2024-05-15: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-15). Biden Moves Forward Over $1 Billion in Weapons for Israel as Tanks Push Deeper Into Rafah. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has notified Congress that it intends to move forward with a weapons package for Israel worth over $1 billion as Israeli tanks are pushing further into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The arms package, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, includes $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical …

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2024-05-15). The Arsenal of Genocide: the U.S. Weapons That Are Destroying Gaza. dissidentvoice.org Protesters block the entrance to the BAE factory in Kent, UK. (Photo credit: Reuters) On May 8, 2024, as Israel escalated its brutal assault on Rafah, President Biden announced that he had "paused" a delivery of 1,700 500-pound and 1,800 2,000-pound bombs, and threatened to withhold more shipments if Israel went ahead with its full-scale …

WSWS (2024-05-15). Half a million Palestinians forced to flee latest Israeli military attacks. wsws.org The UN relief agency for Palestinians reported that around 450,000 people have been driven out of Rafah—a city whose population had been swollen to 1.3 million by a huge influx of people escaping the Israeli military onslaught elsewhere in Gaza.

tn.ai (2024-05-15). Palestinian Resistance Targets Israeli Military Vehicles, Inflicts Casualties. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Palestinian resistance operations resulted in the destruction of 18 Israeli military vehicles, causing casualties among Zionist forces in Gaza, according to statements released by the resistance.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). Cuba warns of aftermaths of Israel's offensive in Rafah. plenglish.com Havana, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned on Tuesday that with the military offensive in Rafah, Israel is ramping up its acts of genocide against the Palestinian people.

Associated Press (2024-05-15). US plans US$1 billion more in weapons, ammo for Israel despite Rafah assault. scmp.com Package including tank rounds, mortars and armoured tactical vehicles. It is the first arms shipment after US President Joe Biden warned he may withhold arms to Israel over concerns about a Rafah offensive in southern Gaza.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). US plans to send $1bn in new military aid to Israel: Reports. aljazeera.com Request for tank ammunition, tactical vehicles for Israel despite Biden's earlier pause on bombs over Rafah assault.

Staff (2024-05-15). "Stop This War Right Now": U.S. Doctor Who Saved Sen. Duckworth's Life in Iraq, Now Trapped in Gaza. democracynow.org Democracy Now! speaks with Dr. Adam Hamawy, one of around 20 American medical workers trapped in Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. A plastic surgeon and Army veteran, Hamawy is on a volunteer mission with the Palestinian American Medical Association at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. Like many Gazans, the U.S. medical workers are now facing dehydration and other deadly health conditions. "We're continuing to do our job. … It's tiring, but this is exactly what we need to be doing," says Hamawy, who calls on President Biden to stop supporting Israel&#8217…

Staff (2024-05-15). Israel's defeat and America's betrayal of humanity in Gaza. muslimmirror.com By Dr Mahboob Khawaja Global Mankind vs. Political Wickedness Rationality requires objective reasoning and it is not coming for an impending cataclysm of the Israeli onslaught on Rafah and the United States — the complicit friend in making of the genocide betrayed its own histroy of civility, morality, responsible political governance, equality of human rights, freedom and justice and …

Staff (2024-05-15). Israel's defeat and America's betrayal of humanity in Gaza. muslimmirror.com By Dr Mahboob Khawaja Global Mankind vs. Political Wickedness Rationality requires objective reasoning and it is not coming for an impending cataclysm of the Israeli onslaught on Rafah and the United States — the complicit friend in making of the genocide betrayed its own histroy of civility, morality, responsible political governance, equality of human rights, freedom and justice and …


Staff (2024-05-15). U.S. advances $1 billion weapons aid for Israel; Soldier killed in Gaza. haaretz.com IDF confirms Hezbollah field commander killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon ‚ñ UN says over half a million flee Rafah, north Gaza as IDF tanks push deeper into Rafah ‚ñ Far-right Netanyahu ministers lead march calling to resettle the Gaza Strip ‚ñ Report: Cairo considering downgrade in diplomatic ties with Israel, Egyptian officials say…

Nader Durgham (2024-05-15). War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo to Israel despite Rafah tensions. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo to Israel despite Rafah tensions | US official says arms transfers 'proceeding as scheduled' | | US President Joe Biden speaking at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th Annual Gala, at the Walter E. Washing…

Nader Durgham (2024-05-15). War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo, to Israel despite Rafah tensions. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo, to Israel despite Rafah tensions | US official says arms transfers 'proceeding as scheduled' | | US President Joe Biden speaking at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th Annual Gala on 14 May 2024 (Reuters/…

noemail (2024-05-15). Govt should strongly condemn killing of former Army officer in Gaza: TMC MP. devdiscourse.com Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging that the government strongly condemn the killing of a former Indian Army officer in Gaza. Col Waibhav Anil Kale, 46, who took premature retirement from the Indian Army in 2022, had joined one of the UN agencies three weeks ago. He was killed in war-torn Rafah in Gaza on Monday morning, becoming the "first international casualty" for the world body since the Israel-Hamas conflict started last year.

Amir Tibon (2024-05-15). Israeli officials caution that Egypt may pull out of hostage deal mediation efforts as crisis intensifies. haaretz.com The crisis between Israel and Egypt is deepening amid Cairo's refusal to allow humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing, and Israeli officials are also concerned about the potential for downgraded cooperation in defense and intelligence…

teleSUR (2024-05-15). Israel Intensifies Attacks on Jabalia, Gaza and Rafah. telesurenglish.net Since Tuesday night, Israeli occupation forces have intensified their bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp and the cities of Gaza and Rafah. | RELATED: | According to Israeli Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, Israeli forces began attacks in the center of the Jabalia camp, where over 80 armed men have been killed since Sunday. | Israeli occupation forces concluded their offensive operations in Gaza City's neighborhood of Zeitun, where 150 Pale…

latintimes (2024-05-15). Palestinians Mark 'Nakba' Anniversary As Thousands Flee Gaza's Rafah. latintimes.com During the war that accompanied Israel's creation, around 760,000 Palestinians fled or were driven from their homes and many took refuge in what would later become the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). Guterres spurs to stop escalation in Rafah due to humanitarian impact. plenglish.com United Nations, May 14 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres spurred on Tuesday to a halt to the military escalation in/around Rafah, warning of its impact on humanitarian access in the southern Gaza governorate.

MEE staff (2024-05-15). War on Gaza: Palestinian fighters battle Israeli army in Gaza refugee camp on Nakba day. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Palestinian fighters battle Israeli army in Gaza refugee camp on Nakba day | Hamas and the Israeli army report heavy clashes in Jabalia and Rafah, as Israeli soldiers express frustration over return to fighting in northern Gaza | | Palestinians carry the dead body of a man at Zeitoun nei…


aljazeera (2024-05-15). Is the US shipping weapons to Israel tacit support for its war on Gaza? aljazeera.com US concerns over Israel's potential invasion of Rafah are overlooked as the weapons to secure its end are provided.

Michael Arria (2024-05-15). Biden is sending Israel another $1 billion in weapons. mondoweiss.net Congressional aides say that the Biden administration will send Israel another $1 billion in weapons and ammunition.

Haidar Eid (2024-05-15). Returning to Zarnouqa. mondoweiss.net On the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, "Returning to Zarnouqa" tells a story of generational displacement, genocide, and the inevitability of Return.


Salman Abu Sitta (2024-05-15). The Right of Return to Free Palestine. mondoweiss.net 76 years later, Palestinian return to the homes and lands we were expelled from in 1948 is feasible and, of course, legal. To Palestinians, it is also sacred and inevitable.

Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. (2024-05-15). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 220: Resistance Returns To The North. popularresistance.org The Gaza-based Palestinian health ministry announced that the remaining hospitals in the Gaza Strip received 130 Palestinians who were killed in Israeli strikes since Thursday, May 9, while 241 others arrived wounded. | Meanwhile, local media sources reported that in the past 24 hours, Israeli forces continued a renewed offensive on the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City's south for the fifth day in a row. Israeli incursions were accompanied by intense airstrikes on the Zeitoun, Sabra, and Shuja'iyya neighborhoods, as well as on the Jabalia refugee camp, where Israeli forces have also entered by ground.

Mohammed El-Kurd (2024-05-15). Rain is Coming. mondoweiss.net Mohammed El Kurd on the ongoing Nakba, and the present revolution.

WSWS (2024-05-15). University of Michigan lecturers' union imposes sellout contract, isolating student anti-genocide protesters. wsws.org With far less than half of the membership voting on the contract, the LEO-AFT bureaucracy forced through a sellout contract, isolating pro-Palestinian protesters.

Leon Kunstenaar (2024-05-15). Rep. Jared Huffman's Secret Fundraiser Gets Public Voter Feedback. indybay.org Protesters yell "genocide Jared!" and "shame!, shame!, shame!"

WSWS (2024-05-15). Accomplices in Genocide: Canadian imperialism and fascist barbarism. wsws.org This is the text of the speech delivered by Keith Jones, National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Canada), to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

WSWS (2024-05-15). "They say we have freedom of speech but when we utilize it, we're persecuted": Detroit autoworkers support strike vote by University of California academic workers. wsws.org Autoworkers in the Detroit area are expressing support for University of California academic workers who are demanding strike action to protect anti-genocide protesters on campus.

WSWS (2024-05-15). As strike vote against police crackdown continues, students and educators oppose UAW stalling. wsws.org Only through the mobilization of the working class, which creates all of society's wealth, can the genocide in Gaza and other criminal wars be stopped. At the same time, the broadening of the struggle will also give grad students the strongest possible position to resist attempts by the UAW bureaucracy to limit or prevent a strike.

KATIE (2024-05-15). #Nakba76: Demand action and accountability to end #GazaGenocide and #DismantleApartheid. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2024-05-15). "A Racist, Criminal Project": Palestinian Historian on 1948 Nakba, Israel's War on Gaza & U.S. Complicity. democracynow.org Palestinians across the globe are marking the 76th anniversary of the Nakba — which means "catastrophe" in Arabic — when those establishing the state of Israel violently expelled over 700,000 Palestinians. Palestinian historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti says closer to 900,000 Palestinians were forced out or massacred during Israel's founding, which is being celebrated inside Israel with calls to ethnically cleanse and settle the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. "The Nakba is continuing. This is a colonial continuum," says Takriti. "It's not enough to commemor…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). Nicaragua backs up Afghanistan after floods. plenglish.com In a statement sent to the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Nicaraguan Government noted that as a human family they are dismayed by the tragic floods. | 'We wish to express our heartfelt solidarity, condolences and prayers for the people who have lost their lives in this time of disaster, as well as our steadfast willingness to maintain fraternal communication between our peoples and governments,' he stressed. | The text added that the Nicaraguan Ambassador to Iran Ramon Moncada delivered this message, which is of great significance for those who understand t…

Kit Klarenberg (2024-05-15). Leaked Docs Reveal British Intelligence's Secret Exploitation of Palestinian Refugees. mintpressnews.com A network of British intelligence operatives and cutouts, including firms like InCoStrat and ARK, have been actively involved in psychological warfare campaigns targeting both Palestinians and Syrians, reports Kit Klarenberg.

PACBI (2024-05-15). Campus Uprisings for Palestine: Strategic Radicalism, Ethical Principles, and Incremental Wins. bdsmovement.net

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-05-15). The US Empire Deliberately Stokes Hatred And Violence In The Middle East. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Have you not seen how the US empire uses the radicalism caused by its military violence in the middle east to justify more military expansionism in the region, leading to more military violence?>

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2024-05-15). A Nanny State Idiocracy: A Tale of Too Many Laws and Too Little Freedom. dissidentvoice.org We are caught in a vicious cycle of too many laws, too many cops, and too little freedom. It's hard to say whether we're dealing with a kleptocracy (a government ruled by thieves), a kakistocracy (a government run by unprincipled career politicians, corporations and thieves that panders to the worst vices in our nature and …

George Ochenski (2024-05-15). Property Tax Quake in Helena. counterpunch.org Not since the 1935 earthquake has Helena, the home of state and federal government in Montana, been shaken quite this way. Every school levy on last Tuesday's ballot was soundly rejected by voters. Why? Not because they don't support education — but because our insanely high property taxes have left homeowners tapped out. Of course

Abubaker Abed (2024-05-15). Central Gaza pushed beyond breaking point. electronicintifada.net The number of people taking shelter in Deir al-Balah has skyrocketed.

Ali Abunimah (2024-05-15). Court overturns German ban on surgeon who witnessed Gaza war crimes. electronicintifada.net Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta will now be able to travel and speak throughout Europe.

infobrics (2024-05-15). Ukraine desperate to receive more Western aid. infobrics.org During a recent summit, Ukrainian officials and warmonger Western former politicians endorsed a report requesting more money and weapons for the neo-Nazi regime and its war with Russia.

infobrics (2024-05-15). Nixtour India Partners with Aeroflot to Enhance Travel to Russia. infobrics.org Nixtour India Private Limited, an IATA-accredited travel company has partnered with Aeroflot — Russian Airlines, aimed at revolutionising travel experiences to Russia for its clients in India…

infobrics (2024-05-15). Argentina threatens to involve US and China in Antarctic dispute with Chile. infobrics.org Milei is misguided in believing Washington will favour Argentina in the Malvinas issue.

infobrics (2024-05-15). Russia Gives Mixed Signals About Common BRICS Digital Currency. infobrics.org At the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit last year, the much-anticipated announcement of a common digital currency gave way to talk about using local currencies for cross border payments. Now BRICS has expanded from five to ten members and Russia is currently the organization Chair…

infobrics (2024-05-15). BRICS Initiative Takes Women Engineers to Train in India. infobrics.org Thanks to an agreement made during the 2023 BRICS Summit, 22 women from TVET Colleges across the country are heading to India for training. They are expected to be upskilled in solar panel and PV tech installation and maintenance…

Council of UC Faculty Associations (2024-05-15). CUCFA Statement On Campus Protests. indybay.org May 7, 2024 – The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) denounces the growing number of attempts to intimidate, repress, and criminalize campus protests of Israel's ongoing war on Gaza that is supported economically and politically by the United States.

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-15). Israeli Defense Minister Challenges Netanyahu on Long-Term Plan for Gaza. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must formulate a plan for a post-war Gaza and reject the idea of Israeli military rule. Gallant said that if non-Hamas Palestinian rule doesn't get established, Hamas will be able to re-establish itself in areas where its military has been dismantled. "As long …

Renate Bridenthal, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-05-15). The Global South In The Arctic North. popularresistance.org In January, three months into Israel's attack on Gaza, a group people in the Inuit city of Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, rallied and called for a ceasefire. | One demonstrator said, "I think Palestinian rights are Indigenous rights to those lands, and we're on Indigenous land here, and if we're fighting for the rights of Indigenous people in Canada, in Nunavut, we should be doing the same worldwide." | Bigger rallies took place in the more populated cities of Whitehorse, Yukon, and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. | More than 200 people gathered at the Whitehorse waterfront, some o…

Ravit Hecht (2024-05-15). Impasse between Haredi politicians and Israeli defense officials leaves ultra-Orthodox draft in limbo. haaretz.com Haredi politicians insist that any recruitment plan adopted by Benjamin Netanyahu's government will be met with still opposition, hinting that a different coalition could ensure a better deal for their voters…

Anne Farrell (2024-05-15). McGill students will stay on university grounds until the administration respect students demand. pressenza.com While incessant Israeli bombardments began in Rahat in the Gaza Strip where nearly 450,000 Palestinians had to flee several areas shelled by Israel. McGill University students in Montreal are still mobilized and occupy the university grounds with several dozen tents. | Several meetings between students and the McGill administration have taken place in recent days. According to a spokesperson for the student camp, negotiations had progressed over the past week. But this weekend, the university decided to short-circuit the negotiations by appealing to the Superior Court of Quebec with a request for an injunction to…

Staff (2024-05-15). Drop the Charges: Demands for CUNY to Divest from Israel Met by Violent Police Repression & Felony Charges. democracynow.org Students and workers at the City University of New York held a peaceful occupation Tuesday of the school's Graduate Center in solidarity with Palestine and renamed its library "The Al Aqsa University Library," after Gaza's oldest public university, which was destroyed by Israel's bombardment. This comes as over 500 faculty and staff at CUNY have signed a letter demanding the charges be dropped against at least 173 people arrested in April when NYPD violently raided a peaceful Gaza solidarity encampment on the City College campus. "This is really the most egregious example we&#8…

Editor (2024-05-15). May 15, 2024. sitrepworld.info Mo Ghille Mear — Choral Scholars of University College Dublin The US, Israel, and the 'Antisemitism' Fraud, by Rob Urie Israel, You Are Creating Antisemitism, by Eric Margolis The Occupation comes home — Max Blumenthal (Video) Just how confused is U.S. foreign policy right now? by Martin Jay Zionism Is Settler Colonialism, Israel Kills Intl UN Member & Graham Calls For Nuking Iran/Gaza (Video) Beyond awards and accolades: Why Gaza journalists are the best in the world, by Ramzy Baroud Scott Ritter w/the Judge: How Isolated Is Israel? (Video) In Rare Move, US Officer Resigns over Su…

Ragip Soylu (2024-05-15). Erdogan says Israel has 'set its sights' on Turkish territory. middleeasteye.net

tn.ai (2024-05-15). Sanctions Reveal Australia's Double Standards: Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Foreign Ministry of Iran condemned the sanctions that Australia has imposed on a number of Iranian individuals and entities, saying Australia's silence on the Israeli regime's aggressive attack on Iran's diplomatic mission in Syria testifies to Canberra's double standards.

MEE staff (2024-05-15). UK: Labour vote share in Muslim-majority areas 'down by one third'. middleeasteye.net UK: Labour vote share in Muslim-majority areas 'down by one third' | Opposition party loses 33 percentage points in areas with large Muslim communities, driven by its stance on Israel's war on Gaza | | Labour Party leader Keir Starmer embraces newly elected East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward during a ra…

C.J. Atkins (2024-05-15). New Nakba as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee Israeli attacks. peoplesworld.org The Middle East is a region of refugees—Palestinian refugees who've been spread out across the lands of this part of the world for the past 76 years. Across the region Wednesday, they are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events. Israeli forces, meanwhile, are carrying …

cpj.org (2024-05-15). 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…

(2024-05-15). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Support pouring in for Palestine's UN bid. ecns.cn As an overwhelming number of countries have voiced support for Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, the onus is now on world major powers to work toward achieving a two-state solution and bring lasting peace for Palestinians and Israelis.

Bianca Rodriguez-Mora (2024-05-15). New School students and faculty occupy the Welcome Center. newschoolfreepress.com New School students and faculty in support of Palestine have occupied the Welcome Center and are demanding the Board of Trustees vote to divest from companies supporting Israel. The group is letting people out of the building but allowing no one inside. The demonstrators renamed the building the "Lama Jamous Center," in honor of Lama…

Staff (2024-05-15). War on Gaza: Effects and implications. muslimmirror.com By Javeed Mirza The war on GAZA, the tiny strip of land 41 km (25 miles) long and 6 to 12 km (3.7 to 7.5 mi) wide with a population of around 2.5 million, sandwiched between Israel and Egypt, has transfixed global eyes, as they see with horror, live images of Israel's massive bombing, destruction …

Demonstrators Denounce Company's Israel Ties (2024-05-15). Protesters Block Entrance to Google Conference. indybay.org Today hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters stood strong in front of the entrance to Google's annual developer conference, many chaining themselves together. Thousands of attendees waiting to enter the Google event were delayed and had to be redirected.

Ben Samuels (2024-05-15). AIPAC scores its biggest electoral victory of 2024 as Sarah Elfreth wins Maryland primary. haaretz.com Elfreth's victory in the Maryland primary for the open House of Representatives seat is seen a sorely needed course correction for the pro-Israel lobby group after its previous key investment in California failed to block voters from choosing Dave Min…

Agence France-Presse (2024-05-15). In Israel-Gaza war, UN says women and children make up at least 56% of the dead. scmp.com The United Nations clarifies a fresh breakdown of the death toll in Gaza, after Israel condemned the world body for 'parroting … Hamas's propaganda messages'.

