en.mehrnews.com (2026-07-25). US attack on Iranian rescue boats amounts to war crimeIran's deputy UN envoy on Friday strongly condemned the United States for deliberately attacking two Iranian search-and-rescue vessels operating in Iranian territorial waters, calling the strike a war crime.
(2026-07-25). US bombards Iran for 13th straight night as White House plans "major" escalation. wsws.org American warplanes and missiles struck Iran for a 13th consecutive night late Thursday and into Friday morning, hitting sites from the Strait of Hormuz to the Caspian Sea coast.
(2026-07-25). China opposes new U.S. tariffs. ecns.cn China opposes all forms of unilateral tariff measures, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Friday, responding to the Trump administration's decision to impose new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including China.
(2026-07-25). Pak goods to face 10% US tariff. tribune.com.pk 
The United States on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries failed to curb imports made by forced labor, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expired. | The move is the White House's first step in efforts to rebuild President Donald Trump's near-global tariff wall after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his "reciprocal" duties of 10% to 50% imposed last year under a national emergencies law to try to shrink the US trade deficit. | New tariffs had been expected, but trade partners around the world joined in…
(2026-07-25). Trump says he trusts Russia and leaders not to enable Iran. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he trusted China and Russia not to help Iran in the conflict with the U.S., but warned that if they did get involved "it would be very bad for them.""President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran — And that statement included Chinese Companies," he wrote on Truth Social.
(2026-07-25). Is China Really Filling America's Vacuum? moderndiplomacy.eu Evidence from 2026 shows that China is not simply filling the gap or staying out. Instead, China is acting strategically-getting involved where its own interests match global needs, but stepping back when leadership or political risk is involved. The Scale of the American Retreat On his first day in office, Trump signed orders for the …
(2026-07-25). Pakistan, Iran explore path towards new talks with US in a China-initiated push, sources say. al-monitor.com (Changes story date to July 24)By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher BukhariISLAMABAD, July 24 (Reuters) – Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled U.S.-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China.Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week — his second within the last 10 days, the sources said.
(2026-07-25). Pakistan, Iran explore new peace initiative. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China. | Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week – his second within the last 10 days, the sources said. | Momeni, who is considered close to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, met with Pakistani government leaders and Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir this week, according to Pakistani government statements. | All three sources cautioned that the obstacles t…
(2026-07-25). Houthis claim strike on Saudi Arabia as conflict deepens. al-monitor.com Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, hours after vowing to retaliate against the kingdom for attacks as the Middle East war expanded. | Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media reporting two wounded after the Yemeni group announced a maritime blockade of the top oil producer and hit its ships.
(2026-07-25). Trump says Netanyahu to visit US next Tuesday. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would visit the United States next week. | The two leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday as the US-Israeli war on Iran completes five months. | US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed "major military punishment" for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal with Iran. | Two weeks after the collapse of an interim truce meant to end the war, Iranian armed forces responded by firing at US bases in neighbouring Arab countries a…
(2026-07-25). Analysis-Yemen teeters towards renewed war in shadow of Iran conflict. al-monitor.com By Timour Azhari and Mohammed GhobariRIYADH/ADEN, July 24 (Reuters) – Yemen is edging towards the resumption of a more than decade-old frozen conflict, Yemeni officials, Western diplomats and analysts say, as attacks on Saudi infrastructure and shipping by Iran-aligned Houthis test the patience of the kingdom and the Yemeni government forces it backs.
democracynow.org (2026-07-22). As the U.S. Commits War Crimes in Iran, Trump Admin Vows to Dismantle Int'l Criminal Court: Reed BrodyThe Trump administration carries out its campaign against the International Criminal Court, imposing wide-reaching sanctions on judges, prosecutors and groups who have accused Israel of war crimes in front of the international tribunal
reuters.com (2026-07-22). War in Iran has cost the US $37.5 billion so far, Pentagon saysHegseth called on lawmakers to not just fund the supplemental request (almost $90 billion) but also a $1.5 trillion budget request for 2027. | "Not funding this department at $1.5 trillion, I believe, is the greatest threat that our nation faces," Hegseth said.
aljazeera.com (2026-07-22). Trump threatens to bomb Iranian bridges, power plants over ship attacksTrump has warned that the United States military will target Iran's civilian infrastructure each time Tehran's forces fire at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
If the warning, issued on Wednesday, materialises, it would represent a major escalation in the conflict, which is already spiralling across the region.
presstv.co.uk (2026-07-22). Mamdani calls on US government to enforce ICC arrest warrant against NetanyahuMayor Zohran Mamdani says New York City cannot execute the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but calls on the federal government to enforce the warrant against the "war criminal."
apnews.com (2026-07-22). Trump approves nuclear agreement with Saudi ArabiaTrump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with the matter.
presstv.co.uk (2026-07-23). IRGC pounds US assets in Kuwait, Jordan, says attacks are Iran's 'legal right'The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it had carried out attacks on US military assets in Kuwait and Jordan, noting that targeting bases used in operations against Iran was its "legal, religious and logical right."
truthout.org (2026-07-23). Trump Threatens to Bomb Iranian Civilian Sites, Potential War Crimes"From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran," Trump wrote.
iranpress.com (2026-07-23). Iran Ready to Expand Technology Cooperation with Pakistan: Science MinisterThe two sides agreed to strengthen scientific and technological collaboration, with their deputies tasked with developing implementation mechanisms and following up on the agreed initiatives.
reuters.com (2026-07-24). Reaction to US imposing new tariffs on 60 trading partnersThe Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union and China
en.mehrnews.com (2026-07-24). Casualties Among Us Troops Reported in Latest Irgc StrikesThe operation was carried out in response to recent US attacks on Iranian military and civilian sites. The operation, launched under the code name "Ya Hassan ibn Ali," was dedicated to the victims of the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab.
truthout.org (2026-07-24). Trump Threatens Massive Attack of Unprecedented Proportion on IranTrump has threatened to conduct an attack on Iran that's "bigger than ever," saying that he is still considering whether or not to do so after weeks of vowing to attack Iran's civilian infrastructure, in what experts say would be war crimes.
(2026-07-25). Jordan intercepts 7 missiles, 6 drones as Iran warns civilians near US bases. al-monitor.com The attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait come after 13 consecutive nights of US strikes against Iran.
(2026-07-25). Houthis say hit Saudi Arabia as Trump weighs harder Iran strikes. al-monitor.com Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia on Saturday as US President Donald Trump mulled fresh strikes on Iran in the deepening Middle East war. | The US military broke its daily announcement of fresh strikes on the Islamic republic on Saturday, following 13 nights in a row hitting military targets there.
(2026-07-25). Trump says decided on big Iran strikes, Tehran getting. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran yet, as Tehran was now getting "serious" in talks with Washington. | His comments came after reports that an increasingly frustrated Trump was meeting senior advisors to discuss launching a large-scale military operation against Iran.
