(2025-07-17). Documenting Israel's War Crimes with Motaz Azaiza. mintpressnews.com Photojournalist Motaz Azaiza joins MintCast host Mnar Adley to recount surviving Israel's assault on Gaza, his rise to global prominence, and why documenting genocide is more urgent than ever.
(2025-07-17). 12 countries commit to arms embargo on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org In the final document, the signatory countries commit, among other things, to cease arms trade with Israel, review public contracts with that country, and seek accountability for war crimes.
(2025-07-17). Socialist Party of Malaysia demands Trump invitation be withdrawn, calls him a genocide enabler. peoplesdispatch.org Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been vocal against Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and even demanded Israel's expulsion from the UN.
(2025-07-17). Gaza: Resistance Has Evolved into Governance Under Fire. Rima Najjar. globalresearch.ca What is unfolding in Gaza now is not merely resistance — it is the rehearsal of liberation under fire.
(2025-07-17). European Union Refuses To Sanction Israel Over Genocide In Gaza. popularresistance.org The EU has decided against imposing sanctions on Israel over its war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, which have continued unabated on a daily basis. | "The EU Council failed yesterday to take a decision on Israel ¥s violation of the Association Agreement ¥s Human Rights clause. But this is in itself a decision: Europe decides not to punish Israel's continued war crimes and allows the Gaza genocide to proceed unabated," said former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on 16 July. | Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Affairs Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin described the lack of ac…
(2025-07-17). Brazil To Join South Africa's Complaint Against 'Israel' At International Court Of Justice. popularresistance.org According to Folha de S. Paulo, Brazil will formally request to participate in the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Tel Aviv. The Brazilian news outlet stated that the complaint before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeks to have the actions committed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip recognized as genocide. | South Africa filed a case at the ICJ in 2023, accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The complaint, rooted in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, alleges that Israel's military operations since October 2023 h…
(2025-07-17). Sudan: A War of Attrition, a War on Civilians. counterpunch.org 
On July 11, the US-derided International Criminal Court (ICC) told the UN Security Council that war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in Darfur. This includes systematic rape, bombings, kidnappings, ethnic cleansing, and starvation. Most atrocities are attributed to the RSF targeting non-Arab communities, though SAF has also carried out indiscriminate aerial bombardments of civilian areas.
(2025-07-17). Is It Strategic to Refocus Towards Climate Adaptation? counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-17). The Diary of Ana Francisco. counterpunch.org 
"Concentration Camp: A camp where persons are confined, usually without hearings and typically under harsh conditions, often as a result of their membership in a group which the government has identified as dangerous or undesirable." —American Heritage Dictionary "I dissent, therefore, from this legalization of racism. Racial discrimination in any form and in any degree
(2025-07-17). Trump Hits Amazon with 50 Percent Tariffs. counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-17). Remember When Code Was Speech? It Still Is. counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-17). The Wearables Trap: How the Government Plans to Monitor, Score, and Control You. counterpunch.org 
Bodily autonomy—the right to privacy and integrity over our own bodies—is rapidly vanishing. We are entering a new age of algorithmic, authoritarian control, where our thoughts, moods, and biology are monitored and judged by the state. This is the dark promise behind the newest campaign by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's Secretary of Health
(2025-07-17). Escape to Vatra Dornei. counterpunch.org 
The heat dome tour finished its "Old Europe" dates, e.g., Iberia, France, Italy and even the Swiss Alps, of which I caught the last sweltering segment. Returning to Transylvania, although with the dome somewhat diminished, I opted for exit before the baking commenced. Where to go? Romania's southern Carpathians would deliver relief and alpine scenery
(2025-07-17). NEA Teachers Celebrate Motion to Drop ADL— Israel Lobby Fumes. counterpunch.org 
National Education Association teachers in support of Palestinian rights are celebrating their breakthrough success at the NEA's Representative Assembly in Portland this summer. After years of organizing with both one-on-one conversations and state delegation talks, NEA delegates voted to pass a Drop the Anti-Defamation League motion that rejects the ADL as a curriculum and professional development partner.
