2025-01-11: News Headlines

Ana Vraƒçar (2025-01-11). Israel extends detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya amid ongoing attacks on health in Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has prolonged the imprisonment of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya without charges, while its occupation forces persist in targeting Gaza's healthcare…

Mueve AL, Resumen English. (2025-01-11). Venezuela: An Anti-Fascist Presidential Inauguration. popularresistance.org More than 2,000 social leaders, communicators and national and international political activists gathered today at the La Carlota Center, Caracas, to participate in the Great World Anti-Fascist Festival and, from that front, to support the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro Moros. | Delegations from more than 100 countries will travel to Caracas this Friday to accompany the ceremony, which confirms that Venezuela's institutionality is recognized and respected by the peoples of the world, despite the destabilization attempts of the right wing and its constant calls to isolate the country from the rest of the…

Ikrame Imane Kouachi, Anadolu Ajansƒ±. (2025-01-11). Israel, US, UK Launch First Joint Attack On Houthi Targets. popularresistance.org Sanaa, Yemen – Israel, the US, and Britain on Friday carried out their first coordinated attack on Houthi targets in Yemen, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported. | Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV also reported that a series of airstrikes targeted the vicinity of the Al-Sabeen Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. | The attack coincided with a rally in support of Palestine amid Israel's 16-month-old continuing genocidal war on Gaza. | Additionally, the Houthis reported six airstrikes on the port city of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen. | Al-Masirah later reported: "An American-British assault targeted t…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-01-11). The Chris Hedges Report: The Zionists Kill Doctors in Gaza. popularresistance.org UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk said, "The protection of hospitals during warfare is paramount and must be respected by all sides, at all times." International law enshrines medical facilities as sanctuaries for those in direst need but as Dr. Rupa Marya tells host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Israel's attacks on hospitals amidst the ongoing genocide represent a catastrophic violation of this principle. | A professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Marya now faces suspension for speaking out against Israel's blatant violations of inte…

Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. (2025-01-11). Blinken's Disturbing Exit Interview. popularresistance.org Biden's time in office is coming to an end, but not before a parting gift for Israel. | The State Department recently announced that it would notify Congress about another massive arms deal, this one worth $8 billion. It includes medium-range air-to-air missiles, Hellfire missiles, 500-pound bombs, and more. | The announcement comes amid a deluge of dire news out of Gaza. Flood. Famine. Extreme cold. Israel killed more than 234 Palestinians during the first 4 days of 2025. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International recently published reports saying Israel is committing genocide.

Staff (2025-01-11). Nicolás Maduro Sworn in as President of Venezuela for 2025-2031 Term. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in this Friday, January 10, before the National Assembly (AN) for the constitutional period 2025-2031 after being reelected in the July 28 presidential elections. When taking the oath, Maduro placed his right hand on the original Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, signed by Commander Hugo Chávez at its approval, on December 15, 1999. | The president swore with these words: | "Before this great National Assembly, the Legislative Power of the Republic. Before visitors and delegates from 125 countries. Before the people of Venezuela, I swear by the Ind…

Stephanie Weatherbee Brito, Vivian Fernandes, People's Dispatch. (2025-01-11). What's At Stake With Maduro's Inauguration In Venezuela. popularresistance.org January 10 is a crucial day for Venezuela: the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President, after having been re-elected with 52% of the votes on July 28. This act not only marks the continuity of the Bolivarian Revolution, but also reflects the commitment of the Venezuelan people to the construction of a socialist model and in resistance to the aggression of US imperialism and the oligarchic elites. | The Venezuelan reactionary sectors, supported by the US and its allies, have tried to destabilize the country on multiple occasions and once again now, with the defeated candidate Edmundo González self-proclaiming…

A Guest Author (2025-01-11). No popular revolution is launched with imperialism's backing. workers.org By Bahman Azad The message below, from U.S. Peace Council President Bahman Azad, was read by Saher Al Khamash of the Bronx Anti-War Coalition at a webinar on the U.S. role in Syria, organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition, on Dec. 28, 2024. Bahman Azad Please forgive me for . . . |

Staff (2025-01-11). Ya'alon: I would prefer Islamic State to Iran in Syria. defenddemocracy.press Defense minister says jihadists don't 'have capabilities' of Islamic Republic, which he brands Israel's 'greatest enemy' By Judah Ari Gross 19 January 2016 Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday that Iran poses a greater threat than the Islamic State, and that if the Syrian regime were to fall, Israel would prefer that IS was in …

UMMID (2025-01-11). Two handshakes – one in Syria, other in US, that sparked debate. ummid.com Two handshakes — one in Syria and the other in the United States, which actually could not take place, have sparked debate across the world.

The Black Alliance for Peace. (2025-01-11). LA Fires: The Santa Ana Blowback of Capitalist Climate Change Neglect. popularresistance.org The incendiary cataclysms in Los Angeles, California remind us that the root cause of the climate crisis exacerbating the fires spreading throughout that city and surrounding areas is fossil fuel production emblematic of runaway capitalism fueled by white "supremacy" ideology, patriarchy, and colonization. And while it's easy to focus solely on the fires, it's important to note that the associated smoke will be the main culprit in the loss of life due to environmental racism that has assaulted the public health of Black, Brown, Indigenous and all poor and working class people in Los Angeles and throughout the cou…

Doctors Against Genocide (2025-01-11). Sunday 1/12: Not Another Child, Not Another Hospital Zoom Meeting. indybay.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). 10 Mayo Clinic research advances in 2024, spanning stem cell therapy in space to growing mini-organs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — At Mayo Clinic, researchers published more than 10,000 scientific papers in 2024 that are driving medical discoveries, leading to new cures for the future. The following are 10 research highlights from Mayo Clinic this year: Microscopic view of an intestinal organoid Growing mini-organs to find new treatments for complex disease Mayo Clinic investigators are growing three-dimensional human intestines in a dish to track disease and find new cures for complex conditions such as inflammatory…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). The culprit behind many broken New Year's resolutions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert offers strategies for identifying, neutralizing a common barrier to success LONDON — There is a common culprit behind many broken New Year's resolutions and other unrealized goals, and it can influence your thoughts and actions without your awareness, says Safia Debar, M.B.B.S., a general practitioner and resiliency expert at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London. If you are having difficulty achieving goals to exercise more, eat nutritious meals and take other steps…

Staff (2025-01-11). A warning by Trump to Netanyahu on Iran? One more deceptive maneuver? defenddemocracy.press Trump shares video criticising Netanyahu's 'obsessive' push for US-Iran conflict Jan 8, 2025 US President-elect, Donald Trump, shared a video on his Truth Social platform Wednesday that shows Columbia University Professor, Jeffrey Sachs, criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "obsessive" efforts to involve the US in war with Iran, Anadolu Agency reports. The …

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Colombian president rejects US Congress's measure against ICC. plenglish.com Bogota, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro described the US Congress's attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the beginning of global barbarism, a measure intended to protect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said.

Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-11). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org

Doctors Against Genocide (2025-01-11). Tuesday 1/14: Webinar to launch Cultivating Courage. indybay.org

Margaux Hourigat (2025-01-11). Delegate to the United Nations- Indefinite-term contract based in FIDH Geneva office. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
| You can find us on our social networks: : www.fidh.org/en (…) | – |

bwitanek (2025-01-11). Global Day of Action to #CloseBases February 23, 2025 — at a military base near you! fightbackbetter.com The thousands of military bases, both foreign and domestic, around the world are a critical piece of the war machine…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-11). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org

Arnold August (2025-01-11). Canada Should Focus on Its Own Human Rights Issues. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish pieces older than two weeks. However, an exception is being made in this case as the current article remains as relevant today as when it was first published. | By Arnold August — Dec 24, 2024 | China has decided to impose countermeasures against two Canadian organizations as well as 20 personnel from these organizations in accordance with the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. The decision took effect on December 21, 2024. | China's measures responded to the Canadian government's Human Rights Day announcement on December 10. On a day devoted to honoring hu…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-11). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Top cancer research stories of 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers spent 2024 mining patient data, leveraging artificial intelligence and conducting clinical trials to reveal insights that improve patient care. By Mayo Clinic staff Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians and scientists are researching the causes of cancer and its recurrence, innovating new methods to detect cancer as early as possible, and developing new and more effective treatments. Here are some of their top success stories from the past year: …

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-11). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-11). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-01-11). If They Don't Believe They're Enemies, Why Should You? indybay.org that isn't the reality of what is happening with Palestine. This isn't two groups mutually opposed to one another's existence, this is an apartheid settler colony backed by the most powerful empire in history getting dropped on top of a pre-existing civilization, with the people who had been living there being told that they must either submit to losing their rights, their property and their dignity, or face extermination.

UMMID (2025-01-11). U.S. House passes bill to sanction ICC, Poland announces protection for Netanyahu. ummid.com In another move confirming the complicity of the U.S. and its allies in the Israeli war crimes, the U.S. Congress passed a Bill seeking sanctions against the International Criminal Court while Poland says there is no bar for Netanyahu from visiting the country despite ICC warrant.

Gidi Weitz (2025-01-11). Senior police officer refused to seize key BibiLeaks suspect's phone; State Attorney had to intervene. haaretz.com Investigation divisions chief Boaz Balat opposed seizing the second phone of Yonatan Urich, suspected of leaking military documents for Netanyahu. A Haaretz investigation has also revealed that the prime minister knew the documents' source, despite claiming otherwise…

Nicholas Mwangi (2025-01-11). Political crisis in Mozambique escalates following controversial election ruling. peoplesdispatch.org Mozambique has been experiencing increased tensions on the streets since the Constitutional Court validated the October 9 general election results on December 23, 2024. The court confirmed Daniel Chapo of the FRELIMO party, which has governed Mozambique since independence in 1975, as the winner of the presidential race with 65.17% of the vote. The announcement sparked accusations of electoral fraud and led to widespread violence, resulting in over 50 deaths and plunging the country into unrest. | Background of the national crisis: | General elections were held in Mozambique on October 9. Unrest and protes…

WSWS (2025-01-11). New Zealand government's "foreign interference" bill prepares new attacks on democratic rights. wsws.org The proposed law—which is supported by the opposition Labour Party—will be used to criminalise opposition to militarism and war, as well as other actions that are deemed to benefit "foreign powers" and to undermine the interests of New Zealand capitalism.

WSWS (2025-01-11). First congestion pricing scheme in the US begins in New York City. wsws.org Behind the political fight over the new tolling program is a deepening crisis in the transportation system in New York City and around the country for which neither political party has an answer.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Yemen strikes US aircraft carrier in Red Sea as Israel hits Yemeni targets. presstv.ir Yemen conducts several retaliatory strikes against an American aircraft carrier and several other United States warships.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). US House passes ICC sanctions bill to protect Israeli war criminals. presstv.ir The US House of Representatives approves a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in response to the arrest warrants that the tribunal has issued against Israeli authorities for war crimes in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for third term, pledges to form 'new democracy'. presstv.ir Maduro became president following the death of Hugo Chavez in 2013.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Israeli ministers discuss plot to divide Syria: Report. presstv.ir Israeli media says the regime's ministers have met to discuss a classified plot to promote the division of Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). In pursuit of justice: Israeli soldier accused of war crimes submitted to Swedish court. presstv.ir A legal case against Boaz Ben David, an Israeli soldier accused of war crimes in Gaza, has been submitted to a Swedish court.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Most of Israeli captives in northern Gaza 'missing' after heavy bombardment: Hamas. presstv.ir Hamas has repeatedly said Netanyahu does not care about the fate of the Israeli captives and is deliberately killing them.

Ali Salam (2025-01-11). Israeli Forces Bomb a Home, Abduct 15 Palestinians, Near Jenin. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli forces bombed a citizen's home and abducted fifteen Palestinians, including a woman, in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

Ali Salam (2025-01-11). Israeli Forces Shoot a Palestinian Near Hebron, Injure Others in Bethlehem and Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, on Friday, a Palestinian young man near Hebron and injured others in Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, in addition to injuring others near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2025-01-11). Three Reasons To Vote Against Nomination Of Pete Hegseth For Secretary Of Defense. popularresistance.org On January 14 at 9: 30am, the Fox News commentator and Army National Guard Major Pete Hegseth is scheduled to be questioned by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing on President-elect Trump's nomination for him to be Secretary of Defense. | I, along with many other women and men military veterans, will be at the hearing to strongly protest Hegseth's nomination and demand that the Senate refuse to send the nomination forward for a vote of the entire Senate. | I am an unlikely protester. I served 29 years in the US Army and Army Reserves. I retired as a Colonel.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Delhi Election 2025: Polling on Feb 05, vote count on Feb 08. ummid.com The Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday January 07, 2025 announced February 5 to be the date of Delhi assembly elections.

Staff (2025-01-11). 'Killer go home': Protesters shout at Israeli president in Nicosia. defenddemocracy.press Jan 9, 2024 Around 200 demonstrators are gathered near the Presidential Palace in Nicosia to protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's scheduled meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. The crowd carries banners declaring Herzog "unwelcome" in Cyprus. Protesters chant slogans including "No to imperialist wars", "Free Palestine", "Cyprus, Palestine, solidarity", and "Long live the friendship of …

tn.ai (2025-01-11). US, UK, Israeli Attacks on Yemen Extremity of Lawbreaking: Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Foreign Ministry of Iran strongly condemned the fresh military strikes that the US, the UK and the Zionist regime have launched against Yemen as the most glaring example of lawbreaking and violation of the UN Charter.

_____ (2025-01-11). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Israeli strikes kill more civilians across Gaza. presstv.ir Israel is pushing ahead with its genocidal onslaught on Gaza, killing more Palestinians in its indiscriminate air and artillery strikes.



Isabelle Ponet (2025-01-11). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
| The Deuteronomic (…) | – | / |

Shira Miron (2025-01-11). In the fraught debate over antisemitism in Germany, Jew are just a pawn in a larger battle. haaretz.com The argument over what constitutes antisemitism in Germany is not directly connected to the security and future well-being of the Jewish and Israeli communities there. Yet Israel's government is determined to intervene…

Staff (2025-01-11). Report: Gaza rescue services are on verge of shutting down due to IDF strikes. haaretz.com ISRAEL: IDF deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Baram, announced that he would leave his position at the end of February ‚ñ WEST BANK: IDF detains several wanted individuals in Qabatiya ‚ñ GAZA: Report says Hamas has offered Israel to postpone resolution of Gaza deal key Issues for later stages ‚ñ YEMEN: The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in northern, central Yemen, IDF says…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-01-11). IDF deputy chief asks to resign: 'The war has died down'. haaretz.com IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Amir Baram says he had agreed to extend his tenure because of the war in Gaza. He now asks to leave his position, saying that the intensity of fighting has died down: 'My ability to contribute is limited'…

Staff (2025-01-11). Report: Gaza emergency services on verge of shutting down due to IDF strikes. haaretz.com ISRAEL: IDF deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Baram, announced that he would leave his position at the end of February ‚ñ WEST BANK: IDF detains several wanted individuals in Qabatiya ‚ñ GAZA: Report says Hamas has offered Israel to postpone resolution of Gaza deal key Issues for later stages ‚ñ YEMEN: The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in northern, central Yemen, IDF says…

UMMID (2025-01-11). Released from Israeli prison, Palestinian Doctor returns to hospital. ummid.com In a show of unmatched grit, Palestinian Doctor Mahmoud Abu Shehada returned to hospital the same day he was released from the Israeli Jail following a court order.

Staff (2025-01-11). Lancet Study: Gaza Health Ministry Undercounted Death Toll By 41%. defenddemocracy.press The study doesn't account for indirect deaths caused by the Israeli siege by Dave DeCamp January 9, 2025 A new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet found that the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has significantly undercounted the number of Palestinians killed by Israel's genocidal war. The study reviewed the period …

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-11). Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation. fidh.org

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Iran to soon unveil advanced drone, missile cities: IRGC chief. presstv.ir The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country is to unveil several "new missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) cities."

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Gaza's Nasser Hospital on verge of closure as Israel blocks fuel deliveries: UK charity. presstv.ir Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), a UK-based charity, has warned that Gaza's largest partially functioning hospital will likely shut down "within less than 48 hours", amid fuel shortage due to Israel's blockade.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). After 15 months, Israeli army admits to killing kibbutz settlers on Oct. 7. presstv.ir After 15 months, the Israeli army has admitted to killing kibbutz settlers on October 7, 2023.

Staff (2025-01-11). How Fascism Came. defenddemocracy.press America's democracy was destroyed by the two ruling parties who sold us out to corporations, militarists and billionaires. Now we pay the price. By Chris Hedges Dec 23, 2024 For over two decades, I and a handful of others — Sheldon Wolin, Noam Chomsky, Chalmers Johnson, Barbara Ehrenreich and Ralph Nader — warned that the …

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2025-01-11). Dr Victor Frankenstein Disavows His Monster. popularresistance.org Very few humans have had the good fortune to descend into the depths of the world's oceans. The deepest such place — 11 kilometres below sea level at its deepest point — is the Mariana Trench, which is located just north of the 607 islands of the Federated States of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean (by comparison, Mount Everest is nearly nine kilometres above sea level). Down there, in the depths below six kilometres in what is called the hadal zone, there is no light. It is called the hadal zone after Hades, the ancient Greek god of the underworld.

Otis Grotewohl (2025-01-11). Ukraine: Trump seeks profits, not 'peace'/WW commentary. workers.org Before the U.S. elections, incoming President Donald Trump claimed he wanted to see an end to the war in Ukraine. In fact, he bragged that he could stop the conflict "within 24 hours of taking office." (The Hill, Dec. 30) Chicago, mid-May 2012, during week of anti-NATO actions. WW PHOTO . . . |

Alex Anfruns, John Catalinotto (2025-01-11). ø'Golpe' o revolución popular en el Sahel? workers.org Catalinotto, redactor gerente de Mundo Obrero/Workers World, entrevistó al periodista y escritor europeo Alex Anfruns acerca de su libro Níger: øOtro golpe de Estado o Revolución panafricana? 2024, El viejo topo, Barcelona, John Catalinotto: Decidiste escribir un libro sobre los acontecimientos ocurridos en el Sahel africano en el último año . . . |

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Pezeshkian felicitates Aoun on election as Lebanon's president. presstv.ir Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulates Joseph Aoun on his election as Lebanon's new president, voicing Tehran's readiness to further develop cooperation with Beirut.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…

UMMID (2025-01-11). Massive earthquake hits China's Tibet region, scores dead. ummid.com A massive earthquake struck China's Tibet region Tuesday January 07, 2025 leaving scores dead and hundreds injured.

Aseel Saleh (2025-01-11). Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun elected as president after agreement with resistance. peoplesdispatch.org The Lebanese parliament elected the Army's Commander-in-Chief,

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Iran backs stable, independent Lebanon free from foreign occupation: Araghchi. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran supports a stable and independent Lebanon free from foreign occupation and threat.

Arnaud Natal, Isabelle Guérin, Sébastien Michiels, Timothée Narring (2025-01-11). The Urgent Need to Better Measure Household Debt. cadtm.org

CADTM Switzerland , Collective, Les Amis de la Terre (2025-01-11). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org

Christoph Sorg (2025-01-11). CADTM and the experience of the Greek Truth Committee on Public Debt. cadtm.org

Jean Andreau (2025-01-11). Personal endebtment and debt forgivness in the Roman empire. cadtm.org

Michael Hudson (2025-01-11). Democracy and Debt: Has the Link been Broken? cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Debt Slavery — Why It Destroyed Rome, Why It Will Destroy Us Unless It's Stopped
| Book V of Aristotle's Politics describes the eternal transition of oligarchies making themselves (…) | – |

Michael Roberts (2025-01-11). Forecast 2025: roaring or tepid? cadtm.org

tn.ai (2025-01-11). IRGC Unveils Another Missile Storage Facility. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The newest underground "missile city" of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was unveiled on Friday.

tn.ai (2025-01-11). Iran, Croatia Discuss Closer Ties. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Croatia expressed their countries' determination to promote cooperation in various fields.

tvbrics (2025-01-11). Brazilian beef exports are expected to hit new record in 2025. tvbrics.com China was the main destination for Brazilian beef exports in 2024…

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Leaving a permanent record of humanity on the moon — in 100 billion pixels. aljazeera.com 'Sanctuary on the Moon' is a lunar time capsule that provides a detailed guide to life on Earth for our future selves.

