protect Journalists and more than 70 other signatories, including Italian and international press freedom groups and European media outlets, called on Italy on Tuesday to respect the right to report, rather than risk criminalizing journalism by prosecuting three reporters with Italy’s Domani newspaper in order to identify their sources. In a leaks…
(2024-04-23). Columbia’s solidarity camp for Gaza has sparked a nationwide student antiwar movement. #Gaza. youtube.com 
(2024-04-23). Bird flu raises concern of WHO. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) said the rising number of bird flu cases has raised “great concern” because it had an “extremely high” mortality rate among those who had been infected around the world.
(2024-04-23). Man Sets Himself On Fire To Cap Off Crazy First Week Of Trump’s Criminal Trial. trofire.com We’re now into the second week of Donald Trump’s criminal trial, and no one could have predicted the insanity that took place during week 1. To cap off the crazy week, a Trump supporter set himself on fire outside the courtroom on Friday after throwing out pamphlets filled with conspiracy theories. Jurors were crying due …
(2024-04-22). China firmly rejects manipulation of China-related issues at G7 FM Meeting: spokesperson. ecns.cn China strongly deplores and firmly rejects the manipulation of China-related issues at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The comments from the meeting are a deliberate mischaracterization of the facts and truth, and a blatant interference in China’s internal affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Monday.
(2024-04-23). G7 meddling in internal affairs condemned. ecns.cn China has slammed a communique issued by the Group of Seven foreign ministers, urging the bloc to stop interfering in other countries’ internal affairs.
(2024-04-23). ‘I couldn’t remain silent’: Son fights for Uyghur journalist’s release from Chinese prison. Iris Hsu
(2024-04-23). Kwoyelo shares details on Joseph Kony and the death of Vincent Otti. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ex-Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni has narrated the circumstances that led to death of Lt. General Vincent Otti. This, as the defense trial of Kwoyelo resumed on Monday, April 22, before the International Crimes Division of the High Court sitting in Gulu City. This comes days after the …
(2024-04-23). Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues (Part 4). mronline.org 
Agribusiness assaults on tropical forests are driving the emergence of new diseases and epidemics.
(2024-04-23). Four sailors missing after vessel collides in Guangdong. ecns.cn Rescue workers were still racing against time to search for the missing crew members who were washed away after their vessel collided with a bridge pier in Foshan, Guangdong province, as of Tuesday noon.
(2024-04-23). How KingSett Capital Hijacked Toronto’s Revitalization Plans. socialistproject.ca 
In March of 2021, Toronto’s City Council directed staff to find funding sources for the purchase or expropriation of 214-230 Sherbourne Street to build ” 214-230 Sherbourne is located in one of Toronto’s
(2024-04-23). Worker share ownership schemes important to economic transformation. sanews.gov.za Worker share ownership schemes important to economic transformation | President Cyril Ramaphosa says giving workers a seat at the table where strategic corporate decisions are made fosters good morale and innovation and also builds a resilient economy. | The President said this when he delivered the keynote address at the inaugural Worker Share Ownership Conference held in Johannesburg on Tuesday. | The conference serves as a platform for advocacy for Employee Share Ownership Plans in private companies. | “This conference is an opportunity for meaningful dialogue among a diverse array of participants, including t…
(2024-04-23). Why Farmers Are Standing Up Against Free Trade. progressive.org Farmers around the world are going to the streets to call for decent incomes that would help their families and local economies.
(2024-04-23). Narrative Play—Promoting Adolescent Health With Interactive Games. jamanetwork.com This Arts and Medicine feature discusses INSPIRE, a digital health game designed to foster adolescent health behavior change.
(2024-04-23). Russia Scraps WWII March Over Security Fears. themoscowtimes.com Russia is canceling the nationwide Immortal Regiment march for a second straight year due to “security threats.”
(2024-04-23). Rest In Power: Notable Black People Who Have Died This Year. newsone.com 
Source: Library Of Congress / loc.gov | UPDATED: 11: 30 a.m. ET, April 23 | While death is an inevitable part of life, that fact doesn’t make it any easier when it is reported that someone has died. | Civil rights activist William Strickland died April 10 at the age of 87, William Strickland was an avid supporter of the Black Power movement and worked with many leaders of the Black community in the 1960s. AP confirmed Stickland’s death through family. | William Strickland fou…
(2024-04-23). PRASA reaches milestone with production of 200 trains. sanews.gov.za PRASA reaches milestone with production of 200 trains | The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has achieved a significant train production milestone with the 200 modern high-tech Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) manufactured in Gauteng. | “The first train set hit our railway tracks in February 2017. Today, we celebrate this progress made towards the overarching goal of 600 trains. With these new trains, we are contributing towards the reduction of carbon emissions and the promotion of sustainable transportation alternatives,” Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga said on Tuesday in Cape Town. | These…
(2024-04-23). Chechen Leader Kadyrov Posts Workout Video After Pancreatitis Report. themoscowtimes.com Citing anonymous sources at the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital where he was allegedly treated, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported that Kadyrov was diagnosed with acute pancreatic necrosis in January 2019.
(2024-04-23). Rongshan Yangtze River Bridge connected in Sichuan. ecns.cn The bridge was successfully joined on Monday and is expected to open to traffic in August.
(2024-04-23). 4] The Ascent and Decline of The Ottoman Empire. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. After the demise of Alp Arslan, the Sultanate was inherited by his son, Malik Shah. However, his uncle Qaaward (or Qavurt) Bin Chaghri, who ruled over the Seljuks of Kerman, challenged his authority and sought to claim the Sultanate for himself. This led …
(2024-04-23). Belarus takes more than 20 ‘extremist’ news websites offline. cpj.org New York, April 23, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Belarusian authorities’ decision to cancel the domain names of news websites they labeled as “extremist” and calls for an end to the use of extremism legislation as a censorship tool to silence independent reporting. In an April 4 order, the Operational and Analytical Center (OAC)…
(2024-04-23). Anti-Racism Colonel Whose Promotion Is Being Stalled By Anti-DEI GOP Senator Has Nomination Extended. newsone.com 
Air Force Col. Benjamin Jonsson, who wrote an op-ed on racism in the military, got his nomination for a promotion extended after it was blocked by an anti-DEI Republican.
