(2025-05-13). Jolani proposes Trump Tower in Damascus, peace with Israel for sanctions relief: Report. presstv.ir The head of the HTS-led administration in Syria has offered to build Trump Tower in Damascus, reach peace with Israel and provide US with access to Syria's oil and gas, as he is seeking US sanctions relief, a report says.
(2025-05-13). Trump signals possible sanctions relief for Syria. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump looks on as he gives remarks outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2025. — Reuters US President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering offering sanctions relief to Syria as it seeks to rebuild after a grinding…
(2025-05-13). Met refers journalist Medhurst to Crown Prosecution Service, bail extended to November. skwawkbox.org 
More dragged-out bail as Starmer regime seeks to 'make the process the punishment' against anti-genocide journalists and activists The Starmer regime's assault on journalists and activists who expose and oppose Israel's genocide in Gaza continues. Richard Medhurst, the Syrian-born British journalist and son of Nobel Peace Prize winners, who was arrested by police last August as part …
(2025-05-13). Syrians Welcome Sanctions Relief; Outcome Remains Unclear. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-13). Watchdog Reports 11 US Citizens Killed or Missing in Syrian Conflict. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-13). 'Targeting Civilians Is a Grave Violation': Watchdog Documents Deaths of Americans in Syria. themedialine.org
(2025-05-13). Trump to Meet Former ISIS Leader in Saudi Arabia as Syria Moves to Appease Israel. mintpressnews.com Ahmed al-Sharaa, once a founding member of ISIS, is now Syria's president and set to meet Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia. The summit comes as Damascus cracks down on Palestinian leaders and Gaza solidarity networks in a bid to appease Israel and win American support.
(2025-05-13). The UK Has Failed to Prosecute ISIS Fighters for Genocide After Allowing Hundreds to Return to Britain. bylinetimes.com The UK has failed to prosecute a single ISIS fighter for genocide despite allowing hundreds of them to return to the UK, after the terrorist organisation was defeated in Iraq and Syria, a new Parliamentary report has revealed. | Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights is demanding a change in the law that would make it easier for the UK to prosecute suspected ISIS fighters. MPs and peers have drafted new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill, now going through Parliament, to amend the International Criminal Court Act to allow genocide and war crimes prosecutions in the UK regardless of whether the person…
(2025-05-13). Trump supports terrorists in Syria and is plundering its minerals. defenddemocracy.press Trump Will Lift All Sanctions on Syria, Will Meet HTS Leader Wednesday May 13, 2025 President Trump has announced that he will lift all sanctions the US has against the Syrian government, which he says will "give them a chance at greatness." He will also meet Syria's leader, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa …
(2025-05-13). One in five people in Gaza face starvation due to Israel's siege. newarab.com 
Gaza's entire population of around 2.4 million people is at risk of a food crisis "or worse" by September, the UN- and NGO-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said in a report. | "Nineteen months into the conflict, the Gaza Strip is still conf…
(2025-05-13). Portland Police Overwhelmingly Use Force On Unhoused In Mental Health Calls. capitalbnews.org 
As Portland weighs expansion of an alternative crisis-response program, new data from a MindSite News-Medill investigation shows police often deploy force on residents who are unhoused or grappling with mental illness.
(2025-05-13). Tanzania seeks to challenge Kenya's avocado export dominance. independent.co.ug 
Tanzania is leveraging trade deals and shorter routes to tap booming emerging markets like Indian to push its fast growing avocado production rates into the global market as Kenya's 'green gold' exports falter amid Red Sea crisis. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | As geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea continue to disrupt global trade …
(2025-05-13). Protesters rally against Israel's participation in Eurovision. defenddemocracy.press May 13, 2025 Pro-Palestinian protesters in Basel, Switzerland, condemned Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest amid the ongoing war in Gaza, accusing the event of overlooking the humanitarian crisis Please see video at www.aljazeera.com We remind our readers that publication of articles on our site does not mean that we agree with what is written. …
(2025-05-13). IPC warns of worsening food crisis in Gaza as famine risk grows. vaticannews.va A new report warns that essential supplies in Gaza are nearly depleted, with the entire population facing acute food insecurity. |
(2025-05-13). AWPA calls on Albanese to raise West Papuan human rights with Prabowo. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report An Australian solidarity group for West Papuan self-determination has called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise the human rights crisis in the Melanesian region with the Indonesian president this week. Albanese is visiting Indonesia for two days from tomorrow. AWPA has written a letter to Albanese making the appeal for…
(2025-05-13). Argentina: Examples and alternatives for understanding the debt crisis in the South [Part 5]. cadtm.org When it comes to the IMF's influence on the countries of the Global South, Argentina is a must. During Juan Domingo Perón's presidency, Argentina initially declined to join the IMF and World Bank, but eventually did so in 1956 during the "Liberating Revolution" dictatorship. Since then, successive Argentine governments have signed 22 agreements with the International Monetary Fund.