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Why is India courting the Taliban now? aljazeera.com Meeting between India's foreign secretary and the Taliban this week has prompted speculation.

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Dozens killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State, UN says. aljazeera.com Attack on village of Kyauk Ni Maw, in Ramree island township, kills more than 40 people and destroys about 500 homes.

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Jeju Air black boxes ceased recording before plane crash, South Korea says. aljazeera.com Transport ministry is investigating cause of the data loss following worst-ever aviation disaster in country's history.

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Myanmar's rebels liberate territory — administrating it is the next battle. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera visits liberated area in Karen State where establishing a civil administration is the next task for fighters.

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,052. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,052nd day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Second synagogue in Sydney, Australia defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti. aljazeera.com Australia has seen a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the last year, including graffiti on buildings and cars.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Pokémon party at Mayo Clinic Children's Center brings joy, lasting memories. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "If you excuse me — I can show you my deck," Arthur says, darting upstairs. Moments later, he returns with a stack of Pokémon cards 5 inches high. "This is Code Breaker," he explains. "It puts two of any card on top of your deck. It's handy." As he shuffles through the stack, explaining each card, it's clear that he's become something of an expert. At just 5 years old, Arthur has been battling neuroblastoma…

The Independent (2025-01-11). Measles hits South Karamoja districts. independent.co.ug Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Measles outbreak has been confirmed in three districts of Nakapiripirit, Amudat, and Nabilatuk. Measles is an airborne disease that affects mainly children aged between 6 months and 10 years old. It is spread through air and contact with an infected person. Nabilatuk district has 111 accumulative cases registered between …

WSWS (2025-01-11). The 2024 wildfire season in Canada: Climate catastrophe and capitalism converge. wsws.org In line with the homicidal response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, capitalist governments at all levels, dedicated to the enrichment of the corporate and financial elite no matter the social costs, have done nothing to prevent wildfires and assist those already devastated by them.

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-11). Activities of the British Army intelligence linked Mutton Crew that targeted covid-sceptics continue to be exposed. expose-news.com

Suci Sekarwati (2025-01-11). UNICEF Reports Mass Casualties of Gaza Children During First Week of 2025. indybay.org

Guest Blogger (2025-01-11). Alaska Energy Shenanigans: Eklutna Dam and the RPS (Part I: Background). wattsupwiththat.com The environmental stakeholders who have weaseled their way into the process are waging a full-on frontal assault against hydropower, aiming to convince people that it is not "green" and that we need to replace our firm and already paid for infrastructure with an extremely expensive and environmentally destructive building block to facilitate Green New Deal profiteering. In the twisted view of depopulationist Brad Meiklejohn: "You can't really call Eklutna hydropower a renewable resource if you are killing off Alaska's ultimate renewable resource, salmon." Those salmon not being for human consumption, apparently.

WSWS (2025-01-11). Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine ends. wsws.org The ending of Ukraine's long-standing role as transit route for Russian gas to Europe continues to exacerbate already existing tensions within Europe as the NATO proxy war heads into its third year…

Peoples Dispatch (2025-01-11). Iraqi Prime Minister visits Iran to strengthen regional unity and resist external interference. peoplesdispatch.org Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visited Iran on Wednesday, January 8 where the two countries discussed strengthening regional unity to resist all forms of external interference while increasing their mutual cooperation and communication. | During his meeting with the Iraqi delegation, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian Al-Sudani's visit…

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Cuba convenes congress on nonclinical biopharmaceutical development. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) called on the global scientific community to participate in the International Congress on Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, which will take place in Varadero beach in late May, the institution announced.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Silvio Rodríguez and Niurka González receive Family Homeland Award. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The couple formed by singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez and his wife, flutist Niurka González, received the Family Homeland Award, granted by the Economic Society of Friends of the Country (SEAP).

Martha Ríos (2025-01-11). Evacuados por explosiones en provincia cubana de Holguín retornan a sus hogares. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) El Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Minfar) de Cuba informó este viernes que las personas evacuadas debido a las explosiones ocurridas en una obra militar en la provincia Holguín podrán regresar a sus hogares.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-11). Será en Cuba Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud de la UIT. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) Cuba será sede de la Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud (CMJ-25), evento organizado por la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT) y el Ministerio de Comunicaciones de la República de Cuba, entre los días 11 y 13 de marzo venidero en el balneario de Varadero, 140 kilómetros al este de La Habana.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Staff (2025-01-11). Trump Says He Is Setting Up a Meeting With Putin. defenddemocracy.press The Kremlin appeared to confirm that a summit was being planned by Kyle Anzalone January 10, 2025 President-elect Donald Trump said he is working on setting up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In response, Moscow said Putin is willing to sit down with Trump without preconditions. On Friday, Trump was asked about potentially …

____ (2025-01-11). About Porn … smoothiex12.blogspot.com my evening was going fine until I stumbled upon this.
This is hardcore, this is the best 69 I ever saw. The moment of clarity when one understands, suddenly, what has been missing in one's life. Now I want this, bad. This is sheer electromechanical porn.

Staff (2025-01-11). The Los Angeles fire disaster and the necessity of socialist planning. defenddemocracy.press By Tom Carter Han 10, 2024 The multiple fires currently raging out of control in Los Angeles, California, represent a catastrophe of staggering proportions. Communities, the size of small cities in themselves, have been erased from the map as numerous separate fires, accelerated by high winds and dry conditions, have rapidly overwhelmed what inadequate or …

WSWS (2025-01-11). Workers Party marks second anniversary of coup attempt hailing Brazil's military and condemning socialist revolution. wsws.org If the fascists failed two years ago, they are already looking for their next and better prepared attempt under more favorable domestic and international conditions.

WSWS (2025-01-11). Los Angeles residents speak out on ongoing fire catastrophe. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke to numerous workers and residents in the city, on the direct impact of the fire, as well as the connected social and political issues. We ask all our readers in the Los Angeles area to write to US about their experiences with the fires this week.

WSWS (2025-01-11). The Los Angeles fires: What must be done. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party insists that one principle—human need—must in all circumstances take precedence over the wealth and profits of the super-rich.

WSWS (2025-01-11). Park City Mountain ski patrollers' strike concludes after 2 weeks. wsws.org The 204 workers ended their strike with a $2 wage increase to the base pay to $23 an hour and an average $4 an hour wage increase for more experienced workers.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Bariatric surgery helps pastor strike the right chord. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eric Mason after surgery Eric Mason Sr. is many things — pastor, bishop, educator, nonprofit director, mentor, husband, father and grandfather — but one of the activities he enjoys most is singing. Because of his work, Eric, 55, travels a lot — both near his home in Savannah, Georgia, and beyond — preaching to different congregations and, often, leading them in song. He's even recorded three CDs. So when he noticed he couldn't hold a…

Guest Blogger (2025-01-11). The Interests of the U.S. and the Honolulu Climate Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court. wattsupwiththat.com The Supreme Court should grant certiorari on this case. There is a clear conflict between several federal court rulings, specifically and most clearly the Second Circuit's dismissal of New York City's virtually identical lawsuit in 2021and the ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court. Both court rulings reveal a conflict on the issue of whether federal law precludes claims brought under state law and whether a given state may apply its laws to address purported injuries caused by emissions from another state. Moreover, the Hawaii Supreme Court decision clearly is incorrect: Interstate emissions, international emissions…

WSWS (2025-01-11). International working class unity, not the USW's support for tariffs and nationalist warmongering, can defend our jobs at National Steel Car! wsws.org We know workers at National Steel car are going through a rough time right now. These massive layoffs, affecting some 1,200 workers or approximately three-quarters of our workforce, are happening at the worst possible time and are obviously causing a lot of stress.

WSWS (2025-01-11). Milei shuts down museums memorializing victims of Argentina's military dictatorship. wsws.org Argentina's fascist President Milei seeks to erase the record of torture, disappearances and murder of tens of thousands of militant workers and youth.

WSWS (2025-01-11). Australia: Labor government's NDIS overhaul excluding thousands of children from disability support. wsws.org Labor plans to slash $60 billion from disability funding over the next decade, imposing stricter eligibility criteria and cost-cutting assessment tools.

WSWS (2025-01-11). National Guard deployed to Los Angeles fire zones as anger builds over government failure to prevent disaster. wsws.org In addition to the direct threat the fires pose, the smoke produced as a result is enormously toxic and dangerous. Materials including microplastics, mercury and lead, as well as the chemicals carbon monoxide, benzene and dioxins are very common in urban fires.

WSWS (2025-01-11). Maria fails to capture the complex life and vocal tragedy of soprano Maria Callas. wsws.org The film attempts to depict the famous diva's final days in 1977.

WSWS (2025-01-11). 140 years since the Berlin Congress: The new Scramble for Africa—Part One. wsws.org The conference's proceedings, discussion and conclusions made clear that the continent's rich resources and human labour were to be exploited for profits. Its mountains, lakes, rivers, canals and coastlines were now geostrategic enclaves in the competition for world hegemony.

Staff (2025-01-11). A Comprehensive Deal for Peace in the Middle East. defenddemocracy.press The sheer majority of people in the Middle East, and in the world, yearn for peace. Yet a violent extremist minority commits the region to endless war. By Jeffrey D. Sachs, Ehud Shapiro Jan 10, 2025 The key to peace in the Middle East is the security of all states and peoples in the region. …

Staff (2025-01-11). As Apocalyptic Fires Torch LA, Climate Campaigners Say 'Big Oil Did This'. defenddemocracy.press "The fires in Los Angeles aren't just a tragedy, they're a crime." By Jake Johnson Jan 09, 2025 As massive wildfires continued ripping through Los Angeles on Thursday, leaving utter devastation in their wake, climate campaigners said blame for the infernos ultimately lies with the mega-profitable oil and gas giants that have spent decades knowingly …

Arshad Mehmood (2025-01-11). One Man's Calling To Educate Women, Children in Tribal Pakistan. themedialine.org

_____ (2025-01-11). Singapore ministers threaten legal action against media outlets, government demands 'corrections'. cpj.org/feed/atom/

_____ (2025-01-11). VPNs, training, and mental health workshops: How CPJ helped journalist safety in 2024. Lucy Westcott

_____ (2025-01-11). In India, 4 suspects arrested over killing of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. the-independent.com

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). 12 people killed in ammunition factory blast in northwest Turkey. presstv.ir A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey, killing a dozen people.

Abdullah Jallow (2025-01-11). Virtue remains distinct even when an era is filled with corruption. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah, The Most High, said: ŸÇŸèŸÑ ŸÑŸëŸéÿß ŸäŸéÿ≥Ÿíÿ™ŸéŸàŸêŸä ÿߟџíÿÆŸéÿ®ŸêŸäÿ´Ÿè ŸàŸéÿߟÑÿ∑ŸëŸéŸäŸëŸêÿ®Ÿè ŸàŸ&eacute…

A a (2025-01-11). L'Indonesia nei BRICS++, un'opportunità per tutta l'ASEAN. strategic-culture.su L'ingresso dell'Indonesia nei BRICS+ segna un passo importante per l'ASEAN e per la politica estera del Paese, mentre la regione si prepara a giocare un ruolo sempre più rilevante nelle dinamiche geopolitiche ed economiche globali del XXI secolo. | Segue nostro Lo scorso 6 gennaio, il governo brasiliano, membro fondatore dei BRICS e detentore della presidenza di turno per l'anno appena iniziato, ha annunciato l'adesione dell'Indonesia co…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Update adult vaccinations for a new year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the start of a new year is a good calendar reminder to update adult vaccinations. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Whether it's the annual flu shot,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can vitamin C keep the common cold away? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter is flu and cold season. Will taking in more vitamin C keep you healthier and prevent illness? Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family physician, explains more about the health benefits of vitamin C in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/uo0fL-RI3x0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Want to keep the common cold…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How belly breathing benefits your body, mind. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is breathing from your belly beneficial? If so, can you explain why and how to do it? ANSWER: From the day you're born, you know how to breathe correctly. That means letting the diaphragm — the large, thin muscle just below the rib cage — do the work of drawing air into the lungs and letting it out. It's known as diaphragmatic or belly breathing, and it's the most efficient and effective way to…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Advances in pancreatic cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images Pancreatic cancer screening has advanced significantly in recent years. There are now research-based guidelines on screening for people at high risk of developing the disease, and researchers are collaborating to develop new screening approaches involving genetic testing and artificial intelligence (AI). "We have high-quality studies from the U.S. and Europe that show screening can detect cancer at an earlier stage and that detection leads to better overall outcomes — most notably, improved survival,"…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had stomach issues my whole life, and it seems like my trips to the bathroom are becoming more frequent lately. I've heard of IBD. What is it? What are its symptoms? What can help me if I am diagnosed? ANSWER: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition that usually impacts the gastrointestinal tract. IBD is an umbrella term for either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, which are two different conditions with similar origins and inflammatory processes…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Do you have hypothyroidism? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You've been feeling fatigued and have gained some weight. It could be just a sign that you're getting older, but there might be a chance these general symptoms are caused by hypothyroidism. Dr. Victor Bernet, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, says a blood test can confirm the condition, also called underactive thyroid. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/yS2OhBk-LbM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tonsil cancer: What is it and how do you prevent it. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Katherine Price talks with a patient about head and neck cancer DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother had lingering hoarseness and a sore throat. When he finally went to the doctor, he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. He's in treatment, but it's been tough. Chemo makes him sick, and radiation is doing a number on his throat and salivary glands, making it hard to eat. He's on a feeding tube, but he has lost a lot of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: You're pregnant. Now what? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you are planning a pregnancy or just found out you are pregnant, you likely have many questions. Dr. Summer Allen, a family physician at Mayo Clinic who provides prenatal care and deliveries, says accessing prenatal care can look different for patients. She says a good start is working with your primary care clinician. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/0fH_4sqPAvI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Beckett gets a lifesaving birthday gift. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Beckett Hoggarth Beyer At birth, Beckett Hoggarth Beyer appeared to be a healthy newborn baby boy, growing and changing like a typical infant. But when his aunt — a physician — visited their home near Fargo, North Dakota, she noticed something was not right. Beckett's stools were light in color, and his skin tone was slightly more olive-toned than expected. Beckett's parents, Tracie Hoggarth and Ron Beyer, took him to his pediatrician. Blood tests revealed…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). What to do if you get a respiratory infection: A Mayo Clinic physician offers tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, respiratory infections like colds, flu and RSV are rising across the U.S. When you get sick, it's helpful to understand how to manage your symptoms effectively, especially if you're at higher risk for complications. Dr. Tina Ardon, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, offers tips for managing common viral illnesses and when to seek medical care. Recognizing symptoms Flu symptoms include sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, fever, body aches…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Minnesota Partnership awards four collaborative research grants for 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (MNP) has announced its four research awardees for 2024. MNP is funded by the State of Minnesota and provides support for innovative research conducted by teams from the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Mayo Clinic. Totaling $3 million, this year's awards support innovative projects on cognitive aging, cardiovascular disease, cancer and pulmonary hypertension. They are: An essential role for complement signaling in microglia on…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Pokémon party at Mayo Clinic Children's Center brings joy, lasting memories In his 5 years, Arthur has lived much of his life in the hospital because of terminal cancer. That's where he met Kevin Pike, a security ambassador at Mayo Clinic, who ignited a passion for Pokémon in Arthur. So much so that Arthur, with Kevin's help…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo flags at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At the direction of an executive order issued by President Joe Biden, Mayo Clinic has lowered its flags at all locations to half-staff until sunset on Jan. 30, 2025, in honor and remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter. Mayo Clinic remembers the life of former President Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100. Mayo Clinic teams were privileged to connect with the American statesman during his lifetime. "We are saddened by the loss…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. 10 Mayo Clinic research advances in 2024, spanning stem cell therapy in space to growing mini-organs At Mayo Clinic, researchers published more than 10,000 scientific papers in 2024 that are driving medical discoveries, leading to new cures for the future. Norovirus: What to know and how to avoid it If you've been bit by a stomach bug…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). New study calculates autoimmune disease prevalence in U.S. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have described — for the first time — the prevalence of autoimmune diseases in the U.S. Their research, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, reports that about 15 million people are estimated to have one or more of 105 autoimmune diseases. The study also found that autoimmune diseases occur most often in women and identified the top autoimmune diseases by prevalence, sex and…

UMMID (2025-01-11). Authorities confirm first human bird flu death in U.S. ummid.com The Health Authorities in the United States have confirmed the first bird flu death in the state of Louisiana.

UMMID (2025-01-11). GATE 2025 Admit Card Released, Direct Link to Download. ummid.com The IIT Roorkee has released the Admit Card (Hall Ticket) of the candidates who have registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) on its official website gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Trump wants Canada to be 51st state of U.S. ummid.com U.S. President Elect Donald Trump Monday January 6, 2025 reiterated his long-term suggestion of making Canada the 51st state of the United States.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Watch: Makkah Haram, Masjid Nabawi flooded after heavy rains. ummid.com The Grand Mosque in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi, The Prophet Mosque, in Madinah Munawwarah have been flooded after heavy rains last night.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Fact Check: Narayana Murthy's advice to young girls, boys which actually is not. ummid.com An image purportedly showing a screenshot of an article published by Hindustan Times (HT) has gone viral on social media, claiming that Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has advocated for 'limited interaction between young girls and boys for success' and discusses his alleged comments on the GenZ population.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Kerala TET November 2024 Admit Card Download Now Available. ummid.com The General Education Department, Government of Kerala (Pareeksha Bhavan) has released on its official website ktet.kerala.gov.in the link to download Hall Ticket or Admit Cards of the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (Kerala TET November 2024).

UMMID (2025-01-11). Meet Hussain Sajwani: UAE billionaire behind $20bn US Data Centre plan. ummid.com Dubai based billionaire Hussain Sajwani Tuesday January 07, 2025 announced a $20 billion investment in US data centers as U.S. President Elect Donald Trump watched standing behind him.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Watch: Xpeng Aero HT showcases 'Modular Flying Car' at CES 2025. ummid.com Chinese automobile giant, Xpeng Aero HT, showcased its 'modular flying car' at CES 2025.

UMMID (2025-01-11). CBSE CTET Dec 2024 Result Announced: Link to Check. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared on its official website cbseresults.nic.in the result of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) held in the month of December 2024.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Henley Passport Index 2025: India Slips Further Down. ummid.com India is down three points to its passport ranking in 2024 whereas Singapore retained the most powerful passport status in the world for the 3rd consecutive year, according to the Henley Passport Ranking 2025 released today.

UMMID (2025-01-11). MHT CET 2025 (PCB and PCM) dates revised. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell has revised the dates of MHT CET 2025 (PCM and PCB both) and other Entrance Tests to be held for the academic year 2025-26.

UMMID (2025-01-11). SSC CGL Tier II Exam 2024 City List Out, Admit Card on Jan 14. ummid.com The Staff Selection Commission has published on its official website 'ssc.gov.in', the Exam City details for the SSC CGL Tier II exams to be held later this year.

UMMID (2025-01-11). 04 Muslims in 119th U.S. Congress. ummid.com There are only 04 Muslims in the Christian dominated newly elected U.S. Congress or House of Representatives which opened its 119th session on January 03, 2025.

UMMID (2025-01-11). JEE Main 2025 City Intimation Slip Published. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published on the official website JEE Main 2025 'Advance Intimation for Allotment of Examination City'.

UMMID (2025-01-11). 'Undivided India' to mark IMD 150th anniversary. ummid.com The India Meteorological Department (IMD) turns 150 on January 15, 2025, and to celebrate the occasion it is organising an event or seminar titled "Undivided India" in New Delhi.