(2024-04-23). Deaths From Excessive Drinking Rose in the US During Pandemic. jamanetwork.com Deaths associated with excessive alcohol use have been rising over the past 20 years. But during 2020-2021 they went up dramatically—from an average of about 138 000‚Äâdeaths during 2016-2017 to more than 178‚ÄØ000 deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. The change represents a 29% increase in lives lost, according to results published in the MMWR.
(2024-04-23). How’s Your Soul. jamanetwork.com In this narrative essay, a physician reflects on the way in which his residency program director’s unique background as a Master of Divinity helped him to focus on his growth as a human being rather than concentrating solely on clinical evaluations.
(2024-04-23). Health Equity Adjustment and Hospital Performance in the Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study discusses hospital performance after the incorporation of health equity adjustment into Medicare’s Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program.
(2024-04-22). G7 meddling in internal affairs condemned. ecns.cn China has slammed a communique issued by the Group of Seven foreign ministers, urging the bloc to stop interfering in other countries’ internal affairs.
(2024-04-23). Justice For Sade Robinson: White Man Who Allegedly Mutilated Black Woman Pleads Not Guilty. newsone.com 
A Milwaukee white man who was charged with killing Sade Robinson after her body parts were found on a nearby beach has pleaded not guilty.
(2024-04-23). Reporting on Health and War in Medical Journals. jamanetwork.com We write to respond to the Viewpoint by Greenland et al that proposes a form of content moderation for medical journals. Greenland et al suggest that articles dealing with health care and health consequences during war should assiduously avoid discussing the politics of war. While JAMA and other medical journals routinely practice content moderation as part of the editing process, the application of content moderation by medical editors is based on the quality and importance of the science and the insights for medicine and public health. Greenland et al are proposing something quite different. They insist that a…
(2024-04-23). Peruvian woman with rare illness dies by euthanasia after landmark court ruling. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Ana Estrada, a 47-year-old Peruvian woman battling a rare and incurable condition known as polymyositis, died through euthanasia following a significant legal victory allowing her to end her life with medical assistance, her attorney confirmed on Monday. | Ana Estrada had endured three decades living with polymyositis, a disease causing severe muscle weakness that left her bedridden and reliant on a ventilator for breathing. | After a prolonged court battle, Estrada obtained a groundbreaking ruling in 2022 from Peru’s Supreme Court, granting her an exemption to pursue euthanasia, a practice illegal…
(2024-04-23). Patient Information: Hyperthyroidism. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes hyperthyroidism causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
(2024-04-23). Risk Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older Community-Dwelling Adults. jamanetwork.com This Review summarizes current best practices for risk stratification, clinical assessment, and selection of risk reduction interventions for falls in community-dwelling older adults.
(2024-04-23). Meta-Analysis: “Limited” Benefits to Rapid Viral Tests in EDs. jamanetwork.com Observational studies have suggested that rapid viral testing for respiratory viruses is tied to lower use of antibiotics. Now, a meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that may not be the case, based on results from 11 randomized clinical trials involving about 6100 participants.
(2024-04-23). HK plastics ban receives mixed response. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region kicked off the first stage of its single-use plastics ban on Monday, starting a six-month buffer period with no harsh enforcement to give the community time to learn the new regulations.
(2024-04-22). China ready to deepen cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries: minister. ecns.cn China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao attended a forum on Monday between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) in the Macao Special Administrative Region, to discuss further upgrades to multilateral cooperation by connecting with the Belt and Road Initiative.
(2024-04-23). Absa Bank Uganda, Bishop Stuart University plant 500 trees to mark World Earth Day. independent.co.ug 
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda in collaboration with Bishop Stuart University Mbarara, commemorated World Earth Day on Monday by planting 500 trees. The initiative spearheaded by Absa Bank’s Business Banking Director Albert Byaruhanga brought together Absa staff, university staff and students and aimed to demonstrate the institution’s commitment to environmental sustainability. World …
(2024-04-23). South Sudan declares massive Red Eye outbreak on Uganda border. independent.co.ug 
JUBA | Xinhua | South Sudanese health officials on Monday declared an outbreak of conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, along the border between Uganda. Minister of Health Yolanda Awel Deng said the outbreak was first detected among travelers from neighboring Uganda where similar cases had been reported, and the ministry declared an outbreak of …
(2024-04-23). Let Her Home. jamanetwork.com “I’m sorry, darling, that I missed your text; I’ve had 14 admissions overnight.” “Lucky and then some! Are the residents showing some pluck and helping in the fight?” “You know I find such metaphors distasteful; it’s not a war; there are no enemies (except our charting software, which is hateful), just casualties of motiveless disease.” “No pensions, then, for widowers, I gather? The kids and I are going to be miffed if night rounds do you in.” “Sorry—I’d rather continue this but must complete my shift.” “Come home. I’ll pin a medal on your scrubs.” “Hilarious. Just feed me breakfast, Hubs.”
(2024-04-23). Xi inspects southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from Monday to Tuesday.
(2024-04-23). Who Created ISIS? muslimskeptic.com Is it not curious how ISIS seems to be fighting all the enemies of the US Empire and never the actual enemies of Islam? Recently, we saw the horrific attack in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22nd, 2024, which left at least 143 innocent people dead and more than 100 critically wounded. US officials …
(2024-04-22). World Earth Day: China maintains drive targeting new pollutants. ecns.cn The official theme for Earth Day 2024 — “Planet vs. Plastic” — has raised wide concern over the pervasive presence and potential environmental impact of microplastics and “new pollutants.”
