(2025-05-23). Israel is under the assumption "it can act with impunity" aljazeera.com Global anger at Israel for firing on diplomats visiting Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.
(2025-05-23). 107 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza over past day, Israeli army says. haaretz.com WEST BANK: Dozens of Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian village in West Bank, torch vehicles ‚ñ GAZA AID: For first time since blockade over two months ago Gazan civilians receive humanitarian aid ‚ñ ISRAEL: IDF intercepts Houthi missile from Yemen, tightens security for embassies worldwide ‚ñ GAZA: 16,503 children were killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war, Gaza Health Ministry says ‚ñ U.S.: Two Israeli embassy workers killed at Gaza aid event in D.C.
(2025-05-23). How Israel's trail of destruction aims to reshape the West Bank. newarab.com 
Tulkarem, occupied West Bank – Since Israel officially waged At least 16,000 of those displaced were expelled from their homes in the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps between 30 January and 20 February, with Israeli for…
(2025-05-23). For second night in a row, Israel shoots down missile fired by Houthi rebels. haaretz.com WEST BANK: Dozens of Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian village in West Bank, torch vehicles ‚ñ GAZA AID: For first time since blockade over two months ago Gazan civilians receive humanitarian aid ‚ñ ISRAEL: IDF intercepts Houthi missile from Yemen, tightens security for embassies worldwide ‚ñ GAZA: 16,503 children were killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war, Gaza Health Ministry says ‚ñ U.S.: Two Israeli embassy workers killed at Gaza aid event in D.C.
(2025-05-23). Video: writer and activist Dylan Evans goes on trial today for supporting Palestine against genocide. skwawkbox.org 
Academic faces up to 14 years jail after being on bail for a year as British state colludes with pro-Israel extremists The trial of writer and anti-genocide activist Dylan Evans for supporting Palestine and opposing Israel's genocide and occupation begins tomorrow, after a year of bail, under the Terrorism Act for allegedly 'supporting Hamas' over …
(2025-05-23). World condemns Israel's genocide in Gaza as protests mark 77 years of Nakba. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Roaming Charges: White Lies About White Genocide. counterpunch.org 
White genocide? There were 27,621 murders in South Africa in 2023, more than 80 percent of them young, black males, who were poor or unemployed. During that same year, there were a total of 49 people (both white and black) killed on farms. For context, Israeli forces have killed more than 50 Palestinians every DAY in Gaza for the last 19 months. The population of South Africa is 63.1 million. Population of Gaza (pre-October 2023): 2.1 million.
(2025-05-23). Weapons and Spy Flights Expose Their Hollow Promises. counterpunch.org 
Lammy called Israel's escalation of the genocide "morally unjustifiable." But what is beyond unjustifiable is for Lammy to say this while directly arming and providing surveillance information for the genocide. Yesterday, after releasing a joint statement with France and Canada threatening "concrete actions" if Israel did not allow aid into Gaza, the UK government suspended
(2025-05-23). Systematic Starvation: Genocide and the Engineered Collapse of Gazan Society. counterpunch.org 
Consequent to the escalated Zionist genocide of Indigenous Palestinian people, and after a blockade of all goods since the beginning of March 2025, Gaza is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis, with widespread food scarcity and starvation among its population. Human rights organizations and international agencies report the Israeli blockade has led to catastrophic levels of hunger, particularly affecting
(2025-05-23). Gaza Genocide and Global Silence. ummid.com The silence exhibited by the international community and human rights organizations in the face of the Genocide in Gaza and Israeli brutality reflect the collapse of global conscience.
(2025-05-23). Israel orders 14 Gaza neighborhoods to evacuate amid intensified genocide. radiohc.cu Gaza City, May 23 (RHC) ⚪ The Israeli military has issued forced expulsion orders for residents of large areas of northern Gaza, as the regime intensifies its deadly air and artillery strikes across the besieged territory.
(2025-05-23). Protest opposes high-tech genocide at Microsoft 'Build' confab. workers.org 
Seattle Palestine solidarity activists marched on Microsoft's annual "Build" conference in Seattle on May 19 to protest the company's role as a contractor with the Israeli military. The conference, which attracts developers and journalists from around the world to see Microsoft's latest products, was met with a loud and angry . . . |
(2025-05-23). Gaza: What's Worse Than the Language of Brutality? worldbeyondwar.org 
Excerpts from a new Israeli book show how the words used to justify the Gaza genocide both reflect and degrade its moral conscience. These words dehumanize Palestinians—but they dehumanize their speakers even more. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-05-23). Spanish parliament arms embargo debate. presstv.ir Demonstrators converged outside the Spanish parliament, urging lawmakers to support a draft imposing arms embargo on entities involved in genocide, specifically Israel.
(2025-05-23). Why the Wall of Silence on the Gaza Genocide Is Finally Starting To Crack. defenddemocracy.press As Israel unveils its final genocide push, and mass death from starvation looms in Gaza, western media and politicians are tentatively starting to speak up by Jonathan Cook May 22, 2025* Who could have imagined 19 months ago that it would take more than a year and a half of Israel slaughtering and starving Gaza's children for …
(2025-05-23). Gauteng government condemns resurgence of taxi violence. sanews.gov.za Gauteng government condemns resurgence of taxi violence | The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has condemned the recent resurgence of taxi violence across parts of the Gauteng province. | | This is despite efforts of peace agreements and public promises by leaders in the taxi industry to stop fights and hostility in the taxi industry. | | In recent weeks, violent incidents, including the killings of taxi drivers and marshals, have continued to take lives and disrupt services in the taxi industry. | | "This bloodshed, which is connected to conflicts over routes between competing taxi as…
(2025-05-23). Penn State trustees vote to close 7 branch campuses amid declining enrollments. whyy.org Penn State University's trustees voted Thursday night to close seven of its 19 branch campuses amid declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures that backers say made it a necessary decision. | The 25-8 vote by the trustees came after a nearly two-hour public meeting that was streamed live online, and after hours of closed-door debate between the trustees. | Even after the closures, Penn State said it will continue to have the largest statewide footprint of any university in the Big Ten and any land-grant institution in the United States. | The campuses to close — Dubois, Fayette, Mont…
(2025-05-23). China and Russia to build lunar nuclear power station by 2035. tvbrics.com 
It will serve as a hub for scientific exploration, technology testing, and deep-space cooperation…
(2025-05-23). Why Donald Trump has put Asia on the precipice of a nuclear arms race. |
(2025-05-23). 'Red lines' stalk fifth round of Iran-US nuclear talks. aljazeera.com Washington and Tehran have taken a tough public stance before talks, with enrichment a key point of contention.
(2025-05-23). U.S. State Dept Faces Tough Questions On Trump's Ramaphosa 'Ambush'; Big Revelation On Iran Talks. hindustantimes.com The US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, in a press briefing, faced tough questions on the recent meeting between President Donald Trump and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as on the ongoing Iran nuclear talks. Watch this video to know more.
(2025-05-23). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine" : Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2025-05-23). Rome hosts 5th round of nuclear talks on Friday. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2025-05-23). Can Trump break the Iran deadlock and reshape the Middle East? onlineopinion.com.au The Trump administration's pursuit of a negotiated agreement over Iran's nuclear program is the only sound policy that can prevent a regional conflagration.
(2025-05-23). Trump risks igniting an East Asian nuclear arms race. asiatimes.com 
For the past 75 years, America's nuclear umbrella has been the keystone that has kept East Asia's great‚Äëpower rivalries from turning atomic. President Donald Trump's second‚Äëterm "strategic reset" now threatens to crack that arch. By pressuring allies to shoulder more of the defence burden, hinting that US forces might walk if the cheques do not …
(2025-05-23). India-Pak Battle of "Nuclear" Egos! counterpunch.org 
Numerous questions can be posed about Modi government's decision to send seven multi-party delegations to more than 30 countries with apparently a specific message, that is convince them about "terrorist" designs of Pakistan. These delegations include a considerable number of members from opposition parties. Besides, specific emphasis appears to have been given to their "secular"
(2025-05-23). Iran urges UN to condemn 'Israeli plans for unlawful attack'. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister has called on the UN and IAEA to urgently condemn Israel's leaked plans to strike Iran's nuclear sites.
(2025-05-23). Exclusive: Source says what US wants from Iran is same Israeli plan. presstv.ir An informed political source has told the Press TV correspondent that the US is "politically" following the same goal as Israel which is threatening the Islamic Republic with military strikes over its nuclear program.
(2025-05-23). Iran: 'There'll be no deal if US insists on zero enrichment'. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister has once again highlighted uranium enrichment as the country's red line in the upcoming nuclear talks with the United States.
(2025-05-23). US congressman calls for nuclear annihilation of Gaza. presstv.ir Florida's Republican Congressman Randy Fine has called for the nuclear annihilHiroshimaation of Gaza.
(2025-05-23). Iranian diplomats suspect Trump using talks as instrument of sabotage. defenddemocracy.press by Max Blumenthal ∑ May 21, 2025 In Tehran, bewildered diplomats told me they suspect the Trump administration is exploiting nuclear negotiations as a instrument for generating instability to weaken Iran's economy and foment social strife With nuclear negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran's Reformist government at a standstill, I held two separate, lengthy background conversations …
(2025-05-23). 'Starving' masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon's Gaza 'appeasement'. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report Protesting New Zealanders donned symbolic masks modelled on a Palestinian artist's handiwork in Auckland's Takutai Square today to condemn Israel's starvation as war weapon against Gaza and the NZ prime minister's weak response. Coming a day after the tabling of Budget 2025 in Parliament, peaceful demonstrators wore hand-painted masks inspired by Gaza-based…
(2025-05-23). Will Trump step away from the Ukraine-Russia peace process? responsiblestatecraft.org 
President Trump has again signaled that the United States may retreat from Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations. After a two-hour-long phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump He ended on an optimistic note…
(2025-05-23). At Cannes film festival: Robert De Niro speaks out against Trump and dictatorship, more opposition to Gaza genocide and Kevin Spacey denounces blacklisting. wsws.org De Niro finished his speech by recalling the revolutionary slogans of the French Revolution—"Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité."