The Independent (2025-01-11). CENSUS REPORT: 58% of Ugandans legally own land. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Census findings show that only 58 percent of Ugandans who own land have legal documents as the country grapples with escalating land conflicts. In Greater Luwero districts, several people are in a panic over rampant evictions from land. The latest case involves over 300 people settled at the disputed …

The Independent (2025-01-11). Kitgum teachers arrested for conducting holiday lessons. independent.co.ug Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight teachers in Kitgum District have been arrested for conducting holiday classes. The teachers, from two schools—Horizons Nursery and Primary School Quarter and Kitgum Comprehensive College Main Campus—are accused of violating the national school calendar. Marijan Walire, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner of Kitgum, who led the operation, stated that …

The Independent (2025-01-11). Uganda shilling falls on dollar supply shortage. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda shilling seemed to be halting the downward trend against the dollar at the close of the week, at 3,695.05 buying and 3705.05 selling, on Friday, according to the Central Bank. The shilling has been depreciating since December 19, 2024, when the dollar was quoted by the Bank of …

The Independent (2025-01-11). What is brain death? independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya on Thursday has sparked a discussion on brain death with experts clarifying that this concept might only have been used to offer false hope and to attract unnecessary cost. In an interview with URN, Dr Erasmus Okello an Intensivist and Lecturer of …

Staff (2025-01-11). President Chaos Presiding Over Hell on Earth. defenddemocracy.press Donald Trump is guaranteed to make this not only the hottest planet around but a planet of billionaires living in a new golden age (both of their wealth and of a world in flames) By Tom Engelhardt Jan 06, 2025 Honestly, as 2025 begins, isn't it finally time to reimagine American history? So, what do …

Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-11). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org

Lucia Posteraro (2025-01-11). Brazil: Piquiá de Baixo's community members resettled to safe houses away from mining pollution. fidh.org

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Los Angeles under siege: Looters, thieves targeting evacuation zones in fire-wracked city. presstv.ir Concerns have grown over thefts in Los Angeles, as looters and thieves are targeting homes evacuated by its residents due to the deadly, devastating wildfires which continue to rage across the US county.

Block Cop City (2025-01-11). Monday 1/13: General Meeting: Stop Cop Campus in San Pablo. indybay.org East Bay DSA Office (1610 Harrison St, Oakland) or Online…

Lynda Carson (2025-01-11). Convicted felon Donald J. Trump is not fit to be dog catcher in California. indybay.org

NorCal Resist (2025-01-11). Saturday 1/11: NorCal Resist: Call to Action Skillshare in Sacramento. indybay.org First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St, Sacramento, CA 95816…

SCTU (2025-01-11). Saturday 1/25: General Meeting: Sonoma County Tenants Union. indybay.org Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95405…

UMMID (2025-01-11). 3,676 pilgrims in 2025 Hajj 2nd waiting list asked to deposit advanced amount. ummid.com The Haj Committee of India Friday January 10, 2025 released the second waiting list for Hajj 2025 and asked 3,676 pilgrims to deposit Advanced Haj Amount latest by January 25, 2025.

UMMID (2025-01-11). U.S. President-elect Trump sentenced in porn star hush-money case. ummid.com A New York Court Friday January 10, 2025 sentenced U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the porn star hush-money payment case but spared him a jail term or penalty owing to his current status.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Idli Sambhar rocks GATE 2025 ahead of exams. ummid.com In a bizarre incident, Idli, Sambhar and Chatni — popular South Indian dish, rocked GATE 2025 Thursday January 09, 2025 barely twenty days before the important engineering entrance exam.

UMMID (2025-01-11). Chaos, panic as new fire wave grips more Los Angeles areas. ummid.com A new wave of fire Thursday January 09, 2025 engulfed the West Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, rapidly consuming over 900 acres within hours.

UMMID (2025-01-11). King Faisal Prize 2025 Winners Announced. ummid.com Two King Saud University (KSU) Professors, and two Scientists – one from Japan and the other from Canada, have been adjudged the winners of 2025 King Faisal Prize in different categories, the General Secretariat of King Faisal Prize announced Wednesday January 08, 2025.

Staff (2025-01-11). La heroína que salvó a Fidel Castro y a la Revolución cubana. cubadebate.cu Quizás uno de los aspectos menos tratados, y por ello poco conocidos en la vida de Celia Sánchez Manduley, sea el papel que desarrolló en el aseguramiento de la supervivencia inicialmente de los combatientes guerrilleros y más tarde del Ejército Rebelde, al punto de ser considerada por Fidel, desde los primeros meses de la Sierra Maestra como imprescindible y por Raúl como la madrina de los guerrilleros.

Staff (2025-01-11). Canadá prepara un plan de represalia si Trump inicia una guerra comercial. cubadebate.cu Canadá está preparando una extensa lista de aranceles contra productos estadounidenses como represalia en caso de que Donald Trump imponga gravámenes del 25% a los productos importados desde el vecino país una vez asuma la presidencia de EE.UU., informa Bloomberg citando a funcionarios canadienses familiarizados con el asunto.

Staff (2025-01-11). América Latina y el Caribe crecerá 2.5 por ciento en 2025. cubadebate.cu Las perspectivas económicas de América Latina y el Caribe se fortalecerán en 2025 apoyadas por un gasto más robusto de los hogares y la flexibilización de las políticas monetarias; sin embargo, la región se enfrenta a importantes riesgos a la baja, como las incertidumbres políticas internas y una demanda externa más débil de lo previsto, según las perspectivas económicas de la ONU para este año.

Staff (2025-01-11). Accidente masivo en Camagàºey deja dos fallecidos y varios lesionados. cubadebate.cu Un lamentable accidente masivo ocurrió en la noche de este viernes en la carretera de Florida, Camagàºey, con saldo de dos fallecidos y varios lesionados. El accidente se produjo entre dos ómnibus, uno proveniente de Manzanillo, Granma, y otro de Camagàºey.

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). Dr. Abu Safiya — Israel Extends Detention, Maintains Legal Counsel Ban. palestinechronicle.com

Peoples Dispatch (2025-01-10). Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in for the 2025-2031 presidential term. peoplesdispatch.org On January 10, at the National Assembly of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moro was sworn in as the head of state for the next six years.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-10). Video: Maduro arms Venezuelan citizens against expected coup. skwawkbox.org Popular mobilisation against US-backed 'opposition' as western media spin 'threat' of elected candidate's swearing-in for third term Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has armed civilians in readiness for an anticipated coup as he prepares to swear in for his third term today. Western governments and media have repeatedly attempted to undermine Venezuelan democracy and continue to …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-01-10). What's at Stake With Maduro's Inauguration in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Stephanie Weatherbee Brito and Vivian Fernandes — Jan 09, 2025 | Nicolás Maduro who was reelected on July 28 to the presidency of Venezuela will be sworn in on January 10 as the right-wing opposition launches a fresh destabilization attempt. | January 10 is a crucial day for Venezuela: the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President, after having been

tvbrics (2025-01-10). Nicolas Maduro announces constitutional reform in Venezuela. tvbrics.com The authorities intend to develop a clear model of the country's development for 30 years…

tvbrics (2025-01-10). Nicolas Maduro is sworn in as Venezuela's president for the third time. tvbrics.com According to the head of state, the new presidential term will be a period of prosperity…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-10). President Nicolás Maduro 2025-2031: Towards Communal Democracy and Popular Power. libya360.wordpress.com Horacio Duque Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Jan. 10, 2025. The international reactionary mafias have prioritized Venezuela, the Bolivarian revolution and President Maduro as the target of their attacks. On the day of Nicolás Maduro's inauguration as president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the period 2025-2031, the scenario is quite turbulent and agitated. Obviously,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-10). President Maduro is Sworn in as Head of the Venezuelan State. libya360.wordpress.com The Bolivarian leader will serve his third term until 2031. On Friday morning, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived at the National Assembly to be sworn in as head of state for the 2025—2031 term. At the seat of the Legislative Branch in Caracas, he greeted hundreds of citizens who had gathered there since the early…

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Venezuela's President Maduro begins third term amid international protest. aljazeera.com A new wave of protest accompanied Maduro's inauguration, after a contested July election spurred fraud accusations.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro sworn in for third term after disputed election. aljazeera.com The Venezuelan president promises period of peace and prosperity as the opposition and US continue to reject his rule.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for third consecutive term as president. aljazeera.com Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.

A A (2025-01-10). O futuro da Venezuela toma novo impulso a partir desta sexta-feira rumo à concretizaàßà£o da Revoluàßà£o Bolivariana. strategic-culture.su

| Organizaàßàµes antifascistas e antiimperialistas de múltiplos países da América Latina, da àÅfrica, da Europa e da àÅsia, saúdam a investidura de Nicolas Maduro, o heróico Povo venezuelano e a Revoluàßà£o Bolivariana | Junte-se a nós no , e

Eduardo Garcia (2025-01-10). Venezuela & ALBA News 1.10.2025: US "Regime Change" again Defeated as President Maduro Re-Inaugurated; The "Human Rights Industry"; Will the Cuban Revolution survive the storm of 2025? afgj.org VenezuelaSolidarityNetwork: US Hands Off Venezuela! Sign-on statement The election results, as announced by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) and confirmed by the Supreme Court (TSJ), have been contested by opposition candidate Edmundo González. His claim is based on the publication of voting results posted on a private website. Gonzalez refused to present his evidence to…

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-10). Díaz-Canel leaves for Cuba after attending Maduro's inauguration. plenglish.com Vice President for Science, Technology and Health Gabriela Jiménez bade farewell to the Cuban head of State at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira state (north). | Díaz-Canel arrived in Venezuela in the morning to attend Maduro's inauguration before the National Assembly at the Federal Legislative Palace, which was attended by 51 international delegations, 13 of which were heads of State and Government. | He also attended the solemn ceremony in the Yard of Honor of the Military Academy, where the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, the police forces and the popular forces, organized in…

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-10). Continental network expresses support for Venezuelan people. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The Latin American and Caribbean Continental Network of Solidarity with Cuba and Just Causes congratulated the people of Venezuela and President Nicolás Maduro on the beginning of a new term on Friday.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-10). Venezuelan ambassador: the people defeated imperial aggression. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan people are aware and have responded to all types of aggression, Venezuelan Ambassador to Cuba Orlando Maneiro said on Friday, after President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for the 2025-2031 term.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). Presidente Maduro convoca a diálogo nacional para reformar Constitución de Venezuela (+Video). radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) En su discurso de toma de posesión, este viernes en la Asamblea Nacional, el presidente Nicolás Maduro anunció que firmará el decreto para crear la comisión amplia y nacional de elaboración del proyecto de Reforma Constitucional.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-10). Juramenta Nicolás Maduro: Díaz-Canel asiste a toma de posesión (+Audio). radiohc.cu Caracas, Venezuela- Frente a la Plaza Bolívar, en el mismo centro de la ciudad de Caracas, este viernes el Palacio Federal Legislativo abrió las puertas para venezolanos y delegaciones de otros países que asistieron a la ceremonia de Juramentación del Presidente Constitucional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, legítimamente reelecto por el pueblo el 28 de julio de 2024.

Staff (2025-01-10). Nicolás Maduro toma posesión de la Presidencia de Venezuela (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Nicolás Maduro Moros fue juramentado este viernes, en la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, en Caracas, para cumplir su tercer mandato consecutivo como presidente de la nación. El juramento fue tomado sobre un ejemplar de la Constitución Bolivariana rubricada por el comandante Hugo Chávez. Maduro dijo: "Haré cumplir todas las obligaciones de la Constitución y las leyes de la República. Este nuevo periodo presidencial será el período de la paz, la prosperidad, igualdad y nueva democracia".

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). Pueblo de Venezuela celebra con Nicolás Maduro investidura presidencial (+Fotos). radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) Nicolás Maduro celebró este viernes junto a miles de hombres y mujeres del pueblo, su investidura ante la Asamblea Nacional como presidente constitucional de la República de Venezuela, para el periodo 2025-2031.

Staff (2025-01-10). Llega Díaz-Canel a Caracas para toma de posesión de Maduro. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del PCC y presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, arribó en la mañana de este viernes a Venezuela para asistir a la toma de posesión de Nicolás Maduro.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-10). En Venezuela: la FANB reafirma lealtad a Nicolás Maduro. radiohc.cu Caracas, Venezuela- El alto mando militar venezolano ratificó este viernes el reconocimiento y la reafirmación de lealtad al presidente reelecto de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros.

Michael Welch (2025-01-10). From the Frying Pan into the Fire? Analysis of What is Happening in Syria in 2025. globalresearch.ca "We are not talking about rule by individuals or personal whims, it's about institutional governance. Syria desrves a governing system that is institutional, not one where a single ruler makes arbitrary decisions." | — Ab-Mohammad al-Jolani (in December 6 interview with …

WSWS (2025-01-10). As Ankara and Washington disagree over the future of Syrian Kurds, Israel warns of war with Turkey. wsws.org The appointment of trustees and other attacks on democratic rights by the government show that the renewed negotiations between Ankara and the PKK, which Ankara has been trying to suppress for 40 years, have nothing to do with the claim of "peace and democracy".

Shany Littman (2025-01-10). She's a Syrian refugee, he's a disabled Israeli army veteran. They're in love. There's just one problem. haaretz.com Nur was never a typical young Syrian: Her liberal friends listened to Israeli music and watched Israeli films. Yet no one expected her to fall for Yair, a disabled IDF veteran, and to marry him. The two are determined to live in Israel — but will the country accept them?

UMMID (2025-01-10). Two handshakes – one in Syria, other in US, that sparked debate. ummid.com Two handshakes — one in Syria and the other in the United States, which actually could not take place, have sparked debate across the world.

Mike Whitney (2025-01-10). Netanyahu Committee Says Israel Must Prepare for War with Turkey. Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca The ousting of Syrian President Bashar al Assad has put the United States, Israel and Turkey on a fast-track to a broader and more violent conflagration. By removing Assad and obliterating the state, the coup managers created a power vacuum …

Jason Ditz (2025-01-10). Israel Plans Long-Term Occupation of New Zone Inside Syria. news.antiwar.com Though Israel was very supportive of the HTS regime change in Syria last month, Tel Aviv is now using that regime change as a pretext for open-ended occupation of more Syrian territory, above and beyond the occupied Golan Heights. New reports citing unnamed senior Israeli officials express "shock" at Western nations embracing the Islamist leaders …

Paul Craig Roberts (2025-01-10). Watching the Banners of Empire Unfurl. thealtworld.com The Destruction of Syria Has Altered the Correlation of Forces | Washington, Israel, and Turkey conspired in the destruction and partition of Syria, and now they face conflict among themselves. It is enough to put you on the side of the terrorists. | An Israeli government committee has advised that Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, suspected of intentions of restoring the Ottoman Empire which would encroach on Israel's plans for Greater Israel. Such a war would present Washington with a dilemma. Turkey is a NATO member to whose aid Washington must go. But how can Washington go to war against Israel when Is…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2025-01-10). Oxfam director: Conditions in Gaza "apocalyptic" electronicintifada.net Israel kills aid workers, empowers armed gangs to loot food, fuel in starved Gaza.

Peoples Dispatch (2025-01-10). Democratic Party botches attempt to secure majority on labor law enforcement board. peoplesdispatch.org President-elect Trump's incoming administration has workers and labor advocates worried about attacks on labor rights. Frustrations have recently turned towards the Democratic Party, who, according to California Representative Ro Khanna, botched their chance to secure a majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the first two years of Trump's term. | The NLRB is tasked with enforcing labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. The board is governed by a five-person board and a general council, all of whom are appointed by the president of the United States. Therefore,…

Democracy Now! (2025-01-10). Democracy Now! 2025-01-10 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 10, 2025; Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus Fled L.A. Fearing Wildfires. His Old Neighborhood Is Now a Hellscape; "Sabotaged by His Own Democratic Party": Ralph Nader on Jimmy Carter's Legacy; Camp David's Failures: Why Jimmy Carter's Opposition to Israeli Apartheid Wasn't Enough to Secure Peace; Jimmy Carter Championed Human Rights But Also Funded & Armed Indonesia's Genocide in East Timor; Biden Urged to Pardon Immigrant Rights Leader Ravi Ragbir, Who Could Soon Be Deported | Headlines for January 10, 2025; Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus Fled L.A. Feari…

Mark Lesseraux (2025-01-10). This Year's Presidential Medals of Freedom Ceremony: The Oversights. pressenza.com Two of this year's "Freedom Medals" went to Hillary Clinton and Liz Cheney. The question that immediately came to my mind when I heard the news was: What sort of freedom and for whom? Because if they're basing these awards solely on kill counts, the planning and botched executions of illegal neo-imperialist invasions and blind adherence to the Wolfowitz neocon war doctrine, then the fact that Victoria Nuland was passed over was a massive oversight on the committee's part. | Two other recipients of this year's medals were Bono, for his falsetto work on the album "All That You Can't Fit In Your Behind" and George S…

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-10). Vitamin D deficiency: These 12 bizarre symptoms might shock you. expose-news.com Dr. Eric Berg highlights 12 symptoms of vitamin D deficiency that people may not be aware of. Why are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency not common knowledge, especially in temperate regions …

Rédaction Montréal (2025-01-10). NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to President Carter. pressenza.com NASA's Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object from Earth, carries a message from President Carter in 1978 that captures his core goodness and grace: "If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message: This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts, and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination…

splcenter (2025-01-10). Tour highlights race-based poverty and inequity across Mississippi Delta region. splcenter.org

Staff (2025-01-10). Camp David's Failures: Why Jimmy Carter's Opposition to Israeli Apartheid Wasn't Enough to Secure Peace. democracynow.org The late President Jimmy Carter presided over a key landmark in the Arab-Israeli peace process, the 1979 Camp David Accords signed by Egypt and Israel. Carter's lifelong interest in resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict is an analog for his complicated legacy in foreign policy and human rights. As Seth Anziska, a professor of Jewish-Muslim relations at University College London, explains, while on one hand Carter believed that Israel's treatment of Palestinians constituted apartheid "far worse" than what he had seen in South Africa, on the other, his deep Christian faith made him fundame…

Staff (2025-01-10). Biden Urged to Pardon Immigrant Rights Leader Ravi Ragbir, Who Could Soon Be Deported. democracynow.org Immigrant rights activists are urging the Biden administration to pardon longtime activist Ravi Ragbir, who has been targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for potential detention and deportation since 2001. Ragbir has been subject to regular ICE check-ins for over two decades, each time facing the possibility of being taken into custody by the agency. "Once you go into that building, your family, your friends, your community don't know if you'll walk back out," says Ragbir. We speak to Ragbir, his wife Amy Gottlieb and his lawyer Alina Das about his case and why they are calling…

tvbrics (2025-01-10). UAE's aviation sector reaches record high with over one million flights. tvbrics.com The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced a historic achievement that strengthens the UAE's position in the global aviation industry…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-10). Normalizing Expansion: Israel Sets its Sights on Egypt's Sinai. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh Israel's ironic and brazen accusations of Egyptian treaty violations in Sinai point to a deeper agenda, raising fears of further territorial expansion by Tel Aviv and a growing threat to regional stability. As Israel accuses Egypt of military buildup in the Sinai Peninsula, tensions between the two states — bound by their 1979 normalization treaty…

Gideon Levy (2025-01-10). Israeli troops arrested and abused a Palestinian human rights activist. The pretext? A video found on her phone. haaretz.com A clip of a soldier tormenting a young man with Down syndrome, found on the phone of a human rights activist and mother of seven, led to her arrest and abuse. In separate incidents, her son's coat was seized because of its color, and her daughter was ordered to remove her bra at a checkpoint. Such is the life in Hebron…

Amy Goodman (2025-01-10). Jimmy Carter's Legacy Includes Arming and Funding the Genocide in East Timor. truthout.org We continue to reflect on Jimmy Carter's foreign policy with history professor Brad Simpson. Despite presiding over an administration that stood out for its successful championing of human rights elsewhere in the world, "in Southeast Asia, Carter really continued the policies of the Nixon and Ford administration," particularly in Indonesia, which was at the time occupying and carrying out a… |

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-10). Lebanon's New President Should Pursue Accountability. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun sits at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, January 9, 2025. | © 2025 Bilal Hussein/AP Photo | On January 9, 2025, Lebanon's parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country that resulted in a leadership and governance vacuum.In his first remarks to parliament, President Aoun said that "a new phase of Lebanon's history has begun" and vowed to "protect the sanctity of individual and collective freedoms." He pledged to work with the new government to adopt a…

Staff (2025-01-10). Jimmy Carter Championed Human Rights But Also Funded & Armed Indonesia's Genocide in East Timor. democracynow.org We continue to reflect on Jimmy Carter's foreign policy with history professor Brad Simpson. Despite presiding over an administration that stood out for its successful championing of human rights elsewhere in the world, "in Southeast Asia, Carter really continued the policies of the Nixon and Ford administration," particularly in Indonesia, which was at the time occupying and carrying out a genocide in East Timor. Simpson founded the Indonesia/East Timor Documentation Project at the National Security Archive, which provided thousands of U.S. documents to East Timor's Truth Commission in th…

Mike Ludwig (2025-01-10). Meta's Allowance of Hate Speech Is Another Side Effect of Big Tech Monopoly. truthout.org The latest "free speech" proclamation from a Big Tech billionaire has caused both alarm and a collective eyeroll. Digital rights activists say the debate over freedom of speech and content moderation has devolved into a partisan food fight without challenging the virtual monopolies that a few wealthy companies hold over our data and online experience. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announced on… |

Sharon Zhang (2025-01-10). UN Experts Slam US Bill Sanctioning ICC: "Blatant Violation of Human Rights" truthout.org A group of UN human rights experts is urging the U.S. Senate to block a bill that seeks to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) and people affiliated with it after the body issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, condemning the bill as "dangerous" and against international law. "It is shocking to see a country that considers itself a champion of the rule of law trying to stymie… |

Andrew Johnson (2025-01-10). Housing crisis significantly worse in 2024. workers.org Capitalism, and class societies generally, have always been defined by poor housing conditions for the working classes. Contrary to popular myth, homelessness is not the result of individual failures or particular party governance, but rather an inbuilt inequity in the distribution of resources that permeates all class societies, which is . . . |

Ashley Curtin (2025-01-10). Animal protection organizations provide life-saving aid for animals in LA fires. nationofchange.org In Defense Animal Rescue is helping to support animal rescuers and provide life-saving aid for animals affected by the crisis.

