(2024-05-02). NYPD Storm 'Hind's Hall' In Violent Raid Of Columbia University. popularresistance.org Dozens of student protesters were cleared out from Columbia University's Hamilton Hall building by New York police late on 30 April, after storming and occupying the building the night before as part of demonstrations in support of Palestine. | Hundreds of police officers wearing helmets and carrying riot shields surrounded the building, with a number of policemen climbing into Hamilton Hall via a ramp extending from one of the police vehicles into a window of the building. | Dozens of pro-Palestine students were detained and dragged away from the scene with their hands zip-tied behind their backs.
(2024-05-02). War on Gaza: Israel will 'punish' Palestinian Authority if ICC issues arrest warrants. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Israel will 'punish' Palestinian Authority if ICC issues arrest warrants | Israeli media report Netanyahu is 'unusually stressed', and his government have told the US it will hold PA responsible | | Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Joe Biden on 18 October 2023…
(2024-05-02). Headlines for May 2, 2024. democracynow.org Police Violently Crack Down on Gaza Campus Protests at UCLA, Dartmouth, UW and Others, "This Is the Conscience of a Nation": Columbia Faculty Back Students as Campus Movement Continues, House Passes Antisemitism Bill, Which Critics Blast as "Chilling", "Catastrophe on Top of Catastrophe": Fears Mount over Rafah Invasion as Israel Refuses to Retreat, U.S. Cities, Hawaii Vote for Ceasefire Resolutions as Washington Continues to Support Israel, U.S. and Saudi Arabia Reportedly Close to Finalizing Security Pact, Colombia Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Israel as Global May Day Protests F…
(2024-05-02). News highlights for week 30 of Israel's genocide in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Israel's threatened ground invasion into Rafah would be catastrophic, rights groups warn.
(2024-05-02). Yes, it Is Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Amos Goldberg Jewish history will be stained by what Israel did in Gaza. Palestinians after the bombing in Rafah, April 2024 (Photo: Abed Rahim Khativ / Flash 90) From Namibia to Armenia, and from Rwanda to Bosnia, the perpetrators of mass murder said they were acting in self-defense. Yes, it is genocide. It is so…
(2024-05-02). As Israel prepares assault on Rafah, US mouths meaningless humanitarian concerns. wsws.org UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday that a military assault on Rafah "would be an unbearable escalation, killing thousands more civilians and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee."
(2024-05-02). As Israel Vows "Annihilation" of Rafah, Democrats Urge Biden to Withhold Aid. truthout.org A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to use "all tools possible" — including withholding military assistance to Israel — to prevent an Israeli assault on Rafah as Israeli officials are pledging "total annihilation" of Rafah and other neighborhoods in Gaza. In a letter sent Wednesday in an effort led by Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) and Madeleine Dean (D… |
(2024-05-02). Tents turned into classrooms. electronicintifada.net Lessons are being arranged for displaced children in Rafah.
(2024-05-02). Gaza's collapsing health system is one of the goals of Israel's genocide. mondoweiss.net 
Israel is deliberately destroying the entire health sector in Gaza as only 4 hospitals remain operational. "If these hospitals stop working, they will turn into mass graves, like Nasser and al-Shifa," Muhammad Zaqout, General Director of Hospitals in Gaza, told Mondoweiss.
(2024-05-02). United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds. mondoweiss.net 
In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church has voted to divest from Israel bonds, and those of other countries carrying out prolonged military occupations.
(2024-05-02). 'Operation al-Aqsa Flood' Day 209: Hamas yet to respond to latest Israeli proposal. mondoweiss.net 
Blinken says Hamas "must" respond to Israel's proposal as the U.S. begins building a sea pier. Meanwhile, the UN says that 5% of Gaza's population has been killed or wounded since the beginning of Israel's assault in October.
(2024-05-02). 'We want the university to cut any ties to Israel': a Cal Poly Humboldt student on the protests gripping the school. mondoweiss.net 
A Palestinian member of 'Humboldt for Palestine' talks about Palestine organizing at Cal Poly Humboldt, the recent police sweep of activists protesting the Gaza genocide, and what the mainstream media has missed.
(2024-05-02). We Need To Strike For Palestine: Why UAW 4811 Matters. popularresistance.org Workers across the U.S. labor movement, including the United Auto Workers (UAW), are mobilizing for Palestine. From the strong resolutions passed at Ford UAW Local 551 (representing workers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant), to UAW 4811 at UC Berkeley's resolution to commit union resources to make Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) a bargaining demand, to the historic vote from the UAW International Executive Board (IEB) last November to investigate the union's ties to Israel's apartheid regime, workers in the U.S. are advancing the demands of their Palestinian allies.
(2024-05-02). Workers in Cuba Mobilize in Solidarity With Palestine. worldbeyondwar.org 
The workers in Cuba raised their voices to reject the blockade and economic sanctions on Cuba. They also expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people, calling for the genocide in Gaza to end. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2024-05-02). Biden, Universities and Campus Protests. counterpunch.org 
As President 'Genocide' Joe Biden continues to ignore the will of the people who are demanding an end to United States' complicity in genocide, one of his spokespeople, Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, issued this pearl of wisdom: "President Biden respects the right to free expression, but protests must be peaceful and lawful." He might well
(2024-05-02). Workers must prepare industrial action to halt police crackdown on student anti-genocide protests! wsws.org Students have taken a courageous stand. But their actions anticipate an even more powerful movement in the working class. The issues they have raised cannot be resolved on the campuses, but rather in the factories, warehouses, railroads and docks.
(2024-05-02). Selected Articles: The mRNA Vaccine Jab: Genocidal Projects and Degrees of Complicity. "Disease X" Is Looming. globalresearch.ca 
By The complicit mainstream Establishment continues to deny and negate the unfolding and catastrophic COVID injection mortalties and morbidities, even …
(2024-05-02). Palestine Thanks Colombia for Breaking Relations With Israel. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmud Abas thanked Colombian President Gustavo Petro for his decision to cut diplomatic relations with Israel due to the genocide against the Palestinian people. | RELATED: | The Presidency of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), which governs the occupied West Bank, assured that the Colombian position should be an example for the rest of the world. | "The Presidency affirmed that the…
(2024-05-02). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Widespread stoppages in Greece on May Day across most sectors denounce Gaza genocide and austerity; ongoing protests in Iran against cost-of-living crisis by pensioners, industrial and agricultural workers; doctors and clinicians strike continues in Kenya for almost two months over staff shortages, pay cuts and lack funding…
(2024-05-02). Cuba Reaffirms its Solidarity with the Struggle of the Palestinian People — And with Students in the United States. worldbeyondwar.org 
The president of Cuba expressed support today for nonviolent student activists in the United States, and an end to genocide in Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2024-05-02). The Enemy Is Among Us? Anti-genocide Groups Are Being Targeted by Media and Government. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Build the student encampments against the Gaza genocide on Australian campuses! Turn to the working class to defend democratic rights! wsws.org We encourage spreading this initiative to campuses across the country and drawing in broader layers, including working-class youth and workers in key industries, to defend the encampments against attack from the corporate media and political establishment.
(2024-05-02). French police crack down on spreading university protests against Gaza genocide. wsws.org French police are systematically crushing attempted student occupations and threatening opposition politicians with bogus terrorism charges for statements of solidarity with Gaza.
(2024-05-02). Columbia crackdown led by university prof doubling as NYPD spook. thegrayzone.com Rebecca Weiner is a Columbia U. professor who also serves as intelligence director of the NYPD. Mayor Eric Adams credits her with spying on anti-genocide student protesters and directing the militarized raid that dislodged them from campus. The violent crackdown carried out on Columbia University students protesting Israel's genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip was led by a member of the school's own faculty, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared. During a May 1 press conference, just hours …
(2024-05-02). Biden Uses Fascist Rhetoric While Condemning "Lawless" Student Protests. truthout.org In a move straight out of the fascist playbook, President Joe Biden delivered a speech on Thursday morning attacking the wave of pro-Palestine protests that have sprung up in college campuses across the country, smearing students for using tactics that have been employed by nearly every social movement in U.S. history to demand an end to Israel's U.S.-backed genocide of Gaza. In his remarks… |
(2024-05-02). Malala Slammed for Collaboration With Clinton, Cheerleader of Gaza Genocide. orinocotribune.com By Humaira Ahad — Apr 29, 2024 | Dressed in traditional Shalwar Kameez, with her hair loosely covered, the youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai recently shared the stage with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the release of a musical about women's suffrage in the US. | Born in the Swat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Malala rose to international fame after she was shot in the head by masked militants while she boarded her school bus in October 2012. | She then left her home country and settled in the UK, where she has been living in Birmingham. | Malala is known for lending her…
(2024-05-02). How Famines Are Formed: In Gaza and Elsewhere, an Underlying Pattern That Can Lead to Hunger and Death. scheerpost.com 
By Paul Howe / The Conversation The United Nations' latest report on hunger makes for grim reading. On April 24, 2024, the international body released its annual Global Report on Food Crises, showing that 281.6 million people faced acute hunger in 2023. And indications for 2024 suggest worse may be to come. In March, the United Nations' highest technical …
(2024-05-02). Hamas Brings 'Two-State Solution' Back into Focus. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle Not only has Israel failed to defeat Hamas, but it is being dragged into discussions on Palestinian statehood, which its Gaza genocide has put back onto the international agenda. After seven months of a brutal military assault on Gaza, it is abundantly clear that Israel has not succeeded in eradicating Hamas. Instead of…
(2024-05-02). This May Day, workers mobilized for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org 
On May Day, workers around the world mobilized for the liberation of Palestine. "This May Day, workers of the world are called to declare their solidarity with Palestine, to denounce the Israeli Genocide, and to call for an end to all aggressions in the region and to all wars," wrote the International People's Assembly. | "Beyond the call for a ceasefire we must say no to the transportation of arms and arms caches to Israel. Workers in all industries — especially workers in the transport sector — that can withhold their labor in order to halt the continued slaughter of the people of Palestine are emph…
(2024-05-02). The Distortion of Campus Protests over Gaza. tomdispatch.com Helicopters have been throbbing overhead for days now. Nights, too. Police are swarming the streets of Broadway, many in riot gear. Police vans, some as big as a city bus, are lined up along side streets and Broadway. Outside the gates of the Columbia University campus, a penned-in group of pro-Israel demonstrators has faced off against a penned-in group of anti-genocide and pro-Palestinian protesters. These groups are usually small, often vastly outnumbered by the police around them, but they are loud and they are not Columbia students. They've been coming every day this April to shout, chant, and hold up signs,…
(2024-05-02). Workers must prepare industrial action to halt police crackdown on student anti-genocide protests! wsws.org Students have taken a courageous stand. But their actions anticipate an even more powerful movement in the working class. The issues they have raised can only be resolved not on the campuses but in the factories, warehouses, railroads and docks.
(2024-05-02). Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war. scmp.com President Gustavo Petro described Israel's siege of Gaza as 'genocide'. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Petro of being 'antisemitic and full of hate'.
(2024-05-02). Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Are Enacting the Highest Ideals of Education. truthout.org April 30, 2024, was the 56th anniversary of Columbia University calling in the police to arrest 700 students who had taken over Hamilton Hall in a protest against racism and the war on Vietnam. It was also the day when the Columbia administration invited the NYPD onto its campus for the second time in less than two weeks. Police in riot gear proceeded to arrest pro-Palestinian students… |
(2024-05-02). Arrests, Evictions Continue On US Campuses. latintimes.com Officers also detained several people at Fordham University in New York and cleared an encampment set up inside a school building, officials said, and law enforcement were on standby at Columbia University across town after mass arrests the previous evening.
(2024-05-02). NYPD raids building occupied by protesters at Columbia, make arrests. ecns.cn Hundreds of New York Police Department officers wearing riot gear filed into a building late Tuesday that was taken over by pro-Palestinian protesters on the Columbia University campus earlier in the day and began making arrests.
(2024-05-02). "This Is the Conscience of a Nation": Columbia Faculty Back Students as Campus Movement Continues. pressenza.com In New York, police moved in on Fordham University protesters just hours after they set up their encampment at Fordham's Lincoln Square campus. The Fordham raid came a day after New York police arrested nearly 300 protesters at Columbia University and the City College of New York. On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police raids and claimed "outside agitators" were trying to "radicalize young people." Meanwhile, on Columbia's campus, faculty members addressed students. Palestinian American historian and professor of modern Arab studies Rashid Khalidi evoked Columbia's 1968 protest, telling s…
(2024-05-02). US university students stand firm after 282 arrests; NYC mayor dismisses detainees as 'outsiders'. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Following the apprehension of 282 individuals across various universities in the United States, tensions have only intensified. The arrests, predominantly at Columbia University, along with other educational institutions, have prompted a response from New York City's mayor, who contends that those detained are outsiders rather than students.Despite the arrests, students remain steadfast in their refusal to capitulate, continuing their protests against Israel's military operations in Gaza. The unrest has not been confined to New York, with reports of clashes emerging from California as well.282 arr…
(2024-05-02). May 2, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Fauré Élégie in C minor Op. 24 — Jacqueline du Pré Remember, All This Fascism Would Feel Way More Fascismy Under Trump, by Caitlin Johnstone Shades of 1968: The New York police assault on Columbia University demonstrators, by Gilbert Doctorow CNN Compares Campus Protesters To Nazis In Stunning Propaganda Segment, by Caitlin Johnstone US Campus Chaos: A New Oct 7 on the Way? by Naomi Wolf Semitism, Settlements and Solutions: A dialogue, by Ken Freeland, Ray Zwarich 'Political Decision' — Türkiye to Join South Africa's Case Against Israel at ICJ House GOP Passes Controversial B…
(2024-05-02). Police response intensifies at US colleges amidst Gaza war protests. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters prompted a significant police response, raising concerns among students.At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a heavy police presence was observed following overnight clashes where counter-protesters attacked a camp set up by pro-Palestinian students. Similar scenes unfolded at Columbia University in New York City, which had been a focal point of the demonstrations. Police intervened to disperse the protests, leading to criticism from some students. | Witnesses described the police actions as "rough and aggress…
(2024-05-02). The Little Flotilla that Almost Could. dissidentvoice.org 
The flotilla cargo ship in Istanbul (Photo credit: Medea Benjamin) Two gutsy activists from the Twin Cities flew to Istanbul, Turkey April 17 to join over three-hundred others from about 40 countries on an eleven-hundred mile voyage across the Mediterranean Sea to raise awareness and bring lifesaving aid to Gaza. Vietnam Vet and member of …
(2024-05-02). America is Rising for Gaza: What Should We Expect? mintpressnews.com 
American students across the country are not protesting, risking their futures and safety because of some pathological hate for Jews. They are doing so in rejection of, and justifiable outrage over, the mass killing carried out by Israel against defenseless civilians in Gaza.
(2024-05-02). Inside Job? Ominous New Questions Surround Navalny's Death. mintpressnews.com 
On April 27, the Wall Street Journal It was a belated and confounding intervention in a case that, after an initially intense frenzy of mainstream speculation and accusations, qu…
(2024-05-02). CNN Compares Campus Protesters To Nazis In Stunning Propaganda Segment. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Propaganda only works if you don't know it's happening to you, so hopefully they keep going mask-off like this for everyone to see.
(2024-05-02). The 'Antisemitism' Moral Panic Has Officially Jumped The Shark. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to the International Criminal Court's rumored plans to indict Israeli officials for war crimes by claiming that for the ICC to do so would be an "antisemitic hate crime". | Yes, you read that correctly. | "If this does happen, it will be an indelible stain on humanity. It would be an unprecedented antisemitic hate crime that would add fuel to the antisemiti…
(2024-05-02). "Workers Have Power": Thousands Rally in NYC for May Day, Call for Solidarity with Palestine. democracynow.org 
Workers around the world rallied Wednesday to mark May Day, with many calling on the labor movement to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. In New York, Democracy Now! spoke to demonstrators who demanded that U.S. unions apply political pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza and to stop their government's arms trade with Israel. "Workers do have the power to shape the world," said Palestinian researcher Riya Al'sanah, who was among thousands gathered at a May Day rally in Manhattan.
(2024-05-02). Workers Rallied in New York City on May Day in Solidarity With Palestine. truthout.org Workers around the world rallied Wednesday to mark May Day, with many calling on the labor movement to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. In New York, Democracy Now! spoke to demonstrators who demanded that U.S. unions apply political pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza and to stop their government's arms trade with Israel. "Workers do have the power to shape the world… |
(2024-05-02). Sunday 5/5: Ceasefire Postcards Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee, 1122 University Ave, Berkeley, CA…
(2024-05-02). U.S. Intelligence Operatives Appear to Have Intentionally Groomed Mass Murderer Charles Manson. covertactionmagazine.com Status As a Police Informant Raises Suspicion That He Was an FBI and CIA Asset Out to Discredit the 1960s Counterculture The Sharon Tate murders were as bizarre as they were bloody, and the story behind the story is even stranger. Journalist Tom O'Neill spent 20 years researching, interviewing and digging in his effort to …
(2024-05-02). Has Zionism Caused the Destruction of the Jews? dissidentvoice.org The proven danger of two million Gazans, blasted from their homes and struggling to find survival, is being overshadowed by unproven "safety concerns" for a relatively few Jewish college students who argue they are harmed by careless words and show no physical injuries. News reports reveal malicious intent and media complicity — divert the protests …
(2024-05-02). The Hidden Messages of the Power Elite's Cultural Apparatus. dissidentvoice.org 
photo by Jeanne Lemlin To be crucified is to suffer and die slowly and agonizingly. It was a common form of execution in the ancient world. It is generally associated with Rome's killing of Jesus and carries profound symbolic spiritual meaning for Christians. In its figurative sense, it refers to many types of suffering and …
(2024-05-02). When Safety is a Fiction: Passing the UK's Rwanda Bill. dissidentvoice.org What a stinking story of inhumanity. A country intent on sending asylum seekers to one whose residents have actually applied for asylum and sanctuary in other states. But the UK-Rwanda deal, having stalled and stuttered before various courts and found wanting for reasons of human rights, has become law with the passage of the Safety …
(2024-05-02). Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Attacked in St. Louis. dissidentvoice.org 
Green Party member Jill Stein center. After attacking Dr. Jill Stein, St. Louis police charged her with assaulting them. Stein is the presumptive Presidential candidate of the Green Party. On April 27 she spoke at a program of the Green Party of St. Louis and then went to support student protesters at Washington University. There, …
(2024-05-02). My little brother is missing. electronicintifada.net Ahmed aspired to be Gaza's Ronaldo.