(2025-05-23). Microsoft Bans the Word "Palestine" in Internal Emails. defenddemocracy.press After days of disruption by pro-Palestine activists at its Build developer conference, No Azure for Apartheid said, Microsoft made it impossible to send emails containing "Palestine" or "Gaza." By Waqas Ahmed and Murtaza Hussain May 22, 2025 Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy blocking employee emails containing the words "Palestine," "Gaza," or "genocide" on its …
(2025-05-23). Israel has promised 'basic amount' of food into Gaza ‚àí but its policies have already created catastrophic starvation risk for millions. |
(2025-05-23). Israel's "final solution" for Palestinians. defenddemocracy.press For three months, the Israeli government blocked all aid to Gaza, starving the over two million Palestinians trapped there. Now, they are carrying out a vicious air assault and full-scale ground invasion that has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands in a matter of days. Brazen as ever, Israel's right-wing leaders have made their …
(2025-05-23). Children and elderly are dying from starvation in Gaza, says health minister. defenddemocracy.press UN spokesperson says about 90 aid trucks have entered Gaza, but Palestinian Red Crescent says deliveries have not arrived By Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem May 22, 2025 Twenty-nine children and elderly people have died from starvation in Gaza in the last two days, the Palestinian Authority health minister has said , as Israeli strikes killed …
(2025-05-23). Iran says US will be held responsible for any Israeli attack. newarab.com 
Foreign Minister The report came even as Iran and the United States were set to
(2025-05-23). IRGC: Iran will give devastating response to any foolish Israeli act. presstv.ir A spokesman for the IRGC says any foolish act by Israel will be met with a devastating response from Iran.
(2025-05-23). Houthi warns of 'very dangerous' eventuality if Muslims fail to curb Israel. presstv.ir Houthi says the silence of the Muslim world has emboldened the Zionist regime to perpetrate more horrendous war crimes against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
(2025-05-23). Trump's Cuts Threaten Lives and Ecosystems. counterpunch.org 
The recent news that North America and Hawaii are facing a ticking time bomb is disconcerting. Scientists are warning that the Cascadia Subduction Zone, stretching from Northern California to British Columbia, could unleash a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, triggering a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet high. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates such
(2025-05-23). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.
(2025-05-23). Should a Russia-Ukraine peace leave territorial control for later? responsiblestatecraft.org 
(2025-05-23). Al-Quds Brigades ambush Israeli forces in Khan Yunis as Gaza faces worsening humanitarian catastrophe. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, announced on Thursday that it had killed and wounded several Israeli soldiers in a calculated ambush east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. According to the group, its fighters lured an Israeli mechanized engineering unit into a booby-trapped building, which was detonated upon entry.As Israeli rescue forces arrived at the scene, they too were targeted by Palestinian fighters using anti-tank missiles, the group said. Footage circulating online shows an Israeli military helicopter evacuating casualties from the site. ŸÖÿ&p…
(2025-05-23). Death and destruction in Gaza as Israel targets residential areas and aid teams. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Numerous Palestinians, including those in charge of guarding humanitarian assistance operations, were killed and injured as Israeli troops stepped up their airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday.Over fifty individuals have been confirmed killed or missing in a fatal attack that struck a multi-story residential structure owned by the Dardouna family in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the enclave, according to Gaza's Government Media Office. Rescue and recovery operations are still underway at the area, with civil defense and medical personnel operating under extreme constraints.Recent days have seen many…
(2025-05-23). Israeli warplanes strike multiple sites across southern Lebanon and Bekaa Valley. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley on Tuesday, intensifying cross-border hostilities amid rising regional tensions.Two air raids were reported between the towns of Toul and Al-Sawana in southern Lebanon, alongside additional strikes on the outskirts of Boudai in the Bekaa Valley. Further bombardments targeted the areas of Mahmoudiya, Barghaz, and the Rayhan Heights. A drone carried out a warning strike on a building in the Toul area shortly before Israeli aircraft launched a direct raid on the same structure, which had reportedly been marked as…
(2025-05-23). Israel's Final Solution for Gaza. counterpunch.org 
In early May, the security cabinet of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met and agreed that Israel would 'capture' Gaza and remove its Palestinian population 'to protect it'. To achieve this policy of annexation of Gaza, the Israelis tightened their siege by preventing the entry of food, water, electricity, and other humanitarian aid (they had
(2025-05-23). Israel warned over Gaza by UK, France and Canada. ummid.com In an unprecedented move, United Kingdom, France and Canada have threatened Israel of "concrete actions" if it does not stop it aggression against Palestinians in Gaza and allow aid into the besieged enclave.
(2025-05-23). Gaza rescuers say over 50 killed as Israel orders evacuations. newarab.com 
Plumes of smoke rose on Gaza's civil defence agency said there had been "52 martyrs and dozens injured as a result of air strikes carried out by the occupation" across the territory on Thursday.
(2025-05-23). Sirens sound in Jerusalem as army says intercepts Yemen missile. newarab.com 
Air raid sirens sounded in "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a statement just before noon (0900 GMT).
(2025-05-23). Veterans And Allies Conduct 40-Day 'Fast For Gaza'. popularresistance.org New York, NY — Tomorrow, a coalition of military veterans, religious, and humanitarian organizations will begin a 40-day "Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza," with a news conference at 10: 00 am ET, at the "Isaiah Wall" near the United Nations headquarters in New York City, moving to the U.S. Mission to the UN, where the fast will be conducted. | The demands of the fast are 1) Full humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN authority and 2) No more U.S. weapons to Israel. | A representative number of people will fast from May 22 to June 30 in New York, with many others participating around the U.S. and beyond for a…
(2025-05-23). Israel attacks Lebanon with "most violent" strikes since ceasefire. aljazeera.com Israel has carried out multiple bombings across southern Lebanon, including blowing up a multi-story apartment building.
(2025-05-23). Israel Engineered Famine in Gaza. ummid.com As famine looms over Gaza, with 57 children reportedly dying from the effects of malnutrition over the past 11 weeks, the Israeli operation in Gaza continues unabated.
(2025-05-23). The Obscenity of Obscene Wealth Close to Obscene Famine. counterpunch.org 
The difference between Trump's high-end luxury tour of the Middle East and the situation in Gaza is startling. The distance from Riyadh to Gaza is 882 miles; Doha to Gaza 1120 miles; Abu Dhabi to Gaza 1400 miles (All distances are in flight miles.). But no physical measurement can accurately portray the distances between the three capitals and what is transpiring in Gaza. While the 47th U.S. president luxuriated among the world's wealthiest leaders seeing how he could monetarise his presidency for himself and his family, the ostentatious display of economic "deals" was obscene considering what was taking place ro…
(2025-05-23). Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil challenges arrest in U.S. immigration court. radiohc.cu Gaza City, May 23 (RHC) ⚪ The Israeli military has issued forced expulsion orders for residents of large areas of northern Gaza, as the regime intensifies its deadly air and artillery strikes across the besieged territory.
(2025-05-23). Pentagon accepts $400 million Flying Palace from Qatar to replace Air Force One. radiohc.cu Washington, May 23 (RHC) ⚪ The Pentagon has accepted a $400 million luxury Boeing jet from Qatar, which will eventually be used as a new Air Force One.
(2025-05-23). U.S. government drops oversight of Minneapolis and Louisville police ahead of anniversary of George Floyd's murder. radiohc.cu Washington, May 23 (RHC) ⚪ The U.S. Justice Department is dismissing police reform and oversight agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville just days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.
(2025-05-23). Israeli forces bomb prosthetic limbs hospital in north Gaza. newarab.com 
The bombing of the site drew sharp criticism from
(2025-05-23). The Wrong People Are in Prison. counterpunch.org 
"Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."- Luke 18: 25 I spent two years in prison for something I didn't do. Actually, it doesn't matter that I was innocent — it didn't make me any better than
(2025-05-23). Inside "The Encampments" with Kei Pritsker. counterpunch.org
(2025-05-23). Captive Elephants: The Harsh Reality. counterpunch.org 
While many people are fascinated by nonhuman animals, most do not have the time, money, or opportunity to travel to remote natural habitats where these animals live freely. Instead, zoos relocate animals for the convenience of humans, offering guaranteed viewings and encounters that fit our schedules. Unfortunately, this convenience often comes at a high cost
(2025-05-23). On Race, Time and Utopia. counterpunch.org 
With his new book Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation, philosopher William M. Paris makes an important contribution to several related conversations. Paris's book offers one of the richest and most well-grounded recent accounts of utopia, firmly centering the question of class struggle and his distinctive understanding of race. The book
(2025-05-23). Where's My $5K DOGE Check? counterpunch.org Remember back to the early days of DOGE when Elon Musk was telling us he would eliminate $2 trillion in waste in the annual budget? At that time, he suggested that we all might get dividend checks on the order of $5,000 based on the governmental waste he would eliminate. Based on the latest accounts,
(2025-05-23). Tears of Blood: Eugenics, Disposability, and the War on Children. counterpunch.org 
Violence, soaked in blood and stripped of shame, has become the defining language of governance in the age of Trump and the global resurgence of authoritarianism. Across the globe, democracy is in retreat, and with it, the very notion of moral and social responsibility. In its place, we find a brutal political grammar scripted by modern-day barbarians, disciples of greed, corruption, racial purity, ultra-nationalism, and permanent war. Compassion is mocked as weakness. The social state is vilified and hollowed out, derided in the language of a deranged anti-communism. And policies that produce mass suffering, eng…
(2025-05-23). Hunger Strike for Gaza at Cal State Long Beach. counterpunch.org View this post on Instagram |
(2025-05-23). Emerson's Revolution Isn't Finished. counterpunch.org 
a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views. —RW Emerson, Self-Reliance [Men's creeds are] a disease of the intellect. They say with those foolish Israelites, 'Let not God
(2025-05-23). The Fall of Kars and the Fate of Eastern Europe. counterpunch.org 
This is the eightheenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in worlds beyond the pathological obsessions of Donald Trump. (This week, Trump and his cohort of Musketeers raked in billions in their own personal cryptocurrencies by auctioning off the White House and the
(2025-05-23). On Tyranny, Huck Finn, Gotta Dance! counterpunch.org January is the month when every farmer prays. And they all pray for snow — layer upon layer of snow; dry snow, wet snow, a prayer for each kind of snow Eskimos are said to distinguish and have names for. Without layers of snow, the January ground will freeze harder and deeper, and demand more
(2025-05-23). Environmental Destruction is a Class Relation. counterpunch.org 
A faux profound question that Western economists occasionally ask one another to demonstrate their tribal worldview is: if you're so smart, why aren't you rich? The implication is that wealth is a function of superior skill in the form of intelligence. With very low economic mobility across much of the West, choosing one's parents wisely
(2025-05-23). Combating Mis"zyn"formation on Nicotine Pouches. counterpunch.org As they were with the advent of e-cigarettes and vapes, parents of teens are up in arms about the rise in popularity of nicotine pouches like Zyn. While it is certainly their right to care about the goings-on of their children, these meddlesome parents are especially prone to misinformation (or, as the chronically online youth would say, mis"zyn"formation) about
(2025-05-23). The Country Trump Seems Dead Set on Imitating. counterpunch.org 
Since the start of his second presidential term, Donald Trump seems to be inspired by the country of my birth: the United Arab Emirates. On his first day in office, Trump announced his goal to end the United States' practice of birthright citizenship. Soon after, his administration began criminalizing immigrants' right to free speech and deploying plainclothes officers to arrest
(2025-05-23). Best Weather for End-Times. counterpunch.org 
Marking my calendar I no longer have the luxury of certainty that I'll be dead before the end-times. The actuaries give me 14 more years, maybe one extra for being a vegan. That means I anticipate expiring in 2040, preferably in summer. Winter in Norfolk is depressing enough without a funeral. But President Trump and
(2025-05-23). Government's Presumption of Management Kills Public Forests. counterpunch.org 
Every Creation of Nature that inhabits a public forest governed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) or Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is being systematically displaced, seriously harmed, and murdered in cold blood by federal government agents. Bulldozing roads and clearcutting our public forests is incredibly barbaric. Please try to imagine the homes of pine
(2025-05-23). World War Two: The Genesis of Modern Imperialism. counterpunch.org 
Paul Thomas Chamberlin, whose book The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of…
(2025-05-23). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates hostage release, calls for renewed and sustainable ceasefire agreement. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza's hunger plight ‚àí driven by censorship and media that downplay humanitarian crisis. |
(2025-05-23). Aid entering Gaza is "less than a drop in the ocean" aljazeera.com Gaza needs a humanitarian operation involving hundreds of trucks a day, says Tomasso Della Longa of the Red Cross.