The Media Line Staff (2024-05-15). US Advances $1 Billion Military Aid to Israel Amid Civilian Safety Concerns. themedialine.org

MEE staff (2024-05-15). Israel's Gallant reportedly orders Al Jazeera closure in West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israel's Gallant reportedly orders Al Jazeera closure in West Bank | Israeli defence minister has ordered block of Qatari network in occupied West Bank, according to report in Israel's Army Radio | | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who has reportedly order…

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.

Michael Hauser Tov (2024-05-15). Defense officials cry conflict of interest over justice's refusal to halt probe into October 7 failings. haaretz.com Supreme Court Justice Gila Canfy Steinitz's husband – former minister Yuval Steinitz – could benefit from the state comptroller's investigation, critics argue…

Tom Feeley (2024-05-15). Who tried to pull the rug on Netanyahu, and why? informationclearinghouse.blog The release of hostages in Gaza hinged on two key demands — a complete halt to the war and full Israeli withdrawal. The agreement's implications and the underlying fears within Israel are deep-seated, reflecting a complex and fragile situation. By Alastair Crooke The core issues at the heart of release of hostages held in Gaza …

The Media Line Staff (2024-05-15). Thousands of Palestinians March in Northern Israel To Mark Nakba Day. themedialine.org

UMMID (2024-05-15). 'Mass Murderer, Genocidaire': Colombian President About Israeli PM Netanyahu. ummid.com In a strongly worded condemnation of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday called Benjamin Netanyahu a mass murder and genocidaire.

(2024-05-15). Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org

Hundreds March Along the Embarcadero (2024-05-15). Memorial Vigil for Shireen Abu Akleh and Other Murdered Palestinian Journalists. indybay.org In memory of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who worked as a reporter for 25 years for Al Jazeera before she was killed by an Israeli sniper two years ago, a march and vigil on May 11. 1 min mp4 video by Lis Cox.

The Associated Press (2024-05-15). Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict. haaretz.com Harvard University interim President Alan Garber agreed to pursue a meeting between protesters and university officials regarding the students' questions…

Mohamed Mandour (2024-05-15). 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…

Staff (2024-05-15). Headlines for May 15, 2024. democracynow.org Biden to Send Another $1 Billion in Arms to Israel as Palestinians Mark 76th Nakba Anniversary, Palestinian Truck Drivers Face New Risks After Settlers Attacked Aid Convoy in West Bank, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Joins March Calling for Resettlement of Gaza, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Google Conference Over Israel Contract, Harvard Students End Encampment as Officials Agree to Discuss Divestment Demand, House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump Trial & Bashes Prosecution, Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia Hold Primaries, Ukrainian Forces Withdraw from Areas of Kharkiv Amid…

Staff (2024-05-15). Headlines for May 15, 2024. democracynow.org Biden to Send Another $1 Billion in Arms to Israel as Palestinians Mark 76th Nakba Anniversary, Palestinian Truck Drivers Face New Risks After Settlers Attacked Aid Convoy in West Bank, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Joins March Calling for Resettlement of Gaza, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Google Conference Over Israel Contract, Harvard Students End Encampment as Officials Agree to Discuss Divestment Demand, House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump Trial & Bashes Prosecution, Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia Hold Primaries, Ukrainian Forces Withdraw from Areas of Kharviv Amid…

David Goessmann (2024-05-15). UNRWA and Co: Netanyahu's war against the truth. indybay.org Journalists and Israel critics as Hamas accomplices | The Netanyahu government has also been very successful in spreading narratives that declare anyone who supports the Palestinians in Gaza with humanitarian aid, reports on their suffering and criticizes the actions of the Israeli government as Hamas accomplices, Hamas misunderstanders and anti-Semites.

Associated Press (2024-05-15). Israel-Gaza war: Palestinians mark 76 years since the Nakba as larger catastrophe unfolds. scmp.com Palestinians observe May 15 as Nakba Day, Arabic for catastrophe, to commemorate the expulsion of 700,000 Arabs at the time of the establishment of Israel in 1948.

Black Rose Anarchist Federation (2024-05-15). A Letter From Black Rose Militants in California Public Universities to Our Colleagues. itsgoingdown.org Open letter from militants within the Black Rose Anarchist Federation to workers at public universities in California. As members of grad student union UAW 4811 across the University of California begin voting in a unfair labor practice strike authorization in response to the encampment crackdown, members of BRRN who work in California universities drafted the…

kwjorinoco (2024-05-15). President Maduro: Venezuela Is Transitioning to Socialism. orinocotribune.com By ensuring that Venezuela is on the path to socialism, the head of state, Nicolás Maduró, pointed out that the construction of a society with the principles of equality, peace, and solidarity "takes time, but we have advanced thanks to the ideology of Comandante Chávez." | President Maduro emphasized that thanks to the conscience and values of Venezuelan society, it has been possible to build an organized state of social well-being with a clear and human vision, according to a presidential press release. | "We have an important vanguard in the people, in the common man, in the common woman," said the president d…

Yale Law School. (2024-05-15). Lawsuit Succeeds In Lifting Gag Rules At Pittsburgh Jail. popularresistance.org In a win for government accountability in Pennsylvania, the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press have succeeded in lifting Allegheny County Jail rules that forbid employees from talking to the press or posting information on social media. | As part of a settlement reached in the federal First Amendment lawsuit on April 23, the Pittsburgh jail has adopted new policies that affirm employees' right to speak and to disclose wrongdoing at the jail. The policies also empower jail employees to speak out to the press on matters of public conce…

Mick Hall, Consortium News. (2024-05-15). US-China Rivalry Riles Tiny Solomon Islands. popularresistance.org The Solomon Islands will continue its security pact and economic ties with China after the election of Jeremiah Manele as the country's new prime minister. | Manele, a former foreign minister in Manasseh Sogavare's outgoing government, needed the support of independent MPs to form a government after his Unity and Responsibility (OUR) Party surprised many by losing its outright majority. It took 15 seats in the April 17 election, down from 37 at the last election. | Western pundits have cast the new leader as a less "divisive" figure than his "pro-China" predecessor, but many see Manele facing the same difficultie…

No Cold War, West Africa Peoples' Organization, People's Dispatch. (2024-05-15). The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty. popularresistance.org The call "La France degage!" ("France, get out!"), against the ongoing legacy of French colonialism in the region, has long echoed across West Africa. In recent years, this call has reached a new pitch of intensity, from the 2018 grassroots movements in Senegal and newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's campaign promise to unshackle his country from the neocolonial monetary system of the CFA franc to the popularly supported military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger and the ejection of French military forces from these countries between 2021 and 2023.

Shawna Ambrose, Rainforest Action Network. (2024-05-15). Banks Financed Fossil Fuels By $6.9 Trillion Since The Paris Agreement. popularresistance.org The 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report employs a new, expanded data set that credits each bank making financial contributions to a deal instead of only crediting banks in leading roles. It cuts through greenwash, covering the world's top 60 banks' lending and underwriting to over 4,200 fossil fuel companies and the financing of companies causing the degradation of the Amazon and Arctic. Backgrounder of the report's key findings can be found here. | Since the Paris Agreement in 2016, the world's 60 largest private banks financed fossil fuels with USD $6.9 trillion. Nearly half — $3.3 trillion…

Axel Persson, Rail Workers United. (2024-05-15). French Rail Workers Share Their Struggle For Better Conditions. popularresistance.org The French railway workers have been under constant all-round attack for the past two decades, as has the entire French working class. The ruling class has been on the offensive to try to destroy everything French labour has fought to win with the CGT union since the aftermath of the Second World War. In the crosshairs of our class enemies is our social security system, our right to benefit from pensions at a decent age, our right to job security and protection against unfair dismissal, and our capacity to forge collective agreements that currently cover 95% of the workforce, both in the private and public sector…

Nick Cunningham, DeSmog. (2024-05-15). State Agency Met Privately With Oil-By-Rail Firm Ahead Of Permitting. popularresistance.org Oregon state environmental regulators are deciding whether to issue an air permit for a contested oil-by-rail operation in Portland, a site that received local approval after a deal worked out in private between the company and city officials. | Now, new documents show that the state agency also met privately with the company before the application was submitted. | The agency said the meeting was informational and involved no commitments. But for groups that oppose oil-by-rail in Portland, the documents add to the sense that multiple layers of government are favoring the company's interests over public health and…

Sacred Black, Red, IndyBay. (2024-05-15). University Of California Office Of The President Attacked. popularresistance.org With the Aurora Borealis above us and the martyrs in our hearts, we attacked the UC Office of the President in solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance. Using a fire extinguisher filled with red paint we covered the facade and smashed seven windows. Then, with access to the building, we released 500 cockroaches inside and emptied a second fire extinguisher onto the interior. We finalized the act by leaving a water jug inscribed with "Bonk" at the scene – an homage to the militants of Cal Poly Humboldt and the international student encampment movement.

teleSUR (2024-05-15). Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Injured in Attack. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and collapsed to the ground. He was immediately taken to a hospital by helicopter. The shooter was arrested at the scene by Slovak security forces. | RELATED: | The attack occurred when Fico was leaving the House of Culture in Handlova, a city in the center of the country where the government, formed by a coalition of left-wing and ultra-nationalist forces, was holding a mee…

teleSUR (2024-05-15). BRICS Enters a New Era of Greater BRICS Cooperation: Putin. telesurenglish.net On the eve of his two-day state visit to Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin highly values the collaboration between Russia and China on the international stage. | RELATED: | The Russian leader stated that his country and the Chinese nation hold similar or identical positions on key issues in the international agenda. | Both advocate for the primacy role of international law, and support equal, indivisible, comprehensive and sustainabl…

teleSUR (2024-05-15). 68,000 Japanese Elderly To Die Alone in Their Homes This Year. telesurenglish.net The National Police Agency of Japan estimates that around 68,000 people over the age of 65 could die alone in their homes this year if the current trend of these deaths continues. | RELATED: | At least 21,716 "lonely deaths" occurred in the Asian country between January and March, of which 17,034 – or 78 percent – were individuals over 65 years old, according to statistics revealed this week and collected by the national n…

teleSUR (2024-05-15). Finland to Use Reservists to Reinforce Its Border With Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Defense Minister Antti Hà§kkà§nen presented a draft legislative reform that will allow reservists to be called up to reinforce security on the eastern border with Russia in exceptional circumstances. | RELATED: | This reform, which will be expedited through the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta), will affect around 1 percent of the 900,000 personnel that make up the reserve force of the Armed Forces, s…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-05-15). Deposed former Gabonese president declares hunger strike. plenglish.com Libreville, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The deposed former Gabonese president, Ali Bongo, announced the start of a hunger strike in protest against the alleged acts of torture and kidnapping against him and his family, by the military authorities that govern his country.

Betsey Piette (2024-05-15). Police attack dismantles UPenn encampment. workers.org Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker claimed she wanted the Encampment for Palestine, on the University of Pennsylvania campus since April 25, to "end peacefully." But at 5: 30 a.m. on May 10, city and university police gave sleeping participants just two minutes notice before they began arresting them and tearing down tents . . . |

A Guest Author (2024-05-15). PFLP on 'the inevitable, imminent and decisive victory'. workers.org The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Deputy Secretary-General Jamil Mezher delivered the following speech May 10 at the opening session of the Palestine session of the Maghreb-Mashreq Social Forum in Tunis, Tunisia. The event was organized by Tunisian organizations, featuring leaders from Hamas, PFLP and Palestinian Islamic . . . |

Sara Flounders (2024-05-15). DIVEST Now! A revolutionary demand. workers.org Why have student encampments for Palestine ignited such an uproar of brutal repression, vicious police attacks, mass arrests, overwhelming condemnation in the corporate media and a new level of reactionary legislation in Congress? Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, April 2024. The demand to divest, raised at almost every encampment, exposes the . . . |

Sara Flounders (2024-05-15). DIVEST Now! /A revolutionary demand. workers.org Why have student encampments for Palestine ignited such an uproar of brutal repression, vicious police attacks, mass arrests, overwhelming condemnation in the corporate media and a new level of reactionary legislation in Congress? Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, April 2024. The demand to divest, raised at almost every encampment, exposes the . . . |

aljazeera (2024-05-15). France prison van attack: All we know about the ambush and fugitive Amra. aljazeera.com Armed men ambushed a prison van to free a prisoner killing two prison guards, triggering a major police manhunt.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Canadian Nobel-winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92. aljazeera.com Munro was renowned for her short stories, which focussed on the frailties of the human condition.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). NBA playoffs: NY Knicks and Nuggets on the verge of finals with 3-2 lead. aljazeera.com Brunson's 44 points gave the Knicks a 121-91 win over Pacers, while MVP Jokic led the Nuggets to victory in Game 5.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). India 'deeply saddened' by Gaza killing of ex-army officer working for UN. aljazeera.com Waibhav Anil Kale is the first international UN staff killed since October 7 in the besieged Palestinian territory.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Caitlin Clark scores 20 in first WNBA game but Indiana lose to Connecticut. aljazeera.com Indiana Fever lost 92-71 to Connecticut Sun in the season opener that was sold out for Clark's debut game in the WNBA.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Hunger striking royal reform activist dies in custody in Thailand. aljazeera.com Netiporn Sanesangkhom had been in jail since her arrest in January under Thailand's strict royal defamation laws.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). India top court bails NewsClick editor arrested in Chinese funding case. aljazeera.com Prabir Purkayastha was arrested last year after NYT report said outlet was backed by network pushing Chinese propaganda.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). At least two killed in riots after France backs New Caledonia vote changes. aljazeera.com Two days of rioting rock the Pacific territory after France's adoption of controversial electoral reforms.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). 'Genuine desire': Putin backs China peace plan to end Ukraine war. aljazeera.com Isolated Putin to meet Xi to rally support for the war, but cautious China is wary of punitive measures from the West.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). India's income inequality widens, should wealth be redistributed? aljazeera.com Rising income inequality is a hot topic dominating the national elections.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Ukraine's 'elite fighter' ready for showdown. aljazeera.com Ukrainian champion goes into the unifying title bout against Briton Fury motivated to fight for his war-torn country.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). India's silent youth crisis: College-educated but poorer than a farm hand. aljazeera.com Two-thirds of India's unemployed youth are educated — a fraction which has doubled since 2000.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Nakba remembered: What is the right of return? aljazeera.com 76 years on from the Nakba, Palestinians continue to demand their right of return after they were expelled in 1948.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). 'As someone with Palestinian heritage, I couldn't stay in the Labour Party'. aljazeera.com Disillusioned with the UK opposition, British Palestinian professor Kamel Hawwash plans to run in the general election.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Georgia parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill, triggering massive protests. aljazeera.com The measure, described as authoritarian and Russian inspired, was approved despite warnings from the EU and the US.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Georgia's 'foreign agents' bill: What's the controversy about? What's next? aljazeera.com The 'Russia law' will make it hard for Georgia to join European Union, argue protesters, the US and Baltic states.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Riots in French island territory New Caledonia over voting change. aljazeera.com Several people have reportedly been killed in violent protests in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 811. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 811th day, these are the main developments.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). NATO warns Georgia 'foreign agents' bill is 'step in wrong direction'. aljazeera.com Protests set to continue as Western nations urge Georgian authorities against adopting 'Kremlin-style' measure.

Adam Fishbein (2024-05-15). Student Debt Crisis Would Likely Worsen Under a Second Trump Administration. cepr.net The crisis of student debt has reached proportions never before seen in the United States. Collectively, students owed $1.6 trillion in federal student loans at the end of 2023. However, that total is slightly lower than it was two years prior, thanks to some proactive actions from the Biden administration. The administration has pursued a …

Daniel Volman (2024-05-15). Why African Homophobia is Still the Real Western Import. counterpunch.org African political leaders and religious zealots (both Christian and Muslim) have used homophobia as a tool for political and religious power for many years. They say that same-sex relations and gay rights are imports from the west. They have used homophobia to portray themselves as nationalists and defenders of African and religious values. They have

John G. Russell (2024-05-15). Anything Goes: The New Normal. counterpunch.org When Donald Trump can thwart the rule of law And not be treated like an outlaw. Then I suppose, Anything goes. When the IDF can kill civilians And claim that they all are terrorist minions, Then, God knows, Anything goes. Some people can get away with anything. They can grab women by their genitalia because

Lea Woods, Julie Kashen (2024-05-15). How Public Investment Can Create Jobs and Ease the Childcare Crunch. counterpunch.org Many American families are struggling to pay for child care, with the average price for licensed providers now nearly$11,000 a year. These high prices can be a huge barrier for workers, particularly women, forcing many to cut back on hours or drop out of the workforce entirely. A new federal program aims to help break down

Melvin Goodman (2024-05-15). Donald Trump's War on Science and the Environment. counterpunch.org We've spent 40 years putting together an apparatus to protect public health and environment from a lot of different pollutants. [Former EPA administrator Scott} Pruitt is pulling the whole apparatus down. — William Ruckelshaus, the EPA's first administrator, regarding former president Trump's first EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. One of President Joe Biden's greatest accomplishments over

Joe Allen (2024-05-15). Big Brown in the Philippines: UPS joins the "pivot to Asia" counterpunch.org Back in mid-March, Gina Raimondo, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, led a trade mission to the Philippines, that included twenty-two executives from such top U.S.-based corporations as United Airlines, Alphabet's Google, Black & Veatch, Visa, Boston Consulting Group, KKR Asia Pacific, Bechtel, FedEx, Mastercard, Microsoft, and, finally, United Parcel Service (UPS), popularly known as "Big

William Hartung (2024-05-15). Reflections on Student Activism. counterpunch.org I've spent most of my life as an advocate for a more peaceful world. In recent years, I've been focused on promoting diplomacy over war and exposing the role of giant weapons companies like Lockheed Martin and its allies in Congress and at the Pentagon as they push for a "military-first" foreign policy. I've worked

Mike Garrity (2024-05-15). Alliance for the Wild Rockies Says Alliance Says "Stop the Chop" in Colville National Forest. counterpunch.org Having lost so many times in court because they keep breaking the law, the Forest Service has now turned to what are called "landscape scale treatments" where they refuse to tell the public how, when, and where they are going to clearcut and bulldoze new logging roads. These projects cover tens of thousands of acres over

Johnny Hazard (2024-05-15). Random Notes About the Mexican Election. counterpunch.org While it may appear to be desirable that former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum win the presidential election to avoid the threat to international solidarity that a return of the right (this time under Xóchitl Gálvez, who was a member of Vicente Fox's cabinet) forebodes, Sheinbaum offers little for women, for the left, for the

W. T. Whitney (2024-05-15). US Labor Must Weigh in on Cuba. counterpunch.org Taking note of International Workers' Day, several Latin American news sources this year cited José Martí's 1886 essay "A Terrible Drama;" two of them republished it, here and here. There Martí reports on events in Chicago in 1886 and the fate of the so-called Haymarket Martyrs — seven labor journalists and agitators railroaded to prison and given death sentences. Another received a 15-year prison term. Martí, who

(2024-05-15). CPJ joins call for Maldives commission to reveal findings to victims' families, public. cpj.org

cpj.org (2024-05-15). CPJ urges India to ensure freedom for 3 journalists granted bail in security cases. cpj.org New Delhi, May 15, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed Indian court decisions to grant bail to journalists Aasif Sultan, Gautam Navlakha, and Prabir Purkayastha, who are being held under anti-terror laws, and called on the authorities to release all three men and immediately drop charges against them. "The Indian courts' decisions to…

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-15). Niger PM Says US Threats Led to Withdrawal Order. news.antiwar.com The US was asked to withdraw troops from Niger due to threats US officials made to the country over its relationships with Russia and Iran, Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine told The Washington Post. Niger announced it ended its military relationship with the US back in March and said the US presence was …

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-15). Jewish Biden Appointee Resigns from Interior Department Over Gaza Slaughter. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-15). Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Expected To Survive After Shooting. news.antiwar.com Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times on Wednesday in an assassination attempt after a government meeting in the central city of Handlova. He is in grave condition but is expected to survive, according to his deputy prime minister. "I guess in the end he will survive," Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba told …

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-15). Blinken Announces $2 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine as Russian Forces Advance. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $2 billion in new military aid for Ukraine as Russian forces continue to advance in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv oblast after launching a new offensive in the region this past Friday. Blinken, who made the announcement in Kyiv, said the $2 billion is in the form of Foreign …