(2024-05-02). Algeria Close to Joining the BRICS Bank. infobrics.org Algeria is close to joining the New Development Bank, known as the "BRICS Bank", as the process will be completed according to the agreed-upon timetable, and this bank can contribute to financing development, and strategic and structural projects for the Algerian economy…
(2024-05-02). BRICS Versus G8: Emerging Economies and the Future of Global Balance. infobrics.org In the global geopolitical landscape, BRICS and G8 stand out as influential entities, born with different foundations, objectives and internal dynamics. Understanding these differences and potential future trajectories requires a deep dive into their peculiarities, their strengths and the challenges they face…
(2024-05-02). BRICS Must Learn Very Quickly That 'to Dare Is to Do'. infobrics.org In an international world order whose multipolarity has been systematically undermined by the rise of Western-led unilateralism, developing states have been held hostage by their wealthier counterparts…
(2024-05-02). Where are Israel's student protesters against the Gaza war? haaretz.com
(2024-05-02). Families of hostages threaten to 'lay siege' to Israeli leaders if deal falls through. haaretz.com As negotiations over a hostage deal reach a critical juncture, protest activists are gearing up intensify their struggle…
(2024-05-02). Eight Syrian Soldiers Wounded in Israeli Attack on Damascus. news.antiwar.com At least eight Syrian soldiers were reported injured this evening when Israel carried out a missile strike against a building operated by security forces in the Najha area of the capital city of Damascus. The strike was reportedly launched from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and caused material damage to the building in addition to the …
(2024-05-02). Colombia cuts diplomatic ties with Israel. middleeasteye.net 
Colombia cuts diplomatic ties with Israel | President Gustavo Petro tells May Day rally that Israel's war on Gaza is 'genocidal' and 'if Palestine dies, humanity dies' | | Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses a May Day rally in Bogotá, 1 May 2024 (AFP) | Colombian President Gustavo Petro has an…
(2024-05-02). Jewish Groups Decry House Passage of Bill Defining Criticism of Israel as 'Antisemitism'. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-02). Pro-Israel Provocations Feed False Narrative of Anti-Semitism Creating Pretext for Repressive Police Violence Against Students. fightbackbetter.com
(2024-05-02). 'Military and Moral Failures': How Iran's Israel Strike Reshaped the Region Forever. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-02). Ben-Gvir's driver who ran red light says he 'crept' into intersection before car crash. haaretz.com The driver was questioned by police after the accident, which left Israel's national security minister lightly injured. 'Driving under an operational permit does not grant immunity for traffic offenses,' says a lawyer representing the other driver involved in the accident…
(2024-05-02). China Rejects US Veto Blocking Palestine's UN Membership. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that the U.S. government's repeated use of its veto on the Palestinian-Israeli issue is not commensurate with the role of a responsible power. | RELATED: | Washington has used its veto dozens of times on the issue. Since the outbreak of the current conflict in Gaza, the United States has used its veto five times, four of which to block…
(2024-05-02). There's 'Widespread' Belief Among US Officials That Israel Can't Beat Hamas. news.antiwar.com There is a "widespread belief" among US officials that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's goal of "eradicating" Hamas in Gaza is unattainable, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Throughout the past seven months, there have been multiple signs that the US doesn't believe Israel could achieve its goals in Gaza, yet the Biden administration …
(2024-05-02). Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 34,568. muslimmirror.com Gaza : The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,568, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 33 Palestinians and wounded 57 others, bringing the total death toll since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict to …
(2024-05-02). Iran announces sanctions against US and UK companies and officials. plenglish.com Tehran, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Iranian Government announced on Thursday a series of sanctions against US and British entities and officials over their support for Israel's military operation in Gaza, where more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed.
(2024-05-02). Israeli police officer indicted for assaulting anti-judicial coup protester. haaretz.com The indictment states that the mounted policeman repeatedly assaulted the protester, Yael Reuveni, while on horseback during a protest in 2023. This is the first indictment filed against a police officer for use of force during the anti-judicial coup protests…
(2024-05-02). This wasn't an uncontrolled mob of settlers. It was a well-orchestrated assault. haaretz.com 30 members of a single family were among the Palestinians attacked by settlers in the village of Al-Mughayyir in the West Bank in April. Their descriptions of those terrifying moments indicate that this was anything but a spontaneous attack…
(2024-05-02). Democracy Now! 2024-05-02 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 02, 2024; "People Could Have Died": Police Raid UCLA Gaza Protest, Waited as Pro-Israel Mob Attacked Encampment; Former Brandeis President on Gaza Protests: Schools Must Protect Free Expression on Campus; Amnesty Int'l: Biden Must Halt Weapon Sales to Israel After U.S. Arms Used to Kill Civilians in Gaza; "Workers Have Power": Thousands Rally in NYC for May Day, Call for Solidarity with Palestine | Headlines for May 02, 2024; "People Could Have Died": Police Raid UCLA Gaza Protest, Waited as Pro-Israel Mob Attacked Encampment; Former Brandeis President on…
(2024-05-02). Saudi Arabia 'detains people' for anti-Israel social media posts. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia 'detains people' for anti-Israel social media posts | According to a report, authorities have stepped up a crackdown on online criticism of Israel's onslaught on Gaza, as normalisation deal remains on the table | | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Sum…
(2024-05-02). Biden: No place for antisemitism on any campus or anywhere in America. haaretz.com Hamas delegation to visit Egypt for cease-fire talks, statement says ‚ñ Report: Landmark U.S. and Saudi defense deal could be weeks away ‚ñ Turkey halts all trade with Israel, Bloomberg News reports ‚ñ Police begin removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment at University of California, LA…
(2024-05-02). Iconic Tel Aviv bar shuts down on Saturdays in support of protests. haaretz.com 'We hope you all will also take to the streets. We cannot allow this failure of a government to get the sense that any of us are okay with the current situation', read a message on the bar's Instagram account notifying a halt to Saturday night events…
(2024-05-02). Iran announces sanctions on US, UK for supporting Israeli crimes against Palestinians. muslimmirror.com Tehran : The Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced sanctions on more than two dozen American and British individuals and entities over their support for the Israeli regime in its terrorist acts and human rights violations against the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza. According to a statement by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, the blacklisted individuals …
(2024-05-02). UCLA Cancels All Classes After Overnight Violence on Campus. telesurenglish.net The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) canceled all classes for Wednesday after a night of violent clashes on campus over the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Gaza. | RELATED: | "Due to the distress caused by the violence that took place on Royce Quad late last night and early this morning, all classes are cancelled today," said the university in an alert. | The university urged them to avoid the Ro…
(2024-05-02). 'Clear and convincing information' that hostages held in Gaza subjected to sexual violence. indybay.org Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday that she and a team of experts had found "clear and convincing information" of rape and sexualized torture being committed against hostages seized during the 7 October terror attacks.
(2024-05-02). Israeli army used advanced robots supplied by Mossad for combat in Gaza tunnels. haaretz.com According to The Intelligence Heritage Center periodical, which covers the Israeli national intelligence agency's operations in the war, the army was also equipped with advanced facial recognition kits designed to locate terrorists and hostages…
(2024-05-02). Anything before 'Bros': Netflix's first fully Israeli show is a baffling experience. haaretz.com Is Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon's new series a comedy? A thriller? A sports drama with very little sports? It also inspires a bigger question: who exactly is this Netflix show for?
(2024-05-02). Bereaved families ask Israeli ministers, MKs not to speak in Memorial Day ceremonies. haaretz.com Israel's Knesset published an attendance list of Memorial Day ceremonies. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is set to appear in the Kfar Saba cemetery, where Roni Eshel, an Israeli soldier who was killed on October 7, is buried. 'I feel as if they are deliberately hurting us more,' her father says…
(2024-05-02). US and Saudis near historic pact. Could it reshape the Middle East? scmp.com The United States and Saudi Arabia are said to be nearing a pact that would offer the kingdom security guarantees and lay out a possible pathway to diplomatic ties with Israel if it brings the war in Gaza to an end.
(2024-05-02). Military Chief: Israel Preparing for an Offensive Against Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Touring the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi met with Northern Command for an assessment of the planned military operation against Lebanon, and told reservists they are "preparing for an offensive in the north." Halevi added, "Its objectives are both to restore security to the communities near the Gaza …
(2024-05-02). Ultra-Orthodox leaders must do a mitzvah — and fight for the hostages' release. haaretz.com
(2024-05-02). How Britain Shields Israel from War Crime Charges. libya360.wordpress.com John Mcevoy and Phil Miller Benny Gantz received temporary immunity to meet David Cameron in March. (Photo: X) The Conservatives have repeatedly protected Israeli politicians, spies and soldiers from being arrested for war crimes when they visit Britain, a new list reveals. Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz among ten Israelis granted special immunity from prosecution…
(2024-05-02). Investigation: Israeli surveillance technology and spyware sold to Indonesia. haaretz.com A joint investigation by Amnesty International and Haaretz has revealed that Indonesia, which has no diplomatic ties with Israel, imported Israeli spy tech. Then Singapore found out about it…
(2024-05-02). Bogota Cuts Ties With Israel Over 'Genocidal' Gaza Campaign. latintimes.com Netanyahu is Israel's head of government, while the country's president — a role which is largely ceremonial — is Isaac Herzog.
(2024-05-02). Military Chief: Israel Preparing for an Offensive Against Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Touring the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi met with Northern Command for an assessment of the planned military operation against Lebanon, telling reservists in comments that they are "preparing for an offensive in the north." Halevi didn't elaborate on the specifics or timing of the offensive, but Israeli …
(2024-05-02). House Passes Bill That Defines Criticism of Israel as "Antisemitism" truthout.org House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve legislation directing the U.S. Department of Education to consider a dubious definition of antisemitism, despite warnings from Jewish-led groups that the measure speciously conflates legitimate criticism of the Israeli government with bigotry against Jewish people. House members approved the Antisemitism Awareness Act — bipartisan… |
(2024-05-02). College Democrats Applaud Student Protests, Slam Biden for Gaza Policy. truthout.org In a bold statement released this week, college Democrats broke from President Joe Biden and the party establishment by condemning the administration for its support of Israel's "destructive, genocidal, and unjust" assault on Gaza and throwing their support behind the wave of pro-Palestine protests sweeping the U.S. The College Democrats of America, the Democratic National Committee's official… |
(2024-05-02). BDS in your pocket: New app promotes boycott of companies operating in Israel. haaretz.com The app No Thanks aids consumers in identifying global brands with ties to Israel, though a counter-campaign has made sure the product's ratings on Google Play and Apple's App Store flounder…
(2024-05-02). Israel Tells US It Will Target the Palestinian Authority If ICC Issues Warrants. news.antiwar.com Israel has told the US that if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials, it would take strong action against the Palestinian Authority (PA) that could lead to its collapse, Axios reported on Wednesday. Israel has claimed that it has information that suggests the PA is encouraging the ICC to …
(2024-05-02). Mixed reactions to Colombia's decision to break diplomatic ties with Israel. colombiareports.com President Gustavo Petro's decision to sever ties between Colombia and Israel triggered mixed reactions, most notably from western Asia. Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that Petro had "complied with…
(2024-05-02). World BEYOND War Is Supporting Peace Camp at U. of Wisconsin. worldbeyondwar.org 
Madison for a World BEYOND War has been very actively supporting the students' Popular University for Gaza, asking UW-Madison to disclose investments and divest from investments in Israel. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2024-05-02). Jewish Prophets Who Predicted Nightmarish Escalation of Israeli-Palestine Conflict Were Blacklisted and Ignored. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Vilification and Violence Hurled Against Gaza Protests Shows They Hit a Nerve. counterpunch.org 
Losing young people, especially at top-flight universities where future members of the elite are being groomed, is bad enough for Israel supporters. This is in the nation where continued support is vital to sustain Israel's actions. The participation of so many Jews in the protests pushes it over the line. I believe this is a key reason for the intensity and falsity of the accusations and the violent police response. Jewish involvement has to be cancelled, denied, vilified.
(2024-05-02). Israel-Gaza war: police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters. scmp.com The predawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint for mounting tensions on US college campuses, where protests over Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.
(2024-05-02). Saudi Arabia and the U.S. want a mutual defense pact — with or without Israel. haaretz.com Washington and Riyadh are worried that the third party to the normalization agreement will endanger their security interests in the name of political interests — so they're preparing a contingency plan, whereby bilateral cooperation is not dependent on Israeli-Saudi normalization…
(2024-05-02). The Teacher, from the occupied West Bank, and Empty Nets from Iran: "The system … is perverted" wsws.org The ongoing Israeli mass murder in Gaza and stepped up brutality and repression on the West Bank provide immediate, living context, if such be needed, for Farah Nabulsi's film.
(2024-05-02). Amnesty Int'l: Biden Must Halt Weapon Sales to Israel After U.S. Arms Used to Kill Civilians in Gaza. democracynow.org 
A new report from Amnesty International finds the sale of U.S.weapons to Israel for use in its indiscriminate assault in Gaza is in violation of U.S. and international law. We speak to Budour Hassan, a Palestinian writer and contributing researcher to the report, who says the U.S. is "complicit in the commission of war crimes" and must "halt all arms transfer to Israel as long as Israel continues to fail to comply with international humanitarian law and international human rights law." We also discuss Israel's detention of thousands of Palestinians without charge, the inadequacy of U…
(2024-05-02). Three major Israeli food manufacturers announce price hikes on dairy products. haaretz.com Food giants Tnuva, Strauss and Tara announced they were raising prices on non-controlled dairy products such as yogurt and cheese, as well as other staple foods like frozen vegetables and poultry. The companies blame the price hikes on the war's effect on raw material supplies…
(2024-05-02). Israel's watchdog demands unrestricted access to Netanyahu's war documents. haaretz.com State comptroller claims that his office is still 'not receiving the full cooperation required' from the Prime Minister's Office and the security cabinet…
(2024-05-02). American Intifada for Gaza: What Should We Expect? counterpunch.org 
The mass protests at dozens of US universities cannot be reduced to a stifling and misleading conversation about antisemitism. | Thousands of American students across the country are not protesting, risking their own futures and very safety, because of some pathological hate for the Jewish people. They are doing so in a complete rejection of, and justifiable outrage over the mass killing carried out by the state of Israel against defenseless Palestinians in Gaza.
(2024-05-02). Cuba demands Palestinian membership to UN. plenglish.com In his closing remarks at the International Meeting in Solidarity with Cuba and against Imperialism, he reiterated that "we cannot be indifferent to the daily crime that for 75 years has been committed against the brotherly Palestinian people". | Díaz-Canel stressed that nothing can justify the brutal Zionist escalation in the last six months, the grave violations of international law, and the crimes that have turned a strip of inhabited land into bloody training camps. | The Cuban leader indicated that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must fulfill its mandate and put an end to the impunity of Israel, t…
(2024-05-02). "People Could Have Died": Police Raid UCLA Gaza Protest, Waited as Pro-Israel Mob Attacked Encampment. democracynow.org 
We get an update from the University of California, Los Angeles, where police in riot gear began dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday, using flashbang grenades, rubber bullets and tear gas, and arresting dozens of students. The raid came just over a day after pro-Israel counterprotesters armed with sticks, metal rods and fireworks attacked students at the encampment. The Real News Network reporter Mel Buer was on the scene during the attack. She describes seeing counterprotesters provoke students, yelling slurs and bludgeoning them with parts of the encampment's barricade, and says the at…
(2024-05-02). Penn For Palestine Encampment Still Going Strong. popularresistance.org Joining around 80 college campuses across the United States, University of Pennsylvania students, faculty and staff established a Penn for Palestine encampment on the campus April 25 to demand: the administration disclose what companies they have invested billions of endowment funds in and that they divest from any that do business with Israel. | Earlier in the day, demonstrators marched from Philadelphia City Hall, led by students from Temple University and activists with the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition to UPenn. En route to UPenn, several hundred people marched through Center City and received an overwhelm…
(2024-05-02). May Day: President Maduro Announces Comprehensive Minimum Wage Raise of 30%. orinocotribune.com Caracas carried a red tide of Chavistas marching from the east to the west of the city in a massive May Day march and demonstration of support to the Venezuelan president and incumbent presidential candidate for the upcoming July 28 elections, with President Maduro After participating in the march this Wednesday, May 1, the president announced the increase of the comprehensive monthly minimum comprehensive indexed income to the equivalent of $130, to be paid in bolívar…
(2024-05-02). Argentina: Lower House Approves Milei's Neoliberal Omnibus 'Chainsaw' Law. orinocotribune.com 
Chapter Two of the Base Law—also known as the Omnibus Law, as labeled by its proponent President Javier Milei, referring to the privatization of public companies—has been approved in the Argentinian Chamber of Deputies, having obtained the approval of more than 50% of the deputies in the Lower House of the Argentinian Congress, with 138 votes in favor, 111 against, and two abstentions. | The law, passed this Tuesday, April 30, enables the sale and scrapping of state companies. In the original project of the Omnibus Law, Javier Milei's neoliberal chainsaw intended to fall on 40 state companies and priv…
(2024-05-02). Venezuela's Revolution Has Built 4.9 Million Homes & Aims for 2 Million More. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro plans to build two million homes over the next six years. The promise was made by the Venezuelan president when he delivered home number 4.9 million, located in the El Ingenio neighborhood, in Guatire, in the state of Miranda. These 4.9 million homes have been built throughout the 13 years of the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV) that President Maduro celebrated this Tuesday, April 30. | "Within a week, we will be delivering the 5 millionth home," said President Maduro, seated inside the apartment that he handed over to Marisabel Quiñónez, her partner Kleiver Eduardo Fern…
(2024-05-02). Venezuela's Electorate Pays the Price for Political Frictions Within the Opposition. orinocotribune.com
(2024-05-02). CNN Compares Campus Protesters to Nazis in Stunning Propaganda Segment. orinocotribune.com
(2024-05-02). Occupation At Johns Hopkins University Protests For Palestinians. popularresistance.org Activists and organizers who set up an encampment at Johns Hopkins University said that school officials threatened to call the police on them if they didn't leave last night. They said that school officials also threatened them with academic sanctions. | "We have been clear that the consequences of violating our policies and creating unsafe conditions include academic discipline, which is determined by University officials, and trespass, which is handled by local law enforcement," a representative for the school said in an email to Baltimore Beat. | Organizers launched the encampment on Monday, April 29.