(2025-05-23). Trump puts the brakes on Bibi in Gaza and leaves Israel to worry about the hostages. haaretz.com Israel's problem is not what its leaders are saying, but what its army is doing — killing more civilians in Gaza than ever before ‚ñ Neither the IDF nor the government seems to understand the depth of the looming international crisis ‚ñ Yair Golan's criticism of the Gaza even resonates within the army…
(2025-05-23). Our humanity is lost under the rubble in Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Packed forum discusses feminism in the time of Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). The Red Cross Field Hospital one year on: A lifeline and a stark reminder in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). The parallels of Zionist-Hindutva aggression in Gaza and Kashmir. newarab.com 
The Pakistani military reportedly intercepted and shot down around 70 The suicide
(2025-05-23). Israel pulls team from Doha as Gaza assault escalates. newarab.com 
The decision, reported by Israel's Channel 13, citing unnamed sources, follows Tel Aviv's withdrawal of senior officials earlier this week, amid a deadlock in the indirect negotiations with On Wednesday, Channel 13 quoted an Israeli official as saying that they were unable…
(2025-05-23). Ms Rachel's meeting with amputee Gaza child wins praise. newarab.com 
Internationally loved American children's Rachel Griffin Accurso, known to millions of families around the world as Ms. Rachel, posted a video on Wednesday evening, where she…
(2025-05-23). Innocents and Innocence. worldbeyondwar.org 
The murder of two Israeli embassy employees has all the elements to enable increased persecution of U.S. citizens and residents who advocate for the safety and rights of 2 millions residents of Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-05-23). Israel's Knesset extends law banning foreign media in attack against press freedom. presstv.ir The Israeli parliament has extended a law allowing the shutdown of foreign media outlets deemed a threat to the security of the regime.
(2025-05-23). A moment of judgment has come at last: not just for Netanyahu but for his enablers. defenddemocracy.press Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has prompted international condemnation, but many of those critics will face their own reckoning By Owen Jones May 20, 2025 Suddenly, something is shifting. Last week, a stunning parliamentary intervention was delivered by the Tory backbencher Kit Malthouse. In a question to Hamish Falconer, Labour's Middle East minister, he noted …
(2025-05-23). 'War criminals Israel and Maersk, you can't hide!' in Boston. workers.org 
Boston The Boston Coalition For Palestine (BCFP) commemorated Nakba Day on May 15 with daylong Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) actions that targeted the Israeli consulate and the global transportation company Maersk. The actions marked the 77th anniversary of the 1948 catastrophe, when Zionist settler militias razed 400 villages, killed over . . . |
(2025-05-23). Podcast: A Talk With CODEPINK's Danaka Katovich. worldbeyondwar.org 
By Marc Eliot Stein, World BEYOND War, May 23, 2025 | The following is a complete transcript of this month's episode of the World BEYOND War podcast. Thanks to Danaka Katovich of CODEPINK for speaking to World BEYOND War about the state of antiwar activism around the world today. | MARC: Welcome to episode 72 of The World BEYOND War Podcast. I'm Marc Eliot Stein, and we're in the month of May 2025. You know, there's no peace organization in the world like CODEPINK. I have so much respect for CODEPINK, led by courageous, unstoppable women all over the world. A few of these activists have visited this podcast &#…
(2025-05-23). HC Orders Stay on NEET UG 2025 Result. ummid.com Madras High Court has order a stay on the result of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG 2025) held on May 04, 2025.
(2025-05-23). Nationalistic Fervour Over Factual Reporting. ummid.com Analysts have noted that during the four-day conflict between India and Pakitsan, many media outlets prioritized nationalistic fervour over factual reporting.
(2025-05-23). Outrage after Ashoka varsity professor arrested over Op Sindoor remarks. ummid.com Academicians, scholars and activists from different parts of India and abroad have come out strongly in support of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Associate Professor at Ashoka University, who was arrested by Haryana Police Sunday over his remarks about Operation Sindoor.
(2025-05-23). Maharashtra FYJC Admission 2025: Student Registration Starts Today. ummid.com The Maharashtra Education Department is starting from today i.e. Monday May 19, 2025 online registration of FYJC 2025 or Class 11 students through official portal mahafyjcadmissions.in.
(2025-05-23). MHT CET 2025 (PCB Only) Answer Keys Releasing Today. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell is releasing the Answer Key of MHT CET 2025 — Medical (PCB) only, on its official website cetcell.mahacet.org today i.e. Monday May 19, 2025.
(2025-05-23). Neuralink Brain Chip Trial in Abu Dhabi – Who's Eligible? ummid.com Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is inviting participants to apply for the first human trial of Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip outside the United States.
(2025-05-23). SC rejects MP Minister Vijay Shah's apology, issues notice to Govt. ummid.com The Supreme Court of India Monday rejected BJP leader Vijay Shah's apology simultaneously issuing notice to the state government with regard to the action taken against the Minister.
(2025-05-23). Trump's West AsiaTour: Arabs In, Israel Out. ummid.com Everywhere Trump looks across the region, he sees opportunities for progress and deals that can be made in America's interests—and might even someday bring him that Nobel Peace Prize he covets.
(2025-05-23). War, Hate Mongers Must be Negated for Peace, Prosperity. ummid.com The intensification of communal problems due to the Pahalgam issue needs to be grasped, and war and Hate mongers have to be negated for peace and prosperity of India.
(2025-05-23). Why Loan Against Stocks Becoming More Popular? ummid.com This article explores the factors driving the popularity of loans against stocks, their key advantages, how they work, and essential aspects such as loan against shares eligibility, interest rate and process.
(2025-05-23). AISSEE 2025 (Final) Answer Key Out, Result Soon. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published the Final Answer Keys of the All India Sainik School Entrance Exam 2025 (AISSEE 2025) and is likely to declare the result on its official website soon.
(2025-05-23). Eid al Adha 2025 likely on June 06, Youm ul Hajj on June 05. ummid.com Hajj and Eid al Adha this year i.e. 1446 AH corresponding to 2025 AD, are likely to be observed on June 05 and June 06, 2025 in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and other Arab States.
(2025-05-23). Maha FYJC Admission 2025 Information Booklet Out – Key Highlights. ummid.com The Maharashtra Sports and Education Department has published the Information Booklet explaining at length the registration steps, details of CAP rounds and other related information pertaining to the FYJC or Class 11 admission 2025.
(2025-05-23). 5 Laptops, 1 Desktop – Acer in Launch Spree Mode at COMPUTEX 2025. ummid.com In what is seen as a launch spree, leading Computer manufacturer Acer in the last two days launched 5 new laptops and 1 desktop at COMPUTEX 2025 now underway in Taipei.
(2025-05-23). Indian expat faces INR 2.3mn fine for illegally transporting pilgrims to Makkah. ummid.com An Indian expatriate is facing SR 100,000 – around INR 22,81,024, fine for illegally transporting pilgrims to Makkah without Hajj permit.
(2025-05-23). NEET UG 2025 Answer Key: Steps, Link to Check. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) is publishing the OMR Answer Sheets, Recorded Responses of the candidates and the Provisional Answer Keys of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG 2025) on the official website neet.nta.nic.in.
(2025-05-23). Netanyahu's Isolation and Shattered Illusion of Power. ummid.com It remains uncertain how long Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will remain in power, but his political standing has significantly deteriorated.
(2025-05-23). SC grants bail to Ashoka varsity Prof Ali Khan. ummid.com The Supreme Court of India Wednesday granted bail to Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested by Haryana Police over a Facebook post critical of right wing Hindutva groups.
(2025-05-23). Deleting Muslim Rulers from School Curriculum. ummid.com While implementing the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, apart from focusing on Indian Knowledge system and Indian traditions, the changes that pertain to history have deleted Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Rule from school text books.
(2025-05-23). Two Israeli Embassy staffers killed in Washington shootout. ummid.com Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC were Wednesday in a shooting incident carried by a single suspect.
(2025-05-23). Gigabyte unpacks AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT, AI PRO R9700 graphics cards. ummid.com GIGABYTE launched AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT and Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics cards at COMPUTEX 2025 Wednesday May 21, 2025.
(2025-05-23). Odisha 12th Result 2025 out, 2,282 Pass with over 90% marks. ummid.com The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) in Bhubaneswar has announced on its official websites orissaresults.nic.in and chseodisha.nic.in the result of Class 12 examination 2025, today i.e. Wednesday May 21, 2025.
(2025-05-23). 'Iran Is Today's Nazi Threat': Syrian Insider Delivers Stark Warning, Urges Israel To Embrace Opportunity for Peace. themedialine.org
(2025-05-23). Three Requisites for Syria's Reconstruction Process. internationalviewpoint.org For the country's revival to be successful after years of war, inclusion of the population and democratization during the transitional period will be necessary, or national cohesion may be undermined. | – | / |
(2025-05-23). Syria's Prospects of Debt Restructuring Entangled in Geopolitical Calculations. cadtm.org
(2025-05-23). Can Egypt help Lebanon dismantle Hezbollah's tunnel network. newarab.com 
(2025-05-22). Shandong port becomes a model of innovation. ecns.cn In the past year, Rizhao Port achieved 23 technological breakthroughs, propelling its transformation into a model of innovation and efficiency.
(2025-05-23). Thoughts On The Israeli Embassy Staff Killings: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
(2025-05-23). Thoughts On The Israeli Embassy Staff Killings. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix: ⚪ ‚ùñ | Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC have been The entire western political/media…
(2025-05-23). Iran Army unveils three new vertical take-off and landing drones. presstv.ir The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has unveiled three new homegrown vertical take-off and landing drones during a ceremony in the southeaster city of Zahedan.