The Independent (2025-01-10). Cassava farmers in Teso decry low prices. independent.co.ug Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cassava farmers in Teso are facing a dire situation as prices for their produce have plummeted in the region. This crisis is exacerbated by diseases affecting cassava crops, leading to rotting and further diminishing market value. Augustine Akutu, a renowned farmer and Chairperson of Businessmen in Teso, shared that he …

Ju-Hyun Park (2025-01-10). Europe's decline is more evident than ever. Is the US to blame? therealnews.com Editor's note: This conversation was recorded on Dec 5, 2024. | In just two weeks, the governments of Germany's Olaf Scholz and France's Michel Jean Barnier have fallen. These are just the latest signs of a political crisis in Europe that has escalated drastically since the start of the Ukraine War, which has brought inflation, deindustrialization, and instability throughout the continent.

Ari Paul (2025-01-10). Three Holiday Car Attacks—With Two Different Frames. fair.org Three vehicular attacks in public areas shocked the world this past holiday season. First was the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which killed six people and injured dozens (Reuters,

Dr. Paul Larudee (2025-01-10). Only Force Will Stop the Genocide in Gaza. Paul Larudee. globalresearch.ca We have long passed the point of mobilizing world opinion against Israel's shameless and wanton slaughter of countless defenseless civilian Palestinian men, women, children and even the unborn. | They are countless because no one has the means to count those …

972mag (2025-01-10). What is the duty of the Israeli left in a time of genocide? 972mag.com Israeli leftists have been more divided and marginalized than ever since the October 7 assault.

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). Gaza Journalists Demand End to Israel's Impunity for 'Genocide Against Us'. commondreams.org

Staff (2025-01-10). The Palestine Advocacy Group Making Israeli Soldiers Scared to Travel Abroad. youtube.com Haroon Raza, co-founder of the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), joins the show to discuss Brazil's historic arrest warrant for a vacationing Israeli soldier accused of Gaza war crimes, following a complaint issued by the HRF. Raza explains how HRF's global campaign to hold individual IDF soldiers and their accomplices accountable for the Gaza genocide has …

Vijay Prashad (2025-01-10). The Children of Gaza Are Freezing to Death. counterpunch.org From early December 2024 to early January 2025, the body temperature of eight babies fell below any acceptable amount and they froze to death. This condition is known as hypothermia. The most recent of these children to die, Yousef, was sleeping beside his mother because, as she told Al Jazeera, of the very cold weather. Temperatures in Gaza have fallen to just above freezing, which in the context of a lack of housing, blankets, and warm bedclothes is deadly. Body heat is the only protection, which is minimal for an infant. Yousef's mother said, "He slept next to me and in the morning I found him frozen and dead.

WSWS (2025-01-10). Demonstrations across Australia oppose attack on Gaza Hospital, demand release of health workers. wsws.org In Brisbane, Dr Zewlan Moor said she was speaking as a socialist, condemned the complicity of the Australian government in the genocide and called for an independent movement of the working class to fight it.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Amid genocide, the tide is turning on Palestine. aljazeera.com Pro-Palestine activists could not end Israel's genocide, but managed to shift the public opinion on the conflict.

Staff (2025-01-10). Headlines for January 10, 2025. democracynow.org Death Toll in Los Angeles Wildfires Reaches 10 as Largest Blazes Remain Uncontained, As Historic Fires Tear Through L.A., Scientists Confirm 2024 Was Hottest Year Ever Recorded, The Lancet Says Gaza Genocide Death Toll Likely 40% Higher Than Official Estimates, House Votes to Sanction International Criminal Court over Arrest Warrants for Israeli Leaders, NYU Suspends 11 Students over Peaceful Antiwar Protest, "We Are Documenting Our Genocide": Gaza Journalists Demand Int'l Media Defend Palestinian Colleagues, NYT "Chooses Silence Over Accountability" as It Refuses to Run Quaker Ad Co…

Gareth Roberts (2025-01-10). 'Elon Musk's Venal 'Rape Genocide' Claims About Keir Starmer and Grooming Gangs Are Absurd'. bylinetimes.com

Sharon Zhang (2025-01-10). Study Finds Gaza Death Toll Likely 40 Percent Higher Than Official Count. truthout.org The death toll of Israel's genocide in Gaza is likely far higher than reported by health officials, by a margin of tens of thousands of deaths, researchers from a top research university have found in a new study published online on Thursday. In the first eight months of Israel's slaughter, the official toll underreported deaths by 41 percent, the group of London School of Hygiene & |

Nick Mottren (2025-01-10). Judgement Day for the Merchants Of Death. counterpunch.org On January 15, 2025, five days before the inauguration of a U.S. president who threatens to rain down hell on the Palestinian people, and more war to the world, the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal will release its final report on how Lockheed Martin, Boeing, RTX/Raytheon and drone-maker General Atomics have delivered hell to

Amos Harel (2025-01-10). Amid reports of progress in hostage talks, Netanyahu's interests again coincide with Hamas'. haaretz.com The government's actions pose a direct threat to Israeli democracy within the Green Line, and it's likely that hostages are being killed as a result of IDF activity. While 'the Trump effect' could bring good news about a deal, there's no point counting on American intervention in democracy's defense…

Yael Freidson (2025-01-10). Jerusalem court rejects Netanyahu's request to remove over 100 indictment allegations. haaretz.com The PM's defense claimed the allegations, detailing requests for favorable coverage, should be excluded as they do not demonstrate a link to Netanyahu. The prosecution claims they were part of a system the PM was aware of…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-01-10). Israel says it attacked Houthi targets in Yemen after reports of strikes by U.S. and U.K. haaretz.com After the Israeli military's fourth strike in Yemen since the October 7 Hamas attack, Netanyahu said that the Houthis 'are paying and will continue to pay a heavy price for their aggression against us'…

Philip Giraldi (2025-01-10). Is the Gaza-Israel Fighting "A False Flag"? They Let It Happen? Their Objective Is "to Wipe Gaza Off the Map"? globalresearch.ca "Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas. This is part of our strategy". Benjamin Netanyahu…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-10). US Congress votes to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel arrest warrants. skwawkbox.org US again confirms its lawlessness and contempt for international law The United States Congress has voted in favour of sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a bid to shield war criminals Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant from justice. Members of the House of Representatives passed the "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act" by 243 votes to …

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). US House Targets ICC Over Netanyahu Warrants, Passes Sanctions Bill. themedialine.org

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). Poland to 'shield' Netanyahu from ICC arrest warrant during Auschwitz visit. thecradle.co

Akiƒçita ≈ u≈ãka-Waka≈ã Ska, Unicorn Riot. (2025-01-10). Permit for Pipeline Reconstruction Near Sacred Site Rescinded. popularresistance.org St. Paul, MN — Minnesota regulators have rescinded a controversial permit allowing Magellan Pipeline Co. to reconstruct a petroleum pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, following sustained opposition from tribal nations, community groups, and environmental advocates. The decision, made during a recent Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) public hearing, reflects mounting pressure to safeguard the sacred site and its surrounding environment. | The PUC unanimously voted to revoke the route permit granted in Oct. 2024 and favored the RA-01 pipeline route (alternative proposed by the Mille Lacs Ban…

EcoWaste Coalition (2025-01-10). EcoWaste Coalition Laments Out of Control Littering in Traslacion 2025. pressenza.com Environmental watchdog group scores the non-enforcement of the national and city ban on littering. | 9 January 2025, Quezon City. While awed by the unsurpassed outpouring of faith, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition lamented the widespread littering that again blighted the Feast of the Black Nazarene. | As the Traslacion of the venerated image of the Black Nazarene is re-enacted, thousands upon thousands of devotees packed Rizal Park and flooded the processional route stretching 5.8 kilometers and culminating at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila. | "We…

Lauren Kunis (2025-01-10). Ballot box barriers: Making elections accessible to all eligible voters. splcenter.org

Prem Sikka (2025-01-10). MPs second jobs are institutionalised bribery. They should be banned. leftfootforward.org Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. | Many of our social problems are caused by the disconnection between the people and parliament. People are shunning the ballot-box and feel that MPs don't represent them. In the July 2024 UK general election only 59.7% of the registered voters actually voted. | The prime duty of MPs, and all legislators, is to serve the people but for many it is a route to riches through second jobs in the form of lucrative corporate…

Olivia Barber (2025-01-10). NEU to ballot members on government's 2.8% pay rise recommendation. leftfootforward.org The National Education Union will ballot its members on whether to accept the government's proposed 2.8% pay increase for 2025/26. | Teaching staff will be balloted on their "willingness to take industrial action" if the government does not "commit to a significant and fully funded" increase beyond what has already been proposed. | If members reject the pay offer, at the union's conference in April, they will debate on whether to vote for industrial action, including strikes. | Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said the proposed 2.8% pay increase "is not sufficient to even…

UMMID (2025-01-10). Delhi Election 2025: Polling on Feb 05, vote count on Feb 08. ummid.com The Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday January 07, 2025 announced February 5 to be the date of Delhi assembly elections.

cameron orr (2025-01-10). When liberalism turns pathetic: an open letter to Robert Reich. cpusa.org Dear Brother Reich, | You have recently However, the advice you are promoting, in short, is a demonstration of the pathetic condition of U.S. liberalism and its near collapse in the wake of Trump's popular vote vi…

Aseel Saleh (2025-01-10). Israel continues to push for "Greater Israel" amid massacres in the West Bank and Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli drone strikes escalate in the West Bank. In Gaza, massacres continue as the occupation vows to achieve the "Greater Israel" project.

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). IDF Confirms Hamas Killed Israeli Hostage Hamza Ziyadne in Gaza. themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). Will the Collapse of the Assad Regime Bring Turkey and Israel Closer? themedialine.org

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). Main Israeli Prosecutor ADMITS MASSIVE Thing About October 7th! youtu.be

Mitchell Plitnick (2025-01-10). What a new Lebanon might mean for Palestinians and the region. mondoweiss.net Joseph Aoun's election this week as Lebanon's new president reflects a new push toward a unified Lebanon. As the ceasefire time frame between Israel and Hezbollah ends there are signs Lebanon will be more capable of resisting Israeli aggression.

SP Editor (2025-01-10). Israel Blocks UN Probe on 'Hamas Rape' Claims Fearing Inquiry Into Sexual Abuse of Palestinians. scheerpost.com

SP Editor (2025-01-10). Media Downplay Israeli Violations of Hezbollah Ceasefire. scheerpost.com By Bryce Greene / Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire agreement at the end of November that required both sides to refrain from attacks on each other. The terms also included a mutual pullback from southern Lebanon after 60 days. Despite the deal, Israel has subsequently launched repeated strikes on Lebanon against targets it claimed were …

Abdel Bari Atwan (2025-01-10). US takes charge in Lebanon. thealtworld.com The installation of a new president is part of a wider scheme for the region | The awarding of the presidency of Lebanon to Gen. Joseph Aoun on Thursday was an affirmation of US tutelage over the country, the influence of its Arab allies, and the submission of much of the corrupt Lebanese political class to both, particularly in their aim of forcing Hezbollah to abandon armed resistance to Israel and turn into just another of Lebanon's political parties. | You can scarcely call it a democratic election when there was only one candidate, the commander of the army. Democracy entails free competition, not submission…

_____ (2025-01-10). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour

Scarlet Kim (2025-01-10). We're Fighting Back Against Efforts to Intimidate Professors into Silence. aclu.org Last Spring, protests related to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict engulfed universities across the country, with students and faculty weighing in on both sides of the issue. The ACLU expressed its strong opposition to any efforts to stifle free speech and association on college campuses. | During student protests at Columbia University in April 2024, the Columbia chapter of the American Association of University Professors (Columbia-AAUP), an organization of Columbia University faculty, issued a

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Israel launches air raids on power station, ports in Yemen. aljazeera.com Benjamin Netnayahu says Houthis 'will continue to pay, a heavy price for their aggression against' Israel.

Amos Harel (2025-01-10). Bomb Iran? Await a Trump nuclear deal? Topple the regime? Israel weighs its options. haaretz.com Officials are worried because the North Korean model is popular in Tehran: Declare that you have the bomb, carry out weapons tests — and craft your own insurance policy ‚ñ A new way to cultivate tech wizards for the military, Shin Bet and Mossad…

Chen Maanit (2025-01-10). Israel follows int'l law too strictly, justice minister's top court pick says. haaretz.com In a recent article, jurist Raphael Bitton proposed exempting the IDF from the legal supervision of its action near Israel's borders and argues that the state imposes on itself 'unrealistic' interpretations of international law and the laws of war…

Dahlia Scheindlin (2025-01-10). Blame Trudeau for antisemitism in Canada? There's a problem with that. haaretz.com Like many countries, Canada has a problem with racism — but not only against Jews, and not because of Justin Trudeau. The notion that his likely successor as prime minister, Pierre Poilievre, will be 'good for Israel and the Jews' stems from right-wing talking points and a wrong reading of history…

Eden Solomon (2025-01-10). Family of Gaza hostage confirms his death in Hamas captivity, body returned to Israel. haaretz.com The body of Hamza Alziadana, a resident of an unrecognized Bedouin village who was taken hostage from Kibbutz Holit during the October 7 attack, was found next to his father's at a tunnel near the southern Gaza city of Rafah. There are currently 98 hostages held by Hamas, 36 declared dead…

Josh Breiner (2025-01-10). Troops beat, electrocuted Gazan detainee who exposed himself to female guard, soldier says. haaretz.com The soldier who testified to the acts defended them as proportionate, claiming the detainee repeatedly exposed his genitals to a female soldier at the Sde Teiman base. The IDF says the incidents are under investigation and denies systematic abuse of detainees…

Raad Abu al-Kiyan (2025-01-10). My Bedouin village was destroyed so that Israel can build a Jewish village in its place. haaretz.com The history of Umm al-Hiran, whose Bedouin residents' expulsion became final late last year, so that a new Jewish town could be built on the ruins of their village, is a seven-decade trail of broken promises and injustice. And for them, there is no compensation…

Shira Kadari-Ovadia (2025-01-10). 'We've been afraid to be interviewed. No one tells you that if you shout publicly, it will help'. haaretz.com On the morning of the October 7 Hamas attack, Segev Kalfon's family were sure he was at a party far away from the Gaza border. Only later did they find out that he was at Nova — and that he had been taken hostage to Gaza…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-01-10). Two Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack likely killed by mistaken IDF fire, probe finds. haaretz.com The Israeli army's findings regarding the deaths of Tomer Arava Eliaz, 17 and his mother Dikla Arava, 51, were based on accounts by soldiers, commanders and civilians present at the Gaza border community during the Hamas attack…

Zvi Bar'el (2025-01-10). Lebanon may have elected a president, but its turbulent political outlook is still beholden to Hezbollah. haaretz.com After intense political wrangling and foreign pressure, General Aoun was elected Lebanon's president. But with a fractured government, looming economic reforms, and Hezbollah's influence, he now navigates a political minefield…

Jordan Atwood (2025-01-10). Lancet study reveals Gaza death toll likely undercounted by 41% amid relentless Israeli assault. nationofchange.org New analysis finds the human cost of Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza may be far higher than official reports indicate.

Global Research News (2025-01-10). Selected Articles: 2025 — Endless Chaos Towards a One World Government or Vicious Confusion? Towards a One World Tyranny. globalresearch.ca By Is Turkey going to tolerate Israel's entry into Turkey's self-styled no-man's land? Or is …

Julian McBride (2025-01-10). The Shadow War between Turkey and Israel. fpif.org

Drago Bosnic (2025-01-10). NATO still trying to use Ukraine Neo-Nazi Junta to attack Russia's Nuclear Triad. Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca On January 8,

Harvey Wasserman (2025-01-10). Drones, Nukes and the Myth of Reactor Safety. counterpunch.org Terrifying reports from the Ukraine-Russia front underscore an inescapable new nuclear reality: in the age of drone warfare, the alleged safety of atomic reactors has leapt to a whole new level of myth. No matter how thick the containment domes, or how vehement the industry denials, a quantum leap in the killing power of weaponized

infobrics (2025-01-10). NATO still trying to use Neo-Nazi junta to attack Russia's nuclear triad. infobrics.org While proud of the supposed achievement, as it would severely limit the Tu-160 operations, the Kiev regime's outlet conceded that the VKS "barely ever uses Tu-160 bombers for strikes on Ukraine anyway" and that they were last used during a massive combined missile/drone strike on November 17 last year, "the first such deployment after 550 days of inactivity". This admission alone raises questions as to why the depot was targeted.

SAM (2025-01-10). What Threats Face Pro-Palestine Activists As Trump Returns? progressivehub.net MEDEA BENJAMIN | LA PROGRESSIVE…

Michael Arria (2025-01-10). What will Trump's Iran policy look like? mondoweiss.net Michael Arria speaks with expert Sina Toossi about the influence neoconservatives will hold in the new Trump administration and what this could mean for policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East.