(2026-07-25). Trump says US and Iran are talking, but Tehran is not yet ready for deal. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their conflict, but repeated that Tehran was not yet ready for a deal."We are talking to them. I think they're being serious. I think … they are being by far the most serious that we've seen them, but that doesn't mean we get there. We'll see what happens," Trump said in remarks to reporters at the White House. (Reporting by Bo Erickson, Bhargav Acharya and Ismail Shakil;Editing by David Ljunggren)…
(2026-07-25). Residents enter shattered south Lebanon town after Israeli withdrawal. al-monitor.com By Mahmoud Hasano and Aziz TaherZAWTAR AL-GHARBIYEH, Lebanon, July 24 (Reuters) – Residents began entering the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh on Friday, some inspecting damaged homes and searching for belongings after Israeli troops withdrew and the Lebanese army deployed under a U.S.-brokered agreement.The return remains tentative. More than half the town has been destroyed and many of the homes still standing are badly damaged, according to Mayor Abed Ezzeddin.Residents walked through streets covered in rubble, stopping outside damaged homes.
(2026-07-25). Australian regulator deepens attack on health workers opposing Gaza genocide. wsws.org AHPRA's decision to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's false definition of antisemitism will lead a widening persecution of health professionals.
(2026-07-25). CA Teachers Demand That CalSTIRS Dump Israeli Bonds Financing Genocide. indybay.org California teachers from throughout the state rallied and spoke out at the meeting of the board of directors of CalSTIRS to demand that it divest of Israeli bonds.
(2026-07-25). Díaz-Canel reconoce el heroísmo de los trabajadores cubanos de la salud. cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, reconoció este viernes el heroísmo de los trabajadores de la Salud en Cuba, uno de los sectores más golpeados por el bloqueo genocida del gobierno de los Estados Unidos contra la Isla.
(2026-07-25). Canadian imperialism complicit in Trump's regime change operation in Cuba. wsws.org Canadian capital has traditionally played a major role on the island, whose bourgeois nationalist regime became increasingly dependent on foreign investment from Canada and Europe after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
(2026-07-25). Cuban foreign minister denounces new measures issued by the U.S. State Department against the island. radiohc.cu Even though Washington denies the existence and, consequently, the impact of the economic, commercial and financial blockade against the island in every forum, the State Department announced new measures this Thursday, in accordance with Executive Order (EO) 14404. | In this regard, Political Bureau member and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla stated, via social media: "Every act of aggression by the U.S. government, such as the measures announced this July 23 by the Secretary of State, demonstrates that the objective is to impose collective punishment against the entire Cuban people." | Likewise, regardi…
(2026-07-25). Santo Domingo inaugura los Juegos del Centenario con un espectáculo de vanguardia. cubadebate.cu Un imponente despliegue de 1100 drones iluminó la noche del Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez para dar inicio, este viernes, a la ceremonia inaugural de los XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, en una edición que conmemora el centenario de la justa regional más antigua del mundo.
(2026-07-25). Congreso de Estados Unidos cita a medios y organizaciones solidarias con Cuba. cubadebate.cu La ofensiva política e ideológica impulsada por la Administración de Donald Trump y por el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio comienza a traducirse en medidas concretas de persecución contra medios de comunicación y organizaciones sociales de izquierda en Estados Unidos.
(2026-07-25). Tatiana Coll: "Hay un embate fuertísimo y muy violento contra Cuba" cubadebate.cu En vísperas de la marcha en defensa de Cuba, convocada para este domingo en la Ciudad de México, la también periodista y académica, de 76 años, sostiene que el presidente Donald Trump y su secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, aplican contra la isla la histórica estrategia de Estados Unidos de aislar y deslegitimar gobiernos, la misma que impulsó golpes de Estado en América Latina como los de Guatemala (1954) y Chile (1973).
(2026-07-25). Red Chilena de Periodistas y Comunicadores Amigos de Cuba : "La lista negra de Washington no silenciará el periodismo crítico" cubadebate.cu La Red Chilena de Periodistas y Comunicadores Amigos de Cuba "Diana Aron"manifiesta su más absoluto rechazo y repudio al reciente informe emitido por el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, titulado "Cuba, la capital del comunismo del siglo XXI". Este documento no representa más que una nueva y peligrosa escalada en la guerra comunicacional, ideológica y económica.
(2026-07-25). Desde las redes: "La utopía de Díaz-Canel, la misma que nos hizo llegar hasta aquí" cubadebate.cu Díaz-Canel citó a Eduardo Galeano. Dijo que la utopía está en el horizonte, que sirve para caminar. Y no faltaron los críticos. Los de afuera, que nunca pierden oportunidad de atacar. Y los de adentro, que a veces se olvidan de quién está al timón y en qué condiciones. Díaz-Canel es hoy nuestro Comandante en Jefe. No es un presidente de tránsito.
(2026-07-25). Medical Waste dumped in Gaza's Streets and Markets. juancole.com By Eman Abu Zayed | This article was originally published by With its waste disposal infrastructure destroyed, Gaza is experiencing a growing health and environmental crisis. | Just a few hundred meters from Al-Ma'madani Hospital in the center of Gaza City lies Firas Market, which has turned into a site for heaps of mixed garbage as medical waste accumulates alongside household trash, commercial trash, and rubble remnants. | The piles stretch across the market and between buildings,…
(2026-07-25). UN assembly approves mandate extension for rights chief, despite US warning. al-monitor.com By David BrunnstromJuly 24 (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding and engagement.Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, who has also called for investigations into deaths in U.S. immigration custody, had drawn strong opposition from all three countries over his willingness to challenge major powers.
(2026-07-25). The suffering in Gaza is far from over: ICRC Regional Director. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Venezuelans hold vigil one month after devastating earthquakes. aljazeera.com One month after Venezuela's earthquakes, families are still searching collapsed buildings for missing loved ones.
(2026-07-25). Venezuela Formally Condemns Rome Statute and Begins ICC Withdrawal as Prosecutor Karim Khan Ousted. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The withdrawal process is being conducted in accordance with Article 127 of the Rome Statute, which governs the procedure for a state party to…
(2026-07-25). Venezuela and Peru Reactivate Consular Relations in First Step Toward Resuming Full Diplomatic Ties. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( In an official
(2026-07-25). U.S. out of Venezuela! Free President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores! wibailoutpeople.org
(2026-07-25). Venezuela earthquake: ICRC mobilizes rapid response in support of the Venezuelan Red Cross‚ÄØ. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). How much will it take to rebuild Venezuela after the earthquakes? globalvoices.org 
Estimating the economic cost of a reconstruction shaped by massive financing needs and economic fragilityGlobal VoicesCollapsed building in Tanaguarena, one of the most impacted areas in La Guaira, Ground Zero of the disaster. Photo by Gabriela Mesones Rojo, 2026; used with permission. | Three weeks after the twin earthquakes struck Venezuela's coastal region, the official death toll has risen to nearly 5,000, while close to 18,000 people remain displaced. As the immediate (2026-07-25). DTE Maha 2026 Post HSC D Pharm Admission: Last Date Extended. ummid.com The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra has extended the last date of application and submission of online form for admission in First Year Post HSC Diploma in Pharmacy (D Pharm) for the year 2026-2027.
(2026-07-25). Chinese mathematician Deng Yu calls Fields Medal award 'immense honor'. ecns.cn Chinese mathematician Deng Yu said at a press conference after receiving the Fields Medal award held in Philadelphia, the U.S., on Thursday that it is an immense honor to see his name placed alongside those of the great mathematicians he has long admired.