(2025-05-23). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2025-05-23). IDF intercepts missile fired by Houthis. haaretz.com For the third time in the past 48 hours, sirens were activated due to a missile attack by the Houthis…
(2025-05-23). Settlers harassed the family, the army arrested the mother. haaretz.com The Abu Naim family, who live in tents and in a cave on land they own in the Jordan Valley, are attacked every day with the backing of the army…
(2025-05-23). Presidential elections in Poland shake up the ruling camp. wsws.org Rafał Trzaskowski, the candidate for the Tusk government, narrowly won the first round of the presidential election. His victory in the run-off is, however, uncertain.
(2025-05-23). US House declares war on working class and the poor, advances "Big Beautiful Bill" wsws.org The tax and spending bill codifies Trump's tax cuts, greatly expands the border Gestapo and military, while imposing Medicaid work requirements and cuts to food assisstance programs.
(2025-05-23). A year after historic flood, Rio Grande do Sul continues to face Brazilian government's negligence. wsws.org A year after catastrophic flooding, the Brazilian government's negligence and capitalist priorities leave Rio Grande do Sul's working class in crisis.
(2025-05-23). Stop the layoffs at Mack and Volvo Trucks! Unite across plants, industries, and borders to defend jobs and oppose war! wsws.org Volvo Group's decision to lay off nearly 1,000 workers is part of the global attack on the jobs, wages and conditions of the working class. These attacks must be resisted!
(2025-05-23). Nurses carry out one-day strike at Long Beach and Alhambra hospitals in Southern California. wsws.org Beyond immediate workplace grievances, the strike reflected a growing political opposition to the subordination of life to profit among healthcare workers.
(2025-05-23). US healthcare workers union president ousted by opposition slate following corruption scandal. wsws.org The scandal lifts the lid on how the union bureaucracy as a whole lives—its corrupt appetites, its essentially parasitic and hostile relationship to the workers they claim to represent and their deep ties to management and the capitalist parties.
(2025-05-23). Department of Homeland Security revokes Harvard University's ability to enroll international students. wsws.org The latest Trump administration action could compel more than a quarter of Harvard's student body, all of whom are in the US legally, to transfer schools or leave the country.
(2025-05-23). An interview with Dr. Peter Daszak on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wuhan Lab Lie and the defense of science—Part 2. wsws.org In this exclusive interview with the WSWS, Dr. Daszak recounts the story of his persecution and that of other principled scientists falsely accused of bearing responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2025-05-23). California fertility clinic struck by car bomb, leaving 1 dead and 4 injured. wsws.org Guy Edward Bartkus, 25-year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, California, targeted a fertility clinic in Palm Springs with a car bomb, killing himself and injuring four others.
(2025-05-23). 2 workers killed in separate fatal workplace accidents in Georgia. wsws.org A worker was killed at the Hanwha Qcells solar panel plant in Cartersville on Monday and another was killed at the construction site of the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America battery plant in Savannah on Tuesday.
(2025-05-23). Bond market concerns over Trump tax bill. wsws.org The determination of the administration to continue with tax cuts, come what may, is an expression of one of the most fundamental features of the US economy—the dependence of corporations and finance capital on money from the state.
(2025-05-23). As talks resume at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, company cuts off workers' healthcare. wsws.org Striking workers must be onguard against sellout as official talks resume and demand that trusted workers, elected by the rank and file, take part in all talks and report to the membership.
(2025-05-23). The bankrupt perspective of the French Morenoite Révolution permanente group's May 24 anti-war meeting in Paris. wsws.org RP tries to reconcile verbal invocations of revolution, internationalism and Trotskyism with its own ties to Stalinist, social-democratic or bourgeois liberal parties and national union bureaucracies that support war and are violently hostile to Trotskyism.
(2025-05-23). The case of Nancy Wohlforth, a.k.a. Fields, and the origins of Security and the Fourth International. wsws.org On Tuesday, May 20, a memorial for Nancy Wohlforth was held in the national headquarters of the AFL-CIO. Notably absent was any reference to her central role in an attempt to destroy the Workers League, forerunner of the Socialist Equality Party.
(2025-05-23). Suspect in killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in D.C. charged with first-degree murder. haaretz.com U.S. Attorney for D.C. says investigation is continuing and could expand to include hate crime and terrorism charges when warranted and provable…
(2025-05-23). Alleged shooter in DC says 'abettors and perpetrators are accountable'. workers.org 
The following is a statement by Elias Rodriguez published on Resistance News Network on May 22. Rodriguez allegedly carried out the shooting which killed two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025, about a mile from the White House outside a diplomatic event at . . . |
(2025-05-23). Trump pulls plug on Harvard's foreign student programme. geo.tv 
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, December 12, 2023. — ReutersMore than 27% of Harvard's students are from overseas.Decision was announced by Homeland Security Secretary.Varsity refused to comply with federal demands on admissions.
(2025-05-23). US faces severe hurricane season as Trump slashes climate agency. geo.tv 
Horseshoe Beach, Florida, September 28, 2024. — Reuters
(2025-05-23). Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook. geo.tv 
US first lady Melania Trump gives a speech during a reception she hosted on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US September 26, 2018. — ReutersWASHINGTON: US First Lady Melania Trump has released a new audiobook — but it's not…
(2025-05-23). Graduating CUNY law students walk out of ceremony, join wave of pro-Palestine graduation demonstrations. peoplesdispatch.org Dozens of City University of New York (CUNY) law graduates walked out of their graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 22, in solidarity with Palestine and in protest of their administration's repression of pro-Palestine protest activity. Students donning keffiyehs and sporting Palestinian flags walked out of the ceremony which took place in the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and rallied together a few blocks away at the monument to Adam Clayton Powell. | "We're walking out of our own commencement ceremony today in protest of CUNY law's suppression of free speech, and the CUNY system's investments in Israeli settler colo…
(2025-05-23). Arrest of leading Salvadoran human rights defender Ruth López sparks mass outrage. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, May 18, Salvadoran authorities arrested Ruth López, a human rights defender and anti-corruption director of
(2025-05-23). More than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia. presstv.ir More than 260 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days.
(2025-05-23). The Chris Hedges Report: Facing The Climate Crisis And Human Mortality. popularresistance.org In a world gripped by daily catastrophes, there is one that affects all but lacks the attention it deserves. The climate crisis — pervaded by ecological collapse, war, endless resource accumulation fueled by capitalism — is the issue of our time. The warning signs are there but as author Eiren Caffall tells host Chris Hedges, people are not able to handle the facts regarding the "fragility of our ecosystem, and [they] just don't really have a great way of managing the emotional impact of that." | Caffall joins Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report to discuss her novel, All the Water in the…
(2025-05-23). Student general meeting demands USyd drop specious definition of antisemitism, cut ties with Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Green Left Show arms ties with Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). BRICS nations and Israel: Hype, Hope and Helplessness. cadtm.org
(2025-05-23). Netanyahu was at his diabolical best in his latest conspiratorial horror show. haaretz.com From conspiracy theories to endless lies, the Israeli prime minister proved again this week that there is no falsehood that does not justify the means ‚ñ The murder of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington is playing into the hands of government ministers…
(2025-05-23). EU decision on Israel must turn into action, CPJ says. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). Austrian Eurovision winner JJ urges Israel ban from 2026 contest. newarab.com 
Austrian singer JJ, who won this year's Eurovision, which stresses its political neutrality, faced Pro-Palestinian groups ha…
(2025-05-23). Washington Israeli embassy staff shooting: What we know so far. newarab.com 
Two Israeli Embassy staffers were Police have arrested a suspect, and What happened? | Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim – both Israeli embassy staffers – were leaving the American Jewish Committee's annual Young Diplomats reception at the Ca…
(2025-05-23). Saturday 5/24: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Under Fire: Israel's War on Medics" indybay.org
(2025-05-23). Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in Washington. presstv.ir Two staff members at the Israeli embassy in Washington are shot dead near a Jewish museum.
(2025-05-23). Pro-Palestinian protesters torch diplomas outside Columbia University. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University set fire to their diplomas in protest at the school's investments and research ties to Israel.
(2025-05-23). Kashmir, India, Pakistan: on the history and internationalist stakes of a state of war. internationalviewpoint.org This article attempts to take stock of the recent 'hot' crisis between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Many factors need to be taken into account. Recent events are undoubtedly part of a long history of military tensions and wars dating back to the disastrous partition imposed on the sub-continent by British imperialism in 1947. In recent years, however, profound changes have affected the countries concerned, as well as the geopolitical environment, regional management of water resources and the weapons used. So we cannot assume that history will simply repeat itself almost identically. This is perhaps the main…
(2025-05-23). Say no to war! Forge class unity from below! cadtm.org The Indian government has stated that in the early hours of May 7th, the Indian armed forces commenced 'Operation Sindoor', characterised as a "focused, measured, and non-escalatory" strike aimed at targeting "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan, including areas of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The alleged purpose of this operation was to seek retribution for the terror attacks that occurred in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22, 2025. Alternative Viewpoint strongly condemns the military (…) | – | / |
(2025-05-23). Netanyahu Names New Shin Bet Chief, Prompting Backlash. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-23). Winners of Argentine stage of KARDO competition-award are announced. tvbrics.com 
200 people took part in the competition…
(2025-05-23). Brazil temporarily becomes coordinator of Mercosur's tourism policy. tvbrics.com 
Among the country's priorities are the expansion of natural routes and the strengthening of the Visit South America brand in the digital space…
(2025-05-23). Chinese premier to visit Indonesia and attend first ASEAN-GCC-China summit in Malaysia. tvbrics.com 
The premier will also meet with representatives of the Indonesian business sector to support further collaboration in trade and investment…
(2025-05-23). India introduces next-generation e-passport service. tvbrics.com 
Gold‚Äêemblem e-passports debut in 13 cities…
(2025-05-23). Iran unveils smart farming system to boost water efficiency and crop productivity. tvbrics.com 
Over 100 smart irrigation pilot projects have been implemented across the country…
(2025-05-23). Egyptian authorities plan to make country's regional mining centre. tvbrics.com 
They intend to expand local production and exports to international markets…
(2025-05-23). India-UAE digital payment link enhances travel convenience for Indian visitors. tvbrics.com This collaboration continues to support nearly 6 million Indian travellers to the UAE each year…
(2025-05-23). Meta/Facebook deletes post announcing trial of anti-genocide activist. skwawkbox.org 
Social media platform claims post covering call for support for Dylan Evans at Westminster magistrates 'misleading or designed to trick people' The Facebook platform has deleted last night's post linking to Skwawkbox's article covering both the trial today of author Dylan Evans, an anti-genocide activist charged as part of the Starmer regime's 'lawfare' misuse of …
(2025-05-23). Pro-Palestine protesters demand action from 'Genocide Gosling'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Sunday 5/25: Dr Karameh Kammerle Un-Cancelled – Genocide is a Public Health Catastrophe. indybay.org
(2025-05-23). She Exposed Government Abuse. Now She's Locked up in an El Salvador Prison. theintercept.com
(2025-05-23). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-05-23). Nearly 200 migrants deported from US, all men, arrive in Venezuela. presstv.ir Two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants deported from the US landed at Venezuela's La Guaira airport.