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). The Undeclared Objectives Of Edmundo González's Tour. popularresistance.org

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2025-01-10). The Ghost Of Jimmy Carter. popularresistance.org The late Jimmy Carter lived longer than any other U.S. president, passing away at the age of 100 on December 30, 2024. Like all presidents who only serve one term, Carter is generally considered to have been a failure after being defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980. What is less well known is that ample evidence indicates Reagan and his associates planned what is known as the "October Surprise ," which kept U.S. hostages in Iran and sealed Carter's electoral defeat. | Carter's hapless ending was largely forgotten because of his good works with Habitat for Humanity and his eschewing of the typical post-presidential…

G. Dunkel (2025-01-10). France out of Africa! workers.org France began its colonization of West Africa about 175 years ago, when Louis Faidherbe was appointed the colonial governor of Senegal. In the 1960s, France was forced, reluctantly, to grant formal independence to its colonies. These countries were seething with resentment and anger after decades of colonial exploitation, enforced by . . . |

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-10). Galápagos Islands: a cradle of evolution slated for extinction. workers.org By Lyn Neeley Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa approved a resolution to let the U.S. build military bases on the Galápagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador's coastline in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Armed Forces will arrive on Jan. 10 with ships, submarines, personnel, weapons and military equipment to control . . . |

A Guest Author (2025-01-10). Why Jimmy Carter pardoned draft resisters. workers.org By Gerry Condon Condon, who was a leading activist among exiled military deserters in Canada, places the role of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in perspective, while presenting a survey of how repulsion against the U.S. occupation of Vietnam drove varied forms of war and draft resistance among U.S. youths. These . . . |

Betsey Piette (2025-01-10). The hypocrisy of climate change deniers. workers.org Where there is the potential for profit, even the most ardent climate change deniers will seize the opportunity to take advantage of the damage caused by the climate catastrophe. Such is the case with President-elect Donald Trump and his gang of corporate supporters. Map shows the Northern Sea Route, the . . . |

Alastair Crooke (2025-01-10). Can Trump save America from itself? thealtworld.com Trump might simply escalate the metaphysical staircase to simply say that he alone has the vision to save America from WWIII. | Russian FM Lavrov last week dismissed Team Trump's floated peace proposals for Ukraine as unsatisfactory. Essentially, the Russian view is that the calls for a frozen conflict precisely miss the point: From the Russian perspective, such ideas — frozen conflicts, ceasefires and peacekeepers — do not begin to qualify as the type of treaty-based, 'Big Picture' deal the Russians have been advocating since 2021. | Without a sustainable, permanent end to conflict, the Russians will…

Chauncey K. Robinson (2025-01-10). Zuckerberg ditches fact-checking, appeals to MAGA to further his tech monopoly. peoplesworld.org Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a video this week announcing that all of his company's platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, etc.) will do away with their fact-checking programs. Although the tech CEO framed his new policies as a defense of free speech against excessive censorship, his talking points regarding government interference, "legacy media," and what he …

APR editor (2025-01-10). Vanuatu election 2025: Earthquake aftershocks expose high cost of democracy. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Anna Naupa Out of the rubble of last year's 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on December 17 and the snap election due next week on January 16, a new leadership is required to reset the country's developmental trajectory. Persistent political turmoil has hampered the Pacific nation's ability to deal…

UMMID (2025-01-10). Massive earthquake hits China's Tibet region, scores dead. ummid.com A massive earthquake struck China's Tibet region Tuesday January 07, 2025 leaving scores dead and hundreds injured.

Sumaya Mohammed (2025-01-10). Bringing smiles to Gaza's traumatized children. electronicintifada.net Colored clay helps to raise spirits.

tn.ai (2025-01-10). Iran Congratulates Lebanon on Election of New President. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman congratulated Lebanon on the election of Joseph Aoun as its new president which ended a power vacuum in the Arab country that lasted for more than two years.

tn.ai (2025-01-10). Iran Ready for Closer Ties with Lebanon as Aoun Elected President. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed Iran's readiness to enhance cooperation with Lebanon in all fields during the tenure of incoming Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Can a new president change Lebanon's fortunes? aljazeera.com Appointment of Joseph Aoun ends two years of political paralysis.

Emanuel Pastreich (2025-01-10). Have You Been Faked Out by the Panama-Canada-Greenland Syndrome? globalresearch.ca The Newspapers are filled with impossible, crazy claims and declarations by Donald Trump that have just about everyone confused, angry, or amused. Everyone is either denouncing Trump as a fascist, a Zionist, or making jokes about his crazy plans to …

tn.ai (2025-01-10). Iran Condemns US-UK Strikes on Yemen as Crime of Aggression. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the fresh military attacks by the US and the UK against Yemen, describing the recurrent strikes as a brazen example of the crime of aggression.

tn.ai (2025-01-10). Iranian Diplomat in Oman for Political Talks. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Iranian deputy foreign minister has traveled to Muscat for political talks with the Omani officials.

tn.ai (2025-01-10). IRGC to Test New Anti-Ballistic Air Defense System. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force is going to test out a homegrown anti-ballistic air defense missile system, a commander said.

tn.ai (2025-01-10). President Pledges Push for Makran Coasts Development. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed his administration's determination to carry out plans for development of the coasts of Makran, located in southeast of the country.

tn.ai (2025-01-10). Basij Forces Stage Massive Drill in Tehran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A large-scale exercise involving 110,000 members of the Iranian Basij (volunteer) forces was held in capital Tehran on Friday, January 10.

tn.ai (2025-01-10). IRGC Developing 'Special' Missiles: Commander. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps will soon unveil new missile and drone cities, IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami said, disclosing information about the development of "new special missiles".

tvbrics (2025-01-10). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches massive projects in Andhra Pradesh. tvbrics.com These include setting up the country's largest green hydrogen production centre, Krishnapatnam industrial node, and a pharmaceutical park…

tvbrics (2025-01-10). Scientists from Russia and South Africa sign agreement on cooperation in the field of biomedicine. tvbrics.com At a meeting in South Africa, representatives of the two countries held a workshop on photobiomodulation…

tvbrics (2025-01-10). Zimbabwe unveils pangolins conservation strategy. tvbrics.com These animals play an important role in the country's ecosystems…

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Meta, Amazon nix diversity, inclusion programmes ahead of Trump term. aljazeera.com Conservative groups have denounced the programmes and threatened to sue companies over them.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela. aljazeera.com The US's decision to renew the 'temporary protected status' comes as President-elect Trump prepares to take office.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Greenland does not want to be American or Danish, PM says. aljazeera.com Mute Egede, who previously said territory 'not for sale', underlined people's desire to be 'master of own house'.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Guantanamo at 23: What's next for the 'lawless' detention facility? aljazeera.com With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). 'I lost everything:' Fire crews battle 'unprecedented' Los Angeles blazes. aljazeera.com Officials hope improved wind conditions will allow firefighters to contain wildfires that have devastated the US city.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban. aljazeera.com

aljazeera (2025-01-10). US targets Russia's oil sector with 'sweeping' sanctions. aljazeera.com Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will 'significantly reduce Russia's petrodollar income'.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). The UN can end the Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member. aljazeera.com The June 2025 UN Conference on Palestine can be the long-awaited turning point for the region.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Trump receives no punishment for felony hush money conviction. aljazeera.com

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Australian Open 2025: Schedule, how to watch, top seeds, prize money. aljazeera.com Who are the favourites and when are the finals? Al Jazeera gives a low-down on the year's first tennis Grand Slam.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Tennis number one Sinner has doping hearing at sport court fixed for April. aljazeera.com The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule on allegations of doping by tennis's world number one Jannik Sinner in April.

Patrick Boylan (2025-01-10). Julian Assange's words float over Rome as Meloni meets Zelensky. pressenza.com During the bilateral meeting at Palazzo Chigi last night (9/1/2025) between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a few pacifists in Rome hoisted, next to the Colosseum, "People are fed up with the war in Ukraine and also with the lies told to start it and then to sustain it — it's time to tell the truth," said one of the activists, Davide Dormino, the sculptor who made the f…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-10). Trump Unveils the Greater America Project. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar U.S. President-elect Donald Trump addressing a press conference, Mar-a-Lago, Florida, January 7, 2025 On Tuesday, at a press conference at his Florida mansion, President-elect Donald Trump took his gloves off, after showing monumental patience in the face of the shenanigans by the lame duck president Joe Biden and his inner circle to "do an…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2025-01-10). Detained Without Charge: Eleven Yemenis Leave Guantánamo. globalresearch.ca On January 6, the Pentagon

Staff (2025-01-10). Chapeando: María Corina nunca fue secuestrada, sólo la verdad (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu La más colosal y muy peligrosa fake news en relación con la Revolución Bolivariana jamás ocurrió, pero quien el 9 de enero de este 2025 abría en YouTube los canales de casi todos los medios vió el modo en que se viralizó el show de María Corina por las redes como si fuera cierto, replicado por medios que presumen de objetividad, sin una sola imagen de respaldo. María Corina nunca fue secuestrada, ni detenida. La única secuestrada ha sido la verdad.

CGTN America (2025-01-10). Heartbreak in Pacific Palisades as some residents return home to wildfire devastation. america.cgtn.com Residents of Pacific Palisades returned to their neighborhoods on Thursday, Jan. 9 to witness the destruction caused by recent wildfires, with homes and businesses reduced to ashes. CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports from Los Angeles.

Jerry Long (2025-01-10). Searching for Joy in the Democratic Party. counterpunch.org As an older man, I've learned to fully embrace joy in whatever form it chooses to reveal itself. To caress the fleeting happiness of existential pleasures. To cherish sensation, be it the foam of an ocean breaker or the feel of a productive bowel movement. And although I've spent a lifetime refusing to suffer fools,

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-01-10). If They Don't Believe They're Enemies, Why Should You?: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Trump and Obama were seen happily chatting and laughing together at the funeral for Jimmy Carter. If these guys …

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-01-10). If They Don't Believe They're Enemies, Why Should You? caitlinjohnstone.com.au If these guys don't buy into the story that they are on opposite sides of a ferocious battle of existential importance between two wildly different ideologies, then why should you?>

Staff (2025-01-10). Récords de temperaturas hacen "más propensos e intensos" incendios y nevadas, según NASA. cubadebate.cu La NASA divulgó este viernes un nuevo récord de temperatura global ocurrido durante 2024, que aunque no se puede vincular directamente con los mortales incendios de California, las enormes nevadas o los huracanes del año pasado en EE.UU., sí hacen más "propensos" e "intensos" este tipo de eventos, según explicó a EFE Carlos del Castillo, científico de esa agencia.

Douglas Rooney (2025-01-10). Trump's China Team: The Men and Women Who Will be Shaping the US-China Relationship. globalresearch.ca We are now less than a month away from Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. | Trump's cabinet is starting to take shape, and while his picks still need to be confirmed in …

Editor (2025-01-10). China Is Not Our Enemy. scheerpost.com

CounterSpin (2025-01-10). Dean Baker on China Trade Policy. fair.org

Eve Ottenberg (2025-01-10). The West Makes War; the East, Peace. counterpunch.org While the west subsidizes carnage in Gaza and Ukraine, the east does the opposite. For instance, one potential far east flashpoint has long been the India/China border, but that's changing — for the better, due to high-level meetings in December between political bigwigs from both countries. It was the first such confab since 2019, RT

Asieh Namdar (2025-01-10). The Heat: China-Africa Relations. america.cgtn.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has wrapped his four-country tour to Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad and Nigeria. What does the visit mean for China-Africa relations? | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a Professor at the University of International Business and Economics and a China Forum expert. |

infobrics (2025-01-10). Indonesia Joins BRICS Group of Emerging Economies. infobrics.org Indonesia joins South Africa, Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West…

WSWS (2025-01-10). China's economic malaise deepens as economic warfare intensifies. wsws.org The continuing fall in bond market yields reflects the fear of long-term deflation.

Janine (2025-01-10). NICD calls for calm amidst reported HMPV cases in China. sanews.gov.za NICD calls for calm amidst reported HMPV cases in China | The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued a statement assuring the public that there is no need to panic about the reported cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). | "This commonly occurring virus causes respiratory illness and is in the same family of viruses as the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). HMPV is detected all year round in South Africa as one of the regular seasonal respiratory viruses," said the NICD, a division of the National Laboratory Service. | The virus is transmitted through respiratory droplets, much like RSV a…

Staff (2025-01-10). Despite Affordable Care Act Gains, Millions of Workers Still Lack Health Insurance. commondreams.org While the Affordable Care Act dramatically expanded the availability of health insurance coverage, a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) reveals that millions of workers between the ages of 18 and 64 — many of whom are employed full time — do not have insurance coverage, falling into gaps in …

Charles Pierson (2025-01-10). The Yanquis Are Coming: Trump Threatens a "Soft Invasion" of Mexico. counterpunch.org Towards the end of Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel, It Can't Happen Here, the fascist dictatorship which has come to power in the US has launched a war of aggression against Mexico. I thought of this as I read that President-Elect Donald Trump has been talking about using US special operations units against Mexican drug cartels.

David Yearsley (2025-01-10). Hands, Fingers, Nose and Throat: Re-Doing Dylan. counterpunch.org On the last Sunday of this past October, a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest broke out in Washington Square Park in New York City. Dozens of participants and thousands of onlookers thronged to the event and when, in the midst of the proceedings, the famed actor himself appeared the throng went into paroxysms of ecstasy. Seemingly equipped with endless stores of good humor, good looks, and God-given talent, Chalamet made his way through the roiling sea of admirers and impersonators and let himself be photographed with the winner, Miles Mitchell, who had come costumed as Chalamet as Willy Wonka, the title role a…

Dean Baker (2025-01-10). Biden's Economic Legacy. counterpunch.org Catherine Rampell gave a rather gloomy assessment of Biden's economic legacy in a Washington Post column this week. Unfortunately, I am inclined to agree with much of it, but I think she missed the biggest story: the commitment to full employment. Let's start with the topics where she is largely right. First, Biden was able

Henry Giroux (2025-01-10). Beyond the Illusion: The Dark Dream of a Totalitarian Empire. counterpunch.org Before even taking office, Trump has conjured grotesque visions of what he once called the dreams of a "unified Reich." His delusions of grandeur, disdain for reason and truth, sycophantic worship of billionaires and despots, militarism, and embrace of white supremacy signal the rebirth of authoritarianism on a scale that recalls the horrors of the Third Reich, Pinochet's Chile, and Putin's Russia.

John W. Whitehead — Nisha Whitehead (2025-01-10). Welcome to 2025: Where Your Freedoms Go to Die. counterpunch.org "There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice." —Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher Wondering what to expect from the government in 2025? So far, it looks like it will be more of the same ill-advised, costly, greedy, taxpayer-funded, dunderheaded power grabs, saber-rattling, graft,

Jonah Raskin (2025-01-10). Only a Pawn in Their Game: Notes on Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake. counterpunch.org Almost all novels, from Cervantes' Don Quixote and Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to One Hundred Years of Solitude and today's mass market best sellers, are political whether the author intends them to be political or not. Some, like Gore Vidal's Burr and Lincoln, are more overtly political than others. As literary critics have long noted, novels tend to evade the conscious control of writers,

Joseph Natoli (2025-01-10). What Can He Do? counterpunch.org "The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; Around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns." — Ecclesiastes I won't bury the lead: There are two existential bullet points Americans face along with the entire planet: Human driven global warming rendering the Earth unlivable for species,

Josh Frank (2025-01-10). Kim Kelly and Hamilton Nolan: Labor in the Age of Trump. counterpunch.org

Kim C. Domenico (2025-01-10). Lessons from Van Gogh: The Center Is Wherever I Make My Art. counterpunch.org domination is the one thing the soul will flee from. It will stand up to almost any other trial, but it will depart rather than be dominated. It will leave the body rather than sacrifice itself to light. — Clark Strand, Waking Up to the Dark: The Black Madonna's Gospel for an Age of Extinction and Collapse I find

Lee Hall (2025-01-10). To Desegregate, Ride the Bus. counterpunch.org Rosa Parks took a seat to take a stand. These days, prejudice pushes people into bus seats, not out of them. The descendants of Europeans wouldn't even think of letting go of their cars, for car commuting "rules the roads outside the city." They say it's just not possible to take the bus out here.

Nathaniel St. Clair (2025-01-10). How Hot Does A Fire Have To Burn? counterpunch.org Sizzling summer. Arid winter. Supercharged Santa Ana winds. L.A. burns in January. Homes destroyed. Insurance claims denied. Politicians bury their heads deeper in the sand. How hot does a fire have to burn for people in power to feel it? The flames flame out. The smoke drifts and drifts. Scarred land. Lives lost. Ash. Oil

Robert Hunziker (2025-01-10). Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality? counterpunch.org Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality may be the most significant issue of the 21st century. Net Zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG), such as CO2, that's produced and the amount that's removed from the atmosphere. It can be achieved through a combination of emission reduction and emission removal. The

Ron Jacobs (2025-01-10). Patriarchy, COVID-19 and a Novel About a Dickhead. counterpunch.org The COVID pandemic messed with a lot of people. Their jobs gone, their friends under lockdown, and so many people with so much free time and no real clue on how to occupy it. Its effects continue to ripple through politics, the economy, relationships and the lack thereof. One assumes the use of medicines designed

Jeffrey St. Clair (2025-01-10). Roaming Charges: Hurricane of Fire. counterpunch.org There's nothing so terrifying as a nightmare come to life. The Santa Ana winds have haunted the dreams of southern Angelinos for decades. Like the Chinooks of the Rockies and the Mistrals of the Rhone Valley, these winds play on the mind. They tell you they're coming for you. They whisper the dangers they bring with them. Van Gogh believed the mistral inflamed his madness. Another kind of madness seems to be inflicting LA, the madness of boundless consumption.

Stephen F. Eisenman (2025-01-10). Kvetching, the Highest Stage of Capitalism. counterpunch.org Gwen avocado (attribution), photographer unknown, n.d. "Is this truth I'm delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?" — Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint,1969 Form and content of the expat's kvetch Harriet knew it would happen eventually but was surprised it was so soon. Barely

Dave Lindorff (2025-01-10). Trump is Far Too Timid in His Imperial Aspirations. counterpunch.org Much is being made of Donald Trump's threats to use US power — its military, or its mighty import demand and trade deficit — to take over the Panama Canal, the entire country of Canada, and the world's largest island, Greenland, as well as renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But why

A A (2025-01-10). Scandinavians, the World's Happiest People, Love Killing for the USA. Part 4. strategic-culture.su The final Defense Cooperation Agreement was signed on December 19, 2023 for a ten-year period without possibility of adjournment. A similar DCA was signed with Sweden and Finland in the same month. A similar DCA was signed with Sweden and Finland in the same month. Norway already had such an agreement.

Frances Kuo (2025-01-10). Maryland restaurant moves on from pandemic tragedy. america.cgtn.com The Covid-19 pandemic weighed heavy on the U.S. service industry, especially restaurants and bars. One food staple just outside of Washington, D.C. is still fighting to survive after the death of one of its owners. CGTN's Frances Kuo reports.

Global Research News (2025-01-10). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2025-01-10). Ending of COVID funding prompts mid-year round of mass layoffs and budget cuts in US public schools. wsws.org The New Year rings in a massive jobs bloodbath in public schools impacting hundreds of teachers and support staff, and thousands of students and their families.

WSWS (2025-01-10). As US experiences 10th COVID-19 wave, Portland, Oregon nurses poised to launch largest strike in state history. wsws.org The workers' primary demands include safer staffing levels, livable wages, tangible improvements in working conditions, and reliable, affordable healthcare.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-01-10). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. We Call Upon its Immediate Cancellation! globalresearch.ca Author's Update: | President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination Robert F. Kennedy Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). | "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in …

Staff (2025-01-10). Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus Fled L.A. Fearing Wildfires. His Old Neighborhood Is Now a Hellscape. democracynow.org At least 10 people have died in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires as firefighters continue to battle multiple infernos in the area. Thousands of homes and other structures have been destroyed, and some 180,000 people are under evacuation orders. Multiple neighborhoods have been completely burned down, including in the town of Altadena, where our guest, climate scientist and activist Peter Kalmus, lived until two years ago, when increasing heat and dryness pushed Kalmus to leave the Los Angeles area in fear of his safety. "I couldn't stay there," he says. "It's not a new normal. .

Staff (2025-01-10). "Sabotaged by His Own Democratic Party": Ralph Nader on Jimmy Carter's Legacy. democracynow.org Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, following a state funeral held in Washington, D.C. "He was the last president to actively encourage participation and involvement in governmental processes by the progressive civil community," remembers the celebrated civil society and consumer advocate Ralph Nader. Nader compares Carter's progressive credentials to President-elect Donald Trump's flouting of the law and embrace of dangerous beliefs like climate denialism. Carter "brought the best out of…

SAM (2025-01-10). Drone Warfare Has Exploded The Myth Of Reactor Safety. progressivehub.net HARVEY WASSERMAN | FREE PRESS…

Howard Altman (2025-01-10). One Of Just Two CL-415 Super Scooper Planes Taken Out Of Palisades Fire Fight By Drone. twz.com The drone strike punched a hole in the CL-415's wing and caused all firefighting aircraft on the Palisades fire to be temporarily grounded.

Joseph Trevithick (2025-01-10). Second Batch Of Air Force CCA Drones Could Be 20 To 30 Percent Pricier Than The First. twz.com Concerns still loom over how the Air Force will pay for its CCA drones, as well as other advanced next-generation aircraft.

twz.com (2025-01-10). Two More CL-415 Super Scoopers On The Way To Fight Palisades Fire After One Damaged By Drone. twz.com Officials hope the aircraft hit by the drone will be repaired and ready to fly again early next week.