Staff (2024-05-15). Defense Attorney Ron Kuby on Trump Criminal Trial & Representing Climate & Pro-Palestinian Protesters. democracynow.org In the historic criminal hush money election fraud trial of former President Donald Trump, New York prosecutors are wrapping up their case charging Trump with falsifying business records in an illegal effort to influence the 2016 presidential election. On Tuesday, Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen admitted he misled the Federal Election Commission about hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. In cross-examination, defense attorneys tried to suggest Cohen was motivated by vengeance against Trump. "He's the one who has firsthand knowledge of the actual deal that he and Donald…

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Xi calls for greater efforts to promote, protect Great Wall. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to let more people know about the Great Wall and engage more people in its protection to pass on the ancestors' precious heritage to future generations.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Nationwide campaign launched to address campus issues including bullying, excessive homework. ecns.cn MOE on Tuesday launched a nationwide campaign to address 12 key issues in primary and secondary education, including campus bullying, excessive homework, and the distortion of history in teaching.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China sees fruits from facilitating foreign visitor payments. ecns.cn China is seeking greater breakthroughs in facilitating foreign visitors' payments by the end of June as relevant efforts have borne initial fruits with overseas visitors' onshore payments as bank cards and mobile payment saw double-digit growth last month.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Over 160 Chinese citizens engaged in offshore gambling in Philippines repatriated. ecns.cn the law enforcement departments of China and the Philippines once again worked together to repatriate over 160 Chinese citizens involved in offshore gambling in the Philippines, according to an announcement by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China waives visas for foreign cruise groups to coastal regions. ecns.cn China has introduced a visa-free policy for foreign tour groups arriving by cruise ship in its coastal regions, the National Immigration Administration announced on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). U.S. increased tariffs on China's electric vehicles a large mistake. ecns.cn Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that the U.S. tariff increases on electric vehicles and semiconductors from China is another mistake Washington has made after it continuously politicizes economic and trade issues.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China vows 'all necessary measures' against additional U.S. tariffs. ecns.cn MOF on Tuesday urged the U.S. to immediately cancel the additional tariffs on Chinese products and vowed to take resolute measures to defend its rights over U.S.' announcement to increase tariffs on Chinese products including electric vehicles (EVs)…

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). The 'Song' of Yunnan TeaÔΩúWhy Have They Come from Afar and Chosen Yunnan. ecns.cn Why have they come from afar and chosen Yunnan? Because"Yunnan Life" is not just about Yunnan, but about China and the world as well.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Ethiopia-Djibouti railway injects strong impetus into local development: FM. ecns.cn The Ethiopia-Djibouti railway is the first standard-gauge railway in East Africa and a flagship project between China and the two countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China voices serious concern over spying charges against Chinese citizens in UK. ecns.cn China on Tuesday voiced serious concern over the arrest and prosecution of the Chinese citizens and strongly urge the UK to earnestly protect the lawful rights and interests of Chinese citizens in the UK.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China demands immediateremoval of new U.S. tariffs. ecns.cn China has urged the United States to immediately lift the additional tariffs imposed on Chinese products, warning that it will take resolute actions to protect the country's rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Collapsed Baltimore bridge starts demolition in U.S. ecns.cn The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was underway.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Tariffs called 'unfortunate shift' in U.S. policy. ecns.cn The United States is increasing tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, targeting electric vehicles (EVs), advanced batteries, steel and critical minerals, the White House said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Emerging COVID strain infections low. ecns.cn Infections with the KP.2 variantan emerging COVID-19 strain suspected of harboring stronger transmissibility — make up an extremely low share of domestic cases at present and the risk of it triggering a fresh outbreak is low.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Innovation, investment urged to win global AI race. ecns.cn Chinese technology companies, which have better access to data resources and industrial application scenarios, should step up investment in improving computing power and algorithms and accumulate more high-quality training data to gain an edge in the global artificial intelligence race.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China's first offshore multi-layer heavy oil thermal recovery oilfield starts drilling. ecns.cn Jinzhou 23-2, China's first offshore multi-layer heavy oil thermal recovery oil field began drilling on Wednesday in the waters of the Bohai sea in north China.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). UK criticized for accusations against HK. ecns.cn Officials from the central authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have condemned the United Kingdom for making unjustified accusations about Hong Kong.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Xi and Putin to hold talks in Beijing. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China from Thursday to Friday, the first foreign trip since he was sworn in for his fifth term as Russian president on May 7.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China, U.S. engage in in-depth, professional and constructive exchanges on AI. ecns.cn China and the U.S. held their first meeting of intergovernmental dialogue on AI in Geneva on Tuesday local time. Both sides engaged in in-depth, professional, and constructive exchanges of views on AI technology risks, global governance, and other issues of mutual concern.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Two-color water lily blooms in West Lake. ecns.cn A water lily with two colors blooms in West Lake, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 14, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Trips to France, Serbia, Hungary set to improve people's welfare, experts say. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping's just-concluded state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary contribute to fostering practical economic collaboration, aimed at improving people's welfare in these nations and beyond, experts say.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Plan lays out upgrades for nation's road network. ecns.cn China has unveiled a comprehensive guideline aimed at supporting the digital transformation and upgrade of its highways and waterways, as part of broader efforts to modernize the country's transportation infrastructure.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Beijing, Seoul willing to manage rift, improve ties. ecns.cn The latest engagement between the foreign ministers of China and the Republic of Korea has signaled the two countries' willingness to manage differences and improve ties, marking a new starting point in high-level bilateral exchanges.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Experts: China's consumer spending to see positive growth in April. ecns.cn The year-on-year growth rate of total retail sales of consumer goods in China will probably exceed 3.1 percent in April, Securities Daily reported on Tuesday, citing experts.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Intercity rails in Guangdong begin trial operations. ecns.cn The Guangzhou-Foshan South Ring Line and Foshan-Dongguan Intercity railways opened for trial operations on Tuesday in Guangdong.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Brunei, China eager to raise partnership to new high. ecns.cn China stands ready to work with Brunei to deepen and expand cooperation and raise the strategic cooperative partnership to a new high, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Stunning sunset glow illuminates Beijing sky. ecns.cn Stunning sunset glow illuminates the sky in Beijing on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). New rate swap contract in the offing. ecns.cn In a bid to expand the opening-up of financial markets, China will launch a key standardized interest rate swap contract under the Swap Connect, and continue to waive clearing fees, as the program approaches its first anniversary.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China warns about impending hot-dry wind. ecns.cn The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued on Tuesday a warning with information on dry-hot wind disasters across China over the upcoming weekend.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). State Grid Shanghai branch launches 2024 energy conservation promotion week. ecns.cn State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company on Monday held the "Join Hands in Electricity Conservation to Create a Green City" electricity conservation promotion and launch ceremony at the Peihua Service Center in Pudong New Area, focusing on guiding society to adopt a green, low-carbon production and lifestyle, and supporting Shanghai's efforts in achieving peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-05-15). Many countries have reached the point of over-medication. expose-news.com There is not only evidence for the uselessness of much medical research: there are also sound indications that many developed countries have reached a point of over-medication which is harmful to health. …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-05-15). Prof. Mattias Desmet: Truth connects people's souls; sincere speech will overcome totalitarianism. expose-news.com Truth is the only remedy for a society sick of lies. It connects people from soul to soul. As such truth is the real cure for the loneliness and disconnectedness that makes …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-05-15). Data forensic analyst exposes horror of data buried in EU's drug adverse event reporting system. expose-news.com Earlier this month investigative journalist Sonia Elijah interviewed Dutch data expert and ethical computer hacker Wouter Aukema. He exposed the true horrors of the trove of data buried within the European Medicines …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-05-15). Flu vaccine manufacturers contract the National Immunisation Lead for the Royal College of GPs. expose-news.com In previous articles, we've briefly looked at data in the Disclosure UK database that related to ITVGate and an overview of payments from pharmaceutical companies to UK healthcare organisations such as King's …

Madelyn Hoffman (2024-05-15). Green Party of NJ Candidate for US Senate, Christina Khalil, Supports Growing Student Movement in Solidarity with Palestine. fightbackbetter.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 14, 2024Contact: info@khalilforsenate.com mrhlepaix@gmail.com Green Party of New Jersey's Candidate for U.S. Senate, Christina Khalil, Supports the…

geo.tv (2024-05-15). Mark Zuckerberg celebrates 40th birthday with family, friends and Bill Gates. geo.tv Mark Zuckerberg takes trip down memory lane for 40th birthday bash from wife Priscilla Chan…

geo.tv (2024-05-15). Stormy Daniels considers moving out of US. geo.tv Stormy Daniels' husband reveals plans of his wife…

geo.tv (2024-05-15). WATCH: Video portal connecting New York to Dublin goes horribly wrong. geo.tv New York-Dublin video portal connects cities in real time, space…

geo.tv (2024-05-15). Indians own highest number of properties in Dubai. geo.tv The total value of the properties owned by Indians is estimated to be $17 billion…

geo.tv (2024-05-15). Antony Blinken belts out Neil Young's 'Rockin in the Free World' at Ukraine bar. geo.tv US secretary of state appears in basement of Kyiv bar on unannounced visit to Ukraine amid Russian invasion…

geo.tv (2024-05-15). Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico critically injured after shooting. geo.tv Slovakia's president condemns "brutal attack" on prime minister Fico…

geo.tv (2024-05-15). Joe Biden roasts Donald Trump's debate challenge. geo.tv Donald Trump quipped for hush money trial by president…

Bharat Dogra (2024-05-15). Is the U.S. Fast Losing One of the Most Important Assets of Democracy: Capacity for Timely Corrective Action? globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2024-05-15). Selected Articles: The JFK Assassination Chokeholds That Inescapably Prove There Was a Conspiracy. globalresearch.ca By While the book is terrific, I must say I do not agree that we need a new investigation. The facts have long …

Jon Rappoport (2024-05-15). Red Alert: WHO Pandemic "Treaty" Is Now an "Agreement" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2024-05-15). The Challenge of the 2020-2021 Corona Crisis: Your Life, Your Mind, Your Soul. Dr. Pascal Sacré. globalresearch.ca

Al Mayadeen (2024-05-15). US Expands Production of 15-ton Bombs to Target Nuclear Facilities. globalresearch.ca

Arzu Geybullayeva (2024-05-15). Georgia's ruling party adopts controversial foreign agent bill despite widespread protests. globalvoices.org The ruling Georgian Dream party stirring Georgia into political crisisOriginally published on

Vlast.kz (2024-05-15). Symbolic, but distant in the future: A dam on Kyrgyzstan's Naryn river. globalvoices.org

ICRC (2024-05-15). Counting the dead 2020—2021: A new report on the migrants dying on Europe's borders. icrc.org Report | This report is an updated version of the original Counting the Dead report, published in 2022, which covered the period from 2014 to 2019.

Angela (2024-05-15). Thursday 5/16: Webinar: Ongoing Nakba: Palestinians reflections. indybay.org YouTube | www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfbU7TJo0O4

Women's March (2024-05-15). Wednesday 5/22: Feminist Night School: Session Two – The State of Justice w/ Women's March. indybay.org Webinar series: www.womensmarch.com/initiatives/feminist…

Gray Area, the Design Science Studio (2024-05-15). Thursday 5/16: regen ∑era Rising: A Global Confluence for Creators of Regenerative. indybay.org 2665 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110…

California Faculty Association (2024-05-15). CFA Members File Unfair Practice Charge Over Cal Poly Humboldt's Campus Closure. indybay.org May 9, 2024 – This week, CFA members filed an Unfair Practice Charge with California's Public Employer Employee Relations Board (PERB) over Cal Poly Humboldt administration's decision to close the campus for the remainder of the spring semester. Management took the extraordinary step of closing down the campus last month in response to students protesting the war in Gaza when other campuses around the country have remained open despite fairly large actions and police responses. At Cal Poly Humboldt, students and a faculty member occupied a campus building for several days before being forcibly removed and arreste…

Seymour Marine Discovery Center (2024-05-15). Saturday 5/18: Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza. indybay.org Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz…

Angela (2024-05-15). Thursday 5/16: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineThursday…

Anonymous (2024-05-15). Fuck the 4th, Siege the Ports! indybay.org Occupy and Block US Ports and Railyards for Palestine!

City of Palo Alto, Plug In America, EVucation (2024-05-15). Saturday 6/1: Palo Alto EV Workshop: Is an Electric Car Right For You? indybay.org Palo Alto Art Center | 1313 Newell Road | Palo Alto, CA 94303 | EV vehicles to be on display in parking lot…

Poor People's Campaign National & CA PPC (2024-05-15). Saturday 6/29: #GOTV: Poor & Low Wage Workers' Mass March on Washington D.C. & to the Polls. indybay.org Washington D.C. – march and rally | Pennsylvania Ave and 3rd Street NW | Join the livestream here: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | FB: www.facebook.com/anewppc/ | Mass March updates here: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/mm2024/

Women's March (2024-05-15). Wednesday 5/15: Feminist Night School: Session One – The State of Protest w/ Women's March. indybay.org Webinar series: www.womensmarch.com/initiatives/feminist…

Commonwealth Club (2024-05-15). Wednesday 9/18: Justin Pearson: No Justice Without Climate Justice. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | 110 The Embarcadero | Taube Family Auditorium | San Francisco, CA 94105 | Or join the event online…

Friends of Gayle McLaughlin, RCF, FPM (2024-05-15). Friday 5/17: Free Palestine – Richmond Vigil – Banner Drop. indybay.org Richmond, CA. San Luis Ave. & Sacramento Ave. 94804…

Angela (2024-05-15). Wednesday 5/15: Palo Alto: Candlelight Vigil for Nakba Day. indybay.org Corner of Town & Country Village | 855 El Camino Real | Palo Alto, CA…

MILPA & SURJ Santa Cruz County (2024-05-15). Thursday 5/16: Santa Cruz County People's Budget. indybay.org Virtual Event. Register at bit.ly/4ahIUoA…

Phil Pasquini (2024-05-15). Southeast Asian Financial Scams Can Begin with a "Simple" Text. indybay.org It may start out ubiquitous, but those innocent or inquiring text messages from unknown numbers that suddenly appear on your phone saying "Hello" or "Is this Stephanie's phone number?" are a disaster lurking in disguise. Not to be left out of the equation, too, are Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media platforms that offer ads promising jobs working from home and investment opportunities, along with access to online gambling that are all part of scams run by Southeast Asian transnational crime syndicates.

Center for Biological Diversity (2024-05-15). California Commission to Consider Funding Harmful I-80 Expansion Project. indybay.org ORANGE, Calif., May 14, 2024 — The California Transportation Commission will vote Thursday on whether to fund the Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project. The project proposes to add one lane of traffic in each direction, expanding the highway from six to eight lanes as it travels from Davis to Sacramento through the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area.

Women's March (2024-05-15). Wednesday 5/29: Feminist Night School: Session Three – The State of Democracy w/ Women's March. indybay.org Webinar series: www.womensmarch.com/initiatives/feminist…

Catherine Crockett (2024-05-15). Saturday 8/3: Pacific Grove: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance & Peace Lantern Ceremony. indybay.org Lovers Point Beach Cove, Ocean View Blvd., at 17th Street, Pacific Grove, CA 93950…

Bay Area Book Festival (2024-05-15). Saturday 6/1: Naomi Klein: New Book Talk on "Doppelganger" – Navigating Our Complex Political Moment. indybay.org Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison Street | Berkeley, CA 94704…

sacred black, red (2024-05-15). Bonk: University of California Office of the President Attacked. indybay.org With the Aurora Borealis above us and the martyrs in our hearts, we attacked the UC Office of the President in solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance. Using a fire extinguisher filled with red paint we covered the facade and smashed seven windows. Then, with access to the building, we released 500 cockroaches inside and emptied a second fire exintguisher onto the interior. We finalized the act by leaving a water jug inscribed with "Bonk" at the scene – an homage to the militants of Cal Poly Humboldt and the international student encampment movement.

Encampment Report (2024-05-15). Stanford People's University Stands Strong Against Inter-Fascist Forces. indybay.org On May 12 Zionist and Hindu supremacist groups rallied on Stanford University campus. Students at the People's University encampment refused to be intimidated.

Kevin Gosztola (2024-05-15). Judge Jails Australia War Crimes Whistleblower In 'Shameful' Attack On Press Freedom. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. 

latintimes (2024-05-15). US Says Boeing Can Be Prosecuted For 737 MAX Crashes. latintimes.com Boeing breached obligations under an agreement that had shielded it against legal proceedings for the accidents, department officials said in a letter to a federal court in Texas.

latintimes (2024-05-15). 'Sowing Peace'? Colombia Program For War Criminals Stokes Debate. latintimes.com Like dozens of other alleged war criminals in the South American country, 61-year-old Torres is participating in an alternative sentencing program that some victims' families decry as a "mockery" of justice.

latintimes (2024-05-15). Asian Markets Mixed As Focus Turns To US Inflation Report. latintimes.com There was also some nervousness on trading floors after Beijing hit out at Washington's decision to impose steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports such as electric vehicles and semiconductors.

latintimes (2024-05-15). OpenAI Co-founder Ilya Sutskever Announces Departure. latintimes.com Sutskever said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was leaving after almost a decade at OpenAI, whose "trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous."

latintimes (2024-05-15). Bus Accident In Peru Leaves At Least 16 Dead. latintimes.com The bus was carrying more than 40 passengers high in the Andes, where such tragedies are not uncommon.

latintimes (2024-05-15). Push For New US Lithium Mine Leaves Some Americans Wary. latintimes.com Nearby is an area earmarked for a $1.2 billion project to produce battery grade lithium for US electric vehicle (EV) supply chains — one of only a few such sites in the country.

Basit Mahmood (2024-05-15). The one damning stat which shows how much of a mess the Tories have made of the economy. leftfootforward.org Such a collapse in GDP per capita growth shows just how poorly the UK economy has performed under the Tories.

Hannah Davenport (2024-05-15). Record high 3.1m emergency food parcels given out in a year. leftfootforward.org More than 3.1m emergency food parcels were handed out by Trussell Trust food banks in the past year, a record high for the charity. | The shocking new statistics reveal a shameful failure of the social security system to support people financially, as the Trussell Trust charity said the number of people using food banks had nearly doubled compared to five years ago. | Food parcels provided for children made up more than 1.1m of the parcels, while 655,000 people were reported using a food bank for the first time between April last year and March 2024. | Chief Executive of the Trussell Trust, Emma Revie, said t…

Basit Mahmood (2024-05-15). Penny Mordaunt's leadership campaign website re-registered. leftfootforward.org Although Tory rebels are reported to have thrown in the towel after their failed attempts to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory party leader ahead of the general election, there's still some manoeuvring in the background, with one hopeful's campaign website re-registered. | Penny Mordaunt, who has repeatedly insisted that she has no intention to replace Sunak before the general election, saw her campaign website, pm4pm.com, re-registered on the day of the local elections, right-wing blog Guido Fawkes reports. | Guido reports that the domain name was owned by 'Lewis Communications, a PR business run by Chris Lewis, wh…

Tom Brake MP (2024-05-15). First Past the Post helped the Conservatives avoid a much worse set of election results. leftfootforward.org Unlock Democracy's analysis of the results shows, in changing the voting system for these elections, the Conservatives avoided a much worse set of PCC results.