(2024-04-23). Australian journalist Avani Dias leaves India over visa delay, censorship. cpj.org New Delhi, April 23, 2024—Indian authorities should safeguard press freedom and stop using visa regulations to prevent foreign journalists covering sensitive subjects, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Avani Dias, South Asia bureau chief for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), left India on April 19, the first day of India’s election, after being told…
(2024-04-23). Lepodisiran for Elevated Lipoprotein(a)—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We disagree with Drs Endo and Kami that the long duration of action of lepodisiran raises special safety concerns. Although we acknowledged in the article that a small phase 1 trial cannot definitively establish the safety of any new therapeutic agent, the observed incidence of minor concerns among participants shows no patterns suggestive of drug-induced adverse effects. Like many contemporary nucleic acid therapeutic agents, lepodisiran is conjugated with N-acetylgalactosamine, which facilitates rapid uptake of the drug by hepatocytes via asialoglycoprotein receptors expressed nearly exclusively in the…
(2024-04-23). Singapore: Indian national gets 20 years in jail for beating girlfriend to death. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: M Krishnan, a 40-year-old Indian national, has received a sentence of 20 years in jail for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The case revolved around his assault on his girlfriend, Mallika Begum Rahamansa Abdul Rahman, aged 40, resulting in her death on January 17, 2019. Krishnan’s violent outburst, which involved punching and kicking Mallika, was prompted by his distress over her relationships with other men. | The sentencing, delivered by Justice Valerie Thean, took into account Krishnan’s history of domestic abuse and his claim of reform in 2018. Despite his diagnosis of intermittent ex…
(2024-04-23). Search and rescue still underway for four missing crew members. ecns.cn Relevant departments are still making every effort to search and rescue the four missing crew members who fell into water after their vessel collided with a bridge pier in Foshan, Guangdong province, on Tuesday morning.
(2024-04-23). Alertan sobre catástrofe sanitaria y ambiental en Gaza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) El Monitor Euromediterráneo de Derechos Humanos denunció que los civiles en la Franja de Gaza enfrentan hoy una catástrofe sanitaria y ambiental sin precedentes provocada por la agresión israelí.
(2024-04-23). Las complejas relaciones entre Israel e Irán. thealtworld.com 
Si bien la retórica de los ayatollahs es claramente antisraelí, las relaciones entre Israel e Irán son mucho más complejas de lo que puede parecer. En Irán existen dos grupos con objetivos opuestos. Uno de esos grupos quiere, a toda costa, hacer negocios con el mundo entero; el otro aspira a liberar los pueblos víctimas de la colonización. El primer grupo nunca ha dejado de hacer negocios con Israel, mientras que el otro lucha contra el régimen sionista, como parte del combate contra el imperialismo de Estados Unidos y Reino Unido. | El conflicto entre Irán e Israel es muy diferente del que existe entre la poblac…
(2024-04-23). Les relations complexes d’Israà´l avec l’Iran. thealtworld.com 
Si la rhétorique des ayatollahs est clairement anti-israélienne, les relations entre les deux pays sont beaucoup plus complexes qu’on le croit. Il existe en effet deux groupes opposés en Iran, l’un entend faire des affaires par tous les moyens avec le reste du monde, tandis que l’autre ambitionne de libérer les peuples de la colonisation. Le premier n’a pas cessé de faire des affaires avec Israà´l, tandis que le second le combat, au même titre qu’il lutte contre l’impérialisme du Royaume-Uni et des États-Unis. | Le conflit entre Israà´l et l’Iran est distinct de celui qui oppose la population arabe de…
(2024-04-23). øPor qué no se castiga a Israel y sí a Cuba? globalizacion.ca 
øDónde está la lógica? Cuba, un país que no hace daño a nadie y envía más médicos a todo el mundo que la Organización Mundial de la Salud, ha sido duramente sancionado durante más de 60 años. | En cambio, el…
(2024-04-23). øResponderá Estados Unidos a las acusaciones de complicidad en los atentados contra Rusia. indybay.org Si bien Estados Unidos no hace ningún comentario sobre las acusaciones de financiar y apoyar a organizaciones terroristas, el Comité de Investigación de Rusia acusa demostrablemente a Estados Unidos de participar en actividades terroristas que involucran a organizaciones comerciales en territorios rusos.Silencio sobre Nord Streams…
(2024-04-23). Trump en la corte mientras dure su juicio penal en Nueva York. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Donald Trump volverá hoy a la corte de Nueva York a la que está obligado a asistir mientras dure su juicio penal, histórico ya porque es el primero a un expresidente de Estados Unidos.
(2024-04-23). La Distribución de los productos de la canasta familiar normada se recupera gradualmente. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Más de 42 000 toneladas de los diferentes productos que se entregan como parte de la canasta familiar normada han sido distribuidos hasta la fecha, en la que están incluidos los pendientes desde enero hasta abril, informó Francisco Silva Herrera, director general de Venta de Mercancías del Ministerio de Comercio Interior.
(2024-04-23). Entregan sin contratiempos envíos de alimentos perecederos, a través de Aerovadero. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Tras el inicio de las operaciones entre la empresa cubana Aerovaradero y la estadounidense Cubamax, el pasado 17 de abril, para el envío de mercancías perecederas, vía aérea, se confirman ya envíos con éxito, lo que confirma la calidad del servicio.
(2024-04-23). Venezuela e Irán fortalecen relaciones estratégicas. telesurtv.net La presidencia venezolana precisó que el diálogo se inscribe en el acuerdo de cooperación de 20 años, refrendado en junio pasado.
(2024-04-23). Unicef: bandas armadas reclutan a menores como soldados en Haití. telesurtv.net La Representante Especial de la ONU para Haití, reveló el constante peligro al que se someten los niño al ser reclutados por bandas armadas.
(2024-04-23). Declaran estado de emergencia por aluvión en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net La Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos refirió que el evento natural se produjo por las lluvias en el centro-sur de Ecuador, que dañó fundamentalmente los espacios Piñanpungo y El Citado, en la parroquia Multitud.
(2024-04-23). Más del 50 % de los venezolanos votarían por Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los encuestados aseguraron que votarían por el presidente Nicolás Maduro si las elecciones presidenciales se celebrarán en las próximas 24 horas.
(2024-04-23). Presentan un pedido de juicio político contra presidente Milei. telesurtv.net Los firmantes del pedido de juicio político demandan que se investigue a Javier Milei por abandono de personas e incumplimiento de funciones entre otros cargos.
(2024-04-23). ONU: Asia, la más afectada por catástrofes naturales en 2023. telesurtv.net La OMM advirtió que 2023 fue el más caluroso jamás registrado y en Asia el impacto de las olas de calor fue superlativo, destacándose el derretimiento de glaciares, sobre todo en el Himalaya.