(2025-05-23). Solidarity with Leonidas Iza, the Ecuadorean Indigenous leader Against the far-right's plans to reform the constitution and destroy rights. internationalviewpoint.org
(2025-05-23). 3 years into war, Ukrainian leftists fight for labor rights under martial law. internationalviewpoint.org Ukrainian leftists face a double bind, caught between anti-labor governance in Ukraine and military attacks from Russia. | – | / |
(2025-05-23). Deaf President Now! traces the powerful uprising that led to Deaf rights in the US — now again under threat. |
(2025-05-23). DR Congo: Army-Backed Militias Abuse Civilians in South Kivu. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A Wazalendo fighter joins residents fleeing from Kibati toward Goma in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 26, 2025. | © 2025 Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images | (Nairobi) — A coalition of Congolese army-backed militias known as the "Wazalendo" have recently committed widespread abuses against civilians in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. The Congolese government has supported the Wazalendo ("patriots" in Swahili) to fight against the abusive M23, although the extent of the army's command and control ov…
(2025-05-23). ICRC Director-General Highlights Humanitarian Imperatives at Global Security Forum. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Whereabouts of Ugandan lawyer and activist Atuhaire unknown. independent.co.ug 
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has revealed that Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan lawyer, journalist, and social justice activist whose whereabouts are unknown, was tortured by Tanzanian security. "The last time I was in the same space with @AAgather was Tuesday morning. We had been tortured, and we were told …
(2025-05-23). Air New Zealand to resume Auckland-Nouméa flights from November. asiapacificreport.nz By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Air New Zealand has announced it plans to resume its Auckland-Nouméa flights from November, almost one and a half years after deadly civil unrest broke out in the French Pacific territory. "Air New Zealand is resuming its Auckland-Nouméa service starting 1 November 2025. Initially, flights will…
(2025-05-22). Websites urged to help combat online infringement. ecns.cn China's top internet watchdog has launched a two-month nationwide campaign to crack down on online activities that infringe upon the legitimate rights of enterprises, including defamation, slander and extortion.
(2025-05-23). El Salvador: Foreign Agents Law Targets Civil Society, Media. hrw.org Abraham Abrego, Director of the Strategic Litigation of the human rights group Cristosal, speaks during a media call in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 21, 2025. Dozens of NGOs in El Salvador rejected the "Foreign Agents Law," approved by Congress at the request of President Nayib Bukele. | © 2025 MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images…
(2025-05-23). "The crisis of liberal hegemony is the reason why so many Europeans are turning to the extreme right" internationalviewpoint.org
(2025-05-23). View from The Hill: Coalition is being glued together again after crisis week. |
(2025-05-23). Deported Afghans face deepening humanitarian crisis on return home. aljazeera.com Hundreds of thousands deported by Pakistan and Iran face poverty, unemployment, and lack of aid in fragile Afghanistan.
(2025-05-23). Japan faces a 'rice crisis' as price nearly doubles for food staple. aljazeera.com The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.
(2025-05-23). Trump At 'MAHA' Event With RFK Jr., Reads Out Alarming Report; 'Drug Prices Will Drop Like A Rock'. hindustantimes.com US President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released an alarming report regarding the health of children in the country. The report titled, "The MAHA Report: Make Our Children Healthy Again" catalogues in detail a "chronic disease crisis," including high rates of obesity, asthma, autoimmune conditions and behavioral health disorders among kids. Watch this video to know more.
(2025-05-23). 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.
(2025-05-23). Election shows young people hate capitalism. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Pro-Palestine activists occupy rooftop of federal Labor MP's office. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Microsoft 'blocks Palestine-related words in internal emails'. newarab.com 
(2025-05-23). Saturday 5/24: Hikers for Palestine. indybay.org Strawberry Creek Park, 1260 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94702.
(2025-05-23). The Latest Democrat Party Hoggwash. popularresistance.org When David Hogg announced that he would actively seek to challenge certain House Democrat incumbents during the 2026 primary election cycle, responses ranged from support, to shock, to chagrin. Making Hogg's proclamation to, "replace asleep at the wheel Democrats, " even more controversial is that it was announced just months after he was elected as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the executive arm of the Democrat party. Hogg also expressed his intention to raise $20 million through his Leaders we Deserve group to challenge incumbent Democrats who hold "safe seats" as part of his overarch…
(2025-05-23). Damascus Hosts First Circassian Day of Mourning Event in Decades. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-23). Connecting our struggles in global anti-fascist defense. workers.org 
Mairead Skehan Gillis, a member of the Boston branch of Workers World Party, gave this talk virtually on May 20, 2025, to the African International Anti-fascist Forum hosted by the Venezuelan Embassy in Angola and other Venezuelan Embassies across Africa. Revolutionary greetings to all! My name is Mairead and I . . . |
(2025-05-23). After Trump's Gulf trip: Beijing-Washington clash in the Middle East. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk, Beijing/China Donald Trump made his first foreign visit to the Middle East, breaking with the tradition of US leaders to visit NATO or European countries after their election. Trump's visit poses a significant risk to Beijing's regional interests, which are critical to the region's economic and geopolitical landscape. The trillion-dollar deals signed …
(2025-05-23). La Cina vuole riempire il Brasile di ferrovie… Ma il Brasile è pronto? strategic-culture.su 
Dal punto di vista della Cina, il Brasile potrebbe sembrare privo della sicurezza giuridica necessaria a giustificare tali massicci investimenti cinesi. | Segue nostro Un tema che abbiamo seguito nella nostra rubrica è l'integrazione continentale, sia attraverso autostrade che ferrovie. In articoli precedenti abbiamo menzionato che l'attuale amministrazione ha dato nuovo slancio a questo sogno decennale attraverso il progetto delle Vie d…
(2025-05-23). La Colombia aderisce alla Nuova Via della Seta. strategic-culture.su In occasione della storica adesione della Colombia alla Belt and Road Initiative, i presidenti Xi Jinping e Gustavo Petro hanno siglato piani di cooperazione che rafforzano i legami bilaterali e aprono prospettive di sviluppo e connettività infrastrutturale. Un passo che conferma l'impegno cinese nel Sud globale. | Segue nostro Dal cuore della Grande Sala del Popolo a Pechino, mercoledਠ14 maggio, il presidente cinese Xi Jinping e i…
(2025-05-23). Trump Allies Urge Release of Imran Khan To Strengthen US-Pakistan Ties. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-23). Charity Commission opens investigation into IEA. leftfootforward.org The Charity Commission has opened a formal investigation into the right-wing Tufton Street think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), following a complaint from the Good Law Project, as well as a cross-party group of MPs. | The IEA, which has long been accused of breaching charity laws and of being biased, is also | widely acknowledged as the inspiration behind Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget. The Tufton Street based think-tank was reported to the regulator over apparent breaches of charity law in March last year, only for the Commission to take just 12 days to dismiss the complaint. | However, aft…
(2025-05-23). Trump Visits Arab Kings: Making Deals, Accepting Bribes, Shifting Policy. internationalviewpoint.org
(2025-05-23). For a free and demilitarized Arctic Defend Greenland's independence Defend the Greenlandic people and nature. internationalviewpoint.org With Donald Trump's repeated demands that the US take over Greenland and his vice president J. D. Vance's comments on the number of US military personnel in Greenland, the imperialist competition for Greenland has taken a decisive new step. | – | / |
(2025-05-23). No to the Russian-US plan to annex Ukraine! internationalviewpoint.org "If we want to avoid the worst-case scenario, namely Ukraine's defeat and the strengthening of Russian neo-fascism, international solidarity must be stronger than ever." | – | / |
(2025-05-23). "We want to be able to look further than the end of the month" internationalviewpoint.org Parliamentary elections will take place in Portugal on Sunday 18 May. This report on a Left Bloc electoral meeting gives a flavour of the campaign. | – | / |
(2025-05-23). Deputy President champions economic ties, Ubuntu spirit between SA and France. sanews.gov.za Deputy President champions economic ties, Ubuntu spirit between SA and France | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has emphasised the significance of economic cooperation between South Africa and France while celebrating the spirit of Ubuntu that embodies connection and solidarity among nations. | The Deputy President was speaking at the SA-France Investment Conference gala dinner on Thursday, held at the Route de La Muette in Paris. | He is currently in Paris for a working visit focused on strengthening South Africa's longstanding bilateral relations with France. | This visit aims to expand existing cooperation pr…
(2025-05-23). Deputy President pays courtesy visit to French President Macron. sanews.gov.za Deputy President pays courtesy visit to French President Macron | Deputy President Paul Mashatile paid a courtesy visit to French President Emmanuel Macron at his residence, the Palais de l'Élysée, in Paris, on Thursday. | | He was accompanied by Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and business leaders from both South Africa and France. | The meeting followed a successful SA-France Investment Conference where commitments were made to upscale trade relations between the two countries. | | According to the Deputy President's Office, South Africa remains committed to a global trade and investment environment that aims for…
(2025-05-23). "For the Neofascists, the Law of the Jungle is the Only One That Makes Sense" internationalviewpoint.org Where did the "global neofascist axis" come from, and where is it going? What destabilizing effects might Russia's war in Ukraine have? Ilya Budraitskis and Gilbert Achcar discuss the current conjuncture | – | / |
(2025-05-23). Access to RSS feeds is rejected. reliefweb.int/rss.xml Your large amount of concurrent requests for RSS data causes problems. Use the API or contact ops@reliefweb.int…
(2025-05-23). Disaster Or Digital Spectacle? The Dangers Of Using Floods To Create Social Media Content. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Almost 700 rescues had been carried out in New South Wales by Friday morning as | record-breaking rainfall pounds the state. Tragically, four people have died in …
(2025-05-23). The TGA Has Approved Donanemab For Alzheimer's Disease. How Does This Drug Work And Who Will Be Able To Access It? menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | This week, Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved a drug called donanemab for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. | Donanemab has …
(2025-05-23). Antarctica Has Its Own 'Shield' Against Warm Water But This Could Now Be Under Threat. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water further north. But our new research shows Antarctica's melting ice is disrupting this …
(2025-05-23). When Machines Watch, Do We Look Away? moderndiplomacy.eu There is something both awe-inspiring and unsettling about what we have built. Artificial intelligence now sits at the edge of every major decision, from medicine to warfare, from climate prediction to political propaganda. It is not just another tool. It is a force that reflects who we are and what we choose to become. That …
(2025-05-23). Breaking Barriers: How Turkey's Gendered Labor Market Shapes Women's Future Jobs. moderndiplomacy.eu Despite global progress in gender equality, Turkey continues to face deep-rooted structural inequalities in its labor market. These inequalities manifest through occupational segregation, persistent gender pay gaps, and limited access to emerging job sectors. As the nature of work changes with technological innovation and green transformation, understanding the gendered dynamics of the labor market and …
(2025-05-23). Emerging Trends in Global Diplomacy. moderndiplomacy.eu In 2025, diplomacy is going through big changes in the realm of international relations, which is always evolving and is complicated by the fact that there are many global powers. As a consequence of technological progress, environmental issues, and shifting geopolitical dynamics, countries are having to change how they do diplomacy. This evolving environment shows …
(2025-05-23). President sends condolences to family of Gertrude Shope. sanews.gov.za President sends condolences to family of Gertrude Shope | President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the family of former struggle hero Gertrude Shope who has died at the age of 99. | | Ma Shope, who was a former Member of Parliament, educator, trade unionist and freedom fighter died in her home in Gauteng. | She was also a recipient of the Order for Meritorious Service (Silver), which recognises South Africans who have rendered exceptional public service. | | "We have lost an eminent national heroine and mother to our nation. During a lifetime of close on a century, Ma Shope made a monumental cont…
(2025-05-23). David Harvey: On Sraffa's Trail. newleftreview.org David Harvey recalls a lifetime of encounters, actual and intellectual, with the enigmatic Piero Sraffa. Interlocutor of Wittgenstein, Keynes and Robinson; devastating critic of neoclassical economics; helpmeet of Gramsci and rescuer of his Prison Notebooks. Reflections on an éminence grise of twentieth-century intellectual life.