(2025-07-17). Death, Humor and the Looming Unknown. counterpunch.org Let's call it the human guessing game. There comes a point in life when we find ourselves playing it whether we want to or not. Hallelujah for a sense of humor. It gives (temporary) relief from the unrelenting unknown . . . of dying. Yeah, I said it, not abstractly or politically, but personally. It's
(2025-07-17). Is There Anybody Out There? counterpunch.org 
As children roam empty streets Their eyes dried of tears As the mentally challenged Find no solace, no help As single mothers Ask in vain for food Deprived of basic support and help Unjustly taken away from them As those with disabilities fight against their fate And promised aid never comes We wait for compassion
(2025-07-17). 80 Years After Trinity. tomdispatch.com In recent months, nuclear weapons have reemerged in global headlines. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan approached the brink of a full-scale war, a confrontation that could have become an extinction-level event, with the potential to claim up to two billion lives worldwide. The instability of a global order structured on nuclear apartheid has also come into sharp relief in the context of the recent attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States. That system has entrenched a dangerous double standard, creating perverse incentives for the proliferation of world-destroying weaponry, already possessed by nine…
(2025-07-17). US set to destroy 550 tons of USAID food meant to go to malnourished kids. therealnews.com 
(2025-07-17). PDF of July 17 print issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF Trump and politicians' inactions behind Texas flood deaths Union picket defends queer youth Teamsters expand sanitation strike Zohran Mamdani's victory Working class must defend Iran Budget bill = 'Robin Hood' in reverse Free, free Palestine! Teachers union dumps Zionist ADL Hamas condemns Israel's crimes Does Israel have . . . |
(2025-07-17). Minister Balaam Barugahara Involved in Accident. plusnews.ug 
State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, narrowly escaped death after being involved in a tragic road accident in Kagadi District en route to Fort Portal for the annual Tooro Kingdom Youth Conference. The incident, which occurred along the Kagadi—Fort Portal highway, reportedly involved Balaam's vehicle and a motorcycle (boda boda). According …
(2025-07-17). Gen Muhoozi Declares Uganda's Support for Russia, Calls Ukraine Conflict a "Just War" plusnews.ug 
Uganda's First Son and Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has once again stirred international and regional attention with a bold declaration of support for Russia in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. In a post shared Wednesday evening on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Gen Muhoozi made a direct appeal to former …
(2025-07-17). Uganda Receives First New World Bank Financing Since Anti-Homosexuality Law Spat. plusnews.ug 
The Government of Uganda has received 170 Billion Shillings being part of the World Bank financing for the manufacturing and export value chains through the INVITE Trust. The INVITE (Investment for Industrial Transformation and Employment) Project is a Government of Uganda (GoU) initiative financed by the World Bank and other development partners through a Multi-Donor Trust …
(2025-07-17). NRM Sets Five-Day Deadline for Filing Primary Election Petitions. plusnews.ug 
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has issued guidelines for filing and determining election petitions arising from its primary elections for Parliamentary and Constituency flag-bearer positions. The directive, outlined in a statement by Enoch Barata, the NRM Director of Legal Services and Former Chairperson of the NRM Election Tribunal, specifies that anyone aggrieved by the results …
(2025-07-17). IGP Appoints Officers to Oversee Security in NRM Primaries, General Elections. plusnews.ug 
The Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, has appointed nine senior police officers to command security zones, overseeing security operations and election-related matters during the anticipated violent NRM primaries and the 2026 General Election. The appointments follow the violent NRM primaries in districts including Lwemiyaga-Ssembabule, where one person was shot dead by suspected military personnel …
(2025-07-17). Police Probe Shooting of MP's Aide Ahead of NRM Primaries in Nakaseke. plusnews.ug Police in Nakaseke District have launched investigations into the shooting of Dan Komuzaire, an aide to the incumbent Nakaseke North Member of Parliament, Enock Nyongore, just hours before today's National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries. Komuzaire, a resident of Gomero Village in Ngoma Town Council, was shot on Wednesday around 4: 30 PM, according to Savannah …