(2024-05-02). May Day 2028 Could Transform The Labor Movement And The World. popularresistance.org Members of the United Auto Workers courageously fought corporate greed at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis last fall during the historic six-week Stand-Up Strike. Because of their determination and commitment, we won record contracts with the Big Three automakers. | After decades of falling behind, UAW autoworkers are finally moving forward again. | We made a lot of ambitious demands at the bargaining table. One in particular may not have gotten the same attention as the reinstatement of cost-of-living adjustments or the reopening of the Stellantis assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill.‚Äâ—&s…
(2024-05-02). In Relay Race To Organize The South, Baton Passes To Mercedes Workers. popularresistance.org Michael Gà∂bel, president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, stepped down from his post today, according to a video message that workers were shown. | Gà∂bel had groused in an April captive-audience meeting about a worker's claim that Mercedes had come for the "Alabama discount": low wages. His departure is another win for Mercedes-Benz workers, who already scored pay bumps and an end to wage tiers—and they haven't even voted on the union yet. | The company and Alabama politicians are ramping up their anti-union campaign as an election draws near. The 5,200 Mercedes workers at a factory…
(2024-05-02). For The Defense Of The Alliance Of Sahel States, Revolutionary Pan-Africanism. popularresistance.org In 2011, Africa suffered a devastating blow with the collapse of the socialist Libyan Jamahiriya and the assassination of a great son of Africa, Comrade Muammar Gaddafi, at the hands of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in complicity with corrupt Africans. To the collective west, Gaddafi's crime was that he wished for a truly independent and sovereign Africa. In 2009, as Chairman of the African Union, Gaddafi suggested the creation of an independent continental currency, the gold dinar. This would free the continent from its economic subservience to the US dollar and the French African Franc (CFA).
(2024-05-02). Southern Autoworkers' Union Drives Can Reverse Decades Of Job Decline. popularresistance.org The United Auto Workers recently scored the largest union victory in decades in the South. Their success at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant could be a turning point for labor in a region long known for governmental hostility to unions. | The next test will be a UAW election scheduled for the week of May 13 at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, a state that has attracted so much auto investment it has earned the nickname "the Detroit of the South." | If the roughly 5,000 Mercedes workers vote to unionize, the ripple effects could empower workers nationwide.
(2024-05-02). Washington Is Trying To Divide Revolutionary Forces In Bolivia. popularresistance.org The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, warned that the United States intends to divide the popular and revolutionary forces in Bolivia in order to recolonize Latin America. | "The main goal of the US empire and the Bolivian fascists is to divide the Bolivian socialist and revolutionary forces, and to turn them against each other to a point impossible to reconcile the leadership of comrade Evo Morales, the leadership of President Lucho Arce, that is the plan," said the Venezuelan president on Monday, April 29, during the 43rd episode of his TV program Con Maduro+.
(2024-05-02). Congress Should Just Say No to NO FAKES. scheerpost.com 
By Corynne McSherry / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) There is a lot of anxiety around the use of generative artificial intelligence, some of it justified. But it seems like Congress thinks the highest priority is to protect celebrities — living or dead. Never fear, ghosts of the famous and infamous, the U.S Senate is on it. …
(2024-05-02). Ilhan Omar Says GOP Calls to Put Student Protestors on Terror Watch List 'Insanely Dangerous'. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-02). Patrick Lawrence: Of Journalists, Students and Power. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The American media are never short of red-letter days when it comes to their wonderful combination of superciliousness and irresponsibility. But last week the mainstream dailies and magazines went all the way to scarlet and alizarin crimson. The brighter the better, I say, when the derelictions of our …
(2024-05-02). Celebrating Links Across Species. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-02). 22 Mexican Archaeological Pieces to Be Repatriated From the US. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that 22 archaeological pieces will be repatriated from the United States. | RELATED: | In October 2023, the family of the late collector Leonard Landau voluntarily handed over 29 archaeological pieces to the Mexican Cultural Center (CCM) in Philadelphia. | Given the relevance of the pieces, the Mexican Consulate and the Cultural Center agreed to verify…
(2024-05-02). China to Launch Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe on May 3. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that the Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch on May 3. | RELATED: | The probe is set to collect samples from the far side of the moon, making this mission the first of its kind in human history. | At present, preparations for the mission are progressing steadily at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket will soon…
(2024-05-02). Panamanians To Elect President on Sunday. telesurenglish.net On May 5, some 3 million Panamanians are called to the polls to elect president, vice president, 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament, 71 deputies to the National Assembly, 81 mayors, 701 township representatives, and 11 councilors. | RELATED: | These authorities will hold their positions during the constitutional period that begins on July 1, 2024 and ends on June 30, 2029. Currently, eight politicians aspi…
(2024-05-02). Running Down Wolves. counterpunch.org 
The running down and torture of a wolf by Wyoming resident Cody Roberts has caused widespread, even global outrage. Wyoming slapped Roberts on the wrist with a $250 fine after he was dumb enough to boast about his cruelty and post photos on social media. While Wyoming is taking the heat for this crime, it
(2024-05-02). Colombian School, A Grim Reminder Of Atrocities Of Rubber Fever. latintimes.com It used to be a house, Casa Arana, where enslaved local people were tortured and murdered at the height of the rubber fever of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
(2024-05-02). Mexico: Letter of concern from international organisations about the delegitimisation of the Frayba HRC. fidh.org In an open letter, 10 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express concern about the accusations, the delegitimisation and stigmatisation of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Centre (Frayba) and call for public recognition of the fundamental work carried out by human rights organisations and defenders in (…) | – |
(2024-05-02). Trump-Appointed Judges Grant DOJ Request to Toss Landmark Youth Climate Case. truthout.org A panel of three Trump-appointed judges on Wednesday granted the Biden Justice Department's request to have a landmark youth climate case dismissed, another setback for a long-running effort to hold the U.S. government accountable for damaging the planet and violating the rights of younger generations. The order handed down by a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel instructs an Oregon district court… |
(2024-05-02). Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Repeals 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban. truthout.org On Thursday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) signed a bill into law that repeals a 160-year-old anti-abortion statute that was first enacted when the state was just a territory. The 1864 law was re-implemented last month after the state Supreme Court ruled that it was still enforceable. The law forbids abortion at any stage of pregnancy and makes no exceptions for rape, incest, or to protect a… |
(2024-05-02). Democratic Leaders Say They'll Back Keeping Mike Johnson as Speaker. truthout.org Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives announced on Tuesday that they would vote to stave off a motion to vacate measure against Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a rare and questionable move that will likely prevent far right lawmakers from throwing the chamber into disarray for the second time in under a year. When a small group of Republicans had voted in October to… |
(2024-05-02). 2,000 Campus Protesters for Gaza Have Been Arrested. Momentum's Only Building. truthout.org At the University of Florida encampment for Gaza, student protesters are forcing themselves to keep their eyes open night after night, fearing that if they doze off, they could be arrested. "We are not allowed to sleep," University of Florida freshman Cameron Driggers told Truthout having spent multiple nights at the encampment. "We've literally had folks, at least a dozen each night… |
(2024-05-02). New Federal Rules Protect LGBTQ People From Misgendering, Bathroom Bans. truthout.org On Monday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidance detailing that employers who refuse to use transgender workers' preferred pronouns or who prevent them from using bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity are engaging in unlawful workplace harassment. The guidance will go into effect immediately. "Harassment, both in-person and online… |
(2024-05-02). Abortion Bans Push Some in US to Travel to Mexico for Reproductive Health Care. truthout.org When its six-week abortion ban went into effect on May 1, 2024, Florida joined nearly two dozen other U.S. states that ban abortion or greatly restrict it. These laws came into effect after the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ended nearly 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion in the United States. Florida health officials in 2023 reported more than 84,000… |
(2024-05-02). Trump Says Acceptance of Election Loss Will Depend on How "Honest" Results Are. truthout.org During a campaign stop this week in Waukesha, Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in this year's presidential election, indicated that he wouldn't accept the election results if he loses. When questioned by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about whether he'd concede should he lose the election to his Democratic opponent President Joe Biden… |
(2024-05-02). PDF of May 2 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Campus revolts inspire anti-imperialist solidarity Editorial: Behind repression of campus occupations: Follow the money Mundo Obrero: °Manos fuera del heroico levantamiento estudiantil en solidaridad con Gaza! Qué diferencia hace media decena Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |
(2024-05-02). Angola's International Tourism Exchange seeks to promote sector. plenglish.com Luanda, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The 7th edition of Angola's International Tourism Exchange (BITUR) started on Thursday in the city of Lubango, Huila province, attending the event travel agencies, entrepreneurs and other actors linked to the sector.
(2024-05-02). Cuban President stresses the need for unity ahead of global crisis. plenglish.com Havana, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday laid stress on the pressing need to foster unity and international solidarity in order to face serious problems the world is facing.
(2024-05-02). Cuban Prime Minister attends opening of FITCuba 2024. plenglish.com The event, scheduled to be held until May 5, takes place at Jardines del Rey, a destination in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila, and is attended by more than 670 professionals from different countries and 80 specialized journalists. | The most representative markets are Spain and Mexico, with more than 100 participants, followed by Colombia, Italy and Canada. | The meeting is also attended by the regional director for the Americas of UN Tourism, Gustavo Santos, who a few days before, in an interview with Prensa Latina, considered the Cuban travel industry as positive. | FITCuba 2024 takes place a few…
(2024-05-02). Thousands affected by floods in DRC. plenglish.com Bob Morisho, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs in Tanganyika province, said that the families have been forced to leave their homes due to the flooding, so the Government is seeking support to mobilize funds to help the approximately 141,000 victims. | The minister stressed that only those who agree to relocate will receive assistance. | Most affected people stay with host families, and others sleep in churches. | In addition to the flooded homes in Tanganyika, hundreds of schools have been damaged, and several healthcare centers in Kalemie and the six areas of the province have been flooded or collapsed.
(2024-05-02). Cuba condemns impact of coercive measures against culture of peace. plenglish.com United Nations, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Thursday rejected the impact of coercive measures against the culture of peace promoted by the United Nations, considering these provisions as contrary to the UN Charter and International Law.
(2024-05-02). Bolivian steel company seeks strategic alliance with Brazilian firm. plenglish.com La Paz, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian steel company Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún (ESM) is exploring strategic alliances with its Brazilian counterpart Vetorial, in search of knowledge exchange and the purchase of pig iron, an official source confirmed.
(2024-05-02). Putin to address international security during his visit to China. plenglish.com Moscow, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss international and regional security issues during his upcoming working trip to China, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "One way or another, both international and regional security issues will be mentioned and addressed," the spokesman said in response to a request to comment on the issue of arms control in light of U.S. activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
(2024-05-02). US blockade against Cubana de Aviación condemned. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Cuban Residents in Argentina (URCA) condemned the application by this country of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cubana de Aviación airline, which forced it to suspend its flights to Argentina.
(2024-05-02). Bolivia's International Reserves soar in 1Q 2024. plenglish.com La Paz, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's International Reserves (RIN) reached USD$1.7 billion on April 30, and ramped up by USD$88 million compared to the same term in 2023, an official source confirmed.
(2024-05-02). France and Brazil to debate on climate change and crises. plenglish.com Paris, May 2 (Prensa Latina) France's Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne received on Thursday his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in Paris, where both agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on climate change and addressed international crises.
(2024-05-02). Armenian police closes entrance to a village bordering Azerbaijan. plenglish.com Yerevan, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Armenian police blocked the entrances to the northern village of Kirants, located in the province of Tavush, bordering Azerbaijan, the civil movement "Tavush for the Homeland" reported.
(2024-05-02). Colombian Avianca Airline announces flights to Havana in July. plenglish.com "After four years, we are happy with returning to Cuba to offer our customers another destination in the Caribbean; in addition to connecting Cubans with 25 countries and 75 destinations that are part of our network," David Aleman said, who's Avianca's Sales Director for Colombia and South America. | Aleman further stressed that there are already over 70 frequencies and nearly 10 routes that connect users to and from the Caribbean region with a network of destinations that includes Aruba, Curaàßao, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, San Juan and now Havana. | As disclosed, there will be six weekly frequencies to be…
(2024-05-02). Vietnamese Parliament Speaker's removal from office ratified. plenglish.com Hanoi, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Standing Committee of Vietnam's National Assembly here approved the release of Vuong Dinh Hue from…
(2024-05-02). Ecuador approves outcomes of referendum and popular consultation. plenglish.com Quito, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved on Thursday the numerical outcomes of the referendum and popular consultation, after reviewing the records of the 24 Provincial Boards and the Special Board of the Exterior.
(2024-05-02). Without Russia peace conference on Ukraine will not work, Moscow says. plenglish.com Moscow, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The conference on the so-called peace formula of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, to be hosted by Switzerland, will not any achieve results without Russia's participation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
(2024-05-02). Siemens is negotiating the construction of a railroad in US. plenglish.com Berlin, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Munich-based German consortium Siemens Mobility today announced the start of negotiations for the construction of a high-speed rail line in the United States.
(2024-05-02). CFA Humboldt Condemns Arrest of Students and Faculty. indybay.org CFA Humboldt Condemns the arrest of students and faculty in response to Solidarity with Palestine protest on Cal Poly Humboldt Campus…
(2024-05-02). Saturday 5/4: Revolutionary Internationalist May Day. indybay.org 1pm 24th and Mission( 24th Street Bart Plaza), SF | Protest and March | 4pm Celebration- San Jose Taqueria 2830 Mission SF…
(2024-05-02). Environmental Journalism, a Most Dangerous Profession. indybay.org "One environmental journalist is killed every two days" is how Jon Sawyer Executive Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, opened the first panel discussion ever on the dangers that environmental journalists face in doing their job. After war reporting, environmental journalism is the second most dangerous area for journalists to work in.
(2024-05-02). Escalation and Orientation. indybay.org Let's strive to deepen the political horizons of this moment as much as the tactics.
(2024-05-02). Saturday 5/4: Prospective Students' Teach-In: Divest from Death, Invest in Student Needs. indybay.org Free Palestine Encampment/Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley…
(2024-05-02). Workers Speak Out In SF Mission On May Day 2024 & Bring Solidarity With Palestine. indybay.org Workers rallied in the Mission district in San Francisco to commemorate May Day 2024 and spoke out about the attacks on workers in the US and Palestine.
(2024-05-02). On May Day, UCSC Students Establish Gaza Solidarity Encampment. indybay.org Today, students at UC Santa Cruz marched for International Workers' Day and then established a Gaza solidarity encampment at Quarry Plaza.
(2024-05-02). Thursday 5/2: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineThursday…
(2024-05-02). 24th Annual Folsom Juneteenth Celebration: Reclaiming Our Past – A Stolen Legacy. indybay.org Beginning Juneteenth 2006, Shirley and Joe Moore were unable to continue the arduous task of organizing Juneteenth in Folsom, California. The journey continues as we research, validate and openly share primary source documentation hidden for another season by design.
(2024-05-02). Students at UC Santa Cruz Launch Gaza Solidarity Encampment. indybay.org On May 1, students at UC Santa Cruz launched a Gaza Solidarity encampment at Quarry Plaza. Students for Justice in Palestine at UCSC have posted to social media a set of demands, as well as a list of their immediate needs (see photos).
(2024-05-02). Wednesday 5/1: Stockton: Labor for Palestine. indybay.org 105 N El Dorado St, Stockton…
(2024-05-02). CSU Sacramento Students Launch Encampment in Support of Gaza. indybay.org On April 29, students at Sacramento State University launched a Gaza solidarity encampment on the Quad. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), CSU Sacramento is calling for community support, and released an official statement and set of demands (see photos).
(2024-05-02). UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment Press Release. indybay.org April 30, 2024 – The life-threatening assault we face tonight is nothing less than a horrifying, despicable act of terror. For over seven hours, zionist aggressors hurled gas canisters, sprayed pepper spray, and threw fireworks and bricks into our encampment. They broke our barriers repeatedly, clearly in an attempt to kill our community.
(2024-05-02). Community Ready Corps (CRC) Provides Week of Service in Black and Brown Neighborhoods. indybay.org CRC supports positive engagements with low-income families by participating in the Positive Pull Up this weekend, which aims to promote cleaner and safer neighborhoods by finding solutions to local problems. CRC will organize a week of community service that includes street cleanups free food, and music. These events have been scheduled from April 27 to May 4, 2024.
(2024-05-02). Russia Has 17 Percent More Defense Jobs Than at War Start. indybay.org 3,500,000, up from 3,000,000…
(2024-05-02). Our Zone of Interest: The Noise of Permanent Warfare. indybay.org Wars (especially when marketed as humanitarian, defensive, or "against terror") are, in essence, criminal means to "easy money", which is what keeps today's financial bubbles inflated to record-breaking highs while the actual economic conditions of millions of workers (or "inactive workforce") are cratering at an equally record-breaking pace.