(2026-07-25). How much National Testing Agency earns, Govt data reveals. ummid.com The Narendra Modi Government Wednesday July 22, 2026 released a comprehensive data showing how much the National Testing Agency (NTA) has earned and how many exams it conducted along with the details of appeared students.
(2026-07-25). Marshfield Pride August 22, 2026. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2026-07-25). Javier Moreno Zacarés: Dynamics of American Capitalism. newleftreview.org Following his widely praised Ages of American Capitalism, Jonathan Levy's The Real Economy proposes a theoretical counterpart, grounding a concept of capital in a fusion of Smith, Keynes, Freud, Deleuze and Guatarri. Javier Moreno Zacarés responds with a thoroughgoing critical engagement, ranging from the 'transition debate' to the AI bubble.
(2026-07-25). Saudi Arabia Releases 'Umrah and Visit Guide': Key Insights. ummid.com The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has released, on its official website 'haj.gov.sa', 'Umrah and Visit Guide' — a comprehensive guide for pilgrims, in sixteen languages, including Arabic, Urdu and English.
(2026-07-25). Tom Mertes: Manufacturing Impunity. newleftreview.org Tom Mertes on Richard Beck, Homeland. Origins and afterlives of America's long War on Terror.
(2026-07-25). The Story of Two Straits: Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb. moderndiplomacy.eu The Houthi threats remain in the stage of statements and have not yet translated into an actual closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. However, markets are closely monitoring developments with caution, because the mere possibility of disrupting this strategic passage is enough to raise concerns about global energy prices. The two straits—Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb—are …
(2026-07-25). Comicomment: A 'tariff bridge to nowhere' built on the edge of legality. ecns.cn A bridge built on the edge of a cliff may appear to lead forward, but when rules become stepping stones, the fall may come sooner than expected.
(2026-07-25). Guterres set to be first UN chief to visit Syria since before 2011 war. al-monitor.com By Tala RamadanBEIRUT, July 25 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Syria on Saturday in the first trip by a serving U.N. chief since the start of a nearly 14-year war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions in the country.The visit represents another milestone for Syria since rebels ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, ending the war that began in 2011 and launching a transitional period steered by an Islamist-led leadership.
(2026-07-25). Dream Roads: A Village Boy's Arduous Journey in Self-Making. ummid.com Published by BlueRose One (New Delhi-London) in March 2026, Dream Roads takes you to a memorable journey of a young boy born into a nondescript and distant village Dengatoli of the erstwhile Purnea district (now part of the Kishanganj district), in the State of Bihar in India.
(2026-07-25). Katie Ebner-Landy: Norm Smuggling? newleftreview.org Katie Ebner-Landy on Rahel Jaeggi, Progress and Regression. A critical theorist reformulates the concept of progress as social-reflexive problem-solving.
(2026-07-25). Wrong, Wisconsin Examiner and Investigative Post, Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Not Proof of Climate Change. wattsupwiththat.com The real story isn't that smoke drifted hundreds of miles from Canadian wildfires. Wildfire smoke commonly does that and has throughout history, as was discussed at Climate Realism previously, here and here, for example. The real story is that despite one of the lowest cumulative burned-area totals across America in more than a decade, portions of the media still insist on treating every smoky sky as proof of climate catastrophe.
(2026-07-25). The US Culture of Misunderstanding in Iran the Middle East. juancole.com Washington, D.C. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — It has become increasingly clear that effective international communication is impossible without basic knowledge of world cultures. US officials say as much when they admit that failures in Afghanistan and Iraq were due in large part to ignorance of culture and pushing too many programs that conflicted with local values. In Afghanistan, for example, the US pushed tribal leaders to adopt a centralized form of government, when decentralization was a more familiar pattern of the past. It left the Afghan government only controlling Kabul in the end. The…
(2026-07-25). When 'Self Hand-Cuffed' Rahul Gandhi Shocked Narendra Modi. ummid.com Intensifying the party's protest against the union government, Rahul Gandhi Tuesday July 21, 2026 marched to the official residence of Prime Minister Modi and sat on a dharna along with Party President Mallikarjun Kharge, Kerala CM VD Satheesan, Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar and other Congress MPs and leaders.
(2026-07-25). 9th Environment and Development Think Tank Forum focuses on AI-driven green development. ecns.cn The 9th Environment and Development Think Tank Forum opened Friday in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, bringing together more than 100 experts to discuss AI driven research, ecosystem protection and green energy development.
(2026-07-25). From palava huts to TikTok: How Liberians are preserving their past. aljazeera.com From podcasts to TikTok, young Liberians are using digital platforms to keep history alive and challenge old narratives.
(2026-07-25). Sons of immigrant killed by ICE in Texas share grief, demand accountability. aljazeera.com Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's sons tell lawmakers their father worked hard 'to protect and provide' for his family.
(2026-07-25). CLAT 2027 on Dec 06, Registration Starts on Aug 03, 2026. ummid.com The Common Law Admission Test 2027 (CLAT 2027) will be held on December 06, 2026 whereas the registration and online application process for CLAT 2027 will commence on August 03, 2026, the Consortium of National Law Universities (NALSAR) said.
(2026-07-25). Across Borders and Prison Walls: Keeping Families Connected During the Libya—Chad Conflict. icrc.org Long before the crises that followed 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had already built a long and sometimes difficult history of humanitarian engagement in Libya and across its borders.
(2026-07-25). Saturday 7/25: ICE = Evil: Human Banner on SF Ocean Beach Protest. indybay.org Ocean Beach – Stairwell 17 | 1000 Great Hwy | San Francisco, CA 94121 | Please sign up. Need more people!
(2026-07-25). Tuesday 7/28: Webinar: Creative Resistance & Media Activism in Western Sahara. indybay.org Online | www.nonviolenceinternational.net/webinar……
(2026-07-25). Dramatic Demo for Immigrant Rights at Sonoma County Farm Bureau Monitored by Deputies. indybay.org On July 20, protesters lay motionless in the Sonoma County Farm Bureau parking lot. County sheriff's deputies showed up.
(2026-07-25). Australia: Victorian educators speak out at strike rally in Melbourne. wsws.org "The lack of resources is making staff leave and the wages are not enough. That is the situation for a lot of us. To survive I have a second job."
(2026-07-25). Sturgis Hospital closes in rural Michigan. wsws.org The destruction of rural healthcare is neither an oversight nor ineffective policymaking. It flows from a political and economic system in crisis, where an unprecedented concentration of wealth and power can only be maintained by plundering social resources for private profit and militarism.
(2026-07-25). UN rights chief Turk wins second term despite US and Israeli opposition. aljazeera.com Austrian lawyer Volker Turk set to become first UN rights chief to complete two four-year terms since post was created.
(2026-07-25). Saudi Arabia launches multiple-entry Umrah Visa. ummid.com In another move to ease travel to The Two Holy Cities – Makkah al Mukarramah and Madinah al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia has introduced multiple-entry Umrah Visa.