Hannah Davenport (2024-05-15). Caroline Lucas takes apart Tories sex education plan in one tweet. leftfootforward.org Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has torn into the government's new guidance for schools in England due to be published on Thursday, after details of the plan were leaked to the media. | A government source said the new guidelines for schools on relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) will include a ban on teaching sex education to children under nine, while 'explicit' discussions including on topics such as contraception won't be allowed until age 13. | Head teachers have challenged the introduction of new guidance for schools, with the head of a school in Rotherham, Pepe Di'Iasio, telling the BBC Today s…

Hannah Davenport (2024-05-15). Jacob Rees-Mogg calls for Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson to be Tory ministers. leftfootforward.org Jacob Rees-Mogg has laid out his vision for the Conservative Party of the future, and it involves welcoming Reform UK into the ranks ahead of an election and appointing a senior role for Boris Johnson. | "It's time to reunite the right," said the Tory MP for North East Somerset as he called on Rishi Sunak to offer candidate selection to senior members of the Reform Party, including Nigel Farage, Ben Habib and Richard Tice. | He claimed that most members of Reform were "not a million miles away from most Conservative voters and members" and that his plan for the Conservative Party was its "only chance of climbi…

Katya Schwenk (2024-05-15). Thanks To Wall Street, There Goes The Neighborhood. levernews.com

Katya Schwenk (2024-05-15). Thanks To Wall Street, There Goes The Neighborhood. levernews.com For Rebecca Harris, the little house she rented in Huntersville, North Carolina in 2020 represented her escape from a toxic marriage, the beginning of a new life for herself and her children.Until the ceiling started caving in. | This is not a paywall. You can read the full story for free.: | Just sign up below for a free subscription to The Lever to get access to this story and much more. | Already have an account?

People's Dispatch (2024-05-15). NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha to be released on bail after arrest ruled illegal. liberationnews.org The Indian Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of author and journalist Prabir Purkayastha on Wednesday, May 15 terming his arrest by the Delhi Police in October last year illegal.

Sean Mathews (2024-05-15). Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says. middleeasteye.net Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says | Western officials say Bahrain and other Arab Gulf states would participate in peacekeeping operation under a UN Security Council resolution | | Palestinians move past destroyed buildings along a street i…

Editor (2024-05-15). Elgar Parishad Case: After 4 years, activist-journalist Gautam Navlakha gets bail. mronline.org Charges not framed yet… trial would take years and years and years for completion, observes the SC bench while lifting the stay on Bombay HC's order granting bail in 2023.

Editor (2024-05-15). The CIA overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah and the struggle against neo-colonialism in West Africa today. mronline.org One day after his inauguration, Bassirou Diomaye Faye—Senegal's new self-proclaimed "left Pan-Africanist" president—announced that the new government will conduct an audit of the country's oil, gas and mining sectors.

Editor (2024-05-15). Report sounds alarm over growing role of Big Tech in U.S. military-industrial complex. mronline.org The paper's author found that the five largest military contracts to major tech firms between 2018 and 2022 "had contract ceilings totaling at least $53 billion combined."

Editor (2024-05-15). U.S.: Political repression backfires as pro-Palestinian campus protests grow. mronline.org Police arrested more than 2,300 protesters in at least 58 crackdowns at 44 colleges or universities between April 18 and May 3 as pro-Palestinian encampments spread like wildfire across the U.S. It can reasonably be argued that university administrators themselves provoked students into taking action, and it can certainly be proven that they fanned the flames of defiance after the protests began—by forcibly repressing the protests.

Staff (2024-05-15). Court reserves order on bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff A Delhi court on Monday reserved for May 28 its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid, who is an accused in the case of alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) …

Staff (2024-05-15). Court reserves order on bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff A Delhi court on Monday reserved for May 28 its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid, who is an accused in the case of alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) …

Grace Coleman (2024-05-15). New Screen Fest showcases 26 student-made films at DCTV. newschoolfreepress.com On Saturday, May 11, the second annual New Screen Fest took place at DCTV, a community media center in Chinatown. The event featured 26 student-made films and lasted from 11: 00 a.m. to 6: 45 p.m. For the first time, the New Screen Fest was available to take as a course titled Lang Film Festival during the…

Lindsay Owens (2024-05-15). Trump's Corporate Tax Cuts Paved the Way for Inflation. otherwords.org

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-05-15). The Big Business of Obesity and Shame. otherwords.org Manufacturers of new weight loss drugs are salivating at the prospect of profit. | What Americans eat, how they diet and exercise, the sugar content of their sodas, and the high fructose corn syrup in their processed foods have long been objects of endless gambling on Wall Street. Now, with drugs like Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic, new vistas of exploitation have opened up. | It's not a conspiracy theory that food addiction is a tool of corporate profiteering. Consider that tobacco companies, upon being regulated out of addictive smoking, turned their sights onto addictive eating. | "In America, the steepest incr…

Khalil Bendib (2024-05-15). Cartoon: Biden's Red Lines. otherwords.org

Jessica Garcia (2024-05-15). 'Bluelining' Leaves Climate Vulnerable Communities Without Home Insurance. otherwords.org In an era of climate disasters, Americans in vulnerable regions will need to rely more than ever on their home insurance. But as floods, wildfires, and severe storms become more common, a troubling practice known as "bluelining" threatens to leave many communities unable to afford insurance — or obtain it at any price. | Bluelining is an insidious practice with similarities to

Jim Hightower (2024-05-15). God Bless Nurses — And Please Hurry! otherwords.org Every religion prioritizes care for the needy. Christianity's Benedictine Rule, for example, puts care of the sick atop the moral order — "above and before every other duty." | Really? Even above the holy Wall Street mandate that medical and insurance conglomerates must squeeze every last penny of profits out of America's corporate-care system? Well, there's morality — and then there's business. | Consider how today's monopolized and financialized hospital networks treat nurses — the high-touch frontline people who do the most to put "care" in "health care." | Often paid a pittance, thousands of…

Peter Certo (2024-05-15). In OtherWords: May 15, 2024. otherwords.org Not long ago, the government barred former Pioneer Oil CEO Scott Sheffield from joining the board of ExxonMobil because Sheffield had allegedly colluded with OPEC to fix oil prices — and squeeze working Americans at the pump. | But Big Oil isn't the only industry that's been gouging consumers since the pandemic,

Mark Gruenberg (2024-05-15). Walgreens pharmacists take low pay case to the public. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—What do you do when you—as a group of pharmacists—produce 74% of Walgreens' revenue but see only a 2% wage increase in the last seven years and no new colleagues to take the load off your overworked shoulders? The answer given by hundreds of Walgreen pharmacists in the Chicago area was a month of informational …

Mark Gruenberg (2024-05-15). Trial confirms Trump role as serial misogynist and criminal liar. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—As the election-manipulating, hush money trial of Donald Trump all but confirmed yesterday the guilt of Donald Trump, Republican leaders pathetically flocked to the courthouse to show their loyalty to him, with many harboring hopes of ending up as the ex-president's vice presidential running mate. In what could well be the Nixon-like smoking guns …

Zo HaDerekh (2024-05-15). Arab and Jewish students unite in Tel Aviv to mark Nakba Day. peoplesworld.org TEL AVIV—Hundreds of Arab and Jewish students took part at noon Wednesday in a rally commemorating Nakba Day that was held at the entrance to Tel Aviv University on the initiative of the student chapter of Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality. Contrary to what has happened in the past 11 years, the …

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). Opposition parliamentary bench gathers signatures to impeach Boluarte. plenglish.com Congresswomen Ruth Luque and Susel Paredes, from the progressive "Juntos por el Peru-Cambio Democratico" party, announced the initiative, while another left-wing group, the "Peru Libre" party, analyzes the possibility of presenting a similar motion. | Luque said that the announced motion raises two charges: obstructing justice in the Public Prosecutor's Office investigations into the president's undeclared possession of expensive jewelry and the investigations into her brother, Nicanor Boluarte, for possible crimes of usurpation of office and other charges. | Luque further points out that the head of State lacks…

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-15). Russian FM to attend meeting of SCO counterparts in Astana. plenglish.com Moscow, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, will attend the meeting of counterparts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Kazakhstan, reported the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-05-15). Cuban Ambassador exchanged with President of Hungary (+Photo). plenglish.com Budapest, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ambassador in Budapest, Guillermo Vázquez, participated in a meeting with the new President of the Republic of Hungary, Dr. Tamás Sulyok, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the island informed.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-05-15). President Miguel Díaz-Canel's interview published in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Granma newspaper published an interview granted by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to journalist and writer Ignacio Ramonet, in which the president addressed issues of national and international interest.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). Italian musician Gen is in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Italian artist Gen, who is currently promoting his second album entitled "Nuestro Hombre en La Habana" (Our Man in Havana), says he is in love with Cuba and its music and wants to fulfill his dreams in this country.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). UN experts on people of African descent visit Colombia. plenglish.com Bogota, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent is on a second day of work visit in Colombia on Wednesday until May 24.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). Drought reduces daily ship traffic through Panama Canal. plenglish.com Panama City, May 14 (Prensa Latina) At least 2,211 fewer ships passed through the Panama Canal from October 2023 to April 2024 due to intense drought, an institution report stated.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). Uruguay passes bill for compulsory internment of drug addicts. plenglish.com The regulation includes the prior consent of the person who will be subjected to internment to treat their addiction. | The plenary of MPs voted 74 in favor and nine against, in a vote in which the Broad Front divided its votes. | In July, 2022 the initiative had been voted in the Chamber of Deputies only with the support of the Government coalition benches; in the Senate the bill underwent some changes, and in May, 2023 it received the green light only with the votes of the ruling party. | Now, it has finally been approved in the Lower House, and in its articles the goals of 'rehabilitation and social reintegrat…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-05-15). Exhibition in Havana explores imperialism and social processes. plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The exhibition The True Universal History, by young artist Alejandro Baró, will open on May 30 at Havana's Hispano-American Center of Culture, where it will explore important social processes such as imperialism.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). Italian musician Gen is in Cuba (+Photos). plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Italian artist Gen, who is currently promoting his second album entitled "Nuestro Hombre en La Habana" (Our Man in Havana), says he is in love with Cuba and its music and wants to fulfill his dreams in this country.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-05-15). Concern in the Caribbean about coral bleaching speed-up. plenglish.com Bridgetown, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean meteorological authorities today demanded that local governments pay attention because extreme heat is accelerating coral bleaching in the southwest of the region and the situation is close to reaching dangerous levels.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). St. Lucia declares state of emergency due to water shortage. plenglish.com Castries, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Saint Lucia's Government declared a state of emergency as abresult of water shortage, a decision made after consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Water Resources Management Agency and the Meteorological Office, official sources confirmed on Tuesday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). Justice and law experts meet in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 400 delegates from Cuba and other countries are attending the 11th International Justice and Law Meeting 2024, an event that will contribute to exchanging different judicial practices among the attending nations.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-05-15). National Band and Spanish alpine horn master in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The National Concert Band, directed by Igor Corcuera, will present this Friday a retreat at its usual Havana venue in the Plaza de Armas, where maestro Samuel Perez Llobell, from Spain, will participate as a guest.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-05-15). Rate of increased CO2 is ten times faster in 50,000 years. plenglish.com Washington, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The rate of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is ten times faster than in the last 50,000 years, according to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-15). FAO regional conference for Europe and Central Asia meets in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at its headquarters in Rome, hosts the 34th session of the FAO regional conference for Europe and Central Asia.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). French film against LGBT phobia to be screened in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) As part of International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), organized during the French Culture Month in Cuba, the sports movie "The Shiny Shrimp" (2019) will be screened in Havana on Friday.

EcoWaste Coalition (2024-05-15). Philippine FDA Bans 3 Lead-Containing Spray Paints. pressenza.com 15 May 2024, Quezon City. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against the purchase and use of three imported spray paints containing toxic lead, a potent neurotoxin that is banned in the manufacture of paints as per DENR Administrative Order No. 2013-24. | In three successive advisories posted on the FDA website on May 14, the FDA announced that the following products were tested and found positive for lead above the maximum limit of 90 parts per million (ppm): | 1. Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic, grass green (FDA Advisory No. 2024-0765) | 2. Chappie Spray Pain…

Inter Press Service (2024-05-15). Choosing hope: at the crossroads of the future. pressenza.com We are at a turning point in human history, facing major existential crises. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine raises the risk of a nuclear weapon being used to a level not seen since the Cold War. And the climate crisis is accelerating. Amid these crises, it is the most vulnerable people who are most affected. | In this context, the UN Future Summit will be held for the first time in September to strengthen global cooperation and reinvigorate the multilateral approach to address these challenges. It will be a unique opportunity to change the course of humanity towards a world free of violence, where no one…

Pedro Pozas Terrados (2024-05-15). Félix Díaz, a leader in the defense of indigenous peoples. pressenza.com Fighter for peace, defender of indigenous peoples, President of the Participatory Indigenous Consultative Council of the Republic of Argentina, lover of dialogue, declared apolitical, co-author with Araceli Maldonado of his biography "Qarashe. A fighter for his people and for the justice of his communities, a great friend, a brother, and a humanist who gives us lessons in coexistence, as we will see in this long interview that leaves no one indifferent. | We spent many hours talking, sending each other messages and photos, talking about the problems of the indigenous peoples of northern Argentina, and about the t…

Nava J. Thakuria (2024-05-15). PEC Condemns Murder of UP Journalist, Demands Punishment for Perpetrators. pressenza.com Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global safety and media rights body, strongly condemns the murder of Ashutosh Srivastava, an Indian journalist based in Uttar Pradesh, on 13 May 2024 and demands a fair probe to identify and punish the perpetrators under the law of the land. Ashutosh (45), who hails from the Jaunpur locality, was associated with the nationalist news channel Sudarshan News and he was targeted by miscreants in the outskirts of the city. He was sent to a nearby hospital but the attending doctors declared him dead. Soon after he received threats for a series of reports on illegal cow slaughter…

REHUNO, Red Humanista de Noticias en Salud (2024-05-15). When reality is the opposite of etymology. pressenza.com From the "southern south" of Latin America, I come to raise my voice for those who are invisible (or a sector of them), who were strong, who created paths, and who grew up with nobility… Those who today are called…

Darío Aranda (2024-05-15). Andrés Carrasco, the scientist who decided to walk with the people. pressenza.com He confronted agribusiness companies, governments, and extractive scientists. It marked a before and after in the debate on the GM model, confirming that glyphosate is lethal to embryos. It was taken up by socio-environmental assemblies, peasant movements, and indigenous peoples. From the Peronist Youth to Zapatismo, from Conicet to the territories in struggle. Andrés Carrasco: heretic scientist, political activist, and, ten years after his departure, a review of his history and legacy. | Reality is too important to be left to scientists. People have profound knowledge that science does not want to learn. The str…

Pressenza IPA (2024-05-15). What can we do to prevent a world war? The World Humanist Forum launches a series of virtual dialogues. pressenza.com Faced with the alarming situation of violence spreading across the planet and threatening to trigger a global armed conflict, even with the use of nuclear weapons, the World Humanist Forum invites to an in-depth dialogue that will help people to take decisive action to change the scenario. | While multitudes take to the streets to denounce the stupidity, deafness, and cynicism of criminal governments, the media and corporate social networks are trying to silence the people's cry for peace and a world worthy of humanity. | The initiative aims to amplify the voice of those who work every day for a different world a…

Aram Aharonian (2024-05-15). Milei and Telesur: media censorship moves forward. pressenza.com This is neither a coincidence nor a surprise. For almost two decades they have been trying to silence Telesur, and from the moment we announced our intention to give the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean their voice, to see us with our own eyes and not with those of the North, the United States and their imitators, the offensive against the Latin American-Caribbean channel began in our countries. | The sad thing is that the current Argentinean president believes that by imposing media censorship against Telesur in Argentina, he is silencing the voices of those who have been left voiceless by the establis…

RT (2024-05-15). Animal cruelty or cultural heritage? Spain's bullfighting debate heats up. pressenza.com The cancellation of the National Prize for the discipline by the Ministry of Culture has once again sparked controversy. | Bullfighting, which is considered part of Spain's cultural heritage, is once again at the center of the debate in the Iberian country after the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, announced the cancellation of this year's National Bullfighting Prize and that he would speed up the procedures for its definitive cancellation. | Urtasun has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the spectacle, which he considers to be based on animal cruelty, and in fact, this measure is in line with the elector…

ptcnews.tv (2024-05-15). Indian-origin woman, 66, stabbed to death at London bus stop. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: On Tuesday, a 22-year-old man was accused of killing a 66-year-old woman of Indian descent while she was waiting for a bus at a stop in the northwest of the city. At the hearing, he was placed under arrest.Last week, Anita Mukhey, a medical secretary for the National Health Service (NHS) and part-time employee, was waiting at the Burnt Oak Broadway bus stop in the Edgware neighbourhood of London when she was allegedly stabbed in the neck and chest by Jalal Debella.He made an appearance at London's Old Bailey Court, and at the case's upcoming August hearing, he will enter a plea of guilty or not gu…

ptcnews.tv (2024-05-15). Who was the former Indian Army officer Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, who was killed in Gaza? ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The Indian national, Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd), who was employed by the United Nations (UN) as a security service coordinator, was killed when the car he was riding in was attack | Who was the former Indian Army officer Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, who was killed in Gaza?

ptcnews.tv (2024-05-15). Slovakia PM Robert Fico injured in shooting incident; suspect detained | Watch Video. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting incident on Wednesday afternoon and subsequently hospitalised.According to reports from TA3, a Slovakian television station, Robert Fico, aged 59, sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in Handlova, located approximately 150 km northeast of the capital. The Slovalia Prime Minister was reportedly engaged in a meeting with supporters at the time of the incident. A suspect has been apprehended, and the area has been cordoned off by the police.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-05-15). Triplista Lázaro Martínez a estreno en Liga del Diamante. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (JIT).- El triplista Lázaro Martínez estará entre los principales protagonistas de la especialidad en el Mitin Internacional de Atletismo Mohamed VI de Marrakech 2024, cuarta parada de la presente Liga del Diamante.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). En La Habana xilografías de artista franco-argentina María Renati. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) La exposición "Memorabilia. Trayectos invertidos", con grandes xilografías de la artista franco-argentina María Renati, está hoy abierta al público en la Sala Principal del Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana (TEGH) hasta el 15 de junio.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Finaliza quinta conferencia agrícola Estados Unidos-Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) La quinta Conferencia Agrícola Estados Unidos-Cuba finalizará hoy con la aspiración de afianzar los nexos entre productores de los dos países, pese a las restricciones inherentes al bloqueo de Washington contra la isla caribeña.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-05-15). Jóvenes cubanos ganan concurso sobre Juegos de París 2024. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (JIT).- Cuatro jóvenes cubanos viajarán a Francia para asistir como espectadores a varias competencias de los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, tras resultar ganadores del concurso Allons en France.

noreply (2024-05-15). A Moment Of Military Porn. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Admiral Golovko doing his exercises. I cringe if I need to use the term "she". Zircon carrier, if anyone wonders.

Georgia state Rep. Sam Park (2024-05-15). Paving the Way: Asian American lawmaker recounts journey to Georgia Legislature. splcenter.org

tvbrics (2024-05-15). Tunisia discusses integrated computer applications for agricultural processes. tvbrics.com The joint ministerial working session is devoted to the supply of chemical fertilisers for a smooth agricultural season…

tvbrics (2024-05-15). Samba Museum in Rio de Janeiro is recognised as historical and cultural heritage site. tvbrics.com There are more than 45,000 exhibits…

tvbrics (2024-05-15). Putin: BRICS expansion marks beginning of new era of "greater BRICS cooperation" tvbrics.com The Russian head of state named the main principles on which interaction in the association is based…

tvbrics (2024-05-15). Chinese researchers develop soybean breeding lines. tvbrics.com New technologies in the field of breeding increase Chinese yields…

tvbrics (2024-05-15). Egypt to launch new online platform dedicated to yacht tourism. tvbrics.com A meeting to expand the country's yacht tourism was held in Cairo…

tvbrics (2024-05-15). Development Bank of Ethiopia directs $520 million to industrial development. tvbrics.com The state-owned financial institution provides low-interest loans to businesses…

Guest Contributor (2024-05-15). Banning prayer in school: a lawful interference? ukhumanrightsblog.com By Rebekah Lee The case of R (TTT) v Michaela Community Schools Trust [2024] EWHC 843 (Admin) in the High Court before Mr Justice Linden concerned a claim brought by a pupil referred to as a TTT ("the Claimant") against the Michaela Community Schools Trust; ("the School"). The School is a secular secondary free school …

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Russia Moves to Nationalize Major Vodka Distiller Over 'Extremist' Activities. themoscowtimes.com Global Spirits Holding's Ukrainian founder was previously accused of funding Kyiv's armed forces.