(2024-05-02). Friday 5/3: Richmond Peace Vigil and Banner Drop Free Palestine. indybay.org San Luis Avenue and Sacramento Ave, Richmond, California…
(2024-05-02). Saturday 5/11: Launch Party To End Factory Farming in Sonoma County. indybay.org 112 Glacier Ct, Petaluma, CA…
(2024-05-02). Stanford Faculty Members Speak Out in Solidarity at Student Encampment. indybay.org During the second round of encampment at Stanford University, supportive faculty and staff members encouraged student activists. Top photo: Students listen to speakers.
(2024-05-02). Wednesday 5/1: Santa Clara University: All Out for Gaza. indybay.org Alameda Lawn, Santa Clara University…
(2024-05-02). Wednesday 5/1: EVENT CANCELED: DSA Santa Cruz May Day Beach Bonfire. indybay.org Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz…
(2024-05-02). Saturday 5/4: May Day May Day: the walking tour. indybay.org starts in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2024-05-02). NATO Confirms that Ukraine "War Started in 2014". "Fake Pretext" to Wage War against Russia? To Invoke Article 5 of Atlantic Treaty? globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Russia parades Western 'trophy' tanks captured in Ukraine war, including US-made Abrams. scmp.com Moscow exhibit features a US-made M1 Abrams battle tank that was taken out by a 'guided rocket and kamikaze drones'.
(2024-05-02). Ukraine war: US takes aim at Chinese firms in wave of sanctions targeting Russia. scmp.com 20 companies based in mainland China and Hong Kong were among hundreds of entities hit by the wide-ranging move.
(2024-05-02). Russia Says Captured Another Village in Eastern Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said over the weekend that Kyiv had retreated from Berdychi, located near the town of Adviika.
(2024-05-02). Macron Reaffirms That Sending NATO Troops To Fight Russia in Ukraine Shouldn't Be Ruled Out. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron has again reaffirmed that he believes NATO should not rule out the idea of sending troops to Ukraine to fight Russia despite the obvious risk of nuclear war. When asked in an interview published in The Economist if he stood by his position about possibly sending ground troops to Ukraine, Macron …
(2024-05-02). Ukrainian Drone Attacks Damage Energy Sites in Western Russia. themoscowtimes.com Authorities in the Oryol region reported temporary power outages after an unmanned aircraft caused damage to infrastructure.
(2024-05-02). U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com Washington also announced sweeping sanctions aimed at crippling Russia's military and industrial capabilities.
(2024-05-02). Ukraine war: Russia breached global chemical weapons ban, US says. scmp.com Moscow's forces are accused of using the choking agent chloropicrin against enemy troops.
(2024-05-02). U.S. to send largest weapons shipment yet to Ukraine. mronline.org 
"This is the largest security assistance package that we've committed to date," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a Pentagon news conference.
(2024-05-02). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca The energy crisis is a long-planned strategy of western corporate capital to dismantle industrial economies in the name of a dystopian Green Agenda. That has its roots well before February 2022, when Russia launched its military action in Ukraine.
(2024-05-02). Ukraine war: Macron stands by comment to send troops to front lines if Russia advances, warns Europe of 'hidden Brexiteers'. scmp.com During an interview with the Economist, Macron said "I'm not ruling anything out", when asked if he stood by comments earlier this year about the potential to send Western troops to Ukraine.
(2024-05-02). Did Russia use 'chemical weapons' in Ukraine?: WION Indian global news. gilbertdoctorow.com The latest State Department accusations against Russia for supposedly using chemical weapons on the battlefield against Ukrainian forces were the starting point for my interview this morning with India's premier English language global broadcaster WION. These charges are said to have been the basis for the latest round of sanctions imposed on Russia by the …
(2024-05-02). Russian Missile Attack Injures 13 in Ukraine's Odesa. themoscowtimes.com Images shared on social media showed raging fires in the areas where rockets struck the southwestern port city overnight.
(2024-05-02). UN: Scale of Destruction in Gaza Not Seen Since WWII, Will Take 16 Years To Rebuild. news.antiwar.com The UN said on Thursday that the scale of destruction in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II and that it would take a minimum of 16 years to rebuild homes in the Strip. "We have not seen anything like this since 1945," said Abdallah al-Dardari, a UN assistant secretary-general. "That intensity, in such …
(2024-05-02). Report: Russian Troops Enter Base Housing US Troops in Niger. news.antiwar.com Russian troops have entered a military base in Niger that houses US military personnel, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a senior US defense official. The official said that the Russian troops were at Airbase 101 in Niger's capital Niamey but were using a separate hangar and were not mingling with US troops. "(The situation) is …
(2024-05-02). US Military Admits It Killed a Civilian in May 2023 Drone Strike in Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) acknowledged on Thursday that its forces killed a civilian in a May 2023 drone strike in northwest Syria, walking back its initial claim that it killed an al-Qaeda leader. Lufti Hasan Masto, a 56-year-old father of 10, was hit by a Hellfire missile on May 3, 2023, in a rural area …
(2024-05-02). Primer ministro de Cuba asiste a inauguración de FITCuba 2024. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) El primer ministro de Cuba, Manuel Marrero, asistió hoy a la inauguración de la 42 Feria Internacional de Turismo (FITCuba 2024) dedicada este año a América Latina.
(2024-05-02). Grupo tico de solidaridad con Cuba repudia bloqueo estadounidense. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) La Coordinadora Costarricense de Solidaridad con Cuba denunció en el desfile del 1 de Mayo en San José, Costa Rica, la política de presiones del Gobierno de Estados Unidos contra el país antillano.
(2024-05-02). Fed says interest rates to stay higher for longer. wsws.org The decision raises the prospect of turmoil in international currency markets where the Japanese yen has been falling and hit its lowest rate against the dollar in 34 years on Monday.
(2024-05-02). Teamsters hail sellout contract for 600 Orange County, California bus operators. wsws.org Teamsters Local 952 rushed through a sellout agreement for OCTA bus operators with a very slim majority and a sizable abstention.
(2024-05-02). London protest halts Conservative government's round-up of asylum seekers for deportation to Rwanda. wsws.org Britain's gestapo-style operation began this week. On Wednesday, the Home Office put out a celebratory video showing immigration enforcement goons raiding houses, bringing out people detained in handcuffs and bundling them into a van.
(2024-05-02). In TIME interview: Trump threatens military repression and post-election violence. wsws.org The fascist ex-president suggested possible prosecution of Biden, immunity for police violence, and the military round-up of 20 million immigrants.
(2024-05-02). Abolish UK's Ofsted school inspectorate—Spend money on education, not war! wsws.org The single word judgement after an inspection by schools' watchdog Ofsted, that a school is either outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate, will remain says government, despite universal condemnation.
(2024-05-02). Quebec government targets construction workers' jobs and working conditions. wsws.org The CAQ government is determined to push through an employer-dictated construction industry "modernization," aimed at boosting profits at the expense of workers' jobs and safety.
(2024-05-02). Far-reaching anti-democratic implications of US Supreme Court hearing on Trump's legal immunity claim. wsws.org Last week's oral arguments before the US Supreme Court on Donald Trump's claim that he cannot be prosecuted for any actions he took while president, including his attempted coup of January 6, 2021, brought out divisions among the nine justices over criminality in the White House.
(2024-05-02). New Zealand May Day rallies seek to cover up union complicity with austerity. wsws.org The unions called the rallies in order to block any mobilisation of the working class and to bolster illusions in the deeply discredited Labour Party, which agrees with austerity and with New Zealand's integration into US imperialist wars.
(2024-05-02). Labor Colonialism: The Imperialist Betrayel of U.S. Unions and the Urgent Call for Internationalism. By: Dailyn B. midwesternmarx.com 
The U.S. Labor movement has been making monumental strides in its "union boom" campaigns across the nation since its uptick in 2022 . As labor continues to gain a newfound momentum, it is important to critically analyze its ideological inconsistencies and the dire need for militant restructuring of national unions in principles and guidance. Unprincipled peace and corrosive liberalism has been the trend for union bureaucrats since the Cold War, and so far little to no c …
(2024-05-02). More than four million Cubans, with the Revolution, in the squares of the country. By: Lianet Rojas. midwesternmarx.com 
This is how Cuba dawns today, made into a "sea" of people in avenues, towns and squares where the festival of the proletariat is celebrated, which is also a way of defending the reasons of our people to continue building the future, sovereignly May Day 2024 in Cuba 2024 Photo: Ricardo López Hevia CUBA'S PRESIDENT IS ALREADY ON THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST PLATFORMThe First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúd …
(2024-05-02). Pfizer Profits Drop On Lower Covid-19 Product Sales. latintimes.com Much lower sales of Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty and therapeutic Paxlovid accounted for a 20 percent drop in first-quarter revenues to $14.9 billion compared with the year-ago period.
(2024-05-02). Venezuela Public Employees To Get $130 Monthly In Bonuses: President Maduro. latintimes.com While President Nicolas Maduro didn't share many details about the announcement, the ruling party lawmaker Francisco Torrealba explained on social media that these bonuses will be paid in local currency, bolivars, with set amounts equivalent in U.S. dollars.
(2024-05-02). Latino Catholics are nearly evenly split in their support for Biden and Trump. latintimes.com The figure is similar to the country average, but there are large disparities among people who profess other religions or are unaffiliated…
(2024-05-02). Arizona Senate Vote To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban As Two Republicans Break Party Ranks. latintimes.com With a narrow margin of 16-14, the repeal gained bipartisan support, including from two Republican senators who broke ranks with their party.
(2024-05-02). Georgia Governor signs bill that requires checking immigration status of all people taken into jail. latintimes.com The law gained momentum after the killing of student Laken Riley by an undocumented immigrants. The measure worries Latino advocates…
(2024-05-02). National Immigration Forum proposes major immigration system overhaul: Here's what they suggest. latintimes.com An update in immigration laws, the restructuring of policies and a more humane treatment of migrants are among the top proposals in this new framework plan…
(2024-05-02). Microsoft Announces $2.2 Bn AI, Cloud Investment In Malaysia. latintimes.com The tech giant's chief executive Satya Nadella is on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia — Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia — to announce a range of investments in data centres, AI and cloud services.
(2024-05-02). Latino small business owners remain mostly optimistic despite economic concerns—Here's why. latintimes.com Latino SBOs are also prioritizing technology investments this year and eager for external support for their businesses…
(2024-05-02). Judge To Hear Claims Trump Again Violated Gag Order. latintimes.com Judge Juan Merchan has already sanctioned the property mogul for defying his order on nine occasions, fining him $9,000 on Tuesday and warning Trump he could face jail for continuing to lash out on social media.
(2024-05-02). Millions of Latinos likely to struggle with internet payments as subsidy program runs out of money. latintimes.com 23 million families received money through the program. The White House asked for an additional $6 billion to extend it but didn't get the funds from Congress…
(2024-05-02). Evictions Surge In Arizona With Housing Shortage And Rising Prices. latintimes.com Much of the United States has seen house prices shoot up in recent years, taking rents with them.
(2024-05-02). Meet Mexican-born, Texas-raised actress Nava Mau, the breakout star of Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer'. latintimes.com Mexican transgender actress Nava Mau is creating a whirlwind among the fans of Netflix hit series 'Baby Reindeer'
(2024-05-02). Yen Slips After Rallying On Suspected Intervention, Stocks Mixed. latintimes.com While US traders were spooked by the prospect that rate cuts were still some time off, analysts said the Fed had been less hawkish than feared.
(2024-05-02). Death Toll From South China Road Collapse Rises To 36. latintimes.com The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 36, state media said Thursday, as rescue work continued.
(2024-05-02). Biden administration forgives $6.1 billion in student debt for attendees of school accused of fraud. latintimes.com The decision impacts 317,000 borrowers who attended The Art Institutes…
(2024-05-02). Mumbai school principal told to resign for pro Palestine post. muslimmirror.com The Somaiya School in Mumbai has requested Principal Parveen Shaikh to resign following accusations by the Hindutva website OpIndia, known for spreading misinformation and hate speech. Shaikh, who has been with the school for over 12 years and serving as principal for seven years, was targeted for her alleged political leanings. OpIndia's article on April …
(2024-05-02). BJP should call Trump and Putin for Bihar campaign too: Tejashwi. muslimmirror.com PATNA : RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday took a dig at the BJP, whose top leaders keep coming to Bihar in a bid to ensure a repeat of their 2019 performance, saying that they should bring former US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin for the election campaign in Bihar too. Asked …
(2024-05-02). "Is Europe mortal?" uwidata.com By D. Marjanovic, Croatia During his years in power, French President Emmanuel Macron has already learned to make dramatic statements. For example, he once said that NATO was in a state of clinical death, and he said it at a convenient moment when Donald Trump was in power in the United States. And in February …
(2024-05-02). Friedrich Born, the Red Cross worker who saved thousands in Hungary during WWII. icrc.org
(2024-05-02). Center-left alliance challenges the ruling right alliance in India's national elections. peoplesdispatch.org Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may still be popular after a decade in power but his government's failures to address basic livelihood issues for the majority of the people may give an advantage to the opposition.
(2024-05-02). Russia is manipulated by the same elite financial interests that control the West. expose-news.com Even the most astute among us can fall victim to a well-crafted deception, and I fear that this is precisely what is happening to many Westerners regarding the alleged "tensions" between Russia …
(2024-05-02). If we're on the side of good, we should know it's okay to have differing opinions. expose-news.com If the good guys can't resolve their petty differences, how will we ever defeat the bad guys? asks Dr. Meryl Nass. Good question. Before we get to Dr. Nass' very sensible article, …
(2024-05-02). George Soros is funding pro-Palestinian student groups to cause unruliness; how should the political left respond? expose-news.com George Soros, the billionaire regime change financier and CIA "overt operative," is funding pro-Palestine activist groups in the US. What impact does this have on those on the political left? And how …
(2024-05-02). The Effort to Reduce Plastic Production Moves Forward. counterpunch.org 
Plastic pollution continues to be a global problem and one of the main challenges of addressing it is identifying where the plastic products come from and who produced them. Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks ended on Tuesday in Canada, as reported by AP. Delegates
(2024-05-02). If China became a Democracy, It Would still be Rejected by the West? counterpunch.org 
Over the last few years, I have wondered about what drives the relentless Western animosity towards China. It seems a very logical question to ask if one wants to understand the world today. But you will be hard pressed to find this explained in commentary provided by the Western media. What one gets is screaming daily headlines,
(2024-05-02). Donald Trump's Empty Promises on Jobs. counterpunch.org 
In mid-2015, announcing his candidacy for president of the United States, Donald Trump declared that he would "be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Subsequently, the Republican billionaire hammered away at this theme. The nation's loss of factory jobs, he argued, was the fault of Democrats, but, as he told a Detroit audience, he would "restore manufacturing in
(2024-05-02). Celebrating Links Across Species Amid a Nightmare of War. counterpunch.org 
He's a funny little chap: a sharp dresser with a sleek grey jacket, a white waistcoat, red shorts, and a small grey crest for a hat. With his shiny black eyes and stubby black beak, he's quite the looker. Like the chihuahua of the bird world, the tufted titmouse has no idea he's tiny. He swaggers right
(2024-05-02). Smorchen Not Mi Blwe Shoon. counterpunch.org In these turbulent times, the more placid sciences are often overlooked. Among these dozy kine of wisdom, one finds the study of medieval literature. This research is considered uncommonly dull, a bovine science. It can be found in the field of language, ingurgitating its favored iron-galled textual strands, ruminating on them, then upchucking the resulting
(2024-05-02). Should Harming the Planet Be a Crime? The Case for Ecocide Laws. counterpunch.org 
On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu made an audacious proposal: Make ecocide—the destruction of nature—an international crime. "An amendment of the Rome Statute could criminalize acts that amount to ecocide," stated Ambassador of Vanuatu John Licht at the International Criminal Court's (ICC) annual Assembly of States Parties in the Hague. He
(2024-05-02). America's National Security Future is Looking Dismal. counterpunch.org 
(2024-05-02). The 3rd Global Innovative Media Forum discusses shared responsibility in use of artificial intelligence. tvbrics.com Industry experts, media and business representatives expressed their views on the risks and potential of AI…
(2024-05-02). Egyptian official emphasises importance of maritime transport for country's economy. tvbrics.com 
The future of the country's maritime transport is geared towards the development of multimodal modes of transport…
(2024-05-02). Iran and Africa: establishment of committee on agriculture. tvbrics.com 
Iran and African countries strengthen economic relations during the 2nd Iran-Africa International Summit in Tehran…
(2024-05-02). India and Russia discuss joint project in Arctic, comparable in importance to International Space Station. tvbrics.com 
Alexander Makarov, Director of the State Research Centre of the Russian Federation — the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), comments on Russia-India joint plans…
(2024-05-02). China's trade turnover with other BRICS countries grew significantly in first quarter. tvbrics.com 
Experts: Economic cooperation between the BRICS countries can help the global economy‚Å…
(2024-05-02). China's coffee market reaches US$ 40 billion. tvbrics.com 
Shanghai successfully develops its coffee business for the past few years…
(2024-05-02). Saudi Arabia advances in implementing Arabic language in AI. tvbrics.com 
These initiatives aim to raise Saudi Arabia to the pedestal of a global leader in the aforementioned fields…
(2024-05-02). South African Minister notes high level of interest in Tourism Equity Fund. tvbrics.com 
An initiative of the Ministry of Tourism helps businesses in the tourism sector to address financial constraints and encourage more inclusive government involvement in the field…
(2024-05-02). India harnesses artificial intelligence in legal technology market. tvbrics.com 
Technology transforms the legal industry…
(2024-05-02). UAE notes feasibility of country joining BRICS. tvbrics.com 
The Emirates are oriented towards geo-economic aspects of foreign policy…
(2024-05-02). Ethiopia increases its competitiveness in e-commerce to expedite the adoption of digital strategies. tvbrics.com 
Ethiopia's official highlights the significance of putting the digital strategy into practice across all industries, claiming that e-commerce is essential to building a cutting-edge, contemporary economic environment…
(2024-05-02). UAE to host AIM Congress 2024 to explore innovation strategies. tvbrics.com 
More than 12,000 delegates representing 175 countries are expected to attend the event…
(2024-05-02). How fracking is making some US communities more radioactive than Chernobyl. nationofchange.org Justin Noble talks about the secret radioactive history of oil and gas, hazardous waste zones located just down the road from high schools, and why he decided to release his book independently.