(2026-07-25). State Department accuses Americans of being communists. indybay.org March 5, 1960 photo of Ernesto "Che" Guevara…
(2026-07-25). Military Chaplains and Strategy in West Africa. moderndiplomacy.eu The West Africa Religious Affairs Symposium, held in Accra last week, was easy to overlook if one expected a conventional military conference. It was not about weapons systems, battlefield tactics, or counterterrorism operations in the narrow sense. Yet the gathering mattered because it illuminated a quiet but consequential front in contemporary security cooperation: the role of …
(2026-07-25). Southern California grocery pharmacists authorize strike. wsws.org Hundreds of grocery pharmacists have authorized strike action after months of bargaining over unsafe staffing, mounting workloads and wages at Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions.
(2026-07-25). MHT CET 2026 Engineering (FE) Merit List – Link, Steps to Check. ummid.com The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell is releasing on its official website fe2026.mahacet.org today i.e. Wednesday July 22, 2026 Provisional Merit List containing the names of the students who have registered for admission to First Year Engineering (FE) B.E. and B.Tech four year courses for the academic year 2026-27.
(2026-07-25). Rushy Lagoon sale: largest farm and the carbon math that add up. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-07-25). Trump says Israeli PM Netanyahu will visit US next week. al-monitor.com By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the U.S. next week.Trump's comments came in his speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Friday, while he was falsely casting U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer as Palestinian."I am going to send him (Schumer) a beautiful Palestinian outfit tomorrow, so he can greet Bibi Netanyahu when he comes to town next week," Trump said.
(2026-07-25). Saturday 7/25: Footprint America: a San Francisco walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2026-07-25). Sunday 8/2: WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy from San Francisco Mime Troupe. indybay.org London Nelson Community Center – Outdoors | 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2026-07-25). Thursday 7/30: Medicare for All Day of Action – Nationwide Rallies & Actions. indybay.org SF Bay Area, Northern CA, and beyond | Find an event near you: act.medicare4all.org/event/doa/search/…
(2026-07-25). Monday 7/27: Sped Up Schedule of Cop Crackdowns on Coral Street Encampment Community. indybay.org Limekiln and Coral St. ⚪ meet on Limekiln to cover Coral St., Limekiln, and adjacent streets depending on the police harassment radius.
(2026-07-25). Xiamen University research vessel sets sail to Sabah. ecns.cn Xiamen University's research vessel Jia Geng departed Thursday for Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, marking its first visit to the state.
(2026-07-25). Jacobin falsifies Trotsky and historical record to promote popular front in Argentina. wsws.org Jacobin's theoretical case for subordinating the Argentine working class to Peronism rests on a falsification of Leon Trotsky's actual struggle against the Popular Front.
(2026-07-25). Sunday 8/9: Solidarity With Argentine Workers!! indybay.org 2973 16th St., Suite 300, San Francisco…
(2026-07-25). Ebola deaths pass 1,000 in the DRC, faster than any previous outbreak. wsws.org Countermeasures against the Bundibugyo strain do not exist because US medical funding follows biodefense threat designation rather than the number of dead.
(2026-07-25). ICC members dismiss prosecutor Khan, sources say. tribune.com.pk 
Member states of the International Criminal Court voted on Friday to dismiss Karim Khan as prosecutor following allegations of sexual misconduct, two diplomatic sources told Reuters. | According to the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, 82 of the court's 125 member states voted in favour of the prosecutor's removal. | Khan, 56, denies any wrongdoing and his lawyers have called the process that led to the vote unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported by evidence. | Khan's dismissal follows an announcement by the United States that it will launch a renewed diplomatic…
(2026-07-25). Fiji's former chief prosecutor claims govt conspiracy to remove him. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Margot Staunton of RNZ Pacific Fiji's former chief prosecutor, Christopher Pryde, claims there was a racist, government-led conspiracy to get rid of him. The New Zealand lawyer, who is in Aotearoa, spoke to RNZ Pacific Waves after corruption charges against him in Fiji were dropped this week. Fiji's Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) threw…
(2026-07-25). Friday 7/24: Discussion: Fascist Cruelty and Attack on Emppathy vs. the New Communist View of Empathy. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, CA…
(2026-07-25). US-Saudi Nuclear Deal: Redrawing Middle East's Atomic Map. ummid.com The latest US-Saudi Arabia nuclear agreement, formalised under Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act, gives American firms legal access to build out Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear programme, alongside separate bilateral safeguards accord signed by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.
(2026-07-25). Hunan Province launches one stop aviation tourism services. ecns.cn Hunan Province unveiled a summer campaign Thursday offering one-stop aviation tourism services covering dining, accommodation, transport, sightseeing, shopping and entertainment.
(2026-07-25). Execution in Wisconsin: Only the working class can stop police state terror. wsws.org The police, immigration Gestapo and military are instruments of capitalist class rule whose escalating violence can be stopped only through the independent political mobilization of the working class.
(2026-07-25). Ian Angus on capitalism, ecosocialism and metabolic rifts. links.org.au 
Ian Angus discusses his latest book 'Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism's Assault on the Earth System'.
(2026-07-25). China's delivery robots impress Moroccan visitor. ecns.cn China's hotel delivery robots impressed Moroccan visitor at the 2026 World Internet Conference Digital Silk Road Development Forum.
(2026-07-25). Thea Riofrancos: The New World Climate Order. newleftreview.org An interview about the new parameters of climate politics, with the breakdown of global consensus. As the EU re-opens coal-fired plants and the US shuts down wind farms, China gouges the earth to churn out cheap green-energy products—and is met by anti-extractivist protestors.
(2026-07-25). International alliance against telecom fraud to be launched in September. ecns.cn China will host the founding conference of an international alliance against telecom and online fraud in September, during the 2026 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday.
(2026-07-25). Renewables 'Can't Keep Up' With Data Center Pace. As Usual, the Left Wants Government to Step In. wattsupwiththat.com The political left is worried that the rapid expansion of data centers across the U.S. — a controversial but necessary development considering our competition with China — is increasingly accompanied by the corresponding construction of stand-alone natural gas plants to provide the power demands of the centers.
(2026-07-25). Our Moncada today is to save the Homeland. radiohc.cu Author: Freddy Pérez Cabrera | internet@granma.cu | The deepest conviction, that inspired by the heroes and martyrs of July 26th, and despite the adverse conditions facing the nation, the main task of all revolutionaries is to save the Revolution and the Homeland, was unequivocally expressed by Susely Morfa González, member of the Party's Central Committee and its first secretary in this territory, during her address at the provincial event commemorating National Rebellion Day. | The event, which was attended by the Vice President of the Republic, Salvador Valdés Mesa; Yudí Rodríguez Hernández, member of the Secr…
(2026-07-25). Saturday 8/15: Webinar: Refuse to Fly Killer Drones. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fsJylcB……
(2026-07-25). Caitlin Johnstone: De-normalise Israel. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Basically we've got two choices: we either aggressively denormalise Israel or we watch our society become more and more Israeli. We either collectively reject Israel, or we watch Western militaries fuse inseparably with the IDF. We either turn support for Israel into political campaign poison, or we watch politicians obliterate our…
(2026-07-25). Two Chinese scholars win world's top Maths prize for solving century-old problems. ecns.cn Chinese mathematicians Deng Yu and Wang Hong were awarded the Fields Medals at the opening ceremony of the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on Thursday, marking the first time Chinese mathematicians have won the prestigious honor.