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story. newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Russia Says Downed Ukrainian Drones, ATACMS Missiles. themoscowtimes.com The Defense Ministry said it downed a Ukrainian drone over the republic of Tatarstan, which lies some 1,100 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Putin Hails China's 'Genuine Desire' to Help Resolve Ukraine War. themoscowtimes.com Putin arrives in Beijing on Thursday, seeking to win greater support from China for his war in Ukraine and Russia's isolated economy.

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Sri Lanka Says 16 Citizens Killed Fighting in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com A ruling party lawmaker told parliament earlier this week that most of those killed had been recruited to fight alongside the Russian army.

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). As Fifth Term Begins, Putin Promotes Favorites and Rumored Successors to Kremlin. themoscowtimes.com The new appointments appear to signal Putin's intention to maintain the status quo at home and continue a war of attrition in Ukraine.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Australian Labor government's budget benefits the corporate elite behind token "cost-of-living relief" wsws.org Facing an election within 12 months, the Labor administration is desperately trying to head off working-class disaffection over the intensifying cost-of-living crisis.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Biden administration intensifies economic war against China. wsws.org Under national security powers, the US has raised tariffs on electric vehicles to 100 percent, along with tariff hikes on a range of high-tech and industrial products.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Australian whistleblower sent to prison for exposing Afghan war crimes. wsws.org David McBride is the first person prosecuted over the documented war crimes, including extrajudicial killings—not for perpetrating them but for exposing them.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Fight the Australian Labor government's program of war and austerity! wsws.org This is the text of the speech delivered by Max Boddy, Socialist Equality Party (Australia) assistant national secretary, to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Oppose imperialist War! SEP/IYSSE public meeting in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The only social force capable of halting the drive to world war is the international working class which is coming into struggle in Sri Lanka and around the world.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Amazon Labor Union hosts Stalinist Communist Party of Greece. wsws.org The union's fraternizing with Stalinist parties, like its relations with the anticommunist trade unions, is aimed at building a new labor bureaucracy while ignoring the needs of Amazon workers.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Biden administration intensifies economic war against China. wsws.org Under national security powers, the US has lifted tariffs on electric vehicles to 100 percent, along with tariff hikes on a range of high-tech and industrial products.

WSWS (2024-05-15). UPDATE: UAW calls off strike at University of Washington after less than one day. wsws.org The eruption of a strike by 6,000 UW workers points to the immense potential for the growing movement against war with the massive opposition in the working class to exploitation and inequality.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Australia: Misleading stats used to conceal social causes of "gender-based violence" wsws.org Amid the current highly-promoted campaign over "violence against women," the actual situation surrounding the latest tragic deaths is deliberated ignored to conceal the social conditions that produce such deadly events.

Anand Naidoo (2024-05-15). The Heat: China-Pakistan Ties. america.cgtn.com Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is in China for four days of talks. Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing has pledged more than $65 billion for road, rail and other infrastructure projects. | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. |

UMMID (2024-05-15). Hallmark of Modi's Poll Campaign – Falsehoods, Hate and Sectarianism. ummid.com The core module of RSS-BJP is based on demonization of Muslims through distortion of the medieval period of history in particular and glorification of the past where caste and gender hierarchy prevailed.

Staff (2024-05-15). NATO Spreads Nuclear Weapons, Energy, and Risk. davidswanson.org

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-15). Georgia: Parliament must drop the legislation on "transparency of foreign influence" fidh.org Georgian authorities' attempt to reintroduce the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence is an attack against civil society and independent media. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and the Human Rights Center call on the Parliament of Georgia to reject the adoption of this legislation, which is not compatible with the respect of the rights to freedom of association and expression.
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UMMID (2024-05-15). 'WASP-193b': 2nd least dense planet discovered 1,200 light years away. ummid.com Astronomers have discovered WASP-193b, a mind-boggling exoplantet with a density so low that they have nicknamed it cotton-candy planet as it looks like a huge fluffy gaseous mass hanging in the space.

nosihle (2024-05-15). Mashamba Traditional Council set to benefit from 71.92 hectare plantation. sanews.gov.za Mashamba Traditional Council set to benefit from 71.92 hectare plantation | Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Makhotso Sotyu has handed over the management of the Mabama plantation to the beneficiary communities of Mashamba Traditional Council in Limpopo. | The handover of the 71.92 hectares plantation aims to empower communities living around the plantations, enabling them to manage the asset effectively and participate meaningfully in the forestry economy. | Addressing the handover ceremony on Tuesday, the Deputy Minister said the transfer of the management of this plantation wil…

Raphaël Lopoukhine (2024-05-15). Closing Statements at the 28 September Killings Trial in Conakry. fidh.org The trial of the eleven (11) defendants accused of taking part in the 28 September 2009 killings enters a new phase, that of the closing arguments. Fourteen lawyers are representing the victims and the civil parties organizations supporting them which include the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations in Guinea: the Organisation Guinéenne des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen (OGDH) and the Association des Victimes, Parents et Amis (AVIPA). The trial (…) | – |

Guest Blogger (2024-05-15). Ryan Maue on "Global Temperature Shocks" wattsupwiththat.com At this point of the analysis, the authors should have quit, yet they plowed ahead undaunted.

Human Rights Watch (2024-05-15). Mozambique: Child Soldiers Used in Raid on Northern Town. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Rwandan Counter-Terrorism Special Units and Mozambique police patrol streets in Palma, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique on December 18, 2023. | © 2023 Cyrile Ndegeya/Anadolu via Getty Images…

The Independent (2024-05-15). Biden signs bill banning U.S. imports of Russian uranium. independent.co.ug WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at "reducing, and ultimately eliminating, our reliance on …

(2024-05-15). Indian journalist shot dead on bike, another assaulted at BJP election rally. livehindustan.com

Eileen Kinch (2024-05-15). A countercultural gospel. anabaptistworld.org The world today remains full of warfare. Military invasion and illegal occupation, civil wars between armed factions and the Western powers ignoring or fueling an escalating human toll. We Anabaptists, members of the historic peace churches, bear a unique responsibility to proclaim our message of peace and proclaim justice ever more loudly than before. Having …

noemail (2024-05-15). Cipla promoters offload 2.53 pc stake to create liquidity. devdiscourse.com Drug major Cipla on Wednesday said its promoters have sold a 2.53 per cent stake in the company for the purpose of "creating liquidity".

The Media Line Staff (2024-05-15). IDF Alleges Hamas Uses UN Facilities for Military Operations in Gaza. themedialine.org

UMMID (2024-05-15). Car Emerging as New Smartphone. ummid.com Factors such as technology developments and advanced connectivity levels across automotive OEMs and customer perceptions and service expectations from connected cars are driving the growth of the car as a connected living ecosystem market and capable of doing everything that a smartphone can do.

Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza (2024-05-15). Ex-Penn researcher launches a biotech startup to manufacture antibodies in Philly. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? In mid-May, Philadelphia-based life sciences company "Many antibodies today in the scientific market are not renewable, or they come from animal sources every time. And that means it uses a lot of animals," said Ben Doranz, CEO. "It's al…

Gabisile (2024-05-15). E Cape introduces technology to fight stock theft. sanews.gov.za E Cape introduces technology to fight stock theft | Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has stated that the widespread stock theft in the province has led government to introduce a technology-based system to help combat the scourge. | This crime has been causing emerging rural farmers to lose millions of rands. | Mabuyane made these comments during the launch of the Livestock Identification and Traceability System (LITS) in Tsolo on Tuesday. | The Premier was joined by the Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) MEC Nonkqubela Pieters and Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC, Xolile Nqatha. | LITS is…

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). No Changes Planned for General Staff, Putin Says. themoscowtimes.com Observers have speculated that General Valery Gerasimov could be ousted amid the ongoing government shakeup.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Humanitarian situation in Gaza has worsened further. ummid.com The latest news clearly indicates that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening further, not improving.

The Media Line Staff (2024-05-15). Are We Witnessing the Resurgence of 1960s Demonstrations? themedialine.org

Josiah Mortimer (2024-05-15). More Protesters to Face Prison as Government Plans Bans on Face Masks and Flares at Demonstrations. bylinetimes.com The Government is pushing to ban the use of flares and other pyrotechnics at protests and to let police forces ban face coverings, in the latest spree of anti-protest legislation. | Ministers have quietly published new amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill which include further restrictions on the right to protest, part of a move condemned by NGOs including Liberty as a dangerous clampdown on free assembly. | Under the proposed plans, any police constable of inspector rank or above would be able to ban face coverings in any area within their remit for 24 hours, if they believe "the protest is likely to invol…

UMMID (2024-05-15). Mumbai: 8 dead as dust storm, heavy rains cause billboard collapse in Ghatkopar. ummid.com Dust storm followed by heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday May 14, 2024 causing a big hoarding collapsing onto a petrol pump in Ghatkopar area of the metropolis.

The Independent (2024-05-15). Uganda mulls nuclear energy generation to address rising power demand. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said Tuesday that it is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in efforts to develop nuclear energy in the East African country amid increasing demand for power. Irene Batebe, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the government with support from IAEA …

The Independent (2024-05-15). Creating credible carbon market in Africa. independent.co.ug INTERVIEW | RAPHAEL OBONYO | Carbon markets are increasingly dominating conversations about climate change interventions, especially in Africa. The world's largest carbon market auction was held last June in Nairobi, where more than 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits sold. Africa Renewal's Raphael Obonyo spoke to Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) …

UMMID (2024-05-15). Solar storm 'frying' Starlink satellites: Elon Musk. ummid.com SpaceX owned satellite internet provider, Starlink, Saturday asked the world to get prepared for 'degraded service' as the solar storm is frying the astral objects.

UMMID (2024-05-15). CBSE 12th Result 2024 declared, Pass Percentage tops 87.98%. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared today i.e. Monday May 13, 2024 Class 12 (Class XIIth) exam results on its official website cbseresults.nic.in.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-15). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention of Anar Mammadli. fidh.org In a context of increasing crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan, more than 30 organisations including OMCT and FIDH in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders call for the immediate release of Anar Mammadli and urge the authorities of Azerbaijan to end reprisals against human rights defenders in the country.
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NEOB (2024-05-15). President Ramaphosa to visit George building disaster site. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa to visit George building disaster site | President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the site of the collapsed George building in the Western Cape on Thursday. | The building construction site collapsed nearly ten days ago — trapping at least 81 people under the rubble. | By 9am on Wednesday, the George Municipality had released the following statistics: | Total estimated individuals on-site when the incident occurred: 81 | Rescued and recovered: 62 | Of which deceased: 33 (27 males, six females) | Currently hospitalised: 12 | Unaccounted for: 19 | In a statement, the Presidency said…

Stephen Williams (2024-05-15). Pa. teacher shortage acute in special education, math and in underserved communities. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? According to Teach Plus, a nonprofit education advocacy group, the statewide teacher shortage is more acute in special education, math and science and in underserved rural and urban areas. | As of October 2023, school districts across Pennsylvania reported 2,000 teacher vacancies and another 6,500 are teaching on emergency certificates. An added concern is that the teacher attrition rate is 6%. | The state Department of Education issues emergency permits to public schools th…

Agence France-Presse (2024-05-15). Trump hush money trial: loyal Republicans flock to court to curry favour with ex-president. scmp.com As Donald Trump faces a historic criminal trial, senior Republicans are beating a path to his New York courtroom to hammer home the narrative of a witch hunt and launch proxy attacks on witnesses he is barred from targeting.

EDWIN (2024-05-15). IEC ready for voting outside the country. sanews.gov.za IEC ready for voting outside the country | The Electoral Commission (IEC) has outlined the process for voting outside the country, allaying the fears of those who are unfamiliar with the procedures for voting in an overseas setting. | Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo said Friday will mark yet another milestone in the elections timetable – the first day of voting in the National and Provincial Elections 2024 — when citizens abroad can vote. | "South African citizens living in other countries will cast the first ballots on 17 May 2024. Nine countries will cast ballots on Friday while the rest of the 102 wi…

nosihle (2024-05-15). Guidance Note aims to protect personal information of voters. sanews.gov.za Guidance Note aims to protect personal information of voters | The Information Regulator (South Africa) has launched a guidance note to guide how political parties and independent candidates use the personal information of voters for campaigning purposes in the run-up to the National and Provincial Elections. | The Guidance Note addresses aspects such as the responsibilities of political parties and independent candidates as responsible parties in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPIA). | "This is done by aligning each of the eight conditions for the lawful processing of persona…

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

Guest Blogger (2024-05-15). Climate Professor Thinks We Should 'Cull' the Human Population to Reach Emissions Targets. wattsupwiththat.com The trouble is, we just don't understand how brilliant he is.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Oracle expands its R&D capabilities in Morocco. ummid.com Software major Oracle has planned to expand its Research and Development (R&D) capabilities in Morocco by growing its local workforce to 1,000 Information Technology (IT) professionals.

Jake Bittle (2024-05-15). Inside a California oil town's divisive plan to survive the energy transition. grist.org

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Perry Anderson: Pathbreakers High and Low. newleftreview.org A decade ago, Christopher Clark upended conventional accounts of the origins of the First World War; he has now rewritten the history of the European revolutions of 1848—1849, and proposed a new way of considering their outcomes. Analytically, what differentiates and what connects these two outstanding achievements?

noemail (2024-05-15). Schneider Electric automates India's Largest Single Stage Wastewater Treatment Plant. devdiscourse.com • The Delhi Jal Board plant has the capacity to sustainably treat 564 million liters per day of sewage.

Paul Budde (2024-05-15). 2024 Budget strengthens Australia's digital infrastructure. independentaustralia.net

Eric Brooks (2024-05-15). Towards a vibrant future: re-establishing a national YCL. cpusa.org This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | In 2019, the CPUSA's national convention laid down a pivotal resolution: the facilitation of a national Communist youth organization. Since then, local YCL clubs have cropped up arou…

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Reshuffle 2024: Who Is in Russia's New Government Cabinet. themoscowtimes.com Here's a guide to the people that make up Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's cabinet, with the latest new faces and who's changed places.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Linux announces portable core software stack, HPSF, for high performance computing. ummid.com Linux Foundation Monday May 13, 2024 announced the launch of High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF) which aims to build, promote, and advance a portable core software stack for high performance computing (HPC) by increasing adoption, lowering barriers to contribution, and supporting development efforts.

Paul Budde (2024-05-15). Australia facing looming power shortage crisis in 2027. independentaustralia.net

noemail (2024-05-15). Karnal LS seat: BJP veteran Khattar takes on Congress' youth leader Budhiraja. devdiscourse.com Two months after the BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana chief minister, the 70-year-old leader and former RSS 'pracharak' is preparing for another innings — to enter the Lok Sabha for the first time.

(2024-05-15). CPJ urges India to ensure freedom for 3 journalists granted bail in security cases. newslaundry.com

UMMID (2024-05-15). NEET UG 2024 Answer Key soon on exams.nta.ac.in. ummid.com Along with NEET UG 2024 Answer Key, the NTA will also release NEET UG question paper and the scanned images of OMR Answer Sheets and recorded responses by the machine, of all candidates on the website.

Human Rights Watch (2024-05-15). Gambia: Landmark Swiss Conviction of Ex-Official. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Switzerland's national flag flies over the entrance of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (Bundesstrafgericht) in Bellinzona, Switzerland March 5, 2020. | © REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann…

Agence France-Presse (2024-05-15). More protests in Georgia after parliament passes Russian-inspired 'foreign influence' law. scmp.com Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers approved a bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech.

theonion (2024-05-15). SATIRE: Former Trump Aide Claims To Give Fake Money To Unhoused People. theonion.com Johnny McEntee, a former aide in the Trump White House, recently bragged on social media about giving fake money to unhoused people to ensure their eventual arrest, claiming on TikTok that "when a homeless person asks for money, then I give them like a fake $5 bill. So I feel good about myself. They feel good. And…

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Putin Appoints 5 New Regional Governors. themoscowtimes.com The former regional heads were promoted to federal office earlier this week as part of a wider government reshuffle.

Peter Crimmins (2024-05-15). Love in a time of dementia: 'A Song by Mahler' combines science and music. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? When the person you love is disappearing into dementia, what love remains? | Composer Marc Neikrug found a vessel to describe love in a period of Alzheimer's disease in a song by Gustav Mahler, "Liebst du um Schà∂nheit." | "It's a very simple, short, loaded song," Neikrug said. "It's basically a series of questions and answers." | Composer Marc Neikrug watches a rehearsal for the Philadelphia debut of his chamber opera "A Song by Mahler" at the Kimmel Center. (Emma Le…

Independent Australia (2024-05-15). This Week on IA: Do Elections Matter. independentaustralia.net

(2024-05-15). CPJ calls on Serbia not to extradite Belarusian journalist Andrey Gnyot. baj.media

UMMID (2024-05-15). 'GPT-4o': OpenAI unpacks more capable, conversational yet cost-effective AI model. ummid.com Microsoft backed OpenAI Tuesday May 14, 2024 launched GPT-4o, a more capable, conversational yet cost-effective and affordable version of its flagship AI model.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-15). Saudi Arabia: Call for lifting the arbitrary travel ban imposed on women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul and her family. fidh.org

NEOB (2024-05-15). President Ramaphosa delivers inaugural Elijah Barayi memorial lecture. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa delivers inaugural Elijah Barayi memorial lecture | President Cyril Ramaphosa says the legacy of unionists and anti-apartheid struggle heroes like Elijah Barayi can be found in the labour-related laws enshrined in South Africa's Constitution. | The President was delivering the inaugural memorial lecture for Barayi held at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto Campus on Wednesday. | Barayi was a revered trade union leader and freedom fighter during the apartheid era and was one of the founding leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). | He became first President of the Congress of S…

The Independent (2024-05-15). Trade Minister appoints new UNBS Executive Director. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineer, James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He replaces David Livingstone Ebiru who was sacked last year following an alleged corruption and abuse of office at the country's standards body. Nkamwesiga's appointment by Francis Mwebesa, the Ministry of …

The Independent (2024-05-15). $2.2 billion mobilized for clean cooking access in Africa. independent.co.ug Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | The first-ever high-level Summit on providing clean cooking access to the more than 1 billion people in Africa has so far raised mobilized $2.2 billion in financial pledges from governments and the private sector. The co-chairs of the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa including the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, …

Maxime Duriez (2024-05-15). A Manifesto for upholding human rights in the European Union. fidh.org At a time when democracy, the rule of law, and freedoms are under threat in the Union, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations are launching a Manifesto for human rights aimed at the candidates for the upcoming European elections in June. The goal? To urge them to commit to 10 priorities to uphold human rights during their next mandate.
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UMMID (2024-05-15). CBSE 10th Result 2024 declared, Pass Percentage tops 93.60%. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared today i.e. Monday May 13, 2024 Class 10 (Class Xth) exam results on its official website cbseresults.nic.in.

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Lola Seaton: Good Mistakes. newleftreview.org Lola Seaton on Anne Carson, Wrong Norma. Multi-form collection from one of the most erudite and ludic contemporary poets.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Mustafa Suleyman — A Beacon for Muslim Youth. ummid.com Mustafa Suleyman is a Syrian-born British citizen, about whom Microsoft's former chief Bill Gates said: "Watch his work, he can become a big name in the world of technology".

Finbarr Bermingham (2024-05-15). EU feels heat from all sides as decision on Chinese EV duties looms. scmp.com Some EU member states with major automotive ties to China are voicing their opposition to any push to match US import tariffs, or to impose any duties at all.

theonion (2024-05-15). SATIRE: Very Important Man One Of The Main Guys Where He Works. theonion.com

The Independent (2024-05-15). Ministry of water and env't warns of rising water levels in lakes, rivers. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda issued a warning on Tuesday to communities living on lake shores and riverbanks, cautioning them about the increased water volume in those water bodies, which has reached worrying levels. Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters that the water level of Lake Victoria, the country's largest lake …

UMMID (2024-05-15). KCET 2024: When, Where and How to Check. ummid.com The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) is set to declare KCET 2024 (UGCET 2024 and Karnataka CET 2024) on May 20, 2024, according to the entrance exam scheduled released earlier.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Firebase Genkit, Lightweight Gemini and more: Launches at Google I/O 2024. ummid.com At the Google I/O developer conference Tuesday May 14, 2024, Google parent Alphabet released several updates across the Gemini family of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, including the new 1.5 Flash which is a lightweight AI model for speed and efficiency and Firebase Genkit, an open source framework.