(2024-05-02). Clash at Columbia: NYPD's aggressive response to student divestment protests sparks national debate. nationofchange.org
(2024-05-02). FTC challenges Big Pharma over unfair patents as Sanders applauds regulatory crackdown. nationofchange.org The Federal Trade Commission intensifies its fight against pharmaceutical patent abuses, aiming to slash drug prices and increase access to generic medications.
(2024-05-02). EPA proposes ban on pesticide widely used on fruits and vegetables. nationofchange.org In calling for an end to all uses of the pesticide on food, the agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical as well as the general public and young children.
(2024-05-02). Will Dubai receive rain on Friday. geo.tv 
In mid-April, severe weather, torrential downpours inundated major areas of UAE…
(2024-05-02). Second Boeing whistleblower dies of 'infection' after fellow's gunshot wound death. geo.tv 
Who was Joshua Dean? The man who exposed alleged cover-up of 737 Max defects…
(2024-05-02). Nasa braces for intense sun storms on Mars as solar maximum draws near. geo.tv 
US space agency plans to learn how Mars turned into desert…
(2024-05-02). 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' cover art set to break auction records. geo.tv 
Original artwork for JK Rowling's first novel set to smash the previous auction records…
(2024-05-02). What will happen to DXB after Dubai's Al Maktoum Airport is revamped. geo.tv 
CEO of Dubai Airports reveals future of Dubai International Airport…
(2024-05-02). Colombia: Insight into Petro's Foreign Policy. libya360.wordpress.com Oscar Rotundo Since Gustavo Petro took office as President of Colombia, it was known that the path ahead would not be harmonious, both within and outside the country. The electoral coalition that carried him to the presidency comprised a political amalgam more focused on defeating Uribeism in all its forms to create a new playing…
(2024-05-02). Roping Haiti into the Global Fragility Act is Washington's End Goal. libya360.wordpress.com Travis Ross On Apr. 25, the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) was sworn-in at the National Palace. It is a key pawn in the U.S. plan to pass the Global Fragility Act. Photo: BINUH In Part Two of this series, Ross shows how Washington has organized several programs to fund and influence Haitian civil society organizations (CSOs) through…
(2024-05-02). Former Brandeis President on Gaza Protests: Schools Must Protect Free Expression on Campus. democracynow.org 
We look at how university administrators have responded to Palestine solidarity protests by students with Frederick Lawrence, former president of Brandeis University and now the CEO of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a lecturer at Georgetown Law School. Brandeis was founded in 1948 by the American Jewish community in the wake of the Holocaust and named after the first Jewish Supreme Court justice, the celebrated free speech advocate Louis Brandeis. Lawrence says the nationwide university crackdown on student protesters is a worrying violation of the principles of academic freedom. "Provoking people, challeng…
(2024-05-02). UCLA: Riot police make arrests and begin clearing pro-Palestine encampment. middleeasteye.net 
(2024-05-02). War on Gaza: Pro-Palestine students occupy university campuses in UK. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Pro-Palestine students occupy university campuses in UK | Occupation of UK universities comes as US riot police violently evict student encampments at several campuses | | Pro-Palestine students set up an encampment in protest at the University of Manchester's ties to companies supplying…
(2024-05-02). Former US official Josh Paul cancels talk at Dartmouth College after anti-war protesters arrested. middleeasteye.net 
Former US official Josh Paul cancels talk at Dartmouth College after anti-war protesters arrested | Former State Department official who resigned over Gaza cancels talk after witnessing peaceful students face riot police on Ivy League campus | | Police and protesters on the Dartmouth College gre…
(2024-05-02). When Safety Is a Fiction: Passing the UK's Rwanda Bill. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Big Tech seeks to consolidate its hold on journalism. pressenza.com 
"Can Journalism Survive AI?" was the provocative title of one of the key presentations at the recent Perugia International Journalism Festival (#ijf24, April 17-21). Young activists from the Perugia Social Center "Turba" say no, it cannot. | The topic of AI largely dominated this year's Perugia event: more than a dozen presentations examined the effects of Artificial Intelligence on the profession of journalism, on mass media and on the conditioning of public opinion through articles automatically generated by algorithms controlled by U.S. Big Tech. | All speakers acknowledged the risk that traditional mass medi…
(2024-05-02). After a Slow Start, Plastics Treaty Talks Gain New Momentum at INC-4. pressenza.com 
1 May 2024, Ottawa, Canada/Manila, Philippines. The Plastics Treaty's fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) closed early yesterday morning, for the first time with a draft text outlining pathways toward a global agreement. In a positive development, the draft text includes options for addressing the overproduction of plastic and eliminating toxic chemicals throughout the plastic's life cycle. While these and other key issues remain contentious (with bracketed text, signaling ongoing discussions toward a final agreement), leadership from the Chairperson helped move the overall talks forward and cr…
(2024-05-02). Is America Trying to Bait Iran Into a 'Limited' Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). The Federal Reserve Cartel: The Eight Families. globalresearch.ca The Four Horsemen of Banking (Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo) own the Four Horsemen of Oil (Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, BP and Chevron Texaco)…
(2024-05-02). Fifth Generation (5G) Directed Energy Radiation Emissions In the Context of Contaminated Nanometal Covid-19 Vaccines with Graphite Ferrous Oxide Antennas. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Imperialist Weaponry and Shifting Alliances in the Sahel. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Prophet Song: The Secular Apocalypse. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). What Does it Mean to be Human? Humanism, Transhumanism, Posthumanism. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Historical Analysis of the Global Elite: Ransacking the World Economy Until 'You'll Own Nothing.'. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). History of World War II: Operation Barbarossa: Myths and Reality. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Excess Deaths and Depopulation: Shall We Sit Around in Our Insouciance and Permit This to Happen? globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). British MP Andrew Bridgen Digs Deep into the COVID Debacle. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Video: Dr. Naomi Wolf Uncovers Pfizer's Depopulation Agenda, as Evidenced by Its Own Documents. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis After COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research more than 15 years ago in March 2008. | *** | Things have got worse since 2008. African-Americans and Latinos are routinely the victims of arbitrary arrest, incarceration and inhumane …
(2024-05-02). Influenza H5N1 Vaccines Are Coming. Dr. William Makis. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified. Are We Witnessing Humanity's March Toward Extinction? Viruses Are Our Friends, Not Our Foes. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Allure of Fulfilling the Need for Data and Information. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). The Hidden Messages of the Power Elite's Cultural Apparatus. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Epidemic of 15-19 Year Olds Dropping Dead in Schools and Dorms Across USA and Canada in April 2023. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-02). Xi replies to letter from steelworkers in Serbia's Smederevo. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has replied to a letter from Serbian workers in HBIS Smederevo Steel Plant.
(2024-05-02). Operation Shanela nabs 904 suspects in North West. sanews.gov.za Operation Shanela nabs 904 suspects in North West | Operation Shanela continues to make an impact across communities with 904 suspects having been apprehended for various transgressions in the North West province. | According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the suspects arrested across all districts in the province were held for crimes, including murder, attempted murder, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm, dealing in drugs, malicious damage to property and driving under the influence of alcohol. | A total of 374 suspects were arrested in raiding operations. | Operation Shanela consist…
(2024-05-02). The ICC Office of the Prosecutor's new Policy on Complementarity and Cooperation must still meet high expectations. fidh.org
(2024-05-02). Eskom reaches significant milestone in curbing load shedding. sanews.gov.za Eskom reaches significant milestone in curbing load shedding | Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the end of load shedding is "within touching distance". | This after Eskom achieved an Energy Availability Factor (EAF) of 65.5% on Wednesday. | In a post on the power utility's Facebook social media platform, Ramokgopa said: "[This] marks a significant milestone in resolving the energy deficit [load shedding] in the country. Eskom's achievement of an Energy Availability Factor of 65.5%, last attained in 2021, confirms the success of the aggressive maintenance-led recovery stra…
(2024-05-02). Kohei Saito: Greening Marx in Japan. newleftreview.org The Japanese context of decades-long economic stagnation has helped to generate an unexpected reading of Marx as a proto-degrowth proponent. Kōhei Saitō discusses his novel synthesis of Kuruma School historical materialism, German philology and American eco-socialism.
(2024-05-02). Q&A: Unpacking the ICC Office of the Prosecutor's New Approach to Complementarity and Cooperation. fidh.org
(2024-05-02). Ex-Army Officer Who Served in Afghanistan 'Blocked from Ballot Box' After Veteran ID Rejected. bylinetimes.com 
A decorated former army officer who's served in Afghanistan and Northern Ireland has been turned away from voting as his veteran photo ID card was refused as 'unacceptable'. | Adam Diver, 48, a British Army veteran who was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) for his service over 27 years, has now spoken to Byline Times about his ordeal when trying to vote in Thursday's local elections in Fleetwood, Lancashire. | The campaigner for veterans – and the first recorded person to swim from England to the Isle of Man – told this outlet: "I was going to vote after dropping the kids off at school…When I arriv…
(2024-05-02). Jewish anti-Zionists fight slander against their pro-Palestinian advocacy. mronline.org 
Those who claim pro-Palestinian Jews are not really Jewish are "by my definition, completely unhinged."
(2024-05-02). Rob Lucas: From Thick to Thin. newleftreview.org Rob Lucas on Lorraine Daston, Rules. A historian of science tackles the thinning of 'rules': how paradigms to play with became regulations and algorithms to obey.
(2024-05-02). MEA condemns pro-Khalistan slogans | 'Impacts India-Canada ties,' says Randhir Jaiswal. ptcnews.tv MEA condemns pro-Khalistan slogans | The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday condemned the pro-Khalistan slogans at a public event attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and stressed that this shows the kind of political space that has been given in Canada to separatism, extremism, and violence.During the weekly presser, MEA spokesperson Jaiswal said, "PM Trudeau has made such remarks earlier as well…His remarks illustrate once again the kind of political space that has been given in Canada to separatism, extremism, and violence."Further, Jaiswal emphasised that this encourages a climate of v…
(2024-05-02). Clifton HS Student March Friday, May 3 12:10pm at Clifton City Hall. fightbackbetter.com Source: North Jersey! NJ students need your support! Clifton High School students will be marching from the school to Clifton City Hall in solidarity with Palestine on Friday, May 3. Community members are invited to join their protest at 12: 10pm at Clifton City Hall, 900 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ. For more information, see
(2024-05-02). Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote to oust US House Speaker Mike Johnson. scmp.com The move is a rare open act of defiance of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has publicly backed Johnson.
(2024-05-02). Drax to 'Begin one of the Most Expensive Energy Projects in the World — And UK Public Will Pay Three Times Over'. bylinetimes.com
(2024-05-02). Xi directs rescue operation, safety overhaul following fatal road collapse in south China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping gives important instructions on rescue work after road collapse in Guangdong…
(2024-05-02). Anita Among slams sanctions, vows to fight homosexuals. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on family, values, and Sovereignty has kicked on the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe. The conference widely viewed as an avenue for African legislators to chart ways of fighting against homosexuality is also expected to continue the fight against some of the influence of …
(2024-05-02). Iraqi Kurdish journalist Guhdar Zebari is free from prison, but not from threats. Doja Daoud 
(2024-05-02). If the UK Formed a Citizen Army There Wouldn't Even be Enough Helmets for Everyone. bylinetimes.com 
(2024-05-02). Kabale: Parents suggest national exams at lower primary. independent.co.ug 
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education stakeholders in Kabale district want the government through the Ministry of Health and Education to establish a mechanism of setting uniform examinations at the national level for learners in lower classes. Currently, learners at the primary level sit the national Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) administered by UNEB at the …
(2024-05-02). New York: US Police shot and killed armed student in Wisconsin. ptcnews.tv New York: In an unfortunate and dreadful incident, US Police in the Wisconsin district of the United States shot and killed a student with a gun. The entire district was put on a lockdown late on Wednesday morning.According to authorities in Wisconsin reported that police fatally shot an armed student outside a Middle School in Mount Horeb on Wednesday, following reports of an "active shooter" situation. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul stated during a press conference that no additional students or police officers were harmed during the incident. "This could have been a far worse tragedy," Kaul said.The vic…
(2024-05-02). May Day 2024 NJ. fightbackbetter.com
(2024-05-02). More Americans view China as an enemy, new Pew survey shows. scmp.com Four out of five people who responded to the poll say their opinion of mainland China is unfavourable, about the same as last year.
(2024-05-02). Delegates make "significant" progress on plastics treaty. independent.co.ug 
Ottawa, Canada | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries around the world made significant progress in drafting a global instrument to end the scourge of plastic pollution. The negotiators from 175 countries including Uganda have been meeting in Ottawa Canada to put the final touches on the treaty that should be adopted before the end of this year. …
(2024-05-02). NAMBOOLE: Grand re-opening, wins for BUL and KCCA. independent.co.ug 
BUL surges to summit of UPL table with victory over Vipers Uganda Premier League Wednesday Results BUL 1-0 Vipers KCCA 2-0 SC Villa Jerome Kirya made history by being the first player to score at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole since it underwent renovations three years ago. His crucial goal came in a highly anticipated …
(2024-05-02). Data points to modest momentum for growth. ecns.cn China's manufacturing activity expanded for the second consecutive month in April, official survey results showed on Tuesday, pointing to a modest recovery in China's growth momentum, thanks to policy support and a gradual recovery in domestic demand.
(2024-05-02). The world's garment workers are on the front lines of climate impacts. grist.org 
This story is published in partnership with As Nour feeds another half-finished pair of pants through her sewing machine, her arms begin to shake. Amid the whir of fans, her T-shirt sticks to her like skin. She fights to focus, knowing full well her target of up to 100 pieces an hour isn't going to hit itself. | "I am completely soaked in sweat," the 38-year-old says of her work shifts. "The heat makes me exhausted." | Nour, who asked to use a pseudonym out of fear of reprisal from her employer, works at Yakjin, a South Korean-owned garment factor…
(2024-05-02). 'What kind of American are you?'. mronline.org 
The film Civil War addresses the paradox that the only way to stop polarisation is to take a side.
(2024-05-02). IMF raises growth forecast for Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecast for the Asia-Pacific this year to 4.5 percent, largely based on improved outlooks for China and India.
(2024-05-02). Southeast Asia cannot be a bystander amid escalating global crises. scmp.com As distinctions blur between economic and security agendas, and Big Tech gets involved in geopolitics, a strategy of avoidance becomes unsustainable. Asean should realise the long game of international affairs is about setting rules and standards, not just the movement of goods, services and data.
(2024-05-02). Marijeta Mojasevic's journey from stroke survivor to disability rights activist. globalvoices.org 
(2024-05-02). Donald Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing warning of jail time if he violates gag order. scmp.com Though barred from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his hush money case, the ex-US president is free to criticise Judge Merchan.
(2024-05-02). Flood warning issued for Rwandans living near rivers amid heavy rains. independent.co.ug 
KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | The Rwandan agency in charge of water resources has warned that heavy rains pounding the country are likely to cause some rivers to burst their banks and flood surrounding communities. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Rwanda Water Resources Board advised people living near flood-prone areas to evacuate. The …
(2024-05-02). 'Fallout': Who wasted the Wasteland? peoplesworld.org 
Welcome to the Wasteland as presented in Amazon Prime's excellent new post-apocalyptic, anti-corporate, live-streaming television series. The great nuclear cataclysm of 2077 has rendered the Earth's surface broken and desolate, albeit quite colorful. It has all the charm of an explosion at a Goodwill thrift store. The landscape is littered with antique furniture, pieces of machinery, dilapidated …
(2024-05-02). Suggestions to improve People's World. cpusa.org 
As a leader in a party club in the country's capital, where working-class and grassroots journalism is under significant attack, I have been thinking of ways to utilize People's World (PW) and how to obtain more readers and supporters from the Washington, D.C. area. I have compiled a list of ideas here that may or may not be realistic for the PW to undertake in the coming years but can be considered as we continue to strengthen PW as a leading working-class news outlet in the country. | People's World needs an international editor. The lack of analysis from correspondents that are on the ground in war zones, i…
(2024-05-02). New all-rail express freight train debuts in Chengdu. ecns.cn China's first all-rail express international freight train carrying LED monitors and NEV cars departed from Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province to Port Klang in Malaysia via China-Laos Railway and passing through Thailand on Tuesday.
(2024-05-02). Chinese factories in Mexico on thin ice, Xi-Biden talks and the surprise tiny EV hit: 7 reads about US-China relations. scmp.com Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP's overseas correspondents from April 2024.
(2024-05-02). Yes, your grandmother's food theology. anabaptistworld.org The food co-op at my liberal arts college served fantastic weekday lunches, and members could spend an hour a week volunteering for a reduced price. I loved tossing a salad in an 8-quart stainless steel bowl, my (gloved) arms submerged nearly to my elbows. Vegan mac-n-cheese, with swoon-worthy nutritional yeast umami, was one of my …
(2024-05-02). China, Russia space 'militarisation' could include nuclear weapon: US official. scmp.com House Armed Services Committee hears Washington's concerns that Moscow plans to arm a satellite with an 'indiscriminate' device.