(2025-07-17). Prof. Luboobi, Man Who Gave Half His Life to Makerere, Dies at 80. plusnews.ug 
Professor Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi, a distinguished mathematician, former Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, and towering figure in Ugandan academia, has passed away at the age of 80. The news of his passing was confirmed by current Makerere Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, who described Prof. Luboobi as "a leader who guided the university through a …
(2025-07-17). A climate of crisis at the World Health Assembly. peoplesdispatch.org A tuna sandwich in the hands of WHO Chief Scientist Jeremy Farrar can tell us more about the limits of global climate and health cooperation than many official statements do. At the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2025, WHO member states struggled to agree on a consensus position on their One year ago, the 77th…
(2025-07-17). Speech ban ruled unlawful: Palestinian doctor wins in German court. peoplesdispatch.org The His nephew, the doctor Ghassan Abu-Sittah, was banned from entering Germany on the morning of April 12, 2024. He had arrived on a flight from the UK, was detained and questioned for hou…
(2025-07-17). Ventura County activists call for justice for Jaime Alanís, first known casualty of Trump's ICE raids. peoplesdispatch.org Grassroots immigrant rights activists challenge federal claims about the circumstances of the ICE raid that lead to the farmworker's death…
(2025-07-17). Everyday Antifascism: 14 Ways That Solidarity Keeps Us Safer. itsgoingdown.org 
Long-time anarchist author and organizer Cindy Milstein presents a collection of stories about everyday resistance to fascism. Print PDF HERE Read PDF HERE Coincidentally—or sadly—I'm finishing up this zine in the midst of many days of doing intensive support, side by side with some remarkable anarchists, for a beloved friend of ours suddenly kidnapped by…
(2025-07-17). Happening now: Bold Ideas for a Progressive New Majority. ips-dc.org We're live today at the University of California Washington Center. This free event will be both in-person and live streamed. In-person, lunch will be provided and the Symposium will be followed by an evening reception…
(2025-07-17). Washington Reaffirms Negotiations with Cuba Not Possible by Sanctioning Díaz-Canel. globalresearch.ca On July 11, marking the fourth anniversary of a major protest against the Cuban government, the US State Department announced sanctions against the island country's president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the ministers of Defense, àÅlvaro López-Miera, and Interior, Lázaro …
(2025-07-17). Selected Articles: Trump Allegedly Demanded Zelensky Hit Moscow after a 'Disappointing' Putin Call. globalresearch.ca 
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(2025-07-17). Renowned Oncologist: COVID 'Vaccines' Caused Deadliest Cancer Crisis in History. globalresearch.ca A renowned oncologist has issued a disturbing wake-up call to the world while presenting irrefutable evidence that Covid mRNA "vaccines" have caused the biggest surge in deadly cancer cases in human history. | The warning was issued by Dr. Angus Dalgleish…
(2025-07-17). France Predicts War in Europe within the Next Five Years. globalresearch.ca Apparently, the French are already predicting the outbreak of a major war on the European continent. A recent report published by French authorities revealed that Paris believes Europe will be in a "major war" in less than five years. Although …
(2025-07-17). Trump Asked Zelensky if He Could Strike Moscow. globalresearch.ca During a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 4, Donald Trump is said to have proposed attacking Moscow with American weapons. This information comes from the influential financial newspaper
(2025-07-17). 5G — Advanced Technology for Our Wellbeing or a Kill Grid Dystopia? globalresearch.ca 5G has been sold as being central to a world-wide technological development (or dystopia depending on your viewpoint) called the IOT (Internet of Things). This involves smart cities and buildings, transport infrastructures, etc., and facilitates surveillance and data collection on …
(2025-07-17). The Dangers of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: Exposed by McCullough Foundation, Over 20 Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts. globalresearch.ca 
Since 2023, the McCullough Foundation has published . | . | . | . | In …
(2025-07-17). Global Financial Meltdown: Sweeping Deregulation of the US Banking System. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca The financial sector reforms of the late 1999s had set the stage for the current financial crisis…