(2026-07-25). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org Sanitation, electrical and gig-economy delivery workers strike in India; Bangladeshi sugar mill workers demand higher wages and job security; Cambodian casino workers protest years of repression; Australian health, disability and parks workers strike over pay and conditions.
(2026-07-25). Yangtze River ports handle 1.97 billion tons of cargo in H1. ecns.cn Ports along the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, handled 1.97 billion metric tons of cargo in the first half of 2026, according to the Changjiang River Administration of Navigational Affairs (CJRNA).
(2026-07-25). Meet Andy Burnham, Britain's Accidental Prime Minister. ummid.com Andy Burnham became Britain's 7th Prime Minister in a decade on Monday, July 20, 2026, without a single vote cast by the wider public.
(2026-07-25). GATE 2027 Dates, Detailed Schedule Released. ummid.com The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has published the dates, detailed schedule and time table of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2027 or GATE 2027 on its official website 'gate2027.iitm.ac.in'.
(2026-07-25). Women's Month to be launched with EmpowerHer Market Trade Fair in Durban. sanews.gov.za Women's Month to be launched with EmpowerHer Market Trade Fair in Durban | Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Minister in the Presidency Sindisiwe Chikunga will officially launch the 2026 Women's Month campaign at the EmpowerHer Market Trade Fair in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. | The EmpowerHer Market Trade Fair is a flagship government initiative, implemented in partnership with ABSA, to advance women's economic empowerment by creating opportunities for women-owned businesses to showcase their products and services, access new markets, establish business partnerships, and connect with potential investors and c…
(2026-07-25). 5 workers killed in helmet factory fire in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The inferno in the Katuwana Industrial Zone is a case of industrial murder—the direct and inevitable product of a capitalist system that subordinates human life to the relentless drive for profit.
(2026-07-25). Friday Nite Videos | July 24, 2026. portside.org Friday Nite Videos | July 24, 2026 |
(2026-07-25). Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi sites in Yemen as conflict flares. newarab.com 
(2026-07-25). BD president resigns citing health concerns. tribune.com.pk 
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned citing serious health issues, his office said on Friday. | Shahabuddin, 76, has held the largely ceremonial post of president since April 2023, a period that included volatile months after Hasina's flight to India following a student-led uprising against her rule in 2024. | "Recent medical examinations have diagnosed me with a condition known as autonomic neuropathy. Due to this condition, I occasionally experience momentary loss of consciousness," Shahabuddin said in a statement released by his press…
(2026-07-25). Pattern bargaining opens for 23,000 US Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs workers. wsws.org The USW's isolation of 800 locked-out BP Whiting oil refinery workers shows why steelworkers must organize independently of the union bureaucracy.
(2026-07-25). Watch: Husband in Delhi Police, Wife Protesting at Jantar Mantar with Son. ummid.com In an incident seen as a strong warning to Narendra Modi Government, a woman came in front of the camera to openly declare that she came to protest at Jantar Mantar despite her husband serving with the Delhi Police.
(2026-07-25). JEFF MCMULLEN: When men were brothers — vale Antarctica expeditioner Geoff Somers. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-07-25). Close to 1mn Muslims visited Makkah in first 15 days of Umrah Season 1448H. ummid.com Close to one million Muslims from around the world visited Makkah al Mukarramah to perform Umrah in the first 15 days of the new Umrah Season 1448AH.
(2026-07-25). DTE Maha Post SSC Diploma 2026 Round 2 Allotment – Steps, Link. ummid.com Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra is releasing on its official website 'poly26.dtemaharashtra.gov.in' today i.e. Thursday July 23, 2026 the CAP Round 2 Seat Allotment Result of the students seeking admission in First Year Post SSC Diploma Technical and Polytechnic Courses in Engineering / Technology for the year 2026-27.
(2026-07-25). Ex-IG Explains Why Delhi Police Action Against Students Must be Probed. ummid.com The use of force by personnel in plain clothes against students and children during the 'Parliament March' held at Jantar Mantar on July 20, 2026 was Illegal, Unlawful, Excessive, Punitive, and Repressive.
(2026-07-25). Israel Speeding up West Bank Land Grab ahead of Elections. juancole.com The Conversation) — Israel is gearing up for an election at the end of October. And, with the Likud party of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,
(2026-07-25). Modi under pressure to fire minister. tribune.com.pk 
Talks between the Indian government and leaders of the youth-led "Cockroach" movement failed to make headway Friday, as protesters gathered in the nation's capital to push for an overhaul of the education system. | Senior ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met with leaders of the social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) for two hours of talks on the group's demands, which include a call for the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. | Both sides said the talks would resume on Saturday. | "We conveyed in very clear terms that nothing short of Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation or his…
(2026-07-25). Milwaukee, July 26, 2026: No Air and Water Show! MONEY FOR JOBS AND EDUCATION, NOT FOR WAR AND OCCUPATION! wibailoutpeople.org Meeting location: 2288 N Lake DrTime/date: Sun, Jul 26th @ noonWhat: this will be a march-style "parade" with puppets, it will be one mile long Bring banners, flags, and puppets. Bring friends, family, and strangers! Come with us to tell the Air & Water Show we will NOT accept any more war propaganda in Milwaukee! …
(2026-07-25). Mixed day for global equities as oil prices retreat. al-monitor.com The main international oil contract Brent North Sea fell back under $100 Friday after surging past the key milestone the previous day on escalating Middle East strikes, helping US and European stock markets stabilize. | Brent dropped about four percent to under $97 a barrel, having soared seven percent Thursday. The key US contract, West Texas Intermediate, declined more than three percent after having gained more than six percent on Thursday.
(2026-07-25). Friday 7/31: US Premier Screening of "When ICE Melts — Testimonies from The Front Lines" indybay.org For Link Go To | laborfest.net/2026/event/us-premier-scre……
(2026-07-25). German court orders visa for Afghan. tribune.com.pk 
Germany's constitutional court on Friday backed an Afghan woman's appeal against an interior ministry decision to deny her a visa, despite her previously having been approved for entry. | The woman had initially accepted been under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government. | The plaintiff was one of more than 600 Afghans whose previous approvals the interior ministry had reversed as "invalid" in December. | Those concerned had either worked with German armed forces in Afghanistan during the war against the Taliban, or were judged to be at particular risk from the Taliban after its return to po…
(2026-07-25). Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi-controlled Hodeidah. aljazeera.com The Saudi-led coalition strikes targeted Houthi-controlled Hodeidah governorate.
(2026-07-25). China builds over 67 million hectares of high-standard farmland. ecns.cn China has built more than 1 billion mu (about 66.7 million hectares) of high-standard farmland, providing strong support for grain output, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said at a press conference on Friday.
(2026-07-25). Spain Decimates Argentina, Lifts 2026 FIFA World Cup. ummid.com In a one-sided match virtually, Spain defeated the reigning champions, Argentina, in the final and lifted the 2026 FIFA World Cup Sunday July 19, 2026.