(2024-05-02). 5/2 Rutgers Immediate Support Needed Voorhees Mall Behind Scott Hall College Avenue. fightbackbetter.com 
(2024-05-02). Stony Brook Starts Encampment — Arrests Same Day — 5/1/2024. fightbackbetter.com 
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(2024-05-02). US concern about China's overcapacity is a non-issue, just like in 2009. scmp.com The narrative around Chinese overcapacity sounds similar to that during the global financial crisis when, as a result of its massive stimulus package, China became the world's largest exporter amid weak demand. Today, China's green capacity should be viewed within the broader framework of climate change cooperation.
(2024-05-02). In Numbers: Emerging Trends in Holiday Tourism. ecns.cn
(2024-05-02). CCNY 5/1/2024 Press Conference on 4/30 Mass Arrests. fightbackbetter.com 
(2024-05-02). China eyes closer economic links with GCC. ecns.cn Amid shifting global dynamics, China and the Gulf states are forging deeper economic connections, particularly in renewable energy, financial markets, and electric vehicles, experts have said.
(2024-05-02). CPJ, 11 organizations sign Santiago +30 Declaration ahead of World Press Freedom Day. cpj.org The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 11 press freedom and journalistic organizations in adopting the Santiago +30 Declaration ahead of this year's World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Santiago, Chile, from May 2 to 4. The statement advocated for concerted efforts among governments, intergovernmental organizations, technology companies, and the journalism community to promote freedom of…
(2024-05-02). Extreme rights 2.0: A big global family. links.org.au 
Steven Forti — From Spain's Vox to Argentina's Javier Milei, the forces of the new far right don't resurrect historical fascism. But they are the greatest threat to democracy today.
(2024-05-02). Michael Mann: Explaining the Irrationality of War. newleftreview.org Drawing on eight years of comparative-historical research, Michael Mann overturns accepted wisdom on the bellicosity of democracies, the economic grounds for war and the rational calculations of states in a rivalrous world system.
(2024-05-02). 48 dead in Meizhou highway collapse. ecns.cn Death toll up to 48 after road collapse in south China's Guangdong, Xinhua reported.
(2024-05-02). Terry Eagleton: Modern Joyce. newleftreview.org Terry Eagleton on Luke Gibbons, James Joyce and the Irish Revolution. Rereading of Ulysses as a saturnine blow for the Irish independence struggle.
(2024-05-02). American on WHO team probing Covid-19 origins in China denies his 'dangerous research' caused pandemic. scmp.com Scientist defends collaboration with Wuhan lab as yielding 'direct public health benefits' for the US, with virus work saving 'countless lives'.
(2024-05-02). Catholic Church in Uganda short of wine for mass. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church in Uganda is facing a critical shortage of mass wine. Wine is one of the important items at the altar for the holy Eucharist. It is emerging that the shortage which has been on since the Lent period, is likely to bite further because the war in …
(2024-05-02). Arizona lawmakers repeal 1864 abortion ban. scmp.com 2 Republican state senators crossed party lines in the 16-14 vote, with Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs expected to swiftly sign the repeal.
(2024-05-02). Largest aircraft carrier begins sea trial. ecns.cn China's third aircraft carrier, the CNS Fujian, is towed by a tugboat from the dock at China State Shipbuilding Corp's Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on Wednesday, on its way to its first sea trial.
(2024-05-02). 3] Reminder to Clueless Muslim — who seeks votes- Regarding The Great Danger Associated With Pursuing Leadership. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abu Musa [may Allah be pleased with him] reported: Two men from my tribe and I came to the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him]; one of the two men said to the Prophet, "O Allah's Messenger! Appoint me as …
(2024-05-02). Hanna Gedin (Left Party, Sweden): 'We need to give people hope'. links.org.au 
An interview with Hanna Gedin from the Left Party (Và§nsterpartiet) on the priorities and challenges of the Swedish Left ahead of the European elections.
(2024-05-02). "Is Europe mortal?" unitedworldint.com By D. Marjanovic, Croatia During his years in power, French President Emmanuel Macron has already learned to make dramatic statements. For example, he once said that NATO was in a state of clinical death, and he said it at a convenient moment when Donald Trump was in power in the United States. And in February …
(2024-05-02). Deepening of reform to top plenary agenda. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China Central Committee will hold its third plenary session in July in a significant move to comprehensively deepen reform and advance Chinese modernization, according to a decision made at a key Party meeting on Tuesday.
(2024-05-02). Karamoja leaders demand desilting of dams. independent.co.ug 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have demanded the Ministry of Water to desilt the dams to increase storage during this rainy season. The multi-billion water projects such as Kobebe in Moroto, Arechek in Napak, Longoromit in Kaabong, Kaomeri in Abim, and Kailong in Kotido which were constructed between 2009 and …
(2024-05-02). China Southern orders 100 C919 aircraft. ecns.cn China Southern Airlines has placed an order for 100 domestically produced C919 aircraft from Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the carrier announced on Monday evening.
(2024-05-02). UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda. scmp.com Images released by British authorities showed a man being put in a van and another being led out of his house in handcuffs.
(2024-05-02). Labour's 'Punishment' of Jamie Driscoll May Hand Him Victory in the North-East. bylinetimes.com 
Labour in its traditional north-east stronghold. | With But as polls opened on Thursday morning, the party found itself on shaky ground, with independent challenger Jamie Driscoll hailing a
(2024-05-02). Police deployed on US campuses as Gaza war protest unrest simmers. scmp.com Tensions are boiling over at college campuses across the United States as police move in to break up protest encampments, clear out occupied buildings, and make arrests.
(2024-05-02). Mass protests in Georgia as parliament moves closer to passing 'Russian law' targeting media. scmp.com Tens of thousands of people rallied in Georgia against a controversial 'foreign influence' bill after parliament advanced the measure.
(2024-05-02). New documents show oil executives promoted natural gas as green — but knew it wasn't. grist.org 
A One of the biggest revelations is that BP executive…
(2024-05-02). Insights丨Erik Solheim: China's industrial ecosystem and highly-educated working class promote strong economic growth. ecns.cn China's GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2024 beat market expectations to reach 5.3 percent. What help China maintain its strong economic growth? And what can be learned?
(2024-05-02). Gà∂ran Therborn: The Future and the Left. newleftreview.org Gà∂ran Therborn replies to Oliver Eagleton's critique of 'The World and the Left' (NLR 137). Debates on the nature of dialectics and the triadic crisis of climate breakdown, imperial geopolitics and rising inequality. Could Bloch still be right about the grounds for rational hope?
(2024-05-02). Sex offender asks Norway's Supreme Court to declare access to Snapchat a human right. scmp.com The man was sentenced last year to 13 months in prison and banned from using Snapchat for two years, but his lawyers argue that is unlawful under the European Convention on Human Rights.
(2024-05-02). China in Diplomat's Eyes: Discover the splendors of Mount Wuyi. ecns.cn
(2024-05-02). Private sector urged to stop being intimidated by politics. independent.co.ug 
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector leaders in Africa have been urged to be aggressively involved in influencing good politics in the various countries to help their agenda. The Africa CEO Forum, a not-for-profit company pushing for a better business environment on the continent says the kind of politics on the continent is continuously …
(2024-05-02). Russians Returning From Abroad Help Boost Kremlin's War Economy — Bloomberg. themoscowtimes.com The returnees contributed between one-fifth and one-third of Russia's 3.6% GDP growth in 2023, according to Bloomberg's estimates.
(2024-05-02). 20th CPC Central Committee to hold 3rd plenary session in July. ecns.cn The third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing in July, according to a decision made at a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on Tuesday.
(2024-05-02). In Photos: Georgian Riot Police Clash With Protesters Rallying Against 'Foreign Influence' Bill. themoscowtimes.com Critics compare the legislation to Russia's "foreign agents" law, which has been used to crack down on independent media.
(2024-05-02). RAF urges claimants to submit outstanding documents. sanews.gov.za RAF urges claimants to submit outstanding documents | The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has called on claimants to submit outstanding documents to finalise their claims and reduce the backlog of 321 000 claims. | Addressing a media briefing on Thursday, RAF Chief Executive Officer Collins Letsoalo said the fund is committed to efficiently settling claims in 120 days. | "Supporting documents play a crucial role in finalising a claim efficiently and speedily. They inform the Fund about what is being claimed, set out the basis of the claim, allow the Fund to investigate, and facilitate an assessment on the merits of the…
(2024-05-02). China Coast Guard drives two Philippine vessels off illegally entered waters. ecns.cn The China Coast Guard lawfully expelled two Philippine vessels that illegally entered waters off Huangyan Island in the South China Sea on Tuesday.
(2024-05-02). CPJ expands access to safety chatbot amid spiking threats to the press in a record year of global elections. cpj.org New York, May 2, 2024—Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced the launch of CPJ's journalist safety chatbot, which equips journalists with safety information on their phones via WhatsApp. The tool will expand the reach and usability of CPJ's suite of safety tools tailored for…
(2024-05-02). China's third aircraft carrier begins its maiden sea trial. ecns.cn The CNS Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, started its maiden sea trial on Wednesday morning, according to the People's Liberation Army Navy.
(2024-05-02). Trump Repeats Election Fraud Lies, Hints At Violence And Says He'll Pardon All Jan. 6 Rioters In Time Interview. newsone.com 
When asked about the possibility of another Jan. 6 situation in November after the votes are in, Trump said, "I think we're going to win. And if we don't win, you know, it depends."
(2024-05-02). Museveni tells tea farmers: Take on high value crops. independent.co.ug 
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked farmers to diversify from the traditional tea growing to other high commercial value crops. In his address during the National Labour's day celebrations held in Mukabura playground in Fort Portal Tourism City, Museveni said tea doesn't have high global market compared to other products …
(2024-05-02). Turkish court sentences journalist Barƒ±≈ü Terkoƒülu to 2 years under terror law. cpj.org Istanbul, May 2, 2024 — Turkish authorities should not contest the appeal of journalist Barƒ±≈ü Terkoƒülu after he was sentenced to two years on terrorism-related charges and review the related legislation to prevent retaliatory prosecution against journalists for their critical reporting, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. The 13th Istanbul Court of Serious Crimes…
(2024-05-02). Wang: China ready to boost ties with Argentina. ecns.cn China is willing to work with Argentina to "jointly steer the direction of the future development of relations between the two countries," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
(2024-05-02). سوريا /قضية الدباغ – أول محاكمة في فرنسا لجرائم السلطات السورية. fidh.org من المقرر أن تجرى محاكمة ثلاثة مسؤولين سوريين رفيعي المستوى، وهم علي مملوك وجميل حسن وعبد السلام محمودš…
(2024-05-02). Nick Burns: Student Debt in American Society. newleftreview.org The intense debate around American student loans has largely been cast in moral terms—fairness, forgiveness, desert. Nick Burns instead provides a hard-headed analysis of the political and economic interests that built a credit pyramid out of higher education.
(2024-05-02). Russia Seeks 10-Year Jail Term for Wife of Exiled Journalist in Attempted Murder Case. themoscowtimes.com Antonina Martynova evaded criminal punishment after a jury in 2008 found her guilty of attempting to throw her daughter down a stairwell.
(2024-05-02). Tech war: US to bar Huawei lab, other Chinese telecoms from certifying wireless equipment. scmp.com Huawei's recognition as an accredited lab expired on Tuesday and its request for an extension of its recognition was denied by US authorities.
(2024-05-02). Police Violence Reigns Down on U New Hampshire Students. fightbackbetter.com 
University of New Hampshire | The state police raided the University of New Hampshire Palestine Solidarity Encampment. The students are calling for Jail Support at the Strafford County Jail 266 County Road. | Click pic for clip — stay tuned as more details come available.
(2024-05-02). RU Newark Encampment — 5/1/2024. fightbackbetter.com
(2024-05-02). The Heat: BRICS Expansion. america.cgtn.com 
China, Russia, Brazil, and India came together in 2009 to form the initial BRIC group. South Africa was added in 2010. Now, those five countries have been joined by five more countries in a newly-expanded trade, economic, and political alliance. What kind of impact will they have on…
(2024-05-02). LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL – fixed-term contract. fidh.org FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) is an international human rights NGO. Since 1992, it has been committed to defending all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It brings together 188 national human rights organizations from 112 countries. FIDH is looking for a legal and administrative support professional for the Americas office in the framework of the EU project: "Strengthening of civil society (…) | – |
(2024-05-02). Insights | Nobel laureate: China climate policies promote EV success. ecns.cn Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate & Former Chief Economist at the World Bank: Even without subsidies, China "could outcompete just because of the scale of their economy and the number of engineers they have. Our under-investment in engineering and their over-investment in engineering — that's not a trade violation, it's a strategic mistake."
(2024-05-02). Drax to 'Begin one of the Most Expensive Energy Projects in the World — And UK Public Will Pay Three Times Over'. bylinetimes.com largest producer of carbon emissions in the UK. | The company, which has four sites across England and Scotland and produces around 4% of the UK's power and 9% of its renewable electricity, started burning biomass in (2024-05-02). Lorna Finlayson: On Lesser Evilism. newleftreview.org The standard argument for backing hawkish centre-left parties remains the 'lesser evil'. Lorna Finlayson interrogates that line of reasoning and the assumptions on which it rests: crude consequentialism, narrow minded electoralism and covering up the realities of Starmer's Labour.
(2024-05-02). US law enforcement refutes reports of Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar's killing. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The Fresno Police Department in California has dismissed circulating reports suggesting that one of the individuals involved in a recent shooting incident was the Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar.Lieutenant William J. Dooley clarified in an emailed statement on Wednesday that the victim identified in the shooting is not Goldy Brar, contrary to widespread misinformation circulating on social media and various online news platforms. | Despite receiving inquiries from across the globe due to the misinformation, the police emphasized that the victim's identity as Goldy Brar is entirely false and unsub…
(2024-05-02). Faculty Members Respond to Princeton Smear and Misinformation on Student Takeover of Clio Hall. fightbackbetter.com 
RUHA BENJAMIN AND PRINCETON FACULTY WITNESSES SPEAK OUT ON CLIO HALL SIT-IN Reprinted from Published Open Letter Link Dear Members…
(2024-05-02). How the Georgian 'Foreign Agents Bill' May Cost it Everything its People Have Ever Dreamed Of — And Benefit No One But Russia. bylinetimes.com 
As someone who came to greatly love and admire the Georgian people during my three years' service as British Ambassador there from 2013 to 2016, it is heartrending to see the current scenes of violence and confrontation on the streets of Tbilisi. | Georgians, for all their formidable prowess on the rugby field, their bellicose classical dance, and traditional costumes adorned with daggers and bullet pouches, are not inherently war-like. | They are, in fact, more inclined to offer any stranger a warm smile and glass of wine, than to ignore or slight you. However, they will not run away from a fight, if goaded…
(2024-05-02). Palestinian groups hold 'positive talks' in Beijing. ecns.cn China on Tuesday said positive progress has been made during the recent talks between the two main Palestinian groups, Fatah and Hamas, in Beijing, and that they had jointly agreed to continue the process to achieve the solidarity and unity of Palestine at an early time.
(2024-05-02). Tesla sees $600 bln overnight surge after Musk's visit to China. ecns.cn
(2024-05-02). Tear gas, student protests — except it's the US, not 2019 Hong Kong. scmp.com Student protests across more than 25 US universities over the Gaza war have turned violent with the police moving in. The situation presents significant challenges, with opinions polarised and deep divides among communities and families, like in 2019 Hong Kong, where the healing has yet to truly begin.
(2024-05-02). To call the likes of China and India 'developing' is, frankly, insulting. scmp.com Given the prosperity and world-leading innovations of so-called emerging economies, from China and India to South Korea and Qatar, the 'developing' label is outmoded, outdated and patronising.
(2024-05-02). Biden courts controversy for describing India, China, Japan and Russia as 'Xenophobic'. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: US President Joe Biden recently made remarks at a fundraising event that have stirred controversy, particularly in relation to India, China, Japan, and Russia. Joe Biden described these countries as "xenophobic" and claimed that their "economic growth is being hindered by such attitudes". | During the event, US President Joe Biden highlighted the role of immigrants in fueling the United States' economic growth, contrasting it with what he perceives as the restrictive immigration policies of other nations. He singled out India, China, Japan and Russia, accusing them of harbouring xenophobic sentimen…
(2024-05-02). University of Florida Tear Gas and Mass Arrests. fightbackbetter.com 
(2024-05-02). Colombia's paramilitaries want government to suspend arrest warrants. colombiareports.com 
The leaders of Colombia's largest paramilitary organization asked President Gustavo Petro to suspend the warrants for their arrest in order to negotiate peace. In an open letter to the president,…
(2024-05-02). Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman unveiled by UK researchers. scmp.com Archaeologists have reconstructed the features of Shanidar Z, whose skull was discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan.
(2024-05-02). Mexican journalist Roberto Carlos Figueroa abducted, killed in Morelos. cpj.org Mexico City, May 2, 2024—Mexican authorities must immediately, credibly, and transparently investigate the killing of journalist Roberto Carlos Figueroa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Figueroa was abducted by gunmen on the morning of April 26 after dropping his daughters off at school in Cuernavaca, about 50 miles south of Mexico City, according to news reports. Figueroa's…
(2024-05-01). In Numbers: China, Latin America brace for deeper ties. ecns.cn
(2024-05-02). China, Vietnam complete joint coast guard patrol. ecns.cn A three-day joint patrol conducted by Chinese and Vietnamese coast guards in the Beibu Gulf has been completed, playing a big role in maintaining the security and stability of the waters, according to China Coast Guard on Tuesday.