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(2025-05-13). Will budget cuts cause the end of the UN as we know it? aljazeera.com The UN faces a historic crisis as aid is slashed, staff are laid off, and millions worldwide risk losing urgent support.
(2025-05-13). STEVE MILLOY: 'All Of The Above' Is DEI For Energy. wattsupwiththat.com The concept of 'all of the above' dates back to a mid-2000s convergence of energy-related events including: (1) the then emerging but imaginary "climate crisis" and (2) an actual energy crisis caused by a combination of factors including the Iraq war, US dependence on OPEC, the rise of energy-hungry China and India, the notion of Peak Oil and more. Congress's solution to this was the Energy Policy Act of 2005 signed into law by President Bush. It called for expanding domestic energy production, including: oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables. "All of the above" wasn't in common usage at the time, but t…
(2025-05-13). China urges U.S. to stop shifting blame over its fentanyl crisis. ecns.cn The Foreign Ministry urged the U.S. on Tuesday to stop smearing China's name and shifting blame over its fentanyl crisis, saying that Washington should show sincerity and conduct mutually beneficial dialogue in counternarcotics cooperation with Beijing.
(2025-05-13). La población, el recurso más importante con que cuenta el país (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La demografía estudia la población. Es una ciencia que inicialmente surgió ligada a la economía y al análisis estadístico, pero ha evolucionado, a través de la relación población-desarrollo, convirtiéndose en una ciencia social. Tiene elementos objetivos, pero también subjetivos; por eso diferentes áreas del conocimiento se interesan en la demografía. La demografía es estudiada, por supuesto, por estadísticos y matemáticos, pero también por psicólogos, sociólogos, politólogos, historiadores y médicos. La geografía, además, tiene un peso muy importante en los estudios demográficos.
(2025-05-13). ONU: Alto número de organizaciones que asisten a mujeres en contextos de crisis podrían cerrar por recortes de financiamiento. cubadebate.cu Una nueva encuesta revela que la mitad de las organizaciones femeninas que ayudan a las mujeres en contextos de crisis podrían cerrar en seis meses debido a los recortes en la asistencia a escala mundial. ONU Mujeres ha hecho la alerta en un informe donde muestra que el 90% de organizaciones encuestadas están al límite de sus posibilidades.
(2025-05-13). National Day Of Action To Demand Health Care, Not Profit. popularresistance.org On May 31, a large coalition of labor and community groups is holding a nationwide day of action to demand a national single payer healthcare system. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kay Tillow, an organizer of the action and member of the leading organization, NationalSinglePayer.com. Tillow speaks about the current healthcare crisis in the United States and why it is imperative that people organize now for a solution, such as national improved Medicare for all. Tillow critiques the Medicare for All legislation that was recently introduced in both houses of Congress and what we need to do to move the bills forward.
(2025-05-13). Sub-Saharan Africa and Sri Lanka: Examples for understanding the debt crisis in the South [Part 4]. cadtm.org
(2025-05-13). Yemen: ICRC responds to deadly attack on Sa'ada Prison, urges for protection of civilians amidst worsening humanitarian crisis. icrc.org
(2025-05-13). Damascus Faces Historic Water Shortage After Driest Winter in Decades. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-12). Trump Says He's Considering Lifting Sanctions on Syria. news.antiwar.com President Trump said on Monday that he's considering lifting sanctions on Syria as the country's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly Abu Mohammed al-Jolani), is looking to make a deal with the US. Trump said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had asked the US to lift sanctions on Syria. "We're going to have to …
(2025-05-12). Syria Announces Major Natural Gas Deal With Türkiye. orinocotribune.com Ankara says it will also supply electricity to the war-torn nation, enabling the extremist-led government in Damascus to 'reconstruct' | Syria's interim Energy Minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, announced on 9 May that Damascus and Ankara have reached a deal for Türkiye to deliver 6 million cubic meters (mcm) of natural gas per day to Syria within the next three months. | "I agreed with my Turkish counterpart Alparslan Bayraktar on supplying Syria with six million cubic metres of natural gas a day through the Kilis-Aleppo pipeline," Bashir told His s…