(2024-04-23). Corea del Norte realiza ejercicio militar de “contraataque nuclear” telesurtv.net Durante el ejercicio, que involucró “unidades de cohetes múltiples supergrandes”, se logró alcanzar el objetivo a una distancia de aproximadamente 352 kilómetros, según datos oficiales de KCNA.
(2024-04-23). Legado de William Shakespeare a través de sus obras. telesurtv.net Las obras de Shakespeare transitan desde la comedia hasta la tragedia, y han sido de las más versionadas, por lo que su contribución a la literatura y al teatro permanecen vigente.
(2024-04-23). Diez libros clásicos que no debes dejar de leer. telesurtv.net La Unesco comparte citas y poemas para fomentar la lectura y destacar la importancia de los libros en la sociedad.
(2024-04-23). Presidente argentino ordena cierre del Instituto de Cine Incaa. telesurtv.net El decreto firmado por el presidente del Incaa, Carlos Luis Pirovano, manifestó que “la presente medida implica una reducción de las erogaciones presupuestarias del organismo”.
(2024-04-23). Presidente Maduro: Venezuela no necesita licencia para su bienestar económico. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado reafirmó que “a Venezuela no la controla nadie, Venezuela no es colonia de nadie”.
(2024-04-23). Comenzará en Cuba feria internacional Fecons 2024. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Cuba inaugurará hoy su XIV Feria Internacional de la Construcción, Fecons 2024, considerada la principal plataforma del país para fomentar nuevos contratos e inversiones en diversas esferas del sector.
(2024-04-23). Crece cada día desaprobación a gestión de Boluarte. radiohc.cu La desaprobación a la gestión de la autoproclamada presidenta del Perú, Dina Boluarte, ha alcanzado una cifra récord. Noventa y tres por ciento de los ciudadanos califica de ineficiente su desempeño al frente del país, de acuerdo con una última encuesta de IpsosPerú.
(2024-04-23). Registran terremoto de magnitud 6,1 en la región china de Taiwán. telesurtv.net Su epicentro se localizó a unos 28 kilómetros al sur de la ciudad de Hualien, al oriente de la isla.
(2024-04-23). Ballet Nacional de Cuba cosecha éxitos en gira por España. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Una variación de puestas en escena de Don Quijote deleitó al público en dos presentaciones del Ballet Nacional de Cuba (BNC) en Melilla, España.
(2024-04-23). Anuncian jornada de solidaridad con Cuba en Euskadi. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Una jornada de solidaridad con Cuba tendrá lugar el próximo 11 de mayo en Hernani (Gipuzkoa), País Vasco, con el tema del bloqueo de Estados Unidos en el eje central del encuentro.
(2024-04-23). Marchan en Argentina en defensa de la educación pública. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Estudiantes, docentes, miembros de organizaciones políticas, sindicales y defensoras de los derechos humanos participarán hoy en una marcha en defensa de la educación pública en Argentina.
(2024-04-23). Tres migrantes mueren en accidente en el sur de México. telesurtv.net El siniestro involucró a tres vehículos, dos automóviles y una bicicleta, dejando como saldo cinco hombres y una mujer fallecidos. Entre las víctimas se encontraban migrantes procedentes de Ecuador y República Dominicana.
(2024-04-23). Discuten plan de protección a defensores del medioambiente. telesurtv.net Hasta la fecha, el Acuerdo ha sido ratificado por 15 países: Antigua y Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominica, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, San Cristóbal y Nieves, Santa Lucía, San Vicente y las Granadinas, y Uruguay.
(2024-04-23). 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.
(2024-04-23). øPor qué no se castiga a Israel y sí a Cuba? globalizacion.ca
(2024-04-23). Cifra de muertos en Gaza por agresión israelí supera los 34.183. telesurtv.net Según el Ministerio de Sanidad en la Franja de Gaza en las últimas 24 horas, las fuerzas israelíes cometieron tres masacres asesinando a 32 civiles y dejando 59 heridos.
(2024-04-23). Brasil_Abril de Luchas: MST moviliza a más de 30 mil familias sin tierra. indybay.org Con 31 nuevas ocupaciones y campamentos, el MST finaliza la Jornada Nacional de Lucha | Abril de Luchas moviliza a más de 30 mil familias sin tierra, en 18 estados brasileños y el Distrito Federal…
(2024-04-23). Comuntopía: comunes, postcapitalismo y transición ecosocial. indybay.org
(2024-04-23). Sobredosis de heroína digital mata a la gran humanidad. indybay.org Los amos del planeta invaden sin escrúpulo nuestras mentes y manipulan las audiencias pues la mayor parte de la comunicación humana hoy se hace a través de las redes sociales.
(2024-04-23). Brasil contra el hambre: Otra agricultura es posible. indybay.org Brasil | Contra el hambre urge la construcción de otros modelos agrícolas, aumentar los alimentos básicos y nutritivos…
(2024-04-23). Dialogarán Cuba y la Unión Europea sobre Medidas Coercitivas Unilaterales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) El cuarto Diálogo entre Cuba-Unión Europea sobre Medidas Coercitivas Unilaterales tendrá lugar este miércoles 24 de abril en Bruselas, Bélgica. El intercambio dará continuidad al celebrado en marzo de 2021, en formato virtual.
(2024-04-23). Titulares del Interior de Rusia y Cuba firman plan de cooperación. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 abr (RHC) Un importante encuentro entre los ministros del Interior de Rusia, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, y de Cuba, Lázaro Alberto àÅlvarez, culminó en la ciudad de Moscú con la firma de un plan de cooperación, informó hoy el canal RenTV.
(2024-04-23). Colocan cuatro provincias dominicanas en alerta verde por lluvias. telesurtv.net Las provincias en alerta verde son Santiago, La Vega, Sánchez Ramírez y Monseñor Nouel.
(2024-04-23). Universidades argentinas marchan contra recortes del presidente Milei. telesurtv.net Con el lema “En defensa de la universidad pública y gratuita”, se realizarán múltiples actos de protesta en las principales ciudades de Argentina.
(2024-04-23). Realizan manifestaciones en apoyo a Gaza en varios países. telesurtv.net Durante las marchas, las personas desfilaron portando banderas palestinas y entonando consignas contra el genocidio.