(2025-07-17). Largest Study of Its Kind Finds Excess Deaths During Pandemic Caused by Public Health Response, Not Virus. globalresearch.ca [This article by Dr. Brenda Baletti was first posted on GR in July 2024.] | A study released today of
(2025-07-17). Global Warfare: "We're going to take out 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran.." globalresearch.ca [Originally published in March 2007.] | Global Research Editor's Note: | This interview serves as a reminder regarding the diabolical timeline of America's hegemonic project. Is Iran the next target "to be taken out"? | All these countries including Lebanon and Iran are …
(2025-07-17). The Effects of Pulsed Microwaves and Extra Low Frequency Electromagnetic Waves on Human Brains? Governments Routinely "Classify Information" Pertaining to the Manipulation of the Human Nervous System. globalresearch.ca In the year 1962 the American scientist Allan H. Frey carried out experiments with pulsed microwaves, which produced clicking, buzz, hissing or knocking sounds in the heads of people at a distance of up to several thousands yards. …
(2025-07-17). Don't Miss Out on Global Research Online e-Books! globalresearch.ca In the past four years, we started our online e-Book project, which is a thematic compilation of articles published individually on the Global Research website. | Our online e-Books are our authors' comprehensive and elaborate analyses on a wide range of …
(2025-07-17). Franàßa prevê guerra na Europa nos próximos cinco anos. globalresearch.ca Aparentemente, os franceses já està£o prevendo a eclosà£o de uma grande guerra no continente europeu. Um relatório recente publicado por autoridades francesas revelou que Paris acredita que a Europa estará em uma "grande guerra" em menos de cinco anos. Embora …
(2025-07-17). Video: According to the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli: Papaya, Goats and Car Oil Are "Covid-19 Positive" globalresearch.ca The president of Tanzania John Magufuli expressed doubt regarding the alleged Covid-19 Pandemic. | The video below originally published in August 2020 confirms the failures of the PCR test which was used Worldwide to detect positive cases of SARS-CoV-2. | According …
(2025-07-17). The 'Big, Beautiful Bill' deals a big, big blow to working-class students. liberationnews.org 
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' reduces student loan options and guts student loan forgiveness programs.
(2025-07-17). Inundaciones repentinas masivas en Nueva Jersey y en la cuidad de Nueva York deja a dos muertos y miles atrapados. liberationnews.org 
Necesitamos algo más que alertas de texto de última hora y palabras vacías de los políticos cuando ocurre un desastre.
(2025-07-17). Massive flash flooding across NJ and NYC kills two, leaves thousands stranded. liberationnews.org 
We need more than last-minute text alerts and empty words from politicians when disaster hits.
(2025-07-17). US-China Tariff Actions Since 2018 — Analysis. api.follow.it 
By Karen M. Sutter | Since 2018, the U.S. government has imposed a series of tariffs on imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China) with the stated intention of addressing U.S. concerns about PRC trade practices and foreign policies. | Since January 2025, the Trump Administration's trade policy and tariff actions have maintained a focus on China among other countries. Some actions explicitly target China; others involve sectors that affect China. The PRC has responded to U.S. tariffs with its own tariffs and market restrictions. Given the trade imbalance (China exports to the United States mor…
(2025-07-17). The Impacts Of Trump's Tariffs On Taiwan — Analysis. api.follow.it 
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(2025-07-17). Will The EU Force FIFA To Reform? — Analysis. api.follow.it 
World soccer body FIFA's more than a decade-long refusal to implement meaningful reforms and adhere to its own principles, rules and regulations is on public display. | FIFA's response to past corruption scandals and willingness to award World Cup hosting rights to violators of the group's human rights standards illustrate the organization's rejection of meaningful change that would hold the group accountable. So do FIFA's repeated, mostly cosmetic, reforms aimed at pacifying public and commercial clamouring for change. | The scandals and
(2025-07-17). Ukraine: The Drone Wars — Analysis. api.follow.it 