(2025-05-23). Ed McNally: Instruments of Empire. newleftreview.org Ed McNally on Hugh Wilford, The CIA: An Imperial History. Antidote to apologias for the US intelligence agency, a periodization from the Truman Doctrine to the 'war on terror'.
(2025-05-23). Jiwei Xiao: China's Worker Artists. newleftreview.org Jiwei Xiao on Margaret Hillenbrand, On the Edge. Analysis of working-class precarity as a structure of feeling, manifest in Chinese literary and visual culture.
(2025-05-23). Loic Wacquant: Punish to Rule. newleftreview.org If punishment was central to colonial statecraft—police, courts and prisons forming a 'penal triad'—how has this logic mutated since? A comparative survey of the forms of official violence that upheld empires past sheds light on techniques for domesticating today's hyperghettos and banlieues.
(2025-05-23). Lola Seaton: Trusting Art? newleftreview.org Replying to Malcolm Bull's hypotheses in NLR 151 on the balance of trust in the artworld and cryptocurrency, Lola Seaton asks what distinguishes readymade works, like Cattelan's banana, from everyday commodities—and what exactly buyers of conceptual art get to own.
(2025-05-23). Ross Douthat: Condition of America. newleftreview.org Nick Burns quizzes the New York Times columnist on the contradictory ideological forces and factions driving the second Trump Administration, the strengths and weaknesses of American liberalism and the state of the country that he's described as sinking into economic and cultural stagnation.
(2025-05-23). Wang Xiaoming: On Civilization and Its Barbarisms. newleftreview.org Lessons from the history of Chinese thought on the tension between the liberal-democratic internal order of great powers and the imperial 'law of the jungle' to which they subject weaker countries. How to resist their barbarity—how to civilize oneself—without barbarizing others?
(2025-05-23). Wolfgang Streeck: The Road Right. newleftreview.org A high-turnout election, sharply polarized around immigration, has brought another centrist coalition to power in Berlin. Wolfgang Streeck offers an unsparing analysis of Germany's political situation as its hardline incoming Chancellor rams through an expansive fiscal revolution and the far-right AfD doubles its seats.
(2025-05-23). U.S. Conducts "Largest Airstrike in the History of the World" (Sort Of). theintercept.com 
The U.S. launched 16 jets from the USS Harry S. Truman to drop 125,000 pounds of bombs on a cave complex in Somalia, killing 14.
(2025-05-23). Government approves R51 billion guarantee facility for Transnet. sanews.gov.za Government approves R51 billion guarantee facility for Transnet | The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, has this week approved a R51 billion guarantee facility for Transnet, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. | This guarantee facility is effective immediately in support of Transnet's capital investment programme and will enable it to meet its debt obligations. | According to Transnet, the facility will enable it to refinance maturing debt and ensure the organisation's continued access to adequate resources and facilities to be able to continue its operations as well as fund the capital investm…
(2025-05-23). Investors suing NHS-embedded UnitedHealth for authorising TOO MUCH treatment. skwawkbox.org 
Health insurer that says its role is to avoid healthcare spending and paid nursing homes not to send old people to hospital relaxed refusals policy slightly after CEO shot in street A group of investors in US health insurance giant UnitedHealth (UHG) — which is deeply embedded in the NHS — is suing the company …
(2025-05-23). The Impact of AI and IoT on Semiconductor Demand. moguldom.com We're Living in a Smarter World We're living in a time when technology is starting to think, learn, and even help us make better decisions. It's the era of voice assistants that can recognize our mood and cars that warn us before a collision. The world around us just keeps getting smarter. The market for …
(2025-05-23). Taliban Reportedly Pushing for Currency-Swap Deals With Russia, China. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-23). KiwiSaver at a crossroads: budget another missed opportunity to fix NZ's underperforming retirement scheme. |
(2025-05-23). Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits ‚àí and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure. |
(2025-05-23). Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs. |
(2025-05-23). A decade after the release of 'The Martian' and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration. |
(2025-05-23). Russia's invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy — 3 years on, that unanimity still holds. |
(2025-05-23). Independence Hall, Gettysburg and — Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney to America's roster of honored patriotic sites. |
(2025-05-23). Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia — here's how and why we map them. |
(2025-05-23). Head knocks and ultra-violence: viral games Run It Straight and Power Slap put sports safety back centuries. |
(2025-05-23). NOAA's 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season — a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching. |
(2025-05-23). Do shorter prison sentences make society less safe? What the evidence says. |
(2025-05-23). Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America. |
(2025-05-23). At Cannes, decency and dress codes clash with fashion's red carpet revolution. |
(2025-05-23). Empathy can take a toll — but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength. |
(2025-05-23). There is a growing number of 'super-sized' schools. Does the number of students matter? |
(2025-05-23). From peasant fodder to posh fare: how snails and oysters became luxury foods. |
(2025-05-23). Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic. |
(2025-05-23). Why your electricity bill is so high and what Pennsylvania is doing about it. |
(2025-05-23). Corroboree 2000, 25 years on: the march for Indigenous reconciliation has left a complicated legacy. |
(2025-05-23). Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system. |
(2025-05-23). Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds — an ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions. |
(2025-05-23). What does it mean for Biden's prostate cancer to be 'aggressive'? A urologic surgeon explains. |
(2025-05-23). NZ Budget 2025: funding growth at the expense of pay equity for women could cost National in the long run. |
(2025-05-23). A First Nations writer's fellowship was withdrawn by Queensland's government. What's going on? |
(2025-05-23). Ukraine: it's clear right now there are no serious plans for peace. |
(2025-05-23). Too much sitting increases risk of future health problems in chest pain patients — new research. |
(2025-05-23). Lifecycle of a research grant — behind the scenes of the system that funds science. |
(2025-05-23). The death of Jelena Dokic's father reveals the 'difficult and complicated grief' of losing an estranged parent. |
(2025-05-23). FDA will approve COVID-19 vaccine only for older adults and high-risk groups — a public health expert explains the new rules. |
(2025-05-23). Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than just being polite ‚àí the social benefits of psychological generosity. |
(2025-05-23). Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation. |
(2025-05-23). Friday essay: 'the Boy-Girl', a crime journalist and a Black activist — meet the radical ratbags of 19th-century Melbourne. |
(2025-05-23). Biden is getting prostate cancer treatment, but that's not the best choice for all men ‚àí a cancer researcher describes how she helped her father decide. |
(2025-05-23). Half the remaining habitat of Australia's most at-risk species is outside protected areas. |
(2025-05-23). Australian roads are getting deadlier – pedestrians and males are among those at greater risk. |
(2025-05-23). 19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo's choice of name. |
(2025-05-23). WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next pandemic ‚àí but the US isn't signing. |
(2025-05-23). New research reveals Australian authors say no to AI using their work — even if money is on the table. |
(2025-05-23). Vivid, thrilling and ghastly: new theatrical adaptation of The Birds evokes climate disaster, terrorism and lockdown. |
(2025-05-23). Rethinking engineering education: Why focusing on learning preferences matters for diversity. |
(2025-05-23). How should central banks respond to US tariffs? The RBA provides some clues. |
(2025-05-23). ICE AGE SOLAR STORM SHOCK: Trees Hold 14K-Year-Old Secret That Could CRASH Tech Today! wattsupwiththat.com Via SpaceWeather.com More than 14 thousand years ago, there was a solar storm so big, trees still remember it. Dwarfing modern solar storms, the event would devastate technology if it…
(2025-05-23). UK Sea Temperatures Soar. wattsupwiththat.com But the misinformation lies in the statement that "One of warmest Springs on record is driving the surge". What is driving the surge is the record amounts of sunshine seen so far the spring. It is the sun which warms the seas, not climate change. And it is the same sunshine that has brought a warm spring on land too.
(2025-05-23). What is behind the Labubu obsession in the Middle East. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA — Labubu, a brand of plush toy elves created by Hong Kong designer Kasing Lung and sold exclusively through Pop Mart, has recently surged in popularity. It has become so sought-after that it is nearly sold out in multiple stores across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Middle East, and even globally.Labubu recebt obsession: Celebrities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and across the Middle East recently sparked the Labubu craze. The toy went viral in a tremendous way over the past few weeks, with many stores selling out completely and others seeing lines of people waiting outside to get t…
(2025-05-23). Deadly plane crash sparks massive fire in U.S. San Diego neighborhood. albawaba.com
(2025-05-23). Woman shot outside CIA headquarters in Virginia after attempted breach. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- A woman was shot and injured on Thursday after allegedly attempting to ram her car through the gates of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, prompting a swift security response and renewed concerns over repeated breaches at the highly secured facility.According to a statement posted on X by the Central Intelligence Agency, the main entrance to the headquarters was temporarily closed as security forces responded to the incident. Staff members were instructed to use alternate routes while law enforcement secured the area.The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alter…
(2025-05-23). Florida court orders ex-Mexican security chief to pay millions to Mexico. aljazeera.com Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly a high-ranking government official, is serving a 38-year sentence for accepting bribes.
(2025-05-23). Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban. aljazeera.com No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group's recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.
(2025-05-23). Record floods kill four and devastate eastern Australia. aljazeera.com About 50,000 people are still isolated after powerful weather system dumped months of rain in three days.
(2025-05-23). Trump bars Harvard international enrolment: How many students will it hurt? aljazeera.com Some 6,800 international students are currently enrolled at Harvard University and risk losing their legal status.
(2025-05-23). US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike. aljazeera.com President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike 'illegal'.
(2025-05-23). US sanctions Sudan after ruling chemical weapons used during civil war. aljazeera.com The US will cut exports to Sudan and lines of government credit after determining that banned weapons were used.