(2024-04-23). Capturan al asesino de líder social colombiano Jaime Vázquez. telesurtv.net Indepaz denunció el asesinato de Vázquez, a quien consideró como periodista, reconocido abogado y veedor en Cúcuta, donde adelantó investigaciones sobre corrupción.
(2024-04-23). Diputados mexicanos aprueban reforma al sistema de pensiones. telesurtv.net La aprobación de la reforma jubilatoria se alcanzó con 252 votos a favor, 212 en contra y cuatro abstenciones.
(2024-04-23). Cuatro desaparecidos tras accidente fluvial en el sur de China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de las ciudades chinas de Foshan y Jiangmen han declarado la movilización de más de 300 agentes de policía y rescatistas.
(2024-04-23). Siria y Rusia ratifican relaciones de cooperación contra el terrorismo. telesurtv.net Durante el encuentro ambas partes resaltaron el valor de fortificar las relaciones entre ambas naciones fraternas y la colaboración vinculada en la oposición al terrorismo.
(2024-04-23). Riqueza del idioma español: 11 palabras sin traducción exacta. telesurtv.net La lengua española, también llamada castellana, es la segunda más difundida en el planeta, con más de 460.000.000 de hablantes nativos, solo superada por el chino.
(2024-04-23). Reportan cientos de miles de desplazados por lluvias en Burundi. telesurtv.net Tras lluvias torrenciales, las aguas crecidas del lago Tanganica invadieron el puerto de Bujumbura.
(2024-04-23). The debt trap. cadtm.org
(2024-04-23). From the Magnificent Seven to the Desperate Hundred. cadtm.org
(2024-04-23). Farmers’ mobilizations back on track. cadtm.org
(2024-04-23). 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
(2024-04-23). Geopolitical conflicts could exacerbate the new international debt crisis, which has already reached the record level of $313,000 billion, according to the IIF. cadtm.org
(2024-04-23). Kathmandu Statement to End Austerity. cadtm.org
(2024-04-23). CFA franc: conditions are ripe for replacement of the west African currency rooted in colonialism. cadtm.org At no point in history has the CFA franc — the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging to the franc zone — been closer to its demise.
| Senegal has overwhelmingly voted for leftwing Pastef candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye (and his former party leader Ousmane Sonko) while the coup governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have been talking about leaving the CFA franc for some time.
| Senegal under outgoing president Macky Sall was a pillar of the (…) | – | /…
(2024-04-23). 100 organizations from around the world call on Ecuador to defend its sovereignty against international arbitration: No to ISDS! cadtm.org
(2024-04-23). The CADTM will stand up for a social, ecological, feminist and antiracist Europe in Marseilles. cadtm.org
(2024-04-23). Video| Hezbollah Strikes North of Occupied Akka. english.almanar.com.lb 
In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Islamic Resistance continued striking the Zionist occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to illustrate the attacks and their outcomes. The first statement mentioned that, in response …
(2024-04-23). Abu Obeida to Families of Israeli Captives in Gaza: “Ron Arad” Scenario Most Likely to Be Repeated. english.almanar.com.lb 
The spokesman of Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas Resistance Movement, indicated on Tuesday that the criminal enemy continues to try to ameliorate its image but only receives more shame and disgrace. “After 200 days, the enemy is still stuck in the sands of Gaza with no purpose or horizon, and no liberation for …
(2024-04-23). Hezbollah fighters bombards a gathering of Israeli soldiers in Ramim forest with artillery shells, inflicting direct losses: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-23). Al-Manar reporter: Israeli war jets launch two raids on the Lebanese border town of Houla. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-04-23). Islamic Resistance fighters target a gathering of Israeli soldiers near Al-Asi occupation site with appropriate weapons, inflicting direct hits: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-23). Israeli media: Hezbollah drones hit a military target in northern Haifa. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-23). Islamic Resistance fighters fire missiles at Al-Radar site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-23). Zionist air raids targets Blida town in South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-23). Islamic Resistance fighters target a gathering of Zionist soldiers in Karantina Hill with artillery shells, inflicting confirmed losses: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-23). Hezbollah fighters strike Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese Kfarshouba Hills with missiles, hitting it directly: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-23). Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes. newarab.com 
Police arrested dozens of people at The police crackdowns came after Columbia University canceled in-person classes on Monday in response to protesters setting up tent encampments at its New York City campus last week.
(2024-04-23). Gaza: World’s deadliest place to be a humanitarian worker. newarab.com 
The Israeli army’s attack The World Central Kitchen aid workers had just overseen the delivery of 100 tonnes of food aid to their warehouse in Deir El Balah, when Israeli airstrikes targeted the three cars they were travelling in on April 1. | The pattern in which they were killed — car by car —…
(2024-04-23). How to justify the genocide of Palestinians in 14 easy steps. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Houthis could expand Red Sea ops as Gaza mass grave is found. newarab.com 
Yemen’s The group’s political office said via their Al-Masirah TV channel denouncing the “genocidal crimes” committed by the Israeli army against Palestinians.
(2024-04-23). Satellite images reveal Israel preparing for Gaza escalation. newarab.com 
The There were an estimated 800 mi…
(2024-04-23). Did Israel use Iran’s attack to green light Rafah invasion. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). US ‘considering’ sanctions against more Israeli army units. newarab.com 
The US is reportedly considering The decision is set to be made this week, US sources told The Times of Israel on Monday, though there was no information on which units…
(2024-04-23). Israel settlers shoot Palestinians, torch barn near Ramallah. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Nur Shams camp mourns Palestinians killed in Israeli raid. newarab.com 
Families kissed the faces of the dead and neighbours cried in the streets after one of the worst On Sunday, a funeral procession for 13 Palestinians killed in the army’s Israeli forces carry out regular raids against to…
(2024-04-23). Israel provided no evidence of UNRWA staff link to Hamas. newarab.com 
Israel made the allegations after Hamas carried out a surprise attack against it on October 7 and its war on Gaza began.