By Maryna Bezkorovaina | When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, few predicted that some of the war's most dramatic moments would involve small, buzzing machines that you could once buy at any electronics store. Yet here we are, watching Ukraine use everything from repurposed hobby drones that some people used to film weddings and other family occasions, to sophisticated military UAVs that strike targets deep inside Russia, fundamentally changing how wars are fought. | When you are fighting a war of survival, and your enemy outnumbers you in both military personnel and hardware, you are forced to get cr…
(2025-07-17). Nuclear Diplomacy On The Brink As Europe Pushes Iran With UN Sanctions Threat — Analysis. api.follow.it 
By Kian Sharifi | ( French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on July 15 told his EU counterparts that Paris and its partners in Berlin and London will snap back UN sanctions against Iran if there is no "firm, tangible and verifiable commitment" from Tehran. | UN embargos on arms, banks, and nuclear equipment were lifted a decade ago…
(2025-07-17). The Split Over Epstein Tells Us Something Important About The MAGA Movement — OpEd. api.follow.it 
(2025-07-17). Trump's About-Face On Ukraine — OpEd. api.follow.it 
(2025-07-17). One Big Beautiful Bill Increases Need For Reduced Government Spending — OpEd. api.follow.it 
The One Big Beautiful Bill, championed by President Donald Trump, passed the U.S. Congress and was The reconciliation bill incorporates many of President Trump's domestic policy objectives and represents a major political victory. The bill does a lot of good things for taxpayers at 1. Making the President's 2017…
(2025-07-17). Turkey Detains 306 People Suspected Of Aiding 'Gulenists'. api.follow.it 
By Hamdi Firat Buyuk | Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 306 people in total were recently detained in joint operations by police and intelligence agency in 64 provinces for helping families of alleged supporters of the movement formerly led by deceased cleric Fethullah Gulen. | "The suspects …were wanted for the following charges: engaging in activities within the 'financial structure and current structure' of the FETO terrorist organization; maintaining contact with responsible individuals in the organisation through payphones; providing financial support to so-called victi…
(2025-07-17). John Brennan: A Tale Of Conceit, Corruption, And Communism — OpEd. api.follow.it 
By Tim Donner | When it comes to John Brennan, the man who choreographed the phony investigation of Donald Trump's ties to Russia that hamstrung the 45th president for much of his first term, consider two facts that should have sent a chill up the spines of the American people. First, as the Cold War raged in 1976, Brennan voted for a hardened Communist, Gus Hall, for President. Second, he was later nominated as Barack Obama's Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the very agency tasked with rooting out anti-American activity around the world. Brennan openly admitted to voting for a Communist but…
(2025-07-17). Russian Aid Agency Seeking To Fill USAID Gaps In Former Soviet Union. api.follow.it 
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(2025-07-17). Enduring Legacy Of Museum Society Of Mumbai — Analysis. api.follow.it 
Celebrating 60 years of promoting knowledge, culture and education with the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya | On 29 May 2025 it was a celebration of sixty years of the founding of Museum Society of Mumbai; 60 eventful years which have witnessed a vibrant growth of the 76-year-old Republic of India and, at the same time, it was six decades of being a part of the 101-year-old Prince of Wales Museum now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai. Said Dr Pheroza J Godrej, chairperson of the Museum Society of Mumbai (earlier the Museum Society of Bombay), "our partnership with the Mus…
(2025-07-17). Russia's Real Power Is Not Weapons, It's Culture — OpEd. api.follow.it 
By Jonathan Power | Observers say that what drives President Vladimir Putin is to make Russia respected. However, perhaps Putin overestimates the extent of Russia's existing power. He has overlooked which trumpets to blow — it is not his "hang tough" militaristic policies in international affairs, especially vis-à -vis Ukraine, the EU and the United States. It is Russia's culture. | These thoughts were prompted by watching the opening twelve years ago of the magnificent extension of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on Mezzo, the French cable station for classical music. (You can see it on YouTube…
(2025-07-17). Indian Ocean Nations Grapple With Illegal Chinese Fishing Trawlers. api.follow.it 
Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania lost up to $142.8 million annually between 2015 and 2021 to illegal fishing of shrimp and tuna, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Other catch taken from these waters include at least 56 species of sharks and rays and a variety of reef fish. | The nature of the crime means the actual amount of money lost to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is likely far higher. Many IUU fishing vessels in the region are from China, which commands the world's largest distant-water fishing fleet and is the world's worst…