Janine Jackson (2025-01-10). Remember When Howard Dean Yelling Made Him Unfit to Be President? fair.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). The Steadfast Christians of Gaza. themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). Gaza War Death Toll Underreported by 41%, New Study Reveals. themedialine.org

Matt Minton (2025-01-10). Palestinian Filmmakers Are Doing The Impossible to Capture Their Stories. progressive.org Palestinian creator and producer Rashid Masharawi discusses 'From Ground Zero,' a collection of twenty-two films by Palestinian filmmakers in Gaza.

Vijay Prashad (2025-01-10). The Tears of Our Children. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Jan 2, 2025 | From Palestine to Sudan, imperialist wars are destroying the lives of innocent children, leaving long-term physical and psychological wounds on those who survive. | A

Ahmed Adel (2025-01-10). Macron Urges Kiev to be Realistic as French-trained Ukrainian Soldiers Desert. globalresearch.ca Ukraine must have "realistic" discussions on territorial issues, French President Emmanuel Macron said on January 6. According to him, the solution to the situation in Ukraine will not be "simple and quick," a bitter realization he likely came to after …

Ahmed Adel (2025-01-10). NATO Pledges $2 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine at Ramstein Meeting. globalresearch.ca Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in Germany that participants in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group had approved a plan for eight areas of military cooperation with Kiev until 2027. Austin's announcement was followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's claim that …

Claudio Resta (2025-01-10). Trump Announces That He Will Use 'Economic Force' to Take Canada. globalresearch.ca By 2017, when Klaus Schwab, the architect of the World Economic Forum's globalist ambitions, openly boasted about how he had influenced the Canadian government, Trudeau and half his cabinet had become followers of the WEF's Young Global Leaders program. | For …

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2025-01-10). High-Fructose Corn Syrup Linked to Speedier Tumor Growth. globalresearch.ca High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a common sweetener, is produced from cornstarch and contains a higher proportion of fructose than table sugar | Your liver processes fructose into lipids (fats), which are then used by cancer cells for growth, indirectly fueling tumor …

Drago Bosnic (2025-01-10). Multipolar World's Tech Edge Grows, Leaves Political West Trailing Behind. globalresearch.ca The end of last year

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2025-01-10). Mercenários latino-americanos na Ucrânia: uma aposta desesperada pela sobrevivência. globalresearch.ca No final de 2024, quando o conflito entre a Rússia e a Ucrânia entrou no seu terceiro ano, a presenàßa de mercenários estrangeiros, especialmente da América Latina, comeàßou a aumentar significativamente. A tendência mudou rapidamente do influxo inicial de combatentes …

Uriel Araujo (2025-01-10). Trump's Threats Against Greenland, Canada and Elsewhere Are All About Energy Interests. globalresearch.ca Germany and France have both

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-01-10). There Never Was a "New Corona Virus", There Never Was a Pandemic. globalresearch.ca The official story is that a dangerous new coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, PRC. It had not been isolated, it's identity had not been confirmed. And then in February, the name of the "new virus" was changed to SARS-CoV-2, a virus first detected 20 years ago in 2003.

Boris Malagurski (2025-01-10). Serbia: The Struggle for Freedom. Boris Malagurski Documentary Film. globalresearch.ca A feature documentary film by Serbian-Canadian director Boris Malagurski, presenting the exciting story about the centuries-long struggle of the Serbian people for freedom, including an interview with Palme D'Or winning director Emir Kusturica. | *** | I would like to sincerely thank …

Paul Anthony Taylor (2025-01-10). Hundreds of Vials Containing Deadly Viruses Disappear From Australian Laboratory in Major Biosecurity Breach. globalresearch.ca In a major biosecurity breach, hundreds of vials containing deadly viruses are

Boris Malagurski (2025-01-10). Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom. Boris Malagurski Documentary Film. globalresearch.ca A feature documentary film by Serbian-Canadian director Boris Malagurski, presenting the exciting story about the centuries-long struggle of the Serbian people for freedom, including an interview with Palme D'Or winning director Emir Kusturica. | *** | I would like to sincerely thank …

Peter Koenig (2025-01-10). 2025 — Endless Chaos Towards a One World Government or Vicious Confusion? Towards a One World Tyranny. Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca Aren't we all so happy as chaos is upon us — planned chaos for confusion and destruction, and for those who see through it, evoking a smile? | It is like a run for the end game that will never end …

Paul Anthony Taylor (2025-01-10). High Court Strips Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of Its Legal Immunities and Tax Exemptions in Kenya. globalresearch.ca First published on November 29, 2024 | The High Court of Kenya has struck a critical blow against the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, suspending a series of highly controversial legal immunities and privileges recently awarded to it in the country. …

Ana Vraƒçar (2025-01-10). Health workers in Turkey resist profit-driven primary care regulation. peoplesdispatch.org Primary health care workers in Turkey are fighting against new regulations that prioritize profit over essential care, continuing their struggle to protect the universal character of healthcare…

WSWS (2025-01-10). 125,000 insured by Anthem Blue Cross dropped from Scripps San Diego health system. wsws.org On New Years Day, an estimated 125,000 residents of San Diego insured under Anthem Blue Cross were shocked to learn they lost all access to their insurance coverage at their healthcare provider, Scripps Health.

Alexandra Jacobo (2025-01-10). UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient's cancer care. nationofchange.org

SAM (2025-01-10). Of the Plutocrats, By the Plutocrats, and For the Plutocrats. inequality.org

infobrics (2025-01-10). Uganda Considering BRICS Partnership Offer, Says Uganda Foreign Minister. infobrics.org Ugandan Foreign Minister Odongo confirms the country's consideration of the BRICS partnership invitation…

infobrics (2025-01-10). Foreign Ministry on Whether Vietnam Intends to Join BRICS. infobrics.org The ascension to regional and international multilateral mechanisms is constantly being looked into and considered in accordance with Vietnam's foreign affairs guidelines, conditions, as well as capabilities…

infobrics (2025-01-10). NATO pledges $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine at Ramstein meeting. infobrics.org Russia continues its slow but methodical advance across the front, with Ukrainian forces unable to mount any serious defence, making the whole meeting at Ramstein nothing more than performative that has achieved nothing substantial.

infobrics (2025-01-10). Zelensky reportedly blackmails Zaluzhny. infobrics.org It is possible that Western countries will bet on Zaluzhny's political skills, taking advantage of the fact that he already enjoys a certain popularity among strategic sectors of Ukrainian society.

editor (2025-01-10). Happy Epiphany! Wokeism is not post-modern Marxism, but heretical Christianity. onlineopinion.com.au If you want to fight back against Wokeism, the most successful and potent arguments are more likely to be found in the writings of Paul the Apostle than anyone from the Enlightenment.

Melinda Tuhus (2025-01-10). How New Haven is Preparing to Defend Immigrants Against Trump's Deportation Threats. progressive.org Government officials, nonprofits, and activists in Connecticut are developing strategies to fight Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.

The Sirius Report (2025-01-10). Why the demise of unipolarity is a certainty. thesiriusreport.com We assess a number of examples which highlight why the unipolar world continues to crater and is being replaced by the multipolar world.

Pacific Media Watch (2025-01-10). An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world's fact-checkers — nine years later. asiapacificreport.nz An open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in response to the social media giant's decision to abandon its fact-checking regime protection in the US against hoaxes and conspiracy theories. No New Zealand fact-checkers are on the list of signatories. International Fact-Checking Network Dear Mr Zuckerberg, Nine years ago, we wrote to you about the…

A A (2025-01-10). The decline of the Pentagon: A new scenario of uncertainty for NATO. strategic-culture.su

Kyle Anzalone (2025-01-10). Trump Says He Is Setting Up a Meeting With Putin. news.antiwar.com President-elect Donald Trump said he is working on setting up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In response, Moscow said Putin is willing to sit down with Trump without preconditions. On Friday, Trump was asked about potentially meeting Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping. "To be determined," the President-elect said, referring to a summit …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-01-10). Honduras Threatens to Close US Military Bases Over Trump's Anti-Immigration Agenda. orinocotribune.com By Pablo Meriguet — Jan 6, 2025 | As incoming President Trump threatens mass deportations, Honduran President Xiomara Castro warns of reconsidering military ties with the US. | Honduran President Xiomara Castro

scorinoco (2025-01-10). Interior Minister of Venezuela Exposes Opposition Leader Enrique Márquez's Involvement in Coup Plot. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, presented evidence of the coup plot involving opposition leader Enrique Márquez, who has already been arrested. | "There are no saints here, and even less so if there is money involved. In this opposition everything is contaminated, absolutely everything," said Cabello, the first vice-president of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), during his program Con El Mazo Dando on Wednesday, January 8. | The minister also confirmed Márquez's close friendship with US-linked Juan Barreto and lawyer María Alejandra Díaz, as well as w…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-01-10). Mexican President Responds to Trump's 'Gulf of America' Proposal. orinocotribune.com Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested renaming the US as 'Mexican America' | Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has hit back at US President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America'. | Sheinbaum suggested that the US revert to a historic name for the territory — 'America Mexicana' or 'Mexican America'. She made the comment standing in front of a 17th-century world map alongside former Culture Secretary Jose Alfonso Suarez del Real at a press briefing on Wednesday. | She was referring to Trump's pledge earlier this week to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of Americ…

scorinoco (2025-01-10). Delcy Rodríguez Inaugurates International Anti-Fascist Festival: 'Venezuela Will Be Fascism's Tomb in Latin America'. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that it is time to unite in the fight against fascism because if the fight is postponed, "then perhaps there will no longer be humanity." Rodriguez made this comment on Thursday, January 9, at the "Venezuela will be the tomb of fascism in Latin America, as we are st…

Staff (2025-01-10). Venezuela: Authorities Condemn Far-Right Cover-Up of Failed Demonstration With Fake News (+María Corina Machado). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—In the afternoon of this Thursday, January 9, after a failed demonstration in the east of Caracas, María Corina Machado once again made false claims against the government of Venezuela in a continuation of her widely mocked fake news campaign. | The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, stated that the far-right opposition attempted to cover up the failure of its call for mobilization by excusing it with false claims that María Corina Machado had somehow been arrested, despite the fact she was neither in police custody, nor had…

The Canary (2025-01-10). 150 MPs and public figures slam the Met over pro-Palestine BBC march restriction. thecanary.co Cross-party MPs and peers, trade union general secretaries, cultural figures and celebrities, writers, journalists, health workers and civil society organisations and activists have condemned police attempts to stop an agreed Protest for Palestine taking place at the BBC on Saturday 18 January. Met Police slammed over pro-Palestine march restrictions In a statement issued today (10 […] | By

Staff (2025-01-10). 150 MPs and public figures slam the Met over pro-Palestine BBC march restriction. thecanary.co Cross-party MPs and peers, trade union general secretaries, cultural figures and celebrities, writers, journalists, health workers and civil society organisations and activists have condemned police attempts to stop an agreed Protest for Palestine taking place at the BBC on Saturday 18 January. Met Police slammed over pro-Palestine march restrictions In a statement issued today (10 …

Sam Rosenthal (2025-01-10). Upcoming DNC Election Will Set Democratic Party's Course on Palestine and More. truthout.org The Democratic Party, still reeling from its resounding loss to Donald Trump and the Republicans, will try to set a new course for the party at the Democratic National Committee's upcoming winter meeting. This will be no small task; the party just endured a chaotic presidential campaign that saw the sitting president opt not to run for reelection after considerable pressure from inside the… |

Natalia Marques (2025-01-10). Negligent landlords strike again in the Bronx: apartment fire displaces over 200. peoplesdispatch.org The five-alarm fire in the Bronx sheds light on how landlords are extracting profit by maximizing the suffering of their tenants, and how New York City is doing little to stop it…

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-10). Minimum temperature of 5.7 degrees Celsius in central Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) At the weather station in Indio Hatuey, Matanzas province, a minimum temperature of 5.7 degrees Celsius was recorded early this morning, the lowest in the current winter season in Cuba.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-10). Cuban prime minister recalls Julio Antonio Mella's legacy. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Friday recalled the legacy of student leader Julio Antonio Mella (1903-1929) on the 95th anniversary of his death.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-10). Cuban student leader honored in Mexico 96 years after his death. plenglish.com Mexico, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico, Cuban residents here and representatives of the Communist Party of Mexico ratified their commitment to honoring the values and example of Julio Antonio Mella on Friday.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-10). Evacuees due to explosions in Cuban eastern province return home. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) reported on Friday that the people evacuated due to the explosions that occurred in a military construction site in Holguín province will be able to return home.

María Candela (2025-01-10). Internacional Proyecto Distintivo Saludable Cuba se aplica en Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Cienfuegos, 10 ene (RHC) El proyecto internacional Distintivo Saludable Cuba avanza en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de esta ciudad, con la primicia del país, liderado por el Doctor Jacobo Cambil Martín, Profesor en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, de la Universidad de Granada, España.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). EEUU: Piden a Biden que deje de entregar dinero a Ucrania y se lo dé a California. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) El gobernador del estado de Texas, Greg Abbott, tuvo duras palabras hacia Joseph Biden durante una entrevista en Fox News, pues considera que el dinero que el todavía presidente destina a Ucrania debería quedarse en EE.UU.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). Movimiento sindical cubano se prepara para su XXII Congreso. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) El secretario general de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), Ulises Guilarte afirmó en la occidental ciudad de Pinar del Río, que el movimiento sindical en la isla enfrenta nuevos desafíos de cara a su XXII Congreso.

María Candela (2025-01-10). La Habana exhibe resultados en la Ciencia. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) Durante el año 2024, La Habana mostro un desempeño sostenido en la Ciencia,la Innovacion y la Implementacion del Sistema de Programas y Proyectos, lo cual contribyo para que la provincia fuera seleccionada como sede del Acto Nacional por el Dia de la Ciencia Cubana a efectuarse el venidero 15 de enero.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). Vicepresidente de Cuba concluyó recorrido por zonas agrícolas de Las Tunas. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) El miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Cuba y vicepresidente de la República, Salvador Valdés Mesa concluyó este viernes dos días de recorrido por la oriental provincia de Las Tunas.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). Un fallecido y 60 heridos deja accidente de tránsito en provincia cubana de Camagàºey. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) Un accidente de tránsito ocurrió este viernes en la circunvalación oeste de la ciudad cubana de Camagàºey, tras colisionar dos ómnibus de pasajeros marca Yutong, con saldo de un muerto y 60 heridos.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). Desde la Presidencia: Visita de Díaz-Canel a comandancia rebelde. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) El espacio informativo Desde la Presidencia, conducido por el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel detalló este viernes la visita reciente del mandatario, junto a 65 jóvenes, a la Comandancia General del Ejército Rebelde, en La Plata, en el oriente del país.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-10). Premio Nacional de Historia para cubana Carmen Ana Almodóvar Muñoz. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) La Unión Nacional de Historiadores de Cuba (UNHIC) otorgó el Premio Nacional de Historia 2025 a la doctora en Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de La Habana, Carmen Ana Almodóvar Muñoz.

María Candela (2025-01-10). Jóvenes de Granma aportan al desarrollo científico de la provincia (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Bayamo, 10 ene (RHC) Investigadores de varias organizaciones y empresas integran la Red Juvenil de Ciencia Innovación de la provincia cubana de Granma, quienes aportan con sus estudios, al desarrollo económico y social de esta región del país.

Robert S. Becker (2025-01-10). How ten holier-than-thou MAGA dictates threaten to invert Jesus' biblical commandments. nationofchange.org Because a Christian God rules the universe, Christians should naturally run government.

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). Blinken ADMITS U.S. Heavily Armed Ukraine BEFORE Russian Invasion. youtube.com

Staff (2025-01-10). A gift to Russian speakers: yesterday's 'Judging Freedom' in Russian voice-over. gilbertdoctorow.com From time to time Russian social media re-publish my interviews on Judging Freedom with a Russian language voice-over on the Russian answer to youtube: rutube.ru This usually occurs some time after the initial release by Judge Napolitano's youtube channel. However, yesterday's discussion of the logic for Trump's sudden wish to seize Greenland obviously caught the …

Editor (2025-01-10). Mr President: No Vatican Visit, No Papal Patina of Probity. scheerpost.com By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer In this week's episode of "Playing President," Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make sense of the world to "President" Scheer, who prepared for this role through his decades as a journalist, including in-depth interviews with five presidents from Nixon to Clinton. In …

Editor (2025-01-10). Robert Scheer's Interview with Jimmy Carter. scheerpost.com By Robert Scheer YES, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW ALREADY FROM GORE Vidal's foreword, I am the guy who Jimmy Carter talked to about lust in his heart. I bring it up now because that entire episode into which I blundered during his 1976 presidential campaign provides an important clue to the makeup of this most …

SP Editor (2025-01-10). End Warness, Not Wokeness. scheerpost.com

SP Editor (2025-01-10). RAY McGOVERN: Biden Cancels Trip; Pope Off the Hook. scheerpost.com

SP Editor (2025-01-10). Trump Adviser Admits Seizing Greenland Is About Fossil Fuels, Raw Imperialism. scheerpost.com

SP Editor (2025-01-10). California Just Banned Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings in Workplaces. Business Groups Have Sued to Stop the New Law. scheerpost.com

____ (2025-01-10). Everything You Need To Know … smoothiex12.blogspot.com

____ (2025-01-10). Well, Lying and Self-Aggrandizing … smoothiex12.blogspot.com it already is.

WSWS (2025-01-10). The Los Angeles fire disaster and the necessity of socialist planning. wsws.org The fires raging out of control in Los Angeles underscore how the socialist transformation of society by the international working class is not only possible but urgently necessary.

WSWS (2025-01-10). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Karnataka Accredited Social Health Activists on strike in Bengaluru; Sri Lankan water and drainage utility workers protest; Australia: St Vincent's Private hospital nurses escalate action; Hundreds of NSW public hospital psychiatrists threaten to resign over staffing…

Cameron Harrison (2025-01-10). Colorado grocery workers could strike against King Soopers, again. peoplesworld.org DENVER—After securing a lucrative contract for grocery workers three years ago, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 is back at the bargaining table with King Soopers, an affiliate of grocery giant Safeway/Albertsons, and negotiations are stalling, again. Last week, UFCW Local 7 units at King Soopers stores in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Grand Junction and …

Jesse Sherbourne (2025-01-10). Starbucks strike solidarity in small town Pennsylvania. peoplesworld.org LANCASTER, Penn.—In sub-freezing weather, Mennonites pass by in horse and buggy while a sign on the local Starbucks door reads, "Don't Iron While the Strike is Hot." Workers stand outside the store with homemade signs and receive consistent honks of support from cars on the highway, while would-be customers see the store is closed and …

Julia Conley (2025-01-10). Judge Blocks Title IX Protections for Trans Youth and Other Vulnerable Students. truthout.org In a decision that was partially underpinned by the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of a 40-year-old legal precedent last year, a federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday struck down President Joe Biden's expanded protections for transgender youths and other vulnerable students, saying the administration overstepped in introducing the rules. Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District… |

Chris Walker (2025-01-10). 2024 Was the World's Hottest Year, Exceeding Paris Climate Agreement Threshold. truthout.org For the first time ever, global average temperatures have exceeded a 1.5 degrees Celsius increase compared to temperatures observed at pre-industrial levels, crossing a threshold that governments across the world sought to stay under in an agreement made nearly a decade ago. According to figures released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service on Friday, 2024 had the hottest global average… |

Chris Walker (2025-01-10). Trump Sentenced by NY Court After SCOTUS Denies Effort to Block Court Hearing. truthout.org On Friday morning, a New York state judge officially sentenced former President Donald Trump, six months after he was convicted on 34 criminal charges relating to hush money payments he made through his business to conceal an extramarital affair ahead of the 2016 election. In issuing his decision — which carries with it no judiciary punishment, fine or probationary rules — Justice Juan… |

Jake Johnson (2025-01-10). World's Richest 1 Percent Have Already Surpassed Their Carbon Budget for 2025. truthout.org An Oxfam analysis published Friday shows that the richest 1% of the global population has already blown through its global carbon budget for 2025 — just 10 days into the New Year. The figures, which arrive amid catastrophic fires in Los Angeles that may turn out to be the costliest in U.S. history, highlight the disproportionate role of the ultra-wealthy in fueling a climate emergency that is… |

Kate Yoder (2025-01-10). "Weather Whiplash" Fueled by Climate Change Produced Catastrophic Fires in LA. truthout.org It's supposed to be the rainy season in Southern California, but the last time Los Angeles measured more than a tenth-inch of rain was eight months ago, after the city logged one of the soggiest periods in its recorded history. Since then, bone-dry conditions have set the stage for the catastrophic wildfires now descending upon the metropolis from multiple directions. |

Zane McNeill (2025-01-10). Trans Californians Could Seal Court Records Under Proposed Law Amid Trump Term. truthout.org California State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-11th district) has introduced Senate Bill 59, the "Transgender Privacy Act," to enhance privacy protections for transgender and nonbinary people. The bill aims to automatically seal and keep confidential all court records related to gender transitions, reducing the risk of involuntary outing. "The incoming Trump Administration and Republican… |

Unicorn Riot (2025-01-10). Permit for Pipeline Reconstruction Near Sacred Pipestone Site Rescinded After Tribal Pushback. unicornriot.ninja

WSWS (2025-01-10). I.G. Farben and the Buna-Monowitz Concentration Camp—A traveling exhibition of the Fritz Bauer Institute, currently on display in Bonn. wsws.org The exhibition starkly illuminates the fact that fascism is not the result of morally bad people, but arises from the profit-making economy of capitalism in decline.