(2025-05-23). The American coup: From Jim Crow to digital authoritarians. aljazeera.com Is the US sliding into authoritarianism? Marc Lamont Hill speaks to historian of fascism, Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
(2025-05-23). Thunder-Wolves 118-103: MVP SGA sets up 2-0 NBA West final lead. aljazeera.com NBA's MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 2 win over Minnesota Timberwolves in West finals.
(2025-05-23). Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students. aljazeera.com Trump blocked Harvard's ability to enrol international students, escalating tensions with the Ivy League university.
(2025-05-23). Peoples against Extractions . cadtm.org
(2025-05-23). Beauty products embrace smart tech. ecns.cn Domestic beauty brands have been focusing on technological research and development and exploring the unique value of Chinese ingredients.
(2025-05-23). Trade, business with Central, Eastern Europe on the rise. ecns.cn Central and Eastern European countries' expanding cooperation with China will further energize regional economic activity and deepen industrial integration in the coming years, said senior government officials on Thursday.
(2025-05-23). Expanded free shipping to up global reach. ecns.cn Alibaba Group's e-commerce platform Taobao said on Thursday that its free global delivery service will expand to 12 countries and regions during the June 18 shopping carnival, as the company steps up its international footprint.
(2025-05-23). South China to launch world's first full-size humanoid robot combat event. ecns.cn The world's first competition featuring full-size humanoid robots, the EngineAI Robot Free Combat Tournament: "Mecha King," is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, this December.
(2025-05-23). Chinese American donates world war II materials to Nanjing memorial hall. ecns.cn A donation ceremony by Chinese American Lu Zhaoning was held at the Nanjing Anti-Japanese Aviation Martyrs Memorial Hall in the capital of East China's Jiangsu province, on Thursday, marking Lu's seventh donation of World War II materials to the hall.
(2025-05-23). SHFE to roll out new futures products. ecns.cn Shanghai Futures Exchange will speed up the rollout of new futures products for casting aluminum alloy, liquefied natural gas, offset paper and corrugated paper as part of its efforts to better serve the real economy, its chairman Tian Xiangyang said.
(2025-05-23). Vice Premier He Lifeng meets JPMorgan CEO. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co on Thursday night in Beijing, noting that recent China-U.S. economic and trade talks have made substantial progress.
(2025-05-23). 'Golden Dome' a threat to global security, experts say. ecns.cn Experts warn that the U.S. plan to build the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield could escalate the weaponization of outer space and destabilize global security, while doubts persist over the project's feasibility.
(2025-05-23). Trump halts Harvard's int'l student enrollment. ecns.cn President Donald Trump's administration has halted Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in the latest escalation of a row with the Ivy League school that could have implications for foreign applicants interested in attending the venerable college.
(2025-05-23). Senior Chinese, U.S. diplomats hold phone call. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held a phone conversation on Thursday, with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, during which they exchanged views on China-U.S. relations and important issues of mutual interest.
(2025-05-23). Xi stresses greater confidence in high-quality development on his Henan inspection tour. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made important remarks during his recent inspection tour in central China's Henan Province.
(2025-05-23). Xi stresses high-quality cultural-ethical advancement. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has underscored the importance of promoting high-quality cultural and ethical development to provide robust spiritual support for building a strong nation and achieving national rejuvenation.
(2025-05-23). Sino-Thai joint marine and polar studies urged. ecns.cn China and Thailand should further enhance collaboration on marine research and polar study amid the increasing challenges from climate change, as such a partnership could bring scientific solutions for sustainable development of both nations as well as the wider world.
(2025-05-23). Crew floats for 8 hours in its first spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou XX mission crew members aboard China's Tiangong space station completed their first spacewalk on Thursday afternoon, the China Manned Space Agency said.
(2025-05-23). China-built water project revives Kenya's farmlands. ecns.cn The project is no ordinary infrastructure undertaking. It is a lifeline for more than 12,000 farming households, designed to irrigate 8,000 hectares of farmland — 4,000 in its first phase, scheduled to be completed by the end of this year, and another 4,000 to follow.
(2025-05-23). 2 killed, 19 trapped in Guizhou landslides. ecns.cn Two separate landslides struck Changshi and Guowa townships in Dafang county, Guizhou province, on Thursday, killing two people and trapping 19 others, local authorities told Xinhua News Agency.
(2025-05-23). Rescue operations intensify in Longsheng county amid mudslide emergency. ecns.cn A sudden mountain flood and mudslide disaster struck Longsheng county of Guilin city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Friday morning. Initial assessments indicate that 8 individuals are suspected to be missing, with 10 houses damaged.
(2025-05-23). China releases 28 medical pricing guidelines. ecns.cn The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Thursday that it has formulated and released 28 pricing guidelines for various medical services, with additional standards for physical therapy, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery in the development.
(2025-05-23). Logo unveiled for 60th anniversary celebration of Xizang Autonomous Region. ecns.cn A logo marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has been officially unveiled, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Friday.
(2025-05-23). Chinese scientists discover rare millisecond pulsar with eclipsing companion using FAST telescope. ecns.cn A research team led by Han Jinlin from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered a rare millisecond pulsar using China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST).
(2025-05-23). HK's panda twins get bigger playground. ecns.cn Hong Kong's giant panda twins now have a larger playground where they can run, climb and tumble as much as they want. The new space is set to welcome visitors on May 27.
(2025-05-23). Twelve crested ibis released into wild. ecns.cn Twelve crested ibis were released into the wild on Thursday.
(2025-05-23). 21st China (Shenzhen) Int'l Cultural Industries Fair opens. ecns.cn The 21st China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair, which runs through Monday, features over 120,000 cultural products from more than 6,000 exhibitors, and is expected to attract around 35,000 visitors from 110 countries and regions.
(2025-05-23). China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete first spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Thursday.
(2025-05-23). Will a 'Tariff War' shake China's market? Yiwu business owner says: Impossible! ecns.cn A recent interview with Nie Ziqin, a shop owner in Yiwu International Trade City, reveals strong confidence in the resilience of China's market. "Our businesses reach customers all over the world," Nie told China News Network. "No single country's tariff war can disrupt China's market."
(2025-05-23). For the Rulers of India and Pakistan, War Fever Is a Boon. cadtm.org
(2025-05-23). Calls grow for new Richmond River koala park to safeguard critical habitat. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Ecosocialism 2025 conference aims to build resistance to capitalist barbarism. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Gomeroi rejects Tribunal's approval of Santos gas project in Pilliga Forest. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Labor to green-light Woodside North West shelf gas extension? greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Sydney marks 77 years of Nakba. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Tamil Mullivaikkal massacre marked, 16 years on. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Territorians condemn Finocchiaro gov't for 'gutless' VAD delay. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Unions demand NSW Labor rethink changes to workers' compensation. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-23). Trump Aide's Big Revelation; 'India & Pakistan Were Very Close To Full-Scale War But America's…'. hindustantimes.com US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce called tensions between India and Pakistan a "generational concern". Responding to a journalist's question, Bruce revealed that India and Pakistan were very close to a full-scale war. Watch this video to know more.
(2025-05-23). Burundi: Fleeing violence, families face the agony of separation. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). China: Conflict Prevention Tool launched in Beijing to support corporate overseas security management. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Colombia: "Most Colombians are engulfed in the conflict against their will" icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Florence Nightingale Medal: Honoring exceptional nurses and nursing aides – 2025 recipients. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Iraq on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Honoring over 40 Years of Cooperation. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Kenya: Facts & Figures 2024. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Not just a sad story: Asmar's journey toward healing through psychosocial support in Azerbaijan. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Afghanistan: Physical rehabilitation programme leaflet 2024. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). QFFD and ICRC Sign Agreement to Support Core Humanitarian Operations. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Ukraine: 'We lost a part of our soul, not just a hospital'. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). War tore my family apart: One message brought us back together. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). DRC: 1,359 disarmed members of government forces and their families have arrived safe and well in Kinshasa, with the support of the ICRC. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). ICRC President concludes first official visit to Rwanda. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). ICRC president in first official visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). ICRC President: Respect for international humanitarian law key to breaking vicious cycle of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Evaluation of ICRC's Athens Delegation 2016-2024. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). ICRC President: "Taking part in the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law is taking a stand against wars without rules" icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Joint Statement from ICRC President and IFRC President to mark World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. icrc.org "Every attack on a humanitarian is an attack on the community they served."
(2025-05-23). Standing behind communities, to do more and better together. icrc.org
(2025-05-23). Tiny homes in Georgetown, Delaware aim to redefine 'affordability'. whyy.org
(2025-05-23). Uganda's inequality gap narrows as poverty persists in pockets. independent.co.ug 
Uganda National Household Survey 2023/24 uncovers mixed economic realities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The latest Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2023/24 has painted a complex picture of Uganda's socio-economic landscape, revealing promising strides in income equality and service access, while also spotlighting persistent poverty and stark regional disparities. According to findings released by the …
(2025-05-23). Geonomics, nationalism and trade. cadtm.org
(2025-05-23). Philadelphia residents are tracking air quality and pollution from their rowhouses in real time. whyy.org This story is part of the From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover?
| At Tina Alishia Brown's rowhouse in Southwest Philadelphia, Clean Air Council organizer Russell Zerbo ties a small white device to a post on the porch. | "You want it to be 5, 6 feet off the ground — an average person's height," he said. | Zerbo makes…
(2025-05-23). With soaring summer temps ahead, AI data centers could strain electricity supplies in the Delaware Valley. whyy.org This story is part of the From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover?