(2026-07-25). SC says it lacks jurisdiction over NAB matters. tribune.com.pk 
The Supreme Court has ruled that it no longer has jurisdiction to hear matters arising under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO),1999 óa law that governs the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ódeclaring that all pending appeals and bail-related petitions in NAB cases stand transferred to the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) following recent amendments to the law. | In a detailed 30-page judgment authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, a three-member bench held that the court could no longer take cognisance of NAB cases in view of Article 175F(a) of the Constitution read with Section…
(2026-07-25). Jack Copley: Rentier Regimes. newleftreview.org Jack Copley on Timothy Mitchell, The Alibi of Capital. Capital re-conceptualized as terraforming expropriation of the future.
(2026-07-25). Netanyahu to meet with Trump in Washington on Tuesday, office says. al-monitor.com July 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday and will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to a statement from Netanyahu's office.Netanyahu will also attend U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral, his office said. (Reporting by Emily Rose, Steven Scheer; Writing by Yasmine Ghania; Editing by Toby Chopra)…
(2026-07-25). Fujian's bicycle exports surge 47.7 % in first half of 2026. ecns.cn Fujian Province exported bicycles worth 150 million yuan ($22 million) in the first half of 2026, up 47.7% year on year, Fuzhou Customs said Friday.
(2026-07-25). China stocks fall as trading volume hits three-month low. ecns.cn More than 4,900 Chinese stocks declined on Friday, as combined turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges fell to 1.93 trillion yuan (about 269 billion U.S. dollars), the lowest level in more than three months, according to CLS, China's leading financial news agency.
(2026-07-25). Régis Debray: Metamorphoses. newleftreview.org Reflections on having lived the passage from one age to another, as prospects give way to retrospects, pages to screens and time to space. With the close of one century, the onset of the next provides an occasion to take stock of what has been lost—and what gained—in the transition.
(2026-07-25). "Humanitarian challenges today are global, and so must be the solutions" icrc.org Launch of the 2025 Beijing Symposium Report…
(2026-07-25). 'Betrayal': The young victims of India's exam leak scandal. geo.tv 
Demonstrators holding Indian national flags and placards take part in a protest rally in Kolkata on July 24, 2026. — AFPNEW DELHI: Growing up with a chronically ill mother in a remote village in India, Rema Begum aspired to become a doctor until her dream was cut short by her own…
(2026-07-25). Saturday 7/25: ICE Out! Nationwide Protest Vigils for Murders of Lorenzo & Johan. indybay.org SF Bay Area, California and beyond | Find a vigil to demand justice near you: www.mobilize.us/disappearedinamerica/…
(2026-07-25). VIDEO: Presentation of 2026 War Abolisher Awards. worldbeyondwar.org By World BEYOND War, July 24, 2026 | The 2026 war abolisher awards were presented during an online event on Friday. …
(2026-07-25). Delhi Police Baton Charge, Hurl Tear Gas Shells on Students, Youth. ummid.com Delhi Police Monday July 20, 2026 baton charged and hurled tear gas shells on students and youth protesting against paper leaks, unemployment, inflation and other issues plaguing the country today under the Narendra Modi government.
(2026-07-25). 27th Ani-Com & Games opens with largest exhibition in history. ecns.cn The 27th Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong opened Friday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with organizers saying the exhibition area grew 10% from previous editions, making it the largest event in the fair's history.
(2026-07-25). Mohammad Ali Jauhar University and Demolition Politics. ummid.com The students of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University are sitting in protest to oppose the notice issued by the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) which has asked for 38 of the forty buildings of the university to be demolished.
(2026-07-25). Mamdani, Netanyahu and the capitalist state. wsws.org Mamdani's declaration that he will not arrest Netanyahu is, as a factual matter, a reversal. As a candidate, he pledged to arrest Netanyahu if he came to New York, and as recently as July 18 he said in an interview with the New York Times that he was in "active conversation" with the city's law department about enforcing the ICC warrant.
(2026-07-25). Trump threatens EU will pay 'big price' after Brussels fines Google $1bn. aljazeera.com EU accuses US tech giant of favouring its own services in search results, as Trump lashes out against bloc.
(2026-07-25). Tens of thousands flee fires in France. tribune.com.pk 
Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires in southwest France by car and boat on Friday and Spain declared a national emergency as huge blazes merged outside Madrid and searing heat left tinder-dry conditions across the region. | French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on its Atlantic Coast. Two fires merged outside Madrid, and a third was on the verge of joining them, government officials said. | Both countries, which have suffered a succession of heatwaves and fires in recent months and years that scientists say have been exacerbated by climate change,…
(2026-07-25). In Pictures: 38 Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Buildings Facing Demolition. ummid.com The 38 buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University – that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to demolish, are architectural masterpieces, designed after a lot of deliberations and research, and taking inspiration from different world monuments.
(2026-07-25). Online public meeting: Fight NDIS cuts and Labor's war on the working class! wsws.org The meeting will outline the socialist perspective needed to oppose the Labor government's assault on disabled people, as part of its broader offensive against the working class.
(2026-07-25). Australian industrial workers denounce death threat against Will Lehman. wsws.org "When I saw the picture posted it made me feel sick to my stomach. It shows that the UAW leadership are scared of Will. Why else would you threaten him and try to intimidate him?"
(2026-07-25). Commonwealth Games: Gymnast Langton's headfirst crash leads to concussion. aljazeera.com Gabriel Langton suffers concussion after headfirst crash off horizontal bar in the ‚Å final rotation of the competition.
(2026-07-25). Plastics are still a problem and room for improvement with green alternatives. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-07-25). National Museum of China showcases cultural products in Taipei. ecns.cn More than 70 cultural and creative products inspired by artifacts from the National Museum of China are on display on Taipei's historic Dihua Street.
(2026-07-25). Comicomment: A Tariff Bridge Hanging Over the Legal Abyss. ecns.cn A bridge built on a cliff may look like a way forward — but it could collapse at any moment.
(2026-07-25). Global Mechanism on ICTs: Statement on international law. icrc.org Statement delivered by Noa Schreuer, Legal Adviser, at the first substantial plenary session of the UN Global Mechanism on ICTs, New York, 22 July 2026.
(2026-07-25). GLP-1s are changing US healthcare, should everyone be on them? aljazeera.com GLP-1 drugs, originally developed to treat diabetes and now widely used for obesity, are reshaping healthcare in the US.
(2026-07-25). pride untamed: escaping the cult of queer memory. indybay.org the san francisco police department descended on a bunch of queers to beat the law into them, and everything that followed is up for debate. but are we describing 1966, or 2026? unfortunately, in a poetic, if depressing, continuation of historical queer subjugation, this was san francisco pride weekend, 2026.
(2026-07-25). Cargo matchmaking conference for Pinglu Canal held in Nanning. ecns.cn A cargo matchmaking conference for the Pinglu Canal was held on Wednesday in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, bringing together more than 500 representatives from government agencies, logistics organizations, enterprises and business associations.
(2026-07-25). Iraq: Photography Award 2026. icrc.org International Committee of the Red Cross & Iraqi Red Crescent Society…
(2026-07-25). Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines): Rubio out! Stop US intervention and wars! Hands off our region! links.org.au 
Rubio is a very dangerous man on a very dangerous mission to the Philippines, warns Partido Lakas ng Masa.