(2024-05-02). Pakistan: 1 killed, 20 injured in twin landmine blasts in Balochistan. ptcnews.tv Twin landmine blasts in Balochistan: In a twin landmine blasts that shook Thaikedar Naddi in the Duki district of Balochistan, one killed and 20 others reported injured. The first explosion occurred when a truck hit a landmine, followed by a second blast as people gathered at the scene. The police officials said that both landmine blasts resulted in the killing of one citizen. The injured were shifted to the nearby hospitals for medical assistance. Earlier, a previous month, tragedy struck near a mosque on Kuchlak Road in Quetta, resulting in the death of a policeman and injuries to 20 people. Among the injured…
(2024-05-02). Minns Government animal cruelty reveals double standards. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-02). America plays catch-up with China in South Pacific. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-02). Pakistani TV anchor Hamid Mir gets death threats after speaking up for press freedom. cpj.org New York, May 2, 2024—Pakistani authorities must swiftly and impartially investigate death threats and online harassment targeting prominent television anchor Hamid Mir and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Mir, who hosts the flagship political show "Capital Talk" on Geo News and has survived at least two previous assassination attempts, told…
(2024-05-02). CPJ, others decry criminal charges against Texas photojournalist Carlos Sanchez. cpj.org The Committee to Protect Journalists joined more than 40 journalism and civil society organizations in urging Texas authorities to decline prosecution of the criminal charges levied against FOX 7 Austin photojournalist Carlos Sanchez. Law enforcement officers arrested Sanchez while he was covering a pro-Palestinian protest on the University of Texas at Austin campus on April 24, 2024….
(2024-05-02). Death toll rises to 36 after road collapse in South China's Guangdong. ecns.cn An aerial view of the collapsed section of highway in Meizhou, Guangdong province, that killed 24 people and injured 30 others when it gave way on Wednesday morning. The survivors, none with life-threatening conditions, are receiving treatment in hospitals.
(2024-05-02). After Lāhainā, Indigenous peoples call for independence. grist.org 
(2024-05-02). Peter Osborne: The Planet as Political Subject? newleftreview.org An incisive critique of the absence of the social and historical in Bruno Latour's planetary politics and Dipesh Chakrabarty's geo-biology. The political, Osborne argues, is a modality of the social, which is already a socio-natural set of relations.
(2024-05-02). Russia: Illegal transfer of Oleg Orlov to a remote detention center. fidh.org
(2024-05-02). Dubai prepares for heavy rain: travel disruptions expected | Read Advisory. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: As Dubai braces for heavy rainfall expected in the coming days, both Dubai Airports and major airlines have cautioned passengers about potential disruptions to travel plans. Reports indicate unsettled weather forecasts, prompting travellers to anticipate delays and congestion on roads, particularly on May 2 and May 3. | In anticipation of potential congestion, Dubai airports have advised passengers departing from Dubai International (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport to plan their journeys carefully. Emphasising proactive planning, travellers are encouraged to utilise smart apps for real-ti…
(2024-05-02). Istanbul police obstruct, tear gas, shoot at reporters during May Day march in Turkey. cpj.org Istanbul, May 2, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to refrain from targeting media workers present during demonstrations, ensure journalists can continue to report on matters of public interest safely, and hold those responsible for attacks to account. Amid bans on May Day celebrations, Istanbul police blocked a route in Istanbul's Saraàßhane…
(2024-05-02). 'This weaponization is meant to shift focus away from Gaza'. mronline.org 
CounterSpin interview with Sam on Students for Justice in Palestine.
(2024-05-02). Jiwei Xiao: The Novel of Details in Chinese Literary History. newleftreview.org Jiwei Xiao traces the literary modes of the xijie xiaoshuo as it has registered successive periods of social and cultural change. From its emergence in the twilight of the Ming dynasty through to contemporary panoramas of urban and rural life, lineages of a multiform poetics of detail.
(2024-05-02). PRASA relocates trains to safety after JHB fire. sanews.gov.za PRASA relocates trains to safety after JHB fire | The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has successfully relocated several locomotives and coaches to safety after a fire incident on the M1 bridge above the Braamfontein yard where coaches and locomotives are staged. | The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, prompting immediate response from PRASA Protection Services. | "[The] City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services was dispatched to the scene, but despite their efforts, the fire persisted, necessitating swift action from PRASA Rail. Train crew members at home were prom…
(2024-05-02). Consultancy Analysis of Meaningful Justice & Accountability Avenues for Victims of International Crimes committee in Sudan. fidh.org
(2024-05-02). Applications for special votes close Friday. sanews.gov.za Applications for special votes close Friday | Applications for special votes will close tomorrow, 3 May 2024, says the Electoral Commission (IEC). | Persons who intend to vote by special vote must first apply or cause an application to be submitted on their behalf as follows: | Using the secured online application form found at By sending the identity number of the voter by SMS to 32249 (R1.00 per SMS) for voting station visits only | By submitting an Appendix 1B form at the local office of the IEC for a voting station special vote | By submitting a…
(2024-05-02). Comicomment: U.S. Section 301 investigation, brazen bullying on trade. ecns.cn The petition for the Section 301 investigation initiated by the United States into China's maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors is full of false accusations. In the realm of international trade, the U.S. sets barriers to serve its own interests, breaching WTO rules and hindering the global economy.
(2024-05-02). Jacob Collins: Ego-History Lessons. newleftreview.org Jacob Collins on Pierre Nora, Jeunesse and Une étrange obstination. Recollections of French intellectual life from the theorist of self-historicization.
(2024-05-02). Syria/Dabbagh case : First trial in France of the crimes of the Syrian authorities. fidh.org
(2024-05-02). CPJ Insider: World Press Freedom Day edition. cpj.org 
(2024-05-02). UK's 'Worst Hotel Chain', Britannia Hotels, Makes Remarkable Profit After Joining Government's Asylum Seeker Hotel Network. bylinetimes.com Britannia Hotels has registered profits of nearly £40 million thanks to its involvement in the Government's asylum seeker hotel network. | The company — It has more than 60 hotels nationwide and scored an "abysmal" overall customer satisfaction rating in 2023. | But,…
(2024-05-02). In Numbers: China, Latin America brace for deeper ties. ecns.cn
(2024-05-02). Mali is sinking into authoritarianism. fidh.org
(2024-05-02). Palestina agradece a Colombia ruptura de relaciones con Israel. telesurtv.net La autoridad palestina afirmó que estas nobles posiciones adoptadas por Colombia, el gobierno y el pueblo, constituyen un ejemplo a seguir para el mundo.
(2024-05-02). Nuevo bombardeo sionista acaba con dos vidas en Gaza. telesurtv.net La Media Luna Roja Palestina indicó que los ataques sionistas fueron de gran impacto y dificultaron las operaciones de rescate de los heridos y la evacuación de cuerpos entre los escombros de las casas atacadas.
(2024-05-02). Diferendo México-Ecuador es mucho más que un asunto bilateral. radiohc.cu La exposición de alegatos de los representantes de Ecuador en la Corte Internacional de Justicia acerca de la invasión a la embajada de México en Quito, subrayó la falta de percepción del gobierno de Daniel Noboa acerca de la barbarie cometida.
(2024-05-02). Desde hoy en Holguín las Romerías de Mayo celebran sus 30 años. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) Con un amplio programa que incluye conciertos, proyección de filmes, puestas en escena y talleres, comienza hoy en Holguín las Romerías de Mayo que, hasta el próximo día ocho, estarán celebrando las tres décadas de fundadas.
(2024-05-02). Biden dialogará con familiares de policías muertos en tiroteo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, se reunirá hoy con los familiares de los cuatro agentes de policía que murieron baleados en la ciudad de Charlotte, Carolina del Norte, cuando intentaban cumplir una orden de arresto.
(2024-05-02). Cuba ratifica compromiso con la integración latinoamericana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) El secretario general de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba, Ulises Guilarte, subrayó en el Encuentro Internacional de Solidaridad con la isla y contra el imperialismo, que la Revolución y el pueblo cubano continuarán defendiendo con firmeza y sin descanso la paz, la justicia social y la integración latinoamericana y caribeña.
(2024-05-02). Voleibol: Simón prácticamente se baja del avión y se pone a entrena con selección cubana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC).- Robertlandy Simón, uno de los íconos del voleibol mundial, ya entrena en La Habana con la motivación por las nubes de cara a la venidera Liga de Naciones (VNL), último evento que dará boletos olímpicos para París-2024.
(2024-05-02). Senado de Arizona deroga ley contra el aborto que databa de 1864. telesurtv.net La votación se produjo casi un mes después de que la Corte Suprema de Arizona certificara la implementación de la ley de 1864.
(2024-05-02). Haití extiende toque de queda en la ciudad de Puerto Príncipe. telesurtv.net El primer ministro interino de Haití recordó que durante la vigencia del toque de queda, todas las manifestaciones en la vía pública están prohibidas.
(2024-05-02). Capturan a grupo armado que asesinó a dos paramédicos en México. telesurtv.net Las autoridades no han informado el número de detenidos ni sus identidades.
(2024-05-02). Presidente boliviano denuncia boicot de la derecha para desestabilizar. telesurtv.net El dirigente afirmó que el futuro de Bolivia se enfila hacia la construcción de una Patria industrializada.
(2024-05-02). Brasil supera las 2.000 muertes por virus del dengue. telesurtv.net La entidad sanitaria de Brasil declaró que se han contabilizado unos 2.073 occisos a causa del dengue, mientras que todavía se investigan 2.291 decesos más por sospechas.
(2024-05-02). øQuiénes son los candidatos presidenciales en Panamá. telesurtv.net Según el Tribunal Electoral, un total de 1.688.090 panameños están inscritos en partidos políticos, con un Registro Electoral de 3.050.491; lo que significa que el 55,34 % de los ciudadanos está afiliado a colectivos políticos.
(2024-05-02). Petro reitera denuncia sobre un golpe de Estado en su contra. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro afirmó que de darse el golpe en su contra, el pueblo colombiano saldrá a las calles para defender la democracia.
(2024-05-02). Cuba denuncia bloqueo e intentos de subversión desde EEUU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) El viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, denunció hoy la creciente hostilidad de Estados Unidos contra su país, con el propósito de subvertir el proceso revolucionario…
(2024-05-02). Con los cubanos, amigos de todo el mundo. radiohc.cu Cada año viajan a Cuba amigos de todo el mundo para compartir con el pueblo cubano las festividades por el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, conocer de cerca la realidad de nuestro país, tergiversada por los enemigos de la revolución, y brindar su apoyo en actividades económicas.
(2024-05-02). Presidente de Cuba pondera rol de G77 y China en economía mundial. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel, destacó el rol del G77 y China en la economía mundial durante la presentación de un texto de su coautoría junto a académicos, expertos y funcionarios de Cuba, publicaron fuentes oficiales.
(2024-05-02). Cinco libros para conocer al maestro brasileño Paulo Freire. telesurtv.net El pedagogo brasileño fue uno de los principales exponentes de la pedagogía crítica y dio a su labor magisterial un profundo sentido social.
(2024-05-02). Exigen liberación de presos en El Salvador en marcha del 1ro de mayo. telesurtv.net Por su parte, el coordinador del Movir, Alfredo Mejía también se pronunció sobre los desalojos de los vendedores en el Centro Histórico de San Salvador.
(2024-05-02). Candidatos al basurero de la historia. radiohc.cu øEstá el apoyo incondicional del presidente, Joe Biden, a Israel en la guerra contra Hamás, afectando sus posibilidades de reelección? øSon sus diferencias con el primer ministro, Benjamin Netanyahu, reales o solo una simulación con fines electorales?>
(2024-05-02). Impulsan campaña contra decreto de Presidente argentino. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) La Central de Trabajadores de Argentina-Autónoma y otras organizaciones sindicales y sociales impulsan hoy una campaña contra el decreto de necesidad y urgencia (DNU) 70/2023 firmado por el presidente Javier Milei.
(2024-05-02). Al alcance del mundo, los valores turísticos de Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) La 42 Feria Internacional del Turismo, FitCuba 2024, tiene lugar en Jardines del Rey, dedicada a América Latina y el Caribe; un área que, en palabras de Gustavo Santos, director regional de ONU Turismo, pudiera ser una mayor zona de multidestino.
(2024-05-02). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder social en Arauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net El asesinato del líder social, Antonio Montañéz ocurrió al interior de una vivienda ubicada en la ciudad de Arauca.
(2024-05-02). Policía reprime y acaba con manifestaciones antisionistas en universidad de California, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Con uso de fuerza, policías antidisturbios desmantelaron el campamento a favor de los derechos de Palestina instalado en UCLA durante casi una semana.
(2024-05-02). China anuncia lanzamiento de misión lunar el 3 de mayo. telesurtv.net La misión tiene como objetivo principal lograr convertirse en la primera en recolectar muestras de la cara oculta de la Luna, una región apenas explorada.
(2024-05-02). Suben a 36 los muertos por derrumbe de una carretera en China. telesurtv.net Según funcionarios locales el desplome de la autopista Meizhou-Dabu dejó alrededor de 30 heridos y más de 20 vehículos involucrados.
(2024-05-02). Cifra de muertos en Gaza por agresión israelí supera los 34.596. telesurtv.net Al menos 28 personas murieron y otras 51 resultaron heridas en los ataques israelíes contra la Franja de Gaza ocurridos en las últimas 24 horas.
(2024-05-02). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net La OMS ha alertado sobre la grave situación sanitaria en Gaza y la falta de recursos para atender a la población afectada por los ataques israelíes.
(2024-05-02). Parlamento de Ecuador debate cómo tratar reformas de consulta popular. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) Ecuador espera la proclamación de los resultados oficiales de la consulta popular y referendo del pasado 21 de abril, mientras la Asamblea Nacional (Parlamento) discute hoy cómo tratar las reformas derivadas de ese proceso.
(2024-05-02). Asiste Díaz-Canel a encuentro de solidaridad con Cuba en La Habana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) El presidente cubano , Miguel Díaz-Canel, asiste hoy a la clausura del Encuentro Internacional de Solidaridad con Cuba y contra el imperialismo con sede en el Palacio de las Convenciones de esta capital.
(2024-05-02). Continúa encuentro de solidaridad con Cuba y antiimperialista. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) El Encuentro Internacional de Solidaridad con Cuba y antiimperialista continúa hoy en esta capital tras la participación de sus delegados en un acto por el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores.
(2024-05-02). Arletty y Alba en Panamericano de Taekwondo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC).- Los dos cubanos clasificados en el taekwondo para los Juegos Olímpicos de París-2024, Rafael Alba y Arlettys de la Caridad Acosta, compiten este jueves en el Campeonato Panamericano de ese deporte en Río de Janeiro 2024, con categoría G4.
(2024-05-02). Leonardo da Vinci: los cinco pilares de la sabiduría. telesurtv.net Ingeniero, escultor, pintor, filósofo, botánico, anatomista, urbanista y músico, Leonardo da Vinci encarnó al hombre de nuevo tipo, fruto de las exigencias de la Edad Media.
(2024-05-02). India y Siria sostienen encuentro para potenciar relaciones. telesurtv.net El ministro Jokhdar destacó la importancia de dar seguimiento a la implementación de los memorandos de entendimiento.
(2024-05-02). Rusia pide a la ONU investigación de entierros masivos en Gaza. telesurtv.net En las fosas comunes en la Franja de Gaza, se encontraron cerca de 400 cadáveres en los alrededores de los hospitales Nasser y Al Shifa.
(2024-05-02). Enfrenamientos entre manifestantes y policías en Lima, Perú. telesurtv.net Además, en conmemoración del Día del Trabajo, sindicatos laborales se unieron a la manifestación para reclamar por el respeto a los derechos laborales en un país donde el 70 % de los trabajadores se encuentran en el sector informal.
(2024-05-02). Paraguayos se manifiestan en las calles por mejoras salariales. telesurtv.net Bajo la consigna de exigir salarios justos y el respeto a la libertad sindical y a la huelga, los manifestantes se hicieron escuchar en las calles de la capital paraguaya.
(2024-05-02). Queda instalada la nueva Asamblea Legislativa de el Salvador. telesurtv.net Con 58 votos de 60 congresistas, el exsecretario privado del presidente Bukele, Ernesto Castro fue electo para presidir el órgano legislativo.
(2024-05-02). Aumentan a 48 los muertos tras derrumbe de carretera en China. telesurtv.net Treinta heridos están recibiendo tratamiento hospitalario, no obstante, ninguno corre peligro de muerte.
(2024-05-02). Avanzan elecciones municipales en el Reino Unido. telesurtv.net En esta ocasión no habrá elecciones municipales ni en Escocia, ni en Irlanda del Norte.
(2024-05-02). Are the BRICS and their New Development Bank offering alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF and the policies promoted by the traditional imperialist powers? cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). Further thoughts on the economics of imperialism. cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). The CADTM Denounces the Lack of Action on Climate Change and the Neoliberal Approach of the Bretton Woods Institutions. cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). Towards the 6th International Ecosocialist Meeting. cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). "The Olympic flame, a wonderful idea from Dr. Goebbels"! cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). India: Modi and the rise of the billionaire Raj. cadtm.org A general election in India starts today. 970m Indians, more than 10% of the world's population, will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history for the Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections. The poll will spread across India and take up to 4 June to complete. Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and his coalition will win a third successive 5-year term, and win by (…) | – | / |
(2024-05-02). Kathmandu Statement to End Austerity. cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). India : popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change. cadtm.org With the exception of a brief period, India has been more fortunate than many other nations in being able to maintain parliamentary rule over the last 77 years. With 900 million voters—more than the populations of Europe and Australia put together—the Indian elections are hailed as the largest exhibition and celebration of democracy. The nation's economic growth over the past 30 years —one of the fastest in the world—also makes the elections noteworthy on a global scale.