|
(2025-05-23). N.J. beaches are in excellent condition ahead of Memorial Day, officials say. But they warn of cuts to federal data collection. whyy.org
(2025-05-23). and activist Atuhaire found alive on Tanzania border. independent.co.ug Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agora Centre for Research has confirmed that their director, Agather Atuhaire, who has since Monday been held by Tanzanian officials, has been found this morning alive at the Uganda-Tanzania border. "We are relieved to inform the public that she has been found. She was abandoned at the border by Tanzanian authorities. Further …
(2025-05-23). Former CID spokesperson Twine, charged and remanded together with Mutwe. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Twine, the former spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has been charged, together with Noah Mutwe, with inciting violence, hate speech, malicious information, and conspiracy to commit a felony. Twine, who has been in detention for two weeks, on Thursday appeared alongside Noah Mutwe, another bodyguard of NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi, before …
(2025-05-23). Democratic Party's great volunteer John Baptist Kokooza signs out. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | JB Kakooza was laid to rest at his ancestral home in Lwengo on Thursday, after several tributes to a life many said was dedicated to the complete democratization of Uganda. It is said, the late Democratic Party stalwart, John Baptist Kakooza popularly known JB Kakooza always argued for all political …
(2025-05-23). Worried EU diplomats run to Gen Saleh over Muhoozi X threats. independent.co.ug 
Mwenda defends Muhoozi, says NUP is not organising for an election but planning for an insurrection instead Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen Salim Saleh, has reassured European Union diplomats in Uganda of safety amidst alleged threats against them by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) …
(2025-05-23). "The mining agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States illustrates the desire of US capital for unrestricted access to Ukrainian mineral resources." cadtm.org
(2025-05-23). Trump is globalizing the class struggle! cadtm.org
(2025-05-23). CPJ, others call on UK prime minister to exert diplomatic pressure to secure writer Alaa Abdelfattah's release. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). CPJ, partners press Cambodia to release environmental reporter Ouk Mao. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). Sudanese photojournalist Al-Shykh Al-Samany Saadaldyn killed in drone strike. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). Tax audits target Hong Kong journalists, news outlets as press freedom concerns intensify. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). US press freedom groups launch Journalist Assistance Network to address growing need for legal, safety, immigration resources. cpj.org
(2025-05-23). Turkish journalist àñznur Deƒüer's terrorism trial opens for her reports on PKK. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). Russian authorities raid Bars TV station, editor's home over defamation case, seize equipment. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). In Liberia, armed men attack Smile FM employee, police shutter station for 2 weeks. CPJ Staff
(2025-05-23). Central African Republic journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé detained. CPJ Staff 
(2025-05-23). Forget Musk. Russ Vought is the real power behind Trump. asiatimes.com 
While Elon Musk has clearly been a major influence on the Trump administration, the less well-known, but arguably more influential, power behind the presidency is Russell (usually Russ) Vought. Vought is the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) — the nerve center of the administration's sweeping changes. Vought is also rumoured to …
(2025-05-23). The morning after the democracy sausage sizzle. onlineopinion.com.au To be blunt, what the Teals and Greens have achieved is akin to renovating the interior of an old heritage mansion, while leaving the rotting foundations untouched.
(2025-05-23). China's Origin Quantum upgrades its software for chip debugging. asiatimes.com 
A Chinese quantum computer maker has recently upgraded its self-developed quantum computing control system (QCCS) to improve debugging, a process to improve the performance of its machines. The Hefei-based Origin Quantum, or Benyuan Quantum, has launched its fourth-generation QCCS, Benyuan Tianji 4.0, which supports more than 500 qubits, according to the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering …
(2025-05-23). Man who made iPhone helping Sam Altman bury it. asiatimes.com 
Sam Altman isn't just coming for your job. He's coming for your phone, and maybe your soul. OpenAI just spent US$6.5 billion to acquire a secretive hardware company founded by Jony Ive—the man who helped make the iPhone what it is. You may not know Ive's name, but you've touched his work. Literally. Every day. When we …
(2025-05-23). Recibe Díaz-Canel al primer ministro de San Cristóbal y Nieves Terrance Drew. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Partido y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, recibió este jueves al primer ministro de San Cristóbal y Nieves, Terrance Drew, en el Palacio de la Revolución, durante una visita oficial que refuerza los vínculos entre ambas naciones al cumplirse 30 años de relaciones diplomáticas.
(2025-05-23). Why is Egypt giving the UAE so much control over its ports. newarab.com 
(2025-05-23). The President's Cake: The Iraqi film winning praises at Cannes. newarab.com 
One of the hidden gems of Cannes' 78th edition has come from an unexpected country, selected for the first time at the world's biggest film festival: Iraq. | Premiering in the festival's parallel section,
(2025-05-23). StaBene: The cultural hub reviving Port Said's timeless charm. newarab.com 
"Between the canal and the sea, reborn anew… a genius city… And this is Port Said. A country like no other… Arabs and foreigners… They built houses that tell stories" | – Ahmed Shalaby, poet from Port Said (English translation) | Stepping into the co-working area of With quotes of beloved local poems written on its tables, archival photographs scattered throughout the space, books lining the shelves and semsemya music instruments adorning…
(2025-05-23). French general takes command of NATO mission in Iraq. newarab.com 
A French major general took command of Major General Christophe Hintzy replaced Lieutenant General Lucas Schreurs of the Netherlands during a ceremony at a military base inside "France and Iraq have a l…
(2025-05-23). Greece says Turkey must drop war threat for EU defence funds. newarab.com 
Turkey must lift a 30-year old Greece and Turkey, NATO allies but
(2025-05-23). Sudan army announces discovery of 465 bodies in mass grave. newarab.com 
(2025-05-23). UAE unveils new Arabic-language AI model, expands Falcon project. newarab.com 
(2025-05-23). Yahya Sinwar's brother Zakaria confirmed dead days after strike. newarab.com 
Zakaria Sinwar was killed alongside his three sons during the attack on the
(2025-05-23). 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.
(2025-05-23). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.
(2025-05-23). California firefighters battling wildfire near Los Angeles. presstv.ir California firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire.
(2025-05-23). Aerial shots of damage caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. presstv.ir Aerial shots show the destruction of a wide range of houses by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.
(2025-05-23). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.
(2025-05-23). Trump administration revokes Harvard's right to enroll foreign students. presstv.ir In a dramatic escalation of the US president's fight against Harvard, the Trump administration has revoked the prestigious university's ability to enroll foreign nationals.
(2025-05-23). What It Takes to Prove the Truth. whyy.org We all want the truth — but how exactly do we know when something's true? Often, the answer relates to evidence or proof, something capable of convincing us and easing our doubts. But whether or not different kinds of proof are accepted can vary widely by person and situation. On this episode, we explore proof and evidence, and how it affects our perception of what is true.
(2025-05-23). What to know about 'no tax on tips,' Trump's tax pledge that's in the GOP budget bill. whyy.org President Donald Trump's " The idea is firmly planted in the
(2025-05-22). China's retail sales of home appliances maintains double-digit growth. ecns.cn China's retail sales of home appliances maintained double-digit growth for eight consecutive months to April, fueled by the country's consumer products trade-in program, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2025-05-22). BYD overtakes Tesla in Europe for the first time. ecns.cn Chinse automaker BYD sold more electric vehicle (EV) than US EV maker Tesla in the European market for the first time in April. The Chinese EV giant has reported a 169-percent surge in sales last month as Tesla stumbles.
(2025-05-22). Philippine vessels illegally enter waters near Chinese reefs. ecns.cn Two Philippine government vessels illegally entered waters near China's Zhubi and Tiexian reefs in the South China Sea on Wednesday, with one ship colliding with a China Coast Guard vessel, a Chinese official said Thursday.
(2025-05-22). China, Netherlands reaffirm multilateralism, safeguarding the global trading system. ecns.cn China and the Netherlands reaffirmed on Thursday their commitment to upholding multilateralism and safeguarding the global trading system centered on the World Trade Organization.
(2025-05-22). China-Vietnam cross-border passenger train to resume operations. ecns.cn China and Vietnam will resume the cross-border passenger train service between Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Gia Lam Station in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 25.
(2025-05-22). Initiative launched to restore and safeguard rivers, lakes. ecns.cn The Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Wednesday unveiled an action plan to protect and restore rivers and lakes across the country, laying out steps to improve water ecology and quality from 2025 to 2027.
(2025-05-22). Campaign seeks to rectify dubious enforcement. ecns.cn Swift action has been taken to address excessive inspections, arbitrary fines and fees, and profit-driven enforcement by local authorities as part of a nationwide campaign aimed at improving the business environment, officials said on Thursday.
(2025-05-23). Michael Mann's Legal Costs Now Climbing Past $1.1 Million. wattsupwiththat.com What began as an effort to impose reputational costs on his critics has resulted in real financial ones for himself. And the legal system, after years of attrition, is slowly but unmistakably ruling that criticism—especially in matters of public policy—is not a crime, but a right.
(2025-05-23). "We're not doing that climate change, you know, crud, anymore," New York Times On Climate Change: Two Candidates for Quote of the Day. wattsupwiththat.com Bottom line: the Times can scream all it wants, but the world is moving on. From my point of view, it can't happen too fast.
(2025-05-23). Saturday 5/24: Leidesdorff Plaza – Memorial to the "African Founding Father of California" indybay.org Folsom Historic Lite Rail Station | Leidesdorff Street & Reading Street | Historic Folsom, CA…
(2025-05-23). Anti-Chevron Day Banner Drop in Berkeley. indybay.org Large turnout at the University Street pedestrian overpass…
(2025-05-23). Friday 5/23: Anti-war Open Mic. indybay.org Nirvana Soul Coffee | 315 South 1st Street | San José, CA 95112…
(2025-05-23). Thursday 5/29: ACLU Webinar: Threats to Free Speech and Due Process at Colleges and Universities. indybay.org Zoom Registration: bit.ly/ACLUSantaCruzMay29Event…
(2025-05-23). Sunday 5/25: Queer Agroecology Day. indybay.org 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz…
(2025-05-23). Saturday 5/24: Protest San José/Santana Row. indybay.org Saturday, May 24th | #TeslaTakedown Protest San José / Santana Row | Stevens Creek & Winchester Blvds | 10 am – 12 noon | Bring a sign, a water bottle, wear a hat/sunscreen | (If you don't want to stand, bring a folding chair/stool)…
(2025-05-23). La mentira cazada: La Mesa Redonda y el "apagón de 72 horas" cubadebate.cu La Mesa Redonda de este miércoles (21 de mayo de 2025) informó al país sobre la situación actual y las perspectivas de recuperación del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional (SEN). Sin embargo, en las redes sociales, algunos solo buscan crean mayor incertidumbre, alegando informaciones falsas que solo pretenden crear un malestar mayor.
(2025-05-23). Cuba honra con duelo oficial al exmandatario vietnamita Tran Duc Luong. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Partido y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, decretó duelo oficial tras el fallecimiento del exmandatario de Vietnam Tran Duc Luong, reconocido por sus aportes a las relaciones bilaterales y los procesos de renovación en su país. En su destacada trayectoria como dirigente el compañero Luong realizó significativos aportes a la renovación vietnamita.
(2025-05-23). Indonesia and Australia Reaffirm Shared Vision for Indo-Pacific Stability. moderndiplomacy.eu In a timely demonstration of diplomatic alignment and regional prioritization, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in a bilateral summit on 15 May 2025 at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Marking Albanese's first official overseas trip following his re-election, the visit signified both symbolic and strategic intent: Indonesia remains central to Australia's …
(2025-05-23). Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. icrc.org 8 May 2025…
(2025-05-23). Preserving human control over the use of force: A call to regulate lethal autonomous weapon systems under international law. icrc.org The following statement was delivered by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric to the United Nations informal consultations on lethal autonomous weapons systems on 12 May 2025.
(2025-05-23). Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more. thecanary.co 
Here's today's horoscope from the Canary — helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Thursday May 2025 Aries ‚ôà Mars is nudging you toward action today, Aries—but instead of charging headlong into your boss's inbox, try channeling that fire into something more sustainable: collective […] | By