(2025-07-17). Steel Diplomacy: Central Asia's Southern Push Via Afghanistan. api.follow.it 
( Nevertheless, the Taliban is strengthening ties with the Global South—particularly Central Asia—in search of investment for railway infrastructure. For landlocked Central Asian nations, Afghanistan is a key transit point on the shortest route to the Arabian Sea, offering an alternative to route…
(2025-07-17). The Divine Right Of Donald Trump — OpEd. api.follow.it 
Many people, including President Donald Trump, have been suggesting over the last year that, because Trump survived being shot at during the 2024 presidential campaign, he and the things he does are endorsed by God. Indeed, this week, Trump, speaking with a reporter next to the Air Force One plane, For some Trump supporters there has been an audacity or public relations devotion that urges them t…
(2025-07-17). Le Pen's Family Fails To Block EU Parliament Demand To Repay €303,000. api.follow.it 
By Elisa Braun | ( The Parliament alleged that Le Pen, who served as an MEP for 35 years, used that sum earmarked for parliamentary expenses to cover personal spending, in breach of budget rules. | Le Pen contested the…
(2025-07-17). Trump Has Backed Himself Into A Corner On Ukraine — OpEd. api.follow.it 
One year after he undertook to end the Ukraine war in one day, and just past six months into his Presidency, Donald Trump has kicked the peace can down the road by fifty days. The ultimatum to President Putin to make peace or face sanctions has practically no chance to changing Russian aims in Ukraine. Backed into a corner, Trump may finally be forced to address Russia's underlying concerns. | In televised remarks on 14 July during his meeting with NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, President Trump said, 'if we don't have a [peace] deal in fifty days, we're going to be doing very severe tariffs, tariffs at a…
(2025-07-17). Innovative Chinese Dissident Uses Cryptocurrency To Fund His Activism. api.follow.it 
By Baili Liu | To skeptics, a meme coin is a fast way to make a cheap buck. | For exiled activist Li Ying, it's been a way to bankroll a pro-democracy community that's challenging Chinese censorship and authoritarian rule. | Li, 32, is better known by his handle on the Last December, he branched out to launch $Li, a form of cryptocurrency modeled after his own social media avatar — a hand-…
(2025-07-17). Vietnam and Palestine. counterpunch.org 
Over the last fifty years, the Palestinian struggle against Israel's occupation has been described in various ways by friend and foe alike. The descriptions coming from the latter are usually echoes of Israel's perception of the situation. In other words, they tell us that Israel has a right to exist and the Palestinian rejection of
(2025-07-17). Escape to Vatra Dornet. counterpunch.org The heat dome tour finished its "Old Europe" dates, e.g., Iberia, France, Italy and even the Swiss Alps, of which I caught the last sweltering segment. Returning to Transylvania, although with the dome somewhat diminished, I opted for exit before the baking commenced. Where to go? Romania's southern Carpathians would deliver relief and alpine scenery
(2025-07-17). Israel plunged headlong into the Syrian storm — and could find itself at odds with Trump. haaretz.com Optimism earlier in the week gave way to widespread violence and chaos on Wednesday but the United States still believes a cease-fire is imminent. The Israeli response, meanwhile, is being governed by Druze anger, government hubris, narrow interests and — of course — populism…
(2025-07-17). Shas shrank government down to size. According to the polls, at least. haaretz.com Since October 7, Israel's ruling coalition has been one of failure and bloodshed. Shas' cowardly departure, which it hid behind Ashkenazi rabbis, officially turns it into a minority government…
(2025-07-17). Hands Off CUNY: PSC Defends Fired Faculty, Condemns Repression. popularresistance.org Members and friends of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) at the City University of New York (CUNY), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held a press conference in front of City Hall today to condemn what they are calling "modern-day McCarthyism" in higher education and to demand the rehiring of the Fired 4. The press conference comes one day before CUNY's chancellor joins top administrators from University of California, Berkeley and Georgetown University to testify in Washington before the House Education and Workforce Committee.