WSWS (2025-01-10). US grocery chain workers heading into significant contract battles in 2025. wsws.org Contracts for tens of thousands of supermarket and grocery store workers will be expiring in 2025, beginning with the agreements for 17,000 workers at Safeway and King Soopers in Colorado in January and February. The workers are expressing determination to fight a repetition of the sellout contracts that were forced onto them by the UFCW in 2022.

WSWS (2025-01-10). Workers at Luton Stellantis Vauxhall plant must mobilise in rank-and-file struggle to prevent plant closure. wsws.org Left in the hands of Unite and their pseudo-left apologists, the Luton plant will close according to Stellantis's timetable.

WSWS (2025-01-10). International statements oppose banning of IYSSE (Sri Lanka) lecture at Peradeniya University. wsws.org "How can people's lives be improved when the people with the best ideas and solutions are repressed by institutions?"—Dr. Marc James Léger, Montreal, Canada…

WSWS (2025-01-10). Over 9,000 structures, mostly homes, damaged or destroyed as Los Angeles fires continue to burn. wsws.org The fires, which are expected to intensify Friday with the return of Santa Ana winds, are already the costliest in the history of the United States.

A A (2025-01-10). Cutting Slovakia's gas supplies may well back-fire on Zelensky. strategic-culture.su

The Independent (2025-01-10). Serie A preview, Matchday 20, 10-13 January 2025. independent.co.ug SPAIN, MADRID | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest edition of the 'Derby della Mole' — the Turin Derby — between Torino and Juventus will headline Matchday 20 of the 2024-25 Serie A season. Torino and Juve will meet at the Grande Olimpico Stadium in Turin on the early evening of Saturday 11 January. The Bianconeri will …

Staff (2025-01-10). Auto and air innovation on display at CES. america.cgtn.com The spotlight is on the auto and air sectors at CES, the world's largest consumer electronics show. CGTN's Mark Niu reports on cutting-edge vehicles that are faster, more sustainable, and pushing the boundaries of technology.

Staff (2025-01-10). Giant pandas prepare for big public debut in U.S. capital. america.cgtn.com Few things spark more excitement in Washington, D.C., than pandas at the zoo. The giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their highly anticipated public debut on Jan. 24, and CGTN's Jim Spellman gives us a sneak peek at the adorable main attractions. …

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). The Implications of Trump's Energy Policies. themedialine.org

Rizik Alabi (2025-01-10). Thousands of IS Fighters Remain in Limbo as SDF Resists Disarmament. themedialine.org

Bheria (2025-01-10). Debunking Elon Musk's Grooming Gangs Hoax. muslimskeptic.com If you have a habit of keeping up to date with what's happening on X (formerly Twitter), you may have noticed, these last few days, how Elon Musk has been boosting certain posts related to "Pakistani-Muslim grooming gangs." He has also been explicitly lending his support to Tommy Robinson, who is perhaps the UK's most …

GABIK (2025-01-10). Call for vigilance on the roads. sanews.gov.za Call for vigilance on the roads | As the festive season draws to a close and visitors embark on their journeys home after the holidays, the Western Cape Government has urged for vigilance and patience on the roads. | | "With increased travel expected over the coming days, all road users, particularly public transport providers and pedestrians, are urged to be vigilant, patient, and must strictly adhere to road rules," Western Cape Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku, said in a statement on Friday. | Sileku emphasised that by taking personal responsibility, respecting speed limits, and remaining courteous toward others on…

GABIK (2025-01-10). Hendricks commends engagement on sustainable food security. sanews.gov.za Hendricks commends engagement on sustainable food security | Social Development Deputy Minister, Ganief Hendricks, has expressed his satisfaction at the success of the stakeholder engagement on sustainable livelihoods, food security, and nutrition. | The inaugural engagement, held in Pietermaritzburg, in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands on Thursday, brought together key stakeholders from all three spheres of government, including local councillors, representatives from the national department, business leaders and members of the public. | The event marked a major step in fostering collaboration between government, busi…

GABIK (2025-01-10). Meeting held to resolve Ditsobotla water and electricity challenges. sanews.gov.za Meeting held to resolve Ditsobotla water and electricity challenges | The North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has committed to collaborating with all relevant stakeholders to resolve challenges at the Ditsobotla Local Municipality. | The department made the commitment during a meeting with the Ditsobotla Local Municipality and the Ditsobotla Service Association (DSA) to discuss challenges confronting the municipality. | This follows electricity outages in Lichtenburg and complaints of water shortages for prolonged periods in other areas, leading to protest action by res…

GABIK (2025-01-10). North West on high alert amid heavy rains. sanews.gov.za North West on high alert amid heavy rains | The North West Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PMDC), working together with Municipal Disaster Centres, remains on high alert for incidents of disaster across the province. | This follows heavy rainfall that affected many parts of the province and damaged infrastructure and properties. | North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Gaoage Oageng Molapisi, said the disaster management teams are on the ground conducting a needs and impact assessment. | The province experienced heavy rainfall in the past few days and largely…

GABIK (2025-01-10). SAWS issues heavy rain warning. sanews.gov.za SAWS issues heavy rain warning | The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts of the country, which may result in heavy downpours and lead to flooding. | | In an alert issued on Thursday, the SAWS warned that isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, with damaging winds, excessive lightning, hail and heavy downpours expected over the western parts of the province. | | "Severe thunderstorms are expected over the western parts, which may be accompanied by large amounts of s…

jacobin (2025-01-10). We Need an Honest Assessment of CAW and Unifor Strategy. jacobin.com The Canadian Auto Workers and its successor union, Unifor, shifted their political strategy dramatically in response to changing political-economic conditions.

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). America's Mainstream 'News' About The War In Ukraine. theduran.com

NEO (2025-01-10). Call for justice following alleged rape of initiate. sanews.gov.za Call for justice following alleged rape of initiate | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for swift justice following the alleged rape of an 18-year-old male customary initiate in Centani, in the Eastern Cape. | | The incident comes in the wake of a rise in initiate deaths, with the toll now at 28, predominantly reported in the Amathole, Chris Hani, and Alfred Nzo districts. | | "This heinous incident shines a light on the scourge of gender-based violence that continues to destroy our communities," Hlabisa said. | | In a statement on Thursday, the Minister called…

NEO (2025-01-10). Tributes continue for artists Doc Shebeleza and Winnie Khumalo. sanews.gov.za Tributes continue for artists Doc Shebeleza and Winnie Khumalo | Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton McKenzie has described the passing of legendary Kwaito artist Victor "Doc Shebeleza" Bogopane as a "significant loss for South Africa and the entire music industry". | | Bogopane passed away on Thursday at the age of 51. | | "On behalf of the Ministry, I extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends and countless fans whose lives he touched. South Africa has lost not only a music legend but a compassionate soul whose contributions to our cultural heritage and community upliftment will not be forgotten.

NEOB (2025-01-10). Deputy President delivers eulogy at former Minister's funeral. sanews.gov.za Deputy President delivers eulogy at former Minister's funeral | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has described the late democratic South Africa's first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, as a "distinguished educator, diplomat and a servant of the people". | | The Deputy President was delivering the eulogy at Bengu's funeral service held at the University of Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. | | Bengu passed away in December at the age of 90 and was afforded a Special Official Funeral Category 2. | | "Today we gather to pay tribute to a remarkable individual, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, a renowned revol…

NEOB (2025-01-10). RTMC condemns fake Traffic Officer Learnership advertisement. sanews.gov.za RTMC condemns fake Traffic Officer Learnership advertisement | The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned the public to be aware of a fake traffic officer job learnership circulating on social media site, TikTok. | The RTMC said the advert, inviting individuals to apply for a Traffic Officer Learnership, is "entirely fake and has not been published by the corporation". | "The RTMC condemns, in the strongest possible terms, individuals who prey on the public by spreading false information and exploiting job seekers in an attempt to solicit bribes or other personal gains. | "These unethical and crimi…

Norman Stockwell (2025-01-10). Creating an Era of Truth-Telling. progressive.org An interview with Bryan Stevenson.

Staff (2025-01-10). Magento Hosting: Unlocking Performance, Security, and Scalability for Your eCommerce Success. moguldom.com Choosing the right hosting solution is vital for any e-commerce business. Magento hosting offers the optimal environment for your Magento store, ensuring it runs smoothly and securely. Let's delve into the benefits and key features of this specialized hosting service. Understanding Magento Hosting Magento hosting is a specialized service crafted for Magento websites, ensuring they …

Staff (2025-01-10). Full survey of the Mirax Casino for aussies. moguldom.com Intro Mirax Casino Australia offers a comfortable environment for amusement, attracting attention with its quality and variety. The Curaàßao license guarantees honesty and transparency of all processes. Hundreds of games developed by the industry's leading providers are available here. Punters will appreciate the clear interface and a wide range of bonuses. The site is also …

Staff (2025-01-10). Speedau Casino Top Slot Games. moguldom.com Introduction The range of slot machines has always attracted the attention of entertainment lovers due to their variety and the opportunity to get unforgettable emotions. Modern slots are characterized by high-quality graphics, interesting mechanics and various bonuses that make the process more interesting. Such games are interesting not only for beginners, but also for those …

Staff (2025-01-10). The Most Popular Games to Play on Android. moguldom.com Gaming on your Android phone is a fantastic way to unwind at home or stay entertained while on the go. The convenience of having immersive and engaging games at your fingertips makes mobile gaming one of the best ways to escape boredom. Android devices are known for their exceptional gaming capabilities, boasting top-tier graphics and …

Staff (2025-01-10). Custom Garment Printing Trends: What Every Aspiring Designer Should Know in 2025. moguldom.com The fashion industry has always been a playground for innovation, and custom garment printing is no exception. As technology evolves and consumer preferences shift, the opportunities for aspiring designers to make their mark are more abundant than ever. In 2025, the custom garment printing landscape is set to redefine how fashion is created and consumed, …

Staff (2025-01-10). "LA Mayor Dodges Questions on Fire Dept Cuts Before Wildfires üî•" youtube.com

_____ (2025-01-10). VPNs, training, and mental health workshops: How CPJ helped journalist safety in 2024. Lucy Westcott

_____ (2025-01-10). In India, 4 suspects arrested over killing of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. the-independent.com

Andrea De Avila (2025-01-10). Five things Friday roundup: Countries with compulsory military service. anabaptistworld.org I am still hoping 2025 will be better than its predecessor. The year has already brought its challenges, though. Threats of annexation of sovereign nations by the United States, along with unstable governments in the West, and upcoming elections in countries that are already facing political instability make the beginning of 2025 a nerve-racking one. …

APR editor (2025-01-10). Solomon Islands tops passport index for region's global rankings. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands has the highest-ranked passport of Pacific Island nations, at 37th equal globally. This is according to the Henley Passport Index. The index, organised by a consulting firm that describes itself as "the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment," releases the list based on global travel freedoms using data from…

EcoWatch (2025-01-10). Tens of Thousands Flee Deadly Wildfires in Southern California. pressenza.com By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes | The fierce and unpredictable fires have forced roughly

editor (2025-01-10). Arctic politics are getting warmer. onlineopinion.com.au The Trump comment has focussed attention on the growing importance generally of the Arctic region for global politics.

Guest Blogger (2025-01-10). Carbon Brief and The Guardian Falsely Claim Climate Change is Making Cyclones Worse. wattsupwiththat.com Multiple lines of evidence indicate that tropical cyclones are not getting worse due to the modest warming of the past hundred plus years, regardless of the reason for the warming. Carbon Brief and The Guardian misinform and do their readers a disservice when they leap to attribute individual storms to climate change, especially when evidence to the contrary is so readily available to the public and journalists.

Guest Blogger (2025-01-10). How Close Were We to Blackouts Yesterday? wattsupwiththat.com It does not take a genius to work out why? We shut down more than 20 GW of reliable coal capacity, and thought we could replace it with medieval technology that only works when the wind blows!

Guest Blogger (2025-01-10). Massive Recovery in Antarctica Sea Ice Unreported by Net Zero-Obsessed Mainstream Media. wattsupwiththat.com This case study of the recent hyped sea ice alarm in Antarctica shows how the scientific process is torn up and ridiculous claims, often produced by computer models, are made on the flimsiest of short-term evidence and observation. Lectures on disregarding short-term variations only resume when normal, and often cyclical, trends reappear and follow inconvenient directions.

Marijn van de Geer (2025-01-10). '2024 Was the First Year Above 1.5C of Global Warming — Here's How We Should Respond'. bylinetimes.com Today the world was told that 2024 was the first year that global average temperatures The increase in global temp…

Redazione Italia (2025-01-10). Jehovah's Witness Jailed in Kyiv for Conscientious Objection to Military Service. pressenza.com Today Jehovah's Witness Volodymyr Baranov was placed to pre-trial detention by Darnitsky District Court of Kyiv, judge Olha Prosalova. The court decided he could be released on the bail 180 000 UAH. It was not a public hearing, I was denied in entering the hearings despite I provided my credentials as a journalist and member of the board of the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection. Baranov is charged in disobedience (art 402 of Criminal Code of Ukraine; the crime punishable up to 10 years of prison) after forcibly taken to military unit at –î–í– –ó. He is a bapti…

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-10). Britain's Net Zero madness has led to worryingly low gas reserves as amber warning for cold weather is issued. expose-news.com The UK's gas reserves have dropped to a concerning low, with only a week's worth of supply remaining, as the country prepares for low wind speeds and freezing temperatures. According to Centrica, …

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-10). Chemtrails: Look up at the sky and notice the harm being done. Ask questions, demand answers. expose-news.com Carbon is not the enemy. The climate has always changed. But human-made geoengineering is a real threat to the environment and humanity. Geoengineering, including chemtrails, is being used to modify the weather …

The Onion Staff (2025-01-10). SATIRE: Artist Profile: SZA. theonion.com Singer-songwriter SZA has released Lana, the long-anticipated deluxe edition of her critically acclaimed 2022 album SOS. Here is what you need to know about the artist. Musical Genre: Murder jazz Vocal Style: Power whisper Fandom Name: People currently crying in their cars Mental Health History: Easily set to verse Uncomfortable Venn Diagram She's In Middle …

The Onion Staff (2025-01-10). SATIRE: At Least Child Laborer Not Staring At iPad All Day. theonion.com

The Onion Staff (2025-01-10). SATIRE: Biden Wanders Into Flames. theonion.com

The Onion Staff (2025-01-10). SATIRE: Elite Commando Sick Of Unseen Assailants Darting Through Fog To Quietly Dispatch Team One By One. theonion.com LOCATION CLASSIFIED—Grumbling "Not this shit again" as a shadowy figure zipped around at the edges of his vision, elite commando Maj. Teddy "Sandman" Hawthorne confirmed Friday that he was sick of unseen assailants darting through the fog to quietly dispatch his team one by one. "Man, it really ticks me off when I deploy for …

The Onion Staff (2025-01-10). SATIRE: First U.S. Bird Flu Death Reported. theonion.com The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, with the patient, who was over 65 and reportedly had underlying medical conditions, being hospitalized after exposure to both a backyard flock of birds and to wild birds. What do you think?

Tim Huber (2025-01-10). Congregations impacted by Los Angeles wildfires. anabaptistworld.org Mennonite churches on the northern edge of the Los Angeles area are monitoring the safety of their congregations as wildfires destroy whole neighborhoods, including the parsonage of a Church of the Brethren congregation in Pasadena, Calif.

Tim Huber (2025-01-10). Our golden calf. anabaptistworld.org When on the evening of Jan. 21, 1525, Conrad Grebel poured water drawn from the well outside Anna Manz's house on George Blaurock, the simple act of baptism broke a thousand-year tradition of church-state fusion.

Waging Nonviolence (2025-01-10). Can nonviolent struggle defeat a dictator? This database emphatically says yes. pressenza.com The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns. | By George Lakey | With Donald Trump set to take office after a fear-mongering campaign that reignited concerns about his desire to become a dictator, a reasonable question comes up: Can nonviolent struggle defeat a tyrant? | There are many great resources that answer this question, but the one that's been on my mind lately is the

Dawn Butler (2025-01-10). Dawn Butler MP: Social media companies abandoning the use of independent fact-checkers is a danger to society. leftfootforward.org 'When social media companies fail to tackle hatred and abuse, and fail to censor fake news and conspiracies, there is a risk of creating a group of people who are bad actors who can put people in danger'

Basit Mahmood (2025-01-10). 'A champion of the working class': Tributes pour in as Mick Lynch announces retirement. leftfootforward.org Tributes have poured in for Mick Lynch after the trade unionist announced his retirement from the RMT. | The union announced that 'RMT general secretary Michael Lynch has made the decision to retire at the age of 63 after serving the union in many capacities. He was elected general secretary in 2021.' | Lynch said that he was incredibly proud to have served the union both as a rank-and-file member and an elected officer. | He said: "It has been a privilege to serve this union for over 30 years in all capacities, but now it is time for change. | "This union has been through a lot of struggles in recent years, a…

Olivia Barber (2025-01-10). World's richest 1% burn through their fair share of annual carbon budget in just 10 days. leftfootforward.org Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' two private jets spent nearly 25 days in the air over a 12-month period…

Basit Mahmood (2025-01-10). Liz Truss's attempt to stop people saying she crashed the economy spectacularly backfires. leftfootforward.org 'I guess the question is whether she will be writing to millions of people up and down the country as well over her economic record which put mortgage bills up.'

Olivia Barber (2025-01-10). Amazon workers win full pay during warehouse closures. leftfootforward.org GMB Union has won full pay for Amazon UK workers during pre-planned site 'shut downs'. | Previously, workers were forced to lose a day's pay or take a day of annual leave when distribution centres were closed for maintenance or other work on site. | A recent GMB report found that despite the online retailer's huge profits, almost 80% of Amazon workers reported struggling with day-to-day expenses. | Furthermore, 15% of Amazon workers, around 12,000 people, said they rely on foodbanks. | Amanda Gearing, GMB Senior Organiser, criticised Amazon's previous policy, stating: "Fulfilment centre shutdowns are pre-plann…

oliviaalperstein (2025-01-10). Help IPS Fight a Dictator. ips-dc.org Two years after Nayib Bukele launched a persecution of El Salvador's water defenders, our sign-on letter calls on him to drop the charges — and not to approve any toxic mining projects.