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Kadyrov Ally Steps Down as Chechen Parliament Speaker. themoscowtimes.com "After consulting with the head of the republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, I decided to resign," Magomed Daudov told lawmakers.

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (2024-05-15). A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn't happened since 1803. grist.org This coverage is made possible through a partnership If you live in the Midwest or the Southeast, you know the cicadas are coming. | And if you live in Chicago, you know the Cicadalypse is coming. | Cicadas, winged buggy noisemakers whose relatives include leaf-hoppers and spittle bugs, come in two varieties: the annual cicadas who, sure enough, appear every year and the periodical cicadas, who appear in 13-year an…

Peter Crimmins (2024-05-15). Croydon Woods has earned awards for environmental stewardship. It's a toxic Superfund site. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? For more than 30 years, Connie Storz has kept an eye on an 88-acre parcel of woods next to the Keystone Elementary School in Croydon, Bucks County. As a school administrator, she had an interest in what was going on in Croydon Woods. | "This used to be a complete trash dump," Storz said, walking through Croydon Woods Nature Preserve recently when its bare trees were beginning to emerge from winter. | "A lot of homeless, a lot of kids partying back here, and there was a lot o…

The Independent (2024-05-15). Kalaki CAO in trouble over stalled projects. independent.co.ug Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Kalaki district, Christopher Okumu has been arrested for allegedly failing to take charge of several projects, resulting in huge financial losses in the district. Some of the affected projects include the construction of the perimeter chain link fence at Kakure Seed School worth UGX. …

Reuters (2024-05-15). TikTok creators file suit to block US divest or ban law, call Chinese app 'part of American life'. scmp.com The platform and parent company ByteDance have filed a similar lawsuit, arguing the law violates the US Constitution and runs afoul of free speech protections.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Maharashtra 10th, 12th Results 2024: Board Updates Date and Time. ummid.com Amidst wild speculations on the dates of Maharashtra 2024 SSC (10th) and 2024 HSC (12th) result announcement, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has issued an important update on its official website mahresult.nic.in.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Palestine bid to full UN membership receives huge support at UNGA. ummid.com The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Friday May 10, 2024 passed with an overwhelming majority a resolution to admit Palestine as a full member of the world body.

nosihle (2024-05-15). Chikunga reflects on state of road safety. sanews.gov.za Chikunga reflects on state of road safety | South Africa has seen an escalation in the number of road traffic casualties since 1994 due to the rise in the vehicle population, which has presented a plethora of road safety related challenges. | Addressing the launch of the United Nations Global Campaign for Road Safety, Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga attributed the increase of the vehicle population to access to bank loans and the ability to purchase vehicles. | "Such an increase has presented a plethora of road safety related challenges, from human factors, environmental factors, engineering and technical f…

(2024-05-15). Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' law despite widespread opposition. rferl.org

Agence France-Presse (2024-05-15). Alice Munro, Nobel-winning Canadian queen of short stories, dead at 92. scmp.com Unassuming and modest despite her vast success and mastery of the form, the Booker-winning writer as 'Canada's Chekhov' suffered from dementia in recent years.

Maxime Duriez (2024-05-15). European Elections 2024: FIDH calls on European election candidates to commit to human rights. fidh.org

The Media Line Staff (2024-05-15). Biden Is Helping Sinwar Fulfill His Wildest Dreams. themedialine.org

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-15). Greece: Acquittal of migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org

6abc digital staff (2024-05-15). Woman dead after police chase that began in Delaware ends with crash, shooting in Chester, Pa. whyy.org This story originally appeared on A chase that started with an attempt to serve a warrant in Delaware ended with a deadly police-involved shooting in Chester, Pennsylvania. | Police tried serving a warrant to a woman in Wilmington on Tuesday morning, but she was able to flee in a vehicle. | According to authorities, the 23-year-old was approached for her alleged role in a shooting that took place back in December. | "The female was wanted, and there was an active warrant, and that's wh…

noemail (2024-05-15). Pakistan boy kills drug addict father for assaulting mother. devdiscourse.com A tragic incident unfolded in Tibba Sultanpur as a 15-year-old boy, driven by rage, took the life of his father, whom he described as a 'drug addict', for assaulting his mother, ARY News reported. Initially reported as a citizen being gunned down by an 'unknown individual', further investigation revealed the unexpected perpetrator to be the victim's own son, Ali Hassan. The incident, which occurred in the town between Multan and Vehari, stunned the local community.

GABIK (2024-05-15). KZN welcomes delegates to Africa's Travel Indaba. sanews.gov.za KZN welcomes delegates to Africa's Travel Indaba | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has welcomed delegates participating in the Africa's Travel Indaba, which is currently underway at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in eThekwini. | Taking place from 13 – 16 May 2024, Africa's Travel Indaba is an iconic African leisure trade show, owned by South African Tourism, with the specific objective of creating market access for the country's vast array of African leisure tourism products. | Welcoming the delegates at the official opening of Africa's Travel Indaba on Tuesday, Dube-Ncube said…

Brian Cathcart (2024-05-15). Labour's Shadow Culture Secretary Says the Press is Bound by the Law: Has She Been Paying Any Attention? bylinetimes.com

NEOB (2024-05-15). Approval granted to reopen Lily and Barbrook mines. sanews.gov.za Approval granted to reopen Lily and Barbrook mines | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has approved Section 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) of 2002 for Vantage Goldfields to resume operations at Lily and Barbrook gold mines in Mpumalanga. | Lily Mine is the site of the 2016 tragedy where three mineworkers were trapped underground in a container following a fall of ground accident. They lost their lives and their bodies were never been retrieved. | The three miners were Solomon Nyirenda, Pretty Nkambule and Yvonne Mnisi. | "The company is expected to sink a dec…

Reuters (2024-05-15). Manhunt in France after gunmen ambush prison van to free drug dealer, kill 2 guards. scmp.com French police were hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an attack at a motorway toll that freed a convict known as 'The Fly'.

Associated Press (2024-05-15). 'Portal' linking New York, Dublin by live video paused after lewd behaviour. scmp.com Some people used the live streaming public art installation to flash naked body parts and display images of New York's Twin Towers burning on 9/11.

Brian Y. S. Wong (2024-05-15). Sino-US youth exchanges are vital — and Hong Kong has a role to play. scmp.com Amid threats such as climate change, more exchanges and dialogues between young people in the US and China can help forge trust. Hong Kong also has a crucial role to play when it comes to connecting youth across the Pacific, owing to its unique concentration of intellectual capital.

tn.ai (2024-05-15). Iran's Heavy Crude Oil Output Rises to 3.212 Million bpd in April: OPEC. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The latest monthly report of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows that Iran's heavy crude oil production volume hit 3.212 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in April 2024, showing a 14,000 barrel hike.

NEOB (2024-05-15). SIU welcomes court appearances of alleged TERS fraudsters. sanews.gov.za SIU welcomes court appearances of alleged TERS fraudsters | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrests by the Hawks and subsequent start of the prosecution of four people linked to the alleged defrauding of the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) in the Eastern Cape. | The scheme, which was administered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), was created by government to assist employers and employees that were distressed during the COVID-19 pandemic. | According to the SIU, the four accused allegedly claimed benefits that were not due to them and were exposed following an invest…

nosihle (2024-05-15). Government supports Caster Semenya in legal battle. sanews.gov.za Government supports Caster Semenya in legal battle | The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has expressed that it stands in solidarity, with unwavering commitment, to seek justice for Caster Mokgadi Semenya as she is back in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in France. | The court will reportedly consider whether the double Olympic champion must lower her testosterone levels in order to participate in competitions. | "The department is committed to advocating for fairness and equality in sport. As the country celebrates 30 Years of Democracy, every athlete, regardless of their gend…

APR editor (2024-05-15). Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in Paris. asiapacificreport.nz Macron's plan has backfired. But there can be no sustainable solution without cooperation of all parties, writes a former Australian diplomat in New Caledonia. ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher Monday night saw demonstrations by independence supporters in New Caledonia erupt into serious violence for the first time since the 1980s civil disturbances. The mainly indigenous demonstrators…

UMMID (2024-05-15). Why Russia Europe Relations Worsened – Role of USA, NATO. ummid.com As NATO had been founded on the idea of promising defense – mainly of western European countries under the leadership of the USA against a powerful enemy, the concept of an enemy had to be maintained if the justification of a military alliance led by the USA was to retain some relevance.

Bochen Han (2024-05-15). Asian-American groups launch database tracking hate and bias directed at New York City community. scmp.com Project funded by the Committee of 100 and The Asian American Foundation gathers incident submissions from victims amid high concern over harassment.

(2024-05-15). CPJ urges Guatemalan authorities to release José Rubén Zamora, allow fair trial. Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director

UMMID (2024-05-15). US: Strong solar storm could disrupt communications this weekend. ummid.com An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth this weekend could produce northern lights and potentially disrupt power and communications in parts of the United States.

UMMID (2024-05-15). 2024 Election 4th Phase: West Bengal, Andhra, MP record highest voters turnout. ummid.com The 4th poll of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in India Monday May 13, 2024 ended with an overall polling percentage of 67.25%, the Election Commission of India said.

theonion (2024-05-15). SATIRE: Cartier Introduces New Diamond-Encrusted Gastric Lap-Band. theonion.com PARIS—Calling its latest piece a "must-have for anyone with a discerning eye" who is preparing to undergo bariatric surgery, the prestigious jewelry firm Cartier introduced a new diamond-encrusted gastric lap-band Friday retailing for $97,000. "The Maison Cartier is pleased to introduce a high-end implanted medical…

UMMID (2024-05-15). OFSS Inter [Class 11] Admission 2024: Registration re-starts for CBSE, ICSE students. ummid.com The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has re-opened the link to receive Online Application forms for Class 11 (Intermediate) Admission 2024 through Online Facilitation System For Students (OFSS) website (www.ofssbihar.info) from CBSE and ICSE students.

Reuters (2024-05-15). Google supercharges AI search in competition with OpenAI, allows users to chat about anything from smartphone camera. scmp.com Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday showed how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, including a beefed-up Gemini chatbot.

Reuters (2024-05-15). Donald Trump's lawyers attack Michael Cohen's credibility at hush money trial. scmp.com The former fixer's own insult's about his ex-boss — 'Dictator douchebag', 'Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain' — were used to paint him as a disgruntled turncoat.

tn.ai (2024-05-15). Talks Underway between Tehran, Kabul for Ditching US Dollar in Bilateral Trade. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Negotiations are ongoing between Iran and Afghanistan for sidelining US dollar in bilateral transactions.

(2024-05-15). Ugandan journalist Juliet Kyarisiima beaten and robbed while covering land dispute. newvision.co.ug

The Independent (2024-05-15). 'Foreigners should pay for services at Cancer Institute'. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Provision of free treatment to foreigners at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has caused concern among Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government). Appearing before the committee chaired by Muwanga Kivumbi on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, the Executive Director, Dr Jackson Orem informed the committee that the …

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Sahra Wagenknecht: Condition of Germany. newleftreview.org Interview with a prominent leader of the German left on the state of her country, currently the epicentre of converging crises—geopolitical, economic, environmental. With politics swerving right under an SPD-led government, flux and refoundation on the left.

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Pierre Vesperini: What to Do With the Past? newleftreview.org Above the fray of mediatized controversy, a classicist situates the heritage of the 'West' in the long view. A culture forged by the interplay of ecclesiastical, capitalist and emancipatory forces; the catastrophes of European world conquest and their weight on the present. Does Benjamin offer a way through the impasse?

noemail (2024-05-15). Case against 2 poll personnel in Palghar for failure to distribute voter slips. devdiscourse.com Police have registered a case against two booth level officers for allegedly not distributing voter slips to electors in Maharashtra's Palghar district for the Lok Sabha election scheduled on May 20, an official said on Wednesday.

Charles Rotter (2024-05-15). The Dubious Dance of Cooling Glaciers in a Warming World. wattsupwiththat.com It is crucial to not shoehorn every observation into the global warming narrative.

theonion (2024-05-15). SATIRE: 1-Bedroom Condo For Woman Who Is Still Single At 35. theonion.com There's a deadline for love, and some people just miss it, you know? Shhh, it's okay. Don't cry now.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-15). Georgia: International solidarity with Georgian civil society. fidh.org More than forty-five human rights organisations from around the world, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, signed a letter in solidarity with Georgian civil society, condemning the efforts of the Georgian government to introduce the law on the transparency of foreign influence.
As human rights defenders across the globe, we are deeply troubled by efforts of the Georgian government to stifle civil society voices (…) | – |

theonion (2024-05-15). SATIRE: Dole Salad Kits Now Include Framed Certificate Confirming Owner Has Eaten Salad. theonion.com CHARLOTTE, NC—Offering its customers a way to commemorate their consumption of a healthy and fiber-rich meal, fruit and vegetable producer Dole announced Wednesday that its salad kits now included a framed certificate confirming the bearer of the document had eaten a salad. "By executive order of the Salad Institute…

Kenny Cooper (2024-05-15). Prospect Medical Holdings' troubles endanger potential Crozer Health sale. Will Pa. step in to save health care in Delco? whyy.org

Bloomberg (2024-05-15). OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever to leave ChatGPT maker after briefly supporting ouster of CEO Sam Altman. scmp.com The departure ends months of speculation in Silicon Valley about the future of a top AI researcher and OpenAI co-founder since he largely disappeared from public view.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Flying Taxis, Drones — Saudi Arabia's new initiative to make Hajj smoother. ummid.com In yet another move to make Hajj journey smoother, Saudi Arabia has decided to introduce flying taxis and drones for this year's annual pilgrimage to Makkah.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Social engineering threats account for most cyberthreats in 2024. ummid.com Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and brand of Gen, has reported that social engineering threats — those which rely on human manipulation, account for most cyberthreats faced by individuals in 2024.

Associated Press (2024-05-15). UK's King Charles unveils his first official portrait since his coronation. scmp.com The painting by Jonathan Yeo depicts the British monarch in the bright red uniform of the Welsh Guards.

Adriaan Alsema (2024-05-15). Colombia replaces foreign minister over passport scandal. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has replaced Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva, who was suspended over his handling of a controversial contract to print passports. Petro appointed Luis Gilberto Murillo as Leyva's…

UMMID (2024-05-15). Benefits of Good Driving History for Car Insurance Premiums. ummid.com Maintaining a good driving record for lower car insurance rates is paramount. This article concentrates on the countless merits of a clean driving record and car insurance discounts.

noemail (2024-05-15). Unicommerce's UniShip Enables D2C Brands to offer Marketplace-like Post Purchase Experience to Consumers. devdiscourse.com ‚Ä¢ Brands using UniShip have tracked over 3 lakh order shipments since its launch last year ‚Ä¢ UniShip's deployment has enabled brands like Flo Mattress and Phool to improve their delivery percentage while reducing the number of returns Unicommerce, India's leading e-commerce enablement SaaS platform announced that its post-shipment journey solution UniShip has helped D2C brands reduce order returns and increase the rate of order deliveries which are otherwise undeliverable due to multiple reasons. Launched last year, UniShip enables D2C brands to provide a marketplace-like post…

Abul Rizvi (2024-05-15). Dutton shares blame for detainee accused of bashing woman. independentaustralia.net

Robert Delaney (2024-05-15). Biden says new China tariffs are needed to protect US industries from companies subsidised by Beijing. scmp.com US President Joe Biden also gives his action a political edge, criticising Donald Trump, his predecessor and challenger for re-election, for failing to increase US exports and boost manufacturing.

Tribune News Service (2024-05-15). Stormy Daniels wore bulletproof vest to Donald Trump hush money trial, lawyer says. scmp.com The former adult film star was 'paralysed with fear' before giving testimony on her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.

publicbooks (2024-05-15). White Mediocrity Empowers White Villainy: A Conversation with Koritha Mitchell. publicbooks.org "Not only does whiteness empower folk to destroy entire communities; it empowers them to say to your face that the destruction doesn't have reverberating effects in the current moment."

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Putin Hails Russian Advances, Blinken Unveils Aid in Kyiv. themoscowtimes.com Moscow's advances on two fronts point to the critical shortages of ammunition and manpower that Kyiv has been struggling with in recent months.

The Independent (2024-05-15). Court dismisses petition against veneral diseases law. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition filed by the Non-Profit Organization Center for Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD). CEHURD had filed a petition challenging the legality of the Venereal Diseases Act. The Court however dismissed the petition on the ground that the law which was being …

Ben Pile (2024-05-15). You'd Have to be Dumb Not to Know Smart Meters Will Soon Be Compulsory. dailysceptic.org Last week, British Gas CEO Chris O'Shea caused outrage when he told MPs that 'smart meters' should be compulsory. But of course that's where we're headed, says Ben Pile: wind power's unreliability makes it inevitable.

Eric Brooks (2024-05-15). Fascism: three-part test. cpusa.org This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | Georgi Dimitrov's definition of fascism is often cited, yet key parts of his quote are not always included or fully appreciated: | [F]ascism is not a power standing above class, nor…

Taylar Dawn Stagner (2024-05-15). Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard? grist.org The Colorado River Indian Tribes now have the ability to lease their water rights off-reservation, a move that could ease pressures on communities facing the effects of climate change through drought. The option may prove to be financially beneficial for the Colorado River Indian Tribes, also known as CRIT, but experts say the ability of the tribe to enter the water market is an outlier: For Indigenous Nations in the Southwest with a desire to sell their water, the process is so convoluted, it may take years before tribes, or non-tribal communities to see any financial benefit or much needed water. | This mont…

Gabisile (2024-05-15). President Ramaphosa signs NHI Bill into law. sanews.gov.za

EDWIN (2024-05-15). 400 Junior Border Guards to be deployed to country's ports of entry. sanews.gov.za 400 Junior Border Guards to be deployed to country's ports of entry | The Border Management Authority (BMA) will on Thursday host a pass out parade for 400 new recruits who have completed their training at the South African Police Training College in Pretoria West. | The Junior Border Guards are to be deployed at the various ports of entry throughout the country. | They will be officially assigned as law enforcement officers with the responsibility to arrest and deport illegal migrants across all ports of entry. | "This important event comes during South Africa's 30 years of democracy following years of struggle…

Staff (2024-05-15). øPor qué tanto calor en Cuba en este mes de mayo? cubadebate.cu De las 68 estaciones meteorológicas del país unas 26, una cifra similar al día 13 de mayo, llevaron sus termómetros hasta los 35 grados Celsius o más, con 10 de ellas que sobrepasaron la cota de los 37 grados Celsius. Jucarito está en ese top 10, como muchos pensarán pero en esta ocasión acompañado de otros puntos que no son tan habituales en estos listados.

Staff (2024-05-15). Serie Nacional de Béisbol: Villa Clara logró imponerse de manera contundente ante Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu En una jornada llena de emociones en la Serie Nacional de Béisbol, el equipo de Villa Clara logró imponerse de manera contundente ante Pinar del Río con un marcador final de 10-1. El lanzador Cristian Rojas se llevó la victoria, mientras que Jenier àÅlvarez cargó con la derrota.

Staff (2024-05-15). Ministro de Justicia: Desde la proclamación de la Constitución, Cuba ha aprobado 139 normas jurídicas de rango superior. cubadebate.cu Oscar Manuel Silvera Martínez informó que la actual legislatura tiene un cronograma amplio con una planificación hasta diciembre del año 2027. Detalló que el cronograma legislativo no es más que un ejercicio de planificación y de transparencia en la gestión pública. Este se basa en el principio de flexibilidad, ya que cada norma surge de un profundo debate.

Staff (2024-05-15). Sanción conjunta entre 20 y 30 años de privación de libertad a involucrados en operación de narcotráfico internacional. cubadebate.cu Las investigaciones demostraron que el principal acusado quería crear una base de apoyo y volver a ejecutar acciones similares con drogas sintéticas y cocaína.