(2024-04-23). Israel expanding Gaza ‘safe zone’ ahead of Rafah invasion. newarab.com
(2024-04-23). Israeli officials say only Qatar can mediate hostage deal. newarab.com 
The Israeli officials, who were not named, said that Israel had criticised Qatar despite asking the Gulf nation to mediate talks with Hamas. | “Doha fulfilled the Israeli requests and for this reason, Israel has no right…
(2024-04-23). West Bank’s Nur Shams camp in ruins after Israeli raid. newarab.com 
The The raid started with Israeli soldiers encircling the camp late Thursday and imposing a curfew ahead of the extended raid. | For two consecutive day…
(2024-04-23). Kashmir and Palestine: Two occupations bound by struggle. newarab.com 
Israel’s Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and displaced millions more in what is now the Palestinians today suffer eit…
(2024-04-23). Azmi Bishara: West accepts Israel can achieve nothing more. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Israel military intel head resigns over 7 October failures. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Palestinian commander resurfaces following death reports. newarab.com 
The commander of a Palestinian armed group in the occupied West Bank who was thought to have been killed had attended on Sunday the funeral of fighters slain by Mohammad Jaber, also known as Abu Shujaa, was believed to have been killed by the Israeli military last week during a nearly 50-hour The raid killed at least 14 Palestinians…
(2024-04-23). Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in southern Lebanon. newarab.com 
Lebanese group The drone that was brought down above the Al-Aishiyeh area in southern Lebanon was “waging its attacks on our steadfast people”, a statement said by the Iran-backed group said. | Israeli and…
(2024-04-23). What is GPS jamming and why is Israel using it. newarab.com 
Since the war in Gaza began in October, Israel has used When Iran launched its
(2024-04-23). Hamas’ armed wing calls for escalation including from Jordan. newarab.com 
The spokesperson for Hamas’ armed Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, called on Tuesday for an escalation across all fronts in a televised speech marking 200 days since the start of the Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. | In a video aired by Al Jazeera TV, Abu Ubaida praised He also called for an escalation in the occupied West Bank
(2024-04-23). What is the Israeli army’s Netzah Yehuda battalion. newarab.com 
After the killing of a elderly The sanctions would bar the battalion from receiving any form of US military training and assistance and mark the first time the US, which…
(2024-04-23). Israeli ministers Gantz, Ben-Gvir in new war of words. newarab.com 
The accusations came after a report that the US is planning on sanctioning the Israeli army’s Netzah Yehuda battalion, which is made up of far-right settlers and ultra-Orthodox Jews, over its abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. | The battalion is accused of serious human rights violations, and the US is also considering similar moves against other police and milita…
(2024-04-23). UN urges probe into Gaza mass grave as Israel pounds enclave. newarab.com 
The UN on Monday described the reports of mass graves in Gaza as “extremely troubling” and urged for an investigation into the sites where the grave is located. | “Yet another reason is, if we needed one, for all of these sites to be fully investigated, in a way that is credible and independent,” Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a press briefing when asked about the uncovering of at least 283 bodies of people from a mass grave at the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. | Gaza’s Civil Defence agency said Monday that health workers had uncovered over 200 bodies in the past three days of peopl…
(2024-04-23). Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since start of war. newarab.com 
Lebanon’s Iran-backed The Israeli military said it had no knowledge of any of its facilities being hit by Hezbollah, but had said earlier on Tuesday that it intercepted two “aerial targets” off Israel’s northern coast. | Hezbolla…
(2024-04-23). Turkey to fund Syria military academy to curb factionalism. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Hashd Shaabi base explosion caused by stored munitions: Iraq. newarab.com 
An explosion last weekend at an The overnight Friday to Saturday blast at the Kalsu base in Officials had initially blamed an “aerial bombing”, but the authorities have now dismissed…
(2024-04-23). French court gives man suspended sentence for Iran consulate intrusion. newarab.com 
A French court this week handed an Iran-born man a suspended 10-month sentence for entering the The 61-year-old, a long-time resident of France who regularly attends Iranian opposition demonstrations, told the court he acted on Friday after learning the previous day that his sister had been arrested. | He said he had not wanted to “threaten anyone” but rather “take revenge” on the Iranian authoritie…
(2024-04-23). Berlin bans singing in Irish at pro-Palestine protests. newarab.com 
The ban came after dozens of protesters rallied in front of the German parliament building on Friday, singing songs in English and Irish before police arrived and forced them to stop. | Police broke up the crowds and said only English, German, and in some cases, Arabic…
(2024-04-23). Biden criticised for remarks on Columbia U Palestine protest. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Egypt says no to school biology lessons on homosexuality. newarab.com 
Egypt’s National Council for Childhood and Motherhood In its complaint, the most recent of similar ones made by parents, parliamentarians, and lawyers, NCCM accused the management of
(2024-04-23). Turkey’s Erdogan signs security pact with Iraq against PKK. newarab.com 
Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani greeted Erdogan with a 21-gun salute at Baghdad’s international airport, and state television showed a marching band playing the Iraqi and…
(2024-04-23). Sudan army downs drones targeting HQ in Shendi: army sources. newarab.com 
None of the drones hit their target, the army sources said. Reuters could not independently verify the report. | The head of Sudan’s army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived on Monday in Shendi, which is some 180 km (112 miles) north of the capital Khartoum, army media reported earlier. It was not immediately clear wheth…
(2024-04-23). University students in Cairo, Sydney hold protests for Gaza. newarab.com 
Students at According to Mada Masr, this is the third time in several days that AUC students have carried out pro…
(2024-04-23). The four-country push in Europe to recognise Palestine. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). US jurors deliberate in long-awaited Abu Ghraib trial. newarab.com 
Two decades after the release of infamous photos of The trial of Al Shimari versus CACI, which began last week in federal court in northern Virginia, began jury deliberations on Monday. | At issue is whether or not the contractor CACI Premier Technology is responsible for the viol…
(2024-04-23). Jordan threatens to deport Syrian refugee over Gaza rally. newarab.com 
The Abu Salem was arrested on 9 April along with another Jordanian friend while they were on their way to document a protest in Amman in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
(2024-04-23). Turkey arrests pro-Kurdish reporters in ‘terrorism’ probe. newarab.com 
Nine Turks working for Four women and five men were arrested at dawn in three cities – Istanbul,