(2026-07-25). Watch: Lone Mumbai Woman Blocks Police Van With Protesters Inside, Then This Happened. ummid.com A lone Mumbai woman, later identified as Rhiya Ahir, has become one of the defining faces of the Gen Z Protests in India, after she blocked Police Van packed with the Mumbaikars protesting Delhi Police brutality against students.
(2026-07-25). Kerala declares school, college holiday for 2026 Football World Cup. ummid.com The Kerala State Government has announced a day's off on Monday July 20, 2026 for all educational institutions in the wake of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final to be played between Argentina vs Spain.
(2026-07-25). 'The show must go on': Trump returns to rescheduled White House press gala. aljazeera.com US president makes jokes, mocks opponents at correspondents' dinner that was halted by a shooting in April.
(2026-07-25). Foreign arrivals to China rise 20.4% in H1. ecns.cn China recorded 22.91 million foreign arrivals in the first half of 2026, up 20.4% year on year, as expanded visa-free policies continued to boost cross-border travel, a public security official said on Friday.
(2026-07-25). Job losses deepen in Australia. wsws.org Beneath the surface of the official unemployment statistics, job cuts are growing as the criminal war on Iran escalates impacts on the global economy.
(2026-07-25). ICC prosecutor Karim Khan removed over. al-monitor.com International Criminal Court member states voted Friday to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff. | Khan, 56, was suspended last month by a key governing body of the ICC ahead of the secret ballot in which 82 of 125 members voted to remove him for "serious misconduct and a serious breach of duty."
(2026-07-25). Hajj 2027 Application Last Date Extended, Qurrah on July 30. ummid.com The Haj Committee of India has extended the last date of application for Hajj 2027, and also announced the new Qurrah or Draw Date for the upcoming Hajj.
(2026-07-25). Saudi vessel sustains minor hull damage after Red Sea attack, state news agency says. al-monitor.com July 24 (Reuters) – A Saudi vessel, NCC MASA, sustained minor hull damage after it was attacked while sailing in the Red Sea on Friday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, citing an official source at the General Transport Authority.The vessel continued to its destination after checks confirmed it and its crew were safe, SPA said. (Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Nia Williams)…
(2026-07-25). NEET Needs Fundamental Restructuring, Not Cosmetic Fixes. ummid.com The recurring crises surrounding National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) demonstrate that the problem lies not merely in its implementation but in the design of the system itself.
(2026-07-25). Trump bashes 'fake news,' stokes 2028 furore in press gala rerun. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump wears a "Trump 2028" hat while he speaks during the 2026 White House Correspondents´ Association Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. — AFP White House Correspondents' dinner was rescheduled after attack.Speech…
(2026-07-25). Trump says he proceed with nuclear deal unless Saudis join Abraham Accords. al-monitor.com By Steve Holland and Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not go forward with a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia unless the Saudis agreed to a normalization in relations with Israel under theAbraham Accords.The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday that Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman had signed an agreement on developing the first commercial nuclear reactors in oil-rich Saudi Arabia and that it would next go to Congress for review.
(2026-07-25). Anton Jà§ger: Hyperpolitics in Command? newleftreview.org A diagnosis of the scrambled political culture of today's Atlantic elites, with Trump read as symptom as much as cause. Can the concept of hyperpolitics help to decipher the strategic incoherence and foreshortened horizons of the West's fractious ruling-class blocs?
(2026-07-25). Manitowoc, WI, July 25, 2026: Justice for Lorenzo, Johan, Corey … ICE Out! Jail Killer Cops! wibailoutpeople.org 
(2026-07-25). Thursday 7/23: "Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism" With Professor Brian Kwoba. indybay.org Go To | laborfest.net/2026/event/book-presentati……
(2026-07-25). Dharmendra Pradhans's fake resignation letter viral. ummid.com Amidst the escalating demands of his resignation, a fake letter is viral on social media claiming Dharmendra Pradhan has indeed resigned as Union Education Minister.
(2026-07-25). Qingdao leverages concerts to boost tourism. ecns.cn Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong province, is leveraging concert-driven tourism to boost summer cultural tourism consumption, as the country's performance market continues to heat up.
(2026-07-25). Funerals held for four Palestinians killed in deadly West Bank shooting. aljazeera.com Overnight funerals were held for four Palestinians killed near Nablus.
(2026-07-25). Trump: 'I'm running for a fourth term as President of the United States'. aljazeera.com During the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Trump joked about running for a fourth presidential term.
(2026-07-25). Shenzhen Bao'an Int'l Airport handles 33.6 million passengers in H1. ecns.cn Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport handled 33.6 million passengers in the first half of 2026, up 3.2% year on year, airport authorities said Friday.
(2026-07-25). Break the collusion between the union and management at Volkswagen! wsws.org At its online meeting July 15, the VW Action Committee launched an intensive campaign to break the control of the IG Metall union apparatus and its plant officials and begin a serious fight in defence of jobs.
(2026-07-25). 23-year-old Punjab woman strangled to death in Canada, live-in partner arrested. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A 23-year-old woman from Ludhiana, Punjab, was allegedly strangled to death at her home in Edmonton, Canada. Police have arrested her 22-year-old live-in partner, an Indian national, in connection with the case. | The victim, Damanpreet Kaur, was a native of Samrala in Ludhiana district and had moved to Canada around five years ago on a student visa. | According to the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), officers responded to a call on July 9 after receiving reports of an unresponsive woman with suspicious injuries at a home in the Silverberry neighbourhood of southeast Edmonton. An autopsy conducted o…
(2026-07-25). T. rex fossil sold for $50.1 million. wsws.org Ever larger amounts on such "trophies" are being spent by members of the wealthy elite while support for basic science is slashed.
(2026-07-25). RELEASE: Racine, WI, July 25, 2026: National Day of Action to Demand Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and All People Murdered by ICE. wibailoutpeople.org 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: WI — LULAC Jaime Alvarado 414-234-8835 j.alvarado939@gmail.com National Day of Action to Demand Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and All People Murdered by ICE Racine Wisconsin — On Saturday July 25, 2026 The League of United Latin American Citizens of Wisconsin, LULAC WI. Will host a vigil and rally …
(2026-07-25). Hong Kong teachers call for closer collaboration with mainland on space education. ecns.cn A 20-day science and technology training camp for Hong Kong secondary school students and teachers kicked off in Beijing on Monday, with over 300 participants engaging in hands-on activities in new energy, aerospace and engineering technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.
(2026-07-25). Frustration and anger on Syria's streets. links.org.au 
Since the Assad dictatorship's fall, economic recovery has lagged while reconstruction is benefiting the rich. In response, there has been a surge in protest, reports Joseph Daher.
(2026-07-25). Saturday 7/25: Virtual Screening of "Britain's WWI Debt Crisis & Palestine" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YKSD……
(2026-07-25). Medicare for All or War-the Choice is Clear. indybay.org Members and supporters of the PAC "Medicare for All" founded in 2017 by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) spent the day attending a Congressional Progressive Caucus "Shadow Hearing" aptly titled, "Universal Healthcare: Now is the Time for Medicare for All." This was followed by lobbying congressional members on Capitol Hill in seeking co-sponsors for the bill.