Maria Calvo (2024-05-15). Los dominicanos irán a las urnas el próximo domingo. radiohc.cu Más de 8 para designar al nuevo presidente del país y a los integrantes del Congreso Nacional. Nueve candidatos de diferentes organizaciones políticas aspiran a la Jefatura de Estado, entre los que se encuentra el actual mandatario Luis Abinader, por el Partido Revolucionario Moderno y quien marcha al frente de las encuestas.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Familias, hacia una definición enaltecedora. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) A veces las definiciones no alcanzan; hay significados que se desbordan, porque lo que se pretende decir es siempre más de lo enunciado. Aseguran las Naciones Unidas que la familia constituye la unidad básica de la sociedad, y no suele haber disenso al respecto.

Maria Calvo (2024-05-15). Estudian posibilidad de crear en Macizo de Guamuhaya el próximo Geoparque de Cuba. radiohc.cu La Empresa Geominera del Centro elabora el expediente para la proposición de que el Macizo de Guamuhaya sea el próximo Geoparque de Cuba, anunció un experto del Ministerio de Energía y Minas (MINEM).

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Relaciones ruso-china están al más alto nivel, manifiesta Putin. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en entrevista concedida a la agencia Xinhua, consideró que las relaciones entre Moscú y Beijing alcanzaron el nivel más alto de su historia, destacó hoy el Kremlin.

María Candela (2024-05-15). Centro de Diagnóstico Integral San José de la Sierrita, una Brigada Médica Cubana y los secretos del amor (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu El amor y la unidad son las fórmulas perfectas que identifican a los integrantes de la Brigada Médica Cubana que laboran en el Centro de Diagnóstico Integral "San José de la Sierrita" en el Estado venezolano de Zulia.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Comienza en Cuba XI Encuentro Internacional Justicia y Derecho. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Unos 400 delegados de Cuba y de otros países inaugurarán hoy el XI Encuentro Internacional Justicia y Derecho 2024, cita que contribuirá al intercambio de distintas prácticas judiciales entre las naciones asistentes.

Maria Calvo (2024-05-15). Belleza paisajística de Cuba: Parque Nacional Topes de Collantes. radiohc.cu El Parque Nacional Topes de Collantes, situado en el grupo montañoso Guamuhaya o Sierra del Escambray, cuenta con cuevas, ríos estrechos de rápido caudal, bellas cascadas y saltos como el del Caburní que se integran en un todo único para ofrecer al visitante la más abarcadora muestra de la naturaleza cubana y la belleza paisajística de esta Isla del Caribe.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-15). Presenta otra moción de vacancia contra Dina Boluarte en Perú. telesurtv.net Los congresistas que apoyan esta moción consideran que la presidenta debe comparecer personalmente ante el Congreso para dar explicaciones, en lugar de enviar a un representante legal.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-15). México impugnará prisión domiciliaria a militares de Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net Durante la conferencia, el mandatario mexicano rechazó las protestas que tuvieron lugar en la capital mexicana el pasado 13 de mayo.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-05-15). Confirman muerte de ocho migrantes mexicanos por accidente en EE.UU. telesurtv.net La canciller Bárcena indicó que otros siete trabajadores mexicanos se encuentran hospitalizados.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-15). Suben a 33 los muertos del derrumbe en George, Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Se estima que habían 81 personas en el lugar cuando ocurrió el incidente, de las cuales 62 fueron rescatadas.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Francia decreta en emergencia a Nueva Caledonia tras violencia. telesurtv.net Los disturbios ocurren luego de que la Asamblea Nacional francesa adoptó una reforma del censo electoral que es rechazada por residentes independentistas.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-05-15). Permanecen 3.352 personas desplazadas por lluvias en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El organismo subrayó que en los departamentos del Cerro Largo, Tacuarembó y Treinta y Tres se está implementando el operativo retorno sin inconvenientes.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Vicepresidenta de Ecuador culpa a Noboa de lawfare para removerla. telesurtv.net Sostuvo que el presidente Daniel Noboa y sus ministros presionan para destituirla y ratificó que no renunciará.

teleSUR, dcdc, JGN (2024-05-15). Rescatan a cuatro personas de edificio derrumbado en Kenia. telesurtv.net La Cruz Roja de Kenia indicó que es probable que hayan quedado atrapadas más personas entre los escombros.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-05-15). Presidente Lula denuncia noticias falsas sobre Río Grande del Sur. telesurtv.net Asimismo indican que los grupos que diseminaron las informaciones coinciden con los negacionistas de la pandemia de Covid-19.

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-05-15). Ocho muertos y 40 heridos deja accidente de tránsito en Florida. telesurtv.net En el autobús viajaban unos 53 trabajadores migrantes que iban rumbo a la granja Cannon Farms, que cultiva sandías.

teleSUR, ahf, YSM (2024-05-15). Mantienen cinco provincias dominicanas en alerta verde por anticiclón. telesurtv.net La territorios que se mantienen en alerta verde son Monte Cristi, Santiago Rodríguez, María Trinidad Sánchez y Duarte (especial el Bajo Yuna).

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Presidente venezolano tiene respaldo electoral del 54.20 %. telesurtv.net La cifra de respaldo al jefe de Estado, revelada por la encuesta del Cmide, casi triplica la del candidato que le sigue.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-05-15). Japón estima que unos 68.000 ancianos podrían morir solos en sus hogares este año. telesurtv.net Según el Instituto, muchas de las personas mayores que viven solas sin compañía tienen hijos u otros familiares que pueden cuidarlos.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-05-15). Disturbios dejan dos muertos en Nueva Caledonia. telesurtv.net El alto comisario de la República en Nueva Caledonia, Louis Le Franc, advirtió que la situación está en un nivel "insurreccional", e informó que se han llevado a cabo 140 detenciones.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-05-15). Petro informará a la ONU incumplimiento de los acuerdos de paz de 2016. telesurtv.net Afirmó que el acuerdo de paz, un compromiso internacional al que se llegó y no se está llevando a cabo, presenta numerosos rezagos en su cumplimiento.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-05-15). Exigen liberación de exvicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas. telesurtv.net Edison Loayza, parte de la defensa de Glas (2013-2017), dijo que aún están a la espera de la fecha para celebrar la audiencia judicial.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-05-15). Ejército israelí amplía su operación militar en la zona de Jabalia. telesurtv.net El ataque a Jabalia se produjo mientras el ejército israelí continúa su incursión en las zonas orientales de Rafah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza, repletas de palestinos desplazados.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Israel intensifica ataques contra Gaza, donde crece cifra de víctimas. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Las Fuerzas Armadas israelíes (FDI) intensificaron hoy su ofensiva terrestre contra varias zonas de la Franja de Gaza, donde se reportan decenas de palestinos muertos y heridos.

teleSUR, ahf, YSM (2024-05-15). Grupo de israelíes ataca convoy de alimentos con destino a Gaza. telesurtv.net Los extremistas israelíes —en su mayoría jóvenes y adolescentes— lanzaron la ayuda al suelo y patearon las cajas de alimentos.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-05-15). Lanzador cubano Raidel Martínez, líder en salvados en Japón. radiohc.cu Tokio, 15 may (PL).- El lanzador cubano Raidel Martínez archivó su onceno salvamento en el béisbol japonés y se quedó solo en el liderato de ese departamento, además de mantener inmaculado su promedio de carreras limpias.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-05-15). Villa Clara sigue en racha en Serie Nacional de Béisbol. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (ACN) Apoyados en sus lanzadores los Leopardos de Villa Clara silenciaron a los líderes Vegueros de Pinar del Río en su propio estadio Capitán San Luis y extendieron su racha ganadora a seis partidos.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Banda Nacional y maestro español de corno alpino en La Habana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) La Banda Nacional de Conciertos, dirigida por Igor Corcuera, presentará este viernes una retreta en su sede habitual habanera de la Plaza de Armas, donde participará como invitado el maestro Samuel Pérez Llobell, de España.

María Candela (2024-05-15). Conmemoran en Granma aniversario 129 de la caída en combate de José Martí. radiohc.cu Bayamo, 15 may (RHC) Diversas actividades se desarrollan en la provincia cubana de Granma para rendir homenaje a José Martí Pérez en el 129 aniversario de su caída en combate en Dos Ríos, comunidad ubicada en el municipio Jiguaní de esta región oriental.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Banco del Brics anuncia inversión para reconstrucción de Brasil. telesurtv.net Destinará 1.115 millones de dólares para la recuperación de Rio Grande do Sul, estado devastado por las peores inundaciones de su historia.

María Candela (2024-05-15). Sobre ruedas ecológicas desde Holguín. radiohc.cu Adonis Sánchez, no tiene un tractor amarillo, como dice una popular canción latinoaméricana, en cambio conduce un moderno motor eléctrico ecológico, por las anchas avenidas de la ciudad capital provincial en Holguín, con una alta densidad poblacional en la isla caribeña.

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-05-15). Dos guardias mueren en ataque contra convoy policial en Francia. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía de París abrió una investigación y se puso en marcha la operación 'Gavilán' para tratar de encontrar al fugitivo y al comando.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-15). Inundaciones en Afganistán se saldan con más de 350 muertos. telesurtv.net Los autoridades afganas reconocieron el "grave número de víctimas" causadas por las inundaciones en una declaración publicada ya el sábado por el portavoz Zabihullah Mujahid.

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-05-15). Visita de Putin a China fortalecerá relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net Los presidentes Putin y Xi tienen previsto la firma de una declaración conjunta y varios documentos bilaterales.

teleSUR, ahf, YSM (2024-05-15). Estudiantes realizan manifestaciones propalestinas en Madrid, España. telesurtv.net Entre las principales peticiones de los manifestantes figuran el cese al fuego en Gaza y el corte de todos los vínculos financieros con Israel.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Colonos israelíes asaltan mezquita de Al-Aqsa, en Jerusalén. telesurtv.net Más de 400 colonos ingresaron al recinto, ondearon banderas de Israel, y realizaron rituales talmúdicos y otras provocaciones.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-15). Israel suma asesinatos selectivos y detenciones en Palestina. telesurtv.net Como parte de las redadas, las fuerzas de ocupación suelen practicar torturas, palizas, destrucción de propiedades palestinas y confiscación de ahorros en efectivo a gran escala.

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-05-15). Palestinos de todo el mundo conmemoran 76 aniversario de la Nakba. telesurtv.net Nakba significa catástrofe en árabe y se refiere a la limpieza étnica y la destrucción casi total del pueblo palestino.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, JGN, SH, JDO (2024-05-15). 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.

kwjorinoco (2024-05-15). Venezuelans Use More Bolívars Than US Dollars. orinocotribune.com Commercial transactions in bolívars in Venezuela increased in February of this year while transactions in US dollars recorded their lowest monthly level since June 2019. This was highlighted in the most recent report issued by Ecoanalytica, cited by the platform Banca y Negocios. | The use of bolívars [Venezuela's national currency] represented 54.9% of the transactions, which is equivalent to an increase of 7.6 percentage points compared to the last report. Dollars were used for 32.7% of transactions (9.6 percentage points less than the last report). | Venezuela has experienced a decrease in recent months in inf…

Staff (2024-05-15). Alayo y Díaz se cuelgan el bronce en cierre del Circuito Norceca de Voleibol de Playa 2024. cubadebate.cu En arenas de la localidad turística dominicana de Juan Dolio, los antillanos se aseguraron en el podio al barrer a los mexicanos Miguel Sarabia y Gabriel Cruz con parciales de 21-13 y 21-14 en 33 minutos. De paso, añadieron 720 puntos al ranking mundial de clasificación olímpica.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Organizaciones argentinas alistan acciones contra medidas de Milei. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Organizaciones sociales, sindicales y defensoras de los derechos humanos en Argentina alistan hoy los detalles de acciones para rechazar la llamada Ley àìmnibus y el fuerte ajuste impulsado por el Gobierno de Javier Milei.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-05-15). Bronce de Alayo y Díaz en Final Norceca de Voleibol de Playa. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (JIT).- La pareja de Jorge Luis Alayo y Noslen Díaz logró la medalla de bronce en la Final del Circuito Norceca de Voleibol de Playa 2024, a pesar de caer en semifinales en la propia jornada de cierre.

María Candela (2024-05-15). En Venezuela Reunión del Grupo de amigos en defensa de la Carta de Naciones Unidas (+Foto). radiohc.cu En Venezuela inició la Reunión del Grupo de Amigos en defensa de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, un concierto de voces contra el bloqueo, y las medidas coercitivas y sanciones contra los pueblos.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Cuba no se ha quedado cruzada de brazos nunca. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Entrevista concedida por Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Presidente de la República, a Ignacio Ramonet, catedrático y periodista español, en el Palacio de la Revolución, el 11 de mayo de 2024, "Año 66 de la Revolución"

teleSUR, JGN (2024-05-15). Grupo de Puebla realizará seminario sobre lawfare en América Latina. telesurtv.net El evento profundizará sobre "la utilización de la justicia como arma de guerra política y sus efectos devastadores en la gobernanza y la institucionalidad democrática".

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-15). Primer ministro de Eslovaquia en estado crítico tras recibir varios balazos en un ataque. telesurtv.net Fico regresó al poder el año pasado después de dos períodos anteriores como primer ministro, de 2006 a 2010 y de 2012 a 2018.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-05-15). Aprueban suspensión de la deuda de Río Grande do Sul, Brasil. telesurtv.net Si el Parlamento y el Ejecutivo respaldan el proyecto de ley aprobado, podrá ser implementado en el futuro en otros estados brasileños afectados por eventos climáticos extremos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-15). Pueblo de La Guaira exige levantamiento del bloqueo contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net La marcha fue encabezada por la vicepresidenta Ejecutiva de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez y el gobernador del estado, José Alejandro Terán.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-15). Consejo de Transición promete restablecer la seguridad en Haití. telesurtv.net La violencia generada por las bandas criminales en Haití, donde controlan amplias áreas de la capital Puerto Príncipe y otras zonas del país, provocó 245.000 desplazamientos forzados en el país en 2023.

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-05-15). Fuerzas rusas liberan tres localidades en Járkov y Zaporiya. telesurtv.net Durante el combate en Rabótino, las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania perdieron 25 soldados, dos automóviles y un obús M777 de fabricación estadounidense.

teleSUR, MER (2024-05-15). Presidente Maduro inaugura varias obras en el estado Yaracuy. telesurtv.net En esta jornada de trabajo, el Ejecutivo entregó obras para el sector educativo y de salud.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-15). Policía desaloja a estudiantes propalestinos de universidad de Ginebra. telesurtv.net Cerca de veinte policías y personas vestidas de civil irrumpieron en la sede universitaria.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-15). Presidente turco ratifica apoyo a resistencia palestina en Gaza. telesurtv.net El 15 de mayo, es el día observado por los palestinos de todo el mundo para conmemorar el aniversario de la Nakba o "catástrofe"

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Suman 35.223 los palestinos asesinados por Israel en Gaza desde octubre. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el Ministerio de Salud de Gaza, en las últimas 24 horas las fuerzas de ocupación cometieron cinco masacres contra familias palestinas.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-05-15). INEI: 29% de los peruanos alcanza condición de pobreza en 2023. telesurtv.net "Comparando con el año 2022, la pobreza se incrementó en el área urbana en 2,3 puntos porcentuales siendo altamente significativas las diferencias", recalcó el INEI.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-05-15). Olas de calor provocan más de 153.000 muertes al año. telesurtv.net La investigación indica que, en comparación con 1850-1990, la temperatura global de la superficie terrestre aumentó 1,14 grados en el periodo 2013-2022.

teleSUR, DT, JGN (2024-05-15). Se cumplen 108 años de la invasión de EE.UU. a República Dominicana. telesurtv.net La resistencia del pueblo dominicano a la invasión estadounidense se manifestó en la batalla de La Barranquita.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-05-15). Huelga de docentes reclama aumento de plantilla en Andalucía, España. telesurtv.net Asimismo, exigieron terminar con el recorte de aulas en la Educación Pública, pues plantean que, desde la llegada al poder de Bonilla, la Junta ha eliminado 1.943 en la Educación Pública…

teleSUR, MER (2024-05-15). AN de Venezuela propone al Poder Electoral retirar invitación a la UE para comicios del 28J. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, diputado Jorge Rodríguez, rechazó la postura de la Unión Europea.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-05-15). Yerno del opositor Ledezma se declara culpable de corrupción en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Según la información proporcionada, Vuteff recibió al menos 3,7 millones de dólares en comisiones como parte del esquema para pagar sobornos.

Staff (2024-05-15). El senador Bob Menéndez tiene vínculos con terroristas cubanoamericanos. cubadebate.cu El juicio por soborno del senador de Nueva Jersey Bob Menéndez comienza esta semana. Pero debería haber sido investigado hace mucho tiempo por sus vínculos con terroristas cubanoamericanos.

ATTAC (2024-05-15). The Platform of ATTAC CADTM Morocco. cadtm.org

Michael Roberts (2024-05-15). Further thoughts on the economics of imperialism. cadtm.org

Maria Elena Saludas (2024-05-15). Towards the 6th International Ecosocialist Meeting. cadtm.org

Sushovan Dhar (2024-05-15). India : popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change. cadtm.org With the exception of a brief period, India has been more fortunate than many other nations in being able to maintain parliamentary rule over the last 77 years. With 900 million voters—more than the populations of Europe and Australia put together—the Indian elections are hailed as the largest exhibition and celebration of democracy. The nation's economic growth over the past 30 years —one of the fastest in the world—also makes the elections noteworthy on a global scale.
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Eric Toussaint (2024-05-15). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

CADTM International (2024-05-15). The CADTM Denounces the Lack of Action on Climate Change and the Neoliberal Approach of the Bretton Woods Institutions. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-15). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-05-15). The student movement for Palestine is now spreading everywhere, inspiring resistance to the barbarism of our times… cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-15). The singularity and importance of the 1st World Anti-Fascist Conference to be held in Porto Alegre from 17 to 19 May 2024. cadtm.org

Michael Roberts (2024-05-15). India: Modi and the rise of the billionaire Raj. cadtm.org A general election in India starts today. 970m Indians, more than 10% of the world's population, will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history for the Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections. The poll will spread across India and take up to 4 June to complete. Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and his coalition will win a third successive 5-year term, and win by (…) | – | / |

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-05-15). Sirens sound in 'Gaza Envelope' settlements. english.almanar.com.lb

newarab (2024-05-15). The deafening silence of the West's white feminists on Gaza. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). UN launches probe into first international staff killed by strike in Rafah. newarab.com The The staffer, a retired Indian Army officer named Waibhav…

newarab (2024-05-15). Egypt mulls downgrading Israel diplomatic relations: report. newarab.com Israeli forces began their ground attack on Rafah last Tuesday by seizing the city's border crossing with Egypt, and then pushing east.