_____ (2025-01-10). Singapore ministers threaten legal action against media outlets, government demands 'corrections'. cpj.org/feed/atom/

Eduardo Garcia (2025-01-10). NicaNotes: Time to Reexamine US Sanctions Policy: Sign the Petition! afgj.org By the Sanctions Kill Campaign This January we need to really step up our advocacy for the lifting of unilateral coercive measures ("sanctions") on Nicaragua—and also on Cuba and Venezuela—working with the Americas Without Sanctions, part of the SanctionsKill campaign. We fully expect the incoming Congress and Trump administration to try to further undermine these…

Frida Garza (2025-01-10). The climate benefits of NYC's hard-won congestion pricing plan. grist.org

Staff (2025-01-10). 'Dialogue Works,' edition of 10 January: Elon Musk and Alice Weidel (AfD) Ignite Controversial Discussion on X! gilbertdoctorow.com

Staff (2025-01-10). Transcript of 'Judging Freedom,' 9 January edition. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a reader Napolitano: 0: 32Hi there, everyone. Judge Andrew Napolitano here for Judging Freedom. Today is Thursday, January 9th, 2025. Professor Gilbert Doctorow joins us now. Professor Doctorow, thank you for your time. Thank you for all of your time in 2024. It's all very, very helpful. And it's a privilege for me …

Abdullah Jallow (2025-01-10). Antisemitism in the US has risen by 900% — a brief reminder to Jonathan Greenblatt. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: Allah, Almighty, said: "O My servants! I have forbidden injustice for Myself and I have forbidden it among you, so do not …

Abdullah Jallow (2025-01-10). Antisemitism since biblical times!!! salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah, The Exalted, said: ŸäŸéŸ∞Ÿìÿ£ŸéŸáŸíŸÑŸé Ÿ±ŸÑŸíŸÉŸêÿ™ŸéŸ∞ÿ®Ÿê ŸÇŸéÿØŸí ÿ¨Ÿéÿߟìÿ°ŸéŸÉŸèŸÖŸí ÿ±Ÿéÿ≥ŸèŸà&Yum…

Abdullah Jallow (2025-01-10). Our biblical forefathers- a brief reminder to Kenneth Brander. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah, The Exalted, said: ŸäŸéŸ∞Ÿìÿ£ŸéŸäŸëŸèŸáŸéÿß Ÿ±ŸÑŸÜŸëŸéÿßÿ≥Ÿè ÿ•ŸêŸÜŸëŸéÿß ÿÆŸéŸÑŸéŸÇŸíŸÜŸéŸ∞ŸÉŸèŸÖ ŸÖŸë&Y…

A A (2025-01-10). Can Trump save America from itself? strategic-culture.su

A A (2025-01-10). Starmer fears a rape gang enquiry for what it might find. strategic-culture.su By Laura PERRINS | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | As of writing, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is refusing to hold a…

A a (2025-01-10). Trump tramples on Danish doormat with threat to annex Greenland. strategic-culture.su

hindustantimes (2025-01-10). Watch: Kamala Trying to Survive Obama and Trump's Friendship Moment? Netizens Can't Stop Laughing. hindustantimes.com At the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, an unexpected moment of camaraderie unfolded between President-elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, capturing the attention of attendees and social media alike. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' reaction has sparked widespread discussion online. Caught glancing back at the duo, many speculated whether her expression reflected annoyance or jealousy as Trump and Obama appeared to bond. This interaction has ignited debates about political dynamics and personal relationships among the nation's leaders, with social media users humorously commenting on…

Staff (2025-01-10). Mexican Pres. Sheinbaum announced they will send firefighters and experts to assist Los Angeles. youtube.com

Democracy Now! (2025-01-10). "Let's call it Mexican America": President Sheinbaum hits back at Trump's comment on renaming Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" pressenza.com Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday mocked U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America," referring to the United States. Sheinbaum gave her daily press conference in front of a large map from 1607 that gave much of the North American continent the name "Mexican America."President Claudia Sheinbaum: "Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the name of the United Nations, it is a United Nations agency. But, the next one, why don't we call it Mexican America? It sounds nice, doesn't it? Doesn't it? Since 1607, the Constitution of Apatzi…

UMMID (2025-01-10). Budget 2025: Expectations of Real Estate Sector. ummid.com As the Union Budget 2025-26 approaches, to be announced in February 2025, the real estate sector is pinning high hopes on the Modi 3.0 regime.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Remembering Madhu Limaye On His Death Anniversary. ummid.com Madhu Limaye (1st May 1922-8th January 1995) was one of the most distinguished personalities of modern India who played a pivotal role in the freedom movement and later in the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Toxic Waste Disposal Case: MP HC Defers Hearing to Feb 18. ummid.com The Madhya Pradesh High Court has deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the state govt's decision to incinerate Union Carbide's hazardous waste in Pithampur.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Authorities confirm first human bird flu death in U.S. ummid.com The Health Authorities in the United States have confirmed the first bird flu death in the state of Louisiana.

UMMID (2025-01-10). GATE 2025 Admit Card Released, Direct Link to Download. ummid.com The IIT Roorkee has released the Admit Card (Hall Ticket) of the candidates who have registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) on its official website gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Trump wants Canada to be 51st state of U.S. ummid.com U.S. President Elect Donald Trump Monday January 6, 2025 reiterated his long-term suggestion of making Canada the 51st state of the United States.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Watch: Makkah Haram, Masjid Nabawi flooded after heavy rains. ummid.com The Grand Mosque in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi, The Prophet Mosque, in Madinah Munawwarah have been flooded after heavy rains last night.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Fact Check: Narayana Murthy's advice to young girls, boys which actually is not. ummid.com An image purportedly showing a screenshot of an article published by Hindustan Times (HT) has gone viral on social media, claiming that Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has advocated for 'limited interaction between young girls and boys for success' and discusses his alleged comments on the GenZ population.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Kerala TET November 2024 Admit Card Download Now Available. ummid.com The General Education Department, Government of Kerala (Pareeksha Bhavan) has released on its official website ktet.kerala.gov.in the link to download Hall Ticket or Admit Cards of the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (Kerala TET November 2024).

UMMID (2025-01-10). Meet Hussain Sajwani: UAE billionaire behind $20bn US Data Centre plan. ummid.com Dubai based billionaire Hussain Sajwani Tuesday January 07, 2025 announced a $20 billion investment in US data centers as U.S. President Elect Donald Trump watched standing behind him.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Watch: Xpeng Aero HT showcases 'Modular Flying Car' at CES 2025. ummid.com Chinese automobile giant, Xpeng Aero HT, showcased its 'modular flying car' at CES 2025.

UMMID (2025-01-10). CBSE CTET Dec 2024 Result Announced: Link to Check. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared on its official website cbseresults.nic.in the result of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) held in the month of December 2024.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Henley Passport Index 2025: India Slips Further Down. ummid.com India is down three points to its passport ranking in 2024 whereas Singapore retained the most powerful passport status in the world for the 3rd consecutive year, according to the Henley Passport Ranking 2025 released today.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Idli Sambhar rocks GATE 2025 ahead of exams. ummid.com In a bizarre incident, Idli, Sambhar and Chatni — popular South Indian dish, rocked GATE 2025 Thursday January 09, 2025 barely twenty days before the important engineering entrance exam.

UMMID (2025-01-10). King Faisal Prize 2025 Winners Announced. ummid.com Two King Saud University (KSU) Professors, and two Scientists – one from Japan and the other from Canada, have been adjudged the winners of 2025 King Faisal Prize in different categories, the General Secretariat of King Faisal Prize announced Wednesday January 08, 2025.

UMMID (2025-01-10). MHT CET 2025 (PCB and PCM) dates revised. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell has revised the dates of MHT CET 2025 (PCM and PCB both) and other Entrance Tests to be held for the academic year 2025-26.

UMMID (2025-01-10). SSC CGL Tier II Exam 2024 City List Out, Admit Card on Jan 14. ummid.com The Staff Selection Commission has published on its official website 'ssc.gov.in', the Exam City details for the SSC CGL Tier II exams to be held later this year.

UMMID (2025-01-10). 3,676 pilgrims in 2025 Hajj 2nd waiting list asked to deposit advanced amount. ummid.com The Haj Committee of India Friday January 10, 2025 released the second waiting list for Hajj 2025 and asked 3,676 pilgrims to deposit Advanced Haj Amount latest by January 25, 2025.

UMMID (2025-01-10). Chaos, panic as new fire wave grips more Los Angeles areas. ummid.com A new wave of fire Thursday January 09, 2025 engulfed the West Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, rapidly consuming over 900 acres within hours.

UMMID (2025-01-10). 04 Muslims in 119th U.S. Congress. ummid.com There are only 04 Muslims in the Christian dominated newly elected U.S. Congress or House of Representatives which opened its 119th session on January 03, 2025.

UMMID (2025-01-10). JEE Main 2025 City Intimation Slip Published. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published on the official website JEE Main 2025 'Advance Intimation for Allotment of Examination City'.

UMMID (2025-01-10). 'Undivided India' to mark IMD 150th anniversary. ummid.com The India Meteorological Department (IMD) turns 150 on January 15, 2025, and to celebrate the occasion it is organising an event or seminar titled "Undivided India" in New Delhi.

The Independent (2025-01-10). Africa's Encounter with Mercantilism and Capitalism: A historical overview. independent.co.ug COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The relationship between Africa and Europe over the last 600 years has been anything but equal. What began as mercantilist trade expanded into a complex system of exploitation that evolved into modern capitalism. This dynamic redefined Africa, not as a continent of innovation and agency but as a resource base for …

The Independent (2025-01-10). MPs eulogize Ssegirinya, unite on denial of bail. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Kamwempe North Division MP, Ssegirinya Muhamad united MPS across the political divide in urging the government to ensure the suspects are not denied police bond and bail in courts. The legislators, while paying tribute to Ssegirinya in a special siting presided over by the Speaker, Annet …

The Independent (2025-01-10). New York judge sentences Trump in hush money case without punishment. independent.co.ug NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Juan Merchan, a New York judge overseeing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case, on Friday granted Trump unconditional discharge in delivering a sentence for the case, according to media reports. Trump would face no fine or probation supervision, according to the sentencing. Trump's attempt to halt …

Thomas Newdick (2025-01-10). Land Rover Replacement Program Kickstarted By U.K. Military After 76 Years Of Service. twz.com After multiple false starts, the United Kingdom is looking for a successor for the last of its venerable Land Rover light utility vehicles.

Tyler Rogoway (2025-01-10). Bunker Talk: Let's Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn't Cover This Week. twz.com Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn't cover. We can also talk about the stuff we did or whatever else grabs your interest. In other words, it's an off-topic thread. | The caption to this week's top shot reads: | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — MAY 10: A group of media were allowed inside Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station as NORAD celebrates its 60th Anniversary on May 10, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images) | Also,…

Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News (2025-01-10). Misinformation spreads like wildfire online while LA neighborhoods burn. therealnews.com This article originally appeared on Fish and wildfires don't tend to go together. But as a series of blazes driven by 100-mile-per-hour winds burned throughout Los Angeles, the country's incoming president centered blame on a three-inch…

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). Will Elon Musk Mark a Victory in Politics? themedialine.org

The Onion Staff (2025-01-10). SATIRE: U.S. Mint Introduces New Controversial John Wilkes Booth Pennies. theonion.com WASHINGTON—Touting the coin as the first in American history to feature an assassin, the United States Mint introduced a controversial new John Wilkes Booth penny Friday. "With this one-cent coin, we honor John Wilkes Booth, a man who, while not perfect, altered the course of our nation in indelible ways," said the mint's director, Ventris …

cameron orr (2025-01-10). Militants and the millions: building resistance for real world impact. cpusa.org Millions of people are thinking about how to build the resistance, about how they can become active in fighting the second Trump administration's plans to facilitate and impose fascism. | In the process, some folks confuse sounding as radical as they want and feel with having the biggest impact on real world developments. It is important to have a clear idea of what is effective — what will reach, motivate, activate, and inspire the most people. Otherwise, we can spin our wheels being very active in ways that are not effective in reaching our goals. | In order to build a movement massive enough and unite…

imperial.ac.uk (2025-01-10). United States sees significant increase in orphanhood. imperial.ac.uk There has been a significant increase in orphanhood in the last two decades in the U.S., according to a new study.

imperial.ac.uk (2025-01-10). Brain disease genes, ecology elections and Martian rocks: News from Imperial. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.

Charles Rotter (2025-01-10). Live at 1 p.m Eastern: LA Fires NOT Caused by Climate Change — The Climate Realism Show #140. wattsupwiththat.com Historic wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in Los Angeles County. Many homes of the rich and famous in Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Pasadena have been reduced to rubble and ash. Entire neighborhoods were completely destroyed, and the fires have been blamed for at least five deaths. The speed at which the fires spread caught firefighters and residents off guard. Fed by hurricane-strength Santa Ana winds, embers were flying through the air seemingly everywhere and with no let-up. Climate alarmists have pinned the blame on human-caused climate change, but that is not truth.

Guest Blogger (2025-01-10). Did the LA Fire Disaster Have to Happen? wattsupwiththat.com Just frustrating….. such good weather predictions and still such unfortunate outcomes. We need to do better.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-10). Video: Lammy empathises with Trump's threat to seize Greenland, describes reasons as 'serious'. skwawkbox.org US 'national economic security' is good reason for Trump's position, Starmer's Foreign Secretary suggests David Lammy has empathised, in an interview with LBC, with US president-elect Donald Trump's threat to use military force to annex Greenland. Lammy legitimised Trump's 'serious' concerns that he claims have led to Trump's threat, saying that US 'national economic security' …

Arjun Singh (2025-01-10). The L.A. Fires And The Uninsurable Earth (Part 1). levernews.com

Cameron Harrison (2025-01-10). Capitalism the failure behind preventing Los Angeles fires and climate change. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES—Apocalyptic scenes have unfolded with multiple fires scorching the greater Los Angeles County area. They have so far left thousands of acres burned and over a thousand structures destroyed—including schools, libraries, homes, shelters, and grocery stores—with at least five people dead. Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers are racing to stop the spread. They are …

Jenny Farrell (2025-01-10). Sally Rooney's 'Intermezzo' marks a fictional turn toward a private comfort zone. peoplesworld.org In her latest, fourth novel, Intermezzo, Sally Rooney continues her exploration of intimate relationships, albeit with a shift away from the clear political critique that characterized her earlier works. Its focus lies on what makes personal relationships successful and, surprisingly, an emphasis on unconditional love as something close to God. Rooney's previous novel, Beautiful World, …

Mark Gruenberg (2025-01-10). At MLK conference, unionist tells how she had to duck to avoid bullets. peoplesworld.org AUSTIN, Texas—Shae Parker once had to fall to the floor of the Waffle House she worked at in Columbia, S.C.., "to avoid a bullet" late at night. She dislocated her shoulder. The company tried to prevent her from talking about it there. And when workers took their cause—safer working conditions—to their bosses, they got a …

Katya Schwenk (2025-01-10). The Architects Of L.A.'s Wildfire Devastation. levernews.com Back in 2019, a California state climate task force

| A ma…

Katya Schwenk (2025-01-10). The Architects Of L.A.'s Wildfire Devastation. levernews.com Back in 2019, a California state climate task force

| Map…

Staff (2025-01-10). Convocan en Cuba a congreso de desarrollo no clínico biofarmacéutico. cubadebate.cu El Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología (CIGB) convocó a la comunidad científica global a participar en Congreso Internacional Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, que se efectuará en el balneario de Varadero a fines de mayo, anunció este viernes esa institución. El evento tiene como objetivo reunir a expertos, académicos y profesionales de la industria.

Staff (2025-01-10). EEUU sanciona a más de 200 entidades e individuos relacionados con sector energético ruso. cubadebate.cu EE.UU. sancionó a más de 200 entidades e individuos relacionados con el sector energético de Rusia, informó este viernes el secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken. Moscú afirmó en repetidas ocasiones que resistirá la presión de las sanciones que Occidente comenzó a ejercer sobre Rusia hace varios años y que continúa aumentando.

Staff (2025-01-10). El Gobierno brasileño exigirá a Meta que explique el fin de sus programas de verificación. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno brasileño exigirá formalmente que la multinacional Meta explique sus nuevas políticas y el fin de sus sistemas de verificación de contenidos, informó este viernes el ministro de la Presidencia, Rui Costa.

Staff (2025-01-10). La OMM confirma que 2024 fue el año más cálido jamás registrado al superar en cerca de 1.55 ∞C los niveles preindustriales. cubadebate.cu La Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) ha confirmado que 2024 fue el año más cálido del que se tiene constancia, según seis conjuntos de datos internacionales. En una excepcional concatenación de récords de temperatura, los últimos diez años han sido los diez años más cálidos jamás registrados.

Staff (2025-01-10). Más de 153 000 evacuados mientras se empiezan a contener los incendios de Los àÅngeles. cubadebate.cu Más de 153 000 personas han sido evacuadas de sus hogares desde que se desató una ola devastadora de incendios en el condado de Los àÅngeles el pasado 7 de enero que los equipos de socorro están empezando a contener, informaron este viernes las autoridades.

Staff (2025-01-10). ONU tras reciente decisión de Meta: No es censura impedir incitación al odio. cubadebate.cu A raíz del cierre del programa de verificación de datos de Meta en Estados Unidos, el alto comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Tàºrk, subrayó este viernes que las publicaciones en redes sociales que incitan al odio y la división tienen consecuencias y existe la responsabilidad de regular el contenido.

Staff (2025-01-10). Retornan a sus hogares evacuados por explosiones en Holguín. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Minfar) informó este viernes que los evacuados por las explosiones en una obra militar en Holguín podrán regresar a sus hogares. De acuerdo con el Minfar, la decisión se debe a que las casas están ubicadas a una distancia que no representa peligro de futuras afectaciones por el incidente.

Staff (2025-01-10). Trump recibe condena simbólica por caso Stormy Daniels (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, fue condenado este viernes por el caso de la exactriz de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels, en una sentencia histórica, pero simbólica, que lo convierte en el primer delincuente convicto en ocupar la Casa Blanca. Trump calificó el proceso penal como una "vergàºenza para el sistema" antes de conocer su condena.

Staff (2025-01-10). Trump recibe condena simbólica por caso Stormy Daniels. cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, fue condenado este viernes por el caso de la exactriz de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels, en una sentencia histórica, pero simbólica, que lo convierte en el primer delincuente convicto en ocupar la Casa Blanca. Trump calificó el proceso penal como una "vergàºenza para el sistema" antes de conocer su condena.

Staff (2025-01-10). Jóvenes universitarios enaltecen legado de Julio Antonio Mella. cubadebate.cu Jóvenes universitarios rindieron tributo este viernes a la memoria del líder estudiantil Julio Antonio Mella (1903-1929), en el aniversario 96 de su desaparición física. Litza Elena González Desdín, ideológica del Secretariado Nacional de la Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU), lo calificó como un símbolo de lucha y resistencia.

Staff (2025-01-10). Desde La Presidencia: Díaz-Canel con los jóvenes en La Plata. cubadebate.cu El pasado lunes 9 de enero, el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez acompañó a 65 jóvenes de todo el país en su ascenso a la Comandancia General de La Plata, desde donde el Comandante en Jefe dirigió buena parte de la lucha guerrillera.

Mark Gruenberg (2025-01-10). Despite Biden Labor Secretary Su's key role, ILA president credits Trump. peoplesworld.org NORTH BERGEN. N.J. —Despite the key role by Acting Biden Labor Secretary Julie Su, International Longshoremen's Association leaders wrongly rewarded Republican President-Elect Donald Trump with "full credit" that led East and Gulf Coast port owners to agree to a six-year master contract covering 85,000 dockworkers. That's even though Su shuttled back and forth between the …

A A (2025-01-10). Quando gli Stati Uniti cercarono di conquistare il Canada. strategic-culture.su Forse non tutti sanno che gli Stati Uniti d'America hanno tentato di conquistare e annettere il Canada circa 200 anni fa. Il fatto storico assume oggi una probabile rilevanza politica nella rinnovata lotta commerciale fra USA e Canada, con un particolare significato per la corsa all'Artico. | Segue nostro Qualcosa come 200 anni fa | àà il giugno dell'anno 1812: gli Stati Uniti dichiarano guerra alla Gran Bretagna, citando tra le p…

Staff (2025-01-10). UNE pronostica afectación de 805 MW durante pico nocturno de este viernes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informó que, para el horario pico de este viernes, se estima un déficit de 735 MW y una afectación de 805 MW si se mantienen las condiciones actuales. A las 7 a.m., la disponibilidad del SEN fue de 2 045 MW y la demanda, 1 800 MW, con 70 MW afectados. Están fuera de servicio y en mantenimiento varias unidades de las CTE Nuevitas, Renté, Felton, Santa Cruz y Cienfuegos.

A A (2025-01-10). Bolivia: entre la radicalización y la regresión. strategic-culture.su

202501110449 | sr | 566 | 0 | 405 | 181 | 0