(2026-07-25). Henan's steel furniture hub sees booming export orders. ecns.cn Pangcun Town in Luoyang, Henan Province, known as China's "Steel Furniture Capital," is seeing strong export demand, with factories rushing to fulfill overseas orders.
(2026-07-25). Saudi-led coalition says struck Houthi sites after attacks on Red Sea shipping. geo.tv 
(2026-07-25). Christian Sorace & David Sneath: Steppe Transitions. newleftreview.org Mongolia's diverse ecology was the site of revolutionary transformations in the twentieth century, when the principal source of wealth—the livestock herd—was sequentially the basis of feudal class, collective resource and a privatized asset. The socialist making of a nation-state and its capitalist unmaking—a materialist account.
(2026-07-25). ILWU 10&6 Picket At C&H Crockett Refinery Workers Hit By Car & Pickets Stop Scabs At Plant. indybay.org Hundreds of ILWU Local 10 longshore workers rallied to stop the working of the Tai Herald sugar ship from the Negros Island in the Philippines. Picketers were hit by a scab worker and the workers were successful in getting him arrested.
(2026-07-25). Mbappe beats Messi in Golden Boot Race but fails to ensure France win over England. ummid.com Kylian Mbappe Saturday July 18, 2026 beat Lionel Messi in the Adidas Golden Boot Race, but failed to seal France victory over England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Match for Bronze.
(2026-07-25). Top Ukraine General Fired. wibailoutpeople.org By David Sole, July 24, 2026 — fighting-words.net/ Only six days after firing Ukraine's Defense Minister, President Zelensky finished getting rid of top military officials by sacking Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky on July 21. These dismissals come at a time of continuing Ukrainian military setbacks across all fronts in the war with the Russian Federation. The …
(2026-07-25). PM appoints Gen Aamer as CNSC. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has promoted Lieutenant General Aamer Raza, chief of the general staff of Pakistan Army, to the rank of four-star general and appointed him as Commander National Strategic Command (CNSC), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Friday. | According to the PMO, the prime minister congratulated General Aamer Raza on his promotion and appointment and wished him the best in undertaking this important responsibility. | The position was created under the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which rewrote Article 243. The amendment abolished the longstanding office of the Chairman Jo…
(2026-07-25). Cross-Strait youth exchange activity opens in east China with 400 participants. ecns.cn The 7th Cross-Strait Youth Round Taihu Lake Exchange Activity opened Wednesday in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, with more than 400 participants from across the Taiwan Strait.
(2026-07-25). Chenzhou Lin Dan Cup Badminton Open draws 1,300 shuttlers from 11 countries. ecns.cn The 2026 Chenzhou Lin Dan Cup Badminton Open began Friday in Hunan Province, drawing more than 1,300 players from 11 countries and regions.
(2026-07-25). Frequently asked questions: Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). South Sudan at 15: A humanitarian journey through conflict, resilience and hope. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi: January to December 2025 Facts & Figures. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). National Committees on IHL: Guidance on composition and roles. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Firefighters battle fire after fertiliser explosion in England. aljazeera.com
(2026-07-25). Ukraine: "I don't just want to get around. I want to walk properly again" icrc.org
(2026-07-25). ICRC working paper on six ICT-related threats faced by civilian populations. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). ICRC Brings Humanitarian Perspectives on Unmanned Systems to World Peace Forum. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Protecting Pangolins in India: When an armor is not enough. globalvoices.org
(2026-07-25). Statement of Two People Recently Subpoenaed in Relation to a Grand Jury Investigation. indybay.org
(2026-07-25). ICRC's position on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Thursday 7/30: The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel's Redwood Room Announces Sacha Boutros with "Redwood Room Af. indybay.org
(2026-07-25). Frequently asked questions: The ICRC's approach to confidentiality. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). South Africa's le Clos breaks Commonwealth Games record with 19th medal. aljazeera.com
(2026-07-25). Russia: ICRC president focuses on respect for international humanitarian law, access to prisoners of war during visit to the Russian Federation. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Ukraine: Intensifying hostilities claim dozens of lives, deepen trauma for civilians. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Russia: ICRC president arrives in Moscow to discuss critical humanitarian issues. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Water and habitat in conflict – 2026 Briefer. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Donetsk: Lives transformed by the hostilities. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). ICRC statement on The New Yorker article. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Mowlid Omar Siyad, aka Bisle, arrested in the Somali region of Ethiopia. indybay.org
(2026-07-25). Reflecting on a 22-year legacy: First Roundtable on the ICRC's Physical Rehabilitation Programme in India. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). Who Helps the Helpers? Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Frontline Responders in Northeast Nigeria. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). ICE killed eight people — and the government blamed the dead. wibailoutpeople.org
(2026-07-25). Sudan: 42,000 people assisted with food in Al Obeid amid growing humanitarian needs. icrc.org
(2026-07-25). China In Photos: Crime falls by double digits in first half of 2026. ecns.cn
(2026-07-25). Pinar del Río: un 26 de julio con el pueblo como protagonista. radiohc.cu Por Evelyn Corbillón Díaz | Han sido días de mucha efervescencia en Pinar del Río de cara a la celebración central por el 26 de julio y para mejorar las condiciones en ciertos sitios de la provincia: alumbrado público; restauración y reparación de obras, instituciones y salas hospitalarias; pintura de fachadas; pavimentación de calles. | Un gran movimiento con el apoyo de algunas entidades de otros territorios; pero sin dudas con el pueblo como protagonista, el mismo pueblo que cada día se levanta — a pesar de los molestos apagones- para seguir produciendo en las industrias, sanando en los centros sanitarios…
(2026-07-25). Thursday 7/30: Medicare for All Day of Action – Santa Clara Rally. indybay.org Rep. Ro Khanna's Santa Clara Office | 3150 De La Cruz Boulevard | Santa Clara, CA 95054…
(2026-07-25). Saturday 7/25: In Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Killed by ICE: Community Street Demo plus Vigil. indybay.org 790 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 | Intersection of El Camino Real and Castro St. | and adjacent Gateway Plaza…
(2026-07-24). Hundreds of events Saturday to protest latest ICE murders. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—From Hot Springs, Ark. to Houston, from a church on Grant Circle in D.C., to sites in Washington state, MoveOn.org and its allies plan to protest on July 25 against the latest killings—two in one week—by President Trump's ICE agents. But the outrage over ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents' killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo …
(2026-07-24). Racine, July 25, 2026: Call to Action: Justice for Lorenzo and Johan. wibailoutpeople.org People will join us on Saturday July 25, 2026 at 3 pm — 5 pm., Wayman African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 424 N Memorial Drive, to gather, and share facts. We will have a prayer walk to 6th st bridge. | WI- LULAC state board…
(2026-07-24). Iranian Ambassador: Why the US blundered so badly diplomacy and ways forward. asiapacificreport.nz INTERVIEW: By Eugene Doyle In this interview with Reza Nazar Ahari, the Iranian Ambassador to Wellington, we discussed the war, the state of diplomacy with the West, issues of sovereignty, defence and the internal politics of Iran. He provided some fascinating analysis into why the Western strategy on Iran has been so disastrously flawed. READ…