newarab (2024-05-15). Palestinians mark Nakba anniversary as thousands flee Rafah. newarab.com Tens of thousands of civilians fled the southern Around 750,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed by Zionist militias in…

newarab (2024-05-15). Norway aims to quadruple aid to Palestinians as famine looms. newarab.com The Norwegian government Tuesday proposed 1 billion kroner ($92.5 million) in aid to Palestinians this year as humanitarian agencies warn of a Figures in the revised budget presented on Tuesday, show a roughly quadrupling of the 258 million kroner provided in the initial finance bill adopted last year. | "The urgent need of aid in Gaza is enormous after seven months of war," Norway's Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, said in a statement. | "The f…

newarab (2024-05-15). Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah travel ban overturned. newarab.com In a social media post, pro-Palestine legal rights group the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) announced that the organisation, alongside lawyer Alexander Gorski and the European Legal Support Centre, have successfully challenged the travel restriction. | The la…

newarab (2024-05-15). Hezbollah downs Israeli spy balloon over south Lebanon. newarab.com A statement from the group said that it hit the balloon's launching pad, its control mechanism and personnel on the base, which led to injuries among Israeli soldiers and the…

newarab (2024-05-15). UN says informed Israel of vehicle fatally hit in Gaza. newarab.com The One UN security services member was killed and another wounded in

newarab (2024-05-15). Sliman Mansour on Fathi Ghaben, Gaza and art during war. newarab.com Since the start of Israel's "I haven't been able to produce much art," he tells The New Arab. "I have only made three or four paintings in the last couple of months. Usually, I do much more, but then I listen to the news and it becomes hard to concentrate." | It was only at the en…

newarab (2024-05-15). Jordan 'foils arms plot as caught in Iran-Israel shadow war'. newarab.com The weapons were sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a cell of the Musli…

newarab (2024-05-15). As Israel celebrates 'independence', Palestinians mark Nakba. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Israel reportedly orders ban of Al Jazeera in West Bank. newarab.com Israel's Defense Minister According to Israel's Army Radio, Gallant had instructed army chief Herzi Halevi to impose the ban on the Qatari news broadcaster, following a previous ban in T…

newarab (2024-05-15). Calls for festival sponsor to divest from Israel-tied firms. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Israeli proposal for 'day after' the war sparks deep divides. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Biden administration is giving $1bn new weapons to Israel. newarab.com It's the first arms shipment to

newarab (2024-05-15). UN confirms Gaza death toll is mostly women and children. newarab.com Women and children make up at least 56 percent of the thousands killed in the UN agencies have since the beginning of the Gaza war in October relied on death tolls provided by the health ministry in the besieged territory. | The health ministry said Tuesday that at least 35,173 people have been killed in the territory due to Israeli…

newarab (2024-05-15). Over 500 settlers storm Al-Aqsa on Israel 'Independence Day'. newarab.com The settlers raised

newarab (2024-05-15). Gaza mourns deaf activist Hashem Ghazal killed by Israel. newarab.com A prominent figure in Gaza's Hashem Ghazal was a Seven of his children,…

newarab (2024-05-15). Israel kills Hezbollah 'commander' after spy balloon downed. newarab.com A In a statement, the Iran-backed Shia group mourned Hussein Ibrahim Makki, born in 1969, who was from the southern village of Beit Yahoun. | His role in Hezbollah was not identified by the group, but the Israeli military says he was a senior commander in Hezbollah's Southern Front unit. | The Israeli army published footage of the strike which hit Makki's car on the…

newarab (2024-05-15). Israeli forces face fierce resistance in Gaza's Jabalia camp. newarab.com Israeli forces encountered stiff resistance in Footage released by Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, purportedly showed intense battles in which Palestinian fighters targeted I…

newarab (2024-05-15). Israelis in W. Bank attack, burn aid convoys headed to Gaza. newarab.com Scores of Israeli extremists in the occupied West Bank on Monday deliberately Video footage online showed the Israelis damaging boxes of food and throwing their contents on the road, as they sought to prevent aid from reaching Gaza. | Other f…

newarab (2024-05-15). Is Harvard University set to fully divest from Israel. newarab.com A pro-Gaza encampment at Since the first mass arrests at

newarab (2024-05-15). White House's Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel. newarab.com White House national security adviser Additional details on his trip were not available. | The visit would come as the United States continues to press Israel…

newarab (2024-05-15). UK: Arms firms giving more to Sheffield than any other uni. newarab.com A new report by staff at the The report, titled The report also found th…

newarab (2024-05-15). Great Escape festival boycotted over Barclays sponsorship. newarab.com Over 100 artists have dropped out of the Brighton-based Great Escape music festival in solidarity with The festival is set to take place across various venues across the UK seaside city from 15 to 18 May, however, more acts are dropping out by day. | Activists and campaigners have called for a boycott of the event due to the bank's financial investment in compani…

newarab (2024-05-15). #DubaiUnlocked: Mass money laundering in UAE property market. newarab.com An international investigation has uncovered mass money laundering in the The ' The investigation used data fro…

newarab (2024-05-15). Arab League summit to 'focus on Gaza ceasefire'. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). AIPAC-backed candidate wins Maryland Democratic primary. newarab.com A candidate largely funded by an The race drew national attention for its star power, with one of the top two candidates being Harry Dunn, a former Capitol police officer who was present during the 6 January 2021 attack, and with over US$4 million in

newarab (2024-05-15). Amnesty tells Egypt to halt crackdown over economy criticism. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Pro-Palestinian encampment launched at South African uni. newarab.com A pro-Palestinian encampment was launched at a The camp and "liberated zone" is located in Johannesburg on the lawns outside the Great Hall of the University of the Witwatersrand, also known as Wits.

newarab (2024-05-15). Iran lawmakers back switch to Friday—Saturday weekend. newarab.com The legislation, which still requires a green light from constitutional watchdog the

newarab (2024-05-15). Gaza Civil Defence loses 80 percent of its capability. newarab.com Mahmoud Basal, a Civil Defence spokesperson said their teams are receiving constant calls for help from wounded civilians, but have not been able to respond to them. | Basal added tha…

newarab (2024-05-15). Why the US is unable to restrain the UAE in Sudan. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Egyptians outraged at Uber after new alleged assault. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Ben-Gvir calls for 'Jewish resettlement' of Gaza at rally. newarab.com The minister said the

newarab (2024-05-15). Jordan's tech entrepreneurs take on mounting waste challenge. newarab.com Throughout Jordan, residents are raising the alarm over informal dumpsites, where piles of household waste, construction debris, and other discarded materials are plaguing the outskirts of major cities. | According to eyewitnesses across several governorates, the sight of garbage mounds has become a common occurrence in the Levant country, where a growing solid waste crisis is threatening the lives of its 11.9 million citizens. | "Jordan produces 2.7 million tonnes of solid municipal waste each year, and only seven percent is recycled, while a whopping 93 percent is buried or left to rot in the open," says Ra'

newarab (2024-05-15). Nakba Day: Palestinians share memories of loss, displacement. newarab.com The Nakba, marked on 15 May every year, describes the expulsion of over 750,000 During the Nakba, Palestinians lost their homes, land and were stripped of thei…

newarab (2024-05-15). Nakba yesterday, Nakba today: My grandmother's two keys. newarab.com "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." | Karl Marx coined the phrase to denote the cyclical nature of history. When tragedies reoccur in the same context they become a farcical spectacle, pointing not only to the cynical human nature but also the poor imitation of past events. | My 94-year-old Palestinian grandmother, Ghefreh, does not know Karl Marx, and I doubt she cares about philosophy. But she understands that tragedies do recur and that history can "often rhyme" — to quote Mark Twain. | "The tent turned into a house in a refugee camp. The refugee camp turned into a communi…

newarab (2024-05-15). Libya war crimes probe to advance next year: ICC prosecutor. newarab.com The Presenting his regular report before the United Nations Security Council,

newarab (2024-05-15). Tunisia police release journalist who filmed lawyers HQ raid. newarab.com "What is worse than the arrest is the erasure of my photos. During the second raid on 'the Lawyers' House', I was present at an opportune moment and managed to take pictures, but unfortunately, they were erased by the security forces at the Aouina barracks," wrote Yassine Mahjoub after his release late on Tuesday.

newarab (2024-05-15). Explainer: What is the Nakba. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Three Libyan fighters killed in clashes near Algeria border. newarab.com The force, 444 Brigade, said the clashes "were heated and lasted for hours," adding that they "had thwarted smuggling approximately 5 mil…

newarab (2024-05-15). EU 'concerned' by Tunisia arrests of civil society figures. newarab.com The European Union on Tuesday expressed concern over a string of arrests of civil society figures in Tunisian lawyers on Monday protested and launched a nationwide strike over the arrest of a lawyer and political commentator in a weekend police raid. | Tunisian authorities ordered Sunday the arrest of two political commentators over critical comments, a day after security forces stormed the bar association and took a third pundit into custody. | Lawyer Sonia Dahmani was arrested late Saturday after criticising…

newarab (2024-05-15). Erdogan says 1,000 Hamas members treated in Turkey hospitals. newarab.com Erdogan made the comments in a meeting with

newarab (2024-05-15). Georgia parliament passes 'foreign influence' law. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Human trafficker 'The Scorpion' arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan. newarab.com Security authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Majeed's capture comes after he attempted to smuggle thousands of migrant…

newarab (2024-05-15). BBC won't refer to Hamas as 'terrorists' after Cameron call. newarab.com The BBC will not refer to The public broadcaster said on Monday it will only use to word 'terrorist' when quoting official sources in order to maintain its duty of objective reporting. | "No one consuming BBC News can be left unaware of the hor…

newarab (2024-05-15). 7 million face 'acute' food insecurity in South Sudan: UN. newarab.com More than seven million people in fragile "An estimated 7.1 million people will likely be experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2024," the

newarab (2024-05-15). With ‚Ǩ1bn bribe, the EU is rewarding Lebanon's bad behaviour. newarab.com Bad behaviour certainly has its rewards. That is, at least, if you are among Lebanon's political elite, who secured On May 2, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced the three-year assistance package at a joint press conference in Beirut with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. | Brussels framed it as a commitment to supporting Syrian refugees and "other vulnerable gro…

newarab (2024-05-15). Turkey arrests more than 500 over suspected ties to Erdogan foe. newarab.com Turkish authorities said Tuesday they arrested 544 people suspected of links to preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom President Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X that arrests were made in 62 of the country's 81 provinces, targeting "individuals intended by FETO to enter various levels of the civil service," using the acronym favoured by Ankara to designate Gulen's movement. | "We will not leave members of FETO alone," the minister said. | The…

newarab (2024-05-15). Why are people concerned of 'Union of Arab Tribes' in Egypt. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-15). Ben & Jerry's say pro-Gaza protests 'essential' to democracy. newarab.com The board of the international ice cream brand "Student-led protests against the Vietnam War and Apartheid South Africa, and now the campus protests in solidarity with Gaza, are all part of our rich history of free speech and non-violent protest that makes change and is essential to a stro…

newarab (2024-05-15). Islamic State claims attack on army post in northern Iraq. newarab.com The attack took place between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, a rural area that remains a hotbed of activity for militant cells years after Iraq declared final victory over the extremist group in 2017. | Security forces repelled the attack, the defence ministry said on Monday in a statement mourning the loss of a colonel an…

newarab (2024-05-15). Assad portraits and Syria flags in Bahrain for Arab Summit. newarab.com Billboards featuring portraits of The portraits of Assad, responsible for horrific human rights abuses in Syria, were erected ahead of the 33rd Arab Summit held in Bahrain on 16 May, which the Syrian regime's head is expected to attend. | Around Bahrain, major r…

newarab (2024-05-15). Palestinians across Middle East mark Nakba with eyes on Gaza. newarab.com The

newarab (2024-05-15). Slovakia PM Fico shot, fighting 'life-threatening' injuries. newarab.com Fico, a populist leader accused of being Kremlin-friendly, has been prime minister since last year. | "Today, after the government meeting in Handlova, there was an assassination attempt on the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico", the government said in a post on social media. | "He is cu…

newarab (2024-05-15). Jordanian journalist arrested under cybercrime law. newarab.com Hiba Abu Taha, a This is the

newarab (2024-05-15). Explainer: What is the Nakba. newarab.com independence. Today, on May 15, Palestinians remember the The Nakba, which means "catastrophe" in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the creation of the Around three-quarters of the Palestinian population were

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Wounded Gazans rushed to hospital following airstrike on Rafah. presstv.ir Injured Palestinians are rushed to Kuwait Hospital following an Israeli bombardment of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). More than half a million displaced in Gaza as Palestinians mark Nakba anniv. presstv.ir More than half a million Palestinians have fled from the city of Rafah in recent days, as Israel intensifies it attacks across the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). ICJ to hold hearings over Israel's invasion of Rafah. presstv.ir The measures form part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the International Court of Justice in December 2023.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Rafah becoming 'ghost town' in large parts amid Israeli invasion: UNRWA. presstv.ir The UN agency says nearly 450,000 Palestinians have been forced to leave the city.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). UN says it informed Israel of convoy that came under attack in Rafah. presstv.ir Israel attacked the convoy, which was clearly marked with the emblem of the UN in Rafah, on Monday…

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Gaza genocide contributes to record high level of displacement: Report. presstv.ir A new report says 3.4 million people were displaced in the Gaza Strip by Israel's war, a figure that represents 17 percent of total conflict displacements worldwide last year.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). UK weapons industry role in Gaza genocide. presstv.ir The British weapons industry has been cashing in on the genocide in Gaza with a pivotal role being played by BAE Systems in supplying the Zionist killing machine.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Yemen's army hits vessel, US warship in latest pro-Palestine operation. presstv.ir An army statement said Yemen will continue operations in solidarity with the Palestinian people until the genocide in Gaza stops.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Turkey says will join ICJ genocide case against Israel. presstv.ir Turkey's foreign minister reiterates Ankara's decision to join in legal action at the International Court of Justice against Israel.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Nakba anniv.: Iran says Israel symbol of 'organized terrorism' across the world. presstv.ir Iran describes Israel as an embodiment of "organized state terrorism" that is engaged in war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian nation.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Al-Qassam targets 18 vehicles and inflicts casualties on Israeli forces. presstv.ir The Palestinian resistance says it has managed to destroy 18 Israeli military vehicles in an operation in Gaza, inflicting casualties on the occupation army.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). EU broadens sanctions to cover Iran's missile program. presstv.ir The EU has expanded its sanctions on Iran after the country launched missile attacks against Israel.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). 'Palestinian resistance keeps up unprecedented anti-Israeli attacks; still going strong'. presstv.ir Two US think-tanks say Hamas and other resistance groups in Gaza are still going strong, and are targeting Israeli forces.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Hamas: Any agreement stopping short of Gaza ceasefire 'meaningless'. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says it would be "meaningless" to conclude any agreement with Israel unless the occupying regime commits itself to a complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Students set up tent camp at Turin university in support of Palestinians. presstv.ir Dozens of pro-Palestinian students set up an encampment at Turin Polytechnic University to protest Israel's war in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Iran condemns US senator's 'horrible' call on Israel to nuke Gaza. presstv.ir Senator Lindsey Graham has said Israel should do "whatever" it deems necessary in the bombing of Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Duke University commencement speech prompts walkout over speaker's Israel support. presstv.ir Dozens of students leave Duke University's commencement ceremony over speaker's support for Israel.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Raeisi: Murder of Gaza children spells the end of Israeli regime. presstv.ir Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the murder of 15,000 children in Gaza by Israeli occupation forces spells the end of the Zionist regime.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Senior Hezbollah field commander killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon. presstv.ir A high-ranking field commander of Hezbollah has been killed in an Israeli airstrike against his vehicle in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Iran strongly condemns Australian sanctions. presstv.ir Iran has strongly condemned Australia's sanctions against several Iranian senior officials, entities and companies allegedly over the country's peaceful missile and drone programs.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Nasrallah underlines unity among resistance groups until al-Aqsa Storm goals achieved. presstv.ir Nasrallah underscores the significance of unity among resistance groups until achieving final victory in Operation al-Aqsa Storm.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Artists withdraw from music festival in Britain in support of Gaza. presstv.ir Artists pull out of music festival in the UK to support Palestinians trapped in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Venice: Police clash with pro-Palestine protesters at G7 Justice meeting. presstv.ir Clashes erupted between police and demonstrators in Venice during a protest against the G7 Justice meeting.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Chabahar is for 'everyone's benefit': India downplays US sanctions threat over Iran deal. presstv.ir India dismisses US threats of sanctions over a deal to operate the Chabahar Port in Iran.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Sanctions and war central axis of US foreign policy: Venezuela VP. presstv.ir Venezuela's Vice President states that the American imposed sanctions over the Latin American country are, along with war, the central axis of the foreign policy of the United States.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Pro-Palestinian protesters take to the streets in Chile. presstv.ir Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters march to the US Embassy in Santiago to protest the Gaza war.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). 'Nakba never ended, it continues as we see livestreamed in Gaza today'. presstv.ir Dina Elmuti, a first-generation Palestinian-American trauma social worker living in the US, says the Nakba never ended as the world sees livestreamed in Gaza today.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Gaza aid operations at risk of imminent shutdown, UN agencies warn. presstv.ir Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza as vital crossings remain shut, forcing hospitals to close and leading to more children dying of hunger, United Nations aid agencies warned on Friday.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Ireland to recognize Palestinian statehood by end of May. presstv.ir The date is "still fluid" because Ireland is still in discussions with some countries in respect of a joint recognition of a Palestinian state.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Prison officers protest outside Gradignan prison after two officers killed. presstv.ir Prison officers demonstrate in front of the Bordeaux-Gradignan penitentiary center a day after two officers were killed.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Police clash with pro-Palestine protesters at Amsterdam University. presstv.ir Video posted on social media showed police in riot gear clashing with protesters, who were shouting: "Shame on you."

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Niger cut military ties with US over Washington threats, Iran partnership: PM. presstv.ir Niger's prime minister says military cooperation with the United States were cut due to American threats.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters at Amsterdam University. presstv.ir Clashes break out between the Dutch police and pro-Palestinian protesters at Amsterdam University.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Police scuffle with pro-Palestine protesters at Amsterdam university. presstv.ir Police moved in to end a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Amsterdam.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). North Korean leader inspects missile launcher vehicles. presstv.ir Footage released by North Korea's official KCTV shows Kim Jong-un inspecting missile launcher vehicles.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). US assassination of Soleimani should be focus of global attention: Iran rights official. presstv.ir The top Iranian human rights official says the 2020 US assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad should become the focus of global attention.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Students at American University in Cairo protest in support of Gaza. presstv.ir Dozens of students at the American University in Cairo rallied inside the campus in support of Gaza.

Larry Johnson (2024-05-15). Talking Ukraine and Terrorism. sonar21.com Today was a strange day. I got a last minute request from REN TV in Moscow to answer some questions on Ukraine and the Russian offensive in the Kharkov region. Ukraine is unraveling at an accelerating pace and could face a total collapse as soon as July 1. Nadia, a very pleasant correspondent for REN, is the lady conducting the interview. | I then turned my attention to the 2023 Israeli Foreign Ministry data on acts of violence by Palestinians against Israelis. When Israeli Government officials talk about Hamas, one is led to believe that Hamas is Al Qaeda on steroids — the most vicious, violent te…

hindustantimes (2024-05-15). Al-Qassam's 'Hellfire' Burns Israeli Merkava Tanks, 'Kills' 8 Soldiers In A Day In Jabalia | Watch. hindustantimes.com Some of the fiercest battles are underway between the IDF, Hamas' armed wing and its allies in south Gaza's Rafah city and Jabalia in the north. Hamas documented through several videos as many as 27 battles that took place on May 14. Hamas-released videos from Rafah and Jabalia show its fighters firing mortar shells and detonating 'Shawath' explosive devices to blow up several IDF Merkava tanks, D9 bulldozers and other troop carriers. The Al-Qassam brigades claim to have killed over 8 soldiers in a single day. The IDF, on the other hand, said that 13 of its soldiers were injured in the battles. Watch for more det…

hindustantimes (2024-05-15). On Camera: Russian Drone Blasts Ukraine Howitzer Gun Which Uses NATO Shells In Kharkiv | Report. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-15). Russia Pierces Outgunned Ukraine Army's Defences In Sumy After Capturing 10 Kharkiv Villages. hindustantimes.com Ukraine has warned of a new Russian forces buildup near the Sumy region after losing 10 border villages in Kharkiv region. The Ukraine Army pulled back from two areas in Kharkiv region on Tuedsy after Russia announced the capture of 10th village there. There had been 14 russian assaults on May 14 in the Kharkiv region, compared with 13 on Monday & 22 on Sunday. Firing continued in Vovchansk town, target of one of the main Russian thrusts. Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said two people were killed in shelling on Tuesday. However, the main focus of Russian attacks Tuesday was Pokrovsk town. Watch for more detail…

hindustantimes (2024-05-15). Jaishankar's Big Warning To Indian Businesses On China Trade, Days After Xi Jinping's Europe Tour. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-15). Putin's Forces Destroy Kyiv's Soviet-made Rocket Launcher In Seconds Amid Intense Kharkiv Battle. hindustantimes.com

aljazeera (2024-05-14). Lawrence Wong set to take centre stage as Singapore's new prime minister. aljazeera.com The 51-year-old will be sworn in as the city-state's fourth leader since 1965 in a ceremony on May 15.

APR editor (2024-05-14). New Caledonia unrest: Pro-independence calls for calm 'to preserve peace'. asiapacificreport.nz By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A group belonging to New Caledonia's pro-independence movement, UNI (Union Nationale pour l'Indépendance), has released a communiqué saying they were "moved by and deplored the exactions and violence taking place". UNI member of New Caledonia's Northern provincial assembly Patricia Goa said the violent unrest "affects the…

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