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(2024-05-02). The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming. cadtm.org
(2024-05-02). US still opposes Rafah operation, Blinken tells Netanyahu. newarab.com 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated US opposition to an Blinken "reiterated the United States' clear position on Rafah," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, two days after Blinken again voiced opposition to an assault over concerns for the safety of civilians sheltering in the southern Gaza city. | Blinken, on his seventh trip to the Mi…
(2024-05-02). Turkey to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel. newarab.com 
Turkish Foreign Minister "Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this political decision," Fidan said in a joint press conference with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Re…
(2024-05-02). Israel's Lapid meets UAE FM to discuss post-war Gaza. newarab.com 
The meeting took place in bin Zayed's home in Abu Dhabi, Lapid's office said, where the two discussed ongoing efforts to reach a deal for the release of captives held in Gaza and a ceasefire in the enclave. | Lapid reite…
(2024-05-02). How the Houthis created an alternative economy in Yemen. newarab.com 
On 30 March, Yemen's Houthi-led de facto government in Sana'a minted a new Yemeni analysts, however, saw it as yet another step the
(2024-05-02). What happened when pro-Israelis attacked UCLA Gaza protest. newarab.com 
Pro-Israel supporters have launched a series of violent attacks on pro-Palestinian The attacks erupted on Wednesday before dawn shortly after the expansion of UCLA's pro-Palestine protest camp, established last Thursday, CNN reported. | Rival pro-Israel group members had become increasingly violent and confrontational, according to UCLA student newspaper Daily Bruin, which reporte…
(2024-05-02). Iran slaps sanctions on US, UK over Israel support. newarab.com 
Iran announced on Thursday The Islamic Republic, the regional It said the sanctions targeted seven Americans, including General Bryan P. Fenton, commander of the US special operations command, and Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, a former…
(2024-05-02). UK workers urge end to arms supplies to Israel on May Day. newarab.com 
Protesters across the Workers for a Free Palestine, a leading organiser of the nationwide protests said that over 1,000 workers and trade unionists demonstrated outside the British government's Department of Business and Trade London offices, as well a…
(2024-05-02). A symbol of resistance: Gazans keep hold of keys to homes >. newarab.com 
The significant act of holding on to the keys of their homes has become a powerful testament to the resilience of Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel's brutal war. | Throughout Palestinian culture, art, and activism, the key of return is prominently featured as a symbol of resistance and a reminder of the ongoing quest for justice and peace. | "These keys, passed down through generations, represent not just physical properties, but also the cherished memories, identities, and aspirations of displaced families" | It is also a testament to the enduring connection with their homeland, regardless of geographic distan…
(2024-05-02). Will the ICC issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials. newarab.com 
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is The charges are anticipated to be related to the
(2024-05-02). Police watch pro-Israel 'mob' assault UCLA Gaza protest camp. newarab.com US police have launched another wave of heavy-handed crackdown on An estimated 1,300 people were arrested by Wednesday afternoon for protesting while hundreds more have been suspended over their repeated calls for a
(2024-05-02). Why do Israel's weapons systems have Biblical names. newarab.com 
While the Israeli military's staggering scale of devastation and disproportionality in Gaza is shocking and has been Eve…
(2024-05-02). Colombia cuts ties with Israel over 'genocidal' Gaza war. newarab.com 
President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday "Tomorrow (Thursday) diplomatic relations with the state of Israel will be severed… for having a genocidal president," Petro told a May Day rally in Bogota — referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | Petro has been a harsh critic of the assault on Gaza that f…
(2024-05-02). More debris in Gaza than Ukraine: UN. newarab.com 
Gaza is filled with more debris and rubble than Six months into Israel's war on Gaza Strip, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) estimated the amount of debris in the Palestinian enclave at 37 million tonnes in mid-April, or 300 kilogrammes p…
(2024-05-02). Saudi cracks down on online posts against Israel's Gaza war. newarab.com 
Saudi Arabia has reportedly stepped up arrests of its citizens over social media posts relating to the Saudis have been detained over online comments – some dating back a decade – amid an already restricted environment for political expression in the country, The arrests were motivated by "security concer…
(2024-05-02). Horror stories from released Palestinian prisoners. newarab.com 
On the dawn of October 8, Mohamed Sahwil, a resident of Ramallah city in the central West Bank, was restfully lying in his bed next to his wife when Israeli troops unanticipatedly stormed his house and arrested him. | Sahwil spent the six months that ensued behind bars in the Having been repeatedly held in Israeli prisons over the years, he describes those months of incarceration as unmatched in cruelty. | "But t…
(2024-05-02). Israel was caught lying. US and UK must stop defunding UNRWA. newarab.com 
A recent
(2024-05-02). Is the Hamas flag the same as the Palestine flag. newarab.com 
(2024-05-02). US senator says any Saudi deal must have nuclear safeguards. newarab.com 
A Democratic US senator on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to include strict non proliferation safeguards in any nuclear power deal with The
(2024-05-02). More Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut aid: agency. newarab.com 
The number of Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that around 3,000 Syrians have left Lebanon since January, compared to 4,500 for the whole of last year. Many of them have headed to Cyprus, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) away. | In response, Cyprus suspen…
(2024-05-02). Palestinians concerned about 'US Gaza occupation' via pier. newarab.com 
Palestinians have expressed fears over a looming Speaking to The New Arab, locals in the
(2024-05-02). Syrians accuse Russia of hitting hospital in UN complaint. newarab.com 
A Syrian man and an aid organisation have accused Russia of violating international law by deliberately bombing a Russia, which
(2024-05-02). US accuses Russia of using 'chemical weapon' in Ukraine. newarab.com 
The US State Department accused In addition to the chemical agent chloropicrin, Russia also used "riot control agents (tear gas) as a method of warfare in Ukraine…
(2024-05-02). UK students launch five pro-Palestinian university camps. newarab.com 
Students at five elite UK universities set up Encampments were launched by students at Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield universities — all part of the UK's prestigious Russell Group of higher education institutions, with more schools expected…
(2024-05-02). A little taste of Yemeni hospitality in York>. newarab.com 
(2024-05-02). EU announces US$1 billion aid to Lebanon to curb migration. newarab.com 
EU Chief Von der Leyen said that the aid was aimed at bolstering social services such as education and healthcare while stressing that Le…
(2024-05-02). Six detained in Egypt for 'raising pro-Palestine banners'. newarab.com 
(2024-05-02). Police deployed on US campuses at pro-Palestine protests. newarab.com 
(2024-05-02). The fight against The Gambia's FGM ban repeal. newarab.com 
(2024-05-02). President of Iraq's Kurdistan region to delay elections. newarab.com 
The President of the Iraqi The move by Barzani comes after a demand from the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to delay the elections – initially set for early June – by at least three months, three well-informed Kurdistan sources told TNA. | The delay will hinder the probability…
(2024-05-02). Iraqi lawmakers urges amending banking laws. newarab.com 
Iraqi lawmaker Alia Nassif Jassim, also a member of the parliament's integrity commission, praised al-Sudani's action and called for am…
(2024-05-02). Which countries have also kickstarted student protests. newarab.com 
(2024-05-02). Tunisia opposition boycotts presidential elections. newarab.com 
Tunisia's main opposition coalition has "The Front rejects participation in any electoral charade due to the absence of conditions for fair and democratic elections," said Ahmed Najib Chebbi, leader of the National Salvation Front, during a press conference in Tunis on Tuesday. | Chebbi stated that the National Salvation Front, comprisi…
(2024-05-02). US govt to vote on bill to expand definition of antisemitism. newarab.com 
(2024-05-02). Iran commutes tycoon's death sentence to 20 years in prison. newarab.com 
Babak Zanjani, 48, was
(2024-05-02). Hamas mulls Gaza truce offer but doubts remain. newarab.com 
Mediators have proposed a Senior Hamas official The group's aim remains an "end to this war", senior Hamas official Suhail al-Hindi told AFP,…
(2024-05-02). Iranian teenage protester 'sexually assaulted' before death. newarab.com 
An Iranian teenager who became
(2024-05-02). US-inspired university Gaza war protests spread to Jordan. newarab.com 
US campus pro-Palestine protests have inspired university students in the In Jordan, students at several universities on Tuesday organised in support of Gaza, following a call from the group Student Forum to close ranks with "What is happen…
(2024-05-02). University students protest for Palestine in Lebanon. newarab.com 
Hundreds of students gathered at university campuses in It was the country's first coordinated university protests over the Gaza war. | Students, alumni and other Lebanese gathered at campuses in the capital Beirut and elsewhere on Tuesday, waving Palestinian flags and posters demanding…
(2024-05-02). Dublin radio to host Gaza fundraiser on Eurovision night. newarab.com 
A Dublin-based national radio station will host a fundraiser for Palestine on the same night of the Dublin Digital Radio (ddr) has announced it will host a fundraising event titled 'Dabke' at the same time the Eurovision finale is aired on 11 May. | The event will serve as an alternative to Eurovision for music lov…
(2024-05-02). Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan. newarab.com 
Mughal Emperor Babur's heart-rending gesture of offering his life to the divine in exchange for his son's is a well-known incident in Mughal history. | But the exact details of the rituals that Babur performed in the royal chamber, where the gravely ill Humayun lay, come to us through the writing left behind by She writes about how her despondent father walked around Humayun's bed three times, praying out loud: | "Oh God! If a life can be exchanged for life, I, Babur, give my life and soul to Humayun.
(2024-05-02). Abu Dhabi-backed group ends Telegraph takeover bid. newarab.com 
An Abu Dhabi-backed group planning to take over Britain's Telegraph Media Group (TMG) said Tuesday it will withdraw and sell on the business after the RedBird IMI, a joint venture between US firm RedBird Capital and Abu Dhabi's International Media Investments, struck a £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) deal with TMG's previous owners, the Barclay family, in November. | The agreement, which has faced opposition over its potential impact on freedom of speech given Abu Dhabi's pres…
(2024-05-02). How Morocco's coastal gentrification could fuel migration. newarab.com 
In February, residents of Over a dozen homes and villas in the coastal community – home to 5,000 people – were subsequently destroyed. | Three days prior, residents had received evacuation notices saying their properties were illegally occupying "public maritime space". | Reportedly part of a campaign by the state to recover, and develop, coastal areas, demolitions like these have been reported…
(2024-05-02). Former England cricketer Monty Panesar to stand for election. newarab.com 
Former England cricketer Monty Panesar is to stand at the next UK general election for the fringe Workers Party of Britain, its leader Galloway, a left-wing firebrand who was re-elected to parliament in March after tapping into anger over Left-arm spinner Panesar, 42, played 50 tests for England,…
(2024-05-02). Turkish police detain over 200 May Day protesters in Istanbul. newarab.com 
Turkish police detained 210 people on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, after using tear gas and rubber bullets to stop the protesters reaching Taksim Square, the traditional focal point of May Day rallies in Istanbul. | President Legal experts say this stance…
(2024-05-02). Palestinian rescuers search for casualties following Israeli strike on Rafah. presstv.ir Palestinians search for casualties under the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-02). Hamas says studying ceasefire offer, dismisses Blinken's pressure to accept it. presstv.ir Benjamin Netanyahu has, meanwhile, vowed to send Israeli troops into the overpopulated city of Rafah in southern Gaza.
(2024-05-02). Gazans mourn over bodies of loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah. presstv.ir Relatives mourn over the bodies of their loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip after Israeli airstrike.
(2024-05-02). Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir Colombia decides to cut its diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime over the latter's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-02). May 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, Palestinian and regional resistance groups continued their operations against the regime and its Western backers on Wednesday, May 1.
(2024-05-02). Explainer: What's significance of Columbia's Hamilton Hall, renamed 'Hind's Hall'? presstv.ir In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, student protesters at Columbia University in New York broke into Hamilton Hall on campus and renamed it "Hind's Hall" in honor of the 6-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab who was killed by the Israeli regime forces in Gaza.
(2024-05-02). 'Ceasefire now!' – Pro-Palestinian motorcade drives through Rotterdam. presstv.ir Scores of demonstrators took part in a pro-Palestinian motorcade in Rotterdam, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-05-02). Israel accused of committing yet another war crime over killing 8-year-old boy. presstv.ir Israel has been accused of yet another war crime for the tragic killing of an eight-year-old boy in the street last November.
(2024-05-02). Iran has right to respond to any Israeli aggression: UN envoy. presstv.ir Iran's UN envoy says the country reserves its right to respond to any aggression by Israel.
(2024-05-02). Families of Israeli captives press for swap deal with Hamas. presstv.ir Families of Israeli captives step up pressure to reach a swap deal with Hamas.
(2024-05-02). IRGC: Iran employed only 20% of its military resources to punish Israel. presstv.ir The IRGC's Aerospace Division commander says Iran employed only 20% of its available military resources to punish Israel during its last month's Operation True Promise.
(2024-05-02). Iran asks EU to respect its Armed Forces. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the European Union must respect Iran's Armed Forces in line with international law.
(2024-05-02). Chicago University joins Gaza campus protests. presstv.ir Students across the US are demanding that their universities and colleges disclose their ties to the Israeli regime, and at the same time divest from them.
(2024-05-02). Iraqi fighters strike 'vital' Israeli target in Syria's occupied Golan. presstv.ir Iraq's Islamic Resistance announces striking a "vital" Israeli target in Syria's Tel Aviv-occupied Golan Heights.
(2024-05-02). Russia says US has held UN Security Council 'hostage'. presstv.ir Russia says the US has taken the UN Security Council hostage as Washington does not reflect the body's stance on Israel's Gaza war.
(2024-05-02). Leader calls for mounting pressure on Israel as Gaza 'first issue' of world. presstv.ir Ayatollah Khamenei has called for piling up pressure on the Israeli regime so that the issue of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip cannot be undermined.
(2024-05-02). US police use tear gas, rubber bullet against pro-Palestinian students. presstv.ir The US police have used tear gas and rubber bullets as anti-Israel protests are further spreading across university campuses in the country.
(2024-05-02). Greek May Day demos condemn Israeli savagery in Gaza. presstv.ir A few thousand protesters held flags, banners, and placards in support of Palestine and the protests taking place on university campuses in the States.
(2024-05-02). Drone footage captures aftermath of deadly Kenyan flood. presstv.ir At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday.
(2024-05-02). Protesters burn photos of G7 leaders ahead of energy meeting in Italy. presstv.ir Protesters set pictures of G7 leaders on fire and chanted during a demonstration near Italy's Turin city.
(2024-05-02). 'Repetitive statements' give no extra rights to Kuwait over gas field: Iran. presstv.ir Iran once again rejects claims by Kuwait over a disputed gas field in the Persian Gulf.
(2024-05-02). Inspired by demos in US, students in Lebanon protest for Gaza. presstv.ir They were inspired by similar demonstrations taking American and European campuses by storm.
(2024-05-02). Displaced Gazans thank US students for their support. presstv.ir Displaced Gazans write graffiti on their tents, thanking US students for their support.
(2024-05-02). Nuclear chief: 130 IAEA inspectors are authorized to work in Iran. presstv.ir The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says 130 IAEA inspectors are permitted to visit Iran.
(2024-05-02). Police dismantle migrant camp near Paris city hall. presstv.ir Police said the dozens of tents posed a potential health and security risk.
(2024-05-02). Hamas To Snub Israel On Gaza Truce Deal? Netanyahu's Rafah Invasion Vow 'Angers' Group. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). NATO Nation Up In Arms Against Israel's Gaza War; Set To Join South Africa's Genocide Case At ICJ. hindustantimes.com Nato nation Turkey will join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ. The announcement was made by the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Fidan said legal experts have been studying how to participate in the case at the world's top court. Watch for more. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-02). Still Stuck In Gaza, Israel Wants New War With Hezbollah? Army Chief's Big 'Offensive In North' Hint. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). Iran Supreme Leader's Veiled Warning To Saudi; Khamenei Lambasts U.S. For 'Forcing' Ties With Israel. hindustantimes.com Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, slammed the U.S. for forcing Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel. "Some people think that by forcing neighboring countries to normalize their ties [with Israel] the problem will be solved. They are wrong," he said. His comments came after Antony Blinken said that U.S. is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises ties with Israel. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-02). Israel In Trouble? Russia Raises Alarm At UN Over 'Chilling Report' On Gaza Mass Graves. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). London: Gaza War Protesters Blockade Trade Dept, Arms Factories Over Supplies To Israel | Watch. hindustantimes.com Massive protests erupted in London on Labour Day against arms supplies to Israel amid Gaza war. Protesters blockaded the UK Government's Business and Trade department building in solidarity with a few employees who had pointed out the deals between the two countries a month earlier, fearing they would be held complicity in Gaza war crimes. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-02). 'Zelensky Betrayed His People…': Former Israeli Colonel's Stinging Attack Amid Russia War. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). Watch Houthi Reaction To USA's Offer Of Economic 'Incentives' To Stop Red Sea Ship Attacks | Gaza. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). 'Poland Not Cannon Fodder': Protesters Fume At NATO Nation's Support To Ukraine | Watch. hindustantimes.com Hundreds of Polish protesters hit the streets in Warsaw on Labour Day over the Poland government's support to Ukraine amid Russia's war. The protesters argued that the government's stance risks dragging the country itself into war. The protesters were also heard chanting 'Not our war' slogans and waved banners that read: 'Stop Americanization of Poland.' Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-02). U.S.-made HIMARS Turns Fireball After Russian Iskander Missile Strike In Ukraine | Watch. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). Putin's Third Ballistic Missile Strike On Odesa In 3 Days; Postal Depot Burns, 14 Injured | Watch. hindustantimes.com Russia again attacked Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa. Russia rained ballistic missiles on a post depot, injuring 14 of its workers. It was the third such attack in 3 days. Videos on social media showed a massive plume of smoke emanating from the impact site. Meanwhile, the U.S. has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in its war against Ukraine. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-02). Viral: Pakistani Hindu MP Shames Sharif Govt Over Forced Conversions | 'Few Dirty Eggs…'. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-01). Odessa tragedy in 2014 was planned, former Ukrainian official says. plenglish.com Moscow, May 1 (Prensa Latina) The tragedy in the Trade Union House that was set on fire in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on May 2, 2014, was a very well-planned operation, Ukrainian former Lieutenant Colonel Vasily Prozorov said on Wednesday.