(2024-04-23). Signs of new Egyptian city named after Sisi seen in Rafah. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Gaza’s sea becomes main refuge for surviving Palestinians. newarab.com 
Recently, thousands of Palestinians rushed to the sea along the shores of the southern parts of the Separately speaking to The New Arab, Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave said that they lost all the safe shelters, which forced them to think of the sea as an open area that may not witness any…
(2024-04-23). Malala slammed for co-producing musical with Hillary Clinton. newarab.com 
The Musical, entitled ‘Suffs’, is about women’s suffrage and follows the history of the fight for women’s right to vote, going back to the early 1900s. | Following the announcement of the musical production, many social media users hit out…
(2024-04-23). Iranians make 1st Umrah pilgrimage since Saudi ties restored. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). The ad campaign in Lebanon fuelling violence against Syrians. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). Hamas to stay in Doha if ‘useful’ for Gaza mediation: Qatar. newarab.com 
Qatar said on Tuesday that “As long as their presence here in Doha, as we have always said, is useful and positive in this mediation effort, they will remain here,” foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari told a press conference. | Qatar, which has hosted Hamas’ political leadership since 2012 with the blessing of the United States, has been engaged in weeks of behi…
(2024-04-23). Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II. newarab.com 
Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was The statue is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but not on display. The artefact will be restored, the ministry said in a statement. | The statue was stolen from the Ramses II temple in the ancient city of Abydos in Southern Egypt more than three decades ago. The exact date is not known, but Shaaban…
(2024-04-23). Azerbaijan says ‘closer than ever’ to Armenia peace deal. newarab.com 
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday a peace deal with Armenia was closer than ever before, as teams from both countries began demarcating the border in a bid to end decades of territorial disputes and clashes. | Aliyev’s optimism comes amid progress on marking the border despite protests in Armenia, still bruised after Baku seized control of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region in a lightning offensive last year. | On Tuesday, teams from both countries installed the first border marker after officials had agreed to delimit a section based on Soviet-era maps. | “We are close as never before,” Al…
(2024-04-23). Attacks targeted US forces in Iraq, Syria, officials say. newarab.com 
At least one armed drone was launched at the Ain Al-Asad air base that hosts US troops in the western Iraqi prov…
(2024-04-23). Rights groups condemn UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda. newarab.com 
Britain’s plans to send some asylum-seekers to Both the U.N. refugee agency and the Council of Europe on Tuesday called for the U.K. to rethink its plans because of concerns that the legislation undermines human rights protections an…
(2024-04-23). How Zionism and nationalism crushed the Arab-Jewish alliance. newarab.com 
The
(2024-04-23). Pro-Palestinian protests planned in New York, other cities. newarab.com 
The protest is one of a dozen to be held in cities around the country, including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. | There have been a spate of major demonstrations on college campuses from Ca…
(2024-04-23). Tunisia holds Maghreb meeting without Morocco, Mauritania. newarab.com 
“Tunisian President Kais Saied has invited his Algerian counterpart Abdelmajid Tebboune and Libyan Presidential Council President Mohamed al-Menfi to participate Monday in “a first consultative meeting among the leaders of the three brotherly countries,” reads an official statement published by…
(2024-04-23). Three injured in Jerusalem in alleged car ramming attack. newarab.com 
The police said the two suspects were found after fleeing the scene and hiding near a closed business. | The alleged incident occurred on Techelet Mordechai Street in
(2024-04-23). Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah denies renewed attacks on US forces. newarab.com 
The Iraqi armed faction The refutation occurred several hours after the dissemination of a post across channels believed to be linked with the Iran-backed armed faction. This post proclaimed a renewal of attacks approximately three months after they were halted. Additionally, on Sunday, at least five rockets purported…
(2024-04-23). Tents turn to makeshift schools for Afghan children. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). UNRWA chief calls for probe into attacks on staff, premises. newarab.com 
(2024-04-23). US cops arrest Jadaliyya’s Sinan Antoon at NYU Gaza protests. newarab.com 
US police arrested the co-editor of Jadaliyya announced that
(2024-04-23). Moroccan women fear rights amid ‘miniskirt travel ban’. newarab.com 
A young Moroccan woman “Under the Kingdom’s sun, retrograde patriarchal and misogynistic ideologies still thrive,” commented Betty Lachgar, a renowned Moroccan feminist, in response to the incident. | The story began earlier this month when the Moroccan YouTube channel Kawaliss released a 40-minute video titled “Blind Dating By Outfit,” the first episode…
(2024-04-23). Iraqi man demands compensation from BP after son dies. newarab.com 
An Hussein Julood sent the company a letter seeking damages on Monday, just over a year after his son Ali Hussein died aged 21. | Ali was raised near the town of Rumaila in Iraq. Julood alleges that gas flaring — the burning of excess gas — at the Rumaila oil field was responsible for his son’s cancer. | “My son was my best friend,” Ju…
(2024-04-23). Terry Anderson, journalist once held captive in Beirut, dies. newarab.com 
American journalist Terry Anderson, who was snatched by militants in Lebanon in 1985 during the country’s multi-faceted Anderson, then the AP’s Beirut bureau chief, was the longest-held Western hostage in Lebanon when he was finally released in 1991, after the war ended. | He died at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York, following complications from recent heart surgery, the agency reporte…
(2024-04-23). Columbia students camp on university grounds in support of Palestinians. presstv.ir Over 200 students camp on the grounds of the prestigious Columbia University grounds in New York, a day after police arrested more than 100 protesters.
(2024-04-23). Hamas dismisses US accusation of obstructing ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Hamas criticizes Blinken for accusing the movement of obstructing a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
(2024-04-23). ‘Iran’s True Promise ushers in new era for region; strategic implications felt across globe’. presstv.ir The chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says Iran’s recent retaliatory strikes on the Israeli-occupied territories have had “strategic” impacts on the region.
(2024-04-23). Hundreds of pro-Palestinians denounce Israel as ‘terrorist state’ at Berlin protest. presstv.ir Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Berlin chant “Israel is a terrorist state.”
(2024-04-23). Death toll mounts in Gaza as Israeli genocidal war marks 200 days. presstv.ir The genocidal Israeli war on the Gaza Strip enters its 200th day with no end in sight.