(2025-07-17). Trump's 50-Day Deadline Threat Against Putin Will Backfire. popularresistance.org In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has demonstrated his love for three things: deals, tariffs, and ultimatums. | He got to combine these passions during his Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday. Only moments after the two leaders announced a new plan to get military aid to Ukraine, Trump issued an ominous 50-day deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire. "We're going to be doing secondary tariffs if we don't have a deal within 50 days," Trump told the assembled reporters. | The threat is unlikely to change Putin's calculus…
(2025-07-17). Niger Nationalizes Uranium Mining Company. popularresistance.org After taking other initiatives aimed at better controlling and managing its natural resources, Niger has announced that it will nationalize the mainly French-owned company that has been mining uranium in that African country for decades. | In question is Somair, the only uranium mine still in operation in the country. Somair was operated by Orano (formerly called Areva), a French multinational specializing in nuclear fuels. Orano had already had its rights to export Nigerien uranium and its operational control of the company withdrawn. | The authorities in Niamey, Niger's capital, explained their decision by accu…
(2025-07-17). Trump's ICE Raids Target Working-Class Immigrants, Not Criminals. popularresistance.org Following Donald Trump's pledge to detain 3,000 undocumented immigrants per day, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have surged across the United States. California, home to an estimated 2.8 million undocumented immigrants as of 2023. has emerged as a primary target. | Department of Homeland Security official Kristi Noem traveled to Los Angeles for a press conference, declaring the government's intent to "bring in criminals that have been out on our street far too long." But data tells a different story. | According to ICE datasets analyzed by the Los Angeles Times, during the first 10 days of June,…
(2025-07-17). Activists in Italy defend trade unionist targeted for opposing arms transfer. peoplesdispatch.org
(2025-07-17). "The Path to God" by German Spiritual Author BॠYin Râ. Part II. montanarcc.substack.com
(2025-07-17). Was Israel Doing the West's "Dirty Work" by Invading Iran. anthonyjhall.substack.com
(2025-07-17). al-Sharaa accuses of undermining stability, vows to protect Druze. haaretz.com
(2025-07-16). NRM Issues Voting Guidelines Ahead of Thursday Parliamentary Elections. plusnews.ug The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has confirmed that its parliamentary primary elections will take place this Thursday, July 17, 2025, across the country to select flag bearers for the 2026 general elections. Addressing a press conference in Kampala on Tuesday, Dr. Tanga Odoi, Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, affirmed that the party …
(2025-07-16). NicaNotes: NicaNotes: Fifty thousand died in Nicaragua's struggle against dictatorship: Sócrates was one of the last. afgj.org 
July 17, 2025 NicaNotes By John Perry and Dan Kovalik (John Perry is a writer based in Nicaragua and writes on Central America for the Nation, the London Review of Books, openDemocracy, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and other outlets. Dan Kovalik is a human rights attorney and author of seven books. This article was…
(2025-07-16). China—Malaysia mutual visa-free travel agreement comes into effect on 17 July. tvbrics.com 
The cumulative duration of visa-free stays must not exceed 90 days within any 180-day period…
(2025-07-16). Fighting fascists in Spain: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade. therealnews.com 
On July 17, 1936, the Nazi-backed Spanish General Federico Franco led an armed rebellion against the Spanish government. It began a bloody civil war that would last for years. | Thousands of people left their homes and traveled to Spain to stand up and defend its democratically elected government against Franco and fascism. | Roughly 35,000 people from more than 50 countries would join the Spanish International Brigade. Of those internacionalistas, roughly 3,000 men and women came from the United States and volunteered to fight. They founded the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. | This is episode 58 of Stories of Re…
(2025-07-16). Action in 1,600 cities to commemorate John Lewis. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Mass marches in Chicago and Atlanta will lead the nation in more than 1,600 cities stretching all day and into the evening of July 17, commemorating the late civil rights icon and Atlanta congressman John Lewis. The marches will be all over the U.S., and there'll be at least one abroad, in Oaxaca, Mexico. …
(2025-07-17). From Chiapas to Gaza w/ Acción Palestina Chiapas. counterpunch.org Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt speaks with activists in México about the parent-led response to Israeli combatants "volunteering" in Chiapas in an attempt to whitewash their war crimes. For members of Acción Palestina Chiapas, the so-called "Heroes for Life" scam has no place in Nuestra América. They discuss the impacts of soldier mili-tourism and decades of Israel's military shadow over Latin American communities. | La versión en español comienza en 48: 55.