(2024-04-23). Footage shows ruins of Gaza mosque after overnight Israeli strike. presstv.ir Footage shows the ruins of the al-Taqwa mosque at the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip following an overnight Israeli strike.
(2024-04-23). People in Amman hold protest in support of Palestinians. presstv.ir Crowds gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman near the Israeli embassy on Friday (April 19) for a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
(2024-04-23). Spanish protesters call for end of arms trade with Israel. presstv.ir Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators call on the Spanish government to halt arms sales to Israel.
(2024-04-23). OIC seeks probe into ‘war crime’ over mass graves in Gaza’s Khan Yunis. presstv.ir The OIC has called for a probe into the Israeli war crime in Gaza’s Nasser hospital where hundreds of civilian bodies have been recovered from mass graves.
(2024-04-23). Funeral of Palestinian killed during clashes with Israeli forces in Nablus. presstv.ir Palestinian mourners carry the body of Yazan Shtayeh, who was killed during clashes with Israeli forces in Nablus.
(2024-04-23). ‘Regrettable’: Iran slams EU sanctions, says bloc satisfying criminal Israeli regime. presstv.ir Iran’s foreign minister slams the latest EU sanctions against the country, calling on the bloc not to follow the United States to appease the criminal Israeli regime.
(2024-04-23). London demonstration calls for UK to stop exporting arms to Israel. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside the UK parliament to demand that the country stop selling weapons to Israel.
(2024-04-23). EU ministers agree on new Iran sanctions after attacks on Israel. presstv.ir EU foreign ministers agree to expand the bloc’s drone sanctions to cover Iran’s missiles exports.
(2024-04-23). Pro-Palestinian protests gain momentum across US universities. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protests gain momentum throughout universities across the US amid the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
(2024-04-23). Hamas to survive as Israel fails to destroy command centers, tunnels: US media. presstv.ir An American daily says tunnels dug by Hamas below the Gaza Strip will allow the resistance group to “survive and reconstitute” after the end of the ongoing Israeli aggression.
(2024-04-23). Israel thirsty for murder, blood: Hamas on Gaza mass graves. presstv.ir Hamas reacts amid discovery of more bodies from mass graves created by Israeli forces at a hospital in southern Gaza, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war.
(2024-04-23). Google fires more employees over anti-Israel protests. presstv.ir Google fires about 20 more employees over recent protests against a deal between the technology giant and Israel.
(2024-04-23). Israel’s military spy chief resigns over Oct. 7 failures. presstv.ir Major General Aharon Haliva is the first Israeli official to step down over Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the occupied territories..
(2024-04-23). World ‘very happy’ with Iran’s Operation True Promise: Kenyan lawmaker. presstv.ir A member of the Kenyan parliament says the whole world is “very happy” with what Iran did by its retaliatory strikes on the Israeli-occupied territories.
(2024-04-23). Evacuation operations underway as Russian Orenburg region battles record floods. presstv.ir Images show flooded areas and emergency workers rescuing people from their homes in Russia’s Orenburg Oblast, after the level of the Ural River rose to new record highs on Friday April 12.
(2024-04-23). Raeisi: Iran will continue to support Syria independence, territory. presstv.ir The Iranian president vows to continue support for Syria’s independence and territorial integrity.
(2024-04-23). Opportunities of 25-year partnership for Iran and China. presstv.ir Iran and China, two countries that are in structural conflicts with the current world order, have signed a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement” which is centered on geo-economic goals.
(2024-04-23). N Korea holds first ever ‘nuclear trigger’ drills, simulates counterattack. presstv.ir The North Korean leader oversees drills simulating a nuclear counterattack amid joint military exercises by the US and South Korea.
(2024-04-23). Drone footage captures extent of flooding in southern China. presstv.ir Floods swamped cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains.
(2024-04-23). Tension flares in India after Modi’s anti-Muslim hate speech amid elections. presstv.ir India’s PM is facing accusations of “hate speech” against Muslims after he made controversial comments calling the community “infiltrators.”
(2024-04-23). Scientists train robot to walk on moon. presstv.ir This is Spirit — a robot that is being trained to walk on the moon.
(2024-04-23). Arrest and harassment: US intensifies crackdown on pro-Gaza protests in universities. presstv.ir American universities are witnessing a surge in tensions between pro-Palestinian student protesters and school administrators, resulting in the cancellation of in-person classes and the subsequent arrest of demonstrators.
(2024-04-23). US occupation forces in Iraq, Syria hit in two separate attacks in 24 hours. presstv.ir US occupation forces in Iraq and Syria have come under separate attacks in the past 24 hours.
(2024-04-23). Iran, Pakistan to bring peace, stability to region through cooperation: Raeisi. presstv.ir The Iranian president says the Islamic Republic and Pakistan can play a major role in achieving regional peace.
(2024-04-23). Iran set to build more nuclear power plants: AEOI chief. presstv.ir The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the country plans to build more nuclear power plants.
(2024-04-23). Iraq won’t tolerate violation of its sovereignty, PM tells Erdogan. presstv.ir Iraqi PM tells Turkey’s Edogan that the Arab country would not tolerate attacks on its territory.
(2024-04-23). ‘Inseparable bonds’: Raeisi says Iran, Pakistan resolved to boost all-level ties. presstv.ir The Iranian president says Iran and Pakistan have inseparable bonds and are determined to bolster all-out ties.
(2024-04-23). Ted Postol’s Analysis of Iran’s Missile Attack on Israel. sonar21.com 
I HAVE RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM TED POSTOL TO PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT FROM AN EMAIL HE WROTE IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM A FRIEND ASKING FOR HIS ASTUTE ANALYSIS OF IRAN’S DRONE AND MISSILE ATTACK ON ISRAEL. BEGIN TED POSTOL ANALYSIS: | I apologize for not getting back to you sooner with answers to your questions. I have been spending time trying to find any video data from the I…
(2024-04-22). Israel Is Turning Hospitals Into Mass Graves While The West Fixates On ‘Antisemitism’. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The IDF are just attacking hospitals and mowing down civilians and trying to bury the evidence of their crimes, so naturally we’re seeing the western political-media class focus very hard on the problem of antisemitism allegations on college campuses. | Reading by Tim Foley.